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 his obe, and while he made a comeback to some success in 1995, at the age of 59 he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. lester piggott, who s died at the age of 86. in the us, joe biden and the first lady have left delaware as they head to uvalde in texas, where they ll meet the families of 19 children and two teachers who were killed last week. the president has called for action to prevent future massacres in a country where efforts to tighten firearms regulations have repeatedly failed. our correspondent will grant has this report.
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
News, the headlines. the government says it s very concerned over upsetting scenes at the champions league final as fans were tear gassed in paris. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. president biden renews his appeal for tighter gun control following the texas elementary school shooting as the parents prepare to bury their children. one of the greatestjockeys of all time, lester piggott, who won the derby 9 times, has died at the age of 86. thank you very much for your company throughout this morning. lewis will be here with you at two o clock. lewis will be here with you at two o clock. now on bbc news it s
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. here comes lester piggott on nijinsky. 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 his 0be, and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995, at the age of 59 he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the champion jockey lester piggott, who s died at the age of 86. now it s time for a look
Good evening, the headlines at six o clock. lester piggott has been sent to jailfor three years. in 1987, piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his obe. and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the jockey lester piggott, who has died at the age of 86. us presidentjoe biden will visit uvalde in texas later on sunday where he ll meet the families of 19 children and two teachers who were killed last week. mr biden has called for action to prevent future massacres in a country where efforts to tighten firearms regulations have repeatedly failed. our correspondent will