there s racism at every level of elite rugby in england, including at national level. those are the findings of the rugby football union s investigation into discrimination. it follows former england centre luther burrell s allegations last year that racism was rife in the sport and racist banter had become normalised. tonight he says he s proud and has a sense of closure after his claims of racism were found to be true. he s been talking about his experiences to our sports editor dan roan, a warning some people may find parts of the interview upsetting. it s been a tough eight to ten months, to be honest. i was disappointed initially by the lack of support shown from some of my peers. it was as if my comments were being dismissed. it peers. it was as if my comments were being dismissed. being dismissed. it was almost like eole being dismissed. it was almost like peeple needed being dismissed. it was almost like people needed proof. being dismissed. it was almost
she won t stop asking questions. well, it makes me very sad, and 80 years is a long time, and by the time 100 years comes, i won t be here, so i ve got a limited time to find these men. dame mary richardson finishing that report from hugh pym. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. hello. most of us had a decent day of weather. there was plenty of sunshine around, light winds and sunny skies. this fine weather was down to an area of high pressure, here it is. we reckon this is the first one we ve had for over three weeks, and it is already set to push off. looking at tomorrow, we are already back to the unsettled theme with more rain on the way. there are already places in the uk that have seen well over double the average rainfall this month and there is loads more to come over the next few days, so a change back to unsettled weather conditions i m afraid. overnight tonight, although we start with clear skies and dry weather, as we go through the night this rai
after video footage appeared to show the country s president wetting himself. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sports day hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night it s fa cup third round weekend and no shortage of drama coming up on the programme: championships strugglers blackpool hit forest for four knocking out the premier league side non league chesterfield score three against west brom only to be denied a famous win a first half hattrick helps newcastle falcons beat the champions leicester in rugby union s premiership and also coming up on the programme before 7 we hear from the skier defying the odds and making history welcome along, thank you forjoining us on a bumper fa cup third round weekend. no doubt where the most eye catching result so far has come. blackpool might be third from bottom in the championship but they ve shown why league form counts for little in the cup knocking out premier league nottingham forest 4 1. whilst leicester
and treasury ministers discuss the challenges facing the national health service. iran is facing international condemnation for hanging two more people said to have been involved in nationwide protests. the uk called their executions abhorrent . as ukraine celebrates the orthodox christmas, russian backed forces there say they ve downed a drone lauched in breach of a temporary ceasefire. it appears to be another sign that the temporary truce called by president putin has been ignored. you are watching bbc news.. now it s time for sports day hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night it s fa cup third round weekend and no shortage of drama coming up on the programme: non league wrexham score four at coventry knocking out the championship side championships strugglers blackpool hit nottingham forest for four as the premier league team are knocked out a first half hattrick helps newcastle falcons beat the champions leicester in rugby union s premiership and also
Not even for tutankhamuns golden death mask, damaged by maintenance staff at the museum in tahrir square. After knocking off the beard, they glued it back on crudely. It took german experts two months to repair it. But so far the transfers to the new museum have gone smoothly. Ancient masterpieces unveiled on camera just to prove it. Egyptian Officials Say its as if their ancestors are helping out, and beckoning the tourists. 0rla guerin, bbc news, cairo. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Here is mle. Tonight, the biggest war trial since nuremberg coming to a close. Mark bergin has been back to bosnia to talk to those whose lives there were altered for ever. We ask join me now on bbc two. Here on bbc one its time for the news where you are. Have a good night. Hello, good evening and welcome to sportsday im mike bushell. Englands batsmen find form in the finalwarm up game before the ashes. Englands women are just hours away from the first of three vital twenty20 matches against austral