take it forward. mcllroy says that golf needs it to take it forward. and one of the nfl�*s longest serving coaches leaves the role in seattle. serving coaches leaves the role in seattle-— in seattle. the pursuit of the createst in seattle. the pursuit of the greatest of _ in seattle. the pursuit of the greatest of the _ in seattle. the pursuit of the greatest of the moment - in seattle. the pursuit of the greatest of the moment that i in seattle. the pursuit of the - greatest of the moment that you celebrate with everybody. welcome along to the programme. liverpool are a step closer to the league cup final after beating fulham in the first leg semifinal encounter at anfield. it could have been the visitors walking away with advantage, but three crucial second—half minutes saw but three crucial second—half minutes sanurgen klopp�*s side turn the game. liverpool will go to craven cottage as strong favourites, but for much of the first leg, it was fulham who led after

williams' eye—catching nimble footed one. liverpool looked like they were missing their stars, but fulham couldn't take chances to increase their lead. liverpool upped it. nunes brought the spark and they scored two goals in three minutes. first, curtisjones deflected shot, then gakpo's finish. and the goalkeeper was central in keeping it to a scoreline which means that fulham aren't out of it, but liverpool are more likely to reach what would be a record 14th final in this competition. now, a thriller to tell you about in the spanish super cup as real madrid sealed their cup after going over there. an action packed first—half saw four goals 2—2 at half time. got the 174 goalfor the four goals 2—2 at half time. got the 174 goal for the club. they went ahead but a late goal for real sent the match to extra time at 3—3. a late own

goal and diaz's strike won the game for real. in italy's copa italia, three players were sent off. lazio went through to the semis thanks to a second—half penalty. a drama late in stoppage time. lazio reduced to ten men. mancini sent off after the final whistle for roma came from behind to beat ac milan. they take on fiorentina in the semifinal. the last four not taking place until april. premier league defender harry toffalo said that he thought that his career was going to end after being charged by the fa for bet breaches. now 28 years old, the bets were made beforejoining nottingham before joining nottingham forest. but beforejoining nottingham forest. but it took a toll on his mental health. he's now using that experience to fuel his playing career while inspiring them not to bottle things up and to talk about mental health wellbeing.

my mental health wellbeing. my kids talk to me. and they say, i saw daddy cry. and to me, my heart goes out because that was the moment that i remember and that of the moment that ijust remember and that of the moment that i just completely capitulated. for me, the toughest part was when the kids came back from school and saying that your dad is going to get banned for life. and my seven—year—old is crying to me and i'm just going — oh, what have you done. 2023 was a tough time for harry. after admitting that there are 175 breaches, the fa handed him a five—month ban. the bets placed between seven and 10 years ago, but now, he feared his career was over. i'm sat there going — how am i going to get myself out of this position here? and then i had that, i saw an amazing bit. i'm so glad that i came across it and it was almost like, just get through one more day. just get through one more day. just

get through one more day. so when i found out my charges in april to coming off in september, with five months. so i was day — just get through it. you've got this. and five months later, i got through it and my career has never been that high, as it has been in the past 2—3 months. and for that, i'm extremely grateful. # mull of kintyre, oh mist rolling _ # mull of kintyre, oh mist rolling in _ # mull of kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea. harry— rolling in from the sea. harry is_ rolling in from the sea. harry is now a mental health am balances for tricky to talk, a charity about promoting mental health wellbeing. making harry the perfect person to get involved. i the perfect person to get involved.— involved. i went down to hucknell _ involved. i went down to hucknell to _ involved. i went down to hucknell to tricky - involved. i went down to hucknell to tricky to - involved. i went down to | hucknell to tricky to talk involved. i went down to - hucknell to tricky to talk and it was an amazing experience. and these guys were just normal blokes. and we say about normal blokes, normal blokes, you'd meet at the school run or anywhere, and having the opportunity to hear their story. so it's important for us

to be able to be a shining light for people to say — no, there is light at the end of there is light at the end of the tunnel and the support is there. ~ ., , ., ., there. where do you feel that ou are there. where do you feel that you are now _ there. where do you feel that you are now in _ there. where do you feel that you are now in the _ there. where do you feel that you are now in the space - there. where do you feel that you are now in the space in i you are now in the space in your career and you are now in the space in your careerand in your you are now in the space in your career and in your head? i feel the most complete i've ever felt in my life at this moment in time. i almost feel that i have nothing to lose, because i felt like i lost everything last year. six months ago, i would have been — if you said, you're going to have a chat with x amount of people about this subject, i'd have probablyjust burst into tears, to be honest. because i thought that it wasn't possible. but i'm going to go out there and fight for the fans and fight for my family. (singing) to be able to sit here now and speak so openly, confidently, to be an ambassador for the football club. to try to help other people. for me, that gives the ultimate joy and that's where i feel complete. now, french police officers paraded on an open top buses through paris on wednesday to

urge authorities to accelerate talks on working conditions and pay during the 2024 olympics. the game starts in latejuly, and are set to put a further strain on paris's workforce amid the fear of heightened security threats and chronic staffing shortages in police, hospitals and public transport. the quarterfinal line—up is complete after the win in the last of the first round matches in london's alexened palace. he barely missed a ball and was three frames to zero up and was distracted by what sounded like a dropped plate in the crowd. look at the reaction. not impressed. but recovered composure and still won. selby cruised to a 6—1victory. composure and still won. selby cruised to a 6—1 victory. selby looking for the first masters win in 11 years. and selby will play mark allen in the last eight after getting the better ofjohn higgins. it went to a deciding frame. the northern irishman came through. the first time he's made it through to the quarterfinals since

winning it back in 2018. now, the board of english county cricket side yorkshire has approved a controversial takeover for the club from a consortium by collin graves. the 75—year—old was chair of yorkshire from 2012 to 2015. that was part of the period where the club was fined for failing to address the use of discriminatory or racist language. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines. steve smith will replace dave warner as australia's test opener despite having never batted in the position during his career. he'll open alongside usman khawaja. one of the most charismatic bossesin one of the most charismatic bosses in f1 has left his stole. steiner who has been with the team since 2016 as been replaced by the former director of engineering. and royal and ancient chief executive martins is to step down from the role after nine years as one of golf�*s leading

administrators. he succeeded peter dawson as boss of the rna afterjoining the st andrews based organisation in 2015. staying with golf, rory mcilroy says a world tour is his dream scenario amid ongoing talks aimed at ending the split that has dominated men's golf in recent years. golf's future remains uncertain with merger talks between the pga tour and the public investment fund which bank rolls liv golf. he's been speaking at the inaugural invitational. i been speaking at the inaugural invitational.— invitational. i think everybody needs to speak _ invitational. i think everybody needs to speak about - invitational. i think everybody needs to speak about it. - invitational. i think everybody needs to speak about it. but l needs to speak about it. but holistically. notjust this tour and that tour. but really, what is the best structure for elite men's professional golf. so you know, the top 70 to 100 quys so you know, the top 70 to 100 guysin so you know, the top 70 to 100 guys in the world. and what would that look like? especially if the game is going to look different going forward and everything is on the table.

ijust think it's and everything is on the table. i just think it's worth and everything is on the table. ijust think it's worth having that conversation. to i just think it's worth having that conversation.— i just think it's worth having that conversation. to nfl and the latest _ that conversation. to nfl and the latest head _ that conversation. to nfl and the latest head coach - that conversation. to nfl and the latest head coach to - that conversation. to nfl and l the latest head coach to depart is 72—year—old peat carroll at the seattle seahawks. he was responsible for two nfc championships and the only super bowl tight until their franchise during his 14 seasons in charge. he was the fourth longest serving head coach behind john harbour of the ravens. carroll, the oldest nfl coach, is moving into an advisory role with the organising a. he was asked what he will miss the most... the chance he will miss the most. .. the chance of— he will miss the most... the chance of being _ he will miss the most... the chance of being in _ he will miss the most... the chance of being in one - he will miss the most... iia: chance of being in one of those parades. the thrill of a lifetime was being in that parade. and forfans lifetime was being in that parade. and for fans and the people and all of that. that's. .. people and all of that. that's... you know, who's to say? i don't know what's going to happen next. i'm not sure about that. but that pursuit to the greatness of the moment that you celebrate with everybody — there ain't nothing like it. so, it's worth

fighting for. clearly an emotional moment for pete carroll and a well deserved standing ovation for him as he left the press conference. well deserved indeed. that is just about it from us. you can get all of latest sports news at the bbc sports app or the website at the usual address. from me and the rest of the team. thank you for watching. see you again very soon. hello there. on wednesday, we were all in the same area of high pressure. but despite that, the amount of cloud we saw from place to place varied a lot. the cloud was at its thickest across eastern scotland and north—east england, where we saw drizzle move in from this sheet of cloud from the north sea. but there was some sunshine. western scotland did ok, and for east anglia and southern england also there was quite a bit of sunshine around on wednesday, and what a difference

the sunshine made to how the weather looked. for example, here in cornwall, barely a cloud in the sky. now, we're going to have the same kind of weather picture with us for thursday, with the cloud varying a lot from place to place. still got a bit of drizzle falling from it, mind you, east scotland around these eastern coastal counties of england, otherwise dry start to thursday, still some frost slowly melting away for southern england and western scotland initially. but it is across these colder parts of the country where we will have the best of the early morning sunshine. and the cloud across the north sea, i think it's going to thin through the day, so i would expect any drizzle to die away, the afternoon looking dry for all of us. cloud will tend to encroach across the midlands east anglia into parts of south—east england, leaving the best of the sunshine probably across central southern england, south west england, southern wales and probably western scotland. again, not doing too badly for some sunny spells. you might see a bit of sunshine as well in northern ireland. on into friday's forecast, that cloud comes further south again. so east anglia, southern england, a lot cloudier this time,

probably more in the way of breaks generally across scotland, northern ireland and probably north—west parts of both england and wales. temperatures give or take around about six degrees, so it is still on the cold side for the time of year. and the weekend has more of the same, really. high pressure stilljust about clinging on. so some cold and frosty mornings, largely dry weather picture with some of you seeing some sunshine, others staying a little on the cloudy side, but it will remain on the cold side. now, beyond that, next week, we get northerly winds diving southwards. they will bring some snow to scotland, i'm sure about that. we could see a weather system move into the cold air, which could bring some snowfall on its northern edge as well across parts of england and wales. but there's still a little bit more uncertainty about that. however, there is plenty of potential to see some disruptive weather with cold, icy and maybe snowy conditions next week.

live from washington, this is bbc news. ecuador�*s president says his country is �*at war�* with gangs of terrorists, as police are kidnapped and prison guards held hostage. us secretary of state antony blinken visits the occupied west bank to meet with palestinian leaders as the us pushes for efforts to help civilians in gaza. it comes as tensions rise with iranian—backed groups in the red sea.

plus, us house republicans press forward with their plans to impeach the top official in charge of migration policies at the country's southern border. iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda. good to have you with us. ecuador�*s president announced that foreign prisoners in his country are being deported. president daniel noboa made the announcement wednesday, one day after masked gunmen stormed a public tv studio during a live broadcast in the city of guayaquil. president noboa hopes to cut down on ecuador�*s prison population, as more than 120 prison guards are still being held hostage by inmates across the country. nationwide unrest began a few days earlier, on sunday, when a notorious gang boss escaped from a maximum security facility. it's unclear whether the attack on the tv studio was related to the disappearance adolfo macias villamar, or fito, as he is better known.

after the escape, but before the tv studio attack,