hello there, and welcome along to the programme. it's set to be one of the most captivating contests in the world of english football. the hearing into manchester city's alleged 115 breaches of the premier league's financial rules is due to start on monday, subject to any legal delays. the current champions are accused of failing to comply with the regulations dating back to the 2009/10 season. city deny the charges. they claim they have a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence in support of their position, but the club could face penalties such as a points deduction or a significant fine if found guilty. the hearing,

held by an independent commission. a final verdict is expected before the end of the current premier league season. here's our chief football reporter simon stone, this could go on for months and we will not really know the detail of what is being said behind closed doors. eventually we will get a verdict. the premier league, if city are found guilty, have unlimited punishment, so that is wide—ranging in itself. clearly, if city are not found guilty of anything and they have absolutely declared their innocence on numerous occasions, there will be light firmly shone upon the premier league and its processes. yes, it is a huge moment for the premier league. the manchester united manager, erik ten hag, has been responding to criticism from former striker

cristiano ronaldo, who hit out at the dutchman for saying the club are a long way from winning the league and champions league. ten hag pointed out that the portugal forward previously had admitted himself that united weren't placed to win the biggest trophies. they take on southampton in the premier league this weekend after consecutive defeats to brighton and liverpool, i have said before we are still in a transition period. we have to integrate a lot of young players also in the team. we are still dealing with injuries. we have to bring the injuries back in the team before anyone thinks about a inaudible. no, we have to win every game. i know that, the team knows this and it doesn't matter, we are fallible and we will focus on every game and have in every game the mindset we have to win. ahead of this weekend's north london derby, mikel arteta has signed a new three—year contract to stay at arsenal

until 2027. the manager had just entered the final year of his previous contract, which had brought the fa cup in 2020 and consecutive second—place finishes in the premier league behind manchester city. he says he feels proud and is looking forward to what's coming next. here's our football news reporter nizaar kinsella, i think it is about taking the next step for arsenal. it is a reward symbolic it comes before the north london derby but three years is long time, not defined by what happens in that game, more about what his legacy will be. can he take arsenal, they have not won for 20 years inaudible and can they do that? they have come close if man city finish to make a point behind them in the premier league table last season but they want to win trophies and the premier league and who knows, maybe even in europe. well, ahead of tottenham's game against arsenal their midfielder rodrigo bentancur has been charged by the football association for using a racial slur about team—mate son heung—min. bentancur later apologised,

and said his comments were a "very bad joke". the fa said the uruguay international had been charged with an alleged breach for misconduct in relation to a media interview. bentancur has until a week today to respond to the charge. on to golf now. jon rahm's chances of playing in next year's ryder cup for europe were given a boost after he appealed against fines imposed by the dp world tour over his switch to the saudi—backed liv tour. the former us open and masters champion either had to pay his fines or appeal to be allowed to play in the three dp world tour events he needs to retain his membership of the european—based tour and therefore be eligible for the ryder cup. a late surge from rory mcilroy saw him claw his way back into contention at the top of the leader board after day one of the irish 0pen. having dropped shots early on, he finished with three consecutive birdies, to finish with a round of 68, and he sits just two shots off the lead, held by england's todd clements — who's 5 under.

any time you can chip three under around this place i think you have to be happy. conditions probably were pretty tough early on and the wind seems to settle a little bit over those last few holes, so it was nice to take advantage of that and play the last few holes the way i did. golf's solheim cup gets under way on friday in virginia. team europe will be look to retain the trophy for record fourth time after the drama of last year against the usa. charley hull going up against nelly korda is part of the foursomes — something to look out for. but a storm perhaps brewing, after the europe team's breakfast disturbed their opponents practice. it's not a big deal, according to the us captain, though. their team—mate kind of exploded down to the driving range, but we reeled it in, all good and adjusted the way the range was set up and move the us team further down so europe could do what

they wanted basically. was it like playing music or what were the specifics? the inside of their cottage does not have a lot of room for table so that tables have to be outside. 0ur players were warming up and they were there eating breakfast and talking. we were trying to get everybody space so they did not have to listen to them eating breakfast. that is all. all smiles for the moment. 0liver bearman became the youngest british driver in f1 history when, as ferrari's reserve driver, he stood in for carlos sainz at the saudi arabian grand prix in march. he finished a remarkable seventh, beating his idol sir lewis hamilton. this weekend, in azerbaijan, he's on the grid again, replacing the suspended kevin magnussen for the american team, haas, who he'll drive for next year. he's been talking to our sports correspondent natalie pirks. it will be my first full fi weekend. i have had a lot of running but never been able to put a full weekend together.

not really the circumstances i would like to make my debut with haas, really extreme winds. to race in f1, i will grab it with both hands and make the most of it. what are you expecting? already i have seen suggestions it could be a reality check for you. how do you think it will play out? i have no doubt it will be tough. it is a difficult, unique circuit. we will see a difference in the track, how everything is performing. i will do my best to build up to speed and my expectation is not based on results but more on my personal performance. i want to get the most out of myself, build up in a measured way and use it as a test for next year. how pivotal would you say that saudi weekend was in the trajectory of your career? did it press fast forward on everything? i would definitely say so. it was an instrumental weekend in securing my seat for 2025. happy with how i performed given the circumstances

and i felt it went really well. there are things i could have done better but they were very extreme circumstances and given the situation, i did well. in f2 it has been going less than ideal, struggling more than expected, so it was definitely a pivotal moment in my season. you left school after gcses to become a ferrari driver in the academy. how tough was that to move countries at that age? after gcses i decided to stop with education. looks like i will not have to go back with the way things are going which is great but that was always a thought in the back of my mind — if it does not work out i will have to go back to school. 0riginally in italy it was tough because i did not know anyone, did not speak the language and it got lonely as well. it was difficult at times. at the start i was trying to come back to the uk as often as possible

to see my family, friends and pets but then i found friends and a new life in italy and i have been enjoying it, so it is a big sacrifice, but life involves sacrifice and happy to say it has got me to where i am. sitting behind the lights, waiting for them to go out on sunday, what emotions will you be feeling? definitely some nerves, and getting off the start grid is difficult in f1 and practising hard to do a good start. my goal is to have a clean first lap, build up some rhythm and hopefully feel comfortable. i will try to keep emotions away from it, but no doubt i will be a little bit nervous. best of luck to him this weekend. a reminder of our top story — a hearing into the premier league's 115 charges against manchester city over alleged financial breaches is set to start on monday. premier league champions city — who deny are the charges — are alleged to have broken spending rules by failing to provide accurate information across a nine—year spell dating back to 2009,

as well as subverting uefa financial fair play rules. that is just about it from us. you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport app orfrom our website: bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. see you again next time. hello. a cold friday morning. it is going to feel fresh when you step out of the front door. in fact, a touch of frost possible almost anywhere in the uk, certainly a ground frost and even an air frost in some areas. from the motion of the cloud, you get a sense of where the air has come from, all the way from the arctic, and spread across many parts of western and even central europe. but high pressure is now building across the uk, which means light winds and lots of sunshine

from the word go, and of course clear skies through the early hours, just one or two showers maybe clipping eastern and western coasts. these are the city centre temperatures, three degrees in birmingham, you go out of town it will be three degrees lower than that, so air frost in some areas and as low as —i or —2 in northern england and scotland away from city centres. lots of sunshine from the word go, cloud bubbling up a bit into the afternoon, scattered fair—weather cumulus cloud, highs of 15 degrees typically. later in the day, it looks as though it will turn hazy in northern ireland and scotland, and that takes us into saturday. a weather front brushing the northwest of the uk, the possibility of some rain later on, but the further east and south you are, the brighter it will be. and really sunny on the channel coast, east anglia and into lincolnshire. most of the north sea coast as well.

the winds will change direction — by saturday they will come in from the southwest. through sunday, the milder air will have established itself across the uk, so temperatures once again start to nudge up to about 20 or so. some of us will pay for it — in the south—westerlies we often get weather fronts so there will be a few showers on sunday, but not everywhere, and certainly some sunny spells. 18 in belfast once again, 17 in aberdeen. to the east of the pennines, not far off 20 celsius. high pressure expected to build across the uk on monday, which means light winds, prolonged spells of sunshine, which are expected to last for the days ahead. monday, tuesday, wednesday across the bulk of the uk, bright and fairly warm. bye— bye.

live from washington. this is bbc news. vladimir putin has a new warning for nato countries that may allow ukraine to use their weapons to strike russian territory. the un claims success in its effort to vaccinate gaza's children — but condemns an israeli strike that killed its staff. and former president donald trump says he will not debate vice president harris again

hello, i'm lucy hockings. vladimir putin has issued a stark warning to the west — after reports that the us and countries in europe may soon lift restrictions on ukraine's use of long—range missiles into russia. on thursday, prime minister keir starmer said that russia started the war in ukraine and also has the power to end the conflict straight away. sir keir is here in washington for talks with president biden on friday. it's expected they'll discuss whether or not to grant ukraine permission to fire their missiles at targets inside russia. speaking to russian state television — president putin discussed the potential consequences if the west does lift those restrictions. translation: if this decision is made, it will mean nothingl other than direct participation of nato countries, the united states, european countries, in the war in ukraine. it is their direct participation and this of course significantly changes the very essence of the conflict. this will mean that nato countries,