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in the premier league last night. he's tweeted to say he's ‘gutted' to end his season with injury. world heavyweight champion anthony joshua says jarrell miller "does not deserve to be in a ring with me or any other heavyweight". the pair were due to face each other injune but miller provided "adverse findings" in two separate doping tests. and the milwaukee bucks are through to the second round of the nba playoffs for the first time in 18 years. they beat the detroit pistons to complete a four—game sweep. voting is now open for this year's bbc women's footballer of the year award. the award is in it's fifth year and we're hearing from all five nominees over the course of the week. today is the turn of star striker arda hegerberg, who won the inaugural ballon d'or award and also lifted the champions league trophy for a third successive
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year with lyon. take a look. music. # ain't no mountain high enough. i love that song. my name —— i'm a striker. i must say, iwanted love that song. my name —— i'm a striker. i must say, i wanted to stay in the champions lay because winning that is the highlight of my career i must say, it's that big thing, something we work hard for her as a teen and achieving it together three times in a row is quite amazing so doing that that their time quite amazing so doing that that theirtime ina quite amazing so doing that that their time in a row is like wow, and then the polydor came and i was like wow, while! so it's been a year. would you believe me if i said
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christiana renaldo? actually it's roberto carlos, it is because we ta ke roberto carlos, it is because we take a coffee together and he was holding it for me when we were sitting, so it was i guess and he was like yeah give me my number and i was like 0k. he was very nice. earth wind and fire, that's a good song, or... # ain't no mountain high enough. i love that song. it's impossible to play in football as a woman and not be fighting for equality. there are subjects that hate you every day but you have to fight for your rights. and for your spot and place and that's the case till today. i never look at myself as different than a male for father, alice think we are the same i had the same rights as
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you and i probably should be for youngsters as well the future. arda hegerberg is one of a list of the nominees. you can find details of all the nominees for this year's award, and cast your vote for the winner, on the bbc sport website — the vote closes on thursday the 2nd of may. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. let's return now to the sri lanka terror attacks which killed 321 people, including at least eight british citizens. here, mps observed a minute's silence in memory of those killed in the blasts — and the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt condemned the atrocity. let's hear some of what he had to say. these attacks were a primitive and
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violent attempt to sell the division between people of different faiths. religious tensions have caused some of the bloodiest battles in human history. and it is sombre and sobering that even in the 21st century attempts continue to set believers of different religions against each other. our response must be to deny the perpetrators the satisfaction of dividing us. by being united in our condemnation and united in our support for religious tolerance. surely, one of humanity's greatest achievements. just as i could be equally horrific attacks on the two mosques in christchurch new zealand, we must respond by bringing people together, the exact opposite of what was intended by the perpetrators. it has to be said that sheer brutality of these attacks was a start. one pair of attackers after detonating their first explosives
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and a hotel, waiting for people to try to escape before detonating a second device. the device destroyed by security services at colombo airport was most likely designed to target fleeing civilians. the attack was complex, tightly coordinated, and designed to cause maximum chaos, damage and heartbreak. the uk will never stand by and a face of evil like this. so today we stand in solidarity with the government and people of sri lanka, who had been making enormous strides towards stability and peace following the conclusion of the civil war almost exactly conclusion of the civil war almost exa ctly te n conclusion of the civil war almost exactly ten yea rs conclusion of the civil war almost exactly ten years ago. the metropolitan police counterterrorism command has dispatched teens to sri la nka command has dispatched teens to sri lanka including family liaison offices to support and assist families at british victims and their repatriation of deceased british nationals. a recent programme run by interpol and all
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that training at 30 sri lankan forensic specialist and police officers by uk experts in disaster victim identification, which we also hope will be of additional support. the government of sri lanka declared a state of emergency as investigations continue, more than 20 arrests had been made and they are likely to be more people involved in the planning of this attack. and they are still at large. large amounts of ied materials had been recovered, including 87 level explosive detonators recovered from a bus station. there are no verified claims of responsibility as yet. so far, a0 arrests had been made and counter terrorism activity continues. the sri lanka prime minister and president had both said publicly that there will be a thorough investigation into the incident and what information was handled correctly. and it's important to let the process follow its course. mr speaker, to attack
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christian worshipers on easter, a celebration of peace and the holiest day in the christian calendar, portrays in the attack is an absence of the most basic values of humanity. just two days ago, the prime minister and i both noted and our easter message is, of the dangers facing christians around the world. 300 of them are killed every month. in response to such acts, we must redouble our efforts to protect the freedom of religious minorities to practise their faith where ever they are in the world. and for that reason, the bishop of truro is doing an independent report into what can be done to protect the persecuted christians around the world. the british government will continue to get its wholehearted support to the people of sri lanka and i'm sure the house willjoin me once again and expressing our deepest sadness and sympathy to everyone affected by
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these monstrous attacks. jeremy hunt speaking in the house of commons a short time ago on the attacks in sri lanka. let's look at the weather with band. that evening, last for days brought su btle that evening, last for days brought subtle changes and our weather more high—class streaming out from the south, but changes accelerate as a go to the next 2a hours or so, i think that showery ran after writing across parts of southern england and southwell says he got there tonight into the early hours of wednesday showers into northern ireland, for then likely dry and clods moving into pieces, north the steam and cloudy here too tomorrow but likely dry if rather windy, for the south rain band sites across the top i think 92 south wells added that for the midlands, north wales and northern ireland with a heavy downpour and standard storms breaking out into the afternoon, so really strong and gusty winds and temperatures gone on where they had been, maybe getting up to 20 in
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you are watching beyond 100 days. so—called islamic state group says is responsible for the attack entry la nka is responsible for the attack entry lanka but the claim is not yet been verified. the turlington governments asa verified. the turlington governments as a syrian national has been detained, one of a0 people being questioned. funerals are now begun for the 321 people killed on easter sunday in the series of coordinated blasts. the president visits the queen. donald trump is been invited for a state visit to the uk injune and protesters are already making their plans. also on the programme, in other high—profile meeting as kim jong un travels to russia for talks with vladimir putin. an swedish teenager greta thunberg begins her
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