by1929 of the middle rates of the period so by 1929 he was one of the best middleweight fighters in the country but he was not allowed to fight for the british titles. in 1926. johnson travelled to australia where he was crowned british empire middleweight champion but on his return to england he was told his title win was not recognised. his constant battle against racial discrimination ultimately took its toll. he says, i think i'm the only man in the world barred from a championship fight in his own country. in fact a prejudice against colour had prevented me from getting a championship fight. against colour had prevented me from getting a championship fightlj think his heart went out a bit after 1930. the prejudice and the block on his career had gotten to him. he later sold his boxing and he became a member of the communist party then in september 1953, at the old abbey tap house pub in the south of manchester, he proved he was a factor in my ways than one. he did not actually drink alcohol but he was telling him about the colour bar in manchester and he said come on, let's try to get you served obviously knowing he would not get served and their landlady threw him out of the pub and so they went to the mayor and got in front of the press and brought people down with them and the landlady which meant that the colour bar got turned over in other pubs around manchester. he passed away in 1974 and he led the push for monument to bat with members of manchester city council supporting the idea. 0nline campaign is close to its targets of 1000 signatures. nobody is perfect but he was always on the right side of the struggle and always there supporting people and he was doing what was right and was not getting the award for it. when you look at chadwick and the impact had on millions of young black boys and girls around the world it's the same with johnson, he should be a national treasure. he has had over 135 wings and he's essentially been produced by might be satisfactory don't know who he is a shocking. he was a fighter in and out of the ring and thatis fighter in and out of the ring and that is what is really important to remember. he struggles may be in the past but history remains just as inspiring. perhaps it's no surprise for him and ahead of his time. the night in boxing but nothing will stop his legacy living on. great story. next to the man who is of course the longest—serving and most successful manager who won 17 joseph —— trophies giving him 23 yea rs joseph —— trophies giving him 23 years at the club. there are many ups and downs in that time plus he has been busy since he left in 2018. speaking to the bbc for the launch of his autobiography and discussing the past, present, and the future. after 22 years the past, present, and the future. after 22 yea rs in the past, present, and the future. after 22 years in charge, he is to leave arsenal at the end of the season. leave arsenal at the end of the season. when you have been so involved inside the club and it's the end of the story you have the choice what you still try to get there or you take a complete distance and i've chosen to take a com plete distance and i've chosen to take a complete distance but it does not mean it is emotional it's notjust physically it's important that people don't see you as a shadow to try to influence and tell you what to say. i am like a guy and the relationship and there is no contact with his children any more but he still loves them. i know many people who turned it down twice, we agreed to stay with the team which basically not any more resources to win the championship so i told myself i would go for this challenge and go on and i was the longest—serving manager and i was the longest have a add smell silica pa rt the longest have a add smell silica part of my personality. i respect them because when you are in a competition if you are them. it's a lwa ys competition if you are them. it's always a bit aggressive after when you meet people outside the competition e—mail you both suffer and you both have difficulties with your team and have to defend your clu b your team and have to defend your club when you're there at any cost and that's why sometimes it gets a bit out of control but overall respect takes over. he is intelligent and passionate and he has the ingredients to be a very good manager and a top manager and we have to give him time and let them do theirjob in the way they wa nt to them do theirjob in the way they want to do it. it is a super talented and creative talents and he can create a killer past self as, it's creativity as well what people wa nt it's creativity as well what people want when they go to the game, when you buy a ticket they want to see something special, they wanted do something special, they wanted do something creative and see something that cannot and he has been well champion and served the record player in that league so they have to find a way to get him enrolled again. to having somebody who served the club is total commitment, integrity and honesty and who loves the club as well. we don't often get to show you a baseball so this is well worth a look. hitting a home run in theirwin well worth a look. hitting a home run in their win over the weekend and that was the best thing he did it was this advantage to get up and scare keep all of the ball despite going over that side wall and the officials were very happy with the fa ct officials were very happy with the fact as well. just the reminder before we go back tonight on bbc two at seven o'clock there is a special documentary looking at the back to lift motor neuron disease is called my year with mmb, it's what i watch if you have time. sports me for now, back to you rebecca. the labour leader has called on the government to impose a 2—3 week lockdown or a circuit breaker across england to stop the rise in coronavirus infections. yeah just a stop the rise in coronavirus infections. yeahjust a parent —— penn minister directly in a news conference this afternoon. you know that the scientific evidence backs this approach. you know it that the restrictions you introduced will not be enough. you know that a second break is needed now to get this virus under control. the government's scientific adviser is one take such action in three weeks ago. meanwhile mps have backed the government's restrictions including the 10pm curfew in spite of opposition from some tory mps. at the speed of a political correspondent. helen, let us start with the fact that mps have approved the government's restrictions. how much pressure is borisjohnson on the first of all five members of his own party? there is a lot of discontent amongst backbenchers around some of the measures he brought in and you mentioned that 10pm closing time across the country for pubs and restaurants and hospitality venues and we saw a conservative backbencher at the conservative backbencher at the conservative backbencher at the conservative backbencher get up to criticise and the concern is they say if economically damaging for businesses particularly in areas that don't have a high level of the virus and they don't believe that the scientific evidence is there to support a being in place. that has been a particular point of consent and actually it was a group of backbenchers that for us to train to try and register their disapproval of that although of course it has been approved with a system that mps have voted for. there is said to me i sense that not all of the conservative backbenchers are entirely behind every measure that the government has been bringing himself. labour has broadly speaking been behind most decisions the government has introduced but a com plete government has introduced but a complete change of tactic today? government has introduced but a complete change of tactic today7m was a very definite moment from him since to me in the first wave of the virus that position was that it would back restrictions that the government brought him but it got to a not ugly and he had seen it being vocal about issues with a tray system over the summer but this felt like one of the bigger moments where neighbour has gone up and said no, this is how we would do it differently. it's a question that's been asked a lot, what would you be doing that the government is not. and tonight we have a definitive a nswer and tonight we have a definitive answer that neighbour would go for this 2—3—week circuit break which is in effect a short national lockdown. he would see your bars and restau ra nts he would see your bars and restaurants close he would see your bars and restau ra nts close a nd he would see your bars and restaurants close and goals would stay open and nonessential offices with close and nonessential travel would be advised against so it's a much tougher level of restrictions. and kier stormer made a point of saying that with me to come with my financial support. you cannot just bring in my restrictions whereas the government's of mine has been that what the steps it took last month introducing the rule of six and introducing the rule of six and introducing the rule of six and introducing the 10pm curfew are robust but proportionate and he got to walk the line between damaging the economy and a company that money can't take another phone national lockdown and balancing of the health effects with trying to keep the virus down. and we know the government announced that medical advice from the scientific advisers which called for a mini lockdown aim at and that he is calling for a in september the 21st so i suppose it seems unlikely that he will take much notice of the leader of the labour party? the way that the government would frame is that they did not ignore it so much as they leave it up against other factors and decided not to do it. it is very clear that the package of measures that they made were far less strict than what the scientists were telling them they needed to do last month to stem the spread of the virus enough so introducing the rule of six for example suggesting that people should work from home were not anywhere near the level of intervention that the scientists we re intervention that the scientists were proposing. 0f intervention that the scientists were proposing. of course, it is up to the government in a policy scientists are only there to advise and they will obviously advise the best means for controlling the virus and the government says it needs to way back up against the damage to the economy. that is why he chose the economy. that is why he chose the packet the and chose the local lockdown system that we saw announced yesterday. we will have to wait and see over the coming weeks to see whether that space. good to talk to you. thank you for your company. here is the weather forecast. we had some wet weather today i think over the next few days the emphasis will increasingly be on trial either. still some salary range to contend with the tonight into the early hours of tomorrow. rain across parts of southeast scotla nd rain across parts of southeast scotland and showers in the south of england and parts of wales as well may be a bit of rain tonight and hired end and into the night. temperatures five to 8 degrees. colder than that some sheltered spots could get down to freezing. into tomorrow rain to start at the ends scotland and ireland. showers through the day moving across eastern and central parts of england getting into east wales. for most of us getting into east wales. for most of us fine and they will be some sunshine and a fairly windy day and a fairly cool feeling one from the face of a higher than they were at today. the wind will take the edge off. as we had to watch their it stays dry and cloudy and it will feel cool. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. the uk records a big increase in cases of coronavirus and deaths. this as it emerged ministers did not follow their scientists' advice on the pandemic. documents show the experts wanted much tougher restrictions three weeks ago, a "circuit breaker" they called it. the opposition are calling for that now. the government has not got a credible plan to slow infections. it has lost control of the virus. and it is no longer following the scientific advice. amy coney barrett, president trump's choice for the next supreme court supreme courtjustice, is facing questions from senators at her confirmation hearing.

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