Football. They will have to compete for the best players. And what one club will play a lot of club will trump. The Transfer Fees will grow as the sport and the demand to watch it grows. Sport and the demand to watch it crows. ,. ,. , it grows. The tournament has been seen it grows. The tournament has been seen as it grows. The tournament has been seen as a it grows. The tournament has been seen as a watershed it grows. The tournament has been seen as a watershed moment for women sport and raises questions about investing in the next generation of footballers. Over the weekend australias Prime Minister pledged 200 million australian dollars, thats about a us two women sport. One perhaps overlooked area that is stopping women from getting into football has been facilities such as Changing Rooms many are old and they dont even have much privacy and were built for men back when there were far fewer female players. Katie silver has this report. A club two hours north does sydney women on t
At the emirates. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Downing street has described as unacceptable remarks alleged to have been made by one of the conservative partys biggest donors about the mp, diane abbott, during a Business Meeting in 2019. The guardian claims that frank hester said ms abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and that she should be shot. This morning diane abbott has called the alleged comments frightening. Mr hester has admitted making comments about her which he described as rude, but his spokesperson has said this is not a confirmation of the quotes in the guardian. Henry zeffman has the story. Some people who give millions to Political Parties have high public profile is. Frank hester didnt. Until now. This is what the guardian says mr hester told staff at the Health Care Software company he built from scratch at a meeting back in 2019. Its like trying not to be racist, but you see diane abbott on the tv and you just want to hate All Black Wom
Begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. Begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. Good morning. A fairly on friday. Good morning. A fairly cloudy day for most of us today. Patchy light rain in the north. Heavy rain in the south. The temperature continues to climb in the next few days. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its tuesday, 12th march. A long awaited report into Veterinary Services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. The Competition And Markets Authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. Nina has the details. Good morning. Are you paying too much to care for your furry friend . Why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation . Are you getting a fair deal when it comes to costing
Called for fans at the emirates to play their part in the Clubs Champions League match later against porto. They go into the game 1 0 down after the first leg in portugal. Arsenal are looking to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time in m years. Arteta says a home crowd with a great atmosphere always helps. Its a great atmosphere always helps. Incredible. I don they its incredible. I dont think that they realise we need that noise, we need them playing every single with us for that we need the emotional control as well try and understand the game can go through certain phases and we have to be intelligent in the right moments to get what we want. Its a beautiful opportunity to the its been 14 years. So everything weve put in there will be worth it. In the other match later, barcelona take on napoli. After a 1 1 draw in the first leg. They go into this match with Injury Problems and knowing that napoli are on a good run of form. Manager xavi has told his players,
They will launch an investigation into the industry. And why bananas are getting more expensive a conference in rome is looking at a global problem. Sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. Hello and welcome. Mikael arteta has called for the emirates crowd to Mikael Arteta has called for the emirates crowd to play Mikael Arteta has called for the emirates crowd to play their Mikael Arteta has called for the emirates crowd to play their part in the arsenal match against porto in the arsenal match against porto in the Champions League tonight. They go into the match one down. Arsenal are hoping to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time in m years. It is incredible, i dont think they realise how important they are. We need that noise from the crowd and we need the emotional control as well, to understand that the game can go through phases and we have to be really intelligent to push in the right moments to get what we want, but it is a great opportu