is amounting to parental coercion, which is what i experienced. i certainly didn t realise that is what i was going through at the time, because it shouldn t have been my responsibility as a child to pick that up. it should have been on all the adults around me to safeguard me and protect me from that. there is no law actually criminalising child marriage in the uk. some mps want that changed. as well as raising the minimum age to marry in england and wales from 16 to 18. britain has signed two international treaties and agreed to abide by the united nations sustainable development goals, which says nobody should be getting married under the age of 18 anywhere in the world. we ve signed up to that but we allowed to happen. so it s an anomaly that has been happening for far too long and we need to change it. according to the latest figures from the office of national statistics, only around 0.5% of women get legally married under the age of 20.
only the odd spot of light rain and drizzle from extensive amounts of cloud being dragged in by those south westerly winds. winds lightest in the south. and with those winds coming in from the southwest it s where you ve got the mild air. we ve got temperatures to the east of high ground maybe up to 16 or 17 celsius this afternoon. into tonight, we ve still got that run of winds off the atlantic, but we re going to see the rain turn heavier in northern scotland and edgejust a little bit further southwards through the night into the morning. most places, though, even though not quite as mild as last night, will still be seeing temperatures well above the norm as we go into tomorrow morning. and another fairly cloudy day to come for much of england and wales. the odd spot of light rain and drizzle, for most dry. 0ccasional glimpses of sunshine for some. scotland and northern ireland, though, expect a spell of morning rain for most, clearing through into the afternoon to sunshine, and the
he also said that stepping down was a very difficult decision but it was the right decision for his family and for cricket. he said that being the captain of australia s cricket team was the biggest privilege of his life. he addressed cricket fans and apologised. he said, i m deeply sorry that my past behaviour has impacted our game on the eve of the ashes and the disappointment i ve caused for them and the whole cricket community, my heart breaks. this is really at the heart of it, the fact that he came out, made that announcement, apologised for the behaviour. but also, to step down at a time when the cricket squad is to get into the ashes series in a few weeks to face england. the impact of that, of course, is what everybody is now concerned about. australian cricket fans, but of course ultimately
the rain continues in northern scotland, inching a little bit further southwards. elsewhere, plenty of cloud with the odd spot of drizzle. most places will be dry. not quite as mild as last night but still a pretty mild start to the weekend. into the weekend we go then, saturday rain at times in scotland, northern ireland threw the morning but turning to sunshine and a few showers later. england and wales, there ll be a few spots of rain around more specially later on in north west england and north west wales, but many will be dry. plenty of cloud, the odd brighter break. still in the mild air here, but cold air makes an arrival across the north. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: new accusations of racism in english cricket as batsman alex hales apologises for painting his face black at a fancy dress party after a photo emerges from 2009. my my 20s was full of mistakes like