editor faisal islam. this is clearly a mess but the expectation in financial circles is that shareholders will provide the funds to keep thames water going. but the question is how did this come about in an industry that should be so simple, providing a product that everybody needs, and provided the monopolies of several million customers with no competition. and the answer is in hugely complicated structures, huge debts, and lots of regulation. the boss of thames water, sarah bentley, abruptly stood down on tuesday. she was battling to turn around the company after a legacy of under investment. let s discuss what s at stake with dr kate bayliss from the centre for water and development at soas university in london. thank you for being on the programme. faisal islam there talking and touching on some of theissues talking and touching on some of the issues why thames water is where it is. can you elaborate on that, please? on that, please? yes, well, thames on that, please?
hello and welcome to the programme. the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker s removalfrom match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc s sports output today. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk government s policy on asylum seekers shows no sign of abating. he d been told by the bbc to step back from presenting its flagship football show match of the day. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation s football coverage, as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out in support of the former england international. steffan powell reports. here is the best of the day s action. a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker and bbc bosses is now much more than one programme. he went on to say that he could not comment on decisions about his
was watched by 2.58 million tv viewers on bbc one. today, in coverage of the women s super league, there was no bbc in house commentary and there were no pundits to talk about the game either. this report from steffan powell. here now is the best of the day s action. a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker and bbc bosses is now much more than one programme. he went on to say that he could not comment on decisions about his future just yet. and one former director general is calling for calm. we have lost a couple of sports programmes so far, which is obviously disappointing for match of the day fans who got a much truncated version of match of the day, but walking into the bbc this morning, for a place which is meant to be in complete crisis, is its usual rather boring, solid self. for others, though,
lineker? i m my dog and i m going to do my showing lineker? i m my dog and i m going to do my shopping so lineker? i m my dog and i m going to do my shopping so would lineker? i m my dog and i m going to do my shopping so would you - lineker? i m my dog and i m going to do my shopping so would you mind i do my shopping so would you mind letting do my shopping so would you mind letting me do my shopping so would you mind letting me do it on my own? we ll reveal what gary lineker s absence meant for saturday s bbc s flagship football programme, match of the day, and hear what fans think of the row. also ahead. leaders from the uk, us and australia will meet for talks on defence, including the plan for australia to get us nuclear submarines. the british and us governments scramble to reassure their tech start up sectors, after the collapse of one of the main sources of funding, the silicon valley bank. and hollywood is getting ready for its big night we ll take a loo
the british and us governments scramble to reassure their tech start up sectors after the collapse of one of the main sources of funding, the silicon valley bank. and hollywood is getting ready for its big night we ll take a look at what s in store at the oscars. the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker s removalfrom match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc s sports output. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk government s policy on asylum seekers shows no sign of abating. he d been told by the bbc to step back from presenting its flagship football show, match of the day. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation s football coverage as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out. in the coverage of the women s super league on sunday, there was no bbc in house commentary and there were no pundits to talk about the game either. let s take a look at the background to this now with our correspondent, ste