liverpool football clu b many parts of liverpool.ned reporters from the sun and that's a legacy of what kelvin mackenzie said. it is not just the comparison of ross barkley whose grandfather was nigerian to a gorilla which kelvin mackenzie said he had no idea about. and the paper said that too. the only people paid as much as ross barkley in merseyside were drug dealers so he is tarring a community with the same brush. i have spoken to someone from news uk and they realise this is something they got wrong. when kelvin mackenzie gets back from his holiday, will he get sacked? will he lose his rather well paid column or a severe disciplinary? this is interesting, he will presumably have not been responsible for the pictures that went with it, but that amplifies and the headline, "here is why they go ape at ross?" they made plenty of the gorilla reference? quite. is it possible that he shouldn't even have been writing about liverpool this weekend and that somebody bof him should have had a red light flashing going, "kelvin, liverpool, t

and liverpool people.day? everton have made the announcement that they are now banning reporters from the sun from finch farm, and also from press conferences, so the job is done, there is no need for anybody to make any demonstration today because the club have banned the sun from the ground and from finch farm, and i think that is what the fans were calling for. so there will not be demonstrate in question mark? no demonstration today, they have put out a statement saying they have banned the sun and the sun‘s journalists. and what is your reaction to that announcement? iam announcement? i am delighted because it shows, as the people‘s club, they have listened to the people. they support liverpool and the fight for justice for the 96, and the attacks that the sun have made liverpool and the people of liverpool, it is like everton have done what they have done and i applaud that. and i think the fans will applaud that decision. the merit liverpool talking to our reporter at goodison park —— mayor of liver

it has been banned and ostracised in many parts of liverpool.un because they did not like it very much. that is the legacy of what kelvin mackenzie said. it is notjust the comparison of ross barkley to a gorilla, which kelvin mackenzie says he had no idea about. and the paper as well. but it is also this joke, where he says the only people paid as much as ross barkley in merseyside were drug dealers, where he's tarring people with the same brush. when kelvin mackenzie gets back from his holiday, the question will be, how severe reprimand is given? will he get sacked, is he going to lose his:, or will it be a severe disciplinary? he will presumably have not been responsible for the pictures, but that amplifies the headline. it amplifies the offence that has caused. but is it possible that he was kind of, he should not even have been writing about liverpool this weekend, and that somebody above him should have had a red light flashing, hang on a minute, kelvin, liverpool, this weekend, not a good idea? it sometimes takes guts to stand up toa it so

the mayor of liverpool welcomes the decision. right that everton have done what they have done so i applaud that. i think the fans to will applaud that decision. also in the next hour, the practical driving test gets a reboot. from december, learners will have to show they can safely follow a satnav before they can pass. delegates at the national union of teachers annual conference vote to back a day of strike action over funding concerns in england. and coming up after sport at 3.30pm, this week's edition of click looks at how technology is being used in the fight against crime. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea has warned the united states that it's ready to react to any provocative action. it comes as the country staged a huge military parade, displaying what appeared to be new, submarine—based ballistic missiles. us president donald trump has sent a naval strike force to the region because of concerns that north korea is preparing to carry out another nuclear test. our correspondentjohn sudworth is with a gr

liverpool's problems lie at the other end.ere was young matthew pennington from warrington for everton, his first for the club. but anfield groans would, within minutes, turn to gasps. philippe coutinho has tailored his reputation with moments of such silk, masterfully measured. despite such style, the reds often flirt with danger. everton might have equalised. then mane, their top scorer, went off injured. but there is a reason james bond is a liverpool fan. for all the risks and mishaps, they specialise in thrilling raids on the enemy lair. daring divock origi this time, goal 009 of the season. another derby victory. liverpool briefly shaken, then stirred, and are now in third. now, you may remember the story of the brightly—coloured car that's causing consternation in certain quarters for spoiling the view in the picturesque cotswold village of bidbury. its elderly owner peter maddox was criticised for parking outside his own cottage. today, a 100—strong convoy of fellow yellow car owners from around britain have driven thr

it's a is slur on the people of liverpool about what he said about people...of all people, would have put anything in his column about liverpool but a he knows the reaction there. the relationship isn't the best. we must point out at this point, that kelvin mackenzie denies that there was any intention ofa denies that there was any intention of a racial shrub. so we will make sure that is, that is stated because there is a police investigation. yes, absolutely. all right. well, let us move, we will stay with the observer, actually. the eu crown jewels, we could lose them. did you know we had them for a start? so, these are the european banking and medicine agencies, otherwise known as the european banking authority, and the european medicines agency. they employ between bun,000 people and they provide a hub for businesses in the uk and are based in london. but according the observer report, the eu is set to inflict a double hue my asian on the prime minister —— humiliation, stripping britain of its european agencies within weeks and basically holding a beauty

speaking to the liverpool mayor, joe anderson, he did call for a protest to take place. to happen because now there is this real sense that the people have spoken, the fans have spoken, the club has listened, and action has now been taken, following that article by kelvin mckenzie. you talk about attitudes to the sun newspaper more broadly in liverpool, and that takes us back to the hillsborough tragedy and it is the anniversary of that today. of course, yes, not farfrom here, there is a service taking place at liverpool cathedral to remember those 96 people who lost their lives. there were a lot of people here, a lot of families here will be arriving today to come to this match at a very sensitive time, so the fact that that article was published at this time has really, really upset fans here. they have been letting me know that, a lot of them. let me return to the story coming out of syria. 39 people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack. a convoy of coaches were carrying in fact to ease from towns in syria. with me, our arab affairs editor. what more is know

they move above liverpool without victory. plenty of a motion at goodison park.er before play burnley. it was a game everton won 3-1. burnley. it was a game everton won 3—1. romelu lukaku stayed the league goalscorer could do me. the major praised ross barkley‘s response to a testing week. i am really pleased. difficulties at the beginning of the game, but he did well in the second half. the 2—1 goal was an important goal. he was focus of the football side are not about all the stuff after last sunday. it is a big government for a young boy for everton. elsewhere in the premier league today, a point the sunderland at home to west ham. swansea and whole —— hull city both lost. in a scottish premiership, dundee's problems at escalating prickly. they lost 47th match in a row. they were beaten 2—0 at home. they now occupy the relegation play—off position. also, it wins for rangers and aberdeen. england's ben youngs scored this crucial try ten minutes from time to ensure his side ran out emphatic winners, 30— three. leicester are now in pole position to secure the las

what he said was shocking, it is only right. people of liverpool.hat he said was shocking, it is only rightm is what they have done for years, it is what they have done for years, it is disgusting. and coming up — the papers with political commentator jo phillips and nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror. the lead in the observer says that free schools will benefit wealthier regions. that is coming up in 30 minutes. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a massive suicide bomb in syria has hit a convoy of buses on the outskirts of aleppo, where thousands of people from two besieged government—held villages were waiting to be taken to safety. more than a0 people are reported to have been killed in the attack. dozens more have been injured. richard galpin reports. in the immediate aftermath, a man runs towards the site of the huge explosion, filming the horrifying scenes around him. it is believed a suicide bomber carried out this attack, reportedly driving a van carrying aid supplies. translation: i can't describe it, i am speechless. th

and in and i'm sure that will be marked in liverpool today. and in sheffield.es, trump demands gold plated welcome when he comes here to the uk. right. well, it was not long ago, call me old—fashioned, we were being told that the president, if he came at all in 2017, would have a relatively low—key visit and here we're told the white house has made it clear it regards the carriage procession down the mall as an essential element of that itinerary and president obama is coming in october and goodness know what is the cost of the security will be and goodness how many protesters there will be. we can laugh about, he wa nts to will be. we can laugh about, he wants to arrive in a carriage, but it is the security implications of the carriage that makes it difficult because if he is in an armoured car, it's easierfor because if he is in an armoured car, it's easier for the security services. all the time, we're told that the contrast with his predecessor president obama, who came in an armoured car with that extraordinary motorcade all the us presidents have, but you

the sun, they knew enough to make sure that mackenzie didn't refer to liverpool, it's...ry of the hillsborough disaster. so it was a gross editorial oversight. it's understood rupert murdoch will be consulted before a decision is made about mr mackenzie's future, which may depend on a police investigation. frankie mccamley, bbc news, at goodison park. a huge car bomb has hit a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government—held towns in syria, killing at least 43 people. the powerful explosion caused widespread damage to the convoy on the outskirts of aleppo and dozens more people have been injured. richard galpin reports. a suicide bomber is believed to have carried out this devastating attack. and this is what remains of buses carrying hundreds of people finally escaping their villages which have been besieged for years. this eyewitness says it's hard to describe what he's seeing — the dead are everywhere, and there are dozens of burned—out vehicles. and amongst the dead in the buses and on the road are women and children. they'd been an easy target. the convoy had

i mean, people in london would have looked down at liverpool back then, but liverpool was a port town where all sorts of contraband gets exchanged, and one of them at that point was great music. >> a lot of the sailors and people that were coming back from america were bringing back these records. some were pop records, some were called race records because they were by black artists. ♪ oh maybelline why can't you be true ♪ ♪ oh maybelline why can't you be true ♪ >> the level of influence that american rock and roll, blues, country and western, motown had on those kids growing up in england was really amazing. ♪ all my love, all my kisses, you don't know what you've been missing, oh, boy ♪ ♪ when you're with me, oh, boy >> so, i would listen to buddy holly and gene vincent and jerry lee lewis, fats domino, all of the great rock 'n' rollers. ♪ on blueberry hill >> it was like a new language for us. >> the power of the jukebox, there's nothing quite like it. ♪ my dream came true >> the beatles took a bunch of those strains, the everly brothers from the '50s was a big influence for them

liverpool for me is part of my life, pa rt of liverpool for me is part of my life, part of my career,u about your partnership with steven gerrard. i was a big fan of stevie before i went to liverpool. by far the best player i have played with. i will pay to play with him again. by far, the best player he has played with. he would pay to play with steven gerrard. high praise indeed. we also have a nice chat with didier drogba, who has part owner of a club and they are trying to get into the mls. mazz and is out live on about. we will speak to leon osmond as well. a big evertonian. will speak to him about the game and what has happened with ross barkley in the last few days. we are on from midday for an hour. you miss the big one, everton. i was ignoring him. they are up against it today. his eyes go wide, which means shuts up. the real challenge is to find a goalfrom shuts up. the real challenge is to find a goal from the scottish premier league last night. let's try and do it. there was one game in the scottish premiership last night. it finished goalless between kilmarnock and hearts

, but why do you need to be afraid to play against liverpool?pion, will play no part in golf‘s first major of the year, the masters, after pulling out of next week's tournament. 20 years after he won the first of his four masters titles at augusta, he says he's still not tournament ready and that there's no timetable for his return. he was side—lined for 15 months after two surgeries to try and fix it. the 1a time major winner won his first major at the masters 20 years ago. in a statement on his website he says: "unfortu nately, i won't be competing in this year's masters. i did about everything i could to play, but my back rehabilitation didn't allow me the time to get tournament ready. i'm especially upset because it's a special anniversary for me that's filled with a lot of great memories. i can't believe it's been 20 years since i won my first green jacket. i have no timetable for my return, but i will continue my diligent effort to recover, and want to get back out there as soon as possible." roger federer won a thrilling three—hour match

liverpool stay third after coming from behind to beat stoke 2—1 away.philippe coutinho and roberto firmino coming off the bench to score the goals which gave their side the three points. jon walters had given stoke the lead while liverpool keeper simon mignolet kept his side in the lead with a brilliant save to deny charlie adam. i thought we deserved to win in the second half but we needed the goalkeeper. what a save? which one, there were two of them. i thought the second was more spectacular but they were good so he isa spectacular but they were good so he is a really good goalkeepers i would expect that's he would do the first save but the second one, no idea. that was genius and i am really happy for him. he saved our life today. job done, feels good, nice weather. 63 pints. i couldn't feel better at this moment. —— 63 points. chelsea four points clear of tottenham, but should re—establish that seven point cushion with victory over bournemouth. liverpool and manchester city consolidated their places in the top four with wins this afternoon. city se

the sun, they knew enough to make sure that mackenzie didn't refer to liverpool, it's...stood rupert murdoch will be consulted before a decision is made about mr mackenzie's future, which may depend on a police investigation. frankie mccamley, bbc news, at goodison park. strike action over funding cuts in england's schools has been backed by the national union of teachers. the nut voted on the measure at its annual spring conference in cardiff today. it comes as a survey ofjust over 3,000 staff carried out by the union found that almost half of young teachers expect to quit the profession within 5 years. increasing paperwork, longer hours and concerns over mental health were just some of the reasons cited. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreaves was at the conference. there is a strong undercurrent to this four—day conference, and that is anger at what teachers perceive to be significant cuts to funding in england's schools. as you have just said, they have now balloted to increase the pressure on the government with further industrial action, and they have not rul

the sun, they knew enough to make sure that mackenzie didn't refer to liverpool, it's...aster. so it was a gross editorial oversight. it's understood rupert murdoch will be consulted before a decision is made about mr mackenzie's future, which may depend on a police investigation. frankie mccamley, bbc news, at goodison park. the headlines on bbc news: dozens of people have been killed in syria after an explosion hits a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees on the outskirts of aleppo. north korea stages a huge military parade to mark the anniversary of the birth of the country's founder, amid warnings over rising tensions with the us. everton bans sun journalists from its stadium and training ground following a column by kelvin mackenzie regarding midfielder ross barkley. the turkish president has been speaking to supporters ahead of tomorrow's referendum on major constitutional changes that could see him gain significant new powers. he's hoping to secure a yes vote, which would see the country shift from a parliamentary to a presidential republic. my colleague nuala mcgove

and after manchester city and liverpool victories, pitting the pressure on us, robert lee waiting foris match, or to two points, we were winners and we are still there. manchester united deserved to win. they showed more desire than us, more motivation, more ambition, to win this game. it is simple. liverpool have strengthened their claim on a champions league spot with a hard fought 1—0 win at west bromwich albion. roberto firmino scored the only goal of the game in first half injury time. ben croucher reports. reaching the champions league israeli austral, but liverpool have been making light work of it of late. now seven unbeaten, they could have made it easier hard roberto firmino's radar been working. wrestling control against west brom was not an issue, team that have not scored for a month. kicking the ball helps. heading helps as well. one from lucas and one from firmino. 1-0. in from lucas and one from firmino. 1—0. in control, but not co mforta ble. 1—0. in control, but not comfortable. a second goal would have camp nerves, and james milner should have delivered. matt philli

in third, and manchester united two points behind liverpool in third. teams have a game in hand. if they were to win all of their remaining matches, they would both finish in the top four. as far as manchester united are concerned, they still have the safety net of the europa league potentially, if they win that, they will qualify for the champions league automatically. as far as they are concerned, the fans will have plenty of hope they can still finish in that top four and qualify for the champions league, but as ever, plenty more twists and turns to come over the next few weeks. the 18—month ban given to burnley midfielderjoey barton for breaching gambling rules has come under scrutiny today. the football association says it's the shortest—possible suspension it could have given to the player under its current rules, but his club manager says the punishment handed down to barton, who has admitted he is addicted to gambling, is too harsh. one of the most obvious that springs to mind when i was a younger man was the legend that is eric cantona kung fu

liverpool crown court was told that in february, at their home in warrington, he tried to do that bymmediately phoned his son to say what he‘d done. the 95—year—old then told police... "she begged me to kill her because she didn‘t want to go into a mental hospital where she thought to be raped. i tried to kill her. i haven‘t managed to, and now i‘ve havejust increased her suffering. she‘s the most beautiful women in the world and i‘ve made it worse." mr beddows admitted attempted murder, and could have expected a jail term when he faced a judge in liverpool. but the court was told mrs beddows had recovered from her injuries and was now living happily in the place where she was being cared for. she‘d forgiven her husband, and wanted them to be reunited. judge clement goldstone told mr beddows... "that is indeed true love... no doubt earned by your 65 years of devoted and loyal married life. whether you will be able to spend the rest of your days together is not a decision for me." however, he said he had decided an immediate prison term was not appropriate. instead, suspending a two—y

gordon, jim, ray, billand billy were huge beatles fans back in liverpool.hey believe they were better days. it was a smaller world, then. we had a small group of people who grew up at the same time and had the same experiences. shared experiences. whether it was bands or music or what, there were not any outside pressures to do other things in those days. life, they reckon, was simpler when the world was smaller, less complicated, more real. that is the problem nowadays. communication is so easy. we had a can with a piece of string. nowadays, people have 8000 friends on facebook. how can you have 8,000 friends? you are not buying it. i am not at all. the friendships that we had, we are very lucky to still have them. i don't think it will be like this. it's all going to be so computerised. if you can count your true friends are more than one hand, you are kidding yourself. simple as that. # 0h, #0h,| # oh, i get by with a little help from my friends... so friendships 50 years in the making. are modern friendships really less meaningful? how many friends do y

that rain will edge further north to manchester, liverpool, and lincolnshire.in the west of scotland at about five or six degrees. but it is also here we will see the highest temperatures on bank holiday monday. lovely to the west of scotland. the odd early shower in the north of being with. the northern half of uk is largely dry, bright, and breezy. but a fresh of showers further south. some could turn heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. the top two brita will be about 12 or 13 degrees. —— temperature will be. ten or 11 degrees in newcastle. 1a or 15 in carlisle. probably getting to 17 in parts of northern ireland and 18 in the western side of scotland. but only nine in the eastern side with the breeze coming in from the north sea. as you go through bank holiday evening, those showers will be in england and wales, the drifting to the south. that process will continue. there will be a fair bit of low—budget into the eastern side of low—budget into the eastern side of the uk. temperatures will not drop too far. 78 or nine degrees for major towns and cities. ——

he also claims the only other people in liverpool earning as much money were drug dealers. also written to the press complaints commission. the comments i believe were overtly racist. the club reacted quickly, banning the sun, stating the newspaper has to know any attack on this city is not acceptable. it follows a long—running hatred towards the newspaper who blamed fans for the hillsborough disaster that left 96 dead. with applause at today's match to mark the 28th anniversary. the sun's publisher news uk has apologised for the offence caused, saying it was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage and there was never any slur intended. mr mackenzie says it was beyond parody to describe the article as racist. outside the stadium, fans welcomed the news. what he said about ross barkley i think is shocking, so i think it's only right. i think it's disgraceful the way he spoke about ross barkley and the way he described the people of liverpool and he should be ashamed. his article should be proof—read anyway by the editors, so for them to let that go to press, i think it's quite po

he also claims the only other people in liverpool earning as much money were drug dealers.'ve reported it to merseyside police and they're investigating the complaint. i have also written to the press complaints commission. the comments, i believe, were overtly racist. the club reacted quickly, banning the sun, stating the newspaper has to know any attack on this city is not acceptable. it follows a long—running hatred towards the newspaper who blamed fans for the hillsborough disaster that left 96 dead. with applause at today's match to mark the 28th anniversary. the sun's publisher news uk has apologised for the offence caused, saying it was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage and there was never any slur intended. mr mackenzie says it was beyond parody to describe the article as racist. outside the stadium, fans welcomed the news. what he said about ross barkley i think is shocking, so i think it's only right. i think it's disgraceful the way he spoke about ross barkley and the way he described the people of liverpool and he should be ashamed. his article should be proof—

continÚa la primera posiciÓn sacando 7 puntos de ventaja al tottenham. >> gran victoria del liverpoolen la era de michelle. >> joanna acosta se coronÓ en el miami open, despuÉs de vencer a bosac bosnia. >> al druz a skrul que volviÓ a su estado natural como el fr frustrar azul. >> miguel es crueldad. >> para los aficionados del cruz azul. >> ¿cÓmo se rompe? >>> con limpia con brujo. >> (risas). >> que le pidan consejos a los tiburones. >> sÍ, deberia, yo creo que andan por el rumbo. >> muchas gracias. >> con esto llegamos al final de la ediciÓn de telemundo, muchas gracias por dejarnos entrar a la cobertura de telemundo, muy buenas tardes. cobertura de telemundo, muy cobertura de telemundo, muy buenas tardes. (musica animada) parece que fue ayer cuando la fiesta parecía no tener final. pero en tan sólo 12 meses, el lugar conocido como la capital del spring break en el país bienvenidos a lago victoria oasis del desierto ...se ha convertido en un pueblo fantasma. nadie olvidará el devastador ataque en el lago victoria que dejó decenas de jóvenes muertos y a toda una comunidad conmociona

reaching the champions league is rarely a stroll, but liverpool have been making light work of it of easier if roberto firmino's radar was working. wrestling control from west brom wasn't too much of an issue, a tea m brom wasn't too much of an issue, a team that haven't scored for a month. kicking the ball helps. 0ne goalfrom lucas, one from fognini' 1-0 to goalfrom lucas, one from fognini' 1—0 to liverpool. a second goal would have calmed any nerves and james milner should have delivered it. what should have been a co mforta ble it. what should have been a comfortable win turned tense, not calmed when matt phillips burst forward. simon mignolet blocked his path. west brom's goalkeeper let forward as well, but west brom were not finished. fortunately, it didn't cost liverpool, who now move up to third, even if they made harder work of this than they need to. league leaders chelsea are trying to re—establish their 7—point lead at the top of the table after tottenham moved to within four points of them yesterday. that game kicked off around 16 minutes ago, and marcus rashford has give

this prompted the mayor of liverpool to then complain to the police. paper. he is away on holiday at the moment, but ina he is away on holiday at the moment, but in a statement he said he didn't know if ross barkley‘s family background and he said it was beyond parody that his critics would describe his article as racist. here at news uk, they say the views expressed by kelvin mackenzie were wrong, unfunny and not the views of the paper, but it is important to note that even though kelvin mackenzie wrote the article himself, there would have been an editorial process and the paper still went ahead and published his piece. helena, thank you. the iraqi government has told people living in mosul to stay inside as security forces prepare for an assault aimed at dislodging so—called islamic state militants. thousands of civilians are still trapped in the city, which has been held by is since 2014. our defence correspondentjonathan beale is embedded with troops. the prize is in their sight. the old city of mosul and its most famous landmark, the leaning mina

to footballers in liverpool were drug dealers.kelvin mackenzie has been suspended from the paper. he is away on holiday at the paper. he is away on holiday at the moment but in a statement he said he didn't know of ross ba rkley‘s said he didn't know of ross barkley‘s family background and also said it was beyond parody that his critics would describe his article as racist. here at news uk they say that views expressed by kelvin mackenzie were wrong, unfunny and not the view of the paper that it is important to note that even though kelvin mackenzie wrote the article himself, they would have been in editorial process and the paper still went ahead and published his piece. this is bbc news. the headlines. tens of thousands of north korean soldiers and civilians are marking the anniversary of the birth of the country's founder with a military parade, amid concerns that spiralling tensions could spark a conflict with the us. the us military says it was a tactical decision to drop a huge bomb on is hideouts in afghanistan, but as pict

liverpool managerjurgen anfield in the premier league.y that everton have been playing under their manager ronald koeman —— jurgen klopp. they have had a really good run, didn't lose a lot of games in the last few weeks. good results, obviously confident, but yes, we are liverpool, we play at anfield and nobody should underestimate the power of anfield. so whenever we play there, we have to create a special atmosphere. the everton manager's blamed the ireland manager martin o'neill for not protecting the midfielderjames martin o'neill for not protecting the midfielder james mccarthy martin o'neill for not protecting the midfielderjames mccarthy whilst he was away on international duty. the player missed husband club side's last two matches but still linked up with the international team. he injured himself in the warm—up after being picked by o'neill to start the world cup qualifier. o'neill‘s responded, calling him a master tactician of the blame game. ronald koeman has hit back: now, second maced aberdeen prevented celtic from being cro

judith moritz is at liverpool's lime st station for us.hrough this station to get to aintree. 0ne pouring through this station to get to aintree. one in three of the people who go to watch the grand national over the three—day festival go national over the three—day festival 9° by national over the three—day festival go by train, and so by going on strike today the rmt union hope to have a huge impact. the deputy managing director of merseyrail, the train operator, is andy heath. tell me, first of all, the rmt chose today to go on strike, it is your peak day, there must be, one imagines, huge destruct delete mac disruption. the grand national is our busiest day and also a showcase for the city region. in terms of the train services operating today we are looking to operate a strong robust service between liverpool central and aintree, the same number of trains to and from the races as we did last year so in terms of capacity we will be able to convey people comfortably and safety. you say the same as last year, at peak times last year you

liverpool mayorjoe anderson said he had reported the article to the police for a "racial slur". the paper was unaware of the footballer‘s heritage. mr mckenzie has disputed that his article was racist. 0ur correspondent helena lee has the latest from news uk's headquarters in central london. the article was about ross barkley, who was punched earlier this week in liverpool, city centre. in the peace kelvin mackenzie said "the lack of reflection in his eyes has always made him think he was one of our dimmest footballers", he also went on to say, "it was like seeing a gorilla at a zoo." ross barkley‘s grandfather was born in nigeria. the piece also went on to say that men who had similar amounts of money to footballers in liverpool as were drug dealers. this trumpet the mayor of liverpool to complain to the police and an eye to kelvin mackenzie has been suspended from the paper, he is away on holiday at the paper, he is away on holiday at the moment but in a statement he said he did not know of ross ba rkley‘s said he did not know of ross barkley‘s family background and he also sa

judith moritz is that liverpool's lime street station.nal day, more than 40,000 rail passenger journeys made national day, more than 40,000 rail passengerjourneys made on this day. today the passengers are walking past a picket line manned by the rmt union and the northwest regional organiser is with me. darren, what prompted the strike action? it is not the first time you have been out on strike and you have chosen grand national day. any strike is high profile and there are three companies taking industrial action today, and this day has been chosen because it has come from our membership. they want to strike on the 8th of april, on a weekend, under anti—trade union laws we need to give 14 days it noticed there by the time the committee considered the time the committee considered the decisions, after the last action was taken there were increased notice periods. this dispute has wise and on that —— widened on merseyside and the north of england but today has been set by the membership. you will i presume but today has been set by the m

what was going on with the super subs at liverpool?eek. stoke has been seriously ill this week. sto ke ha d has been seriously ill this week. stoke had ta ken has been seriously ill this week. stoke had taken the lead and they came on and madejurgen klopp very happy. they scored in the 70th and 72nd minute. jurgen klopp had taken a gamble starting youngsters but familial and coutinho got him out of trouble. i thought the second one was more spectacular. both were good but he was a really good goalkeeper. the second, no idea. that was genius. i'm really happy. he saved our life today. job done, feels good, nice weather. 63 points. i can feel better in this moment. we had two outstanding opportunities. we have three guys in the six yard box and not one of them has dispatched it. it should have beena has dispatched it. it should have been a goal and then there are goalkeeper made a magnificent save. when those things are happening you think it is not your day. manchester city beat relegation threatened hull city 3—1 in the race for champi

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this display at liverpool's world museum is now the largest ancient egyptian gallery outside of londonyes has finally received her birthday wish. every year at her care home in bath, she's asked what she'd like for her birthday, and every year mary says — a fireman! well, this time, they took her at her word... and avon fire and rescue's finest came to present her with a cake. 0h! happy birthday mary. any more? well done and happy birthday, mary. time for a look at the weather. it is big contrast, completely different at the other end of the country. and the reason for that contrast, it is the low pressure that has been going south west, and some isobars, continuing to be breezy. and some rain to be had across the southern half of the united kingdom. it could get to manchester. but above that, fine and dry. the lowest temperatures, probably on the west of scotland. some double digits. 0n bank holiday monday, the southern half of the united kingdom is going to get most of the showers, even some thunder, possibly showers in the north but mainly it is going to dry. be in the middle of the

liverpool manager jurgen the lead with about five minutes to play.ol managerjurgen klopp has been reflecting on the bomb attack on the bus of his former team borussia dortmund. their champions league quarterfinal first leg tie was postponed for 2h hours and uefa have been criticised for making the germans played without full consultation with the team. jurgen klopp was head coach at dortmund for seve n years klopp was head coach at dortmund for seven years before leaving in 2015. it wasn't really difficult moment for me, because i was, i don't know how often in the hotel, in the team hotel, with my team in dortmund. i know exactly the road, i know exactly the place where it is. a lot of my friends were in the bus. of course when they then play the game, they tried to be at their best and it was after the game, and then i saw the faces of my former players, andi saw the faces of my former players, and i saw the shock in their eyes. and that was really hard. the six—man short list for the pfa player of the year award has been revealed today and the fav

it's liverpool's fifth win in seven games and strengthens their push for a champions league place. been crowned scottish premiership champions but they had to share the points today with ross county after a controversial 89th minute penalty which even the ross county manager, jim mcintyre, admitted should not have been awarded. the final score was 2—2. sebastian vettel has won formula one's bahrain grand prix, beating britain's lewis hamilton in to second place. hamilton was given a five second penalty while his mercedes team—mate, valteri bottas, eventually finished in third, having started on pole, in what proved to be an eventful race. nick parrot reports. lewis hamilton found himself in an unfamiliar place on the grid in bahrain, behind his new mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas. the finn was on pole for the first time, and when the lights went out, he didn't blink, beating everyone to the first corner. but hamilton cisse sebastian vettel as his main rival this year, and the german took the fight to the britain in the desert, roaring past into second. before the dust had settle

mr mackenzie also wrote that men with similar pay packets in liverpool we re similar pay packets in liverpool picture of ross barkley alongside a gorilla... i think that was totally racist and it offended me. i'm sure it offended ross barkley and his family and lots of other people. that's why i have reported it to the police. i'm not reporting it to the police. i'm not reporting it to the police as a gimmick, i'm reporting it to the police because i felt and do feel that it was a racial attacker on an individual. merseyside police are now investigating whether the comments constitute a racial hate crime. in a statement the sun's head apologised and said the paper was unaware of ross ba rkley‘s and said the paper was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage. and said the paper was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage. kelvin mackenzie said it was beyond parody to describe him as racist. almost a fifth of parents are being asked to make a financial contribution to their child's school, according to a survey by the nasuwt union. it comes as school leaders and teachers have voiced concerns about growing

liverpool have moved back up to third in the table after beating west bromwich albion i—o. firmino‘s goal on the stroke of half time decided the outcome at the hawthorns. so liverpool regain third place after that victory while chelsea's second loss in four matches coupled with spurs having won their last seven in a row in the top flight for the first time since 1967 means they've slashed their london rivals lead at the top from ten points at the start of april to just four now. manchester united move back to fifth with that win, four points behind manchester city who've played an extra game. a match between french ligue un sides bastia and lyon was abandoned after home fans invaded the pitch in corsica. kick—off was delayed by 55 minutes, as bastia fans tried to attack visiting lyon players during their warm—up. stewards held off fans while players were rushed down the tunnel and a gate closed behind them. lyon were then persuaded to start the match — having initially refused — before further incident caused the abandonment at half—time. a two atwo milwind a two mil wind a

it is currently 2—1 for liverpool.vel with second placed tottenham. tiger woods has pulled out of golf's first major of the year, the masters, claiming he is not tournament ready. after 15 months out following back surgery, he returned to action at the turn of the year. but back spasms forced him to pull out of a tournament in dubai in february, and he's failed in his bid feature at augusta in america. woods won the first of his 14 majors at the masters 20 years ago and says there is no timetable for his return roger federer rob lee rafael nadal. roger federer won a thrilling three—hour match against nick kyrgios to set up a final against rafael nadal at the miami 0pen. it will be their 37th meeting in what is one of the sport's great rivalries. disappointment for nick kyrgios will stop tomorrow, rowers from oxford and cambridge go up against each and cambridge go up tomorrow, rowers from oxford and cambridge go up against each other in the annual boat races. in the oxford men's team a little bit of history is being ma

by nine o‘clock it will rain in liverpool and manchester. that rain is on liverpool and manchester.liar story. the weather front weakens considerably. no rain on it to the south. a couple of showers, but brightness. early sunshine before it clouds over in the afternoon. sunny spells following in the north. a few showers around and a cool breeze blowing in scotland. that will take the edge off the numbers. ten in glasgow, 16 in london. the weather front, no rain on it to help the gardens. it clears away. behind that, for thursday, we are into a cooler north—westerly airflow. it could be a chilly start for eastern areas of the uk, especially in the countryside the end. sunshine in the morning. the tendency for things to cloud over from the west, with gradual moistening up of the air to bring us showers. a lot of places will be drierfurther bring us showers. a lot of places will be drier further south and east. temperatures 10— 14 degrees. some sunshine and a few showers for scotla nd some sunshine and a few showers for scotland on friday. dry and warmer to the south—east. in between,

this display at liverpool's world museum is now the largest now, the weather. windy, but it's been wet across the south and the south—west and this evening and overnight the rain will continue to spill its way northwards. the rain will continue to be quite heavy across the south—west of england in towards south wales and some more persistent rain for northern england and north wales. generally speaking, it's going to be a mild night, temperatures 7—11 degrees. 0n bank holiday monday, there will be unsettled weather in the majority of england and wales. some heavy rain continuing across parts of southern, south—western england and south wales, through the midlands, giving some sunny spells in the afternoon. temperatures will rise and we could see some heavy, thundery showers developing. it'll be quite warm across north—west england, western scotland and northern ireland. we could see a high of 18—19 degrees for western scotland. that area of low pressure begins to ease away along with the showers through the course of bank holiday monday evening. for the rest of

it is disgraceful the way he spoke about ross barkley and the way that he described the people of liverpoolwhat he said about ross barkley was disgraceful, so i think it is only right. manoeuvring into the 21st century — from december, learners will have to show they can follow a sat nav to pass their driving test. good afternoon. 39 people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack on a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government—held towns in syria, that's according to state media. the syrian observatory for human rights said the explosion occurred at rashidin, west of aleppo, where buses were waiting to transport thousands of people under an evacuation deal. government—linked sources say it was a suicide attack. earlier, our arab affairs editor sebastian usher told me what we know about this attack. this was a massive bomb blast, there was a long convoy of buses were several thousands of people had been waiting since yesterday for evacuation just on the outskirts of aleppo. government linked sources are saying it was a suicide bomb. when you look at the images, there we re wh

liverpool haven't won all season without mane. wenger believes his striker alexis sanchez wants to stay at the club. sanchez is under contract until next summer, but there have been reports suggesting he is keen to leave. wenger, though, is confident he will renew his deal. i believe that basically he wants to stay at the club, and it is down to find an agreement with his agent. you know, ithink find an agreement with his agent. you know, i think the players first—half to see they are happy at the club, and after most of the time it is down to finding an agreement. but where the finances are involved, yes. england's women have been in action this evening. they have been playing a friendly against italy, at vale park. both sides have qualified for this summer's european finals. it finished i—i, jodie taylor with the goal for england. mark sampson's side had their chances, but couldn't convert them. brighton are back on top of the championship, after a 2—1 win at queens park rangers. glenn murray put them ahead after the break, and

liverpool play bournemouth tomorrow without sadio mane nad he could d without sadio mane and he coulde rest of the season after picking up a knee injury in last saturday's merseyside derby. the senagalese international was forced off after scoring the opener in the win over everton. liverpool's worst run of the season coincided with the last time mane was absent for a long period, when he was playing at the africa cup of nations injanuary. klopp's team managed just one win in seven matches. tottenham have lost harry winks for the rest of the season. he damaged ankle ligaments during their win against burnley on saturday. this has been winks' breakthrough season, the 21—year—old midfielder has made 33 appearances in all competitions. the republic of ireland women's football team have threatened to go on strike. compaining about conditions they have to endure in turning out for their country. lets get more from our sports correspondent katie gornall. i remember all those years ago the football association of ireland having to deal with roy —— roy keane complaining, this seems more serio