mea at the europeans, it would give me a lot of— at the europeans, it would give me a lot of confidence. lewis coombes, bbc news. tadej pogacar wrapped up the 2024 volta a catalunya in style on sunday, winning the seventh and final stage in a sprint finish in barcelona. it was the 25—year—old slovenian�*s maiden victory in the event and marked the 12th stage race title of his career. pogocar finished three minutes and 41 seconds ahead of spain's mikel landa in the general classification and more than five minutes clear of colombia's egan bernal in third. meanwhile, the danish rider mads pedersen was faster to the line than the world champion mathieu van der poel to win ghent—wevelgem, in belgium. the rider from the lidl—trek team won the 253 kilometre classic for the second time. belgianjordi meeus finished third, 16 seconds further back. finally — a tradition dating back to 1914 has been revived by local authorities, as paris is gets ready to welcome the summer olympics games in a few months. the waiter�*s race is open to the staff of all parisian bistros, and was organised in front

of the paris town hall. dozens of participants set off carrying a plate with a croissant, coffee, and a glass of water for a two kilometre—long route through central paris. i could do with a coffee and a croissant now. that's all from sportsday. we will see you soon. thanks to gavin and the sportsday team in salford. tributes have continued to be paid following the death of richard taylor — who campaigned against knife crime for more than two decades following the death of his son damilola, aged just ten years old, in south london. alison earle has been to peckham to see how his work affected many in the community.

no parent will experience what we experienced will just forget about it, because this child was a gift. the murder of ten—year—old damilola taylor as he walked home from a library shocked the nation back in 2000. but for his grieving father, richard, it became the start of a crusade to tackle violent crime. jennifer met him through her youth work in peckham. he was just this humble man that, you know, he had so much to say about young people. it didn't matter if a young person was doing wrong, he still had a good word to say about them and to them as well. and one day you will change. and he helped to set up a place for them to go. this centre opened back in 2002 in memory of damilola. it offers a range of different sports and it was all part of richard's mission to create a positive change for young people in this area.

together with his late wife gloria, who passed away in 2008, they set up a trust in their son's name and worked on several key projects. the work that they did also lead to the youth violence unit and they also launched a respect your life not a knife campaign back in the early 2000s which was a big campaign in partnership with rio ferdinand. richard's name will continue to remain in our community as a man but who lost a child but took on many other children, just to, you know, give them hope. an inspiration who turned tragedy into a determination to make a difference. alison earle, bbc london. train drivers at avanti west coast will see their fee for an overtime shift increase by 380% following a deal between

the company and union aslef. avanti said it hoped offering more attractive terms to its drivers to work extra shifts would make its services "more reliable and resilient". the company has faced heavy criticism in recent years over cancellations, delays and poor service. drivers will get £600 for a shift, up from £125, in addition to their salary. it's been revealed that nearly half of playgrounds in the uk are not suitable for disabled children. a survey by the charity, scope, found that more than 1,000 play areas had little or no accessibility. now they're launching a new tool to help parents find spaces that are suitable for their children. 0ur reporter louisa pilbeam has more. whoa! nine—year—old benjamin loves playing with his brothers in the playground. but because he has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and is registered blind,

it's not always this easy because not all playgrounds are like this one, where equipment can be used by disabled children. according to new figures, half of the uk's public play areas are unfit for children with disabilities. one day, we went to the local park, we lifted him into the standard toddler swing and he actually got stuck, where his legs had gone really stiff from his cerebral palsy. we really struggled to remove him from the swing safely. and that was the defining moment for me, thinking as a family, i have three very active boys, as a family, are we actually going to be able to access and enjoy local play parks? we quickly realised that the answer was no. and despite benjamin's diagnosis, he absolutely loves to be swung high, he loves to go down a slide really fast. and he loves to be included. the latest research comes from disability charity scope, who interviewed families of disabled children about their experiences of 1,000 playgrounds across the uk.

common problems include gates that aren't wide enough to get a wheelchair through. no step—free equipment, or the floor being made of a material not safe for those who have extra needs. it's 2024 and we're still having to make the case for accessibility. the fact is that disabled children want to play too, and why shouldn't they? and it's perfectly achievable, it's not that difficult to make our playgrounds more accessible, more inclusive. scope have launched a digital map to try and help families where you can look up playgrounds across the uk and find out how they've been rated by other families. the charity is calling on the government to do more. a government spokesperson said in a statement...

those changes are needed to ensure that children like benjamin don't miss out in life. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. pope francis decided last minute to skip his homily during palm sunday mass in st peter's square, but did preside over the service. the vatican did not give an immediate explanation, but the pope has been suffering on and off from bronchitis and the flu. it is unsual for a pope to skip delivering a homily at a major event like this. vatican officials estimated some 25,000 people attended the mass, under a sunny spring sky. palm sunday kicks off a busy week for pope francis and the faithful — leading up to easter sunday. spring has sprung — just about — and you might be planning a walk in the countryside. if you're taking a dog, it's never been more important to keep them on a lead.

last year, dog attacks on livestock increased by nearly a third, prompting farmers and police to bite back. ross pollard visited one farm to see the impact. bleating you see both life and death on a regular basis working on a farm. well, a lot of these ewes i would know from birth, a lot of them. i would know... all right, wouldn't know names, obviously, but i would know and just recognise them. and that's what the job's all about. dave's farmed here for most of his life. he says problems with dogs chasing and killing his sheep have got worse. this recent footage of dogs attacking his sheep led to serious injuries. the owner had the dogs taken away from them. i was livid. absolutely tamping. ewes there ripped to bits, legs hanging off, stomachs hanging out. it was cruel. it was terrible. you don't want to see it. and over the last ten years,

i've probably lost 50 sheep. monetary terms, £7,000. stress, £5 million. itjust done my head in. i was... i was gutted. absolutely gutted. whisky charlie golf 0ne. just to make you aware, i've gone steak six at the farm... gloucestershire police arejoining a national campaign called operation recall, getting the public to keep dogs on a lead when walking through farmland to prevent them from chasing livestock. dog attacks, unfortunately, have gone up by 30% in 2023 as opposed to 2022. 0urfarmers, sometimes we go out to see them and they're just sort of like, well, what can we do? what can we do? you know, we don't know who they are. dogs just turn up. and like mr williams said today, the owners must know because their dogs are going back covered in blood. they must be aware and that can all be prevented simply by putting your dog on a lead and ensuring that it's appropriately trained. this lamb is only a few days old and it'll be out on the field tomorrow, and that's why the farmer here is especially keen to make sure that people keep their dogs on leads. i don't want to see them suffer.

there's nothing worse than seeing animals suffer. it's not only the sheep that's being ripped to bits. you've got your vet bill. you've got to get rid of that sheep, which is a colossal amount of money. so it costs you absolute fortune. although the campaign is for a week, the police want people to take away lessons for life. if in doubt, keep your dog on a lead in the countryside. ross pollard, bbc news. bleating a dog once dubbed "britain's most unwanted" has finally found a home. this is jake the lurcher. he arrived at dogs trust leeds aged one in 2015. he was found a home, but returned in 2019 as the owner's circumstances had changed. after spending more than four years at the centre, he has now been taken in by a couple from keighley. the team said it was "delighted" to see him happily rehomed.

the couple, veronica and keith, said they felt an instant connection with keith after seeing him enjoying a walk with one of his carers. finally this half hour — i want to show you one of the most watched videos on the bbc news website and app. take a look at this romantic moment between two swans. a walker has captured the pair performing a courtship ritual at a country park in nottinghamshire. as you can see they make a heart shape with their head and necks. experts say it's time of the year when the pair will have established a territory and are strengthening their bond. now let's take a look at the weather. here's ben rich. hello there. sunday didn't turn out too badly with a bit of spring sunshine, just 1—2 showers. but through the next few days, the weather is looking quite changeable, decidedly unsettled, spells of rain, often windy, and it will be cold enough for snow over high ground in scotland.

now let's take a look at the rainfall we're expecting to accumulate over the next five days. wet for hills in the west, very wet for eastern scotland. but, while i say rainfall, actually some of this will fall as snow across scotland, because certainly over the next couple of days, we”ll hold on to some rather cold air across this northern half of scotland. in the short term, well, through this evening and tonight, we see cloud and rain spreading from the west across northern ireland, western england, wales, pushing its way a little bit further northwards and eastwards. ahead of that, a slice of clear sky, 1—2 mist patches, and temperatures dropping away — but out towards the west, as the night wears on, those temperatures will climb a little bit. so, nine celsius in plymouth, for example, as we start monday morning with the cloud, with the outbreaks of rain, all associated with this area of low pressure, and a frontal system swirling its way in from the west. now, i think there will be parts of east anglia and the southeast that stay dry with some hazy sunshine throughout the day. northern scotland will hold

on to some spells of sunshine, 1—2 wintry showers, but elsewhere we see the cloud, we see the outbreaks of rain moving quite erratically northwards. temperatures on monday afternoon across south wales, southern england, 10—12 celsius, but northern scotland, just 5—7 celsius — and it's as the wet weather runs into that cold air that we will start to see some quite significant snow. overfairly modest hills i think we could see snow, but above 300 metres elevation we could be looking at 20 centimetres of snow — and at low levels close to the east coast, parts of aberdeenshire, angus, fife, maybe up to 50 millimetres of rain. so that brings with it the risk of flooding and disruption. and the weather across scotland on tuesday only very slowly improving, the snow levels lifting, the rain and snow tending to peter outjust a little bit. windy in the far north, really cold, as well, struggling to get above freezing for some. further south, northern ireland, england and wales, sunny spells, the odd shower, highs of 11. temperatures climbing a little bit, actually, through the week ahead, into the easter weekend,

but there will still be some rain at times.

live from london, this is bbc news. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees says israel has told him it will no longer approve its food convoys to enter northern gaza. russia's president putinjoins a day of national mourning, lighting a candle for victims of the concert hall attack, where 137 people were killed. ireland is set to have its youngest—ever prime minister, with simon harris declared as fine gael leader. and jasmin paris — the first woman to complete one of the world's most gruelling races — speaks to the bbc. any woman that wants to take on a challenge and maybe doesn't have the confidence, the idea that i might have inspired them to believe in themselves and have a go, that's huge.