hello, and welcome to sportsday. 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. from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation s announcement that gary lineker was to to step back from presenting match of the day. football programming across the bbc has been impacted because a number of presenters and pundits have refused to take part. it comes after lineker s criticism on social media of the government s language surrounding migrants. the bbc says it s working hard to resolve the situation, and recognises that sports fans are disappointed. in an an interview today, the bbc s director general tim davie says h
this is bbc news, the headlines. presenters have refused to appear on more bbc sport shows in solidarity with gary lineker. there s been be reduced coverage of the women s super league and the same will apply to match of the day 2. talks continue to try to resolve the dispute between the bbc and lineker. the row is over impartiality, after the sports presenter criticised the government over its asylum bill. british prime minister rishi sunak has said he recognises the anxiety over the collapse of silicon valley bank. he insisted his government is working to find a solution to secure customers liquidity and cashflow needs. the uk s prime minister rishi sunak is flying to san diego, for talks on defence with the us and australian leaders. it s understood they ll discuss ways of dealing with any security threats posed by china in the asia pacific region at the meeting of the aukus group. now it s time for the travel show. this week, a look back at some of our most fascinatin
people have been trapped in gaza since israel tightened its siegejust over three weeks ago, after it was attacked by hamas, which is classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk and other governments. and in northern gaza, there s been another air strike onjabalia, a day after an israeli attack killed dozens of people at the refugee camp there. israel says its forces killed another hamas commander in the latest strike, but un human rights officials say it could be a war crime. our international editor jeremy bowen has our first report, which contains material you may find upsetting. at last, the gates of the rafah crossing were opened. some foreign citizens were allowed to leave gaza for egypt. for the first time, since israel imposed its siege. convoys of aid trucks are moving into gaza, though not nearly as many as the un and aid agencies say are necessary. ambulances went in for the seriously wounded. injabalia, at the opposite end of the gaza strip, more israeli raids. t
On the new wave of migrants are venturing across the mediterreanean, on the anger in italy at those helping recuse them, and on the reaction of locals to the migrants that arrive. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. North korea has tested what it says is a missile capable of striking anywhere on the planet. The claim, if confirmed, raises the prospect that pyongyang, may be a step closer to its goal, of having a long range Nuclear Strike capacity, and able to target america. The United States has requested an Emergency Meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the missile launch. Meanwhile, china and russia have called for a freeze on north Koreas Nuclear weapons programme. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. This is the moment that north korea says it came a major power, the launch of a missile which it says can deliver a weapon as far away as the United States. The news was announced on State Television with barely constrained joy the presenter showing