marc ashdown, thank you very i colleagues have accepted. marc ashdown, thank you very much indeed.e _ statement. his view is that while i did breach the governance - statement. his view is that while i did breach the governance code i statement. his view is that while i | did breach the governance code for public appointments he states very clearly that a breach does not necessarily invalidate an appointment. indeed, i have always maintained the breach was inadvertent and not material which the facts he lays out substantiate. the secretary of state has consulted with the bbc board who support that view. nevertheless, i have decided that it view. nevertheless, i have decided thatitis view. nevertheless, i have decided that it is right to prioritise the interests of the bbc. i feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the corporation's good work were i to remain in post until the end of my term. i have, therefore, this morning resigned as therefore, this morning resigned as the bbc chairfor the therefore, this morning resigned as the bbc chair for the secretary of state an

marc ashdown reports.things are slowly moving but coach loads of children's have faced lengthy delays. we got to the queue at 230 this morning and we were about 33rd in the queue and we are now down to 31 and we reckon we have got another 12 hours left waiting. this group runway to luxembourg would have been queueing since yesterday. this group are en route to luxembourg and have been queueing since yesterday. i have got mostly elderly passengers on board that have paid good money for a holiday and basically i think some of them now want to go home. now the blame game has begun, the port of dover said very companies accepted extra easter bookings which added pressure to the system. the companies say they shared all booking information in advance and have laid on extra crossings overnight to get things moving. the port is also blaming french border processes. since the uk left the eu there is no longerfreedom of movement to the continent so passport checks are much more rigorous and they happen here on engl

marc ashdown reports.hloads of schoolchildren destined for easter breaks have faced lengthy delays. we got here, down into the queue, about 2:30am this morning. we were about number 33, we're now down to 31, and we reckon we've probably got another 12 hours left waiting. this group are en route to luxembourg but have been queueing since yesterday. i've got mostly elderly passengers on that have paid good money for a holiday, and basically i think some of them now want to go home. now the blame game has begun. the port of dover said ferry companies accepted extra easter bookings, which added pressure to the system. the companies say they've shared all booking information in advance and have laid on extra crossings overnight to help get things moving. the port is also blaming french border processes. since the uk left the eu, there's no longer freedom of movement to the continent, so passport checks are much more rigorous. and they happen here on english soil, so when you've got, say, a coachload of 80 schoo

thank you, marc ashdown.ss has once again topped the list for the highest number of cancellations in their latest survey from the rail regulator. transpennine cancelled nearly one in six trains in the four—week period to the end of march which is a slight improvement on past performance. our transport correspondent katy austin has the more details. when we met rowan injanuary, his train commute to manchester had become a misery. i train commute to manchester had become a misery.— train commute to manchester had become a misery. i could count on one hand within _ become a misery. i could count on one hand within the _ become a misery. i could count on one hand within the last _ become a misery. i could count on one hand within the last three - become a misery. i could count on one hand within the last three to l one hand within the last three to four months how often it has run on time. it is taking a massive toll on me in terms of stress.— time. it is taking a massive toll on me in terms of stress. three mont

marc ashdown, bbc news.ten taking pleasure in saying the unsayable. the epitome of glamour! hello, cliff, how are _ the epitome of glamour! hello, cliff, how are you? _ cliff, how are you? laughter. yet looking well, ageless. i laughter. yet lookin: well, aueless. ., yet looking well, ageless. i am t in: to yet looking well, ageless. i am trying to be _ yet looking well, ageless. i am trying to be ageless, _ yet looking well, ageless. i am trying to be ageless, i - yet looking well, ageless. i am trying to be ageless, i have - yet looking well, ageless. i —n trying to be ageless, i have had a little work done. but not quite as much or as some of us here... laughter. but the thing is you are still recognisable. brute but the thing is you are still recognisable.— but the thing is you are still recognisable. but the thing is you are still recoanisable. ~ . , . . recognisable. we have seen that a few times this _ recognisable. we have seen that a few times this morning _ recognisable. we have seen that a few tim

let's go through the latest developments with our correspondent marc ashdown who joins us now.e are getting a growing list of business organisations who are cutting ties with the cbi or pausing, they have around 190,000 businesses who are members and the insurance giants aviva and zurich were the first to do that. the likes of asda, shell, natwest, they have pause relations, and john lewis has terminated its membership as well. these follow fresh allegations today with a second woman claiming she was raped when working for cbi and she worked in one of its many overseas offices and we don't know whereabouts and we don't know when it happened. she said she had been out drinking with colleagues and work out to find herself in a room with a couple of other male colleagues and she said she had not consented to sexual activity but physical signs indicated to her that she had been raped. she reported that two cbi bosses but was not given any support and cbi said the allegations are abhorrent but they have onlyjust been made aware of them and they say they are working with police to br

marc ashdown is in doverfor us. you've been there all day. what is the situation there now? improving at all? if the situation there now? is it improving at all?— the situation there now? is it imrovin: at all? , improving at all? if you look behind me, the improving at all? if you look behind me. the queue. _ improving at all? if you look behind me, the queue, you _ improving at all? if you look behind me, the queue, you can _ improving at all? if you look behind me, the queue, you can barely- improving at all? if you look behind me, the queue, you can barely see | improving at all? if you look behind l me, the queue, you can barely see it now, but there are still 80 or so coaches parked up there. and they're the lucky ones. down to about a two orfour the lucky ones. down to about a two or four hour wait, the lucky ones. down to about a two orfour hour wait, we are the lucky ones. down to about a two or four hour wait, we are told, before they keyed onto their faeries but we have seen schoolchildren playing football down here, boxes of pizza being locked, a stream of teenag

our business correspondent marc ashdown is here.y were made stop they say they have passedit were made stop they say they have passed it to city of london police and have been told not to comment further on what are potentially criminal matters. we understand this is a new allegation, but we don't know when any incident is alleged to have happened. the cbi have been involved in this crisis, a series of accusations dating back over the past five years or so, including of sexual harassment, bullying, drug—taking and allegation of a rape at a party in 2019. three employees are suspended, and the cbi has urged anyone with information related to anyone with information related to any potential incident to contact the police. and all of that coming not long after the cbi got rid of tony danker as its head. yeah, tony danker was dismissed as director on april the 11th. he said he had been wrongly associated with those separate claims, including the rape claim, before he evenjoint. the cbi said it has been clear he wasn't involved in any of

some breaking news to bring you about healthcare unions, marc ashdown has the latest.nutes of the gmb union have voted to accept the government�*s pay offer, they represent tens of thousands of workers across the nhs including paramedics, they voted by 56% to accept that 5% pay rise for 2022—23 plus a top—up of at least £1655 for last year as well. earlier in the day, another union, unite, voted to reject the offer, 52% of their 4000 members said no, they will go back out on strike again on monday. all eyes now will be on tuesday, a meeting of what is called the nhs staff counsel where all the unions get together and they will vote on that page deal. many big unions are now in favour, the nurses are amongst those who are against it, they are going out on strike on monday and the feeling is even if thatis monday and the feeling is even if that is accepted across the board, there was unions still in dispute can go out on strike but they may be... you are live with bbc news. let�*s stay in the uk because children and parents are facing more disruption as teachers in engla

our business correspondent, marc ashdown, has more. the list seems to get longer every time i look at it.— time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a _ time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a growing _ time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a growing list - time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a growing list of - time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a growing list of big i time i look at it. all afternoon it - has been a growing list of big names trying to distance themselves from the cbi. it all started with the insurance giants aviva and zurich, they were the first to sever ties completely. john lewis, mastercard, bmw, some of the other names who have terminated their relationship with the lobbying group. also a list which are suspending their ties, the likes of shell and virgin media, lloyds and astrazeneca, they say they are pausing their engagement with the group for the time being of this represents 190,000 businesses, across the uk, the cbi, and it seems like they are losing faith as a team behin

marc ashdown, bbc news. i love that. it is a great story. shall we talk about wrexham?ck into the football league after 15 years away. andy swiss was there. the night football's feelgood story got its hollywood ending. tears for wrexham's idoes, rob mcelhenney and ryan reynolds, and euphoria for their fans after winning promotion. i do not have words yet. i do their fans after winning promotion. i do not have words yet.— i do not have words yet. i do not even like — i do not have words yet. i do not even like football _ i do not have words yet. i do not even like football but _ i do not have words yet. i do not even like football but we're - i do not have words yet. i do not even like football but we're justl even like football but we're just here _ even like football but we're just here and — even like football but we're just here and it is amazing, isn't it. they— here and it is amazing, isn't it. they have _ here and it is amazing, isn't it. they have done it notjust for the club, _ they have done it notjust for the club, the — they have done it notjust for the club,

marc ashdown, bbc news.ace. they have said they are going to monitor what is going on, and if there are problems, it is possible for them to feign. whether we see that happen or not, it willjust be a case of wait and see. if. not, it will 'ust be a case of wait and see. . ., not, it will 'ust be a case of wait and see, , ., ., and see. is a said earlier in the programme. — and see. is a said earlier in the programme. i— and see. is a said earlier in the programme, i kind _ and see. is a said earlier in the programme, i kind of- and see. is a said earlier in the programme, i kind of have i and see. is a said earlier in the programme, i kind of have a i and see. is a said earlier in the i programme, i kind of have a vested interest in the story, ordering a christmas present on the 30th of november that never turned up. it eventually got resolved by the retailer in february. the courier, who knows what happened to that original parcel? you must hear stories like that all the time. it is important to note that i