natalie pirks has more.th what happens today and how the court arrived at this verdict.— happens today and how the court arrived at this verdict. becker had been accused _ arrived at this verdict. becker had been accused of _ arrived at this verdict. becker had been accused of hiding _ arrived at this verdict. becker had been accused of hiding millions i arrived at this verdict. becker had i been accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets, and if you just explained from his bankruptcy case back in 2017, three weeks ago, he was found guilty on four counts of the 2a that were leveled against him, including transferring cash to avoid paying creditors, hiding the fact that he had £1 million house in germany and failing, basically, concealing debt is defence barrister today —— and his defence barrister today —— and his defence barrister today said it was nothing short of a tragedy that he had nothing to show for his glittering career and he ordered, what happened but was not a fall from grace, it was a

natalie pirks, bbc news.panish side, keeping their hopes alive in the tie. villareal also had a goal disallowed during the game after a francis coquelin's effort was ruled offside in the build—up. unai emery�*s side got through the group stage, which had manchester united and atalanta and knocked juventus out of the competition. in the premier league, burnley snatched a late winner to beat fellow relegation strugglers everton 3—2 and boost their chances of staying up. burnley had taken the lead through nathan collins before two richarlison penalties put everton 2—1 up at half—time but second half goals from jay rodriguez and this from maxwel cornet in the 85th minute earned sean dyche�*s side just their fourth win of the season, and moves them within one of point of safety behind everton, who are fourth from bottom. the second half, i reminded the players, a team that have taken six out of 42 players away from home, so i said, can they win the game? i'm not sure what they can with that record. and we needed t

natalie pirks, bbc news, stamford bridge. that's it.one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to bbc news. just before we look at tomorrow's papers front pages, we have some breaking news to bring you. the government has just published its energy security stategy — a its plan to tackle net zero, soaring energy prices and reduce reliance on russian oil and gas supplies. let's take a look at some of the key points. the strategy includes a significant acceleration of nuclear, with the hope of up to 2a gigawatts to come from this source of power by 2050. 0n offshore wind, the plan outlines the ambition of producing up to 50 gigawatts of energy by 2030, which the government says would be more than enough to power every home in the uk. thatis that is obviously just that is obviouslyjust eight years away. and the government will also look to increase the uk's current 1a gigawatts of solar capacity which it says could grow up to five times by 2035. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is with me. ione, wh

natalie pirks reporting there.ritish virgin islands — a british overseas territory in the caribbean — is due to appear in court in florida, charged with drug trafficking and money laundering. andrew fahie was detained on thursday by us agents posing as members of a cocaine cartel. nomia igbal reports. just over a week ago, andrew fahie was opening an athletics game. now, the leader of the british virgin islands is in a miami jail and his country is in crisis. he's facing charges of drug trafficking and money laundering, after being arrested by undercover drug officials at this airport. agents from the drug enforcement agency were pretending to be members of a mexican cartel and wanted his help smuggling cocaine into the us. an agent reported that at one meeting, mr fahie asked for a slice of the profits from smuggling the drugs. the court papers state that fahie pulled out a calculator. he worked out that 10% of $78 million would be $7.8 million. fahie agreed to use the ports to ship his cocaine. the drugs would be

natalie pirks, bbc news.mpany, twitter, has agreed to a $41; billion takeover offer from the world's richest man, elon musk. the tech entrepreneur says twitter has "tremendous potential" that he can unlock. he's calling for a series of changes to the firm. our technology editor, zoe kleinman, is with me now. if he does take over, what could it mean for twitter? he if he does take over, what could it mean for twitter?— mean for twitter? he is looking at takin: mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over _ mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at _ mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the _ mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the end _ mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the end of- mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the end of the - mean for twitter? he is looking at taking over at the end of the year| taking over at the end of the year and his one big changes he wants to see more dip eight. he says twitter is a great town square, we want to s

our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, is at stamford bridge. lie, will be carlo ancelotti after some uncertainty, but he has made it to face his former side.— but he has made it to face his former side. . �* ., former side. yeah, he didn't travel with his side _ former side. yeah, he didn't travel with his side yesterday _ former side. yeah, he didn't travel with his side yesterday because . former side. yeah, he didn't travel with his side yesterday because hei with his side yesterday because he had covid, but he has since posted a negative pcr, so he will be here tonight. real madrid very different tonight. real madrid very different to how it was this time last season when chelsea overcame then. they've been very different prospect. but it does mean that ancelotti barring a complete collapse would be the first manager in history to win the title in the five top european leagues. but bizarrely, he's still under pressure, despite being type of the —— top of the league. they have been reliant on bins of our and courtois at the other end. they ha

natalie pirks, bbc news.picion of murder after four people — three women and a man — were stabbed to death in a house in south london. police were called to the house in bermondsey in the early hours of this morning. police believe the man arrested and the four victims were all known to each other. 0ur correspondent tom symonds reports. we were woken by the helicopter before 2am, load of flashing lights... before 2am, load of flashing lirhts. .. before 2am, load of flashing liuhts... , ., lights... other neighbours heard screaming- _ lights... other neighbours heard screaming. very _ lights... other neighbours heard screaming. very quickly - lights... other neighbours heard screaming. very quickly the - lights... other neighbours heard i screaming. very quickly the street was filled with police who force their way into the house where four people had been stabbed. a large team of paramedics were unable to save them. a close relative said her aunt was one of those who died. she is very loving. _ aunt was one o

natalie pirks, bbc news.al disallowed during the game after a francis coquelin's effort was ruled offside in the build—up. unai emery�*s side got through the group stage, which had manchester united and atalanta and knocked juventus out of the competition. in the premier league, burnley snatched a late winner to beat fellow relegation strugglers everton 3—2 and boost their chances of staying up. burnley had taken the lead through nathan collins before two richarlison penalties put everton 2—1 up at half—time but second half goals from jay rodriguez and this from maxwel cornet in the 85th minute earned sean dyche's side just their fourth win of the season, and moves them within one of point of safety behind everton, who are fourth from bottom. the second half, i reminded the players, a team that have taken six out of 42 players away from home, so i said, "can they win the game?" i'm not sure what they can with that record. so therefore it's about our mentality to the last breath of the game. we have got nine g

our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more from southwark crown court.lked into court, his tie in the wimbledon colours that had always brought him fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. three weeks ago, a jury found him guilty of four of the 2a counts against him, including transferring cash to avoid paying creditors from his 2017 bankruptcy and failing to disclose a property in germany. in her sentencing remarks, judge deborah taylor said he'd shown no remorse, no humility and had failed to heed the chances he was given from his past conviction for tax evasion 20 years ago in germany. the court was packed. becker looked shocked and red—faced as he was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, with half on licence. well, as you can see, this case has generated considerable interest across europe. a picture was painted in court of a man with nothing to show for his glittering sporting career, a man with chaotic finances, with no future earning potential, whose reputation lies in tatters. that's it. he's done it. unknown an

here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks. wonderful team. liz kincaid, a hugely successful coach, was all set to be in tokyo, but just a few weeks out from the opening ceremony, a very serious allegation was made surrounding the mental health of one of her former gymnasts. a british gymnastics investigation was launched and she was pulled from the coaching squad. the official reason given was her retirement, but that complaint was not the only one the governing body had received about liz kincaid. sophiejamieson on the beam for the academy. three time champion sophiejamieson was one of liz kincaid's child stars. she remembers training on a broken ankle, taken out of its cast too early at kincaid's request. other mismanaged injuries followed. i dislocated my knee on beam. i looked down, and i rememberjust screaming in the gym. it was quite a horrific experience. i was in a big knee brace. she wanted me to carry on upper body training, swinging on bars and stuff. your legs still have to come up and ijust, i do remember that bei

our correspondent natalie pirks has been following the story at southwark crown court.was no flash in the pan by doing it again the year after and then he ended up winning six grand slams, three of them at wimbledon. 49 singles titles, a glittering ia year career, then after that he went on to become novak djokovic�*s coach, was a very successful pundit for the bbc at wimbledon and other media institutions. of course he was also a brand ambassador. he earned a lot of money, £38 million in total. but then there were expensive lifestyle commitments as he put it. he had a very high—profile divorce in a very high—profile paternity claim arising from a night spent with the russian model at a london restaurant, and things just began to spiral. £38 million gone and with it today his career and it's hard to see just how the reputation and career can recoverfrom this. bbc is not coming whether we will ever see him working here again but for the next two wimbeldons at least, he will be in prison. to snooker�*s world championship at the crucible where there's been plenty of drama.

natalie pirks, bbc news. early morning clashes with israeli police. security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse palestinians who were throwing rocks and firecrackers — some of them towards the western wall below al aqsa wherejews gather to pray. the site — which is known tojews as temple mount — has seen a series of clashes during the muslim holy month of ramadan. the deployment of israeli police injerusalem has been boosted as tens of thousands of worshippers are expected for friday prayers — the last this ramadan. amazon has reported losses of £3 billion for the first three months of the year. the online retail giant said the pandemic and war in ukraine were partly to blame for its first quarterly loss since 2015. the company's investment in an electric vehicle maker also contributed to the fall in value now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. as far as the weather goes, a pretty decent day for most of us today with the best of the sunshine out towards western areas, and warme

natalie pirks there. let's get some of the day's other news.dge has thrown out a motion to overturn the conviction of ghislaine maxwell for sex trafficking, for her role in helping jeffrey epstein to sexually abuse teenage girls. maxwell sought a retrial after one of the jurors in the case admitted he had falsely stated he was not a victim of sexual abuse. a member of the infamous group of islamic state extremists known as the beatles because of their british accents has beenjailed for life in america. alexanda kotey admitted more than half a dozen charges linked to the abduction, torture and the murder of hostages in syria. the pakistani government has issued a heat warning after temperatures in parts of the country reached highs of 47 degrees celsius. the increased demand for energy due to the intense heat, combined with poor infrastructure and fuel shortages, has led to regular power cuts, with some regions reporting blackouts for between ten and 1a hours a day. the head of a mosque in the afghan capital, kabul, says at least 50 worshippers

our sports correspondent natalie pirks was at stamford bridge. and when the blues failed to capitalise on their chances, karim benzema pounced with feeling. what a goal. it was about to get worse. chelsea undone again mere moments later. he's there again. he guided another one in. benzema maturing like a fine wine. chelsea needed to shake off this hangover and fast. you couldn't take your eyes off this one. it's a chance, it's a goal. laying the foundations of the second—half comeback? no, chelsea were instead architects of their own downfall. and there's the hat—trick. karim benzema. chances of redemption came and went. a masterclass, then, from an old pro means the champions have a mountain to climb. representatives from the four prospective new owners were here watching and they will know chelsea will need to mount a comeback of comebacks to be in the semifinals. 0n the 18th of april, the club will name its preferred bidder to end two decades of russian ownership. a huge two weeks, then, that will shape chelsea's fate both on and off the pitch

our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more.ked into court, his tie in the colours of wimbledon, where he'd made his fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. unknown and unseeded, becker had forged an instant bond with the british public in 1985 when he won wimbledon atjust 17, the youngest man then to do so. in sentencing remarks, it was said that he showed no remorse or humility and failed to heed the chances given from his past conviction of tax evasion 20 years ago in germany. the court was packed. becker looked shocked and red—faced as he was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, with half on license. as you can see, this case has generated considerable interest across europe. a picture was painted in court of a man with nothing to show for his glittering sporting career, a man with chaotic finances, with no future earning potential whose reputation lies in tatters. unknown and unseeded, he donned a bond with the public when he won wimbledon atjust17, the youngest to ever do so. during his

our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more. wimbledon colours that always brought him rain and fortune, boris becker was no throughout contemplating how it came to this. three weeks ago a jury found him guilty of four of the 24 counts against him including transferring cash to avoid paying creditors from the 2017 bankruptcy and failing to disclose a property in germany. in her sentencing remarks the judge said he had shown no remorse, no humidity and had failed to heed the chances here is given from his past conviction for tax evasion 20 years ago in germany. the court was packed. to my mac look shocked and red—faced as here is sentenced to have years in prison with half of my sins. as you can see, this case has generated considerable interest across europe. the picture was painted in court of a man with nothing to shower for his glittering sporting career. a man with chaotic with no future earning potential, his reputation lies in tatters. unknown and unseeded, boris becker forged an instant bond with the british public in 198

natalie pirks, bbc news.y hoyle, has arranged a meeting with the editor of the mail on sunday after an article suggesting that labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, had been trying to distract borisjohnson at the dispatch box by crossing and uncrossing her legs. more than 5,000 people have complained about the coverage to the press complaints watchdog ipso. this lunchtime on a trip to bury, the prime minister was asked about this story. prime minister, can ijust firstly ask you about a question that has been in the media over the weekend? angela rayner and some of the commons made about her. yeah, i know, i... do you think this is a big problem at westminster? is it a cultural problem? well, it's hard to say, on the basis of that particular story, but i have to say, i thought it was the most appalling load of sexist, misogynist tripe, and i immediately got in touch with angela and we had a very friendly exchange, and if we ever find who is responsible for it, then i don't know what we will do with them but i

our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has all the details.ntains some flashing images. as he walked into court, his tie in the colours of wimbledon, where he made his fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. . �* , �* , doubt contemplating how it came to this. . �*, �*, ., this. that's it! he's done it! unknown — this. that's it! he's done it! unknown and _ this. that's it! he's done it! unknown and unseeded, i this. that's it! he's done it! - unknown and unseeded, becker had forged an instant bond with the british public in 1985 when he won wimbledon atjust 17, british public in 1985 when he won wimbledon atjust17, the youngest man then to do so. the kid nickname boom boom for his style proved he was no flash in the pan by defending his title the next year. during his 14 his title the next year. during his 1a year career, he won a total of 49 singles titles, six grand slams, making him a rich man. with a successful stint as a pandit for the bbc... 1 successful stint as a pandit for the bbc... ., ~ , ., .

our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has more from southwark crown court.urt, his tie in the wimbledon colours that always brought him fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. three weeks ago, a jury found how it came to this. three weeks ago, ajury found him how it came to this. three weeks ago, a jury found him guilty of four of the 2a counts against him, including transferring cash to avoid paying creditors from his 2017 bankruptcy, and failing to disclose a property in germany. in her sentencing remarks, judge deborah taylor said he had shown no remorse, no humility, and had failed to heed the chances he was given from his past conviction for tax evasion 20 years ago in germany. the court was packed, becker looked shocked and red—faced as he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, with half on licence. as you can see, this case has generated considerable interest across europe. a picture was painted in court of a man with nothing to show for his glittering sporting career, a man with chaotic finances, with

natalie pirks, bbc news. notice time for a look at the weather with helen willetts.ause we'll have more cloud and also getting more of a northerly breeze. the showers this evening will tend to fade away as we go through the night, temperatures will fall down to her close to freezing and low enough for a touch of grass frost more cloud across parts of scotland and limited sunshine and eastern areas probably more towards the southwest and northern ireland first thing in sunshine and the rest areas longest but strong sunshine and a high uv in the south tomorrow and a high uv in the south tomorrow and again, high levels of tree pollen here but will see the highest temperatures still eventually towards the north sea coast in the south tomorrow and again, high levels of tree pollen here but will see the highest temperatures still eventually towards the north sea coast and 89 celsius the continue this week as with the generally cloudy but mainly dry thing. we report from eastern ukraine, where whole towns are forced to live underground, because of the war.. residents tell u

sentenced for hiding £2.5 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts. 0ur correspondent natalie pirksthree of them at wimbledon. a9 singles titles, a glittering ia year career, then after that he went on to become novak djokovic's coach, he was a very successful pundit for the bbc at wimbledon and other media institutions. of course he was also a brand ambassador. he earned a lot of money, £38 million in total. but then there were expensive lifestyle commitments as he put it. he had a very high—profile divorce, a very high—profile paternity claim arising from a night spent with the russian model at a london restaurant, and things just began to spiral. £38 million gone and with it today his career and it's hard to see just how the reputation and career can recoverfrom this. bbc is not commenting whether we will ever see him working here again but for the next two wimbeldons at least, he will be in prison. to snooker�*s world championship at the crucible where there's been plenty of drama. judd trump had been leading by 11 frames to five to start the evening session. but an extraordinar

natalie pirks, bbc news.s stepping up efforts to resolve supply issues affecting hormone replacement therapy products. there's a shortage of a gel used by women to help with menopause symptoms. the health secretary has appointed the former director general of the vaccine taskforce, madelaine mcternan, to take charge. it comes as demand for hrt products in the uk has been increasing over the last few years due to greater menopause awareness and gp confidence in prescribing treatments. amazon has reported losses of £3 billion for the first three months of the year — its first quarterly loss since 2015. the online retail giant said the pandemic and subsequent war in ukraine had created unusual challenges, and its figures were dragged down by its investment in an electric vehicle maker, which has seen its value plummet. james corden has announced he will be leaving the us talk show "the late late show" next year. the comedian has hosted the show since 2015. in an interview last year, he said that he'd never inten

natalie pirks, stamford bridge. burnley fans had in a happier place this morning.t tee shot atjust after 3.30 this afternoon, uk time. the tiger with nine lives, you could call him. thousands of fans have been turning up this week, just to watch him practice — he completed another nine holes yesterday, seemingly with no ill effects. remember, its only 14 months since woods suffered life—threatening injuries in a car crash. it is truly amazing. i don't even know how else to say that. i would have probably taken some pretty high odds a few weeks or a few months ago, even a few weeks ago whether or not he would be here, but when you think about it, it really shouldn't surprise us. i mean, he is one of the most determined, dedicated athletes that i think i have ever seenin athletes that i think i have ever seen in my life. tributes have been paid to one of scotland 5 finest rugby players, tom smith, who has died at the age of 50. he was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2019. prop smith won 61 caps for his country — he was a key figure in their five nations triumph in 199