john motson, come in the door, please, and welcome to radio 1. it'sjohn motson!passion never wavered. what a chance for the hat—trick here! 0wen! oh, this is getting better and better and better! the director—general of the bbc, tim davey, said... while gary lineker described him as... he was encyclopedic in his knowledge and he clearly, and i know this from personal experience, he clearly absolutely loved the game and lived for it. and whenjohn motson retired from the bbc in 2018 after covering more than 2000 matches, the fans�* affection was plain to see. a fitting tribute to one of sport's most famous voices. john motson, who's died at the age of 77. ukraine has been told to expect russian missile attacks to coincide with the anniversary of the invasion, its intelligence service says. later today, the united nations is due to approve a resolution condemning russia's invasion. here, the defence secretary ben wallace says he will consider sending more british tanks to ukraine, if they're used effectively. mr wallace was speaking after meeting ukrainian troops tr

——john motson. like saturday nights and much of the day. —— john motson.e in sports broadcasting, respected by those in the game, loved by fans and an inspiration to those who followed him in the commentary box. a fierce winter storm is causing widespread disruptions in the united states. so far, 75 million people in 28 states have been placed under weather warnings. airlines have been forced to cancel more than 1,700 flights. azaday moshiri reports. in some parts of the united states, life is come to a standstill. some states are feeling the brunt of the major storm. the snow has forced many schools and businesses to shut down. 0fficials many schools and businesses to shut down. officials are warning residents to avoid driving. down. officials are warning residents to avoid driving. unless ou residents to avoid driving. unless you legitimately _ residents to avoid driving. unless you legitimately have _ residents to avoid driving. unless you legitimately have a _ residents to avoid driving. unless you legitimately have a need - residents to avoid driving.

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and as football's popularity boomed, so did motson�*s.he was the voice of our sport for, well, pretty much 50 years, wasn't he? and a remarkable character, remarkable commentator. and he always seemed to get the mood right and get the occasion. and just lived and breathed football, didjohn. and when he retired from the bbc in 2018, the fans' affection was plain to see. a fitting tribute to one of football's defining voices. john motson, who's died at the age of 77. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. most parts of the country today have had some fine spells of sunshine. this was how the day ended in west yorkshire, in wakefield. stunning. on the satellite picture you can see we have had clear skies for a good chunk of the country, but in the south we kept a lot of cloud, and after a sunny morning the cloud has come back into scotland and we have started to see outbreaks of rain moving in here, accompanied by gusty winds. winds reaching 50 odd miles per hour. those winds will calm down later in the night as a band of rain

and as football's popularity boomed, so did motson�*s.getting better and better and better! he was the voice of our sport for, well, pretty much 50 years, wasn't he? and a remarkable character, remarkable commentator. and he always seemed to get the mood right and get the occasion. and just lived and breathed football, didjohn. and when he finally retired from the bbc in 2018, the fans' affection was plain to see. a fitting tribute to one of football's defining voices. john motson, who's died at the age of 77. time for a look at the weather.

asjohn_ little bit ofjohn motson in them. asjohn murray they're little bit ofjohn motson in them.y they're paying tribute tojohn motson, who has died at the age of 77. more money for lower league clubs, more distribution from the wealthy elite, and more powerforfans. all proposals that would be re—enforced by an independent regulator. these are the main recommendations confirmed in a uk government white paper released today in england. it comes after a fan—led review to secure the future of football in england. helping clubs avoid going into administation and blocking the top sides from joining a breakaway european super league would be be among the powers held by english football's new independent regulator as well. what we have seen recently in over a number of years is clubs like bury football club, rochdale, blackpool, financial mismanagement ruining clubs and destroying it for their fans. so we are bringing forward today the biggest shake—up in football since the rules were first formulated. an independent regulator who is going to oversee and ensure financial stability, more

john motson, come in the door, please, and welcome to radio 1. it'sjohn motson!hich require areas to be exceptionally dark and remote, giving them the world�*s clearest night skies. nia cerys reports. as the sun goes down, enlli�*s sky comes to life and the international dark sky association agree that it�*s something pretty special. this is the first dark sky sanctuary in europe. there are only 16 others worldwide and they all have to meet strict criteria. any outside lights have to point downwards, with an orange glow rather than white or blue. light pollution is skyrocketing, according to scientists. in the last 12 years the night sky has brightened by 10% each year. enlli is around two miles across from the llyn peninsula here. that�*s one reason why it�*s so dark there. the mountain on the island stops most of the light from the mainland and the biggest source of light pollution comes from dublin, which is 70 miles away across the irish sea. there are some dark sky places and parks already, but what's special about this is that it's a sanctuary, which is eve

overthe incredibly well prepared. —— john motson. over the years, watching him do his— motson.nformation on every player. he would think about things he said _ player. he would think about things he said he — player. he would think about things he said. hejust player. he would think about things he said. he just always pitched it right _ he said. he just always pitched it right he — he said. he just always pitched it right. he got the big goals right. he was— right. he got the big goals right. he was almost an anorak but he, and ithink— he was almost an anorak but he, and i think you _ he was almost an anorak but he, and i think you have got to be that a little _ i think you have got to be that a little bit — i think you have got to be that a little bit to be a commentator. john motson who has died at the age of 77. that's all from sportsday. they'll be more thoughout the evening on the bbc news channel. from myself and team, thanks forjoining us. hello there. good evening. plenty of blue sky and sunshine to set off those early spring flowers across the central swathe of the uk

and as football's popularity boomed, so did motson�*s.ou could hear his passion for the game in every syllable. oh, this is getting better and better and better! he was the voice of our sport for, well, pretty much 50 years, wasn't he? and a remarkable character, remarkable commentator. and he always seemed to get the mood right and get the occasion. and just lived and breathed football, didjohn. and when he finally retired from the bbc in 2018, the fans' affection was plain to see. a fitting tribute to one of football's defining voices. john motson, who's died at the age of 77. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. hello, chris. hello. most of us some sunshine. certainly a lovely end for the day. this was the west midlands, birmingham, sutton coldfield, with the setting sun as you can see over the setting sun as you can see over the slate. it was like that everywhere. after a sunny morning in scotland the cloud limit clouds gathered through the afternoon, and a rather dark and moody scene with the wind picking up on rain f

but motson enjoyed the lighter side, too.bute to one of football's defining voices. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... on the eve of the anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, the united nations will vote on a resolution calling for hostilities to end. now to brussels, where staff at the european commission and the eu council have been ordered to delete tiktok from their phones and corporate devices over cybersecurity concerns. tiktok, which is owned by the chinese company bytedance, has denied claims that it shares users' data with the chinese government. an eu commission spokeswoman called the new ban a protective measure. the reason the decision has been taken is to protect the commission, to increase the commission cyber security. also, the measure aims to protect the commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyber attacks against the corporate environment of the commission. tiktok�*s rise to global dominance in the past couple of years has b

and tributes to the voice of football on the bbc — john motson — who's died at the age of 77.emorable night for manchester united at the theatre of dreams. it's a stunning second half fight back, made in brazil, to knock barcelona out of the europa league. plus in the weather, a cloudy start. it should brighten up later. what are the _ it should brighten up later. what are the prospects for the weekend? join us_ are the prospects for the weekend? join us for— are the prospects for the weekend? join us for all the details here on breakfast — it's friday, the 24th of february. our main story. the united nations general assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution condemning russia's invasion of ukraine, which took place exactly a year ago. the motion, which calls for the withdrawal of troops from ukraine and a halt to fighting, was backed by 1m nations with 32 abstaining and seven, including russia, voting against. let's speak now to our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, in kyiv. james, the russians thought this would be a short invasion and kyiv would be a short invas

football commentatorjohn motson has died aged 77. he covered ten world cups, ten european championships and 29 fa cup finals for bbc sport before retiring the organisation in 2018. known by many as motley, he'd worked on match the day since 1971 and commentate it on almost two and a half thousand televised games . over in the us. a reporter and a nine year old girl have been fatally shot. police say a second reporter and the girl's mother were also injured by the gunman near orlando. in florida , a 19 year old suspect named as , a19 year old suspect named as keith moses has been arrested. police say the happened close to the scene of a separate murder that had taken place earlier that had taken place earlier that day. the two journalists had been covering the incident but police say it's unclear why they were targeted . the they were targeted. the disasters committee has raised nearly disasters committee has raised nearl y £100 disasters committee has raised nearly £100 million following the earthquakes and syria. the non—governmenta

, whose have been paid to the legendary commentatorjohn motson, whose , commentator john motson, whoses england's voice of football generations known motty. he became synonymous with the beautiful game and indeed his sheepskin coat during a distinguished 50 year career with the bbc, he covered ten world cups. european championships 29 ea. world cups. european championships 29 fa cup finals. extraordinary before retiring from the organisation in 2018, the queen consort appeared to speak against the censorship of royal down books as she made her first public appearance since recovering from covid. she told room of authors and literary figures to remain true to your calling . unimpeded true to your calling. unimpeded by those may wish to kerb the freedom of expression or impose limits on your imagination. freedom of expression or impose limits on your imagination . i limits on your imagination. i commend i was joined by king charles at clarence house for her book launch , marking the her book launch, marking the second anniversary of her online book club, which is aimed at bringing people

voice of football — plenty of tributes today for one of the sport's most famous commentators —jon motson's died at the age of 77. in a 50 year career, jon covered ten world cups, ten european championships and 29 fa cup finals for bbc sport before retiring in 2018. his family say he died peacefully in his sleep. these are some moments of his you might remember. here's gascoigne! 0h, brilliant! yes! oh, yes! and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it is dramatic, it is delightful, it is denmark who are the european champions. radford again! what a goal! radford the scorer. and still ricky villa, what a fantastic run! he has scored! an amazing goal. next to rugby union, wales coach warren gatland says he can finally focus on preparing his squad for their six nations match against england on saturday, after a strike was averted. wales players were threatening not to play because of a contract dispute. but the matter was resolved yesterday which has now allowed gatland to name his squad. there'll be nine changes from the loss against scotland — including owen williams a

and we can mark the tributes being paid to motty john motson described as the voice of football whosee of 77. what he'd worked for the bbc for some 50 years, commentating on more than two and a half thousand games on television and radio , often television and radio, often wrapped in that signature sheepskin coat. of course, in total, he'd covered ten world cups, ten european championships , 29 ea. cups, ten european championships , 29 fa cup finals before retiring of a sort in 2018. his final game for match of the day that year. but of course, he could still be heard until briefly on bbc radio five live. well, joining us now as football journalist ben jacobs and ben , i journalist ben jacobs and ben, i think it's probably apposite that we've got this government announcement that they're looking at the game of football today and helping grassroot football with money trickling down from the premier league because this was something that was to his heart, was was very true to his heart, was grassroots football . it was grassroots football. it was grassroots football. it was grassroots f

and legendary football commentator john motson has died aged 77.covered over 2000 games during his 50—year career. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, good to have your company this hour. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland. he is now in a critical condition in hsopital. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football in 0magh, county tyrone. he is well—known in northern ireland not least his involvement in investigating organised crime. northern ireland's political leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the "callous" attack. the irish prime minister and northern ireland secretary have both condemned the attempt on his life. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has this report. john caldwell is a father who was coaching football, but gunmen shot him because he's a detective. last night, this complex, called youth sport, was busy with parents, children and volunteers. the victim was putting footballs into

very to hear about the very sad to hear about the passing motson, a legend passing of john motson, amily, thoughts are with his family, friends. the friends. i think that's the thing with him. his voice was football in this country. yes, it me. don't forget, it wasn't me. and don't forget, he this really stiff he had this really stiff competition around as well. competition around him as well. i bbc, you have i mean, in the bbc, you have barry who a very barry davis, who was a very stellar commentator well stellar commentator as well there. those two very much on a level and from the other channels i mean, channels as well. i mean, martin's has been going channels as well. i mean, ma a n's has been going channels as well. i mean, ma a long has been going channels as well. i mean, ma a long time|as been going channels as well. i mean, ma a long time at been going channels as well. i mean, ma a long time at sky,1 going channels as well. i mean, ma a long time at sky, who 1g channels as well. i mean, ma a long time at sky, who we for a long time at sky, who we probably from previous pro

ukraine glowing tributes have been paid to the legendary football commentator john motson, whose died at age of 77. gary died at the age of 77. gary lineker has described him as england's voice of football for generations . known as motty , he generations. known as motty, he became synonymous with the beautiful game and the sheepskin coat during a distinguished 50 year career with the bbc , during year career with the bbc, during which he covered ten world cups, ten european championships and 29 fa cup finals. before retiring from the bbc in 2018 . retiring from the bbc in 2018. and the queen consort has appeared to speak out against censorship of roald dahl literature as she launched a book project in london earlier , book project in london earlier, made her first appearance since recovering from covid to launch the charity, which is aimed at bringing people together who share a love of reading. please keep doing so and please remain true. jill calling unimpeded by those who may wish to kerb the freedom of your expression or impose limits on your imagination . tv online and dab+ imag