european final. players and after a european final. players and officials speak out. a blood test which can detect 50 types of cancer which could help doctors save lives by spotting the illness early. and we speak to manchester city's star striker erling haaland ahead of tomorrow's fa cup final. and coming up on bbc news, we will be live at wembley ahead of tomorrow's fa cup final between manchester city and manchester united. we'll also look ahead to the scottish cup final. lines nearly a year after their dispute first began. we hear from all sides. good evening. two weeks after standing down from his itv show this morning, and a week after revealing he had a relationship with a much younger male colleague, phillip schofield has apologised for what called a grave error, and said that his career was now

over, and he had lost everything. in his first broadcast interview since he quit itv, he said the relationship only began several years after he first met the young man, who was 15 at the time. mr schofield strongly denies grooming him, but says he regrets the relationship and lying about it when itv tried to investigate. he also said he believed that homophobia had fuelled the media coverage of events. he's been talking to amol rajan. phillip, come on in. good to see you. thank you. is for coming in. you had the —— quite the week. how are you? last week if my — quite the week. how are you? last week if my daughters hadn't been there, then i wouldn't be here. and

they've guarded me. it's like a weird numbness.— they've guarded me. it's like a weird numbness. are you feeling stron: weird numbness. are you feeling strong enough — weird numbness. are you feeling strong enough to _ weird numbness. are you feeling strong enough to do _ weird numbness. are you feeling strong enough to do this - weird numbness. are you feeling i strong enough to do this interview? i have two. ~ , ., i. strong enough to do this interview? i have twe— i have two. why do you want to do this interview? _ i have two. why do you want to do this interview? because _ i have two. why do you want to do this interview? because there - i have two. why do you want to do this interview? because there is l i have two. why do you want to do | this interview? because there is an innocent person — this interview? because there is an innocent person here _ this interview? because there is an innocent person here who - this interview? because there is an innocent person here who didn't i this interview? because there is ani innocent person here who didn't do anything wrong. ijust have to say stop with him. 0k anything wrong. ijust have to say stop with him. ok with me but stop with him, leave them alone now. where did you first meet this young man in question, what with the circumstances? i man in question, what with the circumstances?— man in question, what with the circumstances? i was invited by a friend of mine _ circumstances? i was invited by a friend of mine to _ circumstances? i was invited by a friend of mine to go _ circumstances? i was invited by a friend of mine to go to _ circumstances? i was invited by a friend of mine to go to open - circumstances? i was invited by a friend of mine to go to open a - circumstances? i was invited by a . friend of mine to go to open a drama school. whether it was immediately or some time after, he said, will you follow him on twitter because he's a fan? and i said, sure. he was 15 at the time? _ he's a fan? and i said, sure. he was 15 at the time? yeah. _ he's a fan? and i said, sure. he was 15 at the time? yeah. but _

he's a fan? and i said, sure. he was 15 at the time? yeah. but i - he's a fan? and i said, sure. he was 15 at the time? yeah. but i follow. 15 at the time? yeah. but i follow 11,300 15 at the time? yeah. but i follow 11.300 people. — 15 at the time? yeah. but i follow 11,300 people, and _ 15 at the time? yeah. but i follow 11,300 people, and in _ 15 at the time? yeah. but i follow 11,300 people, and in all- 15 at the time? yeah. but i follow 11,300 people, and in all the - 15 at the time? yeah. but i follow| 11,300 people, and in all the time i've been on twitter there has never been any whiff of impropriety. and been any whiff of impropriety. and how often were you in touch with him? . , how often were you in touch with him? ., , ., , ., ., ~ him? hardly ever, hardly at all. and that was it for a _ him? hardly ever, hardly at all. and that was it for a while. and - him? hardly ever, hardly at all. and that was it for a while. and then he | that was it for a while. and then he asked if he could visit the studios, work experience type of thing. i said you can come down and have a look for show, which he did. i willi look for show, which he did. i will do was he — look for show, which he did. i will do was he when _ look for show, which he did. i will do was he when he _ look for show, which he did. i will do was he when he said _ look for show, which he did. i will do was he when he said to - look for show, which he did. i will do was he when he said to you that he was interested in television? 15. he was interested in television? 19, i think. to he was interested in television? 19, i think- to be _ he was interested in television? 19, i think. to be clear, _ he was interested in television? 19, i think. to be clear, how— he was interested in television? 19, i think. to be clear, how old - he was interested in television? 19, i think. to be clear, how old was i i think. to be clear, how old was this young _ i think. to be clear, how old was this young man _ i think. to be clear, how old was this young man when _ i think. to be clear, how old was this young man when you - i think. to be clear, how old was this young man when you had i i think. to be clear, how old wasl this young man when you had any sexual contact with him? if}. let sexual contact with him? 20. let me ask sexual contact with him? 2131 let me ask directly, did you have sexual contact with him? 2121 let me ask directly, did you have any kind of sexual relationship or sex with him when he was underage? {30d of sexual relationship or sex with him when he was underage? god no. in my statement — him when he was underage? god no. in my statement it says _ my statement it says consensual relationship, fully legal. that was approved by both sides. no, no, he had been working at the show for a

few months and we had become mates. we were mates. and then in my dressing room one day something happened. which, obviously... ..i will regret forever, for him and for me. mostly him. but that happened maybe four or five times over the next few months and... ..i know it's... ..unforgivable. but we weren't boyfriends. we weren't in a relationship. i was really in a mess with my own sexuality at the time and it just happened. how old was he at this stage?

20, 21. who knew on the team? nobody, to my knowledge. and did you ever tell holly willoughby? no, god, no. holly did not know, nobody knew. what did you say to the young man in question? to what did you say to the young man in cuestion? ., , ., ., .,, question? to you i am the most sor . question? to you i am the most sorry- by _ question? to you i am the most sorry- by getting _ question? to you i am the most sorry. by getting involved i question? to you i am the most i sorry. by getting involved with me i have caused you so much pain, i will never forgive myself that i made a bad judgment call. phillip schofield. _ bad judgment call. phillip schofield, thank - bad judgment call. phillip schofield, thank you i bad judgment call. phillip schofield, thank you so i bad judgment call. phillip i schofield, thank you so much bad judgment call. phillip - schofield, thank you so much for your time. that was amol rajan speaking to phillip schofield. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that interview, you can find organisations offering help and support on the bbc action line website — bbc.co.uk/actionline. you can also call the

number on your screen. listening to that is our media correspondent david sillito. where does this go now, david? there correspondent david sillito. where does this go now, david? there was a moment today _ does this go now, david? there was a moment today on _ does this go now, david? there was a moment today on phillip _ does this go now, david? there was a moment today on phillip schofield's l moment today on phillip schofield's old show this morning which is up until now largely avoided the topic. but alison hammond, presenter, clearly upset at what she had seen, tearful. but she also said she didn't know what to think about it all. and she really isn't alone. because for someone so well—known phillip schofield looked very alone during that interview and famous names are not queueing up to comment at the moment. and when you listen to his story it does raise questions. essentially it is a story that begins with a school visit and ended with a sexual encounter in a dressing room in itv studios. and mps will be questioning bosses of itv, raising questions of safeguarding, possible abuse of power in the workplace and how complaints were handled. itv says in 2020 it did investigate, both men

denied everything, and also that phillip schofield was asked whether there were any payoffs or any cover up there were any payoffs or any cover up and he said absolutely not. but we have not heard from everybody yet and there may be others with information about what people knew and what they did about it. david, thank ou and what they did about it. david, thank you very — and what they did about it. david, thank you very much. _ and what they did about it. david, thank you very much. david i and what they did about it. david, | thank you very much. david sillito. a 19—year—old man has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of six years for planning to stab police officers and soldiers. police believe matthew king, who converted to islam during lockdown and developed extremist views, could have been hours away from carrying out an attack when they arrested him. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the story. stalking and secretly filming police officers, matthew king carrying out surveillance in the weeks before his arrest. he posted these pictures to snapchat with the caption, "target acquired." cctv later proved that it was him who recorded the footage.

matthew king had left school aged 16 with no qualifications and then radicalised himself online during the covid pandemic. on the day before his arrest, cctv caught him outside an east london army barracks. more hostile surveillance as he decided on his target. by now the police had been tipped off that he was posting messages about launching an attack. he changed his whatsapp status to say, "kill the non—muslims where ever you see them." this was a really serious threat to the public and to colleagues and to the army, and really for me this was an imminent terrorist attack and we needed to disrupt it. on snapchat matthew king told the girl he wanted to behead teo marines. the girl replied, "we can't let them die quick, tho. slow painful death akhi. take me with yah...i'll guide you through it." she has never been charged. his mother became so worried she referred him to the anti—extremism programme prevent.

during the sentencing hearing the judge praised matthew king's mother, saying she did exactly the right thing. thejudge gave him a life sentence, saying he should spend a minimum of six years in prison. whether you will be released or not at that stage or at any later stage will be a matter for the parole board to consider. only when the minimum term has been served can the parole board decide whether it is safe to release you or not. the judge heard that even after his arrest king threatened the judge heard that even after his arrest and while awaiting trial king threatened to kill a prison imam. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. borisjohnson has said he is handing over whatsapp messages directly to the covid inquiry, saying he has nothing to hide. the government has refused to hand them over to the inquiry that it set up, and yesterday said it would take the case to court. our political correspondent ben wrightjoins us now. does this mean the legal action will now not

go ahead? it doesn't mean that because the government argues there is an important principle at stake that does need testing in the courts, namely dozen inquiries like this have the powers to demand any material that it likes? but this have the powers to demand any material that it likes?— material that it likes? but we are in the bizarre _ material that it likes? but we are in the bizarre situation _ material that it likes? but we are in the bizarre situation where i material that it likes? but we are j in the bizarre situation where you have ministers trying to block the covid inquiry from seeing all of borisjohnson's unredacted whatsapp messages, diaries and notebooks, while the man himself says that he's willing to hand it all over. there is another twist in this, too, because boris johnson's is another twist in this, too, because borisjohnson's messages from before may 2021 are hidden away on one of his old phones. he has said that he was told by security officials that he can't turn it on again but he has asked the cabinet office for help to try and access it securely. and it is those messages i think that could be of real interest to the covid inquiry as it examines the government's handling of the pandemic. and we had a sense yesterday of where that inquiry will go when documents were released

showing questions from an inquiry to borisjohnson in february will stop for example, borisjohnson was asked if he ever said "let the bodies pile high rather than have another lockdown". did a senior official suggested chickenpox parties at the start of the pandemic? and on and on. this row over process and access to documents will be settled and then the inquiry will get on with itsjob of scrutinising then the inquiry will get on with its job of scrutinising the decisions that were made. thanker, ben decisions that were made. thanker, iten reporting _ decisions that were made. thanker, ben reporting there. _ decisions that were made. thanker, ben reporting there. the _ decisions that were made. thanker, ben reporting there. the bbc- ben reporting there. the bbc understands a second formal complaint has been made against the labour mp gary davis. this swansea west mp was suspended from the labour party yesterday following reports of completely unacceptable behaviour. he is accused of subjecting younger female colleagues to unwanted sexual attention, but has said he does not recognise the allegations. the coach of roma, jose mourinho, has been charged by european football's governing body uefa for using insulting or abusive language against an official at wednesday's europa league final. he was booked by english referee

anthony taylor in budapest in a match that saw his side beaten by sevilla. taylor was subsequently accosted by angry fans at the airport. andy swiss reports. confronted and abused. in the grey t—shirt referee anthony taylor along with his family evading a crowd of angry supporters as they left budapest airport. scuffles breaking out and missiles thrown as they eventually escaped to safety. just a few hours earlier taylor had shown a record 111 yellow cards, including one to roma boss jose mourinho during a bad—tempered europa league final. and in the car park afterwards mourinho confronted him. bleep. he swore at taylor who was off camera and has now been charged by uefa with using abusive language. the scenes at the airport have also been condemned. the referee's body the pgmol said

it was appalled by what it called the unjustified and abhorrent abuse at anthony and his family. and for one of the game's top officials there has been support from one of its top managers. i am so sorry for the images i saw, for anthony taylor, i am so sorry. so hopefully it doesn't happen again. and all this comes at a time when the treatment of grassroots referees is also under scrutiny. in a recent bbc questionnaire nearly a third said they had been physically abused. dave bradshaw has been a referee for nearly 30 years and he told me that the scenes at the airport involving anthony taylor raised the most serious questions. disgusting, absolutely shambolic, awful, i don't know how to describe it. and you look at it, the poor guy and his family were scared stiff. and what sort of people, thugs, do that? this is just football in the end. i have said in the past,

when i got badly assaulted, it's just a matter of time, i hope i'm wrong, before a referee gets seriously injured or killed. uefa say they vehemently condemn the violence towards anthony taylor but the question of how football treats its officials is once again under the spotlight. andy swiss, bbc news. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening: phillip schofield says his relationship with a younger colleague was a grave error in his career is now over. coming up, the 700—year—old document on scottish independence going on display for the first time in on this 20 years. coming up on sports day in the next 15 minutes on bbc news. a double tonne for ollie pope has helped england build a big lead over ireland in a one off test at lords. we meet the olympic hockey player hoping to help great britain to more medal glory. rail passengers have faced yet more disruption today as members

of the rmt union walked out in a row over pay and conditions. tomorrow there will be further disruption as train drivers walk out for the second time this week. 20,000 members of the rmt are involved in today's strike action, including guards and station staff. these are the 111 rail companies affected, with many running fewer services and finishing earlier than normal and some knock—on effects in scotland and wales. tomorrow, around 12,000 members of the aslef union will take part in strike action on the day of the fa cup final. and here you can see a list of the companies affected, with some running no services at all. our transport correspondent katy austin is in manchester for us. yes, the station behind me is usually bustling with activity at this time of day, now it is very quiet. if you look at the departure boards, you can see why, barely any trains left to depart the station today. things will be winding up in

the next hour. it has been a similar picture in many parts of england today, albeit with wide regional variations. there will be another strike tomorrow and still there is no sign of a resolution to this dispute on the railway being imminent. they say cut backs. we say fight back. another strike. another picket line. this one in manchester. with only limited train services from here today, many passengers turned to other options. manchester coach station was heaving. how many of you on the coach have specifically booked a coach because of today's train strike? on a normal strike day, we'd expect to see at least 80% more passengers travelling on our network than on an equivalent non strike day. from here in manchester, for example, everything is sold out to london all the way through to tomorrow afternoon at the moment.

tomorrow's walk—out by train drivers in the aslef union means some operators will run no services. that's affecting travel to a number of big events, including the all manchester fa cup final at wembley. it's like the golden ticket, basically. this football fan, kieran, is among those driving to london. it will have an impact on us as well because the roads will be busier than what they normally are and it's saturday and it's london as well. and it's the busiest time of the week, isn't it? i heard you've got an extra passenger this time. we have. so there's four of us tomorrow. two from the blue side, two from the red side. which will be interesting. it'll be interesting on the way home because one of us will happy. one of us won't be so happy. these strikes have been going on for nearly a year now. maintenance workers and signales who work for network rail have accepted a deal, but the rmt�*s dispute with 111 train companies goes on, and at the moment is at a standstill. industry negotiators and the government, which controls how much money is on the table, called the latest offer fair and reasonable. it includes a 5% pay rise one year and 11% the next. the rmt rejected that on the basis

that the national dispute would have to be ended before changes to ways of working have been agreed with individual operators. we can't accept them imposing change, imposing job cuts, imposing ripping up our conditions. pay is not at the forefront of this deal. our members wantjob security and they want their conditions protected. after 29 days of strike action and counting and given the impact on the economy, the rail industry, workers and confidence in rail travel, both sides in the dispute insist they want a deal, although no fresh talks are currently in the diary. there could be more disruption coming down the line. katy austin, bbc news. at least 100 at least100 people are reported to have been injured after two trains collided in india's eastern state. it happened and a local official said nearly 50 ambulances have attended the scene. it is feared a number of people have died. joining me now is the bbc�*s south asia

editor. what do we know? this incident editor. what do we know? in 3 incident happened in the eastern state of odisha and passenger train coming from the east towards chennai and some of the coaches derailed and i fell and some of the coaches derailed and ifell on the opposite and some of the coaches derailed and i fell on the opposite track. within a few minutes there was a train coming from the opposite side which collided with these coaches and some of the coaches from the other train also got derailed. so now the government has sent the rescue teams and they are trying to rescue the trapped passengers. they are inside these coaches. at the same time they are sending ambulances and they are also using buses to take these injured people to hospital. narendra modi, the prime minister, has quoted saying it is very distressing and has sent his condolences to the bereaved families. at this moment that focuses more on how to rescue the passengers who are trapped in these coaches.— the passengers who are trapped in these coaches. ., ~ , ., , . these coaches. thank you very much. we will have —

these coaches. thank you very much. we will have more _ these coaches. thank you very much. we will have more on _ these coaches. thank you very much. we will have more on that _ these coaches. thank you very much. we will have more on that story i these coaches. thank you very much. we will have more on that story on i we will have more on that story on the news at ten. we will have more on that story on the news at ten. a bournemouth mp has called for a review of safety after two young people died after getting into trouble off the city's popular beach. the sightseeing boat, the dorset belle, which is at the centre of investigations, has been impounded by police following the incident on wednesday in which a 12—year—old girl from buckinghamshire and a 17—year—old boy from southampton died. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in bournemouth for us now. bournemouth beach was again filled with people enjoying the sun. many here are aware of the tragedy on wednesday which claimed the lives of two young people among a group of ten swimmers. the bbc has seen new footage from around the time of the incident, showing the emergency services working to resuscitate people on the beach. but to the right of the picture it shows a boat by the pier which it is understood has since become part of the police investigation. other footage from a different angle also appears to put the same vessel on the bottom left of the screen next to the pier.

it is believed that it is the dorset belle, which has now been moved to poole harbour further down the coast. it is reported that the boat has been impounded by dorset police. we saw police vehicles and other activity around the vessel today. a number of people were seen on board, although it is not clear who they are. the police have been with the boat for the past two days. they haven't officially confirmed it has been impounded or say why they might want to investigate it. police have appealed to anyone who filmed wednesday's incident to come forward to help with their inquiries. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in bournemouth. scientists say they've had very promising results from an nhs trial of a blood test that can detect 50 types of cancer. the test is particularly good at spotting where many cancers start, but it's not yet accurate enough to be rolled out. our medical editor, fergus walsh, is here with more details.

thanks, reeta. scientists believe we are edging ever closer to a blood test which can reliably detect and rule out cancer. this one was developed by californian company grail. so how does it work? the grail test looks for fragments of cancer dna which have broken off from a tumour and are circulating in the bloodstream. in the biggest trial of its kind, a team at oxford university monitored over 5,000 people who went to their gp in england and wales with cancer symptoms. the blood test correctly identified two out of three cancer cases. what that means for patients is that 75% of those with a positive blood test did have cancer, which was confirmed by conventional methods like scans. but 2.5% who had a negative test also had cancer, which is why researchers describe it as a work in progress not accurate

enough to be used in daily practice. what's exciting researchers is that where cancer was identified, in 85% of cases, the blood test was able to pinpoint the original site of the cancer. this is crucial as often people go to their doctor with only vague symptoms like weight loss, and abdominal pain. a major trial called nhs galleri is under way, with 140,000 healthy volunteers to see if the blood test can detect early signs of cancer. the first results are due next year and, if successful, the nhs in england plans to extend the roll—out to a further one million people. manchester city are on the verge of an historic treble as this season's premier league winners take on manchester united in the fa cup final tomorrow and inter milan in the champions league final onjune 10th.

the team's star striker erling haaland has scored an astonishing 52 goals across all competitions this seasson and he's been talking to our sports editor dan roan. he's the norwegian super scorer who's taken the premier league by storm. in a remarkable debut season in england manchester city's erling haaland has established himself as world football's most feared striker. and here at the club's training ground he told me how he was handling sporting superstardom aged just 22. it's nice. it means that i've done something right. my life has changed, of course. i can't live normal, so normal any more, that's something ijust have two and that's how my life is. i can't complain. when i was young i wanted to be a professional footballer and the best in the world. there are certain things you have to do different, you have to live different,

you have to do this and that, it is just how it is. your dream, you say, was to be the best in the world. have you retrieved that dream? do you believe you are the best goal—scorer in the world right now? good question. i don't want to answer that. i think someone else should answer that. but i scored the most goals this season, i think, so that's a good start. and what is it about pep guardiola that makes him different, special, unique, is it the attention to detail? i think it's different on person to person or player to player because everyone's different, so everyone may be in need approach a different approach on how to handle things or how to develop, or whatever. he sees things other people don't see. and do you think you can improve? yeah, from my right foot to my left foot from the heading, everything. cheering. having helped city retain the premier league title, haaland's now preparing for the fa cup final against archrivals manchester united, then the champions league final. at stake, a first treble since united managed it 211 years ago. because of the history they will be motivated,

it's at wembley, it's a final, there's so many things, so it will not be an easy game. so that's what i'm saying, we have to play our game, we have to not think too much. champions league, i must ask you, is there something about that competition here in manchester because it's the one that they've so far struggled to achieve, and what would it mean to land it do you think to land it? yeah, it would mean everything. and this is why they brought me, of course, to the club to get this. we don't have to hide that. so i will do everything i can, i possibly can to try and make it happen. and yeah, it's my biggest dream. and hopefully dreams do come true. take a look at this — one of the most important documents in scotland's history, which goes on display in edinburgh tomorrow for the first time in almost two decades. the 700—year—old declaration of arbroath was an appeal to the pope to recognise robert the bruce as the lawful king

of scotland and to assert the country's independence. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has had access to some of the preparations for it going on public view. the 700—year—old declaration of arbroath, a fragile parchment written during a turbulent period in scotland's story, about to go on rare public display. immensely excited to be welcoming this document here. it's a really rare and special survival, and it gives us an insight into medieval international diplomacy, but also about a pivotal point in scotland's king robert i — also known as robert the bruce — perhaps its most famous king. it's got a former- repair along the top... as part of the complex process of moving it to the exhibition, conservators closely checked the document, recording any historical damage. just around there, it says, "while a hundred of us remain alive," and then, "never will be subject to the king of england." the passing of time has left its mark, but the 14th—century

letter, written in latin, asking the pope to recognise robert the bruce as scotland's king, is still clear to see. it's an extraordinary text. it's not a long text but it encapsulates an awful lot about what the scots thought about themselves, as a nation, in 1320 and their right to be an independent kingdom, not subject to the english king. you can see the damage to the tag where we've lost the bottom of the tag. only 19 of the seals of scotland's most powerful nobles who backed the letter remain in place. the job for those entrusted with caring and preserving the declaration for future generations is to slow down any further degradation. a public record is something that you can'tjust keep where nobody sees it. there is an interest and, quite rightly, we have to make that possible. do you feel nervous when this leaves the archives? yes, we like it to be back sleeping in its bed, in this store secure. the document, interpreted by some

as claiming scotland's independence, is a precious piece of history. words now centuries old, on a theme that still grips this nation today. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. good evening. no shortage of sunshine for most of us today. this is how it looked in devon. but one thing there has been a shortage of is rain. in fact, there are many parts of southern and western england and wales that have not seen any rain for more than three weeks. there is not much in the forecast either. you can see the rain forecast accumulations in the next few days. very little rain in the forecast. if you know anyone heading to southern europe, it is looking pretty wet over the next few days. for us it is mostly dry. today, although it was a cloudy start for

some, most of the cloud has melted