this is bbc news. the headlines at three. sir alex ferguson suffers a brain haemorrhage. he remains in intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery. messages of support come in from the game's big names, including david beckham, signed by sir alex at 16, who wrote: ‘keep fighting boss'. jamie acourt, who's wanted over alleged drugs offences, has accepted his extradition to britain. his transfer to the uk could now happen very soon. a 17—year—old boy has been shot dead in south london. one resident said her neighbour narrowly dodged bullets from what appeared to be a drive—by shooting. a guy in aguyina a guy in a car shooting randomly had shot from a moving car, and just missed her and hit the window of her front room. a new "customs partnership" with the european union after the uk leaves is still on the table according to the business secretary, greg clark.

also in the next hour: promotions and demotions after a final round of matches in the championship. cardiff city have been promoted to the premier league at the expense of fulham, who lost away to birmingham. tributes to arsene wenger at his final home game for arsenal as his side take on burnley. and click investigates the artificially intelligent software being used by police. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. some of the biggest names in football have been sending messages of support to the former manchester united manager, sir alex ferguson, after he suffered a brain

haemorrhage. sir alex is recovering in intensive care. he underwent emergency surgery yesterday. our sports correspondent david ornsteen reports. last seen in public looking fit and well a year ago —— a week ago, news of sir alex ferguson's illness has shocked the football world. david beckham said, keep fighting, boss. sending prayers and love to cathy on the whole family. another ex—manchester united star, cristiano ronaldo, wrote: everyone that much of the day sends oui’ everyone that much of the day sends our best wishes to sir alex ferguson. the flood of good wishes unrelenting. he is one of the most iconic figures in football in the last 30 years. if you add that to the fact that he is such an important role model for so many people around the world, he has ca ptu red people around the world, he has captured the world, and he is a

national institution, really, so i'm not surprised at all at the outpouring of support for him. he was admitted to solve the royal hospital yesterday and had emergency surgery hospital yesterday and had emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. the procedure is said to have gone well, but a period of intensive care will follow. the focus will be on when he starts to regain consciousness. his neurological state will be assessed repeatedly, and he will be only transitioned to an area of care which requires less support when he is starting to regain his independence and he is stable. at 0ld independence and he is stable. at old trafford, supporters spoke of their admiration for sir alex. he's a legend, and he has been for the whole club. even though he isn't running the club now, i think a lot of people will feel this.|j running the club now, i think a lot of people will feel this. i was so ha rd of people will feel this. i was so hard —— sad to hear about sir alex, i have been a fan for many years. hard —— sad to hear about sir alex, i have been a fan for many yearslj i have been a fan for many years.” ama i have been a fan for many years.” am a lead supporter but i respect sir alex and what he has done for

football, the greatest football manager of all—time. football, the greatest football manager of all-time. sir alex ferguson is revered at manchester united, leading the club to an astonishing 38 trophies in 26 years, an all—time great at home and abroad, renowned for his tenacity and fighting spirit. but now he faces a very different kind of test. well, david has been at old trafford for us — and earlier he had this update. it is impossible to overstate the standing of sir alex ferguson within the game. he is something of a football institution in his own right, and it was notable from those m essa 9 es right, and it was notable from those m essa g es of right, and it was notable from those messages of support that they don't just come from those of a manchester united persuasion, but also from rival clubs such as liverpool and manchester city. furthermore, from the wider sporting world and other areas of society, because this is a man who transcended all manner of spheres. this stadium behind me features a standard named after him, a statue in his honour, his legacy, his impact are secure. but hopefully

this isn't the last we have seen sir alex ferguson, and there is more to come. he remains in intensive care, but this is a battle that he and eve ryo ne but this is a battle that he and everyone will hope he emerges from victorious. that was david 0rnstein. earlier i spoke to the football journalist michael grant, who wrote the book fergie rises. he explained how sir alex's career began its ascendancy at aberdeen. he arrived at aberdeen in 1978, and he was actually very unproven, he was quite a big gamble, bizarre though it sounds to say that now, because they were the second best tea m because they were the second best team in the country at the time and he was coming from st mirren who we re he was coming from st mirren who were towards the bottom end of the premier division, and he had been sacked by them. so it was seen as quite a big gamble by aberdeen to ta ke quite a big gamble by aberdeen to take this young tearaway glaswegian manager north when they were on the brink of winning things themselves, but it turned out of course to be an

absolutely inspired and visionary appointment. did he ever change his management style? players who played under him at man united who also experienced him at aberdeen, like gordan strachan, said that he mellowed at united, so even though that was the talk of the hairdryer and the famous fergie temper, and the controlling genius that we saw, really all of that had probably been even harder and even more raw at aberdeen. that period from 78 to 86, a lot of what he did at aberdeen and a lot of what he did at aberdeen and a lot of the way he did it was to be repeated on a bigger scale at united. he took down rangers and celtic in scottish football. he then

went to united overcame liverpool who had been the dominant club, and was able to fend off arsenal and chelsea, but a lot of what he did on the way he did it was evident from those years at aberdeen. you described his tough management style. what was it that commanded respect from players? how is it they never rebelled against him? there was some early descent towards him at aberdeen from players who had been there before, who didn't necessarily take to his man management style in the first few months. because at that point, he was still unproven. but i think ferguson is very easy to like, all players found him very easy to like and responded to him. his man management is one of the genius elements that he had. it wasn'tjust about bullying players and shouting at them and putting the fear of god in them. there was that, of course,

but he was much more than that. the book that i wrote interviewed a lot of his former players at aberdeen, and one message that came across was how they enjoyed being under him, it was good fun being under alex ferguson, they never knew what quite what was coming each day. they look back at it, even the guys who didn't get on with him particularly well, all look back at him as being a kind of pivotalfigure in all look back at him as being a kind of pivotal figure in their football careers. michael, obviously the first sign of concern was when his manager son darren missed the doncaster match against wigan. how close is the family, and as his career developed, how did he manage to balance the two, the work of the family side of things? it is pretty all—consuming being the manager of man united, i would imagine. all—consuming being the manager of man united, iwould imagine. i all—consuming being the manager of man united, i would imagine. i think only really in the last five years of his retirement did he give or was

he able to give his wife and kids the time that he felt that they deserved. he said when he retired that his wife cathy had made a lot of sacrifices for him throughout their life together, and now was her time to get something back, so it is great that he has had five years of retirement so far, and hopefully there is more to come. but in terms of being influential in his sons' life, of course he has. it was probably unfair to expect darren to emulate his dad or be the next fergie, that was really never going to bea fergie, that was really never going to be a realistic expectation on him. but fergie has been very supportive of him of course and all his other sons in their lines of work. but yes, you have to make sacrifices when you are a manager of a club as big as manchester united, because it is all consuming and

global. michael wright, because it is all consuming and global. michaelwright, sports journalist, speaking to me earlier. spain's high court has told the bbc that jamie acourt has accepted his extradition back to the uk. he's wanted here on suspicion of drugs offences. mr acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of the black teenager stephen lawrence. he has always denied any involvement. tom burridge is in barcelona and has more. eventually he was arrested at a gym in barcelona on friday. we understand that when he gets back to britain, he won't necessarily be arrested, it is not necessary because it is an extradition, but he will be questioned by officers from the metropolitan police because he is wanted for being supplying around £4 million of cannabis. and he was one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence back in 1993, but he has never been charged in connection with the murder of the

black teenager, and he has always denied any involvement in the killing. that was tom burridge. a teenage boy in south london has died after being shot. 17—year—old raheem ainsworth—barton was discovered with critical injuries on warham street in southwark yesterday evening. the metropolitan police has asked for people in the area at the time of the shooting to contact them. charlotte gallagher reports. 17—year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton, performing in a rap video. his family say he was with his friends, playing football in the sun, when he was shot dead, just minutes from his home. people living here say there was a chase around the suburban streets involving a car and moped in the minutes before the shots were fired. one woman narrowly avoided being shot. the bullet went through her window instead. this woman lives next door. we just came out of our house and our house was a crime scene and it was like, "what the hell?" and where that window

is boarded up, there, that's where a gunshot went in, you think? yes, you could see the hole. they said that the bullets embedded in the wall. even though she's now grieving, rhyhiem's mother, pretana morgan, wanted to make a plea for the violence to stop. make my son be the last and be an example to everyone. just let it stop. a family and community in shock, that a young boy from here has become just the latest victim of london's gun and knife crime. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. charlotte is at the scene in south london and sent us this update earlier. this is the estate where rhyhiem lived, and you can see there

are two specialist officers from the met police doing fingertip searches through the grass verge trying to find some more evidence. rhyhiem was killed just minutes from here, as you heard in my package, just minutes from his house, in fact, and it is the sensory community in shock, not just at the death it is the sensory community in shock, notjust at the death of rhyhiem but also the randomness, a car chase around the streets, people firing randomly into the air. a window got shot through, a woman who was just window got shot through, a woman who wasjust gardening in herfront garden was nearly shot. so incredibly dangerous scenes on the streets of south london here. and rhyhiem is now the 60th person to be murdered in londonjust this rhyhiem is now the 60th person to be murdered in london just this year, so murdered in london just this year, soa murdered in london just this year, so a very, murdered in london just this year, so a very, very grim toll so far. and the mayor of london, sadiq khan, have said his thoughts are with his family, obviously, and he is appealing for anyone who knows about this crime to fund forward. that was charlotte gallagher. and the major of london sadiq khan has been tweeting this afternoon,

saying that he "remains in close contact with the metropolitan police commissioner, the council leader, and local mps neil coyle and harriet harman about this appalling crime." he says he is reassured that the metropolitan police are doing everything they can to bring those responsible to justice. as many as 1500 junior doctors who were offered posts as registrars have had theirjob offers withdrawn, following a mistake in the recruitment process. the royal college of physicians said the error meant medics who'd been scored on their suitability for posts as registrars were given the wrong marks. the college has apologised and says patient safety had not been compromised. the doctors' union , the british medical association , said the mistake was appalling. earlier i spoke to our health correspondent andy moore. everyone agrees, a terrible situation.

the british medical association, the union, on behalf of its members is hopping mad, it says it can't understand how this happened. some individual doctors have been in tea rs, individual doctors have been in tears, they have been contacting the bbc. they say for example they turned down other jobs bbc. they say for example they turned down otherjobs because they thought they had this firm offer. they say they have taken at home loa ns they say they have taken at home loans because they thought they would be able to stay in this area, and now they don't know what is going to happen. the process doesn't start again for another week, so the uncertainty continues. and a lot of anger about the timing of the announcement, it was made late on friday afternoon, just before the bank holiday, and one doctor said it was sheer cowardice, but the raw couege was sheer cowardice, but the raw college visit and is say they just wa nted college visit and is say they just wanted to get the news out as quickly as possible. and do we know

if those affected have any comeback on this. the royal college of surgeons says a small minority of thejobs are surgeons says a small minority of the jobs are non—retractable. surgeons says a small minority of thejobs are non—retractable. that presumably means there is a firm commitment, but then you look at that thing, that means that most of thejobs that thing, that means that most of the jobs they can retract, and that is what they are intending to do, and the whole system will start again. i think the british medical association says they will be seeking full compensation for their members, so i think they have a different regard on whether these are firm contracts or not. it is just it isjust gone it is just gone a quarter past three. the headlines on bbc news: sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. some of the biggest names in sport have sent messages of support, including david beckham, signed by sir alex at 16, who wrote: ‘keep fighting boss'; jamie acourt — who is wanted over alleged drugs offences — has accepted his extradition to britain, according an official at spain's high court. his transfer to the uk could now happen very soon.

a 17—year—old boy has died after being shot in southwark in south london. neighbours say bullets went through a window narrowly missing a woman in her garden. and in sport. cardiff city secure promotion to the premier league after a draw with reading. barnsley and burton are relegated. manchester city will be presented with the premier league trophy at the etihad later this afternoon — first, they've got to deal with huddersfield — it's 0—0. and it's day one of the world snooker championship final. mark williams has taken a two frame lead overjohn higgins. i will be back with more on all of those stories in about an hour's time. the business secretary, greg clark, has said that a new "customs partnership" with the european union after the uk leaves is still on the table. the idea is that britain would collect tariffs for the eu

on all goods arriving in the uk which are destined for europe. it's fiercely opposed by leading brexit campaigners who say it would effectively mean the uk would remain in the european union. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley reports. how should we trade with the eu after we leave? the government remains divided. some want a customs partnership where we collect tariffs on the eu's behalf. others want a streamlined system, as frictionless as possible, but with some barriers. senior ministers held a crunch meeting on the issue this week, where many made clear their opposition to the customs partnership idea. this morning, though, the business secretary said it was very much still alive. the partnership is still on the table, still a live option. yes. which ever option is chosen, it will take some time to have them put in place and available. and he warned getting it wrong could cost jobs. so with less than a year to go until we leave,

the conservative battle on this issue only intensifies. a customs partnership is, in a sense, misnamed because it means single market as well as customs union, and therefore we would not in effect be leaving the european union. i'm sorry, i don't think that these ideologues, i don't think they represent the best interests of british business and therefore our economy and therefore the people of our country, and teresa needs to sort them out and see them off. some in europe have cast doubt on whether they have even agreed to such proposals. labour say a customs union, similar to the current one but giving the uk more of a say, is the only option. i think actually quite a lot of the conservatives are going to follow us in this. we remain within the customs union during the transition period, we want to negotiate a customs union, that will solve the northern ireland border problem, which i think is intractable, and you have just demonstrated that. in addition to that it will get us the tariff free trade that we want. 0pposing sides continue to trade arguments on this key brexit question.

nick eardley, bbc news. andrew marr, who presented his bbc one programme earlier this morning, has announced that he'll have an operation this week to remove a malignant tumour on his kidney. his agent says that he is expected to "make a full recovery and will be returning to the airwaves soon" — but understandably andrew will not be hosting his weekly politics show while he recuperates. for the first time in nine years, lebanese voters are choosing a new parliament. today's electon is being held under a new voting system aimed at moving the country to a more proportionally representative government. the country is beset by sectarian and political divisions, and overshadowed by the conflict in syria which has led to a mass influx of refugees. here are the thoughts of some of the people who've been voting today. i really think that there is a chance for a change this time. i think that it's different from the other times, and we are hoping to change, we are hoping to change the same

corrupt people that they come and go every single time, you know. so we're here to try to change it. translation: today is all about democracy. everyone has the right to vote, for whoever they want. the important thing is that people take part and get out and vote. just look how many people are here. translation: this all makes me very happy. it's a very different feeling from the past nine years. i can't describe just how good i feel, how good everyone feels. a 20—year—old man has died after he was found with stab wounds in liverpool city centre this morning. police and paramedics were called to hanover street at about 4am after receiving reports of an injured man. the man was taken to hospital, but later died from his injuries. a 17—year—old boy has been charged with ‘grievous bodily harm

with intent‘ after a woman was attacked with an electric drill in straban in northern ireland. the 38—year—old victim suffered a "very serious" head injury and is in a stable condition in hospital. the teenager was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and theft of a drill. he is due to appear in court in 0magh on monday. three men have been injured in east london by what has been described as a noxious substance. the met police say officers were called to reports of a disturbance on kingsland high street in hackney. the men, aged 17, 22 and 27, were taken to hospital. police say no arrests have been made. commemorations have taken place on the scottish island of isla to mark the 100th anniversary of first world war troopship disasters that took the lives of hundreds of american soldiers. princess anne took part in events to mark the sinking of the ss tuscania and hms 0tranto in 1918. from islay, here‘s our

correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remembered the twin tragedies of 1918 at the american monument on the island, a naval tribute by three warships from britain, germany and the us, completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the 0tranto went down off the west coast of islay, 500 men were thrown into the cold atlantic in hurricane conditions. the ship was badly damaged in a collision, and torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for himself, and they hardly stood a chance. 0nly 21 made it to shore alive. despite not being able to swim, johns roberts‘ father was one of the lucky few. he had his life vest on and ended up at the cliff over here. 0nshore, the mcphee family saw the disaster unfold

and rushed to help. it was said they went into the water seven times and each time pulled out a man. 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.

# amazing grace...#. all the victims were remembered in a ceremony attended by the princess royal and the us ambassador. tributes were also pay to the islanders who found the courage and compassion to cope when mass casualties swept their shores. glen campbell, bbc news, islay. arsene wenger has arrived at the emirates for his final game as arsenal manager after 22 years in charge all supporters inside the stadium at today‘s match against burnley will get a commemorative t—shirt to wear during the game. the club are asking everyone to stay in the stadium after the final whistle to come together and thank arsene wengerfor his service to the team. 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 princess charlotte. 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. 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 at kensington palace, the duke and duchess of cambridge said they were very pleased to share them, and thanked members of the public for all the kind messages they have received following the birth of prince louis. we showed the pictures to visitors to the palace. 0h, isn't he cute, yeah. yeah, that's the new baby. we're from the united states.

he‘s handsome. he does look like other babies. i have had two newborns in my family. all children are lovely and cute. like my dog! catherine, one of the world‘s most photographed people, is considered a talented amateur photographer herself. the next big event for the royals will be the marriage of prince harry and meghan markle this month. william and catherine will be there. but prince louis, who will be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace. beautiful. garden centres and diy stores are set to cash in on a surge in sales this weekend. retail figures were badly affected by the bad weather over easter, but record temperatures this bank holiday weekend could mean gardeners are catching up for lost time. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. this is how some garden

centres looked last month. easter was a financial and meteorological wash—out for many retailers — what a difference a month makes. sunshine tends to bring out the shoppers and part—time gardeners. and what will they be buying? why, busy lizzie plants, of course. they disappeared six years ago but are back this weekend and expected to fly off the shelves. who knew? we are expecting to be very busy. a lot of customers moving outside to do outdoor projects. a lot of people entertaining, buying barbecues, leisure furniture, sofas. yep, exceptionally busy. and 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 don't think one long bank holiday weekend with nice weather is going to make up for all the problems that are taking place in the retail sector. it will go some way and will be a good weekend, but it is not going to change the structural changes going on and a bad easter is not going to be offset by one bank holiday weekend.

but this month is unusual. it has two bank holidays, a tour de yorkshire, champions league and fa cup finals and the small matter of a royal wedding. so retailers will want to make a lot of hay, or perhaps dough, while the sun is shining. 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 of them 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. time for the weather with phil. hello, thanks forjoining me. it‘s time we updated you on the weather prospects for the rest of the holiday weekend right across the british isles, and for many of you it really will look as good as that

for the rest of sunday. a glorious evening in prospect, save perhaps around about the coasts, where we may well have some mist and low cloud round about the irish sea coast, a bit of an onshore breeze out towards the east. do you know what? we‘re going to do it all again on monday. still that low cloud in some locations around about the irish sea. still a front close by to the north and west of scotland, so the odd bit and piece of rain here, but if you haven‘t had a mention thus far, save for an onshore breeze tempering the feel of the day on the eastern coast, inland areas well on into the teens, if not well on into the 20s. by tuesday something a little bit different for you, certainly across western parts, who will have this front to contend with, some cloud, wind and rain, still the last of the heat though to be had out towards the east, where again we could well be pushing well on into the mid 20s.