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you can see the st george cross no longer in red but now in a combination of shades of purples and bluest george cross, designed to unite and inspire, but the redesign has been causing some controversy. one person i spoke to said he likes the new design regarding it as a nod to multiculturalism, but lots of people are calling on nike to go back to the red st george cross, including sir keir starmer. the controversy doesn't seem to be doing anything to harm demand for the new england shirt. when i bought this one this morning, there was a small queue of people in front of me and shop assistants were taking calls from people asking if the shirt was in stock. they were saying to customers they expected it to be crazy busy. the new shirt due to be worn by the england side for the first time when they play brazil here at wembley stadiums tomorrow. what has the response been from nike about this? the? what has the response been from nike about this? , ., what has the response been from nike about this? , . ., about this? they are saying that the whole idea behind _ about this? they are saying

the st george's cross is not great but a combination of blues and purples.n speaking to say they quite like the redesign, saying it makes them think of a multicultural entrance, but quite a long list of politicians now lining up long list of politicians now lining up to say they prefer the original, including the labour leader sir keir starmer, and not the prime minister. the prime minister said you should not mess with the national flag. nikkei said that this redesign was a playful temp two unite and expire —— inspire. the football association are standing behind nike, say they don't see what the problem is. the england and will play brazil tomorrow and that will be the first time they wear the shirt. the judge went on sale for the first time yesterday. the price of the shirt is another thing making it controversial. this is the stadium addition, costing £85. the authentic version is £124 99. the labour leader saying he thinks that is just too much money given the current pressures on the cost of living. sir keir starmer also said that this was a unifying s

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there's a row over the colour of the st george's cross on the new england football shirt. updated the cross from its traditional red to include purple and blue horizontal strips. both the prime minister and labour leader sir keir starmer say the colours don't need to be changed. 0ur correspondent ben woolvin is at wembley for us. ben, very senior politicians weighing into this row? yes, nike saying the redesign was intended to unite and inspire but it seems to be doing quite the opposite. this is the new england shirt which went on sale for the first time yesterday ahead of the euros, on the back of the colour the redesign st george's cross which is proving to be so controversial, no longer red but a combination of blues and purples which nike says is by england's world cup winning side of 1966 who had a purple training kits, but lots of politicians saying theyjust kits, but lots of politicians saying they just don't like this kits, but lots of politicians saying theyjust don't like this redesign. look, obviously i prefer the original, and my general view is that when it co

in the uk at the - moment, nike is at the centre of a controversy over rebranding the cross of st george st george on the england football kit-— football kit. yeah, ultimately this is a really interesting _ football kit. yeah, ultimately this is a really interesting case - football kit. yeah, ultimately this. is a really interesting case because football is a force for good and unity. uk football fans a 14% more likely to agree that sport brings people from different backgrounds together. the campaign, men's, women's, para— teams, it is this idea. we have also seen massive tribalism about football in the uk. more people follow football than believe everyone should have equal rights. there has been 11% year—on—year increase in football fans describing themselves as traditional. they are 25% more likely than the average fan to think that football doesn't value fund is enough. a lot of the outrage was sparked by the high price of the kit, which puts it out of reach for a lot of fans, especially when you consider the cost—of—living crisis and the economic state of the country. d0 and the eco

the football association has defended the st george's cross design on its new england kit, following al strips. both the prime minister and labour leader, sir keir starmer, have said the flag shouldn't be altered but the fa has responded by saying it's not the first time" different colours have been used, that it understands what the flag "means to fans" and that the new home kit was meant as a tribute to the 1966 world cup winning team".

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england's friendly against brazil on saturday, there is a row over changes to the colour of the st george's cross nike says the shirt includes a "playful update" to the cross from its traditional red to include purple and blue horizontal strips. the us firm said the colours were inspired by the training kit worn by england's 1966 world cup winners. both the prime minister and labour leader sir keir starmer say the colours don't need to be changed. now to cricket and england captain heather knight made a half—century as her side beat new zealand by 15 runs in the second t20 in nelson overnight to take a 2—0 lead in the five match series. joe lynskey reports. england's bands woke up this morning to another when made through the night. a heather night half—century for the second game in a row. it is put england on top in this five match series. so far, new zealand can't stop the captain scoring. they did here take seven wickets, but heather night was still there at the end. she mist the lucrative woman does not premier league to focus on england and build scores like this. the home side would need 1

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the symbol of my heritage was the st george's cross. i have grandparents who are welsh. born in england and i have served my country. so for a corporate company to come along and think they can do what the hell they want with our flag to

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st. george’s crosses, an order of courage, medals for bravery, for courage, for saving the dead, and there home or at work, but even just on the street , along with warm words from traffic police inspectors who participated in the military special operation, then how happy i was to see the beautiful ladies today. happy holiday to all the women who are now watching our broadcast, i generally remember a phrase from the song: how many good girls are, they are all immensely glad, happy in anticipation of the most pleasant words of gifts, and men all over the country do not skimp on one or the other, women and girls in the far east began to receive congratulations first, and... today only girls are stopped just to check how they are in the mood when they see the employees everyone smiles with flowers, because i was already wondering what i had done here, i didn’t seem to have broken anything, but here’s a pleasant surprise, every girl will be pleased to receive flowers, so men give us them more often. by the way, a pleasant bonus from the krasnoyarsk police was the opening of an additional car

nigel farage said it is a joke, there are no relationship to the st george's cross whatsoever. re you cross?

it centres around nike's decision to switch the colour of the st george's cross on its new england football flags. and the labour leader sir keir starmer has called for the change to be "reconsidered". nike has defended its decision as a �*playful update'. i just want to show you the most watched video on our website right now — pictures from minnesota — and that bright flash is the moment this hot air balloon crashed into power line cables. it was coming in to land during strong winds. you can't quite see it but the basket actually detatched from the rest of the balloon, which you can see then floats away. incredibly, we are told people in that basket only sustained minor injuries. more on the website, see you soon. hello. if you've been out and about today you may already have noticed a change in the feel of the weather, certainly compared with what some of us had a couple of days ago when temperatures in southern england got close to 19 degrees. tomorrow we'll see afternoon highs of more like nine degrees celsius. colder air digging down from the north behind a weather front, which you c

does the colour of the cross of st george matter? nike thinks not. we report on the controversy.ge the colour of the st george's cross on its new shirt back to the traditional red. the design features purple and blue horizontal stripes, in what nike called a "playful update". the us firm said the colours were inspired by the training kit worn by england's 1966 world cup winners. mr starmer said the flag was a unifier and the firm should reconsider its decision to modify it. a little earlier, mr sunak has this to say on the england shirt. look, obviously i prefer the original, and my general view is, when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they are a source of pride, identity, who we are, and they are perfect as they are. let's speak to our correspondent ben woolvin, who is outside wembley for us now. do you have one of these shirts? 0h, we will see if we can go

nigel farage said it is a joke, there are no relationship to the st george's cross whatsoever. have gotjess in halifax and harry in birmingham, joe in stirling and katie in clitheroe. katie, what do you think about all this fuss, are you cross? i'm really not. i was watching newsround with my children this morning and the thing that we all stopped and focused on was the cost of the kit. the colour of the flag, i think is irrelevant. i'm surprised that the debate isn't focusing on how much they want people to pay for this kit. i might be wrong with the figures but i think they said £120 for the full kit.— figures but i think they said £120 for the full kit. 124.99, i have the fi . ures for the full kit. 124.99, i have the figures here- _ for the full kit. 124.99, i have the figures here. that _ for the full kit. 124.99, i have the figures here. that is _ for the full kit. 124.99, i have the figures here. that is for _ for the full kit. 124.99, i have the figures here. that is for the - figures here. that is for the authentic version. there is a cheaper version which is still exp

sunak, and labour leader sir keir starmer after shirt manufacturer 90 of the appearance of the st george's cross i think the most important thing on an england shirt is the three lions, thatis an england shirt is the three lions, that is our iconic symbol and what distinguishes us but only from teams around the world but from england rugby and cricket.— around the world but from england rugby and cricket. gareth southgate, the encland rugby and cricket. gareth southgate, the england football— rugby and cricket. gareth southgate, the england football manager. - let's return to our top story, and the princess of wales' announcement that's she's undergoing treatment for cancer. it has been a turbulent few months for the royal family and a vacuum of information in recent days and weeks has led to frenzied speculation about what's been happening with the prince and princess of wales, as david sillito reports. when, injanuary, a brief statement was made that the princess of wales was to have a medical procedure and a period of convalescence, it was meant to be a chance to escape the daily pressures of

he warned against messing with a st. george's cross, the new nike design changes the color of the cross from the traditional red and white, the purple and blue. the new kid has angered many fans with more than $20000.00 signing a petition, demanding it to be restored to the original color. like he says, the colors are to celebrate england's 1966 woke up winning team in the office. they all prefer the original and my general view is it when it comes to all national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source of pride, identity, who we all on the perfect as they all know is a football association has defended the new design saying it understands what the flag means, defends and will be displayed at wembley on saturday for england's a friendly against present. captain hurricane was missing from friday morning. this training session due to injury thing one manager believes saturday's game is a great opportunity for players to claim a spot and his 0 squad a. so brilliant opportunity for other players, we need to see other flies have zeros. and if we were playing less the team

the advice necessary from his doctors, so today's event, the very fact of him going into st george's chapel, crossingen run past his medical team, and i'm sure precautions were being taken. but definitely, the direction of travel, if you look back, compared to a couple of months ago, is very optimistic. the archbishop of canterbury wished king charles and the princess of wales well in his easter sermon at canterbury cathedral. the pope also delivered his traditional easter mass in the vatican — where he renewed his call for a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages being held there. here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. when pope francis pulled out of some easter events, concerns about his health intensified. but the vatican said it was to conserve energy for today. and that seems to have worked. though a little out of breath, easter mass went smoothly. after which, the 87—year—old went on a drive about to greet what police estimated to be around 60,000 people who'd come to st peter's square. events culminated with the pope's easter message. in it, he renewed calls for access to aid in gaz

the football association has defended the st george's cross design on its new england kit, followingover the changes. nikee says the shirt includes a "playful update" to the cross from its traditional red to include purple and blue horizontal strips. both the prime minister and labour leader, sir keir starmer, have said the flag shouldn't be altered but the fa has responded by saying it's not the first time" different colours have been used, that it understands what the flag "means to fans" and that the new home kit was meant as a tribute to the 1966 world cup winning team". the fa also says the st george's flag will be displayed prominently at wembley tomorrow — as it always is. england will be playing brazil. before that, tonight, northern ireland are away in romania whilst scotland also have a friendly, they're in amsterdam to face the netherlands. manager steve clarke says will be. we have a good camaraderie, within the squad. it's something that we've built over the last four and a half years. they understand that i can only pick 23 and they all try to show how they are in train

labour leader sir keir starmer has called on nike to change the colour of the st george's cross on itsional red. the new design features purple and blue horizontal stripes, in what nike called a playful update. mr starmer said the flag was a unifier, and the firm should reconsider its decision to change it. the tech giant apple is being accused of monopolising the smartphone market by the us government. the landmark lawsuit says the company has illegally stifled competitors, and the choices available to customers, but apple denies the accusations. 0ur north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, has more from new york. more than a billion of us around the world own an iphone. for many people, it's almost unthinkable that they would use any other sort. for me, apple works a little bit better than android. i have had an android before. it didn't do too well with me. it's just what my parents always got me and it'sjust, like, easy to stick with it. the rest of my family also has iphones, - and so they're just very compatible. all of which makes it one of the most successful comp

st. george cross they use different colors on it? is that nike to? and they're refusing to recall it?it is modern. jonathan: will the politicians intervene? mohamed: they have. they've expressed their opinion. jonathan: after the week we have had so far was talk about the week so far, it's unscripted. boj hikes, what's it out for you? mohamed: central banks took a dovish turn and that is something that's not cyclical it is cyclic care and will talk about it for a while. lisa: if you haven't seen this to the mid-2000 what takes it to 2007. if this is an everything rally and nothing can fail that can lead to difficult moments. mohamed: you need a big shock. a really big shock, and economic or geopolitical shock. on the economic side we are starting to hear the consumer is driven by net savings and income. net saving has a yellow light flashing and income is a green light. if the labor market because it income becomes an issue that would be softer on that side. geopolitics something that drives oil to over a hundred dollars a barrel. annmarie: there are two hot wars, 90% of the american

red, white, or multicoloured — does the colour of the cross of st george matter?controversy. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy. welcome to bbc news now. amidst the horror of events in israel and gaza, it's hard to watch the unfolding pain. today we bring you the searing story of one young girl. this is 12—year—old alma, whose parents were killed along with four of her siblings. more than 13,000 children have been killed in gaza since israel's bombardment there began five months ago, according to the united nations childrens' agency, unicef, a death toll it describes as "staggering." the assault on gaza was sparked by the hamas attacks on israel on october 7th, which killed around 1,200 israelis — most of them civilians. since then, many children in gaza have lost their entire families in israeli attacks. the overall death toll in gaza now stands at more than

should we be tampering with the cross of st george? s time in australia. you'll be able to follow tomorrow's big race on bbc radio 5 live and bbc sounds from 4am tomorrow. and then watch breakfast, of course! and, as for this morning's qualifying, i don't suppose you can guess. yes, of course, defending champion max verstappen claimed his third consecutive pole of the season, ahead of carloz sainz in second. the ferrari driver was returning to the team just two weeks after undergoing surgery on his appendix, when he was replaced by british teenager oliver bearman. lando norris the highest—placed british driver in fourth. there's a big day of action at the miami open later with five britons in action. andy murray will finish his third round match later. his match, with argentinian tomas etcheverry, was abandoned in the first set, due to heavy rain which forced a seven—hour delay, meaning they'll finish today. in the challenge cup, wigan warriors beat sheffield eagles 44—18, to avenge their famous wembley 1998 challenge cup final loss to

that's the interesting bit because the saint george's cross st george's day is routinely lambasted as of. nike have absolutely shot themselves in the foot. it's been a disaster. >> well, a strong opening statement there from you, martin. i'll put that to you, andy, if you don't think this is a big deal, then you misunderstand football fans. you misunderstand football fans. you misunderstand patriot and you misunderstand patriot and you misunderstand the working class. well you go. >> that's quite the, quite the bold statement there . bold statement there. >> i'm not too sure that i misunderstand the working class patriotic football fan. you know, realistically, we talk about class . about class. >> the football shirts are way too expensive for normal working class people to buy anyway. >> know, like £120 >> you know, they're like £120 for the top tier, £180 for the normal one. so, you know, if you're trying to bring it into a class issue, they're too expensive. anyway. class issue, they're too expensi\is anyway. class issue, they're too expensi\is like nay. class issue, they're too ex

st george's chapel, but she wouldn't do a walkabout. so today really was a significant moment, just the fact of him crossing the road there and shaking handsnjoys it, to the extent that he draws energy from it in a way. but the reality is he's been left fairly exposed from a personnel perspective? yeah, we hear this phrase slimmed—down monarchy a great deal, and it is very slimmed down at the moment. he's obviously out of action, and the princess of wales is, and the prince of wales is looking after her a lot, so what we saw today was the core supporters — there was the princess royal, for example, the duke and duchess of edinburgh, who are all stepping up. the duke of york was there as well as a sibling, because it's a family event. he won't be undertaking any public duties. but between them, led by the queen — queen camilla has been central to all of this — they will fill the gaps that have to be filled, so we have seen in recent weeks the princess royal doing many investitures, that's a key part of things, and we're coming up to the really busy summer period. earlyjune, particularly, is going to very busy. we've the 80th anniversary of

but let's cross first to windsor, where king charles is to make his first formal public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. he's due to attend the easter sunday service at st george'spel, along with other royals, but prince william and his wife, the princess of wales, who's also receiving treatment for cancer, will not be there. let'sjoin my colleague sarah campbell, who is live at windsor for us. hello to you, sarah. hi” hi,, lukwes. hi, , lukwes. people hi,, lukwes. people have been queueing up to get inside the grounds of windsor castle, they have now been let in and that is indicative of the fact that the is to start within the next hour. —— lukwesa. to start within the next hour. —— lu kwesa. just to to start within the next hour. —— lukwesa. just to give you an idea of the geography, this is castle hill in the middle of windsor, that is henry viii gate. if you were to go behind that, you would get to st george's chapel, and that is where the easter service is going to happen. so, the mamas of the royal family are not going to be outside he had walking to and from the chapel, they will be inside the confines of the chapel, but there are people who have queued

st. george ribbon appears on the order of glory, albeit with a star instead of a cross, but this does nothite color scheme... and this is a long matter, to which stalin said: holy fathers, is it possible to put this event of yours at, so to speak, bolshevik pace, we will allocate you a civil aviation regiment and in a very short time they brought all these hierarchs to moscow, where the council took place . along with the golden shoulder straps in 1943 , a new anthem appeared. also for a reason, at that time the anthem of the soviet union was the international, the one that called for a world revolution, to destroy everything to the ground, and then, the idea of ​​​​victory of the proletariat over the bourgeoisie it was difficult to explain to our main capitalist allies britain the usa, especially expecting and demanding from them the speedy opening of a second front. in 1990 , a government commission was formed in the rsfsr to create a national anthem. the patriotic song of mikhail glinka was chosen as the music. after the collapse of the ussr in 1991, glinka's melody remained the anthem

st. petersburg, florida. he says the secret to longevity, lots of laughter, doughnuts and whisky. >> you will live forever. >> lilian bradley is 100 enjoys reading, cross word puzzles and george be the aunt of nbc correspondent blayne alexander. >> way to go >> happy birthday! >> we know where blayne gets it. >> this is really good whisky. >> i'm sweating. >> it's strong >> it will be a good 3rd hour. >> oh, gosh. imagine the 4th hour shades of kathy lee. >> all right we're back with the 3rd and 4th hours of "today. but, first, a check of your local news and weather cheers >>> well, it is 8:56 for you right now and there is breaking news. pro palestinian protestors, they have shutdown access points to sfo. i want to show you some video in from the group behind the demonstration. they say they are disrupting traffic, blocking security check-in entrances as well as traffic leading to the airport. they are calling for president biden to issue a permanent cease fire in gaza. the actions come after protestors staged several similar actions last week in lax as well as along the bay bridge and golden gate bridge. this is all happening this morning at sfo, so if you are headed to the