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good evening, this is bbc news with oui’ good evening, this is bbc news with our latest headlines. victory for the yes campaign and the republic of ireland as voters overwhelmingly reject strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum. south korea says that south korea met north korean leader in the demilitarized zone. the british iranian woman imprisoned and how will face security—related charges in a second case brought against her. the owner of the high street chain has been referred to the competition authority for the prices it is charging for some drugs. it is time now to cross to bbc sport centre for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me holly hamilton and john watson. the headlines this evening: red is the colour in kiev but can liverpool end real‘s dominance in the champions league?
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chris froome‘s pretty in pink and set for an historic win in the giro d'italia. and saracens outplay defending champions exeter to regain the premiership title. also coming up in the programme: from twickeham to lords where england's test toils continue. and it's bittersweet for red bull in monaco with riccardio on pole as verstappen crashes out. yes, good evening, so much to get through tonight but we begin in kiev, where in a little over an hours time liverpool face real madrid in the champions league final as they look to win the european cup for the sixth time in the club's history. jordan henderson can becomejust
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the fifth liverpool captain to lift the european cup following in the footsteps of emlyn hughes, phil thompson, graeme souness and steven gerrard. but as far as famous faces go, it's hard to look beyond mo salah and cristiano ronaldo who could both have the defining say in the destination of the trophy later. hugh woozencroft is in kiev. and hugh it's a match which between two teams with real european pedigree? it is all set up beautifully is annette? —— isn't it? it is all set up beautifully is annette? -- isn't it? set up wonderfully here a little over an hour's time, we will see two of european football league going head to head, firstly liverpool with five european cup wins to its name. many of the team have not played in a match like this but the last time in 2005 it was all about destiny, the
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great comeback win in a stumble and many people think he ever say tonight could go very similar way. but standing in the way is real madrid, who won the cup on 12 occasions. chasing a slice of history, a unprecedented third champions league title in a row. it could be the fourth in five years. recent pedigree at least sits with the spaniards. how do they overturn a? jurgen klopp, the liverpool manager things that desire will be at the heart of things at his side can come through tonight. he was in a final can come through tonight. he was in afinal in can come through tonight. he was in a final in 2013 and they were unfavored them. unfortunately for him, it ended in defeat but what did he learn? let's hearfrom him. after the game i knew that i want to have this opportunity again. it took a while. but now i am here because my boys gave me that chance again.
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i'm really happy being here with this group of players. they fought so this group of players. they fought so unbelievably hard for this. and i really think they deserve it, to be here. i'm really proud of them already. and let's play football. time for football. but maybe that defeat in 2013 forjurgen klopp will bea defeat in 2013 forjurgen klopp will be a bad omen. he has been enabled european final with liverpool at the europa league a few years ago and they lost another spanish side, so if you're superstitious today is not the day to be a liverpool fan but many we have spoken to here believe they are going to do it. and they could be the best team in europe at the moment. that view is shared. i think ithink in i think in all honesty, i know bias, liverpool have been the best team in the competition. they would rip
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teams apart, we saw with roma and manchester city. and they could have easily gone out, but they got there. and that is the thing, they managed to get over the line and that is my only worry about the future. in many ways, i think they are obviously on an upward trend and it would be fantastic if they did when but it would not be the end of the world, they are planning for next season as well and they are getting better. getting rid of him as manager was a master stroke by the americans. they will be content with defeat tonight but they are growing and progressing and fans in fact have poured into the city of kiev today, and singing songs in the middle of town and chanting the name of mohammed salah. could he be their
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talisman this evening? but why are they so confident? many that i spoke to did not think it was only mohammed salah, or the goal—scoring experts in the premier league but they put it down to the tonight magic managerjurgen klopp. jurgen klopp is a complete legend. flat out, looking for them to win 4— to .he . he has turned things around in his time with liverpool and he is building for the future and we are hoping this will be, we canjump from this and progress in the premiership and further champions league finals. iam not i am not sure you can hear them but the fans are slowly making their way into the stadium for what surprise
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seatin into the stadium for what surprise seat in european football, between liverpool and real madrid. many fans around us, it will be a fantastic match later on. i spoke to the former winner later on and he thinks this could be one of the classic champions league finals. it is a match you can follow on bbc radio five live. also text commentary on the bbc sport website all ahead of what should be a mouthwatering clash. can liverpool make the sixth european cup title, kick—off is at 745 this evening. it should be an amazing game. we are looking forward to it. many thanks indeed. atmospheric b building nicely. fans are starting to make their way to the stadium, before kick—off tonight. it's called the most lucrative match in football, an estimated £280 million for the winner of the championship
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play off final, being contested at wembley between aston villa and fulham. about ten minutes to go in the match. currently fulham are leading things to a goal in the first half. no manager has one more promotions to the premier league been steve bruce has with four of them and fulham have enjoyed a great season, playing support football and only just missed out on automatic promotion themselves. as things stand, with around ten minutes to play at wembley, it is fulham who are booking their place in premier league next season and looking for the £280 million cash boost by winning the playoff final there today. it is not just it is notjust about it is not just about the football, is it? chris froome is set to become the first british man to win the giro d'italia after another stunning ride on today's penultimate stage.
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simon yates had been the man in the lead for most of the race, but froome's incredible breakaway yesterday saw him seize the lead from the brit, and a strong finish today means he just needs to safely negotiate the largley processional final stage in rome tomorrow and victory is his. drew savage reports. this was the moment chris froome knew he all but one it. the first british winner. the big celebrations will come after sunday's ceremonial stage in rome but for now time to congratulate his team on a job well done. we have seen that so often at the tour de france, secure in the leadersjersey and the tour de france, secure in the leaders jersey and protected the tour de france, secure in the leadersjersey and protected by the tour de france, secure in the leaders jersey and protected by his team—mates. the first time we have seen it in the italian mountains. the heroics yesterday meant his nearest rival had to gain 40 seconds if you wanted to win the peakjersey and us he found a man wearing it stuck to his back wheel. he did
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everything he could to try to get ahead but after eight fortnight of out of the running, chris froome was in complete control. crossing the line with a 46 seconds advantage, but there are still of unanswered questions. but if he wins, then it will be a third in the row and that is something to celebrate. and tim hague is there. the sun is shining and it is looking beautiful where you are. this is a historic result for chris froome and without it we go to another break, but it was just a sensational race, wasn't it? simon yates had led in the pinkjersey for 13 wasn't it? simon yates had led in the pink jersey for 13 days wasn't it? simon yates had led in the pinkjersey for 13 days of this tour until yesterday and he was 38 minutes behind chris froome. he was attacking from 80 km out and blew eve ryo ne attacking from 80 km out and blew everyone away, around three and a
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half minutes behind the leader yesterday. he ended that day 40 seconds ahead and finished another six seconds i of his other close ryle dunn rival today. —— ahead of his other close rival. a few loops and it might cameraman pans over, this is where chris froome will be crowned the winner tomorrow. you will be the first british man to ever win it and to put that into context, there have been 101. over 100 years and no british man has ever w011 100 years and no british man has ever won this. in addition to that, a four—time tour de france winner. he could become the third man to hold all three grand tour titles at the same time. one caveat as drew mentioned in his report is the ongoing doping scandal, he had double the amount of anti—aspirin
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drug in his body when he was tested late last year. that investigation is still ongoing and we do not know whether he will be stripped of the title or not. as things stand, tomorrow as long as things go 0k, chris froome will become the winner of three. that would be a historic moment. thank you temp. and in a suitably pinkjersey moment. thank you temp. and in a suitably pink jersey himself. moment. thank you temp. and in a suitably pinkjersey himself. a stronger shade for next time. definitely have a theme going on. a lot of pot comes in on these things. —— a lot of thought comes in on these things. we said it was a packed weekend of sport, and it must be when you've got not one, but two rugby union finals taking place. yes. the newly crowned european champions
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leinster in action in the pro 14 final but at twickenham, it's saracens who came out on top 27—10 ahgainst the reigning champions exeter. chrisjones was watching. a few months ago, they look to be in the doldrums and went through a long losing streak at the turn of the year and got knocked out of europe at the quarterfinal stage. like the changes they are they rallied and produced one of the best performances of the season on the biggest stage of all, a magnificent victory with four stunning tries. here is the story of the games. for finals in five years in the top two teams in england, but only one number one. starting with an early joe simmonds post. exeter have nine tenths of the possession but sarazen starting to lay down the law. alex goode made tried number two. they could start to plan a farewell party. 20 minutes left but exeter is
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not quite done yet. giving them hope. but they are masters at closing out tight games and sealed the win in the closing seconds. the fourth premiership title and saracens returned to their position asa dominant saracens returned to their position as a dominant force in english by. elsewhere, in the pro14 final, defending champions scarlets are trailing european champions leinster, who are aiming at sealing a historic double at the aviva stadium in dublin it's lei nster leinster is leading 14—11. conversions from johnny sexton put them ahead at close to the end of them ahead at close to the end of the first happened there. in rugby league, one match today catalan dragons leading leeds rhinos 29 points to 14, the dragons second from
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bottom in superleague still to come in the programme: we'll have the latest from lordes as england battle to avoid an innings defeat to pakistan. and if you dont know your 0llies from your nollies or your flips from your fakies. we've got it all covered as the street league skateboarding world tour rolls in to london. i clearly do not know the difference, do i? let's be honest. before we get onto that... first though let's have a quick look at some of the other sports stories around today. after early frustrations on the course, rory mcilroy will head into the final day of the pga championship at wentworth as joint leader. he finished with a birdie on the 18th hole to take him level with francesco molinari. they are on 13 under par. four shots ahead of england's sam horsfield. in the irish 2000 guineas, romanised clinched a surprise win. the 25 to 1 shot sealed victory forjockey shane foley and trainer ken condan at the curragh, beating aidan o'brien—trained us navy flag by two and a quarter lengths. despite failing to make
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the required weight, darren till‘s ufc welterweight contest against american stephen thompson will go ahead tomorrow night. the liverpudlian's till‘s clash against american thompson headlines on sunday as liverpool's echo arena hosts the first ufc event ever to be held in the city. there will be coverage on bbc radio 5live. it's been another tough day for england's cricketers who at one stage were looking at possible defeat inside three days in the first test with pakistan at lords. they surrendered wickets cheaply in their second innings and only just managed to move past pakistan's first innings total thanks to hald centuries from debutant dom bess and joss butler. —— half centuries. defeat though surely looms at lords. as patrick geaarey reports. some things take time and techniques like a test match batting. england's
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alastair cook is a master but got an lbw no questions. everything is in doubt and even the bounds of the ball cannot be trusted. 0ut perhaps for some time. eight wickets left and joe root was batting against the tide in for a time, england's captain picked out a calm patch. pakistan awoke with a sudden stretch. two balls later and the wicket ofjonny bairstow set him off again. not all the bowling needed to be so good, not when ben stokes picked out a fielder, england's most powerful batsman out for nine. pakistani heroes came from everywhere. 0ne work in a leather factory. what next, to batsman new to this team and one became a
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fireworks specialist but this is his slow burning side. a young man on his debut who has not properly visited london until last year. test 50 beats most souvenirs. something small to cling to, a small english league, it is not much but it is all they have. i wonder if he got his sofa. he got the call up saying he was going to be on the squad while he was shopping in a furniture store. he probably has one now. formula 1 and daniel ricciardo produced a dominating qualifying performance to secure pole position at the monaco grand prix, his first in two years. it's been an impressive display from the red bull driver this weekend as he saw off ferrari's sebastian vettel with a record breaking lap in monte carlo. jennie gow was there. daniel ricardo has only done once before
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and is in 2016, that year he was robbed of the and his team not ready at the pit stop with the right tires and it went away from him. this time it will not be the wet conditions we saw two years ago and it will be gorgeous bright blue skies and he will be hoping to put the ghost of 2016 well and truly to rest. he was two tenths faster than the rest of the field. the next best, vettel and for ari and then lewis hamilton who was third in his mercedes. they have gone from the highest of spain where they dominated everything to the reality of monaco and a tight, twisty circuit that they could not compete with them. the big story apart from everything else. he did not take part in qualifying and a big crash at monaco ruled him out. the team will fix the car and take pa rt the team will fix the car and take part in the race but starting from last, he will have a very big
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challenge if he can even make the top ten let alone a podium. bittersweet there for red bull. so difficult to overtake at monaco. now it's fair to say skateboarding is enjoying something of a moment in the spotlight. 0nce confined to streets and parks, it's soon to be introduced into the olympic programme for the first time in 2020. no coincidence perhaps then that both london and rio, both former host cities of the olympics, have been added to the street league skateboarding world tour for the first time. this weekend sees the first leg at the copper box arena and our reporter mike bushell has been finding out what we can expect. the greatest skateboarding road show on earth has finally arrived in the uk and this is what the crowds
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packed and keep in expect this weekend. as cory... skateboarding basksin weekend. as cory... skateboarding basks in the glow... glory becoming a 0lympic basks in the glow... glory becoming a olympic sport. a team of 40 are spending three days at getting the fa ns spending three days at getting the fans formed into this world cup venue. with 2020 olympics, it seems fitting that it is held in a former 0lympic venue. 0ne fitting that it is held in a former 0lympic venue. one of the stars of the show will be the first woman won the show will be the first woman won the title who came along time since she started skateboarding on the streets of brazil at age nine. in the olympic stadium, it is amazing, you get the feeling of olympic, the 0lympics come and two years so it is a feeling. it is the most important event that we happens keyboarding rainout. what i love about it is the
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freedom. every contest feels like my first contest because i get really nervous. not as nervous as those getting back on the board for the first time in quite a while. i have the pads on and the helmet, you have the pads on and the helmet, you have the board on ourfeet. the pads on and the helmet, you have the board on our feet. want to take a push. that's it. bend the knees? hello, skateboarding is down to possess ability, as long as you are safe, you can do it anywhere and it gives you the ultimate freedom. but it is not just gives you the ultimate freedom. but it is notjust about going in a straight line, street skating as about the tricks as shown in the icon skate video. it has handrails, as stairs and ledges, that kind of thing. the first or acute need for
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skating is just thing. the first or acute need for skating isjust doing thing. the first or acute need for skating is just doing and all he. you can all eat up curbs or do a grind or try to flip the board. so you need the 0llie. grind or try to flip the board. so you need the ollie. how does the board stay with your feet. basically when you try to do in 0llie, you press on the back and look the back—up and with the front foot you slide it so it pulls it back up. the favourite trick is the lips, they feel good. it can take years to master the tricks but do not try this at home without guidance and protection gear. there will be nine street events around the world this year, a chance to show the world how far this sport has come. a long way to go yet. i think you
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may want to hang onto that helmet, professionals make it look so easy and it makes me feel better when you see mike attempted. yet to master it. a little bit more work. but good going. you can see live coverage of the street league's opening event of the season from the copper box, this weekend on the bbc red red button and bbc sport 0nline. it's the women's final at 7:30pm this evening, and tomorrow the men's final. plenty to look forward to. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more at 7:30pm. bye for now. we will see when a bit. hello once again and well done mike for giving a go at any of the above. not a great night across the south that has to be said, if you're out and about doing whatever you want to try to do, there is a risk and i will put it a little strongly than
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not, of some thunderstorms. there has been simmering already and what i have shown you here is an area which we suspect is at risk of seeing some of these thunderstorms. just remember the glorified showers and the nature of the bees where some get them and some don't. you might seea some get them and some don't. you might see a flash of lightning and you might even hear a rumble of thunder. but some may be quite heavy. they are quite combined to wales, and the southern counties, went to her further away north and northwest, what you really have to contend with is a cool night for some and some of the mist and fog lurking around the shores. it may fill out for ad time on the first pa rt fill out for ad time on the first part of sunday. as we come back away towards the south, there is the possibility of there being more in the way of thunderstorm activity so we keep a close eye on that and it's something for you to bear in mind if you are anywhere from northern ireland and north and west midland
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into the southern counties, further north and east and it is another warm, humid close sort of day. if you're out and about, sunday the biggest weekend continues the pace in swansea and coventry and there may be enough clout and a chance of shower as well. essentially you will need some sun protection clique dominik reimann because the guy will be patchy and that we are showing the cloudy symbol there there is a chance of the sun coming through. where is this coming from? an area of low pressure into iberia as well and what is coming from the continent is the heat. —— sun protection cream. it is still funneling its way towards the british isles as we get as far ahead as bank holiday monday. there is a chance that albeit reduced up being one or two really sharp showers and as you get on through the day they may again come up around the area of
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low pressure may again come up around the area of low pressure across may again come up around the area of low pressure across the channel and into the southern and eastern counties and we may see a bit of the sunshine and temperature around about 25 or 26 degrees again so in a su btle about 25 or 26 degrees again so in a subtle sort of ways, quite a bit going on. to keep up to date with the forecast. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at seven. victory for the yes campaign in the republic of ireland, as voters reject strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum. majority of votes in favour of the proposal, 700 6000. a quiet revolution has taken place in today is a great act of democracy. getting to know you — the leaders of north and south korea meet in the demilitarised border area between the two countries. also in the next hour. four countries. four cities.
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and some of music's biggest stars. thousands flock to live gigs across the uk for bbc music's biggest weekend. and the final countdown to kick off — as liverpool fans soak up the atmosphere in kiev ahead
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