to the charge. saracens boss mark mccall has said his players will support their team—mate billy vunipola. at their champions cup semi final against munster on saturday. the england number eight has been given a formal warning by the rfu for his comments in support of australian player israel folau... who was sacked for saying that "hail awaits for homosexuals". vunipola was jeered by supporters during their defeat to bristol in the premiership at the weekend. this group of players and staff have been together for a long this group of players and staff have been togetherfor a long period of time, and we care about each other, and we want to look out for each other. through the good and bad times as well. i have no doubt when it comes to saturday, that he will give it all for team—mates and likewise they pull for him as well. england bowler chris woa kes claims it wouldn't be "morally fair" to includejofra archer in england's provisional world cup squad — which is named tomorrow. archer has qualified to play for england thanks to a change in the residency rules... as he's orig

not knowing what a nazi salute was. elsewhere, billy vunipola has given a formal warning about his comments. billy vunipola has been given a formal warning by the rfu for his comments in support of sacked australian player israel folau. the england and saracens forward liked a social media post by folau, who stated that "hell awaits for homosexuals". and has had his contract terminated a as result. vunipola though has escaped a fine or ban after expressing his remove with the rfu when he also said he "understood he had caused hurt and offence". england bowler chris woakes claims it wouldn't be morally fair to includejofra archer in england's provisional world cup squad, which is named tomorrow. archer has qualified to play for england thanks to a change in the residency rules as he's originally from barbados, but does hold a uk passport. it's thought the fast bowler will be selected at least for the warm up matches against pakistan adn ireland when he'll be given a chance to force his way in to the 15 man squad for this summer's tournament. selection is part and parcel of the game

live commentary on bbc radio 5 live. england international billy vunipola was booed after coming off the bench for premiership champions saracens at bristol. it comes after he controversially defended an anti—gay social media post from israel folau. the rugby football union has said it intends to hold a meeting with vunipola this week. bristol beat the premership champions 23 points to 21. in the pro 1a, scarlets have kept their hopes alive of reaching the play offs. they scored six tries — including 3 in the last 7 minutes to beat zebre 112—0. kieran hardy with their penultimate try — a stunning run from inside his own half. wins too for connacht and leinster. max whitlock has won pommel gold at the european gymnastic championships in poland. it was a brilliant performance by the 26—year—old, who wins his first major title in almost two years — that after an 18—month winning streak on the pommel starting with olympic gold at the 2016 rio games. there was a bronze too for ellie downie in the vault. it's her second medal of the championships after silver in the all—a

billy vunipola after he apparently showed his support for isreal folau, whose social media comments that hell awaits gay people have led to the australia full back facing the sack. vunipola has refused to unlike his fellow christian's post, and has said that "man was made for woman to pro create, "that was the goal, no?" vunipola however added that "i don't hate anyone", but could still face disciplinary action the novella, like folau, a christian who interprets as chris janet in a certain way. and the nipple has been asked to unlike the post follow his but out, he has not done that and has put out a statement broadly in line with where folau is coming from. —— the nicola —— vunipola has been asked to unlike. meanwhile australian rugby bosses say their intention to terminate folau's contract is "unchanged" following a meeting with the player. rugby australia and new south wales rugby union met folau on friday after previously being unable to contact him, but wouldn't comment on what was said in the meeting in sydney. valtteri bottas egded out ferrari's sebastian vettel in se

team for south korea. the rugby football union has had its say on billy vunipola's online conduct. the england and saracens forward posted support for australian player israel folau, who said ‘hell awaits' gay people. folau has subsequently been sacked by australia. today, vunipola received a formal warning. 0ur rugby union correspondent chrisjones has more on this story. it's been an unusual a few days for eve ryo ne it's been an unusual a few days for everyone here, with the cloud, caught up in the centre of the storm caused by day number eight, billy. his defence of the anti—lgbt star, and fellow christian israel has seen the englishman formally warned by both clubs. he has expressed a great gripe at the defence called with both the clubs stressing his viewpoints are at odds of that rugby union values as inclusivity. they have the matter has now been dealt with, and they prepare for huge cup semifinal on saturday with him being involved in. these group of players and staff have been together for a very long period of time and we care about each other and we want to look out

climbing above cardiff blues in the conference a table. billy vunipola could face disciplinary action after the england international showed his support for controversial social media posts by australia‘s israel folau, who‘s been sacked for saying that ‘hell awaits‘ gay people. vunipola, who‘s also a christian, refused to ‘unlike‘ the message and the rfu say they disagree with the number 8‘s views and will meet with him. vunipola‘s club saracens claim they‘ll deal with the matter internally. st helens have gone back to the top of superleague after a 38—12 victory over warrington. the wolves had begun the evening ahead of saints on points difference. but six tries from 6 different scorers did the damage for the home side. mark percival and winger regan grace amongst the scorers. in the night‘s other match, wakefield continued their good form as they beat wigan warriors 30—20. ellie downie missed out on another european all round gymnastics title in poland. she had to settle for silver. downie led going into the floor routine, but was eventually pipped by franc

prejudice and bigotry. the england and saracens rugby player billy vunipola has been sharply criticised for liking a social media post in which australian star israel folau claimed "hell awaits" gay people. vunipola's club and english rugby's governing body — the rfu — have both said they do not support his views. the rugby authorities in australia say they'll terminate folau's contract over his comments. 0verall levels of violence in england and wales appear to be falling, in spite of a recent increase in knife and gun crime. cardiff university's violence research group analysed data collected from a&e departments, minor injury units and walk—in centres — and found that the number of people who'd been wounded in a violent incident dropped slightly last year. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has this report, which contains flashing images. every day, there are more victims of knife crime. last year, more people were fatally stabbed in england and wales than at any time since records began after the second world war, but does this mean we've become a more viol

in six seasons, after a convincing win over munster. after a week in which billy vunipola was warned for defending israel folau's homophobic social media post, the forward scored the winning try in a man of the match performance — 32—16 the final score. both english teams lost their challenge cup semi—finals. this is the second tier of european rugby. sale had won twice in france this season but they were knocked out at la rochelle, gregory alldritt with the decisive try in their 24—20 win. this is where we leave our viewers on bbc one, we will be continuing on the news channel. thank you for staying with us, it is approaching quarter to eight. mist and fog. plenty of sunshine around, except the far north—west of scotland. here we have a weather front plaguing this part of the highlands into the hebrides, bringing outbreaks of rain overnight. i was going to retreat further westwards. high pressure really fighting back for the last day or so before low pressure moves in next week and bring cool and showery conditions. today, lots of sunshine for england and were. temp

. the england and saracens rugby union player, billy vunipola, will appear before the sport's governing body, after using social media to defend a prominent australian player who made homophobic comments. well, our correspondent richard lister is at twickenham tonight. clive, this all started with that instagram post by israel folau, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. he's also a fundamentalist christian, and in that post he grouped homosexuals together with liars, thieves and adulterers, and said, hell awaits you. now rugby australia has made those best made clear those comments are likely to end his career, but here in the uk billy vunipola, the saracens number eight, capped more than a0 times by england, likes that instagram post andi england, likes that instagram post and i did while he doesn't hate anyone, man was made for woman to procreate. now, saracens have condemned that post. they say they are taking it very seriously. they'll also handle it internally, they say, but here in twickenham the rugby football union says rugby is an inclusiv

champions cup semifinal against munster on saturday, with billy vunipola said to be involved. this group of players and staff have been together for a long period of time and we ca re for a long period of time and we care about each other and we want to look out for each other through the good times and the bad times as well. and i have no doubt when it comes to saturday, he will be giving it all for his team—mates and likewise hails team—mates will be pulling for him as well. coaches and players at saracens came to move on and focus on the rugby but the fact that believe own apollo has not taken down his controversial post, shows he is standing by his beliefs, evenif shows he is standing by his beliefs, even if he regrets sharing them on social media. england bowler chris woakes claims it wouldn't be morally fair to includejofra archer in england's provisional world cup squad, which is named tomorrow. archer has qualified to play for england thanks to a change in the residency rules. he's originally from barbados. the fast bowler is currently playing in the ipl for rajasthan royals

solskjaer. saracens have warned billy vunipola about his behaviour after he defended australia player israel folau's social media post claiming hell awaits gay people. england forward vunipola liked the post and called for people to "live their lives how god intended". british number one kyle edmund has been knocked out in the first round of the monte carlo masters. edmund lost 2 sets to one to diego schwartzman of argentina. lots more this morning on events in paris and what's been happening in notre dame, the fire that started in the early evening last night. a huge reaction right around the world to that fire at the cathedral in paris. so many pictures this morning which we will be bringing you throughout the morning. resident macron said a fundraising appeal to help rebuild it will be happening. —— president emmanuel macron. the scale has been devastating. it has. to be honest with you, the sensation i had this morning when i arrived and which i'm sure will greet every prison — matt parisien this morning is relief. it's there. it hasn't collapsed. there really is —— was

international billy vunipola was booed after coming off the bench for saracens at bristol. it comes after he controversially defended an anti—gay social media post from israel folau. the rugby football union has said it intends to hold a meeting with vunipola this week. bristol beat the premiership champions 23 points to 21. in the pro 14, scarlets have kept their hopes alive of reaching the play—offs. they scored six tries, including three in the last seven minutes to beat zebre 42—0. kieran hardy with their penultimate try — a stunning run from inside his own half. wins too for connacht and glasgow. max whitlock has won pommel gold at the european gymnastic championships in poland. after a year of silver medals in 2018, the olympic champion once again took to the top spot on the podium with this outstanding routine to claim his second european pommel gold medal. there was a bronze too for elilie downie in the vault. it's her second medal of the championships after silver in the all—around and her 10th career medal at european level. great to see her doing so well, she ha

are into the european champions cup final after beating munster 32—16. billy vunipola was man of the match, but was confronted by a pitch invader and also booed throughout. the sarries forward was given a warning by the rfu after defending the australian player israel folau's homophobic social media posts. austin halewood was watching. the champions cup bathed in sunshine. conditions perfect for running rugby, but the battle between these two european heavyweights was a war of attrition, neither side willing to give an inch. 0wen farrell's boot on four separate occasions just about enough to keep saracens ahead at the break. but after all, negotiating the latter stages of the champions cup is what they do best. twice, saracens have won the competition in the last three years, so they know how to take their chances. michael rhodes the man to finally break through. after tasting defeat in their last six european semifinals, munster won't going out on a whimper. a turnover enough to put darren sweetman into the corner. hope for the irish faithful soon to be bulldozed by billy vunipola.

they see. and coming up on bbc news england rugby star billy vunipola has escaped with a formal warning from the rfu after he defended israel folau's anti—homosexual social media comments. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the moods of desperation and sadness in paris last night have been replaced this lunchtime by those of hope and resolve — as france comes to terms with the devastation caused by the fire at notre dame cathedral. president emmanuel macron has promised it will be rebuilt after firefighters managed to save the historic structure after battling the flames for more than eight hours. the roof of the 850—year—old landmarkmark — as well as the spire — were destroyed. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in paris. welcome to paris, here on the river seine. notre dame cathedral still stands. the part that blazed long into the night has ended and this morning in the cold light of day, a huge sense of relief and determination to rebuild this magnificent cathedral again. it cathedral of cathedrals, hailed around the world as the

more. the rfu say that billy vunipola expressed regrets and he understood the hurt and offence he had caused by the defence of isreal folau and adding in his own instagram post, that man was made for women to procreates. billy vunipola has also been reminded of his responsibilities as an ambassador for the game and for a sport that values inclusivity, although he has not yet deleted the post which suggests he does stand by his views, which come from his interpretation of his christian religion, although he does regret expressing these views. manchester united travel to barcelona needing to overturn a 1—0 deficit if they're to win their champions league quarterfinal. it will be the first time united manager ole gunnar solskjaer has played or managed at the ground since scoring the winning goal for them in the 1999 final against bayern munich. patrick gearey reports. people cross the world come to visit barcelona. it attracts guests for its weather, its culture, it's sheer theatre. it's less welcoming if you need to win a football match in there. that's manchester united's reason for

singing islamophobic songs about mohamed salah. an england player billy vunipola has appeared to to defend a controversial comment by an australian player. the rfu say they will meet saracens to discuss his post. more on those stories that have passed. thousands of children in england are attending unregistered schools — some of which are in "appalling" conditions with exposed wiring, rat traps and open sewers, according to 0fsted. the schools inspections body says 6,000 children are taught in unregistered schools and that english councils have spent tens of thousands of pounds placing pupils in the unregulated facilities. sarah walton reports. these are some of the rundown, dirty conditions where inspectors found children trying to learn. 0fsted visited 500 schools that were unregistered or suspected of operating illegally. they were shocked by what they uncovered. some of these places have like open sewerage works in them. holes in the walls. very poor electrical works. about a third have quite significant health and safety issues around them. and about a quarter of them have sa

afternoon's other semifinal between aberdeen and the holders celtic. england international billy vunipola was booed after coming off the bench for saracens at bristol. it comes after he controversially defended an anti—gay social media post from israel folau. the rugby football union has said it intends to hold a meeting with vunipola this week. bristol beat the premiership champions 23 points to 21. there was an extraordinary finish in super league where hull fc beat catalan 31—30 with a golden point in overtime. hull were two points behind when they had this penalty from the half way line in the last minute. that was brilliantly converted by marc sneed, and with no draws in this competition that meant the next score would be the winner. up popped sneed again to finish that drop goal to the joy of those hull fc fans in perpignan. american boxer claressa shields has declared herself "the greatest woman of all time" after unifying the middleweight division. the unbeaten shields outclassed christina hammer with a unanimous decision win to add the wbo title to her wba, wba and i

hearing. one man who's supported folau, is the england forward billy vunipola. he got a formal warning from the rugby football union yesterday, but his club saracens say they'll stand by him and want to move on. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. a saudi court on wednesday postponed a fourth hearing in the trial of several women rights activists, a case that has intensified western criticism of saudi arabia. the women were arrested last may and charged with various the court found primary health care had co—operated with health and safety investigations and pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity. there was a common ground between experts that care planning was a... and that suicides and 14—year—olds is extremely rare and 14—year—olds is extremely rare and the prediction is unlikely to be difficult —— likely to be difficult. there were certain risk management procedures in 2012 in relation to odds of training that were not robust enough. however, the court found that such shortcomings were not the cause of the tragic death. it

. after a week in which billy vunipola was warned for defending israel folau's homophobic social media post, the forward scored their last try in a man of the match performance — 32—16, the final score. he was booed throughout. he was confronted by a fan at full—time, he said, it is not something i am afraid of, i probably have to expect it is going to keep happening. both english teams lost their challenge cup semifinals. this is the second tier of european rugby. sale had won twice in france this season, but they were knocked out at la rochelle. gregory alldritt with the decisive try in their 24—20 win. and it'll be an all—french final, after clermont auvergne survived a late fightback from harlequins to beat them 32—27. great britain's fed cup tie against kazakhastan is poised at 1—1. katie boulter wasted three match points before losing her singles rubber — she said she was devastated. she took the first set against yulia putinseva at the copper box in london and she led 4—0 in the decider, but she went on to lose it on a tie break. johanna konta won the first rub

six seasons, after a convincing win over munster. after a week where billy vunipola was warned by the rfu for defending israel folau's homophobic social media post, the forward scored their final try in a man of the match performance. it ended 32—16 saracens will face either leinster or toulouse in the final. britain's katie boulter says she's ‘devastated' after missing three match points to lose her match in the fed cup. she'd been going so well against kazakhstan‘s yuiia putinsteva in london, but things quickly unravelled and she lost the third set on a tie break. johanna konta had won her rubber earlier in the day, so they go into day two with the tie level at 1—all. neil robertson is on a roll on the first day of the world championship snooker. the 2010 champion is a frame away of what would be only the second whitewash in crucible history. he's 9—0 up in his first round match against qualifier michael georgiou, who has only managed 107 points in total so far. defending champion mark williams is through after beating martin gould. that's all the sport for now. we have a

avoid relegation. and billy vunipola stars as saracens reach another rugby champions cup final. also coming up in the programme... there's a teamgb fightback in the fed cup as konta and co look to knock out kazakhstan. and can khan beat crawford? we'll head stateside to madison square garden for the latest. hello. welcome to the programme. well after that incredible match in the champions league in midweek, manchester city welcomed tottenham hotspur to the etihad stadium once again, as the sides met for the third time in 11 days. there were fewer fireworks but manchester city did manage to pick themselves up from european disappointment. to move to the top of the premier league, thanks to a 1—0 win, as jo currie reports. after wednesday night's european extravaganza between these two teams, the repeat premier league fixture was always going to struggle to live up to the same excitement. or was it? city needing to lick their wounds, knowing a win would take them back to the top of the table. and just like mid week, the end—to—end drama came early. spurs starting the quicke

way into contention. there's rugby union news, too, as england's billy vunipola appears to support israel folau over his anti—lgbt social media posts. in a post of his own, the saracens forward called on people to "live their lives how god intended". well, on the field, there is a huge relegation clash between newcastle and leicester in the premiership later. they also meet in football's premier league. that's all on sportsday at 6.30pm. but now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello there and welcome to the film review on bbc news. taking us through this week's cinema releases is james king. so james, what do we have this week? we have got jesse we have gotjesse buckley proving to us we have gotjesse buckley proving to us she is now shrieking violet in wild rose. regina hall goes from big to small in little. and jonah hill directs mates with skates in mid90s. wildrose, let's start with that. a young single mother in glasgow dreams of going to nashville to be a big country star. she does but it's going to be a difficultjourney. she has quite a couple get a personal lif

expected to be a key player for australi at this year's world cup. england's billy vunipola has defended israel folau's social media post — something the rugby football union says it does not support. vunipola has been criticised for liking the post, and will have a meeting with the rfu later this week. here's our rugby correspondent chris jones. ultimately i think when it comes to believe vunipola it is a slightly different situation to israel folau. they are going to find out whether these are deep—rooted views, they don't want to be associated with, or whether vunipola hasjust don't want to be associated with, or whether vunipola has just got don't want to be associated with, or whether vunipola hasjust got into a bit of a mess trying to clear things up bit of a mess trying to clear things up and doing the complete opposite but certainly it has been a divisive issue and has seen some rugby players come out in support of the likes of vunipola and some fiercely opposed. webb australia have named their cricket world cup squad, steve smith and david warner are in it following

international billy vunipola, after he appeared to show support for australia's israel folau today... earlier this week folau suggested "hell awaits gay people" on social media, which has led to him facing the sack. our rugby union correspondent chrisjones reports now on vunipola's own social media post earlier today, in which the saracens forward called for people to "live their lives how god intended" it's a really big topic, and really opened up a can of worms because there will be those who say that the likes of him are entitled to their religious views and of course eve ryo ne religious views and of course everyone is entitled to his or her views, but the issue we have here is that a player like folau is using their platform to spread belief that many people will find offensive and harmful. that is the big issue here. it is not a case of they can't practise their christianity, but should they be using the social media platforms to spread a form of belief or interpretation of their religion, that is clearly offensive to some people and that is the big topic here and that is why

plastic into the oceans? coming up on sportsday on bbc news: the rfu has their say on billy vunipola's online conduct, as the england star gets a formal warning for defending another player's anti—gay social media post. labour have announced their plans to scrap the national primary school tests known as sats in england. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the move would end what he called the "regime of extreme pressure testing". children in england take the tests at the end of primary school. and there are curently tests before that, at the age of six or seven, although these are already due to be scrapped in 2023. the tests in grammar, reading and maths measure what pupils can do and their progress. from liverpool, our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. a useful check on your child's progress, or a source of stress and tears? for 20 years, tests have been part of primary school. labour brought them in and now wants to scrap them. sats and the regime of extreme pressure testing are giving young children nightmares and leaving them in floods of tears. so, he said, the current test

fourth rugby champions cup final in six seasons. billy vunipola scored a try in their 32—16 victory against munster — he was booed throughout by opposiition fans and also confronted by a supporter. it follows his defence of israel folau's homophobic social—media posts. vunipola was given a warning by the rfu. saracens will face either the reigning champions leinster or toulouse in the final. they play this afternoon. great britain's fed cup tie against kazakhastan is poised at 1—1 going into the second day. katie boulter wasted three match points before losing her singles rubber — she said she was devastated. she led yulia putinseva a—0 in the deciding set at the copper box in london, but she lost it on a tie—break. johanna konta won the first rubber of the day but it's all—square ahead of the reverse singles and doubles. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's martine with the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. if you are shocked to see me here, imagine howl if you are shocked to see me here, imagine how i feel! with me are the

the fourth time in six years. it had been a controversial week for their star, billy vunipola, but he was named man of the match as the two time champions powered past munster, winning 32—16. jo currie reports. the champions cup bathed in sunshine. the perfect condition as two of the games heavyweights walk the line for a place in the final. small margin separated them at the break with 0wen farrell ‘s boot on four separate occasions just fast enough to keep saracens ahead. as the second half started, the london side cranked up the heat and if anyone knows how to negotiate the latter stages of this competition it is them, having won it twice in the last three years. michael rhodes finally the man to break the irish down. but after tasting defeat in their last six european semi—finals, munster were not going out on a web. a turnover enough to put darren sweep them into the corner, hope for the munster faithful soon to be bulldozed billy —— billy vunipola. after perhaps the toughest week of his career when he was formally warned by the rfu for social media comments, the for

conduct hearing. one man who's supported folau is the england forward billy vunipola. he got a formal warning from the rugby football union yesterday, but his club saracens say they'll stand by him and want to move on. and england announce their squad, for the cricket world cup today, it could include this man — jofra archer. it would be a controversial selection because he was born in barbados, but now qualifies to play for england, and some players aren't happy. a reminder you can get all the latest sport news on sportsday at half past six tonight on the bbc news channel. more at 11:15am. the bbc has announced the line—up for the 2019 proms — the world's biggest classical music festival. there will be special events featuring music ranging from jazz to hip hop and performances celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. here is a quick look at the line—up. classical music plays. applause i'm joined now by david pickard, director of bbc proms, and the violinist and conductor stephanie chilldress. thank you for coming in. hip—hop, break dancing and a nina s

folau is the england forward billy vunipola. he got a formal warning from the rugby football union yesterday, but his club saracens say they'll stand by him and want to move on. adam peaty‘s showing no signs of slowing down in the swimming pool. the olympic champion made sure he's off to south korea for this summer's world championships by comfortably winning the 100 metres breast stroke at the british championships in sheffield last night. he's back to number one in the world, and he say‘s that's "job done". there's some doubt over anthonyjoshua's next big fight. he's scheduled to fight jarrell miller in new york onjune1st, but promoter eddie hearn has confirmed that miller has provided an adverse sample to anti—doping authorites. we'll have to wait to see what that means for that fight. ireland's katie taylor could become an undisputed world champion later this summer. she'll fight belgium's delfine persoon injune who holds the one belt that taylor's yet to win. and finally we've got some racket smashing for you. this is novak djokovic in monte carlo as he prepares for the

— folau said his christian faith must come before his rugby union career. earlier this evening — billy vunipola the saracens and england number 8, who had liked folau's post on social media, has been formally warned by his club for what they call a serious error ofjudgement. he says his intention was never to cause suffering. the rfu are also expected to speak to vunipola this week. olympic champion adam peaty has ruled out going for two individual gold medals, at the tokyo olympics next year. there had been talk that he would race in the 200m, but instead he'll now focus on defending his 100m breaststroke title. because i want to focus on pushing the boundaries on the 100 and pushing the boundaries on the 50, it creates too much of a gap in too much of a whole if i tried to do the 200 as well because it's a com pletely 200 as well because it's a completely different architecture of race and body shape and everything. they are all kind of skinny and long, the stroke ‘s, i am completely opposite, mostly with a short stroked so to do all three would require a lot of different technique

their say on billy vunipola's online conduct, as the england star gets an official warning. good evening. welcome to sportsday and on another action packed evening, when the first two champions league quarterfinals will be settled once and for all. for manchester united, the tough task of overturning a 1—0 defecit in their second leg against barcelona, at a stadium where both they and their manager have a whole lot of hstory. let's go to the camp nou now and our correspondent, natalie porks. huge pressure on manchester united tonight, coming from behind but barcelona has got to be a test task. yes, like you said, they have to make history again because they have never beaten them here and barcelona are on a 30 match unbeaten run in europe, the longest of any side in europe. you have to go back to 1985, the first —— the time they won the first leg away from home in gloucestershire. the fans i have been speaking to today are confidential stop —— and lost here. manchester united are playing better away from home. they made history in paris in the last round. they were dead

in sportsday on bbc news... the rfu and saracens both distance themselves from billy vunipola's views, after the england forward appeared to defend israel folau's social media post claiming "hell awaits" gay people. in algeria, tens of thousands of people are again protesting on the streets, demanding a new government that's free of members of the old ruling elite. security has been stepped up in the capital, as the demonstrators, many of them young, marched for the eighth friday in a row. they're angry at the appointment of abdelkader bensalah as interim leader, saying he's too close to the former president, who was forced out of office 10 days ago after years of repressive rule. mr bensalah has promised free elections, but opponents say it's a ploy by the ruling elite to cling onto power. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the capital algiers, on another day of mass protests. they chant "the country is ours," they chant. "and we will do what we want." even the youngest are brought along. mass protest, now the friday routine. just a few months ago, this seemed impossible. you

, here's holly hamilton. good morning. billy vunipola has been given a "formal warning" by the rugby football union after the england number eight defended an australian player's social media post claiming "hell awaits" gay people. let's get more on this now from our rugby union correspondent chrisjones. what has the rfu said? well, the rfu have had a meeting with billy vunipola. the rfu officials at the meeting with the interim chief executive and their head of discipline, david barnes. he has been issued with a formal warning and this warning will stay on his record forfive warning and this warning will stay on his record for five years, warning and this warning will stay on his record forfive years, so warning and this warning will stay on his record for five years, so any disciplinary hearings that come up in that time could come up against billy vunipola if he does have issues in the next five years. the rfu say that he expresses regret that he understood the hurt and offence he has caused by his defence offence he has caused by his defence of isreal folau, and he added that man

reaches its second day? the rfu and saracens are unhappy with billy vunipola after he appears to support the homophobic stance of israel folau. unthinkable — will the 10—time champions leicester tigers avoid relegation from rugby union's premiership? also coming up in the programme: theres a special landmark for formula 1 as it reaches its 1000th race since its first at silverstone in 1950. and they're calling it the biggest fight in the history of women's boxing. we look ahead to shields versus hammer this weekend. she is a tough opponent but i beat girls way stronger, way taller and way faster than her over and over again. good evening. we're around halfway through the second day of the masters at augusta, with england's ian poulter leading the charge for the british golfers thus far. it's been a hot and humid day and we're really waiting to see which of the big names will lose their cool. one person who's always calm and collected is bbc sport's eilidh barbour, who's in georgia for us. how is the day been so far? how is the day been so far7|j how is the day been so far? i