martin lipton, thank _ commercial entities. martin lipton, thank you _ commercial entities.s through that. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: back in the stands — after months of restrictions, 4,000 football fans are allowed to watch the fa cup semi—final. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought they would actually go through with it. the american pop star prince has died at the age of 57. i did not believe it. he wasjust here on saturday. for millions of americans, j the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has i meant conflicting emotions. a national day of— mourning next wednesday, sitting somehow uneasily. with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: tensions between moscow and prague escalate — russia expels 20 diplomats, a day after the czech republic kicked out 18 russian diplomats identified as secret agents.

martin lipton, thank you for talking us through that.ings in the united states. police in wisconsin have arrested a man suspected of killing three when he opened fire at a bar. several hours later, three more people were shot dead in an incident in texas. they're the latest in a string of shootings over the last few days. on thursday, eight people were killed in a mass shooting at a fedex facility in indianapolis. that was the 45th mass shooting since march 16th. so far this year, the us has seen at least 147 mass shootings, according to the gun violence archive. president biden has called the shootings a "national embarrassment" that "must come to an end" egor volsky is the director of the gun control advocacy group guns down america. he gave me his reaction to these latest shootings. it is tragic and a result of the reality that here in the united states we have way too many guns in circulation and they are far too easy to get. so president biden and the senate majority leader chuck schumer ran for office on the promise of passing life

daisy mcandrew and martin lipton will be back in just over half an hour to look at more of the storiess your sports news, where we start with football — and it was a night of differing fortunes for manchester united and arsenal in the europa league. united came from behind at home to win 6—2 against roma, while arsenal lost 2—1 to villarreal in spain. andy swiss was watching. it might be europe's second—best competition, but for manchester united, the pressure was on. after four semifinal defeats and barely a year, this time roma stood in their way, although not in fernandez�*s. a perfect start for united, but didn't last. a handful against paul pogba, allowing lorenzo pellegrini to level things up. come the break, roma were ahead. former manchester city striker certainly enjoyed that one. united certainly didn't. but in the second half, how they turned things around. edison with a stunning finish, and a far simpler one. united were back in front and the ease clear after a penalty. before the icing on the cake. macy and greed would creating a six to win —— mason greenwood. as for arsen

with me are broadcaster daisy mcandrew and the sun's chief sports reporter martin lipton.both. thank you very much for being with us. the metro says the prime minister is putting his fiancee in the frame over the downing street renovations, following his declaration of love forjohn lewis earlier today. that picture of sir keir starmer looking at wallpaper injohnson lewis is on the front of the telegraph. it also says that social distancing and big events won't be enforced afterjune 21st. the sun says carrie symonds is among the bbc�*s top pick for strictly, and says the fee could cover the decoration costs. boris johnson is focussed on the covid recovery and not the row over the flat revamp, according to the express. the guardian says the pm is under pressure to launch a covid inquiry, and also has an image of noel clarke, the actor suspended by bafta over sexual harrassment accusations, which he denies. coronavirus levels in the uk are at their lowest since the pandemic began, says the mail. the us economy is nearing pre—pandemic levels, according to the financial times.

martin lipton is the chief sports writer for the uk's sun newspaper.velopment for european football. this will be the most significant change in the football landscape that we have seen since the crisis caused over transfer values back in the �*90s. it is a huge development. 12 clubs with three more suddenly becoming even wealthier than before, sharing £3 billion sterling as a joining fee. from potentially even as soon as august this year. it is a monumental change. it rips up the fabric of european football and many people say it destroys the essence of the game. is it actually happening or is it part of an elaborate negotiation to do with another league, the champions league? champions league were going to announce, are still going to announce later today a revamped model of a 36 team competition. that was described the head of the european club association as ideal and beautiful. today that same man resigned as chair of the club association, or is going to, because juventus joined the breakaway. this is real. it is not sabre rattling, not a joke or

with me are broadcaster daisy mcandrew and the sun's chief sports reporter martin lipton. well again, welcome to both. let's run through some of the front pages. the metro says the prime minister is putting his fiancee in the frame over the downing street renovations, following his declaration of love forjohn lewis earlier today. sir keir starmer looking at wallpaper injohn lewis is on the front of the telegraph. it also says that social distancing won't be enforced at big events afterjune 21st. the sun says carrie symonds is among the bbc�*s top pick for strictly, and says the fee could cover the decoration costs. the tories have extended their lead over labour in the polls, despite the renovation row, according to the times. the i says the uk is getting ahead of schedule in its vaccine programme, and that people in their 30s will start being jabbed in a fortnight. the guardian says the pm is under pressure to launch a covid inquiry, and also has an image of noel clarke, the actor suspended by bafta over sexual harassment accusations, which he denies. coronavirus levels i