michael vaughan said...ut condemned what he called an inappropriate, inadequate and backwards approach by the ecb saying there had been no winners from the saga. today his lawyer gave this reaction. ., . . , , ., reaction. one of the criticisms that can be made _ reaction. one of the criticisms that can be made around _ reaction. one of the criticisms that can be made around having - reaction. one of the criticisms that can be made around having to - reaction. one of the criticisms that can be made around having to use| reaction. one of the criticisms that i can be made around having to use the proceedings as it is adversarial, it will invite claim and counterclaim, it invites people to call each other liars, because that is the adversarial process that is litigators operate in and that can be very damaging in a very harmful process. be very damaging in a very harmful rocess. h, be very damaging in a very harmful rocess. , , process. the panel said its findings did not undermine _ process. the panel said its

findings include that the former england ashes winning captain michael vaughan was clear to the allegationout half an hour before the 82 page document came out we heard from mr vaughan on his social media. he said he does not want this result to detract from the core message that they can be no place for racism in the game of cricket or society in general. he was very critical of the disciplinary proceedings, saying they were inappropriate, inadequate and backward step which invite claim and backward step which invite claim and counterclaim, he said, and he said they pitted three former team—mates, one of whom was a current england international, against each other in a public forum for the whole world to see. it is important to say that the public forum is at the request of azeem rafiq. i forum is at the request of azeem rafi. ., , ., forum is at the request of azeem rafiq-_ with - forum is at the request of azeem i rafiq._ with another rafiq. i will leave you with another statement for _ rafiq. i will leave you with another statement for michael _ rafiq. i will leave you with another sta

and you did not ask to speak to michael vaughan? no, we wrote to him.ver english cricket for more than two years, is now coming to a head. the hearing continues next week. the chief executive of hs2 has told the bbc that various options are being considered to control the spiralling cost of the high speed rail project, including possibly delaying its completion. the price—tag of hs2 hasjumped from an estimated £33 billion in 2010 to potentially in excess of 100 billion. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. at old oak common in west london, you get a sense of hs2's huge scale. the so—called super hub station here will be one end of the railway when it first opens. 80 miles away, this is another major construction site. hs2 trains will eventually run where i'm standing. this is the entrance to the first tunnel that was finished along the route, this one under the warwickshire countryside, and just next to it a second tunnel. and work to complete this one is already more than halfway. the first phase of the project is 40% done. the stretch link

now, one of those accused was the former england captain michael vaughan.w weeks ago. five of those men said they did not want to be part of the disciplinary hearings, a lot of them felt they did not think they would get a fair hearing, and one man already pleaded guilty ahead of the proceedings. already pleaded guilty ahead of the proceedings-— proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it proceedings. these are disciplinary matters. it is _ proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it is not _ proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it is not a _ proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it is not a legal— proceedings. these are disciplinary matters, it is not a legal thing, - matters, it is not a legal thing, it's about proving something or not being able to prove it on the balance of publicity is? that's riiht. it balance of publicity is? that's right- it is _ balance of publicity is? that's right. it is not _ balance of publicity is? that's right. it is not legal— balance of publicity is? that's . right. it is not legal proceedings, —— on

michael vaughan said... what he called an inappropriate, inadequate and backwards approach by the ecb saying there had been no winners from the saga. today his lawyer gave this reaction. one of the criticisms that can be made around having to use the proceedings as it is adversarial, it will invite claim and counterclaim, it invites people to call each other liars, because that is the adversarial process that us litigators operate in and that can be very damaging and a very harmful process. the panel said its findings did not undermine the wide assertions of azeem rafiq. yorkshire admitted four charges over its original handling of allegations of racist abuse. gary ballance also accepting a charge. the panel upheld charges against five other players, matthew hoggard and tim bresnan, who withdrew from the disciplinary process. today, rafiq gave me his reaction. the hearing was very much closure for me and today, i feel very vindicated, seven out of eight charges. for me, it is very important we don't get hung

this was a moment of reckoning notjust for michael vaughan, of not just for michael vaughan, of courseughan, of course, and is the highest profile defendant, it felt like he arguably had the most to lose. and it will come as a huge relief, of course, the fact the panel found him not guilty of making a racist remark 1a years ago. so much of a focus on him, but yorkshire had already admitted for charges, including a failure to confront what they described as systemic use of racist and discriminatory language over a prolonged period of time. another of theirformer players, gary prolonged period of time. another of their former players, gary ballance, reputed his charge, leaving five other former players and coaches including matthew haag art and tim preston, and all of those five had at least some charges upheld by the panel, disrepute charges. so another damaging day for this club, and it has a long path ahead of it in terms of recovery. but as i said, lots of the focus on vaughan, and earlier on after he learned that he had cleared his name and been found not guilty, we spoke to his law

and coming up on the bbc news channel, former england captain michael vaughan is appearing at the hearingcist behaviour at the cricket club. it follows allegations made by azeem rafiq in august 2020. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has described the leaking of thousands of his whatsapp messages written during the height of the covid pandemic as a "massive betrayal and breach of trust". he says the messages were released in a "biased account to suit an anti—lockdown agenda". but the journalist, isabel oakeshott, who revealed the messages, insists she's acted, in the public interest. the messages suggest mr hancock pushed to close schools during the pandemic, while the education secretary at the time, sir gavin williamson, wanted them to stay open. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more from westminster. the impact of the pandemic on education. we the impact of the pandemic on education-— the impact of the pandemic on education. ~ ., ~ , ., the impact of the pandemic on education. ~ . ~ , ., ., education. we are ke

as a former ashes—winning england captain turned commentator, michael vaughan�*s one of cricket's highestsations he used racist language hung over him. vaughan denied the claim, and after a hearing earlier this month, today was cleared. a disciplinary commission ruled, "the panel is not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that these words were spoken by michael vaughan at the time, and in the specific circumstances alleged." vaughan stepped back from his bbc broadcasting work last year after former yorkshire team—mate azeem rafiq alleged that, moments after this huddle before a match in 2009, his former captain said, "there's too many of you lot" to him and three other asian players. today in a statement, vaughan said, "i've never wanted to do anything that runs contrary to genuine efforts to clean up the game of cricket. i truly hope people can understand why, on a personal level, i could notjust accept or apologise for something which i know i did not do." vaughan urged reconciliation but condemned what he called an inappropriate approach by the ecb, saying there had been no winne

asa as a former ashes winning england captain turned commentator, michael vaughan is one of cricket'sfigures, but for almost 18 months, accusations are used racist language hung over him. he denied the claim, and after a hearing earlier this month, today was cleared. a disciplinary commission ruled, the panel is not satisfied in the balance of probabilities that these words were spoken by michael vaughan at the time and in the specific circumstances alleged. he stepped back from his bbc broadcasting work last year after former yorkshire tea made azeem rafiq alleged that moments after this huddle before a match in 2009, his former captain said, there is too many of you lot to him and three other asian plays. today in a statement, vaughan said, i have never done anything that would run contrary to genuine efforts to clean up contrary to genuine efforts to clean up cricket, and i truly hope why people could understand that i could not accept or apologise for something i know i did not do. vaughan are urged to reconciliation but condemned what he called an inappropriate approach by the ec

"just so you're aware, that's not what's alleged against michael vaughan", he said.his is the reality. you don't have a clear recollection of events. rashid replied, "i have a very clear recollection, sir." rashid rejected feeling pressured to back up rafiq's claims because of a shared business interest in a fish and chip restaurant. he also rejected the suggestion by another former teammate that he may have supported rafiq's allegations because of the threat that personal details about him may be revealed. two years ago, yorkshire sparked outrage by not disciplining anyone, despite rafiq being found to have suffered racial harassment. the ecb issuing a catalogue of disrepute charges last year. today, rafiq was cross—examined for the first time, accepting there had been mistakes in the details he had given between statements, but insisting that what vaughan was alleged to have said was pretty clear and consistent. "it made me angry at the time", he said. "it has throughout the years, and it does today. "he was a hero of mine. "it did cause me upset and anger, from my

today michael vaughan is that that is unacceptable and has apologised many times. a azeem rafiq to try and we worked things out. he has had its not easy for any of us and is not the right process to do with word for word comments from 1a years ago. he added that ex—teammates fighting it out over here sai is a terrible look for the game. set i've always believed in champion that the fundamental aspect is and it needs to be inclusive. in these will continue on to save closing submissions. staying with cricket — england have wrapped up their one day series in bangladesh with a game to spare after beating the hosts by 132 runs in dhaka. adil rashid impressed again with the ball, taking four wickets, afterjason roy's outstanding century put them on the path to victory. patrick geary was watching: bangladesh may be the note was his place in the world to watch cricket, energy everywhere. fighting against that buzz was jason roy., the killjoy, joining the sound from the stadium with every shot. later this year at the world cup will be played on not like this in india and h

michael vaughan has just gone michael vaughan hasjust gone into the international arbitration centrey for deliberations. they are now coming to a close here, we have had evidence surrounding the charges were seven men who are being charged with bringing the game into disrepute. mr gale is accused of using racist language between 3008 and 2018 a number of occasions, something which he denies. we also have written evidence saying he was petrified of andrew gale and started shivering when he was next to him. also accuse of using racist language towards asian players and racist language used towards azeem rafiq's sister at yorkshire cricket club. after they had the lunch, we'll be hearing closing summaries from different parties here, the free people on that panel will retire and start the deliberations, we are expecting report with a decision within the coming weeks. it's been a big week for british long jumperjazmin sawyers — after winning gold at the european indoors, in istanbul on sunday, sparking those scenes of delight. but it's only the start of bigger things for the 28—year—old,

day two of proceedings here have now concluded, and while the former england captain michael vaughanyer, christopher who said that vaughan categorically denies making the comments, and that he couldn't believe that the claim have been made against him. it was injune of 2009 before a yorkshire t20 match that vaughan was claimed to have said "there's too many of you lots, we need to have a word about that," directed at azeem rafiq and his asian team—mates. one of who is current england bowler who joined were he is currently playing with the english side. he said he did hear the alleged phrase and while it did not offend him and he did not think that vaughan was racist, the comment was bad humour. azeem rafiq was then cross—examined by vaughan�*s lawyer who accused rafiq of changing his account of exactly what vaughan had said. rafiq responded by saying that he apologised for any discrepancy but he had been put through a lot and is certain that a racist comment was said in the term you lot been said by so many of the yorkshire squad that had been normalised. rafiq said he carries mental

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as a former ashes winning england captain turned commentator, michael vaughan is one of cricket's highest, accusations he used racist language hung over him. he denied the claim, and after a hearing earlier this month, today was cleared. a disciplinary commission ruled... vaughan stepped back from his bbc broadcasting work last year after former yorkshire team—mate azeem rafiq alleged that moments after this huddle before a match in 2009, his former captain said, "there's too many of you lot" to him and three other asian players. today in a statement, vaughan said... vaughan urged reconciliation but condemned what he called an inappropriate approach by the ecb, saying there had been no winners. now out of contract, the bbc will have to decide whether to restore him to the team. i think michael himself will be able to have greater detail about exactly the toll it takes on him, notjust him, but his family, close friends as it were, but there have been some difficult, challenging times and dark times. but this was still another damaging day for yorkshire, which admitted four charges, includi

in a statement, michael vaughan criticised the procedure, saying the england and wales cricket boardwants to continue to fight for change in the sport. he said... he goes on to say... azeem rafiq has been speaking to the bbc about the ecb decision. here's his reaction. i feel vindicated. seven out of the eight charges that have been upheld, and most importantly, one of the main reasons i spoke out, dan, was to highlight the wider problems across the game, and the institutional racism at yorkshire county cricket club, and i think that has been proven overand overagain. obviously it has been a tough process for everyone to go through, but i think it became very clear that it was something that the game had to go through, and hopefully now can start to learn from it, reflect and really make cricket a game for everyone. does it disappoint you that the panel found that michael vaughan had not said the words that you alleged he'd said? look, for me from day one, i tried to very much make sure that this doesn't become about individuals. i spoke about my experiences and what i went through,

michael vaughan and five other yorkshire players are accused of using racially discriminatory languagematt graveling has the details. and a warning that some viewers may find some of the language in his report upsetting. day two of proceedings here have now concluded and the former england captain michael vaughan was present, we have yet to hear from them. we do share from his lawyer christopher who said that vaughan categorically denies making comments that he cannot believe that the claim have been made against them. it was injune of 2009 before a yorkshire t 20 match that vaughan was claimed to have said they're too many of you lots, we need to avoid about that, directed at azeem rafiq and his asian team—mates. one whojoined during the hearing from bangladesh were he is currently playing with the english side. he said he did hear the alleged phrase and while he did not offend him and he did not think that vaughan was racist, the comment was bad humour. azeem rafiq was cross—examined by vaughan�*s lawyer and talk about what it said and azeem rafiq said he apologise for any discrepanc

but the former england captain, michael vaughan, is cleared.atching bbc news. now it's time for newscast.

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michael vaughan currently giving evidence behind me.ccused of using a racist comment in 2009 towards four asian team—mates, it is alleged he said, there are far too many of you lot, we need to have a word. the hearing began with the england and wales cricket board lawyer weeding out historic tweets one of which michael vaughan posted, there are not many english people living in london, i need to learn a new language. he says he has apologised a number of times, always the first person to stick up his hand when he has done something wrong, he says. he was asked by his lawyer to confirm a witness statement which he did and in that he told us, i have been involved in cricket for more than 30 years and never been involved in a discipline with france. it goes against my values, morals and personality —— disciplinary offence. i first became aware when yorkshire county cricket club did their investigation in 2020. i have always championed the fundamental aspect of a dressing room culture and that has to be inclusive.— it's europe's biggest inf

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the former england capatin michael vaughan has begun giving evidence in a cricket disciplinary hearingatt graveling is outside the hearing, and a warning that some viewers may find some of the language discussed in the hearing upsetting. find some of the language discussed good find some of the language discussed afternoon. a | english good afternoon. a downing day for english critic when one of its former captains is here at this hearing alleged to have made racist comments back in 2009. i am of course talking about michael vaughan who captained the side for a five year period and 51 tests. it was backin year period and 51 tests. it was back in 2009 head of a t20 match for yorkshire when he was alleged to have said to a number of asian players the racist comment and i should also say some of the comments i am going to say in this report may be a little upsetting for some viewers but it is alleged and hearing have heard that michael vaughan on that day said to his asian team—mates, there's too many of you lot. we need to have a word about that. that is an accusation that mr vaughan str

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. be about michael vaughan.ive other players and the players involved as well and the accusation cricket more accusation about cricket more widely about it being institutionally still, institutionally racist, still, as i ask you as i said. can i ask you something completely off topic and that all right? i feel and is that all right? i feel like know each other well like we know each other well enough out what's enough when we find out what's it to be about. yeah. so there is debate raging is a big debate raging at the minute. we're going to be talking about this a little bit later but i want later on in the show. but i want to ask you. okay so the great british breakfast society want to hash browns? yeah. full to ban hash browns? yeah. full english. what your view english. yeah. what is your view on love brown, on this? i love a hash brown, but the problem is i'm diabetic and carbohydrates for me on and so carbohydrates for me on the the breakfast this the on the breakfast this morning, sausage, morning, it was

the lawyer representing former england cricket captain michael vaughan has said allegations of racismg into allegations of racism made by former yorkshire player azeem rafiq. michael vaughan and five other yorkshire players are accused of using racially discriminatory language. our sports editor dan roan has the details and a warning that some viewers may find some of the language in his report upsetting. he is the cricketer who led england to one of its most famous victories. michael vaughan captained the team to ashes glory in 2005, but for the last two years, his reputation and his career as a bbc broadcaster have beenin his career as a bbc broadcaster have been injeopardy his career as a bbc broadcaster have been in jeopardy after he was alleged to have used racist language by a former yorkshire team—mate azeem rafiq. vaughan was charged by the ecb but denies the claim and today, the two men came face—to—face as they appeared at the second day of a disciplinary hearing. the panel was shown this tv coverage of the yorkshire team in a huddle before a match against nottinghamshire in

the former england cricket captain michael vaughan has denied allegations that he made racist commentsce at the cricket discipline commission. he and six other former yorkshire players are accused of using racially discriminative language. 0ur sports editor dan roan has the details and you may find some of the content of his report upsetting. michael vaughan returning to a disciplinary hearing today as the former england captain began his defence against an ecb charge over an alleged racist comment his ex team—mate azeem rafiq claims he made. the panel has been shown this coverage of the yorkshire team before a match in 2009, moments before rafiq claims vaughan said, "too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that," to him and three other asian players. vaughan, who denies the claim, was asked by the ecb's lawyer, jane mulcahy kc... when asked why he had agreed to meet rafiq after his claims first emerged, vaughan said, "it was getting too big, it was hurting too many people. it's not been good for anybody. it's a terrible look for the game." vaughan was asked about these socia

you know , michael vaughan and michael vaughan well have worked with them and radio and a bit of televisiondio and a bit of television as . i knew right from television as. i knew right from the start was not the michael vaughan i knew. okay yorkshire's an incredible place. you know it's diverse. it's probably it's very diverse. it's probably the diverse county in the most diverse county in the country. and that's because they attract so cricketers all attract so many cricketers all over the world, you know, from australia asia and australia and asia and everywhere. and michael got on with everybody that we ever worked with. you know, he was fantastic. why i'd like to ask the question, is this. michael vaughan a suspension vaughan suffered a suspension from working at the bbc right when all this happened. he's now been cleared. will he be invited back to the bbc? because if that was gary lineker, gary lineker would have been invited back within 6 seconds. i'd like to say the are going to say whether the are going to offer the olive branch to mike. why that? is that. because why is that? is

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day two of proceedings here have now concluded with the former england captain michael vaughan was presentr from them. we do share from his lawyer christopher who said that vaughan and categorically denies making comments that he cannot believe that the claim have been made against them. it was injune of 2009 for yorkshire t 20 match the vaughan was claimed to have said they're too many of you lots, we need to avoid about that, directed at azeem rafiq and his asian team—mates. in one of the board during the hearing from bangladesh were he is currently playing with the english side. he said he did hearthe playing with the english side. he said he did hear the alleged phrase and while he did not offend him and he did not think that vaughan was racist, the comment was bad humour. microform is cross—examined by vaughan�*s lawyer and talk about what it said and azeem rafiq said he apologise for any discrepancy but he had been put through a lot and is certain that a racist comment was said in the term you modded been said in the term you modded been said by so many of the yorkshire squad that ha

the game into disrepute but actually, the only one who will appear is former england captain michael vaughands an incident which is alleged to have happened on the 22nd ofjune, 2009, when the former england captain is alleged to have said to a group of asian players, which included the former yorkshire spinner, azeem rafiq, "there�*s too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that". the england captain categorically denies this claim and yesterday, we heard from his legal representative, christopher stone 0�*casey, who said that when the claim was initially made, michael vaughan could not quite believe that it had been made against him. but there has been a lot of silence in the years that have followed so today is really going to be the england captain�*s first opportunity to have his say. and for people who are perhaps coming to the story for the first time, can you give us a brief overview of what we know so far? sure, so this all began back in august 2020, where the former yorkshire spinner azeem rafiq alleged historic racism at headingley, the yorkshire ground, where he played hi

in response, christopher stoner casey, the lawyer for michael vaughan, said we say there are too manyaid the investigation was inadequate, due process is important and they said, we say due process was sent on holiday by the ecb during this investigation. closing submissions continue and we will bring you the latest on bbc sport and bbc news as soon as we have it.— soon as we have it. thank you, matt gravelin: soon as we have it. thank you, matt graveling in — soon as we have it. thank you, matt graveling in london. _ liverpool fans who attended last year's champions league final in paris will get refunds for their tickets. uefa have announced the scheme after a report found the governing body �*bore primary responsibility�* for chaotic scenes which saw fans tear gassed and prevented from entering the stadium before the game. kick off for the match was delayed by more than half an hour at the stade de france — with some supporters caught in crushes outside the venue. uefa and french authorities initially blamed ticketless fans, but an independent report said there was "no evidence" of

the former england captain michael vaughan was cleared "on the balance of probabilities" of using racistanguage towards some of his former team—mates and rafiq. vaughan's lawyer has criticised the process and the toll it's taken on all parties. one of the criticisms that could be made around having to use the cdc proceedings is that it is adversarial, it will invite claim and counterclaim, it invites people to call each other liars because that's the adversarial process. that can be very damaging and a very harmful process. but ultimately, it can cause a lot of damage as well in the process. even though it's good at getting to the heart of the matter. after less than six months in thejob, the chairman of cricket scotland, anjan luthra, has resigned following a row about progress on dealing with racism. a report last year found the leadership and governance of scottish cricket to be institutionally racist, with luthra promising to deal with the issue when he took up the role. he was criticised for claiming "significant progress" had been made, but in announcing his resignation, he "fundam

. _ it's been reported on the pa news agency that michael vaughan is set to discover on friday whether a match for yorkshire in 2009 has been found proven or not. decisions on liability in the cases of vaughan in the cases of vaughan and five other individuals with former connections to yorkshire are expected to be published on the england and wales cricket board website at 10.30am on friday. cricket board website at 10.30am on friday. mark selby will play shaun murphy in the semifinals of snooker�*s tour championship. selby beat ryan day ten frames to seven in hull, but it was still a memorable match for welshman day. he made a maximum 147 break the welshman was out he made a maximum 147 break. the welshman was out of position several times, but pulled off some incredible recovery shots to stay on the black. this brilliant long red edged him closer as he potted 15 reds, 15 blacks and all the colours to make the third 147 break of his career. and that's all the sport from us for now. from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the team, bye—bye. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines an

michael vaughan is charged with bringing the game into disrepute. lieve the claims had been made against him. we haven't actually heard from the former england captain himself today but we have heard from his legal representative, who in the building behind me is currently cross—examining the former yorkshire spinner, azeem rafiq. azeem rafiq alleges that term was used all the way back in 2009 and mr stoner asked out vividly and clearly he remembered that the comments as he had originally said vaughan had said there are too many of you, we need to do something about it. azeem rafiq said he apologised for the difference in the statement, that he was dealing with a lot when he first made them and that he is clear the racist element of the comment is what vaughan said. we are unsure whether we are going to be hearing evidence directly from vaughan himself is that we only have about an hour left of the hearing behind me. we will be back here tomorrow for bbc sport and bbc news to bring you the latest. ok. for bbc sport and bbc news to bring you the lates

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that is former england captain michael vaughan, accused of making a racist comment to rafiq and threee claims, stepped back from his broadcasting work at the bbc last year, after he was charged. and with current england star adil rashid also expected to give evidence this week as a witness from bangladesh via video link, one of the most damaging episodes in the history of the game is coming to a head. dan roan, bbc news. football now and grimsby town, from the fourth tier of english football, have made history this evening by becoming the first team in fa cup history to knock out five sides from higher divisions in a single season. in a major shock, they beat premier league strugglers southampton tonight by 2—1. two first half penalties from gavan holohan helped to send grimsby town into the the fa cup quarter finals for the first time in 84 years. the royal television society tv journalism awards have been taking place in central london this evening. the awards celebrate creativity and excellence in journalism across 20 different categories. network presenter of the year is clive myr

former england captain michael vaughan spoke at the.age heard at the hearing offensive: vaughan, and more than 50 tests over a five—year period but before the t20 match for yorkshire back in 2009 and he has been accused of racism. vaughan categorically denies in the statement towards former yorkshire spinner azeem rafiq and three asian players which says, there's too many of you lot, we need to have a word about it. this afternoon, a lawyer brought out a number of historic tweets posted by vaughan which said, there's not many english people living in london and i need to learn a new language. and he has since apologised many times. he also reached out to azeem rafiq to work things out and he says it's not been easy for anybody, it's not the right process to deal with the right process to deal with wordy consort comments from 1a years ago. he added former team—mates fighting it out as a terrible look for the game piecesjoyce believes in championing addressing the culture and it has to be inclusive. his proceedings will continue want to s

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but the former england captain, michael vaughan, is cleared.taly becomes the first western country to block the ai chatbot chatgpt, over privacy concerns. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for newscast. lots of things happening, but the big thing that happened on thursday was the government not launching, but updating its strategy for getting to net zero carbon emissions by 2015, which they marked by releasing and we have got so much news to chew over, lots of things happening in westminster at the moment, but the big thing that happened on thursday as the government launching, well, updating its strategy for getting to net—zero carbon emissions by 2050. which they marked by releasing pages and pages and pages and pages and pages and pages and more pages of documents with all sorts of charts and dates and pledges and consultations. we will talk about that. and the way that rishi sunak marked it was by saying this on a visit to oxfordshire... we have decarbonised faster than any other major economy. our carbon emissions have been reduced

former england captain michael vaughan spoke for the first time today — at this week's cricket disciplinarysome of the language heard at the hearing offensive. it was before a t20 match before yorkshire in 2009 that he was accused of racism. von had quickly denied making a statement towards azeem rafiq and three asian players, which says, "there's too many of you lot, we need to have a word about it." this afternoon a lawyer put out a number of historic tweets posted by vaughn in 2010. today he said that was unacceptable and has since apologised many times. he also reached out to azeem rafiq to try and work things out. he said, "it's not been easy on anybody, this, dealing with comments from 1a years ago_,. dealing with comments from 1a years ago." he added that x team—mates fighting it out over hearsay is a terrible look for the game. he said, "i always believed in champion and that the fundamental aspect of a dressing room is culture, and it must be inclusive." these proceedings will continue on tuesday with closing submissions. australia have got their first test win in india in six year

only michael vaughan, he is the only man charged. d, 12 o�*clock. give very much. keeps updated. now, thousands of messages sent and received by the former health secretary during the pandemic have been leaked this week in the latest exchange released by the daily telegraph newspaper. matt hancock was seen to joke. matt hancock and a senior cabinet official are seen tojoke about travellers arriving in the uk being "locked up" in "shoe box" quarantine hotels. joining me now is james crouch, head of policy & public affairs at opinium. thank you for being with us. let me put this to you. we have had more revelations by the day this week. these latest ones make for astonishing reading, but do voters care about what they are seeing right now?— care about what they are seeing riihtnow? ., _ , right now? well, obviously these latest revelations _ right now? well, obviously these latest revelations are _ right now? well, obviously these latest revelations are not - right now? well, obviously these latest revelations are not ideal. right now?

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