manning picket lines across much of england and wales. former employees of the welsh rugby union have accused the organisation of having a toxic culture of sexism. i need to know that i have done one thing right with my life. and we ll hear from brendan fraser about his oscar tipped role as a morbidly obese man trying to reconnect with his family in new film, the whale. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. the prime minister has asked his independent ethics adviser to examine how the conservative party chairman and former chancellor, nadhim zahawi, settled a multi million pound tax dispute. rishi sunak says there are questions that need answers. mr zahawi says his error was careless but not deliberate, and his advisers say he doesn t intend to resign. labour however warns he needs to come clean and they re calling his position untenable . here s our political correspondent, lone wells. will you resign as party chair, mrzahawi? - few words, big questions ab
wales. generally dry for scotland and northern ireland but does temperatures continuing to drop maybe only 13 degrees, for example, in newcastle. the weather front takes the rain away from the south east and around this area of high pressure we are drawing in cooler air but this will be significant, this big low heading close to iceland. it will pick up the winds across northern ireland and scotland in particular during sunday. it brings some rain into the north west later in the day but away from here it should be generally dry. they will be some sunshine around but again it is on the chilly side, temperatures around 15 or 16. sophie. thank you. that is it from us. the news continues on hello and welcome to sportsday i m laura mcghie. football disorder in england and wales reaches an eight year high. with over 2000 football related arrests last season. wales need a win in their next two matches to remain in the top tier of the nations league and tonight, they face a daunting
out over pay and conditions. temperatures in japan are temperatures injapan are at their highest in nearly 150 years. now, fears that the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. hello and welcome. the chinese president xijinping has sworn in hong kong s new leader, john lee. the territory is marking 25 years since the handover from british colonial rule. in a speech, mr lee praised the security law that s been used to crush pro democracy protests. he said it had brought stability. britain has accused beijing of failing to meet the commitments it made to respect hong kong s freedoms. mark lobel reports. president xi s steps out of china since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on controller parr state security law here stifling protests, reducing the city public autonomy. it is also 25 years since the british handover to chinese rule. translation: the practice of one country, two systems has achieved success in hong kong, recognised by all. but after scen
sharon stone is among the movie stars in cannes on day six of the prestigious french film festival. and a dramatic climax to the english premier league football season as manchester city come from behind to clinch the title. hello and welcome. president biden has told japan s prime minister that the us is fully committed to japan s defence on his first visit to asia since taking office. mr biden was greeted with a military honour guard for the meeting with fumio kishido, which came after he metjapan s emperor naruhito. the two men talked briefly at the palace entrance before going in. mr biden is due to hold talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but much of the focus will be on china s territorial intentions, in particular, its claim on taiwan. many analysts believe china s massive military gives it the wherewithal to invade taiwan, and to hold off the us and its allies if they try to inte