give up its secrets. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the time is 10:30pm and darren is here with the weather. hello, i want to touch on the flooding in italy first of all. this is just another example of severe weather becoming more severe and happening more often. it wasn t too long ago that this part of italy was in drought, but there has been six months of rain in the last couple of weeks which has certainly changed all that. this programme contains repetitive flashing images there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with victoria which is just getting under way the site of the former redcar steelworks is at the centre of a furious row between the conservative mayor of tees valley and labour. truly shocking. industrial scale corruption on teesside. a huge site acquired by the public body south tees developments limited for £12 million, in 2019. what s going on then? we ll talk live to the conservative mayor who s facing labour claims of cronyism, corruption
hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin with breaking news from the us. prince harry says he and his wife were involved in a near catastrophic car chase with paparazzi on tuesday evening. let s show you the pictures that have just come in. let s show you the pictures that havejust come in. a let s show you the pictures that have just come in. a warning there is flash photography from the start. they show prince harry and meghan leaving a gala in new york. a spokesperson for the couple say that they and the duchess s mother were relentlessly pursued for two hours, they said the chase resulted in near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two nypd officers. let s head back to the newsroom and our royal correspondent sarah campbell who is monitoring all of this for us. for anyonejoining us here on bbc news, just bring us right up to speed in terms of the statement and the additional details you have learned. indeed. as you saw from those pictures, thi
they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed as is the government. the bbc has apologised for its limited sports programming this weekend after several tv and radio shows have been cancelled, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. a number of presenters and pundits decided not to take part in some shows, in solidarity with gary lineker. football focus and final score were among those pulled and radio 5 live has also faced disruption to its schedules. a bbc spokesperson said it s working hard to resolve the situation. our media correspondent david sillito reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. the decision by the bbc to drop him from match of the day for tweets one of which described a statement by the ho
valley bank. and those are the latest headlines here on bbc news. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday. officials in the german city of hamburg say the gunman, who shot dead seven people at a jehovah s witness meeting hall was a former member of the religious group who left on bad terms. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. liverpool slip up they re beaten by bournemouth, who lift themselves out of the relegation zone. a vital win for wales with a first victory at this year s six nations, as they hope to avoid the wooden spoon. and mikhaela shiffrin makes history in sweden, breaking a record that had stood for more than a0 years. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation s announcement that gary lineker was to step back from presenting match of the day. football programming across the bbc has been impacted because a number of presen