the rain continues in northern scotland, inching a little bit further southwards. elsewhere, plenty of cloud with the odd spot of drizzle. most places will be dry. not quite as mild as last night but still a pretty mild start to the weekend. into the weekend we go then, saturday rain at times in scotland, northern ireland threw the morning but turning to sunshine and a few showers later. england and wales, there ll be a few spots of rain around more specially later on in north west england and north west wales, but many will be dry. plenty of cloud, the odd brighter break. still in the mild air here, but cold air makes an arrival across the north. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: 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
at a fancy dress party in 2009. a photograph of alex hales, who plays for nottinghamshire, has been published by the sun newspaper. he said he was dressed as his musical hero, the rapper tupac shakur, and he deplored discrimination in all its forms. with the allegations that have come to light, with the allegations that have come to light, i with the allegations that have come to light, i feel like it s important i address to light, i feel like it s important i address these myself. i ll start with the i address these myself. i ll start with the picture that has appeared in the with the picture that has appeared in the sun with the picture that has appeared in the sun of me at a fancy dress party in the sun of me at a fancy dress party in in the sun of me at a fancy dress party in 2009, and the theme was musicians party in 2009, and the theme was musicians. tupac is, was, always will be musicians. tupac is, was, always will be my musicians. tupac is, was, always will be
what do you want to get from the meeting? just clarity and togetherness, i suppose. does cricket have a racism issue? well, we ve got a lot work to do, no doubt. last night, alex hales became further embroiled in the scandal after a photograph emerged showed him dressed in a racially offensive way at a fancy dress party in 2009. he said his appearance was a tribute to the late rapper, tupac shakur, but apologised in a video message. i deplore all forms of racism and discrimination. i ve been lucky enough to play around the world in different backgrounds, with players of different races and cultures. earlier this week, there was praise for azeem rafiq, as the whistle blower gave testimony to mps about his experience of racism in cricket and spoke of his hopes that speaking up would bring about change. i m very determined that this is going to be looked back asj the moment where not only sport, but society as a whole went -
this is bbc news. the headlines: cricket chiefs hold an urgent meeting about racism in the game in england. it comes after another cricketer apologises for wearing black make up at a fancy dress party in 2009 my 20s was full of mistakes like that, reckless mistakes off the field that cost me and let down family and let down team mates and let down friends. austria is to go into a full nationwide lockdown because of record covid cases, and everyone will have to get vaccinated. here, two children and two women have died in a fire at a house in south east london. a 13 year old boy is in a critical condition after being shot in the back in birmingham last night.
azeem rafiq told mps on tuesday about the racial abuse he suffered at yorkshire, during two spells at the club. the board of deputies, of britishjews, said rafiq will, well understand the hurt this exchange, will cause tojews who have supported him, but added the apology seems heartfelt. in a statement rafiq said: another incident is emerging, with former england batsman alex hales admitting he painted his face black for a party in 2009. hales is pictured in the sun today, posing with friends on new year s eve. he told the paper it was a musical tribute fancy dress party, and he went as one of his heroes, tupac shakur, and didn t realise the offensive nature, of his actions at the time. earlier this week, hales denied he had named his dog kevin, after a derogatory term