In the womens lightweight Double Sculls final. And coming up on Bbc News, another gold for Team Gb in the rowing. Emily craig and Imogen Grant taking first place in the lightweight womens Double Sculls. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. Theres growing controversy over two athletes who have been cleared to compete in the Womens Boxing in paris, after having been disqualified from last Years World championships forfailing to meet eligibility criteria. Yesterday algerian boxer Imane Khelif qualified to the quarterfinals after her opponent, italys Angela Carini, abandoned the bout in 46 seconds. This afternoon, taiwans Lin Yu Ting, who was stripped of a Bronze Medal at last Years World championships, is due to fight. In the last couple of hours the Culture Secretary Lisa nandy said Biology Matters when it comes to sports like boxing. Our Reporter Matt Graveling has more. In red, from algeria. The fight which lasted in red, from algeria. The fight which lasted just in red,
somewhere else around the world and waiting to get back to normal? or are you somewhere else around the world? how did it feel to back out there or have you decided to wait for a bit? i d love to hearfrom you tweet me @annita mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions the uk economy has rebounded slightly, up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it s led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. india s biggest religious festival continues despite the most covid infections of anywhere outside america. india now accounts for one in six of all new coronavirus cases globally. and coming up this hour. how the world s wealthiest people need to radically change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, according to a new report. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the government s
it it has made it ten times worse. having to face bills, there is not anything that has not gone up and it is going up again. millions of people are already feeling the squeeze and i am in leicester speaking to businesses and consumers about the rise in the cost of living. with all these price hikes on the horizon lt us know how you re planning to cope with the increases. on twitter, it s @annitabbc or #bbcyourquestions. also this hour. the brexit trade arrangements for northern ireland are thrown into confusion after a unionist minister orders his staff to stop checks on goods coming from the rest of the uk. at the winter olympics, team gb s mixed curlers continue their perfect start to the games with victory over canada. and a vaccine that could save the lives of young elephants vets at chester zoo embark on a world first trial. hello millions of households facing a spike in energy costs will today find out how much they will have to pay. the energy regulator ofgem will a
to most people fleeing war and persecution, and urged the british government to pursue what it called more humane solutions. archaeologists say they ve discovered a roman shrine buried beneath a former graveyard next to leicester cathedral. a team has spent the last year digging at the site ahead of building a new visitors centre, to support the influx of tourists since the remains of richard iii were found a decade ago. the recent dig took place less than 50 metres from where the king s remains were discovered. phil mackie has been given special access to the site. deep beneath leicester city centre, they ve been uncovering 2,000 years of history. so we ve been excavating here for about nine months now. matthew morris is excited. and he s the man who unearthed the remains of richard iii, in a car park barely 50 metres away 10 years ago. in this corner, eight metres underground and right next door to leicester cathedral, they ve made an important discovery. these are our sort
they will not work and they are unfair. also in the programme this lunchtime. questions from relatives about why it took police almost two days to find the victims of a car crash in cardiff that left three young people dead and two seriously injured. scientists say annual flood damage in parts of the uk could increase by more than 20% over the next century. calls for anyone with a prepayment meter for their energy supply to have it removed for free. and tickets for this year s eurovision song contest final in liverpool have sold out in just over half an hour. coming up on the bbc news channel. refunds for liverpool fans who attended last year s champions league final, as uefa take responsibility for scenes where supporters were tear gassed in paris. hello. good afternoon. enough is enough the words of the home secretary in the last few minutes as she outlined the government s plan to stop migrants coming to the uk on small boats. suella braverman was introducing to the ho