america correspondent, tim davey insisted that he would not be resigning. well, i m very sorry for the disruption today. it has been a difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they have not got the programming. as a keen sports fan i know, like everyone, that to miss programming is a real blow and i am sorry about that. we re trying very hard to resolve the situation. and make sure that we get output back on air. he is an outstanding broadcaster. he is a brilliant broadcaster and to be clear, success for me is gary gets back on air and together we are giving the audiences that world class sports coverage which, as i say, sorry we have not been able to deliver today. but gary lineker has made lots of comments before. you allowed him to criticise the qatari government on the bbc. why is this different? this is nothing to do with anything to do with the specifics of where a tweet is sent and i will talk in general terms but it is about getting involved
for the bbc, not the government. the british chancellor, jeremy hunt, has met the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank, which mostly financed tech start ups. the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports output today but says he won t resign. a number of tv and radio programmes have been pulled from the schedules after presenters and pundits walked out in support of gary lineker. the former footballer was taken off this evening s match of the day programme which he presents for breaching the corporation s social media guidelines. tim davie spoke to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. well, i m very sorry for the disruption today. it has been a difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they have not got the programming. as a keen sports fan i know, like everyone, that to miss programming is a real blow and i am sorry about tha
hello, and welcome to sportsday. liverpool slip up they re beaten by bournemouth, who lift themselves out of the relegation zone. a vital win for wales with a first victory at this year s six nations, as they hope to avoid the wooden spoon. and mikhaela shiffrin makes history in sweden, breaking a record that had stood for more than a0 years. from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation s announcement that gary lineker was to to step back from presenting match of the day. football programming across the bbc has been impacted because a number of presenters and pundits have refused to take part. it comes after lineker s criticism on social media of the government s language surrounding migrants. the bbc says it s working hard to resolve the situation, and recognises that sports fans are disappointed. in an an interview today, the bbc s director general tim davie says h
leader keir starmer says the bbc was not acting impartially in suspending gary lineker. the british chancellor, jeremy hunt, has met the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank which mostly financed tech start ups. the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports output on saturday but says he won t resign. a number of tv and radio programmes have been pulled from the schedules after presenters and pundits walked out in support of gary lineker. the former footballer was taken off this evening s match of the day programme which he presents for breaching the corporation s social media guidelines. tim davie spoke to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. well, i m very sorry for the disruption today. it s been a difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they haven t got the programming. as a keen sports fan, i know like everyone, that
£10 million of tax payer s money that should have been used to help small businesses during covid. drivers are stuck for hours overnight after snow in some parts of the uk causes disruption on the roads. # never fighting but it always wins. later in the hour on the bbc news channel, looking at the penultimate news channel for the six nations champion. can they keep the grand clean dream good evening. gary lineker has been pulled by the bbc from presenting match of the day following his tweets criticising the government s latest immigration policy. a bbc spokesman said he will step back from match of the day until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media . the controversy blew up after gary lineker compared the home secretary s language on people arriving here on small boats across the channel with that used in 1930s germany. bbc staff are expected to remain impartial and not express personal opinions those defending gary lineker have said that