three days ago he was told to step back from presenting because of a tweet in which he criticised uk government policy. the corporation says it will now hold a review of its impartiality guidelines. in the meantime, the presenter would abide by its current rules. mr lineker said he was delighted to get back to presenting, and thanked his colleagues at bbc sport for backing him. here s our media correspondent david sillito. morning, gary. morning, mr lineker. how do you feel about being reinstated? as gary lineker left home this morning, the weekend s dramas that saw him taken off air, chaos brought to the bbc s sporting output, looked to have been resolved. this was match of the day 2 yesterday, after presenters, pundits and commentators downed microphones in protest at his treatment. but the bbc says there was good reason for its actions, he had broken guidelines with tweets in which he described government asylum policy as immeasurably cruel and the language not dissimilar to that
people from the world of sport have been paying tribute to him. what have they been saying? him. what have they been sa in: ? , ., him. what have they been sa in. ? , ., ., saying? yes, he won the gold medal, saying? yes, he won the gold medal. he saying? yes, he won the gold medal, he won saying? yes, he won the gold medal, he won the saying? yes, he won the gold medal, he won the olympic. medal, he won the olympic record and the agent said it is with a very heavy heart that he has to release the news that his long term friend and client passed away peacefully early sunday morning after a battle, a recurrence of lymphoma. also bbc pundit michaeljohnson, who was such a successful sprinter of course, paid tribute to him and said he changed the course of sport, with a technique that looked crazy at the time but the result made it standard and thatis the result made it standard and that is the legacy, that he changed history. thank you very much for that update. the bbc has announce
nor is there a sanction, merely an agreement to abide by guidelines while the bbc re examines those guidelines. this looks like a complete climb down of the bbc. i don t think so. i think i ve always said we need to take proportionate action. for some people, by the way, we ve taken too severe action. others think we ve been too lenient. re examining guidance and guidelines sounds like kicking the can down the road. has gary lineker agreed to stop tweeting about politics, which is what you asked on friday? we ve agreed, and i ve spent time talking to gary and we ve had lots of discussion. between now and when the review reports, gary will abide by the editorial guidelines. that s where we are. how are you so out of touch with your own corporation, your own organisation, your own staff, your own programmes, that you didn t foresee this complete chaos
north of quebec city. a 38 year old man has been taken into custody as police investigate whether the incident was deliberate or not. prime ministerjustin trudeau has sent his condolences to the people of amqui. the streets of paris are piled high with rubbish as workers continue to strike against pension reforms. officials say around 5,400 tonnes of waste has remained uncollected on the streets of the capital with some bins blocking pavements. president emmanuel macron has refused to meet with unions. his proposed pension reforms passed the french senate vote on saturday bringing the package a step closer to becoming law. the bbc has announced that gary lineker, one its best known presenters, will be allowed back on air. three days ago he was told to step back from presenting because of a tweet in which he criticised uk government policy.
fraser for the whale. it was a joyful celebration of film which will go down as a win for the academy, if not for next year s ratings. sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. before we go we have some more extraordinary images for you. i want to show you these pictures from a site in the uk near the northern city of leeds, the remains of a high status roman woman among dozens that were on earth in is thought to be the forced anglo saxon cemetery found in west yorkshire. you will find a lot more detail about the stories that we have been covering news day on the bbc website including that top story of ours, that deal to provide nuclear powered submarines to australia. just head over to our website or download the bbc news app, if you have not done so already.