Original version

BBC Radio 5 Live

Migrated podcast image for: Victoria Derbyshire's Interviews of the Week

Victoria Derbyshire

Discussion & Talk

Factual: Life Stories

News

Phone-in and debate on the day's big stories

Victoria Derbyshire: 09/06/2014

09/06/2014

BBC Radio 5 Live - Victoria Derbyshire, 09/06/2014

Parliament report urges UK sports to come together to help minimise the risk of concussion

Parliament report on concussion says 'the time for debate is over' and that all sporting National Governing Bodies must follow single guidelines to minimise risk.

Every sport in the UK is being urged to adopt a single set of guidelines to help minimise the risk of concussion to players of all ages.  A cross-Parliamentary inquiry called "Concussion Can Kill" says "the time for debate is over." It says all sporting National Governing Bodies must now come together to help protect themselves from potential lawsuits -  and to protect their participants from harm.  We speak to football and rugby representatives and hear from grass roots players and coaches. 

Plus we're live at Park View school in Birmingham. Staff there say they'll appeal against the results of an inspection which they claim is the result of a "knee jerk reaction"  against allegations of extremism. 

Plus should there be tougher penalties for using your mobile phones while driving? Research by the Transport Research Laboratory shows making calls or sending texts slowed driver reaction by 46%. In comparison, drivers at the drink-drive limit experienced reaction times 13% slower.

The UK’s home of live news and live sport.

The UK’s home of live news and live sport. With live Premier League and FA Cup football, and Formula 1, Olympics and cricket coverage.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Victoria Derbyshire

09/06/2014

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Radio 5 Live

About BBC Radio 5 Live