in a statement, the un said it was investigating the origin of the blast, and that the targeting of its observers was unacceptable. global food experts have warned that a year of civil war in sudan — and a failure to deliver aid — have left millions of people facing imminentfamine. a un—backed food authority says there must be a ceasefire to avoid widespread death. children underfive are most at risk. political leaders promise stability in northern ireland — won't be affected by the arrest and resignation of the dup leader — sirjeffrey donaldson — on charges of rape and historical sex offences — which he denies. the new interim leader of the dup says the news was devastating.

hello and welcome to sportsday. there's a barnes stormer at stjames. harvey's the hero for newcastle as they beat west ham. scotland make a fight of it in the women's six nations, pushing france all the way in edinburgh. and the light blues lead the way, but they have to forgo a famous boat race tradition. the premier league is back with a bang, the top three might all be playing tomorrow but we've had some great games today, seven results so far and so many late goals, there were a couple at st james�* park as newcastle united came from 3—1 down to beat west ham 4—3.

craig templeton reports. st james�*s park hosted the return of premier league football after a two—week post for the international break. it would prove worth the wait. anthony gordon made his england debut in that time, and was lively early on, drawing a challenge from vladimir coufal. just two minutes in, a penalty. alexander isak kept his cool from the spot. his 17th goal of the season. whenjamaal lascelles limped off injured, michailantonio found a new gap in the new defence and slotted west ham back into the game. mohammed kudus then controversially gave the visitors the lead. newcastle felt the game should have been stopped for a head injury. the goal stood and brought a breathless first half to a close. nothing changed after the break. more open spaces at the back for newcastle, this time jarrod bowen took full advantage. 3—1 west ham. newcastle pulled one back from another isak penalty.

and then substitute harvey barnes looked to have salvaged them a point. he wasn't done yet. 89th minute, edge of the box — cue absolute pandemonium. 4—3 newcastle, and an absolute premier league classic. we got some unbelievable professionals in there, we've still got the spirit where we never give up. an incredible game. i think it was one of those games you will always remember, and it was a pleasure to be part of it. i can't praise the players are now. it is a reminder we are still in there fighting, we haven't given up on achieving something tangible this season. the crowd haven't, either, and they are still with us, that means more to than anything. it's not easy, we've lost a game when we should have lost a game in the premier league, it's very difficult, this is a tough place to come, we are trying to decide who is going to finish top, but we didn't see the job through,

we weren't tough enough, in the period where we want 3—1 up, we had to be tougher, stop people winning the ball, we didn't do that in that period. aston villa are still fourth in the table, they beat wolves 2—0 at villa park. moussa diaby opened the scoring for unai emery�*s side after a cleverly taken free—kick. that lead was doubled midway through the second half when ezri konsa found the back of the net from a tight angle. the result keeps up villa's hopes of champions league football, wolves drop below newcastle in to tenth. until that villa win, tottenham moved back into the top fourfor a few hours. they came from a goal down to beat luton 2—1 at home. son heung—min got their winner

in the 86th minute. tahith chong had scored luton�*s opener in the first three minutes but an own goal early in the second half and then son's winner lifts spurs above aston villa on goals scored. defeat for luton drops them into the relegation zone it is difficult at the best of times coming here, obviously we are up against it now with personnel missing, losing two of our defenders again today during the game, it was difficult. players gave it everything. the plan was good, the players, we were fully committed. the that gives me belief and confidence was how competitive we've been with all the problems we have. against a top team, they were brilliant, supporters are completely with it, that's what gives me belief. i was disappointed, i thought it was preventable. this time of year there's a bit of anxiety around the place with every club, because you know everyone is so important, so i thought for the most part the boys kept calm

heads and just kept playing football. nottingham forest have moved out of the relegation zone with a hard—earned point at home to crystal palace. chris wood scored the forest equaliserjust after the hour mark afterjean phillipe—mateta had given palace a first half lead. this was forest's first game since being given a four point deduction for breaching the premier league's spending rules. a sanction they are appealing against. the draw moves them above luton on goal difference. it was a tough, tough situation to manage, needing to go for the game at the same time, but i feel we control really well in the second half. once again we showed some character, there for us. they got a point, like you said, run to three, we one, but that's what it is to be viable as long as we do well. everton have gone 12 games

without a win in the premier league which is a club record. they thought they'd earned a draw at bournemouth but captain seamus coleman chested the ball into his own net in injury time to hand the cherries the 2—1 win. they should be safe now but everton are just three points above the relegation zone i didn't come into it thinking this was a walk in the park, trust me, but when things go against you outside of your control, the ten points of course, and the referee today i thought personally that's a penalty, maybe you will disagree, but the way the game is at the minute i can see how it's not. they are big moments when things are going against you, they're really important moments, and we can't get on the right side of that, but we can do is control our own performance, and that's what we didn't do. the second goal, thatjust cannot happen. 10 man burnley came from behind twice to draw 2—2 at chelsea. they came from behind twice with dara o'shea scoring inside the last 10 minutes to earn burnley a morale bosting point.

lorenz assignon was sent off just before half—time after giving away a penalty, clarets boss vincent kompany was also shown a red card for arguing against the decision. cole palmer scored from the spot. and scored again afterjosh cullen had pulled one back for burnley in the second half but cheslea couldn't hang on, with o'shea heading the late equaliser. you sensed at half time the players were galvanised, they were together, and it was just very easy, they were determined. we felt like we were going to be able to get back into the game, we knew we had to be solid, we knew we had to defend and sometimes block, we were going to have to defend for our lives at times, but they were able to do that, and as a group, they should be so proud of themselves. we were not aggressive enough in open play, not aggressive enough in defence of set pieces. that is the thing that we need

to realise is we have to be competitive. it's not about only to work, it's about to evolve and develop some areas in our world group, in our team, their can provide in this type of moment. sheffield united are still bottom but what a game at bramhall lane, 3—3 with fulham getting an injury time equaliser aston villa are looking to move back above tottenham into fourth. i—o v wolves. later brentford take on manchester united, the bs beat united 4—0 in this fixture last season. one that left a few scars for united after that we put a marker, we put a marker in the mentality, the standards. we have to execute day by day, and i think we have made a lot of progress after that. before we move away from the premier league,

let's have a look at the table after the six results so far today. leaders arsenal are at third placed manchester city tomorrow. second placed liverpool are at home to brighton. there's every chance that there will be movement at the top. you can see that spurs are fourth for now. west ham slipping up today as they look to hang on to that final european place. that's how the bottom looks, draws for sheffield united and burnley but both are still cut adrift. luton slipping into the bottom three on goal difference below forest. everton are still in danger falling to that late defeat at bournemouth. rangers are back on top of the scottish premiership after a 3—1 win over

hibernian at ibrox. james tavernier, cyriel dessers and rabbi matondo the scorers. celtic can replace them at the top with a win at bottom club livingston tomorrow. here are the rest of the days results aberdeen beat ross county 2—1. the games between hearts and kilmarnock and motherwell and st mirren both finished one all, while dundee won 2—1 at stjohnstone. it's the old firm derby next sunday manchester city have moved three points clear of chelsea at the top of the women's super league. they beat liverpool 4—1 at prenton park. lauren hemp and jess park both scored before the league's top scorer khadija shaw made it 3—0 in eight first—half minutes. shaw got another early in the second half before liverpool got a late consolation through an own goal. elsewhere aston villa drew 2—2 against leicester. chelsea play in the league cup final against arsenal tomorrow.

the grand slam champions england have made it two wins out of two in the women's six nationschampionship. they beat wales 46—10 at ashton gate in bristol. the red roses ran away with it as expected. securing the winning bonus point by half—time with four tries and led 24—3 at the break. they ran in eight tries in total including two from ellie kildunne. the crowd of 19,705 is a record for an england's women's home match away from twickenham. we knew we wanted to come out here in this first 20 minutes and execute our game plan and i think we definitely did that. we knew wales were going to bring it to us, they were going to bring it to us, they were going to be hurtful in their last game, but we look concentrated on ourselves this week, we made sure we got our recovery, our game plan right, and we put on the pitch today and i'm super proud of the girls.

first of all proud of everyone and i think_ first of all proud of everyone and i think the _ first of all proud of everyone and i think the effort was unbelievable. 22 and _ think the effort was unbelievable. 22 and a — think the effort was unbelievable. 22 and a half to be my first half, we came — 22 and a half to be my first half, we came there with the points and fair play— we came there with the points and fair play to— we came there with the points and fair play to england, they scored two tries— fair play to england, they scored two tries quickly, to show the fight at the _ two tries quickly, to show the fight at the end — two tries quickly, to show the fight at the end from the players standing. so that's two wins out of two for england and so too france although it was a surprisingly low scoring affair in edinburgh as the french came from behind to beat scotland 15—5. nick parrott reports. last year scotland were thrashed 55—0 by france. this time they went agonisingly close to a huge upset. despite going behind early on, scotland showed their fans in edinburghjust how far they have come. they would have quickly been back on level terms had heather nelson not missed this. 0thers, though, were making the most of their chances. hooker elis martin on her first start for her country got the first try of the match. and scotland hit the front through the power of their forwards... but once again nelson couldn't

add to the scoreboard. france were far from their fluid best, squandering opportunities they would normally take. that left the hosts leading 5—3 at half—time. after the interval scotland found themselves constantly on the back foot. molly wright had barely been on the pitch in place of martin when she went down hurt. it interrupted proceedings for several worrying minutes, though she was able to watch the rest of the match from the bench. her departure appeared to upset scotland's focus. france took advantage through kelly arbey. that's what happens when france click. instead of running away with it, they kept coming up against stubborn resistance. the 80 minutes are up before france produced another breakthrough. it's taken longer than anyone expected. for them, victory took a sense of relief. for scotland, mixed emotions. we were there until the end of the game.

we showed we are here to fight with the best _ i'm super proud of the fight that every single player put in, i was peeling off the floor at half—time, reckon of us for more. they definitely won the set piece battle, so we need to look at that, because it was the same story last week, but in terms of front and up against a huge physical packer can be of the effort that has been put in by my team today. things will only get harder from here, with england to be my champions england to come in a fortnight. but scotland have shown they are a team that is forging ahead. harlequins are up to fourth in the rugby premiership, they beat second placed bath but only after surviving a huge scare. two tries from south africa international andre esterhuizen saw them charge in to a 40—3 lead. bath then staged a remarkable second half comeback with five tries but quins held on to win by a0 points to 36.

elsewhere, bristol fought back to beat gloucester by 33 points to 24. 0spreys beat lions to move up to seventh in the united rugby championship. they ran in five tries including this one from sam parry on his 150th appearance for the club to win by 36 points to 21. the win puts them back into the play off positions. edinburgh have suffered back—to—back defeats in south africa as they were outmuscled by sharks. aphelele fassi — the sharks' star player this season — scored the pick of their tries as they ran out 23—13 winners. edinburgh lost to stormers last weekend. for the second year running cambridge have completed the double over oxford in the boat race. there were straightforward victories for their men's and women's ci’ews. but with warnings about the state of the thames water they steered clear of one boat race tradition. joe lynskey reports. they've raced on the thames for nearly 200 years. this time the winners

kept theirjoy on dry land. the boat race for the students had changed this year through geography. rainfall through the winter, increasing sewage in the thames. the river action campaign group found high levels of e.coli. rowers were told to stay out of the water. cambridge went clear in the men's race and stretched out a lead. they put in so much through four miles. some barely had the strength to finish. they won by 10 seconds, but 0xford had an explanation. we've had a few guys go down pretty badly with the e.coli strain. so, i mean, this morning i was throwing up. it would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water. but, you know, that's not to take away from cambridge. they were a talented crew. i don't know if we would have had a chance to get them, even if we'd all been on form. so it's in no way to make excuses. the women's boat race was close until it changed on a moment. oxford, i'm warning you, oxford. that stern word from the umpire

was to stop the boats colliding. oxford fell back and cambridge powered on to chiswick. it's their seventh straight win and the men's fifth in six years. but what did change this year was the team's celebration. by tradition, the coxes get thrown in the river. but this year on the thames, they're staying out of the water. joe lynskey, bbc news. catalans dragons have moved to second in the super league table after beating warrington wolves 32—24 they had led 18—0 at one point. warrington recovered but dragons won relatively comfortably in the end — tom johnstone with two tries. it means the french side are level on points with leaders st helens but are second only on points difference. in the day's other other game, salford red devils beat leigh leopards 32—22. ryan brierley getting on the scoresheet twice. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories today.

the punjab kings lost their second successive game in the indian premier league. they were chasing 200 to beat lucknow super giants. an opening century partnership gave them a chance but after jonny bairstow went, the scoring slowed down and they fell 21 runs short. after starting the day second overall, punctures on stage eight and ten ruined elfyn evans's hopes of winning safari rally kenya. the briton managed to bounce back to win stage 12, but he's now fourth overall, more than five and a half minutes behind toyota team mate and overall leader kalle rovanpera. england's david skinns has surged into contention at the houston open. he's currently seven under during his third round, that's just two shots off the lead, which is held by four players, including the world number one scottie scheffeler. in 1949, colin snook was among

the record number of portsmouth fans who packed into fratton park for an fa cup victory over derby county. almost 75 years to the day, the two sides will meet again in league one on tuesday and colin, who is living with dementia, will return to the stadium with his family in the hope of evoking some cherished memories. lewis coombes has the story. archive: but portsmouth for one, seem booked for wembley. - fratton park, 1949, a record crowd of over 51,000 squeezed together to form a sea of people. among them, riding the wave of excitement, was 13—year—old colin, on the right, and his younger brother alan. i always remember before the game there was a bloke who used to walk around the pitch with pies, used to sell pies. they had a van that went right the way around and when he got here,

it was his big thing, he'd throw it up in the air and there was all thousands of them waiting for it to fall on his head. football is everything for the snook family. a love of pompey has been passed on generation to generation, but now, due to dementia, going to watch his beloved team is a memory for colin that's slipping away. we were born in portsmouth. i was born on the seafront — not exactly on the seafront, but down that way. yes. i mean, we came down. waita minute, waita minute. wait a minute. waita minute... yes, that's right, that's correct. nobody had a car in those days. that's just where they went to. they walked all down here, thousands of them, and now of course it's completely different, completely different. how hard is it seeing those moments slipping away a little bit? it's emotional, it's emotional, but he's always talking about the game. it's like uncle albert in only fools and horses, really! "do you remember, have i told you about the game with 51,000?"

yeah, it'sjust something that keeps us bonded, really, to be honest. football seems to bring everyone together. almost 75 years to the day next week, portsmouth must once again face derby county at fratton park in a top of the table league one clash and in the hope of evoking a cherished memory once more, colin's family have arranged the surprise. that you are going to the pompey match against derby. colin will be sat in the exact spot that he once stood side by side next to alan all those years ago is singing the same words that have been a soundtrack to a life well lived. play pompey, yeah? for the snook family, football is a unifying bond like no other. an unsaid sense of place,

and identity that helped shape who we are and where we belong. we may disagree about lots - of things, but we are all passionate about portsmouth, it's something very passionate to be _ back special to us. i feel a bit emotional right now just thinking about it. - next week, i don't know, i just hold it together, really! living with dementia has presented challenges, but colin, his brother and two sons are determined to cherish every memory together for as long as they can. i hope they have a wonderful evening next tuesday night at fratton park. despite being one of the world's most popular racket sports and decades of lobbying the international olympic, committee, it will only be in 2028 in los angeles that squash will take its place in the olympic programme.

some of the world's top players competed in london last week and chris slegg went to meet one player who has her eye on those la games. the london squash classic, the uk's most prestigious event outside the british open, and until now a male only tournament, but this year, as ally pally plays host for the first time, the women are invited too. it's been part of our strategy since 2015, when we become one of the first professional bodies to merge safe female and male games together, from then our strategy has always been equal opportunity. on court right now in front of a home crowd, london's very own gina kennedy. she is the champion. well, she is expected to win. she is world number seven. she is taking on a fellow fellow englishwoman. there she is, gina kennedy

through to saturday's quarterfinal to play the world number fourfrom belgium. you grew up watching them squash classic and it was purely for men. this is the first time it's been women's and men's too. what's it like? something i never thought would happen. i did a little exhibition match when i was about 16 years old, i've grown up kind of idolising these players, and now that we as women get to play next to the men, just as we deserved to do so, i think it's really cool. for years squash has been trying to get into the olympics, for years it was no, no, no. now it's finally there, coming in 2028, what does that mean for the sport? i know, it's incredible. it's been a goal of mine since i was younger, when i was in a different sport, i do is kind of thought that was the road for me, but when i thought when i won the commonwealth gold that will be as close as i would get an olympic medal,

so that's no longer the case, so all eyes are on to make sure i get in that team in 2028. a new era for squash, and gina kennedy is at the heart of it. that is just about it. i can see the players coming out at brentford for the last of today's eight premier league games. brentford taking on manchester united. you can catch all the news on the website and follow the news on the website and follow the match, but for me and the rest of the sportsday team, have a wonderful evening. hello. we've had some sunshine — not a bad day overall, just a few showers here and there. i think easter sunday is going to be a little more overcast, particularly across england and closer to the north sea coast. quite a chilly breeze off the north sea with

some drizzle at times. now, the satellite picture shows that gap in the weather that's over us right now. so things set fair for the moment. but this thicker cloud towards the east will shroud the uk during the course of sunday, particularly eastern areas of the uk. now, through the course of tonight, yes, there's a bit of rain in the forecast for some southwestern areas, perhaps just around the irish sea and into northern ireland. but the bulk of the uk should have predominantly clear and dry weather. chilly in the north of scotland, a touch of frost and some mist and fog forming, particularly across central parts of england. so the morning is looking bright for many of us, particularly across the north and the west of the uk. a few showers there in northern ireland, but then this thick cloud invades off the north sea, a chilly breeze, fleeting rain possible from parts of the southeast through east anglia, lincolnshire and really all along that north sea coast. the best of the sunshine will be out towards the west tomorrow around the irish sea, southwestern scotland,

northern ireland, the western isles. and then sunday night into monday, a weather front moves in from the south. this is going to be more substantial rain, a more prolonged spell of rain to come for many of us on easter monday. really not looking particularly pretty across england and wales. your best bet for fine weather is the north of northern ireland, also northern and western scotland away from that weather front, temperatures around 9 degrees in aberdeen, but in the south, despite the cloud and the rain still getting up to ia, though i don't think it's particularly going to feel like it. and then the outlook for the week ahead will see a series of low pressures aligning themselves up in the atlantic. heading our way, one weatherfront after the other, after the other. and that basically spells rain. so whether you're checking the website or looking at the app, an indication here with these rain symbols that the weather is going to be predominantly unsettled. rain at times, certainly possible almost anywhere in the uk. and before i go, there'sjust a quick message that british summer time begins tonight.

bye— bye. live from london — this is bbc news... the un says the targeting of its peacekeepers is unacceptable — after three observers were injured in an explosion in southern lebanon.

a warning that a year of civil war in sudan has left millions of people facing imminentfamine. political leaders promise stability in northern ireland won't be affected by the arrest and resignation of the dup leader. and the pop—star lizzo says she's �*quitting' because she's fed up with being targeted for her looks and character online. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. the un peacekeeping mission in lebanon, unifil, says three of its observers and a translator were injured in an explosion near the israeli border. it said the peacekeepers were on a foot patrol when the blast happened and they've been taken to hospital. the un said it was investigating the cause of the explosion, and warned the targeting of observers was "unacceptable." israel has denied any involvement.

andrea tenenti, a spokesperson for the united nations interim force