farah kept him on his coach for two more years, and uk athletics looked into it, but saw no reason for concern. but then in 2017, more details about the oregon project we re details about the oregon project were leaked online. now salazar would face charges. after a hearing last year, today the verdicts were given. and salazar was banned from athletics for four years, exposed as athletics for four years, exposed as a coach who cheated and dope. he is unlikely ever to return. some of the background to today's decisions. let's bring in our sports editor, dan roan now. evening dan, what exactly has salazar been found guilty of doing? in the words of the anti—doping agency, salazar was found guilty of orchestrating and facilitating what they call prohibited doping conduct. in other words, breaking the rules. not of doping any of us at the lease but of breaking anti—doping rules. specifically, he was found to have been guilty of three separate charges. —— any others at the lease. the administration of prohibited methods, i infusion, multiple athletes, tampering with or attempted tam

uk athletics appointed salazar as a consultant to its endurance programme in 2013. here's our sports editor, dan roan, speaking to bbc radio 5live. yesterday, having just led britain to their worst tally of metals at a world championship in 1a years, black himself admitted his future was uncertain in the wake of the salazar scandal, that's cast a shadow over the sport here now as well as in the us. and today, perhaps a little quicker than expected, the governing body, uk athletics, confirmed that the head of performance would be stepping down later this month. it was black after all who was the man that appointed alberto salazar as a consultant to his endurance squad in 2013, describing the coach as a genius. but two years later, his judgement was fiercely

uk athletics appointed salazar as a consultant to its endurance programme in 2013. here's our sports editor, dan roan, speaking to bbc radio 5live. yesterday, having just led britain to their worst tally of metals at a world championship in 14 years, black himself admitted his future was uncertain in the wake of the salazar scandal, that's cast a shadow over the sport here now as well as in the us. and today, perhaps a little quicker than expected, the governing body, uk athletics, confirmed that the head of performance would be stepping down later this month. it was black after all who was the man that appointed alberto salazar as a consultant to his endurance squad in 2013, describing the coach as a genius. but two years later, his judgement was fiercely called into question, of course, when those allegations of wrongdoing by salazar were first made in that bbc panorama documentary, which triggered an investigation by the us anti—doping agency. plans to transform women's cricket have been revealed today, with the ecb announcing 50 million pounds of investment ov

full blessing of uk athletics, the sport's governing body. but i revealed in a bbc panorama in 2015 necib is a validation is salazar involving the use of banned steroids. —— a series of allegations against salazar. i will not leave alberto, i have seen no clear evidence. but today mo farah said... uk athletics, following a review of panorama's allegations, gave farah the green light to continue working with salazar. it said today it acknowledged the judgment and added its investigation... salazar said he was shocked by the decision and would appeal. steve magnus was the insider who blew the whistle. i asked magnus was the insider who blew the whistle. iasked him magnus was the insider who blew the whistle. i asked him about farah's decision not to cut ties sooner. whistle. i asked him about farah's decision not to cut ties soonerlj decision not to cut ties sooner.|j don't know what he knew or did not know, only he knows that, but i know what he knew from 2015 onwards. you had to face up to those decisions you tie yourself to. that's part

uk athletics appointed salazar, with black describing him as a " ' lets get more on this now from our sports editor, dan roan. yesterday having just led britain to their worst tally of medals in world championship in 1a years he admitted that his future was uncertain in the wa ke that his future was uncertain in the wake of the alberto salazar scandal. that has cast a shadow on the sport here now as well as the us and to date the government body uk athletics confirmed the head of performance would step down later this month for the black after all was the man that appointed alberto salazar as consultant to his injury and scored in 2013 and described him asa and scored in 2013 and described him as a genius for that two years later hisjudgment was as a genius for that two years later his judgment was seriously called into question when those allegations of wrongdoing by him were made in that bbc documentary which triggered an investigation by the us anti—doping agency. 0nto the world gymnastics championships in stuttgart where simone biles has become the most succesful female gymnast

uk athletics appointed salazar as a consultant to its endurance programme in 2013. here's our sports editor, dan roan, speaking to bbc radio 5live. yesterday, having just led britain to their worst tally of metals at a world championship in 1a years, black himself admitted his future was uncertain in the wake of the salazar scandal that's cast a shadow over the sport here now as well as in the us. and today, perhaps a little quicker than expected, the governing body, uk athletics, confirmed that they had a performance would be stepping down later this month. it was black after all who was the man that appointed alberto salazar as a consultant to his enduring squad in 2013, describing the coach is a genius. but two years later, his judgement was fiercely called into question, of course, when those allegations of wrongdoing by salazar were first made in that bbc panorama documentary, which triggered an investigation by the us anti—doping agency. and the game between england and portugal is still 0—0. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsda

significant news from uk athletics this afternoon? yes, the uk athletics performance director neil black will step down from his position at the end of the month. when the news came of alberto salazar‘s four year ban, black said he would review his future in the organisation. that‘s because in 2015, uk athletics conducted a review and concluded that there was "no concern" about salazar‘s link with double olympic gold medalist sir mo farah. uk athletics had appointed salazar as a consultant to its endurance programme in 2013. salazar was sent home from the recent world athletics championships in doha after it emerged he had been found guilty of doping violations and banned by the united states anti—doping agency. usada‘s investigation into how salazar ran his nike oregon project began in 2015 following a bbc panorama investigation. salazar has denied that the nike oregon project permitted doping, saying he was "shocked" by usada‘s findings and would appeal against the ban. salazar coached britain‘s four—time olympic cha

farah kept him on his coach for two more years, and uk athletics looked into it, but saw no reason for concern. but then in 2017, more details about the oregon project were leaked online. now salazar would face charges. after a hearing last year, today the verdicts were given. and salazar was banned from athletics for four years, exposed as a coach who cheated. he is unlikely ever to return. joe lynskey reporting there. the news has, as you might expect, sent shockwaves through the sport today. the president of the sports governing body, lord coe says it a serious time for the sport... when you have been in the sport as long as i have, you have relationships and friendships that go back a long way. alberto and i held world records, and broke world records at the same time. distant distances it has to be said, and you know, the charges laid by salazar are know, the charges laid by salazar a re really know, the charges laid by salazar are really serious, and we are now in business mode. the athletics integrity unit has already been in contact with those athletes. they will be asked to se

the uk athletics performance director neil black has announced he‘ll step down from his role at the end of this month. salazar, who coached four—time olympic champion mo farah, was banned by the united states anti—doping agency following an investigation that began four years ago. uk athletics conducted a review in 2015 and said there was "no concern" about salazar‘s link with farah. before his departure at the end of october, black will support farah at the chicago marathon on sunday. andy murray‘s injury comeback again showed positive signs as he pushed world number 12 fabio fognini all the way in the second round of the shanghai masters. after losing the opening set after a tie break, he came back to win the second set 6—2. a tight decider saw an angry murray tell fognini to "shut up" as he failed to serve out for victory. his defeat comes on the day, australian open organisers announced he‘ll make his return to the tournament injanuary. wales women are in action as they take on belarus in their euro 2021 qualifier this evneing. wales are currently second in their group..

athletics. within a year, mo farah was unbeatable. but in 2015, i revealed in a bbc panorama programme a series of allegations over salazar‘s use of banned steroids and other unethical practices. there were no claims against mo farah. he initially stood by salazar, but today he said he was relieved that usada has completed their investigation into alberto salazar. i left the nike oregon project in 2017 but, as i have always said, i have no tolerance for anyone who breaks the rules or crosses a line. salazar said he was shocked by the decision and would be appealing. steve magnus was an insider who blew the whistle. i asked him about farah's decision not to cut ties with salazar sooner. i don't know what mo knew, or didn't, no. i don't think he knows that. but i know what he knew from 2015 onwards. and, like, you've got to face up to those decisions that you tie yourself to. like, that part of it deserves to be looked at. because he kind of knew what he was getting into. there is no suggestion

neil black is to stand down as performance director at uk athletics, after us anti—doping regulators banned mo farah's former coach alberto salazar for doping violations. mr black employed alberto salazar as a consultant in 2013, describing him as a genius. a housing estate in norwich which is made up of almost 100 ultra—low—energy homes has won the stirling prize, the award for britain's building of the year. sustainability and recyling was at the heart of all of the nominations, which included an opera house, a home made out of cork and the redevelopment of london bridge station. david silito is at the ceremony for us. david? there was a huge cheer when the winner was announced this evening. notjust because council housing had won, it was the first time council housing had even been shortlisted. and while it may not be the most dramatic or spectacular of winners we have had, there was a feeling in the room that this could send a message, perhaps be inspiration or even a model for the future that could affect the lives of many other people. and the winner is goldsmith street. an

athletics. within a year, farah was unbeatable. but in 2015, i revealed in a bbc panorama a series of allegations over salazar's use of banned steroids and other unethical practices. there were no claims against farah. farah stayed with salazar for another two years despite the doping claims but today he said he was... salazar said he was shocked by the decision and would be appealing. world athletics president lord coe has previously defended his friend and former nike stablemate salazar over the allegations. he gave us his reaction from doha. the charges laid by usada are really serious and we're now in business mode. the aiu, the athletics integrity unit, has already been in contact with those athletes. they're going to be asked to sever their relationships and that's exactly where we are at the moment. there is no suggestion farah cheated. now we know his coach did, it leaves farah‘s legacy firmly under the spotlight. mark daly, bbc news. british sprinter adam gemili has narrowly missed ou

there are big questions now for uk athletics. remember, after my panorama in 2015 there was an investigation launched into alberto salazar and his relationship with mo farah and gave him a clean bill of health and allowed mo farah to continue to work with him. that mo farah himself, there are no allegations against him. he has a lwa ys allegations against him. he has always denied breaking any rules but questions will be asked about his judgment and his decision to stay with alberto salazar following the panorama allegations in 2015. it wasn't until october 2017 that mo farah decided to part ways with salazar. we know salazar had been charged with doping offences some months before. that is the news that will dominate day 5 at the world athletics championships but there's plenty going on on the track — dina asher—smith goes in the semi—finals of the 200—metres tonight. she collected the silver medal she won in sunday's 100 metres final yesterday, before taking to the track again, and she showed no sign of fatigue, running

listen, exciting times for uk athletics. darren, great to talk to you. i love the way you analyse the races. you make it make so much sense. thank you very much indeed. plenty of goals in the champions league last night. liverpool needed four of them to beat red bull salzburg after losing a three goal lead. the austrian side recovered from being 3—0 down to equalise just before the hour mark but as so often mo salah popped up just when he was needed. his second goal of the night proved to be the winner. chelsea meanwhile were also pegged back against lille, but this volley from willian gave them a 2—1win in france. it's a really big day for ireland at the rugby world cup. beaten by the hosts japan at the weekend, they play russia at 11:15 this morning, and our reporter katie gornall is in kobe. they really do have a lot to prove today after that defeat, don't they? they do, you are right. ireland arrived here in kebe reeling from that shock defeat to japan. —— kobe. it has knocked them out of the driving seat and placed even more importance on th

so all of that is a huge pressure, and we've been working with uk sport and the english football league and sport england to look at how elite athletes are supported and to work with coaches around how elite and everyday sportspeople are supported, and how people can look out for each other‘s mental health. i think for sportspeople it can be quite a risky thing, to talk about your mental health, because of that huge public pressure and expectation. so your message is, just to recap, ask how someone is doing, ask them again, listen... yes. any other ways that people can access help, if they need it? yes, if people are feeling absolutely on the edge, you know, call 999, call the samaritans, don't leave it. don't leave it. as we heard earlier in the programme, borisjohnson is meeting his irish couterpart, leo varadkar, this afternoon to try to revive the stalled brexit negotiations. as things stand, the chances of a deal look bleak. so what would a no—deal brexit mean for everyday products that the uk imports, like fresh flowers? our correspondent, jim connolly, has been to europe's la

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can this athlete break the two hour barrier in austria? welcome to bbc news. the united nations say around 100,000 people have fled their homes as turkey presses on with its offensive against kurdish forces. there has been heavy fighting in both civilians and dozens of kurdish fighters have lost their lives. turkey wa nts fighters have lost their lives. turkey wants to create a 30 kilometre deep buffer zone running 450 kilometre deep buffer zone running a50 miles, so around 600 kilometres, across the syrian border. turkey's president erdogan vowed to press on with the assault to defeat kurdish fighters who he regards as terrorists and to settle millions of refugees there. three people who we re refugees there. three people who were killed on thursday in a turkish town have been buried. our international correspondent is there and has been watching the military activity. well, through much of the day, we've been hearing heavy outgoing artillery and mortar fire. now, the turkish authorities say they have advanced into northern syria up to about five miles. presi

so all of that is a huge pressure and we have been working with uk sport and the english football league and sport england to look at how elite athletes are supported and to work with coaches around how elite and everyday sportspeople are supported and how people can look out for each other‘s mental health. for sportspeople it can be quite a risky thing to talk about your mental health because of the huge public pressure and expectation. your message is to ask someone is doing, ask them again, listen. yes. any other ways that people can access help if they need it? if people are feeling absolutely on the edge, call 909, call the samaritans, don‘t leave it. don‘t leave it. call 999. thank you. if you have been affected by issues in this discussion there is a huge range of organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support. you can find them listed on the bbc‘s action line website. it is 9:54am. the headlines on bbc news at nine. turkey continues a military offensive against kurdish forces in northern syria after the us withdraws its troops from the area. borisjohnson

the uk and us governments have called on facebook to rethink its plans to use encryption for messages on all of its platforms. in an open letter to the company's chief executive, mark zuckerberg, the home secretary priti patel said the firm's policy could hamper international efforts to grant law enforcers faster access to private messages on social media. facebook argues that it is working closely with child safety experts and governments to keep people safe. encryption is creating those spaces, those spaces for terrorist individuals, terrorist organisations, child abusers, the people that are seeking to do harm to others, children, individuals and our own countries and our national security. so, i would really urge facebook to engage with us in active dialogue, which is something that hasn't happened thus far. that's why we have issued this letter. but what is encryption? our technology reporter, chris fox explains. there are lots of things we send over the internet that we might not want everybody to see. but as our messages travel across the web, they could be intercepted by law e

scotland has become the first part of the uk to ban the smacking of children. msps voted almost three to one for the legislation. the new law is expected to come into force in a year's time. at the world athletics championships in doha, britain's athletes were in with a chance of a second gold medal in two days. natalie pirks has the latest. gold medallist and world champion, dina asher—smith! last night she was overcome with emotion. today, the trademark grin was back. britain's golden girl is slowly adjusting to her new title. you're standing up there with the national anthem and when they were announcing it and saying you are world champion, it is something that is really surreal. and i think i'm going to have to hear it a few more times to believe it. the red—hot favourite executed her race to perfection. dina asher—smith is away! and she's going to take the gold medal! it's dina asher—smith! she is the champion! world champion. she has nowjoined the pantheon of british sporting greats. i saw a picture that said, dina joins paula radcliffe, chrissie

qualifying is now due to take place before the race tomorrow — 2am uk time. you can follow it — weather permitting — on the bbc sport website. eliud kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours. the kenyan covered the course in vienna in one hour 59 minutes and a0 seconds in vienna, although it won't be recognised as the official marathon world record as ade adedoyin explain. he tried is back in 2017 butjust finish 26 seconds out of eight. no m ista kes finish 26 seconds out of eight. no mistakes today is becomes the first man in history to run the marathon two hour stop i have his coach with me. first of all, just tell me how momentous and cogent this is for you and him? yes, today is a special day to go in the history books, a special moment for the sport, for eliud kipchoge, the people behind him, including me. a wonderful performance, wonderfulfinish. him, including me. a wonderful performance, wonderful finish. we are going to go home very happy. he came so are going to go home very happy. he came so close in a 2017, wha

boris johnson does use his best to insist that if a deal is not reached, then the uk is still leaving on october 31. thank you very much indeed. great britain's enjoyed more metal success at the world athletics championships indo half, with both the man and women taking medals in the man and women taking medals in the axioo relay. —— in doha. here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks. she's had the expectation of a nation on her shoulders, but dina asher—smith has more than delivered. two medals down, one to go. but the relay hasn't always gone britain's way. great britain and northern ireland! and it looks like it could be tricky again. a last—minute injury saw asha philip drafted in, to kick things off. so asha philip, united states outside her. and she's lost a little bit of ground here. dina was swapped from the last leg to second, charged with chasing jamaica's 100 metre world champion, shelly—ann fraser—pryce. but she was long gone, and by the time the baton reached daryll neita, britain was in a straight fight for second. jamaica take the gold, great britain, si

it's a third medal for british athletics at the games, we'll be speaking to katarina johnson—thompson live from doha just after 8:00. flu vaccines are offered to all primary school children across the uk, as the nhs begins its biggest winter immunisation programme. facebook is threatening our safety — that's the stark warning from the home secretary, who is calling on the social networking giant to rethink its plans to make its messages more private. sir rod stewart surprises the bride and groom whose dream wedding was nearly ruined by the thomas cook collapse. andrew and sharon were here on the sofa with us last week. we'll speak to them from las vegas. and ex— hurricane crosses our shores but not going to realise it, most of us. but not going to realise it, most of us. for most cloudy days. brighter later. your forecast right here on brea kfast later. your forecast right here on breakfast later. it's friday the 4th of october. our top story: it's been another glorious night for british athletics, as katarina johnson—thompson won heptathlon gold at the world championships. she

keep up—to—date with the world athletics championships on the bbc website. now on afternoon live let‘s go nationwide and see what‘s happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. about cardiff city‘s decision to appeal against a fifa ruling. we‘ll be back with him injust a moment. and annabel tiffin is in salford and has today returned from the isle of man, we‘ll speak more about this in a minute. ben, bring us up to speed on this story. what has cardiff city decided to do next? this is a long—running dispute between two football club, cardiff city and not, over the ownership of a sala. you might remember back in january the tragedy unfolded. the 28—year—old argentine footballer was on his way to cardiff to start a brand—new career with the club in the premier league. but on the journey that he made from france, the plane in which he was a passenger crashed into the english channel and as a result he lost his life. his body was recovered from the water days later, the pilot, david ibbotson, is still miss