saying people shouldn t be complacent about the virus, and public health england say there was considering going to football matches for the opening of the english premier league season, with big crowds expected, should be cautious on public transport, where face coverings and also around stadiums. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as her conservator after 13 years. concerns over the singer s mental health had prompted jamie spears to take legal control of her estate and other aspects of her life. the pop star s lawyer welcomed the development as another step toward justice . brentford have enjoyed a winning start in the opening match of the new premier league season. their 2 0 victory against arsenal was also their first match in the top flight since 19117. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott reports. welcome to the first game - of the premier league season. for football, a return on two levels, a full capacity premier league match for the first
the trees that have been burned are more than 50 years old. the situation is volatile. when we drove down this road this morning, there was no smoke. now there s fire. with the wind rising, there are fears this will be a long and difficult night. bethany bell, bbc news, in the peloponnese. lionel messi one of the greatest footballers of this generation has said he s extremely happy to have joined the french club paris saint germain and hopes to continue winning titles. the argentine striker signed a two year deal after his dramatic departure from barcelona at the weekend a club he d been at for 21 years. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott reports. their life was in barcelona. now it s in paris. it s a move no one, including the messi family, saw coming this time a week ago. behind the smiles, how s it been for the man at the centre of one of the biggest football
was the end of his olympicjourney, he wanted to thank team gb for giving him some of the best memories of his life. there was disappointment elsewhere at the games in the men s rugby sevens, when britain missed out on bronze after a 17 12 defeat to argentina, finishing in fourth place. the star american gymnast simone biles has now withdrawn from a second event at the olympics. she will miss tomorrow s individual all around final, in which she s the defending champion, after saying she needs to focus on her mental health. yesterday, she pulled out of the team event. the international olympic committee says it has huge respect and support for her decision, as our sports correspondent laura scott reports. commentator: the smile says it all. she loves to perform. simone biles rewrote the record books in rio. she s been the face of a generation of gymnasts. one last tumble to become olympic champion. - at times, her phenomenal
and said the organisers had bent over backwards to provide reassurance to the teams. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott reports. they are the global powerhouses of rugby league and so is a world cup without australia and new zealand a world cup at all? australia, world class! that s the dilemma facing the organisers of this autumn s event in england after the two nations pulled out with just three months to go. we have bent over backwards for many months to accommodate all of the concerns raised by the australians and the kiwis, and i m sorry to say that i have no choice but to call this a selfish, parochial and cowardly decision. it s supposed to be a seminal moment in rugby league. ..in england 2021. this world cup, the first time the men s, women s and wheelchair events will be played simultaneously. five years in the planning, but organisers were given just four minutes notice of australia and new zealand s withdrawal. in a joint statement, both countries called
who were wrongly convicted of offences because of it failures at the post office are to receive interim compensation of up to £100,000, the government has said. so far, 59 have had their convictions quashed. more cases are due to be heard over the coming months. more people have been affected by the scandal than in any other miscarriage ofjustice in the uk. australia and new zealand have withdrawn from the rugby league world cup, which is being held in england this autumn, because of the pandemic. the teams governing bodies said there were too many safety issues relating to coronavirus and they wanted the tournament postponed. the chairman of the rugby football league called it a selfish, parochial and cowardly decision , and said the organisers had bent over backwards to provide reassurance to the teams. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott reports. they are the global powerhouses of rugby league and so is a world cup without australia and new zealand a world cup at all? australia,