for more on the cricket on the bbc sport website. g, good night. we have had a spell of very windy weather heavenly. thanks to storm eric. a storm is out of the way now. still a bit of a thing, it is very blustery but the winds are easing and in the wake of that when the system there is another one heading oui’ system there is another one heading our way. it has already arrived in oui’ our way. it has already arrived in our shores. this is storm erik here. approaching southern areas, cloudy means for the course of the night. the rain will come and go, the winds are not a problem with it this month. northeastern parts of the country will be relatively clear tonight. also the touch of frost here and there. difference is i think depending where you are for tonight. frosty in the north and claire but mild with some rain. at least coming in and going for the night in the south. what can we expect on sunday? here's the way the system early in the day, bringing a lot of clout and some outbreaks of rain. a clear—cut edge to display the system

you can follow via the red button, as well as the bbc sport website and app. city at the summit of the premier league by beating bournemouth 3—0 at anfield. jurgen klopp said he wanted his side to be convincing, and they could have won by more. sadio mane, georginio winaldum and mo salah with the goals. city can overtake liverpool tomorrow if they beat chelsea. cardiff city paid their respects to emiliano sala before their match with southampton today. a minute's silence was held before kick—off. it was a dramatic end to the match too, with southampton equalising in stoppage time before kenneth zohore's winner. manchester united are up to fourth after a 3—0 win at fulham. arsenal and watford also won, whilst crystal palace drew with west ham thanks to wilfried zaha's strike. in the late kick off, burnley beat brighton 3—1 to climb out of the relegation zone and up to 15th. it's scottish cup weekend, and kilmarnock have held rangers to a goalless draw. rangers missed a golden chance to take the lead when daniel bachmann saved james tavernier‘s penalty in the fi

you can follow the rest of the day's stories on the bbc sport website. many thanks.ere destroyed — allowing offences to continue. cardinal marx made the comments during an unprecedented four—day summit at the vatican, which has brought together bishops from across the world. he told the conference on paedophilia in the church that procedures to prosecute offender's were "deliberately not complied". the sexual abuse of children and youth is in no small measure due to the abuse of power in the area of administration. in this regard, administration has not contributed to fulfilling the mission of the church but on the contrary, has obscured, discredited, and made it impossible. files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible were destroyed or not even created. instead of the perpetrators, the victims were regulated and silence imposed on them. the stipulated procedures and processes for the prosecution of offences were deliberately not complied with but instead cancelled or overridden. the rights of victims were effectively trampled under

i am katherine downes with the rest of the day's news from the bbc sport centre.indies are in control of the second test against england, but england's bowlers have finally had some success. and superbowl weekend is here — we'll have the latest from atlanta, as the city prepares for the patriots against the rams. hello and welcome to sportsday. we are at the home of leinster, the clu b we are at the home of leinster, the club where the island coachjoe smith first made his name. half a mile south from here is lansdowne road, the aviva stadium, and tomorrow are alone, the defending champions, will get their six nations campaign under way. tonight we are at the odious and we will have a charity match and we will get their thoughts in a moment. the tournament starts tonight in paris, france host wales. we will be there shortly. but let's remind ourselves of the scene 12 months ago. ireland have been all conquering in 2018, but as patrick gearey reflects it could have been oh so different. 2018 was the year of the green giants. ireland have climbed the beanstalk so far

bbc sport's frank keogh joins us now. he's been following the story for sport online. of the six—day shutdown, till at least wednesday. that could go on further. the rumour mill is suggesting that next weekend's racing would be in danger, which might take the break to the two week mark or longer. 174 racing stables nationwide are unlocked and at the moment. that means the transport movements are restricted. this is allaim to movements are restricted. this is all aim to control the spread of equine influenza, horse flu, which is very similar to human flu. we are talking runny noses, coughs, high temperatures. the difference being that most humans are not elite athletes and most of these thoroughbreds are. what about the option of vaccination, has not not been used in horse racing? yes, and in fact britain is ahead of the game in this. there was a big outbreak in australia about 12 years ago, where lots of the flu spread among unvaccinated horses. they are vaccinated here. three of the horses at donald mccain's cheshire stables that have the flu, they were vaccinated, an

now a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning.ut of business — they only made it back into the league in 2013 — but today they're hoping to pull off what their manager says would be the biggest fa cup shock of all time. they've already knocked out middlesbrough and leicester, and today they host the premier league champions manchester city, for the chance to make it through to the quarterfinals. we've got to believe we've got a chance of winning. they are exceptional — the first team, the second team, or the third team. i think their under—23s would be good team as well. so it's going to be a very, very difficult evening, but we've got belief, we've got to go out there and play to the highest level that we can play at, and hopefully a few of them have an off day, because then it'll get interesting. we're going to suffer, because they are taller and stronger than us, so in some areas they are better than us, and we have to try to bring our game in the way we are stronger than them. so that is... which team is going to control these

all yesterday's results and today's fixtures are on the bbc sport website.r only turned professional last year but now he's knocked out john higgins, the four time world champion. 0'connor, is number 102 in the world, and this is the furthest he's gone ina ranking tournament. coverage continues on bbc wales, as well as the red button and bbc sport website, from one o'clock. just over two years ago british sprinterjames ellington, was injured in a road accident, alongside fellow sprinter nigel levine. the pair were riding on motorbikes when they were involved in a crash in tenerife. reports at the time suggested that ellington‘s injuries were "career ending", but he's made a remarkable recovery, and is ready to return. a lot of people are going you have already achieved it but in my head, my head i have done athletics to be one of the best in the world. i love the sport but i don't want to do it just to keep fit. when i come back is not a question, i will be back. my is not a question, i will be back. my goal is to come back and be the same, if not better tha

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi. good afternoon.t the top six this weekend. manchester city are down in third place and will be looking to bounce back from their midweek defeat at newcastle, when they play arsenal at liz30pm. manchester united are back up to fifth after a 1—0 win at leicester. the game was marcus rashford's 100th in the premier league and the 21—year—old celebrated by putting his side ahead in the tenth minute. leicester created plenty of chances but i—0 it remained. united are back to fifth place, for now. in the scottish premiership, celtic are six points clear at the top of the table after a 2—0 win over stjohnstone. timothy weah, son of former world player of the year george, scored celtic‘s second goal, just as stjohnstone had been looking like they might equalise. the women's fa cup has reached the fourth round stage. teams through to the fifth round include super league side west ham and championship sides manchester united, bristol city, london bees and tottenham ladies. there are games still being played. n

now on bbc news sport today live from the bbc sport centre, this is sport today.e first leg of the copa del rey semi—final between barcelona and real madrid. city made to work at everton but they take all 3 points to go top of the english premier league. and it is gold the great britain as james woods soars to ski slopes success in wild weather at the world championships. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we start with el clasico part1 as barcelona and real madrid played out a 1—1 draw in the 1st leg of their copa del rey semi final. lucas vazquez had given real madrid an early lead in the 6th minute to quieten the crowds at the camp nou, but summer signing malcolm drew the hosts leveljust before the hour mark. real created the better chances to score a second, but tiredness and the arrival of this man in the final half—hour meant it finished honours even. real madrid with the precious away goal 2nd leg will be played

now on bbc news, sport today. bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: sensational city — six goals for the champions as they stun chelsea to go back on top of the premier league. blown away — france are thrashed in the six nations as england's outstanding start continues. and breaking records to the very end at the alpine world championships. lindsey vonn retires, but only after another medal to her name. hello, and welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. we start with chelsea's worst defeat in nearly 30 years after they were beaten 6—0 at manchester city. the champions are back on top of the english premier league with a stunning victory, which saw chelsea manager maurizio sarri head down the tunnel at the end of the match and not shake city boss pep guardiola's hand. he said afterwards he didn't see him and there are no problems between them. guardiola said they still have an incredible relationship.

the whole match you can have coverage of at the bbc sport website. thank you very much.t three results... 4—0 defeat... 5—0 win... and 6—0 thrashing by manchester city. maurizio sarri sez he doesn't know if it'll affect his chances of being sacked. but they remain the bookies favourites to win the europa league. they're in sweden to play malmo. they play well. we want to when. we know that it will be not easy because we have to play against a very good team, they are solid. they have, usually a very good defence. it will not be easy. but we want to win. now, football coaches always say it's a players game. but when some of the most successful players in recent years put that success down to a coach... you know they must be special. eric harrison, the man who helped build more than a decade of dominance for manchester united by producing the famous class of 92... died today at the age of 81. and the players whose careers he created were some of those to pay tribute. richard askam reports. special presentation here to eric harrison, the man in charge of the manchester unit

now it‘s time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. y‘s play in the 2nd test against england in antigua. kemar roach was the pick of the west indies‘ bowlers — with a for 30 on another wretched day for england‘s batsmen. the tourists were bowled out forjust 187 with only moeen ali and jonny bairstow showing any resistence. moeen top—scored with 6. the west indies will start the 2nd day on 30 without loss. they trail by 157. this the draw for the semi—finals of the copa del rey takes place this del rey takes place later on friday. valencia, real betis and the holders barcelona have beenjoined in the last four by real madrid. karim benzema scored twice as they won 3—1 at girona in the second leg of their quarter—final. marcos llorente also scored for madrid, as they completed a 7—3 aggregate win. meanwhile, lazio are through to the semi—finals of the coppa italia where they‘ll face ac milan. that, after beating inter—milan on penalties in their qaurter—final at the san siro. lazio were leading 1—nil in extra—time when mauro icardio equali

now on bbc news — sport today.tre. coming up on this programme: horse racing in great britain on lockdown until next wednesday after an outbreak of equine flu. aleksander ceferin has been re—elected as uefa president after running unopposed. and with mikaela shiffrin not competing, we'll assess the contenders for the women's combined at the world ski championships in sweden. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. all horse racing in great britain has been suspended due to an outbreak of equine flu. more than 100 training stables, including those of leading trainers paul nicholls and nicky henderson, have been placed in lockdown as the british horseracing authority seeks to contain the outbreak. there were supposed to be four meetings on thursday, but they were called off after three horses, which had all been vaccinated against the disease, tested positive. there are now concerns for next month's world famous cheltenham festival.

now on bbc news sport today. hello this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ted win for manchester city in germany. while var also plays a big part in the first leg win for atletico madrid overjuventus in spain. and sentimental steve as stricker is named the next us ryder cup captain. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news from the champions league last 16 stage. it was a night where var was used in both matches played but most tellingly in manchester city's late 3—2 win in germany against schalke, as raheem sterling scored the winner in the 90th minute. 0ur football correspondent john murray reports. after a most eventful night of champions league football manchester city remain as they started, strong favourites. but they

now on bbc news: sport today.y live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: federer fightsbacks at the dubai tennis championships, as he chases his 100th atp tour title. as maurizio sarri's authority is questioned, following the english league cup final, what next for the chelsea manager? and anthonyjoshua tells us how he's doing all the homework he can ahead of facing jarrell miller at madison square garden injune. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. roger federer remains on course for what could be his 100th atp tour title, after battling back to win his opening match at the dubai tennis championships. he's aiming to become only the second man, after american jimmy conors, to reach a three figure landmark. and in his first match since his australian open defeat in the last 16, federer managed to get past germany's philip kohlschreiber in three sets, as paul frostick reports:

now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.cester city's new manager, after leaving his job at celtic. all to play for. real madrid host barcelona in the second leg of their copa del rey semi final on wednesday, with the first leg finishing 1—1. and former sri lanka captain sanath jayasuriya has been banned from cricket for two years. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the big footballing story of the day, and the news that brendan rodgers is returning to the premier league. the former liverpool manager has left scottish champions celtic to take charge of leicester city, who were victorious over brighton and hove albion on tuesday, where rodgers watched from the stands. we will get the view from leicester and celtic shortly. but first, here isjoe lynskey on the northern irishman's return. brendan rodgers is the

bbc news. with all the sport now, here's karthi at the bbc sport centre. good evening.terfinals of the fa cup for the first time since 2003 after they beat bristol city 1—0 this afternoon. swansea cityjoin them in the last eight after defeating brentford 4—1 and crystal palace made sure to avoid a cup upset by knocking league one side doncaster rovers out of the compeition, as david ornstein reports. 63 years this club had been waiting for this day. doncaster rovers in the fa cup fifth round. for supporters of any age, a occasion not to be missed. it came off hopes with of a famous upset but quickly came with a dose of reality. crystal palace offered early evidence of their premier league pedigree. jeffrey schlupp aided by a deflection, changing the complexion of the tie. as palace continued to find their feet, with varying degrees of success, the key for rovers was to avoid conceding again before half—time. the problem was they did exactly that. german international max meyer used his head to put palace further ahead. happily for roy hodgson, the gulf in quality was re

now on bbc news, sport today.t today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: we're live in atlanta where the new england patriots are looking for a record equalling sixth superbowl win against the la rams, and they‘ re on track to get it. aguero hits a hat—trick against arsenal as manchester city close the gap at the top of the english premier league. and banned for the final test — west indies captainjason holder punished by the icc for a slow—over rate against england. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. it's one of the most watched sporting events in the world. and after all the build—up, though, we've had the lowest scoring first half at the super bowl in 44 years.

now on bbc news sport today with mark edwards.bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. manchester united march into the quarter finals of the fa cup. they put chelsea to the sword at stamford bridge we find out the latest from lausanne as 0lympic 800m champion caster semenya's appeal against an iaaf rule begins. caroline wozniacki struck down by the dreaded lurgy. it's a viral infection that forces her to pull out of the dubai 0pen. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. we start with football, and manchester united are through to the quarterfinals of the fa cup in england. ander herrera and paul pogba scored the goals as they beat the holders chelsea 2—0 in their fifth round tie at stamford bridge. 0ur sports gorrespondent katie gornall reports.

now on bbc news, sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. debut as ajax have a goal disallowed in their loss to holders real madrid. west indies bowler shannon gabriel is banned for four matches for comments he made to england captainjoe root. and on thursday, a 17—year—old from madagascar will become the first malagasy woman to take part in the world skiing championships. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with football and the news that tottenham have one foot in the quarter finals of the champions league. they beat borussia dortmund 3—0 at wembley stadium with the return leg in germany in three weeks time. watching was the bbc‘s ian dennis. a dream scenario for tottenham who turned

there's more on the bbc sport website. that's all from us. more now on our main story. a teenager who ran away from home tojoin islamic state in syria four years ago and now wants to return to britain has given birth to a boy. shamima begum was one of three 15—year—old schoolgirls from bethnal green academy who went to marryjihadi fighters. the lawyer representing her family has been telling the bbc what action they want the british government to take. primarily, they'd like the government to recognise its responsibility to a now one—day—old child and to extend every help that can be given to have that child repatriated to the uk. in terms of practical things, it in terms of practical things, it would be the issue of travel documents, and allow the child to pass past borders and hopefully engage with the british consulate to come home. the british government have said they are not going to help anyone out of a refugee camp in northern syria, it is not something thatis northern syria, it is not something that is safe for british officials to do

now on bbc news, sport today.ve from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: 28 years after his first pga tour title, american phil mickelson wins his 44th after victory at pebble beach in california. and another manchester united legend becomes a manager, as paul scholes takes charge of the english league 2 side he supported as a boy. and a return to form forjoe root, as england's captain hits a century on day three of the final test against the west indies. hello, welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. fading light with two holes to play prevented him from closing out victory a day earlier in california, but nothing was going to stop phil mickelson from securing a record—equalling fifth title at the pga tour event at pebble beach on monday.

now on bbc news sport today with marc edwards. hello.p on this programme... it's a record equalling gold for marcel hirscher in what could be his last world championships. ramos sees red as real lose ground in la liga's title race with a home defeat to girona. the sweet taste of victory,gael monfils winds his first tournament in over a year with victory in rotterdam. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. could this be the perfect ending to a stellar career? the austrian marcel hirscher said this year's world championships might be his last. in which case, he's gone out with a bang. he won the final event of this year's games in sweden by taking gold in the men's slalom — and that was a record—equalling seventh world title. nick parrot reports... if you want to see a master

now on bbc news, sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.rst world alpine ski gold medal for slovakia — as petra vlhova takes gold in the giant slalom. the holders and the host nation are drawn together in the newly revamped davis cup tournament. and caster semenya will next week challenge an iaaf rule that aims to restrict the levels of testosterone in female runners. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news from the alpine skiing world championships in sweden where petra vlhova made history on thursday. her victory in the giant slalom made her the first slovakian to win gold in an individual event. the olympic champion mikaela shiffrin had to settle for bronze — as colm harrison reports.

bbc news. with all the sport now, here's hugh woozencroft at the bbc sport centre. good evening.ugby union is proving to be as enthralling as the first, defending champions, ireland, earned a hard—fought 22—13 win over scotland. sports correspondent katie gornall was at murrayfield. the six nations is a series played at gale force. where momentum blow one—way and then the next. after the opening weekend scotland have it, ireland don't. a bruising defeat to england last week meant ireland arrived at murrayfield knowing their hopes of retaining their six nations title were on the line. scotland have their own title aspirations. although mistakes like this won't help. an early error that was ruthlessly punished. it would get worse for scotland when stuart hogg was forced off the pitch with a shoulder injury afterjust 16 minutes. before he had even made it down the tunnel, ireland had struck again. last year's player of the tournament, jacob stockdale, too slick, too quick. with stuart hogg gone it was time for scotland's other star to step forward. finn russell seems to view the gam

now on bbc news sport today. hello, welcome to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.helsea move through to the last 16 of the europa league, as the pressure eases slightly on under fire maurizio sarri. taiwan's hsieh su—wei claims another upset victory at the dubai tennis championships, this time beating fourth seed karolina pliskova to reach the last four. and rory mcilroy leads the field by a stroke on eight under par after the first round of the world golf championship event in mexico. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with europa league football, and the news that the pressure may have eased slightly on chelsea manager maurizio sarri ahead of sunday's league cup final against manchester city. that's after the blues beat the swedish side malmo 3—0 in the second leg of their last 32 tie.

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that is bbc. co. uk/sport. follows reports that beijing pulled out of trade talks after the defence secretary, gavin williamson, indicated that the uk may be willing to deploy a warship in the pacific. the treasury says that the trip had never been confirmed. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. theresa may courting china last year, as the government looks to life after brexit. beijing is important to its plans. the uk wants closer trade links, and eventually a new deal, and plans had been made for the chancellor, phillip hammond, to make an imminent visit to see chinese officials. the treasury says nothing was ever confirmed, but now the trip is off. why the hiccup? well, it comes days after a pretty bellicose speech by the defence secretary. china is developing its modern military capability and its commercial power. i can announce the first operational mission of hms queen elizabeth will include the mediterranean, the middle east, and the pacific region, making global britain a reality. pledging t

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, you have all the by sport website, you games in dublin and edinburgh. that is all on the bbc sport website and we will have more to you after i! am. thank you, mike bushell. lots of household items, from electrical appliances and toys, to drinking glasses, have the letters "ce" printed on them. it's the eu safety symbol, but if there's a no—deal brexit, it will have to change, and it could be costly for businesses. the bbc has learnt that the government is about to announce plans for a replacement. our business correspondent rob young reports. kettles, heaters, toys, light bulbs. dozens of items in your average home are stamped with the letters "ce". the mark says a particular product meet legal requirements and has been requirements and has been tested to high standards. consumers have been told to buy goods with this symbol. it's been with us for more than two decades. the ce mark belongs to the european union, so if britain leaves the eu without a deal, items on sale like these will have to be stamped with something els

a bbc investigation exposes films and photographs promoting animal cruelty and illegal blood—sports onocial media websites. and dateline london here on bbc news in half an hour, discusses the labour leader jeremy corbyn s moves on brexit. that's at 11:30. good morning and welcome to bbc news. president trump has said britain and other european allies should "take back" more than 800 islamic state fighters captured in syria and put them on trial. mr trump said the united states would be forced to release the jihadists unless they are taken into custody. the comments come as islamic state is facing the loss of its last stronghold in syria. just four years ago, is controlled vast areas of syria and northern iraq. it had taken control of raqqa and mosul. but the group's so—called caliphate has continued to shrink since then, and is now less than one small square kilometre on the euphrates river. militants are reportedly retreating and hiding among the local population as the battle for the village of baghuz enters its final stages. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. in a

now on bbc news sport today.the programme: unbelievable scenes — chelsea goalkeeper kepa arrizabalaga refuses to be substituted in their english league cup final defeat to manchester city. no drama and no goals at old trafford as the english premier league leaders liverpool are held by their arch rivals manchester united and winning his 20th pga tour title — dustin johnson cruises to a five—shot victory at the wgc mexico championship. hello, welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. we start with the extraordinary scenes in the english league cup final where chelsea's goalkeeper kepa arrizabalaga refused to be substituted in extra—time, despite his furious manager telling him to come off. up until that point there'd been little of note,

live coverage is on the bbc sport website and bbc red button.ampions and the winners of australia's equivalent, the nrl, meet. it's wigan against the sydney roosters. wigan have won this four times more than any other team. they need to do some serious work to make it five. they need to do some serious work to make it five. you can listen live on bbc radio 5 live sports extra. england wing chris ashton is out of his side's six nations match with wales this weekend. the sale sharks winger has a calf strain. it's a major blow for ashton, who made his first six nations start since 2013 in the win over france but has now been left out of coach eddie jones' 33—man squad. that is all from the sport centre for now, plenty to come later on. macro let's return out to the collapse of the airline flybmi. and the impact particularly in mcveet on passengers. john carney from sunderland spent £1500 only last week. so you use them a lot. tell us when you bought these flights?” bought them on wednesday. they were booked in advance for the end of april. i travel

there's more on the bbc sport website.in an unprecedented treble of trophies this season. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. bad news for weekday workers hoping the sunshine would continue into the weekend and looks like someone stole the sunshine. not as grey and parts of midlands and northern england fared well with sunshine and blue skies, from some of their weather watchers in derbyshire. most of us see sunshine at some stage of sunday but there is the weather system moving you stand with that, the chance of seeing a bit of rain around this area of low pressure, bringing the cloud east as we go on through the day tomorrow. what cloud there has been today across england and wales tends to clear through the night, here it is moving northwards and pushing out into the north sea. a lot of cloud for northern ireland and to western scotland, outbreaks of rain per pop as well as wind later in the night and what will be a mild night, 10 celsius in belfast as we start sunday.

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. waiting for. some council—run nurseries are at risk of having to close because of threats to funding, according to a group of mps. maintained nurseries are often in deprived areas and are given "top—up" money to help meet their needs. but that money's under threat, and campaigners say that could devastate the life chances of thousands of vulnerable children. nina warhurst reports. no! billy isn't having his best day. mum! any 3—year—old can feel overwhelmed, but billy's social and communication problems mean he needs extra support, which is what he gets at hindley. how do you think the staff here handle children like billy? fa nta stically. i've never once heard any of them raise their voices. they are just so calm, they're just so understanding. they get it. and it seems really silly because all nurseries do that, but it does — it'sjust different. maintained nurseries excel. almost two—thirds are rated outstanding by ofsted, but increasingly, they are struggling financially. in 2013,

all of the rest of the day of stories available on the bbc sport website.ng bootleg alcohol in north east india. 12 people have been arrested in connection with making the drink in assam state. the deaths come less than a fortnight after more than 100 people died elsewhere in the country from drinking lethal spirits. officials in colombia have demolished pablo escobar s former apartment complex in medellin after the site became a tourist hotspot. the infamous drug trafficker lived there in the 1980s. the city now plans to build a memorial park to replace the abandoned building. donna larsen reports. the building raised to the ground in seconds. his legacy much harder to demolish. this eight story building was whether colombian drug lord pablo escobar called home for many yea rs, pablo escobar called home for many years, where he planned some of his most brazen attacks. escobar eventually met his fate in a police shoot out in 1993. in the 44 years up shoot out in 1993. in the 44 years up until that moment, he was responsible for killing thousands of people a

don't forget you can watch coverage of the superbowl live now on bbc1 and follow it on the bbc sport h collapsed in brazil last week have spoken of their anger at never being told about the risks of the site. more than 300 people died or are missing after a massive mudslide in the south—east of the country, with the mine's owners accused of putting profits before safety. they had installed emergency sirens at the dam, but they never went off. our science editor david shukman has this report from the site, at brumadinho. mile after mile of mining waste surged downstream, killing and destroying on an unprecedented scale. a once beautiful valley is now filled with sludge. and even now, more than a week after the disaster, rescue workers are still finding bodies swept along in the deluge, provoking more anguish and anger. a crowd denounces the company that owns the mine, vale, for failing to keep people safe. this man lost a friend at the mine, who had said the dam was leaking before it collapsed. and these student volunteers told me this kind of catastrophe just shouldn't happen. i think

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.ndies. another poor batting performance. at least they have the consolation... 0f performance. at least they have the consolation... of being humiliated there, not the worst place to be. as has become traditional, the duke and duchess of cambridge will be the guests of honour at this year's ceremony, and it's a royal drama, the favourite, which many expect to live up to its title and win the prestigious best film award. while its star, 0livia colman, who plays queen anne, is the favourite for best actress. look at me! how dare you — close your eyes! she has tough competition from the wife star glenn close, after she won at the screen actors guild for her portrayal of the wife of an award—winning author. you were seducing the luscious linnea ? nothing happened. don't you dare insult my intelligence! four years out of the last five, best actor has been won by someone playing a real—life character. now the vice presidency is mostly a symbolicjob. this year, christian bale, who plays forme

bbc iplayer. good night. hello, welcome to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. pressure eases slightly on under fire maurizio sarri. of their last 32 tie against swedish side malmo. olivier giroud scoring the first with all three goals coming. in the second half as they collected a 5—1 aggregate victory taking them leaving the malmo key firmly rooted before callu m malmo key firmly rooted before callum hunt made it three on the night and 5—1 on aggregate. but they will not be able to celebrate too long with the league cup final to come against manchester city on sunday. arsenal will trailing 1—0 after the first against boris off. but their advantage did not last long across from turning into their own meant —— net within four minutes. they doubled their leak in the first half, they headed arsenal into the last 16. scott is chubby and celtic present european adventure is over for the never year as they lost in valencia. up up until then they beat the better side, but the spaniards took advantage of the extra map, 1—0 on the night and 3—0 aggregate to valencia. a

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.ve kicked off at craven cottage, gold is so far. i will be back with an update later. this week: extreme weather predictions. 0n the mend with vr. and... # slam it to the left if you're having a good time # shake it to the right if ya know that you feel fine. uh... the last four years have been the hottest on record. the climate is changing. average global temperatures are rising. as we continue to release more c02 into the atmosphere, scientists are repeating their warning that humanity faces extremely difficult decisions about our future. if we choose to reduce the risks from a changing climate, that will require reducing our carbon dioxide emissions over the coming decades. the implications to that are fundamental transformations to society about how we generate our electricity, how we travel around, what diet we have. those are the difficult choices that, as a global community, we have to take. professor ed hawkins has summarised the average global temperatures in this simple graph

coverage is on the bbc sport website. the five match series is tied at one—all. get under way shortly. former south africa batsman ab de villiers will play for middlesex in this summer's t20 blast — his first stint in english county cricket. he's signed up for middlesex's first seven group matches, starting injuly, but is also available for the tournament's latter stages. de villiers retired from international cricket in 2018, having scored more than 20 thousand runs in all three formats. in tennis... dan evans has risen to 105 in the world rankings after his run to the final in florida. evans was unranked 10 months ago, as he returned to the tour after a 12 month doping ban. he looked like winning a first atp tour title when he took the first set in florida. but he ended up losing to moldova's radu albot, double faulting on championship point. evans is however on course to qualify for the main draw at the french open and wimbledon. and finally, if you've ever had a bad day on the golf course you'll be able to sympathise with rory mcilroy troubles at the world go

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. with all the sportthe bbc sport centre. thanks very much. good evening. manchester city have won the league cup for the second year in a row. they beat chelsea 11—3 on penalities, but the game will be remembered for a bizarre battle of wills over a goal—keeping substitution. our correspondent david ornstein was watching at wembley. lift off for manchester city. the first step towards winning a possible four trophies. despite dominating a poor first half against chelsea, city were contained and almost contrived to go into the interval behind. when they did find the net, the officials intervened. before chelsea finally stirred and nearly scored. in extra time, city looked the more dangerous but chelsea stood firm, and extraordinarily so did their goalkeeper when being substituted by his manager. with penalty specialist willy caballero ready to come on, kepa arriza balaga refused mauricio sarri's orders in a remarkable incident that sarri later called a misunderstanding. kepa took his place for the shoot o

live coverage on the red button and bbc sport website right now. that's all the sport for now.ies on the bbc sport website. including news of a payoff forjose mourinho of £19.6 million. we will see you shortly. many thanks. it's been a year since a gunman opened fire at a high school in parkland, florida killing 17 people, injuring another 17. people in the community are still living with physical and emotional reminders of what happened. this particular shooting sparked passionate cries for stricter gun controls in america. but to date, there has not been any meaningful change. the bbc s samira hussain reports from parkland, florida. good morning, have a great day, guys. a typical morning walk to school done by thousands across the country. but this is different. these kids go to marjory stoneman douglas, a name that will forever conjure images from this day. students fleeing for safety as gunmen armed with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire. this is the first one. anthony was shot five times. using his own body as a shield, he prevented the gunman from entering the classroom.

you can follow alternate's football in the premier league and scottish premiership through the bbc sportying to forge a career in the lower leagues of the game is tough but one player has had it much tougher. the rochdale midfielder joe thompson has been forced to retire at the age of 29. he's recovered from cancer twice over the past six years and he says the intense treatment he's had to go through means that hsi body isn't up the intense treatment he's had to go through means that his body isn't up joe thompson in the rochdale dressing room this morning. his football home for the bulk of his career. after twice fighting back from cancer to return to play, joe has had to call it a day. but he does so with no regrets. has had to call it a day. but he does so with no regretslj has had to call it a day. but he does so with no regrets. i have to be grateful, i'm blessed. some say i maybe shouldn't be here. i have dodged a bullet twice. everyday is a bonus me, i wake up and i appreciate all the little things. his health problems have not been small. he was first diagnosed with cancer at tra

you can follow the action on the bbc sport app and website. super bowl xliii tonight on bbc one. ll from sports day. more from me throughout the evening. for now, it's time for click. the construction of a wall at the us—mexican border has dominated american politics since donald trump joined the presidential race back in 2015. we are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration! it reached its crescendo in december, when the now—president announced a federal government shutdown over its funding. we're going to have a shutdown. there's nothing we can do about that. a record 35 days later, it was finally lifted, without any real resolution, and it could easily be back on within weeks. as trump tweeted out a new design for his wall, now made of steel rather than concrete, the democrats did offer a potential compromise — to fund a border which used technology rather than physical barriers. but is that feasible, and what would it look like? we sent nick kwek to arizona to investigate. so i'm on my way to the nogales border patrol station, one of the most technologica

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. media from the state department, we can listen to that alive. i would like to give a special thanks to our nato allies, who stood with us in our mission to uphold the rule of law and protect our people. their solidarity reflects the solid strength and unity of the nato alliance. their support is good for oui’ alliance. their support is good for our shared community. it is good for transatlantic unity. it's good for international peace and security. president trump is grateful for all that you have done. the us is hopeful we can put our relationship with russia back on a better footing. but the onus is on russia to change the pattern of course on destabilising activity, not just to change the pattern of course on destabilising activity, notjust on this issue but others, as well. the us stands ready to engage with russia about arms control. it must also include all of the partners. they must all responsibly comply with their obligations. as we remain hopeful of a fundamental shift in ru

you can listen live on bbc radio five live sports extra. leeds rhinos this afternoon. jack walker scored a hat—trick as the rhinos won 46—14 to move from bottom up to seventh. hull kr beat london broncos 22 points to 12 in the other game. it's the battle of two former champions in snooker‘s welsh open final. and it's australia's neil robertson who has the edge. he began the final session with a five frames to three lead against the english open champion stuart bingham, who looked like winning the opening frame. but robertson produced a break of 65 to recover from 53—0 down and win the frame to make it 6—3. the match is the best of 17 frames. live coverage is on the bbc sport website and bbc red button. double european indoor champion laura muir is one of a record—equalling 48 athletes named by great britain for next month's european indoor championships in glasgow, perhaps unsurprising following her performance yesterday. she will defend her 1500 and 3000—metre titles at the event and demonstrated she's in line to retain both after taking f

that all from sportsday — but over on the bbc sport website there's live coverage from the track cyclingbritain's men havejust great britain's men have just won a silver medal in the men's team pursuit. thank you forjoining us. a man who supplied his girlfriend with a class a drug at a festival has been convicted of manslaughter. 30 year old ceon broughton is due to be sentenced on friday morning. he had denied he was responsible for the death of 24—year—old louella fletcher—michie, the daughter of the holby city actorjohn michie. she died at bestival in dorset after taking the drug 2—cp. our correspondent james ingham is outside winchester crown court. this is a desperately sad case. this has been painfully sad trial described by louella's family as harrowing. her parents and brother and sister had to sit in court and watch the final moments of her life, filmed on a mobile phone by her boyfriend. he gave her a bumped up deals of a listen annickjug —— hallucinogenic drug. he felt as she took the drugs and she became increasingly agitated, screaming distressed, screeching and hitting hers

you can find more on those stories on the bbc sport website.ew england patriots and the los angeles rams, live on bbc one from 10:a5pm. you can see more about that on president trump has repeated his intention to withdraw us troops from syria but says he is planning to keep a military base in iraq in order to watch iran. he was speaking in an interview with the television network, cbs, during which he also said that sending the military to venezuela was "an option." 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, said mr trump was questioned in depth about his foreign policies. this was a pretty wide—ranging interview on cbs's programme, face the nation. in which donald trump was asked time and time again about his foreign policy and that's not least because some in his intelligence agencies have been given very different messages from the white house itself. president trump made clear he did disagree with them on a number of issues, for example he is determined to bring american troops back from the middle east, however they believe that might be

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.streets of venezuela in rival mass rallies. the head of the opposition, juan guaido, is trying to force president maduro from power. the president also spoke at a rally in support of his leadership and the current government. european countries say they'll recognise the opposition leader if presidential elections aren't called by midnight tonight. pope francis will become the first pontiff to visit the arabian peninsula, when he arrives in the united arab emirates later. in the past few moments, the pope has boarded his plane at rome's fiumicino airport. he's expected to arrive in the emirates this evening. abu dhabi's crown prince has invited him to take part in an inter—faith conference. during his two—day visit, he will meet officials and celebrate mass in a stadium, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of people. some council—run nurseries are at risk of having to close because of threats to funding — according to a group of mps. maintained nurseries are often in deprived ar

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre.holes is the new manager at oldham atheltic, the club he supported as a boy. the former manchester united and england midfielder has signed a deal until the end of next season. the former premier league club are currently mid—table in league two — the fourth tier. it's his first managerial appointment but he is a co—owner of national league salford city. maurizio sarri apologised to the chelsea supporters yesterday after what he called "an unacceptable performance". they lost 6—0 at manchester city, who have returned to the top of the table. it was chelsea's worst defeat in 28 years. asked about his future, sarri said that "his job is always at risk". there was no handshake between the two managers at the end, sarri though saying that it wasn't intentional. there's a potential six nations title decider in just under a fortnight. england head coach eddiejones has already started playing some mind games, saying that they will face the "greatest wales side ever". england thrashed france 4

you can follow live text on the bbc sport website and listen to live commentary on radio 5 live.h european council president donald tusk and other key eu figures in egypt later, during a summit between leaders of eu and arab league countries. downing street has played down hopes of a breakthrough on her brexit deal being reached. the summit is the first between leaders of eu and arab league countries and will focus on tackling concerns over security and migration, and boosting trade. ros atkins is at the summit in sharm el sheikh. good evening. good evening. the good evening. the prime good evening. the prime minister good evening. the prime minister the prime minis arrived good evening. the prime minister arrived a few hours ago, in fight, her plane flew over the spot where i am speaking to you from. it has been clear from number 10 they are am speaking to you from. it has been clearfrom number 10 they are not expecting a big moment in terms of interactions with the european union, they are emphasising this is an ongoing conversation with the european union as the prime minister