As a Football Governance Bill that will see an independent regulator oversee professional football in the uk has been introduced to parliament for the first time. The legislation would grant powers to a body free from control of government and football authorities to oversee clubs in englands top five mens tiers and ensure long term Financial Stability of the mens professional game. It would in turn help Football Clubs avoid falling under financial mismanagement, like bury football club. The International Olympic committee have confirmed athletes from russia and belarus will not be a part of the parade during the Opening Ceremony at paris 202a. Qualified athletes from those countries will compete under a neutralflag, following russias invasion of ukraine in 2022. Meanwhile, the ioc have also called the russian organised Friendship Games a cynical attempt to politicise sport, describing the event as a purely politically motivated sports event. The inaugural summer Friendship Games are r
this is bbc news. the headlines: world leaders send messages of support after king charles is diagnosed with cancer. the prime minister says he s thankful it was caught early. prince harry arrives back in the uk from california to see his father. america s top diplomat travels to qatar as part of the latest push for a ceasefire in gaza. and thousands of women face being denied a vote in pakistan s upcoming election we have a special report. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s hugh ferris. hello from the bbc sport centre. a hearing into a complaint of inappropriate behaviour made against red bull formula one team boss christian horner will take place on friday. bbc sport understands the claims relate to an allegation of inappropriate and controlling behaviour and while red bull has not confirmed the nature of the complaint, the team said it took the allegations extremely seriously when they emerged on monday and started an investigation. horn
a first image of the king since news of his cancer diagnosis was made public. being driven into buckingham palace with his wife queen camilla, after beginning his treatment in a london hospital. this afternoon, the couple headed by helicopter to the sandringham estate in norfolk, where the king will spend time resting in between treatment. it is a place those who work with him say he finds solace and happiness. before he left london, there was a family visitor to host. straight from the airport to see his father, the duke of sussex is back in the uk, flying in from his home in california. he spent around 45 minutes in clarence house with the king, who d phoned him to tell him of his cancer diagnosis. the father and son were last together in may for the king s coronation. the relationship has been strained in recent years but this may be a moment for a thaw. my sense is although this is a national institution, the royal family at its core is a familyjust like any other and whe
since he took over from bernard looney, who was forced out after a scandal over workplace relationships. bp s share price has languished while rivals such as exxonmobil have soared some investors are uneasy about its huge and costly investments in green technology. some analysts say it is a potential takeover target. earlier i spoke to cornelia meyer, ceo of meyer resources an energy consultancy. she was a former senior executive at bp. you are damned if you do and you re damned if you don t. some investors would preferfor bp to do more on the green agenda and others, you know, sort of more activist investors who are after the quick short term return, favour the fossil fuel the hydrocarbons strategy. and i think bp is trying to walk a middle way and they have to straddle that middle way. your next story is about the net zero targets of europe. and bp is in europe. it has big operations in europe. it s ftse listed, so it has to deal with european and uk regulators, which m