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few could match lester piggott. his statistics are staggering. nearly 5,000 victories across a career spanning almost half a century. he rode his first winner back in 1948 at the age ofjust 12. it was a feat that made the headlines, and plenty more would follow. in 1954, while still a teenager, he won the derby, the first of a record nine victories in the race. the youngest jockey to win the derby in modern times. but for all the adulation, piggott remained a shy, softly spoken man. ho...

leicester piggott, has died at 87. —— leicester piggott. hello, welcome to the programme. culture secretary nadine dorries has called on european footballs governing body uefa to "launch a formal investigation into what went wrong and why" after chaotic scenes at last nights champions league final between liverpool and real madrid in paris. french police have been criticised for firing tier gas and pepper spray at some liverpool fans waiting to get in to the stadium. ms dorries sai...

that evening, welcome to bbc news. culture secretary nadine dorries has called on european footballs governing body uefa to "launch a formal investigation into what went wrong and why" after chaotic scenes at last nights champions league final between liverpool and real madrid in paris. french police have been criticised for firing tear gas and pepper spray at some liverpool fans waiting to get in to the stadium. ms dorries said the footage from fans and the media was "deeply concernin...

children and two teachers shot dead by a teenage gunman in texas. another day of travel disruption. waits of six hours reported for ferries at dover and hundreds of flights cancelled at some uk airports. and one of the greatest jockeys of all time — lester piggott — has died aged 86. we start in ukraine where, in a gesture of defiance — directed at russia — president zelensky has made a rare trip to visit his troops on the front line in the east of the country. he went to khark...

may have to retreat to avoid being captured. good morning, just after 5:30 am now, the travel show. this week on the travel show, a resurrection in the barrio. i found the role of playing jesus to be very exhausting. every day after the play, you are really exhausted because it is a very demanding day. 50 years of inter— rail. very relevant today in terms of the green and sustainability, and also that wonderful thing — slow travel. and, a night in the best house in belfast. not onl...

flights from gatwick, putting half—term holidays at risk for thousands of travellers. good morning from paris — could this be the city where livepool clinch their third cup of the season by winning the champions leage final against real madrid? around 60,000 liverpool fans are expected here to be part of it — and with just hours to go, you can feel the excitement mounting. good feel the excitement mountin-. mornin-, good feelthe excitement mountin-. mornin-, not good feel the exc...

to support their teams in the final of european club footballs most prestigious prize. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. were going to start in the us and the latest from that mass shooting at a primary school in texas. many families are outraged at the police response. authorities admitted they waited too long to storm the classroom on tuesday. officers waited in a hallway at the robb elementary school for a0 minutes, despite several emergency phone ca...

building safe schools for our own children in our own nation. in ukraine, officials warn it may need to withdraw from the eastern region of luhansk, to avoid their soldiers being captured by russian forces. latin america reports its first case of monkeypox — as the world health organization warns the number of infections will continue to rise. and in sport, liverpool and real madrid fans descend on paris — to support their teams in the final of european club footballs most prestigi...

as the school half—term begins, travellers are experiencing busy roads and long queues at stations and airports. british prime minister borisjohnson continues to face criticism from some of his own mps after sue grays report into lockdown parties in downing street. in ukraine, officials warn it may need to withdraw from the eastern region of luhansk, to avoid their soldiers being captured by russian forces. latin america reports its first case of monkeypox, as the world health organi...

as an armed man came in and started shooting. by the time police stormed in, 19 children and two teachers had been killed. as families grieve and try to understand what happened, some politicians are weighing in. in houston, 300 miles away, former president donald trump condemned the shooting and said the answer was to arm teachers. surely we all agree our schools should not be the softest target, our schools should be the single hardest target in our country. applause. and thats why, ...