the mental health of elite athletes has been thrown into sharp focus by the actions of sportsmen and women at the tokyo games and other recent high profile tournaments. simone biles the poster girl of team usa pulled out of the majority of her gymnastic events, citing her mental health. she said, we have to protect our minds and our bodies out and do what the world wants us to do. away from the games, ahead of the test against india, the england and wales cricket board announced that ben stokes would take a break from cricket indefinitely to focus on his mental wellbeing . and the japanese tennis player naomi osaka said she would not do news conferences, withdrew from the french open and did not play at wimbledon, admitting she had experienced long bouts of depression since winning herfirst grand slam title in 2018. the decision by high profile athletes to talk openly about their mental health at the tokyo games and other events has sparked a new conversation, and pr
following the euro 2020 final. the government says it wants to end prosecutions linked to the violence during the troubles in northern ireland, angering victims families and politicians on all sides. singer britney spears will be back in court as her fight to end her father s conservatorship gathers pace. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. spain s popular holiday islands ibiza, majorca and menorca are all being moved on to the government s amber list just two weeks after they were approved for quarantine free travel. the rules will come into affect next monday at 4am. anyone over 18 and not fully vaccinated will have to quarantine for ten days on returning to the uk. it s believed around 200,000 british tourists are currently holidaying on the islands now, with many more booked to travel there over the summer. it comes after a sharp rise in new cases, particularly on majorca, which is being blamed on end of term parties on the islands. 0ur correspondent coletta smith rep
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former bbc director general lord hall has resigned as chairman of the national gallery, amid outcry following an inquiry into panorama s princess diana interview. lord hall was director of news when martin bashir got the 1995 scoop, using faked documents. in a statement, he said continuing in the role would be a distraction . meanwhile, princess diana s brother, earl spencer, has confirmed to the bbc that he has written to the met police commissioner again, asking her to investigate the corporation over the interview. i m joined by our political correspondent greg dawson. this is going to come as a surprise to some people because lord hall was director of news 25 years ago. yes. director of news 25 years ago. yes, this is a significant director of news 25 years ago. yes this is a significant development, but for many, it won t be surprising given the nature of the criticism levelled at him and lord dyson s inquiry into what went
you can capture stunning images of the night sky with your smartphone. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former bbc director general lord hall has resigned as chairman of the national gallery amid outcry following an inquiry into panorama s princess diana interview. lord hall was director of news when martin bashir got the 1995 scoop, using faked documents. in a statement, he said continuing in the role would be a distraction . meanwhile, princess diana s brother earl spencer has confirmed to the bbc that he has written to the met police commissioner again, asking her to investigate the corporation over the interview. our correspondent jon donnisonjoins us. lord jon donnisonjoins us. hall left the bbc last summi but lord hall left the bbc last summer. but he has now resigned from his new post? but he has now resigned from his new ost? , ., , ., but he has now resigned from his new ost? , .,, ., ., ,, ., post? yes, he has left two “obs in a ear s post? yes, he has
after a dreadful penalty miss from sergio aguero in their defeat to chelsea. good morning. after being so cold for what felt like so long, chilly days and overnight frosts, finally milder weather on the way for the weekend. look out, we are all going to be dodging the showers. more for you coming up. good morning to you. it sjust good morning to you. it s just gone at six o clock. it s sunday, the 9th of may. our top story: the prime minister will speak to the snp leader nicola sturgeon by phone today after her party won the scottish parliamentary election by a huge margin, which left them just one seat short of an outright majority at holyrood. ms sturgeon vowed to push ahead with her plans for a second independence referendum after the covid crisis is over and said the westminster government has no democraticjustification to block it. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. across scotland, victoria s snp candidates are celebrating increasing their vote and winning a rem