few could match lester piggott. his statistics are staggering. nearly 5,000 victories across a career spanning almost half a century. he rode his first winner back in 1948 at the age ofjust 12. it was a feat that made the headlines, and plenty more would follow. in 1954, while still a teenager, he won the derby, the first of a record nine victories in the race. the youngest jockey to win the derby in modern times. but for all the adulation, piggott remained a shy, softly spoken man. how hard do you have to work, in fact? well, it s pretty hard work. you know, all day long, i and at night sometimes. at five foot eight, he was tall for a jockey, hence his nickname the long fellow. but his much imitated style in the saddle earned him the championjockey s title some 11 times. the success, though, was followed by scandal. good evening. the headlines at six o clock. lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987 piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of hi
and we ll bring you that interview in full at 2.30. president biden will arrive in the texan city of uvalde later today after a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers one of the greatestjockeys of all time, lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. welcome to the programme. liverpool football club has called for an investigation into what it describes as unacceptable issues faced by fans trying to get into the stadium in paris last night to watch the champions league final. the match was delayed by more than half an hour after liverpool fans were held outside the stadium and police used pepper spray and tear gas. some merseyside police officers at the game described it as the worst european match they d experienced. dan johnson reports. these are scenes any football fan will find uncomfortable, and not what you d expect to see at the biggest european final in 2022. thousands of supporters frustrated and angry after the french polic
in the texan city of uvalde later today, after a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. one of the greatestjockeys of all time, lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. welcome to the programme. liverpool football club has called for an investigation into what it describes as unacceptable issues faced by fans trying to get into the stadium in paris last night to watch the champions league final. the match was delayed by more than half an hour after liverpool fans were held outside the stadium, and police used pepper spray and tear gas. some merseyside police officers at the game described it as the worst european match they d experienced. dan johnson reports. these are scenes any football fan will find uncomfortable, and not what you d expect to see at the biggest european final in 2022. thousands of supporters frustrated and angry after the french police reached quickly for the tear gas as they struggled to get everyone to their
and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered. president biden will arrive in the texan city of uvalde within the next hour, after a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. one of the greatestjockeys of all time, lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. welcome to the programme. liverpool football club has called for an investigation into what it describes as unacceptable issues faced by fans trying to get into the stadium in paris last night to watch the champions league final. the match was delayed by more than half an hour after liverpool fans were held outside the stadium and police used pepper spray and tear gas. some merseyside police officers at the game described it as the worst european match they d experienced. dan johnson reports. these are scenes any football fan will find uncomfortable, and not what you d expect to see at the biggest european final in 2022. thousands of supporters frustrated and angry
one of the greatestjockey s of all time lester piggott, who won the derby 9 times, has died at the age of 86. hello, welcome to the programme. i want to take us live to the us. these are live pictures from texas, where president biden and the first lady are just arriving from delaware. this is the town, of course, that has witnessed the school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. president biden is visiting today. he will meet with the families, and of course, this is something deeply unpleasant, and unfortunate ritual biden is used to playing. of course himself his family has lost family members, he is all too familiar with the grieving process and he hopes that his visit there will show some kind of strength and solidarity to so many families affected there. the difficult balance he will have to strike, though, is this is an area of the us where guns are integral to so many people. so many people have guns there. so talk of gun control at a time like this is f