natalie pirks, bbc news.nd leg at chelsea because he's been called up to monitor a polling station during local elections. the elections for the madrid assembly take place on tuesday the lath of may. real, who were held 1—1 at home in the first leg, play the second leg at stamford bridge the following day. there were two games in the women's super league tonight with third placed arsenal winning 2—0 at home to west ham. dutch striker vivianne miedema with the opener for the gunners before skipper kim little scored the second 12 minutes from time leaving them five points adrift of second placed manchester city while west ham drop a place to tenth... while greek international veatriki sarri scored a 96th minute equaliser for birmingham city against rivals aston villa taking the blues up a place to ninth. the spotify chief executive daniel ek, says he's put together a compelling offer to buy arsenal despite the club's current owner stan kroenke saying that he won't sell. the swede who's a lifelong gunners suppor

natalie pirks, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are george eaton, the senior online editor at the new statesman and the daily telegraph's assistant comment editor, olivia utley. back to see both of you. thank you for being with us. —— nice to see both of you. tomorrow's front page starting with... interior resign—that's the headline on the front page of the metro. labour leader sir keir starmer claims borisjohnson�*sjob is on the line if he is found to have misled parliament over downing street flat renovations. the i has the story that the electoral commission will investigate the downing street flat renovations. the prime minister's fiance carrie symonds could be asked to give evidence. on the front page of the financial times, arlene foster has announced her resignation as leader of the democratic unionist party and as northern ireland first minister. glaciers are melting twice as fast as 20 years ago. that's one of the st

natalie pirks watched the action for us.been seven years since chelsea's last champions league quarter—final but tonight, they were favourites. it hadn't exactly been a perfect build up, though. a 5—2 thrashing on saturday, a training ground bust—up on sunday, and porto were relishing their underdog tag. and mendy had to make sure... in a topsy—turvy season, travel restrictions meant this was being played in seville but tuchel needn't fret. mason mount was about to settle chelsea nerves. it's a lovely turn by mason mount, and that's the goal that chelsea wanted! a balletic turn and goal to further cement his england euros claim. with the minutes ticking down, chelsea kept pushing for a winner. but it came from an unlikely source. defender ben chilwell robbed the defender, beat the keeper, and couldn't miss. and he walks it in! his first champions league goal, a second away goal for chelsea. a semifinal draws tantalisingly near. natalie pirks, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very g

natalie pirks at wembley.vernment on behalf of the financier lex greensill and the now—collapsed company greensill capital. 40 pages of exchanges, relating to a period early in the pandemic, last year, were released last night, in response to a freedom of information request. iain watson is at westminster. what do these documents tell us? david cameron has not broken lobbying rules, but the documents show the extent to which he was deploying his knowledge over how government works to lobby on behalf of greensill. in one document, the most senior civil servant at the treasury says he has had some incoming from his old boss, none other than david cameron, who is not getting very far from the treasury, he goes to the bank of england and ask for help. labour say, why is it the former coach mike i was spending so much time with senior officials at the pandemic west at the treasury says, the fact david cameron's efforts to lobby were ultimately unsuccessful proves that nothing improper was taking place. $1150 improp

natalie pirks is there. gely dominant perforamnce from city, just surprising they didnt score more special day with fans there to watch the game. with the further unlocking of restrictions. it was incredibly well—deserved but for as brilliant as city were, spurs were really disappointing and very poor today. mason led his troops into the front line at the tender age ofjust 29, but they into the front line at the tender age of just 29, but they were into the front line at the tender age ofjust 29, but they were under siege from the get—go and really, it was a mixture of wastefulness and they kept spurs in it, right up until the 82nd minute when he was statuesque and spurs, they were just static, frankly. all the chances and possessions they had, the goal would come from a set piece like that, but it was very well—deserved. plenty of fans will feel aggrieved that he was on the pitch. two incidents where could've picked up two yellows and been off the pitch. but as it was, city very deserving of the victory but

natalie pirks was at wembley.vernment pilot of course. 4000 fans, and another 4000 from the local area and nhs workers that got a negative test to get injured today. i think a lot of them are saying to me, we do not really know what the atmosphere is going to be like them are going to be socially distance. but they made their voices town. it was an atmosphere here today which was a miracle considering this is 10% less than that full and they really make their voices heard and i think the players seem to really get a lot out of it. certainly city did. they were at the races from the first minute. but it was fantastic to see fans and to see them and talk to them again, how we have missed them. three games in the premier league today. burnley steering themselves towards safety with a huge 4—0 win over wolves at molineux. striker chris wood at the heart of that with a first—half hat—trick. sean dyche�*s side now nine points clear of fulham and the relegation

natalie pirks, bbc news.owing day. there were two games in the women's super league tonight with third placed arsenal winning 2—0 at home to west ham. dutch striker vivianne miedema with the opener for the gunners before skipper kim little scored the second 12 minutes from time leaving them five points adrift of second placed manchester city while west ham drop a place to tenth. while greek international veatriki sarri scored a 96th—minute equaliser for birmingham city against rivals aston villa taking the blues up a place to ninth. the spotify chief executive daniel ek says he's put together a compelling offer to buy arsenal despite the club's current owner stan kroenke saying that he won't sell. the swede, who's a lifelong gunners supporter, says he wants kroenke to hear him out, that his offer is serious, and he has the funds in place. arsenal legends thierry henry, dennis bergkamp and patrick vieira havejoined his bid to buy the club which follows fan protests at the emirates last week. following the iris

let's speak to our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, who's at wembley. was all about the crowd capacity in dublin, wasn't it? that's right. uefa wanted every ground to confirm that it could host at least 25% of the capacity of fans and dublinjust at least 25% of the capacity of fans and dublin just could at least 25% of the capacity of fans and dublinjust could not at least 25% of the capacity of fans and dublin just could not give those assurances, so there are three group matches being moved, to st petersburg in russia, and their final last 16 matches being moved to wembley. spare a thought for sweden. they were due to have two or three group matches in dublin so they had based themselves there for the entirety of the tournament and now, they will be heading right over to russia. so bad news for them. but today's announcement is good for fans generally. it means that this cross continent euros that uefa had been so desperate to provide is actually going to happen and after a very tumultuous week it is finally some productive news forfans. and if fans ha

our correspondent natalie pirks was watching: it was incredibly well—deserved but as brilliant as city in very poor today. were really disappointing in very poortoday. ryan were really disappointing in very poor today. ryan mason led his troops into the front tender age of just 29, but they are under siege from the get—go and it was a mixture of wastefulness and the hand of hugo that kept the spurs in it. right up until the 82nd part when laporte was statuesque in the spurs were just static. it is interesting that all the chance they had another position they had, their goals would come from a set piece like that. but it was very well deserved. plenty of fancy feel aggrieved that laporte was even on the pitch because there were two incidents in the first africa picked up two yellows been off the pitch. but as it was, city very deserving of the victory and with the champions league semi finals coming up in three days' time, it is quite a surprise for most that they really did go with such a strong line—up. sterling was menacing, foley was mesmerising in even the spurs of harry could do

natalie pirks is at wembley for us now. will fans be allowed in to watch?had of a cross continent tournament is still on. 2a teams will play across 11 host cities, starting in rome onjune11th. the key criteria for uefa is that grounds had to guarantee they could host 25% capacity. all hosts, bar two, managed to do that, so that means hampden in glasgow will still host four matches. bilbao s matches are now being moved to seville. and dublin s three group matches are being moved to st petersburg. its last—16 match is being moved here, to wembley — that will feature the winner of england and scotland s group. it means london is now hosting eight matches, including the semis and the final. more than any other city. the aim is for there to be 22,500 fans here for each of the group matches, but the fa today has said it thinks double that is realistic for matches afterjune 21st. there is cautious optimism in government that this could be a summer to rememberforfans of england, scotland and wales. there was another first today from the us space agency nasa — and t

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natalie pirks was there.trayal, but the closed shop secret super league plans unravel spectacularly when the old adage proved true, that football without fans is nothing.— fans is nothing. cheers, cheers, it's aood fans is nothing. cheers, cheers, it's good to _ fans is nothing. cheers, cheers, it's good to be _ fans is nothing. cheers, cheers, it's good to be back. _ fans is nothing. cheers, cheers, it's good to be back. it - fans is nothing. cheers, cheers, it's good to be back. it was - fans is nothing. cheers, cheers, l it's good to be back. it was fitting toda that it's good to be back. it was fitting today that they — it's good to be back. it was fitting today that they returned. - it's good to be back. it was fitting today that they returned. 2000 i today that they returned. 2000 manchester city fans came to london by train and coach, their first awayday in more than a year. have our tests awayday in more than a year. have your tests ready, _ awayday in more than a year. have your tests ready, please,

natalie pirks is there. as are some 8,000 fans at wembley today.rtant day. 8000 fans, 2000 from city, 2000 from tottenham and another 4000 that our local or part of the nhs. they have had to have test to get in. people are really happy to be back football matches. it has been at much as league for these teams, the joining of the super league and the exiting of the super league and the exiting of the super league and every fan that i have spoken to are still “r? ! base seamen“ as s�* about “r? ! base seamen“ as s�* 7 about that. “r? e base seamen“ as s�* 7 about that. the word that seething about that. the word that kept coming up with the greed. greed of these owners and how they really underestimated the fans. spurs, in the middle of all of that sacked josie mourinho and bought in ryan mason temporarily until the end of the season. he was a footballer who ended his career sadly with the head injury at hull. people are happy to have him. ibig injury at hull. people are happy to have him. �* , ., ., have him. big question on the fitness of _ have hi

himself to be a keen and talented competitor in a number of different sports. 0ur correspondent natalie pirkse queen were given a yacht. the duke took part in the royal regatta at cowes for 50 years, even winning the most prestigious trophy, the britannia cup, with his friend uffa fox in 1952. the thing about going to sea is, you're suddenly exposed to an element which you can't really control, you're subject to it, and i think that's quite good for the soul, frankly. commentator: and now, a change of bowling from the pavilion end. i as an enthusiastic cricketer, he also drew praise from high places. and that one moved across the leg. he has a perfect action for a right hand off spin bowler. _ laughter. but what you might not know is how the playing fields around us are a huge part of his legacy. while councils were busy selling them off, his tireless fundraising campaign led to thousands of uk sites being saved. it's a true testament to his passion and commitment to sport, and the opportunities that he saw that sport could create for so many young people who didn't necessarily have access to

while munich has kept it's fixtures. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks was at wembley for us... were due to have two of the three matches in dublin, so they have based themselves there for the entirety of their tournament and now they will be heading right over to russia. that's bad news for them. today's announcement is really good for fans generally because it means that the cross continent euros that uefa had been desperate to provide is actually going to happen and after a very tumultuous week, it is good news for the fans. if fans have tickets for those matches in dublin, they are being refunded fully but they are being refunded fully but they do get access —— priority access to the refunded matches. the japanese prime minister yoshihide suga has promised to ensure a safe tokyo 0lympics this summer, after announcing a new state of emergencyfor tokyo, osaka and two other prefectures. the measures will go into effect from sunday and again raises questions about japan's ability to host the games. mark england is the chef de mission for team gb. it's alarming to hear that it's

and that report from our sports correspondent, natalie pirks.r gavin ashenden about this aspect of his life. he began by explaining his family's connection with the duke. my father and prince philip were both officers together on the same ship in the north sea convoys and so that was a fairly important time for obviously them both and my dad remembered the collegiality of those years very fondly and used to give me messages to send to prince philip when i was at the palace of windsor castle from time to time. or windsor castle from time to time. did he, what were some of his remembrances? how did he remember him because so many people talk about what a very high—flying career prince philip could have gone on to have had that been something that was open to him? yes, well he was an immensely competent officer. those experiences of the north sea convoys were really quite terrifying, my father wrote about them in private memoirs and i wasjust astonished at what men of... so my dad and prince philip where exactly the same age and what they went thro

natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley. incredible moment to show you. just watch this. they came from a goal behind in extra time to win on penalties. their goalkeeper, zander clark, was the hero, helping st johnstone score an equaliser to make it 1-1 in johnstone score an equaliser to make it 1—1 in the last minute, before saving two spot kicks. kilmarnock face st mirren in the last quarterfinal tonight. chelsea women have really got some work to do if they are to progress in the champions league. they lost the first leg of their semifinal against bayern munich 2—1 in germany. a stunning strike from hannah glass proving to be the winner for bayern. the second leg is next sunday. in rugby union, wasps got their first win in four attempts, beating bath in the premiership yesterday. there were nine tries scored in total. wasps eventually came out on top 39-29. wasps eventually came out on top 39—29. bass had led with ten minutes remaining but had a player sent off and could not hold on. —— bath. now, listen for this name. it

natalie pirks was watching.air and neymar�*s warning came early. it's neymar with a chance. but mere moments later, city's defenders were caught too busy worrying about the wrong brazilian. it is marquinhos who scores. psg were looking right at home, but with little threat up front, city simply had to take their chances. frustrated much? time for a change. and in the second half, city dug deep and put their trust in de bruyne. city had their premier league swagger back, now outfoxing paris at every turn. it is mahrez, and it is another one. mind the gap at the back. frustration and petulance sank in for psg. things went from bad to worse. with two away goals, city are in the driving seat. the match dubbed el gasico lived up to its billing. also potentially closer to an all english champions league final. meanwhile, real madrid star marcelo could be forced to miss the second leg of their semi—final with chelsea next week because he's been called up to monitor a polling station during local elections in the spanis

our correspondent natalie pirks looks back at the duke's sporting life.ink that's quite good for the soul, frankly. and now a change of bowling from the pavilion end. as an enthusiastic cricketer, he also drew praise from high places. and that one moved across to leg. he has a perfect action - for a right—hand off—spin bowler. but what you might not know is just how the playing fields around us are a huge part of his legacy. while councils were busy selling them off, his tireless fundraising campaign led to thousands of uk sites being saved. it's a true testament to his passion and commitment to sport and the opportunities that he saw that sport could create for so many young people who didn't necessarily have access to green space. the duke shared the queen's their love of horses and became one of the top four polo players in britain in the mid—60s, cementing the sport as a firm royal favourite. arthritis ended his playing career at 50. go on, you stupid horse! but carriage—driving became his new passion and he was instrumental in drawing up the rules. h