the man in question left the wru.aint couldn't be investigated further. marc says he also reported incidents elsewhere. he says that, last march, he witnessed colleagues making jokes about child sexual abuse during a staff team—building event. very early on in that day, somebody on a bus journey to the activity referenced somebody was, um, from a private school. and because they went to a private school, there would be some kind of sexual abuse to him as a child by teachers, etc... um... i was quite shocked that that sort of terminology was used. as we got off the bus, the most senior manager on that particularjourney then echoed the same statement to the same individual. that particular day, you know, it was unprofessional behaviour throughout, to the point where that day was actually investigated by an external hr company. marc says he told them what he'd overheard. the wru told us, "this is new information "which will be followed up and acted on." women's rugby was everything i wanted to do. i remember those days w

in the words of the wru itself, this is an organisation facing an existential crisis.bc he was surprised to be at the focus of so many conspiracy theories during the pandemic. mr gates has given tens of billions of pounds to the causes of global health, including fighting malaria and tackling climate change. he's been telling the bbc�*s amol rajan. for most of his life, bill gates has been the richest man in the world. but the founder of microsoft has, somehow, gone from being the face of american computing and capitalism to the front man for endless conspiracy theories. he's given tens of billions to philanthropy, focusing on climate change and global health. particularly that of children. i travelled to kenya to question him on a range of issues, including those raised by critics of his philanthropy. who made you god? i'm not god. i mean, as a percentage of the world economy, i'm kind of rounding there, but, yes, i decided that the death of children, when i read that diarrhoea was killing half a million children and that the vaccine to stop those deaths was being giv

the wru chief executive steve phillips resigned on sunday.nt or chair are now also expected to be female. the proposals will be decided at an extraordinary general meeting next month and needs 75% of clubs to vote for the resolutions. four months on from the collapse of worcester warriors, administrators say they've appointed the clubs former chief executive jim o'toole and his business partner james sandford as new owners. the process has taken almost six months since o'toole made his first offer to buy the club from the previous owners last august, well over a month prior to the club entering administration. their consortium, atlas will now take over the running of the club. the most successful career in american football history has come to an end. tom brady not for the first time, announced his retirement from the nfl. but now he insists it's for good. the quarterback�*s time in the sport was longer and more trophy laden than any other player, winning the super bowl a record seven occasions. hugh ferris has more. in a country were team sp

gatland has delayed the team announcement until thursday, and the wru have insisted it is working onay�*s deadline to resolve the player demands. england will play south africa, in the women�*s t20 world cup semifinal after the hosts beat bangladesh by ten wickets. earlier, england thrashed pakistan with a record breaking margin of 114 runs to top their group. england put up 213—5 in their innings with opener danni wyatt hitting a half century, and nat sciver—brunt top scoring with 81. it was the highest total in a t20 world cup match ever. they were just as impressive with the ball, leaving pakistan on 99—9. to be the best in the world you have to beat the current best in the world will stop astray they have been consistently at the top of their game for a long time. at the moment, we are trying to focus on ourselves and not look to outwardly at other teams. in the past we have probably done that quite a lot and it�*s not really worked out for us. that�*s all the sport for now. in a lot of the stories that we tell, they can be so bleak. you need to show some hope as well, because ho

the wru have insisted it is working on a deal with the four regions ahead of wednesday's deadline too make sure we got clarity. the boys half a day off tomorrow then come back on thursday and will announce a team. —— they have a day off. it's been challenging to the players. they put their training his own and trained well, we had a good week last week. are you hopeful this game will take place? are you hopeful this game will take lace? ., are you hopeful this game will take lace? . , to cricket and england are currently on xx for xx england's decision to bat after winning the toss got off to a bad start after losing sophia dunkley and alice capsey early in the innings. but half—centuries by danni wyatt and nat sciver—brunt helped them put up a strong score in their bid to win and top the group. england have already qualified for the semifinals but a win today could see them potentially avoid the champions australia in the finalfour. leeds united are expected to announce former watford manager the spaniard led watford to the fa cup final in 2019 before managing valencia and al—sadd i

potential strike action was averted following extensive negotiations between players and the wru, whichtain ken owen says he's proud of the unity shown by the squad and now wants the focus to switch back to performances on the field. what's done is done. what's gone is gone. we've made a stand, weave, i think, made people stand up and take notice. shown the strength we have as a plane group and we can move on now and concentrate on the rugby. hopefully will get things done and the players will have their seats at the players will have their seats at the table and a voice and we won't end up in the situation again. in the premiership, bath missed the chance to get off the bottom of the table. they were leading bristol by 13 points to 12 at the rec when aj macginty�*s penalty gave the visitors a 15—12 victory. bristol are only two places above bath. hull fc and warrington have joined hull kr in winning their first two games of the new super league season. warrington won 16—12 at huddersfield. while hull subjected leeds to their second straight defeat. scott taylor's late try gave them a 2

the wru have insisted it is working on a deal with the four regions ahead of wednesday's deadline tomands. i think with the uncertainty over what was happening, lots of meetings and things going on. ijust wanted to make sure we got clarity in terms of the boys having a day off tomorrow, there will come back on thursday and we will announce the team on thursday. we are confident that something will be resolved today. it has been a challenge. at the players at training and even this morning, take up their training heads on and trained well. we had a good week last week. fire heads on and trained well. we had a good week last week.— good week last week. are you confident the _ good week last week. are you confident the scheme - good week last week. are you confident the scheme will- good week last week. are you | confident the scheme will take place? confident the scheme will take lace? , ., , , to cricket now and england have won the toss and chosen to bat against pakistan in the final group stage match of the women's t20 cup. england could avoid the champions australia. it has not been

on monday, the wru's chief executive steve phillips resigned. 0ur wales correspondent wyre davies isinterim chief executive of the union, nigel walker, appeared with the chair of the union at a senedd committee hearing in cardiff. they admitted they perhaps turned a blind eye to many of the accusations in the bbc investigation for far too long. this is similar to the racism allegations 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

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

the wales players have set today as the final deadline to come to an agreement with the wru to agreea new contract or they'll go on strike. welsh coach warren gatland is hopeful both sides can come to an agreement and delayed naming his team yesterday. rugby commentator gareth rhys owen explains some of the sticking points. specifically, the idea that wages would be reduced, but in addition to 80% basic guaranteed, 20% dependent on player performances. how many games they play, how many games they win. if you look at the context right now, rugby players are being told, day after day, due to concussion and injury, they need to manage their workload, they need to sit these games out if they are not feeling ioo%. these contracts are suggesting the very opposite. i don't think the union and the regions will come to an agreement today, but the hope will be that the players are given some assurances or some draft contracts that would appease them and allow this game to go ahead on saturday. england are looking to retain the arnold clark cup tonight when they face belgium at ashton gate. in

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

it's everyone involved in professional rugby so you have the ospreys, the dragons, scarlets, the wru have less than 60 caps who are expected to play at a club in wales. they think it's really is restricting what they can and can't do so they want that either scrapped or reduced. the last thing they want is basically closing their contract that says they get 80% of their salary and the other 20% is made up of bonuses, whether that be the amount of games they've played for the success rate of the team. they want it gone. they have been quite clear about what they want and we understand we have been negotiations but we don't know if they are going to get a full resolution on everything today. england have the chance to retain the arnold clark cup against belgium tonight at ashton gate. the lionesses need to avoid defeat tonight to lift the trophy because of a better goal difference and are on a record 28 match unbeaten streak under their dutch manage sarina wiegman. the 53 year old says squad rotation in this competition has been good ahead of the world cup later in the summer. this who

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

misogyny within welsh rugby union and during a culture and sport hearing at the senedd this morning the wruhave beenin i think as an organisation we have been in denial. as to the extent of the problem. so there have been cases in the past which have been dealt with, in theory dealt with and people have moved on. i think each individual case is an indication that there has been a wider problem. that people have notjoined the docks. when you see it presented over a 30 minute programme in the way that it was, unless you are going to bury your head in the sand for another six or 12 months, you have to take action and that is the position we are in. none of us are part of the position. i’m position we are in. none of us are part of the position. i'm harrowed. herod by what _ part of the position. i'm harrowed. herod by what i — part of the position. i'm harrowed. herod by what i have _ part of the position. i'm harrowed. herod by what i have heard. - part of the position. i'm harrowed. herod by what i have heard. i - part of the position. i'm harrowed. | herod by what i have heard. i think we a

i don't need a commission to tell wrus we are spending too much.tell us we're in $31 trillion debt. nobody needs to tell us that we have spent too much. just like any family. so we don't need a commission to tell us to do our job that the american public elected us to do. for the next five months, we can sit down and solve this problem. [ inaudible question ] >> i did not talk to him about classified documents. i came down here to talk about the debt ceiling and our spending. that's what we spent our time on . >> right now, this is a conversation about mine with the president when it comes to the debt ceiling and spending. [ inaudible question ] >> look, we talked in different perspectives, as our first conversation about this. look, i don't want to give any false impressions. he gave me his perspective, i gave him our perspective. but i believe in hearing both perspectives, be it family, relationships, that you can find common ground. there's nothing in there that does not believe that we can come to an agreement that makes america stronger, puts

sexism and misogyny within the welsh rugby union and during a culture of media and sport hearing, the wruwhich were missed-— were missed. i was shocked by the ersonal were missed. i was shocked by the personal stories _ were missed. i was shocked by the personal stories highlighted - were missed. i was shocked by the personal stories highlighted by - personal stories highlighted by former staff in the programme. and i can only apologise once more to them and say not only to them by people elsewhere are affected by the allegations in the programme and to say i will work night and day to ensure all our staff feel safe and valued. ., , ~ ensure all our staff feel safe and valued. . , ~ ., ., ,., valued. last week we heard about the former welsh — valued. last week we heard about the former welsh football _ valued. last week we heard about the former welsh football star _ valued. last week we heard about the former welsh football star gareth - former welsh football star gareth bale impressing professional golfers ahead of a bend in the usa so they had been warned of his talent and now he is h

gatland has delayed the team announcement until thursday and the wru have insisted it is working on aace that will get resolved today. and with the players, the training and even this morning, picking their training heads on in training well and we had a good week last week. absolutely. yes. there will be a curry, his twin brother comes back into before and after being dropped from the second match against italy. that's all the sport for now. the snp leadership candidate, kate forbes, has insisted her campaign can survive after losing the support of four senior colleagues for her position on gay marriage. ms forbes said she would have voted against the same sex marriage bill had she been an msp when it was debated in 2014. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is in glasgow with the latest. she says she is still in the running at the moment and can she survived all of this, do you think? it’s all of this, do you think? it's been all of this, do you think? it's been a tricky 24 — all of this, do you think? it's been a tricky 24 hours _ all of this, do you think? it's been a tricky

delayed announcing his line—up on tuesday due to contractual disputes between welsh rugby players and the wruth the players just to announce the team to them, and it is an opportunity for us to draw a line in the sand and focus completely on preparing for sunday. meanwhile, anthony watson will make his first england start in almost two years in the match on saturday. the 28—year—old comes in to replace injured 0llie hassell—collins on the wing. jamie george starts, and he's said there is "no bigger game" than playing wales. andy farrell's ireland continue their pursuit of the grand slam when they play italy in rome on saturday. craig casey will partner ross byrne in a new half—back pairing, with captainjohnny sexton being left out after picking up a groin injury against france last time out. that's all the sport for now. let's stay with the news that a new independent regulator of men's football in england will be established for the first time. it will aim to make clubs more financially sustainable, and ensure money from the premier league filters down to lower divisions. 0ur sport reporter

which has been delayed since tuesday due to contractual disputes between welsh rugby players and the wru vice—captain courtney lawes makes his return from injury and is fit for the bench. jamie george starts and says there is no bigger game and playing wales. i still remember now like, as a kid, it was a game, probably my earliest memories is watching england versus wales at my uncle�*s has with my parents there, and my uncle is not a massive fan of the welsh ace that has been ingrained in me from an early age. but my dad playing for london welsh, all of that kind of thing, we have a lot of welsh family and friends, so it�*s a game that i absolutely love. the occasion is something i absolutely love. ireland continue their pursuit of the grand slam when they play italy in rome on saturday. craig casey will partner ross byrne in a new half—back pairing, with captainjohnny sexton being left out after picking up a groin injury against france last time out. that�*s all for now. see you in an hour. lovely to speak to you again, and i guess you never had the sheepskin coat for your trips there

on monday, the wru's chief executive steve phillips resigned. 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. households in england and wales will see the largest rise to their water bills and they could rise to an average of £448 a year. consumer groups have warned it could be the tipping point for customers who are already struggling to pay. water uk says the increase is because of higher energy costs. king charles will not feature on australia's new $5 note, the country's central bank has announced. the new design wi

he has to wru a report and explain himself. if he can't, he should be disciplined and/or fired. hope that's what garland does in the weeks to comp. i do have a question for michael. i'd love your view on what you think changed for district attorney bragg? he came into office and poured water on this investigation that you and so many other people brought receipts and made it pretty ironclad, at least to us lay people on the outside. so is bragg just engaged in a pr offensive? is this real? is it just a reaction to mark pomeranz's book? what do you think is going on? >> i don't want to into the substance of my conversations with the team at the da's office. a what i would say is i think it's an issue of time. i really do. now of course, we all want to see this investigation moving forward. we want it to see it moving forward just about a year ago. it didn't happen. okay. going back to the transportation a analogy, it's on the tarmac. let's put it that way. >> but let me stop you for one second. putting my former government hat on, it's the easiest thing in the world to say i need

looming, a decision was reached on wednesday following extensive negotiations between players and the wruances on the field. we need a win. degette, you know, the pride back in the shirt after two defeats and like i said, it's been her —— a horrendous two weeks but we can only focus on the rugby now and moving forward, that's what we need to concentrate on —— like i said. elsewhere, top—of—the—table ireland travel to rome as their quest for grand slam glory continues when they face italy this afternoon. in contrast, their opponents have lost both games so far but coach andy farrell isn't taking anything for granted. the reality is that this is our third game of the competition and we expect it to be our best performance of the competition, that's how it should be and that's what we're aiming for. the respect that we've got for italy is exactly where it should be, very high. the development of what they've shown over the last 12 months has been super impressive, so we are in for a tough game. in the premiership, bristol edged a nervy win to complete a west country derby double. they were b

the wru have insisted its working on a deal with the regions ahead of wednesday's deadline to resolvew and england play their final group match at the women's t20 world cup today. they are up against pakistan in cape town. england have already qualified for the semi—finals, but a win would ensure they finish unbeaten at the top of group 2 and likely avoid reigning champions australia. bowler sophie ecclestone thinks the team is improving under head coachjon lewis. i think he come in and bought a lot of relaxed and chilled vibes. everyone is loving playing and we are really enjoying being part of the squad again and it's really exciting. my mum and dad are here which is really nice. they are having a great time and everyone feels a lot happier in the group and everyone's got a good vibe, so it's really nice. that's all the sport for now. junior doctors in england have become the latest health workers to vote for strike action in a dispute with the government over pay. members of the british medical association are expected to stage a 72—hour walk—out, possibly as early as mid—march. ou

potential strike action was averted following extensive negotiations between players and the wru, whichn by the squad and now wants the focus to switch back to performances on the field. what is done is done, what is gone is gone. we have made a stand, i think made people stand up and take notice, showed the strength we have as a playing group and if we can move on now and concentrate on the rugby and the powers that be will get things done and the players will have a seat at the table and a voice and hopefully we never end up in this situation again. that and hopefully we never end up in this situation again.— this situation again. that is all caettin this situation again. that is all getting back — this situation again. that is all getting back under _ this situation again. that is all getting back under way i this situation again. that is all getting back under way in i this situation again. that is all| getting back under way in cape this situation again. that is all i getting back under way in cape town. for now, back to you. junior doctors in england will go on strike for 72 hours

the wales players have set today as the final deadline to come to an agreement with the wru to agree 80% basic guaranteed, 20% dependent on player performances. how many games they play, how many games they win. if you look at the context right now, rugby players are being told they after day, due to concussion and injury, they need to manage their workload, they need to sit these games out if they are not feeling 100%. these contracts are suggesting the very opposite. i don't think the union and the regions will come to an agreement today, but the hope will be that the players are given some assurances or players are given some assurances 01’ some players are given some assurances or some draft contracts that would appease them and allow this game to go ahead on saturday. one other rugby union line to bring you, and leicester tigers have appointed australian dan mckellar as their head coach for the 2023—24 season. the 46—year—old had been part of eddiejones' coaching set—up at australia but now moves to the premiership title holders as the permanent replacement for steve borthwick,

and during a culture and sport hearing at the senedd, the wru admitted there had been warning signs which programme in the way that it was, unless you're going to bury your head in the sand for another six months or 12 months, you have to take action. and that's the position we're in. finally, from night shifts on motorways, to bingo, and now a dream debut in premier league darts, for newcastle lad chris dobey. after beating peter wright and nathan aspinall, on his way to the final, he faced world number three michael van gerwen, and the match went down to the wire. dobey winning with this superb 160 finish, and putting himself top of the table after week one. he is living proof of how darts can change your life. many years ago he was at bingo with his mum and his mate said, we are short of a player in a local pub team, can you come and stand in? there it was. he found he was good at it. until you try you do not know, do you? that is a lovely story. the same thing happened to matt. one day there was a gap in the rotor and someone grabbed matt and said, comedy fancy doing this? —— do you f

the wru is insisting it is working on a deal with the four regions ahead of wednesday's deadline, with rugby league has come. you would think you would want to stick around in australia after that success for a few days.— success for a few days. especially if ou aet success for a few days. especially if you get back — success for a few days. especially if you get back in _ success for a few days. especially if you get back in the _ success for a few days. especially if you get back in the middle - success for a few days. especially if you get back in the middle of i if you get back in the middle of february! we will have the weather for you in a moment. but we have just got to wind back the years of the 805. eighties radio legend gary davies willjoin us on the sofa later, to chat about taking radio 2's sounds of the 805 on tour. it's like the roadshow is back! we are ve it's like the roadshow is back! - are very excited about it! to get into the spirit of that great decade, we've asked you for your favourite photos from the eighties. here's angela with husband chris. it is the texan ta

having said that, it is part of a big measure of measures the wru has had to take in the light of our i am gobsmacked with his decision to ban a song. what is this country coming to? gerald west says, banning delilah at the six nations. this is 30, a0 years too late. who are these people? it goes towards chardy�*s point, how significant a decision this is. it is making the headlines, we are talking about it. but again, the bigger reasons behind it are almost being hidden away by this kind of headline grabber? yeah. this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this was the — this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this was the only _ this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this was the only thing _ this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this was the only thing the _ this was the only thing the welsh rugby union was doing, i think that criticism would be entirely justified. it is the more fundamental stuff that we will cover later today that is really important. this song, and the lyrics, won an ivor novello award for tom jones when they were released. queen's the o