the 29—year—old left leicester tigers earlier this month having failed to agree terms on an amended contract. he had been linked with a move to france, but his switch to sale on a deal until the end of next season ensures he will remain available for england. sharks are currently second in the table and face harlequins on the 14th of august, the first domestic rugby union match to take place since the season was suspended because of coronavirus. for years the american football team washington redskins has been criticised for having a racist name. redskins is a racial slur against native americans. the events following george floyd's death in the us has increased calls for the name to be changed with several sponsors threatening to pull funds if they don't. today the nfl franshise announced it will rename itself, and change its logo, after 87 years. nesta mcgregor reports: it is common for a jersey to be retired, but it is less common for a tea m retired, but it is less common for a team name but in the statement, but in a statement —— albeit still bearing the old name —— washington s

and leicester tigers have confirmed that england international manu tuilagi is one of five players to have left the club after failing to agree terms on an amended contract. tuilagi is expected to move to a club in france. staying with rugby union and some premiership clubs will be playing once every four days to get the season finished. premiership rugby says protecting "the integrity of the competition" is why clubs will play seven games in four weeks when the league restarts. here's our rugby union correspondent chris jones. throughout this process, the premiership have been keen to com plete premiership have been keen to complete the campaign in its entirety where is the pro 1a has had to reshape their competition in the french top 1a have scrapped the seasonal together. the premiership are ploughing on, they want to finish all rounds of regular action before the semifinals and the final. but with a european cup still to be played, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, the fixture congestion is very alarming. the premiership have announced this afternoon that the season will resum

manu tuilagi says he had always hoped to stay in england after leaving leicester tigers. he's signed for sale sharks which means he will continue to be available for eddiejones‘ side. he is keen and getting gametime after a long lay—off. he is keen and getting gametime after a long lay-off. it is a great opportunity for thanks to stephen and the club for allowing me to come here and carry on hopefully getting some game time here at sale, it is exciting times. nothing i have done before but that is life and why you look forward and enjoy it. isa is a superstar isa superstarand is a superstar and a world—class player, and he doesn't really need any guidance for me. what he just needs is the opportunity to play in an environment that is high competition which we have gotten burning ina competition which we have gotten burning in a world—class player like him which is already a highly rated group of players and only add to what we are doing. the star player of the us women's national basketball league is in a dispute with the authorities over her health. most valuable

the 29—year—old left leicester tigers earlier this month having failed to agree terms on an amended contract. he had been linked with a move to france, but his switch to sale on a deal until the end of next season ensures he will remain available for england. sharks are currently second in the table and face harlequins on the 14th of august, the first domestic rugby union match to take place since the season was suspended because of coronavirus. that‘s all the sport for now. hello, fairly quiet on the weather front out there right now, a lot of cloud across the country. a fairly mild morning. how about tuesday? a few sunny spells around, but a pretty cloudy day ahead and quite a wet one for some of us, particularly in northern ireland. you can see the cloud on the satellite picture coming this way and the next few days will be overcast. the good weather, the high pressure is not far away. we have to wait for it to build across the uk. it‘s going to not happen immediately. this is what it looks like early hours on tuesday, it is mild, around 15 or 16 degrees across the south and south—e

tigers. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. it is the strongest hint yet that face coverings could be made compulsory in england soon. borisjohnson says it's better to wear one, but there's still no official guidance, meaning it's down to you and the shops to work it out for now. but the prime minister said the government would be looking at what tools would be necessary. labour says the message is confused, and needs to be cleared up. chris mason reports. it is the political call cover up lots of people have actually wanted to see. the prime minister was out and about in a face covering again today, visiting the london ambulance service. yesterday, michael gove said it should not be mandatory to wear one said it should not be mandatory to wearone ina said it should not be mandatory to wear one in a shop in england. this morning, mrjohnson said...” wear one in a shop in england. this morning, mrjohnson said... i do think that in shops it is very important to wear a face covering

the 29—year—old left leicester tigers earlier this month having failed to agree terms on an amended contract. he had been linked with a move to france, but his switch to sale on a deal until the end of next season ensures he will remain available for england. sharks are currently second in the table and face harlequins on the 14th of august, the first domestic rugby union match to take place since the season was suspended because of coronavirus. that's all for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. back to you, simon. thank you very much. let's return to out main story this hour and borisjohnson has said he'll announce in the next few days whether face coverings should be compulsory in shops in england. he said he thought it was important for people to wear them in confined spaces. it follows conflicting m essa 9 es from other senior politicians over recent days. the prime minister was speaking on a visit to the london ambulance service headquarters, where he was also asked if he's surprised at the number of coronavirus—related calls paramedics are still receiving. now, because a lo

the 29—year—old left leicester tigers earlier this month having failed to agree terms on an amended contract. he had been linked with a move to france, but his switch to sale on a deal until the end of next season ensures he will remain available for england. sharks are currently second in the table and face harlequins on the 14th of august, the first domestic rugby union match to take place since the season was suspended because of coronavirus. that's all the sport for now. back to you, simon. thank you, and we can take you to the house of commons because the home secretary priti patel is explaining the new fast—track plans for the points—based immigration system for the points—based immigration syste m fro m for the points—based immigration system from january the 1st and she's taking questions. often the hidden victims of domestic violence. either as victims themselves or through witnessing it, will gain additional protection from our landmark domestic abuse bill.” thank my honourable friend for his question, and this is an important issue in terms of children and the protection