of some serious situations. i'm wondering if they even have an inclusive and diverse board of advisors, because if anybody who saw that before it went out... they would know that that was just inappropriate and disrespectful. they say any publicity is good publicity. ad agencies are constantly trying to push the boundaries. but how far is too far? when you trivialise it or make a scene, like, just that everybody in a melting pot kind of thing, i don't know if they're really about the issues or if they're just trivialising the whole thing. probably bigger problems in the world, isn't there? but i think when you say insulting... it's insulting in that, you know, there are serious problems in the world and pepsi have used the problems to try and give them some value. # we are the chosen... bowing to pressure, pepsi has now pulled the advert and apologised. it's cost the company hundreds

of thousands of pounds, but it's a drinks campaign which has fallen flat, and the cost to pepsi's reputation could be even greater. elaine dunkley, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's evan. something strange is happening in the french presidential election, candidates from the two main parties have been overtaken in the opinion polls by outsiders. tonight, we visit a former coalmining region in france to find out what's going on. join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with evan. here, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh woozencroft. your main headlines this evening. chelsea beat manchester city to preserve their lead at the top on a busy night of premier league action. after 43 yea rs premier league action. after 43 years in the sport, olympic champion nick skelton ‘calls time‘ on his showjumping career. and umbrellas at the ready in augusta as players and fa ns the ready in augusta as players and fans are cleared from the course due to severe thunderstorms. good evening, there‘s plenty to come

but we begin with a busy night of football and an important victory for the premier league leaders chelsea. antonio conte‘s men beat manchester city 2—1 at stamford bridge, which helped preserve their seven point lead at the top. patrick gea rey seven point lead at the top. patrick gearey watched the action. four weeks, chelsea have been a speck in the sunset but distances can be deceptive. having been brought closer to the pack, they set out after clear blue water. even hazard staring them in the right direction, the excuse for caballerial was revealed as deflection. the title challenge from man city has featured at least they offered something practical, sergio aguero —1—1. city are prone to slips at the back and they said pedro tumbling. eden hazard again, and again. league goal 13 of the season, unlucky for some, definitely not for him. the season from man city has been confiscated

but the threats they carry mean you cannot relax and somewhere sergio aguero is lurking. the victory for spurs added to the tension, one chance might change the title race, was this it forjohn stones? chelsea statement as much as a victory and after every stu m ble, statement as much as a victory and after every stumble, they find their strike. a big win. it is always difficult to play against man city, when they start to play the need to defend well and we did so. we scored two goals two so we are very happy to stay with seven points. you scored two goals with a little bit of help? a little bit of luck, sometimes we need this, we need this time of help. three years ago we won the title and they scored similarly against crystal palace of this is a good sign. it is an honour for me to have these amazing players. that is all i can say. i am happier than the

game with arsenal when we had a draw. and to come here to stamford bridge but the best team in the premiership and play like we did, but the problems we had, we have, and with huge personality, i am a lucky man. spurs left it late to come from behind and beat swansea 3-1 come from behind and beat swansea 3—1 and keep up their chase for second. dele alli equalised in the 88th minute for spurs before injury time goals from heung—min son and christian eriksen guaranteed the victory. there was relief for boss arsene wenger as arsenal eased to a 3—nil win over west ham, who have 110w 3—nil win over west ham, who have now lost their last five league games. second half goals from mesut ozil, theo walcott and olivier giroud mean arsenal are four points off the champions league spots in fifth, with a game in hand. it is a game where we needed to build results slowly and with patience. in the first—half, west ham defended

very well and we needed to find the solution in the second half. it was much more convincing and we created many chances that won the game with a convincing performance. elsewhere, hull city are now out of the relegation zone thanks to a 4—2 win over fellow strugglers middlesbrough josh king‘s late equaliser gave bournemouth a draw away at liverpool and southampton moved into the top half with a win over crystal palace. disappointment for liverpool on the pitch tonight and bad news off it — they have been banned from signing academy players from other english clu bs for academy players from other english clubs for at least a year. they admitted a breach of premier league rules after having regular contact with a young stoke city player‘s family prior to an attempt to sign him, which included an offer to pay private school fees. the club has also been fined £100,000. after winning the title at the weekend, scottish premiership champions celtic maintained their unbeaten run, but could only draw 1—all at home with partick thistle.

elsewhere, third—placed rangers and kilmarnock fought out a lacklustre nil nil draw at rugby park. kilmarnock stay seventh. motherwell and hamilton drew 0—0 to remain tenth and 11th in the table respectively. hamilton had darian mackinnon sent off for violent conduct and stjohnstone have moved five points clear of hearts in fourth spot after beating them 1—0. hearts had sam nicholson was sent off in the second half, for an off the ball incident. referee keith stroud has apologised after accidentally denying newcastle the chance to take the lead in their 1—nilwin chance to take the lead in their 1—nil win over burton albion. although newcastle move back to the top of the championship table, stroud has admitted he should have allowed their penalty to be retaken after dwight gayle had encroached, instead of the indirect free kick that he wrongly awarded to burton. elsewhere huddersfield revived their hopes of automatic promotion with a three nil win over norwich. their

goals came in the second half from elias kachunga, aaron mooy, and nahki wells. huddersfield are third, nine points behind brighton but have played a game less. the showjumper nick skelton, who was britain‘s oldest olympic goal medallist at the rio games last year, is to retire. he was competing at his seventh games — 17 years after a broken neck forced his initial retirement. katie gornall went to meet nick and his horse ‘big star.‘ if age was just a number, went to meet nick and his horse ‘big star.‘ if age wasjust a number, it is for nick skelton. last summer in rio he became the second oldest olympic goal medallist from britain but in his 60th birthday, skelton and his famous horse will take things a little easier. i think with any sport, you think it will last forever and you never want to stop what you have too. and i do not think there is a better time to stop

in at the top. skelton spent more than four decades of the top, he still holds a british record for jumping the highest fence, grilling over seven foot seven in 1978. a star is born! ten years later he competed in the first of seven olympics but the big prize eluded him until 2012, winning team goal in london, an achievement all the more remarkable because 12 years earlier he had suffered a broken neck. back then he thought his career was over. in 20001 then he thought his career was over. in 2000 i broke my neck and did not ride a number of years. i got back going because i had a great horse at the time, i thought he was going to be very good and he was. and when i finish with him, i thought that was it and then big star came along.|j had to do it all over again. his story has captured the attention of people, last year he finished third in the sports personality of the year. i think the age factor, some

old man doing what i did, winning gold. i think it is inspirational for the younger folks. he says it is as much about the horse as him and with big star he had one worthy of his name. together, they will buy out on top. holger betts... news just in that the world number one golfer, dustinjohnson, just in that the world number one golfer, dustin johnson, has just in that the world number one golfer, dustinjohnson, has taken a serious fall on the eve of the masters, his agent says he felt when his the word back while at his rental home before the tournament and he is taking anti—inflammatories and he is taking anti—inflammatories and are still hopeful of competing. the event starts tomorrow. the traditional par three tournament that takes place at augusta on the eve of the masters was been cancelled because of severe weather warnings earlier. a tornado threat forced officials to close the course during practice. the event often sees family members or celebrities serving as caddies to the professionals. the forecast for the first round tomorrow includes strong winds. england bowlers tymal mills

and chrisjordan have both been involved in the first match of the indian premier league as sunrisers hydra—bad beat royal challengers bangalore. mills was signed by the royal challengers for £1.4 million and got the key wicket of yuvraj singh. but the sunrisers still made 207 from their twenty overs. jordan came on as a substitute fielder and completed the winning ‘run out‘ in the final over. grand national organisers have given terminally ill five year old bradley lowery a n terminally ill five year old bradley lowery an honorary place on the official racecard for saturday‘s big race. bradley was diagnosed with neuroblastoma four years ago and has ca ptu red neuroblastoma four years ago and has captured the hearts of sports fans with his bravery — the sunderland fan, has been mascot at the stadium of light and at other matches, including an england international. and now has been included as the 41st entry on the official racecard at aintree, with his own red and white sunderland colours. his hero, sunderland strikerjermian white sunderland colours. his hero, sunderland striker jermian defoe white sunderland colours. his hero, sunderland strikerjermian defoe is also included in bradley‘s card.

bradley and his family will all be at aintree for the race. that‘s all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate mccann, senior political correspondent at the daily telegraph, and dan bilefsky, london—based reporter for the new york times. tomorrow‘s front pages... the telegraph leads with a warning that donald trump could threaten military action on syria following reports of a chemical attack.

the metro features the same story, with president trump describing the suspected gas attack as a red line. in the financial times there‘s claims that theresa may might soften her stance on free movement as part of brexit talks. the express says house prices are set to rise by a quarter as a result of leaving the eu. the i reports that the uk is trying to improve diplomatic relations with russia. the guardian says there is mounting pressure onjeremy corbyn to expel ken livingstone following his remarks on hitler. the times reports the government‘s rise on probate fees may be unlawful. and in the mail, claims that the uk‘s foreign aid budget has been increased because of eu rules. iam not i am not normally hear on wednesday, iam i am not normally hear on wednesday, i am discombobulated. some grim stories tonight. we will do our best

to find some light relief towards the end but we start with the telegraph. donald trump squares up to president assad over the gas attack but we start with this picture story of this 29—year—old man who lost all of his family, including twin babies, he is holding in his arms, and there is a moving dispatch from beirut. this is a heartbreaking story about a young man who discovered that his twin children, babies and wife, or in the line of fire of the attack and he ran from his shop to be with his wife and children and took them to a safe place in the basement and he realised they had been hit by the gas, and they died. and this photograph shows him cradling those babies in his arms and it is absolutely heartbreaking. some of

the pictures we have seen of survivors and the condition they we re survivors and the condition they were in, medics making the point that these attacks leave no marks. this is not the first time that sarin gas is suspected against civilians and this is not an accidental attack, this is an attack on civilians, 86 people have died, 30 children. this is not the worst picture by far, there are pictures of children piled on top of each other, stripped of their clothes because when this gas hits, the best thing is to dust their clothes and water. imagine how awful that must be. two days later, there has been nothing done, no action, we talk about the need to consider things like this carefully and they will come onto the comments from president trump but