jay monahan saying it was an historic moment. the agreement will combine the pga tour and liv s commercial operations and rights into a new, yet to be named company which will also include the dp world tour. the likes of dustinjohnson, brooks koepka and cameron smith defected to the saudi backed breakaway league with huge prize funds on offer, and new team formats. our golf correspondent iain carter says it s an total game changer. isa is a been sworn enemies, the establishment corner and in the rebel breakaway corner, we ve had greg norman s operation funded by saudi arabia existing towards some of liv is an existential threat. and now we have this cordiality, this agreement and the calling of expensive and lengthy legal action as well. it really is an extraordinary turnaround. news also in regarding karim benzema who has agreed terms with saudi arabian champions al ittihad, after leaving real madrid. 35 year old benzema is the latest big name recruit to the saudi pro
this live from london. this is bbc news. the uk s deputy prime minister resigns following an inquiry into bullying allegations. over 400 now killed in fighting between rival military factions in sudan as the international community pushes again for a ceasefire. allies meet in germany to discuss further backing for ukraine. two months on from the deadly earthquakes in turkey and syria, our correspondent visits survivors. and why you do not need to be fit to climb everest. now we can go to the sport headlines. hello from the bbc sport centre. a blow for the lionesses ahead of the women s world cup later this year england captain leah williamson has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament. the arsenal midfielder fell awkwardly during their wsl defeat against manchester united on wednesday and the club have confirmed she s set for an extended period on the sidelines . our sports reporter jane dougall has more. we have confirmation from her club arsenal a short time ago confi
prince himself was honest with the immigration authorities. prince himself was honest with the immigration authorities. thank you ve much immigration authorities. thank you very much for immigration authorities. thank you very much for that. here in the uk. the lobby group the cbi which represents thousands of british businesses, has secured the backing of its members for a package of proposed reforms following a crisis that threatened its future. ninety three percent of those who voted supported the plans. it follows a series of allegations of serious sexual misconduct that rocked the organisation and prompted many businesses to end their membership. our business editor simonjack reports. for nearly 60 years, the cbi has been a cheerleader for business. growth lifts everyone. ..lobbying the government, promoting best practice. but a string of allegations of sexual and other misconduct at the cbi itself plunged the group into a crisis that has left it paralysed. high profile me
details from the bullying report. that interview with chris mason and dominic raab is coming up in the next few minutes so stay with us for that exclusive interview. now to another story that has been developing through the course of the last few days and since we have been on in this programme because this one is aboutjohn lewis. thejohn lewis partnership, owner of the department stores and supermarket chain waitrose, became the latest company to quit the crisis hit business lobby group cbi on friday. in a statement it said it is due to the further very serious and ongoing allegations made relating to the cbi which is facing a second allegation of rape by a woman, who claims she was sexually assaulted by two male colleagues. the guardian newspaper reports the alleged attack, took place when the woman was working at one of the cbi s overseas offices. one of the uk s biggest insurers, aviva, has also cut ties with the lobbying group. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, has more.
the list seems to get longer every time i look at it. mil the list seems to get longer every time i look at it. time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a growing time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a growing list - time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a growing list of - time i look at it. all afternoon it has been a growing list of big i time i look at it. all afternoon it - has been a growing list of big names trying to distance themselves from the cbi. it all started with the insurance giants aviva and zurich, they were the first to sever ties completely. john lewis, mastercard, bmw, some of the other names who have terminated their relationship with the lobbying group. also a list which are suspending their ties, the likes of shell and virgin media, lloyds and astrazeneca, they say they are pausing their engagement with the group for the time being of this represents 190,000 businesses, across the uk, the cbi