if welcome to w the programme. inter milan progress to the champions league final. a blow for england ahead of the ashes, jofra archer is ruled out for the coming months. and what is getting novak djokovic�*s back up at the italian open? we start with the footballing

news, inter milan have overcome ckty rivals ac milan to progress to the champions league final. lautaro martinez handed them a 3—0 aggregate victory over both legs. john bennettjoins me. how big psychologically was the 2—0 victory in the first leg last week? it was always going to take a monumental effort for ac milan to get back into it but they did have hope with their star man back, leao recovered from a thigh injury. they started really well in the first half an hour. diaz and hernandez as well and just over half time, rafael leao with an effort that went inches wide from the tight angle, second half different story. completely controlled it, inter. one shot on target and then

martinez finished the job, he scored with a shot which the goalkeeper should have done better but beat them 1—0 on the night it was always going to be lautaro martinez because no player has scored more goals against ac milan, come back to haunt them again and through to the champions league final, inter�*s first since 2010. world cup and cl final, it's been 13 years, 2010, jose mourinho was the manager them. whoever they take on, how big a chance, because it looks like they were fully in control. people write them off but i don't think you should, really. yes, they had some really lean years since winning the champions league in 2010, ten years without cl knockout football

because they were knocked out three years in a row in the group stage. in a group with munich and barcelona and everyone wrote them off. you cannot write this team off. their manager is brilliant in cup competitions. and took over in a really difficult position after conte had left, very difficult situation and now he's gotten them into a champions league final, whether it's manchester city, they will be underdogs, you cannot write them off. they find out who they face on wednesday when manchester city take on real madrid in their second leg. having all but secured another title, manchester city are closing in on a remarkable

treble, the club can reach their second champions league finals for the masters of this competition, reigning champions real madrid stand in the way of city and their manager pep guardiola. do you accept this next month could define your teams potential legacy as well of the greatest club teams in modern history? 0ur legacy is already exceptional. it's one of the most important games we have out here, we cannot deny that for the competition, for the rival, for many things, but for the players, it is a huge opportunity and we must enjoy the moment. it's tantalizingly poised after the first leg in madrid, the hosts taking the lead in before de bruyne�*s bruyne�*s superb equaliser secured a draw. their preparations took an unexpected turn when the 14—times winners were left temporarily stranded on arrival at manchester airport after their team coach failed to turn up on time, but the manager was not slow to hype up the game. at this moment, we are the best

teams in europe and for sure, it will be an exciting game as it was the first leg. manchester city's quest for a first champions league crown, the title they want the most, has become one of football's great narratives. such is their domestic domination, there is a real sense that this side represents the best chance to date. and in the prolific haaland, they have the most feared striker. will he be the man to drive city to a date with destiny? jonny bairstow has returned to the england test squad, but fast bowlerjofra archer has been ruled out for the coming months. england take on ireland in a one—off test onjune 1st, and the ashes get under way

on the 16th, but archer has a recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow. he hasn't played a test since february 2021. what we remember about archer are the fractions of seconds, the quicker the better. but the work that goes into those moments takes a hard toll. a fractured elbow will keep archer out of the ashes, it might even rule him out for longer. he hasn't played a test in over two years, there are fears that one of england's most exciting cricketers may never do so again. it's like a formula one car almost. he go through the period he's been through which is been really tough and then you just get to the point where he can come back and be able to play and there is another setback. you just hope that down the line he will overcome this, the body will get robust enough. to be able to deal with the rigours of everything. england have been successful

without archer, and base their cricket on the collective, but there is little doubt australians are breathing easier this evening. he's a very talented bowler, so i think that will obviously be missed. a player of archer's calibre. but we play against the 11 there. it's probably better for us if archer is not in there. archer isn't the only england fast bowler to be betrayed by his body. ollie stone is currently out with a hamstring problem. the latest of several injuries he's suffered. mark wood had problems with his elbow and hip. the rapid tymal mills has long been restricted to short form twenty20 cricket because of his back. fast bowling is a brutal business, contorting the human frame into unnatural positions, forcing many times the body weight through them at impact. at university they work with the england and wales cricket board to better

understand the biomechanics of bowling and try to find ways of minimising the risks. one of the real big learnings| of the years is understanding how bone operates. bone is a living tissue. sojust like you trainl your muscles, you go to the gym, you also - train your bones as well. that is part and parcel with fast bowling. - you can bowl too - much or not enough. and there is an optimum - where if you go over the edge, you are much more prone to getting injured. - so workload is a big factor as well. - archer's specific case will require careful treatment, but england haven't given up on him. for inspiration, there is alwastimmy anderson. 41 this summer, and despite a groin strain, expected to be fit for yet another ashes battle. world number one novak djokovic criticised the british

number one cam norrie in the italian open today. the controversy here on a smash. he tried to smash it, but hit djokovic on the back of his legs. the crowd and djokovic not happy, despite norrie�*s apology. the 23—time grand slam champion went on to win the set 6—4. he'll face seventh seed holger rune next. from the very beginning, he was doing all the things that were allowed, he is allowed to take medical timeout, he is allowed to say, come on, in the face, almost every point basically first game and, those of the things of the players know that in the locker room, it is not fair play and so, it's not how we treat each other and again, it is allowed so, i get along with cameron really well all these

years that he's been on the tour, and practice with each other and he's very nice guy and i do not understand this kind of attitude on the court, to be honest. the defending champion iga swiatek is through to the women's quarterfinals, beating vekic 6—3, 6—4, and will face the wimbledon champion rybakina in the last eight. magnus cort has won stage 10 of the giro d'italia. outpacing his rivals in a sprint finish. thomas finished 51 seconds behind to retain his overall lead, a three second advantage. the 13th stage on friday will be shortened by eight kilometres because of snow and the risk of avalanches. afterwards, cort said

it was one of the toughest stages he had ridden. that is the sport for now. hello there. looks like high pressure will continue to bring a lot of fine and settled weather to the country for the rest of this week and into the weekend. temperatures will be climbing slightly, particularly where we have the sunshine. that said, there'll still be a few showers around and outbreaks of rain around the area of high pressure. so, this weather front will be bringing some wet weather to the north of scotland throughout the day on wednesday. now, the blue tinge is fading away for wednesday. we're starting to import that yellow and orange colour, so, the temperature�*s climbing a little bit. so in the sunny spots, it'll feel very pleasant through the afternoon, but it starts off chilly. lots of sunshine. then the clouds build again.

showers, this time, affecting the southern half of britain. further north, it'll be dry with some sunshine. but north highlands, the northern isles, some heavy and persistent rain here with a stronger breeze, feeling quite cool. but elsewhere again, it's the mid to high teens. and then through wednesday night, the showers fade away. many places will be dry. we'll see variable amounts of cloud around, probably more cloud around, i think, wednesday night than what we've had the recent night. so, that should stop temperatures in falling much below five to nine celsius. so, a little bit milder. so, here's the picture for thursday. high pressure bringing a lot of dry weather for most. this weather front, though, another weather front will start to push into western scotland and northern ireland through the day. so here, cloudier, breezy with some splashes of rain east in scotland, england and wales. the best of the sunny spells, though we will see some showers developing across southern and eastern england and we could see more cloud around, i think, into the afternoon. temperature wise, though, in the brightest spots, again, the high teens, the mid—teens, though, further north. that weather from pushes its way eastwards to bring a band of cloud and showers

across england and wales for friday. so, a bit ofa mixed bag, i think, to end the working week. some sunny spells around, variable cloud, but also some showers. thanks to this weakening weather front, particularly across england and wales, and the odd one could be on the heavy side. in the sunshine, then temperatures again 17 or 18 degrees, but with more cloud around and i think it won't be quite as warm on friday than what we'll see on thursday. into the weekend with high pressure dominating the scene for most. and it's going to be mainly dry, and settled once again with some good sunny spells. but weather fronts flirting with the north of the uk will, at times, bring thicker cloud, maybe some spots of rain to scotland and northern ireland. best of the sunshine, england and wales. and we could be into the low 20s in warmer spots.

live from washington, this is bbc news. political corruption in the spotlight in kyiv as ukraine's topjudge is dismissed over bribery allegations. the creator of chatgpt calls on us lawmakers to regulate ai. and optimism — but no resolution as us leaders try to sort out the country's debt crisis. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. we start in ukraine. as kyiv cleans up after monday night's air raids, the country's supreme court has dismissed its top judge. vsevolod kniaziev was detained for allegedly taking

multi—million dollar bribes. prosecutors say he was arrested as part of their biggest ever