good afternoon. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent david sillito reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturda schedule. . ., ., , saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. the satu
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one storm. officials are warning - that more than half a million people are at risk. according to mozambique pass a national disaster management agency, last time cyclone freddie washed away homes and flooded homes and schools. now the slow moving storm is sucking up even more moisture so the rainfall will be even heavier. cyclone freddie could be even more dangerous the second time around. tim ullman, bbc news. to indonesia, a volcano has erupted spewing ash clouds up to seven kilometres into the sky. the country s disaster management agency says the eruption at the merapi volcano in yogyakarta began at midday, emitting a lava flow of 1.5 kilometres. indonesia has more volcanoes than any other country. merapi is nearly 2,963 metres high and is the nation s most active volcano. to brazil now, where deforestation in the country s amazon region rose
in zhejiang province, and so the question is now that he s in charge of the chinese economy will he be able to get things done with xi s backing, or will he be a figure who is afraid to give the frank advice that xijinping needs to get because he s afraid of upsetting the person who put them there? to brazil now, where deforestation in the country s amazon region rose in february to the highest level on record for the month. the figures highlight the challenges faced by the left wing government of president lula da silva. she was once a waitress at the oscars, but now her movie is nominated for no fewer than nine awards. we have been following lesley paterson because her story is such a remarkable one.