a bit of cloud around. if you catch a shower, it could be heavy, possibly thundery, there could be hailed as well. wales, it will be windiest. averaged speeds of gusts about 45 mph. it is quite pleasant if you get to see some sunshine. a lot of that in east anglia and the south—east. hello, this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines: the labour leader sir keir starmer prepares to reshuffle his team after the party's disappointing performance in the elections — he's already removed his deputy angela rayner as campaigns chief. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns it would be "completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. the government is expected to end the advice against hugging each other, as part of the relaxation of lockdown rules in england. and the government is calling on the rail industry to fix

disruption on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks were found in some high—speed trains. there you are. maryam will be with you at seven p:m.. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. yes, good evening to stop a very warm welcome along to the programme. i'mjohn watson. warm welcome along to the programme. i'm john watson. the headlines tonight. the history makers — chelsea, wsl champions for a fourth time. cavani keeps the pl title race alive, as united beat villa. and lewis hamilton battles back to win in spain.

good evening. chelsea have won the women's super league title for the second season in a row, a 5—0 victory over reading ending any hopes manchester city had of pipping them to the title on the final day of the season. we'll hearfrom chelsea head coach emma hayes in a moment, but first, our reporterjo currie who was at kingsmeadow. history in their sites. chelsea over that a win at home to reading would notjust hand in the league title but also their second trophy and a potential quadruple win campaign. and when you're chasing civil war, quick starts can be crucial for civilian minute on the clock when melanie leupolz�*s strike. it seemed the only knock up could come from each other. the captain eventually checking this off to carry on. just

before the break, fran kirby and sam kerr combining as they have done some eight times this season, 1—2, and chelsea had doubled their lead. a change of ends but no change of pace. the strikeforce striking again, kerr holding the ball up before setting up her partner verstappen of the game. minutes later and kirby returned the favour, this time kurt netting her 21st goal of the season, and with it bagging the golden boot. it was becoming a question not if chelsea would win but by how many. their fifth courtesy of this scrappy effort, erin cuthbert getting over the line for somejohn —— getting over the line. job done and in ruthless mansion tonic fashion. —— ruthless fashion. next up, when they play in the first ever champions the final, when this set of players are hoping to continue this winning feeling.

jo currie, bbc news, kingsmeadow. great pictures there. and asjo was saying, it could get even better. having already won the league cup, it moves them a step closer to what could an historic quadruple. my myjob has my job has always myjob has always been to put them into the position where they can compete. when i am sat great and old, it is good to be these things to talk about. of course the friendships, but winning. forall to talk about. of course the friendships, but winning. for all my players, i am friendships, but winning. for all my players, iam not friendships, but winning. for all my players, i am not sorry for what i put you through this season, i'm happy, because to put this in your cabinet is another reason why chelsea are the best team in the country and i am just grateful to be given the opportunity to lead them, to be honest. yes, what a season for her, whose team have set the bar exceptionally high. confirmation of the day's other matches. manchester city 1—0 winners over west ham. getting the victory they needed but

to overhaul chelsea. —— unable to. they finish two points behind chelsea. bristol city are relegated following their 3—1 defeat to brighton. manchester united secured the victory needed to keep the premier league title race alive. defeat to aston villa would have handed rivals city the title, and despite going behind at villa park, united bounced back to win 3—1. joe wilson reports. manchester city waited for the title, but when and where? let's visit birmingham. where's bertrand traore going? he knew. aston villa winning — and for title significance, it was manchester united losing. second half, all change. there was probably no need for douglas luiz to challenge paul pogba like that. yeah, it's a penalty. and so step forward bruno fernandes, the way he steps forward. he was ice cool from the spot! three minutes later, the turn. it's greenwood on the turn this time! mason greenwood saw a gap

and guided the ball into it. united now winning. city still waiting. this match became another of the fine united comebacks, completed by edinson cavani. like that, the title remains a race, or rather, at least, it waits for another day. joe wilson, bbc news. that win leaves united ten points behind manchester city, but they could move to within four. they face leicester and liverpool before the leaders next play. manager ole gunnar solskjaer has been speaking to match of the day's steve wilson. great result. it takes a little bit of the pressure away on having to get results because the next two, they are against two very good teams. ., u, �* they are against two very good teams. ., �* ., , ., teams. you can't worry about manchester _ teams. you can't worry about manchester city _ teams. you can't worry about manchester city really - teams. you can't worry about manchester city really but. teams. you can't worry about| manchester city really but you teams. you can't worry about - manchester city really but you want them to have to win it, i guess, rather than because you have not won a game. rather than because you have not won a name. . , ., , a game. yeah, it is... that is the bi est a game. yeah, it is... that is the biggest upset — a game. yeah, it is... that is the biggest upset in _ a game. yeah, it is... that is the biggest upset in football - a game. yeah, it is... that is the biggest upset in football history, | biggest upset in football history, but at least we don't have to go back to parties on the tonight. ——

on the blue side tonight. west ham's chances of qualifying for the champions league have taken a knock. a first—half dominic calvert—lewin goal ensured everton beat them i—o. vladimir coufal did hit the post for the hammers in the second half, but the rebound didn't fall kindly forjarrod bowen. and everton went on to hit the woodwork themselves, through substitutejosh king. west ham are now five points behind fourth—placed leicester with three games to play. at the other end of the table, brighton were beaten by wolves despite taking the lead through lewis dunk�*s header. his afternoon got a lot worse, though. he was sent off, leaving brighton with ten men. adama traore with the equaliser for wolves in the second half, before morgan gibbs—white sealed a last minute winner. brighton ten points clear of the relegation zone but still not mathematically safe. stjohnstone are through to the scottish cup final, after beating st mirren 2—1 in today's semifinal at hampden park. goals from chris kane

and glenn middleton put them in their second final of the season, despite conor mccarthy pulling one back for st mirren five minutes from time. stjohnstone have already won the league cup this year — they'll play hibs in 13 days' time. in the scottish women's premier league, glasgow city extended their lead at the top of the table after beating rangers 2—0. costa rica midfielder priscilla chinchilla scored both goals in the first half at rangers training centre. they're now six points clear of their glasgow rivals with seven games to play. it's now three wins in four races for lewis hamilton, who came out on top at the spanish grand prix. the world champion started on pole, the 100th of his career, but found himself trailing the red bull of max verstappen after the first corner. ben croucher reports. a winner for the 98th time in f1, lewis hamilton has become the master of making the extraordinary look oh so simple.

in spain, this was a lesson in patience, in picking the time to strike. his main rival max verstappen had his chance at the start, elbows out into turn 1, no way through for hamilton. he hounded the dutchman lap after lap to no avail. his team decided to switch things up — a set of fresh tyres and the chase was on. how far have i got to catch up? 22 seconds — you have done it before. - in 22 laps. in the red bull corner... i don't see how we are going to make it. he was right. the champion timed his attack with six laps to go and into the lead. to all the men and women in the team, you guys just continue to impress me. thank you so much for the hard work. ben croucher, bbc news. a quick look now at some of the day's other top stories. filippo ganna, the italian rider with the british ineos grenadiers team, leads the giro d'italia after stage two. he finished safely in the main bunch, preserving his 13—second lead. belgium's tim merlier

sprinted to victory. in the final day of the walker cup, the amateur version of the ryder cup, the united states lead great britain and ireland byjust one point. it's 8.5 to 7.5 going into the final singles matches. last week's kentucky derby winner medina spirit has failed a drugs test. for trainer bob baffert, it was a record seventh win in the race, but he has said he is "shocked" after the horse tested above the limit for betamethasone and says he never administered the substance. rugby union now, then. harlequins fly half marcus smith reminded warren gatland of his talents after missing out on selection for the british and irish lions in a remarkable game against wasps at the stoop. in a free—scoring game with 12 tries, iii—man quins trailed by eight points with just a few minutes remaining, only for the england fly half to pop up with his second try of the game.

he then converted it himself for a 48—16 win. cardiff blues edged out dragons 17—16 in the second round of the pro ia rainbow cup. despite losing their lead after centre owen lane was sent off for this foul, the hosts fought back to win at cardiff arms park. replacement lock teddy williams�* converted try giving cardiff their first win in this season's competition. the world athletics president lord coe says athletes must be prepared to make sacrifices while competing at the olympics this summer, with the pandemic continuing to impact the hosts, japan. a national state of emergency remains across large parts of the country, including tokyo, with competitors unlikely to enjoy many of the freedoms of previous games. the japanese public remain fearful of the arrival of over 10,000 athletes from 200 different countries and regions could lead to a further rise in cases.

in order to compete and in order to be at a games that has some of the most challenging complexities attached to it, there are sacrifices that we are going to have to make. and i can tell you we went anything to put in jeopardy themselves or the local communities. == to put in jeopardy themselves or the local communities.— to put in jeopardy themselves or the local communities. -- we will not do an hint. britain's billyjoe saunders will undergo surgery on multiple fractures to the orbital area following last night's defeat by canelo alvarez in their super—middleweight unification fight in dallas. the bout was held in front of 73,000 fans in texas — the largest ever crowd for an indoor boxing event in america. saunders appeared to be growing into the contest before an uppercut from alvarez in the eighth round ended the contest, fight stopped with three rounds of the contest remaining. promoter eddie hearn confirming today saunders remained in hospital overight. and finally, we've all had to adjust to social distancing measures in the last year or so.

these next pictures prove that people have moved with the times. how about this for an idea — tokyo olympics, take note — winners receiving medals via a covid—secure drone at the rhythmic gymnastics world cup in baku on sunday. works brilliantly now, doesn't it? until it all goes horribly wrong, but they seem to have a handle on it, don't they? big responsibility if you're on the handles of the drum. that is about it for sportsday. next up on bbc news, it's the film review.

hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in the very near future. the mortal kombat video game series first came to the cinema in the mid—�*90s during an early wave of dismal console—to—big screen adaptations that included the live—action super mario bros starring bob hoskins and the ill—fated street fighter, which teamed jean—claude van damme with kylie minogue for reasons no one could fully understand. by comparison with these stinkers, the original mortal kombat movie, directed by paul ws anderson and starring christopher lambert, wasn't bad. not great, but not terrible either. the same could not be said of the sequel annihilation, a flop which effectively killed

the live—action franchise. first learned about this seven years ago on a mission in brazil to capture a wanted fugitive. now, more than two decades later, we have a new mortal kombat movie. produced by saw and insidious co—creatorjames wan and co—written by greg russo, a devotee of the games who promised to stay true to the existing mythology and to give fellow fans a faithful screen adaptation. get over here! now, that's all well and good, but the film still needs to work for audiences unfamiliar with the games, so we get lewis tan as new character cole young, a cage fighter with a mysterious birthmark who finds himself drawn into a world that conveniently has to be explained to him en route. throughout history, different cultures all over the world reference a great tournament. enterjessica mcnamee's sonya blade, who spends a lot of time doing an impression of basil exposition

from the austin powers movies,