hello from the bbc sport centre. i'm hugh ferris. bayer leverkusen are still on for what's being called the invincible treble, after setting up a meeting with atalanta in the final of the europa league. and they're already offering fans a chance to celebrate the first of a possible three trophies in a unique way, giving them the choice of a number of different tattoos they can get for free to mark the club's first bundesliga title. reaching the europa league final brought with it another achievement — a 49th unbeaten match of the season is a european football record — but was only achieved thanks to a 97th minute equaliser as leverkusen beat roma on aggregate. just one of the late goals they've relied on to preserve their unbeaten record.

i think it's something that has contributed to bayer leverkusen�*s success significantly. when you look at all these games they have one lead into stoppage time often, it has to do something with just how for the players are and how they can still go 90 or 100% even six minutes into stoppage time, and other times might not be able to quite the intensity late into games. it is something in football that has been a bit underrated, medical staff and fitness. history too in the conference league, as 0lympiakos reached their first european final. they completed a 6—2 aggregate win over aston villa to become the first greek side since their rivals, panathanaikos, in 1971 to make a major continental final, when they'll play fiorentina in athens, just ten miles from their own stadium.

it is not now for 0lympiakos, it is for greece. this will be the biggest achievement everfrom a for greece. this will be the biggest achievement ever from a greek team. we want all the greeks to celebrate together with us. the that we have had to with, and aston villa, the in the premier league. for the players, the premier league. for the players, the manager a fantastic crowd, well supported. it is something magic in this stadium, the positive vibes help you and you feel a winner from the very beginning. defending champion elena rybakkina has withdrawn from the italian 0pen through illness ahead of her second round match in rome. she was due on court on friday alongside the likes of novak djokovic, aryna sabalenka and alex zverev, who's already won the first

set of his match 6—love against alexander vukic. eighth seed 0ns jabeur though is out, beaten in three sets by sofia kenin. the tunisian had onlyjust ended a run of poor results by reaching the quarter finals in madrid last week but falls in rome at herfirst hurdle. 5th seed maria sakkari was one of the day's other second round winners. meanwhile, andy murray has decided to bring forward his return from an ankle injury in the run—up to the french open. the three—time grand slam champion has been out of action since late march, and has confirmed he'll play at the challenger event in bordeaux next week, before taking up a wild card at the geneva 0pen. he plans to play at the french open for what is likely to be the final time — that starts on 26th may. murray turns 37 next week and he's expected to retire at the end of the season. meanwhile, anotherformer grand slam champion, dominic thiem, has announced he'll definitely retire later this year. he's just 30, but a wrist injury derailed the 2020 us open winner's career, which also included three other major finals and a best world ranking of three.

much more on our website, but that is all your spot for now. we just want to bring some breaking news this hour. it is ona it is on a court case regarding the murder of pc sharon beshenivsky in bradford. a man has been sentenced to a minimum of a0 years in prison for her murder. he was apparently the mastermind of the robbery in which the police officer was shot deadin which the police officer was shot dead in 2005. he fled to pakistan after the murder but was extradited back to the uk last year. sharon beshenivsky was killed on her door tier 2 doctor's birthday. she responded to a panic alarm triggered

at a travel news agency. pc bish and sd killed while interrupting a robbery at the your initial express travel agents in west yorkshire in division five. she and her colleague, pc to recent melbourne, where both unarmed and shot at point—blank range by one of the three men that carried out the robbery. i three men that carried out the robbe . . , ., , three men that carried out the robbe . . , , , ., robbery. i am pleased but it is not about me- — robbery. i am pleased but it is not about me- i _ robbery. i am pleased but it is not about me. i guess _ robbery. i am pleased but it is not about me. i guess he _ robbery. i am pleased but it is not about me. i guess he spent - robbery. i am pleased but it is not about me. i guess he spent the i robbery. i am pleased but it is not i about me. i guess he spent the rest of his 50s and _ about me. i guess he spent the rest of his 50s and 60s _ about me. i guess he spent the rest of his 50s and 60s in _ about me. i guess he spent the rest of his 50s and 60s in another - of his 505 and 605 in another country _ of his 505 and 605 in another country. do you think this punishment is a correct punishment for that? _ puni5hment is a correct punishment for that? i_ punishment is a correct punishment for that? ~ for that? i think the 'udge accurately * for that? i think the 'udge accurately summed h for that? i think the judge | accurately summed things for that? i think the judge - accurately summed things up. he for that? i think the judge _ accurately summed things up. he also set his mind on a0 years being a lesser time waiting to be extradited to the uk. so, yes, iagree absolutely with the judge was like

summing up. he also had to take into account the previous sentences for murder for those involved account the previous sentences for murderfor those involved in the robbery inside the travel agents as well. studio: the end of that news conference from outside leeds crown court, where mustn't mind of an armed robbery at ended with a police officer being shot has jailed for life with a minimum of a0 years. pc beshenivsky�*s family watched in court as the last member of that armed group responsible for that raid was sentenced after almost 20 years. let's get more from danny savage. just tell us what is happening in the last few moments. here at leeds crown court today the sentencing hearing for piran ditta khan, the last man to be convicted for the murder of pc sharon

beshenivsky. this morning we had statements from both the prosecution and defence about what they thought that sentencing should be, perhaps how long they thought i should be. the prosecution were pushing for a full life sentence for piran ditta khan. he is now 75 years old, she will die in prison at the matter what sentence he is given. but when the judge what sentence he is given. but when thejudge came to what sentence he is given. but when the judge came to sentencing today, he sentence him basically along the lines of ugly other people who have previously been convicted of being involved in this case. remember, there was a gang of seven involved in this range back into his and five. but the man sentenced today, piran ditta khan, was essentially the ring leader. thejudge did set a minimum term of a0 years. but from that, he deducted a time that piran ditta khan has spent both in custody waiting for extradition from pakistan and also on remand here in

uk waiting for trial. so that was time taken off already spent off a a0 year target. that is the height high sentence for anybody involved in a raid, because he was alone in choosing the target and planning it. he then fled to pakistan and effectively evaded justice for ia years. he is now back in custody, he is now serving a sentence. he muttered something to one of his lawyers as he was taken down. he wasn't very happy obviously about what had been said to him in court in sentencing today. but this man is 75 years old, he is not in good health, he will probably die in custody. but he has been sentenced this afternoon for 35 years for the murder of pc sharon beshenivsky back in 2005. f”:

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years to get to today. people will ask why. years to get to today. people will ask wh . ~ ., years to get to today. people will ask wh . ~ . ., ., ~ years to get to today. people will askwh .~ ., , ask why. when the raid took place in 2005, there — ask why. when the raid took place in 2005, there is — ask why. when the raid took place in 2005, there is obviously _ ask why. when the raid took place in 2005, there is obviously a _ ask why. when the raid took place in 2005, there is obviously a huge - 2005, there is obviously a huge police investigation at the time. in the coming months that followed, most of the gang were contained two detained and then subsequently convicted for their involvement in the raid. three of the seven and the gang actually carried out the robbery at the travel agents. they carried out the raid, they fired the shots, and then the others were lookouts and getaway drivers. but piran ditta khan was the ringleader, a couple of months later he got on a plane at heathrow and fled to islamabad and then evaded custody for ia years until he was detained. he ran away to evade justice, that is why it has taken so long. more in

the coming — is why it has taken so long. more in the coming hour— is why it has taken so long. more in the coming hour from _ is why it has taken so long. more in the coming hour from danny - is why it has taken so long. more in| the coming hour from danny savage is why it has taken so long. more in - the coming hour from danny savage on the coming hourfrom danny savage on that case. i'm geeta guru—murthy. you are watching bbc news. thanks for being with us. hello. for most of us, it feels more like summer than spring out there today. another very warm one across large swathes of the uk. the weekend will be very warm, as well. dry for most on saturday, but things are set to change on sunday with the increasing chance of some heavy thundery showers. you can see weather systems waiting in the wings out in the atlantic, but, for the time being they are being fended off by this area of high pressure. we do have a bit more in the way of cloud across the north of scotland. the odd spot of rain here. also, this area of low cloud and mistiness rolling on to some of these eastern coasts of east anglia and the south—east of england. elsewhere, good spells of sunshine, highs of 2a, maybe 25 degrees. through this evening and tonight, this area of cloud will roll its way in off the north sea into parts of eastern england, perhaps getting into the midlands, as well.

also some areas of low cloud just rolling across the north—west of scotland, maybe affecting shetland. most places seeing clear skies and hence some sunshine to start saturday morning. temperatures not dropping too far at all. for saturday, this area of cloud will tend to roll back towards north sea coasts. for most, it's going to be fine with some sunshine, but we do have the chance for some showers to pop up. they should be quite well scattered, but across some parts of scotland, especially over high ground, we could see the odd heavy thundery downpour. equally, in the best of the sunshine, highs of 2a, perhaps 25 degrees. not a bad looking day for northern ireland, maybe just the odd shower out towards the west. dry for the bulk of england and wales. a bit of patchy fairweather cloud and still some of this low cloud and mist affecting some north sea coasts, but temperatures easily up to 23, 2a, 25 degrees. 0ur area of high pressure starts to give way as we head into the second half of the weekend, with these frontal systems rolling in from the atlantic, so the increasing chance of seeing some heavy showers and perhaps some

thunderstorms popping up as we head through sunday, particularly across parts of northern ireland, northern england, wales, the midlands and down towards the south—west. it may well be that eastern parts of england stay dry. we'll see some showers getting going across parts of scotland. still very warm, though, with temperatures up to 25, perhaps up to 26 degrees on sunday. as we head into next week, well, a very different weather outlook. it looks much more unsettled. some rain at times and feeling cooler, as well.

live from london. this is bbc news. fierce fighting in ukraine's kharkiv region, as russia launches a surprise attack. a man is sentenced to life for the murder of a pc who was shot 20 years ago. israel's prime minister vows — to press ahead with the offensive in rafah — in defiance of us calls for restraint. a bbc investigation tracks down one of europe's most wanted criminals — known as "the scorpion" — whose admitted trafficking thousands of people to the continent. and — harry accompanies his wife meghan — at the start of an informal tour of nigeria.