when we start the season, first game, second game, third game after back to back premier leagues, it's not the final. now in the last few months we had that feeling, eufa cup, champions league and premier league. that is the truth, because we see the end real close. now we know exactly what we are playing for. well, the game here will not be the finish line. there are matches still to come, hurdles still to clear. but a win here for either side will provide that most important thing at this stage of a race — momentum. patrick geary, bbc news at the etihad stadium. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. good afternoon. it is a mixed fortune again across the uk, feeling quite cool where it is cloudy. but some areas will see the sunshine but across parts of wales and northern

england. and it feels quite warm where you have the sunshine. otherwise quite chilly day and there will be quite a lot of cloud around through the afternoon with the odd shower. read the best in terms of sunshine in northern scotland. we could just reach 1a degrees in north wales and north—west england but for most low teens and single figures. tonight where we had clear skies through central areas it will turn quite chilly, parts of northern england and scotland with some frost in places. in the cloud will be picking up out west as we see the weather fronts working their way in during the course of thursday. so thursday will slowly be turning milder but some rain around as well. across the north of the uk some rain

across scotland with snow over the mountains and then heavy rain pushing into wales and the midlands as the day wears on. in between some drier weather with some brightness around. and tomorrow milder air moving in and we are low to mid—teens. the low pressure clear through into the near continent, we are in between weather systems for friday but we are importing milder airfor friday and heading into friday but we are importing milder air for friday and heading into the bank holiday weekend. the cold it never far away from the north of scotland. so slowly brightening up across parts of england, wales and the midlands. and with the milder air pushing and we could get up to 18 degrees. even 15 degrees across central scotland but still chilly for the far north of scotland. the bank holiday weekend looking mixed, mild for most of us especially when you get the sunshine. but some heavy

and thundery showers in the greatest risk of showers on sunday towards the south possibly thundery and slowly drying up through bank holiday monday. stay tuned to the forecast. a reminder of our top story... at least 300 british nationals escaping the fighting in sudan are on their way back to the uk. the first flight is due at stansted airport within the hour. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. coming up on this programme... all eyes on the etihad, as manchester city and arsenal go head to head at the top of the premier league.

emma raducanu pulls out of the madrid open just hours before herfirst—round match, citing a hand injury. and lucy bronze undergoes knee surgery and will miss barcelona's champions league second leg against chelsea this week. hello and thanks forjoining us. hello there and welcome along to sportsday, as the build—up begins to that huge clash at the etihad. premier league leaders arsenal take on manchester city. the gunners have dropped points in their last three games, with city unbeaten in 16 games in all competitions. john watson's there for us and has more on the build—up. the more on the build—up. spotlight once again falls or the the spotlight once again falls on the etihad stadium in manchester as it so often does for manchester city. their players often look unflustered in their relentless pursuit of silverware. they have won four of the last five league titles and whoever wins later, the title will be in their hands. not that

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manchester city striker erling haaland? that is the question arsenal will ask themselves. we know erling haaland, three more goals and he would surpass the record for the most number of goals in a premier league season. i tell you what, you won't want to take your eyes off it here later. liverpool have the chance to move above tottenham and go sixth, if they can beat west ham at the london stadium. the hammers though, despite that 4—0 win over fellow relegation rivals bournemouth at the weekend, are still looking to put some distance between themselves and the bottom three. jurgen klopp knows his liverpool side, who've won the last two, can't take anything for granted. we still have to prove ourselves, so that's it. we can't talk about consistency and only when two games, especially when you went the second one like the last one, but the defending was not perfect. we have to make an extent. is it. we have to keep going. we have a lot of things

to like in the last two, two and a half games, and that's what we had to continue. those are two of four matches in the premier league later on wednesday. chelsea and brentford go head to head. interim chelsea boss frank lampard still searching for his first win back in charge of the club, since taking over after graham potter was sacked. a huge game for nottingham forest too, who are second from bottom, they face brighton later. england's lucy bronze will miss the return leg of her barcelona side's champions league game with chelsea at the nou camp tomorrow. bronze has posted on social media saying she's had successful surgery on her knee after limping off, in theirfirst leg win on saturday. jo currie is here with me in the studio. great to see you, jo. all smiles on instagram this morning, but how serious is her knee injury and how long will she be out for? taste serious is her knee injury and how long will she be out for? we know that lucy bronze _ long will she be out for? we know that lucy bronze limped _ long will she be out for? we know that lucy bronze limped off- long will she be out for? we know that lucy bronze limped off in - long will she be out for? we know| that lucy bronze limped off in that champions league semifinal first leg between barcelona and chelsea, at stamford bridge on saturday, in the 65th minute for the barcelona when

the game i— 04 afterwards, the barcelona manager made on the injury, saying lucy bronze was feeling fine and today, if you games on, she has posted that she has undergone keyhole knee surgery. she says successful surgery, in very good spirits after my op yesterday, it's never easy being sidelined but i'm as focused as ever to work hard and returned to full fitness, hopefully as soon as possible. the hard work has already started. see you all very soon. barcelona have backed up that with a tweet saying that her return to action depends on her rehab. the manager in a press conference today says he hopes she will be back within weeks, but bronze, 31, has been dogged with injuries. she has had surgery for four. plan, and injury concerns for serena beckman, in the england camp. leah williamson, the captain, out. beth mead also looking unlikely, a

big loss for them potentially. had now another _ big loss for them potentially. had now another big name player could be out for a while how much of a concern it is for england? n out for a while how much of a concern it is for england? i don't think that lioness _ concern it is for england? i don't think that lioness fans _ concern it is for england? i don't think that lioness fans want - concern it is for england? i don't think that lioness fans want to l concern it is for england? i don't i think that lioness fans want to turn of the news because it seems every minute a player is ruled out. leah williamson, the captain, centre back, is ruled out with an acl injury, beth mead, another acl injury, beth mead, another acl injury, is very unlikely to make the squad. fran kirby of chelsea hasn't played since february and were not sure when her return will be to dip millie bright, chelsea defender, normally centre back, she hasjust had a knee op. she is on crutches. if you throw lucy bronze into the mix, there are three out of four defenders who played at last year but local are ruled out or have a fight return to fitness in time for the we know lucy bronze is ruled out of the champions league semifinal tomorrow. the champs league final, should barcelona beat chelsea, is the third weekend injune. you could

imagine that might be the first thing she is targeting. emma raducanu has pulled out of her madrid open first—round match today. the british number one has a hand injury. the news comes amid questions over her form, with three successive defeats. she's been in the headlines too for a rather brief and frosty pre—madrid interview. our tennis correspondent, russell fuller, explains. that is becoming an increasing concern. she has pulled out of the madrid openjust concern. she has pulled out of the madrid open just hours concern. she has pulled out of the madrid openjust hours before she was due to play a first round match because of what it described as a right hand injury, it is the same wrist problem that affected her at the end of last year, that been particularly apparent since march, and it's affected the amount of practice she can do. she has been practising here in madrid, but i think the pain became too much yesterday in a practice session. there was a very terse exchange with a couple of british writers, who arrived in madrid ahead of the first round match, and we have had the

news now that she has withdrawn. i think the bigger picture is worrying, because for a while, the hope was that this injury could be managed it might mean slightly less practice, but that she would be able to get through and her wrist would get stronger, but i think there is an acceptance within her team now that that strategy is just not working. no decisions have been made, but something is going to have to be done to make sure this wrist is ok in the long term.— is ok in the long term. should be read into that _ is ok in the long term. should be read into that interview, - is ok in the long term. should be read into that interview, with - is ok in the long term. should be read into that interview, with the | read into that interview, with the brevity of it, 58 words in all, is that something that is lending itself to her state of mind and how she's feeling regarding her tennis? there was a lot at stake with this madrid open, with her ranking in the top 100 at play. she madrid open, with her ranking in the tep100 at play-— top 100 at play. she is likely to dro out top100 at play. she is likely to dron out of— top 100 at play. she is likely to drop out of the _ top 100 at play. she is likely to drop out of the top _ top 100 at play. she is likely to drop out of the top 100 - top 100 at play. she is likely to drop out of the top 100 as - top 100 at play. she is likely to drop out of the top 100 as a . top 100 at play. she is likely to i drop out of the top 100 as a result of not being able to play here in madrid. i think the pressure of being emma raducanu and winning the us open, as she did, in such extraordinary fashion in 2021, is

enormous. there is lots of elements to that debate. wrong step that might have been taken in the past 18 months, but it's very difficult to have to live with being raducanu, given what she achieved, and then try to live up to the expectations of many of the top fundamentally, at the moment, it's the wrist problem. you can imagine how sensitive that area of the body is for a tennis player. it can be chronic sometimes, an injury like this. in certain circumstances, it can force players to miss a lot of tennis for her, it might affect her ability to play in the french open. it could affect her ability to play on the grass at wimbledon, but i don't think she'll be totally happy until they have found a long—term solution and a way of preventing this wrist injury affecting her mood, perform and ability to practice. it's day 12 of the world snooker championship in sheffield and we could be on for a couple of major upsets in

the quarterfinals. the lowest—ranked player left in the tournament, 20—year—old chinese debutant si jiahui, is holding his own against scotland's anthony mcgill. the world number 80 has led most of the match, but had to come back in the final frame of the morning session to level the tie at 6—6. they'll resume at 7pm tonight. and these are live pictures from mark allen moscow match with jax jones. world number three had to come from behind against the welshman, ranked 52. he is leading 12-10 welshman, ranked 52. he is leading 12—10 and needsjust welshman, ranked 52. he is leading 12—10 and needs just one welshman, ranked 52. he is leading 12—10 and needsjust one more welshman, ranked 52. he is leading 12—10 and needs just one more to secure his place in the semifinals, to facejohn higgins or mark selby. they are both four—time world champions and resume this afternoon. we will see you soon. this is bbc news. we are getting

breaking news from westminster. the conservative party had expelled their mp andrew bridgen from the party after he compared covid—19 vaccines to the holocaust, and he has been found to have breached lobbying rules. the north—west leicestershire mp lost the tory whip earlier this year after making these controversial comments. he has now been thrown out of the party as an ordinary member. a tory spokesperson said he was expelled from the conservative party today following the recommendation of a disciplinary panel. he has until may to 12 to appeal the decision. we will be in westminster shortly without corresponded for more analysis on this. britain has evacuated 301 people from sudan and the aim is to reach a total of eight british evacuation flights by the end of wednesday, prime minister rishi sunak�*s spokesman said. intense fighting between rival military forces has been raging in sudanese capital khartoum for over a week. the clashes between the army

and a paramilitary group called rapid support forces have killed hundreds. british people, who want to leave, have been told to make their own way to an airfield near the capital. it is a potentially perilous journey in the middle of a precarious ceasefire, leaving many britons thinking hard about what to do. earlier, i spoke to the daughter of a retired british doctor shot in the leg in sudan who told the bbc of the moment that bullets hit her father's car as he tried to move his mother to safety. aisha, not her real name, to protect herfamily, wants to get her father back to the uk to receive urgent medical attention. he is in khartoum with her sister — both are british citizens — but their elderly grandmother who is also with them is not, which has made the process to get an evacuation flight back to the uk difficult for the family. aisha is in london and we spoke to her a short while ago. my family is in a bit of a critical situation in sudan.

my father is a highly respected nhs doctor of more than 30 years.