mark sampson in the last 2a hours.it clear that as far as the fa are concerned mark sampson has not committed any crime and is not a safeguarding risk. nevertheless, women in football say they understand as they we re football say they understand as they were warned about mark sampson's conduct prior to him being employed by them in december 20 13. the fa may cleared that the first —— made clear the first they knew about safeguarding was after he had been employed in early 2014. this chronology becoming very important. the fa say today that the two directors still employed by them and post at the moment, had no knowledge of any allegations doing the recruiting process. that is what they had to say today. now we will hear from tony phantom, former as a employee who lust dispute. —— who left after a dispute. he is critical the situation. i think the fa have a responsibility to make sure this is look at properly. you look at the timeline, but you look at the end of november when mark was appointed, before it was announced

to take up thejob of being mark sampson was even allowed to take up the job of being the mark sampsonlowed to take up thejob of being the manager of the england women's team when the fa had information which when it became fully known and meant that he could not continue in his post. allegations have been swirling for some time, shortly after he took the job a complaint against him was made from his time at bristol, year later atan fa from his time at bristol, year later at an fa —— an from his time at bristol, year later atan fa —— an fa from his time at bristol, year later at an fa —— an fa safeguarding committee investigated and cleared him of being able to carry on working. mark sampson has been cleared of wrongdoing into separate situations but the situation intensified when those at the top of the fa said they received the safeguarding report from 2014 and that led to the termination of his contract. the fa has denied it knew of any allegations before hiring mark sampson and defended its handling of recent events. previous times we might have tried to bury theissue times we migh

mark sampson has been sacked as head coach of the england lionesses.ions of bullying and racism which he denies and cleared in two inquiries, but today's departure came after fa management became aware of other allegations that date back nearly four years to when he was manager of bristol academy. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, is at wembley. so why has this new information only come to light now? you are right, that is the most obvious question to emerge from this controversy that has rapidly become something of a crisis for the governing body and no doubt that question will be asked of senior executives here when they are summoned to appear in front of a parliamentary select committee hearing in the middle of next month. it will examine their handling of this entire affair, mark sampson the subject of controversy and serious allegations about sexism and bullying by the former striker eni aluko bullying by the former striker eni alu ko and four weeks bullying by the former striker eni aluko and four weeks the pressure was building and today this extraor

people will say how was it that someone like mark sampson was even allowed to ta ke like mark sampson had within their grasp information which, when it became fully known, meant mark sampson couldn't continue in his post. allegations have been swirling for some time. shortly after he took the england job, a complaint was made relating to his time at bristol. a panel investigated and cleared him to continue working. in august this year details became public of bullying and discrimination allegations made by chelsea striker, eni aluko. sampson was cleared of wrongdoing, but the situation intensified last week when they fa says it received the full safeguard a report from 2015 and that information led to the termination of his contract. the fa has since denied it knew of any allegations before hiring sampson and defended its handling of recent events. previous times you might have tried to bury the issue, we have come out front, self disclosed, and taken eni aluko's concerns very seriously with two investigations. the moment we saw the bigger picture, we dealt with it. but serious questi

qualifying match about the impact on the team of the racism allegations made against their coach mark sampsoney could hardly have been a nswered sampson, they could hardly have been answered more unequivocally. 6—0 was the score at home to russia, with the score at home to russia, with the team making a point of celebrating with sampson after the opening goal. let's go live to prenton park and our sports news correspondent katie gornall. quite a night for the team and their coach. we spoke in the build—up to the game how much it had been dominated by the allegations, which he denied, he needed not just a the allegations, which he denied, he needed notjust a result but a performance and he got both from england players, this will be a huge relief to him. russia were expected to be the toughest opponents for england in this group but england really dominated from the start and it took just really dominated from the start and it tookjust ten really dominated from the start and it took just ten minutes for them to get off the mark. nikita parris, 23, from manchester city, playing in front of a lo

late november, mark sampson was appointed in 2013.lready said to the fa, "i think you need to be aware of his conduct off the field." nothing was done about that in 2013, in november, and he was appointed. sorry, we don't know what was alleged. nobody has come forward to substantiate any allegations anyway. absolutely. i know what is alleged, and i know how it has been substantiated, but that doesn't really matter. i think the point is, surely that should flag up to the fa that there is something amiss. this is not rocket science, mark had a reputation. but having a reputation and doing something wrong are two different things. i wonder what efforts you have made to ask the person who you think has allegations to make to come forward and clarify exactly what went on. i think you'll find now that the allegations were made in the official report in march, 2014. and then, concluded in 2015, when they then said that mark was happy to attend a workshop on working relationships. the fa were aware of that substantiation from march, 2014. but

but behind—the—scenes mark sampson's england career was unravelling. had terminated his contract due to safeguarding allegations made against him when he was manager of bristol academy before taking the england job. the fa says the full details only came to the attention last week. the issue became one of his conduct. it is really about the boundaries between a player and a coach, in this case the coach coaching players. when reading that report, i felt that what i saw was not compatible with the standards we would expect for somebody to work at the fa. the fa says his departure is not related to recent allegations of bullying and discrimination made against him by one england striker. he denied the claims and was cleared of wrongdoing in a two is investigations. but last night when i spoke to him it was clear recent events i spoke to him it was clear recent eve nts ha d i spoke to him it was clear recent events had taken a toll. a new programme notes he imagined what a tough time it has been for you and your staff, how hard it has been coming into thi

the bbc understand that the manager of the england women's football team, mark sampson is to resign. some years ago. let's get more from our sports correspondent andy swiss. it isa it is a fast—moving story. what can you tell us so far? we are expecting confirmation from the football association within the next hour or so that mark denson has left post. —— mark sampson. an official reason has not been given for his departure from the football association. he has been under scrutiny over recent weeks after allegations of bullying by the star striker for england. we understand that the reason that his departure does not relate to that issue, instead, it relates to fresh allegations regarding his behaviour ina allegations regarding his behaviour in a previous role some years ago, which is obviously a dramatic development. we should hear more from the football association later on. sampson has been at the centre ofa on. sampson has been at the centre of a lot of controversy over recent weeks over the allegations of bullying, and mark sampson denied those allegations and was cleared of wr

mark sampson was cleared and he said he wants to move on and his conscience was clear.on because that select committee does intend to call fa executives to explain themselves. i understand that both eni aluko and anotherformer i understand that both eni aluko and another former player, leanne sanders, will be expected to give evidence at a hearing in october. time to round up some of the day's other stories now and the bbc is to stream women's super league one games across tv, radio and online when the new season begins later this month. five matches will be shown live on the bbc sport website, with a further four games to be aired on bbc radio five live. the merseyside derby between everton and liverpool gets the wsl campaign under way on friday the 22nd of september. there will be commentary of that on radio 5 live. a world 11 cricket team has arrived in pakistan ahead of a three—match twenty 20 series. it's hoped that the series will open the doors for international cricket's return to the country after eight years. pakistan has only hosted one international series s

we understand mark sampson is set to leave.was performance—related, because on the pitch everything has been going very well for england. they beat russia last night in a world cup qualifier. the first of 2019 world cup qualifying campaign. there was a show of unity after the first goal when the players ran over to mark sampson. he has been under a great deal of pressure and scrutiny. since the start of august when allegations made by a chelsea striker first emerged of bullying and harassment, claims that he denied. he was cleared of the allegations in two separate inquiries. but there were, there has been criticism over the inquiries, the player not satisfied that they were doing thoroughly enough and there is the prospect of a parliamentary inquiry in october when fa executives will be called to explain the inquiries. sampson has been under pressure off the pitch and he has spoken of the emotional toll it has taken. but we don't know the reasons for his departure. that will be confirmed soon. thank you. now the weather with c

mark sampson has been speaking to the bbc‘s sports editor dan roan.trying to focus on football, but with racism and bullying allegations hanging over him, the england manager's been under intense scrutiny, and today at the squad's training camp, he told me just how tough the controversy had been. it has been difficult for everyone, you know. of course it's been difficult for myself and my family, but everyone involved in this — it's not been easy for anyone. this is a situation that has to be respected and dealt with in the right way. striker eni aluko, one of england's top players, claimed sampson had made racist comments and said she may have been dropped as retaliation for complaining. he was fully cleared by an fa review and an independent investigation. other former players have since criticised the culture under sampson and there have been calls for a new inquiry, but he insists he's innocent. did you ever belittle, victimise or bully eni aluko when she was a member of your squad? absolutely not. my intention of working with all our players, eni

and getting a sense of what it's like to play and the mark sampson.ight now having to say? those players in the squad, i don't think we'd expect anything else, really, other than support for the manager. these allegations do go back about one year or so. so a lot of those players weren't privy to these alleged conversations that happened. but these are the allegations have come forward. but jodie taylor there, i can spot her amongst the squad warming up, she was just one of the players that said that they are fully behind the manager. olly, good to speak to you, we will catch up with you later on. several european countries have brought in tough measures to punish parents who refuse to vaccinate their children, following a measles epidemic which has seen thousands infected and caused at least 35 deaths. germany is imposing fines of more than £2,000, while in italy, unvaccinated children will be banned from state schools. and in france, parents will be legally required to vaccinate their children from next year. here in the uk, parents are encouraged t

martin glenn has defended the sacking of mark sampson, sports mr trea cy sacking of mark sampson, sportsay, this may be a confusing timeline for some people, tell us exactly how and why this came about? the timeline is crucial. mark sampson was appointed as head coach to the england women's tea m as head coach to the england women's team in december 20 13. a few weeks after that, into 2014, the fa received allegations regarding his time at bristol academy. safeguarding investigation was ordered, that took almost a year to report back. by this time they are in too early 2015. an independent panel of three people were convened, they made a judgment and assessment that the fa say cleared mark sampson to continue working and said he did not pose a safeguarding risk. it was later in 2015, october 2015 that martin glenn the chief executive who had come into office during this time was made aware of the existence of the report. he says his mistake was to take it on face value that it was to take it on face value that it was confidential and he could not read the contents. it wasn't until last w

she gestured for the players to run over to mark sampson to show their support.id they wanted to show they were behind mark sampson. that was before these latest details emerged of course. but yes, you're right on the pitch it has been going very well for england. not only did they beat russia 6—0, they reached they beat russia 6—0, they reached the semi—finals of euro 2017. samp sovn led them to a third place finish at the world cup back in 2015. he has enjoyed a lot of success on the pitch for england. but it's these incidents off the pitch and allegations off the pitch that has overshadowed his time as england manager and has seen him depart hisjob. england manager and has seen him depart his job. when will we know? we are hoping to hearfrom depart his job. when will we know? we are hoping to hear from the depart his job. when will we know? we are hoping to hearfrom the fa in the next few hours. there is a meeting taking place at wembley, where we should have more details on this. but at the moment it is just our understanding that we believe he has left his r

in december 2013, mark sampson became england manager after leaving bristol academy.as made against him in 201a, relating to his time at bristol. a panel investigated the allegation for the fa and he was cleared to continue working in football. however, having been asked to re—examine the details last week, years later, the fa terminated his contract yesterday. if the fa received warnings about mark sampson's behaviour, their position has become untenable. next month we will have a hearing of the select committee were eniola aluko will give evidence about her concerns about how her allegations we re concerns about how her allegations were investigated, and we will question senior fa executives as well. the women in football equality and support group dropped mark sampson as one of its patrons yesterday. it claims questions over his suitability were flagged to the fa during the recruitment process. it says it is unfathomable that owning the manager could be sent on a course to emphasise the appropriate boundaries between coach and player. the fa have responded, denying

in and the way we've dealt with mark sampson. samp5on. in previous times, we might have tried to bury the issue. we've come out front, di5clo5ed have tried to bury the issue. we've come out front, disclosed the concerns and ta ken come out front, disclosed the concerns and taken them seriously, with two investigations. the moment we saw the bigger picture with re5pect we saw the bigger picture with respect to mark, we do with it. —— mark. there'll be a london derby in the fourth round of the efl cup, a5 tottenham ho5t west ham. holders manchester united face a trip to swan5ea. marcu5 ra5hford scored twice as united cruised to a 4—1victory at old trafford against championship side burton albion. celtic 5wept dundee a5ide 4—0 to reach the scottish league cup semi—finals. thi5 goalfrom callum mcgregor made it 3—0 to the hosts. the other scorers were jame5 forre5t, who got two, and scott sinclair. celtic now get ready for saturday's old firm derby against rangers at ibrox. england's cricketer5 face west indies at trent bridge later,

mark sampson has been sacked as manager of the england women's football team.all association said his departure was connected to "inappropriate behaviour" during a previous coaching job in bristol. more recently he's been the subject of allegations of racism and bullying, allegations he's denied. the fa's handling of the case has been criticsed by the sports minister tonight, who called it "a mess." 0ur sports editor, dan roan, has the story. from 6—0 to the sack in less than 2a hours. 0ne from 6—0 to the sack in less than 2a hours. one day after seeing his england team win in emphatic style, manager mark sampson finally lost hisjob this afternoon manager mark sampson finally lost his job this afternoon after weeks of controversy. the fa confirmed they had terminated his contract is due to safeguarding allegations made against him when he was coach at the bristol academy before taking the england job. the governing body said the full details of aids 2014 investigation into what they called inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour with female players only came t

says "the right procedures are in place" to prevent a repeat of the circumstances leading to mark sampson's sacking. and president's war of words with the nfl over players who kneel during the national anthem stretches into a fourth day. welcome to sportsday. great to have your company. it started more than 19 years ago for number 18, but the number that matters for gareth barry is 633. tonight, if selected, he'll set a new record for premier league appearances, beating ryan giggs‘ mark for his fourth club west brom in their match at arsenal. joe lynskey reports. he is the premier league's history boy, the midfield metronome whowhose success boy, the midfield metronome whowhose success than three decades. gareth barry may not be the midfielder to defined a generation, but his su ccesses defined a generation, but his successes in consistency. tonight he brea ks successes in consistency. tonight he breaks new ground, no modern player has lasted this long. really proud to have reached that number. i have said before, it goes so quickly, i remember my debut really well. in between that, so much

this comes of course off the back of weeks of pressure on the fa and on mark sampson. on's conduct, allegations he had made racist remarks to two players. those enquiries cleared him but nevertheless we understand in quarries are set to be reopened this week on the basis of fresh evidence. i put it to martin glenn yesterday that this was a very convenient time and way to get rid of mark sanson, given the ongoing pressure of his position. he dismissed that and said it was two separate issues, mere coincidence, and the fa had to have high standards. when was brought to his attention he took the decision to dismiss mark sanson, but that timing and that lag of being made aware of the existence of the report in october 2016, and making the decision this week, that will continue to be examined and i think it will lead to continued scrutiny of the fa over this issue. think it very much. the chief executive of ryanair, michael leary, has admitted serious management failure as it struggles to cope with hundreds of flight struggles to cope with hundreds of flight cancellations. a

, mark sampson, it we are talking about the women's national team, mark sampson, it has been a difficult, it has been a difficult summerfor him, he has faced allegations of discrimination and bullying off the pitch, but this was their first match in world cup qualifying in russia since they got knocked out of the euros. i don't think you can win better than 6—0. the euros. i don't think you can win better than 6-0. you can tell by the picture, can't you? it was quite telling, because we know the accusations we face, but all of the tea m accusations we face, but all of the team after the opening goal went to celebrate with their manager as a show of unity. perhaps that shows how things are in the camp at the moment, following what has been a difficult summer. let's start with that opening goal, shall we? nikita paris opened the scoring for england, and after that, they all ran over to celebrate with mark sampson on the sidelines. and a real show of unity from the team, after what has been a difficult summer for all involved. this own—goal from rachel furniss saw northern ireland slip to a

the fa in two separate reviews cleared mark sampson of those allegations, said he was guilty of no wrongdoingi aluko told me she was unhappy with the way those investigations had been conducted. she said they were flawed because key witnesses had not been interviewed by either the fa or the independent barrister asked to conduct an external investigation. this will make it hard for the fa to move on because as i this will make it hard for the fa to move on because as i say that select committee does intend to call it the executives to explain themselves and i understand both eni aluko and anotherformer i understand both eni aluko and another former player lianne sanderson will be asked to give evidence and the hearing is expected to ta ke evidence and the hearing is expected to take place in mid—october. england players and staff will be advised not to use public or hotel wi—fi at next summer's world cup in russia over hacking fears. the fa are concerned that sensitive information such as injury, squad selection and tactical details could be exposed — if they qualify. fears of data theft have

the fa insist they're confident that following last week's sacking of england women's manager mark sampsonplace to prevent a similar issue arising now or in the future. sampson was dismissed following evidence of "inappropriate" behaviour in a previous role. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. the fa say they'll now conduct a review into what they call historic processes, but a reminder that history to the fa in this instance means 2013, 2014 and 2015, that's how recent these events around mark sampson are known to have taken place. that investigation, that safeguarding inquiry, took place back then, but martin glenn the fa's chief executive says he didn't become aware of the existence of the safeguarding case until october of 2015. and he didn't look into the exact details of it untiljust a couple of weeks ago. nevertheless, the fa board expressing their confidence in martin glenn and chairman greg clarke. they say they are of the belief that a similar situation will not occur again now or in the future. so it would appear, as far as the fa board are concerned, case close

for several weeks now, the claims of former players against mark sampson have hung over england.t squad, and today, for the first time, they had their say. i have to be honest, i think it really has hit the squad, the staff, very hard. we want to be behind mark. every time i have set foot in this environment since mark has been in charge, i've really enjoyed every moment. i feel as though this environment, as a team, has allowed us to be open, has allowed us to be individuals, and really be ourselves. on the pitch, sampson has been a big success, leading england to two semifinals, and he retains the fa's backing. but next month the governing body will be asked to explain its handling of the affair to a parliamentary select committee. moving on from this dispute is proving difficult. dan roan, bbc news. roy hodgson has been appointed the new manager of crystal palace. the former england manager has replaced frank de boer, who was sacked after just four the games in charge of the south london club. roy hodgson has been given a two—year contract. more football, and celtic tonight su

mark sampson's side scored six goals to sweep away the group's second seeds to take their first steps watching the action. england's first steps on the road to the world cup, and their manager is under the spotlight. mark sampson has been accused of discrimination by two former players and although cleared of any wrongdoing, it's all taken a toll. on the pitch, england presented a united front. russia we re presented a united front. russia were expected to be their toughest opponent in this group, and yet samsung's side dominated from the start. it was manchester city's nikita paris who settle the early nerves. a goal scored and a statement made. a very significant moment. with fran kirby pulling the strings at number ten, the lionesses we re strings at number ten, the lionesses were purring. this was now a lesson in the art of finishing, as lucy brahms put them a—0 up before half—time. the english tide kept coming and russia had no way of turning it back. 6—0 the final score, a result and a performance that will be welcomed by one man in particular. it was a difficult time, but it's

and mark sampson the england women's manager tells the bbc he's not a racist., neymar, mbappe and edinson cavani — paris saint germain‘s expensively assembled forward line. and one that is expected to take some stopping, the scottish champions celtic will attempt to do so tonight, as the champions league group stage returns. at celtic park for us this evening, is chris mcluaglin. psg are the clear favourites but celtic have a home record here in the east end of glasgow that they are fiercely proud of. they haven't tasted defeat here since barcelona we re tasted defeat here since barcelona were last in town, back in november. a huge test this evening, though. you imagine that the result, that record is sure to come under threat from a squad that is worth somewhere in the region of £800 million. the eyes of the world will be on this game. and it is one that come like i say, we are in real good condition to go into the tournament this time. the players are very clear on their role and clear in terms of how we handle these types of pressure games. this is a game to

all eyes on england's women's team and mark sampson after what has been and mark sampson after what hasled against him. it it has been found he did nothing wrong as part of two investigations that it will be interesting to see how the team response because despite what has gone on off the field, i imagine it has had some bearing on what it is like in the england camp at the moment. they went out of their semi—final stage of the year rose. he will probably be delighted that the game has probably come. —— euros. after facing accusations of bullying and discrimination, the england women's manager mark sampson will lead his team in their first match since their semi final exit at the euros tonight — they face russia in a world cup qualifier. and he insists his team have not lost focus amid the allegations. we are moving in the right direction. there has been great work from the players and the staff over the past 3.5 years. we have been moved from outside top ten to three in the world. we are going to keep moving forward and keep improving. it is going to be a tough start. russia is perhaps

mark sampson was dismissed yesterday for what was called inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour.ormer club atletico madrid, if personal terms and a medical are confirmed, he will be able to move to spain injanuary. play has been abandoned at trent bridge with minimal play, as england looked to take a 2—0 lead in the odi series against the west indies, but that has now been abandoned. i will be back with more on those stories at 430. ten army instructors have appeared in court charged with abusing recruits on a training camp. they all denied the charges which include battery, assault and ill treatment ofjunior soldiers aged under 18. our correspondent dan johnson spoke to us earlierfrom outside bulford military court in wiltshire. this is a large case involving some serious allegations. there are 16 instructors in total who are accused, they were all based at the harrogate army foundation college, the main training centre for recruits as young as 16. ten of those instructors have appeared here at court and they have denied all the charges that they face but they have heard the all

within the past hour the football association has confirmed that mark sampson has been sacked as head coach of the england lionesses. he's been at the centre of allegations of bullying and racism which he denies, and cleared in two inquiries, but today's departure is due to fresh allegations that date back to when he was manager of bristol academy before hejoined the fa. the fa have held a briefing for journalists at wembley this evening, and our correspondent richard conway was there. he joins us live now. what do we know about these new allegations? we got called up here to wembley, the fa's offices at short notice. what has been outlined is how martin glenn, the chief executive read a safeguarding report last wednesday in full. that report was produced backin in full. that report was produced back in 2013, sorry, 2014 when allegations were made against mark sampson dating from his time as head coach, kojak bristol academy. those allegations were investigated and mark samson was deemed not to be a safeguarding threat. martin glenn says he was made aware the report existed in october

coach mark sampson says allegations of racism against him won't hinder england's women as they begin world cup qualifying campaign in the next half hour. we'll have the latest news from old trafford where west indies have been batting first in the one day international against england. father and son team stephen and michael mcconville have been banned from racing for three years for horse doping. it's a 7 o'clock kick off tonight for england's lionesses as they begin their world cup qualifying campaign. but first we start with cricket. england are taking on the west indies in the first of their five one day internationals. despite some bright sunshine in manchester the start was delayed by a wet outfield at old trafford. the match has been reduced to 42 overs and the west indies who won the toss batted first. joe lynskey has the story of their innings. clear skies in manchester can be deceiving, this is cricket in september and the problem was the outfield, too sleepy to get going, less time for the run. the west indies, their star less time for the run. the west indies, theirstar m

baroness campbell also said she hopes mark sampson gets another chance. third in the world. i hope that over time people will understand that whatever mistakes we all make in life, and we all make mistakes, that people can move on. and that as people can move on. and that as people move on, they need to be given another chance. england are playing the west indies in the third one—day international at bristol. west indies won the toss this morning and they opted to bowl. manchester city continued their fantastic goal—scoring form in the premier league with a rampant 5—0 win over crystal palace yesterday. they are now clear at the top on goal difference after scoring 16 goals without conceding in the last three games. there is an unenviable record for crystal palace. they have become the first team in football league history to lose their first six matches without scoring a single goal. manchester united are level on points with manchester city but they laboured to a 1—0 win at southampton. romelu lukaku scored the only goal. alvaro morata scored a hat—tric

england women‘s manager mark sampson before he got thejob.yers. in a previous role at bristol, this was. questions over suitability were raised during his recruitment process. he has been dropped as a charity patron. i think the fa have a responsibility to make sure this is looked up properly. if you look at the timeline. but you look at the end of november when mark was appointed. before it was announced he was appointed somebody went to somebody quite high up in the fa and said, by the way, i think you should be aware ofa the way, i think you should be aware of a side of his personality. they we re of a side of his personality. they were warned before they announced he had been appointed. 0 nto had been appointed. 0nto the football matters. chelsea have agreed to sell diego costa to his former club atletico madrid. he is yet to play for chelsea this season after they told him he was free to leave the club. when a move didn‘t materialise in the summer tra nsfer didn‘t materialise in the summer transfer window the spanish international refuse

affair, mark sampson sacked as the head coach of the england women's team.o will replace income and talk of the damage the fa has suffered because of the issue in recent days. we will have potentially a statement on that this afternoon. richard conway at wembley, thank you. it's one of the most prestigious awards in the art world with previous winners including household names such as damien hirst and grayson perry. this year, four nominees are in contention for the turner prize, which will be staged in hull. 0ur arts editor will gompertz is here. he can run us through them all. let's start with lubaina himid. you are now allowed to be what ever age she likes, and she comes in at city three years. she paints on pottery, or newspaper, on canvases, always with the same idea, to explore the african—american culture is seen by the art world and by the media. next up, we have hurvin anderson, another beneficiary of the asia change, 53 yea rs beneficiary of the asia change, 53 years old, born in birmingham to jamaican parents. he is interested in the meeting point

england women's manager mark sampson has told bbc sport that he's "absolutley not" racist. bullying and discrimination" made by striker eni aluko. former england manager roy hodgson is back in the premier league as the new manager of crystal palace. he replaces frank de boer who was sacked this week after losing his first four league matches in charge. i will be back with more after 10am. if ministers were expecting thanks for their decision to lift the 1% pay cap for some public sector workers they will be disappointed today. even police officers — who alongside prison officers — will be the first to benefit, are said to be "angry and deflated" according to their union. elsewhere there's the threat of strikes from some the uk's biggest unions who between them represent over two million public sector workers and what promises to be sustained pressure from labour to raise pay across the board. let's to conservative politician daniel hannan. he is stuck on the tube at the moment. andrew moore — a small business owner who says the public sector already has a good deal and chris

in that time, an lot has happened, not least the allegations surrounding the manager, mark sampson.have had to put that disappointment behind them because in two weeks, it is the start of the women's super league and the steph houghton, she says that has been easier said than done. it has been quite tough. the first few days when you get back from the tournament, it is quite hard to know what you are supposed to be doing. the first few days are really hard to take. think about it logically, i am really proud about what we achieved. to reach a semifinalfor the proud about what we achieved. to reach a semifinal for the second tournament in a row, we did everything we possibly could to be the best england team we could be and everybody worked so hard to get to the final. but on the night, it was meant to be. manchester city, wsl one champions. in the second tier, there will be new faces after totte n ha m tier, there will be new faces after tottenham hotspur were promoted. as their captain told me, their men's tea m their captain told me, their men's team is right behind them. there is

the fa insist they're confident that following last week's sacking of england women's manager mark sampson dismissed following evidence of "inappropriate" behaviour in a previous role. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. the fa say they will conduct a review into what they call historic processes, but a reminder that history to the fa in this instance means 2013, 2014 and 2015, that's how recent the events around mark sampson are known to have taken place. that investigation, that safeguarding inquiry took place back then, but martin glenn the fa's chief executive says he didn't become aware of the existence of the safeguarding case until october of 2015, and he didn't look into the exact details of it untiljust a couple of weeks ago. the fa board expressing their confidence in martin glenn and chairman greg clarke. they say they are of the belief that a similar situation will not occur again now or in the future. it would appear, as far as the fa board are concerned, case closed, nothing more to see, but not yet. damien collins the chair of the culture, media and sport co

victory for england in their opening world cup qualifier on tuesday preceded the sacking of mark sampsonan 2a hours later. the fallout of which, threatens to overshadow the start of the women's super league season which begins tonight. we'll talk to former england player karen walker in a moment, but first let's here from the national team's record goalscorer kelly smith who believes that the next manager should be a woman. there's a lot of good managers out there at the minute, female and male managers. i am there at the minute, female and male managers. i am sure there at the minute, female and male managers. i am sure the fa will get it right, they have too. i am still new to the coaching aspect of football, having retired over a year ago. i have my son and i am not putting myself in the forefront of the role for the manager. who knows down the line? i think they will ta ke down the line? i think they will take their time on getting the right person. they have too they can't be hasty and in the first couple of weeks sign somebody up. i think they need to do their research and backgrou

and calls for the fa to answer questions over its sacking of mark sampson, as england women's footballr main story at five: on the eve of one of the prime minister's most important speeches since the general election, theresa may has given the cabinet details of her address in italy, which she hopes will break the deadlock in the brexit talks. sources have told the bbc, that the prime minister's florence speech tomorrow is likely to propose a transitional arrangement between the uk and the eu of up to two years after brexit. it is expected that the uk would be willing to pay into the union during that period in an offer described as being ‘open and generous‘. and after the marathon two and a half hour cabinet meeting, there was a show of unity among her colleagues. as yet there is no official confirmation of any of the speech. our political correspondent iain watson reports. open and generous — as the prime minister arrived at downing street to share the contents of her speech with the cabinet, one minister told the bbc that was exactly the kind of offer theresa may was prepared to mak

the england women's manager mark sampson has told the bbc that the allegations of bullying and discriminationcult but that he's not a racist. he was cleared in two separate investigations of any wrongdoing. he's been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. did you ever belittle, victimise or believed alu ko? believed aluko? not at all, my intention has always been to help the players, and the intentions of my staff. the environment and the work we have done is reflected in performances and results we have achieved over the last three and a half years. chris froome will look to round off what's been an outstanding season with a world time trial title — after being named today in the great britain team for the forthcoming world road championships in bergen, norway. on sunday, froome became the first man for 39 years. to win the tour de france and vuelta a espana titles in the same year and next he'll line up alongside steve cummings in the world time trial. the championships start on sunday. british and irish lions captain sam warburton will have surgery on a neck injury, ruling him out of the

but manager, mark sampson, insists he's not allowing eni aluko‘s discrimination case to affect the team'sko and midfielder drew spence have both submitted evidence against sampson, who has been cleared of any wrongdoing by two separate investigations. the important thing is to be professional. we understand there is public interest in the best occasions, but from our point of view, the players have a job to do and we are representing england tomorrow. these players have worked very hard. we are focused on that to make sure we can produce the best out of the performance as we can. i have made it clear, my stance on the allegations. we are 2a hours away from an important world cup qualifier, and we ask people to have respect for that case. he has been fantastic for my career, he gave me a chance initially to play for england. not just getting the opportunity, the technical detail, improving me as a footballer and asa detail, improving me as a footballer and as a person. i will say it again, this is the most together team i have been involved in, the most positive environment and the best te

following last week's sacking of england women football manager mark sampson, the football associationor in the future. sampson was dismissed last wednesday following evidence of "inappropriate" behaviour in a previous role. here's more from our sports news correspondent richard conway. the fa say they will conduct a review into what they call historic processes , review into what they call historic processes, but a reminder that history to the fa in this instance which means 2013, 2014 and 2015, that's how recent the events around mark sampson are known to have taken place. that investigation, that safeguarding inquiry took place back then, but martin glenn the fa's chief executive says he didn't become aware of the existence of the safeguarding case until october of 2015 and he didn't look into the exact details of it untiljust a couple of weeks ago. internationals the fa board expressing their confidence in martin glenn and chairman greg clarke. they say they are of the belief that a similar situation will not occur now or in the future. it would appear as far as the fa board are co

in women's football, mark sampson has been sacked as head coach of the england women's team followingropriate and unacceptable behaviour in a previous role. the football association says that last week it was made aware of the full details of safeguarding allegations made against sampson in 2014 relating to his time as bristol academy manager. the 34—year—old has been at the centre of bullying and racism accusations that he's been cleared of twice, and his final match in charge of england was tuesday's 6—0 victory against russia in a world cup qualifier. they were at the top of their game for years — and now manchester united's golden generation — the class of 92 — are about to embark on a new challenge. gary neville and his former team—mates have revealed plans to establish a university. they say university academy ‘92 will develop students‘ characters as much as their academic skills — and it'll be inspired by the way they were mentored at old trafford as peter marshall reports. it had a first day at school feel about it. thank you everybody for attending this morning. it is an extr

well, england manager mark sampson had dominated the headlines in the build—up to the russia game afterlegations — which he denies — of bullying and harassment. after nikita paris scored the first goal against russia, the england players ran to celebrate with sampson in an apparent display of team unity. we have been such a strong team for the past two years. we wanted to celebrate like a team and religious show how hard we have worked and how much we support this team and all the girls out on the field and on the girls out on the field and on the bench. so ijust think it shows how much of a team we are, and together. rio ferdinand has been talking about his decision to start a boxing career. he is posted several social media videos in the past two months going into the ring. he's been promoted by a bookmaker in the uk. he has been trained by ritchie wattel and is a bitterfight he has been trained by ritchie wattel and is a bitter fight as a cruiserweight. he retired from football in 2015 and lost his wife in the same year. i think it is about how inspirational it can be. if you put you

kelly smith says it's too early in her coaching careerfor her to be taking over from sacked coach mark sampsone controversy surrounding sampson's dismissal. he was sacked two days ago for what the fa have said was inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour in a previous role. 0n the pitch, the new women's super league season kicks off this weekend with the double winners manchester city going to the league's newcomers yevoil. that's after tonight's curtain raiser, a merseyside derby. diego costa's miserable season at chelsea is finally coming to an end. he's set to re—join former club atletico madrid injanuary. costa's yet to play for the club this season after being told he had no future there. and st helens all but book their place in the rugby league super league play offs after a convinving win at salford, who's own hopes had already gone. stay with us, we will have that in a couple of minutes' time. but as the weather. matters here with us. good morning to you. welcome to the autumn equinox. it is that time of year, i'm afraid to say, when we see those nights —— we see those nights draw in.

also tonight, coach of the england women's team, mark sampson, says his "conscience is clear" followingtion and racism made by striker eni aluko. sampson was cleared by an fa inquiry into aluko's claims, and by an independent investigation. i've heard the specifics of the allegation and, at the time, we released a statement to be very clear that i did not say that. and i'm very disappointed the allegation has come out but i understand. all i can say is that i did not say that to eni. with any of my communication, my intention, clearly, is to support the players and give them confidence and every chance to be successful on the field. meanwhile, sampson has named a 26—player squad for their opening world cup qualifier against russia later this month. there are recalls for defenders gemma bonner and jess carter, forwards danielle carter and melissa lawley, as well as goalkeeper mary earps. some bad news for livepool‘s right—back nathaniel clyne. he's been ruled out for a significant period of time due to a back injury. clyne hasn't played since pre—season and wasn't named in liverpool's ch

after a tricky week for women's football with the dismissal of england coach mark sampson, the focusth the women's super league kicking off tonight. and it's begun with a merseyside derby. everton against liverpool, and it was liverpool coming away with a 2—0 win. the first from natasha harding, and then with just seconds remaining, niamh charles made sure of the victory. it's the first time the women's season has coincided with the men's. liverpool off to a flying start. christiano ronaldo, lionel messi and neymar are the three men nominated for the best fifa men's player shortlist. ronaldo won the inaugural award last year, which replaced the longstanding world player of the year. that was the fourth year the real madrid star won a version of the title. messi has also won a version in four years. his former teammate neymar, who became the world's most expensive footballer when he moved from barcelona to psg for £200 million this summer, has been nominated before but always finished behind the others. chelsea's antonio conte is up for the men's coach award after leading them to the

also tonight — coach of england women manager mark sampson says his "conscience is clear" following themination and racism made by striker eni aluko. sampson was cleared by an fa inquiry into aluko's claims, and by an independent investigation. i have heard there are specifics in the allegation and, at the time, we released a statement to be clear that i did not say that, and i'm very disappointed the allegations have come out but i understand it and all i can say that i did not say that to eni. with any of my communication my intention is to support the players and give them confidence and give them every chance to be successful on the field. i've never accused any england player being arrested. as i said before, in all mike moeen occasion with the team my intention is to support the players and make them feel confident and give them every chance of performing on the field. if i've offended anyone by anything i've said, i'm incredibly disappointed and upset but absolutely it is never my intention. the intention of all my communication is to make sure that i'm treating the players with

following the sacking of mark sampson the football association say they are confident that the right sed because of inappropriate behaviour ina because of inappropriate behaviour in a previous role. here is richard conway. the fa say they will conduct a review. history is 2013, 2014 and 2015. that investigation, that safeguarding inquiry took place back then, but of course, martin glen the fa's chief executive says he didn't become aware of the existence of the safeguarding case until october 2015 and he didn't look into the exact details of it until a couple of weeks ago. nevertheless the fa board expressing their confidence in martin glenn and chairman greg clarke. they say they are of the belief that a similar situation will not occur again now or in the future. so it would appear as far as the fa board are concerned, it is case closed, move on, nothing more to see, or perhaps not yet. damien collins, the chair of the culture, media and sport committee, he wants to see fa officials before him and his panel of mps next month. they will come in for sustained scrutiny about who knew w

the preparations have been overshadowed by continuing scrutiny of mark sampson's conduct. acism and bullying earlier this year. fresh player statements may see the investigation re—opened, but sampson is trying to focus on the game tonight. it's going to be a tough group. russia are the second seeds, so on paper it will be the most difficult challenge for us. they will come here knowing that either a draw or victory puts them in a great place in the group, so we have to guard against that. we have looked at russia in depth. we will have to be at our best on tuesday to get the result we want. that match live on bbc two later, coverage starts at 6.30. kick off at seven. northern ireland's women take on the republic of ireland. that's on the red button and the bbc sport website. the former manchester united and england defender rio ferdinand says he is targeting a title after making the decision to become a professional boxer. his move into the ring is being promoted by the bookmaker betfair, so there are some questions about his exact motivation, and he is yet to apply for a

the preparations have been overshadowed by continuing scrutiny of mark sampson's conduct. enquiry cleared him of racism and bullying earlier this year. fresh player statements may see the investigation re—opened but sampson is trying to focus on the game tonight. it's going to be a tough group. russian are the seeds and they'll come here knowing any positive result puts them in a great place in the group if it's a draw or a victory. we have looked at russia in—depth. we'll have to be at our best to get the result we want. that match live on bbc2 later, coverage starts at 6.30 kick—off at 7.00. northern ireland's women take on the republic of ireland. that's on the red button and the bbc sport website. bbc sport understands british bobsleigh is set to withdraw funding from its women's team just five months before the winter olympics. britain's top driver, mica mcneill says she's gutted and shocked to be told by bosses there was no money left to fund her team because of an overspend. the british bobsleigh and skeleton association intends to continue supporting three men's te

an awkward moment between mark sampson and lucy bronze at training yesterday.her and she quite clearly doesn't want him to do that and is not happy about it at all. you can see she com pletely about it at all. you can see she completely shrugs him. this is the sort of scrutiny that the england women's team will have to get used to at the moment because of the situation mark sampson has been in. it interesting with photos. you can pick the moment that tells a story that may not be what happened. but everyone is watching closely. he has been asked about it and he says he doesn't even remember the incident. grandparents who take their names chosen for their grandchildren. a p pa re ntly chosen for their grandchildren. apparently 9% will refuse to use the grandchild's name do it like it. some of them say it is odd, unconventional. these are some of them. laura, elijah, finn, lindsay, noah tabitha, charlotte, jack and sally. sally? what should we call them instead ? lots of those names are a bit more wacky. i wouldn't say sally is a —— an odd name. neither is charlo