yorkshire was, i asked him as _ he agreed that he felt yorkshire was, i asked him as yorkshire . he agreed that he felt yorkshire - was, i asked him as yorkshire county cricket _ was, i asked him as yorkshire county cricket ctuh _ was, i asked him as yorkshire county cricket club institutionally— was, i asked him as yorkshire county cricket club institutionally racist - cricket club institutionally racist and he — cricket club institutionally racist and he ultimately— cricket club institutionally racist and he ultimately said - cricket club institutionally racist and he ultimately said yes, - cricket club institutionally racist and he ultimately said yes, do i cricket club institutionally racist. and he ultimately said yes, do you agree _ and he ultimately said yes, do you agree with — and he ultimately said yes, do you agree with that? _ and he ultimately said yes, do you agree with that? i— and he ultimately said yes, do you agree with that?— agree with that? i agree the handhna agree with that? i agree the handling of _ agree with that? i agree the handling of the _ a

yorkshire team.— yorkshire team. i agree, i am a cricket lover, _ yorkshire team. i agree, i am a cricket lover, at _ yorkshire team. i agree, i am a cricket lover, at heart, - yorkshire team. i agree, i am a cricket lover, at heart, a - yorkshire team. i agree, i am a cricket lover, at heart, a cricket fan _ cricket lover, at heart, a cricket fan when — cricket lover, at heart, a cricket fan. when you drive through the streets — fan. when you drive through the streets of— fan. when you drive through the streets of leeds and bradford what you see _ streets of leeds and bradford what you see is — streets of leeds and bradford what you see is mostly people from a south _ you see is mostly people from a south asian background playing cricket — south asian background playing cricket and that they don't end up in the _ cricket and that they don't end up in the cricket club being stars will yorkshire — in the cricket club being stars will yorkshire county cricket club is ridiculous _ yorkshire county cricket cl

might born in yorkshire, have had to go- in yorkshire, have had to go elsewhere _ in yorkshire, have had to go elsewhere for— in yorkshire, have had to go elsewhere for that - in yorkshire, have had to go. elsewhere for that opportunity. in yorkshire, have had to go- elsewhere for that opportunity. this is elsewhere for that opportunity. is highlighted the schisms between the grassroots game on its upper echelons. this is lodge patel himself speaking four years ago as part of a documentary on grassroots cricket in yorkshire's south asian communities and the challenges and barriers to progress people faced decades ago. in barriers to progress people faced decades ago-— decades ago. in those days, you know, it decades ago. in those days, you know. it was _ decades ago. in those days, you know, it was a _ decades ago. in those days, you know, it was a struggle - decades ago. in those days, you know, it was a struggle he - decades ago. in those days, you| know, it was a struggle he didn't eat meat, if you didn't drink, if you weren't part of the culture. if you weren't part of the cu

i care hugely about cricket and about yorkshire cricket, and i can see the yorkshire cricket club in particular has not dealt with the situation at all well. i see a young lad, someone that i played with, that has gone through a huge amount of hurt. i have to take some response ability for that because i played for yorkshire county cricket club for 18 years, and if in any way, shape orform i am responsible for any of his hurt, i apologise for that. you know, seeing a young person sitting in front of the parliamentary committee in tears, going through his experiences, you know, that hurts. i'm sure you've gone over many conversations you have had in the past over the last few weeks. did you, during your time at yorkshire cricket, did you ever make any racist comments? no, ididn�*t. no. i have got to be honest, you know, 18 years in a professional dressing room, ten of those with england, i would be lying if i sat here now and said i'd never heard words or conversations that i would certainly pick out now. you know, we are a long way on from that. i believe society is a different pla

by yorkshire. clearly the leaking of this redacted report has led to questions and scrutiny over yorkshire's handling of this matter. several politicians are now getting involved, a group of yorkshire mps who have written to the ecb asking for them to conduct a thorough investigation. the ecb said yesterday it would conduct a full regulatory process with the help of qcs. we had the health secretary, sajid javid who said heads should roll at yorkshire. he said if the ecp doesn't take action, it is not fit for purpose and we have the culture secretary involved. a lot of pressure on yorkshire and the ecb's response to this. we know the yorkshire hierarchy are due to appear before the select committee later this month and rafiq will also give evidence on that day. early i spoke to the chairman of the dcms committee and he said he wants answers from yorkshire. what we have read is deeply shocking in one _ what we have read is deeply shocking in one of— what we have read is deeply shocking in one of th

that is at i yorkshire? that is at yorkshire, es. tell yorkshire? that is at yorkshire, yes- tell us _ yorkshire? that is at yorkshire, yes. tell us about _ yorkshire? that is at yorkshire, yes. tell us about kevin - yorkshire? that is at yorkshire, yes. tell us about kevin and i yorkshire? that is at yorkshire, i yes. tell us about kevin and steve, what those — yes. tell us about kevin and steve, what those names _ yes. tell us about kevin and steve, what those names signifying - what those names signifying yorkshire cricket?— what those names signifying yorkshire cricket? steve, once i left the club _ yorkshire cricket? steve, once i left the club pujara _ yorkshire cricket? steve, once i left the club pujara joined i yorkshire cricket? steve, once i left the club pujara joined the l yorkshire cricket? steve, once i i left the club pujara joined the club and jack— left the club pujara joined the club and jack brooks started it when he didn't— and jack brooks started it when he didn't feel— and jack brooks started it when he didn't feel t

fans of yorkshire rememberfondly the yorkshire remember fondly the miracle yorkshire rememberfondly the miracle of headingley when england won the ashes in one of the greatest test matches ever, but what has played out here in recent times could soon be described as the misery of headingley.- could soon be described as the misery of headingley. thank you, laura. misery of headingley. thank you, laura- laura _ misery of headingley. thank you, laura. laura scott. _ the education secretary nadhim zahawi has apologised for what he called the mistake that led to the government u—turn on reforming the commons standards system. the conservative mp at the centre of the row, owen paterson, resigned, after the government changed its mind about blocking his suspension from parliament for breaking lobbying rules. let's speak to our political correspondent ione wells. ione, the government says the u—turn is the right thing to do and it begs the question why they tried to do what they did in the first place. that's exactly right. some mps and ministers never thought it was a goodideain ministers

so for the yorkshire post to carry this, it is right— yorkshire post to carry this, it is right in— yorkshire post to carry this, it is right in the _ yorkshire post to carry this, it is right in the artery of the game. i think_ right in the artery of the game. i think henry put it extremely well, which _ think henry put it extremely well, which is _ think henry put it extremely well, which is this distinction between people _ which is this distinction between people who would've thought of this as people who would've thought of this asjust _ people who would've thought of this asjust nothing, and how although he was very— asjust nothing, and how although he was very clearly upset today, there wasn't _ was very clearly upset today, there wasn't a _ was very clearly upset today, there wasn't a lot — was very clearly upset today, there wasn't a lot of hysteria, it was very— wasn't a lot of hysteria, it was very measured in the evidence. it is inexcusable — very measured in the evidence. it is inexcusable to hear people say may be — inexcusable to hear people say may he - it's _ inexcu

which _ culture of the past that yorkshire which had — culture of the past that yorkshire which had left him frustrated. he said he _ which had left him frustrated. he said he would've liked to have been able to— said he would've liked to have been able to remove the chief executive who has _ able to remove the chief executive who has since resigned, and the director— who has since resigned, and the director of— who has since resigned, and the director of cricket margin who is currently — director of cricket margin who is currently absent from work with a stress _ currently absent from work with a stress related illness. hutton said both stress related illness. hutton said hoth of— stress related illness. hutton said both of them had failed to understand the gravity of this situation _ understand the gravity of this situation in yorkshire and have failed — situation in yorkshire and have failed to— situation in yorkshire and have failed to apologise to azeem rafiq and failed to put into motion the recommendations from the panel. he was asked _ recommendations from the

what the yorkshire post is sa in: is that? what the yorkshire post is saying is citing — that? what the yorkshire post is saying is citing a _ that? what the yorkshire post is saying is citing a report - that? what the yorkshire post is saying is citing a report from - that? what the yorkshire post is saying is citing a report from the national— saying is citing a report from the national infrastructure committee that is— national infrastructure committee that isjust signalling that it might— that isjust signalling that it might be the levels of investment the government is talking about might— the government is talking about might not be enough to bring about this famous leveling up that government ministers like to talk about— government ministers like to talk about so— government ministers like to talk about so much. the yorkshire post is basically— about so much. the yorkshire post is basically saying there's a danger here that — basically saying there's a danger here that if you go from cheap alternatives, the kinds of capacity issues _ alternatives, the ki

i'm a| yorkshire man, so of course i am. you _ yorkshire man, so of course i am. you are _ yorkshire man, so of course i am. you are not— yorkshire man, so of course i am. you are not allowed to be a yorkshire man and not be a cricket fan stop with its pitiful shame, and appalling. i'm not sure a an independent regulator is necessary because _ independent regulator is necessary because the ecb has failed the man in yorkshire, and probably other counties — in yorkshire, and probably other counties that have seemed to have been _ counties that have seemed to have been failed as well. so whatever the mechanism — been failed as well. so whatever the mechanism is, a lot of this was fairly— mechanism is, a lot of this was fairly straightforward, and it was intolerable and should not have been happening _ intolerable and should not have been happening in the that is the long and short of it, isn't it? — that is the long and short of it, isn't it? ~ ,,., , that is the long and short of it, isn't it? ~ , , ., ,, that is the long and short of it, isn't it? ~ , .,

— try and identify and pump down on yorkshire. ~ ., ., , ., ., yorkshire. what would be one of the thins ou yorkshire. what would be one of the things you want _ yorkshire. what would be one of the things you want to _ yorkshire. what would be one of the things you want to see? _ yorkshire. what would be one of the things you want to see? how - yorkshire. what would be one of the things you want to see? how strong | things you want to see? how strong do they need to be in terms of what they do? do they need to be in terms of what the do? , ., . ., ., they do? they need to come down, i don't know- — they do? they need to come down, i don't know. let _ they do? they need to come down, i don't know. let this _ they do? they need to come down, i don't know. let this sink _ they do? they need to come down, i don't know. let this sink in - they do? they need to come down, i don't know. let this sink in a - don't know. let this sink in a little bit _ don't know. let this sink in a little bit. we have been suffering for 20 _ little bit. we have been suffering for

his allegations have already plunged yorkshire cricket into crisis. today, azeem rafiq brought them to westminster, laying bare the ordeal he says he and other asian players were subjected to at his former club, including a racist term aimed at his pakistani heritage. there were comments such as, "you lot sit over there, near the toilets." "elephant washers." the word expletivel was used constantly. there just seemed to be an acceptance in the institution from the leaders and no—one ever stamped it out. i felt isolated, humiliated at times. struggling to contain his emotions, rafiq went on to describe his experience at headingley after his son was stillborn in 2017. through that time, the treatment that i received from some of the club officials was inhuman. they weren't really bothered about the fact that i was at training one day and i get a phone call to say there's no heartbeat... rafiq claimed former team—mate gary ballance used the name "kevin" as a derogatory term to refer to any player of colour and that this was an open secret in the engl

county cricket club _ former yorkshire county cricket club to — former yorkshire county cricket club togo _ former yorkshire county cricket club. to go into such detail about the loss_ club. to go into such detail about the loss of— club. to go into such detail about the loss of his baby boy in the situation _ the loss of his baby boy in the situation that surrounded that was very. _ situation that surrounded that was very. very— situation that surrounded that was very, very difficult to listen to. and _ very, very difficult to listen to. and to — very, very difficult to listen to. and to hear him articulate in his words _ and to hear him articulate in his words how— and to hear him articulate in his words how that was a moment in which he recognised previous incidents that had — he recognised previous incidents that had happened in his eyes during his time _ that had happened in his eyes during his time in_ that had happened in his eyes during his time in his first time with yorkshire _ his time in his first time with yorkshire cricket club and how he spoke _ yorkshire cri

on monday, the new chairman will give a press conference here at yorkshire. he has vowed to do whatever it takes to regain trust but there is little doubt that after a week, the like of which cricket has rarely seen, he has a huge task on his hands. dan roan, has a huge task on his hands. dan roan. thank— has a huge task on his hands. dan roan, thank you. _ the swedish climate activist greta thunberg has accused world leaders of deliberately postponing much—needed drastic action against global warming and said they were fighting instead to keep the status quo. addressing thousands of young people at a rally in glasgow, she called the cop26 climate summit little more that a celebration of "business as usual". here's our scotland editor, sarah smith. a rare opportunity for protesters to loudly deliver a message, almost within earshot of the global decision makers gathered in glasgow. greta thunberg, who inspired the fridays for future movement, says those leaders have so far failed to deliver. young kids, inspired by greta, have drawn their own pictures of

after a few weeks have been _ yorkshire. after a few weeks have been bad — yorkshire. after a few weeks have been bad for yorkshire, given what's happened _ been bad for yorkshire, given what's happened with the racism allegations. this is a genuine yorkshire _ allegations. this is a genuine yorkshire sporting hero, and a lot of people — yorkshire sporting hero, and a lot of people were there to see him off and celebrate him. when he ran all the way— and celebrate him. when he ran all the way to— and celebrate him. when he ran all the way to leeds.— and celebrate him. when he ran all the way to leeds. about an hour and a half ago. — the way to leeds. about an hour and a half ago. this— the way to leeds. about an hour and a half ago, this figure _ the way to leeds. about an hour and a half ago, this figure was _ the way to leeds. about an hour and a half ago, this figure was one - a half ago, this figure was one point for 2 million, now one 5 million. he has achieved something wonderful, hasn't he? he million. he has achieved something wonderful, hasn't he?â

they should _ bad to see yorkshire love this. they should of— bad to see yorkshire love this. they should of taken care of it early, because — should of taken care of it early, because there are people who love cricket _ because there are people who love cricket and — because there are people who love cricket and want to play at. | because there are people who love cricket and want to play at.- cricket and want to play at. i have soken cricket and want to play at. i have spoken to — cricket and want to play at. i have spoken to people. _ cricket and want to play at. i have spoken to people, and _ cricket and want to play at. i have spoken to people, and they have| spoken to people, and they have given— spoken to people, and they have given their— spoken to people, and they have given theirviews, _ spoken to people, and they have given their views, and _ spoken to people, and they have given their views, and they - spoken to people, and they have given their views, and they are l given their views, and they are simiiar— given their views, and they are sirniiario—

his allegations have already plunged yorkshire cricket into crisis. today, azeem rafiq brought them to westminster, laying bare the ordeal he says he and other asian players were subjected to at his former club, including a racist term aimed at his pakistani heritage. there were comments such as, "you lot sit over there, near the toilets." "elephant washers." the word expletive used constantly. and there just seemed to be an acceptance in the institution from the leaders and no one ever stamped it out. i felt isolated, humiliated at times. struggling to contain his emotions, rafiq went on to describe his experience at headingley after his son was stillborn in 2017. through that time, the treatment that i received from some of the club officials was inhuman. they weren't really bothered about the fact that i was at training one day and i get a phone call to say there is no heartbeat. rafiq claimed former team—mate gary ballance used the name kevin as a derogatory term to refer to any player of colour and that this was an open secret in the england dr

just looking at the yorkshire post for a minute, l the yorkshire post for a minute, i've the yorkshire post for a minute, i've always — the yorkshire post for a minute, i've always admired the yorkshire post for— i've always admired the yorkshire post for - — i've always admired the yorkshire post for — its own headline says yorkshire's_ post for — its own headline says yorkshire's national newspaper, and it projecis _ yorkshire's national newspaper, and it projects the national news feeling — it projects the national news feeling ringed with a regional feeling — feeling ringed with a regional feeling. henry is right, it's one of the most — feeling. henry is right, it's one of the most successful counties in english — the most successful counties in english cricket, and it can't be the only county— english cricket, and it can't be the only county where this has happened. it's only county where this has happened. it's carried _ only county where this has happened. it's carried in— only county where this has happened. it's carried in the guardian, the metro. — it'

_ actions that we have seen two yorkshire have indicated how serious they are _ yorkshire have indicated how serious they are about dealing with issues like this_ they are about dealing with issues like this and what is resulting in the actions. in the t20 world cup scotland lost by eight wickets to india in group 2. they were already out of the tournament, but that didn't stop them relishing this occasion. george munsey showed some flair, but he could only manage 2a runs they set india the target of 86. they quickly reached that. kl rahul scoring 50 injust 18 balls, that's the fastest of the tournament so far, but he was caught on the next ball he faced. suryakumar yadav completed the victory in style as india wrapped the match up with six overs to spare. in the earlier match new zealand recovered from a sticky start against namibia to post 163 for [i and remain in the hunt for a semi—final place. namibia were always struggling and in the end could only muster iii for 7. they go out of the competition. british number one cameron norrie can no longer qualify for the end of season atp t

i have not personally met anyone i would consider racist at yorkshire county cricket club. what i have seen is a culture that is locked in the past. amid more resignations at headingley today, hutton blamed senior management, who he said resisted change after a report found rafiq had suffered racial harassment. there was a failure by many within the club to accept its findings, understand them or recognise them. and since then, that has been incredibly frustrating. the ecb has banned headingley from hosting england matches, but hutton said the governing body should have done more to support the investigation. i heard a statement last night from the ecb, that they repeatedly offered to help me and yorkshire county cricket club through this investigation. that couldn't be further from the truth. yorkshire batsman gary ballance had admitted repeatedly using a racial slur towards rafiq about his pakistani heritage, but a panel regarded it as "friendly banter", and no action has been taken against any member of staff, sparking outrage. do you accept that conclusion that they rea

the former england captain said he was named in yorkshire's rafiq report. vaughan is alleged to have told a group of asian players, including rafiq and naved, "too many of you lot — we need to do something about it." ex—pakistan bowler naved told espn he also heard the alleged comment. writing in his newspapaer column on thursday, the bbc pundit said he "completely and categorically denies" saying that. the former england batsman mark ramprakash spoke to bbc breakfast earlier. azeem rafiq has also said, publicly, that whilst he has named people involved, it's not about those individuals. it's more about trying to get systemic change in a club like yorkshire, which change has proven to be very difficult. and the club, i think, has failed to evolve quick enough in the way that society is changing, and our attitudes towards race and racism. new zealand are still in the hunt for a place in the semi finals at the t20 world cup, but namibia are out. new zealand recovered from a sticky start to post 163—4. glen phillips and jimmy neesham boosted the total wi

it is more about trying to get systemic change in a club like yorkshire. change has proven to be very difficult — change has proven to be very difficult and the club, i think, has failed _ difficult and the club, i think, has failed to— difficult and the club, i think, has failed to evolve quickly enough in the way— failed to evolve quickly enough in the way that society is changing and our attitudes towards race and racism — our attitudes towards race and racism. :, , :, racism. last night, the former encland racism. last night, the former england captain _ racism. last night, the former england captain revealed - racism. last night, the former england captain revealed he . racism. last night, the former l england captain revealed he was named in the report for allegedly telling a group of asian players, including azeem rafiq, in 2009, that there was too many of you lot. in his daily telegraph column, he wrote,... this is deeply damaging and to continue believing developing race row has engulfed yorkshire. but the ramifications are being felt far

in a statement the yorkshire batsman said... earlier, on a dramatic day, a host of yorkshire's sponsors ended their partnerships with the club, as the fall out continued. emerald publishing, which has the naming rights to headingley, yorkshire tea, local brewer tetleys and leisure club operator david lloyd all turning their back on the beleaguered county. it's over a year since rafiq alleged institutional racism. playing professional cricket for yorkshire should be the best time of your life. unfortunately for me, it wasn't. now, with the ecb launching their own investigation, the crisis threatens to undermine the wider game's efforts to tackle discrimination in the sport. it is not just it is notjust rafiq's allegations that are doing such unprecedented damage of course to yorkshire, it is the way that they have been handled and the club's attempts to keep the findings of the report into his case secret, and now unravelling rapidly, with gary ballance�*s dramatic statement this evening and as the club prepares to remove the e

look at yorkshire. parts of - ago? that is part of the problem. look at yorkshire. parts of westl look at yorkshire. parts of west yorkshire, talk about crickets, we actually form a majority of cricket players now, the authorities have not come to terms with that. something that comes across notjust at the highest level in terms of professional players but at grassroots level as well, in terms of how we are being forced back into our communities and are being asked to play, to stay within our own areas, play cricket there, as opposed to becoming part of mainstream cricket, which we feel that we are. we mainstream cricket, which we feel that we are-— that we are. we will put all these comments _ that we are. we will put all these comments to _ that we are. we will put all these comments to yorkshire _ that we are. we will put all these comments to yorkshire cricket i that we are. we will put all these l comments to yorkshire cricket club to give them a right to reply to this, but do you think this pertains just to yorkshire, or is this spread across cricket as a wh

tonight, another yorkshire board member, _ society. tonight, another yorkshire board member, chief— society. tonight, another yorkshire board member, chief executive - society. tonight, another yorkshire | board member, chief executive mark arthur, whose resignation azeem rafiq had demanded, became the latest in a host of senior figures at the club to step down as the fallout continued. having risen through the academy ranks here at yorkshire alongside azeem rafiq, the england captain himself has now become the latest high—profile cricketer to be drawn into this controversy and with azeem rafiq due to give evidence at what promises to be an explosive parliamentary committee hearing next week, this crisis is far from committee hearing next week, this crisis is farfrom over. dan roan, bbc news, headingley. the uk's economic recovery from the pandemic slowed sharply over the summer — with supply chain problems hampering growth. new figures from the office for national statistics show the uk's economy grew by 1.3% — less than many

ecb yorkshire. i know that more organisations are looking into this as well, so we expect this to be forthcoming in the next few months and there is an independent commission looking into equity in cricket that has recently launched a call for evidence but also on this day, it is become clear that the work that english cricket needs to do, and peace say the reputation of cricket seems to be on the floor and clearly, the recovery mission will take some time as both yorkshire, the other counties and the ecb look to rebuild their reputation and address the concern dressing room culture that azeem rafiq spoke so powerfully above. if you look at azeem rafiq himself, what will happen to him? he said he will continue to hold the game to account. he says he hopes that they will look back on this in five years and see that whilst his career was lost to racism in his eyes, that he has done something much bigger than score runs and take wickets in this change the game for the better. violence has broken out at

do you want to kick off this half—hour with the story on the front of the yorkshire post. internal row of racism. yes, exactly- _ internal row of racism. yes, exactly- and _ internal row of racism. yes, exactly. and what _ internal row of racism. yes, exactly. and what the - internal row of racism. yes, | exactly. and what the report internal row of racism. yes, i exactly. and what the report is internal row of racism. yes, - exactly. and what the report is the latest in what has become increasingly forward internal row as the allegations about the racial bullying of the former player azeem rafiq has come to the fore. the outgoing chairman who was one of several members of the board to resign has spoken to the yorkshire post and said that he felt he has been wrongly made the scapegoat for the scandal and that there had been a kind of ongoing split about what to do on the board between the nonexecutive directors such as himself in executive members of what to do with his camp favouring a more open approach and others trying to deflect from the allegations and try to minimis

same great news for south yorkshire. some neo . le to great news for south yorkshire. some peeple to think— great news for south yorkshire. some people to think he _ great news for south yorkshire. some people to think he would _ great news for south yorkshire. some people to think he would say this is a case of not in my backyard. he did not want it in your constituency but it would have brought huge economic benefits and has and burnham said, the decision today to effectively treat people in the north as second—class citizens including your constituents. i think there's a big difference between spending and investment. any full can spend £150 billion, it was meant to cost 30 billion, it was meant to cost 30 billion and we can spend that but no it's an investment. get something back and not have to wait until 2040. get those links now. across the trans—penang realty. that's going to massively connect and go from sheffield to manchester, that's a great reduction. they're going to reduce the time by 31. truth? a great reduction. they're going to reduce the time b

you're always a yorkshire player. i'm sorry for all the hurt that he's gone through. hopefully — time, i don't think, can ever be a healer in the situation he's gone through. but hopefully time can be a way of us making sure that yorkshire county cricket club never goes through this situation again and never puts themselves in a position of denial that they treated a player so badly. vaughan says he wants to work with azeem rafiq to repair the damage done to cricket. he also says he regrets and is embarrassed by several posts he made on social media between 2010 and 2018, insisting he wouldn't post them now. when i look back on my 12 years on social media, i regret many tweets. i regret the tweets that you've just read out. i apologise deeply to anyone that i offended with those tweets. since retirement, michael vaughan has covered cricket for bbc radio, but earlier this week it was revealed that he has been stood down from his role at the ashes in australia this winter. yeah, i won't be doing the ashes, which i und

yorkshire i5 yorkshire took so long. yorkshire is a very traditional, old—fashioned club. and you can imagine most of the clubs in england, that would have the slowest to move. i have to be honest about these things. that's not excusing it, simply explaining the culture that there is... the club are- _ the culture that there is. .. the club are. look— the culture that there is... the club are. look at _ the culture that there is... the club are. look at who - the culture that there is... the club are. look at who the - the culture that there is... the i club are. look at who the coaches and players _ club are. look at who the coaches and players are- _ club are. look at who the coaches and players are. the _ club are. look at who the coaches and players are. the huge - and players are. the huge populations in leeds and bradford, where are they? i'm from leicester, i've played all my cricket at leicester, it was a constant battle, 5o leicester, it was a constant battle, so we're told, the club was trying to engage properly with the asian community. they never did and they

his allegations have already plunged yorkshire cricket into crisis. today, azeem rafiq brought them to westminster, laying bare the ordeal he says he and other asian players were subjected to at his former club, including a racist term aimed at his pakistani heritage. there were comments such as, "you lot sit over there, near the toilets." "elephant washers." the word expletivel was used constantly. and there just seemed to be an acceptance in the institution from the leaders and no—one...no—one ever stamped it out. i felt isolated, humiliated at times. struggling to contain his emotions, rafiq went on to describe his experience at headingley after his son was stillborn in 2017. through that time, the treatment that i received from some of the club officials was inhuman. they weren't really bothered about the fact that i was at training one day and i get a phone call to say there's no heartbeat... rafiq claimed former team—mate gary ballance used the name "kevin" as a derogatory term to refer to any player of colour and that this was an open sec

his allegations have already plunged yorkshire cricket into crisis. today, azeem rafiq brought them to westminster, laying bare the ordeal he says he and other asian players were subjected to at his former club, including a racist term aimed at his pakistani heritage. there were comments such as, "you lot sit over there, near the toilets." "elephant washers." the word expletivel was used constantly. and there just seemed to be an acceptance in the institution from the leaders and no—one ever stamped it out. i felt isolated, humiliated at times. struggling to contain his emotions, rafiq went on to describe his experience at headingley after his son was stillborn in 2017. through that time, the treatment that i received from some of the club officials was inhuman. they weren't really bothered about the fact that i was at training one day and i get a phone call to say there's no heartbeat... rafiq claimed former team—mate gary ballance used the name "kevin" as a derogatory term to refer to any player of colour and that this was an open secret in the

in a statement the yorkshire batsman said... earlier, on a dramatic day, a host of yorkshire's sponsors ended their partnerships with the club, as the fall out continued. emerald publishing, which has the naming rights to headingley, yorkshire tea, local brewer tetleys and leisure club operator david lloyd all turning their back on the beleaguered county. it's over a year since rafiq alleged institutional racism. playing professional cricket for yorkshire should be the best time of your life. unfortunately for me, it wasn't. now, with the ecb launching their own investigation, the crisis threatens to undermine the wider game's efforts to tackle discrimination in the sport. our sports editor dan roan, reporting. australian police have released pictures of the moment a 4 year old girl — was found alive and well — more than two weeks after she went missing. cleo smith disappeared from a tent she was sleeping in with herfamily, on a remote campsite in western australia. police found her, locked in a house in her home town. a 36â

in a statement the yorkshire batsman said:. earlier, on a dramatic day, a host of yorkshire's sponsors ended their partnerships with the club, as the fall out continued. emerald publishing, which has the naming rights to headingley, yorkshire tea, local brewer tetleys and leisure club operator david lloyd all turning their back on the beleaguered county. it's over a year since rafiq alleged institutional racism. playing professional cricket for yorkshire should be the best time of your life. unfortunately for me, it wasn't. now, with the ecb launching their own investigation, the crisis threatens to undermine the wider game's efforts to tackle discrimination in the sport. our sports editor, dan roan, reporting. joe exotic became a household name in march 2020 after the netflix docu—series, tiger king became a cultural phenomenon. he's currently serving a 22—year prison sentence after being found guilty of multiple charges of animal abuse and two counts of attempted murder for hire. on wednesday, joe exotic, took to social m

_ a big loss for yorkshire cricket club and — a big loss for yorkshire cricket club and i_ a big loss for yorkshire cricket club and i know how the sponsor deal works— club and i know how the sponsor deal works when— club and i know how the sponsor deal works when they make a lot of money. the test _ works when they make a lot of money. the test matches in new zealand, i heard _ the test matches in new zealand, i heard it _ the test matches in new zealand, i heard it in _ the test matches in new zealand, i heard it in the piece this morning was around — heard it in the piece this morning was around £10 million, that's a lot of money— was around £10 million, that's a lot of money for a club to lose, not that— of money for a club to lose, not that many— of money for a club to lose, not that many people watch county cricket. — that many people watch county cricket, they go to test matches more _ cricket, they go to test matches more. county cricket brought them about _ more. county cricket brought them about 5 _ more. county cricket brought them about £3 million a year a

for yorkshire. to of making racist comment ahead of the game for yorkshire.— of making racist comment ahead of the game for yorkshire. to many of ou lot, the game for yorkshire. to many of you lot. we — the game for yorkshire. to many of you lot. we need — the game for yorkshire. to many of you lot, we need to _ the game for yorkshire. to many of you lot, we need to do _ the game for yorkshire. to many of you lot, we need to do something l you lot, we need to do something about it. do you in any way remember or recognise those words? i don't. my or recognise those words? i don't. my recollection from that day — as i have said, i was a yorkshire player for 18 years. i was the first player to sign for that club that was not born in the county, so for 18 years we have gone from me being the first to sign for the club, for such intent or could to be the first overseas, two players being able to sign from other clubs. and it was my last few games, and ijust remember it clearly that i was proud as

i engaging with that but it doesn't seem that yorkshire is.- seem that yorkshire is. i think there has _ seem that yorkshire is. i think there has been _ seem that yorkshire is. i think there has been a _ seem that yorkshire is. i think there has been a break- seem that yorkshire is. i think there has been a break there, | seem that yorkshire is. i think| there has been a break there, i watershed, you have a change of chairman, lord patel who has come will he have the power and space that he needs? i don't think we would've had this response. this has been going on for 20—30 years. we wouldn't have at this response three years ago in terms of the way sponsors have acted, that way the ecb acted as the story broke, so there is now an acknowledgement come i think a lot more is going to come out, yorkshire has set up a whistle—blowing hotline can i think we need to treat this as a reconciliation moment in the gain of cricket so that we can hear about the pain and then actually decide how is it going to move forward? what needs to change? i think it has to be a moment

yorkshire batsmen had _ further from the truth. yorkshire batsmen had admitted _ further from the truth. yorkshire | batsmen had admitted repeatedly using a racial slur towards azeem rafiq about his pakistani heritage but a panel regarded it as friendly banter. and no action is been taken against any member of staff sparking outrage. do you accept that conclusion that they reached was that it was family banner, is that how you would deem that x phrase towards her colleagues? ha. it is towards her colleagues? iiru it is completely towards her colleagues? i157. it is completely unacceptable. towards her colleagues? no. it is completely unacceptable. so - towards her colleagues? no. it is completely unacceptable. so i i towards her colleagues? no. it is. completely unacceptable. so i was there no action _ completely unacceptable. so i was there no action taken? _ completely unacceptable. so i was there no action taken? because i completely unacceptable. so i was. there no action taken? because you haven't seen that context of the whol

the chairman and two board members of yorkshire county cricket resign over the racism row which has engulfed the club. the united nations security council calls for an end to the fighting in ethiopia — asking both sides to refrain from the use of hate speech. the swedish climate activist greta thunberg has accused world leaders of deliberately postponing much needed drastic action against global warming and said they were fighting instead to keep the status quo. addressing thousands of young people at a rally in glasgow, she called the cop26 climate summit — a �*failure�* — and little more that a celebration of �*business as usual�*. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. a rare opportunity for protesters to loudly deliver a message, almost within earshot of the global decision makers gathered in glasgow. greta thunberg, who inspired the fridays for future movement, says those leaders have so far failed to deliver. young kids, inspired by greta, have drawn their own pictures of her. i know that she put out a sign. and then everybody else started following her, just like this.

if h52 is not going to be arriving in yorkshire in j going to be arriving in yorkshire in the may it was meant to be arriving in yorkshire that undermines the local place and it affects businesses of every sector and therefore people from all walks of life, whether in rail or whatever industry, are upset and invested in this decision. £12 industry, are upset and invested in this decision.— this decision. 42 of the £96 billion announced today _ this decision. 42 of the £96 billion announced today was _ this decision. 42 of the £96 billion announced today was already - announced today was already allocated to the first stages of hs2 linking london to birmingham and crewe, schemes to be funded by the remaining money include the western leg of hs2 to manchester and extensive upgrades to other parts of the rail network. two other new sections of high—speed rail will be built, one on the hs2 route from birmingham to the east midlands, another between warrington, manchester and marsden in yorkshire. but those sections will be smaller and cheaper than under previous proposals. the pr

in a statement yorkshire said it's essential _ to my face. in a statement yorkshire said it's essential that _ to my face. in a statement yorkshire said it's essential that those - to my face. in a statement yorkshire said it's essential that those with - said it's essential that those with experience racism and discrimination and abuse are able to come forward to share their experiences. we were unaware of this allegation until now but will it investigate accordingly. having become engulfed in a crisis thatis having become engulfed in a crisis that is brought the cricketing world yorkshire will be desperately hoping that this marks the first day in the road to recovery. but with more damaging revelations set regaining trust along with sponsors and the right to host international matches here will be no easy task. bad news for england are jason roy has been ruled out of the t20 world cup due to injury. rory retired during england's group game on saturday and a scan revealed he had torn his cath. james vince will replace them for the semifinal

yorkshire now has a new chair, lord kamlesh patel. in a statement, he said: those past errors will now be looked at by the equality and human rights commission. it has asked for the full independent report into what happened to azeem rafiq to consider whether there has been a breach of the law. the mayor of west yorkshire has described recent events as "shameful". i am really hoping that this is an opportunity to change at the very top, and i do notice that lord patel has come into steer some of that transition. it's time for change, root and branch change, and let's hope we see that leadership that has been sadly missing. a gathering calling forjustice for azeem will take place outside headingley this afternoon. today will prove that all yorkshire people are resilient. we are all prepared to undertake the hard work which is necessary to put yorkshire back at the pinnacle of english cricket. we all need to work together now and work hard to create this new wonderful dawn that is going to hopefully shine every morning at headingley, th

do you want to kick us off with that paper in the yorkshire post? reporting on the head of the cricket club which had to resign and is saying in an interview with the bbc, humour seemed to be implying bills the rest of clubs fault and not his. azeem rafiq has been suing the club for racism and harassment and normally, most organisations being hit with a court case in the litigation is reason enough to look at yourself and start cleaning house for no other reason than to make sure you're not having to pay out as much money as you otherwise would. what appears to have happened here is this been inquiries and a batten down the hatches and refused to make changes in the circle the wagons as opposed to addressing the fundamental issue which is why there in the situation they are in. it's always going to blow up and get worse if you try to not do the thing which common sense and reason says you have to do. so, it's going to lumber on for a long time. celebrating regionaljournalism with this. i was talking to my colleague from bbc radio who presents the cr