around west, it for five celsius. around west, it progresses. but longest western french, we could do some of that rain, it's going to most of the hills but for the most part, it's just an indication of how court monday is going to be. the rest of the day, the wind is affecting england, it might not vote across wales. but the more north you go, the better chance to see. we're still having the best of weather on tuesday, are low pressure continues to bring cloudy skies with a few spots of rain, but remains cold on the temperatures at only 8 degrees. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. talks to merge the supermarket chains asda and sainsbury‘s are at an advanced stage. together they would have a bigger share of the grocery market than tesco. alfie evans, the toddler at the centre of a legal battle over his treatment, has died. earlier, hundreds of balloons were

released next to alder hey hospital in liverpool as a tribute to the 23—month—old. government ministers have offered their backing to the home secretary, amber rudd. it comes after she apologised for not knowing her department had targets for removing illegal immigrants. state media in north korea has hailed yesterday's summit with the south as an historic meeting that paves the way for the start of a new era. the two leaders agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening.... fighting on in the premier league. wins for both west brom and southampton keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive. a big clash at the crucible too,

as the tension boils over between ronnie o'sullivan and ali carter in a heated second round match... with carter coming out on top. i feel like a different person since i last played him. i have been through so much in my life. i am delighted to win and get through. and formula one is in azerbaijan this weekend but hamilton's not at his best in baku, pipped to pole by vettel. hello and welcome to sportsday. also coming up in the programme... we have to start with football. another packed saturday programme coming up, but it's football where we have to start, with a number of promotion and relegation issues finalised

today in the lower leagues. but not in the premier league, where no teams are relegated yet. first let's talk about the team that they are trying to overtake. that is swa nsea they are trying to overtake. that is swansea city. they have been beaten by chelsea. time is running out for both swansea and chelsea with job still to do at either end of the table. swansea's battles with relegation, chelsea with the top four and it was those in blue who made their case for the points early on. cesc fabregas sweeping chelsea ahead for the first attack of the game and it could have been more, almost a second there. the battle between them and spurs for a champions league football is tight. it is tighter for swansea and a potential season in the championship. they finally started to muster some chances. chelsea should have put the game out of

sight, victor moses somehow managed to miss an swansea kept themselves in the mex, andre ayew was close, kyle n o rto n in the mex, andre ayew was close, kyle norton a little closer, but could they find a way through? final chance fell to tom carroll. but still no success. chelsea's quest ta kes a still no success. chelsea's quest takes a step forward, swansea stay put. lots to talk about in the premier league today. the result had a knock—on effect for west brom but they did their bit, beating newcastle to avoid relegation today. they are still hanging on and most of the fans will accept they will go down this season, but darren millar is restoring pride, eight points from his four games in charge, beating two champions league winning managers, rafael benitez and jose

mourinho as well. matt phillips was the hero, a 1—0 win away at newcastle. it was too little too late for west brom. let us hear from darren moore. we went out with the really difficult task and the only way to do that was everyone to come together and be united and chilled togetherness and a value for one another. that is the big thing and through it, the recent form of results and the recent weeks have been very good and performances have been very good and performances have been up there. we are delighted with the performance again and the result against a really good team. the performance again and the result against a really good teamm the performance again and the result against a really good team. it is all about getting the goals of the day and that is what southampton have done. they beat bournemouth today. this was a must win. look at mark hughes, rarely have we seen him so emotional after a win, he knows how big it is, they are one point

from safety. dusan tadic each scored two goals either side of an equaliser from two goals either side of an equaliserfrom josh king. two goals either side of an equaliser from josh king. there were a big moments, mccarthy made a great save. very nervous at the end but they are right back in it and southampton have a real chance of staying up an swansea will be nervous. here is an emotional mark hughes. it is quite an experience for everyone with southampton allegiances. everyone went through the ringer but we stuck at it and in terms of the whole game, i felt we we re very terms of the whole game, i felt we were very much the team that deserve to win but you know it only takes a second to score a goal and they threw everything at us and we got bodies on the line, blocks in, stopped crosses coming in. some of these managers have been in the game for a long time but still getting emotional, similarly for roy hodgson, a 5—0 win for crystal palace. leicester have big problems.

their manager is under pressure. look how happy roy hodgson is. he seems to have a good relationship with his players. they took a 2—0 lead and then marc albrighton was sent off early in the second half for leicester city and there were three goals in the last ten minutes. 38 points should be enough to keep crystal palace in the premier league but as for claude puel, the fans are turning against him, but for roy hodgson, it is all smiles and they will be the premier league next season. it was a really important game for us today, is all very well thinking, you perhaps the one winner from the last three opportunities to secure your status but you have to get it and leicester have got some very good players. we were nervous before the game, but i am pleased for the players, they had to suffer a lot of hardships this year and a fortune has not always been with us, but they kept going and today was

their part. there is more from roy hodgson on much of the day later. again that affected the top and bottom of the table was liverpool and stoke city. there are a champions league ‘s places to be sorted out. it was a goalless draw. liverpool will still be nervous, that chelsea win, their years, he is human, mole salop missed a chance. just wide. it means that liverpool are six clear of chelsea, but chelsea have a game in hand. chelsea against liverpool next weekend. stoke have had three draws in a row and i'm not sure it is enough. here is lambert. i thought we deserved it. i thought we came here and had a really good game. we played the way we wanted to play. they were throwing bodies into the challenge and we might have sneaked it, but

the performance of the team was outstanding. if the lad had played like that from the start of the season, we would not be in this position. you are a worry you are, i cannot ask any more, the way they are playing for me. moving away from the bottom of the table, one of the stories of the season has to be burnley. although they drew today, they are pretty much looking at europa league football. they need one point now, win would have been an up—to—date, brighton are 37 points, should be just about enough but the story is burnley, what a job that shone like has done. they had two penalty appeals turned down, just about edge did although brighton did well. sean dyke close to going all european tour with burnley. should that occur, the performance of the

players, it was below par, but very difficult for me to question the players over the season because they have been super strong for a season and it looks like it is going to end with a big moment and possible european football. a manager has stayed at a club and done very well. they are in seventh place and looking at europa league football, not a huge amount of change in the top section but there are a couple of games tomorrow. tottenham play on monday against watford, chelsea putting them under a bit of pressure. let us look at the bottom, we have not mentioned huddersfield against everton. that was a good game for huddersfield in terms of trying to make sure they try and stay in the premier league but they did not win. huddersfield dominated the first half. some of the everton fa ns the first half. some of the everton fans are unhappy with sam allardyce, there were banners calling for him to go. he is still under pressure.

huddersfield are not safe yet. we cannot show you the bottom of the table, but you get the picture. that is it for the premier league, but there is a lot going on in the other legs. it's going to be a nervewracking end to the championship season next weekend for fans of teams at both ends of the table. here are all the scores. middlesbrough have booked their place in the play—offs with a win against millwall. they scored a goal in each half to take the victory, m illwa ll in each half to take the victory, millwall are three points off the top six and almost certainly missing out the season. let us look at all of the scorers. cardiff are back in second place after a 2—0 win at hull. big wins at the bottom for barnsley and burton. preston gave their play off hopes a boost with victory at sheffield united. let's have a look at the table. so cardiff are ahead of fulham, and know that a win in their final

match will take them back to the premier league. derby, who drew at aston villa, will be looking anxiously over their shoulders as they try to hold onto a play off spot. at the bottom it was a terrible afternoon for bolton, beaten by burton. barnsley are now out of the relegation places. reading and birmingham are not safe. some ups and downs have been confirmed in leagues one and two as well today. this is wycombe wanderers celebrating their promotion from league two back up to the third tier. they'll play the likes of sunderland next season after beating relegated chesterfield. at the bottom of that division barnet gave their hopes of staying in the football league a massive boost by beating morecambe, who are now in big danger of going down instead. while in league one, northampton town have been relegated after losing i 0 to walsall, as have mk dons who lost 2 0 to scunthorpe. celtic will clinch the scottish premiership title if they beat city

rivals rangers tomorrow afternoon. at the bottom of the table hamilton academical... ...took a huge step towards survival with a 2 nil win against bottom side ross county. after a nervy first half of few chances hamilton took the lead from the penalty spot and then david templeton doubled the lead to seal a vital three points. hamilton are now ninth, six points clear of county who are in big danger of automatic relegation. elsewhere, hibs beat kilmarnock 5 3, motherwell beat dundee and it was i i between stjohnstone and partick thistle. brechin city's season has come to an end with confirmation of an unenviable record. they are the first senior scottish team to go through a whole campaign without winning a single match since 1892. promoted to the championship last season, they have finished on just 4 points. they lost their final match of the season 51 at home to queen of the south. our reporter jonathan sutherland was there and i asked him a short time ago what's gone

wrong for brechin. the big problem for brechin city is that they were promoted to the championship from league i and they remaina championship from league i and they remain a part—time club. they are coming up against clubs like dundee, st mirren, falkirk, clubs with premiership experience, there is only one other part—time club, dumbarton and they have been punching above their weight for some time. really, that is the bottom line. that is why they struggle, they have got guys here who are bricklayers and carpet layers, coming up against professional players and it was a step too far. four points for a season is embarrassing, what has the mood been like at the stadium? you would expect a bit of doom and gloom but it has been nothing like that. it has been a zen like tranquillity

from the fans i have been speaking to. 189—year—old fan, margaret, said she had to keep smiling, she has been supporting the team since she was a little girl. she is six weeks away from her 90th birthday and she was signed when about it. all the fa ns was signed when about it. all the fans seem to be off the same opinion, they know it is a part—time club, they note there is the philosophy here, just enjoy your football. this isa here, just enjoy your football. this is a small town, they are called brechin city because of the cathedral but it is a small town and it isa cathedral but it is a small town and it is a town where they support the club, it is like family. the results are almost secondary. this is a place where people come together and it isa place where people come together and it is a place that will come together in leaguei next it is a place that will come together in league i next season. what will happen? will we see

radical changes? i can't imagine there will be too many changes because of the local nature of their side. there will be the usual scramble for most of these scottish sides to try and get the best personnel available to them, they area personnel available to them, they are a part—time side so options are limited. these players have played for the like of dundee united, cali vessel, the manager had nothing but praise from his chairman and he said the manager deserves enormous credit because it would be so easy for the players heads to drop but the manager does not let that happen. he has been able to motivate them, 17 defeats in a row as we sign off the season, but the manager seems to be able to hold his head high and as far as the chairman and the players are concerned, he will be given the chance to redeem the fortunes of brechin city next season, but i am sure, fora brechin city next season, but i am sure, for a moment he will be looking forward to a well—deserved rest. from brechin city to a

champions league final. a champions league final awaits both manchester city and chelsea's women's sides if they can get past their semi final opponents tomorrow. chelsea have the harder task after losing their first leg 31 at home to wolfsburg last weekend. city, though, are still in with a good chance after a goalless home draw with french side lyon. jo currie is in france for the bbc. tomorrow marks an historic day for women's football in england. for the first time ever to english teams are 90 minutes away from reaching the final of the women's champions league. chelsea face a bit of an uphill battle having lost their first leg at home to wolfsburg 3—1 last week, as per manchester city, they have arrived here in lyon having claimed a goalless draw in their home leg. they face notjust their home leg. they face notjust the defending champions but also the tea m the defending champions but also the team are going for the third consecutive european title. they are also the best club team in the world

at the moment and it means that the manchester city manager admits that his team will have to be at their best tomorrow if they are to reach the first—ever champions league final. we know we have to have the game of our lives and we know we are prepared for it and we are excited and we are confident because we are fearless. we cannot lose. everyone expects lyon to win, to get to the final and expects lyon to win, to get to the finalandi expects lyon to win, to get to the final and i think at the start of the season, everyone expects lyon to win the champions league because of their talent and the resource and their talent and the resource and the money they have spent and we just want to keep improving, keep being a team that shows progress every year. fighting talk there from the manchester city manager, if you wa nt to the manchester city manager, if you want to follow both semi—finals tomorrow, you can, they are both on the red button, wolfsburg against chelsea kicks off at what they are two p:m., chelsea kicks off at what they are two p: m. , manchester against chelsea kicks off at what they are two p:m., manchester against lyon kicks off at 1:30pm uk time. also coming up... sebastien vettel continues to dominate hamilton as he

qualifies in pole position for the azerbaijan grands prix. —— grand prix. the big names keep falling at snooker‘s world championship and the biggest name of all went out today. ronnie 0'sullivan was knocked out in the second round by ali carter. it was a match that contained plenty of needle. carter came out on top 13 frames to 9. hazel irvine reports from the crucible alongside steve davis and john parrott. huge news from the crucible, the world number two and indeed the five—time event winner this year, ronnie 0'sullivan is out. he has been downed by the captain 13—9 and how would you sum up that performance from ali carter? tenacious, feisty on one of the best he has had in his career. he came in leading today, a lot went on, obviously a bit of needle there, but he stood up to him and he made one of the best clearances of his life

to go one frame short. and it was a 13-0 to go one frame short. and it was a 13—0 losing record until this point from the point of view of ali carter, over the past 17 years, can you sum up how meaningful this is to him? don't underestimate how big a performance that was, even though it wasjust the second round, to beat someone who has been his nemesis, it was a superb performance. it isjust a second round match and in his interview he said that, it is a big win but he has bigger fish to fry, he is after the world championship trophy and i liked his attitude, he was not getting carried away, he was more interested in his own game and his own performance and how he can progress in the tournament. a lot of people will be asking can ronnie 0'sullivan hit the heights at the crucible again, because he was after a record equalling with you in his pursuit of stephen hendry‘s seven eventually and he has been derailed once again, what is your view? he

has had a great season and there is every reason he can win a world championship, he came up against a stubborn opponent and did not reach the heights that he can play himself but there is no reason he cannot win another world championship. he has a lot of time to think, who do you think is the favourite now, with the fa ct think is the favourite now, with the fact that he and mark selby have gone? you probably have to say john higgins. he has got proof he can do it but there are so many great players, could it be ding junhui? the chance of a new name on the trophy is massive. we shall see, thank you. it all begins again at seven o'clock on bbc two, hope you join us then. he was the better player, i was hanging onto him trying to make a game of it. he got in first trying to make a game of it. he got infirst in trying to make a game of it. he got in first in more or less every frame andi in first in more or less every frame and i did a few clearances, but i was second to the punch every time, he did a mayweather on me. in the past i have been guilty of ronnie

intimidating me, like probably has done to a lot of other players. he turned me over here four times, twice in the final and it is nice to finally get one up. like i said before, i feel like a different person now since i last played him in 2012, i have been through so much. i am delighted to win and get through. sebastian vettel will be on pole position for tomorrow's azerbaijan grand prix. the ferrari driver beat lewis hamilton to make this his third consecutive pole start. the baku circuit is a narrow street track which led to a dramatic near miss between the two torro rosso drviers. joe lynskey has the details. in formula i every nation brings its own challenge. azerbaijan is about conquering the streets but when it is narrow and congested, danger comes into play. this is how close pierre gastley came to a devastating collision. the team—mate he dodged pulled up with a tyre puncher, he was one near miss away from something much worse.

lewis hamilton knows the road to a third career title is even trickier this year. he has ground to make up on the championship leader and once again he missed out on pole position. and once... taking it to his team whether ferrari drivers, kimi raikkonen led the way before getting blown of course, late in his final lap. that paved the way for sebastien vettel to take pole position. three races in a row where he will start in front. the german knows beating hamilton means meeting every challenge head on. in baku, staying streetsmart could be the key. sebastien did a good job. they have got a great car this year. really happy with the job the team did to get us, we were yesterday to where we are today and we did a greatjob. we are in the mix, this is the fifth best track to

overta ke, mix, this is the fifth best track to overtake, does not mean it is impossible, i was trying sebastien hartung tomorrow. tough for mercedes. it's been an important day in the aviva premiership. bath travelled to gloucester for the west country derby knowing that nothing short of a bonus point victory was needed to keep alive their hopes of playing in the eurpoean champions cup next season. shaking off their recent poor run of form, the visitors had secured the four try bonus point by half time. bath finished 43 20 on top, all but dashing gloucester‘s hopes of making the play offs. elsewhere exeter ensured they finished top of the premiership for the first time in their history as they ended sale's faint play off hopes with a 3419 win. and london irish have been relegated following worcester‘s win over harlequins. richard johnson has been named champion jockey for the third time in a row at sandown park. johnson was runner up to ap mccoy on sixteen occasions but has now won the title every year since 2016. he could only manage second place on the final day of the season. winning the cheltenham gold cup on native river in march will be one of his highlights of the

season. and one other big piece of racing news this afternoon. . .following katie walsh's retirement yesterday, nina carberry has followed suit after recording a victory at punchestown. carberry made the announcement after riding the 6 to 5 favourite ‘josies orders' to an easy win in the three mile cross country chase. carberry won the juvenile handicap hurdle at the cheltenham festival in 2005 and six further festival winners, plus the 2011 irish grand national. britain's dan evans has made a winning return from a drugs ban with victory in round one of qualifying for next week's atp challenger tour event in glasgow. evans, who was suspended for 12 months after testing positive for cocaine last april, beat compatriot ed corrie in straight sets after saving a set point in the second set tie break before closing out victory. the former british number two will re enter the world rankings if he beats ireland's sam's barry tomorrow. that's all from sportsday.

we'll have more throughout the evening. hi there. we have had a mix of whether started lindsey on a promising note with sunshine in the north—west but we did see some cloud bubbling up in cumbria and over the cumbrian fells, there were a few showers around. more showers further north for northern ireland and scotla nd north for northern ireland and scotland through the afternoon, whereas further south, across the bulk of england we have this area of cloud, the weather front has been bringing persistent areas of rain in the east with heavy showers further north and west. we have got some big puddles in the east of thing when,

so we do not want a spell of heavy rain, but that is what is coming our way through sunday night into monday. before we get there, we have built weather forecaster come. quite a bit of cloud in england, should keep temperatures between six and 8 degrees. with clearing skies, a cold night, some pockets of frost will develop in sheltered rural parts of scotland. for a sunday morning, a chilly start in the north—west, plenty of sunshine to start, cloud will develop, some slow moving showers later through the afternoon in northern ireland but we could see some rain through the morning across parts of south—east england, particularly across that downs and the children's before heavy rain works in later in the afternoon and that rain will be accompanied by strengthening winds because rain is building, that low pressure will move in, the isobars are squeezing together so the windstar to pick up and we will have that heavy rain working end, monday looks like a grim day, heavy rain, windy and cold

as well. monday we get the wet weather fishing in to as well. monday we get the wet weatherfishing in to england, gale —force weatherfishing in to england, gale—force winds driving this. still some uncertainty about how far west the rain will get. it might stay away from dorset, devon and cornwall as well but the heaviest falls of rain in the east but in the west, there is a chance we will see some of the rain turned to slate or even stole up over some of the higher levels, you might see a bit of snow mixed in. that is a sign of how chilly the errors. further north, the weather is less grim, should be some sunshine after a cold start, damage is pushing into double figures. we still have the dregs of that weather system, cloudy with rain that will become lighter, a slice of sunshine in the south, before the next weather system approaches but monday looks like it will cause a few problems with wet and windy weather and the risk of

localised surface water flooding issues. that is your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: sainsbury‘s and asda are in advanced talks to merge — in a deal understood to be worth around £10 billion. alfie evans, the little boy who was at the centre of a legal battle about his hospital treatment, has died. supporters pay tribute to the toddler, releasing balloons in a park in liverpool. cabinet colleagues rally around the home secretary amber rudd after she says she wasn't aware of targets for deporting illegal immigrants. the government proposes changes to the parole system in england and wales, in the wake of the john worboys case. also in the next hour as part of the bbc‘s crossing divides season...