anti semitic comments online. let s speak now with bbc sport s laura scott. let s start with the alex hales picture in the sun. what has been his response? this picture in the sun. what has been his re5ponse? his response? this emerged last niuht his response? this emerged last nicht in his response? this emerged last night in the his response? this emerged last night in the sun, his response? this emerged last night in the sun, a his response? this emerged last night in the sun, a picture - his response? this emerged last night in the sun, a picture of. his response? this emerged last. night in the sun, a picture of alex hales at a fancy dress party in 2009 where he is shown dressed in a racially offensive manner. we ve seen a video message on his instagram today to explain and try to apologise for the picture. he said it was incredibly reckless and foolish, he said he wants to apologise for the offence this has no doubt caused. he talked about the embarrassment that several of
today at five. we are sorry england cricket chiefs apologise unreservedly to former player azeem rafiq after he exposed institutional racism in the sport. they also pledge to win back trust in the game. racism and discrimination is a blight on our game. to azeem and all of those who have suffered or experienced any form of discrimination in our sport, we are truly sorry. it comes as another cricketer, alex hales, apologises for wearing blackface makeup at a fancy dress party in 2009. my 205 was full of mistakes like that you know, reckless mistakes off the field that cost me. let down family, let down team mates, let down friends. austria is to go back into a full nationwide lockdown because of record covid cases,
this is bbc news. i m martine croxall. the headlines at 11. new accusations of racism in english cricket as batsman alex hales apologises for painting his face black at a fancy dress party after a photo emerges from 2009 my my 20s was full of mistakes like that, reckless mistakes of the field that, reckless mistakes of the field that cost me and let down family and let down team mates and let down friends. it comes as the cricketing authorities meet to discuss the sport s racism crisis following allegations made by the former yorkshire player azeem rafiq a 13 year old boy is in a critical condition after being shot in the back in birmingham last night. police believe his injuries are life changing. two children and two women are killed in a house fire in south east london.
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. new accusations of racism in english cricket as batsman alex hales apologises for painting his face black at a party after a photo emerges from 2009. it comes as the english cricketing authorities meet to discuss allegations of racism made by the former yorkshire player azeem rafiq. meanwhile, australia s men s cricket captain resigns after admiting he sent sexually explicit text messages to a female co worker. some breaking news austria will become the first european country to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory by law and will impose a full lockdown for all from monday.
are life changing. and drivers will be banned from scrolling, filming or searching playlists on their mobile phones from next year. good afternoon. cricket chiefs are holding an emergency meeting to discuss racism in the english game. it comes after shocking testimony earlier this week from ex yorkshire player azeem rafiq about the racism he faced. he had to apologise himself yesterday for anti jewish comments he wrote on social media 10 years ago. and another player, alex hales, has apologised after a photo was published showing him wearing black makeup at a fancy dress party in 2009. laura scott reports.