the day as well. foremost, through the day as well. foremost, it will be dry, fairly cool day, the sunshine, and later, wet and windy weather across cornwall and devon. low pressure will bring problematic weather during easter monday, wet and windy but at the time we reached the morning it will be across central parts of the country, a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow. snow chelation on the high ground and lower levels across central england and across the peak district and the pennines and central and southern scotland. turning my ardour for england and wales later on with a few heavy showers and a few sunny spells. if you have travel plans, bear this in spells. if you have travel plans, bearthis in mind, a risk spells. if you have travel plans, bear this in mind, a risk of smoke could cause travel problems. —— a risk of snow. tuesday, a very different day for most of us. a very mild day, brisk, breezy day. heavy april showers in england and wales,

sunny spells in between. wet over higher ground, heavy downpours for northern ireland but look at those temperatures, much milder as of late. there that in mind on easter monday with the sleet and snow. —— bear that in monday with the sleet and snow. —— bearthat in mind. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. two men — believed to have been members of the islamic state cell known as "the beatles" — complain they can't have a fair trial because the government has stripped them of their british citizenship. russia has more than doubled the number of british diplomats it plans to expel, because of the blame being placed on moscow over the salisbury nerve agent attack. christine shawcroft has resigned from labour's ruling body, as the anti—semitism row within the party continues. she will be replaced by eddie izzard. the british soldier killed while on operations syria has been named as sergeant matt tonroe from the parachute regiment. a private funeral service has

taken place in cambridge for stephen hawking. the astronomer royal, lord rees and actor eddie redmayne gave readings at the service. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening. three more points for manchester city as they close in on the premier league victory. they need one more win. the biggest fight of its kind for britain in the battle of the heavyweights. david warner answers also lead to more questions. i want to sincerely

apologise for betraying your trust in me. i've let you down badly. hello, good evening. all the premier league action to come. some extremely important results at the bottom end of the table. we start at the top with the champions elect. manchester city's march towards the premier league title took a big step forward with a 3—1 win at everton. city scored twice in the first 12 minutes. the last time he sighs city side. its eyes heavies defeat as a manager. 14 months on, it did to four minutes to set about rectifying that. electrifying from the start,

tearing everton apart in breathtaking fashion. the finishing ability of players alike leroy sane is what set city apart. everton had a great chance for an equaliser, but the accuracy was lacking. less than a minute later, gabrieljesus showed him how it should be done. with raheem sterling domain get three, it was looking over at. everton returned with more determination after half—time. jordan pickford stopped at the situation getting worse. then, against a run, stopped at the situation getting worse. then, againsta run, it stopped at the situation getting worse. then, against a run, it was getting going at the other end. that was as good as it got for everton. bidding that means a pep guardiola has tasted victory over every team in the premier league. another against manchester united in a week's time will ground them champions. overfor over for the rest of the round overfor the rest of the round up. we had a look that was happening at

the top of the table, but if we go down, to have a look at the bottom edge the table, that is probably where it is the most interesting in terms of what is happening today. west ham united, data 3—0 win over southampton very important for them. before today, the big game. those scrapping for a place to fight for survival for the end of the season. if you join for west ham. three goals in the first half was the difference. mark on on the screen. you got two of them against his former —— marco arnautovic on the screen. marriott with the third goal for them. a huge win for west ham. they not up to 14th, five points clear at the bottom three. as for southampton, their troubles really did continue. one wing in 18th and they were very poor today. let's have a listen to at the managers had to sit. david moyes in particular. we had a great start, we had great support from the first minute. it inspired the players as well, they had a good go at the start.

thankfully we got a few goals. shows you how quickly the picture can change, 14th in the table. we think we are good enough. we have dropped down over a recent results which have not been good enough, thankfully today's was. the opening period, opening 1015 periods of any game, clearly, the periods of any game, clearly, the period on either side of the half—time break. ‘and ‘ and closer with a poor - relegation. andy with a poor run of relegation. andy last today. every game, it looks like another step closer to

relegation for west brom. and alan pardew, one win in 13 out for west brom. 2—1 they were beaten at home today by brenly. two goals, one from ashley barnes, the first of them a brilliant goal. a superb volley. chris wood, with his first goal in three games. salomon rondon got one back, but it wasn't enough. as for brenly, their great ones continue. three runs in a row. two points from arsenal and six. interesting in the top half, but little to the bottom out. adam pa rdue top half, but little to the bottom out. adam pardue has been resigned. the team in the training yesterday were not the team i saw in the first half. that comes down to not engaging the opposition. being tentative. staying at home, we were so kind of defensive minded in the first half, almost like we were playing away. it is getting really difficult for us with every home game there is pressure from fans. we have got to be big enough to deal with that.

it's awkward. it's a different feeling, dusty games like this. we been on the other side. a few seasons ago. players are affected sometimes by everything. notjust on the pitch. they feel it around the club. we have to see to that thinking trying to play and keep trying to be effective. i thought we did on the first tab. as expected, there was a rally in a battle in the second half. the feel of the game change. it leveled out a little bit. i was really pleased to see begin melting the end. a little further up the table. it has a look like they're heading towards a survival. a 1—0 win over huddersfield has taken them to 35 points. huddersfield's troubles continue. they've gone 18 games without scoring a goal. that's what they have to address. perez was the defence today. he scored the one goal in the 1—0 win for newcastle. no money at all for rafa benitez in january. what a job he's doing at

the club. newcastle now seven clear of thejob the club. newcastle now seven clear of the job up the club. newcastle now seven clear of thejob up into child. the club. newcastle now seven clear of the job up into child. let's listen to the man that the fans love it newcastle. rafa benitez. it was an important game, we needed to win and we did it. it is difficult because they are a good team, organised. we had chances in the first—half that we didn't take. the second half they could play counterattack. we could be cuts in about position. in the end, we continued fishing and we scored and —— caught in a bad position. i think we deserved to win. that is my feeling. let's look at the rest of the day's premier league results. a full report on the liverpool game. mohamed salah has tied a record. he produced liverpool's winner. six minutes from time and the beat crystal palace 2—1. that is a result of further strengthens liverpool's race for a champions league spot. paul garrity was watching this one for us. the focus was on mo salah,

the leagues top scorer was more growth and —— more goals than crystal palace. a penalty was one. alice went ahead. liverpool created chances. but managerjurgen klopp couldn't hide his dissatisfaction. the half—time team talk brought rewards. james milner found sadio mane. he would enjoy scoring against palace. this was the fifth time he has struck against them. with these goals against them, christian ben tecate was off his line. —— christian ben tecate. when the winter came, it was from a familiar source. mo salah with his 37th of the season. liverpool and jurgen klopp's 100 league game in charge, ta ke klopp's 100 league game in charge, take deep charge and match winner mo salah. it is usualfor

take deep charge and match winner mo salah. it is usual for us that we need to fight here. especially after the difficult start we had in that game, it makes it at the end even more special, but not really necessary to start like this in the game. the rest of the first half was not bad. the impression of being 1—0 down, getting more confident —— against a more confident opponents. the second half performance in particular was good. they had a bit more of the ball and we had to work ha rd more of the ball and we had to work hard defensively to get behind the ball. and remain compact. they actually didn't score in that period of time. really, throughout the game, if you look at the 95 minutes, are goalkeeper faced pressure. our defence, for the most part, dealt with what liverpool had to come

with. you have to feel sorry for roy hodgson. a big win for manchester united. big winners over swansea to get up to second place. after the liverpool win. brighton defeated at home to leicester, to evansville. jamie vardy with another goal is to. the other one, watford in bournemouth both look like safe now, to having to dojob. both look like safe now, to having to do job. but soon it had this to the top of the table. manchester city are notjust the top of the table. manchester city are not just that one the top of the table. manchester city are notjust that one win away, they? one win away, against manchester united, could be next season. manchester united, could be next season. what way to and. manchester united did temporarily dropped to third, but have gone up to second. brenly in seven there, just two points behind arsenal. that's interesting because of depending on what happens with the various cubs, they could end up with a european spot. looking at the bottom of the table, west brom, as we said, really

with the 20 points looking like they are going down. ten points adrift, it doesn't look good. southampton, after watching them against west ham today, they could be in trouble. they didn't impress at all today. they didn't impress at all today. the other one to watch out for is huddersfield. they've only spent eight days in the bottom the off—season, but they're notjust at the point away. interesting character, david wagner. six or seven games for the cubs to play. that's a round up of what is happening in the top—flight. james has got to play more on the rest of the football. now to the scottish premiership, where second placed rangers came from 2—0 down to secure a point at motherwell. allan campbell scored to put motherwell 2—0 up, after curtis may had scored from the spot. rangers got back into the game through a james tavernier penalty but it was jamie murphy who returned to haunt his former side, levelling the match 2—2. here are all the day's scottish premiership results.

wins foraberdeen, celtic, hibernian and kilmarnock. not so many goes to show you in the championship. hull city and aston villa played out the user — zero draw. it is a game and missed chances. —— 0—0. overthe draw. it is a game and missed chances. —— 0—0. over the barb by snodgrass. the second half, another chance, but again, you can see the pic of the bunch. really not a game that will live long in the memory. 0-0 the that will live long in the memory. 0—0 the square there. only one goal and begins other. birmingham beating ipswich 1—0, but an important three points. how to former england captain ray wilkins is in hospital after falling ill. wilkins, seen here scoring for manchester united in the 1983 fa cup final, is in a critical condition in a london hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.

it's being billed as one of the biggest fights in britain for years. the first time a heavyweight unification fight is taking place in this country. later this evening anthony joshua will take on new zealand's joseph parker in cardiff, with the winner getting closer to being undisputed champion. i'm not scared at all. but say we put everything on mutant strip everything on mutant strip everything everything. about my opponents in my current opponent. when i look at the person in general, i have no fear. it doesn't come to my mind how big it was going to be or how big it is going to be. but, you know, i have had 24 fights and i've enjoyed them all. this is on another level. i'm trying to treat it as another fight. it's just another fight. it is happens to be

in front of 80,000 people. exciting to be fighting offended him. —— in front of them. let's cross live to the venue and join our correspondent david ornstein. book him to credit for the atmosphere is building nicely ahead of one of the most heavily anticipated boxing matches. anthony joshuais anticipated boxing matches. anthony joshua isjoseph anticipated boxing matches. anthony joshua is joseph parker. anticipated boxing matches. anthony joshua isjoseph parker. the first empty reigning heavyweight with champions had ever met one butjust live. i'm delighted to bejoined by mike costello. if you can sum up the sense of occasion tonight, how big a contest is this? would you expecting the fight? visit weren't aware that matches a significant heavyweight occasion. the first time to heavyweight unbeaten champions and met in this country. if you look globally, is the first time in more than 30 years they have met anywhere, going all they have met anywhere, going all the way back to the era of mike tyson, when he fought another american called a tony talker. that

gives you an idea of the significance said —— significance here. —— tony tucker. they are expected to total 80,000 fans here this evening. across the last 11 months, that means a quarter of a million people will have watched anthonyjoshua live million people will have watched anthony joshua live in million people will have watched anthonyjoshua live in the stadium, whether at wembley stadium or for the last twice here. when my —— when mike tyson or george foreman talk about anthony joshua being responsible for the resurgence of the glamour of the heavyweight division, we are seeing it tonight here for real. no pressure for anthonyjoshua. he weighed in heavier than just a parker. anthonyjoshua. he weighed in heavier thanjust a parker. has anthonyjoshua. he weighed in heavier than just a parker. has a height and reach advantage, as well. at couple years older than him, as well. tell us the product —— tell us the prospect facing joseph parker if there's an upset. i don't think he will, but you can't. because it is the heavyweight division, the hit hard. it is the division were some of the biggest upsets in boxing

history have happened. joseph parker, likejoshua, history have happened. joseph parker, like joshua, is history have happened. joseph parker, likejoshua, is unbeaten. 24 fights, 18 of them inside distance, but it seems to me if you look at them, not just but it seems to me if you look at them, notjust in terms of general size, but all imposing in terms of the wayjoshua towers over him, i think it will beat too peigan too powerful for just the think it will beat too peigan too powerful forjust the park. think it will beat too peigan too powerfulforjust the park. there is a chance of an upset because it is the heavyweight division. is difficult to call, but there will be a winner. you expecting for the future, weber does come out on top? indie era stretching to decorates —— in the era stretching back three decades, the winner tonight walks away with three of the four recognised versions of the world heavyweight title. the other one is held by the american junkie wilder. that will be next for the winter. no man in history —— the american, wilder. he can go one step closer tonight. thank you very much for your time is over. it should be a

fascinating contest here at the principality stadium where we are expecting up to 80,000 spectators for one briton's leading sports stars rapidly, arguably, becoming the leading sports star, anthony joshua. he's the ring againstjoseph parker at around 10:30pm. you can keep up—to—date with all the news, the latest news from cardiff on the website. after an excellent start england's bowlers were left frustrated by new zealand's middle order batsman on day two of the 2nd test in christchurch. they trail england by 150 runs with four wickets remaining. patrick geary reports. a glance around christchurch's green and pleasant land and you would think it was england. ifjonny bairstow can remember what it looks like. he first flew south 154 days ago. home is where the heart is. ten minutes later, he forgot where the fielder was.

england 307 all out. the time to rest forjohnny. in another ten minutes he would be in another set of gloves. in placing case. x in place in case. stuart broad and james anderson were keeping him and his lips busy, bowling with the spring of men wanting to fit a frustrating winter behind them. this skill to cede even the umpire, for a time. bruce oxenford said no but then that is what the replays are for. out again. and when anderson got the new zealand's captain, they had them 36—5. to get out of the hole, the black caps needed a bit of muscle. fittingly a big man. as england waned, he whacked. his partner was smaller in size but not ambition, lifting his team out of the crisis. both passed 70 before broad and bairstow combined again. england still on top for now.

day three is one test match special as of 830. england were well beaten in the final of the women's tri series by australia this morning. australia won by 57 runs after recording the highest total in women's twenty20 internationals. that just 209—4. include thatjust 209—4. include only reach 152-9 in thatjust 209—4. include only reach 152—9 in their 20 overs. —— england only reached. losing always hurts and you aim. we had two aims when we came on this tour, to get close to try new things and to win. we got to the final but we were not good enough on the day. we hung in there for enough of the time to stay in the game. we were just about level. but that partnership between two of the players was outstanding and took the game from us. the australian cricketer david warner has spoken publicly for the first time about his role in the ball tampering scandal,

saying he takes "full responsibility" for his actions. in another tearful news conference the former vice captain said he would regret his involvement for as long as he lived and that he was "resigned to the fact" he may never play for australia again. in the back of my mind, i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope. that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again, but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. a good time to be a maker of australian handkerchiefs at the moment. he was asked if anyone else was involved. he didn't directly answer, but did take to social media afterwards to say i know there are u na nswered afterwards to say i know there are unanswered questions and a lot of them. i completely understand and in timei them. i completely understand and in time i will do my best to answer them all, but there is a formal ca

process , them all, but there is a formal ca process, cricket australia process to follow. i'm taking advice to make sure i properly comply with the process and answer all questions in the poppers place at the overtime. you should've mentioned that to my past comments and i'm sorry for not making it clear. with so much at sta ke for making it clear. with so much at stake for my family i need to follow this process. i think that is fair. they're still in action, don't forget. the other cricket australia's —— australia cricketers. back to win this match to level the series. they have collapsed in reply, though. burns capitalising. opening the batting, biggie is out early on. there is some response with a half—century, but he also went for 53. australia close on 110-6. went for 53. australia close on 110—6. behind in the first innings of that. munster twice came from behind to beat toulon by 20 points to 19 to reach the semi finals of the european champions cup. it looked like a friend said would

progress. “— it looked like a friend said would progress. —— the french aside would aggress. —— would progress. munster hit back ten minutes later. the ireland wenger had a strike converted. they managed to hold on to the one—point lead until final whistle. in the quarterfinals of the european challenge cup, cluster b conneu european challenge cup, cluster b connell by 32 points— 28. —— bead connell. golf and briton's ian poulter is amongst those trying to secure the final twice in next week's masters. he has to win this week's masters. he has to win this week and's houston open in texas in order to qualify for augusta. in his third run, he's taken a share of the lead with five birdies already through 11 holes. he is now level on 12 under par with two americans at

the top of the leaderboard. alongside him. rickie fowler is also in contention. and glenda's golfers are in behind. —— and glendawomen's golfers. by by shots behind the leader. —— five shots behind the leaders. the third round would get on later on in california. you might remember the name billy meier. he was the 18—year—old racing driver who lost both of his legs after a crash last year. today, he was back and on the track at competing for the first time since that accidents. an exceptionally determined teenager, he faced amazingly in third place in the opening race of the championship

in cheshire. heat did it in and especially adapted to cart which have tempted to his nickname, billy the ways. absolutely inspirational. asa the ways. absolutely inspirational. as a frost from sports day, but james will be back with more in the next hour. see you then. goodbye. conditions having gradually improving through the day. it has been turning drierfor improving through the day. it has been turning drier for many. dividends to eastern parts of the uk. so little winter on the higher ground. a lot of cloud around quite cool ground. a lot of cloud around quite cool, as well. there have been holes. % mostly in the north and west. we have a ridge of high pressure from the west. pushing the

weather front across the use of the country away into the irish sea. it'll take a while as we head to the course of the night. it will stay quite damp across central and eastern parts of scotland and england. british sleet and snow on the hills, as well. at the west, dry. it will turn cold. down to minus excelsis here. a ridge of high pressure building in for easter day. reading between whether system so most reading between whether system so m ost pla ces reading between whether system so most places should be dry. lots of sunshine around scotland and northern ireland and western parts of wales and england. to the day, the card will build up at times. a greater afternoon. it will remain quite cold. a few showers. all courtesy of this next area of low pressure. it has got a mild air moving in behind it the weather front, but ahead of it, the rain

will be pushing into cold air. likely to see a mixture of rain and sleet and snow. perhaps it the other levels in... this causes some problems. as he had to the afternoon. for the south, though, looks like we could see sunshine and showers and it will turning milder. far north of scotland will be dry. easter monday, if your travel plans, bear this snow in mind. listen to local radio and had him eye to see all the latest way. injured —— into tuesday, different weather. heavy april showers across england and wales. notice the temperatures ranging from 9—14 or 15 celsius. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: the labour party executive embroiled in an anti—semitism row

has stepped down from the party's ruling body. two men accused of carrying out beheadings for the so—called islamic state complain that they won't get a fair trial after losing their british citizenship. the daughter of one of their victims — david haines — says they should be left to rot in guantanamo bay. more british diplomats have been ordered to leave moscow by the kremlin in the continuing row over the use of a nerve agent in salisbury. daring, fearless and one of life's characters. tributes are paid to sergeant matt tonroe, the british soldier killed on operations in syria. as funerals are held for 16 palestinians killed on the gaza—israeli border, the un calls for an independent investigation.