this is bbc news, the headlines the evacuation of foreign nationals from sudan has begn, as fighting in the capital, khartoum, continues for a second week. this was a ship arriving injeddah carrying saudi citizens and some otherforeign nationals. the australian entertainer, barry humphries has died at the age of 89. he was best known for performances of his alter egos dame edna everage and sir les patterson. the australian prime minister anthony albanese has paid tribute, saying barry humphries was �*one—of—a—kind' and �*gifted'. fellow comedians have joined in the tributes describing him as �*subversive, mischievous and savagely funny�*. a deadly restaurant fire in madrid. two people have died and at least

ten others are injured. you're watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night — i'm chetan pathak — coming up on tonight's programme a mahrez hattrick as manchester city take another step towards the treble a huge win for leicester city in their fight for premier league survival — they're out of the bottom three and eight tries for england — who thrash ireland to stay on course for a grand slam in the women's six nations also coming up on sportsday...

into the quarter the finals of the world snooker championship — the rocket ronnie o' sullivan blasts his way past hossein vafei welcome along, thank you forjoining us. who can stop manchester city? the answer is not sheffield united. the championship side, on the verge of premier league promotion, were looking to reach the fa cup final. but city were too good, 3—0 winners at wembley thanks to a riyad mahrez hattrick. our correspondent natalie pirks was watching:. pep pirks was watching:. guardiola might not want to t about pep guardiola might not want to talk about the premier league, champions league, fa cups trouble but everyone as is and it's understandable after another impressive city performance.

yet, i think you can understand the logic of him not want to talk about it and take in each game as it comes but it would take something truly special to stop this well oiled manchester city machine. this game could have been a potential banana skin. they've lost their last three fa cups semi finals in a row, a city, loyola said they were exhausted after the match against bayern munich and it's not easy to play against lower league opponents were afraid but in the end they made it easy. they didn't sparkle but they didn't have to with 78% possession and they were, uncontrolled and riyad mahrez drove through the blades defence bar the second glow like a knife through butter. as the first fa cup semi final action since 1958. manchester city have not conceded a single gold on the way to the final know club is

that since everton in 1966.- that since everton in 1966. there's a big game — that since everton in 1966. there's a big game against _ that since everton in 1966. there's a big game against arsenal- that since everton in 1966. there's a big game against arsenal on - a big game against arsenal on thursday, as were sheffield united, a disappointed result for them but what looks to be a great season. what did you make of their performance today?- what did you make of their performance today? there was absolutely _ performance today? there was absolutely no _ performance today? there was absolutely no shame _ performance today? there was absolutely no shame in - performance today? there was absolutely no shame in losing l performance today? there was l absolutely no shame in losing to this remarkable manchester city side, i think no one really give them a chance. they were in it at them a chance. they were in it at the start with a few good chances right from the start to put some pressure on manchester city but ultimately for the fans it was a great day out, it has to be said, but not all of them did come as there were plenty of empty empty seats at wintry wednesday. for those who did, they would've had a good day and write it in but the real prize and dream is promotion back to the premier league and if they beat west bromwich albion at the weekend they would do so after two years in they would do so after two years in the championship, and that is the

mean price. they had a fantastic season and itjust wasn't being today. season and it 'ust wasn't being toda . ., , ., today. one other semifinal with mattress enacted _ today. one other semifinal with mattress enacted against - mattress enacted against brighton and hove again. we will leave it there. thank you natalie pirks. in the premier league — today was all about the fight for survival — more on a huge win for leicester to come but the day started with a missed opportunity for leeds. they could have pulled clear of the bottom three and put pressure on the teams around them — but fulham had other ideas as david brindle reports: 11 goals conceded in their last two games, leeds united needed vast improvement at craven cottage to stave off relegation. but london hasn't been a happy ground for them this season five visits and five defeats. leeds united kept a clean sheet for a while before a cross was finished by wilson, 1—0. two goes into games for harry. then the goalkeeper was a bystander

as the crossbar was rattled from a soon after, leeds united could only watch on as it for them could only watch on as fulham putting another one. javier garcia size was need of help. they got a lifeline but leeds united could not find a equaliser and remain in a precarious close position. losing the game is difficult to accept. we are finishing the season with only a few games. we have to improve our level for the next. other opportunities now to try and recover our best level for the next game. it's massive. leeds united end the game with just a point outside the drop zone but only one wing and five things must change soon. for fulham — manager marco silva was back on the touchline

after a two—match ban and was pleased with his side's performance. the thing that most pleased me is the way we react to it as a team. the character they showed in the last two games and of course we deserved the points. we were the best team within the 90 minutes and it seems that playedthis afternoon. it was up for us to not suffer too much in the end like we did which gave the belief but will deserve with the three points. it's leicester city who are the happiest of the teams in the relegation fight — they're the only team in the bottom half to win today — after they came from behind to beat wolves and move out of the bottom three this this is what it meant to them — timothy castagne's goal 15 minutes from time securing the three points in a game leicester had fallen behind in early on. victory for dean smith in his first home game in charge and it brings to an end a run of four

successive league defeats. it's a hard fought victory and i thought we created the bigger chances in the game. in the first half after starting the game well. showed an awful lot of spirit in the second half which was good. we have a big week and we know that it gives everyone a lift and confidence and gives them belief that we have another tough game at elland road and so we will enjoy it and people have questioned our spirit but i thought it was there for everyone to see today. nottingham forest are now second from bottom after they were beaten in a five goal thriller at liverpool after a goalless first half at anfield, things opened up in the second withjurgen klopp's side twice in front thanks to goals from diogojota. but twice forest found an equaliser through neco williams and morgan gibbs white — before mohamed salah got what proved to be the winner. the 3—2 win moves liverpool into seventh, six points off the top four. next up for steve cooper and forest are brighton.

overall, the feeling is one of disappointment and frustration because we lost a game on three set pieces but we have to get over it and we have another game wednesday and it was always meant to be a huge week. a home game on wednesday. we have to take the positives out of the game, use the frustration and turn it into motivation from today and aim to do better on wednesday. so liverpool with back to back wins as they try to save their season — is there still time to make it into those all important champions league places? top four at the moment we have nothing to do. we will see how that looks in a few weeks but at the moment for us that three options is no european football, conference league, or european league, those are the things we can fight for. the rest we have no influence if the teams above winn us everything we can only watch. along with forest, and bottom

of the table southampton, everton make up the bottom three tonight — just behind leicester on goal difference — after they drew 0—0 at crystal palace. sean dyche bringing roy hodgson�*s winning start since returning as manager to an end. everton had mason holgate sent off late in the game but held on for a point. dominic calvert—lewin, making his first start since early february, went close for everton. palace are now nine points clear of the drop zone. they've been scoring goals freely recently as well and we limited them to the few chances and few good chances. we created a few ourselves and dominic is only at his first game in a while and putting a good shift and will get sharper. we rushed at moments in a game and obviously when you go down to ten it's not easy particularly with them getting corners and winning things in the box with their centre has strong today. there were a few good performances which was good today.

it is a tough start again _ we expected it to be and we know everton are well drilled i and they have a clear plan about the way they wanted to play and the way they will use - their players and it turned out it did not make the game come i up for long periods, _ a war of attrition but i am pleased in the way the players accepted that i war of attrition and dealt with it. l |it's easy after three good gamesj and all the nice things being said about the players and the play. to not want to play in that game and lose it because you start doing things that aren't - possible to do. at the other end of the table, fifth placed aston villa scored late to snatch a point at brentford ivan toney�*s 20th goal of the season had put the home side in front just past the hour. brentford had lost their last three games but couldn't hold on for the win as douglas luiz equalised three minutes from time. villa are five points behind fourth—placed newcastle, who now have two games in hand and play tottenham tomorrow. it's the last round of scottish premiership matches before the league splits and hearts have

boosted their chances of finishing third by beating bottom side ross county 6—1. hearts had lost their last six in a row in all competitions but were far too strong for their struggling opponents. lawrence shankland scored a hattrick as they cut the gap on third place aberdeen, who play tomorrow, to two points. the leaders celtic dropped points at home for the first time in almost a year in a 1—1 draw with motherwell. so no 13th league win in a row for them but they are 13 points ahead of rangers who have a game in hand. dundee united lift themselves four points clear of the bottom with a 2—0 win over livingston. st mirren secured a top—six finish for the first time since the split was introduced, despite becoming the first team kilmarnock have beaten away from home this season, that finished 2—1. ten—man hibernian squeezed into the top six with a battling 1—1 draw at manager—less stjohnstone. chelsea will have to come

from behind against barcelona if they're to reach the women's champions league final. it's after they narrowly lost today's first leg at stamford bridge by a 1—0. reginaldo rosario was watching: chelsea boss, emma hayes, said her side will be need to be perfect over two legs to stand a chance against the champions but they started in the worst possible fashion. caroline graham hansen with a stunning fishing and 1—0 with a stunning finish and 1—0 after just four minutes. the last time these two sides met barcelona waltzed their way to a champions league trophy but chelsea thought they scored an equaliser and moments through she was there again but to be denied by lucy bronze. her afternoon took a turn for the worse and this aceite no for the worse and this a sight no

england find want to see. after leah williamson was ruled out with and acl injury this fines will be hoping this is nothing serious. barcelona tried to put the game out of sight but the woodwork came to their rescue. the blues got through this tie but a daunting trip to the camp knew reginaldo rosario bbc news time now for some of the day's other sport stories and... on his latest return from injury, jofra archer captured the wicket of england team mate sam curran in the indian premier league. archer bowled four overs, claiming that single wicket as his mumbai indians lost to punjab kings by 13 runs. england test captain ben stokes faces a week on the sidelines in the ipl after suffering an injury setback , according to the chennai super kings. reports in india say stokes has a heel problem. the 31—year—old all—rounder had a pain—relieving injection in his knee before flying out to india. there is no suggestion he's suffered further issues with that long—standing problem. former world champion adrian lewis is taking a break from professional darts.

nicknamed �*the jackpot�*, he won back—to—back world titles in 2011 and 2012. the 38—year—old tweeted thanking his fans for their loyalty and said he needed a break from the professional cuircuit.. in tennis, dan evans has been beaten in straight sets by world number two carlos alcaraz in the semi—finals of the barcelona open evans was unable to continue his excellent week, with the spanish teenager, heralded as the future of the sport, proving too strong in the end, winning 6—2, 6—2. alcaraz will now play world number five stefanos tsitsipas in tomorrow's final. on the wta tour, world number one iga swiatek is through to the final of the stuttgart open after her opponent ons jabeur was forced to retire. the tunisian seemed to struggle with her left leg after the first game and after receiving treatment, only managed two more games before calling it a day.

swiatek now goes on to face aryna sabalenka in a rematch of last year's final tomorrow. england are on course for a grand slam after yet another dominant win in the women's six nations. they've beaten ireland 118—0 in cork, with 27 points scored in the first half and eight tries overall. england head coach simon middleton made seven changes to the side that beat wales, they were frustrated at times but still comfortable winners in the end and can now focus on a potential decider against france next weekend. i've been getting the thoughts of former england captain sarah hunter i think it was brilliant to get the win 48—0, generally you will be happy with that and it sets them up for the grand slam decider next week. i think it was probably a bit scrappy at times and a bit

frustrating. england had a lot of errors creep into their game which i'm sure they will be frustrated by and will be looking to adjust as they had into that game which we think we would be against france next week. questions about the quality and integrity of the competition, as you would be aware of, the england coach saying the women's game cannot continue like this and others concurrent with it and saying they wanted to be competitive. we clearly have england and france and then a gap to the rest. how do wales, scotland, ireland close that gap so we get the more competitive six nations? i think this is the first cup nations where every team has been professional and we saw last year where wales had onlyjust recently introduced their full—time contracts for a few months and in one year we have seen that, just how far wales have, and i think with more time, with them being able to be full—time for longer and get more shots we will see that close and i think

the same with scotland and ireland. that gap will narrow but equally, england and france will not wanted to narrow, so they'll keep pushing it. it would just take continued investment from the governing bodies into the women's side for it to become a lot more competitive as the game grows. scotland have claimed their first win of the six nations with a 29—21 victory over italy. this was a bonus point try for the scots from lana skeldon to put the result beyond doubt. italy made a spirited comeback but couldn't do enough to stop the hosts. ireland are now the only team not to pick up points so far. bath boosted their chances of european champions cup rugby next season by beating harlequins 115—35 at twickenham in the premiership. it was neck and neck throughout but bath had won their last two games and ollie lawrence helped them to a 24—21 half—time lead.

lawrence also had a hand in the last bath try , finished off by max ojomoh. both sides picked up a bonus point. elsewhere exeter edged bristol 22—21. 25 people have been after animal rights protesters attempted to disrupt the scottish grand national. the race at ayr was eventually won by kitty's light — but the start was delayed when animal rising activists rushed onto the racecourse. police scotland confirmed a "significant operation" was taking place to "safely remove" protesters from the track. it followed the death of horse oscar elite in an earlier race today. it comes after animal rising protesters delayed the start of the grand national at aintree last week. ronnie o'sullivan cruised through to the quarterfinals of the world snooker championship with a session to spare. after a big overnight lead, the defending champion won all of the day's seven frames against hossein vafaei to win13—2. the two players shared a lengthy, friendly exhange afterwards

following some tension between them. o'sullivan will play luca brecel in the quarterfinals, which begin on tuesday. well there was a shock on the other table this afternoon as qualifier jakjones beat former champion neil robertson 13—7. it's a first crucible appearance forjones, who will play mark allen in his quarterfinal. the evening session has resumed in sheffield — let's take you there now.... here is mark selby against gary wilson, they have about 9—2 record for selby against wasn't, this is the first time i can say talk seed at the crucible. selby is after a thorough title and you can see he has taken the first frame. continuing those lay pictures for you, we have rob wilkins against the

chinese player who rocked out rob murphy, milk taken the first frame here. you can follow this all over on the bbc sport website. it's the london marathon tomorrow, and thousands of people will be taking part to raise money for charity. among them is emma bishop — she has a rare form of lung cancer, but the mum—of—two, has undergone treatment, that's delayed the spread of the condition. she's raised more than 65000 , for the royal marsden cancer charity, and is taking us, on herjourney to the finish line. here's emma's story. my my name is emma bishop, i am 38 years old and i am a mother of two, my cancer is incurable, last year in april after a long period of feeling very unwell, i was diagnosed with a mutated form of lung cancer which is

quite prevalent in nonsmokers and particularly women. there was a treatment that would work to reduce the cancer and stabilise it for now. we get these little leg strong. h0??? we get these little leg strong. how ou we get these little leg strong. how you feeling? _ we get these little leg strong. how you feeling? good. _ we get these little leg strong. how you feeling? good. i— we get these little leg strong. how you feeling? good. i year - we get these little leg strong. how you feeling? good. i year on, - we get these little leg strong. how. you feeling? good. iyear on, having cancer in both _ you feeling? good. iyear on, having cancer in both my _ you feeling? good. iyear on, having cancer in both my lungs, _ you feeling? good. iyear on, having cancer in both my lungs, my- you feeling? good. iyear on, having cancer in both my lungs, my spine, l cancer in both my lungs, my spine, my pelvis, and my liver, on the skin currently there is no only a small site in my lungs but it's cost as low grade, active. give me some real weights. my silly i did was that i was going to run the london marathon and i thought if my professor says i'm going to be well enough, then i would do it. to say thank you to the royal marsden hospital for everything you do. i have been training since february but i got my final sign off training since february but i got my finalsign off in training since february but i got my final sign off in march to be able

to do it because i have been having regular scans to monitor the status of the cancer. ijust don't regular scans to monitor the status of the cancer. i just don't want to fail, i really want to get round and get that middle and meet my family really proud of me. the? get that middle and meet my family really proud of me.— really proud of me. they are already- _ really proud of me. they are already. everybody - really proud of me. they are already. everybody knows i really proud of me. they are l already. everybody knows you really proud of me. they are - already. everybody knows you can do it and _ already. everybody knows you can do it and we _ already. everybody knows you can do it and we also know it's a hell of a challenge — it and we also know it's a hell of a challenge. you are pushing your body to the absolute extreme as any other athlete _ to the absolute extreme as any other athlete is, _ to the absolute extreme as any other athlete is, you are doing the same. you are _ athlete is, you are doing the same. you are asking your body to do something it's never done, after and still being _ something it's never done, after and still being in. so, you know, courage _ still being in. so, you know, courage is _ still being in. so, you know, courage is the work. my still being in. so, you know, courage is the work. my children are still quite young _ courage is the work. my children are still quite young so _ courage is the work. my children are still quite young so it _ courage is the work. my children are still quite young so it is _ courage is the work. my children are still quite young so it is quite - still quite young so it is quite difficult to extend to them. in the beginning i simply said i was resting my batteries. and that mummy needed to rest. my husband was absolutely wonderful at stepping up and doing more than he should've been and i was lucky he was able to do that. so, at the moment, we

haven't really had to say a lot more which is, again, why am lucky and passionate about this because i haven't had to have that conversation yet. i'm sure i will one day. i asked my daughter the other day and if she remembered when i was so ill last year and she said no. so, there we go. i tried really hard to keep my energy for when they were around and when i need to be ready to go and on form and so i just manage myself around that as much as possible to give when and step back. to be honest, i probably should always have been that i never did, so it's a real lesson. g, should always have been that i never did, so it's a real lesson.— did, so it's a real lesson. a lots of silver linings _ did, so it's a real lesson. a lots of silver linings have _ did, so it's a real lesson. a lots of silver linings have come - did, so it's a real lesson. a lots of silver linings have come out| did, so it's a real lesson. a lots i of silver linings have come out of the situation, it is a positivity, we have — the situation, it is a positivity, we have adjusted routines at home into more — we have adjusted routines at home into more productive, happy place. she has_ into more productive, happy place. she has done some running in the past but _ she has done some running in the past but nothing at all extensive.

what _ past but nothing at all extensive. what i _ past but nothing at all extensive. what i have seen so many benefits that have _ what i have seen so many benefits that have come out of it in terms of the relationships she's made, the support— the relationships she's made, the support she has had from complete and utter— support she has had from complete and utter strangers.— and utter strangers. whatever ha--ens and utter strangers. whatever happens after _ and utter strangers. whatever happens after this _ and utter strangers. whatever happens after this experience | and utter strangers. whateverl happens after this experience i and utter strangers. whatever - happens after this experience i am going to, hopefully, have completed the london marathon and hope they have raised money for charity and hopefully help other people deal with their diagnosis and that is something i would charge forever, so there are silver linings, i guess. we are sure the best that emma and everyone preparing to run the london marathon tomorrow. just time to take you that wrexham and their hollywood owners looking happy at the moment and wrexham looking to be promoted back into the football league, 15 years, hull red is in attendance as well as rob mcelhenney and ryan reynolds and this is because wrexham

lead to— one and as thing extends it would be back in the football league. good night. hello. in the last week, many of us have had a taste of spring from the weather temperatures in the mid—teens, even the low 20s across western scotland. in the next few days though, spring taking something of a back—seat as colder arctic air returns to the uk. through sunday, low pressure drifting eastwards across the uk. some outbreaks of rain, some cloud. but later on in the day, on the rear of that area of low pressure, we pick up gale force winds across northern scotland, northerly winds, arctic air being ushered in that sinks all the way south across the uk through the early part of the new week. as we move into the small hours of sunday, some cloud drifting across the uk, some further rain for scotland, for northern ireland and some heavier, more persistent, rain working its way in to the south coast as the night comes to a close.

but with a lot of cloud around and the breeze, it will be a mild enough night. through sunday daytime, some quite persistent rain setting in across the south east of england and east anglia. showers elsewhere across england and wales. a brighter day for northern ireland in comparison to saturday. cloudy with some outbreaks of rain across the north east of scotland. and you can already see the temperatures coming down here. but the most dramatic effects will be felt through the earliest part of the new week with those particularly strong winds on into monday. and then the winds ease a little bit perhaps for tuesday and wednesday, but the colder air sits right the way across the uk. on monday, showers pushing down into scotland, northern england falling snow to low levels i think across parts of scotland. a hill feature i think for northern england. further south it's rain but it will feel chillier for all. these are the temperatures that you'd read on a thermometer, so you can already see they're down on the figures from last week. but if we factor in the wind for somewhere like aberdeen, the daytime high, when you step

outside, will feel closer to around the two degree mark. the wind easing, i think a little for tuesday and wednesday, but with easing winds monday night into tuesday, clear skies and cold air look out for a pretty widespread frost developing. gardeners with tender plants out definitely something to watch out for. and then looking further ahead into the week, tuesday and wednesday, quite a lot of fine weather around. but on the chillier side, more unsettled to end the week. but then it looks like we'll see some milder air returning once again.

live from london. this is bbc news. the evacuation of foreign nationals from sudan gets under way, as fighting in the capital, khartoum, continues for a second week. this was an evacuation ship arriving injeddah. kenyan police say they've exhumed 21 bodies following an investigation into a religious group, whose followers were allegedly urged to fast themselves to death. a deadly restaurant fire in madrid. two people have died and at least 12 others are injured. bbc persian has received confidential documents showing that the iranian government has formed a "celebrities' committee" to punish public figures who took part in the protests.