this is bbc news. the headlines: sir alex ferguson suffers a brain haemorrhage, he remains in intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery. messages of support 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 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. also: tributes to arsene wenger at his final home game for arsenal — as his side take on burnley. a pioneering team of zoologists and botanists head to the amazon in search of genetic material. 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 week ago, news of sir alex ferguson's illness has shocked the football world. among the many messages of support, 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 at match 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 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 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 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. i was so sad to hear about sir alex, i have been a fan for many years. i am a leeds supporter but i respect sir alex and what he has done for 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. that was david ornstein there. let's get the very latest now from olivia richwald, who is at old trafford. there hasn't been an update since the statement issued by manchester united yesterday. as far as we understand he is still in intensive ca re understand he is still in intensive care at salford royal hospital. it is not unexpected that he is still in intensive care, because he has had a brain haemorrhage and major surgery, had a brain haemorrhage and major surgery, but there has been shock around the world at his sudden illness, and well wishes are coming in from the world of football and around the world as well. clubs like

manchester city, liverpool, totte n ha m manchester city, liverpool, tottenham and ac milan have wished it well, lots of former players including ruud van nistelrooy, peter schmeichel, david beckham and cristiano ronaldo. there have also been touching messages including from the brazilian pele and lord alan sugar, who wishes him well. and a lovely message from paul gascoigne, gazza, he said, iam praying that you get through this, you have won everything, no player has sent shivers down my spine that you did. soon after manchester united won the league, fans released a banner saying, football aside, get well fergie. everyone here caught in the boss, his determination to win, people are hoping that is what helps to get through this latest, most personal battle. olivia richwald at old trafford, thank you very much. joining me now from brighton isjohn

smith, the legendary football agent who has worked closely with sir alex ferguson. thank you forjoining us. what went through your mind when you heard this news? to be honest, i was com pletely heard this news? to be honest, i was completely gobsmacked. because the man is indestructible. and he is not very old. so like everyone else i was completely ta ken very old. so like everyone else i was completely taken aback. what was he like to work with? tough. legend airily tough, in fact. people talk about the shouting and the throwing of drinks around dressing rooms and things. i never quite got the shout. i got the look in negotiations. you only have to see the look in his eye, in his face, and you knew you had reached that line in the sand. he was very tough. i always found

him very fair. he had good advisers around him and he listen to them, but you absolutely new went to and when not to. here's a remarkable man and we all praying that he pulls through well. i just and we all praying that he pulls through well. ijust have very many happy memories, which i want to continue sharing, of tough times with him and complete respect. you talk about negotiations. was he very protective over his players in those negotiations? he built three or four different teams, two or three at man united, another one at aberdeen, possibly two squads at aberdeen. and i was with him in 1990 when it actually wasn't that good, we were looking after the manchester united players for the crystal palace cup final, it went to a replay, and unbelievably, his career was hanging

at that point, not exactly by a thread, that he had reached a point in his career where it could have gone one way or the other, and i remember talking to him after he won the cup final, and he said this is another launch pad for me. and never another launch pad for me. and never a truer word. hejust never another launch pad for me. and never a truer word. he just never looked back after that. but he did it in a way, lu kwesa, which back after that. but he did it in a way, lukwesa, which was unique. at the time i worked with him, 1992, rupert murdoch and people were working with us to promote this new league, talking about entertainment and a platform to engage with fans around the world, and so we started importing all the talent, people like ruud gullit, wonderful footballing talent, but the one that continually lifted the premier league to new levels, he was and is

sir alex ferguson. we will leave it there for now, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. we wish him all the best in his recovery, thank you. you are watching bbc news. the time is just you are watching bbc news. the time isjust approaching you are watching bbc news. the time is just approaching ten minutes you are watching bbc news. the time isjust approaching ten minutes past four. the national crime agency has confirmed that jamie acourt has not appealed against 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. this was a long police investigation, intelligence led, between offices in spain and britain, and 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, but he will be questioned by officers from the metropolitan police because he is wa nted metropolitan police because he is wanted in britain on suspicion of being involved in supplying around

£4 million worth of cannabis. the other thing to note about him is that he was one of the original suspect 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. tom burridge there. a teenage boy in south london has died after being shot. 17—year—old rhyhiem 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. aramide 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 bullet‘s 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. 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, 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 gardening in her front 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 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 in the last half hour, 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. 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 is fiercely opposed by leading brexit campaigners who say it would effectively mean the uk would remain in the european union. our 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. whichever 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. opposing sides continue to trade arguments on this key brexit question. nick eardley, bbc news. 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. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. good afternoon. cardiff city have sealed the second automatic promotion spot in the championship, meaning they will join promotion spot in the championship, meaning they willjoin wolves in the premier league next season.

neil warnock‘s side sealed a place in the top flight with a goalless draw at home to reading. drew savage has more. a better result than fulham's would confirm promotion — an early penalty might have settled cardiff's nerves, but leandro bacuna's shove went unpunished. but soon the bluebirds fans were singing anyway, as the news came through that fulham were losing at birmingham. neil warnock, keen to wrap up a record—breaking eight promotion, urged his side forward. the cardiff city stadium held its collective breath asjunior hoilett went close. but promotion was still in their hands. the celebrations continued — fulham now 2—1 down. a question of watching and waiting. a goal would have eased those butterflies... maybe kenneth zohore should have done better than this. but with birmingham beating fulham 3—1 it didn't matter — the promotion party was only just getting going. relief for neil warnock — he says taking cardiff back to the premier league is his greatest achievement. well, that point for cardiff means fulham settle for a play off spot. they'll face derby county in the semifinals, while aston villa take on middlesbrough. the first legs are on the 11th and 12th of may.

at the bottom of the table bolton scored two goals in the last three minutes to come from behind to beat nottingham forest. theyjump out of the relegation zone on the final day — but defeats for both burton and barnsley mean they go down to league one. manchester city have celebrated the premier league title in front of their home fans at the etihad stadium. the trophy was held aloft by captain vincent kompany. it's their third premier league title in seven years and first under manager pep guardiola. it is, of course, two trophies this season after the league cup back in february. they drew 0—0 with huddersfield today. elsewhere in the premier

league, two matches kick off at 4:30pm. arsenal host burnley in what's arsene wenger‘s final home match in charge at the emirates. there's a huge game at stamford bridge concerning champions league qualification, as fifth placed chelsea need all three points against liverpool. champions celtic came from behind to hand hearts their first defeat of the season. a headerfrom dedryck boyata levelled the game at tynecastle. a great touch from moussa dembele made it 2—1 after half time. brendan rodgers' side ended it 3—1, thanks to a late finish from scott sinclair. tony bellew is targetting fights with tyson fury and andre ward after his fifth—round stoppage of david haye last night. bellew knocked down haye three times on his way to a second win in 14 months over his rival in london. bellew said he would meet former world champion fury at heavyweight, but only if the bout happened soon. italian rider elia viviani has won a second consecutive stage

of the giro d'italia. having claimed victory in a dramatic sprint finish on saturday, viviani once again left it late to win the third stage. british team sky rider chris froome finished further back in the main peleton, as did australia's dennis rohan, who retains the overall lead. marc marquez made it back to back victories in motogp at his home race injerez, as britain's cal crutchlow crashed out, having started pole. the spaniard came home ahead of france'sjohann zarco, while his main title rivals andrea dovizioso, jorge lorenzo and dani pedrosa crashed in the same incident with eight laps left, after crutchlow had gone out while in fourth place. the final of the world snooker championship is under way in sheffield between two former champions, mark williams and john higgins. these are our live pictures. mark williams making it 5—1, a

fantastic mark williams making it 5—1, a fa ntastic start mark williams making it 5—1, a fantastic start from him. he hasn't played a final since back in 2003. john higgins was runner—up last year and needs a big turnaround so far. you can follow that match on bbc two tv at the bbc sport website and at. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. 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. officials in hawaii say that there

have been no new doublings of lava. however, they do say that the existing fissures are continuing to emit hazardous fumes, and as you can see here, the huge piles of molten rock give an idea ofjust how active the volcano currently is. the hawaiin civil defence organisation says five homes have been destroyed, but there are still no reports of any deaths or serious injuries, and evacuation orders remain in force. 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. 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. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: some of the biggest names in sport have sent messages of support to sir alex ferguson. jamie a court, who is wanted over alleged drugs offences, is wanted for his extradition to britain. 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. and more than a thousand doctors have had job offers withdrawn because of a clerical blunder. medics who had been scored on their suitability as registrars were said to have been given the wrong marks.

now on bbc news, amazon explorers, get rare access to brazil's highest and most remote mountain. this is one of the most important parts of the amazon to visit, to get genetic material. what's very interesting about this is ice. check it out. this is the first expedition we are doing with the help of the army, brazilian army, to an area that is absolutely unexplorable in the amazon. we're being led by army soldiers, who are members of local indigenous community, so they grew up in this area, they know this forest, they know all these trails. with running against the clock,

we are running against the base of destruction that man is imposing on nature so we have to do this kind ofjob because it is a heritage for the human kind. the pico de neblina, meaning peak of mist. true to its name, it's shrouded in clouds, hidden from view. this is brazil's highest mountain, and reaching it is near impossible. sitting deep in the remote amazon, the national park, which is roughly half the size of switzerland,

stretches across dense jungle. it's been closed to visitors since 2003, following a government decision to protect the area from uncontrolled tourism, and illegal mining. biodiversity here has been largely unknown to science. until now. for the first time, special access has been granted to a dream team of tropical experts. it's a mission of discovery. they are here to find new animal and plant species, to find life that might be under threat from deforestation and climate change. we followed four professors and eight biologists from the university of sao paolo, a world leading institute in zoology. the amazon forest has a huge

diversity, whereas this for example is one of the megadiversity councils in the world. miguel is heading the expedition. it's taken nearly a year of planning to realise a lifelong dream. made possible with the help of the brazilian army. to get here, is normally a long and difficultjourney, from sao paolo to manaus, then nearly three days by boat down the rio negra to sao gabriel da cachoeira. from there, 80 kilometres on rough roads, to the banks of the caburai river, and ending with another boat journey. the scientists will be here in a tiny military base in the national park. they will be exploring the area before going up the mountain. our trek begins

through nearby jungle. the bait is fresh so that's smelling a lot. hopefully we can get some mice and marsupials. a visiting scientist at london's natural history museum, this man has flown back to brazil to take part. he is looking for small mammals and south american rodents are his speciality. but it is harder than it looks — actually finding a mammal is proving difficult!