good afternoon. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent david sillito reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturda schedule. . ., ., , saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. the satu
by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed as is the government. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. bbc radio 5 live has also been affected, with schedules disrupted. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent dav
and this week patients at a hospice in kent were given some medicinal music which is, literally, fit for a king. alis huws is the official royal harpist who will play at the king s coronation in may. in between practice sessions for that, she performed at ellenor hospice in gravesend, as chrissie reidy reports. (tx next) as the official royal harpist, alis huws is well used to an audience. and now the 27 year old has brought the power of music to gravesend, where she performed for ellenor hospice as part of a musical therapy session. whenever i ve got a little bit of free time in my schedule, i like to make time to come and play for people in the community and like you said, bring music to the people who need it and the people who really can benefit from it the most rather than rely on them to come and find you in a concert hall, because realistically that s not going to happen. alis was appointed the royal harpist to the then prince of wales in 2019, and this year has a very
hello and welcome to the programme. the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker s removalfrom match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc s sports output today. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk government s policy on asylum seekers shows no sign of abating. he d been told by the bbc to step back from presenting its flagship football show match of the day. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation s football coverage, as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out in support of the former england international. steffan powell reports. here is the best of the day s action. a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker and bbc bosses is now much more than one programme. he went on to say that he could not comment on decisions about his
really want to see do well? i would have to say the quiet girl la la - really want to see do well? i would | have to say the quiet girl la la and it has been nominated in the international category, an irish farm. if you have not watched it, please seek it out, if film and i hope that does go home with an tonight and i should also mention the first micro documentary, up for an oscar, it won the bafta and i would expect it to win and my goodness it deserves to. the navalny documentary. now on bbc news, the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. it s a much milder day today, thanks to south westerly winds. those winds have brought a big jump in temperatures. and for most of us, it was a cold day. today, temperatures widely into double figures, but that s set in place a rapid thaw. indeed, there s a lot of places that had snow yesterday where the snow is completely melted away, but it s still hanging on across northern scotland. monday, the worst of the rain clears through.