david 0rnstein, bbc news, wembley. a record 7th time in a row. and the women's champions league winners are lyon, who beat barcelona. the marathon is just about the most arduous test for any runner. a shade over 26 miles — that's around 42 kilometres — it's tough enough on a flat surface — but imagine having to run it on top of the great wall of china? every year — for 20 years now — they've been doing exactly that — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. there are marathons, and then there are marathons. this is about as gruelling as it gets. but hey, the scenery is not bad. nearly 700 competitors from dozens of different countries took part in this year's full marathon. there were plenty of ups and downs, and there were steps. lots and lots of steps. it's the most stupid idea i've ever had in my life. this is nackering. quite. but there were officials along the way offering moral support. do your best! yay! these may be the single most dispiriting words in the english language: "half way." half way, depending on where you

david 0rnstein, bbc news, wembley.esliga for a record seventh time in a row. and the women's champions league winners are lyon, who beat barcelona. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @regedahmadbbc. the governing centre—right coalition in australia has won the australian election. everybody is just waiting to see whether they will have a majority in the lower house, or could it be a hung parliament? the counting is still going on in australia. all of those details on the bbc news website. stay with us. hello there. many of us had a pretty cloudy day yesterday weather wise. it was in scotland and northern ireland where the weather wasn't just cloudy, it turned out to be quite wet and cool. the skies looked like this. further south, the cloud did breakup. we got a little bit of sunshine. but that just sent these big shower clouds towering up through the skies around in the greater london area. the radar picture still shows we have patches of rain around across parts of scotland, northern ireland as well. but the showers we

he was speaking exclusively to the bbc ‘s david 0rnstein a few days afterfinishing his playing days atre it all began. everyone should look at the bigger picture, the way he presents the clu b picture, the way he presents the club is the proper way. he is positive that he wants to achieve big things with the club. he played there for more than ten years, he w011 there for more than ten years, he won the champions league and his goal got them the champions league. so he is manchester united, similar ina so he is manchester united, similar in a different way to ferguson, he was manchester united. so i think it isa was manchester united. so i think it is a perfect message, think us and having the back spell, i think eve ryo ne having the back spell, i think everyone has that first period that's fantastic and now the last 12 games have been tough, 0k. that's fantastic and now the last 12 games have been tough, ok. but next season, then to pick themselves up and go again. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.

david 0rnstein reporting from doncaster, many thanks.un services such as housing, school admissions and rubbish collections. there will also be elections for six directly—elected mayors. there are no local elections this year in wales or scotland. the first results are expected in the early hours of tomorrow. and we'll have full coverage and analysis of all the local election results from 11:35 tonight on bbc one, with huw edwards. plaid cyrmu has launched its campaign for the forthcoming european elections. at the launch, the party's leader, adam price, called on anyone wanting another eu referendum to back them in the elections. plaid says wales should hold an independence referendum if brexit occurs without a further vote on eu membership. this election is notjust about putting wales, our lives, our problems and our dreams at the heart of europe, but bringing in wales from the margins, out from the cold. we've spent too long as a nation in the ante rooms of history. it's time to throw open the doors of our future and take our seat at

mammoth trip from london to azerbaijan where the final is being held. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnsteinbaku, venue for the 2019 europa league final where the last few preparations are taking place. we have arrived, we have seen supporters of chelsea and arsenal along the way, many more to come in the next couple of days. it was reported both clubs had handed back around half of their allocated 6000 tickets. what we have been heard todayis tickets. what we have been heard today is that arsenal have almost sold them all, chelsea less so, and both clubs are expecting quite a few fa ns both clubs are expecting quite a few fans internationally as well. as for the football itself, arsenal arrived on saturday, so they have already been training in the azerbaijan capital whereas chelsea arrived today. they also have a reported injury concern over n'golo kante. as far as we know, arsenal have a clean bill of health. they are expecting around 60,000 bill of health. they are expecting around 60 , 000 spectators bill of health. they are expecting around 60,000 spectators inside the stadium both set

premier league last year and they meet in the final next month in madrid. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnsteined the ground where the game will take place. welcome to the wanda stadium, home of atletico madrid and on the 1st ofjune host to the champions league final between tottenham and liverpool. this is the work the players will take on to the pet. it was opened in 2017, the fifth time the city of madrid will hold the european cup final. there will be 63,000 on the night. 16,000 fans from both tottenham and liverpool and over there, in the north stand, is where the tottenham fans will be situated and down here, is their dugout. that seat at the end of the left is where mauricio pochettino will be sat, his staff and substitutes running along there. if we swing over here, that is where the liverpool fans will be. if you look across here, but will be the dug out that jurgen klopp, his staff and players will find themselves in. it's around 30 degrees today, i can tell you it is pretty hot. but despite it being even warmer in three weeks‘ time, they kick—off is at eight o'clock and so it should

england affair with tottenham getting to their first ever champions league final. 0ur reporter david 0rnsteinwelcome to the stadium, home of atletico madrid, dolly 1st ofjune it will play host to the changes league final. tottenham against liverpool, this of the walk that the players will take onto the pitch. it was opened in 2017, the fifth time that the city of madrid will host the european cup final, the first time that their stadium well. 16,000 capacity that will be reduced to around 63,000 on the night itself. officially 16, 17,000 fans from both totte n ha m officially 16, 17,000 fans from both tottenham and liverpool, and over there and the north stand is whether totte n ha m there and the north stand is whether tottenha m fa ns there and the north stand is whether tottenham fans will be situated. down here as their dugout. that seat at the end on the left is where merit or pochettino will be sacked. his staff and substitutes running along there. and if we swing over here to the south stand, that is where the liverpool fans will be. if you look across here are my that will be the dugo

mammoth trip from london to azerbaijan where the final is being held, and our sports correspondent david 0rnsteinthen you to the 2019 europa league final where the last few preparations are taking place. we have arrived with tea m taking place. we have arrived with team supporters of chelsea and arsenal and many more to come in the next couple of days. it was reported that both clubs had handed back around half of their allocated 6,000 tickets. we have been told today that arsenal have almost sold them all, chelsea, less so, and both clu bs a re all, chelsea, less so, and both clubs are expecting quite a few fans internationally as well. as for the football, arsenal arrived on saturday so they have already been training here in the azerbaijan capital whereas chelsea arrived today. they also had a reported injury concern. as far as we know, arsenal have a clean bill of health. they're expecting 60,000 spectators inside the stadium. both sets of players will be here to train and hold news conferences tomorrow afternoon and as for the match itself, it is on wednesday, and 8pm ca ke itself, it is on

earlier i spoke to our sports correspondent david 0rnstein.to this is the political problems between azerbaijan and henrik mikhitaryan's home country of armenia, there are no diplomatic relations between them because of a long running dispute over one region for that azerbaijan does not allow for nationals of armenian descent to enter the country normally. we've also seen some british armenian citizens who are arsenal supporters who have struggled to gain entry for this match so that is where this issue is going from a wider level. in the top of this uefa have been underfire for the finaljust being where it is, with limited tickets for chelsea and arsenal, very difficult to get to in baku and expensive. but uefa and azerbaijan authorities to say they would have guaranteed his safety? in response to the decision from arsenal today and from ten to u efa from arsenal today and from ten to uefa released a statement and they say that they sought and received assurances regarding his safety in azerbaijan from the highest authorities in the country.

watford 6—nil at wembley the biggest fa cup final win since way back in i903....0ur correspondent david 0rnstein and david this city squad continue to write their names into the record books... it was incredible, wejust it was incredible, we just can't our breath, the stadium has finally emptied and the noise inside here was something else, manchester city had become used to success in recent yea rs had become used to success in recent years especially since the abu dhabi group bought them out in 2008, at the premiere of the title is, of course delete cup this season as well, but they have been waiting since 2011 friday fa cup, even more concerning in this competition was that in 2013, they lost to begin athletic or regulated a week later, when the grace upsets an fa cup history, this was the one trophy nesting from their side of a resume and pat guardiola's and they got it and pat guardiola's and they got it and in some style they came in to make history and did so in quite a spectacular fashion, make history and did so in quite a spectacularfashion, it was make history and did so in quite a sp

david 0rnstein, bbc news, wembley. for a record 7th time in a row. and the women's champions league winners are lyon, who beat barcelona. a marathon is over 26 miles, it's tough enough on a flat surface but imagine having to run on top of the great wall of china. every year for 20 years now they have been doing exactly that. there are marathons and then there are marathons. this is about as galling as it gets. but hey, the scenery galling as it gets. but hey, the scenery is not bad. nearly 700 competitors from dozens of different countries took part in this years for marathon. the plenty of ups and downs, and there were steps. lots and lots of steps. it's the most stupid idea i've ever had in my life. this is now growing. quite. but they were officials along the way offering moral support. these may be the single most dispiriting words in the english luggage. halfway. depending on where you are going. eventually, after mile and mile of pain and exhaustion, tears and sweat, the finishing line came into sight. everything

although many have struggled with the cost and difficulty of travel. 0ur sports correspondent, david 0rnsteint. tension must be building there among the fans. fiona, it really is. chelsea and arsenal have met many times over the year, but arguably never before with so much at stake. the lead up has been dominated by controversy over travel tickets. politics and human rights as well, but at last it's time for the sport, and the totte n ha m time for the sport, and the tottenham and liverpool are facing off in the champion league final on saturday, so it marks the start of a huge a few days for english football. at last, they arrived, the final stop on a journey so many simply couldn't make. these, among the relatively few who did, travelling thousands of miles at great expense to watch their team go for glory. you can see us, we are a mixed marriage. chelsea, arsenal. it can't get any better than this for us, so we decided we had to go, because when else would we get a chance to see baku and to get to see arsenal play chelsea? we left london la st arsenal play chelsea? we left london last tues

our sports correspondent david 0rnstein is in baku for us this evening.f the field but it will certainly be remembered for what happened on it. chelsea annihilating arsenal to secure their fifth european trophy and a first in the entire career of their manager, moritz sre, and a night of sharply contrasting fortunes, emotions and repercussions. the final destination at the end of a long and controversial journey. at the end of a long and controversialjourney. two at the end of a long and controversial journey. two clubs separated by a 40 minute drive across london, meeting 3000 miles away in azerbaijan. arsenal knew victory would bring the added bonus of champions league qualification. indeed, they made the better start but couldn't find a breakthrough. on his right foot... chelsea's superior european pedigree began to tell. as the local time ticked past midnight, the local time ticked past midnight, the sparse crowd needed awakening and giroud oblige. the former arsenal striker returning to haunt his club. pedro doubled the lead. and when eden hazard ext

david 0rnstein is at the tottenham hotspur stadium now.le to overstate the scale of what liverpool and now tottenham have done this week, just when you thought you'd seen it all and failed, arguably something even more spectacular took place in amsterdam. goodness knows what will happen when the two clubs meet in madrid. andy swiss reports. commentator: its glory glory tottenham hotspur. 0n the backs of all, almost unthinkable, yes, it really did happen again. first liverpool, now totte n ha m , happen again. first liverpool, now tottenham, another champions league miracle. the parallels were almost uncanny. before long ajax led 3—0 on aggregate, surely there was no way back for tottenham but just as 2a hours earlier remarkably there was, two goals from lucas moura one more and they'd be through on away goals. and as the clock ticked into the sixth minute of stoppage time, guess what! commentator: they've got a axe i cannot believe it! as ajax slumped to the turf spurs wheeled away and wonder and on a night of the rawest emotion their mana

supporters of both clubs faced long and arduousjourneys, david 0rnstein is in baku .orting event focused so little on the sport itself from travel to human rights, the road to baku has been farfrom smooth. human rights, the road to baku has been far from smooth. but do not forget there is a game to be played with a lot at stake. 3000 miles away on the edge of asia lies baku, an unlikely venue for a london derby. the cost and complication has denied many the chance to be here. those who are have stories to tell. so i travelled from barrow in furness, and probably the only person from there here today! it's taken me probably the best part of 30 hours, car, three flights, big long layovers. but now that we're here, we're just happy and looking forward to the final. any team that got here it would have been difficult especially with the fans being able to travel. logistically, it's a nightmare. not in attendance is the arsenal player henrikh mkhitaryan, who decided he didn't feel safe enough because of political tension between his country, armenia, and hosts azerbaijan.

will now face either tottenham or ajax in the final on the 1st ofjune. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnsteinachievement few believed was even a possibility, let alone a remarkable reality. trailing 3—0 from the first leg, an injury—hit liverpool were given hope by back—up striker divock 0rigi. after half time, it was two. the mighty barcelona rattled. and when substitute wijnaldum scored his second in the space of a couple of minutes, liverpool were level. then came a moment that will live long in the memory. local boy trent alexander—arnold catching barca with a quick corner. 0rigi reacting fastest fastest to seal a 11—3 win. drama of a level that football — anfield of all places — had surely never seen. i‘m really proud to be the manager of this team. it‘s unbelievable. what they did tonight is so special and, yeah... i will remember it for ever, 100%. it was a head—spinning feat for 20—year—old alexander—arnold and his joyous team—mates celebrating in the changing rooms. among the greatest comebacks, manchester united scoring twice at the end of the match to win the trophy in 1999 was ext

david 0rnstein with that report. can have a look at the weather now, starting with yorkshire. one of our weather watchers has been out and about snapping a picture of this picture in leeds. showing up pretty nicely here on the radar picture, mainly affecting central, southern and eastern portions of england. they are going to rumble on over the next few hours before they fade away through this evening and overnight. meanwhile, we start to see the change taking place across the north of scotland, that arctic air mass we have been forecasting for a while has shown its hand. windy weather, colder conditions and wintry showers. this is the pressure set up into friday. that is the cold front between the arctic air mass in the north and the last of the mild air in the south. it will feel quite air in the south. it will feel quite a shock to the system in the northern half tomorrow. plenty of blustery showers, these wintry with some snow accumulations on the hills. 50 mile an hour wind gusts, mean wind speeds around the nor

john watson, bbc news. 0ur sports news correspondent, david 0rnstein, is at wembley.m roller this season, do watford have any hope? all statistics or pointers point towards a manchester city victory. they finished first in the premier league, what faith 11. —— watford 11. there was premier league, what faith 11. —— watford11. there was a 48 point gap between them. manchester city's record signing is £60 million, watford's just 18.5. record signing is £60 million, watford'sjust18.5. in record signing is £60 million, watford's just 18.5. in 2013, manchester city were beaten by wigan athletic in one of the greatest fa cup upsets in history. watford's manager knows a thing or two about upsets, when he managed malaga in spain he went to barcelona and won 1-0 spain he went to barcelona and won 1—0 in the new camp in 2015, so you never know. this place will be full by 5pm, kick—off, the atmosphere will be electric. man city have not had the best week of the pitch, with speculation they could face sanctions over finances. they will hope today is remembered for footballing rea

season's europa league title, thrashing their london rivals a—1 in azerbaijan. 0ur correspondent david 0rnsteinntroversialjourney. two clubs separated by aao minute drive across london meeting 3000 miles away in azerbaijan. arsenal new victory would bring the added bonus of champions league qualification. indeed, they made the better start, but couldn't find a breakthrough. on his right foot... and chelsea's superior european pedigree began to tell. as the local time ticked past midnight, the sparse crowd needed awakening, and 0livier giroud duly obliged. sparse crowd needed awakening, and olivier giroud duly obliged. planting header! for the former arsenal striker, returning to haunt his former club. pedro doubled the lead. 2-0 chelsea. and when eden hazard extended it further, chelsea we re hazard extended it further, chelsea were in cruise control. arsenal perhaps scored the goal of the game, to briefly threaten the comeback. what a goalfor arsenal. to briefly threaten the comeback. what a goal for arsenal. though any such hopes were soon crushed by hazard, in what could be his final chelsea

here's our sports correspondent, david 0rnstein.ty at stake. arsenal were playing for the added bonus of champions league qualification. they made the better start but couldn't find a breakthrough. chelsea's superior continental pedigree began to tell. as the local time ticked past midnight, the sparse crowd needed awakening, and 0livier giroud duly obliged. the former arsenal striker returning to haunt his old club. pedro doubled the lead. when eden hazard extended the lead further, chelsea were in cruise control. arsenal scored arguably the goal of the game to threaten a comeback, then eden hazard scored again in what could be his final chelsea appearance. arsenal were humiliated, their dream ending in tears. the blues adding more silverware to the collection. if the buildup was dominated by things off the pitch, the game itself will be dominated by what happened on it. chelsea annihilating arsenal to lift their fifth europa league trophy. the first for maurizio sarri. a night of contrasting fortunes, emotions and repercussions. a

david 0rnstein is at wembley. david, could watford spoil manchester city's day?ootball. manchester city arrived as the firm favourites, statistics and indicators point to them but they have not been winners of this competition since 2011 and in the interim period they were beaten by wigan athletic in the 2013 final, one of the greater shocks and fa cup final history, so watford may be hopeful, they have only been in one previous final, 1984, when elton john was their chairman. he is at a concert in copenhagen today but his sons will be the watford mascots. manchester city have not had a great weekend of the pitch, dogged by speculation they could be handed a champions league ban over breaking financial rules, but they will hope today that they're focuses on their achievements on the pitch but watford will hope to spoil their party. thank you very much. there is more throughout the evening on the news channel. i will be back with the tea m channel. i will be back with the team with the late news at 11:40pm tonight. it is time for the news where you are. goodbye. h

here's our sports correspondent, david 0rnstein.the chairman of this investigation, and they also hit out at the media leaks, but they seem particularly confident of clearing their name, they say they have provided irrefutable evidence, and they hope for a satisfactory outcome to this. chelsea midfielder ruben loftus—cheek is a major doubt for the europa league final later this month. he injured his ankle playing in a charity match for the club in the us. they beat new england revolution 3—0. the blues' boss maurizio sarri expressed his concern last week over the timing of the game ahead of the final in baku against arsenal on the 29th. a big win forjohanna konta who has beaten the american sloane stephens by two sets to one to reach the third round of the italian open in rome. the british number one lost the first set on the tie—break 7—3, but konta fought back against the seventh seed and took the second set by six games to four to level the match. the stephens serve promptly collapsed and konta strolled through the decider 6—1. n