you're live with bbc news. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. arne slot has ruled out a move to tottenham hotspur. the dutchman led feyenoord to their first eredivise title in 6 years and it had been reported that spurs had identified him as their number one choice as a fulltime managerial replacement for antonio conte who was sacked in march. slot says �*my wish is to stay at feyenoord and continue working on what we created last year. "there is not — and there has not been — transfer conversation ' there has been a serious fear that they were going to lose him. the last two weeks, we know from very good sources that went there were

talks between his agent and the tottenham hotspur people. it was always going to look like slot would leave, it looked like the end of the campaign after winning the league in holland. they were not going to let him go for less than £20 million, and that was really a major stumbling block for tottenham hotspur. the final day of the premier league season is on sunday, there's one match before then, manchester united need just a point at home to chelsea later to make sure that they stay in the top four and qualify for the champions league next season. we are in a project, we want to go back and to win trophies. we win one trophy, we want to win more trophies. we want to compete with the best but we are still on a journey and we are still on a journey but we are on the right direction. we can always be better

because good is not good enough. four days after he was racially abused by supporters during a match at valencia, there was a huge show of support for viniciusjunior at real madrid's game against rayo vallecano on wednesday night. banners among the home support read, "we are all vinicius — enough is enough." vinicius was left out of the squad for real�*s 2—1win, but he came onto the pitch to applaud the fans. his teamates all wore shirts with his name and number on the back. three men were arrested for abusing the brazilian last weekend, one of multiple incidents he's experienced this season. la ligas presidentjavier tebas was heavily criticised for his response to the latest incident and he's been speaking to the bbc today. we wa nt we want powers, we do not want to hide on the issue of racist insults. it is not enough for us only to be able to file complaints, we want to be able to punish anyone who shouts racist insults. we do not want to hide, we are convinced that if we have these powers within months, we

would get rid of the problem, or at least, we will improve it considerably. and specifically, in the case of this, we can only file complaints, and that is what we have done. the draw has been made for the first round of the french open that starts on sunday. the world number one carlos alcaraz could meet novak djokovic in the semi—finals at roland garros. they are on the same side of the draw. alcaraz will face a qualifier, still to be decided. djokovic, who is seeded third, plays american aleksandar kovacevic. the british number one cameron norrie has frenchman, benoit paire. the british number one, cameron norrie has frenchman, benoit paire. defending womens�* champion iga swiatek starts against spanish world number 67 cristina bucsa. belarusian aryna sabalenka, who won the australian open, starts against ukraine's marta kostyuk, who has been very outspoken about the war in her country and tensions in the locker—room with belarussian and russian players. wimbledon champion elena rybakina

is seeded fourth after winning the italian 0pen last week. she is still waiting to find out her first round opponent is still a lot of qualifying going on in paris. you can get the full draw on the bbc website. i will have a update in the next hour. creating a popular tv drama is notoriously hard. making one in which every character is a truly terrible person is even more impressive. that's what the makers of succession have done. in just five years, the tale of a media mogul and his ruthlessly ambitious children — which ends on monday — has gained millions of devoted fans. brian cox plays the lead role of logan roy. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s amol rajan — and we must warn you, this interview contains a major spoiler for those not up to speed with the current series. he's had a lifetime of roles on stage and screen. sit on the floor. it's fun. but, it's this role in succession that's given brian cox

his greatest success. get down! logan roy, the media boss and terrifying patriarch. 0n the floor, boar. given this programme is airing shortly before the finale of succession, i think it makes sense to begin at the end. and this is where we cut to an enormous spoiler alert. we tell people that logan roy does die. was it strange leaving the production for a while, this production that had been such a big part of your life, such a big part of your mind? yeah, it was odd. it was an odd feeling. i, you know, i looked on it wrongly, wrongly, but i looked on it as a form of rejection. the series was created by british writer and producerjesse armstrong. he's delivered nearly a0 episodes and one of the most famous characters in recent television history. logan roy's menace is undeniable. i'm going to build something better, something faster, lighter, meaner, wilder. and i'm going to do it

from in here where you are. did you have any leeway, any sway in saying tojesse armstrong, "i think maybe logan shouldn't die. i think maybe..." no, ididn�*t. there's no point going down that road, especially with somebody like jesse, because he's already made a plan, but he decided to make logan die, i think ultimately too early. i mean, he made him die in the third episode. and, you know, i think maybe he could have died in about, i would have thought the fifth or sixth episode. i would have thought that would have been appropriate. it was bold ofjesse, and that's wherejesse's great. there's no question he's a writing genius. cox's passion and willingness to speak his mind has gone beyond the acting industry, with him now becoming one of the loudest voices in the fight for scottish independence. i had to readdress something. i think, what is wrong? why is it not working? and then i started to look at these islands, and then i started to look at scottish history and realising how scotland had been traduced time and time and time again and how

constantly it was the poor relation, even though it contributed an enormous amount, but at the same time it wasn't free. let me push back impartially and firmly on what you're saying, because the proponents of the union would argue that there is nevertheless, for all the history you're talking about, there is something precious and sacred about the union and moreover, that it allows each constituent nation to be bigger than it otherwise would be, especially in a world where power is moving east. i don't agree with you. it's not my view, i'm impartial, it's not my view. my feeling is it's precisely that we are not being allowed to be who we are and we haven't been. we've served, we've served and we've judiciously served at oui’ own expense. and i suddenly realise, you see, i do believe we should be a union. i agree with that. but we shouldn't be a united kingdom. we should be a united federation.

now aged 76, cox lives in new york with his second wife, but still returns to london. next year he'll be back on stage in the west end. you're now held up as one of the big voices on film and tv. what do you make of what's going on with this writer's strike out in hollywood? well, they've got to, they have to strike. they really do. what's it about, for people who don't know what's going on? well, it's just about getting proper pay for what they do. and it's a big industry now, and the writers are at the centre of it and they should get what they deserve. and are they not getting what they deserve right now? not at the moment. they will, it will be a long haul, but they will in the end, they'll come to some kind of agreement. let's have some quick—fire questions. so this is maximum ten words, minimum one. we'll start with some opinions on other actors. what do you make of brad pitt? brad is a worker. and he's really worked on himself as an actor. i don't think his natural inclination was to do that. i think because he was the way he looked he stumbled into it. but i think he's become

an extremely fine actor. michael caine. michael caine! um... actually, i saw him the other night. he was really good. i mean, he can be really good, michael. no, no, no, he is, sorry. that sounds terribly patronizing, i don't mean it. what do you make of helen mirren? i love her. idris elba. i don't know idris elba, but i admire him. johnny depp. he's more of a creature than an actor, johnny depp. you know, he's much more of a creature and he's a great creature, don't get me wrong. but i've never quite believed there is a range there. there's always that thing aboutjohnny depp, you know. if you could impart one life lesson from all that you've learnt for that 17—year—old brian cox on the train down

from dundee to london in the swinging 60s, what would it be? 0h, always pursue your bliss, always. your bliss? your bliss, yeah, that which fulfils you. brian cox, an absolute pleasure to talk to you. thank you. amol rajan, bbc news. you can watch amol�*s full interview with brian cox tonight at seven on bbc2, and on bbc iplayer now. abba have ruled out a reunion at the 2024 eurovision song contest in their native sweden. next year will be the 50th anniversary of the band winning the competition with their song waterloo. but, speaking to bbc newsnight, bjorn ulvaeus and benny andersson said they will not reunite with their former abba members for the competition. the pair also dismissed the idea that they might compose the host nation's entry. since abba won in 1974, sweden has gone on to win eurovision six more times, including this year in liverpool.

that is it. this is bbc news. goodbye. hello there. it's been a quiet week of weather and this quiet, dry weather will continue as we head into the bank holiday weekend. some sunshine for many parts of the country through the rest of today. there are some areas of cloud developing underneath that high pressure and that high pressure is keeping it dry. but around that, the breeze is changing direction and it means northern and eastern areas, maybe a little cooler than yesterday may be a little cooler than yesterday with the highest temperatures focused more towards the southwest, 22 or 23 will be quite pleasant, and most places will see the sunshine to end the day. there is a bit more cloud, though, developing in the midlands for a while and also across northern ireland. but some clearer skies will develop in many parts of the country overnight and the winds

will be light. so it could turn quite chilly first thing on friday morning, particularly across eastern scotland. temperatures not far away from freezing, perhaps. heading into tomorrow, a sunny start for many. we will see cloud coming into the northwest of scotland. a few spots of light rain or drizzle here and the cloud will build up inland across many other parts and spread out a bit. across the far south of england and through the english channel it may well stay sunny, but it will be quite windy and there'll be a chill on that wind as well that will take the edge off the temperatures. but, for many parts of the country away from here, probably a little bit warmer than today, 20 degrees in the central belt of scotland through the midlands and also in the northwest of england. high pressure building in across the uk for the start of the bank holiday weekend. does get eroded for a while. across the north, that weather front, some stronger winds coming into scotland and northern ireland bringing more cloud, a little bit of light rain or drizzle in the northwest, some buildup of cloud for northern england and north wales. sunnier skies further south and the winds will be lighter as well. probably the temperatures will peak on saturday, 22, 23 degrees,

but it will be cooler in scotland and northern ireland behind that weak weatherfront not bringing much rain. that moves away, and as the high pressure builds back in across the uk, that cooler air will move its way southwards. so, if we look at some forecasts for sunday and monday and the radioi big weekend continues in dundee, it will be cool but less cool i think on monday. and still dry. temperatures in northern parts of the uk. may recover a bit on monday. the same can't be said for the south because it will be turning cooler here by bank holiday monday. still dry with more sunshine.

live from london. this is bbc news. net migration to the uk reaches record levels, hitting more than 600,000 in 2022. after a storm of racist abuse against real madrid's vinicius junior, the president of spain's la liga says eliminating racism will never be possible. translation: eliminating this roblem translation: eliminating this problem 100% _ translation: eliminating this problem 100% will _ translation: eliminating this problem 100% will never - translation: eliminating this problem 10096 will never be . translation: eliminating this - problem 10096 will never be possible, problem 100% will never be possible, in the same way that eradicating robberies will never be possible. florida's republican governor — launches his 2024 presidential bid in an announcement overshadowed by technical glitches. with desantis trailng donald trump in the early polls,

we'll break down the numbers with veteran american pollster, frank lu ntz.