there s racism at every level of elite rugby in england, including at national level. those are the findings of the rugby football union s investigation into discrimination. it follows former england centre luther burrell s allegations last year that racism was rife in the sport and racist banter had become normalised. tonight he says he s proud and has a sense of closure after his claims of racism were found to be true. he s been talking about his experiences to our sports editor dan roan, a warning some people may find parts of the interview upsetting. it s been a tough eight to ten months, to be honest. i was disappointed initially by the lack of support shown from some of my peers. it was as if my comments were being dismissed. it peers. it was as if my comments were being dismissed. being dismissed. it was almost like eole being dismissed. it was almost like peeple needed being dismissed. it was almost like people needed proof. being dismissed. it was almost
this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm the former chancellor, rishi sunak, enters the race to be the next leader of the conservative party and prime minister. durham police clear sir keir starmer of breaking lockdown rules. he d pledged to resign if fined. the labour leader says his party is now ready for an election. if there was a general election, this government will fall. and we ve got a plan for the country, we want that fresh start. britain s former counter terrorism police chief sir mark rowley is formally appointed as the new head of the metropolitan police in the wake of a string of failings which have compromised public trust. tributes pour in from around the world forjapan s former prime minister, shinzo abe, who has been assassinated while delivering a speech at a campaign event. six men have been found guilty for taking part in a string of robberies and burglaries, including the theft of a 5.5 million diamond encrusted tiara. it is all overfor it is all over f
america becomes the first country in the world to approve covid vaccines for babies. hello and welcome to bbc news. polling stations have opened across france in the final round of voting for parliamentary elections. at stake is control of the 577 seat national assembly, where the liberal party founded by president emmanuel macron has held sway for the last five years. but, president macron s candidates are facing strong opposition in the form of an alliance of left wing parties. i m joined now by our correspondent hugh schofield. only two months since emmanuel macron won the presidency convincingly, much of a challenge that he face this time round? it is that he face this time round? it is a big challenge. that he face this time round? it 3 a big challenge, surprising challenge, not from the far this time. but from the left. this coalition which has been created by the force of will of one man, jean luc melenchon, the man who came third in the presidential election, who ca
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. polling stations have opened across france, in the final round of voting for parliamentary elections. at stake is control of the 577 seat national assembly, where the liberal party founded by president emmanuel macron has held sway for the last five years. but, president macron s candidates are facing strong opposition in the form of an alliance of left wing parties. our paris correspondent hugh schofield told me more a big challenge, surprising challenge, this time, but from the left. this coalition which has been created by the force of will of one man, jean luc melenchon, the man who came third in the presidential election, who came from the far left of french politics but by dint of personality and tactical genius has got all of the left or most of the left into his camp and persuaded the very demoralised socialists, communists and greens to fly under his banner, and together, as a group, they are set to