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the chief executive of the welsh rugby union has resigned after a bbc investigation revealed a seriesmance director, nigel walker, who warned that welsh rugby was facing an existential crisis. let's speak to our correspondent, wyre davies. it goes back a little way, some of the background. big it goes back a little way, some of the background.— the background. big problems in welsh rugby _ the background. big problems in welsh rugby for _ the background. big problems in welsh rugby for a _ the background. big problems in welsh rugby for a long _ the background. big problems in welsh rugby for a long time - the background. big problems in welsh rugby for a long time and | welsh rugby for a long time and those problems covered many areas but this particular row refers to a bbc wales programme a week ago which heard disturbing allegations of sexism, sexist behaviour and a toxic culture in the welsh rugby union. we heard testimony on the programme of women who not only had they been subject to the sexist behaviour but felt the structures of the welsh rugby union was such that it was almos

he still works for the welsh rugby union.nessed the incident, told the inquiry, though he remembered the man accused saying that she could visit him in his hotel room, he couldn't recall the word "rape" being used. disbelief. because it's such a strong word, you know, evokes such a strong reaction, doesn't it, to most people? so i think... i think i'm surprised if he can't recall that word being used. we've been told that a witness identified by charlotte to the wru was willing to make a statement, confirming that they'd seen and heard the man make the rape comments, but they were not asked to do so. with the serious nature of what i'm calling out, why wouldn't you do that? why wouldn't you find out for yourselves? ask the people that were there, but they haven't. the wru told us that charlotte's allegations remain unsubstantiated, following a thorough, independent legal investigation. it says it takes any allegations from staff regarding behaviour, attitude and language seriously. and, if any allegations are substantiated, i

welsh rugby — many. several former employees at the welsh rugby union _ many. es at the welsh rugby union have told i many. several former employees at| the welsh rugby union have told the bbc of a toxic culture of sexism at the organisation. in one incident a male member said allegedly he wanted to rape a female colleague. a senior business figure was brought in to help the rfu and talked about a time ticking bomb. you may find some details in this report distressing. when charlotte wathan, an experienced rugby administrator, joined the you need to take women's rugby to the next level she was warned by other women to expect occasional sexist comments. but what she says happened to her after she had been there for a year went much further. i had been there for a year went much further. . . , . ., further. i had an experience of someone _ further. i had an experience of someone referring _ further. i had an experience of someone referring about - further. i had an experience of someone referring about me l further. i had an experience of| someone referring about

the welsh rugby union says it takes any allegations from staff seriously and it will act very swiftlyll be a wake—up call for the game. wyre davies, bbc news. after yea rs after years out of the spotlight the actor brendan fraser is tipped for oscar success after winning rave 0scar success after winning rave reviews in the new movie, the whale. lizo mzimba reports. the point of this course is to learn how to write clearly and persuasively. think about the truth of your argument. charlie is a reclusive lecturer. he's severely obese and desperate to reconnect with his estranged daughter. are you actually trying to parent me right now? who would want me to be a part of their life? how much responsibility do you feel doing a part like this? a great deal. ifeel i'm going to need to be the voice for those who live the way that charlie does, to depict him with dignity and with respect, in a way that we haven't seen that character played on screen before. fraser's remarkable transformation the result of heavy prosthetics. the lead character might be an unusual one for hollywood, but the direc

there's also been a notable response from the welsh rugby union partners was at the principality, whichons of bullying and sexism in the programme, in the statement they are extremely concerning and expects the wbru to take immediate and decisive action to remove discriminatory and bullying behavior. the wbru itself said it took any allegations from staff seriously, in particular regarding to two behaviour attitudes and language. there can be no doubt of the feelings expressed by those who heard the brave stories of some of its former female employees. it's been over 30 years since nottingham forest last made the last four of a major cup competition. and this evening, the club have the chance to put one foot, in the efl cup final when they take on manchester united, in their semifinal first leg at the city ground. a tough task, given united's form — but their opponents did lose their ten game unbeaten run against arsenal at the weekend. ian dennis is there for us, with clinton morrison. nodding nottingham forest since 1992, i can guarantee the city ground will be rocking come kick time

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ago which heard disturbing allegations of sexism, sexist behaviour and a toxic culture in the welsh rugby unionugby union was such that it was almost impossible for them to air their grievances and they felt it wasn�*t a safe place for them to work. two women we spoke to said they had been driven to the verge of suicide by their experiences and we�*ve also heard from a very senior female executive, or we heard her thoughts, a woman who had been sunday times business person of the year and was damning about a review into the welsh rugby union women�*s games, so all of this was very difficult for rugby union in wales when it is meant to be promoting women�*s rugby and the response was that no changes would take place but there was such objections from fans and clubs and ultimately from the welsh professional teams all calling for change that, in the end, the change had to happen. around 145,000 people live with parkinson�*s disease in the uk — and it�*s the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. for some people, the symptoms of the disease can be partly managed through singing — by

clearly there are some people who are still working at the welsh rugby union who should not still be hould be offered to people in ppm, no proper rules on debt repayment, and people on prepayment meters, the most vulnerable in our society, paying the most for our energy, a prepayment penalty. will the minister answer three questions? isn't the best thing he can do to prevent hardship this winter, to impose a temporary ban on the installation of the forced installation of the forced installation of the forced installation of prepayment meters, thatis installation of prepayment meters, that is the way to protect thousands more falling into misery. second, does he agree that, particularly in this cost of living crisis, it is quite wrong that people on prepayment meters are paying more for their energy, and willie take action to end the penalty? third, will he pledge to look at the situation in other countries, where no one can forcibly be cut off, as we do with water in the uk, with a minimum amounts of supply to households. energy companies are forcing their way into people's homes, wit

the welsh rugby union says it takes any allegations from staff seriously and it will act very swiftly on iplayer from 5pm today, and bbc one wales at eight o'clock this evening. this week the chancellor is expected to announce hundreds of millions of pounds of support to help britain's two biggest steelmakers go green. the funding is designed to cut emissions and protect thousands ofjobs, but will be controversial due to the tough line the government is taking on pay settlements for public sector workers. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. this giant structure, a blast furnace, is the heart of a steelwork. it is here that iron is smelted from ore bearing rock. it uses vast quantities of coal and produces huge amounts of carbon dioxide. now, if you thought your energy bill was big, think again. this place produces 3.6 million tonnes of steel every year and uses enough energy to power more than 600,000 british homes. its carbon footprint is equally huge — 2% of uk emissions, more than 15% of wales's carbon emissions. just two companies still use blast furnaces in the uk — indian

the welsh rugby union says it takes any allegations from staff seriously and it will act very swiftly the spotlight, on bbc iplayer from 5pm today, or bbc 0ne wales at 8pm. i�*m nowjoined by tonia antoniazzi, former rugby player and now labour mp for gower and shadow minister for northern ireland. thank you forjoining us. just picking up on what you said in that report, you are obviously very keen to talk about the fact that these accusations are the latest in a number of scandals in different areas of sport. what more do you think can be done to try to educate governing bodies, to make sure that anything like this is rooted out? governing bodies have a responsibility to get the facts, the truth, and to do it properly and with transparency. what we have seen in this case is not everybody was spoken to, and there�*s a lot of marking your own homework, as i said. it is not being done properly, it is always to protect their reputation and it is really difficult to come and speak about this because i love rugby, everybody, women and girls across wales absolutely love and live and breathe

the welsh rugby union says it takes any allegations from staff seriously and it will act very swiftly", on iplayer from 5pm today or bbc one wales at 8pm. it's monday morning, john is here with the sport. it was a big weekend, an important weekend, halfway through the premier league. yes, and if you look at the picture of eddie nketiah, arsenal striker, possible to ignore arsenal this season. manchester united was a team that was reinvigorated under their manager as well, great rivalry through the years. if anyone was going to push them it would be united. it was a classic match, one for the ages but arsenal came out top which makes you wonder, is this going to be their year? is top which makes you wonder, is this going to be their year?— going to be their year? is this the moment? that _ going to be their year? is this the moment? that is _ going to be their year? is this the moment? that is what _ going to be their year? is this the moment? that is what we - going to be their year? is this the moment? that is what we are - going to be their year? is this the moment? that is what we

let's get more now on welsh rugby union, some of its former employees have told the bbc that there ishave left the wru said alleged bullying and sexism made them feel suicidal — with one saying a male colleague said in front of other staff that he wanted to rape her. the former rugby player and now labour mp, tonia antoniazzi, told the bbc that there needs to be more accountability. governing bodies have a responsibility to get to the facts, the truth and to do it properly and with transparency. what we have seen in this case is not everybody was spoken to and there's a lot of marking your own homework, as i've already said, but they are not... it's not being done properly, it's all to protect their reputation. and it is really difficult to come and speak about this because i love rugby, everybody, women and girls across wales absolutely love, live and breathe the sport, so it's so important they get it right and getting it right means holding your hands up, apologising and doing something about it. i'd like to see an independent review body put together that can hold, that can hold g

the welsh rugby union the head. has resigned amid allegations of a toxic culture within the governing body. steve phillips decision comes after the ww announced an external taskforce will investigate claims of misogyny , racism and, homophobia misogyny, racism and, homophobia within the institution . former within the institution. former wales winger nigel has become acting ceo and has warned of an existence crisis for welsh rugby ahead of the six nations. this is gb news. we'll bring you more news as it happens now. it's back to alistair . back to alistair. bethany, thank you very indeed. he was with me at the very with me at the very top of the show. and i'm delighted to say the political tom harwood joins live now in the studio with the latest on the political front you in bethany, as you heard there in bethany, as news report what jacob rees—mogg had to and what was feeding had to say and what was feeding the labour to say how the the labour had to say how the troops are. they bruised and battered ? what do thin

the welsh rugby union chief executive steve phillips is set to leave his role. cism in welsh rugby's governing body. mr phillips had initially vowed to continue in the role, but he is understood to have changed his mind after growing calls for him to step down. the princess of wales is launching a new campaign to support one of her most personal causes — the importance of early childhood. in an open letter, catherine says not enough attention is being paid to how the first five years of a child's life shapes the adults we become. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. supporting young children and their families, the focus of much of the work the princess of wales now does. the new campaign, launched this week, will reinforce a commitment to this issue. in her open letter, published today, and signed off from catherine, she says our early years are critical, but she writes: look at you, so many words. focusing on early childhood has been a long—running theme of the princess' work. with the bbc, she back to the tiny, happy people project two years ago, hel

the head of the welsh rugby union has resigned amid allegations of a toxic culture within the governingody . his decision governing body. his decision comes after the you all you announced an external task force will investigate claims of misogyny , sexism, racism and misogyny, sexism, racism and homophobia within the institution . former wales winger institution. former wales winger nigel walker has become acting ceo for the time being and has warned of an existential crisis for welsh rugby ahead of the six nations. you're up to date on tv news. we'll bring you more news as it happens. now it's back to sunday with michael portillo . sunday with michael portillo. thank you, bethany. it's described as a serious breach of the ministerial code, and it gave prime minister rishi sunak clear grounds to dismiss nadhim zahawi from the government. so how is response contains no apology or contrition ? the prime apology or contrition? the prime minister has been criticised for not acting sooner. he also now has to deal with multiple allegations of bullying by deputy prime minister dominic raab. t

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he still works for the welsh rugby union.u know? evokes such a strong reaction, doesn't it, to most people? so, i think — i think i'm surprised if he can't recall that word being used. we've been told that a witness, identified by charlotte to the wru, was willing to make a statement, confirming that they'd seen and heard the man make the rape comments, but they were not asked to do so. with the serious nature of what i'm calling out, why wouldn't you do that? why wouldn't you find out for yourselves? ask the people that were there? but they haven't. the wru told us that charlotte's allegations remain unsubstantiated following a thorough, independent legal investigation. it says it takes any allegations from staff regarding behaviour, attitude and language seriously and if any allegations are substantiated, it will act swiftly as such behaviour has no place in the wru or in welsh rugby. charlotte is not the only woman to challenge the wru. the colleague who saw the signs right at the start of charlotte's time at the organisat

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and so they're resorting to sticking plasters and the head of the welsh rugby union has resigned amid allegations of a toxic culture within the governing body. steve phillips decision comes after the w you announced an external taskforce will investigate claims of misogyny , sexism, racism and misogyny, sexism, racism and homophobe phobia in the institution . former wales wicket institution. former wales wicket nigel walker has become acting ceo. he warned of an existential crisis for welsh rugby ahead of the six nations. we're on tv, onune the six nations. we're on tv, online and on derby radio. this is the people's channel gb news. time now for free speech nation and -- and. -- and . the scottish prison service and. the scottish prison service announces a review . the announces a review. the accommodation of trans prisoners. ritchie sunak sex nadhim zahawi and actor alan cumming hands back his problematic obe this is free speech nation . welcome to free speech nation. welcome to free speech nation. welcome to free speech nation. welcome to free speech nation with me andrew doyle . t

and so they're resorting to sticking plasters and the head of the welsh rugby union has resigned amid allegations of a toxic culture within the governing body. steve phillips decision comes after the w you announced an external taskforce will investigate claims of misogyny , sexism, racism and misogyny, sexism, racism and homophobe phobia in the institution . former wales wicket institution. former wales wicket nigel walker has become acting ceo. he warned of an existential crisis for welsh rugby ahead of the six nations. we're on tv, onune the six nations. we're on tv, online and on derby radio. this is the people's channel gb news. time now for free speech nation and -- and. -- and . the scottish prison service and. the scottish prison service announces a review . the announces a review. the accommodation of trans prisoners. ritchie sunak sex nadhim zahawi and actor alan cumming hands back his problematic obe this is free speech nation . welcome to free speech nation. welcome to free speech nation. welcome to free speech nation. welcome to free speech nation with me andrew doyle . t

to rugby union where warren gatland has named his welsh side to face ireland at a sold out principalityurday. leigh halfpenny will return and make a first wales start for 19 months after a serious knee injury and joe hawkins makes his six nations debut at inside centre. gatland has decided he'll partner the nation's most capped men's international back george north in the midfield. alun wynjones starts, while dann biggar is back at fly half after missing the autumn internationals. england open their campaign against scotland at twickenham on saturday. they'll be a fresh look to the home side with a new coaching team who are impressed by what they've seen so far. there is a freshness about the players at the minute. i have been enormously impressed and how diligent and hard working and profession of the group have been. but also i think they have enjoyed the training and they know it's has been tough and purposeful, and we are trying to prepare for a wonderful side that will be pinned against this weekend. that wonderful side that will be pinned against this weekend.— against this weeken

it's the world rugby union chief executive steve phillips has resigned following bbc wales investigates programme. they raised allegations of misogyny, sexism and racism within welshment. welsh rugby's governing body say . government. welsh rugby's governing body say. he's government. welsh rugby's governing body say . he's fallen governing body say. he's fallen his sword. he had pledged to carry on having given he's going to weather the storm, but he's decided that given the groundswell of objection to the allegations, he's stepped down. so once a minister throughout the welsh rugby not in a good place right now. no, no. oh, dean place right now. no, no. oh, dear. well, we've got to go to tennis. yes, because it's the big one. this afternoon in the australian open. the men's final. yeah exactly. well, djokovic on a difficult week. he's been nursing a hamstring injury. he's been getting through the rounds. he had the problems his father, problems with his father, surgeon been he surgeon as well, who's been he was pictured with some was seen pictured with some support for russia flags would say, but he's decided to stay away from the tournament. i don't think he re