when i came here back to india to set up my business in the financial services space, i always heard that there were only two religions in india, cricket and bollywood. i don t have the right thought, but our deal is humongous for cricket, it is one of the best leagues in the world, the ipl has you know become one of the most popular leagues and i think it is one of the top ten leagues in the world. in india, the culture is such that when a son is born, in the family, even to this day, the parents either want him to be a cricketer, a test cricketer or a bollywood star. we talk about the stories i of these players and the fact that you can come from nothing and succeed, and the ipl has i given that opportunity - for so many players to come from nothing and succeed. the ipl for me means the opportunity, you know, you re never going to get the opportunities the ipl presents in any other part of cricket in the world. we are the envy of the world. the ipl is the envy of the world.
On bbc london, withjust a week to go until londoners vote coming up on bbc news, after a Merseyside Derby defeat, Virgil Van Dijk questions his sites willingness to win the title. Our livable out of the race . Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. Shes been described as the post Office Executive who knew more about the horizon it scandal than anyone else. This morning, Angela Van De Bogerd told the Public Inquiry that she was truly, truly sorry for the devastation caused to Sub Postmasters and their families. She personally oversaw many of the complaints about problems with the computer system, and in 2019 was heavily criticised by a judge for giving misleading evidence during a high court class action which alan bates and fellow subpostmasters won. Zoe conway reports from the inquiry. Its the biggest day of the inquiry so far for subpostmasters. Angela van den bogerd, the woman they blame for causing so much of their suffering, is taking the stand. Its a very big moment. Like, i w
Our weather is going to stay on the chilly side. Weve seen flakes of snow on the highest hills of Northern England and scotland. An area of low pressure is swelling in the north sea. Patches of cloud for england and wales but brighter skies for scotland where there will be a few passing showers but if you want the sunshine this is the place to be and those brighter skies are set to work into Northern England and Northern Ireland as we go through the afternoon, staying quite cloudy with rain at times. Wales, midlands and east anglia and southern counties of england. Wherever you are, temperature is below average, about 9 13 , with some parts of Eastern England temperatures no higher than seven celsius this afternoon. Overnight tonight we will still see a few patches of rain coming and going across southern most areas of england, perhaps south wales, otherwise skies clear particularly across North Western areas of the country with frost developing in the countryside. Another cold start t
perfect and there was more that needed to be done but he said that every year that the conservatives were in power, they had built more houses than labour did in its previous administrations and we will have to go and fact check that but thatis have to go and fact check that but that is the claim from michael gove this morning and also, finally, on levelling up, i put to him that people from the red wall that did very well under boris johnson s people from the red wall that did very well under borisjohnson s of look for money for northern communities in particular, they would have really noticed a difference and will they really put conservative? and he said that real money had gone into these communities and more can be done but they won t need a conservative government to do that. the liberal democrats are talking about the country s roads today with a promise to invest £300 million in the next parliament to fill 1.2 million pot holes a year. the party says money from the
Turning professional, getting engaged to fellow top boxer Marlen Esparza and about her life growing up in leeds. I was just i wasjust thinking i was just thinking i want to win a gold medal. The whole being a role model came with it. Politicians like it out in front of sceptical voters. You left a note telling the country you spent all the money. You are punching harder. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Nicola adams will be with us after ten, so if you have any questions for her then do get in touch. Wed also love your comments on the conservative Party Manifesto especially if you or your parents are likely to be affected by new plans for paying for social care. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to Free Sch