the 39—year—old scored 25 points and had ten assists and seven rebounds as the lakers won their 13th game of the last 20. however, on this occasion the accolades went to his team—mate russell. he finished with 27 points, which included six three pointers. the sixth saw him score his 183rd of the campaign, which drew him level with nick van exel with 12 games of the regular season remaining. it's just really cool. i don't want to understated, overdo it, just think it's really cool to just be a part of something like that. i think i did something like that in brooklyn as well. just to give credit for the game, what you're doing, showcasing everything, just to get credit for something like this, it's really cool.

he is now the best shooter on our team _ he is now the best shooter on our team and — he is now the best shooter on our team and we have a few. so i wanted him to— team and we have a few. so i wanted him to be _ team and we have a few. so i wanted him to be aggressive from the three—point line as much as possible _ three—point line as much as possible. he has shown with those spurts _ possible. he has shown with those spurts he — possible. he has shown with those spurts he can go off on, just want him to— spurts he can go off on, just want him to stay— spurts he can go off on, just want him to stay aggressive. his promise from the _ him to stay aggressive. his promise from the three—point line, you know, it's realty— from the three—point line, you know, it's really elite and we need every bit of— it's really elite and we need every bit of him — meanwhile, the cleveland cavaliers took another step closer to securing a playoff place in the eastern conference, beating the indiana pacers. despite missing three starters, caris lavert and jarrett allen combined for 46 points as they secured a 108 to 103 win in indiana. britain's emma raducanu has withdrawn from the miami open with a lower back injury. the 21—year—old was scheduled to play china's wang xiyu in the first round on tuesday. the 2021 us open champion was beaten in straight sets by world number two aryna sabalenka in the third

round at indian wells last week. fans of lionel messi who bought tickets to a friendly in hong kong that he didn't play in will be given a 50% refund. some 38,000 spectators at the sold—out hong kong stadium booed and demanded their money back at the end of the game after messi stayed on the bench throughout the match due to an inury. fans had paid up to £530 each to watch the 36—year—old. match organisers have confirmed they will pay out, which is expected to cost them $7.1 million. messi will also miss argentina's upcoming friendlies against el salvador and costa rica because of a hamstring injury. real madrid have filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of saturday's game at 0sasuna for not including alleged racist abuse towards viniciuer in his match report. the club say the "insults and vexatious shouts"

were "deliberately" omitted byjuan martinez munuera. vinicius has suffered racist abuse on multiple occasions in spain over the past three years. real have demanded "necessary measures be taken" to "eradicate" the abuse. the spanish football federation's technical committee of referees has been contacted for comment. lazio have named croatian igor tudor as their new manager after maurizio sarri's resignation. sarri stepped down 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. he also played forjuventus between 1998 and 2007. tudor�*s first game in charge is on the 30th of march when lazio — who are ninth in serie a — hostjuventus. australia have withdrawn from their men's t20 series against afghanistan in august because of continued restrictions

on women and girls in the country under the ruling taliban. the three—match series was scheduled to take place in the united arab emirates. it's the third time australia has declined to play afghanistan since the taliban returned to power in 2021. a one—off test match in september 2021 and a three—match men's one—day series in march 2023 were also cancelled. in a statement, cricket australia said: england women comfortably beat new zealand by 27 runs in theirfirst t20 in dunedin. captain heather knight top scored for england with 63 from just 39 balls, which helped the visitors to 160—4 — despite losing the toss.

white ferns skipper suzie bates got 65 in reply, but struggled for middle order support as new zealand were restricted to 133—5. seamer lauren bell took two wickets for 29 in england's dominant bowling performance. more details on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's all this but for now. —— does all this sport. some news that broke a short while ago — the cabinet secretary simon case will give evidence to the uk covid inquiry on the 23rd of may. his planned testimony had to be cancelled last year because of ill health. mr case is expected to face questioning about whatsapp messages he sent during the covid pandemic which were critical of the government's response.

a group compensation claim has been launched for people affected by the pollution in britain's fourth—longest river— the river wye. lawyers say it could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government's nature watchdog said the river's health was declining — with many putting the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area. it was the interview which caused prince andrew to withdraw from all public duties. now his 2019 newsnight head—to—head with emily maitlis has been turned into a film. scoop tells the behind—the—scenes story, with billie piper as the producer sam mcalister, who landed the interview, and gillian anderson playing emily maitlis. anderson has revealed that she originally turned down the part, as she believed taking on the role of the former newsnight host was too scary. she and billie piper have been speaking to colin paterson. tomorrow night, in an unprecedented interview, we will hear from the duke himself. it's newsnight, the movie,

or rather, a netflix dramatisation of how producer sam mcalister, played by billie piper, secured emily maitlis's 2019 interview with prince andrew... the allegations surrounding jeffrey epstein include his friend prince andrew. ..with gillian anderson as emily maitlis. like a walk in the park. why do you need to make a dramatic version of it when the original is still there for everyone to see? well, because this, as much as anything, is about the story behind the acquisition of the interview. why not dramatise up until one of the most important and dramatic interviews in history, really? i think it is, in history, yeah. myjob is booking the people we can'tjust call up. hello, everyone. billie, it's important to say this is very much from the point of view of sam mccalister, who you play? she's so high energy and unlike anyone i've ever met, actually, and i don't

say that lightly. i've never been smuggled into a palace before. at first, gillian anderson actually turned down the role of emily maitlis. i can't tell you what the questions will be because i don't know myself yet. but when i do know, i still won't tell you. i mean, it's just too scary to play emily maitlis. why? well, because she's still living, because she's so formidable, because people know her so well and they said, "well, then, you have to do it." do you remember dancing at tramp? no. and to make things more complicated, emily maitlis herself is executive producer on an upcoming rival three part amazon drama about the interview, which made it slightly awkward when gillian anderson bumped into her. i had come to this charity event not having prepared at all and was really dishevelled. and she showed up as emily maitlis, who looks like a movie star and was tanned and short white skirt

and tanned legs and everything. and i literally looked like her great aunt in the pictures! no, i thought that went very well. prince andrew famously thought that the interview had been a triumph. gillian anderson and billie piper both agree that there is almost no chance he will watch this version. this interview, does it matter? colin paterson, bbc news. yeah, it matters. and scoop lands on netflix on april the 5th. if your week hasn't got off to the best start, just remember you're not the only one. this cctv footage shows the moment a ferrari driver lost control of his car and crashed into some bike racks in norwich. as a result of the collision, police had to close the road whilst they investigated but they said no—one was injured and no further action would be taken. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again.

many of us started the day on a cloudy note with a fair few showers. a lot of the showers will ease through the course of the day. but as we go through the next few days, well, we are still looking at spells of wind and rain. it's going to be mild by day and by night, but it will turn colder at the end of the week. we'll be talking about significant wind chill, for example, by the time we get to the weekend. this is the kind of rainfall you can expect. we're looking at accumulations, especially in the west where you see the dark blues and greens. this is the key. so up to 50 millimetres, possibly a bit more in places, falling on already saturated ground. now, today, a lot of the cloud will tend to break up. sunny spells will develop. there'll still be a few showers here and there. the cloud thickening in the south—west, heralding the arrival of some rain, and the wind will continue to ease. temperatures nine to 16 degrees north to south. this evening and overnight the rain gathers pace as it pushes northwards and eastwards. it will miss a lot of the south—east. it won't get into the north—west of scotland, where we'll have clear skies.

here, temperatures could dip down towards freezing so we could well start the day with a touch of frost, but mild for the time of year as we push down towards the south. now, tomorrow, we start off with all this rain across parts of wales, northern england, southern and eastern scotland. it could travel a bit further north than this, but sunny skies will follow on behind, pushing eastwards. the sunnier skies, though, for much of the day will be in the south—east, where we could have highs of 18 degrees. but a lot of cloud will linger across northern england and wales with some patchy light rain. now, as we move from wednesday into thursday, the south hangs onto this ridge of high pressure, weather fronts across the north of the country. and you can see from the isobars, it's going to be windy. in fact, we're looking at the risk of gales across the northern and western isles, the rain pushing from the west towards the east, drier conditions as you come further south. but it will be fairly cloudy, but it still is mild here — 16 degrees, 12 in stornoway. beyond that, well, you can see how a cold front comes

in and pushes south, chasing away that mild air — the blues representing the colder conditions — and the wind changes to more of a northerly direction. so this weekend we will be talking about a significant wind chill. it will be wet and windy at times and the temperatures will be lower anyway. so don't put away your big coatjust yet.

live from eastjerusalem, i'm anna foster. the us warns israel, a planned assault on rafah in southern gaza would be a mistake, as america's top diplomat says gazans are in desperate need. 100% of the population of gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. that's the first time an entire population has been so classified.

i'm lucy grey in london. also in the programme... hong kong passes a tough security law. authorities say it's necessary, but critics fear it could further erode civil liberties. haiti descends into anarchy. how violent gangs now control large parts of the caribbean nation. a new picture of the princess of wales. the sun newspaper publishes photos of catherine out shopping with prince william. hello, i'm anna foster in eastjerusalem. america's top diplomat, secretary of state, antony blinken, has said that 100% of gaza's population is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. his comments come as a united nations backed report 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.