nigel walker, interim chief executive here at the wru.bc, of course wales against ireland but let's head back to check on pot in the bbc sport centre. thank you, ali foster —— olly foster. there will be live on bbc radio 5 live — it is 6:43pm. transgender rights has become a major talking point with sport looking to balance inclusivity, whilst also trying to ensure there's no unfair advantage. today, uk athletics outlined its position relating to transgender participation in athletics. our sports correspondent alex capstick is following the story. thanks forjoining us on sportsday. outline if you can what uk athletics has said today?— has said today? youth k athletics has said today? youth k athletics has been reviewing _ has said today? youth k athletics has been reviewing this - has said today? youth k athletics has been reviewing this since - has said today? youth k athletics has been reviewing this since 23| has said today? youth k athletics i has been reviewing this since 23 one -- uk has been reviewing this since 23 one —— uk athlet

nigel walker was giving evidence to a parliamentary committee in cardiff, following the allegations of" in the wru. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports. wales men's team preparing for the opening six nations match against ireland in cardiff on saturday. plenty of pressure with a change of coach and in a world cup year. but the build—up has been overshadowed by a different kind of scrutiny. a bbc wales investigation detailed allegations of sexist behaviour and a toxic culture inside the welsh rugby union and the harrowing experiences of former female employees. there was in attitude that it was ok to make sexist/ sexual comments around women. "we don't want to shine a light on the women's game because it's not fit for purpose." "they're all gay, they're all..." you know, it was that kind of culture. damage limitation was the original response from the wru but after widespread anger from within the game the new interim chief executive was today full of remorse. it's possible for thing to occur over a period of time and for people to turn a blind eye. so the warning signs have been ther

today the interim chief executive of the union, nigel walker, appeared with the chair of the union atns in yorkshire cricket and allegations of bullying in british gymnastics. both men face questioning from the committee and they had already commissioned a survey to look into the allegations raised in the programme and a task force would be set up. they made proposals for widespread reform of the welsh rugby union itself and of course, some changes have already been made to personnel at the top. the welsh government also has questions to answer, i think, over what it knew about the allegations of sexism and misogyny and what it knew about a very damning internal review into the women's girl's game in wales and why it didn't act sooner. all of this just a couple of days before wales are due to start their six nations campaign against ireland in cardiff. british gas is facing an investigation by the energy watchdog after it was found to have used debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people — and forcibly fit pre—payment metres. the measure can result in someone's heatin

and today, appearing before a senate macro committee in cardiff bay, nigel walker, the interim head ofof these allegations for a long time and that the union really had to sort itself out so they said they had made some personnel changes at the top, they'd already suggested widespread reform to the welsh rugby union and they had set up a task force, so they were setting up a task force to look into what we broadcast a week ago. but with just a few days now before the start of the six nations wales facing ireland here in cardiff, it's pretty clear that this is a huge crisis particularly facing women and girls inside the welsh rugby union but also affecting the wider game as well. . ~ but also affecting the wider game as well. ., ,, , ., but also affecting the wider game as well. . ~' , ., , but also affecting the wider game as well. ., ,, i. , . well. thank you very much, where davis. a global wave of bird flu — which has killed more than 200 million birds — is spilling over to some mammals, according to research in the uk. public health officials have detected the disease in otters and

they had been robust conversations between the players and the wru and when i put it to nigel walker mistakes. thank you. swimming pools, gyms and leisure centres are struggling with their energy bills — so much so that many are wondering if they'll be able to stay open if the government goes ahead with plans to scale back its support scheme. now olympic gold medalists and other atheletes have attempted to throw them a lifeline by signing a letter to the government asking for more help. matt graveling has the story. in at the deep end. in just six weeks, facilities like this will fall from a government scheme helping with rising energy costs. the fear is gyms and pools will close, something one former olympian says puts lives at risk. fundamentally, it is obviously children that learn how to swim. but, actually, there is adults that get themselves into danger. there are so many drownings that are happening each year and it's getting worse. a lot of parents that don't take their children swimming or can't afford to, the school has that responsibility. but if these pools are closing, w

in the last hour, the wales captain, ken owens, and the wru's acting chief executive, nigel walker, addressed media together. iam i am pleased to announce that after extensive conversations and discussions over the last week, the wales versus england game will go ahead as scheduled. it's important that going forward we continue the dialogue which we have had over the last week or so, but not under the circumstances we have had over the last week or so. ken and i and some of the senior players will be meeting more regular than we have in the past. there's been a huge frustration over the last number of months. it was disappointing it got to the stage. we months. it was disappointing it got to the stage-— to the stage. we have to make a stand. i think— to the stage. we have to make a stand. i think the _ to the stage. we have to make a stand. i think the collaboration l stand. i think the collaboration and conversations that have taken place over the _ conversations that have taken place over the last week or ten days have shown_ over the last week or ten days have shown that — over the last we

the welsh rugby caption and nigel walker. degrees. it has been getting click today but the temperatures are more where they should be at this stage of february. february has been a mild month. there has been cloud cover across the uk and a number of showers the sub having once for western scotland and northern ireland in wills and a few patches of rain for parts of england. despite the cloudy weather, we managed to see a bit of sunshine coming through in the west. this was a glass go towards the end of the day. overnight, tonight, and cloudy rent would be restricted to southern areas as we progress through the net. clear skies chasing that across scotland, northern ireland and parts of england. a colder night with widespread frost and temperatures down to —3 in the cola series. it will be frost free in the south with the cloud of rain. thursday, a risk of high pressure given largely clear skies ahead of the weather system in scotland. it would be a frosty start in scotland and northern ireland and northern england with some t