hello. this is breakfast, with ben thompson and mega munchetty. sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after having emergency surgery for a brain haemorrage. his former club, manchester united, says the operation went well but his family request privacy. reaction has been pouring in from across the football world and beyond. david beckham who was signed by sir alex at the age of 16 said "keep fighting, boss. "sending prayers and love." his former team—mate, christiano ronaldo, tweeted this. "my thoughts and prayers are with you, my dear friend." good morning. it's sunday the 6th of may. also this morning: the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, heads to washington to try to persude the us not to abandon the iran nuclear deal. up to 1,500 junior doctors have had job offers withdrawn

after a computer error, their union warns the uncertainty is causing emotional and financial harm. a baby prince at home. kensington palace releases new family photos of prince louis taken by his mother the duchess of cambridge. and sarah has the weather. another fine and mainly dry day out there today but lots of sunshine. a little bit more cloud towards the west. more in 15 minutes. thank you. good morning. first, our main story. sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. the former manchester united manager was rushed to hospital after falling ill at his home in cheshire. here's our sports news correspondent, david ornstein. he is one of the greatest figures that football, indeed sport, has

overseen. the messages of support for the alex ferguson from all over the world, testament to the regard in which he is held. this was the 76—year—old only a week ago in high spirits and seemingly good health. but last night, news emerged he had been admitted to hospital. a statement was released. speculation began when his son darren, manager of doncaster rovers, was absent from their match against wigan athletic yesterday with the club saying it was forfamily yesterday with the club saying it was for family reasons. in a 26 year reign, he led manchester united to an incredible 38 trophies, famously winning the treble in 1999, the same

year he was knighted. gordon taylor, boss of the professional footballers association, said this. everyone at match of the day sends best wishes the alex ferguson who has had emergency surgery the alex ferguson who has had emergency surgery after a brain haemorrhage. thoughts are with him and his family. sir alex ferguson's success at old trafford and his legendary status. the hope is he will win this battle off the pitch as he has so often on it. and injust over an hour, from now we will speak to a consultant neurologist about the surgery sir alex had yesterday. that's at 7:10. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, is heading to washington where he'll make a last—ditch effort to persuade the us not to abandon the iran nuclear deal. mr trump has criticised the agreement, which was negotiated

under barack 0bama's presidency, despite attempts by western allies to change his mind. the president claims it has flaws because it doesn't cover ballistic missile development. 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports. in a series of visits to the white house, european leaders have been trying to get donald trump to listen to their concerns about his hardline stance on iran. he is going to be a great president of france. despite the clear warmth with which he greeted the french president, emmanuel macron, and the time he gave the german chancellor, angela merkel, donald trump is still planning to abandon the international agreement that curbs iran's nuclear programme. he believes the terms are far too lenient, and has said he will decide by saturday whether to reimpose sanctions on iran. with that deadline fast approaching, borisjohnson is travelling to washington to test his powers of persuasion. he has met donald trump before, but currently he's not scheduled to speak with him directly in this trip. instead, mrjohnson will speak to vice president mike pence and a series of other

white house officials. but the foreign sevretary will be very aware it is the president's mind he needs to change. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. up to 1,500 junior doctors who were offered posts as registers have had theirjob offers withdrawn, following a mistake in the recruitment process. the royal college of physicians, which oversaw the recruitment has apologised, blaming human error. let's get more detail from our correspondent, simon clemison who is in our london newsroom. how did this happen? good morning. this is the opportunity for a junior doctor to begin to specialise. a big moment for them. it is a centrally run moment for them. it is a centrally ru n syste m. moment for them. it is a centrally run system. doctors are given marks at interviews. there has been an error when trying to transfer that data from one computer programme to another. it has all got mixed up. so some of us have been withdrawn while they try to sort this out. ——

offers. that is disappointing for some and more so for others because these scores determine where people are based and where they might specialise. somejunior doctors are based and where they might specialise. some junior doctors have put deposits on houses and arranged to move. the royal college of physicians has apologised. the process is being rerun. they will spend the weekend indoors trying to figure this out. thank you. simon cleminson in london for ice. —— us. it has emerged an aid worker on a scottish government—funded project in malawi was dismissed and reported to the police for abuse. tearfund, a christian charity said the incident happened in 2009. an report incident stated that a senior staff member of a partner organisation had sexually abused a 16—year—old girl. the charity said it had taken "swift and appropriate action" to help the teenager. the french government has criticised president trump for suggesting that the 2015 paris terror attacks

could have been stopped if people had guns. in a statement, the foreign ministry called on the american president to respect the memory of the victims. mr trump made the comments in a speech to the national rifle association where he also criticised the level of knife crime in london. garden centres and diy stores are hoping to see a boost in sales this weekend. retailfigures were down after the bad weather over easter, but record bank holiday temperatures means gardeners are catching up for lost time. our business correspondent, joe lynman, reports. this is how some garden centres look last month. easter was a financial washout for many retailers. what a difference a month makes. sunshine tends to bring out shoppers and part—time gardeners. what are they buying? plants that are back this

weekend expected to fly off the shelves. we will be busy. many are moving on to outdoor projects and barbecues and outdoor sofas. moving on to outdoor projects and barbecues and outdoor sofasm moving on to outdoor projects and barbecues and outdoor sofas. if this bank holiday weekend is a busy one for the shops, it will be welcome news. according to one piece of research, there was a 21% spike in retailers experiencing financial distress in the first quarter of this year. i do not think the nice bank holiday weekend will make up for all of the issues in the retail sector. it will do some good but not change the structure. it was an especially bad easter and will not be offset by the good bank holiday. this month is unusual, two bank holidays, the tour de yorkshire, and the small matter of a royal wedding. so retailers will want to be making

some hay while the sun is definitely shining. joe lynam, bbc news. photographs of prince louis‘ first days at home have been released, including an image of the new royal baby being kissed by his older sister. the photos were taken by the duchess of cambridge at kensington palace when he was just three—days—old. simonjones reports. the newest member of the royal family, prince louis pictured when he was just three—days—old. and here, a tender moment with his sister, princess charlotte, on her third birthday. both photos taken by their mother. they are the first images of louis, who is fifth in line to the throne, since he was presented to the world last month. the pictures were taken here at kensington palace, the duke and duchess of cambridge said they were very pleased to share them and they thanked members of the public for all the kind messages they ‘ve received following the birth of prince louis. we showed the pictures to visitors to the palace. isn't he cute! yeah. that's the new baby.

we're from the united states. yeah. he's handsome. he does look like other babies. i have just had two newborns in my family. lovely. all children are very lovely and cute. like my dog. catherine, one of the world's most photographed people, is viewed as a talented amateur photographer herself. the next big event for the royals will be be married prince harry and meghan markle later this month. william and catherine will be there, but prince louis, who will then be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace. as you would expect, those pictures making the front of many papers today. this is the sunday telegraph. a picture taken by the duchess of cambridge. charlotte celebrated her third birthday. the same picture on the front of the daily star. —— daily star. this is the picture of

both of them. and this is on many of the front pages, sir alex ferguson fighting for his life after a brain haemorrhage. there is the headline. and lots of messages of support. michael carrick saying he is devastated. thoughts and prayers with him and his family. the sunday times. another picture of charlotte and prince louis. the sport section. a picture of sir alex ferguson fighting for his life last night after reportedly suffering a brain haemorrhage and undergoing emergency services. the family has asked for privacy at this time. another picture. there is the same headline on the sun. of course, thoughts and prayers are with his family this

morning. david 0rnstein is at old trafford for us this morning. many people will be so shocked by this news and are sending their best wishes. this is news which has rocked not only the football world but the sporting world and beyond as well because sir alex ferguson was a figure so renowned across the globe, and he transcends not only sport but society as well. he is a name known by so many people. it is a peaceful morning at old trafford. there is a stand named after him here and a statue. that is the regard with which he is held. he is the greatest and most successful manager in british football has seen. i will remind you of the statement for those who did not hear it earlier from manchester united last night that said sir alex ferguson has undergone emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. the procedure has

gone well but he needs a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery. they issued a tweaked later paying tribute to sir alex ferguson, most notable for his time with glasgow rangers. —— tweet. he had a successful stint with aberdeen. 0nly had a successful stint with aberdeen. only the third scottish clu b to aberdeen. only the third scottish club to win the european trophy at that time. he came to manchester united in 1986 and the fun really started with 12 premier league titles, two champions league titles, five fa cups, and four league cups, a26 five fa cups, and four league cups, a 26 year reign with so many trophies. look at social media. david beckham has paid tribute. keep fighting, boss, he says. a picture of him signing with the club as a teenager. tributes from fierce rivals of manchester united, liverpool and manchester city. thank

you very much, david. we will speak to him later in the programme as well. you can see the glorious weather outside. let's look at the sunrises. a glorious start to the bank holiday weekend. this is of katie's dad howard watching the tour de yorkshire in the sunshine. looks amazing. this is alfie and his puppy pal in bournemouth. it is glorious. a bank holiday weekend. look outside. absolutely stunning. a

beautiful morning to look it. central london looks beautiful. it is great as he leaves on the trees again. and blossoms. sarah, good morning, what view is that? is that sunset or sunrise? warning. this is the aurora borealis taken last night by one of our weather watchers. clear skies, last night by one of our weather watchers. clearskies, beautiful scenes there of the northern lights ca ptu red scenes there of the northern lights captured by a weather watcher during last night we were seeing those lovely images of the clear out there this morning, that will be the story for many of us through the course of the day. some warm sunshine on offer and the most places, it is looking dry too and the temperatures creeping up. it will be wall—to—wall, there will be a few areas of cloud, particularly the north—west of scotland, the weather front is heading in there so drizzly rain at times what it is high

pressure that is holding on across much of the country so a lot of dry, settled, sunny weather. the irish sea have a little more low cloud, miss penfold's it could drift onshore for the isle of man, but away from the area, clear skies, pretty warm. temperatures generally around 19— 2a celsius. a little bit calla ble around 19— 2a celsius. a little bit callable you have the cloud and breeze and rein in the far north—west of scotland. lakra for caller where you have. eating away slowly overnight, we have clear conditions overnight tonight, or mist and fog patches forming here and there and it is through the irish sea again would be the most of the fog. east under the clear skies, actually start to your bank holiday monday, settling down into single figures but the two bridges will lift pretty quickly on monday, —— temperatures will lift pretty quickly on monday, more cloud across the north—west of the uk with some

drizzly rain for the western isles, northern isles, but some sunshine elsewhere across the country, not quite as warm though the eastern scotla nd quite as warm though the eastern scotland and north—east england, a little more of a breeze coming in here but elsewhere you can see 26 or 27 degrees. tuesday, things to all it will be more fresh, a weather front works in from the west, bringing in cloud, a few spots of rain but they should fizzle out later, temperatures behind that cooling down, 15 also in belfast. a holding onto the heat, 26 or 27 in the south—east. wednesday, many central and eastern areas have a fine, warm, funny date but the next front fine, warm, funny date but the next fro nt m oves fine, warm, funny date but the next front moves in from the atlantic which will ring a freshening breeze, more cloud and a breadth of the rain in the west eventually. temperatures not quite as warm as we get to wednesday, typically between about 12-19 wednesday, typically between about 12— 19 degrees, still a lot of sunshine particularly through central and eastern parts of england. to summarise, after a pretty warm bank holiday, in fact it

could be a record—breaking early may bank holiday, things are eventually turning a little bit cooler. rain mostly towards the north—west. worst of the dry and sunny weather towards the south—east. lakra four most of the. back to ben and nato. you said it could be a record—breaking bank holiday but it may be worth this morning trying to have a look at the records? —— naga. so often we moaned -it records? —— naga. so often we moaned — it isn't like me to moan about the weather ever! but we say it is a bank holiday and people have a long weekend and the weather is always rotten. generally they attract low pressure systems like bees to a honeypot but this time we have a huge area of high pressure and it isn't only going to be record—breaking early may bank holiday but it will beat the previous record by quite a bit of the previous record was 23.6dc, way backin the previous record was 23.6dc, way back in 1999, and looking at highs this week of 27 we will beat it i

quite some way. do you know what i say to that? woo—hoo! thank you, we will see you later. such good news is we heard earlierfor the retailers who have had a tough time of late so i screams, barbecues, all of late so i screams, barbecues, all of that flying off the shelves. —— ice creams. we'll be back with the headlines shortly. but first, it's time for the film review with mark kermode and jane hill. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases as ever is mark kermode. good to see you again, mark. nice to you see you. what has caught your eyes this week? so we have tully, which is a new film starring charlize theron. lean on pete, a very moving drama from director andrew haigh. and the new anime mary and the witch's flower. and tully i am so looking forward to because it is made by the people

who made juno, which isjust glorious! i loved juno so much! written by diablo cody, directed by jason reitman. of course, they also worked together also with charlize theron on young adult. so the story is charlize theron is marlo, she is a middle—aged woman who is struggling with kids and a newborn baby. she is exhausted, absolutely exhausted, and her smugly successful brother says to her, "look, why don't you let me pay for a night nanny?", she says "what's a night nanny?" he says "a nanny who comes at night so that you can get some sleep" and at first, she says "i don't want anything to do with this" but finally, she is so exhausted that she succumbs and she says "fine." enter tully, who is a strange mix of on the one hand part scary mary poppins, on the other hand, a sort of sprightly reminder of marlo's younger self and immediately, they bond. here's a clip. you seem like a great mum. scoffs. great mums organise class parties and casino night, they bake cupcakes that look like minions —

all the things i'm just too tired to do. honestly, even getting dressed just feels exhausting. i open my closet and ijust think "didn't ijust do this?" yeah, but that's the downside of living on a planet with a short solar day. although jupiter is even shorter. you're like a book of fun facts for unpopular fourth—graders. so there's this kind of you know a light humour between them and obviously they have some kind of a fundamental bond and what happens is that the story goes off perhaps in ways that you would not expect. the first thing to say is it is a really convincing portrayal of the exhaustion of her character. you know, she's pulled in so many different directions, she has to do so many different things. there's one point where she goes into school and she has a row with the headmistress, the headmistress says "i don't want you to leave this way." she says "i leave this way every day, you just never see it!" so i like that, i thought that was done really well, and i thought charlize theron really gave you that sense of a character who is completely

at their wits‘ end. um, then what happens is that through her relationship with tully, she starts to reconnect with, you know, the parts of her life that she thought she'd sort of forgotten about and bear in mind, diablo cody has worked in very realistic settings but she's also done things likejennifer‘s body, which is a fantastical story, and she is not cared to follow her central character off into flights of fancy that perhaps some audiences would not expect. i thought this was brave and adventurous in the risks that it took with its screenplay but the thing that worked best for it was that even when the narrative goes off in slightly strange ways — i know some people have found the third act, you know, perhaps they thought it came out of the blue — i did not actually, i thought it was, you know, consistent with the rest of the film — it has its feet so firmly on the ground that you do believe in the character.

i mean, you absolutely believe this is somebody who is just, you know, called upon every minute of the day to do stuff that they are running out of energy for and you get a really good sense of that, you know, the exhaustion, the depression, the anxiety and not so much falling asleep as just collapsing in a heap on the sofa and having dreams of drowning, dreams of mermaids — which also sort of tell you something about, you know, where this is going with its sort of flights of fancy. i thought it was an interesting film with a really terrific central performance and a screenplay which is willing to take risks that perhaps don't entirely work, but good, you know, good for taking them. 0k, sounds interesting. and i'm expecting excellent dialogue. i mean, she just... yeah, yeah. ..writes so beautifully. she does write very, very good dialogue, yeah. that's one thing you expect from diablo cody. in a way, you sort of see a diablo cody film and you just "ok, fine, i — think there will be a number of quotable zingers", but the nice thing about this is that there's more to it than that. 0k, really, really intriguing, as is lean on pete, actually. yeah, terrible title.

i had to really look up to see what it was about! i know, i know. based on a by willy vlautin and directed by andrew haigh who made 45 years and weekend, so it is a story of a teenager who is lonely, he's moved to portland, oregon with father, his single father, who's not a great father but, you know, he clearly loves him. he's looking for a family, he's looking love, he ends up finding work looking after a quarter horse. the quarter horse is called lean on pete. it's a horse who is towards the end of its racing life, he's looked after by steve buscemi, who is kind of gruff horse owner who, when it, when the horses are done with, he has told no sentimentality about sending them off to mexico, which becomes a kind of euphemism for what's really happening to them. i really liked this film. i thought first charlie plummer who is the young kid was — is absolutely brilliant. he has one of those faces that telegraphs his emotions. it's not to do with dialogue, it's to do with the way he looks. he has something of the young james dean about him. there's a sort of lilt to his voice. very, very expressive face. i love the fact that andrew haigh, you know, a british film maker,

has gone to america and shot in some desert surroundings but has not been overwhelmed by the scenery. there are moments in it when we are out in the desert but still at the centre of it is charlie. he is in every single frame pretty much of the movie. and the other thing is i like the fact that none of the characters in this film are two—dimensional. some of them, they seem harsh and difficult and violent, but everyone has got, you know, redeeming qualities. and they often play against type. i mean, chloe sevigny turns up at one point and she's a jockey who has fallen off the horse one time too many. and you think "oh, i can see the narrative is going to set her up as a surrogate maternal thing" but it absolutely does not. i think it's a really, really terrific movie. it is quite dark in places. it, you know, there are moments of tears in it. buti— i — i mean, you liked 45 years. i loved 45 years, which is why i am — yes, can't wait to see this. and you know how good he is at doing that kind of intimate relationship thing. yes. well, that's all here. i thought it was

really, really great. i wish it was called something other than lean on pete. i wish it was called, you know, something like discovery! but lean on pete is the name that it has because of the novel, so... i think don't be put off by the title of the film, that is the takeaway from there. and your third film, a beautiful animation for the bank holiday weekend. yeah, mary and the witch's flower, which is this lovely anime from studio ponoc. it's an adaptation of mary stewart's book from ‘71, i think it is, directed by hiromasa yonebayashi whose credits include arrietty and when marnie was there. the story is there is a young girl, she discovers these magical flowers in the woods and she discovers a broomstick which is in the middle of a tree. suddenly, the broomstick whisks her off to this other land, this magical college, endor college, so you can see pre—echoes of harry potter in this. and she thinks she has arrived there completely, um, you know, wrongly. when she comes back to earth, however, the magical world follows her back to her home. here's a clip. mary smith, the imposter witch. how dare you taint the noble establishment that is endor college? did you really think you could fool us? well, now, it seems that your friend

has drifted here along with the mist. it was easy finding him, thanks to all your help. if you want to save him, you must bring me the witch's flower. and since it only blooms once every seven years, you'd better be quick. but if you decide not to come, there's a rule, remember, that all trespassers will be transformed. i'll see you soon, imposter witch! i really like this. i — i love the way it looks, i love the complicity of the storytelling, the fact that it's, you know, it's dealing with some quite complicated issues of, you know, guilt and remorse and, you know, duty and that kind of thing, but it's doing so in a way which is really, really magically engaging. there are moments in it when you think "i am looking at a sort of wondrous spectacle." you see at the screen at the moment these kind of, you know, fantastic fiery displays. but it is really to do with little details — you believe in the characters, you believe in these situations, even when they are utterly fantastical. there are two versions of it — there's the original language version, there's also a dubbed version which you are hearing a clip from there, the dub features people like jim broadbent.

and it's — i thought it was really well done and i liked it very much and it is one of those things — you know, i am a big fan of animation and i think it is great that we have all these forms of animation, you know, coexisting side by side at the moment. and this is a really fine piece and i think anybody could enjoy it. it's a really, really good piece of work. mary and the witch's flower. 0k, and best out this week. i am officially in trouble because i am sorry, i still haven't seen beast. you have to see beast! i'm a bad person, i know. it is not a horrorfilm, you know, it is a psychological chiller. i know it's a psychological — and two cracking performers at the heart of it as well. yes, jessie buckley and johnny flynn, really really terrific. it was — i compared this, johnny flynn, his central performance, which i thought was really brilliant, talking about rachel weisz in my cousin rachel, she said that she had decided to herself whether the character was guilty or not but she kept that to herself as a secret. i got the sense of that withjohnny flynn's performance. directed by michael pearce — a really fine piece of work,

a really, really good brit pic, really well worth seeing. set on jersey. set onjersey, absolutely, and all the exteriors are shot onjersey, although the interiors are shot in surrey. well, the outside isjersey, that's what counts and i promise, i promise, i promise. it's been on my list for many weeks. and dvd, for anyone who wants to stay in? yeah, see you, 0k, jumanji, welcome to the jungle. this is out now because obviously there's no new releases on monday. dwayne the rockjohnson is currently charging around in cinemas doing very well. i really liked this. i was not a fan of the originaljumanji. i thought the originaljumanji — i never quite got it. i thought this was really, really good fun. it's got a well—written script, it's entertaining, it's popcorn entertainment, but it is good popcorn entertainment, smart characterisations, good jokes, good story and i have now seen it twice. and both times, i laughed pretty consistently. it's so much better than we had any right to expect. laughs. excellent, excellent. all right, mark, thank you very much. thank you. a really good week. go see beast! absolutely masses to see. i've got a busy bank holiday ahead! you have. very busy!

there's an awful lot there. and a reminder before we go you can find all the film news and reviews from across the bbc online: and all our previous programmes are on the iplayer of course. that's it for this week. 0h, we've all got a lot to do this weekend. enjoy the bank holiday. thanks for being with us. bye— bye. hello. this is breakfast, with ben thompson and naga munchetty. sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after having emergency surgery for a brain haemorrage. his former club, manchester united, says the operation went well but his family request privacy. david beckham and ronaldo were among a number of stars to wish the 76—year—old scot a speedy recovery.

the foreign secretary, boris johnson, is heading to washington where he'll try to persuade the us not to abandon the iran nuclear deal. the deal was negotiated during barack 0bama's presidency, but mr trump has criticised it, claiming it is flawed because it doesn't cover the development of ballistic missiles. up to 1,500 junior doctors have had job offers withdrawn following a mistake in the recruitment process. the royal college of physicians said human error was to blame in transferring data from one computer to another. it led to medics who'd been scored on their suitability for posts as registrars, being given the wrong marks. the college has apologised and says patient safety had not been compromised. it's emerged an aid worker on a scottish government—funded project in malawi was dismissed and reported to the police for abuse. tearfund, a christian charity says the incident happened in 2009. the report says a senior staff member of a partner organisation sexually abused a 16—year—old girl. the charity said it had taken "swift and appropriate action" to help the teenager. the french government has criticised

president trump for suggesting that the 2015 paris terror attacks could have been stopped if people had guns. in a statement, the foreign ministry called on the american president to respect the memory of the victims. mr trump made the comments in a speech to the national rifle association where he also criticised the level of knife crime in london. photographs of prince louis's first days at home, including a picture of him being cuddled by his big sister, have been released by his parents. the newest member of the royal family was photographed by the duchess of cambridge at kensington palace when he was three—days—old. in addition to the image of him receiving a kiss from princess charlotte, prince louis is also pictured propped up on cushion in the family home. a dazzling display of tulips, the largest of its kind in the uk, has created a blaze of colour on the norfolk landscape. and this is what more than 12 million tulips look like. but this weekend they're

set for the chop. more than 60 million tulips are grown here. but the crop is for bulbs, rather than cut flowers, to sell to supermarkets next year. did you know that? 60 million! they must sell some of them. what a waste otherwise. holly is here with the sport. this is a different pages of all the newspapers this morning. sir alex ferguson is very ill and recovering in hospital. shocking news which broke yesterday. this is a giant throughout sport, not just

broke yesterday. this is a giant throughout sport, notjust in football. the most successful manager in england. 13 premier league titles. this man has had so much success that we know his name inside out. thoughts and prayers are with him. many are tweeting support. we can get more from david 0rnstein who is outside 0ld we can get more from david 0rnstein who is outside old trafford, his former club. this is a man who has resonated across the world. we can see that in the papers this morning. is it possible to sum up the impact sir alex ferguson had on his country? in terms of his impact on manchester united, there is a stand named after him and a statue. he is the most successful manager in british football history. his name is known the world over. as a player, his career was not spectacular. the complete opposite

asa spectacular. the complete opposite as a manager. serving the six now. -- 76. he as a manager. serving the six now. —— 76. he had so much success. he had such success at aberdeen and came to manchester united in 1986. a tough few years but then spectacular success. tough few years but then spectacular success. finishing with 12 premier league titles, two champions league is, five fa cups, and four league cups. a fantastic figure in sport. we will have the latest on his condition and reaction throughout the morning. now we've had plenty of action this weekend, but yesterday it was all about chelsea ladies who won the women's fa cup for the second time. they beat their london rivals arsenal 3—1 in front of a record crowd at wembley.

jo currie was watching. in women's football, the crowds are growing, and the stars are shining. chelsea's manager is going to have twins soon, but it is hard to stay away. new faces at the home of football made it a record attendance. arsenal and chelsea both have superstar quality, but it took until the second half to see it. the change of ends brought a change in ambition. a heavy deflection putting chelsea in charge. arsenal briefly made a game of it, pulling a goal back. the standout player would decide the showpiece. fran had a strike to seal the honours. chelsea hope to add to the trophy later this month with the league title as well.

a record crowd watched at wembley this afternoon. the team and the sport is hoping that that is just the start. bbc news, wembley. meanwhile, it was a day of twists and turns in the battle to stay in the premier league, ending in heartbreak for stoke city whose ten—year stay in the premier league ended following defeat to crystal palace yesterday afternoon. west bromwich albion survived the drop, for now anyway, after they beat tottenham, and fellow strugglers southampton drew at everton. adam wild rounds up the action. after a decade among the elite of football, stoke city streak is finally over. the final blow, a lost the crystal palace. there is really good infrastructure. even with the

odds against them, the day started with just a little hope. win at all costs, now or with just a little hope. win at all costs, now or never. with just a little hope. win at all costs, now or never. only a win would do. they will go ahead here. but everything fell apart. first, the equaliser. and then the moment eve ryo ne the equaliser. and then the moment everyone you the game was up. the trapdoor is firmly staring stoke in the face. west brom, the situation was even more perilous. another twist in the astonishing tale. was even more perilous. another twist in the astonishing talem was even more perilous. another twist in the astonishing tale. it is in! it is! west brom have hope! incredible! and they can barely believe it. but while they celebrated, they knew their future

was still not in their hands. a win for swa nsea was still not in their hands. a win for swansea would have relegated them anyway. but a single goal for bournemouth was enough. and so attention turned to goodison park. southampton fans, in fine voice, and victory against everton would have sent west brom down. a day of extraordinary drama came down to the very final kick. i do not believe it! west brom, incredibly, saved twice on the same day. the fight to stay in the premier league goes on. adam wild, bbc news. in the scottish premiership, aberdeen held on to second place after a 0—0 draw with hibs. while dundee's place in the top flight is all but safe for next season, they beat hamilton accies1—0. kevin holt with the goal there. there were also wins for stjohnstone and rangers. tony bellew beat david haye again in their rematch last night. the former cruiserweight world champion twice knocked down the former heavyweight world champion before the referee stopped the fight in the fifth round.

bellew, who was again the underdog with the bookmakers, looked close to tears as he celebrated his victory — while haye's future in the sport will now be in doubt after conceding he would have to retire if he suffered another defeat. my my first words to him, i was just a bit emotional, on my knees. he came over to me and said everything was right and you just hit me. i said please stop. please stop. this is a very unforgiving sport, a young man's game. the premiership rugby union play off semi—finals have been confirmed. regular season leaders exeter take on newcastle, while second place saracens will play wasps. wasps secured third place as they ran in six tries to earn a bonus—point victory over newcastle at kingston park yesterday. elsewhere leicester beat sale to qulaify for the champions cup. munster beat edinburgh 20 points to 16 to set up an away pro 14

semi—final against irish rivals leinster. scarlets stayed on course to defend their title by thrashing cheetahs 43 points to 8 in their play—off quarter—final in llanelli. they'll play glasgow away in their pro 14 semi—final. mark williams will face john higgins in the final of snooker‘s world championship. williams beat barry hawkins late last night in sheffield. it finished 17—15 to the welshman, who will be going for a third world title. he faces four—time champion john higgins after he beat kyren wilson. all the action across the bbc from two o'clock this afernoon. it takes me back. when i was

younger, snoopy was the thing to watch. it's come back a bit. it had a dull patch. it is coming back. i love seeing namesake john a dull patch. it is coming back. i love seeing namesakejohn higgins. —— snooker. it is one of those sports you can follow well on social media. it is something you can learn quite quickly. are you a pro? i meant understand it. unimaginable tragedy came to the island of islay in 1918 with the sinking of two us troopships just eight months apart during world war one. this weekend, commemorations have been taking place to remember those who lost their lives. here's our correspondent, glenn campbell with the little—known story of how courageous islanders coped with the carnage and devastation.

as islay remembered the twin tragedies of 1918 at the american monument on the island, three warships from the uk, germany and the us patrol its coast. their memorial completed with a wreath laying at sea. when the 0tranto went down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men were thrown into the cold, heaving atlantic, in near hurricane conditions. the ship was badly damaged in a collision and torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for himself, but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore alive. john roberts' father was among the lucky few, despite not being able to swim. he had his life vest on and ended up near the cliff over here. 0nshore, the macphee family saw the disaster unfolding and rushed to help. it was said that they went into the water seven times, and each time, they pulled out a man. and one of those men pulled

to safety was 17—year—old private david roberts. 100 years on, his son has come to thank the family of his father's rescuer, fulfilling a long—held wish. this will be my last chance. i'm 88, going on 89. so i had to make it. it is a great honour, to think that because of their acts, and how courageous they were, there are people alive today who would not be, had they not done the things they did. the sinking of the 0tranto tested the people of this island to their limits. but they were not without experience. just eight months before, another troop ship carrying american soldiers across the atlantic

to the war, the ss toscania, was torpedoed off islay with the loss of 200 lives. islay buried hundreds of men — american soldiers and british crew. all the victims were remembered in a ceremony attended by the princess royal and the us ambassador. tributes were also paid to the islanders who found the courage and compassion to cope when mass casualties swept their shores. time now is 6:45. . sarah has a look at the weather. it is meant to be glorious in most parts of the country — most is the operative word? there country — most is the operative word ? there is country — most is the operative word? there is always a fly in the ointment in some parts of the country will see more cloud and crystal fog but the vast majority, if clear skies and lots of sunshine.

this is the sunrise taken by one of our weather watchers. ute. the skies. for many of us that will be the story of the day. a warm day certainly, temperatures in the mid— 20s and for most places bright and sunny. high—pressure dominates the weather. the weather front is moving in from the north—west scotland so it will bring breezy, damp conditions the north—west scotland, and also some low cloud, mist and fog sitting in the irish sea so at times it will lap onshore to parts of pembrokeshire of towards when to shut into the isle of man. away from the irish sea coasts, glorious sunshine and even the cloud across the irish sea should then break a little bit later on so sunny spells are plenty i think lifting temperatures to 18 to 24 degrees out there. a glorious even if you have plans for a barbecue, rain lingering for the north—west of scotland, easing overnight, and clear skies, a

chilly night to come and so missed and fog patches developing here and there and chilli in the east in particular where those temperatures will go down into the fiddle figures. bank holiday monday starts off on figures. bank holiday monday starts offona figures. bank holiday monday starts off on a promising note, lots of sunshine, again, a little bit of low cloud and fog in the irish sea but less so than we have seen in recent days were brighter day, call off the east of scotland in the north—east england, and onshore breeze here, temperatures called for the likes of aberdeen and newcastle but further south, 26 or 27 degrees. —— cooler for the likes. a record—breaking bank holiday. a few spots of rain, maybe a line of cloud associated with the front and turning caller from the west so 15 degrees also in belfast. —— turning cooler. things turn a little more unsettled through the middle of this coming week, the next area of low pressure moves in from the atlantic, ringing the rain

the western parts of the country i think during the day on wednesday the turning wet and windy for northern ireland, western scotland but elsewhere, warm and sunny as well although not as warm as the next couple of days. wednesday, we are down to about 12— 19. a cooler outlook, to into the glorious sunshine over the next few days. don't care about the week ahead. it is all about the now, sarah! see you later. into it, whatever you are up to, a rare opportunity for a bank holiday that is nice. we'll be back with the headlines shortly. but first, it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, i'm in windsor. in our royal special, we'll give you our guide to get the best out of the most talked—about wedding this year. and wejump on the qe2 as she finally reopens as a floating hotel in dubai. in a couple of weeks' time, on may the 19th, prince harry

and meghan markle will get married in st george's chapel at windsor castle. windsor has a long history with the royals. its castle is one of the queen's favourite weekend retreats and prince harry was educated at nearby eton college. windsor is only a short train ride out of london and it's reckoned around 100,000 well—wishers will show up here to see the royal procession. on may the 19th, these streets are going to be absolutely rammed. it's going to be heaving, i'm telling you, and there are even reports that some hotels are charging up to £10,000 for a single suite overlooking the procession. so if crowded spaces are not your thing, this place is not going to be your cup of tea on the big day. there are other ways to experience

the occasion outside of windsor. let's head over to the capital, where a number of outdoor screenings and street parties are planned. now, every self—respecting tourist leaves london with a royal face mask or a tea towel, but how do you find a future collector's item? every thursday, this place, 0ld spitalfields market, holds its weekly antiques there. , holds its weekly antique fair. now, i'm a bit of a novice at this but let's see what i can dig up. hello! have a look at this — it's a proper mug with harry and meghan on the front in the year they're getting married. it's going to be worth a fortune in a few years. look at it, it's beautiful. time to get it evaluated by a real antiques expert. so, mark, i've been looking around this market and this is what i've found — this rather lovely cute little

piece, what do you think? i'm going to chuck it right back at you and say, "what do you think of it? why did you buy it?" how very dare you! it's so obvious why i bought it! it's got the couple of the moment, probably the most famous couple in the world. how can you resist it? there's nothing wrong with it. what we're looking at is mass—produced moulded factory or cast factory produced piece with a transfer print over the top. it's purely what it is. it is a mug to celebrate an occasion for which we all come together, a little ray of sunshine in our world of doom, gloom, dictators and death i suppose. laughter. are you mugging me off? so as a royal souvenir hunter, what would you look for? what are your tips? if you're looking something that might go up in value or simply hold its value, quality, quality, quality, limited editions and buy something with visual appeal. if you like it, it's highly likely there'll be plenty of people out there who do too. i'm going to take your mug

and i'm going to raise you with my lidded pot. turning it over, we can see on the base of it it's by a country called moorcroft, who are one of the great british ceramic companies. can you see its numberjust there? 39/100. yeah. that shows 100 of these will ever be made, of which this is 39. a story is always great. so the scallop shells were initially used by the spencer family, and, of course, lady diana spencer married prince charles. since then her sons, william and harry, have adopted the scallop shells, the spencer family emblem, or one of them, in their coats of arms, which meghan is marrying into. you've got fabulous heritage in moorcroft and a fabulous connection with harry and the royal family. after all that hunting around, you'll probably be tired and you'll need to find somewhere to bed down for the night. now, if a palace is out of your price range, i know somewhere else that will give you a right royal welcome.

we're in wembley, where the fa cup final will be held on the same day as the wedding. it's more famous for its national football stadium than its five—star accommodation. hello, margaret! hello! nice to see you! welcome to heritage house. oh, thank you! margaret is one of the uk's biggest collectors of royal memorabilia and, wouldn't you know it, she's letting out rooms during the wedding weekend. margaret, um, looking around, i don't know where to start. i've never seen so much memorabilia in my life. i know, it is a lot. i think it's around the 10,000 mark, but of course when you have more royal babies, you have more royal memorabilia. well, i've been collecting for almost 40 years. it seemed a shame not to share it, because if people like the royal family, which obviously they do when they come here, i like to share it with them. that's when you decided to turn this into a b&b? yes, yes.

for william and kate's wedding, i had quite a lot of american people. a chap came here and he stood here with his mouth open i mean, harry looks so much in love and we so want things to go well for harry. he was that little boy walking behind his mother's coffin. we want life to be good for him. he wants a family, we want that for him. and so much memorabilia to collect. yes, yeah, i know, i know! i'll be out on the streets soon! honestly, it's that bad now! and after all that excitement, you can retire to your quarters. there's nothing like a royal wedding to bring a nation together, and it feels like the whole world is really looking forward to the big day, the 19th of may, and it's all because of this lovely couple. night, night, harry. night, night. now, it was just over 50 years ago that queen elizabeth ii launched

the ocean liner that proudly bore her name. the legendary qe2. and throughout the 1970s and ‘80s, the ship was perhaps the classiest and most elegant way to cross the atlantic, but times and taste change and in 2007, the qe2 was sold to a company in dubai, where she's been ever since. although her sailing days are over, she's finally getting ready to welcome people back on board — this time as a floating hotel and museum. so we went to take a look around. what makes the qe2 special is her class, her style, her sense of history, her heritage, and when you walk onboard it's like walking back into a bygone era of class and sophistication. in the evenings, we used to have ballroom dancing

room. we used to employ gentleman hosts because they were of great number of single ladies out there that were travelling with us. so as part of the crew staff, i had to learn how to dance. now, quite terrifying when you're a south african with two left feet, it was a little interesting. so thank goodness we had this easy—to—follow step guide. one, two, three. thank you very much. despite her illustrious past, like concord, the qe2 was eventually taken out of service. she had become uneconomic to operate and upgrade, and when she arrived in dubai in the middle of the global financial crisis, many feared the next stop would be the breakers yard. contrary to popular belief, there was never a point where the future of the qe2 was going to be to the scrapyards. that is a fate that happens to decommission ships, but it has never been dubai's plan to do so. today, ken is back working

on the ship, this time, not as a member of the true but as the man charged with promoting the ship as a new floating hotel and museum. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. welcome on board the qe2. now, when they designed her hull, there were two things that she had to be able to do — she had to be able to go through the panama canal, which means that she had to be narrow and up to go through the canal, and she had to go through the suez canal. to take her out of the water, while perhaps feasible, would really take the charm and the beauty of her heritage and history out. so she is a floating hotel. when the winds blow and the waves are coming in, we do liste, and that gives you the feel of truly being on an ocean liner. for almost 40 years, the qe2 carried film stars, millionaires and even soldiers heading to the falklands war when the ship was commandeered

by the british government in 1982. but her new owners say their aim is to restore her to her original glory with a few modern touches along the way. the queen elizabeth suite is the suite that she stayed in. we took great care to try to recraft that room, keeping as much as possible of the existing furniture, refurbishing the looks that's there, that if we were to have the privilege of the queen coming back to visit, it would be almost as if she'd just stepped back in time from the last time she stepped out of that room. for over 20 years, this was the largest cinemas theatre afloat. there's no denying that this new hotel is definitely different for dubai, a place that's so far been obsessed with everything shiny and new. it will no doubt be popular

with nostalgic brits but it's also essential that the local market take the ship to their hearts too. however, no matter how much interest there is in the qe2, it looks like her days at sea are well and truly over. i walked of this ship 17 years ago with a tear in my eyes, saying goodbye to her in the bahamas and i never dreamt i would be back on board again. to realise that we are back on qe2, having the most amazing time, once again, our beautiful lady's not dead and people are on board having a lot of fun and it's been a fantastic evening tonight. hello.

this is breakfast, with ben thompson and naga munchetty. sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after having emergency surgery for a brain haemorrage. his former club manchester united says the operation went well but his family request privacy. messages of support have been pouring in from across the football world and beyond. david beckham, who was signed by sir alex at the age of 16, said, "keep fighting, boss." while cristiano ronaldo also tweeted, "my thoughts and prayers are with you, my dearfriend." we are live at old trafford where there is a calmness about the place as supporters eagerly await news of sir