david shukman, bbc news injordan. that's it. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.ou're watching bbc news. i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. these are our headlines tonight: the race for the top four will go down to the last day of the season, after wins tonight for manchester city and arsenal. reading are one step closer to a premier league return. they've beaten fulham to reach the championship play—0ff final. and murray struggles on clay again. we'll have the latest from rome. he has lost. hello there. with the title wrapped up and the relegation issues settled, the focus in the premier league is all about which teams grab the last couple of places in the top four. the prize of course champions league football next season. that will be decided on sunday, the last day of the season. arsenal and manchester city both won tonight. city's 3—1 win at home to west bromwich albion has all but assured a top four finish. arsenal's 2—0 victory at home to sunderland still gives them a chance. adam wild reports. at arsenal, they came more in hope than expectation. fail

our science editor david shukman has more. david: a giant flare leaps from the turbulent surface of the sun. these latest images capture scenes of extraordinary violence. but there is a lot we don't know about how the sun works and how it affects us, and the best way to find the answers is to get as close as possible. so, next year, nasa plans to launch a spacecraft that will fly right up to the sun and endure the temperatures. scientists can't wait. >> solar probe is going to be the hottest, fastest mission. i like to call it the coolest, hottest mission under the sun. we are going to be moving at blistering temperatures. we are going to go right into the corona. david: to give you an idea about how close this mission will go, the earth is 91 million miles from the sun. by contrast, mercury is 21 million miles from it. the new nasa spacecraft will fly just 4 million miles from the sun. that is far closer than ever before. at the same time, the european space agency will also send a mission to the sun, and with the nasa spacecr

david shukman, bbc news, nottingham.he earlier i spoke to rod dennis, who explained to me the positives and negative aspects of the government's plans. well, there is a lot that is positive in here, actually. we talk about, i think david shukman was mentioning smoothing traffic flow. one of the biggest problems we have with air quality, especially in our towns and cities, is caused by congestion. idling vehicles, vehicles moving slowly, vehicles slowing down on speeding up and there are definitely some positive aspects of the draft plans today that help to encourage councils to really think about traffic flow. speed bumps, resequencing traffic lights, all of these sorts of things can actually help get our traffic moving. more traffic you have moving, generally speaking the less ofan air moving, generally speaking the less of an air quality problem you have. . the clean act on its own won't be enough. but some of the ideas are too vague for you, or don't really sit well with the rac. which schade? you're right. the bigges

david shukman, bbc news.d its election manifesto, promising "progressive and pro—european politics. " the manifesto includes a series of commitments on power—sharing in the assembly, the economy and justice, but focuses on brexit. this is a manifesto which pledges to oppose a hard brexit, support a special deal for northern ireland, and which will give the public the final say on the outcome of those brexit negotiations. the alliance party leader, naomi long, speaking there. arsene wenger has signed a two—year extension to his contract as arsenal manager, bringing an end to months of speculation about his future at the club. fans had called for him to go, after a disappointing season for arsenal, but last weekend's fa cup victory, it may have saved his job. our sports editor dan roan reports. he's already british football's longest serving manager, and now we know — arsene wenger‘s remarkable reign at arsenal will extend to a 23rd year, the season's most contentious saga finally over. amid fierce debate among

david shukman, bbc news, nottingham.the businessman, guy hedger, who was shot at his home in dorset last weekend. both are also charged with aggravated burglary and are due to appear at bournemouth magistrates' court tomorrow. the president of the european commission has accused the uk of "abandoning" the eu and said the english language is "losing its importance in europe". jean—claude juncker made the comments at a conference in italy, before opting to address the audience in french. north korea has accused the united states of plotting to assassinate its leader, kimjong—un during a parade in the capital pyongyang. it claims that a terrorist group supported by the cia and south korean intelligence planned to use a bio—chemical substance to kill him. marine le pen — the far right candidate in the french presidential election — has faced angry protests, on the final day of campaigning. her rival, the independent centrist emmanuel macron, is said to be confident of victory in sunday's election, with a lead of around 20 po

david shukman. up on these beaches on henderson island. it's an uninhabited remote british territory in the south pacific and has been found to have the highest density of plastic rubbish anywhere in the world. hywel griffith reports. a desert island that's become the final resting place for the world's waste. henderson island is uninhabited. years can pass without any visitors. but its beaches have become strewn with the everyday items people throw away. a research tea m items people throw away. a research team sifted through the sands to find more than 17 tonnes of plastic had been deposited here. decades of debris carried by the oceans. the top offenders on the beach were, by and large, everyday consumer items that most people don't really hesitate when they use them to think about what it really means and where they might end up, things like plastic toothbrushes, plastic cigarette lighters, even babies' dummies. the australian research team travelled to the island to spend three months survey in

david shukman, bbc news, nottingham.taineer from argentina who was stranded on canada's highest peak has been rescued by helicopter. natalia martinez had been stuck on mount logan since monday, unable to move after strong earthquakes triggered large avalanches. the rescue team was able to reach her during a break temperatures at the camp had fallen to minus twenty celsius. france is introducing laws designed to stop modelling agencies using unhealthily thin models. from saturday, any model working in france will have to provide a medical certificate showing their body mass index, falls within world health 0rganization guidelines. now to a film that's breaking box office records in india and around the world. bahubali 2 is a fantasy epic on an impressive scale and it's being billed as the most successful indian film of all time. 0ur south asia correspondent justin rowlatt has taken a look. bahubali 2 is a sensation of billowing hair and bulging muscles. this special effects extravaganza is reckoned to have taken 5 billion

david shukman, bbc news, nottingham.his legs after a crash has vowed he'll race again. billy munger, who turned 18 yesterday, was racing in the british formula 4 championship last month when he collided with a stationary car. he's received support from formula one world champions lewis hamilton and jenson button, and racing fans have raised over 800,000 pounds for him. china's first big passenger plane has completed its maiden voyage, a development that could signal a major challenge to boeing and airbus, with beijing keen to enter the global aviation market. after about 90 minutes in the air, the chinese manufactured c919 landed safely back in shanghai. the plane is yet to receive international safety approval, but the state—backed company behind the plane hopes to have that and be ready to fly commercially in the next few years. robin brant reports from shanghai. it doesn't look any different to the boeing and airbus jets that dominate the skies. china hopes this plane will help it break into the global aviation market

measure are new council clean air zones, and a possible diesel scrappage scheme. 0ur science editor david shukmanof a number of uk cities failing to meet pollution standards. the rattle of diesel in the morning rush hour in nottingham. one of many cities where traffic generates unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide. so all eyes are on the government's new plan to clean up. the authorities in nottingham have been taking steps on their own. with a tram system to get people out of cars and a special lane for electric vehicles. but the council says the government still isn't doing enough. they are trying to make local authority responsible for it, and to duck their own responsibility as a central government. that is not going to work. local authorities have not got the resources to be able to respond. they have not got the means to solve the problem. the environment secretary, andrea leadsom, who unveiled the plan today, declined our request for an interview. but she said air quality was a high priority. 0ne scheme is to install new filters on older vehicles, like the device being fitted to this bus.

david shukman reporting.ngineer seon jair, climbs the old man of coniston in the lake district every day, notjust to keep his body active, but also his mind. seon is coping with the symptoms of alzheimer's disease, and hopes staying active will keep it at bay for longer. john maguirejoined him on one of his daily climbs. come rain or shine — and days don't come much wetter than this — you'll find sionjair on his beloved lakeland fells. four years ago he was diagnosed with alzheimer's, but walking these mountains every single day helps him manage his condition. it's keeping my brain ticking overfor a start, because it's getting oxygen around the brain cells of the left, the brain cells that are left, if you like, and that's enabling me to feel psychologically a lot better and it's also helping me to feel as though i have still got something that i can do and cope with on a day—to—day basis. and so long as i can keep doing this — coming out to the moutains and enjoying the countryside, and the physical activity

david shukman, bbc news, jordan. hoping science can overcome hostilities in the middle east. paris is hoping to cross the line first to host the 2024 olympics. los angeles is running neck with the french capital. they may both get the chance to hold the games come weather in 2024 or 4 years later. dan roan explains why. dan: he is just three days into the job, but france's new president has wasted little time in backing paris' bid to host the 2024 games. emmanuel macron welcoming members of the international palace.committee to the paris is spending billions on the event. >> we will transform paris with the village. after the games, the village will be housing for people. we need to build housing for people in paris. so we are very, very committed. dan: sports' showpiece event always provides magical moments, but the sight of rio 2016's abandoned olympic park raises questions over legacy and the vast cost of playing host means that games have an image problem. >> i will be in the city of angels watching the olympics. dan: despite all this, los angeles also wants to host the g

from jordan, here's our science editor david shukman.tre called sesame and around me is a machine that acts as an incredibly powerful microscope. what's the big deal? you might think. some of the countries involved are jordan, think. some of the countries involved arejordan, egypt's, turkey, cyprus, iran and, amazingly, israel as well. one of the people who has been steering this project to fruition is the british physicist. how amazed ru, given countries involved, given how hostile they can be each other, given the thing today is starting to work. the scientists involved in sesame or overlook the politics, worked together as scientists, producing a facility they want to use. producing a facility they want to use. if it is a time of particular tension in the region, of course, they can feel a bit uncomfortable but nothing serious has happened. in fa ct, but nothing serious has happened. in fact, i am often asked, what was the effect of the arab spring. one of the assets was everybody was in financial difficulty, of course, but the only d

from jordan, here's our 5cience editor david shukman.alled a synchrotron that acts as an incredibly powerful microscope. what's the big deal, you might think. well, listen to some of the countries involved. there'sjordan, of course, egypt, turkey, cyprus, iran and, amazingly, israel as well. one of the people who has been steering this project to fruition is the british phy5ici5t chris llewellyn—smith. how amazed are you, given the sort of countries involved, given how ho5tile they can be to each other, that here you are today, the thing is starting to work? the scientists involved in sesame overlook the politics. they work together as scientists, producing a facility they want to use. if it's a time of particular tension in the region, of course, they can feel a bit uncomfortable but nothing serious has happened. in fact, i'm often asked, what was the effect of the arab spring? one of the effects was everybody was in financial difficulty, of course, but the only direct one was when a group of countries agreed to put specialfunding into

i have a new report from david shukman, the bbc‘s science editor.an has just he has been injordan because the king ofjordan hasjust opened a new science laboratory, and it is an impressive collaboration, certainly by the middle east standards. in a rare show of unity we have jordanian, iranian, israeli and palestinian scientists all working together on this one project which isa together on this one project which is a particle accelerator which can then act as a powerful microscope. i'll let david explained. i'm injordan at a new research centre called sesame and around me is a machine called a synchrotron that acts as an incredibly powerful microscope. there are some 60 of these around the world, and they are used to study everything from pharmaceuticals to plants to ancient remains. this is the first to be built here in the middle east. what's the big deal, you might think. well, listen to some of the countries involved in this project. there'sjordan, of course, egypt, turkey, cyprus, iran and, amazingly, israel as well. one of the people who has

will consider a scrappage scheme for older, more polluting diesel vehicles. 0ur science editor, david shukmantle of diesel in the morning rush—hour in nottingham. one of many cities where traffic generates unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide. so all eyes are on the government's new plan to clean up. the authorities in nottingham have been taking steps on their own. a tram system to get people out of cars. and a special lane for electric vehicles. but the council says the government still isn't doing enough. they are trying to make local authority responsible for it and to duck their own responsibility as a central government. that is not going to work. local authorities have not got the resources to be able to respond, they have not got the means to solve the problem. the environment secretary andrea leadsom who unveiled the plan today declined our request for an interview. but she said air quality was a high priority. 0ne scheme is to install new filters on older vehicles, like the device being fitted to this pass. —— to this bus. but this will not apply to cars. another scheme is to remove