hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the head of the french car company psa has played down fears of british plant closures, after its takeover of vauxhall. he says he has faith in the uk's 4,000 workers. as long as we improve the performance and we become the best, there is no risk they should fear. president trump has signed a new executive order, imposing a ban on travellers from six mainly muslim countries. iraq is no longer on the list. 13 potential uk terror attacks have been prevented in almost four years — according to counter—terrorism police — as the public is urged to be vigilant. a zoo in cumbria has lost its license — after almost 500 animals died there in the last four years. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll bring you the latest reaction to president trump's newly revised travel ban —

that's coming up in the 100 days programme at seven. in france — pressure grows for francois fillon to withdraw from the presidential race — we'll find out if he's likely to fight on. and 30 years after the zeebruge ferry disaster — we'll hear from relatives of the 193 people who lost their lives. that's all ahead on bbc news. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm john watson and here's what's coming up on tonight's programme. west ham will try to end the latest unbeaten run of chelsea. it looked cordial in training, but arsene wenger was forced to deny alexis sanchez was dropped after a row with his team mates. and why britain's laura muir

is ready to carry the hopes of british athletics. hello and welcome. chelsea will look to re—establish a ten point lead at the top of the premier league table tonight when they take on west ham at the london stadium. second placed spurs trimmed the gap to seven points with victory over everton yesterday, but as emma jones now reports, with 12 games to go, the league leaders are going to take some stopping. the question is can anyone catch chelsea. they are seven points clear of totte n ha m chelsea. they are seven points clear of tottenham but also have a game in hand on the team in second place. that game in hand tonight here

against west ham. west ham have beaten chelsea here in the league cup this season. that result makes the whole manager optimistic and the visiting manager wary. at least we know it is not impossible. we have done it recently. this season and we improved a lot from that game and we're playing well. it is a bonus game, it is a game we're playing at home and a game that are expecting something from knowing that we will have to be big time on top of our game. we know the difficulty of this type of game. against west ham. it is important for us to play our ideal football, to pick our philosophy and try to play, try to score and defend very well. to play with intensity. there were some ugly

scenes here between the fans when these teams met here in the league cup. west ham that say they confident they have dealt with those issues of stewarding and segregation. chelsea have urged theirfans to segregation. chelsea have urged their fans to show their passion but also from offensive behaviour. and live coverage of the match on bbc radio 5 live tonight. they were the two incidents that marked manchester united's draw with bournemouth. now, zlatan ibrahimovic and defender tyrone mings have both been charged with violent conduct following their clashes at old trafford. mings appeared to catch the head of the player with his studs as he lay on the ground. the striker then caught the defender in the face with his elbow moments later, in what looked like retaliation. mings could face a longer ban if found guilty, after the fa suggested the standard punishment may not be appropriate. both incidents were missed by the match officials — the two players have until tomorrow evening to respond to the charge.

arsene wenger was forced to deny reports today that alexis sanchez was involved in a training ground row with his team mates in the lead up to saturday's defeat to liverpool. the continuing uncertainty over the player's future adds to what are tricky times at the club. 0ur reporter david 0rnstein spent the day at the club's training ground, where sanchez took part in full training today. arsene wenger was speaking for the first time since the defeat on saturday, a defeat perhaps overshadowed by his decision to drop top scorer alexis sanchez to the bench was up last night it was widely reported that in the build—up to that match alexis sanchez stormed out of a training session and was involved in an angry exchange with team—mates. involved in an angry exchange with team-mates. i'm not aware and nothing happened. nothing at all? nothing at all. i explained after the game that i decided to go for a more direct option in the game and

thatis more direct option in the game and that is what happened. that was unique reason my decision. and for the rest, his attitude, he is a committed player and sometimes we see excessive behaviour but not many times in history. the result was the fourth loss in six games for arsenal and they are outside the top four in the premier league now and they face bayern munich tomorrow night needing a sporting miracle to reach the champions league quarterfinals after the last the first leg of their last 16 tie. arsene wenger has pierced criticism and according to his captain per mertesacker the players are to blame. i think we saw on many occasions that we were absolutely not ready for a fight and that is what i want to see tomorrow, that we re what i want to see tomorrow, that were up for a fight, to challenge something. we have not completed a lot, you know. in recent games. and we need to turn it around, that is

really the focus, to come back to oui’ really the focus, to come back to our strength. arsene wenger said he will still be without mesut 0zil who missed the trip to liverpool through illness and he refused to be drawn on whether there would be a return for alexis sanchez to the starting 11. but you suspect if they are to stand a chance he will be in the side. there'll be no champions league football on terrestrial tv from the start of the 2018 season after bt sport secured the exclusive rights for both live matches and highlights. it has cost bt £1.2 billion for a three—year deal, and includes all champions league and europa league live games, highlights and in—match clips of both competitions. the bbc has secured the rights for the 2019 women's world cup. more than 12 million people watched on bbc tv last time round in canada, when england finished third. they will attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years' time. in the cyprus cup, wales women lost 1—0 to the republic of ireland. scotland women beat austria 3—1.

jane ross, leanne ross and lisa evans with the goals. the fa have tabled a series of proposals to reform the organisation. they include reserving three places on the fa board forfemale members and adding eleven new members to the fa council to better reflect the diversity in english football. from wembley, here's our sports news correspondent, richard conway. change has not been an easy way for the football association and in the past few years efforts to drive through reforms in the fa board and council have almost universally failed whenever efforts have been attempted. they're trying to get through real change into the fa board and in its council because it is under pressure from sport england, who may deprive the fa £30 million of grassroots funding, through to pressure from government 01’ through to pressure from government orsay through to pressure from government or say they want to see real change implemented to make the boards more

diverse. and more representative of the people who actually play and administer the game in england. speaking to greg clark today he is 110w speaking to greg clark today he is now confident having spoken to all the different stakeholders, that something can be achieved.” the different stakeholders, that something can be achieved. i think it is important that the fa is representative of society. we need ethnic and gender diversity and a lot of work shows that boys richard diverse are more effective. through the business world there is a drive for diversity because diverse boards make better decisions and that is true also in football. in recent weeks some fa councillors have been critical about the need for reform, i asked greg clark about the issue of whether there is true cultural change within the organisation or whether it is more words on paper. i'm very confident because when you talk to people, the people who have gone out in the press and set out greatest things are not representative of the club, the players, the executive or the board. to be frank their mindset is from a

different age was dubbed the people on the board now, the executive, the clu bs on the board now, the executive, the clubs and the leagues, they all want to embrace a multicultural society which is gender diverse and ethnically diverse and the fa needs to be the charge and were further. it is not the end of the road for the process, the board of the fa must now take his proposals to the fa council and that will be in a meeting held sometime next month. from there they must get final approval in may. julie harrington has been appointed as the new chief executive of british cycling. she leaves her role as group operations director at the fa to take overfrom ian drake, who stepped down last month. british cycling is subject to an ongoing uk anti—doping investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in the sport. after beating david haye on saturday, world cruiserweight champion tony bellew says he's not sure whether he'll fight again. he came through their all—british heavyweight fight, a bout that was built on some real animosity between the pair. speaking this morning, bellew was asked if he would take up the chance of a rematch against haye

if it came about. i don't know. i hope he gets healthy as soon as possible. i will take some time out to recover and spend time with my family. and then we will see. i'm not sure if i can go through this any more, i will be totally honest, i'm not sure my body can go through with it. i have far exceeded what i set out to do in business and game. i really have. so, it will take something special to bring me back out. i am being totally honest enough. laura muir has returned to scotland tonight — and the double european champion says she's now targetting similar success in this summer's world championships in london. muir had never won a medal at a major championships before last night, when she won gold in both the 1500m and 3000m. rhona mcleod reports. it was the homecoming she could only

have dreamt of. laura muir, double european gold medallist, back in her homeland this evening. her status has grown after british and championship records have fallen in her wake. pretty much every hour was scheduled over the weekend, i was getting mass search and eating at this time, just to make sure i was in the best shape possible for each round. a couple of days ago i had no medals and now i have two gold medals. first stop in double attempt was the 1500 metres and laura muir was the 1500 metres and laura muir was the 1500 metres and laura muir was the dominant athlete, charging to the front from early stages. her gold medal achieved with a british record. it is not her fault they behind schedule... she made it clear she was in no mood to be pushed around and the same applied by an overzealous officials tried to deny her the victory lap. the first

pa rt deny her the victory lap. the first part of the double completed, a day later she lined up alongside fellow scot steph twell and eilish mccolgan for the 3000 metres. laura muir quickly showed there were no tired legs. she now has two gold medals, the champion again and another record. the now familiar feeling of standing on top of the podium. as laura muir now considers the challenges ahead, she will be the one to watch at the london world championships in august. but more immediately the committed vet student has another focus. just having a look at his teeth. so i'm a veterinary student and start a placement tomorrow, back in straightaway so i must fit it dinner where i can. it is laura muir... a high achiever in two areas of life. the next few months a juggling act with two vastly different prizes within her grasp. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news.

trade unions are calling on the government to fight for british jobs at vauxhall after the car manufacturer was bought by the french owners of peugeot and citroen. president trump has signed a new ban on travellers from six mainly muslim countries, after the us courts blocked his original order. 13 potential uk terror attacks have been prevented in almost four years — according to counter—terrorism police — as the public is urged to be vigilant. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the trump administration has issued

a new travel ban order, after the original provoked demonstrations in america and beyond. so what changes have been made now. while there will bea90 have been made now. while there will be a 90 day travel ban on people from six countries instead of seven. iraq has been taken off the list. those who already had valid visas or green cards will not be affected by the order. the new measures take effect in ten days' time, not religiously as was the case the last time around. the uk's most senior counter—terrorism police officer has revealed that more than 500 investigations are being carried