hello, this is breakfast, with christian fraser and mega munchetty. one person is stabbed to death and four others injured in a suspected terrorist attack in paris. so called—islamic state says it was responsible. the assailant was shot dead by police. good morning, it is sunday 13 may. also this morning: hundreds of thousands of pounds in damages for eu nationals sleeping rough in the uk, after they were illegally detained and deported by the government. it is official. less than a week to go to the big day, buckingham palace releases pictures of the queen's formal consent to prince harry and meghan markle‘s marriage. # storms don't last... nazis of the uk media, we demand freedom! drama at the eurovision song contest, as a protester storms the stage during the uk's performance. but the night belonged

to favourites israel. iamso i am so happy! in sport: the premier league season comes to close today, and who will snatch that final champions league spot? will it bejurgen klopp or antonio conte? liverpool and chelsea both have chance to finish the season in the top four. and stav has the weather. good morning to you. our sunday weather is not looking too bad, in fa ct. weather is not looking too bad, in fact. plenty of sunny spells in the eastern parts of england and as we head into next week, it will be turning even sunnier and a bit warmer. join if all the details. —— join me for all the details. good morning. first, our main story: french police have launched a terror investigation after a man armed with a knife killed one person and injured four others in paris last night. so—called islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack, which happened on a busy street near to the city's main opera house. the man was shot dead by police.

bill hayton reports. it should have been a pleasant night out in a popular part of paris. instead, a victim lies stabbed in the street. eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic as an attacker lashed out with a blade. investigators say he shouted "allahu akbar," arabic for "god is great." police flooded the area near the opera house, and eyewitnesses said officers first tried to taser the suspect, and then fired two shots. the authorities have confirmed the attacker is dead. translation: the police arrived quickly. everyone arrived quickly. we didn't know what was going on. we were quickly moved inside the bar. i went outside and i saw a man lying on the floor. president macron said his thoughts were with the victims and their loved ones. he saluted the courage of the police officers who, in his words, neutralised the terrorist. the city's mayor said that all parisian stood by the victims‘ side. the incident is being treated as terrorism, but there has been no word on the background

of the attacker. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility, saying it was targeting countries of the coalition that fought against it in the middle east. translation: france is absolutely determined not to yield in any way to the threats issued by attackers. our response will be firm and clear. over the past three years, a string ofjihadist attacks around france have claimed the lives of almost 250 people. as the investigation continues, police will remain on high alert. dozens of rough sleepers from eu countries are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after being illegally detained and deported. figures obtained by the bbc reveal that in the 12 months to may last year, almost 700 people were targeted, despite some of them being able to prove that they were working. jon ironmonger has more. thomas is from lithuania. for nine

yea rs thomas is from lithuania. for nine years he has been living, working and paying taxes in england. but a low point in 2016 found him on the streets in west london. recently i was sleeping here... he was woken one morning by immigration officers and quickly bundled into a band to be deported. it is really hard to stand up after that, you know, because all of those handcuffs, all of this immigration thing, all of those officers who don't even want to help you, chat with you. thomas was detained for 19 days under a home office policy that the high court ruled in december was illegal and disk on a tory. what was life like ina and disk on a tory. what was life like in a detention centre for you? jail, you don't know the end of the sentence. i didn't know i was going to spend a night in this. he was later awarded £10,000 in damages, but others like him are now entitled

to pay out. law firms tell us that the home office is in the process of settling at least 45 such claims. the true number is likely to be higher. figures obtained by the bbc reveal that, in the year to may 2017, nearly 20 is the at 2700 homeless ea national ‘s were illegally detained. —— nearly 700. simultaneously net migration was cut in helping to cover rising homelessness. but ross weepers were being targeted even if they were in work, even if they had a permanent right of residence in the uk. eu law is very clear, and actually it is very robust, but what the policy was was a very flimsy attempts to misuse the law simply to meet immigration targets. the home office told us it had ceased or action on immigration status of ea citizens because of rough sleeping and that claims for rough sleeping and that claims for rough sleeping and that claims for rough sleeping will be considered on

a case—by—case basis —— eea. tomas, meanwhile, has a new place to stay and a second chance to make this home in the uk. theresa may has insisted she can be trusted to deliver the brexit people voted for, amid continuing cabinet divisions over new customs arrangements with the eu. in an article for the sunday times, the prime minister says she will ensure that the uk takes back control of its borders, money, and laws. she also acknowledges that there will have to be compromises. meanwhile, in the mail on sunday, the liberal democrat sir nick clegg, labour's david miliband, and the former conservative cabinet member nicky morgan say parliament should reject a hard brexit deal. suicide bombers have attacked three churches in indonesia's second city, surabaya, killing at least nine people and injuring a0 more. the blasts occured within ten minutes of each other. let's get the latest from our indonesia correspondent rebecca henschke, who is injakarta. rebecka, good morning. tell us what happened. the first lasts happened

at 7:30am this morning, just at the end of the first sunday mass at the catholic church, santa maria, in surabaya, when worshippers were leaving and others were coming in for the next service. we have seen some footage showing a motorbike entering into the entrance of the church and appearing to explode, and within ten minutes two other churches were attacked. local police saying they now believe a female suicide bomber carried out one of those attacks, and believed to have children with her. rebecca, thank you very much. the army in the democratic republic of congo says it is working with park rangers to try to locate two british tourists who were kidnapped by an armed gang. authorities say that several armed groups operate in and around the virunga national park, and there have been frequent kidnappings of local people. the foreign office is providing support to the families involved. a picture of the queen's official consent for prince harry's marriage to meghan markle has been released. the letter is handwritten by one of the crown office's own artists,

and signed elizabeth r by the queen. it is now less than a week to go until the big day. our correspondent simon clemison is at buckingham palace this morning. what is the significance of this letter? good morning to you, christian. anyone might seek the blessing of their parents or grandparents, but in royal circles that process ends in paperwork. it is because about 200 years ago there was a highly controversial marriage and it was decided after that that the monarch would have to give written consent if any of the descendants wanted to tie the knot. that law has been changed now a bit, sojust the tie the knot. that law has been changed now a bit, so just the first six in line to the throne had to do that. of course, when harry got engaged he was fifth in line to the throne. now louis has been born, he is sixth. the queen has to give her consent, and she has done that as we

can see from this document. it is very unlikely she would have said no and would only have done so on the advice of the prime minister. if she had, he still could have gotten married, but wouldn't have been able to become king. and meghan markle's pa rents to become king. and meghan markle's parents coming to meet the royal family at the beginning of this week but some controversy in the papers. there certainly is. just take a look at the mail on sunday. you may have seen at the mail on sunday. you may have seen some at the mail on sunday. you may have seen some of the pictures over the few weeks past of thomas markle, and how he has been getting fit for the big day and getting measured up, and according to this paper, those pictures are staged. in each, meghan‘s father looks unaware he is being snapped by the paper says it has seen cctv with him arriving on location with a photographer. as you say, the parents are due to meet the queen and the duke of edinburgh in the next week, and we know that prince harry was very clear very early on in the relationship that he

wa nted early on in the relationship that he wanted to see a little bit more distance with some members of the press. simon, thank you very much indeed. now, this. 24th out of 26th. did you watch it? i didn't stay up to the very end, but i did see a bit of the voting. did the right winner when? no, not for me. —— win. it was a night filled with drama at the eurovision final in lisbon, after a man invaded the stage during the uk's performance. he grabbed the microphone from surie before being removed, dragged off and arrested. she later turned down the chance to sing again, and finished third—from—bottom. the show belonged to israel's netta, who won with her song toy, referred to by most viewers as the ‘chicken song'. our entertainment correspondent david sillito was there. # stones don't last forever.

forever, remember. eurovision, and the uk's surie was more than halfway through a song when suddenly a protest appeared and grab the microphone. we demand freedom! seconds later, the mike act in her hand,it seconds later, the mike act in her hand, it was as if nothing had happened, as she reached the line # don't give up, the crowd laps to their feet. the protest, don't give up, the crowd laps to theirfeet. the protest, who has invaded other british tv programmes in the past, was taken into police custody. the whole crowd gathered round, like, the response of eurovision, it was just amazing. round, like, the response of eurovision, it wasjust amazing. the fa ct eurovision, it wasjust amazing. the fact that she was able to handle that with so much dignity and with so that with so much dignity and with so much confidence was amazing. she carried on, went through, finished like a true writ. the stadium came alive. everyone was supporting her, and we couldn't be more proud. so dues for an extraordinary recovery

but not quite enough to make a splash on the eurovision scoreboard. but for israel, exhortation at netta's victory. # look at me, i'm a beautiful creature. netta's clucking ina song beautiful creature. netta's clucking in a song inspired by the metoo movement ended up being an inspiring winner. israel wins with 529 points. is is the winner, congratulations. netta, who said she was overwhelmed to even make it the eurovision, it was clear how much this meant to her. joinuing us now is eurovision super—fan will o'regan. you have had no sleep whatsoever. you have had no sleep whatsoever. you have had no sleep whatsoever. you have been up most of the night. let's talk about surie, first of all. she did do incredibly well, she had no idea what that man was running onstage to do, and yet she

clapped along for a few seconds without the night and then carried. absolutely, your worst nightmare when it comes to anything like this, but you are out there representing your country and suddenly somebody has removed the microphone from your hand. an awful thing to happen, a security lapse of some kind. tha nkfully security lapse of some kind. thankfully everyone coming into the arena will have been screened, so we will have no they wouldn't have been anything bad about what he was doing, ata anything bad about what he was doing, at a terrible thing to happen. at the courage that she brought, and the way she finished that performance was incredible. do you think she should have gone ain? you think she should have gone again? she was offered the chance to go again, and she didn't. it has happened in the past. in 2010 spain had someone get onstage, and they did it again at the end, and i think they fared better probably in the overall sha kes. they fared better probably in the overall shakes. that is what you are saying, if she had been at the end perhaps more people would have voted for her and she would have been fresh in their minds. and people will have missed it if theyjoin the contest late. there was no reference

made to it by the host, it was as if nothing had happened. with the power of hindsight, but as i say, she did very well. what did she finished? 24th out of 26th, and not deserved, she deserves better. you predicted that cyprus would win, but you won't far off. second was cyprus, their best entry ever and the best performance they have ever had. the fire was there, and it really came through. i asked fire was there, and it really came through. iasked my fire was there, and it really came through. i asked my husband, fire was there, and it really came through. iasked my husband, he wasn't so sure. it wasn't his favourite on the night. ok, because we we re favourite on the night. ok, because we were saying kind of across between beyonce and another artist. it really was good. sweden was my favourite. a little bit justin timberlake, favourite. a little bit justin timberla ke, really. favourite. a little bit justin timberlake, really. when we were watching the vote, i couldn't believe how well he did with the jury believe how well he did with the jury but when it came to the public he got next to nothing. and the reaction... because sweden is this

eurovision royalty and narrow in mind and those of many others, and the votes came in from the public and it was so low they had no chance. but they seemed like they we re chance. but they seemed like they were in contention as well. and before we talk about netta, we should explain the voting. it is half and half now. it is, it is split, so the votes that came to initially were from the programme, which was done as live on friday night in the arena, so nothing that thejury night in the arena, so nothing that the jury voted on will have included what happened to surie. that wasn't included. so the votes from friday night are then put together with the live vote, and that is how the split happens. and they hold it until the end. therefore, it used to know, you could kind of tune out.|j end. therefore, it used to know, you could kind of tune out. i was gripping the sofa to the very end. so what did you make of netta? she wasn't my favourite, but as eurovision winners go, she willjoin a long, long list of big names. does it have to be a bit more bonkers to

win eurovision? no, iwould it have to be a bit more bonkers to win eurovision? no, i would say absolutely not because in the last couple of years the songs that have one have not been bonkers at all. they have been contemporary, with a message sometimes, credible and modern songs. and her song, it is different, it is out there, but they are the winners, and are going to be going to israel next year. and she is likeable, isn't she? absolutely, a really lovely we have the weather. good morning. some glorious weather watcher ‘s pictures already coming through of the sunrise is here. clear skies, chilli in parts of the midlands. here is a sunrise picture at manchester airport. you can see a bit of cloud around. quite chilly

here, too. temperatures will rise throughout the morning. we have some good holes in it. the cloud is a cut across northern areas. it is yesterday's rain moving northwards. it is drier in the east. a few spots of rain pushing into the south—east of rain pushing into the south—east of england through this morning, in towards east anglia. the rain across the north of the area should be cutting it fine. elsewhere, plenty of sunshine and dry weather. a to 1a yesterday. temperatures 14— 18 celsius. the rain will linger on in across the northern isles through much of the night. eventually clearing away from shetland. we could see some brain returning to the eastern side, maybe the odd

shower, most places will be dry. it isa shower, most places will be dry. it is a cool start on monday morning. in between weather systems with two areas of high pressure which will allow us to have some fine and dry weather for much of the working week. here is how we start monday. a cool note. lots of sunshine. as it moved inland, it could completely fizzle out. a bit of cloud file western scotland and northern ireland. ——a bit of cloud for western scotland. dry and less murky at cross the east coast on tuesday. the weather front pushing in to the north—west corner of the country which will introduce more cloud, outbreaks of rain and dropping temperature. elsewhere, we have plenty of sunshine and pretty good temperatures, up to around 20 or 23.

warm upfor temperatures, up to around 20 or 23. warm up for the start of the week and it will cool down for midweek onwards for a little bit. we will be doing the coverage for the royal wedding. later. we'll be back with the headlines at 6:30. now, it's time for the film review with jane hill and mark kermode. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases, as ever, mark kermode. what have you been seeing? an interesting week. we have breaking in, a home invasion thriller with a twist. we have revenge, about which there's been a lot of press — a gruelling thriller. and the cured, a new look at the old zombie formula. new zombies!

oh, it's a dark week, mr kermode, it really is! yes, the cannes film festival is on, it's a strange week. ok, let's start with breaking in. this is a home invasion thriller with a maternal twist. the tag line is payback is a mother. gabrielle union is shaun, who inherits a house basically like a fortress. she goes there with her children and it is immediately broken into by thieves. then her children are held captive in the house, the thieves try to find a safe, and she is outside. they have said to her, "you are a woman at the mercy of strangers, you have no chance" but they have seriously misjudged her desire to prove that, in her own words, mums don't run. here's a clip. you've got to be kidding me. yo, eddie!

gunshots. was that mom? those we ren't gunshots. she took out the lights. we should have killed them the moment we walked in here. here she comes. that is billy burke from the twilight movies, who plays the father in the twilight films. i loved them and loved his character. now he is on the other side of the law. don't mess with her. i get that! i like that — that's a positive! that is pretty much the interesting thing about the movie. very much a nuts and

bolts b movie thriller. it has a couple of nice inversions. i like that idea she is outside the house and they are inside, that kind of turned it around. i like the idea that theyjust completely underestimate her, theyjust imagine she is a mother, and actually she proves more than a match for them. she doesn't need a man to come in and save her and it is a great performance and i think she makes the most of it. that said, it is not a movie that will change the world. very much, as i said, very nuts and bolts b movie. which, under other circumstances you might see going straight to dvd, but its short, it cuts to the chase, i was never bored. if it's not remarkable, it's impressively solid, with a nice central twist. i liked it more than i thought i was going to. i love it when i can pick out your little phrases i know that they want on a poster — "impressively solid". impressively solid. a good one. we like her. so that's good. take us through the next of your challenging week. this is revenge, this attention—grabbing movie from french

writer—director coralie fargeat. a young woman takes revenge on men who assaulted her and left her for dead. taken as a feminist take on the rape—revenge genre, often quite a misogynist genre. this has a garish visual style, almost a day glow look to it, sometimes a comic book sensibility. mad max: fury road cited as one of the inspirations. it is very stylish, very well done, very efficiently done. i'm not sure it's as ground—breaking as some critics think. people have been saying it's the first of this genre of movie done with a feminist line, but that is not true. but what it is is a very good calling card, a film which announces itself with its style. it's very gory, and speaking as a horrorfan, i like that, that when it goes into that generic stuff, it does it properly. i know that you are not a horror movie fan. there were reports of some people finding it too gory and not able to get through the screenings. you get reports of people practically needing an ambulance and so on and you never know whether the distributors have said, "well, let's talk that up because it will attract attention" but it sounds pretty grim.

i remember at the edinburgh film festival when somebody in front of me passed out during a screening of irreversible and all i could think was "that will go on the posters!" as you know, i will never be able to judge that one for you, as you know, because i simply can't face it, i'm afraid. the cured? not a big zombie fan, i understand? this is a curious week! laughter. this is set in a world after an outbreak of a virus which has turned people effectively into zombies, they have done terrible things, but then they find a cure, and the cured people are now sent back into the community as the cured. it's an irish horrorfilm with a political slant. it's about how do we reintegrate these people who have done terrible things but are now apparently different? here's a clip. the cure was supposed to be some sort of great hope but things are just getting worse. that's not fair.

my daughter was released. she can't hurt anyone any more. people need to give them a second chance. we have given them every chance. they have not integrated. no wonder crime is on the rise. they are not like us. have you seen the news, the violence ? there is something wrong with them. crosstalk. they are just scum! all chant: scum! left is home. please make you way to the left. left. left is home. what i like about this film, the best of these movies, they are based on ideas. this is fairly low—budget. ellen page plays the widow who accepts her brother—in—law back into the house.

he has been cured and no—one is quite sure what he's done. it's about ideas, reintegration, about how you deal with the aftermath of strife. how you deal with the aftermath of a battle. and if you look at george romero's zombie movies, night of the living dead, it's about racism, dawn of the dead, —— , consumerism, day of the dead is about vivisection, they are all really about something else. this is really brief before it goes to dvd. that is where might find its main audience but it is a film of ideas and sometimes they are not perfectly expressed but at least it has them, and i thought it was kind of intriguing. i am interested in whether it is about discrimination and interesting that it is set in ireland, about two sides violently set apart from each other. i think it is kind of more universal than that. i think it is very much about what you do in post—conflict situations. but absolutely, discrimination, it is a theme of it,

because although with the people who are cured are saying we are being discriminated against and we have rights like everybody else" and people are saying, "no, you don't, because you were these terrible things in the past." i think you can read all these different interpretations into it and that for me is an indication of a good film, that afterward you can say, "what do you think it was about?" i think the ideas in it are valuable and interesting, even if sometimes you can see the limitations of the film itself. idon't mind. i'd rather have a film that raised questions than a film thatjust solved it all and was perfectly put together but didn't really raise any difficult questions. mmm. best out is lean on pete. yes, ok. there were things about this i loved. there were lots of things — the performances, the central thrust of the story, a young man, his journey, shall we call it? it is, yeah. through life, through wild deserts?

so, the andrew haigh adaptation about the story of a boy and his horse. what i liked about it... i though on the one hand it was a coming—of—age story, yes, but, ithink it is more universal. i thought it looked beautiful, and i thought charlie plummer was fantastic. so much about him reminded me ofjames dean, so vulnerable, so fragile, but a real sturdiness, and the scenes with just him and the horse, and the scenes with him and steve buscemi, who i know you... they're a highlight of the film, aren't they? they were an absolute highlight of the film. i watched it as someone who knew nothing about horses and you don't really need that. no, you just need to know about loneliness and growing up and i think most people know about at least one if not two of those things. and steve buscemi is great. the movie is kind, even its darker characters it's kind to, nobody is two—dimensional or thrown away. beautiful landscapes as well, if you want that as a bonus. what about anyone who might

want to watch a dvd? previous palme d'or winner, the square. the cannes film festival is on at the moment. you know i don't go. christian is the creator of this museum, who seems to be terribly right on, terribly, you know, thinking about equal rights and everything, but actually due to the theft of his mobile phone, he's in torment. it's a very interesting piece. at times, it's darkly satirical. there is a scene in it about a piece of performance art that is one of the creepiest things i have ever seen, but, and i say this, it is not a horrorfilm! laughter. 0k? you are a good man, you brought me something! curious week but an interesting one. thank you very much. dr kermode, i must get it right! i will get told off if i get that wrong again. ok, see you next week. a quick reminder before we go, all the film news and reviews from across the bbc at bbc.co.uk/markkermode, and our previous shows are on the iplayer of course. that's it for this week. enjoy your cinema—going. goodbye. hello, this is breakfast,

with christian fraser and naga munchetty. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. french police have launched a terror investigation after a man armed with a knife killed one person and injured four others in paris last night. so—called islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack, which happened on a busy street near to the city's main opera house. the attacker was shot dead by police. dozens of rough sleepers from eu countries are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after being illegally detained and deported. figures obtained by the bbc reveal that in the 12 months to may last year, almost 700 people

were targeted, despite some of them being able to prove that they were working. the home office introduced the policy two years ago, while theresa may was home secretary. theresa may has insisted she can be trusted to deliver the brexit people voted for, amid continuing cabinet divisions over new customs arrangements with the eu. in an article for the sunday times, the prime minister says she will ensure that the uk takes back control of its borders, money, and laws. she also acknowledges that there will have to be compromises. meanwhile, in the mail on sunday, the liberal democrat sir nick clegg, labour's david miliband and the former conservative cabinet member nicky morgan say that parliament should reject a hard brexit deal. nine people have been killed by suicide bombers who have attacked three churches in indonesia's second city, surabaya. a0 other people have been injured. the attacks occurred within ten minutes of each other. the authorities say they suspect the attacks were carried out by a group inspired by so—called islamic state. the army in the democratic republic of congo says it is working

with park rangers to try to locate two british tourists who were kidnapped by an armed gang. authorities say that several armed groups operate in and around the virunga national park. let's talk to bbc reporter louise dewast, who is in the capital, kinshasa. louise, have there been any developments in the search? good morning. the search operation is still under way. we understand the hostages are still being held captive by unknown gunmen and an army spokesman said it was too early to tell us which armed group was responsible. there are a number operating in and around the park. they have used these kinds of tactics before but we understand this area of the park is a military operational zone, this area of the park is a military operationalzone, meaning this area of the park is a military operational zone, meaning the national army was already present in the area, fighting against these groups. and virunga national park is africa's oldest national park, in

africa, it is a beautiful landscape known for its mt gorillas, but it is an area the foreign office advises against all but essential travel to, and there has been an increase in the number of kidnappings in the region in recent years. and half of those kidnappings, experts believe, are for ransom. so the situation is still very much ongoing this morning in the drc. louise, thank you very much for keeping us up to date. a picture of the queen's official consent for prince harry's marriage to meghan markle has been released. the formal record is handwritten by one of the crown office's own artists, and signed elizabeth r by the queen. it will be presented to the couple after their wedding next weekend. a businessman who grew up in a council house and was the son of a joiner has topped this year's sunday times rich list. sirjim ratcliffe is worth an estimated £21 billion. he founded the chemical firm ineos,

which runs the grangemouth refinery near falkirk. he is the first british—born individual to top the list in 15 years. it was a night filled with drama at the eurovision final, in lisbon, after a man invaded the stage during the uk's performance. he grabbed the microphone from surie before being dragged off and arrested. # storms don't last... nazis of the uk media, we demand freedom! but the show belonged to israel's netta, who won with her song toy, referred to by most viewers as the ‘chicken song! she fought off competition from cyprus, and was clearly delighted when she won. i‘m so happy! thank you so much for choosing

different. thank you so much for accepting differences between us. thank you for celebrating diversity. thank you for celebrating diversity. thank you. i love my country! next time, injerusalem. if you thought that was a bit bonkers, which eurovision is a little bit, yesterday we were talking to you about a motorised garden shed, you did hear that right, hoping to break a world record. well, we can tell you it has gone and done it. i thought my car was the only shed on the road. the fastest shed lived up to its name, and hit100 mph to break its own record. it cost £13,000 to build, and it is believed to be more powerful than many sports cars. not very aerodynamic, is it? that's exactly what charlie was going on about yesterday. he was questioning the aero dynamism of that car, but if it can do 100 mph looking like

that... they were hoping for 80. money well spent, 13,000 pounds.“ you have £13,000, why not spend it ona you have £13,000, why not spend it on a 100 mph shed. and we are talking about the final day of the premier league season. talking about the final day of the premier league seasonlj talking about the final day of the premier league season. i am off to the big one today. which one is that? burnley - bournemouth. i knew it was burnley. but there is stuff to fight for the teams who aren‘t going, there is the champions league place, swansea and southampton trying to avoid relegation, and the teams like burnley and bournemouth there is £2 million to fight over. for bournemouth, it is big money. depending on which position you end up depending on which position you end up in at the end of the league, you getan up in at the end of the league, you get an extra bonus, depending on which position you end up in. and bragging rights. are you playing at home? we are at home, my son's first

one, six years old. chelsea need a win at newcastle, and also hope that liverpool lose at home to brighton. chelsea‘s manager, antonio conte, says his side need to focus on the job in front of them. for a place in the champions league, it is not in our hands. but we have to try. we have to try to get two points. against newcastle, and then to hope. to hope something positive for us. and there is still one spot in the relegation zone to be confirmed today, too. swansea look likely to end their six—year spell in the top flight. they need to beat already—relegated stoke, and hope for a southampton defeat to champions manchester city, with a ten—goal swing, too. southampton boss mark hughes is convinced his team can do it, would we i adversely affected if

certain news started to filter through? i‘m not sure. we are all human. maybe. maybe so, if it was a situation that was running out of control. but my view is that we are in position to get the job done ourselves. we just need a good, solid, professional performance. away from the premier league, we are into play—offs in the football league, as teams battle it out for those final promotion spots. looking to get back into the premier league, aston villa take a slim advantage in their semi—final with middlesbrough. milejedinak scored the only goal of the first leg at the riverside, to give them a lead going into tuesday‘s second leg. there was some late drama in the league one play—off semi—final first—leg between scunthorpe and rotherham. cameron mcgeehan scrambled home a late equaliser for scu nthorpe, as they salvaged a 2—2 draw. in league two, coventry got a controversial last—minute penalty

to snatch a draw in their first leg against notts county. county players protesting the decision. marc mcnulty stepped up to get the draw for the sky blues. in the other semi—final, lincoln drew 0—0 with exeter. and tranmere rovers have been promoted to the football league again after a dramatic play—off at wembley. despite having a man sent off in the first minute, tranmere won 2—1 to earn promotion. in scotland, ross county have been relegated from the premiership after a draw at stjohnstone. they needed a partick thistle defeat to keep alive any hope of survival, but partick beat dundee 1—0 thanks to this kris doolan goal. partick now face livingstone of the championship in a two—legged play—off. the winner of which will be playing premiership football next season. chelsea ladies took a giant step towards clinching the women‘s super league title, by beating sunderland 2—1. fran kirby celebrated picking up

the inaugural football writers‘ association women‘s footballer of the year award in midweek, with this deflected effort to open the scoring just before half—time. tgilgiéiiig jugi £35 5&3 lewis hamilton is on pole position for today‘s spanish grand prix. he will be alongside team—mate valtteri bottas at the front of the grid. hamilton, who leads the drivers championship by four points, gained his 74th pole position of his career, extending his own record. hamilton‘s closest rival in the championship, ferrari‘s sebastian vettel, is in third postion for the start of the race. great atmosphere here in barcelona, we always get a great crowd. there‘s a lot of british fans here, a lot of spanish fans here even

supporting a brit, so i appreciate everyone. very close in qualifying, but a very happy one. leinster are the champions of europe for a record equalling fourth time. the irish side held off racing of france 15—12 in a nailbiting final in bilbao. racing coming up short with the final kick of the game. so a huge night for leinster, and a great season for irish rugby, after the national team won the six nations earlier this year. britain‘s simon yates has maintained his lead in the giro d‘italia. ecuador‘s richard carapaz won stage eight with yates finishing safely in the bunch to keep his 16 second lead over defending champion tom dumoulin. chris froome was also in that group, and is ninth overall. the american webb simpson continues to dominate the players champonship in florida. he is 19 under par. england‘s ian poulter was going well until a double bogey at the 18th meant he dropped two shots to eight—under. simpson now has a seven—shot lead over new zealand‘s danny lee, who is himself two clear of world number one dustin johnson.

webb simpson seven shots clear at the top of the field, and nobody has ever lost the players from there. if it goes the way history dictates, he is going to win. it is his to lose. we will talk about the rich list, and rory mcilroy is in it. i