hello and welcome. i'm jane dougall. arsenal lead the way in the premier league, but now they must turn their attentions to european competition. tonight, they host porto in the champions league, but they need to overturn a one—goal deficit if they are to advance. we need that noise from the crowd and we need the emotional control as well, to understand that the game can go through phases and we have to be really intelligent to push in the right moments to get what we want, but it is a great opportunity to have these nights because it has been 1a years and everything that we have put in here will be worth it. in the other tie tonight barcelona host napoli.

the first leg finished in a 1—1 draw. the barcelona manager has told his players that courage is of the essence. translation: i will tell my players not to be afraid, they must not be l afraid because fear won't be good for them. we have the chance to reach the quarterfinals, to be among the best eight teams in europe. now we are among the best 16 and have a chance to go a step forward and be among the best, but we must play without that fear. it has been four years since we reached the quarterfinals. we must try and get there again. rough rafael benitez has been sacked

by celtic ego who have thanked him for his professionalism and hard work. —— celtic vigo. cristiano ronaldo won the uefa champions league five times, but his chances of winning the asian afc champions league with al nassr this year are over. ronaldo�*s team came from behind to draw 4—1; after extra time in their quarterfinal with al ain, but not before ronaldo had missed an open goal. he did score a penalty at the end of extra time, which meant a shoot—out. however, ronaldo�*s saudi arabian side lost after team—mate otavio missed the crucial spot kick. 39—year—old ronaldo was left looking despondent at the end of the football game. novak djokovic she was beaten and knocked out of the indian wells tournament. i knocked out of the indian wells tournament.— knocked out of the indian wells tournament. ., . , ., tournament. i watched him play and i knew that he — tournament. i watched him play and i

knew that he possesses _ tournament. i watched him play and i knew that he possesses a _ tournament. i watched him play and i knew that he possesses a great - knew that he possesses a great quality from the baseline especially, and the forehand side, and he moves well, very talented. he was a lucky loser to the main draw so he did not have anything to lose and he played great and deserved to win. i was more surprised with my level which was really bad. scottie scheffler says it was strange to seejon rahm choose to leave the pga tour for liv golf. the men's world number one was speaking ahead of defending his title at the players championship — which you can follow on bbc sounds this weekend. scheffler admitted he will miss competing against rahm, but says the pga tour must move on without him. jon was already someone i loved competing against, and something we talked about after the ryder cup. we've had some good battles over the years. i was surprised at him leaving. i know how competitive he is.

he made his decision, so we will seejoh less. the pga tour still moves on, great guys competing here. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. bananas are set to get more expensive because climate change is posing a threat to the world s supply. that's the warning from a top economist at the un s world banana forum which is meeting today. here in the uk, some shops have recently seen banana shortages due to storms at sea. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath has been looking at some of the issues facing the well loved fruit. in its natural yellow wrapper, the tasty, nutritious banana is the perfect portable snack. some five billion are imported into the uk every year, mainly from ecuador, colombia and costa rica. but a key element in our love affair with this fantastic fruit is cost. bananas are a relatively cheap foodstuff, and for consumers here at cardiff market and at supermarkets all across the uk, those prices have remained relatively low and stable for the past 30 years.

that could soon change, according to top banana economists. global warming is driving an increase in extreme weather events that are hitting production in tropical regions critical to supplies. increasingly powerful floods and storms are also boosting the spread of diseases, including fusarium wilt, a nasty fungus that has now mutated to attack the world's most popular banana variety, the cavendish. as well as climate change, producers are also facing increasing fertiliser and energy costs, particularly as they attempt to transition away from fossil fuels. so in that transition period, probably energy prices will remain high and that will have an impact, of course, on banana prices. i project if supply remains what it is at the moment, if there's not a major increase in supply, i project that banana

prices could remain relatively high in the coming years. another key issue that will likely impact the prices we pay for bananas is sustainability. consumers want to know that the fruit they buy is produced without harming the planet or exploiting workers. but to raise production standards will also cost money. despite the likelihood of having to pay more, these shoppers in wales say it's not going to deter them from their favourite fruit. i have one every day. just the one? just one in my porridge every morning. if they went up in price would you continue to buy them? i would, because i was told they're good for my health. i eat one most days. most days? yeah. it'd be a shame, but if you want bananas, you have to pay the price. it's the same as everything, it goes up and comes back down. what if they don't come back down? well, that's life. matt mcgrath, bbc news, cardiff.

we have the nominations for the olivier awards, the best of british theatre. dear england is the most nominated play. sunset boulevard has 11 nominations. our correspondent ii nominations. our correspondent spoke to me about the nominees including nicole sure singer for her performance in sunset boulevard. she was performance in sunset boulevard. me: was basically performance in sunset boulevard. fine: was basically nailed performance in sunset boulevard. sie: was basically nailed on for a nomination for her role in sunset boulevard and a lot of people would be very surprised if she does not win the olivier on the night. this was critically acclaimed and packed out the theatre and it is now going to broadway where she will do the same production. it is very creative with they have videos going on and people outside the theatre. i did not see it but apparently it was sensational. it was only on for a very short run and tickets were very

expensive but i would be shocked if she does not take home the prize on the night. she has been called sensational and andrew lloyd—webber could not sing her praises highly enough. the voice, the staging, apparently was completely incredible. the olivier awards will no doubt be hoping she is walking the red carpet on the night. a lot of hollywood stars on the list. sometimes the awards come out and people have not heard a lot of the people have not heard a lot of the people but i guarantee you will have heard of most of them. best people but i guarantee you will have heard of most of them.— heard of most of them. best male actor in a play. — heard of most of them. best male actor in a play, five _ heard of most of them. best male actor in a play, five men _ heard of most of them. best male actor in a play, five men are - heard of most of them. best male actor in a play, five men are up i heard of most of them. best male | actor in a play, five men are up for this, and we have andrew scott, from sherlock, james norton from happy valley, he has got a nod, david tennant, of course, his first olivier nomination, joseph fiennes, for the play about gareth southgate and the england football team, dear

england, and they are just a few of the big stars who have been nominated. d0 the big stars who have been nominated.— the big stars who have been nominated. , , , .., nominated. do these things become clical? nominated. do these things become cyclical? maybe _ nominated. do these things become cyclical? maybe a — nominated. do these things become cyclical? maybe a few— nominated. do these things become cyclical? maybe a few years - nominated. do these things become cyclical? maybe a few years ago - nominated. do these things become cyclical? maybe a few years ago it i cyclical? maybe a few years ago it was television but now they want to be on the british stage. it is was television but now they want to be on the british stage.— be on the british stage. it is being a bi cou be on the british stage. it is being a big coun being — be on the british stage. it is being a big coup being on _ be on the british stage. it is being a big coup being on the _ be on the british stage. it is being a big coup being on the london i a big coup being on the london stage. when you look at the big names who have come. sarahjessica parker, she is up for best actress, she was in a play with her husband, plaza suites, that has been playing in london, so they are drawn to london and the west end and it is a huge coup for the theatres when they can put a big sign outside the theatre saying, sarahjessica parker. there is a concern that they bring high ticket prices, as well, plaza suite especially. a; bring high ticket prices, as well, plaza suite especially.— plaza suite especially. a lot of talk about _ plaza suite especially. a lot of talk about that. _ plaza suite especially. a lot of talk about that. £200 - plaza suite especially. a lot of talk about that. £200 was - plaza suite especially. a lot of| talk about that. £200 was one plaza suite especially. a lot of. talk about that. £200 was one of plaza suite especially. a lot of- talk about that. £200 was one of the chea er talk about that. £200 was one of the cheaper ticket _ talk about that. £200 was one of the cheaper ticket prices _ talk about that. £200 was one of the cheaper ticket prices for _ talk about that. £200 was one of the cheaper ticket prices for plaza - cheaper ticket prices for plaza suite. something like the national

theatre, they have 15 nominations, and they are taking their shows to the cinema so dear england can be seen at the cinema and also vanya with andrew scott. so people who cannot afford to go to london and maybe can't afford the ticket prices, they can still see the productions. abs, prices, they can still see the productions.— prices, they can still see the productions. a few years ago everyone _ productions. a few years ago everyone was _ productions. a few years ago everyone was worried - productions. a few years ago everyone was worried aboutl productions. a few years ago i everyone was worried about the productions. a few years ago - everyone was worried about the state of theatre during the pandemic, so does the fact they have such big names and be able to charge such a huge amount of money, that is a good story? it huge amount of money, that is a good sto ? , , ., , ., huge amount of money, that is a good sto ? , , ., story? it depends who you are talkin: story? it depends who you are talking to. _ story? it depends who you are talking to, and _ story? it depends who you are talking to, and andrew- story? it depends who you are talking to, and andrew scott l story? it depends who you are i talking to, and andrew scott said he thinks ticket prices are too high, ralph fiennes believes that some ticket prices are too high as well. it is good they are selling updaters but a lot of people say it is inaccessible at the moment. —— they are selling out theatres. that inaccessible at the moment. -- they are selling out theatres.— are selling out theatres. that is it for me. thanks _ are selling out theatres. that is it for me. thanks for— are selling out theatres. that is it for me. thanks forjoining - are selling out theatres. that is it

for me. thanks forjoining us. i hello there. good afternoon. well, it's been another wet start to the day with a band of heavy rain moving eastwards, particularly across england and wales. sodden ground here in herefordshire, although the rain is largely eased here. lots of low cloud, still some rather misty, murky conditions for the rest of this week. you'll notice that it is turning milder with more of a south—westerly wind. more rain to come, though. and here's the rainfall accumulation chart for the rest of the week. you can see for most of us, another 20 to 30 millimetres, but for some spots for northwest england and for western wales, as much as perhaps 70 to 80 millimetres of rain, a lot of surface water around and indeed there could be some more flooding. already plenty of flood warnings up through the severn estuary and towards the south coast with those high spring tides yesterday and today. and here's the satellite picture showing all of that cloud. the weather fronts gradually pushing through. the rain will eventually clear east anglia in the far south east of england. some showers following on behind. a lot of low cloud. perhaps the best of the brightness

today will be across north western areas of scotland, although here perhaps still a few showers and a brisk south—westerly wind dragging in that mild feeling air, 12 or 13 degrees celsius across the south of england. now, overnight tonight, we'll see further weather fronts just gradually push their way in from the west, bringing some heavy rain across north western scotland, northern ireland and down through northwest england as well. further south and east, it is drier. there'll be lots of low clouds and misty, murky conditions, still rather breezy, ten or 11 degrees celsius. it's a mild start to the day on wednesday. now, wednesday, that weatherfront stalls across north west england and western wales, there will be some rain here to the south of the front, plenty of cloud, a few brighter skies. and that will really help to lift the temperature. sunshine and showers further north and gales blowing across the far north of scotland. but that milder air now firmly established across most of the uk. our weather front will gradually be pushing further northwards as we head through thursday. bringing some more heavy rain

across perhaps parts of northern ireland, southern scotland and another rash of showers pushing eastwards, some heavy and thundery, particularly out towards the west. if we do get any brightness on thursday, temperatures across parts of east anglia could rise as high as perhaps 16 or 17 degrees celsius. there's more showers to come in the forecast, though, as we head through friday. drier by the end of the day, the air stays mild, but still some more wet weather to come. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news.

the bbc sees evidence that staff at nasser hospital in gaza were mistreated by israeli forces and we'll bring you a special report. a ship loaded with 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid has left cyprus's larnaca port for gaza. our other headlines, race row. downing street called comments from a top tory donor about britain's first black female mp unacceptable. diane abbott has described the remarks by frank hester as frightening that she made him what you hate all black women and she should be shot. and the prime minister of haiti calls for stability in the country after announcing his resignation. hello, and welcome to verified live. we start with a special report from

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