welcome along to the programme wherever you are watching around the world. we start with a huge day at the bottom of the premier league — where nottingham forest have dropped into the relegation zone after breaking the division's profit and sustainability rules. their punishment comes after the club admitted losses last season that breached the threshold by 34.5 million pounds — but that might not be the end of the story — as our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. frustration at the final whistle for nottingham forest after letting a lead to slip against their relegation rivals. points deduction, it's coming for you, the luton town fans song, and they weren't wrong. two days on and forced were ruining another result as an independent commission found them guilty of breaching profit

and sustainability rules by £34 million. doctorthem and sustainability rules by £34 million. doctor them four points, plunging them into the bottom three below luton with nine games to play. last month, everton were docked six points for breaching the same rules, reduced from ten on appeal and face another possible points deduction this season. within this 50 pagejudgment, the premier league insisted that sporting sanctions are the only way to meaningfully dis— incentivise overspending by clubs. the result is that a team's fate in the league could be determined by a lawyer �*s performance in a boardroom rather than players on a pitch, and that doesn't sit with some. league exists and excels on at sporting integrity, and i think when you have a table may have two risks in it, possibly three at some stage, that is a big problem for sporting integrity. but it has been more than a year since champions manchester city were charged with more

than 100 alleged rule breaches and forced fans aren't happy that case has yet to be heard. it's just disgusting. that case has yet to be heard. it'sjust disgusting. but that case has yet to be heard. it's just disgusting. but what about— it's just disgusting. but what about manchester city? what's happening to them? i about manchester city? what's happening to them?— about manchester city? what's happening to them? i “ust think the are happening to them? i “ust think they going h happening to them? i “ust think they are going after_ happening to them? i just think they are going after the - happening to them? i just think they are going after the wrong l they are going after the wrong people. we they are going after the wrong --eole.~ , ., �* , they are going after the wrong --eole.~ ,., �* , ,, people. we shouldn't be dissing out sanctions _ people. we shouldn't be dissing out sanctions when _ people. we shouldn't be dissing out sanctions when manchester| out sanctions when manchester city are — out sanctions when manchester city are able _ out sanctions when manchester city are able to _ out sanctions when manchester city are able to win _ out sanctions when manchester city are able to win their - city are able to win their travel_ city are able to win their travel titles— city are able to win their travel titles over- city are able to win their travel titles over and - city are able to win their. travel titles over and over again— travel titles over and over again and _ travel titles over and over again and we _ travel titles over and over again and we may- travel titles over and over again and we may get - travel titles over and over- again and we may get relegated. 0f again and we may get relegated. of various— again and we may get relegated. of various forced _ again and we may get relegated. of various forced have _ again and we may get relegated. of various forced have warned i of various forced have warned this decision threatens the competitiveness of the league at a time when the sustainability of the whole football pyramid is in the spotlight. the government is poised to intervene. well forest now have seven days to decide if they're going to appeal against the decision — and former forest strikerjason lee says while the punishment is obviously damaging — it doesn't mean their season is over. it's not a shock, i'm not surprised because we knew impending there was going to be a situation where the club could face penalty points. we just didn't know how many points. now we know it's just didn't know how many points. now we know its four points. now we know its four

points. i think the result against luton at the weekend, yeah, could have been more beneficial to us if we would've won the game. i think for luton getting that point ends seeing us get deducted points will be favourable for them, but it is not undoable. the club have still got a situation where they can go and win enough games this season to stay in the premier league. so the team have to rely and deal with what they can deal with those players and coaching staff and the league behind the scenes will have to deal with the legalities of trying to get some points back. 0nce legalities of trying to get some points back. once you get into the premier league, you are newly promoted, you are at are newly promoted, you are at a disadvantage. he received some money to go and challenge in that first season, but you missed the windows where other teams have recruited really good squads and it does take three orfour good squads and it does take three or four windows good squads and it does take three orfour windows for good squads and it does take three or four windows for an established premier league team to build that team. so for a forced, second season, we need to go into a third season to feel really comfortable with the squad. well hours after forest's punishment was confirmed, it was announced that

legislation to establish an independent regulator in the uk will be introduced to parliament on tuesday. the bill will grant powers to a standalone body — independent of both government and football authorities — to oversee the uk's national sport — and in turn, avoid football clubs suffering through financial mismanagement — such as with bury fc — who were expelled from the english football league in 2019 because of rising debts. in turkey, fenerbahce say they will consider pulling out of the super lig after some of their players were attacked by trabzonspor supporters following their win on sunday. there was a pitch invasion at full—time and some visiting players were forced to defend themselves. they were given a heroes welcome on their return to istanbul after the victory that saw them move two points behind leaders galatassary. but the club now say that they will hold an extraordinary general meeting on april 2, when they will consider what action to take and that incudes withdrawing from the super lig. inter milan defender francesco acerbi has been sent

from italy's national team training camp following an allegation he racially abused napoli's juan jesus in sunday 5 serie a match. in close—up television images, juanjesus appeared to be telling the referee that acerbi used a racist slur. juanjesus also pointed at his shirt sleeve which had a keep racism 0ut badge — as part of the league 5 anti—racism campaign. acerbi has denied using any racial vocabulary. and staying in italy — lazio have named croatian igor tudor as their new manager. he replaces maurizio sarri — who resigned on wednesday after a fifth defeat in six games. tudor spent last season with marseille, finishing third in ligue 1, and has managed udinese and hellas verona in serie a as well. for the first time in four olympic games, laura kenny will not be a part of team gb's cycling team.

britain's most successful female 0lympian, laura kenny has retired at the age of 31. kenny has won five 0lympic golds and seven world championship titles and admits there was a lot of pressure in trying to reach paris this summer. with the olympic qualification coming around, you have to be qualified, the last opportunity is the end of april. i would have had to compete by then and the pressure of that was making me be like, i don't want to do this. so i don't think there was a specific day. it has only been about ten days actually completely decided. it has been in my head for a little while, thinking, at the thiswith the olympic qualification coming around, ——is the right time for me. it's notjust the metals and titles that we will all remember and celebrate, but how she has done it. the sort of person she is. she has never changed and has always been fun and has had a incredibly down—to—earth attitude about it. and made it feel that this is something other people could aspire to do and be.

i think that is one of her enduring legacies, is the incredible standard she said, but she actually brought so many people into her sport in general because of the way she did it. rory mcllroy has welcomed the meeting between the pga tour board and saudi arabia's public investment fund chairman in an effort to bridge the gap between the two entities. negotiations are continuing between the pga tour and the pif, which funds liv golf, about a potential merger. i think it should have happened months ago. so i am glad it is happening and hopefully that progresses conversations and gets us closer to a solution. i see the two entities and i think there is a big disconnect between pif and liv. you have my car went over here and liv are out doing their own thing. so the closer we can get to pif and finalising that investment, i think that will be really good thing. french president emmanuel macron says having russian athletes competing under

a neutral flag at this summer's olympics will send a "message of peace, of international unity, of tolerance." qualified individual russian athletes can be a part of this summer's games under a neutral flag — but athletes will not be allowed to compete in team events. translation: we are of the house country _ translation: we are of the house country of— translation: we are of the house country of these - translation: we are of the | house country of these olympic and paralympic games, the rule when hosting the games is to follow that path, which is a message of peace and the choices that are made by the

international olympic committee. the choice that has been made is that russia as a country but the athletes can indeed be present while we need to be very vigilant about the

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where it will feel very warm indeed at 17 celsius, but also for northern ireland and western scotland. we might hold on to something a little bit drier and clearer towards the south east corner and certainly up towards the northwest of scotland, where it will be cold to start wednesday morning. could even be some fog patches here, but mild further south and east. and for many, quite a soggy starts to wednesday. these outbreaks of rain just moving northwards and eastwards as the day wears on. i think the skies will tend to brighten in many places. we will see some spells of sunshine developing, particularly towards the southeast of england, where it will feel very warm indeed at 17 celsius, but also for northern ireland and western scotland. here, though, a somewhat chillier feel to the weather.

briefly, a ridge of high pressure will build, but that won't last long. we see this next weather system bringing wet and windy weather, particularly across the north of the uk during thursday. and as that clears for friday and into the weekend, well, the winds change direction and start to come down from the north, and that will make it feel significantly colder. temperatures on the thermometer lower than they have been, could even see some wintry showers over higher ground in the north. but factor in the strength of the wind, the wind chill is going to make it feel really very cold indeed. and those chillier conditions extend all the way south across the uk for the weekend.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines: the un says gaza is on the brink of famine but its chief says there is still time to halt the crisis. meanwhile in a call with benjamin netanyahu, joe biden raises concerns over israel's planned rafah offensive, teams from both sides will meet in washington to discuss it.

gang violence continues in haiti, with the nation paralysed in a political impasse. and a new picture of the princess of wales — the sun newspaper publishes photos that appear to show the princess smiling whilst out shopping with prince william. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. we start this hour with a united nations—backed report that says famine is imminent in northern gaza, as the war between israel and hamas continues. the un is warning that 1 million people — that's half of the territory's population — are now facing starvation. the european union's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, accused israel of using starvation as a weapon of war — a claim israel rejects. 0rla guerin, our senior international correspondent, has more from jerusalem.