live from london, this is bbc news. manchester city are the premier league champions. the veteran british tv presenter phillip schofield says he has agreed to step down from itv�*s this morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years. ukraine dominates the g7 summit as president zelensky arrives in hiroshima to meet world leaders. russia warns of massive risks for the west after the us agrees to train ukrainian pilots on american f—16fighterjets. in northern ireland, the republican political party sinn fein is on track to become the largest party in local government with calls for the return of local rule in stormont.

hello, i'm anjana gadgil. in the last half hour, manchester city have become the premier league champions without kicking a ball. it happened as second placed arsenal were beaten i—o by nottingham forest, who secured their own premier league title. so that's five of the past six league titles. let's talk to the sports centre in salford, arsenal led for most of the season but city were unstoppable in 2023? �* , ., ., ., 2023? arsenal did lead for the ma'ori 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of _ 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of the _ 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of the season, - 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of the season, it - 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of the season, it willl 2023? arsenal did lead for the l majority of the season, it will be very disappointing for arsenal fans, but city fans can celebrate, they don't play until tomorrow, and that will become a celebration for manchester city, but they have won their third title in a row, five of their third title in a row, five of the last six, and they have just managed to win back—to—back matches

at the end of this premier league season, they won the title with two games still to go, but it is manchester city that have won the premier league title and pep guardiola has masterminded all of this over the last few years to make sure that they are at the top of the table, 81 points is what arsenal have, there is no way now that they can catch manchester city which means they have won the premier league title for the third year in a row. �* ., . ., , y league title for the third year in a row. �* ., _, , , ., row. and, of course, they are on course for _ row. and, of course, they are on course for the _ row. and, of course, they are on course for the treble _ row. and, of course, they are on course for the treble as - row. and, of course, they are on course for the treble as well, - row. and, of course, they are on i course for the treble as well, their season could get even better? manchester city have got an fa cup final against manchester united on the 3rd ofjune at wembley, and they are also in the champions league final, and that is the big title that they want to win, that's the trophy they would like to win because there is only one other club in english football that has been able to do that, when the treble, that was manchester united back in

1998-9, that was manchester united back in 1998—9, so if manchester city can equal that they would be incredibly happy, but they do have to get past inter—milan, and that game is in istanbul at the end of the football season, so they have already won the premier league title, two more trophies to go, the fa cup final then inter milan in the champions league final at the end of next month. i league final at the end of next month. , ., h, , month. i bet there are some very ha - month. i bet there are some very happy manchester _ month. i bet there are some very happy manchester city _ month. i bet there are some very happy manchester city fans - month. i bet there are some very. happy manchester city fans around the country and around the world right now, we will let you get on with the rest of the sport. let's talk about manchester united. they need just one point from their final two games to bring champions league football back to old trafford, they had a narrow win away at bournemouth, a stunning overhead kick putting united a step closer to a top four finish, kick putting united a step closer to a top fourfinish, and they kick putting united a step closer to a top four finish, and they need to avoid defeat to chelsea or fulham. we had to produce a second goal,

make life much easier. we are not always easy scoring goals. we have to do the job and it's a great team, complement the team, they stay composed, come, do theirjob, winning games. manchester city have retained the premier league title without kicking a ball on saturday. united's task was made easier this afternoon by liverpool — who only avoided defeat to aston villa because of this man... bobby firmino, in his final game at anfield before he leaves the club, scored a late equaliser against aston villa. the 1—all draw means liverpool remain three points off the top four with one game to go. villa stay in seventh place. a quick look at the rest of saturday's results. everton are still in danger of being relegated after a 1—1 draw at wolves. they needed a late yerry mina goal to salvage a point. tottenham face a battle to qualify for the european conference league after a 3—1 home defeat

to brentford. fulham drew 2—2 with crystal palace. well manchester city have won a fifth premier league title in six years without kicking a ball this weekend, after that arsenal defeat to nottingham forest. arsenal are on 81 points and now cannot catch city. newcastle are in third place and manchester united need just one point from their final two games to secure champions league football. liverpool are in fifth place and tottenham in eighth. and at the other end of the table, nottingham forest's win have means they have secrued their place in the premier league next season. everton�*s fight to avoid joining them in the championship will go down to the final day of the season. holger rune battled from a set and break down to seal a win over world number four casper ruud and a book a place in the rome masters final. rune lost the first set on a tie break. he then took a medical timeout

for a minor shoulder problem but gathered himself after that as ruud lost his way. denmark's rune will play either stefanos tsitsipas or daniil medvedev in the final and afterwards he reflected on his remarkable run which also included a quarterfinal win over novak djokovic. it is crazy! i really played some of my best tennis, especially in the last two matches. it's so difficult, i had to play my best tennis, i actually did not find it today, only at the end. ukraine will face wimbledon champion, yelena rybakina, in the women's final later. she beat russia's, veronika kudermetova in three sets, and dedicated her victory to the people of ukraine. she didn't shake hands, with her russian opponent at the net after the match.

with 7 stages to go at the giro d'italia — there's a surprise new leader in france. while germany's nico denz won stage 14. the previous leader, geraint thomas and the group of race favourites took it easy, with sunday's tough stage in mind. a breakaway group finished more than 20 minutes ahead of them — denz took his second stage win on this year's race. he was 22nd at the start of the day but now leads thomas by one minutes and 41 seconds. manchester city have been crowned premier league champions for the third successive season. here in the uk, the veteran tv presenter phillip schofield will no longer present itv�*s this morning after agreeing to step down with immediate effect — his last programme was on thursday. the presenter has worked on the show for more than 20 years.

recent reports claimed relations between him and co—host holly willoughby were strained. yesterday, his brother, timothy schofield, was sentenced to 12 years for sex offences against a child. today, phillip schofield said the last few days had been very difficult and that itv felt the current situation couldn't continue. our media correspondent, david sillito, reports. welcome back, i'm holding the fort. holly has had to leave today because she is meeting his majesty the king. phillip schofield. for more than 20 years, he's been the face of itv�*s flagship daytime programme this morning, but no longer. in a resignation statement, he suggested itv had decided the time had come to call it a day. he wrote, throughout my career in tv, including the very difficult last few days, i've always done my best to be honourable and kind. i understand that itv has decided the current situation can't go on and i want to do what i can to protect the show that i love.

we've got all the buttons here. shall we try pressing them all? 0k. he's been a face on tv since the �*80s. in recent years a presenter of some of itv�*s most high—profile output. but over the last few months, he's also been making headlines. there was his controversial appearance at the head of the queue for the queen's lying in state, and when he came out as gay there were hugs and tears from fellow presenters, but there have also been many stories in the papers alleging that all was not well behind the scenes, especially with his co—presenter, holly willoughby. some viewers don't think that the relationship they have on screen is authentic and it's very, very difficult to convince them otherwise. i think that, once the viewers started to turn against, it's very difficult for that to be turned back. and holly willoughby�*s statement was respectful. it said, 13 great years of presenting this morning with phil and i want to take this opportunity to thank him for all of his knowledge, his experience and his humour. the sofa won't feel

the same without him. also adding to the headlines this week, phillip schofield's brother was jailed for sexual abuse. he may have been one of tv�*s most familiar faces, but faced with all of this it appears the show was bigger than the star. david sillitoe, bbc news. according to the new york times and the guardian, martin amis has died. he is the author of books including money and the information. we will bring you more on that as and when we get it. let's continue on our story about phillip schofield stepping down from presenting itv�*s this morning. live now to pr expert mark borkowski. so they worked on itv�*s this morning for 13 years, he was the big star,

has that now waned? the obvious answer is yes. — has that now waned? the obvious answer is yes, of _ has that now waned? the obvious answer is yes, of course - has that now waned? the obvious answer is yes, of course it - has that now waned? the obvious answer is yes, of course it has. i answer is yes, of course it has. most celebrities who have been on a long running format, sooner or later, there is a sell by date somewhere struck on their body, and feel�*s time has come. it has not been particularly easy but holly willoughby is the golden girl of itv, and when it came to making the choice between the two, the channel decided the investment in the fuse shoot —— future lay with her. decided the investment in the fuse shoot -- future lay with her. there have been — shoot -- future lay with her. there have been a _ shoot -- future lay with her. there have been a number— shoot -- future lay with her. there have been a number of— shoot -- future lay with her. there l have been a number of controversies around phillip and holly, most notably the queen's lying in state where there were highly criticised for not queueing. what do you think? of all the events have been the most

damaging for his brand? it of all the events have been the most damaging for his brand?— damaging for his brand? it was quite interestinu. damaging for his brand? it was quite interesting. the _ damaging for his brand? it was quite interesting. the queue _ damaging for his brand? it was quite interesting. the queue scandal, - interesting. the queue scandal, which was kicked off by twitter, it did not sustain. there were lots of tabloid headlines suggesting the show was in trouble, advertisers would disappear, guests would appear on the show, that was not to be the case, they rode it, they try to ride it with this one but when you have a flawed relationship between the hosts, which has been described as a loveless marriage, it is inevitable there will be a divorce. it's interesting, people are writing obituaries for his career, i don't think so. i think his time is finished here, it gives itv an important moment to think about the programme again, crisis presents an opportunity, and they will rethink the programme and what it is, it's still important, phil schofield will i'm sure after some time of being

outside the limelight, getting away from all these negative headlines which will be hurtful to him and his family, will reappear somewhere. we have seen on plenty of occasions, someone who has got talent like he has, he will be able to find another role. for holly the future is golden and from itv�*s point of view they will be very happy they can get these headlines, get the programme out of the news, get back to normal, and that is what will be the future. thank you very much, our expert joining us there. ukraine's president zelensky has told world leaders at the g7 summit that "peace will become closer" after the us agreed to train ukrainian pilots on american f16 fighterjets, paving the way for european countries to supply the warplanes to kyiv. the rules state that countries can only resell or re—export us military hardware if america approves it, but moscow has warned the decision could present "colossal risks" to the allied countries, and china has also expressed

its strong dissatisfaction. our political editor, chris mason, reports from hiroshima. the airport here has welcomed rather a few leaders in the last few days, and here came another one. after a tour of europe and a trip to the middle east, president zelensky arrived in japan today. long haul diplomacy amid a long drawn—out war and ongoing pleas for help. they met on monday in the uk, and they met again here. the president and the prime minister. ukraine's leader said enhanced cooperation will bring victory for him and claimed peace is closer. are you closer to peace now, sir? for months, ukraine has been asking for their planes, and in particular these fighterjets, f—16s.

america, which makes them, has now said its allies who have them can give them to ukraine. the uk doesn't have any of these planes but is one of several countries, including the us, that will help the ukrainian air force. the united states will support the joint effort to train ukrainian pilots on fourth generation fighter aircraft, including f—16s. we have turned to discussions about improving the ukrainian air force as part of our long—term commitment to ukraine's self defence. this is unquestionably a big win for ukraine, securing the first stage of what it has long hoped for, the training of its pilots, with the expectation that the planes themselves will follow. and president zelensky is the centre of attention here, and that sends a pretty blunt message to moscow. but not everyone is a straightforward cheerleader for ukraine. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has never condemned russia's invasion.

the g7 leaders gathered for what is known as their family photo this afternoon. they will have more talks with volodymyr zelensky throughout the weekend. live now to djibouti to speak to matthew schmidt, associate professor in national security and political science at the university of new haven. what impact will zelensky's presents have? _ what impact will zelensky's presents have? it— what impact will zelensky's presents have? ,., , what impact will zelensky's presents have? , ., have? it solidifies the alliance. it has no real— have? it solidifies the alliance. it has no real significance - have? it solidifies the alliance. it has no real significance on - have? it solidifies the alliance. it has no real significance on the i has no real significance on the battlefield, but remember wars are one of those negotiating tables, they are one when you make those deals to get training done and get the planes out there, so that's what's going on here, he is ahead before the f—16s. what's going on here, he is ahead before the f-16s._

what's going on here, he is ahead before the f-16s. what impact will before the f-16s. what impact will be us agreeing — before the f-16s. what impact will be us agreeing to _ before the f-16s. what impact will be us agreeing to train _ before the f-16s. what impact will be us agreeing to train ukrainian i be us agreeing to train ukrainian fighters, what impact will that have on the battlefield, and why is it only now that the us are agreeing to it? �* ., ., ., it? it'll have no impact on the upcoming _ it? it'll have no impact on the upcoming counteroffensive, l it? it'll have no impact on the| upcoming counteroffensive, it it? it'll have no impact on the - upcoming counteroffensive, it would take too long to get the jets out there and too long to train the pilots, but the american international guard has been training ukrainian pilots for eight, nine years now, so they have a very strong relationship and will be able to train them up in these fighters very quickly, but this deal is designed to look ahead, the need for these fighters in the fall or winter or even after the conflict when ukraine needs to have these fighters to defend against the russian threat. ~ ., ., threat. we are hearing interesting stories coming — threat. we are hearing interesting stories coming out _ threat. we are hearing interesting stories coming out of— threat. we are hearing interesting stories coming out of bakhmut, . threat. we are hearing interesting - stories coming out of bakhmut, where the wagner group group are saying they are in charge of that city, what is your understanding as to what is your understanding as to what is your understanding as to what is happening on the ground there? , ., , ,., what is happening on the ground

there? , ., , ., ., there? ground truth is so hard to net hold there? ground truth is so hard to get hold of- _ there? ground truth is so hard to get hold of- my _ there? ground truth is so hard to get hold of. my senses _ there? ground truth is so hard to get hold of. my senses from - there? ground truth is so hard to| get hold of. my senses from what there? ground truth is so hard to - get hold of. my senses from what i'm seeing and hearing, the russians are in fact taking over functional control of bakhmut, but my caution is that not really matter. the ukrainians have full back positions than the ones that they would be needing an bakhmut, and we should not look at colours changing on a map but the question of how many artillery tubes did the ukrainians force the russians to use up? how much artillery do they force them to use? how many men today kill? by all those measures ukraine has won a really large victory in bakhmut. thank you very for joining really large victory in bakhmut. thank you very forjoining us. for the first time, sinn fein are on course to become the largest party in local government in northern ireland. the results in the local council elections come at a time of political crisis in the devolved government at stormont, where the dup have been blocking

a return to powersharing. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports. a warning — her report contains flashing images. it's becoming a familiar story on this island. a surge for sinn fein on an elections results day. this time last year, the party became the largest party in the devolved government at stormont. today, they repeated that in the local council elections, overtaking the dup. it was a message of telling people what we were for, it was about hard working councillors, but for me it definitely was about positive leadership, it was about a restoration of the executive, it was about making politics work, and i'm very glad that has resonated with the electorate and they have come out in such strong numbers. northern ireland's democratic unionists have been refusing to return to power—sharing at stormont because of their objections to the post—brexit trading arrangements, and, while this election was for local councils, it was seen as people's first chance to send a message about the big political crisis.

while the dup�*s vote largely held up, the unionist vote overall has splintered in recent years and they've paid a price. there's no getting away from the fact that unionism needs to take a long, hard look at how we manage elections. splintering of the unionist vote, the turnout, the differential in turnout between areas. these are issues that we do need to address and i'm happy to sit down with my fellow unionists and examine these issues. the dup�*s refusal to re—enter power—sharing at stormont was used by sinn fein as a campaigning tool and it appears to have worked. the sense that sinn fein's leader here michelle o'neill was prevented from becoming first minister by the dup�*s boycott has seen sinn fein picking up key votes. the centre—ground alliance party, who are neither unionist nor nationalist, also made some gains and have remained the third largest party in local councils. sinn fein ultimately want to leave

the uk and create a united ireland, but they don't put this front and centre. the party's been trying to broaden its appeal and pick up younger voters, and their strategy has been proving successful. staying in the uk, and the home secretary suella braverman asked civil servants for advice on arranging a speed awareness course, one—to—one, last september, the govermnent has confirmed. ms braverman was caught speeding last summer when she was attorney general and offered the choice of either a fine and three points on her licence 01’ a speed awareness course. labour and the liberal democrats are calling for ms braverman to face a probe by the prime minister's adviser on ministerial interests, sir laurie magnus. 1a people have died and thousands have been left homeless after heavy rains and flooding in parts of northern italy. the mayor of the city of ravenna has told the bbc that it's the worst disaster in a century. in some places, people are running out of food and drinking water, with aid unable to reach them.

earlier, we spoke to italian journalist and author stella levantesi — she started by giving an assessment of the stiuation there. the latest reports talk about 23 overflowing rivers, 300 landslides and 500 disrupted or destroyed roads and over 18,000 people still without electricity. of course, agriculture has also been heavily impacted and affected. rescue efforts are still ongoing in emilia—romagna. political leaders in government have expressed there, and i quote, total close closeness to the affected population, especially on twitter. and the government says it is working on approving an aid package for the region as soon as possible. however, some right—wing politicians have also been making public statements attacking climate activists and denying the link between extreme weather events and the climate crisis. and the messaging has also been echoed by some media outlets in italy. let's go back to that breaking news now that manchester city

are premier league champions. live now to neil mather in stockport, greater manchester. you are there with your daughter lily are looking at the colour of your shirt it's obvious you're both city fans, so how are you both feeling right now?— feeling right now? absolutely deliahted feeling right now? absolutely delighted and _ feeling right now? absolutely delighted and thrilled! - feeling right now? absolutely delighted and thrilled! it - feeling right now? absolutely delighted and thrilled! it is i feeling right now? absolutely - delighted and thrilled! it is always the most important one to win the true test is to win after 38 games, so this will never get old and we are thrilled.— so this will never get old and we are thrilled. clearly, how old are ou? 11. are thrilled. clearly, how old are you? 11- so _ are thrilled. clearly, how old are you? 11- so you _ are thrilled. clearly, how old are you? 11. so you have _ are thrilled. clearly, how old are you? 11. so you have seen - are thrilled. clearly, how old are you? 11. so you have seen your. you? 11. so you have seen your attorney when five out of the six years, how do you feel, is this the norm for you? i’m years, how do you feel, is this the norm for you?— norm for you? i'm always really ha - norm for you? i'm always really happy and _ norm for you? i'm always really happy and we — norm for you? i'm always really happy and we always _ norm for you? i'm always really happy and we always win. - norm for you? i'm always reallyi happy and we always win. well, ou're happy and we always win. well, you're very _ happy and we always win. well, you're very lucky _ happy and we always win. well, you're very lucky that _ happy and we always win. well, you're very lucky that your - happy and we always win. well, | you're very lucky that your team does seem to always win. and, of course, arsenal were ahead for most of the season but in 2023, the

second half of the season, it seemed that manchester city were unstoppable, is that how it looked to you? unstoppable, is that how it looked to ou? , . , . unstoppable, is that how it looked to ou?, ,. ., to you? experience counts. we have been there — to you? experience counts. we have been there and _ to you? experience counts. we have been there and done _ to you? experience counts. we have been there and done it _ to you? experience counts. we have been there and done it and - to you? experience counts. we have| been there and done it and obviously they have the best coach in the world who knows how to win titles, they have had a really good season. i don't want to criticise them but when you have a situation, it's very difficult, but as you say, since january onwards, difficult, but as you say, since january onwards, we difficult, but as you say, since january onwards, we have been incredible. it is one of the most satisfying titles in my opinion because it has been tough, it's been a tough year in world cups, it has derailed the season a little bit. i'm absolutely over the moon that we have done it again. what i'm absolutely over the moon that we have done it again.— have done it again. what is the winnin: have done it again. what is the winning formula, _ have done it again. what is the winning formula, is _ have done it again. what is the

winning formula, is it - have done it again. what is the l winning formula, is it guardiola, the team? ibit winning formula, is it guardiola, the team?— winning formula, is it guardiola, the team? �* ., , ., �* the team? bit of everything. i don't think we would _ the team? bit of everything. i don't think we would be _ the team? bit of everything. i don't think we would be where _ the team? bit of everything. i don't think we would be where we - the team? bit of everything. i don't think we would be where we are - think we would be where we are without pep, he is phenomenal. the whole team but haaland's 52 goals is astonishing. but you can'tjust talk about haaland, there are others. what is peanuts in modern football has been incredible as well. the whole squad has been fantastic. but for me the glue that holds it we have to go, but you are still of course on course for the treble, how are you feeling about that, lily? i feel really good. really excited. i think_ feel really good. really excited. i think we — feel really good. really excited. i think we will win all three.- think we will win all three. some very happy _ think we will win all three. some very happy manchester city - think we will win all three. some very happy manchester city fans | very happy manchester city fans there, thank you very much, both of

you, forjoining us, enjoy the rest of the season. you're watching bbc news. hello again. we will continue to see big differences in the weather around the uk this weekend. it was a beautiful day today in wales, plenty of sunshine in england as well. some fair weather cloud, but didn't spoil things, temperatures reaching 20—21 celsius. much more cloud, though, across scotland and also in northern ireland, and that has been producing some rain and drizzle. it's been getting a little bit wetter as well. we've had that stripe of cloud sitting in the northwest of the uk. next weather front is sort of bumping into the back of it, and that's why we're seeing some rain this evening and into the first part of the night, at least for scotland and northern ireland. the rain does peter out later on. england and wales, clear skies for the most part, some misty weather, low cloud and some fog patches for eastern areas. temperatures could be

as low as 4—5 celsius. it will be milder in scotland and northern ireland. let's set the scene, then, for sunday — we've still got high pressure setting over the uk. that weather front just sort of fizzling out, if you like. and we've got an easterly breeze coming in, and that is going to bring in some of this cloud that's there in the north sea onto some eastern coasts and maybe more cloud across the southeast during the afternoon. sunshine elsewhere for england and wales, and a warm day as well, but still that cloud for scotland and northern ireland. not much rain coming from it in the afternoon, and we may get a bit of sunshine in the northwest of scotland. not going to do much for the temperatures, mind you, if anything, it may be a little bit cooler than today in scotland and northern ireland, but those temperatures, again, 20—21 celsius in england and wales. high pressure for the start of next week. this little weather front here coming into the northwest, not bringing much rain. that will move away, it'll be followed by the odd shower for western scotland and perhaps northern ireland. england and wales looks dry, plenty of sunshine, perhaps more

of a northerly breeze, but those temperatures holding pretty steady. 17 in the central belt of scotland, 21 in south wales. high pressure will continue to shape our weather right the way into next week and, occasionally, we'll see some weather fronts bringing a little rain towards northern scotland, perhaps the north of northern ireland. and on wednesday, perhaps some cooler air moving down from the northwest as well. certainly no hot weather on the way for next week. pleasant enough, and temperatures, on the whole, near average. and for much of next week week, it is going to be dry with sunshine at times.

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