find bobbin played in towards lacazette, a big chance. and arsenal win the first leg of their europa league semifinal against valencia tonight. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, the ecb say alex hales would still be in their world cup squad if his ban for recreational drugs hadn't been made public. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. the prime minister says the case is closed after the defence secretary, gavin williamson, was dramatically sacked yesterday over leaked details from a national security council meeting. but today, opposition parties have stepped up their calls for a police investigation into whether the official secrets act was breached. gavin williamson continues to deny telling the daily telegraph about discussions over whether the chinese firm huawei should help to build the uk's 5g mobile network. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar is in westminster for us. after sacking gavin williamson for breaching the confidentiality of one of the government's most secretive committees, theresa may is clearly hopin

their header, lacazette was convinced gci’oss header, lacazette was convinced across the line.t did take a bit ofa across the line. it did take a bit of a goal line technology to sorted out. they came through. that made it 11. we have been playing 25 minutes then. 2—1. —— 1—1. 11. we have been playing 25 minutes then. 2-1. --1-1. it 11. we have been playing 25 minutes then. 2—1. —— 1—1. it became 3—1 but we had to wait until the end of the game. this time it was the other half of the double act, aubameyang finishing from close range. we will see that goal right now. there it is. squeezing it in between the near post in the goalkeeper. 3—1 so different then 2—1. you sense that in the reaction of the players and the manager and the reaction of the crowd. before the match, we were talking about which kind of arsenal might we see here this evening. the arsenal which has been dominated times in the europa league, their victory against napoli or what would be the arsenal that has conceded the nine goals in the last premier league matches. i think the first 11 minutes or so we have th

they have two world —class alexandre lacazette they have two world—class strikers who also have a worldstrikers who also have a world—class partnership. pierre—emerick aubameyang soon thumped in the equaliser and alexandre lacazette scored five minutes into the second half, and valencia suddenly needed five. kevin gameiro got one of them to make it 2-2, gameiro got one of them to make it 2—2, and they kept coming, aubameyang converting and then completing his hat—trick with a thumping finish into the roof of the net. we can be proud of the players, of the work of our supporters who are here today with us, and it is not finished, the success. there is one step more, to play the final. and we are happy, but also we know it is going to continue to be difficult to win. but it is not easy. defeating us. arsenal will face fellow london club chelsea in the azerbaijan capital of baku, after the blues won a penalty shootout against eintracht frankfurt. the match finished 1—1 after extra time, and ian dennis watched that one. for the first time ever, all four final births in european competition

lacazette had ample opportunities to score again.ct, aubameyang. 3—1 with a second like to come. now, which way to the final? chelsea have a crucial away goal after drawing 1—1 with german side eintracht frankfurt. after an early setback, they recovered thanks to pedro's goal. patrick gearey reports. if you haven't heard of frankfurt, what you see them, you will not forget them first. this club is built on both. frankfurt went flying into chelsea. their star striker steered them in front, queue thousands of rapidly overheating frankfurters. gradually, they lost stea m. frankfurters. gradually, they lost steam. chelsea had left their star eden hazard on the bench, a decision that would have been questioned at half—time had pedro not found an a nswer half—time had pedro not found an answer just before hand. half—time had pedro not found an answerjust before hand. that was the bridgehead for chelsea's second half advance. darren louise tried to channel messy, so close—run so far. —— channel messi. 0n came hazard to join the raids. the k

first, pierre—emerick aubameyang got a crucial away goal, and alexandre lacazette put the gunners in the spanish side chased the game, arsenal ran away with it. and arsenal ran away with it. and arsenal strike again! a stretch from la cazette would arsenal strike again! a stretch from lacazette would set them up for an emphatic hat—trick, and in this remarkable week, arsenal produced a performance where it all came together. matthewjordan has a two—shot lead at the british masters golf after the first round. the young englishman, who is playing in only his 12th event as a professional, broke the course record at hillside in southport, making nine birdies and no bogeys in a nine—under—par round of 63. never quite expected. i knew i'd been playing quite well, but, i don't know, just from the get go, it kind of just don't know, just from the get go, it kind ofjust started perfectly, and from then on ijust kept it going, really. just tried to shoot as low asi really. just tried to shoot as low as i could, because i thought the quys as i could, because i thought the guys out there are goo

lacazette would prove elusive. 25 minutes in, he was free once again. was it in?d done rather too much watching and it hurt them again, perhaps critically. aubameyang's goal as the clock struck 90 takes arsenal a step closer to the final. the prize for the trophy winners, a place in the champions league. at the monochrome home of eintracht frankfurt, chelsea found the german side intent on sending a message. they are nothing if not bold. luka jovic steered them ahead and thousands of frankfurters rapidly overheated. they gradually lost steam and chelsea with their magician eden hazard on the bench found a sorcerer‘s apprentice in pedro. 0ne all before the break. a bridge head for a second half advance, david luiz did his best lionel messi — so close from so far. chelsea go into the second leg as favourites, but strangely, with frankfurt, things are rarely black—and—white. patrick gearey, bbc news. a neurologist has ruled that tottenham defenderjan vertonghen "did not suffer a concussion" during the champions league semifinal first leg against ajax on tuesday. the

aubameyang and lacazette who put valencia to the sword in the semifinals, up front.all english week of european finals. just to show you quickly, a fantastic match we had here. azerbaijan fan stressed as the queen, freddie mercury, the beatles, we had paddington bear, a marching band, incredible scenes. there will be thousands of azerbaijani fans celebrating everything english. you will be celebrating here in the europa league final? they have come a long way to see it. for the losers it will be an awful lot longer going home. from all of us here it is goodbye. after a reasonable start to the day with morning sunshine the cloud has been thickening. damn weather pushing in two wheels. —— damp weather pushing in two wheels. during the second part the rain will be confined to western parts. westerly wind picks up and it will be blowing and some mild air by the end of the night, 15 celsius in london, coolerfor the end of the night, 15 celsius in london, coolerforthe far end of the night, 15 celsius in london, cooler for the far north of scotland. the best of the de's sun

arsenal have their best weapon in lacazette.sive, sit back to start with? ifi aggressive, sit back to start with? if i was him i would get on the front foot and get the away goal. if i was him i would get on the front foot and get the away goalm valencia score first, which could happen, they have a good home record, and the fans could get involved, does arsenal have the character, resolve, and wherewithal to get through the tricky period? fantastic question because normally the answer would be no from what we have seen this season. tonight will be hostile. it will be an incredible atmosphere. unai emery might have prepared them for the worst, going down in the first half—hour, but they've got to react show courage. it's arsenal's ninth europa league semifinal game. a place in the final possibly awaits them. chelsea will be the other team waiting. will it be the other team waiting. will it be another all english final in europe? so we could have four british teams the two european finals this season. that's because tottenham foll

to let you know that arsenault had equalised up the emirates against valencia, alexandre lacazette withe at sports day at half past ten see you then. john, thank you. the canadian aerospace firm by da has announced it selling his plant and belfast. the company employs around three and a half thousand people in northern ireland, building aircraft wings and other parts, they say they are committed to finding the right buyer. unions and that one can't be fined for northern ireland biggest manufacturer, government should step in. john campbell reports. this morning announcement came as a surprise to many bombard ea workers. but it's not a total shock. bombard ea has been reshaping and strengthening its business in recent yea rs. strengthening its business in recent years. it's all been part of an attempt to recover from years. it's all been part of an attempt to recoverfrom huge financial losses run out as it developed the series jetliner. the wings i made in belfast. until now, but by da dramatic move had been to sell the project to airbus, the giant european playmaker. but that the decisi

they stretched out their lead through pierre—emerick aubameyang and then alexandre lacazette.atic hat—trick. this year, the europa league comes down to a london derby and for premier league sides, winning abroad takes you back to the neighbours. joe lynskey, bbc news. so, we have more happy players on our hands. ruben loftus—cheek celebrated his goal for chelsea on twitter, saying "thanks for the electric support. "see you in baku." and arsenal's henrikh mkhitaryan said, "one club, one goal, "let's win this." the players don't have to worry about getting to baku but the fans certainly do. they face a journey, of amost 2,500 miles, to the eastern edge of europe, and there are currently no direct, scheduled flights between london and baku in the week of the final on the 29th of may. the quickest journey by air on the day, takes nearly seven hours. and by train it takes more than four days, passing through seven countries! of course, you could drive, but the minimum journey time, is listed online as 58 hours. obviously the europa league is on all the back pages this morning — and

arsenal won 7—3 on aggregate with goals from alexandre lacazette and an amazing hat—trick from pierrem capacity and the tickets allocated for fans because it seems pretty paltry. if, for example your team is tottenham — this is the first time they‘ve ever got to the champions league final — there will be a great deal of their fans wanting to go. if we take a look at the stadiums, then. the champions league final is taking place at the wanda metropolitana stadium in madrid which has a capacity of over 67,000 but each club has only been given an allocation of 16,000. as you can imagine — those tickets will be like gold dust. for the europa league final, it‘s being staged at the olympic stadium in baku which is 68,000 but the allocation for fans is only 6000 for each club. that is a lot of corporate tickets. plus, it‘s a hugejourney, 2400 miles when both clubs are only eight miles from each other. that‘s a ten hour flight for fans. even the liverpool manager jurgen klopp is sympathetic. maybe they could have the final in the cities and maybe they could make a price cut to agree on someth

they stretched out their league through alabama young and len alexandra lacazette.th an emphatic hat—trick. this year, the europa league comes down to a london derby. for premier league sites, winning abroad takes you back. the teams don't have to worry too much about getting to baku but the fans certainly do. they face a journey, of almost two—and—a—half thousand miles, to the eastern edge of europe. and there are currently no direct, scheduled flights between london and baku in the week of the final on the 29th of may. the quickest journey by air on the day, takes nearly seven hours. and by train it's more than four days, passing through seven countries. of course, you could drive, but the minimum journey time, is listed online as 58 hours. wales coach, warren gatland, has agreed a deal, to take charge of the british and irish lions on their tour of south africa in 2021. he's already overseen a winning tour of australia in 2013 and a drawn series against the all blacks two years ago, as well as three grand slams, including this year's six nations title. he's stepp

two goals from alexandre lacazette turned this first leg around, and then pierre—emerick aubameyang gave got a draw against eintract frankfurt in germany. after going behind early on, pedro nabbed a vital away goal ahead of next week's second leg at stamford bridge. caster semenya is set to run in the 800 metres in the diamond league meeting in doha later today, just 48 hours since the court of arbitration for sport dismissed her challenge against the iaaf‘s new rules, which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. there's speculation it could be semenya's last race as a professional after she posted that "knowing when to walk away is wisdom". fast bowlerjofra archer will make his england debut later when they play their opening odi of the summer against ireland. he's onlyjust qualified to play international cricket for england after residency rules were changed. and he's attempting to win a place in the world cup squad. there's commentary with the test match special team on radio 5live sports extra from 10.30am. favourite judd trump is level with qualifier gary wilson in the semi