it's ross barkley! the footballer at the centre of it all — everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather was nigerian, compared here to a gorilla. and the man who wrote it, kelvin mackenzie, now suspended. he also claims the only other people in liverpool earning as much money were drug dealers. i've reported it to merseyside police, and they're investigating the complaint. i've also written to the press complaints commission. the comments, i believe, were overtly racist. but the club reacted quickly, banning the sun, stating the newspaper has to know any attack on this city is not acceptable. it follows a long—running hatred towards the newspaper, who blamed fans for the hillsborough disaster that left 96 dead, with applause at today's match to mark the 28th anniversary. the sun's publisher, news uk, has apologised for the offence caused, saying it was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage and there was never any slur intended. mr mackenzie says it was beyond parody to describe the article as

believe that he knew about ross barkley‘s ancestry. believe that he knew about ross barkley's ancestry. he put out a statement saying that and the paper said it wasn't aware of it.|j genuinely believe he didn't know that, but i think that's beside the point here is return to insult the community of liverpool. he has extended the insult from liverpool fc now to everton and i think that he should pay with his job on this occasion. thank you very much for being with us thank you very much for being with us this morning. the headlines on bbc news: north korea stages a huge military parade. the sun columnist, kelvin mackenzie has been suspended over comments he made about the everton footballer, ross barkley. learner drivers will have to show they can follow direction from a satnav as part of a reboot of the practical driving test. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning. coventry fans, upset by their clubs relegation to league two, can take heart from brighton's story. 20 years ago they had sold their ground to pay off debt, and were

my stomach turned when i saw the picture of ross barkley alongside a gorilla. i think that was totally racist. it offended me. i'm sure it offended ross barkley and his family and it offended lots of other people and that's why i reported this to the police. i'm not reporting it to the police as a gimmick. i've reported it to the police because i felt and i do feel that it was a racial attack on an individual. merseyside police are now investigating whether the comments constitute a racial hate crime. in a statement the sun's publisher, news uk, apologised for the offence caused and said the paper was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage. kelvin mackenzie has also responded saying it was beyond parody to describe the column as racist. the former editor of the sun is an unpopular figure on merseyside after accusing liverpool fans of drunken and abusive behaviour during the hillsborough disaster and as our media editor, amol rajan pointed out this is a particularly sensitive weekend as it's the anniversary of that tragedy. what happened yesterday is that the sun

in it he compared the intelligence of club footballer ross barkley to that of a gorilla. the mayor of liverpool has called for the newspaper to sack him for making what he called "racial slurs". mr mackenzie — who denies the article was made racist comments — has been suspended by the sun. richard galpin reports. the controversial article published yesterday in the sun has now led to kelvin mackenzie being suspended. the piece about the everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather was born in nigeria, compared him to a gorilla, and said the only other people in liverpool earning as much money as ross barkley were drug dealers. the comments, i believe were overtly racist. it showed a picture of ross barkley with a gorilla, knowing full well ross‘s heritage and his nigerian ancestry in terms of his grandad. i think it was a despicable comment. kelvin mackenzie and the newspaper must see if the police will take the matter further. in a statement, the sun's publisher said it apologises for the offence caused, and it was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage. there

what he set about ross barkley is a shocking sight think it's right. lim what he has done for yea rs, it's right. lim what he has done for years, not just the it's right. lim what he has done for years, notjust the last it's right. lim what he has done for years, not just the last week, it's right. lim what he has done for years, notjust the last week, is disgusting. —— what he has done for yea rs. and coming up political commentatorjo phillips and nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror help me review the sunday morning papers — including the lead in the sunday times which leads on a possible escalation in north korea — saying president trump could strike korean nuclear sites. that's the papers in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a suicide bomb in syria has hit a convoy of buses on the outskirts of aleppo, where thousands of people from two besieged government—held villages were waiting to be ta ken to safety. more than a0 people are reported to have been killed in the attack. dozens more have been injured. ric

what he said about ross barkley was disgraceful, so i think it is only right. manoeuvring into the 21st century — from december, learners will have to show they can follow a sat nav to pass their driving test. good afternoon. 39 people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack on a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government—held towns in syria, that's according to state media. the syrian observatory for human rights said the explosion occurred at rashidin, west of aleppo, where buses were waiting to transport thousands of people under an evacuation deal. government—linked sources say it was a suicide attack. earlier, our arab affairs editor sebastian usher told me what we know about this attack. this was a massive bomb blast, there was a long convoy of buses were several thousands of people had been waiting since yesterday for evacuation just on the outskirts of aleppo. government linked sources are saying it was a suicide bomb. when you look at the images, there we re when you look at the images, there were ten, 11 buses, black and devastat

what he said about ross barkley i think is shocking, so i think it's only right. i think it's disgraceful the way he spoke about ross barkley and the way he described the people of liverpool and they should be ashamed. his article should be proof—read anyway by the editors, so for them to let that go to press, i think it's quite poor. many will question why the paper, which he edited for many years, allowed the column to be published. the sun knew enough to make sure that mackenzie didn't refer to liverpool, especially on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster. so it was a gross editorial oversight. arriving here this morning, fans said they were angry and disappointed at the article. following the club's announcement to ban the sun, those feelings have somewhat subsided this evening, but many say that the decision is long overdue. it's understood rupert murdoch will be consulted before a decision is made about mr mackenzie's future which may depend on a police investigation. strike action over funding pressure in england's schools has been backed by the n

the fact that he referred to ross barkley as the gorilla, he's now try to say he didn't know that ross barkley‘s father was nigerian. also, the fact that there isa nigerian. also, the fact that there is a comparison between football salaries and money and buy the drug dealers. you do want your colonists to be provocative and outspoken, but you don't want them to get you into the headlines for the wrong reasons and that is where the sun and kelvin mackenzie. so what can be done? the sun has suspended kelvin mackenzie. they have taken down his column and they have apologise. they have a difficult dilemma. he is a joint of british journalism. difficult dilemma. he is a joint of britishjournalism. he has been associated with the sun but over 30 yea rs. associated with the sun but over 30 years. he has a deep connection with the readers. it's a difficult call. you can discipline him, suspend his column, or sack him and get rid of him altogether. i spoke to news uk this morning, i don't think they have made a decision. kelvin is on a short holiday and will be back next week. as the complai

it showed a picture of ross barkley with a gorilla. knowing full well ross‘s heritage and his nigerian aceh street —— ancestry in terms of his grandad. i think it was a despicable comment. kelvin mackenzie and the newspaper must see if the police will take the matter further. in a statement, the some‘s publisher said it apologises for the offence caused, and it was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage. there was never any slur intended. mr mackenzie says it was beyond parody to describe the article as racist. but if the newspaper which he edited for many years now admits the article was offensive, why did it allow it to be published? i would have thought that the new enough to make sure that mckenzie did not refer to liverpool. especially on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster. so it was a gross editorial oversight. and now everton football club has just announced that journalists from the sudden have been banned from its ground. kelvin mackenzie‘s future as a columnist for the newspaper is very much in question. liv

a good day for him after a difficult week, for ross barkley. am really pleased, and difficulties in the beginning that quality, scoring the 2—1 was an important goal in the game. the boy was focused on the football side. and not about all the stuff that came out after last sunday. it is a big compliment to still a young boy by everton. we got punished with a bubbly first one bouncing off everyone, a bubbly second and then a good goal from a top striker in real form. frustrating but a much better performance on the road, it suggests that we will get there in the end, we have to, of course. what does that mean for the table? manchester city have taken the lead through vincent kompa ny. bad city have taken the lead through vincent kompany. bad result isn't on the table at the moment because the game isn't finished. let's look at the bottom of the table. bournemouth are moving a little closer to trouble but you would think that sunderland and middlesbrough are deepin sunderland and middlesbrough are deep in it and swansea and hull still competing

my stomach turned when i saw the picture of ross barkley alongside a gorilla. i think that was totally racist. it offended me. i'm sure it offended ross barkley and his family and it offended lots of other people and that's why i reported this to the police. i'm not reporting it to the police as a gimmick. i've reported it to the police because i felt and i do feel that it was a racial attack on an individual. merseyside police are now investigating whether the comments constitute a racial hate crime. in a statement the sun's publisher, news uk, apologised for the offence caused and said the paper was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage. kelvin mackenzie has also responded saying it was beyond parody to describe the column as racist. almost a fifth of parents are being asked to make a financial contribution to their child's school, according to a survey by the nasuwt union. it comes as school leaders and teachers have voiced concerns about growing funding pressures in england's state schools. the government says school spending is at a record high. 2596 25% of

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what he said about ross barkley i think is shocking, so i think it's only right. i think it's disgraceful the way he spoke about ross barkley and the way he described the people of liverpool and he should be ashamed. his article should be proof—read anyway by the editors, so for them to let that go to press, i think it's quite poor. many will question why the paper, which he edited for many years, allowed the column to be published. the sun, they knew enough to make sure that mackenzie didn't refer to liverpool, especially on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster. so it was a gross editorial oversight. arriving here this morning, fans said they were angry and disappointed at the article. following the club's announcement to ban the sun, those feelings have somewhat subsided this evening, but many say that the decision is long overdue. it's understood rupert murdoch will be consulted before a decision is made about mr mackenzie‘s future which may depend on a police investigation. now — me, my spots and i. after her own 10—year battle with acne, katie

the article was about ross barkley, who was punched earlier this week in liverpool city centre. in the piece, kelvin mackenzie said "the lack of reflection in his eyes has always made him think that he was one of ourdimmest made him think that he was one of our dimmest footballers". he said "it was like seeing a gorilla at a zoo". ross barkley‘s grandfather was born in nigeria. the piece also went on to say that men who earned similar amounts of money to footballers in liverpool were drug dealers. this prompted the mayor of liverpool to then complain to the police. tonight, kelvin mackenzie has been suspended from the paper. he is away on holiday at the moment, but ina he is away on holiday at the moment, but in a statement he said he didn't know if ross barkley‘s family background and he said it was beyond parody that his critics would describe his article as racist. here at news uk, they say the views expressed by kelvin mackenzie were wrong, unfunny and not the views of the paper, but it is important to note that even though kelvin mackenzie wrote the article himself, the

the problem with ross barkley is he has got to understand if you play number ten in football, you have got to be involved in everything. he was lucky to stay on the pitch at anfield at the weekend. thank you, i hope you canjoin us on the weekend. thank you, i hope you can join us on five live, the weekend. thank you, i hope you canjoin us on five live, our build—up starts at seven o'clock. liverpool play bournemouth tomorrow without sadio mane nad he could d without sadio mane and he could miss the rest of the season after picking up a knee injury in last saturday's merseyside derby. the senagalese international was forced off after scoring the opener in the win over everton. liverpool's worst run of the season coincided with the last time mane was absent for a long period, when he was playing at the africa cup of nations injanuary. klopp's team managed just one win in seven matches. tottenham have lost harry winks for the rest of the season. he damaged ankle ligaments during their win against burnley on saturday. this has been winks' breakthrough season, the 21—year—old midfield

which not only cast a slur deeply offensive racist slur on ross barkley their midfielder, but it was also that sort of casual sort of pugnacious, unpleasantness about people in liverpool, that frankly, you know, i would have people in liverpool, that frankly, you know, iwould have hoped had died out an awfully long tiling a. the sun has a traditionally, it has got a historically appalling relationship with liverpool. what do you think of the timing? it is ridiculous. with hillsborough anniversary it is crazy. has kelvin mackenzie got a free rain to do what he wanted to do. why was there no editor? someone saying this is is a bit near the knuckle ? editor? someone saying this is is a bit near the knuckle? let us put aside this allegation, of a racial slur, so there was an alleged racial slur, so there was an alleged racial slur, let us put that to one side and look at the columnist‘s job. the columnist‘sjob, and look at the columnist‘s job. the columnist‘s job, particularly a tabloid cluckist‘s job is columnist‘s job, particularly a tabloid cluckist‘sjob is to provoke pe

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barkley. mackenzie compared barkley, who has a grandfather born in nigeria, to a gorilla. a british university student who was stabbed to death on a tram injerusalem has been named as 20—year—old hannah bladon. she was on an an exchange at the hebrew university ofjerusalem when she was attacked yesterday. learner drivers will have to follow directions from a sat nav to pass their test, under new rules coming into force in december. drivers will also be expected to answer vehicle safety questions while on the move. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show: we continue our journey through thailand... ooh! you've got a big nose. ..as i head to the world's first ever elephant hospital. good? she's been eating her greens. haven't you! we're in the big apple to meet the man who's travelling the world without leaving new york. hands up, eyes wide open. you don't want to miss it. and rajan heads to spain to take a ride on europe's newest, fastest and tallest roller—

barkley. the mayor of liverpool welcomes the decision. it is right that everton have done what they done so i applaud that. i think the fans too will applaud that decision. a bomb has hit a bus convoy and is reported to have killed at least 16 people being evacuated out of two beseiged towns in syria. the syrian observatory for human rights said the explosion occurred at rashidin, west of aleppo. learner drivers will have to follow directions from a sat nav to pass their test, under new rules coming into force in december. drivers will also be expected to answer vehicle safety questions while on the move. now on bbc news: click. this week, fighting crime before it happens. and keeping warm in the arctic. oh, my god! i said keeping warm... 0h, forget it. we are now more surveilled than we have ever been. cities are covered in cctv cameras. authorities are gathering data on its citizens. it would be all too easy to confuse the real world with a sci—fi dystopia. mr marks, my mandate of the dist

barkley. think it was a despicable comment and a despicable article. we have made a plane to the press complaints commission. the family of british student hannah bladon, who was stabbed to death injerusalem yesterday, have paid tribute to their ‘caring, sensitive and compassionate' daughter. learner drivers will have to follow directions from a sat nav to pass their test, under new rules coming into force in december. drivers will also be expected to answer vehicle safety questions while on the move. this time on weather world we are in northern ireland airside at belfast international airport. we are going behind the scenes to find out what it takes to keep these planes flying and you and i safe, whatever the weather. also on weather world, devastation and deadly floods in south america. but some dramatic escapes too after months of heavy rain leave towns under water. and mud. as landslides kill hundreds. weather bomb, the storm so strong they hold a unique place in weather science. and ha

the article was about ross barkley who was punched. "the lack of reflection is the —— in his eyes made us think he was one of our dimmest footballers." it went on to say that men who and similar amounts of money to footballers in liverpool we re of money to footballers in liverpool were drug dealers. this prompted the mayor of liverpool to complain to the police and tonight kelvin mackenzie has been suspended from the paper. he is away on holiday at the paper. he is away on holiday at the moment but in a statement he said he didn't know of ross ba rkley‘s said he didn't know of ross barkley‘s family background and also said it was beyond parody that his critics would describe his article as racist. here at news uk they say that views expressed by kelvin mackenzie were wrong, unfunny and not the view of the paper that it is important to note that even though kelvin mackenzie wrote the article himself, they would have been in editorial process and the paper still went ahead and published his piece. this is bbc news. the headlines

everton‘s ross barkley trained this morning after escaping serious injury in what his lawyers have called "an unprovoked attack by a stranger" last night. merseyside police are examining cctv footage that appear to show barkley being punched in the face. the incident happened in a liverpool bar after the team's 4—2 win over leicester city. no report of an assault has been made to police. arsenal's second largest shareholder alisher usmanov say the club's board must "bear huge responsibility" for the club's poor season and notjust arsene wenger. the russian billionaire who doesn't have a seat on the board has criticised the owner stan kroenke. the gunners could jump above manchester united into fifth with a win tonight but face a crystal palace side who have won 4 of their last 5 including a victory against leaders chelsea. the win of crystal palace at chelsea shows the strength of the premier league. surprising results. the difference between the teams has become shorter and smaller. so anything can happen in any game. it doesn't change basically my thinking about the game. we know that

everton‘s ross barkley was back at training today after what his lawyers have described as "an unprovoked attack by a stranger" last night. merseyside police are examining cctv footage that appear to show barkley being punched in the face. the incident happened in a liverpool bar after the team's 4—2 win over leicester city. the former arsenal and england captain tony adams has been made head coach of the spanish side granada until the end of the season. he's been working as an advisor at the struggling club , but takes over after the manager lucas alcaraz was a sacked. they are second bottom of la liga — seven points from safety with seven games remaining. adams had previous spells at wycombe and portsmouth and also a stint in the azarbaijan league. england women have won their final home friendly before this summer's euros in the netherlands. the lionesses beat austria three—nil in milton keynes goals from ellen white, lucy bronze and isobel christiansen. they have another friendly injune against switzerland before the july tournament. the usa, canada and mexico have confirmed tha

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ross barkley train this morning after escaping serious injury following what has been described as an unprovoked attack in a liverpool bar last night. merseyside police are investigating cctv footage. arsene wenger is not only to blame for the club's predicament, the opinion of the club's second largest shareholder, who says the board must bear a huge responsible itsy. they face crystal palace tonight. iam back face crystal palace tonight. i am back in the next 15 minutes with a full update. libor is the rate at which banks lend to each other, and that directly affects how much we all pay for our mortgages and loans. now the bbc has uncovered a secret recording that implicates the bank of england in the rigging of the libor rate. the 2008 recording adds to evidence that the central bank repeatedly pressured commercial banks during the financial crisis to push their libor interest rates down. it was obtained by our economics correspondent andy verity for a panorama investigation. the libor scandal first blew up scandal blew up in 2012 in 2012, in 2012, when barclays boss bob diamond wa

the sun newspaper has printed a formal apology to everton footballer ross barkley. former editor kelvin mackenzie compared the footballer to a gorilla in an article for his column. ross barkley‘s grandfather is from nigeria but the newspaper says a racial slur was never intended. kelvin mackenzie remains suspended from the sun. police in nottingham say they're treating the death of a teenager on thursday night as murder. officers were called to a housing estate in aspley following reports a 14—year—old boy had suffered a cardiac arrest. he died in hospital later. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. scientists have been taking part in a "march for science" past london's most celebrated research institutions. 0rganisers said that the growth of "fake news" and misinformation made it crucial to highlight the vital role that science plays in our lives. they also say there's a need to respect and encourage research that gives insight into the world. the american vice president has confirmed that the us will honour a promise by former pres

the sun newspaper has printed a formal apology to everton footballer ross barkley. former editor kelvin mackenzie compared the footballer to a gorilla in an article for his column. barkley‘s grandfather is from nigeria but the newspaper says a racial slur was never intended. kelvin mackenzie remains suspended from the sun. police in nottingham say they're treating the death of a teenager on thursday night as murder. officers were called to a housing estate in aspley following reports a 14—year—old boy had suffered a cardiac arrest. he died in hospital later. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. over 50 hedgehogs have been released back into the wilds of east yorkshire after being nursed back to health in animal sanctuaries. the village of burton fleming, near bridlington, has also declared itself a hedgehog—friendly zone in a bid to boost numbers of the animals. tim muffett reports. residents of burton fleming await new arrivals. they are a bit prickly, apparently, but in desperate need of a fresh start. are you excited? yes. it wi

barkley. the mayor of liverpool welcomes the decision. it is right that everton have done what they have done so i applaud that. i think the fans to will applaud that decision. also in the next hour, the practical driving test gets a reboot.

the sun newspaper has printed a formal apology to everton footballer ross barkley. former editor kelvin mckenzie compared the footballer to a gorilla in an article for his column. ross barkley‘s grandfather is from nigeria, but the newspaper says a racial slur was never intended. kelvin mckenzie remains suspended from the sun. police in nottingham say they're treating the death of a teenager on thursday night as murder. officers were called to a housing estate in aspley following reports a 14—year—old boy had suffered a cardiac arrest. he died in hospital later. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. a sports ombudsman should be appointed to protect athletes from abuse and bullying. that's one of the recommendations of a year—long review commissioned by the government. it was led by the 11—time paralympic gold medallist baroness grey—thompson following a spate of bullying allegations against coaches, mounting concern over the treatment of injuries, and the child sex abuse scandal in football. winning medals is something that i th

everton‘s ross barkley trained this morning after escaping serious injury in what his lawyers have called "an unprovoked attack by a stranger" last night. merseyside police are examining cctv footage that appear to show barkley being punched in the face. the incident happened in a liverpool bar after the team's 11—2 win over leicester city. no report of an assault has been made to police. there has been a goal in the match at selhurst park between crystal palace and arsenal. arsenal have gone behind. andros townsend, former spurs man has given palace the lead. 1- 02 spurs man has given palace the lead. 1— 02 very early stages. the former arsenal and england captain tony adams has been made head coach of the spanish side granada until the end of the season. he's been working as an advisor there, but takes over after the manager lucas alcaraz was a sacked. they are second bottom of la liga — seven points from safety with seven games remaining. adams had previous spells at wycombe and portsmouth and also a stint in the azarbaijan league. the usa, canada and mexico have confirmed they w

and coming up sportsday on bbc news — everton‘s ross barkley is unhurt after what his lawyers have described as an unprovoked attack in a liverpool bar. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the funeral of pc keith palmer, who was killed in last month's westminster attack, has been held at london's southwark cathedral. thousands of police officers from all over the country lined the route of the funeral cortege which set off from the palace of westminster — where his coffin had lain in rest overnight. pc palmer, who was married with a five—year—old daughter, was guarding the houses of parliament when he was stabbed by khalid masood. a floral tribute on top of the hearse read: "no 1 daddy". here's our home editor mark easton. at the gates of the palace of westminster police constable keith palmer's coffin paused. at the very spot where he was killed 19 days ago. the place where unarmed he moved towards a man brandishing two knifes, where he put himself in harm's way, where he protected parliament to protect our democracy. police officers from every force in the country lined

barkley. delegates at the nut conference vote in favour of a ballot on strike action in england, because of concerns about funding cuts. now on bbc news, weather world, and this time nick miller and sarah keith—lucas have been to northern ireland to look at the relationship between aviation and the weather. this time on weather world we are in northern ireland, airside at belfast international airport. we're going behind the scenes to find out what it takes to keep these planes flying and you and i safe, whatever the weather. also on weather world, devastation and deadly floods in south america. but some dramatic escapes too after months of heavy rain leave towns under water. and mud. as landslides kill hundreds. weather bomb, the storms so strong they hold a unique place in weather science. and have taken california from drought to deluge, with the ground giving way. and extreme heat. wild fires, as parts of australia endure their hottest summer. plus: you have some history there. taking th

it is disgraceful the way he spoke about ross barkley and describe the people of liverpool. what he said was shocking, it is only right. people of liverpool. what he said was shocking, it is only rightm is what

barkley. the family of british student hannah bladon who was stabbed to death injerusalem have paid tribute to their "caring and compassionate" daughter. the driving test gets an update — from december this year learners will have to show they can safely follow a sat nav. also in the next half hour, concerns over the workload

the sun newspaper has printed a formal apology to everton footballer ross barkley. in an article last week, the former editor kelvin mckenzie had compared him to a gorilla. ross barkley‘s grandfather is from nigeria. the newspaper says it didn't know and that a racial slur was never intended. kelvin mckenzie remains suspended from the sun. an italian professional cyclist has been killed after being hit by a van, while out training. 37 year—old michele scarponi rode for the astana team and won the giro d'italia in 2011. the crash happened on a crossroads, near his home, in central italy. the american vice—president has confirmed that the us will honour a promise by former president obama to accept more than 1,200 refugees from australian detention camps. after meeting the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, he also spoke about north korea's nuclear ambitions. mr pence said the uss carl vinson carrier group would be in the sea of japan "before the end of this month". from sydney, the bbc‘s hywel griffith reports. in australia, they call it the mateshi