Translation ten years ago, i was awarded my first ballon dor here in paris. I remember i came with my three brothers. I came with my three brothers. I was 22 years old and everything that was happening to me, it was unthinkable. Now, ten years later, i have received the sixth one in a totally different and special moment in my personal life, with my wife and my three sons. While Megan Rapinoe won the womens award in a year that saw her claim a second fifa womens world cup with the usa as they hoisted the trophy aloft in france. The 34 year old co captain of her country is also known for being an activist and an advocate for numerous lgbt organisations. I mean, like, i cant believe im actually the one winning it in this field. Its been such an incredible year and womens football is lucky to have every single one of these amazing players every year. And it pushes us and pushes me to be the best player that i can. In germany, the bundesliga table might seem unfamiliar to those who are loo
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Get in touch about the stories we are covering or tell us what youre spotting where you. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Five women who accuse the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of abusing them are calling on Prince Andrew to testify in their cases. Their lawyer told bbc panorama he plans to serve subpoenas asking the duke to give evidence. The programme included an interview with the woman who says she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17. He categorically denies any such relationship. Darragh macintyre reports. The allegations made by Virginia Giuffre about Prince Andrew have raised questions that wont go away. The lawyer for five ofJeffrey Epsteins accusers says he wants Prince Andrew to testify as a witness in their court cases. The women say the prince witnessed how epstein and his guests were given m
Two drug dealers are found guilty of murdering 17 year old Jodie Chesney last year. A Police Officer appears in court charged with the murder of former footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after he was shot with a taser and restrained by officers. Flooding across parts of Northern England in sheffield hundreds of people were trapped for hours in yorkshires largest Shopping Centre. And megan rapinoe, the American Star of this years football world cup, says the penalties for racism in the game arent nearly enough. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, a late winner in rome sees celtic secure their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League with two games to spare. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. Labour and the conservatives have both been setting out their plans for the economy today. Labour is promising a huge boost in spending, and what its calling an irreversible shift of power and wealth away from london. The tories are also vowing to spend billions. Its now
Not have remove certain data from their global search results. The duke and duchess of sussex travel to the coast in the second day of the royal visit to south africa. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The uks highest court will deliver an historic ruling this morning, on Boris Johnsons decision to suspend parliament. If the Prime Minister has been accused of an unlawful abuse of power, and if the judgment goes against him, mps could be recalled immediately. So what could happen this morning, when the judges start giving their ruling at about 10. 30 . The Supreme Court needs to decide whether prorogation is a matter for the courts. If it decides its not a matter for the courts, borisjohnson wins. But if it decides it is a matter for the courts it must rule whether the advice to the queen was lawful or not. If the court rules that advice didnt breach constitutional law or principle sufficiently or at all again the pm would win. Or it could rule that advice to the queen was
Roadways. No major issues slowing you down here at 5 00. The were going to start with a look at your travel times where only one is in the yellow. For those of you headed westbound out of the tracy triangle that is a 31minute drive. The accident in the eastbound direction. So the non commute direction has now been cleared. Even better there. Highway 4 still clear 101 coming out of the south bay. Just a second ago out of the altamonte pass. Metering lights are not yet on at the bay bridge and you are really starting to get stacked up in those cash lanes. If youre a fastrak customer good luck to you you have pretty much the whole roadway to yourself. Thats not going to be the case for long. Looking at the san mateo bridge as well also getting busier here at this hour. We are not seeing delays or crashes or anything slowing you down once we get across the bridge. Eastbound is good to go and clear as well. The Richmond San Rafael bridge looks the best out of all the bridges. Not even on th