here comes lesterl piggott on nijinsky! but his much imitated style in the saddle earned him the champion jockey title some 11 times. the success, though, was followed by scandal. good evening, the headlines at six o'clock. lester piggott has been sent to jailfor three years. in 1987, piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his obe. and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute — one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the jockey lester piggott who has died at the age of 86. joining us is david carr, reporter at racing post. thank you. it was going to come at some point, it has come this morning and already we are getting reminders of how extraordinary this man's career was in terms of its quality and longevity. it’s career was in terms of its quality and longevity-— and longevity. it's a cliche to say it's the end _ and longevity. it's a cliche to say it's the en

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lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987 piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his 0be, and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the champion jockey lester piggott, who's died at the age of 86. that's all from sportsday. hello again. through the day we saw cloud really develop and bubble up to bring scattered showers. now, some of those showers have been quite heavy, some of the heaviest showers in wales. that was one of the looming shower clouds on the horizon there around the gower in the south of wales. 0n the radar picture, that would have been from this line of showers you can just see working in here. it has been across wales and south—west england that we have seen heaviest downpours around today. 0vernight tonight, even as that lot of showers moves out of the way, we are looking at further showers moving in across scotland, northern england and a few f

here comes lesterl piggott on nijinsky! but his much imitated style in the saddle earned him the champion jockey title some 11 times. the success, though, was followed by scandal. good evening, the headlines at six o'clock. lester piggott has been sent to jailfor three years. in 1987, piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his obe. and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute — one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the jockey lester piggott, who has died at the age of 86. us presidentjoe biden will visit uvalde in texas later on sunday where he'll meet the families of 19 children and two teachers who were killed last week. mr biden has called for action to prevent future massacres in a country where efforts to tighten firearms regulations have repeatedly failed. our correspondent will grant has this report. after the most terrible week in its history, uvalde is pr

lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987 piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his 0be, and while he made a comeback to some success in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the champion jockey lester piggott who's died at the age of 86. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. bbc�*s grandstand theme plays on your marks...get set...go! can you believe that it's exactly ten years since this site was just getting ready to host the 2012 olympic games? it feels like it was yesterday, but this 0lympic stadium was alive with the roars of the crowd, cheering on the athletes. time flies. and when you plan a site like this — indeed, when you spend all of that money — it's important to plan a legacy — how the place can be put to good use once the games have finished. and the park is still thriving with football, swimming, cycling and generallyjust being a nice place to come. and in

back— did tori came on, lester piggott. back in— did tori came on, lester piggott. back in the — did tori came on, lester piggott. back in the day was the rock and roll of sport, wasn't he, caroline? i think so. there are a few that come to mind, but because jockeys are so small, he is probably in our bones, asjemma said, for anybody of a certain age, but it did seem like he was around a long time, a sad day before the derby as well.— before the derby as well. jemma forte, caroline _ before the derby as well. jemma forte, caroline frost, _ before the derby as well. jemma forte, caroline frost, thank- before the derby as well. jemma forte, caroline frost, thank you | forte, caroline frost, thank you very much indeed, and i do hope you have a cracking jubilee. thank you forjoining the papers team here on the bbc news channel. from myself and the said team, have a very good night. hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i'mjane hill, and taking us through this week's releases as ever is mark kermode. hi, mark. hello. we have quite the week. we

lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987 piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his 0be, and while he made a comeback to some success in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. lester piggott, who's died at the age of 86. heavy fighting is continuing in the luhansk region of eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. moscow says it has taken the town of lyman, a key railway hub. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, said moscow was trying to �*squeeze out some result for itself' in the region. here, russia's ambassador to the uk — in an inteview with the bbc — has described alleged war crimes by russia in ukraine as a �*fabrication�*. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. with heavy artillery russian forces are continuing to pound ukrainian positions in a war that is taking more lives every day. with all this firepower moscow is a debto

lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987 piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his obe, and while he made a comeback to some success in 1995, at the age of 59 he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. lester piggott, who's died at the age of 86. in the us, joe biden and the first lady have left delaware as they head to uvalde in texas, where they'll meet the families of 19 children and two teachers who were killed last week. the president has called for action to prevent future massacres in a country where efforts to tighten firearms regulations have repeatedly failed. our correspondent will grant has this report. after the most terrible week in its history, uvalde is preparing for two things — to bury its children and to receive the president. the victims�* families are only concerned with the first of those, making preparations for a day which no parent can bear to imagine. the horrific attack on robb elementary school by a tee

lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987, piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his obe, and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995, at the age of 59 he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the champion jockey lester piggott — who's died at the age of 86. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. through the afternoon, we had quite a few shower clouds develop. this was one of those showers passing over the gower. you can see some rather menacing clouds there on the horizon. looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, we've got more showers to come down from the north, so it will turn quite wet for a time in scotland. some showers for northern england, probably northern ireland by the end of the night. a little bit drier further southwards across the midlands, wales, east anglia and the south, but quite a cool night, 5—7 celsius the overnight low for many of you. and tomorrow is anot

and one of the greatest jockeys of all time, leicester piggott, has died at 87. —— leicester piggott. hello, welcome to the programme. culture secretary nadine dorries has called on european football's governing body uefa to "launch a formal investigation into what went wrong and why" after chaotic scenes at last night's champions league final between liverpool and real madrid in paris. french police have been criticised for firing tier gas and pepper spray at some liverpool fans waiting to get in to the stadium. ms dorries said the footage from fans and the media was "deeply concerning". the mayor of liverpool — who was at the game — described the police actions as brutal and intimidating. uefa has said it will "review these matters urgently" with french police.0ur correspondent danjohnson sent this report from paris. this sort of scene unnerves any football fan. it's not what you would expect of the biggest game in european club football. liverpool supporters say there was indiscriminate tear gassing by heavy—handed french police, who failed to manage the crowd and get everyon

lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987, piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his 0be, and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995, at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. sri lanka's new prime minister has said his government will be amending the constitution to ensure the president and his cabinet must be held accountable to parliament. the announcement came as protests continued across the country. the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators trying to break down barriers near the residence of the country's president. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. authorities in nepal have suspended a search operation for a small plane that went missing. the aircraft took off with 19 passengers and three crew members from the tourist town of pokhara. officials say bad weather and mountainous terrain have hampered their efforts to locate the plane. the polls have clo

lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987, piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his 0be, and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995, at the age of 59 he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. lester piggott, who's died at the age of 86. there's more travel disruption today. in dover, passengers have complained of waits of up to six hours to get on ferries. the delays are being blamed on a lack of staff at french passport control. and people flying abroad from some airports, including gatwick, bristol and manchester, have expressed frustration after airlines cancelled hundreds of flights over the next few days. joining me now is our news correspondent simonjones. so shall we start with dover, what is happening there? 2s, so shall we start with dover, what is happening there?— is happening there? a third day of disruption. _ is happening there? a third day of disruption, passengers _ is happening there? a third day of disru

lester piggott has been sent to jailfor three years. in 1987 piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his obe, and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the champion jockey lester piggott, who's died at the age of 86. that's all from us. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.

lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987, piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his 0be, and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995, at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute, one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. lester piggott, who has died in fact in the very week of the epsom derby itself. just to remind you, bbc dot—com forts news is the place to go forts news is the place to go for all of hello. i'm sure it'll be all eyes on the weather forecast this week, with the platinum jubilee celebrations just around the corner. the week certainly begins with some heavy showers in the forecast, some spells of sunshine in between, but those showers, driven by this area of low pressure wobbling its way westwards, and that will take up residence across the uk, as we head through the next couple of days. it'll be quite a chilly start to the morning, across some southern areas, but that's where we'll see the best of the morning sunshine. quite a lot of

lester piggott has been sent to jailfor three years. in 1987 piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his obe, and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the champion jockey lester piggott, who's died at the age of 86. that's all from us. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and writerjemma forte and the journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. hello to both of you. quick look at some of those front pages. the chaos surrounding liverpool's champions league final is the splash for the metro, which references the team's colours to sum up fans�* fury. the i newspaper says the pm is planning to axe eu laws, to try to win over his own mps in the wake of the partygate report. brexit also features in the mai

lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987 piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his 0be, and while he made a comeback to some success in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the champion jockey lester piggott, who's died at the age of 86. with news of today's sport, here's lizzie at the bbc sport centre. thanks. good evening. sergio perez won one of the most dramatic monaco grands prix for years — shortened due to heavy rain and crashes... but it was a missed opportunity for favourite charles leclerc, who once again, failed to win his home race. joe lynsky reports. for charles leclerc, this was the chance of his life. he would start on pole for a race through the straights. but he grew up on. what one thing could stop him. torrential rain in monaco delayed this grand prix. then brought decisions. leclerc�*s ferrari team changed their mind about his tyres. two pit stops near the start sought leclerc lewi

legendaryjockey lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week, we will catch up with an olympic superstar hoping to help women exercise smarter. i'm trying to run for a gold medal here, but i'm also very aware that i've just started my period. chris is braving the cold. still, he has some furry friends to keep him warm. but what is he doing with his phone? who knows. show me your nose? and all aboard the new elizabeth line as paul's schoolboy dreams come true. this station is paddington, where this train terminates. all change, please, all change. i have always wanted to do that. on your marks, get set, go! can you believe that it's exactly ten years since this site was just getting ready to host the 2012 olympic games? it feels like it was yesterday that this olympic stadium was alive with the roars of the crowd cheering on the athletes. time flies. and when you plan a site like this, indeed, when you spend all that money, it's important to plan a legacy, how the place can be put to good use once t

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in the last few minutes, bbc sport has confirmed that lester piggott, the former championjockey, nine time derby winner has died at the age of 86. he won his first race at the age of 12 backin won his first race at the age of 12 back in 19118. he went on to write a more than 4000 winners back in 1948. he went on to write a more than 4000 winners before his first retirement, back in 1985. in 2021, he was selected in the first draft of inductees into the british champions series hall of fame so that sad news to end with this morning, confirmed in the last few minutes, that lester piggott, the former champion jockey, a minutes, that lester piggott, the former championjockey, a nine time derby winner, has died at the age of 86. we will bring you my reaction to that throughout the morning, but for me at the bbc sport centre, that is all for now. back to sean, who is here with the the papers back to shaun. hello and welcome to our look at what the sunday papers are saying today. with me are sian griffiths, the education and families editor at the sunday times. just finished a busy night on

and one of the greatest jockeys of all time — lester piggott — has died aged 86

and one of the greatest jockeys of all time — lester piggott — has died aged 86.

and one of the greatest jockeys of all time lester piggott has died at the age of 86. now on bbc news, it's the film review. hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i'mjane hill, and taking us through this week's releases as ever is mark kermode. hi, mark. hello. we have quite the week. we have top gun: maverick. i know that you've recently rewatched the original top gun. this is the sequel. we have the bobs burgers movie, and i confess, i had never heard of bob's burgers before the movie. and we have between two worlds, a drama starring juliette binoche. top gun. we've already booked our tickets, you see. so, there's a lot riding on the next few minutes. ok, so, long—awaited sequel to the �*80s hit directed by tony scott, the original. the sequel is byjoseph kosinski. tom cruise, who appears to have been sleeping in a fridge because he hasn't changed at all since his original incarnation, maverick, still has that rebellious streak. he's out in the mojave desert testing jets. at the very beginning, we see him doing mach ten against the advice

and one of the greatest jockeys of all time, leicester piggott, has died at 87.

legendaryjockey lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. president biden renews his appeal for tighter gun control following the texas elementary school shooting as the parents prepare to bury their children. now on bbc news the hidden world of football. bbc wales investigates goes undercover to examine corruption in lower league football. 0h! go and wake your kids up, something special is happening here tonight. unbelievable! football has never been more popular. it is truly the global game. the top players earn millions. at the other end of the scale, players are paid just a few hundred pounds. the football industry is worth billions and there can be big profits in buying and selling players, but also through gambling. in the welsh premier league alone, £160 million is gambled on matches every year.

one of the greatestjockeys of all time, lester piggott, who won the derby 9 times, has died at the age of 86. thank you very much for your company throughout this morning. lewis will be here with you at two o'clock. lewis will be here with you at two o'clock. now on bbc news it's the travel show. this week on the travel show, a resurrection in bavaria. i found the role of playing jesus to be very exhausting. every day after the play, you are really exhausted because it is a very demanding day. 50 years of interrail. very relevant today in terms of the greenness and sustainability, and also that wonderful thing — slow travel. and, a night in the best house in belfast. not only am i staying in the same house, i'm actually going to be sleeping in the very room that he had as a child. this week, i'm in the capital city, belfast, recently the subject of a big feature film about the childhood of the actor, director kenneth granya, but i am kenneth branagh, but i am here to find out more about another of the city's famous sons. you may guess who that is if you look at the statue behind me.

one of the greatestjockey�*s of all time lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. now on bbc news... the hidden world of football. bbc wales investigates goes undercover to examine corruption in lower league football. 0h! go and wake your kids up — something special is happening here tonight. unbelievable! football has never been more popular. it is truly the global game. it's also a billion—dollar industry, with players earning millions at the other end of the scale, players are paid just a few hundred pounds. they can be big profits on buying and selling players but also gambling. in the welsh premier league alone £160 million is gamble on matches every year and that is just the money we know about. more is gambled on black markets across the world. it's money that can attract the wrong kind of people to the sport. i attract the wrong kind of people to the sort. ~ �* , attract the wrong kind of people to the sort. ~ �*, ., ., attract the wrong kind of people to thesort. ~ �*, ., ., the sport. i think it's fair to say that corruption _ the sp

one of the greatestjockey�*s of all time lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. now on bbc news. talking movies reports from the cannes film festival. hello from the french riviera! i'm tom brook and welcome to our talking movies cannes film festival special. in today's programme, we look back at highlights in this 12—day french film extravaganza. 2022 is a big year for the festival, its 75th anniversary an occasion for rejoicing by cinema lovers. proper fabulous film festivals are wonderful places just to meet other artists and find out what they're thinking about. i love cannes. here, actors and actresses are worshipped. we report on hollywood star tom cruise coming to town and being given the festival's highest award, the palme d'or. he is very nice. he played very good. and one of the most eagerly awaited films of the festival — body horror picture crimes of the future from david cronenberg. even the grimmest moments, especially grimmest moments, of shooting his movies tend to be the days that we have the most fun on the set. films made in or a

teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers one of the greatestjockey�*s of all time lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. if now on bbc news, clive myrie has been speaking to russia's ambassador to the uk andrei kelin, at the russian embassy in london about the war in ukraine. some people may find pictures of civilian deaths that clive showed him in their conversation, distressing. ambassador, the facts are clear. thousands of people have been killed in this war so far. 1a million people have had to leave their homes since russia decided to invade ukraine. why did russia start this war? this is not a war. this is a limited operation. and i have to say, the reasoning, which probably is not popular here in media in great britain, because you are presenting only one side of the story and i have now to say to speak about the other side of the story, and i would appreciate very much that it will be heard. so by now, events are going on in the east, south—east of ukraine. and this is clear that during eight years after a nationalistic government has c

legendaryjockey lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. france and germany urge president putin to engage in peace talks as russia continues its offensive in the donbas. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have very strict provision on the