Hello, and welcome to sportsday. We start with russia, and a significant ban thats been handed to them by the world anti doping agency. Theyre barred from all major sporting events for the next four years, so there will be no russian flag or anthem at next years Olympic Games in tokyo. Itll be the same at the Winter Olympics in beijing in 2022, and also at the world cup in qatar later that same year. Our reporter Alex Capstick has been in lausanne where wadas executive committee made their decision today. Leading members of while thes executive committee have explained to us in this hotel in central notts and the reason they came to this decision to ban russia for four yea rs decision to ban russia for four years is because russia are repeat offenders. They have found to be covering our positive drug tests. As to the punishment, they think they have the balance right, that ape like ban and the world calls for ape like ban and the world calls for a total ban on athletes and officials, t
Hurricane. Id had a shot at one of the bombers, and i was overtaking the squadron, so i turned to come back and have another go when i was hit. Maurice landed in these essex fields. His hands and legs were badly burned, and he endured months of treatment in hospital. The pain comes later. Oh, yes. Burns are rather uncomfortable. Hmm. Maurice mounsdon never flew again, but he did serve until the end of the war. Now, just three of his fellow Pilots Remain all of them over 100. But the courage shown in that long and costly summer will outlive all of them. Tributes to maurice mounsdon, one of the few, whos died aged 101. 0ne one of the heroes of the battle of britain. Thats it. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im chetan pathak. Banned for four years from all major sporting events russia is punished by the world anti doping agency. Arsenalfight back at the london stadium for their first win in ten matches. And fighting
For private tenants. Major wins for pro democracy campaigners in hong kongs council elections, putting renewed pressure on the government. People orderly and peacefully lining up people orderly and peacefully lining up outside of the voting station early in the morning, just because they want to get the vote. We deserve democracy. And coming up, two cinema chains withdraw the gang film blue story after a brawl at a cinema in birmingham on saturday. We speak to one of the actors in the movie. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A lorry driver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in essex has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration. Maurice robinson appeared at the old bailey a short time ago. Our home affairs correspondent, Daniel Sandford, is at the old bailey. Tell us what happened 7 tell us what happened . This was a plea and trial preparation hearing in front of mrjustice id, and Maurice Robinson spoke first of all to confirm his name, date of birth and addr
Welcome to the program a protest votes come through loud and clear in hong kong prodemocracy candidates have won an overwhelming majority in Council Elections that are successful as months of demonstrations against increasing chinese influence but its prompted chief executive kerry lamb to promise that shell listen humbly sarah clarke begins our coverage. As dawn broke hong kong went to a new Political Landscape more than 70 percent of voters cast their ballots in sundays district Council Elections the prodemocracy party secured a Record Number of seats a lot of people actually sacrificed a lot of suffering but they suffered a lot in the last 6 months to to actually get this result and i think people are very. Theyre so united and they are so together to try to actually try to win something joshua one was disqualified for running but his party claimed victory in his electorate unseating the incumbent post councilor remarkable achievement in that this election is the efforts of callers
Is stolen from a german museum. And im only a hearting with sports saudi arabia and the u. A. E. As National Football teams touchdown in doha ahead of the gulf cup this is a 1st since the blockade of qatar started in 2017. That would begin with breaking news coming out of the democratic republic of congo u. N. Peacekeepers and shot dead 2 protesters after more than a 1000 people stormed the u. N. Base in the town of benny the protesters are angry about an increasing number of attacks by rebels in the area the city appears to be on lockdown and gunshots can be heard earlier at least 8 people were killed in an overnight assault blamed on a rebel Group Calling itself the allied Democratic Forces well a line. Producer is on the line from benny where the shootings happened. Tell us what youre seeing and hearing at the moment. What of experience myself this morning the situation still very busy but in the morning it was more you can see in the previous email each time so its people attacking