you're watching bbc news at nine with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: the government is to cover the cost of replacing £200 million worth of unsafe building cladding similar to the type used on grenfell tower. the pace of change has not been fast enough. many developers have done the right thing, have stepped in, and we expect them to maintain those commitments and they have done so. prepare for the worst. a stark warning that some communities may have to move away because of the threat of climate change and flooding. here's dele alli. here's lucas moura. 0h, they've done it! tears, turnarounds and an incredible win for tottenham sets up the first

all—english champions league final for more than ten years. stress at crisis levels in the police. figures show one in five officers are suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. an ancient saxon burial site, discovered between an aldi supermarket and a pub in essex, has been described as britain's equivalent of tutankhamun‘s tomb. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the government is to provide a £200 million fund to replace unsafe cladding on privately owned buildings similar to that used on grenfell tower. ministers have identified more than 150 buildings that still need

to be made safe following the fire in 2017, but work has stalled because of disputes over who should pay. previously the government had said the work should be the responsibility of the private building owners. the housing secretary james brokenshire has this morning been explaining the government's decision. ultimately it's about dealing with these exceptional issues of public safety, about this particular material that's been used on a number of private buildings, and seeing that the decision is made quickly. now, the pace of change has not been fast enough. many developers have done the right thing, have stepped in, and we expect them to maintain those commitments and they have done so. but ultimately, what's been driving me is that sense of public safety and indeed the interests of those living in those buildings, caught up in a situation that they didn't know about, that they didn't expect, and therefore it is that need to get on, make progress and really see

that change is happening, people are safe, feel safe within those buildings, and can do so. well, we can talk now to alex di giuseppe, he lives in a block which still has the unsafe cladding on it, and hejoins us from salford. he is part of a group manchester campaigning for safer cladding. you describe this as a partial win. is that? it is a partial win because the fund only covers acm cladding, and there are a number of buildings up and there are a number of buildings up and down the country which have not got acm cladding and the fund will not help them. it is an important step in the journey but there are many more steps to come. that is aluminium composite material cladding, which is the type that was on grenfell tower. 0n cladding, which is the type that was on grenfell tower. on your building was their acm cladding? yes, and we have other fire safety issues as well. great news about the funding

initially because it will cover some of the work that we need to do, but other works need to be done and paid for as well. has there been a dispute in your case, in this particular building, about who should pay for the work? yes, there has. we have been back and forth with the developer and we have been in contact with the freehold as well and we have been working with the management agent. to be perfectly honest, we have got nowhere and it has been incredibly stressful. it has been incredibly stressful. it has taken its toll on myself and a number of leaseholders. we are living in an unsafe building and we have these huge costs based on our heads as well. to be quite honest with you, the stress is insurmountable at the moment. number of tower blocks and buildings exist where residents have paid for fire safety warnings themselves. have you done that? yes, we had a waking watch fire warden for three months in the last quarter of 2017, paid forfrom our sink months in the last quarter of 2017, paid for from our sink fund. that has been at the cost of the

leaseholders as well. like many people, you are in the position of being a leaseholder and you don't feel that the cost should be incurred by you. this is welcome news for you and everyone else living in your block. how quickly do you understand the work will begin to replace the cladding? it needs to happen as soon as possible really because in manchester alone we have over 300 leaseholders living in our blocks, and we are living in unsafe buildings. if this was a car with an airbag issue it would be recalled and we don't understand why it has taken so long for the government to get to this point to announce the initialfunding. knowing get to this point to announce the initial funding. knowing that another fund is needed initial funding. knowing that anotherfund is needed as initial funding. knowing that another fund is needed as well. do you still think that the private building owners, to talk more generally, should be paying for this rather than government, the taxpayer? it is a good question. the developers do have a moral obligation to stand up and take responsibility for the buildings they have built. unfortunately we are not in a position where our

developer has come forward and that they are willing to contribute, u nfortu nately. they are willing to contribute, unfortunately. that is why we have had to step in and push the government for a fund, like ourselves and many other buildings up ourselves and many other buildings up and down the country. alex, it will be interesting to hear in more detail about the issues that as far as you understand this fund doesn't cover. from my knowledge, having read the article this morning, the fund will cover the removal and correction of aluminium composite material being removed from buildings up and down the country. buildings where they have not got acm on there, they will not be covered by this fund. there are a number of buildings within the manchester group in fact which do not have this cladding and they will need to carry on campaigning. we also have a number of fire safety issues which do not meet current fire safety regulations which also need to be corrected, and those costs without the fund will be placed on leaseholders, which we don't think it's fair. and what

exactly a re don't think it's fair. and what exactly are the other issues? to our knowledge, service we have had back, so we knowledge, service we have had back, so we have complementation issues, so so we have complementation issues, so the gaps between fire doors in the corridors are too long, to my knowledge at the moment. —— compartment issues. thank you, alex. another amazing comeback, another brilliant night for english football. the champions league final will be an all—english occasion after tottenham fought back from three goals down to beat ajax with a goal in the 96th minute in holland, just as liverpool had done in their match against barcelona the night before. it's the first time in 11 years that two premier league clubs will face each other in the biggest game in european club football. natalie pirks reports. with hope and a smile, they came in their thousands. liverpool's stunning comeback had given them belief spurs would be

facing them in the final. can we do it, boys? of course we can! easy. easy work. if we could get to the final, it would be the icing on the cake. it's only one game, you know. we'll get through. we'll be there. madrid, here we come! that was more than a tad optimistic. a frenzy of ajax flags quickly turned into a flurry of attacks. ajax's19—year—old captain de ligt losing trippier and leaping into club immortality. unfortunately for them, the ajax express kept coming, their second goal quite something. poetry in motion, jubilation in the stands. spurs needed three goals in 45 minutes, to save their season. caution to the wind came courtesy of lucas moura. they couldn't, could they? penalty—box pinball was about to provide a serious

test of ajax's nerve. now they believed. now they were worried. with the game flipped on its head, just one goal would send spurs through. step forward a hat—trick hero. commentator: here's lucas moura! a maelstrom of madness, ajax simply distraught on the floor. the final whistle finally came. with it, raw emotions. football the winner. if liverpool's comeback against barcelona was unbelievable, this one was simply unfathomable. it's an all premier league affair. the final of the comeback kings. madrid better get ready. natalie pirks, bbc news, amsterdam. more than £1 billion a year will need to be spent to protect homes and infrastructure from the effects of climate change, according to the environment agency.

it says more than five million people in england could be affected with some communities having to move elsewhere. 0ur environment analyst, roger harrabin, explains. floods have wreaked havoc in the uk in recent years. 17,500 properties were flooded and several bridges collapsed in storms desmond and eva. the collapse of tadcaster bridge sent locals on a ten mile round trip to get from one side of town to the other. the environment agency forecasts more intense bursts of rain and continuing coastal erosion with climate change. it says currently two—thirds of properties in england are served by infrastructure that is at risk of flooding and it calculates that for every home flooded, around 16 more suffer problems with power, transport or telecommunications. we should invest heavily to protect properties, it says. we can't continue to wage a war against water by building ever higher flood defences and barriers.

so we are preparing for resilience measures, bringing in a range of different methods for better protecting communities against flooding and climate change. house—building on flood plains to cope with the uk's growing population will mean properties built there will double over the next 50 years, the agency said. the government said it was taking the risk of climate change seriously and would be seeking evidence for its own flood policy in the autumn. roger harrabin, bbc news. joining me now isjim hall, professor of climate and environmental risk at oxford university. he's an expert in flooding and coastal erosion. it is very good to have you with us this morning. it sounds like the environment agency raising a very large red flag, doesn't it? it does indeed. i think they are saying the right things, actually. we need to look much more seriously at the

risks of flooding and coastal erosion and put together a strategy that does a number of things at the same time. that is not easy for government. it involvesjoining up gci’oss government. it involvesjoining up across planning, land use, agriculture, cities, but it is exactly what we need to do. and how do you compare this report to what you think needs to be done? are you singing from the same hymn sheet? this is an opening of a consultation. the environment agency has been working on the strategy for a while. what we have got now is an invitation for people to submit their responses to the consultation, but the way it is framed i am actually very supportive of. what we need to look out for is how it is delivered and how quickly, and whether the government is prepared to face up to some of the tough choices that it implies. and whether

the government is prepared, i guess, to divert more funding into the environment agency. we all know there have been plenty of examples of communities in different parts of the country battling with the environment agency in some cases to get the money for schemes that they say would protect their areas. yes, this isn't just about say would protect their areas. yes, this isn'tjust about money. it is also about land use planning, what happens in buildings, how buildings are built, what happens in agriculture in rural areas, but you are absolutely right. it is about money as well. part of it is about the ways in which money is spent. the environment agency traditionally earns its money and spend it on flood defences, coastal erosion, rivers. and i think if they are going to be successful with this broader strategy, the government and

environment agency needs to be ready to look at spending money on different things. one of the things which the strategy raises is the possibility of having to retreat some coastal communities, and that is going to take investment and a lot of investment in time and in helping people who are hardest hit, so helping people who are hardest hit, so that they don't incur unreasonable losses. you are talking about the wholesale movement of communities potentially and also the report raises the issues of population pressure, the need to build houses, new homes not being built in areas susceptible to flooding, and homes being repaired after flooding not being flooding, and homes being repaired afterflooding not being rebuilt flooding, and homes being repaired after flooding not being rebuilt in exactly the way, with for example all the plug socket at a low level where they can be damaged if the water level rises by just where they can be damaged if the water level rises byjust a few centimetres. that is a big long—term strategy. is there that will to

really sit down and tackled this and think really differently about planning, i suppose? think really differently about planning, isuppose? you think really differently about planning, i suppose? you are right, it is difficult. and it is long—term. it is difficult because, asi long—term. it is difficult because, as i say, it involvesjoining up a lot of things, building regulations, land use planning, and so on. we do know how to do this now. we know pretty well where the flood risk is. there has been a lot of work on that. we have got some understanding of how that flood risk will change in future as we face up to climate change. but it involves a really coordinated effort by government, by the devolved administrations, and some funding, to make things happen. 0k. professor hall from the university of oxford, thank you for your time today.

labour leaderjeremy corbyn will launch his party's european elections campaign later. he will say the party backs "the option of a public vote" if a "sensible" brexit deal cannot be agreed and there is not a general election, and will argue that labour will address the "inequalities that helped fuel" the 2016 brexit vote. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster this morning. good morning, norman. tell us more about how jeremy corbyn good morning, norman. tell us more about howjeremy corbyn is going to frame this launch with all the complicated fact that he is taking account. i think it's pitch will be this, that only labour can try and heal brexit divide. his argument will be that the party will respect the outcome of the referendum, will deliver brexit, but at the same time, we'll try to protectjobs and the economy and address the fears of remainers, and in that way try and bring the country together. the second pitch he is going to make is

that only labour can secure a deal which will mean that we can all move on from the endless toing and froing and arguing and going nowhere over brexit. in other words, the only way other key issues are going to get dealt with it if you have a labour government, a labour party, that can put brexit to bed. but of course the risk is that it ends up looking like jeremy corbyn is facing both ways at the same time. yes, the party backs the same time. yes, the party backs the referendum, but if they can't get a general election, then the option of the referendum remains on the table, and the fear of some labour mps is that what happens is that labour is trundling down the middle of the road and risk getting run over by labour leave voters who think the party is squeamish about brexit and the remain voters who don't think the party is serious enough about a referendum. so it is a tough, tough election for labour, just as it is for the conservatives.

meanwhile, in a conservative party, there is a snowball effect around discontent about the prime minister, theresa may, and notjust about brexit. no, we have seen this morning johnny mercer, a former army soldier, saying that he is no longer going to support the tory party in parliament, primarily because of its failure to enter the prosecution of vetera ns for failure to enter the prosecution of veterans for historic allegations in conflicts such as northern ireland. johnny mercer is saying he regards the prosecution of former soldiers as offensive and macabre, that he goes further than that. he also accuses the tory‘s whip's office by trying to blackmail him by digging up trying to blackmail him by digging up dirt on trying to back the government over brexit, but it is theissue government over brexit, but it is the issue of veterans that most angers him and he believes the government has reneged on its promises to legislate to protect

vetera ns. you reach a point where you have to ask yourself what is your role here and what are your priorities? i played a vets charity game on sunday and they are seething, in the communities i come from, that they continue to be treated this way by a government, ultimately, on whose behalf they were acting, at the time. this isn't just about northern ireland. a particular individual. you've seen the work i've done on the iraq historic allegations team. this is about a flaw in our system in this country that means our veterans get treated in an appalling way, which i'm simply not prepared to put up with any more. ina way, in a way, this position doesn't amount toa in a way, this position doesn't amount to a row of beans because there is no legislation going through parliament so the fact he will not support the government is not really going to hurt mrs may, but in another way it sends a signal of the discontent and how it is spreading way beyond brexit. he

questions whether he currently chairs the ethos of the current conservative party. norman smith, thank you for that. the headlines on bbc news at nine at 9:19am: the government will provide £200 million of funding to replace to replace unsafe cladding on more than 150 private tower blocks. a stark warning that flood planners must prepare for the worst as global temperatures rise. one in five police officers are suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder, according to new figures. yet more drama as tottenham complete a remarkable turnaround to reach their first champions league final, sparking wild celebrations, coming from three goals down to knock out ajax in last night's second leg in amsterdam. and we could see an all english europa league final. chelsea's tie with eintracht frankfurt is level at 1—1, whiile arsenal take a 3—1 lead

to valencia ahead of tonight's semi final second legs. and there was still time forjofra archer to push for a world cup place before england's first one—day international against pakistan was abandoned because of persistent rain on a frustrating day at the 0val. i will be back with more on all of those stories a little later on. eu leaders are meeting to discuss the future of the union at an informal summit in romania. if the event, which was scheduled two years ago, was initially planned for the 27 countries to look ahead following the uk's scheduled departure from the bloc on 29th march. brexit is not on the agenda and britain is not formally taking part. leaders are expected to discuss plans for the eu's most senior positions when their current occupants retire later this year. 0ur brussels correspondent adam fleming is in the town of sibiu this morning. lets just deal briefly with britain's representation before we talk about the summit, because

theresa may isn't going, isn't she? no. this is the 27 and it was meant to bea no. this is the 27 and it was meant to be a launch pad into the post—brexit future and of course uk has not left yet and the departure has not left yet and the departure has been delayed, which means that this summit is not really being held in quite the way that the eu had hoped. theresa may is not here. she wasn't really invited and she didn't wa nt to wasn't really invited and she didn't want to come anyway. there is a british representation here in tra nsylva nia british representation here in transylvania and it is the brexit secretary, steve barclay, speaking ata secretary, steve barclay, speaking at a separate conference on the future of europe which is taking place ten minutes down the road from the main summit. we caught up with him very briefly when he arrived here this morning. morning. morning, adam. how are the talks going with labour? well, they're ongoing, they're in good faith and we're making some progress. when are they going to finish? morning. welcome. so even though brexit is not on the agenda, it hovers over the event. the event itself is an informal meeting of the 27 heads of

government and it is being hosted by romania because they have a six—month rotating presidency of the eu at the moment. it has turned into a springboard for the european parliament elections which will be taking place across europe and a couple of weeks. it is all about putting on a big show for the public, to show how united all of the eu is. we are in the main square of sibiu in transylvania with quite a crowd of normal people out to see the leaders. they are there behind the leaders. they are there behind the barriers and i think the organisers will be pleased about that because it is all about putting on the show to the public, as i mentioned. we have enormously long red carpets were the leaders will walk along when they start arriving in the next hour or so, and they will go into the town hall in sibiu there. then over there we have got a big stage because there will be a concert for the public and the vips later this evening. and at lunchtime the leaders will be standing on this little podium here surrounded by the 12 stars of the european flag for the family photo. so you can see

that it the family photo. so you can see thatitis the family photo. so you can see that it is rich with a lot of symbolism about unity and togetherness and the eu being a club, a club with 27 members once the uk leaves. thank you very much for that. adam fleming in romania. nearly one—in—five police officers across the uk have symptoms of post—traumatic stress disorder, according to a major study by the university of cambridge. the research found that many try to continue working with the condition, and only a minority of staff have been clinically diagnosed. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. he's a policeman who runs towards danger. not afraid to break down doors or break up a fight. but pc lee jackson was floored by ptsd. post—traumatic stress disorder. someone tried to gouge my eye out and i was blinded for a short while.

i dealt with that. thought i could, as i had done before, move on from it, but i was having flashbacks. i would wake up in a sweat, physically feeling like i was back living that moment again. a new survey of almost 17,000 police officers suggests that ptsd is far more common than thought. 90% of those surveyed said they had been exposed to traumatic events. one in five of those officers reported symptoms of ptsd far higher than in the general population. yet the vast majority of police said they would go to work as usual, even if they were suffering from stress, anxiety or depression. post—traumatic stress disorder is not a lifelong condition but it needs to be nipped in the bad and it needs to be nipped in the bad and it needs to be addressed and this means a change to operational policing. the time for the british stiff upper is over. but policing remains unpredictable and dangerous. these four officers were stabbed

by a man who lured them to a house in london with a false 999 call. a national police well—being service is being launched to provide more support across england and wales. it will be needed for officers with physical injuries and those with longer lasting mental scars as well. danny shaw, bbc news. here with me now is che donald, vice—chair of the police federation of england and wales, that's the staff association that represents rank—and—file officers. thank you forjoining us on bbc news at nine. is this about more police officers being diagnosed and recognising perhaps those symptoms, 01’ recognising perhaps those symptoms, or is it simply that the number of offices over is going up —— the number of police officers with ptsd is going up? it is both. there has been a stigma, especially surrounding mental health. that

stigma has got to be tackled, to create an atmosphere of confidence where police officers can put their hands up and say, i am struggling, in relation to mental health issues. the report specifically points out that three quarters of those officers who participated in that survey didn't actually know they we re survey didn't actually know they were suffering from ptsd —type symptoms. so there are a couple of things there. firstly more publicity about what the symptoms are, and secondly, as you have been alluding to, police officers feeling they don't have to present this tough front, everything is all right, and put things in a box on the back of their head, as the officer we saw in that report did, but to be open about their feelings. definitely. much of it is still exists within the police service. —— being macho still exists. stiff upper lip, dry your eyes, get on with it, do the job. but the reality is that repeated exposure to trauma will ta ke repeated exposure to trauma will take its toll and it is taking its

toll on our offices, and it has really been exacerbated even more by reductions in police officer numbers, the constant pressure that is being loaded on them, the inability to take refreshment breaks, having rest days cancelled, fatigue is extremely high. think of it is being run down, exhausted, then you are more likely to contract a viral infection. if you are an officer on the front line, you are so exhausted and pressured, that the susceptibility of contracting ptsd, 01’ susceptibility of contracting ptsd, or cptsd, is even higher. the author of this report is talking about cptsd in police officers being a clinical and public sector crisis. how many officers do you think i trying to function in their daily jobs with ptsd? the figure is shocking. it shows one in five and i think it is probably higher. are

they all operational? are some of those taking time off to recover? the survey would have had officers and staff participating. i couldn't tell you if they were on set while that was taking place. but we have a large proportion of the service out there. police officers coming in, struggling, pushing through on a day—to—day basis, because there isn't help and there isn't support for them to turn to in relation to addressing this problem. that brings me onto the next point, the clinical aspect of the crisis. police care uk, a charity that funded the research, says that generic nhs provision, as they call it, is not equipped for the specialist treatment needed. do you agree with that and are you seeing any signs of improvement in help are being offered to police officers?” improvement in help are being offered to police officers? i think we are moving in the right direction within police forces themselves, but austerity has hit police forces

hard. 0ccupational austerity has hit police forces hard. 0ccu pational health departments are somewhat lacking if not totally absent. we have got to remember that provision of services through primary care trusts and the nhs is pretty much a postcode lottery. depending on where the officer is based depends on how readily they can have access to that treatment. and then it is also getting to grips with understanding what police officers have been exposed to throughout five years, ten years, 30 years, a0 years of service. that is a specialist treatment and understanding that is required for police officers viewing things like indecent images, dealing with child deaths, fatalities involving children in road traffic collisions. this is really quite specialist. we have had instances where police officers have gone for counselling and treatment, and the councillors have been breaking down

just listening to the tales they are sharing. in terms of the numbers of officers on the street and the workload they are having to deal with and cases of ptsd. i would say, are having to deal with and cases of ptsd. iwould say, most are having to deal with and cases of ptsd. i would say, most certainly, yes. you cannot operate in a pressure cooker environment that police officers are working in at this moment of time with such repeated exposure to trauma and expect to get away scot free. thank you very much. broadcaster danny baker has apologised, after tweeting about the duke and duchess of sussex's son using a picture of an ape. danny baker, who presents a weekly show on bbc radio 5live, commentated on the birth, tweeting a black and white photo showing a well—dressed man and woman holding hands with a suited chimpanzee.

mr baker later deleted the tweet and apologised, saying, "sorry my gag pic of the little fella in the posh outfit has whipped some up storm. never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased." now it's time for a look at the weather with matt smith. ——simon king. the weather's going to remain fairly unsettled over the next couple of days but into the weekend, things looked like settling down turning much drier and brighter and a tad warm as well, but, for today, sunshine and showers the order of the day, not as windy as it was yesterday. and you can see the distribution of those showers, right across northern ireland this afternoon through wales, the midlands and the south—east of england. early morning rain in northern england and scotland tends to clear away with sunny spells in the north—east and the south west. maximum temperatures about 9, 10 celsius on the north sea coasts, 1a to 16 degrees, further inland.

throughout tonight, we will continue with these showers across this zone from east anglia into northern ireland with showers returning in western scotland and a touch of frost perhaps in places in the north—east of england. 0therwise, though, temperatures a to 8 celsius. during friday, further showers, really, across central areas but there will be some sunny spells, again, and temperatures up to 16 celsius. hello this is bbc news.

the headlines: the government is to cover the cost of replacing grenfell tower type building cladding on private tower blocks in england — at a cost of £200 million. prepare for the worst — a stark warning that some communities may have to move away, because of the threat of climate change. and flooding. commentator: here's dele ali. here's lucas moura. tears, turnarounds and an incredible win for tottenham sets up the first all—english champions league final for more than ten years. stress "at crisis levels" in the police — figures show one in five officers are suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. an ancient saxon burial site, discovered between an aldi supermarket and a pub in essex, has been described as britain's equivalent of tutankhamun's tomb.

time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. we return to one of our top stories and that incredible comeback in the champions league last night by tottenham. they looked well beaten at half time in their semifinal against ajax — but three goals from lucas moura — including a winner in the dying moments of the game, meant spurs progressed to the final where they'll face liverpool. the former tottenham player jermainejenas was in amsterdam — and spoke to 5—live's mark chapman after the match. you know this club so well and you are a former player. you know a lot of the players who are there, now, you are mates with a lot of those players. and you say it's difficult to put into words. can you even begin to explain — tottenham in a champions league final, the year they move into their new stadium, and what it will mean for some of those players?

well, ithink, you know, you look at certain players, alderweireld, and vertongan and eriksen, they've been at that football club for a long time, kind of developing themselves. and trying to get to the highest level, you know, at tottenham. i never... i don't think they ever thought or envisage they will be playing in a champions league final for tottenham and itjust shows how far the football club has come. the new stadium's one thing, but what's been happening on the pitch is another thing. and those players have shown, you know, a remarkable level of belief, you know. for teams like liverpool, united, so on, they've been in champions league finals for years and their history is deep and it's rooted in the club. spurs need moments like this to get that, to have that level of history at the highest level. and this, you know, this team deserves all of the love it's going to get for getting them so far. but, you know, there's no doubt, you know, that one game more, if they can win it, sends them into a completely different stratosphere. so, you know, for the club, it's huge, for the players it's huge, but they'll be in that dressing room

just in absolute shock and completely with no energy left after what i saw tonight. mauricio pochettino was in tears on the pitch. as he left the pitch, he's been described as looking like the father of the bride at the end of the evening of a very emotional... laughs. ..very emotional wedding! at one point, i thought he was going to put his tie around his head! honestly, i swear to you. i think the lads got hold of him, he came back with probably three or four buttons undone. he couldn't do his interview, because he was in tears. and he was sorting out his tie and i thought, "that's not going to go around your head, surely?!" well with the all—english champions league final taking place in madrid onjune1st — the scramble for tickets is underway. the match is taking place in the wanda metropolitano stadium. it's athletico madrid's brand new stadium and has a capacity ofjust under 68,000. despite that, both liverpool and tottenham have been

allocated just under 17,000 tickets — around 25% of the stadium's capacity per side. and they're not cheap — just over half of the tickets will cost more than £150. and a quarter will be upwards of £385, with the best seats costing more than 500. as well as the ticket prices — those travelling to madrid will have to be willing to pay upwards of £700 forflights — plus heavy premiums on accomodation. one person in the hunt for tickets is team gb 0lympic hockey champion sam quek. she's a liverpool fan who tweeted to say that £9,000 was the best price she'd managed to find for a pair of final tickets. a little more now on the royal baby — because that image of the duke and duchess of sussex introducing their new born, archie harrison, to the queen has been beamed across the world. 0n the today programme earlier, alexandra shulman, the former editor of vogue, gave this assessment of the image.

well, i thought it was an absolutely lovely image and i don't think anybody could do anything other than, sort of, feel really quite joyful with the look on the queen's face, actually. you sort of very rarely see her so kind of... smiling in that way, sort of really joyful. and then, i loved, of course, doria ragland, looking down at her grandson. so tenderly. i kind of thought they were the particular stars of that image. there won't really be a detail that hadn't been thought about. so, for example, the fact that they're not posing, looking at the camera, it's a sort of candid shot, if you like? i think they would have had a lot of shots to choose from and they've chosen, very deliberately, a shot where it doesn't look as if they're standing there, in a formal line—up, sort of presenting a new member of the royal family. they look, really, like any family would do. they happen to be at windsor, though.

well, the name archie was a bit of a surprise to most observers to the royal family. however, one man who is not best pleased with the decision is the comedian archie maddocks, who gave his response to the today programme earlier. i'm furious. why? absolutely... well, this kid's stolen my identity, man. he's come in, like, literally until yesterday, i was the most powerful and famous mixed race archie in the world, legitimately. and now i'm always going to be second fiddle to this kid. i'm... i'm fuming! lots of material, though. lots of material, but people are going to make thatjoke before me, aren't they? that's the problem. as soon as i get announced on stage, there's going to be a little laugh, "it's archie". this name was never supposed to be a prince's name. it's a dog's name, at best! does that mean you don't like the name? no, i like the name, because there wasn't many other people called that. there were animals called archie. i was cool with that, but now that there is a famous person with that name, it's... yeah, the amount of phone calls

i got from people that i don't like anymore, just laughing down the phone, has been ridiculous! the name archie will be soaring up the baby name lists. let's take a look at what you are reading and watching a number one is the story about what has been described as the uk's answer to tutankhamun's tomb. an ancient grave found between an aldi supermarket and a pub in south essex. it was found in 2003. you can see the details in the story. 0ver the years of excavation and exploration and intact burial chamber was found and some fragments of teeth and gold coins and it's thought to be the grave of a sixth century anglo—saxon prince. most watch, how to reduce your carbon footprint when you fly following on

from the bbc research that shows very few people when they fly with big airlines choose to offset their carbon footprint. this rather sweet story at number three. it's about ernie the blind duck given to a girl asa ernie the blind duck given to a girl as a present on her tenth birthday and he is now 21, which is more than twice the longevity usually for a domestic duck. unfortunately, he now can't see, but he is guided around the garden and elsewhere by his little friend, elmo, who has become a guide duck. it's a very sweet story and a story of kindness that i think us humans could all learn a thing or two from, don't you? that's it for today's morning briefing. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. no prizes for where you begin, like two buses! i know, exhausting. just

watching it has been tiring, i don't know what it was like for the players. after another scintillating evening of football. tottenham then into their first champions league final after another miraculous comeback, following liverpool's lead a night earlier. they looked dead and buried at half—time, 3—0 down on aggregate and outclassed by a brilliant ajax side. but then it all changed — two quick goals from lucas moura made the fans dream, and that dream became a reality, after his winner in the sixth minute of injury time, leaving the manager in tears. guess what's on the back pages on this morning's papers. "you couldn't make it up" is the headline in the sun. how true. the guardian says "anything you can do..." in reference to liverpool's comeback. and the express goes with "it's moura the same". spurs will play liverpool in the final on june 1st. there was some great reaction

from some of the players on social media, giving us a glimpse behind the scenes. this is the spurs dressing room. sheer joy at a first champions league final. what a night it's going to be in the club's history. let's get a bit more reaction with the former spurs midfielderjamie 0'hara. jamie, when tottenham were trailing at half—time, they needed those three goals to progress, did you think it was possible? no, i didn't, they looked dead and buried, they we re they looked dead and buried, they were down on their feet, they didn't have the belief but to come out in the second half and do what they did, pochettino must have had an inspiring 15 minutes in the changing room because what they did to that ajax team was incredible, special to be part of tottenham and for english football. all english final, liverpool, spurs, it doesn't get any better than that. it's going to be an amazing final. you played for totte n ha m , an amazing final. you played for tottenham, how has the club changed in the tiny weather and here they are now in a champions league final? —— in the time that you were there.

the foundations were there and it wasjust starting to the foundations were there and it was just starting to grow into what it is now under daniel levy has turned that club into a real top world class foot ball turned that club into a real top world class football club. i saw a picture last night with harry kane posting pictures on twitter. with still some of the old staff there, that's great, i like that, the physios and the secretaries and the security people. that's the foundations of the football club. you need those people there. nice to see those people still at the club at tottenham have now gone into a world force. it's incredible to be pa rt of world force. it's incredible to be part of it. it's a special moment for anyone who has been involved in the club and amazing last night to see in glenn hoddle, as we know, who was working for bt last night. amazing to see him celebrating that result. it is a very special time for all of those associated with the club, isn't it? yeah. i mean, the la st club, isn't it? yeah. i mean, the last time spurs won a trophy i was in the squad! i am happy to let that go if we win a champions league. because it's the pinnacle of the sport. for tottenham to get there,

to play liverpool in the final is going to be amazing. we're just seeing those pictures now of glenn and gary and rio celebrating. the sport is very hard to replicate, the emotion and passion that sport and in this case football, provides. yeah, you can't talk it, you can't write it. one minute you're down on your feet and then your app. ajax thought they won it and then they lost it, tottenham thought they were out. —— and then you are up. it's the best spot in the world, and a credible and i'm so lucky to have a job in football. it's those special moments which you can't write, the emotions and pochettino crying his eyes out, everyone involved tottenham, not just fans eyes out, everyone involved tottenham, notjust fans but everyone around the place, it'sjust an incredible atmosphere. i've never seen a manager cry is long and hard as pochettino did last night. thanks for talking to you. many thanks. will there be more european drama, tonight? both spurs and arsenal have the second legs of their europa league semifinals tonight. all the build up in sportsday

on the bbc news channel from 6:30pm tonight, and the arsenal match is live on bbc radio 5live from 7pm, with updates from chelsea too. it was a big day for england ahead of the women's world cup, as manager phil neville named his squad for france. and amongst the names was that of manchester united's alex alex greenwood, morning, alex. we saw yesterday and we are covering a lot about how it was announced and we saw various famous faces enhancing the players and ollie merz announcing your name. it must be really exciting to know you are going. —— announcing the players. absolutely. relief and yesterday was unbelievable. we had no idea how it was going to be announced until one minute before it was. we saw steph's first in the morning and everybody was like, when is it going to be my term? it was prince william announcing it. what a start and then you've got to beat it —— when is it going to be my turn. unbelievable

for everyone. let's have a look at yours. 0lly murs announcing your name yesterday. i have the privilege of announcing one of their players. she is a fantastic defender who bombs up and down the wing is not only that, she is the captain of my team, manchester united. this will be her second world cup, ladies and gentlemen, alex greenwood is going to be part of the squad this year. go get them, lionesses, i'll be rooting for you, come on england! yes, he will be as many others. it feels like we have been talking about the build—up to this cup for a long time but not far away. is the pressure and expectation starting to build within the squad as well?|j build within the squad as well?” suppose so. some of us still have some platform to do, some games to play. once that is done, it will be full lioness mode. we have some prep games to prepare for and some really good camps coming up and on the ath ofjune it will be good to go, ready to get on the plane for the world cup. interesting hearing phil neville when that announcement was

made saying he thinks he has a squad full of world—class players. is that a feeling shared amongst the players? absolutely bust up some world—class players have to be left behind and that shows where the team is at, to leave the players out that he had two speaks for itself. two we have every confidence we can go there and do something special. do you think you will do it?” there and do something special. do you think you will do it? i really believe so. amazing. we will be watching and the whole country will be behind you. best of luck. opening match is on june be behind you. best of luck. opening match is onjune the 9th. be behind you. best of luck. opening match is on june the 9th. scotland. best of luck. thank you very much for that. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11:15am. thank you. the fight over access to robert mueller‘s report into russian interference in the 2016 us presidential election has escalated. president trump has used special powers to stop democrats getting access to the full uncensored document.

the housejudiciary committee has voted to hold the attorney general of the united states in contempt of congress for refusing to to hand over the full report, or testify before them. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. the making of what the democrats say is a constitutional crisis. the ayes have it... voting alongside party lines, the house judiciary committee, which is controlled by the democrats decided to hold the attorney general in contempt. the committee report for a resolution recommending that the house of representatives find william f p barr, attorney general of the united states department ofjustice, in contempt, favourably to the house. the democrats want to see the mueller report in full to investigate possible obstruction ofjustice by president trump.

this was a very grave and momentous step we were forced to take today to move a contempt citation against the attorney general of the united states. we did not relish doing this, but we have no choice. the next step is a vote by the full house of representatives. it's likely to confirm the decision and set the stage for a showdown in the courts. the democrats are also furious that president trump has evoked executive privilege to stop the mueller report being released in its entirety. i can only conclude that the president now seeks to take a wrecking ball to the constitution of the united states of america. for the first time in the history of the united states, a president is now exerting executive privilege over every aspect of life. the american people desire to have information. at a rally in florida, mr trump was defiant.

almost $40 million, 20 trump haters, democrats, i call them angry democrats, after two years, nothing. no collusion. and now the democrats...we have a great attorney general, now, the democrats say we want more. in a separate development, the president's son, donaldjr, has been ordered to appear before a committee in the senate to answer more questions related to the russia investigation. it's surprising and significant, because the committee is controlled by the republicans. it all goes to show this issue which has dogged the trump presidency is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news. china's top trade negotiator arrives in washington later today, hours before additional us tariffs come into force on $200 billion worth of chinese goods. last night, donald trump told supporters that china had broken the deal in trade talks and would now have to face stiff tariffs. beijing has promised to retaliate. when you go on a plane, would you pay extra in order

to offset your carbon footprint? new research has found thatjust1% of passengers choose to do so. jet fuel is one of the biggest causes of carbon dioxide pollution, and now scientists warn we have just 12 years to stop a "climate catastrophe". here's our environment reporter, laura foster. 0verfour billion passengers fly, every year. and at bristol airport, this lot are pretty excited for their trips. but have any of them ever heard of carbon offsetting? no, never, no, never. i have. i just... i don't know where you go to buy that. no, but i think it would probably be... i'm a bit suspicious about those offset things, anyway. it sounds like a really good idea. i suppose people will be able to feel less guilty about flying. so what is carbon offsetting, exactly? well, it's where you try to balance out your share of emissions from your flight, you pay extra, that money goes to environment all projects which reduce carbon dioxide. for each passenger, a return flight

between london and south africa are the co2 emissions are roughly the same as those produced from heating your home for a year. balancing out these emissions would add around $26 to your fare, depending on the scheme. when flying shorter distances from say london to spain return, the emissions for each passenger are less, about a fifth of what's produced for heating your home for one year. it would cost roughly £a to offset. that money is spent on things like solar panels, planting trees, and capturing methane gas. bbc research shows only half the world's biggest airlines offer customers the chance to pay to offset their carbon footprints. even then, take up is low. often less than 1%. it's a good idea but it's not working... though you can offset through independent websites, professor neil harris believes both governments and airlines need to do more. all opt—in schemes tend to have low take—up, whether it's for kidney donation or whatever. so, having it as opt—in does not help.

secondly, think there's a lack of clarity what the scheme secondly, i think there's a lack of clarity what the scheme is and so you want to know that your money's being well spent. and, thirdly, some people willjust be trying to save costs. but what about the airlines themselves? well, if they increase their emissions after 2020 those will have to be offset. but it's not the only thing that can help reduce the impact of your flight on the environment. choosing a direct flight, rather than one with a stopover, because a lot of the emissions are produced during take—offand landing. choose your airline wisely, some are more efficient than others. even small things like taking less baggage, because the higher weight, the more fuel you use. some say carbon offsetting doesn't go far enough and that people need to fly less. others feel offsetting is better than doing nothing. laura foster, bbc news, bristol airport. events are taking place in moscow's red square, to mark the country's annual victory day. a huge convoy of tanks and a fly—past, will mark the soviet union's triumph

against nazi germany during the second world war. there'll also be a speech from president putin, but no other heads of state will be taking part — international attendance has dwindled in recent years, in light of rising tensions with the west. take a look at this. this heartwarming video shows five—year—old ahmed, dancing with joy after having a new prosthetic leg fitted in afghanistan. he was just eight months old when he lost his leg, after getting caught in crossfire between the taliban and government forces. this is ahmed's fouth prosthetic, which has been fitted to keep up with his growth. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. it will stay quite unsettled over the next few days, some welcome rain for gardeners and growers but things will turn drier, more settled and a bit warmer into the weekend. today, a mixture of sunny spells and showers, not as windy as it was through the last few days. at the

moment, it's quite cloudy with some showers across northern england. low pressure still in charge of the weather through this morning and it will move its way east and this week weather front moving south. that's giving us a zone of cloudy weather with some outbreaks of rain. the afternoon, the rain will continue across northern ireland, wales, the midlands and eastern and southern england where there will be some showers. dry across northern england and southern scotland but sunny spells in the far north—east of scotla nd spells in the far north—east of scotland with some sunshine in the south and temperature is 1a or 15 degrees and elsewhere temperature is about 7 to nine celsius. tonight, not a great deal of change. we will continue with this zone of rather wetter weather across northern ireland in through the midlands, northern england and eastern england. some clear spells, attempt is getting close to freezing in newcastle. elsewhere, overnight lows of6to newcastle. elsewhere, overnight lows of 6 to eight celsius. throughout

friday, this whether front is still a bear across central areas. again, it will bring some cloud, showery outbreaks of rain from east anglia towards northern ireland. some showers in the north and south of that. but there will also be some sunny spell throughout friday. temperatures on par with today, 10 to 13 degrees in the north, 15 or 16 in the south. into the weekend, we lose these areas of low pressure and higher pressure becomes quite established across the uk into sunday, especially. this is saturday. some showers across eastern areas. for many of us, it will be a dry day. light winds and sunny spells throughout saturday. temperatures higher than they are now, 11 to maybe 17 degrees across the south. but it into sunday that many more of us will have a drier day. it will be a chili start first thing on sunday morning. some cloud developing as the day goes on but

still lengthy sunny spells expected. temperatures creeping up by a degree orso, again, 13 temperatures creeping up by a degree or so, again, 13 to 18 celsius, temperatures creeping up by a degree orso, again, 13 to 18 celsius, and those temperatures even higher on monday and next week where quite widely there will be 19 to 21.

hello. it's thursday. it's ten o'clock. i'm victoria derbyshire. good morning. the government will cover the cost of replacing £200 million worth of unsafe building cladding similar to the type used on grenfell tower. it had previously insisted the building owners should pay. we will bring you the story. "in our culture you put up and shut up," so say black men who've survived childhood sexual abuse. i didn't speak to anybody. how can you? i'm a grown man now, but it doesn't go away. i didn't address it. see, that's the thing, i didn't address it, and because i didn't address it, it didn't go away. post—traumatic stress disorder is at crisis levels in the police,