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you're live with bbc news. hello from the bbc sport centre. a huge night for manchester city in the champions league as they take on german giants bayern munich in the quarterfinal first leg at the etihad. city come up against the man who masterminded chelsea's 2021 final victory over them in porto, thomas tuchel. as for pep guardiola, he's hoping to lead their first champions league trophy. the last time he lifted it himself was 12 years ago in charge of barcelona, having failed to do so in manchester. and with their last eight opponents, bayern. how much do you want to win this competition? a lot. we are happy to be here. happy to be here. only i can say so. it's not for granted. you have to deserve it.
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you have to play good two games. in this competition, it's not about the form you are in the premier league or fa cup. this competition is to be good during this 95 minutes. that doesn't count what you have done three days ago. listen. tuesday and wednesday, football is is is the competition where you want to be. if you are there as a player or you have the possibility to be there as a coach, it's a gift from life. and i appreciate it a lot. and it's an obligation to give my very, very best. some fascinating games in the champions league this week. later, portguese league leaders benfica take on inter milan, who are 22 points off the top of serie a. frank lampard takes his cheslea side to the holders real madrid on wednesday night. it's an all—italian affair as napoli, who are on the cusp of the league title, go to ac milan. tuesday, april 11th marks 100 days to go until the 2023 fifa women's world cup gets under way in australia and new zealand
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with organisers saying they're on course to sell a record 1.5 million tickets. around 650,000 have been sold for the event which begins in both countries on the 20th ofjuly with the final taking place one month later. 0rganisers predict thes tournament will attract a global television audience of two billion viewers and have a significant impact on women's sport in the host nations. this woman's world cup is going to leave i think a lasting legacy for world's sport in australia. cricket australia dated really well a couple of years ago and i feel that every single match is going to be really well attended and shifting the perception and conversation around woman's sport in australia. the river seine, which runs through paris, is undergoing a costly and complex clean up operation ahead of the olympics held in the french capital next year. preparing the seine for swimming was a major part
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of the parisian bid to host the games with the river is due to play a central role in the opening ceremony as well. it's hoped that the work done in the french capital for the olympics will inspire other cities to do likewise. it will create waves across the world because a lot of cities are watching paris right now because the olympics are happening in paris. being able to swim here i think will make a lot of cities invest in infrastructure and projects to be able to clean up their own rivers and be able to open them to their users. and be able to open them to their users. the indiana fever selected aliyah boston as the number one pick in the wnba draft ahead of the new season that kicks off on the 19th of may. britney griner will return to the league after her nine—month legal fight in russia and wnba commissioner cathy engelbert said they've been in discussion with her about her security and travel arrangements. we've been working substantially with our security experts, with the phoenix mercury, with britney's team
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about given her unique conditions about given her unique conditions about some things that we will do this year, because it is a unique situation and i think we all want to protect all of our players. we are looking at additional security for all of our players, but also britney, britney being a unique case. that's all the sport for now. switzerland's parliament has begun a three day emergency session debating the takeover of banking giant credit suisse by its rival ubs. the takeover was forced through by the swiss government last month. 0ur correspondent imogen foulkes told me more about what we're likely to hear from switzerland's president. i doubt there will be an apology that it had to come to this, but the swiss government's position was that this was the least worst option and
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had that they'll not be enforced through over the weekend the markets would have opened on monday, shares in vodafone again, credit suisse would have gone bankrupt and that would have gone bankrupt and that would have gone bankrupt and that would have had massive implications, damage notjust to switzerland but also the global economy. what members of parliament will be saying is maybe you are right, it was the only option, but this must never happen again. i know that there will be a push for stricter too big to fail banking laws to ensure that big banks can't get into this situation. i think there will also be a push for a closer eye on how senior bankers operate, how much they get paid, and that includes bonuses. those are things that members of parliament will be asking. campaign this deal? no. i think the main impetus now from the swiss
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parliament is this really, really bad, it should never have happened and must never happen again because now we don't have two big global banks, wejust have now we don't have two big global banks, we just have one and we can't afford to lose that. ukraine says 174,000 square kilometres — that's roughly the same area as syria — has been contaminated by landmines since russia's invasion last february. most have been found in the north—eastern kharkiv region. 0ur correspondent in ukraine james waterhouse has sent this report. this is a scratching of the surface, a suite for killers. a job with obvious occupational hazards. translation: mi; obvious occupational hazards. translation:— obvious occupational hazards. translation: g ., , translation: my family calls me in the mornin: translation: my family calls me in the morning and _ translation: my family calls me in the morning and tells _ translation: my family calls me in the morning and tells me _ translation: my family calls me in the morning and tells me to - translation: my family calls me in the morning and tells me to be - the morning and tells me to be careful, to watch where i tread. of course they are very much worried.
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before we had —— would have worked with shells from world war ii, now they are modern munitions, so we have to learn constantly because we find new clients we have in the country before. it find new clients we have in the country before.— country before. it is hard to describe — country before. it is hard to describe this _ country before. it is hard to describe this as _ country before. it is hard to describe this as anything i country before. it is hard to i describe this as anything other country before. it is hard to - describe this as anything other than random. this is a patch of land, not a place that was once contested, where there was heavy fighting, but what these minesweepers are looking for our so—called butterfly minds. they are banned by international law. they don't look much but the damage they can cause severe. this part of ukraine has been both occupied and liberated. in the area around the city both sites have been accused of using butterfly minds with kyiv denying it. with patience and the battered hospital of the results are the same.
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this man in the garden of his home. translation:— this man in the garden of his home. translation: everything was lost, i have no house. _ translation: everything was lost, i have no house, new— translation: everything was lost, i have no house, new car, _ translation: everything was lost, i have no house, new car, new- have no house, new car, new property. i used to have it all. it all got burnt down, rain, made useless, impossible to rebuild. my grandchildren cannot visit because everything is mind. at grandchildren cannot visit because everything is mind. fit a grandchildren cannot visit because everything is mind.— everything is mind. at a mine lecture if— everything is mind. at a mine lecture if there _ everything is mind. at a mine lecture if there is _ everything is mind. at a mine lecture if there is an - everything is mind. at a mine lecture if there is an appetite | everything is mind. at a mine l lecture if there is an appetite to better understand this resident threats. translation: i threats. translation: ., , threats. translation: ., ., , translation: i am very cautious. i don't walk around _ translation: i am very cautious. i don't walk around much, _ translation: i am very cautious. i don't walk around much, but - translation: i am very cautious. i don't walk around much, but when i j don't walk around much, but when i don't walk around much, but when i do use the same path because i am scared. i have a 16—year—old son and i'm really worried about him going out on his own. i tell him about the mines. i wish he was here to listen to this. �* . �* ,
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mines. i wish he was here to listen to this. �* . �*, ., mines. i wish he was here to listen tothis. . �*, , to this. alexander's task reaches its crescendo. _ to this. alexander's task reaches its crescendo. our— to this. alexander's task reaches its crescendo. ourjob _ to this. alexander's task reaches its crescendo. ourjob likely - to this. alexander's task reaches its crescendo. ourjob likely to i to this. alexander's task reaches| its crescendo. ourjob likely to be for decades. ourjob likely to be for decades. the british government will announce new measures to reduce the number of smokers in the population to below 5%. one million smokers will be given a free vaping starter kit to encourage them to give up tobacco products, while pregnant women will also be offered up to £400 to stop smoking. the free vape policy, which is being called "swap to stop", would be the first of its kind in the world. vincent mcaviney reports. despite a raft of measures in recent years, like the indoor smoking ban, increased duties and plain packaging with graphic health warnings, some smokers are still struggling to quit. but the government has set an ambitious target to make england smoke—free, meaning reducing rates to 5% or less, by 2030. currently, around 13% of people in england still smoke.
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so the government's latest idea to help kick the habit is to offer a million smokers vape starting kits in the hope they swap, whilst the 9% of women who still smoke during pregnancy will be offered behavioural support and up to £400 in vouchers to give up. it's hoped this will reduce the number of babies born underweight or underdeveloped, with health problems requiring neonatal and ongoing care, as well as reducing the risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. the plans also include a crackdown on underage and illicit vape sales to stop the rising problem of children taking up the habit. the scheme is estimated to cost around £45 million over two years and will be funded by the department of health and social care. campaigners have welcomed the measures as being a step in the right direction, but say they are nowhere near sufficient. tobacco remains the single biggest cause of preventable illness and death in england.
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up to two out of three lifelong smokers will die from smoking, and recent data shows one in four deaths from all cancers were estimated to be from smoking. with such a high cost of treatment to the nhs, it's hoped this direct approach to smokers might keep them from filling much needed hospital beds in the years to come. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. after a fairly dry and sunny start to the day, things are changing for many of us as we head on through the afternoon. it's going to be wet and windy. some of us already have this combination. some of us have it coming our way. so a lot of dry weather across parts of scotland and eastern england, but the rain already in the west and the south west is going to continue to push northwards and eastwards and some of this rain will be heavy. the winds also increasing in areas adjacent to the irish sea.
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temperatures nine in the north to about 14 in the south. now, as we head through the latter part of the afternoon, this is when the winds really start to strengthen, especially the west of the coasts and hills, could have gusts 50 to 60 miles an hour. but even inland, we're going to have gusty winds as the rain continues to push east and north, depositing snow above 300 metres in the highlands, we could have five to 10 centimetres of snow above 300 metres and it's going to be windy across the north—east of the north sea, including the northern isles. another chilly night. so a chilly start to the day tomorrow as low pressure anchors itself across the uk. but look at the isobars, particularly in the south—west and through the english channel. here is where we'll have the strongest winds through the course of tomorrow. so we start off with the wintriness above 300 metres in the highlands. we could see some wintriness in the tops of the pennines, the cumbrian fells, the welsh mountains and the moors for a time. but that will revert back to rain and showers. and these black circles represent the strength of the gusts of wind.
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so wherever you are, it's going to be a windy day, but especially so south wales, south—west and the english channel coastline. it will feel chilly, too, in the showers, the rain and the wind, seven to 12 degrees being our maximum temperatures. during wednesday into thursday, the low pressure drifts off in the direction of the north sea. the isobarrs really widen. so it's not going to be as windy a day. it'll still be breezy and it's going to be a day of sunshine and scattered showers. the showers in england and wales pushing eastwards, some of those heavy and thundery, and temperatures eight to about 14 degrees. but you can see something just waiting in the wings behind me there. that rain has the potential to cross some southern areas. the northern edge of it still open to question. but in the north of the country, it's more likely to be showers. but into the weekend, it turns milder.
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live from belfast, this is bbc news. final preparations are under way asjoe biden heads to northern ireland to mark 25 years of the good friday agreement. we will be live in belfast throughout the day, looking ahead to the president's visit and speaking to people here about what the agreement means to them. the other main story today — a doctors' strike that threatens to be the most disruptive in the history of the nhs begins in england. welcome to belfast and the lyric theatre where tonight, the play
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