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some wet and windy weather arrives through northern ireland, gradually moving into southern scotland, north—west england and wales, perhaps staying showery in the far north of scotland, and south—east england should stay dry until the end of the afternoon. top temperatures 7—12 celsius.
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hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines: a change in guidance on care homes — from tuesday, residents in england will be able to visit relatives without having to self—isolate when they return. india becomes the first country to record 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. five people are arrested on suspicion of terror offences, including a 16—year—old boy, as police target three locations across the uk. there's a warning that most of the uk's summer music festivals could be called off because they can't get covid cancellation insurance. much more coming up on all those stories at 7pm, but right now it is
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time for sportsday. yes, thanks, jane. welcome along to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up on tonight's programme: 0n the verge of becoming premier league champions again — manchester city beat crystal palace to move within touching distance of the title. swansea dent derby's hopes of survival, in a dramatic day at the bottom of the championship. max verstappen left thinking of what could have been, as valtteri bottas claims pole for the portuguese grand prix, with lewis hamilton second. and agony for geraint thomas, who misses out on taking the yellow jersey at the tour de romandie after crashing just short of the finishing line.
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welcome along. thank you forjoining us. what a few days this could be for manchester city. on tuesday, they're hoping to reach their first champions league final. before that, they could be crowned premier league champions — if manchester united lose to liverpool at old trafford tomorrow. city did theirjob this afternoon with a 2—0 win at crystal palace, asjoe lynskey reports. manchester city know they're close. a third title in four years is just two points away. if results go for them, they could have it sealed tomorrow. they played crystal palace three days on from a champions league semifinal so might have been rusty. christian benteke had this chance to give the home side the lead. and in a frustrating first half, city's timing was off. gabrieljesus thought he had scored but was offside. but even when city rotate their squad, they have goals in reserve. this was sergio aguero,
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starting and scoring. commentator: that's how you do it! he's now scored 182 league goals and leaves the club this summer. aguero hands over to their young players coming through. one of them is ferran torres. they've got another one. the 21—year—old sealed a 2—0 win. now, even their manager is excited. you're nearly there. how do you feel tonight? so incredible, satisfied after the champions league, always difficult. we are one step closer. one more game, we will be champions. in this compressed and hectic season, city have played 55 games. now to win the premier league, they're one result away. joe lynskey, bbc news. at the other end of the table, brighton have all but secured premier league football for another season after they beat leeds 2—0. the first came from the penalty spot. danny welbeck brought down, pascal gross making no mistake.
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and then welbeck got on the scoresheet himself late on. have a look at this. great touch, great finish. brighton up to 14th and ten points clear of third—from—bottom fulham. and having seen brighton win, third—from—bottom fulham need to do the same, but they are currently losing at chelsea 1—0. that the latest score. a big win for thomas tuchel and chelsea's top four hopes. kai havertz with the goal. everton, also chasing european football, kick off against aston villa at 8pm. the fight for survival at the bottom of the championship has just intensified further, after both sheffield wednesday and derby county failed to get the wins they needed today. they face each other next week on the final day of the season — when either, or both, could be relegated. stuart pollitt reports. his time almost upper sheffield wednesday in the championship? with financial worries, point deductions and three managers, it has been a sorry season. this defensive force just about summed up the situation.
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karen westwood clattering anthony nock art. talk about you yourself in the foot. when you're at the foot of the foot. when you're at the foot of the table. the goalkeeper did make immediate amends, though, saving the spot kick. but the hosts needed a goal and ideally a win. heads were down at the final whistle, but the owls were not quite out. derby 0wls were not quite out. derby needed a draw at swansea to send them down, but afterfive needed a draw at swansea to send them down, but after five defeats in a row that's easier said than done. tom lawrence's had to give the visitors the lead, initial really for the rams, but two swansea strikes in a minute through things wide open. morgan whitaker's effort just cross a line, and then no doubt about this one from connor roberts. elsewhere, all three relegation places are technically not yet confirmed, with derby facing sheffield wednesday on the final
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day. time for a few more grey hairs to reveal themselves in rooney's beard. stuart pollitt, bbc news. while nerves will be jangling on the final day of the season at the bottom of the table, no such worries for norwich. having won promotion a couple of weeks ago, today, they secured the championship title after beating reading 4—1, leading to these celebratory scenes at carrow road. what a job daniel farke�*s done there. three points separate the bottom three after a dramatic day in the scottish premiership. ross county moved out the bottom two after ending a five—game winless run, beating dundee united 2—0. hamilton stay bottom despite their win over st mirren but are now two points behind kilmarnock, who drop into the relegation play—off spot after defeat by motherwell. time now for some of the day's other sport stories. and there was an exciting finish to the first classic horse race of the season — the 2000 guineas. it was won by poetic flair, in the white, at 16—1, who just beat master of the seas in a photo finish at newmarket. seeking a first atp tour singles
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title, britain's cameron norrie is through to the final of the estoril open in portugal after beating former wimbledon finalist marin cilic in straight sets. great win for norrie. meanwhile, jo konta is out of the madrid 0pen. and tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised ten metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo olympics and the first competition for 14 months for the pair, who've already qualified for the games. six—time world champion marc marquez had a lucky escape after crashing at 120 miles per hour in practice for the spanish motogp. medical checks have cleared him to race, but he'll start from 14th. championship leader fabio quartararo claimed pole for tomorrow's race. lewis hamilton's 100th pole position is going to have to wait.
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it's his mercedes team—mate valterri bottas who will start tomorrow's portuguese grand prix on pole. red bull's max verstappen salvaged third, but it could have been different in portimao, as nick parrott reports. va ltteri bottas valtteri bottas was becoming a forgotten man in the excitement of this formula i season. after crashing out of the last race, he set about reminding everyone he wants to be part of the tussle in portugal. in qualifying it was the fintech in the lead in trying to deny lewis hamilton the one hundredth pull of his career. max verstappen is the one being tips to take the britain's world title, but he was struggling in the windy conditions. his first run in the final section would have been quick enough for pole, but he was blown off course and is time deleted for some instead, valtteri bottas was facets of the first run. max verstappen couldn't get close on his
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only attempt. and hamilton was an agonising seven thousands of a second behind his mercedes team—mate. iflair second behind his mercedes team-mate— second behind his mercedes team-mate. . ., ., ., , team-mate. car in front of the last two quarters. _ team-mate. car in front of the last two quarters. just _ team-mate. car in front of the last two quarters, just distribute, - team-mate. car in front of the last two quarters, just distribute, and l two quarters, just distribute, and especially with the logar purity have any tough wind out here, it basically cost me a lot of... feels like it has — basically cost me a lot of... feels like it has been _ basically cost me a lot of... feels like it has been a _ basically cost me a lot of... feels like it has been a while, - basically cost me a lot of... feels like it has been a while, so - basically cost me a lot of... feels like it has been a while, so it - basically cost me a lot of... feels like it has been a while, so it wasj like it has been a while, so it was a good _ like it has been a while, so it was a good qualifying, it's been a weak point _ a good qualifying, it's been a weak point for— a good qualifying, it's been a weak point for me the first two races. | point for me the first two races. i don't point for me the first two races. don't think point for me the first two races. i don't think we can never be satisfied~ _ don't think we can never be satisfied. that's— don't think we can never be satisfied. that's what - don't think we can never be satisfied. that's what we i don't think we can never be i satisfied. that's what we exist don't think we can never be - satisfied. that's what we exist to do comics— satisfied. that's what we exist to do comics continue _ satisfied. that's what we exist to do comics continue to _ satisfied. that's what we exist to do comics continue to push - satisfied. that's what we exist to . do comics continue to push forward, never_ do comics continue to push forward, never happy— do comics continue to push forward, never happy with _ do comics continue to push forward, never happy with the _ do comics continue to push forward, never happy with the work— do comics continue to push forward, never happy with the work we're - never happy with the work we're doing _ never happy with the work we're doinu. ., , ., , never happy with the work we're doinu. ., , ., , doing. next for staff and might be down, but doing. next for staff and might be down. but he's — doing. next for staff and might be down, but he's certainly _ doing. next for staff and might be down, but he's certainly not - doing. next for staff and might be down, but he's certainly not out. i doing. next for staff and might be l down, but he's certainly not out. he won the last race from third, so mercedes know not to get too excited. nick parrott, bbc news. should be fascinating tomorrow! next to agony for geraint thomas, who was denied victory on the fourth stage of the tour of romandie after crashing within sight of the finish line. this is what happened.
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he was on course to take the overall lead even if he hadn't won the stage, but those tricky conditions in switzerland took him by surprise. down he went. canada's michael woods pressed on to take the victory and the lead of the race. thomas finished third and remains second overall trailing by 11 seconds, with the final stage tomorrow. there's going to be a late night finish at the crucible, with the first world snooker semifinal between mark selby and stuart bingham yet to be decided. selby hit a break of 132 to move within one frame of victory at 16—14, but bingham has kept his chances alive with a break of 85 in the next. they'll resume later, after the conclusion of the other semi. that's between shaun murphy and kyren wilson. it resumes at 7pm. murphy produced an impressive performance this morning, including this century to recover from 10—6 down to level the matchup at 12—12 all heading into tonight's decisive session. at 12—12 heading into
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tonight's decisive session. you can watch that, of course, play out on bbc two. tonight sees one of the most eagerly—anticipated fights in women's boxing. ireland's katie taylor, the undisputed world champion at lightweight, defends herfour belts against england's natasha jonas at manchester arena. the pair have history — they fought nine years ago as amateurs at the london olympics, where taylor beatjonas on her way to winning gold. jonas quit boxing in 2015, but after having a baby, she returned to the ring two years later. taylor doesn't believe their previous fight will have much bearing on this one. i think every bite... this site is no different. she is obsolete technically very good. —— obviously. she had a bit of a rocky start, to her pro career, but in her last few fights she is shown she does deserve
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to be on the stage, so it's good to be a fantastic fight and i hope i will be a show steeler. i've always rose to the occasions when _ i've always rose to the occasions when asked. this is the reason i got back into _ when asked. this is the reason i got back into boxing, so i would not present— back into boxing, so i would not present the best version of myself? if you _ present the best version of myself? if you cannot get yourself up to be a world _ if you cannot get yourself up to be a world champion, you're probably in the wrong _ a world champion, you're probably in the wrong sport. and before we go, time to tell you about a special programme on the bbc news channel tonight looking at the tumultuous events surrounding the european super league — it's aptly called 3 days that shocked football. you can watch it from 8.30pm tonight. here's a taste. if this were to happen it has the potential to end the club game as we know it. it’s potential to end the club game as we know it. �* , ., ., know it. it's not right, what the 're know it. it's not right, what
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they're trying _ know it. it's not right, what they're trying to _ know it. it's not right, what they're trying to do. - know it. it's not right, what they're trying to do. it's - know it. it's not right, whatj they're trying to do. it's not competitive. it's a closed shop. for --eole, competitive. it's a closed shop. for people, greedy people to come in and treated _ people, greedy people to come in and treated like _ people, greedy people to come in and treated like their— people, greedy people to come in and treated like their own _ people, greedy people to come in and treated like their own personal- treated like their own personal hedge — treated like their own personal hedge fund _ treated like their own personal hedge fund is— treated like their own personal hedge fund is disgusting. - treated like their own personal hedge fund is disgusting. enough is enou:h. hedge fund is disgusting. enough is enough- i'm — hedge fund is disgusting. enough is enough- i'm going _ hedge fund is disgusting. enough is enough. i'm going to _ hedge fund is disgusting. enough is enough. i'm going to give - hedge fund is disgusting. enough is enough. i'm going to give my- enough. i'm going to give my ersonal enough. i'm going to give my personal opinion. _ enough. i'm going to give my personal opinion. i— enough. i'm going to give my personal opinion. i don't- enough. i'm going to give my personal opinion. i don't like| enough. i'm going to give my. personal opinion. i don't like it one personal opinion. idon't like it one lrit— personal opinion. i don't like it one bit and _ personal opinion. i don't like it one bit and hope it doesn't happen. the ramifications of this, i think, be talking — the ramifications of this, i think, be talking about _ the ramifications of this, i think, be talking about in _ the ramifications of this, i think, be talking about in years - the ramifications of this, i think, be talking about in years to - the ramifications of this, i think, i be talking about in years to come. that is at 8:30pm. ican i can tell you, it's chelsea two, for them does —— fulham zero, kai havertz with the second goal. stay with us. next up on the bbc news channel,
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it's time for ros atkins on brexit. since 2016, 0utside source has followed the brexit story, through the referendum, through the long process to find a withdrawal deal and then a new trade deal. and now brexit�*s a reality, and i want to look if promises have been kept. i'm going to assess three different areas, starting with fishing, which accounts for 0.1% of the uk economy but has always played a big part in this story. to those who support it, brexit is about taking back control. it's an idea that resonated with fishermen and women. we should be the guardians of our own seas, not ministers who we do not know, we haven't voted in, making decisions for us. borisjohnson argued that more prosperity would come with more control. you've got the eu commission sitting, instead of us,
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deciding how fish stocks, our uk fish, are going to be

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