the english football association has charged newcastle united midfielder sandro tonali with misconduct after alleged breaches of betting rules. tonali has been charged with allegedly placing bets on football matches between august and october in 2023. his club newcastle say they acknowledge the misconduct charge and that the player retains the club's full support. the italian international has until the 5th of april to respond. tonali is currently serving a ten—month ban for betting offences whilst playing in italy. uefa has reacted to calls from several national team coaches, including england manager gareth southgate, on increasing the squad size for this summer's euros. southgate says there's been talk amongst coaches about wanting 26 players instead of 23, similar to the last euros when a larger squad was allowed as a precaution against covid. uefa said they had taken note and would listen to the views of coaches at a workshop

on the 8th of april. to cricket, and match nine of the 2024 ipl season is under way. the rajastan royals are hosting the dehli capitals. dehli won the toss and elected to field. the royals are 36—3. england's jos buttler dismissed for 11. royals won their opening match, while the capitals lost. in the miami open women's singles, victoria azarenka is through to the semifinals after taking three hours to beat yulia putintseva. she'll now play elena rybakina. meanwhile, american danielle collins beat caroline garcia 6—3, 6—2 to put her one more win away from reaching herfirst final. she's planning to retire from the wta tour at the end of the season because of health reasons. collins will face russian ekaterina alexandrova.

this is my personal choice and this is so much more to do than just tennis and my career. i am enjoying my career and having a lot of fun. i love coming out here and competing. but at the end of the doubt this is a really big life decisions. ifeel like i have had tojustify a really big life decisions. ifeel like i have had to justify my decision a lot and i feel like like i have had to justify my decision a lot and ifeel like if i was a guy probably wouldn't have to justify it that much. defending champion daniil medvedev is through to the last four of the miami open after a straight sets victory over nicholas jarry. after taking the first set comfortably, six games to two, medvedev was made to work much harder by the chilean in the second, who forced a tiebreak. but it was the world number four who prevailed to extend his winning run at the miami open to nine matches. medvedev will face second seed jannik sinner in the semis after he ended thomas machac�*s impressive miami run in straight sets.

it was machac�*s first masters quarterfinal, beating andy murray and andrey rublev along the way. however, sinner was a step too far for him, the italian beating machac 6—4, 6—2. the houston open is under way with peter malnati on course hoping for back—to—back wins after his victory at the recent valspar championship — he's currently one—under after seven. it was only the american�*s second win on the pga tour and his first for nine years. speaking ahead of the event at memorial park golf course, malnati said his win had resonated with fans because it was about golf and not money. i remember watching jordan in the 97 balls, tiger and the 2000 masters, i didn't care one iota whatjordan�*s contract was. i didn't care one iota what the winners check at that us open was. i think people are sick of

that. i think people are just sick of the narrative in golf being about contracts envelope, purses on the tour, guaranteed comp on the tour, what it would be like. i think people are so sick of that. they want to see sport. they want to see people who are the best in the world at what they do it at an and celebrate that, it celebrates the athleticism the achievement. find athleticism the achievement. and celebrate that _ athleticism the achievement. and celebrate that hat. that is almost word for now. back to you. television personality george gilbey has died after suffering a fall while at work. a man in his 40s has beans arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in relation to the death of george gilbey after he died

we are told falling from a height. he was a0 and had appeared on the channel four show gogglebox alongside his mother and stepfather and he also reached the final of celebrity big brother in 201a but the man in his a0s has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the death of george gilbey after he fell from a height. "a historic moment in the fight against mafia." this is what the italianjustice minister, carlo nordio, said. he was referring to the fact that a project to remove children from mob families is now being extended to italy's main organised crime strongholds — sicily and naples. the scheme aims to prevent childrem from following their parents into a life of crime. my colleague sofia bettiza joins me in the studio. tell us a bit more detail about how this scheme works.—

tell us a bit more detail about how this scheme works. scheme is to take children away — this scheme works. scheme is to take children away from _ this scheme works. scheme is to take children away from their _ this scheme works. scheme is to take children away from their families - children away from their families and from the mob culture they were born into before they become criminals. the way it works as the italian authorities have to prove to a court that a child is endangered either physically or psychologically by the families criminality. then the police and social services will swoop in and announce, take the child away and the family will have no voice in the matter. truth? child away and the family will have no voice in the matter.— child away and the family will have no voice in the matter. why did the authorities think _ no voice in the matter. why did the authorities think this _ no voice in the matter. why did the authorities think this scheme - no voice in the matter. why did the authorities think this scheme was l authorities think this scheme was necessary in the first place. i think it is because criminality amongst children is a problem in italy. the mafia is all about blood ties and loyalty and hour is often passed on from father to son. we have accounts of children as young as eight micro learning how to shoot as eight micro learning how to shoot a gun, dealing crack and even accounts of children having to kill

their own mothers because they wanted to leave that sort of like behind, so the children were being asked to step up and defend the family's on it. it asked to step up and defend the family's on it— asked to step up and defend the family's on it. it is a very complex situation to _ family's on it. it is a very complex situation to remove _ family's on it. it is a very complex situation to remove a _ family's on it. it is a very complex situation to remove a child - family's on it. it is a very complex situation to remove a child from l family's on it. it is a very complex i situation to remove a child from his or herfamily. but situation to remove a child from his or her family. but the situation to remove a child from his or herfamily. but the programme is being expanded. the authorities must see that as far as they are concerned it is working. they think it is working. _ concerned it is working. they think it is working, although _ concerned it is working. they think it is working, although slowly. - it is working, although slowly. since it launched in 2012, more than ten years ago, 150 children have now been taken away from their families and placed with foster families in secret locations all over italy and learning about life beyond the mafia and when the scheme was expanded the client authorities read out a letter from a 1a—year—old girl and she said, thank you for taking me away from my family. at the beginning it was difficult but i didn't want to leave, but now i am happy and i never one to go back. i think mafia

prosecutors will hope that the expansion of this free to choose scheme means that more children like the girl who wrote this letter will have a chance of a better life. thank you. queen camilla has attended the traditional royal maundy thursday service. this was the queen a short while ago being greeted outside worcester cathedral. maundy thursday is a major fixture on the royal calendar. normally the monarch, who is the head of the church of england, presents special coins to people recognised for their community service. king charles isn't there today because of his cancer treatment. but he's recorded a message praising those who "extend the hand of friendship, especially in a time of need". ladies and gentlemen, it is for me a great sadness that i can't be with you all today. the maundy service has a very special place in my heart. it has its origin in

the life of our lord, who knelt before his disciples, and, to their great surprise, washed their travel—weary feet. and as we have just heard, in doing so, he deliberately gave to them and to us all an example of how we should serve and care for each other. in this country, we are blessed by all the different services that exist for our welfare, but over and above these organisations and their selfless staff, we need and benefit greatly from those who extend the hand of friendship to us, especially in a time of need. the 150 men and women who have been chosen today receive the maundy money from my wife are wonderful examples of such kindness, of going way beyond the call of duty and of giving so much of their lives to the service of others

in their communities. this act of worship here in worcester cathedral reminds me of the pledge i made at the beginning of the coronation service — to follow christ's example, not to be served but to serve. that i have always tried to do and will continue to do with my whole heart. it is my special prayer today that our lord's example of serving one another might continue to inspire us and to strengthen all our communities. may god bless you all this easter. that is it from me for the moment. thanks for your company. matthew will be here with you next. you are watching bbc news. hello there, good afternoon.

it won't be completely dry this weekend. there's always a chance of some further showers, longer spells of rain, but a lot of dry weather around. today though, blustery showers pushing northwards, longer spells of rain at times, and coastal gales. towards the south coast of england and across the channel islands, there could be some gusts of around 60 to 65 miles an hour. a deep area of low pressure descending, the showers and the rain spiralling around it. we're seeing some particularly heavy downpours of rain across eastern areas of northern ireland. but here the rain should largely clear as we head through the rest of the afternoon, some showers arriving, perhaps again by the time we get to the end of the day. this rain will be pushing into central, eventually northern areas of scotland. otherwise, these thundery showers just pushing northward, squally gusts of wind in association with those showers, perhaps some hail at times. temperatures for most in double figures, but cooler across northern ireland and also eastern scotland, with quite a brisk easterly blowing here. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, a lot of showers around. watch out for some icy stretches as the skies clear

across northern ireland. and there could be some longer spells of rain perhaps edging into north—western scotland as well. some clearer spells too across the midlands, into north wales and perhaps for northern england into tomorrow morning. now, tomorrow, a much simpler day of weather in that most of us will be seeing sunshine and showers. that rain will clear away from north—west scotland, the western isles as we head through the afternoon. and temperatures will be just that a little bit higher. just watch out for some thunder, some hail in some of those showers. it's still going to be quite blustery as well, with a brisk south—westerly wind blowing across england and wales. but the winds will lighten as we head through the easter weekend, as that low pressure pushes a little further westwards. and we will be between low pressure systems. but there could possibly be some rain grazing the south—east of england, east anglia, as we head through saturday. certainly a bit more cloud here, but some sunshine elsewhere. the focus for any showers will tend to be in the north and the west. temperatures climbing, so widely in double figures, 12 to 15 celsius. the air will feel milder and the winds will be lighter.

and it's the same again really as we head into easter sunday. so we're likely to see some showers perhaps across south—west england, up through western wales, northern ireland and maybe into northern england. but many parts of scotland could stay largely dry. dry, too, across east anglia and central southern england. bye— bye.

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