this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk prime minister confirms that british diplomats and theirfamilies have been evacuated from sudan in what he calls a �*rapid' and �*complex' evacuation. it's been confirmed that the evacuees will be heading back to the united kingdom, after first making a stop in cyprus. while the us military has sent three chinook helicopters to evacuate its embassy staff from khartoum. a french official says that around 100 people of multiple nationalities have been evacuated after a �*complicated' rescue operation. in the uk, labour opposition mp diane abbott has been suspended pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism for the british newspaper the observer.

the dutch sifan hassan and the kenyan kelvin kiptum have won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. you're watching bbc news. here's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening... the second fa cup semifinal remains undecided. brighton against manchester united goes to extra time. 5—0 up in the blink of an eye... newcastle smash spurs at st james. and blackstenius has arsenal back in it as they fight for a first leg draw in the champions league semifinals. also coming up on sportsday... running in the rain

is supposed to slow you down. not for kelvin kiptum, who wins the london marathon with a course record. hello again. manchester city are still waiting to find out who they'll be playing in the fa cup final. the second semi has gone to extra time, with the 90 minutes between brighton and manchester united finishing goalless. brighton had the better of the first half, but united had the best chance of it. bruno fernandes effort from the edge of the area saved by robert sanchez. it was probably the other way around in the second 45 minutes. david de gea's turn then to be called into action, parrying julio enciso�*s strike over the bar. and de gea again kept brighton at bay, saving solly march's effort

and claiming the ball before the seagulls could land on the loose ball. brighton have had 62% possession chasing their first fa cup final since 1983. these are live coverage from bbc one's coverage. into extra time. a good chance for brighton, but cleared away by manchester united, who have been going into this game, and looking to set up the very first manchester derby in fa cup final history. 81,000 at wembley as we head into the extra period. this will be decided on the day. the penalties if necessary. brighton looking to win the fa cup for the first time in their history. it is live on bbc one if you want to follow it there. it was a meeting that was meant to intensify the race for the premier league's top four, but newcastle run amok to thrash

spurs 6—1 at stjames�* park. it takes the home side into third, and it was based on a blistering start, as reginaldo rosario reports. st james�*s park has stjames�*s park has been st james�*s park has been a fortress for newcastle season and their fight for newcastle season and their fight for champions league football, but she would have expected an afternoon like this against a top four rivals. 61 seconds in, 1—0 newcastle. 0nly 61 seconds in, 1—0 newcastle. only three points separated the sides before kick—off, but not on this evidence. joelinton with second, just six minutes having gone. the black and white wave of momentum was overwhelming. a second from a jacob murphy made it 3—0. all that before the clock hit double digits. the looks at it all. soon it was for command and five. alexander isak at the double. spurs were all at sea. away fans attempting out of the ground. a21 minutes wind. those away

fans would have miss harry kane's or mike after the break, but that was merely a brief respite. callum wilson and the right place at the right time. 6—1 in newcastle. to those watching, every move they made was perfect and a performance that sends them closer to the dream of champions league football, and the spurs to a new low. spurs now sit six points adrift of a champions league place, with the prospect of two teams going above them if they win their games in hand. all round, an embarrassing day. i want to apologise to everyone, because the first 25 minutes per not enough for this type of game. for me, it was unexpected, this type of performance. but one returns the system, we played much better, so maybe my decision to tune system was not the right decision.

it looks like we could not fight, and plan — it looks like we could not fight, and plan you go talk to the patch, the first_ and plan you go talk to the patch, the first thing is to fight, and then— the first thing is to fight, and then you _ the first thing is to fight, and then you play your football, if you have _ then you play your football, if you have your — then you play your football, if you have your ideal football. but in football, — have your ideal football. but in football, the first thing is basics. it's football, the first thing is basics. lt's about— football, the first thing is basics. it's aboutjules, it's football, the first thing is basics. it's about jules, it's about challenging, it is about running, and to— challenging, it is about running, and to do— challenging, it is about running, and to do we were quite far when you look at _ and to do we were quite far when you look at the _ and to do we were quite far when you look at the newcastle first. only one team in premier league history had raced to a 5—0 lead in less time than newcastle today. it took just 21 minutes to completely shake off their defeat to aston villa last weekend. the meat is good, but everyone has got a very stable and balanced mindset. you're never too high, never to look and i think especially in this running, we have got seven really tough games, and we have got to take each one one by one. i know

it is very cliche, but we can't look past opponents at the moment and tick them off. meanwhile, west ham have pulled six points clear of the bottom three after another one—sided premier league match. they won 4—0 at bournemouth. two goals in the opening 12 minutes from michail antonio and lucas paqueta put the away side in control, before declan rice and a brilliant pablo fornals goal put the result beyond doubt. west ham have gone above bournemouth in the table. it has probably been one of the best rates. started last week against arsenal, then we won in midweek, must go to against arsenal, for the scheme, for midweek as well. 0verall, scheme, for midweek as well. overall, a really good week. i hope we can build on. we certainly didn't start the season well, but if we finish the season well and will bode well and will board both reporters going to come up. not too much to be said about the performance today. we too much to be said about the performance today.— too much to be said about the performance today. we will review and move on _ performance today. we will review and move on to _ performance today. we will review and move on to the _ performance today. we will review and move on to the next _ performance today. we will review and move on to the next game. i performance today. we will review .

and move on to the next game. there are clear— and move on to the next game. there are clear reasons why we weren't able _ are clear reasons why we weren't able to _ are clear reasons why we weren't able to compete with west ham to do more _ able to compete with west ham to do more it_ able to compete with west ham to do more. it shows how hard it is in the premier— more. it shows how hard it is in the premier league, but if you're slightly— premier league, but if you're slightly off and you don't cop, this is what _ slightly off and you don't cop, this is what can— slightly off and you don't cop, this is what can happen. we reset and we -et is what can happen. we reset and we get ready— is what can happen. we reset and we get ready to — is what can happen. we reset and we get ready to go again on thursday. sunderland have given their premier league promotion hopes a big boost with a 2—1win at west brom. sunderland went behind through a penalty but came back in the second half with two goals from dennis cirkin. the three points lifts them into the playoff places in sixth, with west brom in ninth. celtic are one win away from becoming scottish premier league champions after second—placed rangers suffered a surprise 2—0 defeat at aberdeen. the win sees aberdeen strengthen their grip on third place ahead of hearts. nick parrott reports on a remarkable match. aberdeen fans have been written six and a half years for a day like this, the last time to beat rangers at home in the league. before

kick—off, just one place but 29 points separated the two. in the first hour, it looked like a gulf in class, but aberdeen frustrated every rangers attack. when the defending wasn't good enough, fashion is a can't miss this golden opportunity. and when aberdeen came under more pressure, marty pollock was crucial at kicking at goal as an interval. a bricks are felt inevitable, and it came early in the second half, but in the most unexpected fashion. liam scales is on loan at aberdeen from celtic. for him, this would have been doubly sweet. if that was a shock, another soon followed, with bojan miovski doubling their advantage. rangers kept up the pressure, but theyjust couldn't find a way through, as aberdeen held on to give their fans a day will never forget. arsenal came from behind and recovered from a horrendous defensive mistake to claim a 2—2 draw against wolfsburg in the first leg of their women's champoins league semi final in germany. patrick gearey watched the game.

arsenal have waited a decade to reach the champions league semifinal, and yet the timing is inconvenient. they have just lost leah williamson, the england captain, to a serious injury, and wolfsburg sensed the void. ewa pajor does this is a habit. while your son's strength is in passing the ball out of defence. rafaelle souza are surprised as anyone. the danger that arsenal could feel the world is a game similar, especially raphael, who made the mistake. instead, she lifted heart and head. her goal changed everything. stina blackstenius for the goal that was beautiful, simple, and vital. wolfsburg a european aristocracy in the women's game, and although they had a late goal, the reaction of the fans at full term speaks louder than

words. in the second is arsenal have a chance. second place is on offer for manchester city if they can beat west ham in the wsl this evening. liverpool came from a goal down to beat brighton 2—1 at prenton park, thanks to two second half goals from kerrie holland. it moves them up to seventh in the table, while brighton remain 10th just two points clear of the bottom and relegation. everton were the day's other winners, while spurs and aston villa drew. elsewhere, reading stay second from bottom after losing 3—2 at home to everton, while tottenham drew 3—3 at home to aston villa. cardiff city have completed a league and cup double after retaining the welsh women's fa cup with a 4—0 win over briton ferry lla nsawel. rhianne 0akley completed the victory after first half goals from eliza collie, catherine walsh and ffion price at pennerdarren park in merthyr. it's the third time cardiff

have lifted the trophy. and holders celtic set up a first old firm final in the scottish women's cup as they beat glasgow city 1—0 at hampden park. kenya's kelvin kiptum smashed the course record to win the men's london marathon, clocking the second fastest time ever. kiptum finished just 16 seconds outside the world record, while sifan hassan also produced a remarkable run to win the women's race. britain's mo farah finished ninth in his final london marathon. after the race the four—time olympic champion revealed that he'll finish his career at the great north run in september. here's our correspondentjoe wilson. this is what the london marathon celebrates, potted plants are reported to be found— the right to run, the right to raise. that has always been mo farah�*s instant. still trying to push himself in his final marathon. and the sport moves

on, faster than ever. kelvin kiptum of kenya seem to be sprinting to the line for miles. he finished on two hours, one minute and 25 second. a new course record. we hours, one minute and 25 second. a new course record.— new course record. we have never seen anything _ new course record. we have never seen anything like _ new course record. we have never seen anything like this, _ new course record. we have never seen anything like this, not - new course record. we have never seen anything like this, not on - new course record. we have never seen anything like this, not on the streets of london.— streets of london. here comes another course _ streets of london. here comes another course record. - streets of london. here comes another course record. a - streets of london. here comes another course record. a class| streets of london. here comes l another course record. a class of his own in the men's wheelchair race. a sprint finish in the women's event. the winner in 2018 got there again. now, she told me she was just here to learn, sifan hassan. after an hour, and look to us like she would have to drop out. not in her mind. look at the finish, look at the women who had been training while fasting for ramadan. we had never run thus far before. sifan hassan with one of london's most stirring debuts, and one of his very best finishes. find

stirring debuts, and one of his very best finishes.— best finishes. and she has been broken! sifan _ best finishes. and she has been broken! sifan hassan _ best finishes. and she has been broken! sifan hassan is - best finishes. and she has been broken! sifan hassan is a - best finishes. and she has been - broken! sifan hassan is a champion! when i broken! sifan hassan is a champion! when i see — broken! sifan hassan is a champion! when i see the _ broken! sifan hassan is a champion! when i see the finish _ broken! sifan hassan is a champion! when i see the finish line, _ broken! sifan hassan is a champion! when i see the finish line, i - when i see the finish line, i cwhini— when i see the finish line, i couldn't believe it was the finish line _ couldn't believe it was the finish line. �* . ., ., line. am i in a dream or something? two british — line. am i in a dream or something? two british runners _ line. am i in a dream or something? two british runners finished - line. am i in a dream or something? two british runners finished in - two british runners finished in front of mo farah. headspace was a little so that he planned, but for the final term committee finish. i the final term committee finish. i definitely enjoyed it. without the crowd, i would have stopped. the crowd, i would have stopped. the crowd kept me going to kiss myself. from london, thank you so much. thank you. in from london, thank you so much. thank yon-— from london, thank you so much. thank ou. . , , ., thank you. in greater numbers than ever that took _ thank you. in greater numbers than ever that took part. _ thank you. in greater numbers than ever that took part. for _ thank you. in greater numbers than | ever that took part. for themselves, their families, ever that took part. for themselves, theirfamilies, for ever that took part. for themselves, their families, for charities, ever that took part. for themselves, theirfamilies, for charities, for their families, for charities, for theirfamilies, for charities, for the fun, for the achievement. france beat wales 39—14 to make next week's six nations game against england a title decider. wales were 311—0 down early in the second half but rallied

to score two tries. france forced their way over a couple of minutes from time, though. rose bernadou's try putting an end to the welsh revival. it'll be winner take all next saturday at twickenham. in the premiership, leaders saracens bounced back from back—to—back defeats to beat london irish 45—21 and guarantee top spot in the table. five tries in total as saracens claimed a bonus point. eroni mawi grabbed two of them including the last one. they've extended their advantage at the top of the table to nine points with just one more match to play of the regular season. wigan have gone top of super league after beating the team who are bottom, wakefield, 22—6. they're ahead of warrington on points difference after scoring four tries at the dw stadium. hull fc�*s win over huddersfield was their first in eight mathces, while salford held on to beat catalans dragons, moving level on points with

the french side in fifth. you're watching sportsday. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today... world champion remco evenepoel has become the first rider in a quarter of a century to retain cycling's oldest one day classic race, liege bastogne liege. britain's tom pidcock finished second, but more than a minute behind the belgian. pre—race favourite tadej pogacar suffered multiple wrist fractures in a crash. there was a thrilling finish to the women's race with dutch rider demi vollering fighting her way past italy's elisa longo borgini. it means the 26—year—old has completed a hat—trick of ardennes classics, a feat last achieved in 2017. new zealand's nick cassidy has put himself into formula e title contention by winning round eight of the championship at the berlin e—prix. his first win of the season moves him tojust four points behind championship leader pascal wehrlein. britain's jake dennis is fourth in the standings afterfinishing second.

staying with motorsport, and britain's elvin evans has ended an 18 month winless drought with victory in the croatia rally. it was the sixth win of his world rally championship career and first on a full tarmac course in rallying's top category. in spite of the success, his celebrations with co—driver scott martin were muted. the welshman said the result felt insignificant in light of the death last week of craig breen, who crashed in testing ahead of this event. tributes were paid to the 33 year old irishman during a solemn podium ceremony, without the usual champagne celebrations. mark selby and anthony mcgill have established healthy leads after two sessions of their world snooker second round matches.

mcgill�*s opponent, jack lisowski, won four of the last five frames, but still trails 11—5, while four—time champion selby is 10—6 up on gary wilson. let's head to sheffield and hazel irvine. it has been an afternoon of intrigue at the crucible on this ninth here in sheffield. stephen and steve davis have won this title 13 terms between you, and you know what it is like to get into the quarterfinals. but in terms of anthony mcgill againstjack but in terms of anthony mcgill against jack lisowski, this was looking about like a foregone conclusion coming into the afternoon, but not so now. we have a final session. afternoon, but not so now. we have a final session-— final session. yeah, jack lisowski is findin: final session. yeah, jack lisowski is finding some _ final session. yeah, jack lisowski is finding some inspiration. - final session. yeah, jack lisowski is finding some inspiration. a - final session. yeah, jack lisowski | is finding some inspiration. a nice century break. sometimes when you are in mcgill�*s position, it can be difficult to keep that intensity of focus and concentration. not many people have that ruthlessness does keep on piling on the brakes on top of your opponent. yeah, it is not over yet, and jack lisowski is trying to get back into it. he

over yet, and jack lisowski is trying to get back into it. he is a lona wa trying to get back into it. he is a long way back- _ trying to get back into it. he is a long way back. also _ trying to get back into it. he is a long way back. also back- trying to get back into it. he is a i long way back. also back tomorrow evening will be mark selby, the world number two, and gary wilson. this has heavyweight contest edged into its very soul, doesn't it? it was a gruelling first ascension, and one for— was a gruelling first ascension, and one for the — was a gruelling first ascension, and one for the purists, as they say. but it— one for the purists, as they say. but it was— one for the purists, as they say. but it was important for mark selby to get— but it was important for mark selby to get a _ but it was important for mark selby to get a 5—3 lead. tough to do, but a lot— to get a 5—3 lead. tough to do, but a lot better— to get a 5—3 lead. tough to do, but a lot better at standard, and gary wilson _ a lot better at standard, and gary wilson has — a lot better at standard, and gary wilson has in brain scans mcgraw to -et wilson has in brain scans mcgraw to get back— wilson has in brain scans mcgraw to get back onto level terms. hard—fought command expects a laceration — hard—fought command expects a laceration as well. the standard rising _ laceration as well. the standard rising in— laceration as well. the standard rising in that match was stopped under— rising in that match was stopped under hard—fought quarterfinal, regardless of who gets into it, because — regardless of who gets into it, because of one of that one is going to play— because of one of that one is going to play i_ because of one of that one is going to play i kyren wilson, really up against — to play i kyren wilson, really up against it. — to play i kyren wilson, really up against it, i a really fieryjohn higgins — against it, i a really fieryjohn higgins. 35m against it, i a really fiery john hi tins. . , ., , against it, i a really fiery john hinins. . , ., higgins. an unbelievable - zero white was. _ higgins. an unbelievable - zero white was, quite _ higgins. an unbelievable - zero white was, quite red _ higgins. an unbelievable - zero white was, quite red here, - higgins. an unbelievable - zero white was, quite red here, but| higgins. an unbelievable - zero - white was, quite red here, but john white was, quite red here, butjohn higgins right in front. the white was, quite red here, but john higgins right in front.— higgins right in front. the best we have seen from _

higgins right in front. the best we have seen from him. _ higgins right in front. the best we have seen from him. he _ higgins right in front. the best we have seen from him. he was - have seen from him. he was outstanding.— have seen from him. he was outstanding. have seen from him. he was outstandina. , ., ,, , ., outstanding. gentlemen, thank you very much- — outstanding. gentlemen, thank you very much. much _ outstanding. gentlemen, thank you very much. much more _ outstanding. gentlemen, thank you very much. much more from - outstanding. gentlemen, thank you very much. much more from the - very much. much more from the crucible over the next eight or nine days. thank you very much indeed. that resumes in about ten minutes at the crucible. in cricket's ipl, jos buttler�*s rajasthan royals fell eight runs short of their target to lose to the royal challngers bangalore virat kohli was out to the first ball of the match, but bangalore responded with glenn maxwell smashing a quickfire 77 as they finished on 189—9. buttler also went for a duck when rajasthan began their reply, and despite a half century from devdutt paddikal, they ended up short, we are into the second period of extra time at wembley, and here online purchase. those fans might be able to tell you that there has not

been anything to please either set, because still goalless in the second fa cup semifinal. there will be a winner, it will go to penalties. manchester city won't know who they face in the final come what may. 1983 the last time that brighton reached the fa cup final. who did they play that day? in a replay, it was 30s, manchester united, who eventually went on to win that competition on a replay. no replace an fa cup semifinals these days, so it will be decided in about 12 minutes. that is on bbc one for you to follow the final stages. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.

as we've been hearing, records were made today on the famous london marathon course. many of the runners who completed the 26.2 miles had inspirational back stories. and one of those remarkable stories is from roman kashpur, a ukrainian soldier, has done it on a prosthetic leg. an army veteran, he lost his leg during the war in ukraine. and now is raising money for charity — helping amputees. have a listen. iam i am overwhelmed. i am so grateful for the support of family and my brothers, the ukrainian servicemen. i was running today and i realise, this really wasn't hard for me to do. all the struggles of today are nothing in comparison to the battlefield, when i was sipping my comrades�* close, and budding following french. i�*m happy with my time. it wasjust following french. i�*m happy with my

time. it was just under six hours. following french. i�*m happy with my time. it wasjust under six hours. i am trying to help those who have been injured to get back to normal life, and to raise money for the rehabilitation. there is a flag, signed by my commander, will be put to auction, to raise even more funds for ukrainian soldiers. here in the uk, the owners of muncaster castle in cumbria in northwest england want to ensure the building becomes the first carbon—free castle in the country. judy hobson reports. overlooking the esk valley in the west of cumbria lies muncaster castle. it was built in the 13th century as a defence against the scots. the pennington family have been the custodians here for more than 800 years. so we�*re in the great hall. the very core of the castle. this itself used to be a medieval hall. so welcome to the library.

how much do you know about muncaster? the latest generation of the pennington family want to make changes, putting the environment top of the agenda. gas boilers have been switched off and greener ground source heat pumps switched on. it�*s transformed the place, rather than the gas boiler where we turn it on for a function or something, turn it off straight away. the constant heat of the ground source has made it far more economical for us to heat on a regular basis, but also really improve the comfort and allowed us to look after the heritage. the electricity comes from here too. tell us how many solar panels have you got? so it�*s 85 kilowatts of solar that we have which is a lot. it is a lot. so how much does this power the castle? so it powers about 60—70% of the castle. on a day like this, it�*s going to do more than we need for the castle. ewan frost—pennington has spent the past few years working

in the energy sector in california. he now wants muncaster to become the first carbon free castle. like anyone, we use energy to go about our daily business. we attract customers from far afield. we want to be able to only have a positive impact on the environment. a lot of the work that we�*re doing here, the kind of conservation and the way that we�*re thinking about the way that we use our land and also the bird displays that we do here, the education about the plight of of nature is really important. but new green energy projects can be expensive and ewan�*s planning new events to attract more visitors. transition is always, always dangerous. and who knows? hopefully i�*ll do a good job and that i can be added to one of the good guys in the history and not relegated to the kind of the red list that we have within the castle of the family members that didn�*t do a good job. muncaster might be modernising,

but the family here says any changes will always preserve and respect the centuries of history contained here. judy hobson, bbc news. hello. we are going to start pulling an arctic air. the city of low pressure that brought cloud and rain through the weekend polls off the continent. behind it, a northerly airstream a stabbing south on monday, an articular sweeping south across the uk on tuesday and wednesday. monday, some rain across wales, the south west of england, pushing across to the south—east. co—directing into

scotland, turning showers to snow. keels around northern and eastern coast, the cold are already in place. seven on the thermometer for aberdeen. it will feel closer to freezing in the wind. look at the temperatures overnight. a widespread frost developing across the uk. the winds ease off a little bit. clear skies, and lows, possibly minus five in some of the scottish clans. the winds ease because this area of high pressure will extend. a lot of fine weather on tuesday, a lot of sunshine to start the day. still potentially a few snow showers for northern and eastern scotland. i tried building during the day, turning the sunshine hazy. temperatures similar to monday, but slightly lighter, the court may feel less biting. as for wednesday, pretty similar. high pressure across the uk, a bit more cloud trying to get into the south west later on,

maybe even squeezing that lead to dresser. but a lot of fairweather to come for wednesday. clare balding through the day. light winds, again, chilly fuel, but perhaps not as cold as it will feel on monday. after wednesday, it looks like this finger of high pressure will drift uber eastwards, and we will start to see atlantic activity heading and once again. and as such starts to person, it will pull in milder air. still quite cold on thursday to the north of scotland, but there should be at least some sunshine around here. elsewhere, more in the way of cloud, potentially some persistent rain pushing into england and wales. but the temperature to come up, however, there will be offset by the arrival of that wetter weather. thursday into friday, this area of low pressure rose through during the course of thursday night. through friday, it looks like it should pull eastwards. some use in counties may be starting the day with wetter weather. generally, ithink be starting the day with wetter weather. generally, i think some brighter spells come the afternoon,

and in the sunshine, across england and in the sunshine, across england and wales, be are pretty much back to where we should be for the time of year. and then looking further ahead, at the moment, the models are somewhat favouring high pressure building across the uk for next weekend and on into the following week. and if that happens, that the midsummer settled weather, and potentially tricking us into some relatively settled weather from europe. as we look at are forecast to the start of may, we could even begin to talk about temperatures being above average. but in the shorter term, for the start of this week, we have some chilly prospects to come, and unfortunately, our temperatures will feel distinctly low average.

live from london, this is bbc news. i�*m rich preston. a growing number of foreign diplomats flee sudan�*s violence in what have been called challenging operations — the us, france and the uk remove their embassy workers. it was dangerous and precarious, but nevertheless we managed to use both c-130 nevertheless we managed to use both c—130 and nevertheless we managed to use both c-130 and a400 nevertheless we managed to use both c—130 and a400 aircraft to collect our diplomats and fly them to safety. alert beeps and this was the alarm that sounded on almost every uk smartphone earlier — part of the new emergency alert system being tested by the uk government.