from the bbc sport centre, here's olly. hello from the bbc sport centre. mauricio pochettino is back in the premier league. the former tottenam and southampton manager has taken on the chelsea job. the argentine had been out of work for almost a year after being sacked by paris st—germain, despite winning the ligue 1 title. joe lynskey reports. he is the man who took tottenham to a champions league final. now mauricio pochettino is on his way back to london. he has been chosen by chelsea to turn the club around. in his statement, they said the sporting team conducted a diligent and thoughtful process that the board is proud of. mauricio is a world—class coach with outstanding track record. this club has just had its worst season in 29 years, won a pair that lurched through three

different managers will stop thomas to cut left in september, and graham potter came in and signed a five year deal. he lasted six months. frank lampard then took temporary charge, but in nine league games, he wonjust one. chelsea charge, but in nine league games, he won just one. chelsea finished 12th. all this for a club who got the new owner last year. todd body has now spent half £1 billion on players and once a coach to bring results. what minimum expectation before him in this first season at chelsea? the onus of not _ this first season at chelsea? the onus of not paid _ this first season at chelsea? tue: onus of not paid 2.5 this first season at chelsea? tte: onus of not paid 2.5 billion and promise more to finish fourth. i think with the style and the way that you can have that man management, it's a perfect fit for the club. ,, . management, it's a perfect fit for the club. . . , ., management, it's a perfect fit for the club. ,, . , ., ., ., the club. since you left tottenham, pochettino has _ the club. since you left tottenham, pochettino has managed _ the club. since you left tottenham, pochettino has managed at - the club. since you left tottenham, pochettino has managed at paris i pochettino has managed at paris saint—germain, but he did their squatters start to three trophies. it is in your car, he has preseason to prepare, and to make sure

chelsea's next year is not like the last one. let's stay with this. the former cheslea winger pat nevin thinks pochettino will be a good fit, but there can be no guarantees. the bakken is he has got good knowledge of the game, he has done it in england before, he has managed to top players, and he is well liked by players, that he has worked under, usually. there is a lot to like. as it is to that as it's going to work? absolutely not, there never is such a thing. there is a number of things again soon. chelsea fans will immediately tell you if you use to manage a team that they are not keen on, possible quickly forget about as soon as he wins a few games. but he knows he has a big job, and you will find it if it is a good or bad nev i think fairly quickly when you see the changes that she is able to make right at the start of the season. novak djokovic has started his french open campaign

with a straight—sets victory over aleksandar kovachevic. the serb hasn't lost a first round match at a grand slam for 17 years. djokovic, who is a two—time champion in paris, defeated the american 6-3, 6-2, 7-6. he shares the men's grand slam record of 22 with rafa nadal, who is a 14—time winner at roland garros but is missing because of an injury. next up for djokovic is hungary's marton fucsovics in the second round. the former us open champion sloane stephens has knocked out world number 16 karolina pliskova, 6—0, 6—4. the american, who was runner—up in paris in 2018, has had a good run on clay this season, but was unseeded when the draw was made. this win though will see her break back into the top 30. her compatriot madison keys is also through. the indian premier league is doing all that it can to make sure there's a competive outcome in the final. it was wash—out on sunday. they are playing on the reserve day. gujarat titans made 214—4

after being put into bat. the rain returned just as chennai super kings were starting their chase. they have resumed at 00.10am but with a revised target of 171 off 15 overs. they are currently 114—2. noor ahmad has removed both openers. 96 from sai sudharsan was the backbone of titan's innings. opener wriddhiman saha also made a half century. and that's all the sport for now. japan has warned north korea against a planned satellite launch, which could take place as soon as wednesday. japanese officials said today they believe the launch could instead involve a ballistic missile, and have approved orders to shoot it down if it

enters japenese territory. north korea has conducted a series of missile and weapons tests in recent months, including a new solid—fuel inter—continental ballistic missile. some analysts say the military satellite is part of north korea's efforts to improve its surveillance technology in the event of a conflict. earlier this month, north korean leader, kim jong un, visited a facility assembling north korea's first spy satellite, indicating it could soon conduct its first space rocket launch in some seven years. for more on this we can speak to alessio patalano, a professor of war & strategy in east asia, kings college. thank you for being on the programme. thank you for being on the programme-— thank you for being on the rouramme. , ., ,, programme. this potential missile launch leaves _ programme. this potential missile launch leaves japan _ programme. this potential missile launch leaves japan with _ programme. this potential missile launch leaves japan with very - programme. this potential missile launch leaves japan with very fewl launch leaves japan with very few options. tt launch leaves japan with very few otions. ., , , launch leaves japan with very few otions. ., _ ., , , options. it obviously does, but we need to understand _ options. it obviously does, but we need to understand this _ options. it obviously does, but we need to understand this is - options. it obviously does, but we need to understand this is a - need to understand this is a constantly evolving context in which the japanese are very well aware of

north korea's missile and nuclear programmes, and the launch of the satellite, whether it is a satellite or something else, the key element is that the punch them self allows it to test a rocket, which becomes a key component for the user to put a satellite in orbit, which as she was saying earlier on, that is a capacity to target in a time of war, or indeed it could be applied to more sales come up with warheads. in this respect, the japanese will be watching very carefully. i think what it is also very important here is that it is notjust that the japanese have been very clear on one north koreans not to do it, but this time, you have got the south and judgment, the japanese government and the us government together sending a very clear signal. this is a first in a long time, because we have known that recently the relationship between south korea and

japan were improved, so in that sense, i think the statement from the japanese lands on the back of a much more strengthened situation in terms of the three countries that are looking very closely at what north korea is doing. they are all point from the same script. then it is that warming _ point from the same script. then it is that warming of _ point from the same script. then it is that warming of relations - point from the same script. then it i is that warming of relations between japan and south korea that could have got us to the stage. how does this play out? as you touched on, no significant change right now, but it does not close in and of relations between the two that perhaps has angered north korea.— angered north korea. you're absolutely — angered north korea. you're absolutely right. _ angered north korea. you're absolutely right. there - angered north korea. you're absolutely right. there is - angered north korea. you're| absolutely right. there is two things we need to consider. one, north korea has its own missile and nuclear programmes, and they're heading military developers but this land base airpower, if you want. within that context, the north koreans know that in order to improve, they need to take

opportunities to run some tears. i need to have these opportunities around the schedule that suggests nuclear test. as it happens, at the moment there is a major south korean american exercise, which is an annual exercise. you would have expected them to announce, because thatis expected them to announce, because that is what they used to do, something around this period of time. however, and that is where the point you were making the truly important, at this particular point in time, you havejust important, at this particular point in time, you have just come important, at this particular point in time, you havejust come in important, at this particular point in time, you have just come in at the back of south korea injapan, because she'd and his counterparts lock together, they discussed a number of issues. you could see that the relationship is politically getting on a much betterfooting, but particularly they discuss north korea under discussed how to improve working together to develop satellite capabilities to intercept and monitor north korean activity. i think in that sense, this test is a response to what is in general an

activity that would happen anyway, but as an attempt by the north koreans to say, we are not very happy with that. but at the same time, it tells us something that we do not have many options left. the major problem, as it were, they have started to working together. band major problem, as it were, they have started to working together.- started to working together. and in some respects. _ started to working together. and in some respects. l— started to working together. and in some respects, i suppose - started to working together. and in some respects, i suppose the - some respects, i suppose the question you have touched on is whether this is a bitter political military posturing, or possibly a creeping closer to a real flashpoint.— creeping closer to a real flashoint. , ., ., ., flashpoint. there is always a danger of a flashpoint- _ flashpoint. there is always a danger of a flashpoint. let's _ flashpoint. there is always a danger of a flashpoint. let's not _ flashpoint. there is always a danger of a flashpoint. let's not forget - of a flashpoint. let's not forget that north korea, particularly when it comes to japan, it has been under agenda for a long time on a number of different levels. the medium range missiles come in terms of the intercontinental ballistic missile programme, in terms of the other question. the japanese have consistently always pointed to the fact that the north koreans are

still there. there are many things to worry about in the war, but they haven't gone away. particularly right now, given how few options north koreans have got left and how much we are looking at very quickly improvements and south korea and japan terms, your point is very important. that's not forgetjust a month ago the south koreans also launched the one satellite for improving monitoring, so i think there is a correlation in terms of there is a correlation in terms of the political posturing in a context whereby there is almost to be expected a degree of volatility because this activity does happen rather frequently.— rather frequently. good to talk to thank yom _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

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you're live with bbc news. former pakistan prime minister imran khan may still be out of prison, but his political power has taken a severe battering in the past month as the authorities have launched a major crackdown against his party. dozens of his party leadership have quit, thousands of his supporters are in prison, with some due to be tried in military courts. mr khan has called for talks with the military that he says to ease the stand off, but the politician looks increasingly isolated. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, has been to his home in lahore to speak to him. the entire party has virtually been put into jail, all the senior leadership. this doesn't happen in a democracy, this doesn't happen when there's rule of law. but you put some of your opposition into prison as well. you can't even compare what's going on. you used the same system that they're using now. absolutely not.

look, 95% of the cases against the opposition were before our time, we inherited them. you said you want to have these discussions, to have negotiations. your position now is substantially weaker than it was a month ago. so, what is it that you're going to offer that you can put on the table now that you didn't put on the table a month ago? the moment my position will be weak is when i lose my voters, my vote bank. a political party weakens when its vote bank start shrinking. you think it's a big crisis for me, i don't. the fact the country is now receding from democracy, we're basically facing martial law. what are you offering? talks, so i can understand the mind—set. i told them, you convince me what is best for pakistan, i'll agree with you. your party has said

imran khan is our red line. they've said that for months. what does that mean? what it means is that the sort of things that have happened in this country where there's no rule of law and they've been picking up people and all these cases against me, that if they think they'll sit quietly and do nothing if they shove me in jail, there will be a reaction. that does sound to many like a threat. i didn't make the threat, it's the workers and the party members. you can't separate yourself off, you are the party. what am i supposed to say, then? if they say i'm the red line, i say i'm not the red line? what shall i say? i was out in islamabad with people speaking passionately about supporting you but were also using slingshots, throwing stones, holding very large sticks against the police. there are videos of your supporters who were part of the crowd, part of the group, that were burning down military buildings.

that's not true. there should be an independent investigation. what is the plan now? your leadership have deserted you, many of your party supporters are either in jail or very scared. so what exactly will you do? firstly, fill in all the positions of people who have left. so, have younger blood, new people coming in. and they're probably get arrested too because right now... so how do you run a party like that? you can use these terror tactics for only a short time. the whole situation is untenable. so what you're asking is, what is my strategy? i'm just watching this whole scenario, wait and see. it's possible they put me in jail. recently, you said you see there is an important role for the military in politics in pakistan. what i have said is that the military has

basically been in power, directly or indirectly, for 70 years. so for me to wish them away that suddenly the military will have no role is just living in a fool's paradise, it's not going to happen. joining us now is amber rahim shamsi, a political commentator in karachi. thank you for being with us. imran khan singh the idea that the military will remove itself from politics is a full paradise. he says it is not going to happen. and yet i wonder if that remains the case, while that remains the case, what hope is there for truly democratic elections? i thanked does listening to imran khan's interview, i think it indicates that she is in a blind alley, and she has put himself in a blind alley, because if the idea of the goal is for civil supremacy refinery in pakistan, after 75

years, i don't think imran khan has a plan in order to execute that. his constant a plan in order to execute that. ti 3 constant refrain is that he will not talk to the political government, he is going to talk to the army chief. and he expects the army chief to explain himself to imran khan. that sounds very much like hubris to people like me, they have been advocating for civil supremacy, the army's to be contained, as it is within the constitution, to be reduced to the barracks. but what she has seen as that given the sort of how imran khan ratcheted up the rhetoric, the attack which many of her supporters were found to be with an attacking military installations and properties. it feels a little like that was the last resort, and it was violent, and it was to be expected, giving the rhetoric that

imran khan had been making. and now he can't make sense of events after that, which is that his party has been falling apart like a house of cards. many of them under pressure, many of them simply because they see no route back to power, because clearly, imran khan and pakistan tehreek—e—insaf are out of favour at the minute. many of them had joined the minute. many of them had joined the party because they felt that because imran khan was closed to the military and the last chief, that they could still sort of find their way back to power. so it has been a mix of people who were perhaps idealistic, people who couldn't take the pressure. people who sought that the pressure. people who sought that the so—called revolution of may the 9th was essentially this imran khan trying to find just rebound to power. the tragedy of tragedy of all of us is that imran khan is a civilian leader who is sort of

dismantling, his party is being dismantled, following the simple playbook of other political party to face multiple times. imran khan, he is also enabled us against his political opponents, and now faces the wrath of the political government is weak, it's helpless, it's got be weak economy, it is dependent on the military for much of its support at the moment. when we have seen no web we have given how the military cracking turn against imran khan, refuses to engage him in touch. ifeel that the kind of cope of civil liberty, civil supremacy, is a kind of dimmed at the moment. because one political party following the same old rule book, means that it gives the army much more authority and power and control than it should. goad much more authority and power and control than it should.— control than it should. good to have our control than it should. good to have your thoughts- _ control than it should. good to have your thoughts. thank _ control than it should. good to have your thoughts. thank you _ control than it should. good to have your thoughts. thank you for - control than it should. good to have j your thoughts. thank you forjoining us.

talks aimed at reaching an international treaty against plastic pollution are taking place in paris. government ministers from around the world are attending the event. the stakes are high, given that annual plastics production has more than doubled in 20 years — and is on track to triple within four decades. the french president, emmanuel macron, warned that plastic pollution is a time bomb. translation: today there is not a single place on the planet that. has escaped plastic pollution. and this pollution is accelerating. if we do nothing, we will generate triple the amount of today's plastic waste by 2060. plastic pollution is therefore a ticking time bomb. as well as a plague that has already commenced. it is our duty to end it as quickly as possible. the manufacturer behind mars bars has announced it will be ditching plastic wrappers in favour of recyclable paper. the new packaging will be rolled out at 500 tesco stores in the uk from monday.

the change — which isjust a pilot at the moment — is an attempt by the company to be more environmentally friendly. dr deborah brosnan is a scientist and environmental entrepreneur. this is the old one, this is a new one, they look very similar. i want whether this isjust one, they look very similar. i want whether this is just papering one, they look very similar. i want whether this isjust papering over the cracks, paying lip service to the cracks, paying lip service to the plastic problem. t the cracks, paying lip service to the plastic problem.— the cracks, paying lip service to the plastic problem. i think it's a aood the plastic problem. i think it's a good start- _ the plastic problem. i think it's a good start- it — the plastic problem. i think it's a good start. it is _ the plastic problem. i think it's a good start. it is not _ the plastic problem. i think it's a good start. it is not going - the plastic problem. i think it's a good start. it is not going to - the plastic problem. i think it's a | good start. it is not going to have immediate impact, in fact hardly any impact at all on the amount of plastic we producing and on the overall problem. but what it will do as it will signal to countries and to the public that it is possible to find alternatives to plastic wrappers for sweets, for christmas, for anything that we eat. and that has been one of the things that a

lot of companies have said, that it is too difficult to find alternative wrappers. we know that mars has found, we know it is possible to do it. it is a pilot, the question it will be what will mars do not come and will continue to process forward. ~ ~' ., and will continue to process forward. ~ ~ ., ., , and will continue to process forward. ~ ~ ., , forward. we know there has been concerns about _ forward. we know there has been concerns about plastic— forward. we know there has been concerns about plastic pollution l forward. we know there has been. concerns about plastic pollution for many years, and yetjust concerns about plastic pollution for many years, and yet just to reiterate those figures be talked about in the introduction, plastic production more than doubling in 20 years, and still on track to triple within four decades. why is it so hard to cut our dependence on plastics? hard to cut our dependence on lastics? ., ., ,., , , ., plastics? two reasons. first we have rotten plastics? two reasons. first we have gotten used — plastics? two reasons. first we have gotten used to _ plastics? two reasons. first we have gotten used to using _ plastics? two reasons. first we have gotten used to using plastics, - plastics? two reasons. first we have gotten used to using plastics, the i gotten used to using plastics, the sole disposable economy that we have developed, plastic bottles, the ease of production that has made various things cheap. we have got in use it without actually understanding the consequences of plastic. most of us see the consequences if you travel, if you go in the ocean, you can see that, but a lot of it you can't see. really what we are trying to do is

to re—educate ourselves into thinking about a life without plastic which is possible. and also to think about how to manage the amount of plastic that is. it's a real education and the reorientation of our mindsets. tt is real education and the reorientation of our mindsets.— of our mindsets. it is also about readjusting _ of our mindsets. it is also about readjusting may _ of our mindsets. it is also about readjusting may be _ of our mindsets. it is also about readjusting may be to _ of our mindsets. it is also about readjusting may be to price i of our mindsets. it is also about readjusting may be to price and| readjusting may be to price and convenience. the reason the plastics have taken office because they are so cheap, and they are so convenient because they are disposable and we need to re—educate ourselves about may be what the real cost of those plastics are. may be what the real cost of those plastics are-— plastics are. yes, and we are now -a in: plastics are. yes, and we are now paying the — plastics are. yes, and we are now paying the price _ plastics are. yes, and we are now paying the price of _ plastics are. yes, and we are now paying the price of that. - plastics are. yes, and we are now paying the price of that. i - plastics are. yes, and we are now paying the price of that. i think. paying the price of that. i think president macron said it is a ticking time bomb, but that is that bomb has already exploded. we know the consequences can be no how much plastic is in the ocean. we can see how much plastic from 8 million pieces of plastic go into the ocean every day. we are already at the crisis point. the question is, what can we do about it? t5 crisis point. the question is, what can we do about it?— can we do about it? is there an issue that _ can we do about it? is there an issue that those _ can we do about it? is there an issue that those that _ can we do about it? is there an issue that those that are i can we do about it? is there an i issue that those that are producing the most plastic are not charged with cleaning it up? and if you made the production more circular, therefore the biggest polluters of

plastic should be charged paying or cleaning it up themselves, they may be a little quicker to think about new solutions? t be a little quicker to think about new solutions?— new solutions? i think that is absolutely — new solutions? i think that is absolutely spot _ new solutions? i think that is absolutely spot on. - new solutions? i think that is absolutely spot on. right i new solutions? i think that is i absolutely spot on. right now, there's often a disconnect between brother plastic is produced and put hooting parts, both in terms of communities and wildlife. there is no consequence forfor communities and wildlife. there is no consequence for for those producing plastic for the harm that it is causing, so either creating some taxis are creating some sort of incentive to stop using as much plastic as absolute right. he said he would hope — plastic as absolute right. he said he would hope that _ plastic as absolute right. he said he would hope that other - plastic as absolute right. he said he would hope that other firms l plastic as absolute right. he said i he would hope that other firms would follow suit, be know that other businesses will look, but it ultimately will come down to consumer behaviour, then it is about getting the message home to all of us before big business will really change but it does stop yes, and thatis change but it does stop yes, and that is where we have a role to play come and work we have a powerful force. , ., , , ., force. everything from bring your own bar, force. everything from bring your own bar. bring — force. everything from bring your own bar, bring your— force. everything from bring your own bar, bring your dog - force. everything from bring your own bar, bring your dog auto. i force. everything from bring your- own bar, bring your dog auto. moving

away from single—use plastic. you see more and more people do this. to spending your money on those companies that do produce plastic or touches plastic come in this case reporting mars�*s pilot. and also, if you are in a hotel at a restaurant and you see that people are not using plastic, speak up. because people will listen to consumers. so good to talk to you. thank you for your insight. you're watching the context on bbc news. hello there. it's been yet another fine, dry and settled day. plenty of sunshine across the uk with highs into the low 20s celsius. now this fine and settled weather, it will continue for the rest of the week as our blocking area of high pressure continues to keep all rain bearing weather fronts well away. you can see this blocking high, sitting almost on top of the country. light winds with very few isobars for many, but a fresh northeasterly breeze

will continue across this south east quadrant of england. and that'll drag in cloud tonight again off the north sea into the midlands, southern and eastern england. elsewhere where skies are clear, then it could be quite chilly. temperatures maybe close to freezing, but for most, four to eight celsius. could start quite grey, then, tomorrow morning, across central and eastern parts of england, the cloud tending to melt back and fragment towards the coast. however, where areas though do stay grey with a fresh breeze, it'll be quite cool. but further north and west in the strong sunshine, temperatures will be up to 2a, maybe 25 degrees in the glasgow area. that could be the hot spot of the day. tuesday night we see that cloud roll back in across large parts of england and wales this time, whereas much of scotland, northern ireland will remain under clear skies, and temperatures range from around four to maybe ten or 11 across the southeast. it's here where we'll

have the strongest of the breeze. so again, a grey start for parts of england and wales. on wednesday, though, the cloud will tend to burn back to the coast, although a few areas could see the cloud linger on. best of the sunshine again, scotland, northern ireland. it's here where we'll see the lightest of the winds and the highest of the temperatures, could be 25 or 26 degrees in the glasgow area. but again, the mid to high teens along north sea coast. thursday, more cloud, i think, for northern and eastern scotland. again, rather cloudy for eastern england with more of a breeze there. best of the sunshine towards the south and the west. temperatures could be a little bit lower on thursday, up to 23 degrees in parts of north west england, wales and the southwest. but again, cool across north sea coast, particularly where the cloud lingers. our area of high pressure holds on for friday into the weekend, but a different story going on across southern europe. here, we're seeing daytime showers and thunderstorms break out from iberia across to greece and the islands. but for our shores, friday, saturday and sunday, look to be mostly dry and settled, warm by day, fairly cool at night.

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