chelsea delaney in frankfurt for more chelsea good morning we're accustomed to seeing chinese numbers improving as they get to control the pandemic this was still surprising wasn't. well the figures were generally better than most economists had been expecting chinese export and import data has been really crucial this year because china has really been the engine of economic growth for the world because their economy is growing so much faster than many other developed economies that it doesn't seem to be abating their trade it really it was quite strong with that with many of their partners including the e.u. and the u.s. but i say what was possibly the most surprising to economists is that imports chinese imports are starting to really pick up and this is been a concern throughout the pandemic that china's economy was too dependent on export growth that wasn't really benefiting from chinese consumer spending it does seem that we're starting to see that change and economists think that could really set the stage for a more sustainable economic recovery in china right now the china re

wouldn't address distribution or the limited availability of raw materials right chelsea delaney with more from frankfurt good morning chelsea what would this decision mean should it go for what would it mean to vaccine makers like pfizer. well obviously vaccine makers like pfizer are very unhappy with this proposal and particularly for the smaller biotech companies like. biotech here and in germany and they've spent really years developing the technology that is underlying some of these are in a vaccines and they really don't want to give it away for free so they're obviously very good that's for hearing several different arguments from the pharmaceutical industry one is that this sets a precedent that will really hamper innovation and the future if companies think that their patents can be invalidated they won't want to spend time and money developing new technology another argument we're hearing which you mentioned earlier is that this would really allow some of the u.s. and europe competitors like china and russia to take this technology and make it their own and the other bigger question is will this rea

chelsea. i think it has experience and youth and there is good - chelsea. as experience l and youth and there is good energy about_ and youth and there is good energy about the _ and youth and there is good energy about the team and there is good experience to talk the young guys through— experience to talk the young guys through it. all in all, it is a pretty— through it. all in all, it is a pretty good squad when you look at it. �* pretty good squad when you look at it. ~ ., pretty good squad when you look at it. ~ . , ., ., , it. and a squad with lofty ambitions. _ it. and a squad with lofty ambitions. we _ it. and a squad with lofty ambitions. we are - it. and a squad with lofty ambitions. we are going| it. and a squad with lofty - ambitions. we are going with the intention to _ ambitions. we are going with the intention to get _ ambitions. we are going with the intention to get out _ ambitions. we are going with the intention to get out of _ ambitions. we are going with the intention to get out of the - ambitions. we are going with the j intention to ge

well for more on all that let's bring in chelsea delay ne who's joining me from the frankfurt stock exchange good morning chelsea culp profitable is it these days to invest to green energy wealth for financial investors this has become a hugely profitable strategy over the past couple of years here in europe we've seen investment and to green assets surged by about 300 percent and this is in part as governments try to make it more expensive to to pollute so as we move forward in the transition and investors are having to more and more consider climate risk and our portfolios and we've seen a lot of demand for things like the shares of hydrogen companies tesla electric vehicle makers and this has been a very profitable strategy there's been research that showed green investments have returned more than the overall stock market especially last year so for investors that is a profitable move if it is that attractive what is the instant it's the german government today given addition. all the government is likely to have to spend a lot more money on this transition it's going to be very expensive a l

let's find out what the mood is like here in europe chelsea delaney is standing by for us at the frankfurt's stock exchange good morning chelsea european markets obviously opening soon will the downturn continue. well european markets are also likely to open your and their futures for the doc's index or pointing down about 0.5 per cent the euro stocks the broader european benchmark is likely to fall even further about one per cent we had already seen some of this tech selling happening here in europe yesterday one of the docks is only tech companies delivery hero was down about 6 percent we also saw some of the semiconductor makers here in europe getting hit really hard yesterday and really what investors think is happening is that some of these really high flying tech stocks that have really seen a lot of interest that surged over the past year they're starting to face a lot of different difficulties in the years ahead not just not just the fact that they are so highly valued but also the fact that you know they could face more regulation and they could face higher taxes especially in the u.s. so we are starti

the european championships, there was some really good representation for the england side in last night's final, both for manchester city and chelsea is fantastic, the chelsea team in particular, all the kids coming through, supremely talented, and now they have got that winning mentality, mason mount, reece james are all winners now, that totally changes the game. and also phil foden is an unbelievably talented footballer, he is going to go a very long way, really exciting time. dan. long way, really exciting time. dan, en'o the long way, really exciting time. dan, enjoy the celebrations. _ long way, really exciting time. dan, enjoy the celebrations. thanks - long way, really exciting time. dan, enjoy the celebrations. thanks for l enjoy the celebrations. thanks for “oininu enjoy the celebrations. thanks for joining us- — enjoy the celebrations. thanks for joining us. pleasure, _ enjoy the celebrations. thanks for joining us. pleasure, have - enjoy the celebrations. thanks for joining us. pleasure, have a - enjoy the celebrations. thanks for joining us. pleasure, have a good| joining us. pleasure, have a good day! new zealand and

good evening. chelsean the women's super league title for the second season in a row, a 5—0 victory over reading ending any hopes manchester city had of pipping them to the title on the final day of the season. we'll hearfrom chelsea head coach emma hayes in a moment, but first, our reporterjo currie who was at kingsmeadow. history in their sites. chelsea over that a win at home to reading would notjust hand in the league title but also their second trophy and a potential quadruple win campaign. and when you're chasing civil war, quick starts can be crucial for civilian minute on the clock when melanie leupolz�*s strike. it seemed the only knock up could come from each other. the captain eventually checking this off to carry on. just before the break, fran kirby and sam kerr combining as they have done some eight times this season, 1—2, and chelsea had doubled their lead. a change of ends but no change of pace. the strikeforce striking again, kerr holding the ball up before setting up her partner verstappe

chelsea are in good form, chasing a top four spot themselves, and they got the meanest defence in thes league final as well. pep guardiola, though, says in this game and this competition, its most important for now anyway. {lilia competition, its most important for now anyway-— now anyway. 0k, we will what happens- _ the next news on bbc one is at six o'clock. we will see you then hopefully. bye for now. good afternoon. this whether it is bring us to weather ingredients lately. wet weather and some warm weather. it's all because of low pressure which you can see as this beautiful swirl of cloud on our early satellite picture sitting to the rest of the uk is going to lingerfor the rest of the uk is going to linger for quite the rest of the uk is going to lingerfor quite a few the rest of the uk is going to linger for quite a few days keeping things unsettled. it's brought a lot of rain for some of us are specially across the south of wales and will keep raining here for the afternoon and also parts of south—west england, northern england, brighter skies for northern ireland with the od

good morning. too cool for school. sergio aguero“s casually taken penalty gives the chelsea keeper an easy save and extends manchester cityish parliamentary election by a huge margin, which left them just one seat short of an outright majority at holyrood. ms sturgeon vowed to push ahead with her plans for a second independence referendum after the covid crisis is over and said the westminster government has "no democraticjustification" to block it. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports. across scotland, victorious snp candidates are celebrating increasing their vote and winning a remarkable fourth term in government. kaukab stewart became the first woman of colour elected to the scottish parliament. whilst i may be the first, i will not be the last. and with a pro—independence majority in that parliament, nicola sturgeon says westminster cannot stand anyway another referendum. all of this risks treating voters in scotland and our entire democratic process as if they simply don't matter, like they are just a sideshow. voters are not a sideshow. when the tories held onto aberdeenshire west, the snp“s hopes of an outright

it's been a good day for chelsea as their women's team returned to the top of the wsl with one match made it seven wins in eight games for emma hayes's side. victory over reading on sunday would see them retain the title having already won the league cup and they have the champions league final against barcelona to come. a glance at the table shows how tight it is in the race to win the title and the battle to avoid relegation. manchester city have to win at west ham on sunday and hope chelsea slip up while bristol city will be desperate to pick up a win and hope aston villa lose out. ole gunnar solskjaer said fans went one step too far, following the injury to a police officer during sunday's protests at old trafford. frustrations spilt over, as fans broke into the stadium and invaded the pitch in protest at the glazer ownership, forcing the postponment of their fixture with liverpool. the owners have faced heavy critcism for their part in the super league proposals, and solskjaer says he has spoken to them. i've been communicating with the owners. i've got an apology, personally. t

after chelsea defeated, manchester city, one mill and the champions league final and porto fans had good reason to celebrate in the portuguese city. chelsea supporters showed their appreciation with more than a 1000 police officers. they are looking on just in case and some clashes did break out between fans and police chelsea's hero of the night though with german international striker. half free through on the counter, just before have time to score the game winning go. coming up world stories with look at the week and reports, remember, you can always get all the latest news around the world on our website. that's w dot com with the green. do you feel worried about the on the host of the on the green fence because we need to change join me for the size of the green transformations for me.

good. the chelsea england forward frank kirby has been both made the football writer women's footballer oflake. she will be looking to add another trophy or collection when chelsea face barcelona in the champions league final on sunday. the turkish grand prix has been canceled. only two weeks after it was added to the formula 1 calendar. turkey has been placed on the uk's red list means raising it possible with so many other teams based in this country. turkey had replaced next month canadian grand prix which was also scrapped because of covid travel restrictions. there will now be a second austrian race next month with the french grand prix brought forward by a week. to rugby union and up to second in the partnership after late bonus point victory at bath. a home taken leader early on and with ten minutes ago look set to take the victory before langan got over the line for sale given them a 24 over the line for sale given them a 2k points to 20 victory taking them 2a points to 20 victory taking them above exeter in the table. ireland's robbie henshaw that the crucial try for leinster in t

leicester looking good at the moment. chelsea have got half an hour to turn it around. road, to beat harlequins 35 points to 29 in the premiership. quins pulled back to within six points at one stage, but the damage was done in the first half. zack henry making the game safe for leicester — who go sixth, with harlequins remaining fourth. wasps fought back from 16—19 down to beat worcester. despite being a man short after ben morris was sent off. somewhere in the middle of that maul is tommy taylor, and his try helped secure a win that keeps wasps in contention for next season's european champions cup. 23—19 the final score. and cardiff blues claimed a late victory over scarlets. in the pro14 rainbow cup after a second half of drama. scarlets came back from a 10 point defecit at half time, to take the lead. with a try from angus 0'brien but the blues regained the lead minutes later with this kick from jared evans to win 29 points 28 let's get quick look at some of the day's other sports stories now. zlatan ibrahimovic will miss this summer's european champioships for swe

good evening. chelsea have retained the women's super league title.o points clear of manchester city, but they still have a lot to play for. jo currie reports. history in their sites, chelsea are aware that a win at home to reading would notjust hand them the league title but also their second trophy in a potential quadruple winning campaign. and when chasing silverware, quick starts can be crucial. very minute on the clock when the strike by melanie leupolz put them ahead and before the break, fran kirby and sam kerr combining so much as they have done this season and chelsea doubled their lead. a change of ends and no chase of pace, the kerr and kirby strikeforce working again. it was becoming a question of not if chelsea would win but by how many. the ff courtesy of their scrappy effort with erin cuthbert eventually getting it over the line. jab cuthbert eventually getting it over the line. , .,, ., . ,, the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. the line. job done in a ruthless fashion- my — the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. my job _ the li

good morning. chelseag the champions league final against manchester city last night. chelsea have already begun theirjourney back to london from porto after their 1—0 victory last night, and theirformer winger pat nevin says there's much more to come. if they keep on playing the way they are, and we will add players, and be stronger than the other season because of the maturing process of the younger players and also the one they're going to bring in. i won't be surprised if they are up challenging to actually win the premier league and, again, if you had asked me that two months ago i would have really question your sanity. there's a tense finish in prospect at wembley in the league one one play off final between blackpool and lincoln. there's around half a hour to go. blackpool have just scored, they've come from behind to lead 2—1. kenny dougall with his second of the game after a nightmare start for blackpool, who scored an own goal after only a7 seconds. that's the fastest ever goal scored in a third

we are playing a very good team and chelsea are recent they have done quite well and against us so weame time-— the same time. we saw earlier this excess of leicester _ the same time. we saw earlier this excess of leicester foxes _ the same time. we saw earlier this excess of leicester foxes and - the same time. we saw earlier this excess of leicester foxes and what | excess of leicester foxes and what that success meant to them and the city of leicester. what would it mean to man city fans? tt city of leicester. what would it mean to man city fans?- city of leicester. what would it mean to man city fans? it will mean absolutely everything. _ mean to man city fans? it will mean absolutely everything. we _ mean to man city fans? it will mean absolutely everything. we have - mean to man city fans? it will mean | absolutely everything. we have been in fantastic shape. we won every trophy that is available to us apart from this one and a picture on a different level, i think, from this one and a picture on a different level, ithink, with from this one and a picture on a different level, i

so poor chelsea upset the old what a good for it i think you have to say they weren't. you have it. yes. as you say, they certainly weren't the favorites going into this final, but they pulled off a sort of too cool. special result since he he took over from took over at chelsea 4 months ago. a, a will know when city out that john says they had, they had a penalty penalty shouts against rece. james, that was confirmed is currently not a penalty by they are, but it was, it was chelsea look to force in front of goal recently who had the cool head in front of go the move starting monday at the back. the cho amount to chi habits surrounding edison to make it will nail. and of course it stated that habits one of the trio very expensive signings who really struggled and the former coach frank lampart much maligned. but now habits is in the chelsea history books. why don't thomas sequel then he took over the club in january, just the talk about his impact. chelsea since he became coach it's been pretty impressive of the yeah, it's been incredible really. i mean, he had a great start going

good evening. thank you forjoining us. chelseaave done it, crowned champions of europe after beating manchester city with celebrations going well into the night. was it thomas to go's masterclass, or did pep guardiola get his selection wrong? —— thomas tuchel�*s masterclass. laura scott has been gauging the mood from the fans that were lucky enough to be out in porto. up early to remind anyone who might have forgotten that chelsea are champions of europe again. but while there was elation for one set of fans this morning, elsewhere there was deflation, and not just for the giant trophy. what's done is done, we've just got to move on and go on for next year. do you know what, we've come here, we've had a ball and we're going home. we're champions of england, there is nothing more you can say. we know what we are, we know what we are! | no way to explain it, really, just buzzing. it's great when you are the underdogs and you win, that's the best feeling. but for chelsea fanjack, he missed the one thing he came here for, after a few

it's been a good day for chelsea as their women's team returned to the top of the wsl with one matchd they have the champions league final against barcelona to come. a glance at the table shows how tight it is in the race to win the title and the battle to avoid relegation. manchester city have to win at west ham on sunday and hope chelsea slip up while bristol city will be desperate to pick up a win and hope aston villa lose out. ole gunnar solskjaer said fans went one step too far, following the injury to a police officer during sunday's protests at old trafford. frustrations spilt over, as fans broke into the stadium and invaded the pitch in protest at the glazer ownership, forcing the postponment of their fixture with liverpool. the owners have faced heavy critcism for their part in the super league proposals, and solskjaer says he has spoken to them. i've been communicating with the owners. i've got an apology, personally. they have apologised to the fans how this came out. it is a difficult position for me to be in, this, because i got to focus on the football, and i've always

to sports news now after chelsea defeated, manchester city one nil and the champions league final. and porto fans had good reason to celebrate in the portuguese city. this chelsea showed their appreciation with more than a 1000 police officers. they are looking on just in case and some questions did break out between fans and police. chelsea here of the night though with german international striker, ty, half as freak through on the counter, just before halftime the score, the game winning goal coming up world stories with a look at the week in reports. remember, you can always get the latest news from around the world on our website. that's d, w dot com. i mommy and this from me and the entire team here in the newsroom. thanks for joining us. the news . news . the news to me specie an expedition into the secret language of the exciting part of underwater listening. if you're getting your window into their, their life that you never will never see to be a company research team to the pacific to the job. whales, to 4th on d, w ah, ah, the was this week on world stories gonna discrimination against trespass

if you are at touring chelsea fan you have good news front and back of the papers today.- fan you havesenal fan so it sticks in i am an arsenal fan so it sticks in mike— am an arsenal fan so it sticks in mike robb _ am an arsenal fan so it sticks in mike robb. iapologise am an arsenal fan so it sticks in mike robb. i apologise to the nation for that _ mike robb. i apologise to the nation for that. chelsea deserved to win. i feel very— for that. chelsea deserved to win. i feel very sorry for cheap pep guardiola and manchester city because — guardiola and manchester city because i love the way they play but they had _ because i love the way they play but they had the consolation of and the fa cup— they had the consolation of and the fa cup and — they had the consolation of and the fa cup and they get £400,000 a week as payment— fa cup and they get £400,000 a week as payment so my tears are limited but congratulations to both teams on a great _ but congratulations to both teams on a great game and a great advert for english _ a great game and a great advert for english football.— a great

good morning. yes, chelsea have done it, crowned champions of europe. champions league final against manchester city last night. chelsea have this afternoon begun theirjourney back to london from porto after their 1—0 victory last night, and theirformer winger pat nevin says there's much more to come. they keep on going the way they are and they— they keep on going the way they are and they will add players who will be stronger than they are this season— be stronger than they are this season because the maturing process at the _ season because the maturing process at the younger players and also the one or— at the younger players and also the one or two — at the younger players and also the one or two they're going to bring in. i one or two they're going to bring in iwon't— one or two they're going to bring in. i won't be surprised if they are up in. iwon't be surprised if they are up to— in. i won't be surprised if they are up to actually win the premier league — up to actually win the premier league and, again, if you had asked me that _ league and, a

good evening and thank you for joining us. chelseae winners after beating manchester city with celebrations going well into the night. was it thomas tuchel�*s masterclass, or did pep guardiola get his team selection wrong? laura scott has been gauging the mood from the fans that were lucky enough to be out in porto. up early to remind anyone who might have forgotten that chelsea are champions of europe again. but while there was elation for one set of fans this morning,

heartbreakfor heartbreak for chelsea as barcelona lift the champions league. good evening.rning to sporting venues up and down the country today. until now, permitted only under the government's pilot schemes, but football, rugby union and rugby league grounds all throwing open their gates to a limited number of spectators for their games today. along with several race meetings as well. so how's it gone? well, we'll hearfrom jockey megan nicholls in a moment, we'll be live at kingston park shortly, where newcastle face northampton in rugby union's premiership. but first let's sample the atmosphere ourselves, this the scene at the vitality stadium on the south coast, where just over 2,000 fans are watching bournemouth take on brentford in the first leg of their championship playoff semifinal. what a game to return for. around ii,500 will will also be watching the other semi between barnsley and swansea at 8.15. large stadiums can admit up to 10,000 spectators, smaller grounds will be capped at 4,000. but with five matches in super league and two in rugby union's premiership

as for chelsea, they are now looking good for a top four finish before meeting city again in the championsnot be more proud today and underline what effort this team put onto the pitch today. it was all about the relegation battle on the last day of the championship season and wayne rooney's derby county have stayed up at sheffield wednesday's expense. wednesday took the lead twice, but it finished 3—3, martyn waghorn with the all—important equaliser, his second of the game from the spot. the draw was all derby needed. wednesday drop down to league one along with wycombe and rotherham. hibernian are into to the scottish cup final after a 2—0 win over dundee united. hibs deservedly took the lead mid—way through the first half, thanks to this nice finish from kevin nisbet. and then christian doidge confirmed their place in the final for the first time since their triumph in 2016 with that goal in the second half. 14 years after his first pole position, lewis hamilton has now taken his hundredth. the reigning world champion edged out title rival max verstappen by 300ths of a second, ahead of

siena, i don�*t know if you are a football fan or a leicester fan or a chelsea fan, but the good newsbut i didn't watch i a football fan, but i didn�*t watch the game last night i saw people tweeting about it. many people were saying, this is football being like football again, and it is so different. also, we saw recently that super league absolute mess, and i think people are pleased to see the underdogs, the smaller team, who wasn�*t involved in that super league chaos blunder wind, and actually, you know, it is their first fa cup in 137 years, apparently. brute you know, it is their first fa cup in 137 years, apparently.- in 137 years, apparently. we are overjoyed _ in 137 years, apparently. we are overjoyed by — in 137 years, apparently. we are overjoyed by that. _ in 137 years, apparently. we are overjoyed by that. a _ in 137 years, apparently. we are overjoyed by that. a fairy i in 137 years, apparently. we are overjoyed by that. a fairy tale, i overjoyed by that. a fairy tale, exactly. michael, who do you support? i exactly. michael, who do you su ort? ., exactly. michael, who

and barcelona turn on the style against chelsea in the women's champions league final. goodng. on the eve of a big step in lockdown easing for england, wales and scotland, there's a warning for people to exercise caution as cases of the so—called indian variant of covid are rising. the health secretary, matt hancock, today said that vaccinations would replace restrictions as the uk's main strategy against the virus — and that early data suggested vaccines are effective against the variant. our first report is from our political correspondent chris mason. on the eve of life tiptoeing one step closer to normality in england, scotland and wales, this was bolton today, hundreds of people one step closer to a jab in a hotspot for the so—called indian variant of the virus. not that concerned. should be ok with, hopefully, the vaccine to squash it. very concerned, but hopefully with the injections, we'll be fine. do you think the government should continue to open up from tomorrow? yeah, i think as long i as everyone's cautious and follows the rules, then yeah, i think it's| import

we should also say good luck to chelsea _ give us a 12. ad acted "unwisely", by not being more "rigorous" in finding out who funded the work. for more analysis on this we can speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. good morning, nick. this was in some ways a curious result of quite a meticulous investigation, because it feels like there is some criticism, but nothing has been done wrong? there is definitely some criticism in there, because this was all about how borisjohnson paid for a refurbishment of his downing street flat when he became prime minister, and what we found out yesterday was and what we found out yesterday was a lot of the bill was picked up by the conservative party and a tory donor originally. the report says that boris johnson donor originally. the report says that borisjohnson didn't really know what was going on, that he didn't really ask questions. lord geidt, the adviser, says that was probably unwise, and questions why the prime minister didn't ask a few more questions about where the money was coming fro

more good news for chelsea is that okay, by edward, mandy hasn't recovered from injury. could be bad news for those very how and to manchester talking midville this in code by some the biggest game in manchester, cities, history and then most people's favorites. of course they could this play and chelsea's hands with the pressure maps of them a little bit while i'm on. so yes, again, i mean, if i can be a bit of a hope for thing by college, is this being such a big day that the 1st time in the final that they've really got history on their shoulders. you know that such a good thing that the, the night was so impressive in the premier league. guardiola seem to find just the perfect formula for the 50 fame and the semi final, again, our son is your my. and if i lose again for this the final hurdle, it's surely got to be way on their minds. they fought against birds in the pass. monaco liverpool. so i can't imagine that that pressure won't tell on the chelsea. on the other hand, as a club, have won the competition in 2012. no players on either team have actually listed this

players well that was the situation around madrid or in the head of their 2nd leg with chelsea that was until a goodsamaritan stepped in to help defend marcel i would think who to mandatory a polling station do. the regional elections in the spanish capital and the team couldn't get him excused even for such a big game but a lady agreed to step in for the brazilian even though she didn't know who he was and last that he was able to join his route team mates to travel to london just in time the 2 sides a tied one all from the 1st leg teams him like over 1000 cases all mandatory quarantine your a $22.00 and a half their games to spend up to 40 hours to get new players in that applies to those with fewer than 13 players that's one of the extra rules european football's governing body you weigh 5 brought in to help teams cope amid the pandemic countries will also be allowed 26 months squats that's 3 more players than usual although only $23.00 can be named on the match sheet for each individual fixture. while the walls of travel stay high because of the pandemic a group of skate board has taken advantag

i was trying to go to bed and get a good night's - go to bed and get a good night's sleep but i had a chelseamy eyes close up! morning, all! a beautiful couple of days awaits, i have to say with warm and sunny conditions, more sunshine around in to yesterday, very nice indeed. high pressure is with us. there are some issues first thing in the morning. quite a lot of low clouds drifting in off the north sea and some fog around, i was driving in through fairly misty, murky conditions. it may welljust linger in a few places as we go through the day but the emphasis is with the dry, sunny and quite warm. we could keepin dry, sunny and quite warm. we could keep in cloud in the northern isles with 10 degrees but generally through scotland, sheltered western areas where we see the best of the sunshine will have highs of 22. northern ireland had the namaste of the year so far and similar today and temperatures in the south—east could be 22 or 23. that's 73 fahrenheit. it'sjust could be 22 or 23. that's 73 fahrenheit. it's just above the average for the time of year. through the evening, we will conti

chelsea. from new york city this morning, good morning. this is bloomberg. ♪ berg. ♪ >> more fallout from the shutdown of north america's largest petroleum pipeline. gas stations along the east coast are starting to run out of fuel. colonial pipeline says it expects to substantially restore service by the weekend. that might not be enough to revert immediate shortages in the southeast u.s.. the showdown over jerusalem has turned into one of the most intense conversations in years between israel and the palestinian militants. they fired rockets into southern israel overnight and israeli aircraft responded by pounding their facilities. israel ordered troop reinforcements and reserves of been called up. the latest economic report is adding to global inflation. the producer price index rose from a year earlier. the index measures inflation at a wholesale level. it was driven by rapid gains in commodity prices. bloomberg has learned -- has agreed to go public in a $17.5 million reverse merger. they will merge with a blank check firm. they use t

leicester city look to win the fa cup for the first time in their history and chelsea go chasing a european and domestic cup double. goods, but hurdles to jump for fans travelling to the champions league final in portugal — after the government there allows tourists from monday. and still holding a torch for the olympics, but can the games really go ahead? we'll hear from the head of the international paralympic committee. also coming up later in the programme: chelsea talk about the motivation to go on and win the quadruple ahead of their women's champions league final this weekend. it is the reason why we train every day, why we fight so hard to get better all the time, and it's a big dream for everyone. hello there, and welcome to sportsday. and it really is a packed show tonight. one place to start, and that is at wembley ahead of tomorrow's fa cup final, which will be live on the bbc — and in front of supporters too! leicester take on chelsea in the match. and we can join chetan pathak, who is there for us. chetan, great to see you. how much of simon is there a of this game with fans being in attendance? it is buil

but manager pep guardiola wants to finish the season strongly so they're in good shape for that champions league against chelseachampions league, but in the best way to repair for the final is training good every day and playing goodin training good every day and playing good in the three games we have ahead of us. doubts continue to mount about the feasability of staging the olympics this year. the tokyo 2020 president, seiko hashimoto, admitted that if they are unable to guarantee the safety of the athletes, the city should not host the games. the international paralympic committee president, andrew parsons, understands the situation. we're doing this because it is fundamental, at a global level, that we deliver these games now and we understand that we can deliver them in a safe manner. if one or two of these things were not there, we would probably not be delivering these games because it would not be safe, but we do believe it makes sense, we believe it is necessary and we believe we can have it in a way that we can protect the japanese population and the athletes. the schedule for this summer's british an

that's good news for city but no out it out striker. how does chelsea, how do chelsea counter that?they're going to be playing a back three as they did in that defeat in the cup final against lester. we've got monty passing a fitness test, silver, probably reads james at the right side of that factory. your genial, chilled well and can't pay in the heart of things. a kind of three prong strike force of habits and floating around behind him mason amount. seven englishmen in an all english final. it’s amount. seven englishmen in an all english final-— english final. it's certainly going to be extremely _ english final. it's certainly going to be extremely exciting. - english final. it's certainly going to be extremely exciting. we i english final. it's certainly going | to be extremely exciting. we can hear the atmosphere building behind you. ali, you spent the day with the fans. what is the atmosphere been my? fans. what is the atmosphere been m ? �* , , ., ., , . fans. what is the atmosphere been my? it's been fantastic. you can hear the champions _ my? it's been fantastic. you can

leicester celebrate beating chelsea in front of the uk's biggest football crowd since the coronavirus pandemic began. goodning. there's been a further escalation in the conflict in the middle east today after an israeli airstrike destroyed a building in gaza city housing international media. it follows rocket attacks by hamas militants, which killed one man in tel aviv. an israeli strike on a refugee camp killed at least 14 people, ten of them from one extended family. us presidentjoe biden expressed "grave concern" about the violence to israeli prime minister benjamin from the west bank here's yolande knell. within seconds, another tower block erased from gaza's skyline. journalists for international networks who worked inside rushed out after a warning from israel that it was about to strike. it says hamas intelligence used the building. earlier, a barrage of rockets hit tel aviv for the first time in two days, with deadly results. emergency services unable to save a man here. in gaza, there has been almost no time to mourn as the numbers killed mount up. mohammed lost almost everyone in his family. his

leicester are looking to win it for the first time, chelsea are hoping to win it for the ninth. goodon. hamas militants have fired dozens of rockets at israeli cities, killing one man. it followed an israeli air strike overnight on a gaza refugee camp, which palestinian officials say killed at least 14 people, ten of them from one extended family. in the latest air strike, a building in gaza city housing international media has been targeted by israeli warplanes. 0ccupants were given a one hour warning to evacuate. 0ur correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. in the dark of another long night in gaza, a desperate search for signs of life. a four—storey building in a densely—packed refugee camp hit repeatedly, according to eyewitnesses, and razed to the ground. the rescue operation was frantic. yielding only a catalogue of death. two families, obliterated, at least seven people, including five children aged from five to 14. mohammed hadidi has lost almost everyone. his wife and the children were staying with her brother when the missiles struck. little 0mar is all he has left,

good evening. in the last few minutes, chelsea have won the most prestigious club competition in european football won the match 1—0 with a first half goalfrom kai havertz — to lift the trophy for the second time in their history. thousands of fans had descended on the portuguese city of porto for the all english clash, with around 15,000 allowed into the stadium to watch the game. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has been following the action. it has been a feat of organisation for the city that stepped in at the last minute, and for the fans who scrambled flights, hotels and expensive tickets. 12,000 supporters of both sides had tickets but thousands more had travelled without them. and with hope in their hearts and with nerves starting to jangle, both sets of supporters knew they were within touching distance of the greatest prize in club football. this is our dream, what it is all about. �* , , , , ., about. all the pressure is on manchester _ about. all the pressure is on manchester city, _ about. all the pressure is on manchester city, there - about. all the pressure is on manchester c

good afternoon. the champions league final between chelsea and manchester city on the 29th of may could be played at is set to decide by wednesday whether to switch the game from istanbul to london. turkey, which is in full lockdown because of conronavirus, has been placed on the uk government's international red list, with people advised not to travel there other than in extreme circumstances. our sport news correspondent laura scottjoins me now: uefa's meeting with uk government officials and the fa today — how likely is it that the final will be moved? a lot will depend on how those meetings go between uefa, the government and the fa in turns of which way this goes, weather it remains in istanbul without fans being able to travel from the uk or whether they move it to wembley but it is incredibly complicated to move a final with such short notice. uefa only found out about turkey being added to the very best on friday when we all did. and it said that moving it is still on the table but it is a hugely complex issue. a key point here seems to be whether the uk government would grant a quarantine e

that's good news for 12,000 manchester city and chelsea fans heading to the champions league final onhere was some confusion last night, with the portuguese government saying that their entry restrictions were being extended until the 30th, and the suggestion that fans would only be allowed to travel on the day of the game and fly home straight afterwards. those will be lifted next week, though. there is nothing like a live experience, a live game. we know thatis experience, a live game. we know that is far better than on the telly. there will be a large number of fans who want to go there. we want to make the experience as smooth as possible. in this environment, there is no such thing as no risk international travel, and it will be a different experience. manchester city defender aymeric laporte could play for spain at next month's european championship. the frenchman was granted spanish citizenship earlier this week laporte, who is 26, grew up in france but moved to spain as a teenager tojoin the athletic bilbao academy. he's represented france over 50 times through the age groups,

good evening. great to speak to you. a frustrating night for chelsea in the end?ne in the first half. chelsea 4—0 down in the first 36 minutes. how will the team be feeling.* wsl champions, league cup winners. they have been a lot of messages on social media by the players who have pledged how proud they are to represent chelsea, but unfortunately, they said that they just were not on it on the night and it showed and i think the class of barcelona really, really showed in the first half. their ability on the ball was just formidable and i think chelsea were taken aback by those early goals. chelsea were taken aback by those early goals-— early goals. barcelona a side you beat in the _ early goals. barcelona a side you beat in the final— early goals. barcelona a side you beat in the final two _ early goals. barcelona a side you beat in the final two years - early goals. barcelona a side you beat in the final two years ago. l early goals. barcelona a side you i beat in the final two years ago. are there signs this was coming? it's easy to look at chelsea and their

good morning. chelseather, golden boot winner this season. with the league cup in the bag, they have a champions league final to prepare for this weekend, and are still in the fa cup. myjob has always been to put them into the position where they can compete for these things. so as i always say to them, when they're sat grey and old, it is going to be these things they talk about. of course, the shared experience, the friendships, but winning. the way they are going at the moment there will be many more. from those celebrations to those still on ice, manchester city made to wait again for the premier league title. manchester united avoiding the defeat that would have handed it to their rivals. edinson cavani scoring in a 3—1 win over aston villa, the only sour note an injury to harry maguire with the europa league final and euros ahead. united could trim the gap to city to four points with two games to come this week. there would be no great escape for west brom, after losing 3—1 at arsenal, they drop out

names on the high street, debenhams, closes its doors for good after 250 years of trading and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, chelseaure a place in the premier league top four, but it was a nightmare of a start against arsenal. good evening. the un has expressed fears of a full—scale war as the deadly conflict between israeli forces and palestinians continue for a third day. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, warned palestinian militants that this wasjust the beginning — threatening to strike with blows they haven't dreamed of. tonight president biden said he had spoken to mr netanyahu and said he hoped the violence would end sooner rather than later. at least 65 palestinians — including 15 children — and six israelis — are reported to have been killed since monday. in the past few days, palestinian militants have fired a mass barrage of rockets into israel, mostly on tel aviv. —— including on tel aviv. and israel has carried out a heavy bombardment of gaza, launching hundreds of air strikes. tensions have been growing injerusalem — partly fuelled by a long running threat to evict palestinians from their h

good morning. alongside tom keene, i'm jonathan ferro. tom: did we cover man city-chelsea?ven't done that. did you watch some of that? tom: no i did not. jonathan: chelsea turning things around. tom: yeah, they are. jonathan: he was clearly not a very good manager, was he? i love your assessment. tom: he would be perfect for the tots. jonathan: he would be great on this show, too. [laughter] ♪ >> people are way too optimistic. i think people saw demand and said supply -- and it didn't. >> it could be a very wild summer. >> not one single to port -- single report is going to change the fed projections. >> you don't want to start tightening monetary policy and then find out later that when you try to battle inflation for so long, you jumped the gun. >> the data is important, but it is the data in august, september which we can say the reopening is behind us. >> this is "bloomberg surveian"

good morning. this is bbc news. the headlines. celebrations for chelseawith the public about restriction easing plans onjune the 21st. the group that represents nhs trusts in england warns of the pressures being faced by hospitals. neighbours reunited — the leaders of australia and new zealand meet for talks for the first time in 15 months after coronavirus border restrictions are lifted between the two countries. serious but under control — the president of the democratic republic of congo sends a message of reassurance after his government mistakenly announced a second volcano had erupted. and britian�*s prime minister boris johnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. time for sport with gavin ramjaun. hello there. chelsea very much the story of the day. chelsea very much the story of the day. chelsea are celebrating after they won the biggest prize in european club football for a second time. they beat manchester city 1—nil in last night�*s champions league final in porto, in front of more than 16,000 suppo

final after a brilliant win over bayern munich in west london chelsea were 2—1 down from the first leg, but fran kirby got them off to a goodunning strike from sarah zadrazil. ji so—yun restored chelsea's lead, it looked like extra time was coming before late goals from pernille harder — and fran kirby here with her second— ensured chelsea will face barcelona in the final on the 16th of may and their hopes of a quadruple stay alive. in the scottish premiership, champions rangers are just two matches away from completing an unbeaten league season. that's after they beat celtic 4—1 at ibrox in the old firm derby. kemar roofe gave rangers the lead. the away side had callum mcgregor sent off but did equalise moments later. they were level for just three minutes though — alfredo morelos putting rangers back in front with a great strike. roofe got a second before jermain defoe sealed the win late on to extend rangers' unbeaten run against celtic to six matches. geraint thomas says he can laugh now about crashing yesterday after winning a race for the first time since the 2018 tour de france. the briton started the final time tria

he has struggled to score goals since joining the english side so good on him and after that despite creating a lot of chances chelsea didn't really get on the scoresheet until really late until what was it mason moment scored the deal in the 85th minute to make it to know and chelsea of course made history because now they're the press club where the men's and women's side both both have reached the champions league final all in one season and of course thomas talk after their win yesterday very very pleased with his side let's take a listen what the spirits to show in moments where we needed to suffer in the 1st half and what the reaction in 2nd half and to never never never never never down that's we're always up even after these big chances that we must always stay positive and we never regret something so yes that's fantastic. so i'm still speaking to have to the events that the german. if you will all much of a role played in the wind a big groan because just listening to it is the old tone right that the sound bite that we just heard it's like the man himself should take credit for that because since he took o

the brakes on its road maps out of lockdown, where the w charlie chelsea until she filed the report. she joins me now from london. good evening to you. charlotte's another lot of concern there about this so called india variance. what do we know tonight? what it is, i'm sure you can imagine all watching case numbers extremely closely giving the public regular update. what we've had today is that now 2967 cases of this indian variance have been identified. that is up 28 percent since monday through a considerable rise in just the last couple of days alone. and for anyone who can remember back in january here in the u. k. when the, the tenants burying the varying that went on to become dominant. he has started to spread. there are echoes is that it could send some alarm bells ringing, bump we on to the same position here in the u. k as we was back in december and january when the ken barron right. and that is because of the case successful vaccination campaign. we know today that 7 out of 10 adults here who had at least one dose full out of 10 of now had 2 doses and authority, the prime minister boris johnson, saying th