playlists on their mobile phone from next year. and two young sisters whose dad took his own life tell us how funds raised by children in need helped them. the charity event is held tonight. and coming up on the bbc news channel, australia captain tim paine steps down just weeks before the ashes, after sending sexually explicit messages to a female colleague. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. cricket chiefs are holding an emergency meeting to discuss racism in the english game. it comes after shocking testimony earlier this week from ex yorkshire player azeem rafiq about the racism he faced. he had to apologise himself yesterday for anti jewish comments he wrote on social media ten years ago. and another player, alex hales, has apologised after a photo was published showing him wearing black make up at a fancy dress party in 2009. laura scott reports. after another turbulent week, cricket s latest response to its rate is in crisis, crisis talks, at the 0val t
are life changing. and drivers will be banned from scrolling, filming or searching playlists on their mobile phone from next year. good afternoon. cricket chiefs are holding an emergency meeting to discuss racism in the english game. it comes after shocking testimony earlier this week from ex yorkshire player azeem rafiq about the racism he faced. he had to apologise himself yesterday for anti jewish comments he wrote on social media ten years ago. and another player, alex hales, has apologised after a photo was published showing him wearing black makeup at a fancy dress party in 2009. laura scott reports. after another turbulent week, cricket s latest response to its racism crisis crisis talks at the 0val today as the game comes together to tackle its discrimination problem, evidence of which continues to emerge. what do you hope to get out of the meeting today? just clarity and togetherness i suppose. does cricket have a racism issue? we have a lot of work to do, no doubt
and everyone will have to get vaccinated. here, two children and two women have died in a fire at a house in south east london. a 13 year old boy is in a critical condition after being shot in the back in birmingham last night. police believe his injuries are life changing. and drivers will be banned from scrolling, filming or searching playlists on their mobile phones from next year. and in the film review, we ll get mark kermode s verdict on tennis biopic king richard , which is all about the dad of serena and venus williams. good afternoon. the chief executive of the england and wales cricket board has said racism and discrimination is a blight on the game, and he s apologised unreservedly to former player azeem rafiq. tom harrison s comments came after an emergency meeting to discuss racism, after shocking testimony earlier this week from mr rafiq. mr harrison said the ecb is committed to taking wide ranging action to tackle discrimination and promote inclusion and d
as migrants are moved away from the polish border into a warehouse in belarus. the president of belarus admits his security forces may have helped them try to cross into the eu. and mobile phones and driving how the rules are getting much tighter from next year. and coming up on the bbc news channel: tim paine steps down as australia test captain before the ashes over a historical investigation into sexually explicit texts to a female colleague. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a record number of coronavirus infections across much of continental europe is pushing countries back towards tighter restrictions even full lockdowns again. from monday austria will return to a national lockdown. it s also become one of the first countries in the world to make covid vaccination compulsory. germany s health minister called the situation in the country a national emergency and said a lockdown couldn t be ruled out. elsewhere much tighter restrictions for the unvaccin
cricket bosses promise action after the racism experienced by yorkshire player azeem rafiq. as migrants are moved from the polish border into a warehouse in belarus, the president of belarus admits his security forces may have helped them try to cross into the eu. and mobile phones and driving how the rules are getting much tighter from next year. hello, and a warm welcome to bbc news. kyle rittenhouse, the american teenager who shot and killed two men and wounded another during racial justice protests last year on the streets of kenosha, wisconsin, has been acquitted of all charges. this is how reacted to the verdict. during a highly charged case, kyle rittenhouse had argued that he acted in self defence, while the prosecution argued he had been looking for trouble that night. let s hear more from the judge. as to the first count of the information, joseph rosenbaum, we the jury find the defendant, kyle h rittenhouse not guilty. as to the second count of the information, ric