on monday, the footballer jake daniels made a name for himself and not for any exploits on the pitch. as sports editor dan roan reported. some will be surprised that in this day and age, a player revealing their sexuality has made so many headlines. but others believe this is truly a historic moment for football, despite the issues that it continues to confront. jake daniels statement and the media coverage of it was widely applauded, with stigma base tweeting. but as dan roan suggested, others questioned whether the publicity around his coming out was appropriate or helpful. here s tris bianconero. well, we put those points to bbc news, and they told us. bbc two s politics live on tuesday featured as a guest the leader of the reclaim party, actor laurence fox. one of the subjects under discussion culture wars. the implementation of all of this, of gender theory, of critical race theory in our schools and institutions, is appalling. and actually. why is it appalling? becau
ukraine says it hopes to be able to host eurovision song contest next year after the country s emotional triumph in last night s final in italy. the country s entry, the kalush orchestra, flew to the top of the leaderboard after winning the popular vote. sam ryder of the uk finished second, but topped the jury votes with his song spaceman. this year, more than most, eurovision had a political dimension with that victory by ukraine s kalush orchestra being widely seen as a symbolic show of public support for the country. and that, coupled with an unusually successful night for the uk, who came second in the competition, explains why it featured prominently on bbc news on sunday. but for some viewers, the amount of attention devoted to it was still notjustified. stuart gordon e mailed.