a column about everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather is nigerian, compared him to a gorillaabout the heritage but his column, published on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster that he so notoriously misrepresented, prompted everton to ban the sun from its stadium. newspaper columnists are meant to provoke strong feelings and over nearly five decades in fleet street, kelvin mackenzie certainly did that. but this time was different for two reasons. first because his column threatened to further alienate the sun's readers in the north—west and second because there's a huge scandal erupting at rupert murdoch's fox news over in new york. what rupert murdoch and fox want to do is show that they are fighting prejudice rather than feeding it. you are about to enter the no spin zone. murdoch's bid forfull control of sky is currently with the media regulator, ofcom. there is concern within murdoch's company that bad headlines could thwart their ambitions just as the phone hacking scandal derailed their last bid for sky. i was just amazed that given the sensitivity of it that n

a column about everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather is nigerian, compared him to a gorillaumn, published on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster that he so notoriously misrepresented, prompted everton to ban the sun from its stadium. newspaper columnists are meant to provoke strong feelings and over nearly five decades in fleet street, kelvin mackenzie certainly did that. but this time was different for two reasons. first because his column threatened to further alienate the sun's readers in the north—west and second because there's a huge scandal is erupting at rupert murdoch's fox news over in new york. what rupert murdoch and fox want to do is show that they are fighting prejudice rather than feeding it. you are about to enter the no spin zone. murdoch's bid forfull control of sky is currently with the media regulator, 0fcom. there is concern within murdoch's company that bad headlines could thwart their ambitions just as the phone hacking scandal derailed their last bid for sky. i was just amazed that given the sensitivity of it that no one took a closer look at

ross barkley has been given ten days to signa ross barkley has been given ten days to sign a contractsays he will sell him. he has a year left on his current deal. and alex hales piles on the runs at trent bridge. having made in england record score there last year, he hits a century for nottinghamshire in the one—day cup. more on those stories just after 5:30pm. we are going back to the content of labour's manifesto. one of the key pledges is to be nationalised railway network. just how could this work if the plans were implemented? with me is michael holden, who was the chief executive of directly operated railways. it was set up by the former labour government in 2009 and ran the east coast mainline for five years, until it ceased operating in 2015 when east coast was passed from public to private hands. he's now a railway management consultant. a long introduction but important understand the background, and good to see you. thank you for coming in. your broad response, first of all. so much interest in this policy not just from commuters but others. your broad thoughts on whether

the everton boss ronald koeman says he's prepared to lose ross barkley if he doesn't sign a new contractl has a year left on his current deal and koeman says the club must have an answer by the end of the season in 10 days time. insisting he ‘prefers to work with players who want to stay.‘ it's up to clip here but we don't wait until august. —— it's up to the player but we don't wait until august. we need to know what is happening. if we are going to go on holiday, either he accepts a contract or resell him. what do you think? i don't know. ithink if contract or resell him. what do you think? i don't know. i think if he needs so many times and he has doubts. andy murray's preparations for the french open have stalled again. the world number one has been knocked out of the madrid open at the last 16 stage by borna coric, a player ranked 59 in the world. adam wild reports. in sport, progress comes in many forms. in madrid, it was the electronic coin toss. it is progress of sorts. looking to the future as well as andy murray. with early—season injuries behind him, looking to find form befor

ross barkley, having been told by his manager to sign a new contract before the end of the season orld, got the only goal in the second half. watford still aren't mathematically safe from relegation, while everton will finish seventh whatever happens. in a rehearsal for the scottish cup final, celtic have beaten aberdeen 3—1 in the premiership at pittodrie. the champions have also reached 100 points in the process. celtic are also aiming for an unbeaten domestic season. dedryck boyata gave them the perfect start, scoring after two minutes. barely five minutes later it was 2—0. aberdeen‘s defence fell apart again, and stuart armstrong took advantage. a rout looked on the cards when the dons allowed lee griffiths in this time,3—0 and with only 12 minutes on the clock, and completely against the run of playjonny hayes pulled one back for aberdeen. there were no more goals, 3—1 celtic it remained. well dundee united have taken a step towards returning to the premiership tonight, they beat greenock morton 3—0 to complete a 5—1 aggregate win in their playoff. they'll now face falkirk over

and in sport, ross barkley is given a ten—day deadline to sign a new contract at everton or ronald koemanl. barkley has a year left on his current deal. alex hales is piling on the runs at trent bridge again. the batsman, who hit an england record score there last year, is playing for nottinghamshire in the one day cup. and andy murray is playing for a place in the quarter finals of the madrid 0pen. you can follow his progress against borna coric on radio 5 live sports extra. i'll be back with more on those stories. the fallout in the united states keeps coming as more details emerge from the extraordinary sacking of the f by it from the extraordinary sacking of the fbyiti from the extraordinary sacking of the f by it i directorjames komi. -- fbi. the white the f by it i directorjames komi. —— fbi. the white house denies it was trying to close down the fbi investigation into links with russia and has rejected calls for a special prosecutor. meanwhile, mike flynn, the former head of the national security agency has been accused of not cooperating with the senate investigation into the matt

a column about everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather is nigerian, compared him to a gorilla different for two reasons. first because his column threatened to further alienate the sun‘s readers in the north—west and second because there‘s a huge scandal erupting at rupert murdoch‘s fox news over in new york. what rupert murdoch and fox want to do is show that they are fighting prejudice rather than feeding it. you are about to enter the no spin zone. murdoch‘s bid forfull control of sky is currently with the media regulator, 0fcom. there is concern within murdoch‘s company that bad headlines could thwart their ambitions just as the phone hacking scandal derailed their last bid for sky. i was just amazed that given the sensitivity of it that no one took a closer look at the column. i can‘t believe that kelvin‘s column is so sacrosanct that lawyers and editors, it was good friday, so the top tier team may not have been there, but even so it seems to be a systemic failure, not just involving kelvin mackenzie. it remains to be seen if mackenzie has cut ties with murdoch‘s company

there was one other game last night — ross barkley gave everton a 1—0 win over watford.oday, and hull lose at crystal palace tomorrow. the swans are unbeaten in their last three games. 0ur spirit has been excellent. another boost in confidence continues the good run we are on. no going back to the stoke game which was an absolute must win. back that up was an absolute must win. back that up with manchester united playing well. a very good site at everton. they are all encouraging things into last two games. in today's lunchtime kick—off, manchester city take celtic are two matches away, from completing an unbeaten season, in the scottish premiership, after winning 3—1 at aberdeen. all the goals came in a frantic first 12 minutes. celtic‘s league tally is now 100 points — and they'll be going for a domestic treble in two weeks' time, when they take on aberdeen, again, in the scottish cup final. the early kick—off today is rangers versus hearts — and later on, bottom side inverness caledonian thistle will try to improve their chances of staying up — they're away to kilmarn

there was one other game last night — ross barkley gave everton a 1—0 win over watford.om completing an unbeaten season, from completing an unbeaten season in the scottish premiership, after winning 3—1 at aberdeen. all the goals came in a frantic first 12 minutes — their league tally is 100 points. celtic will be going for a domestic treble in two weeks' time, when they take on aberdeen, again, in the scottish cup final. dundee united will place —— face falkirk. birmingham city lady say they will not fear manchester city in today's women's fa cup final at wembley, live on bbc two from 5pm. it is exciting for us. we are not just going there to beat another tea m just going there to beat another team in the fa cup final, we want to showcase what we are about as a team. we showed grit and determination. we cannot wait to play at wembley. you dream of playing at wembley and dream of being captain of your side and since i have joined the club it is about winning the fa cup and we are one step closer. definitely up there with the stuff i have achieved so far. jonny brownlee m

the everton boss ronald koeman says he's prepared to lose ross barkley if he doesn't sign a new contractleft on his current deal and koeman says the club must have an answer by the end of the season in 10 days time, believing the longer it takes, the more doubts barkley must have and koeman says he ‘prefers to work with players who want to stay.‘ it is up to the player. we don't wait till august. we need before next week, we need an answer. if we go for a holiday, we need to know. accept the contract or we sell the player. what is your feeling? i don't know. if you need so much time, then you have doubts. andy murray's preparations for the french open have stalled again. the world number one has been knocked out of the madrid 0pen at the last 16 stage by borna coric, a player ranked 59 in the world. adam wild reports in sport, progress comes in many forms. in the dread the electronic coin toss. progress of sorts was looking to the future is andy murray with early—season injury behind him was that here and opportunity to find form before the grand slam season starts. few expected him to b

ronald koeman says he‘s prepared to lose ross barkley aveda from sign a new contract soon.n days‘ time, believing the longer it takes, the more doubts he must have and he prefers to work with players who wa nt to prefers to work with players who want to stay. manchester united are 90 minutes away from their first appearance in the final of the europa league. they‘ll defend a 1—0 lead from the first leg of their semi—final against celta vigo of spain at old trafford tonight. united managerjose mourinho won the competition with porto back in 2003 and has made it his priority in recent weeks as winning the trophy, would mean a place in next season‘s champions league. it was not a gamble, just a consequence of our situation. so we are in this situation now. and we have to fight for it, so let‘s see if tomorrow we can do it and if we can go to the final. nottinghamshire are playing durham in the northern group of the royal london monday cup. durham won the toss and batted. alex hales have been making hay in the nottinghamshire sunshine with this six on his way to a half—century.

leave the paper because of offensive remarks in his column last month about the everton footballer ross barkleyfter comparing the player, who is white, but has a nigerian grandfather, to a gorilla. people in south korea are voting for a new president after a corruption scandal brought down their former leader. the frontrunner, liberal moon jae—in, wants to boost ties with north korea and reform the powerful family—run companies that dominate the economy. former president park geun—hye was ousted on charges of bribery and abuse of power in march. a 35—year—old man will appear in court today in connection with a dog attack on a two—year—old girl in liverpool on sunday. the toddler suffered injuries to her head and body when several dogs got into the garden where she was playing in toxteth. she's in a serious but stable condition in hospital. andrew mcgowan has been accused of being in charge of four dogs that were dangerously out of control. a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed at fox news has asked uk media regulators to block 21st century fox's planned purchase of sky. 0fcom is investi

everton manager ronald koeman, is prepared to lose ross barkley if he doesn't sign a new contract., want an answer by the end of the season. and andy murray's poor run of form continues. he's out of the madrid 0pen, the world number one knocked out by a man 58 places in the rankings. borna coric beat murray in straight sets to ensure he has failed to reach the quarterfinals in two of his last three tournaments. the world number one says he is concerned by his recent form. durham beat nottinghamshire, by 4 wickets in their one day cup match, but one astonishing six from alex hales stole the headlines. he managed a total of three, in his innings of 104. but with this one, he found the only open window in a radio commentary box and the ball was picked up by one of the two gentlemen from the bbc covering the match. here's how it went for bbc radio nottingham's dave bracegirdle. commentator: the first ball he bowled round the wicket, hales hits this towards me — it's coming towards me, it's coming! it's coming to our commentary position! i've got it! wow, wow, wow! hang on, hang on. tha

the paper because of offensive remarks in his column last month about the everton footballer, ross barkley insecure jobs and the row over conditions at companies including sports direct. he says it is unacceptable that so many people in work are classed as being below the official poverty line. fa u lty faulty airbags, steering and fuel issues are just faulty airbags, steering and fuel issues arejust some faulty airbags, steering and fuel issues are just some of the problems that led to the highest ever rate of car—related recalls in europe in the first three months of this year. the uk ranked third behind germany and france for the number of recalls, but car manufacturers say less than 50—percent of uk customers take up the necessary repairs. shirley ballas has been confirmed as the new head judge on strictly come dancing. the latin and ballroom dancer will fill the gap left by len goodman, who stepped down from the role in 2016 after 12 years. nicknamed the queen of latin, ballas is a former international latin american champion. to discuss this, i am joined via webcam by toby earle, tv