hiroshi sasaki, suggested comedian naomi wattanabi, who is a plus size model, should wear pig ears, at the opening ceremony. he later apologised, admitting it was a huge insult . rule that the doctor richard friedman fitness to practice is impaired by reason of its misconduct. it would not consider what sanction if any to impose. the ioc has ruled that the doctor. next to the all england championships in badminton where all of indonesia s players and a turkish competitor have been withdrawn, following a positive covid case involving a passenger on their inbound flight to the uk. the sport s international federation and badminton england say they made impassioned attempts to gain exemptions, but they found the uk government s legislation was non negotiable . paul frostick reports. then a further example showing the difficulties of hosting a multi nation sporting event in the pandemic, all 12 players from indonesia will not be taking any further part in the all england c
There is a bit more brightness, any sunshine quite hazy. You can see a lot of cloud across the country, with outbreaks of rain across central areas. As we push that rain south during the rest of today, things will start to change, initially, a north westerly wind. Northerly winds by the end of the weekend. Increasingly conditions. For the rest of the afternoon, heres the weather front trudging slowly southwards. Chilly conditions. Temperatures could get up conditions. Temperatures could get up to 19 today. A few showers in the far north of scotland. This evening and tonight the band of rain moves away to the south to leave clear spells and for many it will be turning chilly. Staying milder in the far south. Further north down to six in manchester, quite close to freezing in the countryside. But tomorrow will be a lovely day, with lots of sunshine. We could have gales in the far north of scotland. The odd shower maybe getting into east anglia. Temperatures a couple of notches down on wh
The heat on england after another defeat down under. Out of touch and out of step the fa chairman greg clarke admitting today his organisation had lost the publics trust, over its handling of discriminatory remarks made by the former england womens manager mark sampson. Clarke today launched a cultural review into the fas practices, in a bid to tackle the fall out to last weeks meeting of the select committee. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conwayjoins us on sportsday tonight. The fa trying to clear up some of the negative press theyve received since last weeks hearing and address the cultural change needed. Is this review going to have that affect . Greg clark wants that to be the case. He went before the fa council today. We dont know the tone of the speech because cameras are not allowed in but weve got a copy of the speech, and from the words on the page it appears there isa words on the page it appears there is a mea culpa from greg clark, admitting the words he used to the
And up up and away. A british inventor sets the first world speed record for flying a body controlled jet engine power suit. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theresa may is under pressure to restore stability to the government after the second resignation from her cabinet in a week. The International Development secretary, priti patel, stepped down last night after more questions were raised about her unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians. Ms patel was a prominent brexit supporter, and the Prime Minister is facing calls to replace her with someone who also backs leaving the eu. Labour are demanding to know what the Foreign Office knew about priti patels meetings with israeli politicians. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young is at downing street. Pressure on the Prime Minister from all directions, can she emerge from this with a semblance of authority and a sense of stability in government . I would say that people inside downing street are not getting too e
Sportsday but first, look at what else is coming up on bbc news. Will moz the monster be a winner in the retail was asjohn lewis unveiled its festive advert. Mark kermode takes us through the latest film releases. And can your children learn the bits of bytes of Computer Science at school. More than half is due to scan study the gcse and we find out if they are being left behind. Now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im Jessica Creighton. Coming up on the programme. Well be live at wembley as we build up to england hosting their old rivals germany. Englands catherine brunt strikes late in the day to leave the womens ashes test finely poised. And englands manu tuilagi wants to break the silence on the issues he and other rugby players from the Pacific Islands face, when they move to europe. You have got to work to earn a living, and if you dont, you end up on the street. Thanks forjoining us. Lots to come but well start with football. England manager Gareth Southg