lord sugar hosts the apprentice on bbc one. synonymous with these two stinging words... you are fired. but following the senegal—poland world cup match, lord sugar tweeted to compare senegal‘s national team to beach vendors in spain, posting an image of sunglasses and handbags underneath. the comments prompted hundreds of people to show him the red card, some calling him racist. lord sugar‘s response? "i can't see what i have to apologise for, you are 0tt." as an educational charity working with young people on a daily basis, and seeing the effects of casual racism, i can assure him that it is casual racism. but i think as the reaction‘s gone on over the course of the day, i think lord sugar has come to realise the implications of his words and his actions today. 0thers watching the match saw it as extra motivation for the senegalese team. this is a kind of message that we must end. in fact, it maybe help us to become more motivated and show them that those kind of comments does not have any place in the football industry. we'v

let's move on to the guardian, and lord sugar underfire over move on to the guardian, and lord sugarer that racist senegal world cup tweet, and this is where he tweeted a photo shopped picture of the senegalese team, portraying them selling handbags on a beach in spain. he has apologised. eventually, but that was not his first reaction. when he was first criticised, he came out and started criticising the people that were criticising the people that were criticising him, so clearly, when he did eventually apologise, this was clearly something under duress, so it's not necessarily an apology that was done in good faith. he said, i can't see what i have to apologise for. you are ott, it's a joke. then he had more pressure on goulashjust been reading the reaction to my funny tweet, seems to have been interpreted the wrong way. i can't see that, i think it's funny. then he did another one eventually and said, i apologise if i did cause offence. clearly my attempt at humour has backfired. i've deleted the tweet. it took him some time. it appears that was done from some pressure from his e

we have tried speaking to lord sugar that he was not available. way intended to cause offence and clearly my attempt at humour has backfired. i have deleted the tweet and am very sorry. sir alan michael sugar... the bbc press office commented on lord sugar‘s actions, saying it was a seriously misjudged tweet. it continued, it is right he has apologised unreservedly. despite the comments off the pitch, senegal claimed victory on the pitch with a win over poland. and even the fans were praised for cleaning up the stand afterwards. our top story this evening. calls for a criminal investigation into how more than 450 hospital patients died after wrongly being given powerful painkillers. and in the world cup in moscow, cristiano ronaldo has made footballing history again. and coming up later in the hour on bbc news, we‘ll be live in moscow with sportsday, as we look at all the action and news on day seven of the world cup. it was one of the most talked—about legal cases of last year. great 0rmond street children‘s hospital took the parents of a baby, c

we've tried speaking to lord sugar, but he wasn't available.ed an apology. sir alan michael sugar, knight. the bbc press office also commented on lord sugar‘s actions, saying "it was a seriously misjudged tweet, it's right he's apologised unreservedly. " despite the comments off the pitch, senegal claimed their victory on the pitch with a 2—1 win over poland. and even the fans were praised for cleaning up their stand afterwards. frankie mccamley, bbc news. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. the death of a man who was restrained by a police officer has been ruled an accident by an inquestjury. 20—year—old rashan charles was chased into a shop by police in london lastjuly and restrained. he later died in hospital. mr charles‘s family's criticised the hearing as a farce. a shortage of carbon dioxide across europe is causing problems for producers of beer, fizzy drinks and some food. it comes as demand for alcohol and soft drinks is peaking, due to the world cup and warmer weather. shortages are expected to continue for the rest

we've tried speaking to lord sugar, but he wasn't available.rd sugar has tweeted an apology. "i misjudged me earlier tweet." "it was in no way intended to cause offence, and clearly my attempt at humour has backfired." "i have deleted the tweet and am very sorry." sir alan michael sugar, knight... the bbc press office also commented on lord sugar‘s actions, saying "it was a seriously misjudged tweet, it's right he has apologised unreservedly. " despite the comments off the pitch, senegal claimed their victory on the pitch with a 2—1 win over poland. and even the fans were praised for cleaning up their stand afterwards. frankie mccamley, bbc news. the government of zimbabwe has told the bbc it is committed to free and fair elections next month, following years of repression under robert mugabe. emmerson mnangagwa, who's been in power since robert mugabe was removed last year, is campaigning on a promise of economic recovery. zimbabwe is desperate for aid and foreign investment, after yea rs of economic mismanagement. our africa editor, fergal ke

we have tried speaking to lord sugar, but he was not available. also commented on lord sugar‘s actions, saying it was a seriously misjudged tweed. it continued to see it was right he apologise unreservedly. senegal claims their victory on the pitch with a win over poland. and even the fa ns were with a win over poland. and even the fans were press for cleaning up the stand afterwards. those senegalese and japanese fans, i love them! now the us midterm elections are fast approaching, and already records are being set, including the number of women running for office. and regardless of their politics, many of these women found inspiration from the me too movement for their campaigns. our north america correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has been to meet two of the female candidates squaring off in, and slovenia, a state currently represented by 18 men. she sent this report. i was a victim of campus sexual violence when i was in college. going through the criminaljustice system as a victim was one of the worst experiences of my life. i've certainly exp

we've tried speaking to lord sugar, but he wasn't available.i misjudged me earlier tweet. it was in no way intended to cause offence, and clearly my attempt at humour has backfired. i have deleted the tweet and am very sorry." sir alan michael sugar, knight. the bbc press office also commented on lord sugar‘s actions, saying it was a seriously misjudged tweet. it continued to say that it's right that he apologised unreservedly. despite the comments off the pitch, senegal claimed their victory on the pitch with a win over poland. and even the fans were praised for cleaning up the stands afterwards. frankie mccamley, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. president trump has backed down on his most controversial policy to curb immigration, he's signed an executive order to stop separating children from their parents at the border. he said he didn't like the pictures, missing the point that the only reason the pictures were coming and we re reason the pictures were coming and were due to an at best a policy hi

has responded with a statement pointing out that lord sugar has apologized but called on him to do so unreservedly. marked and historic win for japan over colombia their first world cup since to win since two thousand and ten and their first ever over a south american nation in the tournament and japan fans are also winning hearts after cleaning up the stands of the usual waist and litter left after the game and take a look. it is fair to say iceland and its fans have made a big impression at this tournament not just with their players but also with their now famous viking thunderclap and it was on display again on tuesday in the rostov on don fan zone known back home as the guys are sound it was used this time to mark the birthday of iceland a defender ragnar sigurdsson. switching gears to other news now don't trump has signed an executive order preventing the separation of children from their families on the us mexico border and follows a barrage of criticism of the policy which he created in the first place which has been in place since april. but i have strong very strong borders

has responded in a statement pointing out the lord sugar has apologized but called on him to do so. cheesed a mom to a historic win i want to pan over colombia that first world cup win since twenty ten and the first to have a south american nation in the tournament and japan fans are also winning hearts after kidding at the stands with the usual way stand little left off the game take a look. it's fair to say iceland and their fans have made a big impression on this tournament not just with the play but also with the now famous in viking fun to clap and it was on show again on tuesday in the russell found on known back home as the sound it was used this time to the birthday of iceland defend rock not so good song. by toff if the world cup special coverage with the much anticipated clash between iran and spain underway on your screens you can see live pictures from moscow with thousands of tons of gathered to see that this is one of the many franzen's that has never had a city in russia where those without a ticket to watch the free on the screens and in fifteen minutes it will be pa

the guardian features a story about lord sugar. cup to beach vendors in marbella. sugar posted a photo—shopped picture showing players apparently selling handbags and sunglasses. the times front page reveals that donald trump and vladimir putin are preparing to meet. the us president is due to visit brussels for the nato summit next month. the meeting between the two leaders is speculated to take place around this time. it‘s a move that‘s causing alarm in westminster. the straits times has a cashless society story. it says singaporeans are adopting online payments with such gusto that the government hopes that the country will be cheque—free by 2025. the new zealand herald online is on baby watch as they wait for their prime ministerjacinda ardern‘s baby to arrive. ms ardern is currently in labour, and the paper has live online coverage from outside auckland hospital. the 37—year—old is only the second world leader to have a child while in office. bbc news 0nline features a story about japanese fans at the world cup. the ‘samurai b

has responded with a statement pointing out that lord sugar has apologized but called on him to do so unreservedly. today marked in a historic win for japan over colombia their first world cup win since two thousand and ten and their first ever over a south american nation in the tournament and japan fans are also winning hearts after cleaning up the stands of the usual waist and litter left after the game take a look. it is fair to say iceland and its fans have made a big impression at this tournament not just with their play but also with their now famous viking thunderclap and it was on display again on tuesday in the raw stuff on fan zone known back home as the guys are sound it was use this time to mark the birthday of iceland a defender ragnar sigurdsson. you know world of big partisan movies lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bath shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for th

has responded with a statement pointing out that lord sugar has apologized but called on him to do so unreservedly. tuesday march sturrock a win for japan over colombia their first world cup since two thousand and ten and their first ever over south american nation in the tournament and japan fans are also winning hearts after cleaning up the stands of the usual waste left after the game take a look. it is fair to say iceland fans have made a big impression. with their play but also with their now famous viking thunderclap and it was on display again on tuesday in the. known back home as the geyser sound it was used this time to mark of the birthday of iceland a defender ragnar sigurdsson. switching gears to other news making headlines this hour donald trump has signed an executive order preventing the separation of children from their families on the us mexico border and follows a branch of criticism of the policy which he created which has been in place since april but you'd have strong very strong borders but we're going to keep the families together i didn't like the site but the

some other news regarding the world cup, lord sugar has been forced to delete a tweet he sent today comparingarbella. a picture of the team was posted alongside an image of sunglasses and handbags. antiracism campaign groups said they we re antiracism campaign groups said they were incredibly disappointed. he has deleted that tweet and said it was not intended to cause any offence. anorther big day tomorrow, three more matches including france versus peru in ekaterinburg, the most easterly of the world cup venues. the normal capacity of the stadium is only 23,000 and organisers needed it to be 35,000. the stadiums that we have seen an aerial shots, they have been to make them bigger. conor mcnamara is our man with a head for heights. i'm speechless. where are we? this is outrageous! this is ridiculous. my is outrageous! this is ridiculous. my legs are actually shaking. we are at the back of possibly the biggest stand i have ever seen in my life. at the back of possibly the biggest stand i have ever seen in my lifelj have got bent legs, i'm holding onto the barrier right here and i'm thinking,

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and lord sugar has apologised for comparing the senegalese football is to beach vendors zimbabwe, buttag #bbcthebriefing. stay with us here on bbc news. back in a few moments. good morning. if it is rain you are after for the gardens you will not get it in this forecast. in fact we will not see rain to the next ten days. this was the story yesterday. a cloudy start but then the cloud broke up allowing sunshine to come through and a scattering of showers to the north and west. a humid day and highs of 26 degrees in london where the sunshine finally put an appearance if it is too humid for you you will be pleased to hear it has eased away over the last few hours. the weather front has pushed through and introduced the north—westerly flow of fresh air from a country. you noticed the distance from the word go this morning. will be a lot of dry weather in this story, a scattering of showers across the northern isles, a little fair weather cloud developing through the day. but that north—westerly breeze takes the edge off things, particularly in the far north of scotland. the top temperatur

has responded in a statement pointing out that lord sugar has apologized but called on him to do so and. she's demong to historic win for japan over colombia their first world cup win since twenty ten and their first ever over a south american nation in the tournament and japan fans are also winning hearts after cleaning up the stands of the usual waste and litter left after the game take a look. it's fair to say iceland and their fans have made a big impression at this tournament not just with their play but also with their now famous viking thunder clap and it was on show again on tuesday in the boston front on france and now back home as the gaze of sound it was used this time to mark the birthday of iceland defender citizen. in other news now europe has lashed out at the u.s. decision to leave the un human rights council after washington quit the international organization accusing it of hypocrisy and political bias the e.u. foreign affairs spokesperson said the decision may undermine the u.s. role as a country defending democracy and human rights across the world she added that the

lord alan sugar he's the star of the hit b.b.c. show the apprentice was forced to apologize he posted this tweet coming up now about the senegal squad the offensive comments show the team with photoshop bags and sunglasses and sugar making a reference to big sellers after a backlash took the tweet down but noted he still thought it was funny eventually made an apology saying he had no intention to offend anyone r.t. host the former england footballer stan collymore was extensively covered racism in sport and he described to us his reaction. disgusted upset. but not surprised and known sugary seen as a liberal voice subsume is a black britain that can go back thirty forty years ago when i was a child and suffered horrific rices and to see all coming out to die and people not making genuine apologies and actually going the other white seeing in the most stupid in the most demeaning why their rights isn't and this is it the very not forget of british society this is a load he's a jewish new. lights wrong if this was a black britain th

on social media one british fear has found himself in hot water over his comments on twitter lord alan sugar who is also the star of his b.b.c. show the apprentice and former football club chairman was forced to apologize after posting the following tweet with reference to the senegal squad. with the offensive tweet showed the team with photoshop banks and sunglasses and should be making reference to binge selous after the backlash he took the tweet done by said he still thought it was funny he eventually apologized saying he had no intention of offending anyone now the b.b.c. has issued a statement pointing out that sugar has apologized and saying it's right he has done so but many people including some of the senegalese officials are demanding the b.b.c. to sack him the minister counselor from the senegalese embassy in moscow told us that the world cup should be a time for promoting unity not spreading offensive right. stereotypes. we were very choked and we were very surprised that in these twenty first century such ideas can be expressed in that he can apologize but i think that. we such

on social media one british peer is found himself in hot water over comments made on twitter lord alan sugar who's the star of the hit b.b.c. show the apprentice was forced to apologize after posting the following tweet about the senegal squad to the offensive tweet show the team with photo shop bags and sunglasses and sugar making a reference to beat sellers after a backlash he took the tweet down but noted that he still thought it was funny and eventually made an apology saying he had no intention to offend artie's host and former england footballer stan collymore has extensively covered racism in sport he described to us his reaction to the scandal. discussed steeds upset but not surprised and launched sugary seen as a liberal voice so for me as a black briton that can go back thirty forty years ago when i was a child and suffered horrific right susan to see all coming out today i am pretty. not making genuine apologies and actually going the other way seeing in the most stupid in the most demeaning why that rice isn't and this is the very not forget of british society this is a lot he's

and that the from lord sugar about him losing the apprentice, nothing said about that, but i think peopleop commentator of trousers, skirt, weird a few times and throw it away. this one, "if they made clothes more durable they wouldn't get thrown out every two years." some shoes and trousers are likely to give a month, she says, they become so destroyed they are unwinnable. try making them not to get destroyed and they won't be thrown out. someone else, "people should only buy clothes in viscose, cotton and willing mixes with a certain polyester mix set down by the government for all manufactured fabrics." thanks for all of your comments today. thanks for your company. bbc newsroom live is next. victoria is back on monday. bye—bye. good morning. some hot weather awaiting many but not the humid. hopefully not the uncomfortable at night. chilly this morning, looking at figures in rural areas. plenty of sunshine following except for the far north and west of scotland, the islands and he lands in particular seem more islands and he lands in particular seem more cloud. less breeze than yesterd

lord sugar later deleted the original tweet saying — i misjudged me earlier tweet.t. good morning. it will feel cool in the sunshine but noticeably fresher than yesterday. lots of blue skies at the moment. this was on the isle of wight in short time ago. a similar picture across the uk. still some rain in the far northern isles of scotland. quite a strong wind in this north—eastern quadrant of the uk. breezy elsewhere. with the wind coming in from the north—west, that means it will feel a bit fresher. temperatures down on what they have been recent days. further north, the temperatures up into the high teens. in the sunshine, in any shelter, in the afternoon it will feel pretty warm. through the evening, not a great deal of change. we will lose the rain in the northern isles. it will turn chilly into friday morning. friday will be another day of sunshine and it will be dry and feeling pretty warm. this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at 11.00am. the brutal murder of an iraqi asylum seeker, motivated by racism, was entirely avoidable according, a