was david warner the sole architect of the ball tampering scandal? it has been suggested, he would not say. what we do know is that cricket australia, the governing body, has banned the david warner, steve smith, the former captain, the 12 months. cameron ba ncroft captain, the 12 months. cameron bancroft has been banished the nine months. there are former players here in australia and elsewhere who believe that this trio has been treated very unfairly because there isa treated very unfairly because there is a suggestion that all tampering is a suggestion that all tampering is pretty common in cricket. and it does seem in some quarters here that this threesome has been punished unfairly. i get the sense here in australia that the vast majority of fa ns australia that the vast majority of fans feel very let down by what has happened, and there will be many fa ns happened, and there will be many fans who believe that the punishment handed out to bancroft, warner and smith are appropriate. just briefly before i let you go, we have many viewers around th

former vice—captain david warner apologises for his role in the ball—tampering scandal and admits he might never play for the team again. ta ke full take full responsibility for my part in what happened, and i am deeply sorry for the consequences of what i was involved in. 16 palestinians are reported killed and hundreds injured after israeli forces clash with protesters on the gaza border. russia expels diplomats from 23 countries — as the spy row continues to stoke east—west tensions. a bus fire brings one of britain's busiest airports to a standstill. officials say the blaze at stansted was accidental. hello and welcome to the programme. the former vice—captain of the australian cricket team has appeared in front of the media and apologised, saying he takes full responsibility for his role in the ball—tampering scandal. david warner said he let his country down and made a "bad decision" in the last test match against south africa. and he admitted he might never play for the team again. i do realise that i am responsible for my own actions and the consequences that that bri

smith and david warner. all will be sent home in disgrace tomorrow. smith and david warner. all will be sent home in disgrace tomorrowm regard to the three players on report, i want to stress that we are contemplating significant sanctions in each case. these sanctions will reflect the gravity with which we view what has occurred in the damage it has done to the standing of australian cricket. meanwhile, darren lehmann was found to be unaware of the cheating scheme and despite concerns over the cultured zeitler, remains in hisjob. cricket australia knew their announcement here in johannesburg this australia knew their announcement here injohannesburg this evening came amid intense scrutiny, notjust from the cricketing public but sponsors and the australian government. a sense of outrage ensuring this is now a test case for the integrity of the sport. it's desperately sad. obviously individuals crossover between armchairand fair play individuals crossover between armchair and fair play but to have organised o

australian steve smith and david warner had been banned for and david warner had been banned for a year, having also being relieved of the indian premier league contracts. and bancroft has been suspended for nine months. with more on this, our report is in johannesburg. cast in the cricketing exile, australian captain steve smith leaving johannesburg today. the best batsmen in the world spent time in disgrace. —— sent home in disgrace. cricketing bosses got tough. do you honestly believe that only three men were involved in this plot? the investigation which was done by iain roy, our head of integrity, has found that there were only three players in this plant and we absolutely satisfied about that. if people want to use their own words, but cheating is certainly one of them that is appropriate in the circumstances. one of australian sport's most famous faces, david warner, was found to have concocted the plot. one of the things i look forward to when i come home is being able to... the vice captain will certainly have more time to do that now, also banned for a year. and in a shock

david warner has acknowledged his mistakes. right now, it is hard to know what comes next, but first and foremost, is the well—being of my family. in the back of my mind, i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope. that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again. but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. but questions remain. was david warner the sole architect of the conspiracy to tamper with the ball during the third test against south africa? always anybody else involved? he would not say. whose idea was that? thank you. to be sent paper out there. was it your idea? why would you answer the question? —— who took the sandpaper out there? but later on social media, he offered clarification, and said he could not answer to some questions because of internal cricket australia investigations. ken ba ncroft australia investigations. ken bancroft was caught with sandpaper. he has been banished for nine months. —— cam. steve smith has been banned for a year. all three co—conspirators

david warner said he let his country down and made a bad decision in the last test match against south africa. and he admitted he might never play for the team again. i realise i am responsible for my own actions and the consequences that brings. it is heartbreaking to know i will not be taking the field with my teammates i love and respect and that i have let down. right now, it is hard to know what comes next but first and foremost, if the well—being of my family. —— is the well—being. in the back of my mind, i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope... that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again but i'm resigned to the fact that may never happen. but in the coming weeks and months, i am going to look at how this has happened and who i am as a man. the secretary—general of the united nations, antonio guterres, has called for an independent investigation into the death of at least 16 palestinians demonstrators — during friday's clashes with israeli soldiers along the border with gaza. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says israel was respons

the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are to stand down, following the ball—tampering scandal. the australian prime minister expresses his country's shock this is a shocking disappointment, and it's wrong, and i look forward to cricket australia taking decisive action. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england to ease staff shortages and improve care. borisjohnson describes claims that vote leave broke electoral spending rules during the eu referendum — as "utterly ludicrous". in the next hour, france remembers the police officer and three other people killed in the terror attack on friday. a memorial service is underway in the tiny southern french town of trebes, led by the bishop of carcassonne. and in half an hour, the dateline london panel discusses whether it's time for tougher regulation of social media, following the row over cambridge analtyica. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the australian cricket captain, steve smith, and his vice—captain david warner have both stood down for the rest of the current test against sout

the headlines at 103m: the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are to stand down after the ball tampering scandal. an extra 3000 midwives are to be trained in england to ease staff shortages and improve care. borisjohnson describes claims that vote leave broke electoral spending rules during the eu referendum as utterly ludicrous. in the next hour: france remembers the police officer and three other people killed in the terror attack on friday. a memorial service is under way in the tiny southern french town of trebes led by the bishop of carcassonne. and in half an hour: sex, lies and murder on the high seas. we take a look at new evidence shedding light on the porthole mystery. good morning and welcome to bbc news. in the last few minutes the australian cricket captain, steve smith, and his vice—captain, david warner, have both stood down for the rest of the current test against south africa as the ball tampering scandal deepens. smith and the australian batsman cameron bancroft both admitted trying to change the condition of the ball during the gam

david warner embodied in australia's aggressive and confrontational approach to cricket. but is this the end of the road? he knows he may never play to his country again following his part in the ball tampering scandal. it's the biggest crisis to hit australian sport in yea rs. right now, it is hard to know what comes next, but first and foremost... ..is the well — is the well—being of my family. in the back of my mind i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope... that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again. but iam of playing for my country again. but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. but questions remain. was david warner the sole architect of the conspiracy to tamper with the ball during the third test against south africa, or was anybody else involved? he would not say. whose idea was it? thank you. who took the sandpaper out there? was it your idea? have you done it before? why won't you answer the question? but later on social media, he offered some clarification, and said he could not answer to some questions because

david warner was also banned by cricket australia after being identified as the instigator. he chose not to hold a press c0 nfe re nce instigator. he chose not to hold a press conference but the media caught up with him eventually also at sydney airport on his way back from south africa. it at sydney airport on his way back from south africa. “5511; a tough and emotionaltime ferthe and tough and emotionaltime forthe and???“ tough and emotionaltime forthe and $ at this present time wife and kids. at this present time you will hear from me wife and kids. at this present time you will hearfrom me in a couple of days and at the moment is the priority to get these kids to bed. i will talk to you in a couple of days. thank you, guys. developing today at great speed, three different locations, these news after steve smith's emotional press conference, cameron bancroft held his own media gathering where the landed at perth. this is what he said. i love the game of cricket, playing for my nation and my estate, there is no greater pride for me. i am extremely is appointed and regr

david warner, his deputy, maybe the instigator, also banned for a year. cameron bancroft, the inexperienced player who carried out the tampering plan, given a nine—month ban. i think, under the code, it particularly refers to these practices in which we have made the charges and offered the sanctions as cheating, so i think people will want to use their own words, but cheating is certainly one of them that is probably appropriate in these circumstances. yes, well, australia's most famous sportsmen pursued through the airport, cheating it is, certainly in the eyes of many around the world. cricket australia felt compelled to act. commercial partners have already withdrawn. david warner was the face of television sets in australia. lg will not be renewing its sponsorship. but if these players are toxic, they are not the first to bend and break the spirit of cricket. i think the reputational damage is bad because of how bad it looked on camera, and those are some of the big concerns about why the bans are there. i think a year is a very long time out of an

david warner embodies australia's aggressive and confrontational approach to cricket. but is this the end of the road? he knows he might not play for his country again after his part the ball tampering scandal. it is the biggest crisis to hit australian sport in years. right now, it is hard to know what comes next, but first and foremost... ..is the well — is the well—being of my family. in the back of my mind, i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope... ..that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again. but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. but questions remain. was david warner the sole architect of the conspiracy to tamper with the ball during the third test against south africa, or was anybody else involved? he would not say. whose idea was it? thank you. who took the sandpaper out there? was it your idea? have you done it before? why won't you answer the question? but later on social media, he offered some clarification, and said he could not answer to some questions because of internal cricket australia procedures. t

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following that dramatic presser coce with tears from david warner. the palestinian president says that israel confuse responsible for the deaths of 16 demonstrators after fled among gaza's boarder after a vast protest. the u.n. security counselor was called to take action. a report from jeers lem. ot a cic rush to the hospital. with hundreds of palestinians injured in ga. a call for peaceful marches turn to violence, as protesters headed towards theis eli border. israel's military says it used tear gas and opened fire to stop anyone illegally crossing into its territory or attacking soldiers and this was just the start. g a stinians are plann series of protests until mid may. that will be 70 years ofrom the creation of the state of israel. palestinians see i as their catastrophe, when hundredings of thousands of people fled their homes and many here have never given up their claim to the land. >> we are here to stress our right to return. sooner or later, we must go back. >> but israel says gaza's loiting are cynically e ordinary people to stir up un

steve smith, david warner and cameron bancroft were today banned by cricket australia. the team's coach has apologised for the ball tampering scandal that has engraved the game, calling it a grave mistake. there is a human side of this. they have made a mistake as eve ryo ne this. they have made a mistake as everyone including myself has made m ista kes everyone including myself has made mistakes in the past. these are young then and i hope people will give them a second chance. their health and well—being is extremely important to us. the team has been perceived quite negatively in recent times and there is a need for us to change some of the philosophies about the way and how we play. 50 what about the way and how we play. so what does this mean for australian cricket going forward? from johannesburg, dan roan. welcome to the wanderers, australia were meant to be holding a training session here today ahead of the fourth and final test match against south africa, which begins on friday of course but that session was cancelled. their preparations in disarray. this mor

the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are to stand down over the ball—tampering scandal. the australian prime minister expressed his anger. this is a shocking disappointment, and it's wrong, and i look forward to cricket australia taking decisive action. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england to ease staff shortages and improve care. catalonia's former president carles puigdemont is arrested in germany after crossing the borderfrom denmark. also coming up this hour, france remembers the police officer and three other people killed in the terror attack on friday a memorial service has been held in the tiny southern french town of trebes, led by the bishop of carcassonne. and the travel show team will visit one of australia's must see destinations. that's in half an hour's time here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull has urged the country's cricket authorities to take "decisive action" after some australian players were involved in a ball tampering scandal. captain steve smith, who said

australian steve smith and david warner had been banned for and david warner had been banned for a year, having also being relieved of the indian premier league contracts. and bancroft

the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are to stand down over the ball—tampering scandal. the australian prime minister expressed his anger. this is a shocking disappointment, and it's wrong, and i look forward to cricket australia taking decisive action. at the news from south africa. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england to ease staff shortages and improve care. borisjohnson describes claims that vote leave broke electoral spending rules during the eu referendum as "utterly ludicrous". in the coming hour, france remembers the police officer and three other people killed in the terror attack on friday a memorial service has been held in the tiny southern french town of trebes, led by the bishop of carcassonne. and, fighting back against the robots, the click team meet the workers whose jobs are threatened by machines. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the australian cricket captain, steve smith, and his vice—captain david warner have both stood down for the rest of the current test against south africa, as the ball—tampering scandal deepe

that was david warner saying he would regret his decision for as long as he lived, apologising to his family, taking full responsibility, saying that he failed in his responsibilities as vice captain. a very difficult week for australian cricket. let's move on. all flights from stansted airport have been cancelled after a shuttle bus caught fire just outside the terminal building. passengers were asked to leave the airport and re—book with their airline. the fire caused smoke damage to the front of the terminal, but no one was hurt. thomas magill reports. pa rt part of the terminal was evacuated devastating start to the holidays are many. is due to the hugh shannons, and are, many other hundreds are well into the hundreds, perhaps a thousand, i would say, in that departures area, it is sad to hear. some abandoned cars and left the airport had nowhere to go. the bus was completely destroyed by the blaze. officials say it was caused bya blaze. officials say it was caused by a knowledgeable fault. tonight, passengers are being told to go home and rebook their flights with their airline

warner also banned and cameron ba ncroft david warner also banned and cameron bancroft out for nine months.

david warner his vice captain also banned for a year from domestic and international cricket. both men have lost the right to play in the ipl, the lucrative indian premier league, this season. the third player involved in the scandal, cameron bancroft, who carried out the actual cheating, he's also been and for nine months. earlier on today, james sutherland, the chief executive of cricket australia revealed more about the investigation into the affair. there was an element of courage of taking on the point and owning up to what happened but there was also u nfortu nately happened but there was also unfortunately an element of in that process and they were taken into consideration when the board went through its process of finalising offering sanctions. cricket australia insist only three players smith, one, and bancroft were in an this plot and the coaching staff including darren liman will not involved or where. there are some surprise that he is the head coach remains. he sent a message to say, what is going on? that was found to be through ian's in the investigation. i wan

former vice—captain david warner says he knows he might never again play for the national team. right now it is hard to know what comes next but first and foremost... is the well—being of my family. going for gold — students from around the world are put through their paces in cornwall — in the international mining games. and coming up... the travel show visits a conservation project on mauritius aiming to protect the island's one remaining native mammal, the fruit bat. good morning and welcome to bbc news. two british men — believed to have been members of the notorious islamic state cell known as "the beatles" — have complained they can't have a fair trial because the uk government has stripped them of their citizenship. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh whose group is thought to have murdered more than 20 hostages, spoke to reporters in northern syria after being detained. james waterhouse reports. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh became part of the most infamous gang of foreign fighters within the islamic state group. along with fellow londoners mohammed e

the headlines on bbc news: the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are to stand down over the ball tampering scandal. catalonia's former president carles puigdemont is arrested in germany after crossing the borderfrom denmark. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england to ease staff shortages and improve care. a memorial mass has been held in the french town of trebes to remember the four people killed in a series of attacks on friday. the church service was led by the bishop of carcassonne. a police officer who swapped places with a hostage at the supermarket siege will also be honoured in a separate national memorial in paris in the coming days. 0ur correspondent in france, hugh schofield, said the service had this was a very moving service. it was palm sunday mass, of course. it wasn't a special memorial service, it was the regular sunday mass and palm sunday mass, the start of holy week here, which does add a kind of poignancy, given that the central message of christianity is the sacrifice of the son of god, and the sacrifice of arnaud bel

david warner embodied australia's aggressive and confrontational approach to cricket. but is this the end of the road? he knows he may never play for his country again following his part in the ball tampering scandal. it is the biggest crisis to hit australian sport in years. right now, it is hard to know what comes next, but first and foremost... sobs. ..is the well — is the well—being of my family. in the back of my mind, i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope... ..that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again. but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. but questions remain. was warner the sole architect of the conspiracy to tamper with the ball during the third test against south africa, or was anybody else involved? he would not say. whose idea was it? whose idea was it, david? thank you. was it your idea? who took the sandpaper out there? was it your idea? what happened, have you done it before? have you done this before? why won't you answer the question? but later on social media, he did offer some clarification, and

warner and bowler cameron bancroft. this follows cameron bancroft‘s admission of ball tampering in the third test against south africa, as captain steve smith admitted he knew of the plan in advance. here's cricket australia's ceo james sutherland. on behalf of cricket australia i wa nt to on behalf of cricket australia i want to apologise to all australians that these events have taken place. particularly to all the kids who love cricket and idolise the players. i want to also apologise to forget south africa and south african fans that this issue has overshadowed what otherwise should been a wonderful series. as the chairman has said in his statement earlier tonight we recognise that this issue goes beyond the technical nature of offences and various codes of conduct. it is about the integrity and reputation of australian cricket and australian sport. ultimately it is about whether australians can feel proud of their national sporting teams. dan rowe and is injohannesburg and he was at the press conference. more fro

the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are to stand down from their posts following the ball tampering scandal. more on this in our sport bulletin in a moment. 3,000 midwives are to be trained over the next four years in the largest—ever increase of maternity staff in england. the plans will also see expectant mothers treated by the same midwives throughout their pregnancy. borisjohnson has described claims that vote leave broke electoral spending rules during the eu referendum — as "utterly ludicrous". in a tweet, he says vote leave won fair and square. a memorial service is under way in the tiny southern french town of trebes, where an islamist militant killed four people on friday. later this week, there will be a national tribute to honour the police officer who died saving the gunman‘s hostages. a group of mps has questioned whether the government is paying enough to childcare providers. they say the state is paying care workers 34p an hour less than it costs to look after the children. coming up in a few minutes, our sunday morning edition

warner for a year year, his vice captain, david warner fora yearand year, his vice captain, david warner for a year and bancroft banned for nine months by their own country and now shayne ward has been writing today, he‘s not happy with this. he says what are the players guilty of? cheating via ball tampering and give bringing the game into disrepute but the of players charged with ball tampering is long and contains some of the biggest names in the game including england‘s: mike atherton. it isa including england‘s: mike atherton. it is a debate that could split cricket, some are. a cricket ball in cape town roughed up with sandpaper, officially confirmed today. and so smit steve smith captain is banned by australia 12 months. david warner, maybe the instigator, also banned for a year. cameron bancroft the back tampering, given a nine—month ban. the back tampering, given a nine-month ban. i think under the code it specifically refers to these practices in which we have made the charges at that the sanctions as cheating, so i think people want to use their own words but cheating

it was another teary press conferences david warner finally broke his silence the batsman followed teammates steve smith and cameron bancroft apologizing for his part in the ball tampering scandal cricket australia found that warner had instructed been crossed to strike the ball with sandpaper in order to gain an advantage with a twelve month ban from international cricket one hundred metres his career with the astray it seemed could be over. in a back to moan and i suppose there is a twenty rope hope. you know maybe one day be given the privilege of playing more and contribute but i wonder if i'm resorting to the fact that that may never happen but one i largely stuck to a script remaining tight lipped when asked whether he was the ringleader or if he had cheated before before i'm here to speak about myself and take responsibility for the part or playing this piece of you want to so i did was to let go despite all the apologies this wake burning questions remain to be ended before a cricket mad nation can draw a line under the scandal. but especially occasion whenever byron munich ambrose's

warner has been banned for twelve months and told he'll never again hold

captain steve smith and vice—captain david warner have been stripped of their positions, after smith admitted being aware of a plan to ask a junior player to tamper with the match ball — something which is outlawed under the laws of cricket. it seemed completely beyond belief that the australian cricket team had been involved in cheating. after all, our cricketers are role models, and cricket is synonymous with fair play. how can our team be engaged in cheating like this? the match in question finished with australia suffering a heavy defeat to south africa. a little earlier i spoke to the australian high commissioner in london. i think it is bad for the national psyche. i think australians are outraged about this national team, which they hold in such high esteem, behaving in such way. it's often said to wear the baggy cap, the cab which the australian test cricketers would wear as one of the greatest honours any australian could have bestowed on him, and for people wearing the baggy green to behave like that is astonishing. what it's done is it separated the australian cricket te

david warner embodied australia's aggressive and confrontational approach to cricket. but is this the end of the road? he knows he may never play for his country again following his part in the ball tampering scandal. it is the biggest crisis to hit australian sport in years. right now, it is hard to know what comes next, but first and foremost... sobs. ..is the well... the well—being of my family. in the back of my mind, i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope... ..that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again. but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. but questions remain. was warner the sole architect of the conspiracy to tamper with the ball during the third test against south africa, or was anybody else involved? he would not say. whose idea was it? whose idea was it, david? thank you. was it your idea? who took the sandpaper out there? was it your idea? what happened, have you done it before? have you done this before? why won't you answer the question? but later on social media, he did offer some clarification, and sai

david warner said he let his country down and made a bad decision in the recent test match against south africa. and he admitted he might never play for the team again. the palestinian president has blamed israel for the deaths of 16 demonstrators, after violence flared along gaza's border. mahmoud abbas called on the un to take immediate action to protect palestinians against what he called ‘escalating daily aggression‘ by israel. russia has announced that it's expelling diplomats from 23 more countries — sharply escalating a row over the poisoning of a former spy living in britain. an unofficial tally put the number of expelled diplomats at 59. those were the headlines. now on bbc news, a special programme — miscarriage to murder. our reporter ben zand investigates the controversial case of evelyn hernandez, a salvadorean teenagerjailed for 30—years for having a miscarriage — due to the country's harsh abortion laws. you may find some scenes in this programme disturbing. constitution in article one says that we recognise the human being from the moment of conception. sol do

australia's ball—tampering scandal — captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are banned for a year. applause and a final round of applause and a full house for sir ken dodd, at his funeral in liverpool and coming up on bbc news... manchester city and chelsea women are in champions league quarterfinal action this evening. could it be the first time there are two english sides in the last four? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the serial sex offender, john worboys, will remain in prison after two of his victims went to the high court to challenge plans to release him. the parole board's decision to free the former black cab driver after serving ten years of his sentence, has been quashed. worboys was jailed for offences against 12 women, but police think he may have attacked more than a hundred. the head of the parole board resigned immediately. john worboys will now remain behind bars while his future is decided by a different parole board. here's our home affairs affairs correspondent, june kelly. john worboys, first so many years a sexual predator, once made

the headlines on bbc news: the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are to stand down over the ball tampering scandal. catalonia's former president carles puigdemont is arrested in germany after crossing the borderfrom denmark. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england to ease staff shortages and improve care. in sport, while australian cricket is in disarray, the players involved in the ball tampering scandal are feeling the heat in cape town. cameron bancroft is out for 26 and steve smith has just been booed as he walked out. he has been told he won't be allowed to play in the next test and faces a heavy fine. england are still a long way behind in the first test against new zealand, captainjoe first test against new zealand, captain joe root first test against new zealand, captainjoe root dismissed. there are trailing by 237 runs. meanwhile, england's women beat their record run chase to beat india in the tri— series in mumbai. and sebastian vettel wi ns series in mumbai. and sebastian vettel wins the opening race of the formula i season,

and further drama for australia's cricket team as players; steve smith, david warner & cameron bancroft are all sent home from south africa over ball—tampering good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a decision to release the serial sex offender, john worboys, has been overturned by the high court. two victims of worboys argued that the decision made by the parole board was fundamentally flawed. the high court said that the parole board should have undertaken further inquiries into the circumstances of worboys' offending. nick hardwick — chairman of the parole board — has been forced to resign. in his resignation letter, mr hardwick apologised for mistakes that had been made in the case. but he said it raised questions about the independence of the parole board. angus crawford is at the high court for us. tell us about this decision at the high court. it to just ten minutes to hand down and read out the summary to hand down and read out the summary of this judgment, and to hand down and read out the summary of thisjudgment, and it to hand down and read out the summary of this

david warner said he let his country down and made a "bad decision" in the recent test match against south africa. and he admitted he might never play for the team again. the palestinian president has blamed israel for the deaths of 16 demonstrators, after violence flared along gaza's border. mahmoud abbas called on the un to take immediate action to protect palestinians against what he called ‘escalating daily aggression‘ by israel. russia has announced that it's expelling diplomats from 23 more countries, sharply escalating a row over the poisoning of a former spy living in britain. an unofficial tally put the number of expelled diplomats at 59. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. my name is tony giles. i'm from england. i'm totally blind and severely deaf in both ears. and i'm travelling around the world trying to visit every country. we're in the old city! israel is country 124. i see a place with my senses — i see a place by the sounds, by the smells, by the textures. the hustle and bustle of people shouting, buy this, buy this, come and look at this! i feel the

former captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are banned from playing for the next twelve months when karma bancroft is bad for nine months all three conspired to use sandpiper to manipulate the ball during saturday's play in the test match against south africa bancroft also face the media when he landed in perth and repeatedly apologised not a second has gone by since last saturday i mean when i haven't wished to turn back time and do the right thing during the launch bright it is something over regret for the rest of my life back in south africa come yet another twist as coach darren lehmann cleared of being part of the conspiracy by an initial investigation tiffany resigned his positions in office speaking with more family links over the last few days it's brought on by step white a local ultimately responsible for the culture the tearing the not anything that was issued for all a just twenty eight years old smith to become one of australia's biggest sporting stars want to go back to your debut hundred he became the country's junkies captain in twenty fifteen and twice

so david warner is perhaps the pariah at the moment. it is yet to be seen whether he will ever lay for a struggling again come up ever lay for a struggling again come up before he could get sanctions but because the rest of the players may not want him back playing with them. there was a lot of stake in terms of contracts and advertising deals as well. absolutely and i'm curious to know how this is going to affect effo rts know how this is going to affect efforts to promote cricket is not just in australia but around the world because of course in the us not a cricketing nation. is it going to affect that at all? well they are looking at a tv rights deal the moment and cricket australia officials only days ago said the broadcasters were sent back to the drawing board and said they want more money. that will now raise questions over whether the broadcasters will give the more money for the key sponsors already, one sponsor is already about to pull the pin and others have demanded very strong action because they feel that the world needs

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and australia's disgraced cricketers steve smith and david warner are banned from playing for twelve months for their part in the ball tampering scandal . welcome to the program north korea's leader has met china's president on his first foreign trip since taking power seven years ago kim jong un's secretive meeting for the first time we've xi jinping was revealed after it happened chinese state media reports kim saying that he's open to giving up his nuclear program his all china correspondent adrian brown with the latest from beijing. and so he was here after a. chinese state controlled media waited until kim jong un was back home before confirming what officials had tried so hard to deny just a day earlier in the great hall of the people kim jong un and his wife were welcomed like old friends by president xi jinping. a brief greeting in korean was the only time kim's voice was heard. appearance is important at times like this kim looked like an old style communist leader where is she opted for a business suit. the wives of both men were present during most of the photo opportuniti

this time it's david warner's turn to break down. i want to sincerely apologise for betraying your trust in me. i have let you down badly. hello, good evening. all the premier league action to come. the last time pep guardiola came to goodison park saw his team beat. by half—time, the game looking as good as one. raheem sterling. it is still 3-0. mohammed salah has equalled a record by scoring in 21 different premier league matches in a 38 game season. he produced the winner 6 minutes from time at crystal palace. 2—1 was the final score a result that further strenghtens liverpool's claims on a champions league spot. paul garrity reports. the focus before this contest was undeliverable's more sala who has more goals this season then crystal palace. the spotlight did not take long to change direction. 12 minutes m, long to change direction. 12 minutes in, he won a penalty. liverpool created chances. but the manager could not hide his dissatisfaction. by could not hide his dissatisfaction. by half—time, the top brought rewards. th

they need to get rid of the players, steve smith, david warner. these players need to go for my money and get fresh players. the ceo has a difficultjob but he must come down hard. really, it is a shocking situation for all austra and cricketers, sports lovers but it is just terrible to see. you talk about what a huge impact it has had in australia but what about outside the country? australia sees itself, we see ourselves, as on the moral high ground. we use sledging but we do not go over the line. we play hard but fair. we do not all temper, take performance advancing drugs, fix matches but quite a few other countries will be quite happy about this. a lot of other countries see this. a lot of other countries see this as the apex of the australian cricket downfall. it is a shocking situation from a reputation perspective. we always thought india and pakistan did bad things, match fixing and england. but it looks even worse because of the australians have been whingeing for five weeks about the way the south africans have been behaving. a lot of ot

the headlines: the australian cricket captain steve smith and his vice captain david warner have stood down for the rest of the current test match against south africa as the ball tampering scandal deepens. the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull has expressed his anger at the news. this is a shocking disappointment, and it's wrong, and... i look forward to cricket australia taking decisive action soon. catalonia's former president has been arrested in germany after crossing the border from denmark. it is said that his arrest was based on a european warrant. he is wanted in spain for sedition. 3000 extra midwives are to be trained over the next format years in the largest ever increase in maternity staff in england. the plans will also see expectant mothers treated by the same midwives throughout pregnancy. borisjohnson has described claims that vote leaves broke electoral spending rules during the eu referendum as utterly ludicrous. in a tweet, he said that vote leave won ferran square. now on bbc news, click. the people versus the machines. from the dockers to the deskjockeys.

warner and cameron bancroft. the team coach, darren lehmann, will remain in hisjob. this report from our sports editor dan roan contains some flashing images. in the eye of a cricketing storm. reporter: david, are you going to get banned today? australia's players arriving here injohannesburg this morning, their preparations for the final test against south africa totally overshadowed by the ball—tampering scandal that has shocked the sport. reporter: did you cheat during the ashes as well? have you done it before? are you going to resign, darren? the most powerful man in australian cricket also in town, in a bid to get a grip of the crisis. i want to apologise to all australians that these events have taken place and particularly to all the kids who love cricket and idolise the players. an investigation has found that the plot was confined to three players — cameron bancroft, who used sticky tape to tamper with the ball, captain steve smith and his deputy, david warner, all will be sent home in disgrace tomo

david warner answers also lead to more questions. i want to sincerely apologise for betraying your trust in me. i've let you down badly. hello, good evening. all the premier league action to come. some extremely important results at the bottom end of the table. we start at the top with the champions elect. manchester city's march towards the premier league title took a big step forward with a 3—1 win at everton. city scored twice in the first 12 minutes. the last time he sighs city side. its eyes heavies defeat as a manager. 14 months on, it did to four minutes to set about rectifying that. electrifying from the start, tearing everton apart in breathtaking fashion. the finishing ability of players alike leroy sane is what set city apart. everton had a great chance for an equaliser, but the accuracy was lacking. less than a minute later, gabrieljesus showed him how it should be done. with raheem sterling domain get three, it was looking over at. everton returned with more determination after half—time. jordan pickford stopped at t

warner have both been banned for twelve months by their own federation for a cheating scandal which has rocked the sport the unprecedented bans come off to smith admitted to hatching a plan to illegally change the condition of the board in a game against south africa sparking a huge outcry in australia cameron bancroft's a young a young player made it to the it was made to do the deed and he's received a nine month ban. to talk about this scandal mark medicine the sports desk joins me now marc discount is really shocked the world of cricket is and fans was why it has indeed i mean we've not really seen anything like this in encrypt it before i must say these statements have just come out from cricket australia just before i came on air it's all now official and the reason why it's so hot in australia is the strain in sports people they held on such a pedestal higher than politicians. believe that shame has been brought on the national sport on the nation in this way i mean low level cheating has gone in cricket for quite a long time i mean basically players try and sharing a ball to

one of australian sport's most famous faces, david warner, was found to have concocted the plot. one of the things i look forward to when i come home is actually being able to sit on my couch... the vice captain will certainly have more time to do that now, also banned for a year. and in a shocking twist it was revealed thatjunior batsman cameron bancroft was instructed to use sandpaper to rough up one side of the ball during the cape town test — not sticky tape, as initially claimed. he gets a nine—month ban. australia were meant to be training here at the wanderers today ahead of the fourth and final test match against south africa on friday, but their session has been cancelled. their preparations in disarray. tonight, coach darren lehmann spoke publicly for the first time since being cleared to continue in his role. these are young men, and i hope people will give them a second chance. their health and well—being is extremely important to us. but even if an outraged australian public managed to forgive, it's unlikely the players‘ moment of madness will be forgotten. d

warner's been banned for twelve months he was the last of three discreet cricketers to front up to the media. in a back room or more and i suppose there is a twenty ray of hope. they don't maybe one day be given the privilege of playing for more contributing but i wonder are resorting to the fact that that may never happen. when the international olympic committee president has met north korea's leader in pyongyang kim jong un has agreed to allow athletes to compete at the twenty twenty turkey olympics and the twenty twenty two beijing winter olympics the talks with thomas park come after the i.o.c. helped broker north korea's participation last month's winter olympics in p.r. china well those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after which this station that's watching. when you were in. the little fourteenth street if you wanted to see. how thirty the itself. to see the movie. if you see my wife. used to do iowa. yeah. yeah i'm about to do so after a family night. ending on the. grand old. timey. you. coming. up. in. the. morning you're living. in a box trying on

david warner said he let his country down and made a "bad decision" in the recent test match against south africa. and he admitted he might never play for the team again. the palestinian president has blamed israel for the deaths of 16 demonstrators, after violence flared along gaza's border. mahmoud abbas called on the un to take immediate action to protect palestinians against what he called ‘escalating daily aggression‘ by israel. russia has announced that it's expelling diplomats from twenty—three more countries — sharply escalating a row over the poisoning of a former spy living in britain. an unofficial tally put the number of expelled diplomats at fifty—nine. now on bbc news, westminster in review. hello and welcome to westminster in review, our look back at all the big events in parliament since christmas. coming up, as the uk inches ever closer to leading the european union there is agreement between the two sides on the next phase of brexit. but there are still some vague sticking points not least the fishing rights. the tories are treating this industry as expend

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