does that mean if you become prime minister, come hell or highwater, we will be leaving the eu? look there was a clear vote in the referendum a year ago but now there are the negotiations which have already begun. alexander blackman, the former royal marine who was jailed for killing a taliban fighter in afghanistan, has told the bbc he deeply regrets his actions. an 11 year old girl has died after falling from a ride into water during a school trip to drayton manor theme park in staffordshire. a man arrested near downing street last month has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, scotland yard says khalid mohamed omar ali, from north london, faces a total of three charges. 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 be getting response to thejeremy corbyn's official launch of his election campaign.

and there'll be more on the prime minister's appearance on the one show, along with her husband phillip. and the latest on the news that an 11—year—old girl has died after an incident at a theme park in staffordshire. but now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. coming up on the programme. maria sharapova's latest wildcard comes from the lta... as she's offered a chance to continue her controversial comeback from a doping ban at the pre—wimbledon tournament in birmingham. we talk to the scottish footballer who has tried to take his life three times and wants more to be done to help players with mental health problems. icame off

i came off with ten minutes to go and was standing in the dugout. and there were shouts of, do it right this time. and gareth thomas surges to second overall in the standings for the giro d'italia after the fourth stage today. good evening. maria sharapova will be offered a wildcard into the birmingham tournament next month, despite the controversy generated by her comeback from a doping ban. the russian recently returned to the sport after her is—month suspension with some players vocal in their opposition to her receiving wildcards into major tournament. none more so than the woman who beat sharapova in madrid last night — eugenie bouchard. our tennis correspondent russell fuller has more. it does seem that this decision has been taken purely on commercial grounds and it is taken, i'm sure,

with thought at least given to the opposition that's been raised by many players. andy murray and heather watson are just two players who have expressed their concern that sharapova having returned from a doping ban is being offered so many wildcards. i think when all tournaments look at this in the cold light of day and the grand slams are slightly different, there is a moral dimension for the french open and wimbledon, but when commercial events like the birmingham event look at this, they will see that sharapova is likely to drive ticket sales. that event's normally overshadowed by the aegon championships. at the moment tickets are readily available. even though i don't think we will get confirmation, the lta won't make a song and dance, but they will want sharapova in their draw to drive interest in their tournament. andy murray continues his preparations for the french open in a fortnight‘s time at the madrid

masters. he's beaten romania's marius copil. more needs to be done to highlight mental health issues within football according to one player who has tried to take his own life. forfar striker david cox was speaking after figures showing almost two thirds of scottish footballers surveyed said they had experience of the issue. chris mclaughlin reports. footballing highs, celebration, reward and recognition. but for some there is another side. for some the dressing room, usually packed, noisy and buzzing, can be the loneliest place in the world. everything just got to be too much. this player has been open about his

illness in the past. he has tried to ta ke illness in the past. he has tried to take his life on three occasions. you do not get to where you want to 90, you do not get to where you want to go, you have a dream to be a football player and of course it is going to put pressure on people. people come and pay money to come and see you and some of the things that i said after game. in one game icame off that i said after game. in one game i came off with ten minutes to go andi i came off with ten minutes to go and i was standing in the dugout and heard some of the dugout and heard some shouting, away and hang yourself and do it right this time. something like that. some in the game believe the pressures, expectation and exposure can leave players are vulnerable. the players union that the pfa conducted a survey and a 600 players who responded, over 60% said they or a team—mate had experienced a mental health issue. we go and do club visits, give presentations to the

players and after every visit the phone rings maybe once or twice. there are others in the game is determined to fight in other ways. last year this player has a brother took his own life after battling depression. now he is setting up a foundation in a bid to help people speak. we had plenty of discussions asafamily speak. we had plenty of discussions as a family but it comes back to the one thing, my brother wanted to help himself and does nothing you can do. so you need to open up. if only he had opened up he might still have been here today. they might have been here today. they might have been problems but they could be fixed. it is the lowest i ever felt in my life and i would never wish it oi'i in my life and i would never wish it on anyone. talk about it, do not keep it in. there's a particularly unhappy anniversary for english football this week. 25 years ago howard wilkinson won the first division title with leeds united. the likes of gary speed, gordon strachan and eric cantona were in that side —

the last before the premier league started. and wilkinson was also the last english manager to win the title in the top division. tonight radio five live are investigating why they're something of a dying breed. now of the 2a titles that followed wilkinson's, 19 titles have been won byjust three men, including three by arsene wenger. ido i do not think it is specially an english problem. it is down to the fa ct english problem. it is down to the fact that the premier league has been the attraction power internationally. the big clubs basically for managers. i do not think it would last 25 more years, coaches have been educated and so i think we will see soon change. stellar panel of guests on radio 5

live tonight from seven o'clock. steve mcclaren and henry winter, thatis steve mcclaren and henry winter, that is on 5 live starting at 7:30pm. the fifa secretary general sez that the italian football federation may face disciplinary action for the way they treated sulley muntari. the ghanaian midfielder walked off in a game playing for pescara in italy's serie a after being racially abused by cagliari supporters. he was subsequently banned for one match. but that was overturned following worldwide condemnation. what matters is the disciplinary committee has got to act and the sooner committee has got to act and the sooner the better. i have my personal feelings on anyone that is treated like he has been treated. on and off the pitch. but i'm not here for personal matters. i'm here to make sure that fifa takes through the committee the appropriate action

for any single discriminatory action. juventus take a 2—0 lead into tonight's second leg of their champions league semi—final against monaco in turin. the italian champions are strong favourites to meet either holders real madrid or atletico madrid in the final. now he may be 69... but dick advocaat has agreed to take charge of the netherlands national squad for a third time as he attempts to try and revive their bid to qualify for next year's world cup in russia. advocaat is also a former rangers and sunderland manager, and becomes the country's oldest coach, having previously taken them to the semi—finals of euro 200a. advocaat has named ruud gullit as his assistant, with the side fourth in their qualifying group and in danger of missing out on the finals in russia next year. the tour de france champion chris froome has been knocked off his bike while training near his home in monaco. the british rider, who was unhurt, posted this picture on social media, writing — "just got rammed on purpose by an impatient driver who followed me onto the pavement!" "thankfully i'm okay. bike totalled. driver kept going!"

he has reported the incident to local police. froome isn't involved in the giro d'italia but there have been some thrills and spills on today's fourth stage. the first involved another team sky rider, diego rosa. who appeared to be on the receiving end of something approaching road rage from javier moreno. then with just eleven miles to go to fernando gaviria might have turned as pink as his leader's jersey with embarrassment after misjudging his speed at a corner and taking a number of riders the wrong way with him. the stage was eventually won by jan polanc. britain's geraint thomas finished third with adam yates eighth, moving them up to second and third in the overall standings. europe's largest active volcano provided the most interesting stage yet of the giro d'italia this year. with a crash, a coming together and a british paper to the admittedly

early overall leaderboard. alan yates after third and a third place finished for gareth thomas moving him up to second. everyone wasjust watching each other. no one really went, the last two k everyone was a bit apprehensive but i felt good and it was nice to win the sprint for third and get a couple of seconds as well. even without chris froome team sky are in a good position and yet another grand tour. after the mountain surroundings today we moved to flatter terrain tomorrow for stage five but as thomas and all the big contenders keep saying, 2i gruelling stages in total and it is very early days. jamie roberts will captain wales in next month's tests against tonga and samoa. roberts missed out on a third tour with the lions and started every six nations match on the bench. capped 91 times by wales,

he'll lead a 32—man squad, which includes 13 uncapped players. they take on tonga in auckland onjune the 16th and samoa a week later in the capital apia. meanwhile the lions of rugby league are being resurrected. the first tour of the british and irish team in more than a decade will take place to new zealand in 2019. the team was disbanded back in 2008. since when england, scotland, wales and ireland have played under their own banners. nicola adams faces her first home fight in the city of leeds forward 20 years. she faces an opponentjust under half her own age. it will be the first time she's fought over for three—minute rounds. we'll finish the programme today with some breaking news. literally, news about breaking. there is to be an exhibition

event at the 2018 youth olympics in argentina. and in attempting to find the best b—boy and b—girl... their uk championships labels itself the country's biggest hip—hop dance party. it is amazing dancing and tricks, it is the place to be. the best in the world. it gets better every year, the vibes, the positivity, the people. such a good impact on the younger generation. it was one of the toughest events that you can win. and add it as a strike on your shoulder. you just need to be entertaining. and if you'd like to see more, head to bbc three to watch break like a girl — a feature about roxy and how breaking saved her life. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening.

some breaking news first from the united states, from seattle in washington state. a tunnel has a p pa re ntly washington state. a tunnel has apparently been damaged as a plutonium handling facility. the hanford nuclear reservation in washington state. authorities have evacuated some workers at the site and instructed others to take cover and instructed others to take cover and turn off ventilation systems as and turn off ventilation systems as a precaution. that comes after minor damage was discovered apparently in the wall of a transport tunnel. the department of energy says that there is no evidence that the tunnel has collapsed. local media reports suggested that that was the case.

but someone from the department of energy says there is no evidence suggesting that the tunnel has collapsed. the facility deals with nuclear waste. and there is no report at the moment of any leakage. that news coming from the united states in the last few minutes. and the 11—year—old girl, an update on that story. she was on a school trip to drayton manor theme park and she died after an incident involving the splash canyon ride. she was airlifted to hospital but paramedics and doctors were not able to save her. the company director of drayton manor theme park issued a statement saying staff were alerted that an ii—year—old saying staff were alerted that an 11—year—old girl had entered the water, trained park staff from each scene and attended to the patient and west midlands air ambulance arrived and