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the recommendations were made by former sports minister tracey crouch, who led a fans' review. greater role forfans running clubs. brentford is an example. the supporters' trust played a decisive role in that club's progress to the premier league, and to a new, local stadium. so often, we hear that fans are the centre of football, so often they feel distant from the decisions which affect them. the need for reform is accepted in government, but not necessarily by all in football. the changes are not law, yet. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. only scotland has had its average rainfall this april so far, it is that dry. some parts of the uk particularly the south and south—east have only had round about 30-35% of the south—east have only had round about 30—35% of the average april rainfall. in perspective, it was dry last april so we are in a run of dry aprils at the moment but at this stage there is no sign of rain to

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it was a former sports minister tracey crouch who led the funds review.ed for an independent regulator. i think the premier league needs to accept there have been some failings in the regulations and with the structures they have overseen in the last, you know, 20 years and that it is now time for a reform. cheering and applause here's a football success story, brentford. their route to the premier league involved substantial investment, but when the club moved to this new and still local stadium, the fans were consulted and the involvement of supporters at board level at brentford to maintain the club's tradition is one important example for football reformers. because while some clubs move toward sustainability, the general picture, supporters warn, is alarming. we looked at the 2020 figures and this is before the pandemic, remember, 52% of the clubs in the top four leagues are technically insolvent, so all those clubs are one bad owner or one bad decision away from disappearing altogether. so often we hear that fans are at the very centre of football.

the review was led by former sports minister tracey crouch, following a series of issues, including thethe collapse of bury fc. birmingham city have been closely involved, and they want the measures brought in quickly. the longer this goes on without finalisation, without being put into law, the more time there is far challenge for verification. it is clear the premier league are against a number of the recommendations, i think the same is true of the other league. they are saying thank you for the endorsement so far but please move quickly and do not want these down. —— do not water these down. the favourite for the world snooker title neil robertson continues his bid for a place in the quarterfinals later, but he needs to make up ground against jack lisowski, who leads by nine frames to seven at the crucible in sheffield. they resume at seven o'clock and they'll play to a finish first to 13 wins. judd trump, the 2019 champion, is in better shape. he leads anthony mcgill by ten frames to six. two other matches have just restarted. stuart bingham leads kyren wilson 9—8. john higgins is

it was fronted by the former sports minister, tracey crouch, and it is our recommendation is that thepublished in the summer. what difference would add independent football regulator make? that difference would add independent football regulator make?- football regulator make? at the moment, football regulator make? at the moment. and — football regulator make? at the moment, and it _ football regulator make? at the moment, and it is _ football regulator make? at the moment, and it is not _ football regulator make? at the i moment, and it is not uncommon, we have seen football clubs james chance to people who suddenly it is later found out don't have the finances to keep the club going. barry was bought for just £1, finances to keep the club going. barry was bought forjust £1, which to some people is unacceptable. an independent triple regulator will keep a constant track of the finances of a club to make sure they are not spending beyond their means in the hope of success, or attached should a billionaire owners suddenly want to be rid of that club, the club is not left in the lurch.

it was the former sports minister tracey crouch who led the funds review.have overseen in the last, you know, 20 years and that it is now time for a reform. cheering and applause. here's a football success story, brentford. their route to the premier league involved substantial investment, but when the club moved to this new and still local stadium, the fans were consulted and the involvement of supporters at board level at brentford to maintain the club's tradition is one important example for football reformers. because while some clubs move toward sustainability, the general picture, supporters warn, is alarming. we looked at the 2020 figures and this is before the pandemic, remember, 52% of the clubs in the top four leagues are technically insolvent, so all those clubs are one bad owner or one bad decision away from disappearing altogether. so often we hear that fans are at the very centre of football. so often they feel distant from the decisions which affect them, the idea is to change that are not law yet. joe wilson, bbc news. on the pitch in the pr

also among the widespread changes suggested from the report by former sports minister tracey crouch,r tests for owners and directors of clubs, aswell tougher financial rules. crouch said the reforms are much needed. i think this is a massive step forward for i think this is a massive step forward for reform i think this is a massive step forward for reform in i think this is a massive step forward for reform in en-lish forward for reform in english football. i think today, you know, we should celebrate the fact that the government have accepted or support all ten of the strategic recommendations that the fan lead review put forward. i think it shows that they recognise that there is a need for change and that change has to happen. obviously, you know, like many football fans, i always get a bit nervous when there are things to be played for, and i would've liked to of seen the implementation sooner. at the same time, these are massively complex issues. i think football fans will recognise that it is right for government to really look at the detail of some of these reforms. i think f

the review was led by former sports minister tracey crouch following a series of crises, including thend in the drivers' championship behind charles leclerc, who spun—off in the closing stages. hamilton finished down in 13th. how about this for a win? england beating ireland 69—0 to set up a grand slam decider in the women's six nations with france this saturday. england only scored twice in the first half, but the floodgates opened after the break. they did it in front of a record home crowd of nearly 16,000 fans at welford road to set up that big game with france this weekend. the french crowd are going to be massive, but i think we just go out there, do ourjob and it's a final, at the end of the day, so we just need to make sure we put everything into it and, hopefully, we will come out on top. leeds rhinos' women made it into the challenge cup final with victory against york city knights. former cricketer turned scrum—half courtney winfield—hill scored the match—winning penalty to defeat last year's finallists 28—26. they will face the defending champions st helens, who dominated t

the former sports minister tracey crouch led the review and was pleased with government endorsement butd for english football, —— i think this is a massive step forward for reform in english football, i think today we should celebrate the fact that the government have accepted or support alternative strategic recommendations that the finite review put forward, i think they reckon as there is a need for change, and that change has to happen. obviously, like many football fans, i always get a bit nervous when things are still there to be played for, and i would have liked to have seen the implementation sooner, but at the same time these are massive complex issues, and i think football fans will recognise that it is right for government to really look at the detail of some of these reforms. fans groups too are encouraged by today's announcement, but like crouch, they want firm commitments that action will be taken soon. it is a cautious welcome. this is a step in the right direction, but the big thing is we need that timeline, we need to have some really firm guarantees. one of the things

the review was led by former sports minister tracey crouch, following a series of crises, including therom bad to worse? he was lapped by max verstappen at the emilia romagna grand prix at imola. verstappen went on to win and is now second in the drivers' championship behind charles leclerc who spun—off in the closing stages. hamilton finished down in 13th. how about this for a win? england beating ireland 69—nil to set up a grand slam decider in the women's six nations with france this saturday. england only scored twice in the first half but the floodgates opened after the break, and they did it in front of a record home crowd of nearly 16,000 fans at welford road . leeds rhinos women made it into the challenge cup final with victory against york city knights. former cricketer turned scrum half courtney winfield—hill scored the match—winning penalty to defeat last year's finallists 28—26. they'll face the defending champions st helens, who dominated their semifinal against featherstone rovers, scoring 17 tries in an 82—nil win. amy hardcastle scored four of those tries. the final is a