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And joe wicks kept families moving during the darkest days of the pandemic. now hes opened up about his own difficult childhood in a bbc documentary. well be chatting tojoe after eight. were reflecting this morning on that ground—breaking moment in mens professional football when the blackpool playerjake daniels announced that he is gay. lets hear what he had to say about his decision to go public. it has been such a long time of lying, and i havejust processed and processed every day ofjust a...

A weight off my shoulders it was. it was a massive relief. he hopes his truth will be the inspiration for others. lauren moss is outside blackpool�*s stadium, bloomfield road. good stadium, bloomfield road. morning. a really posit response good morning. a really positive response from players and sporting bodies. will the fans follow that lead? . �* , , bodies. will the fans follow that lead? ., �* , , ., lead? thats right, very warm response _ lead? thats right, very warm response to _ le...

LONDON (AP) — Prince William expressed hope Tuesday that more soccer players will have...

Its tuesday the 17th of may. leading figures in sport, politics and entertainment have praised the blackpool striker jake daniels after he announced he is gay. its the first time in more than 30 years that a male footballer has come out while still playing for a professional uk club. the 17—year—old said its a relief to be honest about his sexuality. 0ur correspondent lauren moss reports on a turning point for british football. hes one of the championships emerging young stars, and usually j...

Hello, this is bbc news. im annita mcveigh. these are the headlines... foreign minister, liz truss, prepares to set out the british governments strategy for changing the post—brexit trade deal for northern ireland. hailed as heroes — nearly 300 ukrainian fighters have left a steelworks in the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol, having been trapped there for more than two months. more evidence that wages are failing to keep pace with the cost of living — basic pay levels are down two perce...

Britain’s Prince William offered praise and support to Jake Daniels after the Blackpool forward came out as gay, saying he hoped the...

Movement that is needed. it can only bring positive change. although we still need to be mindful of the negativity that that can come with it as well. . . negativity that that can come with itaswell. , . , ., it as well. yes, and i suppose that is what the _ it as well. yes, and i suppose that is what the fee _ it as well. yes, and i suppose that is what the fee here _ it as well. yes, and i suppose that is what the fee here and _ it as well. yes, and i suppose that is what the fee here and what...

With the 2024 olympic games in paris in her sights. thats all the sport for now. i will have a little bit more for you later in the day. and we say with leading figures in sport, politics and entertainment have praised the blackpool striker jake daniels after he announced he is gay. its the first time in more than 30 years that a male footballer has come out while still playing for a professional uk club. the 17—year—old said its a relief to be honest about his sexuality. 0ur correspondent l...

The 17-year-old is the only active openly gay male professional player in Britain. Daniels is the first professional player in Britain to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu.

Out in this country. and what that says about us as a society is extremely worrying, but hopefully theyll feel that its actually not an issue — because it shouldnt be an issue. he wants to be an inspiration - to other people in the same way that josh cavallo and matt morton, - in the statement on blackpools club website earlier today, _ that he cited them as inspiring him. because visibility breeds - invisibility, breeds visibility. and therell be lots of fans - and players not just of footbal...