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

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

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

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

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

. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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