three female jockeys in the grand national. —— at aintree. again and thank you for joining us on sportday this evening. liverpool have the tie they might have wanted, facing roma in the champions league semifinals. they will be up against a team who did beyond thinkable to reach the last four. the italians overturned a 4—1 deficit to beat barcelona and will travel for the first leg at anfield on april 24 before the second match in rome on the second of may. that means liverpool avoid defending champions real madrid, who will play by in munich in the other semi—final. for managerjurgen klopp the match against roma provides him with a first. dear and leave place of the three options where i have never played before. —— the only place. that is already exciting. i think it is how it always is and should be. it is a difficult pair of games, it is a fantastic side, who saw off barcelona. if somebody only saw off barcelona. if somebody only saw those games, you already know pretty much everything about roma. so liverpool avoided the favourites, but

andy swiss, bbc news, aintree.medal tally continues to rise. katarina johnson—thompson took gold in the heptathlon, her first major outdoor title. and wales have had their most successful overseas games ever, after laura halford in the rhythmic gymnastics took silver. meanwhile tom daley, the former 0lympic bronze medallist, together with his partner dan goodfellow, won gold in the diving, and tom used the opportunity, to speak out against anti—gay legislation in some commonwealth countries. natalie pirks reports. it takes nerves of steel to dive from this height, but it takes real courage to use your fame as a platform for change. tom daley today won gold with his partner, daniel goodfellow, the ten metres synchro event, but he used the moment to shift the focus onto the commonwealth's attitude towards homosexuality. there's 37 countries in the commonwealth that are competing that currently criminalise lgbt people, which i feel extremely lucky to be able compete openly and truly who i am, and not worry about ramif

a fascinating day at aintree. football at saint mary ‘s were southampton squandered to lose to have an free to chelsea. the aura of an end of the premier league table as they are left five points from safety. upon reflection, it‘s been a poor season safety. upon reflection, it‘s been a poor season for southampton but a win today would certainly have brightened their chances survival. chelsea‘s defence of the premier league title has been a struggle. it was a lukewarm first half from chelsea with frustration occasionally boiling over. it was left up... southampton are in the relegation zone for a reason. substitute olivier giroud‘s first league goalfor substitute olivier giroud‘s first league goal for chelsea sparked a revival. aidan hazza rd league goal for chelsea sparked a revival. aidan hazzard then scored the equaliser only a few minutes later. they weren‘t done yet, olivier giroud on target with the defining goal. chelsea‘s first away win infourgames defining goal. chelsea‘s first away win in four games and l

ladies day at aintree and umbrellas very much in fashion. the national, but bryony frost is among a hotly—tipped trio, and the chance of a ground—breaking first on milansbar is some incentive. you can‘t stand here and go, "oh, i‘m just in it to try and get round", because i‘d be lying to you, and i don‘t lie, so we‘re going there all guns blazing. and i will be spurred on to do it more because i am a girl, because i want to break to the mould and i want, you know, to be the best i can be, and succeed for my horses and my team behind me. well, for female jockeys, just competing over these fences used to be a barrier in itself. an women weren‘t allowed to ride in the national until the 1970s, but hopes of what would be a historic victory have never been higher. katie walsh has come the closest so far, finishing third on seabass in 2012. tomorrow, she rides one of the favourites, baie des iles, and she told me that on her sport‘s biggest stage, gender doesn‘t matter. when i finished third in the national, i didn't pull up and say it was great b

andy swiss, bbc news, aintree. penultimate day of the commonwealth games, winning nearly a third of the 44 gold medals on offer. hywel griffith reports from the gold coast. england's track team have been accused of making a slow start to these games, but there was nothing sluggish about the men's 4x100. a strong second leg by zharnel hughes put them at the front. they held onto the baton — and the lead. it's gold for england. but whatever the men can do, the women can do better. they didn't just win, they set a new english record, with long jumper lorraine ugen called in to run the last leg. but england are the champions. i thought, i have to run, i have to. as soon as she gave me the baton, i thought go, go, go. over at the boxing they were going for it too, with england, northern ireland and wales battling for medals. these have already been a record—breaking commonwealth games for wales. now its boxers have the chance to add a tenth gold medal. that challenge fell to 19—year—old sammy lee, in only his third ever

andy swiss, bbc news, aintree. much to look forward to on grand national day of course.re at the bbc sportscenter, good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are helen brand, chief executive of the association of chartered certified accountants and jason beattie, head of politics at the daily mirror. welcome to both of you. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's start with the i which leads with the un secretary general‘s warning of a new cold war between the east and west. the times's top story is it's own investigation which claims some academics working in british universities are supportive of the assad regime in syria and are actively promoting russian propaganda. the telegraph's main story is the news russia has been hacking the email account of yulia skripal for at least 5 years. the sun claims the prime minister is poised to launch attacks at the syrian leader they call ‘the gasman‘. while the daily mail says relations between russia and the uk are at boiling point as theresa may link

temperatures getting to about 1k at aintree, with partly cloudy skies.comes in. low pressure will briefly upset the weather across western areas of the uk. stronger winds here. a little bit of rain. certainly cloud at the very least. that's that rain on sunday morning affecting south—western parts of england, into wales. a few showers further east and in central parts of the country as well. probably the best of the weather in the north and the north—east of scotland. relatively warm winds coming in, maybe a bit of a dip from saturday, but not an awful lot. 15—16 celsius. as we head into next week, those temperatures keep climbing. 20 degrees in edinburgh, and in london, quite possibly 2a celsius. have a great weekend. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: the united states says it has clear proof the syrian government was to blame for last week's gas attack. as the us, france and britain discuss a military response, the un boss warns that the cold war is "back with a vengeance". the situation in the middle east is in chaos. to such an extent

thank you, andy swiss reporting from aintree.these games, there was nothing sluggish about the mena‘s race. they held onto the batten and the lead. but whatever the men can do, the women can better. the didn‘tjust win, they set a new inclusion record, with the long jumper called in to run the last leg. england are the champions! i thought, in to run the last leg. england are the champions! ithought, i have in to run the last leg. england are the champions! i thought, i have to run, i have two! she gave me the batten, and i thoughtjust go, go, go. england, northern ireland and wales were battling for medals. these have already been a record—breaking commonwealth games are wheels, now its boxers have the chance to added a tented gold medal. that challenge fell to 19—year—old sammy lee, it is only his third ever seen your site. how does it feel to have the record—breaking medal? seen your site. how does it feel to have the record-breaking medal? it's unbelievable, i can‘t believe it. i got the gold. england's net bowlers got the gol

it's the grand national at aintree.atures topping out at 1a, 15 degrees. for southern england and wales, perhaps some isolated showers. the odd rumble of thunder, but most of us will avoid that. increasing cloud across south wales, england and scotland. it's chilly in north—east scotland with temperatures between 4—8d. low pressure to the west of us during pa rt pressure to the west of us during part two of the weekend. the winds will strengthen in western parts there will be more cloud around. 0utbreaks there will be more cloud around. outbreaks of rain spreading northwards to all but northern scotland. a few heavy showers following the raid to south—western parts, but it will brighten up. it is windy, particularly in western areas. more clout and wind and some outbreaks of rain. will come down, but they are heading towards the high teams, low 20s by early next week. —— high teams. we can go live inside downing street. royal troon spread is taking her seat. political reaction has been coming in. —— laura kunz many ques

now the grand national meeting at aintree got under way this afternoon, and the feature race on day onencluded guy disney among its riders. he is the first amputee jockey to take on the national fences. he managed to complete the course, but the victor was the 11 to two—shot. last year's runner—up written by derek o'connor, there's a fairand green written by derek o'connor, there's a fair and green salt finished in second and third. england women cricketers hopes of a first one—day series win in india were dashed in nagpur. england skipper heather knight opted to bat first after winning the toss, but her side were all out for 201 in reply india's captain mithali raj hit 74 not out as india won the match by eight wickets to take the series 2—1. england came into this game knowing victory would see them winning an odi series in india for the very first time. they won the toss, elected to bat first, and only amy jones with 94, the highest score in an england shirt help them towards it out of the mike lobb to defend. 202 was the target, and they have two of the finest batsmen in the world.

temperatures getting to about 1k at aintree, with partly cloudy skies.across western areas of the uk. stronger winds here. a little bit of rain. certainly cloud at the very least. that's that rain on sunday morning affecting south—western parts of england, into wales. a few showers further east and in central parts of the country as well. probably the best of the weather in the north and the north—east of scotland. relatively warm winds coming in, maybe a bit of a dip from saturday, but not an awful lot. 15—16 celsius. as we head into next week, those temperatures keep climbing. 20 degrees in edinburgh, and in london, quite possibly 2a celsius. have a great weekend. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and jon kay. britain, the us and france have bombed multiple government targets against president assad in syria. three alleged chemical sites were targeted in an overnight operation, the biggest show of force against the man donald trump described as a monster. a short time ago i ordered the united states armed forces to launch precision strikes o

the grand national at aintree, top temperature of 14 or 15 degrees.udy skies. there is a chance of a late shower. as the night goes on, cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing towards northern ireland, wales and south—east england. north—east scotla nd south—east england. north—east scotland is close to freezing, and that could be fog patches developing in parts of eastern england as sunday begins. an area of low pressure coming our way, rain beating weather front coming northwards across the uk, with the strengthening wind, especially across the west. breezy on sunday, wendy the further west you are. rain, but it should amount to two match. scotland should stay dry behind that. there could be if you further heavy showers maybe with the rumble of thunder. with that likelihood of rain and cloud bees, temperatures will be lower. but as we go through the week ahead, temperatures are heading higher, particularly from midweek. some places will get a 24, most of us want. even into scotland, we will see temperatures in some spots reaching above 20 celsius. from

if you are heading to aintree for the grand national, well, 1a grows celsius, there will be some cloudbeen. into sunday, low pressure moving into the west. that will throw up breezier condition, with it also some outbreaks of rain or showery rain really into the south—west england. that could spread further east ward but generally speaking the furs east, it will stay largely dry. we get that sunshine again. temperatures elsewhere typically about 13, to 15 degrees so still milder or warmer than it has been today. but then temperatures will rise even further as we go through next week, we have a wind affecting northern and western areas but you see by the of ranges there is going to be some sunshine and most up into the mid 20s by the middle part of the mid 20s by the middle part of the week. bye. crun hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm ben brown. today at 2:00pm... the attack on former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter — the uk's national security advisor says russian special forces have been trained to put nerve agent on door handles. meanwhile, russia says it has ev

good evening, we start at aintree, there was that dramatic climax as there was that dramatic climax as role won the biggest race by the smallest of margins. would racing cars mac gives stacey one of its stories? much of the focus was on three female jockeys. they set off over the famous fences. there were four less, only 12 of the 38 horses finished. come the last, it was effectively a duel come the last, it was effectively a duel. tiger role seem to have read one but back came david mullins on advocates pleasant company to set up an extraordinary finish. after a photo, the winds was confirmed. to delight on one side, despair on the other, and the three to four irish trainer gordon elliott on another day of grand national drama. it really was some finish. and news on the horse who fell and caused the detours. he has been assessed in the sta bles. detours. he has been assessed in the stables. all the other horses and jockeys have returned safely. next to the premier league and after three defeats in a row, manchester city are trying to bounce back from failing to win the premier league

the grand national at aintree, a top temperature of 1a, 15 degrees and some prior to break is comings at times. there's a chance for a late day shower across southern england into wales and east anglia overnight. as the night goes on, when will push towards northern ireland and south—west england. north is england is close to freezing. for patches could develop into parts of eastern england as sunday begins. for part two of the weekend, low pressure coming our way two of the weekend, low pressure coming ourway and two of the weekend, low pressure coming our way and that will bring this rain bearing weatherfront coming our way and that will bring this rain bearing weather front with a strengthening winds, especially in the west. a breezy picture on sunday, windier the more west you are. behind the rain will see brighter skies, but in northern ireland, wales and south—west england, but maybe a few further showers with a rumble of thunder. temperatures will be lower, but as we go through the week ahead, temperatures will be higher, particularly from midweek. some areas could see 2a degr

temperatures getting to about 1k at aintree, with partly cloudy skies.w pressure will briefly upset the weather across western areas of the uk. stronger winds here. a little bit of rain. certainly cloud at the very least. that's that rain on sunday morning affecting south—western parts of england, into wales. a few showers further east and in central parts of the country as well. probably the best of the weather in the north and the north—east of scotland. relatively warm winds coming in, maybe a bit of a dip from saturday, but not an awful lot. 15—16 celsius. as we head into next week, those temperatures keep climbing. 20 degrees in edinburgh, and in london, quite possibly 2a celsius. have a great weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines: the united states says it has proof that the syrian government was behind last week's suspected chemical attack in eastern ghouta and russia did nothing to stop it. russia has accused britain of staging the attack as a provocation — a claim that has been strongly denied by the government in london. the un secretary gen

thejockey club, which operates 15 racecourses including aintree, cheltenham and newmarket, has postede up 5.2% to $277 million, with operating profits before prize money also up to $62 million. the marvel studios superhero movie avengers infinity war has set a new record for global box—office sales on its opening weekend. industry observers say it took in $630 million. the takings in north america alone amounted to $250 million — a record for the region. and ifound and i found out and ifound out today and i found out today that you are a huge superhero fan! i have seen them all, they are brilliant films. i will go and see it. t—mobile and sprint are planning to combine in a mega merger that would create one of america's largest mobile phone carriers. sprint is owned by japan's softbank, whose billionaire founder masayoshi son has been in talks over a potential deal since 2014. katie silver is in singapore with the details... tell us more about softbank‘s involvement. if this passes bogosian, it will be a very big deal. sprint is owned by softbank, were designed by the japanese billion

for the grand national at aintree, a top target of 15 degrees and songwriter breaks coming through thehowers across southern england and wales. especially south—east england and east anglia the first part of the night. as the night goes on, cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing towards northern ireland, wales and south—west england. north—east scotla nd south—west england. north—east scotland close to freezing in the cold est scotland close to freezing in the coldest spots. most of us around four to 8 degrees. there could be some fog patches into eastern england as sunday begins. for the rest the weekend, low pressure coming our way, going to the best rain northwards across the uk with a strengthening winds. especially in the west. a breezy picture on sunday, quite windy the further west you are. some cloud and outbreaks of rain feeding north. none of it amounting to too much. far north of scotla nd amounting to too much. far north of scotland staying mainly dry. brighter skies coming back to northern ireland, wales, south—west england. they could be acute with heavy showers, maybe with

the grand national at aintree, doctor butcher of 1a or 15 degrees. as the night goes on, cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing towards northern ireland, wales and south—west england. 0n the chilly side, with the scotland close to freezing. most of us around four to 8 degrees. there could be some fog patches and easterling windass sunday begins. for the rest of the weekend, low pressure coming our way. that's going to feed this weather fronts across the uk with a strengthening winds, especially in the west. a breezy picture on sunday, quite windy the further west you are. some cloud and outbreaks of rain feeding north, but not enough into too much. the far north of scotla nd into too much. the far north of scotland mainly dry behind the rain, sun brighter skies coming back to northern ireland, wales, south—west england. but there could be a few further heavy showers, maybe with the rumble of thunder. the likelihood of rain at times, temperatures are below. in the week ahead, temperatures heading higher particularly from midweek. some were -24 particular

and after a soggy ladies day out aintree, will tomorrow be the day for a lady?

but that didn't materialise, as at the first time of asking they set off over aintree's famous fences to bypass beeches brooke. it was effectively a duel, tiger roll ridden by davy russell seemed to have an one, but back came david mullins on pleasant company to set up an extraordinary finish. eventually, after a photo, tiger roll‘s win was confirmed. delight on one side, despair on the other. victory for gordon elliott on another day of grand national drama. and so day off both drama and emotion. after one of the closest finishes this race has ever seen. manchester city are one victory away from winning the premier league again. after losing to manchester united when they had their first chance to claim the title, the runaway leaders beat spurs 3—1 at wembley tonight and at 16 point clear at the top. city lost their last three games but they scored twice in three minutes to take a 2—0 lead in the first half. that was responded to by christian eriksen for raheem sterling got the vital goal to give them a two goal cushion, and the three points as well. if they win their next game again

a former soldier will become the first amputee jockey to ride over grand national fences at aintree laterart of his right leg in afghanistan, will ride gallery exhibition in the foxhunters' chase. last year the 35—year—old became the first amputee jockey to win at a professional racecourse in the uk, with victory at sandown. time for a look at the weather. there is some warmth and sunshine in its forecast but some others will have to remain patient. a lot of cloud, misty and murky conditions in eastern counties, poor visibility. there was also some sunshine, scotla nd there was also some sunshine, scotland doing very well this afternoon. a bit more cloud creeping into the southern uplands and up towards the central belt. the reason we have the cloud, we're holding the moist easterly flow. the wind stream will tend to get cut off as we go into the weekend. heavy rain from the near continent will head up towards. the satellite picture tells the story well. plenty of sunshine for scotland, northern ireland, cumbria, western wales and south—west england, although we could catch one or two sho

temperatures getting to about 1k at aintree, with partly cloudy skies.pset the weather across western areas of the uk. stronger winds here. a little bit of rain. certainly cloud at the very least. that is that rain on sunday morning affecting south—western parts of england, into wales. a few showers further east and in central parts of the country as well. probably the best of the weather in the north and the north—east of scotland. relatively warm winds coming in, maybe a bit of a dip from saturday, but not an awful lot. 15— 16 celsius. as we head into next week, those temperatures keep climbing. 20 degrees in edinburgh, and in london, quite possibly 2a celsius. have a great weekend. this is bbc news, the headlines. the un secretary general has said that the middle east is in chaos and the cold war is "back with a vengeance", warning that tensions over syria could lead the world to a full—blown military escalation. the uk's national security advisor has said russian intelligence agencies have been spying on poison victims sergei and yulia skripal for at

munster facing racing in the other semi final tomorow just like last weekeknd's grand national at aintree the 33—1 chance, ridden by adam wedge, beat the fast finihsing ballyoptic by a nose. there's been a shock on the first day of the world snooker championship. the defending champion mark selby was knocked out in the first round. joe perry beat him 10—11. selby was chasing a fourth crucible title in five years. you can follow all the snooker on the bbc sport website, and from 4am tomorrow morning you can watch great britain's fed cup tie againstjapan, their world group play off is tied at 1—1. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. a disturbed night on the way particularly across parts of england and wales, after a lovely day. warmer in western and northern parts and temperatures into the high teens here. clear skies have given way from the south to cloud. this brought showers. and this has brought rumbles of thunder and potentially torrential downpours tonight. the first ones across wales and northern england will push off quickly. some

temperatures getting to about 14 at aintree, with partly cloudy skies.et the weather across western areas of the uk. stronger winds here. a little bit of rain. certainly cloud at the very least. that's that rain on sunday morning affecting south—western parts of england, into wales. a few showers further east and in central parts of the country as well. probably the best of the weather in the north and the north—east of scotland. relatively warm winds coming in, maybe a bit of a dip from saturday, but not an awful lot. 15—16 celsius. as we head into next week, those temperatures keep climbing. 20 degrees in edinburgh, and in london, quite possibly 24 celsius. have a great weekend. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america on pbs and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: the united states says it has clear proof the syrian government was to blame for last week's gas attack. as the us, france and britain discuss a military response — the un boss warns that the cold war is "back with a vengeance". the situation in t

and ladies day at aintree, still to come at 6:30pm.gry ape is on the rampage. the gorilla doesn‘t look happy either! rampage is based on dwaynejohnson‘s star power. then french tension, custody is back and a father and son trying to reconnect. and thoughts turned skyward for the titans. a mission to is populate saturn‘s moons with human life. a mixed bag. rampage. what did you make of that? it's rampage. what did you make of that? it‘s a monster movie mash up of every monster movie you‘ve ever seen before. it‘s got the rock in it, dwayne johnson as before. it‘s got the rock in it, dwaynejohnson as we must now call him. it‘s got genetically mutated alligators that have become enormous. this is a monster movie, but also a disaster movie. it‘s got the world exploding and things going wrong. it‘s about space experiment that‘s gone wrong. so don‘t experiments! it‘s genetically modified pathogen is falling to earth in wyoming, into the everglades where one is swallowed by an alligator. and in san diego zoo gorilla sanctuary a special

ride of the soldier guy disney has become the firstjockey to ride of the grand national fences at aintreehth place. arsenal have a three—goal advantage in the second leg of the europa league quarterfinal against cska moscow. arsene wenger said events in a dramatic champions league week reminded his side that his tie is not yet won. in the real world, we are in the quarterfinal, and that is are in the quarterfinal, and that is a long way to go to the final. we have to do the job tomorrow night and try to win the game. i think it is for us vital. we have to focus on the performance after. but we have to turn up with a strong performance. much more build-up to that in sports day at half past six coming up with hugh woozencroft, i will see you later on. more now on the news that the international chemical weapons watchdog has backed the uk's assessment of what substance was used to poison the former spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia in salisbury. scientists at porton down identified the chemical as novichok — a military grade nerve agent developed by russia. the organisation for the p

for the grand national at aintree, a little bit of sunshine coming through the cloud at times. picture than it was yesterday with 14 of 15 degrees as the top temperature. a chance of some late showers as we go into the first part of the night. clear spells, apache fop, increasing cloud across northern ireland and south—west england with outbreaks of rain. temperatures holding out, but chilly across north—east scotland. low pressure will bring this weather from our way. it's not particularly strong, so it should not be that wet underneath it, but the wind will pick up. there will be outbreaks of rain, but after a pick up. there will be outbreaks of rain, but aftera mainly pick up. there will be outbreaks of rain, but after a mainly dry day today, some rain. more than scotland staying dry. behind the rain, short sharp showers for northern ireland. it will turn breezy in western parts and temperatures will come down compared to today. temperatures will head up particularly from midweek next week as we see widespread spring warmth coming our way. temperatures in the high teens and

sort of the one hundred seventy first edition of the race which takes place at aintree in liverpool with just a short distance to go tiger road move clear of the field but look at this pleasant company made a late surge for the line a photo finish would decide the winner in the end and it was tiger wrote in the victory. and that's all the sport for me will have another update for you again later on that's all for me as well in this al-jazeera news hour don't go anywhere because laura will be in the seas in just a minute or two and she'll bring you the very latest on the day's news and particularly about a family that's been repaired we patrick said to me and mom. in the next episode of techno the team looks into the environmental impact of waste management trash is a big business with an unfortunate for small business to the complexities of recycling when these different plastics are blended together the recycling becomes difficult to impossible and the science that often solutions is very easy for us to have one hundred percent recycled material techno on al-jazeera. one of the really s

thirty eight horses started the one hundred seventy first edition of the race which takes place at aintree liverpool with just a short distance to go tiger road move tour of the field but look at this pleasant company made a late surge for the line a photo finish would decide the winner in the end and it was time to roll in the victory. and that's all the sport for me it's back to laura in london. thanks peter mind of our top story this hour as strikes by the u.s. france and the u.k. targeting chemical weapons facilities in syria earlier the u.n. security council rejected a russian resolution condemning the action bosco has demanded the u.s. and its allies cease their aggression against syria overnight the u.s. u.k. and france launched more than one hundred missiles at targets near damascus and holmes is president donald trump praised the strikes as perfectly executed when while there were protests in the united states and europe in greece around seven thousand people attended a rally in central africa. to have a government you know that because we have covered today to content to be imper

back home, there was a dramatic end to the grand national at aintree, as tiger roll won courtesy of aace, and it's a first grand national win for the experienced jockey davy russell and a second for trainer gordon elliott. pep guardiola will be playing golf this afternoon, even though his manchester city team will win the premier league title if manchester united lose to west brom. city took a step closer with a 3—1 win over spurs at wembley yesterday, raheem sterling with their third goal, but guardiola insists he won't be watching the game at old trafford. iam sure i am sure he will have his phone on, though. tottenham's defeat allowed liverpool to open up a 3—point gap in third place. mo salah scored his 30th premier league goal of the season — his 40th in all competitions — as they beat bournemouth 3—0 at anfield. southampton are in real trouble, though — they threw away a two—goal lead to lose 3—2 at home to chelsea. substitute 0livier giroud with the winner. saints are now five points from safety after the sides around them all picked up points. somejubilation now. these are som

afternoon and evening across parts of east anglia and south—east england at expecting to stay dry at aintree about 1a or 15. most will be dry into this evening but notice the show is starting to encroach on parts of east anglia and south—east england, we will most likely see an evening shower, possibly thundery, drifting northwards overnight, cloud in the south—west bringing outbreaks of rain towards south—west england and wales later, a chilly start in north—east scotland but most bridges above freezing going into sunday morning. this is part two of the weekend, were pressured to the west of us, a weather front is coming in and the winds pick up so tomorrow isn‘t looking so good. 0utbreaks and the winds pick up so tomorrow isn‘t looking so good. outbreaks of rain gradually pushing north eastwards a cross rain gradually pushing north eastwards across the uk. i don‘t think it will amount to much of the showery nature as well, it would be co nsta nt. showery nature as well, it would be constant. much of north—east scotla nd constant. much of north—east scotland will stay fine, some sunny spell

to make history today as he becomes the first amputee jockey to ride over grand national fences at aintree, lost part of a leg when a vehicle he was travelling in was hit by a rocket—propelled grenade in afghanistan. he'll ride a horse trained by the grand national winner, kim bailey, in the foxhunters‘ chase, an event specifically designed for amateurs. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. thank you very much. as you know, the uk is moving closer to military action against president assad of syria. closer to firing, as president trump calls them, nice and new and smart missiles into syria. as british voters, where do you stand on this issue? is it right that britain gets involved, alongside the us and france, in order to punish the syrian regime for that suspected chemical attack? and is it right that britain gets involved without mps, the politicians who represent you at westminster, having a vote on it? do let me know. rebecca says, i am scared as a 45—year—old woman. another says, even the murderer tony blair had to produce his dodgy dossier. we will speak to mps wit

temperatures, up to about 13—17, much higher temperatures on the north sea coast so if you are heading to aintreeorthern ireland, that could spread its way further east ward but generally speaking the further east and northern you are, it is going to stay largely dry and fairly bright, and we get that sunshine again, maximum temperatures getting up to 17, 18 maximum temperatures getting up to 17,18 degree, maximum temperatures getting up to 17, 18 degree, temperatures elsewhere, typically about 13, to 15 degrees, still milder or warmer than it has been today. but then temperatures will rise even further as we go through next week, we have quite a wind affecting northern and western area, but you see by the oranges there, developing as we go into next week, there is going to be some sunshine, and those temperatures up into the mid 20s o ten shrill by the middle part of the week. 0 potentially by the middle pa rt week. 0 potentially by the middle part of the week. russia says it has irrefutable evidence that an apparent chemical weapons attack in syria was staged, with the help of a foreign secret

soldier guy disney has become the first amputee jockey to ride over the grand national fences at aintreeistan, and rides with a prosthetic lower limb. iamjoined by i am joined by a fantastic athlete, sophie han, congratulations on your gold. i couldn't be happier to finish there. —— hahn. gold. i couldn't be happier to finish there. -- hahn. you had time to enjoy those last few yards, because you knew you had won it. and the next meet really spurred me on, andi the next meet really spurred me on, and i had a partner next to me and to cross the line first, i couldn't be happier, really. what were your thoughts when you cross the line, and then on the podium, here in the national anthem for england? and then on the podium, here in the national anthem for england ?m and then on the podium, here in the national anthem for england? it was a huge honour, mixed emotions, but relief. to complete this and get the gold was absolutely fantastic. because we just enjoy your glory, we don't see the hard work, early mornings, all the training. and watching the london 2012 paralympics inspired you to ta

and a narrow victory in the ladies day at aintree. good evening. liverpool fans will be quietly confident. they will be vocally confident that they can't reach the champions league final. today's semifinal draw was favourable. they face rome in the last four and avoid real madrid and bayern munich. we will talk through that but we begin by discussing liverpool's chances. 0n that but we begin by discussing liverpool's chances. on paper it's the wea kest tea m liverpool's chances. on paper it's the weakest team in the champions league, rome, but they've had such good results this season. geggtcesultslm if; against season. the comeback against barcelona was, perhaps, if one of the greatest comebacks. in 2005. it's good to have avoided bayern munich and real madrid since michael but it will be a tough game. they've got people in superb form. they were amazing against barcelona. mohammed sala goes back to rome, they sold him for what looks like a bargain now, £47,000. it's a repeat of the 1984 european cup final. a really interesting tie. let's hearfrom

. fences at aintree.at. how to bat. hot glow and no regrets, which weren‘t good enough on the day. hot glow and no regrets, which weren't good enough on the day. weren't good enough on the day. that is all the sport. is all the sport. more to come from the bbc sports centre later. to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. which says the local council failed to keep children safe for 25 years. and women who served or supported bomber command during world war ii. first to stuart. what is different about this inquiry? inquiry? authorities, in particular, rochdale council. council. opportunity was missed to prosecute the town‘s former mp cyril smith. the town‘s former mp cyril smith. police thought he was hiding behind a veneer of respectability. a veneer of respectability. after the allegations surfaced he was knighted in 1988. was knighted in 1988. calling for him to be stripped of that posthumously. that posthumously. out one council leader has been suspended. suspended. this is richard farnell, leader to 198. l