voting is under way in the annual bbc women's footballer of the year award. icon marta is yet to win. the five—time fifa world player of the year has recently moved to play for orlando pride in the us, after three years in sweden. and as she tells us the last 12 months have been pretty special. hi, my name is marta. i think people should vote for me because everything that i do i do with love. translation: it was an exciting time. it was a big rush, but it was worth it because it was an historic moment for me. and you can cast your vote for the bbc women's footballer of the year at our website. that's bbc.com/womensfootball, where you can see all the profile pieces on our five nominees. sebastian coe, the president of the iaaf, says it must consider european athletics' suggestion that all world records set before 2005 should be wiped. the organisations are desperate to make a clean break in athletics after recent doping scandals, and coe believes all options should be considered. these proposals actually underpinned three really important things. first of all

now it's your turn to vote for this year's bbc women's footballer of the year.ld in rio last year after claiming a second straight bundesliga title with bayern munich. hi, guys, i'm melanie behringer, i'm nominated for the bbc women's footballer of the year 2017, and i would be very happy if you vote for me because the year 2016 was very great. that was melanie behringer. you can see all the nominees if you go to at bbc.com/womensfootball. you decide the winner. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. good morning. we saw some big contrasts across the uk on sunday. the southern half of the uk has seen quite a bit of cloud and some rain. this is the view from one of our weather watchers mid—afternoon on sunday. but at the same time, the northern half of the country was pretty different. dry, bright, a bit breezy as well. this is the view on the shores of the moray firth. and i think we will keep similar contrast through bank holiday monday, because this area of low pressure is parked across the south of the uk. that'll be the focus

voting is under way in the annual bbc women's footballer of the year award. and final nominee christine sinclair is the face of football in canada, having quietly transformed her side from outsiders to olympic bronze medallists. the 33—year—old portland thorns striker is a celebrity in her homeland with her own walk of fame star in toronto, and the canada captain is even related to the country's prime minister, justin trudeau. iam i am christine sinclair and you should vote for me because i am the second leading goalscorer in the history of football and i helped lead canada to back—to—back olympic podiums. iam lead canada to back—to—back olympic podiums. i am kind lead canada to back—to—back olympic podiums. iam kind of lead canada to back—to—back olympic podiums. i am kind of amazed, actually, where my career has gone. and you can cast your vote for the bbc women's footballer of the year at our website, that's bbc.com/womensfootball, where you can see all the profile pieces on our five nominees. west indies claimed an improbable victory on thursday in barbad

voting is underway for the bbc women's footballer of the year 2017.ng and we are looking at each one over the course of the week. today is the turn of norway and olympique lyonnais striker ada hegerberg. hegerberg scored more goals than cristiano ronaldo in uefa competitions last year. my my name is ada hegerberg and people should vote for me because that would be the first time norway has had would be the first time norway has ha d su ccess would be the first time norway has had success outside skiing. i remember growing up with those champions league nights are making some tackles and sitting down with the whole crew. i've got a lot of good memories. who do you want to see win bbc women's footballer of the year 2017? you can vote at bbc.com/womensfootball. the vote closes on monday 15th may at 8am. stay with us on outside source. still to come: marine le pen has been accused of plagiarising a speech from one of her former presidential rivals. i'll bring you the story. a jury at the inquest of a teenage anorexia sufferer who took her own life have fo

and it's time to cast your vote for this year's bbc women's footballer of the year award.week on sport today we're hearing from those who've been shortlisted. after some penalty shoot out heroics at the rio olympics, could the swedish goalkeeper hedvig lindahl be this year's winner? my my name is hedvig lindahl. my name is hedvig lindahllj my name is hedvig lindahl. i would like you to vote for me if you think i'm worth it. that is one of five nominees for this year's bbc female sports player of the year. if you like to cast your vote, go to our website, bbc.com/sport. the women's section that has all the details. but that is all for now. from me, john watson, and the team, that is all from sport today. hello there. well on tuesday we saw a big contrast in weather conditions across the country. the further west you were, the better the sunshine as you were sheltered from the easterly breeze. in fact, western scotland fared best with wall—to—wall sunshine and a top temperature of 21 degrees. it was cloudier further east, especially in the south—east. so it led to a bit of a

women's champions league final. the anticipation is building. we do not know who it is yet, do we? no, another hour to go until we find out across the bbc scotland's ken lyttle won it last year. —— ken lyttle. into this time the women's champions final is here. it is showing the strength of the women's game. the french clubs invested more than £10 million into those clubs. a growth in women's football that we are seeing consistently. we have five brilliant nominees for the award. we can see why they have been nominated. we will find out in under an hour who the winner will be. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports news headlines. the 2016 footballer of the year riyad mahrez has informed leicester city he wants to leave during the upcoming transfer window, saying he's "fiercely ambitious" and that "now is the time to move on". the algerian says he hopes foxes fans "will understand and respect his decision". paul lambert has lost his job as wolves manager. the scotjoined the club seven months ago leading them to a 15th place finish in the championship. former porto boss nuno espirito santo is expected to take over. sir

but marta has yet to win the bbc women's footballer of the year award. could this be her year? th the nomination one more time by the bbc. this shows that really what we have been doing over the years has been fruitful. she is five times world champion, a true warrior, a humble person. when you talk about women's football, you already think about marta. women's football — marta. national team — about marta. women's football — marta. nationalteam — marta. about marta. women's football — marta. nationalteam - marta. she is very important. i used to sell fruits in the public market and also wait to help my family. i also sold clothes in the streets, too. kids should be in school but u nfortu nately i should be in school but unfortunately i had no way to go to school. my mother could not take me there because of our financial situation. people would come to me and say, it's a boy ‘s‘ sport. you have to play with a doll, it's not right for a have to play with a doll, it's not rightfora girl to have to play with a doll, it's not right for a girl to be in the middle ofa right for a gir

now, voting is still open for this year's bbc women's footballer of the year award — you can decide who year. five players have been nominated for the award. details of how you can vote coming after we see them all in action. and details of how to vote are on oui’ and details of how to vote are on our website, bbc.com/sport. at the madrid open, there's an intriguing second round match up to come, as maria sharapova and eugenie bouchard prepare to play each other. the canadian last week claimed the russian should be banned from tennis for life after testing positive for a banned substance, labelling her a cheat. sharapova set that up with her win over mirjana lucic—baroni. her every move has been scrutinised since she returned from her is—month drugs ban. the decision to grant her a number of wildcards to play in tournaments in the lead up to the french open has been criticised. the former world number one says she will let her tennis do the talking. translation: it is not the way i go about myjob. translation: it is not the way i go about my job. and translation: it is not the way i go

the norway and 0lympique lyonnais striker ada hegerberg has been voted as the bbc women's footballeron the global public vote ahead of brazil's marta and canada's christine sinclair. the main reason hegerberg gained so many votes, simply put comes down to goals. the 21—year old scored 5a last season as lyon won the uefa champions league, and this thursday she'll once again be gracing the final, as her club play fellow french side paris saint germain in cardiff. tell us, what do you think the reaction will be like in norway?” hope people feel inspired, of course. in that i might get onto the same level. that will never happen but i hope that younger children will be inspired. i rememberwhen i was growing up, having big idols and it has been a hugely important thing. to dream big, it is important to have idols. i want to try and be myself. with a smile. and bring this back to norway! world number one andy murray is safely through to the second round at the french open despite dropping a set in his opening match. he overcame russian andrey kusnetsov in four sets as austin halewood repor

she's a nominee for this year's bbc women's footballer of the year award. here's her story.ve in the world. just let that sink in. five in the world. today, i would say she is the best. she cares a lot and she is working really hard for a lot of social important things in society. she asks so many questions. some of them i don't like, as stupid, but some of them are brilliant. that makes her really interesting. that was my dream from when i was very little and somewhere along the line i realised i am a girl, a woman, so my perception of being a professional footballer is not what i thought it would be. it hit me at some point. i don't know, i was actually part of the 2003 world cup squad that came second and after that i thought everyone knew who i was now i was in the world cup final in the squad. everyone knows me now. and then i woke up and realised, wait a minute, it is women's football and it's not really like that. being a female foot all means that i am part of something that opens doors for so many other girls and women in the world that still struggles with their ow

canadian goal scoring sensation christine sinclair is on the final shortlist of nominees for the bbc women'sby wambach has scored more international goals than sinclair and the portland thorns striker is keen to overtake her total in the future. iam i am never going to be the most vocal person in the locker room. i try to do my talking on the field. she has been the best player for canada and in my opinion the best player in the world many times. canada and in my opinion the best player in the world many timesm her terms she is like the michael jordan of women's football. when i knew her as a coach, she only got better. she has been the difference maker for over a decade. in the 1999 women's world cup in the us, i was fortu nate to women's world cup in the us, i was fortunate to go down to portland, oregon, and what a couple of games. i remember sitting in the stands and decided then that i would play in the next one. sure enough, i did and played in the one in 2003. i played some games in the exact same stadium. it's amazing what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it. we headed in

as you can see behind me, lyon and the bbc women's footballer of the year for 2017 are trailing behindead of the final tomorrow night. just over 24 hours left of that ago. they had their interesting press conference. there was pressure. they got annoyed with the press conference as they had no explanation from uefa explaining why they were left in the hotel for 40 minutes. a lot of knock—on delays, they said that interestingly it would not happen in the men's event. he was impatient and eager to get onto the pitch. he is happier that he is training now with his lyon side, they are a formidable force in european women's bubble. this is their sixth final appearance, and they won the trophy three times. they could go for a record fourth if they wanted to beat paris saintjermaine behind us. —— psg. it's an all french affair. expected to have 20,000 people coming to see this spectacle in cardiff on thursday. a global showcase event for women's couple. sta rs showcase event for women's couple. stars from japan, the usa, france and germany, all taking to the pitch. preparation is getting well

wembley for the women's fa cup final, live on bbc two. 0ut wembley for the women's fa cup final, live on bbc two. out to the west, this rain on the weather front with gusty winds, heavy bursts of rain running into western areas, eventually that rain pushing into eastern scotland and eastern england, keeping temperatures up here to 11 or 12. further west as skies clear numbers could be low enough for grass frost in general parts of northern ireland. this rain in eastern england doesn't last too long. lasts a bit longer in eastern scotla nd long. lasts a bit longer in eastern scotland before heading towards the northern ireland, ben south—westerly wind following brings a mix of sunshine and showers. a few heavy ones in northern ireland and perhaps scotland, and showers running from the south—west towards the home counties. temperature similar to today, quite warm in the south—east, east anglia, 19 or 20 celsius. south—westerly breeze is, though, and the wind picks up overnight and as we head into monday this low pressure is heading our way coming from a long way south, bringing warm

who do you want to win the bbc women's footballer of the year? who was rescued at sea after drifting for more than 30 hours. if you have an old £5 note in your pocket you may want to spend it soon. pocket you may want to spend it soon. the paper note which features the prison reformer elizabeth fry on one side won't be accepted in shops after close of business tomorrow. most banks and building societies will continue to accept them. more details from our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. just a warning though, his report does contain some flashing images. the period ofjuggling both the old and new £5 notes is coming to an end. the old ones have to go back to the bank. but some at this london market aren't prepared for the paper fiver ceasing to be legal tender at midnight tomorrow. are you sure? absolutely positive. 0k. do you think a lot of people know? no, i don't think many people know at all. i haven't seen it on the news, i haven't read it in the paper. so yeah, it's a real surprise. there are millions still out there, so you'l

voting is under way for the bbc women's footballer of the year 2017 we're hearing from all five nomineesthe week. today is the turn of melanie behringer, who won olympic gold in rio 2016, and helped her german club, bayern munich, secure back—to—back bundesliga titles. she was also nominated for the fifa world player of the year award 2016. hi, guys. i'm melanie behringer. i'm nominated for the bbc award 2017 and i would be very happy if you vote for me because 2016 was really great. stay with us on 0utside source. still to come: just how big is the gulf between the uk and europe over brexit? we'll be speaking to the german journalist who's written that jean—claude juncker claims the probability of failure is currently more than 50%. police have revealed more details of the burglary in dorset in which the householder was shot dead. they say the men broke into the property wearing balaclavas — one of them armed with a shotgun. 61—year—old guy hedger was shot by intruders who entered his house in st ives, just after 3am on sunday. a helicopter was used to search the area following the shoo

and finallyjust as a reminder voting closes on monday for this year's bbc women's footballer of the yearsaves from our five nominees and then make your choice on the bbc sport make your choice on the bbc sport great talent in there but that is almost dead from others. saracens leading claremont 28—17 in the champions cup with just a few seconds left to play. actually they have just kicked the ball out so saracens win back—to—back titles. congratulations to them. in the premier league arsenal leading 2—1 up premier league arsenal leading 2—1 up on stoke with peter crouch having just pulled one back for the home side. we will be back with more at 7:30pm. it's been a fine day across many parts of the country, we have had some warm late spring sunshine. this was the view in broadstairs earlier. bit of cumulus fairweather cloud around. more clout further north—west across the country and some outbreaks of rain as well. add picture taken by one of our weather watchers. vision into parts of the west wales and south—west england. that band of rain going to shift its way eastwards across all of t

and you still have time to vote in this year's bbc women's footballer of the year award check out the9am on monday. now, onto rugby union and there's more silverware at stake this weekend with the finals of the challenge cup and the champions cup. there's english involvement in both. gloucester will be in action first up tonight, against stade francais in the challenge cup showpiece. patrick gearey is in edinburgh for us — with both matches being held at murrayfield. patrick, this could be a way of salvaging something from the season for gloucester. indeed. it has been a disappointing season for these gloucester fans who have begun arriving this evening. ninth in the english premiership, not what they would have expected at the start of the season. but on this cold, dreary night in edinburgh, there is hope. if gloucester can win there is hope. if gloucester can win the second tier challenge cup, they will gain entry to the play—offs for the champions come next season at the champions come next season at the expense of northampton. tonight, they play stade francais, and gloucester have

norway and lyon striker arda hegerberg has been crowned the bbc women's footballer of the year 2017.ham city in front of her lyon team—mates in france. the french side are hoping to win successive trebles when thy face paris st—germain the uefa champions league final in cardiff on thursday. world number one andy murray is seeking to build some good form after a poor season so far on clay. lasty year's runner—up beat unseeded russian andrey kuznetsov in 4 sets to ease through the first round at the french open as hannah lupton reports can't put injury, injury and bad form behind him, andrew murray arrived in paris still as the world number one. he attempted to master the famous red clay for the first time. he seemed to wait for an forced errors from the russian who seem happy to oblige, despite losing his serve he took the first set 6—4. his opponent had a good clay season, he made the geneva open semifinals last week. here, he was showing what he was capable of. murray was not helped by a misfiring south, broken three times as the russian won the second set, 6—4, levering the match.

bbc news. three teenage women have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences after raids in east london. the arrests are being linked to the counter—terrorism operation that saw a woman shot and injured in willesden in north london last thursday. ten people, linked to that operation, have now been arrested. with me is our reporter james waterhouse. what can you tell us? the met police

birmingham city ladies say they will not fear manchester city, in today's women's fa cup final at wembley. it's live on bbcs fa cup final has been at wembley. we want to put on a great performance. we are not just to put on a great performance. we are notjust going there to be another team that has been in the fa cup final. we want to do better, we wa nt to cup final. we want to do better, we want to win, we want to showcase what we are about. we are a football tea m what we are about. we are a football team and we show grit and determination. we can't wait to go and play at wembley. you always dream at playing at wembley, and you always dream of capping your side. ever since i have joined this club it is about try to win the fa cup and we are one step closer to doing that. definitely up there with the stuff i have achieved so there with the stuff i have achieved so far. and while we're on the subject, voting for the annual, bbc women's footballer of the year award closes on monday morning at 9:00. five players from around the world are in contention. you can vote, at bbc.co.uk. jonny brownlee has suffered

joy then for manchester city's women at wembley, and don't forget voting for the annual bbc women's footballerwomensfootball and choose your favourite chelsea clinched the premier league title on friday, of course, so the scramble at the top is for those champions league spots. manchester city moved a step closer to securing one, they're back up to third after a narrow 2—1win over leicester — the goals came from david silva and a gabrieljesus penalty in the first half. leicester got one back and looked to have rescued a point with this riyad mahrez penalty but the referee spotted that he had kicked the ball twice and disallowed the goal. arsenal closed the gap on the top four, they're nowjust one point behind fourth—placed liverpool after a comfortable four—one win at stoke. 0livier giroud scored twice. all the pressure now then on liverpool who play west ham later. swansea had a crucial win, they moved four points clear of the drop zone with a 2—0 win at sunderland. paul clement's side were four points adrift at the bottom of the table when the manager took over injanuary, but kyle naughton's

hugh pym, bbc news. three womenarged with terrorism offences and conspiracy to murder. it is believed to be the first alleged all—female jihadist plot in britain. time now for the sports news. hi, everyone. you're watching sport today live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack. coming up: the europa league final line—up is complete. manchester untied will face ajax in stockholm. the world number one is wobbling. andy murray is knocked out early in madrid. and the swiss speedster.. —— why is sergio garcia high—fiving? hi, there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. jose mourinho says he won't hesitate to rest his plays in the final threepenny elite games as he now focuses on winning the rope league final. -- focuses on winning the rope league final. —— premier league games. they set upa final. —— premier league games. they set up a showdown with ajax. the manchester united fans at old trafford will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. they are through to

the headlines on bbc news: three teenaged women are arrested on suspicion of terror offences in raidsd. a committee of mps says the failure of some of the biggest social media companies to remove illegal online content is a "disgrace." the government says it does not recognise the report of theresa may's thin out with a european union member as portrayed by the german media. let's catch up with the spot. good afternoon. with the premier league title battle seemingly a two—horse race between leaders chelsea and second place tottenham, attention turns to the race for champions league qualification. tonight, liverpool can move three points clear in third place, ahead of both of the manchester sides, with a win at watford. both united and city dropped points yesterday. united were held to a 1—1 draw at home to swansea. city had to rely on a late equaliser from gabrieljesus to rescue a point at struggling middlesbrough. here's liverpool manager jurgen klopp on the race to finish in the top four. it would be nice if we had ten points more and fight with chelsea for the title but that is not

as part of an exclusive investigation, the bbc has discovered that kenyan women are being abducted andas sex slaves to al—shabaab camps. anne soy meets women who've managed to escape from the camps, and an al—shabaab insider who reveals, for the first time, how vulnerable women are captured and imprisoned. this film contains some content viewers may find disturbing. mombasa, can you's bustling second city. —— kenya. it is a magnet for people looking for work. there is a dark side, here. in a backstreet, a room of extra ordinary women need to share their stories. translation: they would bring two or three men for each woman every night. we would be raped repeatedly. these women are the hidden face of a regional war that seems without end. for six years, the kenyan army has been part of a force fighting the islamist militants, al—shabaab, in somalia. now, a disturbing development: the bbc has discovered that kenyan women are being abducted and trafficked to become sex slaves for al—shabaab. we speak to an insider, who reveals how they kidnap vulnerable women. translation: they said, i wa

phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire. three womenperation in north london and kent ten days ago, have been charged with preparing a terrorist act and conspiracy to murder. they include 21—year—old rizlaine boular, who was shot during a police raid at a property in willesden. they'll appear at westminster magistrates court in the morning. time now on bbc news for the latest sport news. hi everyone. you're watching sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack. coming up: juve look out. real madrid are going for duodecimo. they are into the champions league final. the asian champions league is hotting up. group toppers kashima antlers finish on a high before the knockout stage. and who's going to bring back bill from japan? we've got the draw for the rugby world cup. hi, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. it was fiesty and ferocious at the vicente calderon stadium on wednesday. a madrid derby with the added spice of a spot in the champions league final up for grabs. real were 3—0 up fr

hugh pym, bbc news. three womenourt in london charged with terrorism offences and conspiracy to murder. it's believed to be the first alleged all—female jihadist plot in britain. one of them was shot during the operation to arrest them last month. the three were accused of planning a knife attack in the westminster area. president trump appears to have changed his explanation for sacking the head of the fbi, james comey. the white house had insisted that mr trump acted on the advice from the usjustice department. but in a television interview this evening, mr trump said that he'd been intending to sack mr comey in any case because the agency was in "turmoil." our north america editor, jon sopel, is in washington. rjon, it's the president's first interview since this cry sirs sis first broke? yes, it is. the president was in characteristically forthright mood. there will be one day i will say he pulled his punches. he didn't in this interview. he accused james comey of being a showboat, a grandstander. he had left th

bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... three teenage womenich a woman was shot and injured. mps accuse some of the internet‘s biggest companies, including facebook and google, of doing "nowhere near enough" to remove illegal content. a man who was shot dead by intruders at his home in east dorset has been named by police as 61—year—old guy hedger. labour promise to create new legal minimum standards for tenants in rented homes in england. the conservatives say it would result in higher rents. a new picture of princess charlotte enjoying the outdoors, taken by her mother, has been released ahead of her second birthday. let'sjoinjessica let's join jessica with let's joinjessica with a sports update. with the premier league title battle seemingly a two—horse race between leaders chelsea and second place tottenham, attention turns to the race for champions league qualification. tonight, liverpool can move three points clear in third place, ahead of both of the manchester sides, with a win at watford. both united and city dropped points yesterday.

women can still be active in local politics and the bbc has been speaking to four women about their experiences be doing this." he said it was bringing shame to ourfamily, this." he said it was bringing shame to our family, what would people say? when i went to register as a candidate, everyone laughed at me. they said this is kazemi, how can a womanjoined the they said this is kazemi, how can a woman joined the council they said this is kazemi, how can a womanjoined the council —— mrs kazemi. isaid womanjoined the council —— mrs kazemi. i said i will try anyway and put my faith in god. the men said there was no reason view to speak, we can make a speech for you. you don't need to come and speak but i did it anyway. when my campaign posters came back from the printers, my husband saw the photos of may. do you want to plaster these all over the walls, he asked? i said of course i do. we were having brea kfast course i do. we were having breakfast when he said, so you withdrew, right? my daughterstarted laughing. the deadline has passed, mum didn‘t withdraw. laughing. the deadline has passed, mum

and the bbc women's footballer of the year 2017 has been awarded to 0lympique lyonnais and norway strikerm, turned up to surprise her and present the trophy in france. and, she is in the final of the champions league tomorrow. it is a massive day for cardiff tomorrow because the women and the men's are playing there. around 190,000 british pensioners live abroad in european countries like spain, and at the moment, they get their health—care paid for as part of an eu—backed scheme. but there's a warning this morning that the nhs would have to find an extra £500 million to pay for the care of these british expats should they come back to the uk after brexit. mark dayan is one of the authors of that report and he's in our london newsroom. thanks forjoining us. explain how the system works at the moment? some british pensioners who live on the european continent can get health ca re european continent can get health care on the same terms as people who are resident in those european countries under this so—called s1 scheme where the british government pays other countries to take care of them

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dorset. three young women london on suspicion of terrorism offences. the arrests are linked to a raid on thursday in another part of the city in which a woman was shot and wounded by police. a further seven people arrested after the raid are still in custody. both rivals in the french presidential race have traded blows at the start of the final week of campaigning. on sunday, voters will chose between pro—eu candidate emmanuel macron and the far—right candidate marine le pen. in a rally today, she characterised him as the establishment candidate. he said he'd fight until the last second to make sure she didn't reach office. here's our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. the second round of french elections has been the graveyard of far—right dreams of power. used to facing a united front of all her rivals, marine le pen is now calling on voters to unite against someone else — her liberal opponent emmanuel macron. translation: the enemy of the french people is still the world of finance, but now it has a nam

the headlines on bbc news: three teenage women are arrested on suspicion of terror offences in raids woman was shot and injured. a committee of mps says the failure of some of the biggest social media companies to remove illegal online content is a disgrace . the government says it doesn't recognise an account of theresa may's dinner with the european commission president, as portrayed by the german media. cornelia parker is the first woman to ta ke cornelia parker is the first woman to take on the role of official sculptor for the election. shall observe the campaign and produce a piece in response. the politics in my art is quite under the radar and not so overt, but increasingly i find it harder and harder to not be more political, because we live in a very interesting moment in history. you are always making work in response to what is happening around you. i have just response to what is happening around you. i havejust been in america last year. i was working on a piece for the met museum, for the roof, with the backdrop of the american election which can simply and consumed ev

bbc news. the headlines at 11: three teenage women are arrested on suspicion of terror offences in raids linkedwhich a woman was shot and injured. leading social media firms are "shamefully far" from tackling illegal and dangerous online content, according to a report by mps. these social media companies have been asked repeatedly to sort this out and repeatedly they have failed to do so. so i think it is time that the government should be putting new systems in place which involve fines. a man shot dead by intruders at a house in dorset has been named by police as 61—year—old guy hedger. labour promises new legal standards for rented homes in england, if it gets into power. the conservatives say it would result in higher rents. also: the final week of campaigning is underway in the french presidential election.

bbc news, i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at 103m: three women are arrested on suspicion of terror offences in raids linked with police operations in london on thursday, in which a woman was shot and injured. the failure of social media companies to deal with illegal content is condemned as "shameful" by mps. these social media companies have been asked repeatedly to sort this out, and repeatedly they have failed to do so. so i think it is time that the government should be putting new systems in place, which involve fines. a man shot dead by intruders at a house in dorset has been named by police as 61—year—old guy hedger. labour promises new legal standards for rented homes in england, if it gets into power. the conservatives say it would result in higher rents. the final week of campaigning begins in the french presidential election. the front runner, emmanuel macron, calls for major reform of the eu. also in the next hour... mps issue a warning over annual tests or sats in primary schools. a report says some children's education and wellbeing are being harmed with staff teaching children simply how to pass

they are just some of the thousands of other women and girls that have been abducted by boko haram. alistair leithead, bbcttled president says an investigation into his alleged obstruction of justice needs to be suspended. in a defiant speech, michel temer said the audio, in which he allegedly discusses the payment of hush money to a jailed politician, needed to be checked for tampering and audio edits. our correspondent in rio, julia carneiro, is following the story. there is a lot that's in play here and there are very serious allegations that have emerged as part of...well, they emerged actually from a series of testimonies that were made as part of a plea bargain by executives ofjbs — this is the big meat producer in brazil. the supreme court has authorised investigations against him and we will still have to wait to see the result of that but today president temer tried to divert attention from that. he defended himself, denying again the allegations but also cast doubt about the testimonies, saying that they are incoherent, that they were false, and also casting lots of doubt over that audio. now, t

over the last few weeks bbc has showcased some great women's football stories from around the world.geria. lagos is the best most populated city in the world and it has 21 million residents and the men's national team, the super eagles, are flourishing with big—name players playing week in, week out in the premier league and the women's team just won the africa cup of nations last year in cameroon. but at the grassroots level, there's just small group of people who are trying to grow the women's game.|j group of people who are trying to grow the women's game. i am the coach and owner of the greens. i was sitting in my office in the school one day and some girls came to me and they said, we are sisters and we wa nt to and they said, we are sisters and we want to play for school. so i looked at them, i felt very sorry. because i saw they had no place. they needed someone i saw they had no place. they needed someone to i saw they had no place. they needed someone to encourage i saw they had no place. they needed someone to encourage them because this is what they love to do, they have t

hello, this is bbc news, the headlines: three women are arrested on suspicion of terror offences in raidsof the internet 5 biggest companies, including facebook and google, of doing ‘nowhere near enough' to remove illegal content. downing street says it doesn't recognise an account, published in a german newspaper, of a fractious dinner last week between the prime minister and the european commission president, jean—claude juncker. a man who was shot dead by intruders at his home in east dorset, has been named by police as 61—year—old guy hedger. a new picture of princess charlotte enjoying the outdoors, taken by her mother, has been released ahead of her second birthday. let'sjoinjessica for let's join jessica for another sport update. good afternoon. he might be the reigning world snooker champion, but mark selby has work to do if he is to defend his title. it was into the last day of the final trilling john higgins by 10—7. selby, they would number one, was down 10—4 but one of the last three frames to give himself a lifeline. selby has been in dominantform, himself a lifeline. selby h

the victims were reportedly trying to protect two young women from anti—muslim abuse. you're watching bbcress. the times leads with a shock poll prediction ahead of next week's uk general election from one of the country's leading pollsters. the constituency—by—constituency estimate for the times by yougov indicates the conservative party could lose 20 seats and labour gain 28 seats, which would mean no party would win an overall majority. city am looks at the war of words between us president donald trump and german chancellor angela merkel. mr trump slammed germany saying the country's economic relationship was bad for the us while, mrs merkel hit back, restating her view that europe must look out for itself and can no longer rely on america. the gulf news says global stocks are feeling the pressure as antagonism grows between the us and the european union. markets have been driven lower over concerns over politics on both sides of the atlantic. the ft reports that internet giant amazon has joined an elite group of us companies with shares worth more than $1000 dollars. back in 1997 whe

england's women's cricket captain heather knight has told the bbc that there's no pressure on wicketkeeperide. taylor took a break last may after suffering with anxiety, but returned to training earlier this year, and took part in their pre—season tour to abu dhabi. if all goes well, she could return in time for the women's world cup in england next month. great to see her back in an england shirt. the main thing is to get her in the right place. taking it day by day at the moment. if the world cup is too soon, i don't know but it would be unfair to put pressure on sarah to make it back. we'd love to have her in the team but it's about getting her in the right place and we will support her as a team as much as we can in doing that. maria sharapova is guaranteed a place in the qualifying competition for wimbledon, after she won herfirst—round match at the italian 0pen. she earned enough ranking points with a straight—sets victory over christine mchale, and if she reaches the semi—finals in rome, the five—time grand slam champion, who's returning from a is—month doping ban, will qualify for

hello, this is bbc news, the headlines at 12:30: three women are arrested on suspicion of terror offencesraids linked to a police operation in north london on thursday in which a woman was shot and injured. mp‘s accuse some of the internet 5 biggest companies, including facebook and google, of doing ‘nowhere near enough‘ to remove illegal content. a man who was shot dead by intruders at his home in east dorset, has been named by police as 61—year—old guy hedger. labour promise to create new legal minimum standards for tenants in rented homes in england. a new picture of a princess charlotte has been released ahead of her second birthday. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, celebrating gha na's 60th birthday. i'm drinking to the country's independence. sparring with the locals. boxing is massive, they love it here. and meeting some of its cutest residents. i am amazed how much banana a little monkey like that can eat. busy, bustly, noisy and lots of fun. i could be in any of the big, lively west african capitals, but i've come to one country that is celebrating a very special anni

bbc news. to south africa where many women argue their safety is at risk on a daily basis.eir partners. femicide in south africa is five times higher than the global average, though killings don'tjust target women — children and those in the lgbt community are also targeted. nomsa maseko takes a look at the issues. a warning, some viewers may find this story distressing. a sorrowful memorialfor a sorrowful memorial for this young woman. she was murdered, sprinkled with acid and satellite. herb boyfriend has been charged with her murder. they are not being protected. it is up to us. i am livid! too many, because it cannot bea livid! too many, because it cannot be a loan. the spate of brutal crimes against women led to the hashtag men are trash, which flooded social media. a young woman was abducted at a taxi rank in february. they were calling me names and telling the eu is going to kill me. she managed to jump telling the eu is going to kill me. she managed tojump out of telling the eu is going to kill me. she managed to jump out of the speeding car, leaving her badly injur

they are just some of the thousands of other women and girls that have been abducted by boko haram. alistair leithead, bbcld two men under arrest over the disappearance of missing hull woman renata antczak. the 49—year—old mother of two, has been missing for nearly a month. a number of properties are being searched. jo makel reports. police are still at two addresses in hull, the first home of the missing mother of two. renata antczak was last seen almost four weeks ago taking her daughter to school. yesterday her black mercedes was taken away by officers. she was in it when she dropped her daughter off. her husband, majid mustafa, said she then returned home before leaving on foot at 1pm that afternoon. the other address is six miles away on emerald grove in the west of hull. neighbours say a polish couple live here and that a car has been removed by police. yesterday, they had also been at the dental practice where ms antczak‘s husband works. the police won't confirm whether he is one of two people arrested in connection with the disappearance. humberside police say today the two men, aged 47 and a5, ar

but this was a bombing on another scale and among the dead, women and children. tom burridge, bbcsurgeon ian paterson who carried out numerous unncessary operations is sentenced to 15 years in prison. and still to come, why bullying in online gaming is on the rise. coming up in sport at half—past. former grand slam champion margaret court has escalated the row over her comments on homosexuality, accusing gay tennis players of influencing others. three men arrested in connection with the manchester bombing, which killed 22 people, have been released without charge. of the 16 people arrested since the blast, 11 are still in custody. detectives now say the bomber, salman abedi, appears to have been largely alone in the days before the attack. but they say they cannot rule out that he was part of a wider network. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, is in south manchester now. bring us up to date with the investigation. this address in south manchester is one of those for where forensics teams are still searching. it is close to wilmslow road and police are now trying to establ

they are just some of the thousands of other women and girls that have been abducted by boko haram. alistair leithead, bbc and you. still to come... the stresses and strains of building robots — just why were africa's young science students putting their technical skills to the test? this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is ti

they are just some of the thousands of other women and girls that have been abducted by boko haram. alistair leithead, bbcthere's one room, in one port city, where people can let go of their worries. members of the seven colours association choir in mersin come together to sing. they're also creating a little bit of history at the same time. finally a bit of horse racing because there's been a surprise at the preakness stakes at pimlico racecourse in the us. the pre—race favourite always—dreaming has been beaten. the race, the second of the american triple crown races after the kentucky derby, was won by cloud computing who wasn't involved in the derby. the final race of the triple crown, the belmont stakes, takes place in three weeks time. africa's young science students have been putting their technical skills to the test, at the finals of the pan—african robotics competition. more than two—hundred students from schools in senegal, mali and the gambia took part in a contest of engineering and electrical skills. and both boys and girls were succesful at the event in the capital, dakar. tim allman has mor

they are just some of the thousands of other women and girls that have been abducted by boko haram. alistair leithead, bbcident says an investigation into his alleged obstruction of justice needs to be suspended. in a defiant speech, michel temer said the audio, in which he allegedly discusses the payment of hush money to a jailed politician, needed to be checked for tampering and audio edits. translation: today, we're making a request at the supreme court to suspend the proposed probe until the authenticity of the clandestine tape can be definitely proven. the scandal has engulfed brazilian politics, with a third of mr temer‘s cabinet under investigation for alleged corruption. mr temer is already deeply unpopular in brazil but his centre—right party has been able to govern as part of a coalition. 0pposition parties have demanded his resignation and snap elections. translation: the government is bleeding and paralysed, and we at the brazilian socialist party, having already taken a stand against the reforms, are demanding the president's immediate resignation. 0ur correspondent in rio, julia carneiro, is