that is anna holligan in the centre of madrid.ines on bbc news... ahead of his state visit to the uk — president trump defies diplomatic norms, praising borisjohnson and his bid to become prime minister. champions league final — liverpool versus tottenham. good news for tenants — as a ban on letting fees comes into effect in england from today. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's... will. good afternoon. less than seven hours to go now until liverpool or tottenham will compete for club's football's biggest prize — the champions league trophy. it's the first time tottenham have reached the final and former captain ledley king has praised manager mauricio pochettino for his calm approach throughout the tournament. at each stage, he has managed to ta ke at each stage, he has managed to take the pressure off the players. i think that has really helped. we have seen the performances of the players and they never say —— the never say die attitude that we have managed to provide and of course the last two ga

anna holligan in madrid.ention into british politics, saying the uk should be prepared to leave the eu without a deal. in an interview with the sunday times, mr trump said that if britain did not get what it wanted in talks with brussels, it should walk away. the us president has made the comments ahead of his arrival in the uk tomorrow for a three—day state visit. i'm joined by our poltical correspondent susana mendonca. inevitable journalists will ask his view on brexit, whether everyone wa nts to view on brexit, whether everyone wants to hear it or not. state visits are supposed to be diplomatic affairs, they are not supposed to get into the realms of politics, but on the company against convention and expressing his views. 0n the idea of no—deal brexit, he is saying if britain cannot get the deal it once, it should go for no deal. that is something i think will probably help those vying for the tory leadership who want there to be a no deal brexit, want to keep no deal on the table, they can say, we have

anna holligan in central madrid, where i know you well fastidiously be getting view of fans in a balanced it is partly influenced by the numbers and who you meet and partly by the enthusiasm of those who have travelled all that way to catch the match. what sort of stories have you heard about the heroic efforts to get there? people who have been travelling for days, people who have given theircars all travelling for days, people who have given their cars all the way from the uk, flown in from australia —— driven. they have taken any mode of transport to be here for what they consider to be an unmissable occasion, two english teams in the final for the first time in more thana final for the first time in more than a decade. and it is less than nine hours now, all over the city in the centre, you see people checking their watches constantly. this sense of anticipation and trepidation, it is really palpable. huge, huge excitement. two comeback kids on the back of those incredible semifinals. they are feeling invincible on both sides, but they are also vulnerable and we have been hearing from

anna holligan and david 0rnstein, thank you both very much.eutral fashion, stick with us strictly neutral fashion, stick with us for the next few hours and you can listen to live commentary on bbc radio five live at 8pm tonight. the former arsenal footballer jose antonio reyes has died in a car crash at the age of 35. the spain international signed for arsenal in 2004 and returned to spain after two years, going on to play for real madrid, as well as atletico madrid and sevilla. the headlines on bbc news... ahead of his state visit to the uk — president trump defies diplomatic norms, praising borisjohnson and his bid to become prime minister. in madrid, fans gear up for this evening‘s all—english champions league final — liverpool versus tottenham. in the us state of virginia — 12 people have been shot dead after a gunman opened fire in a local government office. and in sport... with less than five hours until the all—english champions league final kicks off, more liverpool and tottenham fans are arriving in madrid. many don‘t have tickets, wi

anna holligan has been in central madrid, where fans have been beginning to gather ahead of tonight'so be in the city. people who have been travelling for days, people who have driven their cars all the way from the uk, flown in from australia. they've just taken any mode of transport to be here for what they consider to be an unmissable occasion, two english teams in the final for the first time in more than a decade. and it's less than nine hours now. all over the city in the centre, you see people checking their watches constantly. this sense of anticipation and trepidation, it's really palpable. huge, huge excitement. two comeback kids, on the back of those incredible semifinals. they are feeling invincible on both sides, but they're also vulnerable and we've been hearing from uefa a warning that there may be people posing as officials, stewards, in an effort to try to steal tickets. it's a high—security occasion as well, so ijust want to show you here part of the police presence. about 5,000 officers on the streets here. plenty of fans, of course, everywhere. down here, one group

hugh woozencroft is already at the stadium in madrid, where tonight's match will take place, and anna holligan2,000 ticket allocation between the two teams. it is not a lot. no, absolutely not. we expect 70,000 fa ns absolutely not. we expect 70,000 fans will have travelled from the united kingdom next flight that had be laid on by flight operators. there could be many more fans from a lot of different countries around the world. we have seen asia, the americas, africa, australia represented by fans from both teams. 0fficials expect in excess of 150,000 supporters of football to reach this city over the next 12 — 24—hour is. it will be a big night for the fans, especially for the players as well of both sides. spurs going for theirfirst players as well of both sides. spurs going for their first champions league title, what a night it could be for theirfans. league title, what a night it could be for their fans. it is the first time they have played any european cup final at all. the last time they won a european trophy was the cup winners' cup in 1984. they are found mainly in disbelief. i dif

anna holligan is in central madrid, where fans have been celebrating all night.d to go home yet still look prettyjubilant. they are still celebrating. they are starting to pack up their luggage and their memories and get ready for this transition back to the uk and some hangovers that you can imagine. this most prestigious piece of silverware behind us has transformed madrid over the last 2a hours. people are talking about how the game did not live up to those expectations, remarkably high off of the back of the incredible semi—finals. what we have been witnessing is the behaviour of the fa ns witnessing is the behaviour of the fans that will go down in memory. changing the reputation of british fa ns changing the reputation of british fans abroad. the camaraderie and the peaceful nature of how people have conducted themselves here. we have two of these 70,000 fans. it is tricky for you guys, i am sorry, because this was meant to be your first ever champions league trophy and it was not to be. unfortunately not. we gave what we could. it was not. we gave what we

anna holligan is in central madrid, where fans have been celebrating all night. and all morning.ng to take their luggage, their memories and some hangovers back to the uk. it has been an incredible 24—hour zen madrid where they have been competing for the most important piece of silverware in world football. people have been talking about how the game perhaps didn‘t live up to those impossibly high expectations but what will go down in the memory says the behaviour of fans here. the english fa ns behaviour of fans here. the english fans changing the reputation of english fans abroad. their behaviour has been impeccable. their camaraderie on the whole. rivalries aside. we have some fans with us. liverpool fans. let's talk about six! how are you feeling? over the moon. it has been anything to have my friends and my son here. a moment you can never take away. do you think the fact this is the first all english champions a decade and more —— macro final in more than a decade has helped the solidarity? yes. you have other english people coming over so we can have other english people

anna holligan is in central madrid, where fans have been celebrating all night.d up early, i'm sure others are in the same position today. this competition, this final, has really transformed the face of madrid. there are signs all over the city, the most prestigious, biggest trophy in club football. there's been a lot of talk about how it was never really going to live up to the high expectations, what was happening on the pitch, however what will go down in the memories here is the behaviour of fans, the camaraderie, putting you rivalries aside and what better example of this than the way they have been standing side by side, and we have a perfect demonstration here. your experience of this has been remarkable, the way the fans have conducted themselves, changing the reputation of british football supporters abroad. definitely. on the first night we were out here, a bit of glass went up my shoe, through my food and that was five scouse girls who took me in, dressed up my scouse girls who took me in, dressed up my foot, took the glass out, looked after me. is th

david 0rnstein is already at the stadium in madrid, where tonight‘s match will take place, and anna holligane sense of build—up where you are? it's amazing. many of the fans are already making their way here to the wanda metropolitano stadium on the outskirts of the city. 0fficially there will be around 17,000 fans from both liverpool and tottenham. but you can guarantee many more will have got their hands on tickets. it is a 68,000 capacity arena. the fifth time that the city of madrid has hosted the champions league final. the european cup final. the first time for this relatively new stadium. as for the match itself, liverpool arrived as the firm favourites. they reached the final a year ago. this as their ninth european cup final stop they pushed manchester city all the way in the premier league title race. finishing 26 points above tottenham. they have beaten tottenham to have been won twice this season. however tottenham have less pressure. they will be as you cite bidding to win their first european cup, they have never even played in a european cup final before. but what they proved

anna holligan is in central madrid, where fans are beginning to gather, and simonjones is at a pub inur first in the madrid sunshine. can you just explain for us first about where fa ns explain for us first about where fans who don't have a ticket can actually watch the game? glorious weather and a glorious day for english football. the question, though, is, where will the fans be later? because spanish police have decided to shut down the two fan zones here in the city, the two separate zones, and the idea is they would try to divide and conquer or control these passions in some way, but we are already hearing that two liverpool fans have been turned away from a bar not far from where we are now, and that is when the tensions may rise, if they find that they can't get into these venues to watch this game that they have all travelled so far for. we have spoken to people here in madrid who have come from australia, they've been travelling for days, driving all the way from the uk. they want to be pa rt way from the uk. they want to be part of history. those who have got tickets, they a

we can go live to central madrid now and join anna holligan. the morning after the night before like? maybe there are some people who have been up all night. what is the atmosphere like? the party hasn't actually stopped. it is fair to say that people are in pretty high spirits here in the heart of madrid. this morning, sporadic outbreaks of song across the city. street clea ners song across the city. street cleaners have already been through so cleaners have already been through so it is not as messy as you would expect if you saw any of those celebrations this morning of the celebrations this morning of the celebrations in madrid. so many people out on the street celebrating thousands of fans. didn't really live up to the expectations of many, won't have done much for the reputation of english football, but the fans, their behaviour, their peacefulness, the way they have acted and conducted themselves in madrid, certainly will live longer in the memories and of course the excitement, the anticipation and the atmosphere here. we have had the i

anna holligan is in madrid for us this morning.ns with me here. callum and bob. how are you feeling? very excited. ijust and bob. how are you feeling? very excited. i just want and bob. how are you feeling? very excited. ijust want to win because i have never been to the champions league final before. this is the trip of a lifetime, tottenham have never made it this far before. correct. and ijust really hope that out correct. and ijust really hope that our lot continues today, to make it worth coming. you are here of the back of those remarkable comebacks. you both feel a bit invincible. do you think you can do the impossible today? if i didn't you think you can do the impossible today? ifi didn't support tottenham, i would think our name is on the cup this year because of the results this year. liverpool will definitely win it because our comeback was against one of the best teams in the world. there is great camaraderie between the fans. when you guys met, she was what you did. ready? there is a fantastic atmosphere here in the s

anna holligan is in madrid for us this morning.london or liverpool because it feels like they are all here in madrid. still i2 hours to go before kick—off, but of course they are already arriving here at the central square in madrid. we have two fans with us, helen, who has been on an epic journey, and shannon, you two. how did you get here, helen keller by coach from liverpool, set off on wednesday night. i flew from cardiff yesterday, and drove up, it took us seven hours last night. hopefully it will be a good day. do you feel it has been worth it? yes, worth it. so good to be here. i still can't believe tottenham are in it, to be honest. if you had said to me that we would still be in it i wouldn't have believed you. both of you guys are through to the final against the odds, incredible comebacks in the semifinals, from 3—0 down. it is difficult to talk about statistics here — liverpool probably favourites. it would be your first time ever to lift the champions league trophy. you are 23 now, how much would this mean to you?“ lea