county cricket club. nothing but a proud senior, old pro just about to retire, absolutely delighted that yorkshire had come so far in my time at the club. are they lying? i'll think we have got to move on from accusations of conversations for many years ago. there is a bigger picture here. i said from the minute that this has been talked about that yorkshire have dealt with it terribly. they avoided it. they thought it was going to go away. they were stubborn, thinking this was not going to come out. for that, i can apologise as a former yorkshire player. what azeem rafiq has gone through over the last few years, and obviously his campaign in the last year, it would have been awfulfor him to try and do, i think we are all responsible as former yorkshire players. we have all got to take responsibility and the important aspect of a dressing room is culture, and it has to be inclusive. i feel throughout my whole time, i can look back and i honestly believe it was inclusive, but i'm more than happy for someon

county cricket club as we _ just yorkshire county cricket club as we have — just yorkshire county cricket club as we have heard through testimony this afternoon.— as we have heard through testimony this afternoon. when mr hutton said earlier on and _ this afternoon. when mr hutton said earlier on and assented _ this afternoon. when mr hutton said earlier on and assented to _ this afternoon. when mr hutton said earlier on and assented to the - earlier on and assented to the pr0position_ earlier on and assented to the proposition that _ earlier on and assented to the proposition that yorkshire - earlier on and assented to the proposition that yorkshire is l earlier on and assented to the i proposition that yorkshire is an institutionally— proposition that yorkshire is an institutionally racist _ proposition that yorkshire is an . institutionally racist organisation, are you _ institutionally racist organisation, are you agreeing _ institutionally racist organisation, are you agreeing with— institutionally racist organisation, are you agreeing with that - institutionally racist organis

county cricket club. i'v e i've not personally met anyone that i've not personally met anyone that i would consider races at yorkshire county cricket club, but i have seen the report and i have seen the allegations being upheld of acts that have been racist from people who are no longer at the club. more broadly than that, i would say that what i've seen is a culture that is locked in the past, a culture that finds it difficult to accept challenge and change, and that, in my view, it would be great if we could move forward. well, in a separate development, rana naved—ul—hasan has corroborated azeem rafiq's claim that michael vaughan made a racist comment to a group of asian players — a claim which vaughan "totally denies". the former england captain said he was named in yorkshire's rafiq report. vaughan is alleged to have told a group of asian players, including rafiq and naved, "too many of you lot — we need to do something about it." ex—pakistan bowler naved told espn he also heard the alleged

what he called a "tough time" at yorkshire county cricket club. let's talk to taha hashim, a journalist with the magazine, who interviewed him. what is your take on all that has happened since that interview? weill. happened since that interview? well, it has been a — happened since that interview? well, it has been a process _ happened since that interview? 9ii it has been a process where yorkshire... it has been a mess, really. after that interview, it took several interviews for yorkshire to open an investigation, to commission a report. after that, it took more than a year for most of those findings to come out, and when they did come out, it was a summary. initially, yorkshire said that azeem rafiq was a victim of inappropriate behaviour. what later came out was that he was a victim of racial harassment and bullying. the statement from yorkshire a week or so ago, saying that they were not going to take any actions, was quite astounding. this has been building up astounding. this has been building up this week after the revelation that a rac

it’s resignations, frankly, at yorkshire county cricket club.— resignations, frankly, at yorkshire county cricket club. it's a dot-mac the are county cricket club. it's a dot-mac they are not _ county cricket club. it's a dot-mac they are not understanding - county cricket club. it's a dot-mac they are not understanding the i county cricket club. it's a dot-mac i they are not understanding the term that the key word cannot be categorised as banter and the hypocrisy of having having this word used for zimbabwean, and they said that if he was playing, they would put him into disciplinary action. the question actually is that the government and even sponsors are actually really unclear about where do yorkshire lie about this? do they have a firm understanding of the discomfort that the cause to the player and if so, why are they not people who have been accused to come up people who have been accused to come up and talk about this and tell us who they are. they obviously kept the report quite secret and they have given it to be investigated and they will take firm action because they will ta

yorkshire county cricket club, i believe, is me, it has been my life, whether i am a player or not i am a senior former player, the captain. once you have played for yorkshire, you are always a yorkshire player and i'm sorry for the hurt he has gone through. hopefully, time can't ever be a healer in the situation he has through, but hopefully time can be a way of us making sure that yorkshire county cricket club never goes through this situation again, and never puts themselves in a situation of denial that they treated a player so badly. do you think you can repair that relationship with him? anything in life is can be repaired, i would like to get the stage where we can shake hands, talk about how to get cricket back on track, how to get yorkshire county cricket club back on track, can we both help, can we both help the club to get to a position that in five or ten years time we can look at this moment has been that moment that changed the game. i would love to be a part of that, and i'm sure azeem rafiq would also like to be a part of that. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm l

i have not personally met anyone i would consider racist at yorkshire county cricket club. what i have seen is a culture that is locked in the past. amid more resignations at headingley today, hutton blamed senior management, who he said resisted change after a report found rafiq had suffered racial harassment. there was a failure by many within the club to accept its findings, understand them or recognise them. and since then, that has been incredibly frustrating. the ecb has banned headingley from hosting england matches, but hutton said the governing body should have done more to support the investigation. i heard a statement last night from the ecb, that they repeatedly offered to help me and yorkshire county cricket club through this investigation. that couldn't be further from the truth. yorkshire batsman gary ballance had admitted repeatedly using a racial slur towards rafiq about his pakistani heritage, but a panel regarded it as "friendly banter", and no action has been taken against any member of staff, sparking outrage. do you accept that conclusion that they rea

county cricket club. clearly we have to start with the impact it has had on the need to address the damages caused to display a's mental health and well—being in general and hopefully part of this edition put in place is to support him properly and to address the challenges that he is now facing. the second, obviously, is the cricket club itself. it is in an area that has got a very large asian population but a very large minority ethnic population as a whole and you would have hoped that yorkshire would have seen them as being part and parcel of their future but clearly, from what you have heard from some of the people that you have interviewed, that does not seem to be the case and again thatis not seem to be the case and again that is really sad. 0nce not seem to be the case and again that is really sad. once again i get back to my original point. yorkshire could have dealt with this much more quickly and better than what they have done and that is why here today. roger hutton in his interview that h

yorkshire county cricket club is engulfed by the racism row — the biggest crisis in its history. the controversy over the club's response to the racist harassment experienced by former player azeem rafiq has prompted its chairman to step down. what i have seen is a culture that is locked in the past. a culture that finds it difficult to challenge and change. former england captain michael vaughan was accused of making a racist comment to players — something he denies. the bbc says he won't be presenting his cricket programme next week. also on the programme tonight... thousands of young climate activists march through the streets of glasgow outside cop26, led by the swedish campaigner greta thunberg. we have had 26 cops. we have had decades of blah, blah, blah. and where has that led us? the unarmed blackjogger shot dead while out on a run in the united states — three white men go on trial accused of his murder. and we speak to the hollyoaks actor dropped by channel four after she refused to remove photos of herself from an adult website. and coming up in the sport on the bbc

three board members including the chairman of yorkshire county cricket club have resigned over the club's handling of racism experienced by former player azeem rafiq. what i've seen is a culture that's locked in the past, a culture that finds it difficult to accept challenge and change. former england capatin michael vaughan was accused of making a racist comment to players — something he denies — the bbc says he won't be presenting his cricket programme next week. greta thunberg leads thousands of young activists through the streets of glasgow to demand action on climate change at c0 p26. we have had 26 cops, they have had decades of blah blah blah and where has that led us? a fifth teenager has been found guilty of killing 15—year—old keon lincoln who was shot and stabbed outside his home in birmingham. an experimental pill to treat covid—19 — new trial results show it can cut the risk of hospitalisation or death by nearly 90% in vulnerable adults. prosecutors in the us state of georgia have shown the footage of the fatal shooting of a black jogger at the trial of three whit

county cricket club. it was azeem rafiq, the yorkshire whistleblower, who made the initial allegation. he has said that michael vaughan might not remember the alleged remarks because they didn't mean anything to him. yes, that hurts. that hurts, because i've always felt that every single team that i've been involved in — the biggest praise i ever got as the england captain for six years was that i was the kind of person that really galvanised the group, got the team working together as one. i always felt that i was the person in the dressing room that really wanted everyone to feel included. michael, you said you wanted to sit down with azeem and hear his story. the chances are he could be watching you this morning. he could be watching this now. what would be your message to him? i'm sorry for the hurt that he's gone through. yorkshire county cricket club, i believe, is me. you know, it's been my life. whether i'm a player or not, i'm a senior ex—player and ex—england captain, and i believe that on

it representing yorkshire county cricket club.— representing yorkshire county cricket club. ~ ., cricket club. it was azeem rafiq, the yorkshire _ cricket club. it was azeem rafiq, the yorkshire whistleblower, - cricket club. it was azeem rafiq, | the yorkshire whistleblower, who made the initial allegation. he has said that michael vaughan might not remember the alleged remarks because they didn't mean anything to him. that hurts. that hurts, because i've always felt that every single team that i've been involved in, the biggest praise that i ever got as the england captain for six years was that i was the kind of person that really galvanise the group, got the team working together as one. i always felt that i was the person in the dressing room that really wanted everyone to feel included.— everyone to feel included. michael, ou said everyone to feel included. michael, you said you _ everyone to feel included. michael, you said you wanted _ everyone to feel included. michael, you said you wanted to _ everyone to feel included. michael, you said you wanted to sit - everyone to feel i

county cricket club. the allegations however have an implication for the whole game. it's really important that ecb sends a message to cricket fans across this country that we will not stand for this, that racism and anything to do with racism and discrimination of any kind has absolutely no place in the game. that's the very clear message we wanted to send to the action we take in today. ihla wanted to send to the action we take in toda . ., ., ., ., ., . , in today. no international matches at headingley- _ in today. no international matches at headingley. that's _ in today. no international matches at headingley. that's good - in today. no international matches at headingley. that's good to - in today. no international matches at headingley. that's good to be i in today. no international matches at headingley. that's good to be a | at headingley. that's good to be a big financial penalty for the club. i begin to be able to get through it and how difficult a decision was not to make in particular the se

yorkshire county cricket club, i believe, is me. you know, that's been my life. whether i'm a player or not, i'm a senior ex—player and ex—england captain, and i believe that once you've played for yorkshire you're always a yorkshire player. i'm sorry for all the hurt that he's gone through. hopefully — time, i don't think, can ever be a healer in the situation that he's gone through. but hopefully time can be a way of us making sure that yorkshire county cricket club never goes through this situation again and never puts themselves in a position of denial that they treated a player so badly. vaughan says he wants to work with azeem rafiq to repair the damage done to cricket. he also says he regrets and is embarrassed by several posts he made on social media between 2010 and 2018, insisting he wouldn't post them now. when i look back on my 12 years on social media, i regret many tweets. i regret the tweets that you've just read out. i apologise deeply to anyone that i offended with those tweets. since retirement, michael vaughan has covered cricket for bbc

the chairman of yorkshire county cricket club resigns — in the wake of the club's inaction around racism. thousands of young activists are marching through the streets of glasgow this lunchtime, demanding politicians at the cop26 meeting take serious action on climate change. we have a special report from alaska where climate change is threatening the very existence of one island community. azeem rafiq was found to have enjoyed bullying and racism when he was a player at yorkshire. now roger hudson has apologised unreservedly. i would say that what i have seen is a culture that is locked in the past, a culture that finds it difficult to accept the challenge and change. ——hutton. in my view it would be great if we could move forward. he would be great if we could move forward. . , ., would be great if we could move forward. ., . , forward. he has also criticised the sort was forward. he has also criticised the sport was my _ forward. he has also criticised the sport was my governing _ forward. he has also criticised the sport was my governing body, - forward. he has also criticised th

for yorkshire county cricket club, this is not going away either in reputational terms or at the very least, and financial terms. s know, for sure. in the way they dismissed it as banter, the remarks made against him and when you see the apology that they made, it's a qualified apology in that it says the remark in another context would have been a holy and acceptable. almost implying that because it was amongst friends and a team environment that it was ok and trying to justify what happened and not the categorical apology that you like to see and i think if i had known that is causing offence, i will diffuse the remark and culturally, we've come a long way to where it's to make very much accepted that it's simply not good enough and you don't have to rely on someone telling you that something is offensive in that way gigen someone telling you that something is offensive in that way— is offensive in that way given it is a racial slur. _ is offensive in that way given it is a racial slur. and _ is offensive in that way given it is a racial slur. and it _ is offensive in that way giv

at 6:00 — the chairman of yorkshire county cricket resigns as the club is engulfed by a racism row. he's left over the club's response to the racism experienced by former player azeem rafiq. despite a year long enquiry, no disciplinary action was taken. what i've seen is a culture that is locked in the past. a culture that finds it difficult to accept challenge and change. former england capatin michael vaughan was accused of making a racist comment to players — something he denies. the bbc says he won't be presenting his cricket programme next week. also on the programme tonight... greta thunberg leads thousands of young activists through the streets of glasgow to demand action on climate change at cop26. we have had 26 cops. we have had decades of blah, blah, blah. and where has that led us? we report from a village in northern alaska where rising sea levels are already driving people from their homes new coronavirus cases begin to flatten out with some experts saying the uk may have reached a peak. # keep an eye on dan # promise me you can...# and abba is back — with their fi

the government is extremely concerned by the reports of racism at yorkshire county cricket club. quite simply, the situation faced by azeem rafiq was unacceptable. it should never have been allowed to happen in the first place, and it should have been dealt with properly during the initial investigation. we have been clear with the england and wales cricket board that this needs a full, transparent investigation, both into the incident involving as in rafique but also into the wider cultural issues at yorkshire cricket club. —— azeem rafiq. the ecb are investigating this fully and took action against yorkshire county cricket club are stripping them of the right to host international matches, and have suspended a player. we�*ve also seen a number of resignations at the board at yorkshire, quite rightly, including the chairman. lord patel of bradford has now taken over as chairman of the cricket club and has set out the approach he will be taking to tackle theissue approach he will be taking to tackle the issue at yorkshire. crucially, he has started by apologising to azzi ra

the race row at yorkshire county cricket club deepens by the hour with two more high—profile sponsors deserting the club over its handling of the situation. nikkei said it would no longer be the kit supplier saying it stands firmly against racism and harrogate spring water ended its association too. last night gary ballance admitted to using a racial slur against azeem rafiq, something he said he deeply regrets but had come during immature exchanges between best friends and team—mates. he also said he didn't think it would cause azeem rafiq distress. azeem rafiq responded on social media this morning and said his grievance wasn't to do with the words of certain individuals but rather what he regarded as institutional racism and its abject failures to tackle it. in the last hour, the england and wales cricket board described the handling of the matter is wholly unacceptable. they said the matter was apparent and against the spirit of cricket. the governing body has threatened financial sanctions but it's already suspending yorkshire from hosting major matches and suspended gary balla

county cricket club _ former yorkshire county cricket club to — former yorkshire county cricket club togo _ former yorkshire county cricket club. to go into such detail about the loss_ club. to go into such detail about the loss of— club. to go into such detail about the loss of his baby boy in the situation _ the loss of his baby boy in the situation that surrounded that was very. _ situation that surrounded that was very. very— situation that surrounded that was very, very difficult to listen to. and _ very, very difficult to listen to. and to — very, very difficult to listen to. and to hear him articulate in his words _ and to hear him articulate in his words how— and to hear him articulate in his words how that was a moment in which he recognised previous incidents that had — he recognised previous incidents that had happened in his eyes during his time _ that had happened in his eyes during his time in_ that had happened in his eyes during his time in his first time with yorkshire _ his time in his first time with yorkshire cricket club and how he spoke _ yorkshire cri

and heads should roll at yorkshire county cricket club, says the uk health secretary, after a leaked report emerged apparently containing details of the investigation into the treatment of azeem rafiq. also coming up in the programme... with the world leaders all gathered in glasgow for cop26, we ask what the conference on climate change could mean for the world of sport as we know it. and with voting open for the bbc women's footballer of the year, we continue our look at the five nominees, focusing on chelsea and australia forward sam kerr today. you're very welcome along to the programme. it's been a speedy turnaround in managers at tottenham — 2a hours after sacking nuno espirito santo, the club announced that antonio conte, the name on everyone's lips, would be the new man in charge of spurs. and he's already been out on the training pitch meeting the players this afternoon. so what can fans expect from the italian project at spurs7 here's lydia campbell. campaign, antonio conte had entered milan to the serie a title, ending their ten year trophy drop cash in may. now he arriv

what this shows — yorkshire county cricket club. what this shows and what this illustrates is a wider— this shows and what this illustrates is a wider picture of domestic county— is a wider picture of domestic county cricket and it seemingly its struggles — county cricket and it seemingly its struggles in grappling with all forms— struggles in grappling with all forms of discrimination. i feel as if this— forms of discrimination. i feel as if this situation with rafiq which he has — if this situation with rafiq which he has owned and since apologised for shows— he has owned and since apologised for shows that there is a need for education — for shows that there is a need for education and training for all young cricketers _ education and training for all young cricketers coming through academy set ups— cricketers coming through academy set ups at— cricketers coming through academy set ups at respective counties, that they understand the repercussions of their actions and language and it seemingly here rafiq is st

the england and wales cricket board have come down hard on yorkshire county cricket club. in a statement, the ecb say there are serious questions about there are serious questions about the county's management and government about allegations of racist bullying on azeem rafiq. last night, his formerteam—mate... —— last night, a former teamate of rafiq, gary ballance, admitted that he used racial slurs. azeem rafiq staying it is institutional, not about individual players. let's cross live to headingley and speak to our senior sports news reporter laura scott. evening to you, laura. my word, things really come to a head now. they really are. worsening by the hour now, in the last hour, we have heard from the england and wales cricket board, who held a virtual board meeting this afternoon on this matter. they've issued a lengthy statement about various action they are going to take, but one clear statement was this. they said, it is clear to the board yorkshire cosmic handling of the issues raised by azeem rafiq is wholly unacceptable and is causing serious damage to t

racism row at yorkshire county cricket club — now yorkshire tea is the latest sponsor to withdraw its support. missing in australia for 18 days — the moment a four—year—old was rescued from a house by police after she'd vanished from a campsite. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... pressure is ramping up on yorkshire county cricket club over their handling of azeem rafiq's complaints of racial harassment and bullying. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a conservative mp who was found to have broken lobbying rules won't be suspended for now after mps narrowly voted to look at an overhaul of their disciplinary process. an investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog had ruled that former minister owen paterson should be suspended for six weeks for repeatedly lobbying ministers and officials for two companies paying him more than £100,000 a year. but today's vote means his suspension is halted for now. downing street insists the move is about the fairness of the system — not one individual case. but labour called it an absolu

county cricket club is ridiculous _ yorkshire county cricket club is ridiculous— yorkshire county cricket club is ridiculous. . . ridiculous. and at the boardroom, has nobody _ ridiculous. and at the boardroom, has nobody ever— ridiculous. and at the boardroom, has nobody ever said _ ridiculous. and at the boardroom, has nobody ever said we - ridiculous. and at the boardroom, has nobody ever said we can - ridiculous. and at the boardroom, has nobody ever said we can do i has nobody ever said we can do better? — has nobody ever said we can do better? . has nobody ever said we can do better? , ., , ,., , better? yes, absolutely, in the short time _ better? yes, absolutely, in the short time that _ better? yes, absolutely, in the short time that i _ better? yes, absolutely, in the short time that i have - better? yes, absolutely, in the short time that i have been - better? yes, absolutely, in the i short time that i have been there, there _ short time that i have been there, there is— short time that i have been there, there is an — short time that i have been there, there is an equ

of the yorkshire county cricket club. there will be a lot of communities living in yorkshire watching this play out. what do you think will be the effect and the consequences on those communities following what has happened? it seems as if we are actually taking a backward step. and i think what is now likely to happen, there's a lot of young asians who won't feel comfortable in the sort of experience that azeem rafiq has had, and then that will probably force a lot of these people back into their own communities. what do you think yorkshire county cricket club need to do to repair trust between themselves and the minority communities living in yorkshire? as long as those people are allowed to get away with what they did to azeem rafiq, the asian community will never be able to trust the club or the organisation to allow their own sons and daughters to go and become part of that organisation. the yorkshire county cricket club have said in a statement following their own internal investigation," there is no conduct or acti

county cricket club, as a second cricketer comes forward to say he was the subject of racist abuse while playing for the county. president biden has welcomed congressional approval of his trillion—dollar infrastructure plan as a monumental step forward for america. people living in england will be able to book their covid booster jabs a month in advance, under new plans to speed up their rollout. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show with christa larwood. coming up this week... the world's coldest cowboys. that was incredible. she sighs. absolutely dashing across the water on horseback. ancient stained glass and very careful hands. i have been working here for 30 years and every time i see this, my heart sings. they are so beautiful. and how to get your old banger across a frozen lake. oh, it is worse than i thought. it sounds very bad. it's fixed russian—style. as the seasons begin to change, icelandic farmers drive their horses down dales and mountains, to events known as roundups, so they can shelter them on farms during harsh winters. we have travelled to the north—wes

yorkshire county cricket club have announced that their chief executive mark arthur has resigned. he's the latest senior figure to leave the club in the wake of claims from four former players that they were victims of racist abuse there. yorkshire say they want to move forward with new leadership. england captainjoe root, who plays for yorkshire as his county side, agrees its time for the club and for cricket to have a rethink: i think the most important thing we have to do that right now is how we move forward as a squad, and how we move forward as a society, and i think what we need to do is address what's happened, and find ways of educating more and find ways of moving forward and really looking at areas in which we as a sport and beyond that as well can really look to better society and better the game. at the t20 world cup, pakistan and australia are battling for the chance to take on new zealand in the final. australia won the toss and put pakistan into bat — an incredible innings saw them set a target of 177 to win. australia lost captain aaron finch to the first ball a

it leads with the resignation of the yorkshire county cricket club chairman over its response to the racism experienced by the former player azeem rafiq. the times leads with demands from the police watchdog, for officers to have their phones checked, they say it's in a bid to tackle online misconduct including misogyny and sexual harrassment. the daily mail splashes with the covid �*triple boost�*, saying boosterjabs, a pill and falling infection rates are all helping in the fight against the virus. the ft leads on this too — it reports that pfizer's new pill has energised the stock market. the i says tory mps are turning on the prime minister over the row on former mp owen paterson. so, let's begin. do you want to kick us off with that paper in the yorkshire post? reporting on the head of the cricket club which had to resign and is saying in an interview with the bbc, humour seemed to be implying bills the rest of clubs fault and not his. azeem rafiq has been suing the club for racism and harassment and normally, most organisations being hit with a court case in the litigatio

yorkshire county cricket club apologised but no action against any member of staff. gary ballance says he regret it using a racial slur. he has been suspended from england selection indefinitely. the former england captain michael vaughan says he was also named in the report for allegedly telling a group of asian players including azeem rafiq that there were too many of you lot. he wrote back... the club has been suspended from hosting international matches by the england and wales cricket ball for what it calls the unacceptable handling of the azeem rafiq racism claims. it of the azeem rafiq racism claims. , ., ., claims. it is important that the ecb sends _ claims. it is important that the ecb sends a _ claims. it is important that the ecb sends a message | claims. it is important that l the ecb sends a message to cricket fans across this country that we will not stand for this, that racism and anything to do with racism and discrimination of any kind has absolutely no place in the game. absolutely no place in the name. . , , ' game. the club will suffer financiall

county cricket club. the allegations however have an implication for the whole game. it's really important that ecb sends a message to cricket fans across this country that we will not stand for this, that racism and anything to do with racism and discrimination of any kind has absolutely no place in the game. that's the very clear message we wanted to send through the action we take in today. are you feeling restless in yourjob? are you already looking at what else is out there? well, you're not alone. in america it's called the great resignation and it's happening everywhere. after 18 months of pandemic—induced reflection there are many people who want more from their lives and a newjob is seemingly top of the list. in the us a record 4.3 million americans voluntarily quit theirjobs in august alone according to data from the us department of labor. meanwhile here in the uk a survey by the recruitment firm ranstad found almost one in four british workers are actively planning to changejobs in the next

county cricket club — the reaction of the yorkshire county cricket club after the original allegations were made. they seem to try to _ allegations were made. they seem to try to put _ allegations were made. they seem to try to put their head in the sand, their— try to put their head in the sand, their response was inadequate and slow, _ their response was inadequate and slow, and — their response was inadequate and slow, and for too long they seemed in denial— slow, and for too long they seemed in denial about the scale of the problem — in denial about the scale of the problem. obviously this is a great that the _ problem. obviously this is a great that the stuff is come out, but i don't think— that the stuff is come out, but i don't think it really takes away from _ don't think it really takes away from his— don't think it really takes away from his testimony at all. and if anything. — from his testimony at all. and if anything, it shows what a big problem _ anything, it shows what a big problem cricket has to deal with and how it _ problem cricket has to deal with and

and resignations at yorkshire county cricket over the racism row which has engulfed the club. the swedish climate activist greta thunberg has accused world leaders of deliberately postponing much needed drastic action against global warming and said they were fighting instead to keep the status quo. addressing thousands of young people at a rally in glasgow, she called the cop26 climate summit — a �*failure�* — and little more that a celebration of �*business as usual�*. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. a rare opportunity for protesters to loudly deliver a message, almost within earshot of the global decision makers gathered in glasgow. greta thunberg, who inspired the fridays for future movement, says those leaders have so far failed to deliver. young kids, inspired by greta, have drawn their own pictures of her. i know that she put out a sign. and then everybody else started following her, just like this. how do you talk to children this age about climate change without scaring them too much? i don't have to. they themselves are aware. they know about plas

it leads with the resignation of the yorkshire county cricket club chairman over its response to the racism experienced by the former player azeem rafiq. the times leads with demands from the police watchdog, for officers to have their phones checked, they say it's in a bid to tackle online misconduct including misogyny and sexual harrassment. the daily mail splashes with the covid �*triple boost�*, saying boosterjabs, a pill and falling infection rates are all helping in the fight against the virus. the ft leads on this too — it reports that pfizer's new pill has energised the stock market. the i says tory mps are turning on the prime minister over the row on former mp owen paterson. the express says voters are turning, too as they threaten borisjohnson with punishment at the next election. and more pressure for the pm as the guardian reports on calls for a new investigation into the financing of his downing street flat. so, let's begin. do you want to kick off this half—hour with the story on the front of the yorkshire post. internal row of racism. yes, exactly- _ internal

here in england, yorkshire county cricket club has launched an investigation after a second former player alleged he was subjected to repeated racial abuse. it comes in the wake of an independent report, which found azeem rafiq had been the victim of harrassment and bullying. the equality and human rights commission has now asked to see a copy of the full report and is considering whether to take action. simon jones has more. a racism row that has rocked notjust yorkshire, but the cricketing world. azeem rafiq was the victim of racial harassment but the club took no disciplinary action. now, claims by a second unnamed former player are being looked into. they tend to say yorkshire is one place, it's either my way or the hard way, to be honest. i think theyjust haven't really understood what inclusivity and diversity really means. yorkshire now has a new chair, lord kamlesh patel. in a statement, he said... those past errors will now be looked at by the equality and human rights commission. it has asked for the full independent report into what happened to rafiq to consider whether there h

county cricket club, as another cricketer comes forward to say he was the subject of racist abuse while playing for the county. president biden has welcomed congressional approval of his trillion dollar infrastructure plan as a monumental step forward for america. people living in england will be able to book their covid boosterjabs a month in advance, under new plans to speed up their rollout. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for audiences in their own countries from the dateline: london. this week: is china putting power before the planet? a fishy end to the british—french stand—off; and sleepyjoe just biding his time? to discuss that, we're joined by the american journalist ned temko writes for the christian science monitor. david shukman, the bbc�*s science editorjoins us from, where else this week, glasgow. here in the studio, stefanie bolzen, uk and ireland correspndent for the german news site, welt. welcome to

the england and wales cricket board has suspended yorkshire county cricket club from hosting international matches amid a row over racism. it comes after an investigation found spin bowler azeem rafiq had been the victim of racial harassment at the club but no action was taken against any staff. tonight, former england captain michael vaughan has revealed that he is named in that report, but denies accusations of racism. our sports editor dan roan is at headingley for us. today the ecb said yorkshire's handling of the situation had been unacceptable and there were questions over its governance. headingley was meant to stage two big england matches, but they could now go elsewhere. costing the club potentially millions in lost ticket revenue, on top of the financial hit it has taken with more sponsors deserting the club. the punishment is a reflection of the gravity of the crisis that has engulfed yorkshire. gary ballance, their batsman has been handed a ban after he admitted using a racial slur against rafiq and a second player admitted they were named. michael vaughan saying that he had b

a series of sponsors and partners have cut their ties with yorkshire county cricket club over their handling of the racism allegations. an investigation found former spinner rafiq had been a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" at the club and yorkshire has been called to give evidence to government ministers. in a lengthy and emotional statement, gary ballance said he was responsible for some of the offensive terms rafiq was subjected to. ballance said... manu tuilagi will make his first england appearance since march 2020 against tonga at twickenham on saturday, for england's autumn series opener. centre tuilagi was called into the england camp over the summer, but had to withdraw because of a hamstring issue. he's spent long periods on the sidelines with injuries, including eight months out with a torn achilles, repeated groin injuries and knee ligament damage. captain 0wen farrell will start at fly—half. the team announcement was delayed because a member of support staff had tested positive for covid—i9. wales have also named their team for the match against south africa. ellis

talking about yorkshire county cricket club. the resignations at yorkshire county cricket have started at the top, with the chairman roger hutton, the first to go, as the fall out from the rascism crisis that is engulfing the club continues. he's urged other board members to follow his lead, to what he says, "make way, for a new path, for the club "he loves so much." in a strongly worded, resignation statement, hutton, adds, he's experienced a culture there that refuses to accept change or challenge. he speaks of his regret with the county, who's headingley home is in leeds, over their handling of the racism allegations. harrogate spring water became the latest company to withdraw their sponsorship, over the treatment of azeem rafiq, while nike will no longer be their kit supplier. yorkshire previously said it would take no disciplinary action, against its employees, players or executives, but now with the raft of resignations expected, the senior correspondent from crickinfo told us earlier this is a chance for the board to bec

county cricket club, as another cricketer comes forward to say he was the subject of racist abuse while playing for the county. now on bbc news, it's time for reporting from the climate frontlines, with the bbc�*s science editor david shukman. it is now beyond doubt that the arctic is changing dramatically. i've had a unique position for nearly 20 years as a witness for the bbc to the greatest challenge of our times. how are we are damaging the planet so profoundly that we are turning the climate against us. it is a job that has taken me to the farthest corners of the world. i felt despair, as extreme weather strikes people least able to resist it. i have been attacked for highlighting the risks of global warming. and i have also experienced hope that clever ideas and a rising generation will help us to find a way through. so this is my story, reporting from the climate front lines. the thames barrier in london, a joint defence against the sea. —— giant defence. it was built long before anybody worried about global warming, but things are very different now. thejob warming, but th