the co re resonated in newcastle. yes. the core pa rt of resonated in newcastle. yes.roblems of war, the problem of poverty and problems of racism, and his whole initiative at that point in 1967 was linking those themes together and exploring the way structures oppressed people in different ways, and how people should band together to address all of those movements in combination and not in isolation. and so this is footage that you have from his newcastle speech is his distillation of this in a very elegant form. thank you very much indeed for talking to us from newcastle. but go briefly over to memphis because that wide event commemorating 50 years is still going on. let's have a brief listen to what is going on. # i dream of a world # # i dream ofa world # i dream # i dream of a world # i dream of # i dream ofa world # i dream ofa world # full of love. the commemorative service going on in memphis, going on all of this evening and we will bring you some more of that event a little later this evening. time for the headlines here on bbc news. facebook says as many as

some newcastle fans have seen it all.enal have fewer witnesses than most, ten years since their last win over the gunners, so perhaps a little deja vu when this cross was converted . one goal down, then something newcastle fans have not seen often enough, a fiery response. such clinical finishing has deserted arsenal away from home in 2018, yet to even pick up a point. the workrate and intensity that arsenal could not match. matt ritchie show them just where the goal, in his last four at st james's park. just how rafa planned it? a deserved win takes newcastle above that cherished 40 point mark, but for arsenal a feeling that has become all too familiar. arsenal have reached their 16th women's fa cup final after they beat everton ladies 2—1 in a dramatic semifinal this afternoon. they will face chelsea who beat manchester city. we now know which two teams will face off in the fa cup final on may the 5th at wembley. here at kings meadow chelsea were comfortable 2—0 winners over defending champs manchester city. classy fini

it did, and newcastle could have gone ahead, only for everton to go straight down the other end and dosist come on five goals come on the last ten games for theo walcott. it should've been cancelled out with newcastle's best opening in what was manager's robbie abel because's 100 best opening in what was manager's robbie abel because's100 gay men charged with there was no scented of a celebration for him. this was a drab game that ended with just the single goal. —— rafael benitez. want the happy duo, the rime of was a ballot that's. —— the right result for sam allardyce ballot that's. —— the right result for sam alla rdyce and ballot that's. —— the right result for sam allardyce and everton. after the tottenham's defeat on saturday, that they were forced to apologise for any offence caused by the striker harry kane by a tweet from the official account. this was the post posing the question to united chris wallace. this is what is in your pocket and he said in a video harry kane. the fa have apologised to both clubs for the poor with harry kane expected to captain his country at the wo

i think it's really positive that newcastle uni did this so many years ago.likes of king, malcolm x, rosa parks and their sacrifice and all they did to pave the way, so i can apply for a job and the next guy next to me can apply for a job, i can walk the street with a smile on my face and not be hassled. it empowers me that his legacy lives on in us. it is hard to believe that he was just 39 when he died, he pushed through the civil rights act, the voting rights act, he won the nobel peace prize, so iconic was his message. at one minute past six here in memphis, tennessee, across the country and maybe around the world bells will peel out 39 times marking the exact moment he did. british companies employing more than 250 staff have just a few hours left to submit figures showing the average difference in pay for male and female employees. the deadline is midnight tonight. more than 9,000 companies have already published their data. it has revealed that 78% of businesses pay men more than women. 14% pay women more. and only 8% of companies have no pay gap. our

we'll be coming back to newcastle. tips, it's free and everyone can join and only newcastle can other weight loss bit of it that everyone can join the website and use it as a resource so it's really there to help everybody achieve their targets in the coming year. a model for the people and cities to follow? we can roll this out, is very exciting. the programme begins tonight on bbc one at 9pm. the us media giant comcast has announced a $31 billion, around £20 billion bid for sky, which threatens rupert murdoch's own bid. a big bed. much bigger than the existing bits out there. what means the whole process ? out there. what means the whole process? it means that, well the background to this, is that rupert murdoch set up sky 25 years ago and has been trying to buy out the remaining 61% for some time. in swoops comcast, who one of the biggest media companies in the world, nbc universal, big studios in america and they have offered 22 billion for sky and they've offered ata billion for sky and they've offered at a 16% pr

former newcastle star paul gascgoine is among them.d coach, what he has $ rafa is an unbelievable manager and coach, what he has fig is rafa is an unbelievable manager and coach, what he they $5 is rafa is an unbelievable manager and coach, what he they have g is rafa is an unbelievable manager and coach, what he they have gots incredible, and they have got to keep what he incredible, and they have got to keep - what he says, i think i keep going. what he says, i think i read a bit in the paper, you have got to give him money to spend. if you want to match man city and man united, teams like that, they have got to give him money to spend. they have got the money, and he's not going tojust buy have got the money, and he's not going to just buy players for the sake of it, he will buy players for different positions to strengthen the team, so they need to give him the team, so they need to give him the money, otherwise they will lose an unbelievable manager, as far as i am concerned. he's been at barcelona since his was 12 years old, but a

newcastle remain 10th.fore the everton game, with the world's first virtual match day mascot. the captain carried a specially designed robot to help a child to sit to attend the match to experience the excitement of going onto the pitch with players. 14—year—old everton fanjack with players. 14—year—old everton fan jack maclennan with players. 14—year—old everton fanjack maclennan suffers with players. 14—year—old everton fan jack maclennan suffers from multiple health conditions and uses a wheelchair. he was also able to witness the players lining up in the tunnel and watched from a tablet from his bed at home. late goals saw 11th placed genoa prevail withjust four mac games remaining. in the portuguese premier league, porto return to the top of the table with a 5—0 win at home. the goalkeeper was certainly at fault for the first, while the second managed to squeeze through his legs, and the rout was completed inside the final 20 minutes thanks to this stunning freekick from the brazilian defender. mo sala

everton host newcastle in the knights only premier league match.of newcastle. —— two of their last three. —— sit. in case you missed it, in italy, natalie scored in the 90th minute as they beatjuventus. senegalese defender climbed abundant, above everyone to narrow the title race to one point with four games remaining as natalie search for their first gently chip since 1990. kelsey has set up an fa cup final manchester united after beating southampton to — zero. it burst into life after the restart when olivier giroud slotted home at a while substitute alvaro morata doubled the lead with a header to make againsta. doubled the lead with a header to make against a. rafael nadal has defeated kei nishikori to claim a record extending 11th onto carla masters title. he won 6—3, 6—2, retaining his or not one title, he had to win this tournament to prevent roger federer overtaking him in the rankings. he had few problems, outclassing the world number six, who had, white rafael nadal, return from injury. is always special to me to this with me again. it isa

they beat newcastle falcons 33— 12 tonight, scoring four tries to newcastle's two, with some martial‘est of them. they will meet either cardiff blues 01’ they will meet either cardiff blues or the french side po in the final in bilbao in three weeks. wasps player ashleyjohnson has in bilbao in three weeks. wasps player ashley johnson has been suspended after failing a drug test. 31—year—old south african is suspended for testing positive to a prohibitive substance, believed to bea prohibitive substance, believed to be a diuretic. he is a key player for wasps, third in the table, aiming forthe for wasps, third in the table, aiming for the play—offs. diuretics can act as a masking agent for other substances. the club have released a statement saying that ashley is investigating the possible source of the substance and they are fully supportive of him. now, there are a few rug by supportive of him. now, there are a few rugby league super league games to tell you about this evening. leaders saint helen ‘s crushed huddersfield 66— four but wigan beat castlefield to keep the pressure on the

beat newcastle 30—12, running in four challenge cup they beat newcastle 30—12, running infourtries.in bill bauer. in super league, st helens beat huddersfield while wigan beat castlefield to give up the pressure in second spot. oliver gildart scored two tries. they are just two boys behind st helens in the table. the world snooker championship is getting under way in sheffield. as is tradition, the defending champion is in action first, that is mark selby, that man there, looking for a fourth title in five years. he is up againstjoe perry. so this is the action now from table one, selby with a score of 16 already in this opening frame. there he is just of 16 already in this opening frame. there he isjust lining up his next shotin there he isjust lining up his next shot in front of the crowd in sheffield crucible. you can follow that on the bbc sport website, and there is plenty of live coverage on tv and radio as well, this one on bbc two at the moment. selby sinking the blue there. the other first round match taking place is marco fu against lu hao chan, fu at the table there. and

they beat newcastle falcons 33 points to 12 tonight scoring 4 tries to newcastle's two with tom marshall'salf score the best looking of the bunch. gloucester will meet either cardiff blues or french side pau in the final in bilbao three week's today. the wasps hooker ashleyjohnson has been suspended after failing a drugs test. the 31 year old south african is accused of testing positive for a "prohibited substance" believed to be a diruetic. johnson is a key playerfor wasps who are currently 3rd in the table, aiming for the play offs. diuretics can help with weight loss and act as a "masking" agent for other substances. the club have released a statement saying "ashley leaders st helens crushed huddersfield 66—a. but wigan beat castleford to keep the pressure on them in second. wigan centre oliver gildart scored two of warriors' five tries to see off castleford, while sam tomkins kicked four goals in the 2812 victory. rafael nadal has thrashed austria's dominic thiem to reach a record 14th monte carlo masters semi final. the world number one is bidding for his 11th victory at the clay cour

newcastle know a win over wasps on the final day will guarantee them third place.or a top four place rely on them beating sale next week and hoping wasps fail to win any of their final two matches. in rugby league's superleague, second place wigan warriors moved to two points behind leaders st helens after their 32—24 win at widnes. ajosh charnley hat—trick helped warrington wolves to a routine 38—4 victory over struggling huddersfield. castleford climbed to fourth in the super league table with a 2a—4 win over rivals wakefield. five times champion ronnie o'suliivan is fighting back in his second round match at the world snooker championship but still has a big job on his hands to stay in the tournament. o'sullivain was trailing world number 15 ali carter going into tonight's evening session and wasn't able to close the gap. he was trailing 5—3. he did win the final two frames but still trails 9—7 in the best of 25 match. first to 13 goes through. on the other table, northern ireland's mark allen saw off the challenge ofjoe perry. he finished with a break of i22 to

the win moves everton up to eighth, newcastle are 10th. arrived. he was a winner. of south africa because of consussion. loss to ireland last month. hartley has been told to take an extended rest from the game. 0wen farrell. crashes out in the opening round. champion shaun murphy went the same way. the deciding frame. there was a lovely moment. for 14—year—old everton fan jack mclinden. he suffers from multiple illnesses. of being a mascot with the help of a robot. it then fed panoramic live images and sound back to jack's tablet. of the game. loneliness and attend school from home. the news of the safe arrival of a new royal prince yesterday. they tweeted it. and they added their own pomp and circumstance. on this saint georges day 2018. god save the queen. save the queen. that is the way they do it there. do it there. kate's new baby, born earlier this morning. morning. it is a boy, weighing in at £8, seven ounces. £8, seven ounces. prince william, we are told, was present... are told, was present... pull—outs in the papers were big news

they beat newcastle 33-12, challenge cup. they beat newcastle 33—12, scoring four tries.h side for the final in bill bauer. in superleague, saint helens beat huddersfield while wigan beat castleford to keep the pressure in second. 0liver gilder scored two of their five tries while sam tompkins pushed through. he is playing joe perry, but lost the first three frames of his first—round match. perry hit 56. we can take you to live pictures from the crucible now, where perry is at the crucible now, where perry is at the table. it looks like he is in again here, possibly taking a full frame lead in what is the best of 19 in this opening match. mark selby certainly with his work cut out. this one is live on bbc two at the moment. hong kong's marco fu is up as well. he is currently at the table, lining up the red. it has been a good start as well there for him, his opponent has the great experience. still plenty of frames remaining there in that match will stop that is all the sport. next up, time for the weather. hello. thank you forjoining me. our latest thoughts on how the re

rainbow newcastle and middlesbrough, down and manchester, and trying out there in the second half ofis block of rain, which will be speaking best pa rt rain, which will be speaking best part of the country here, it is actually not that bad. many others will have bright, dry weather. sunday, a weather front still part of the uk. at this stage, still coming in from the south. southerly winds, and again on sunday the thinking is that there will be a lot of cloud across the uk, another speu of cloud across the uk, another spell of rain moving across the same area from the south through the midlands and into yorkshire. relatively mild, 15 celsius in london, 13 in edinburgh. early next week, not a lot changing, a fair bit of cloud and some rain from time to time. . doctors in britain today former russians by said that he is improving rapidly and is no longer in the critical condition. sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned by at nerve agent a month ago. facebook says it is tightening up ago. facebook says it is tightening up procedures for people wanting to place issue —based advert

fast. —— in newcastle and belfast.hs is facing a year—round crisis — with claims the pressures of winter look set to continue over the summer. we're likely to see trolley waits and pressures on beds similar to the winters of 2015 and 2016. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october after a series of recent controversies. china hits back at us trade tariffs with new import taxes worth over £2 billion. us pork, nuts and wine are among the products hit, as beijing responds to president trump's duties on steel and aluminium. the m62 near bradford reopens after a crash which killed two people. a man has been arrested. and china's abandoned space lab comes to a fiery end, as it falls to earth over the south pacific.

worcester dented newcastle's top four hopes with a 2713 win.lby has the chance to claim his third china open in four years as he secured a place bristol coming up. we don't know who is going down. and in snooker world number one mark selby has the chance to claim his third china open in four years as he secured a place in tomorrow's final. the defending champion beat kyren wilson ten frames to eight and will face barry hawkins for the title after he beat neil robertson. that's all from sportsday. we were bracing ourselves for a manchester city party. they were 2—0 up, cruising towards the premier league. but manchester united beat them 3—2. the manchester city will have to wait. not the best week for them, i think it is there to say. good night from all of us. we had been watching the weather numbers today. 19.1; celsius at gravesend in kent, the uk's highest average of the year so far. not eve ryo ne average of the year so far. not everyone saw sunshine. in country, this afternoon was misty and marquee, grey and stamps. it will be better tomor

newcastle united gave rafa benitez a nice birthday present today.arsenal still yet to get a point away from home in 2018. they did take the lead at st james' parkj alexandre lacazette. this near post effort pulled newcastle level before matt ritchie took the magpies to the 41 point mark, so comfortably safe from relegation and they sit tenth in the table. this is the match that could decide the premier with title if manchester united lose to west bromwich this afternoon, manchester city will be champions. it is goalless afterjust under—20 minutes at old trafford. at guardiola has decided not to watch this match, he is playing golf instead! daniel ricciardo won a chaotic chinese grand prix in his red bull after his team—mate crashed into a title contender for the second straight week. after an incident involving lewis hamilton last week in bahrain, max verstappen hit championship leader sebastian vettel who could only finish eighth. the dutchman was given a penalty which sought lewis hamilton claim fourth, reducing the leader vettel to nine points. r

newcastle a re on badminton next balls final.r league, matt ritchie put them ahead at st james's park, it is 2—1 with one minute of normal time to play. celtic are 2—0 up in their scottish cup semifinal against rangers, it is almost half—time at hampden park and the winner faces motherwell in the final. daniel riccardo winds chaotic chinese grand prix for red bull, lewis hamilton was fifth, but narrows the gap on sebastian vettel to nine points in the daniels —— in the drivers‘ championship. more sport in one hour, join us then. a service is being held in salisbury this afternoon, with the purpose of symbolically reclaiming the city for the common good, after the nerve agent attack last month. the bishop of salisbury is hosting the "service of cleansing and celebration". john mcmanus spoke to the bishop, ahead of the service. the service will be conducted by the right reverend nicholas hoult, the bishop of salisbury, who joins us 110w. bishop of salisbury, who joins us now. this is a service of reconciliation but who you reconcil

out of say bristol by late morning and then moved to wales into merseyside, across yorkshire into newcastlend the weather will be tried, some showers in the north, aberdeen 1a, you've got that rain from newcastle and middlesbrough trying out into the second half of the afternoon, apart from this blob of rain which will be sweeping this part of the country, it's not that bad, many of us will have bright dry weather. on sunday remember the weather at this stage, still coming in from the south and we have southerly winds, again on sunday the thinking is that they will be cloud across the uk, probably more rain moving across almost the same area from the south through the midlands into yorkshire as well. again a relatively mild, 15 degrees in london, 13 degrees in edinburgh and a quick look at the weather early next week, not a lot changes, still a fair bit of cloud and some rain from time to time. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: richard osborn—brooks, arrested on suspicion of murdering a suspected burglar, has been released without charge. sergei skripal, the former russian spy, is no

matt phillips was the hero, a 1—0 win away at newcastle. it was too little too late for west brom. from darren moore. we went out with the really difficult task and the only way to do that was everyone to come together and be united and chilled togetherness and a value for one another. that is the big thing and through it, the recent form of results and the recent weeks have been very good and performances have been very good and performances have been up there. we are delighted with the performance again and the result against a really good team. the performance again and the result against a really good teamm the performance again and the result against a really good team. it is all about getting the goals of the day and that is what southampton have done. they beat bournemouth today. this was a must win. look at mark hughes, rarely have we seen him so emotional after a win, he knows how big it is, they are one point from safety. dusan tadic each scored two goals either side of an equaliser from two goals either side of an equaliserfrom josh king. two goals either side of an equa

west brom must meet newcastle —— beat newcastle otherwise they don't.gated if they lose to liverpool. paul lambert says they still have the fight to survive. they have given me absolutely everything that is in the bodies. they played well, i have asked them to do things and they have done it. little individual things have probably come back and hurt us, but we're still in the fight. former liverpool captain steven gerard is the number one candidate to become the new manager of rangers. bbc sport understands thejob is his if he wants it. rangers chances of finishing second to the head last night, as aberdeen beat darts 2—0. —— hearts. victory was sealed before the break. rangers have the chance to move back into second tomorrow, but to do that they would have to win the old firm derby with celtic. aaron ramsey has spoken of the shock among arsenal players we re of the shock among arsenal players were nursing vendor told them they we re were nursing vendor told them they were that she was leaving the club. he leads after almost 22 years in charge of arsen

doctor richards tomorrow, 24 in london. 20 in newcastle, fresher there in belfast, around 16 degrees.ed to be the warmest day of the week with highs reaching around 25 horse 15 degrees, the warmer speu 25 horse 15 degrees, the warmer spell since the 29th of august last year. spell since the 29th of august last yea r. lots of spell since the 29th of august last year. lots of sunshine around on thursday, there could be some cloud, missed lurking around the western coasts, that sometimes happens normally get the miles, most certainly is. 26 the high forecast in london, well into the 20s and yorkshire as well, belfast there warming up to 17, not quite making the 20 degrees. a pleasant change friday. wind of the atlantic, we will start to see fresher weather coming in, temperatures will be dropping in scotland and northern parts of england, pushing the heat towards the south, there will also be more cloud around during the course of the weekend but they could even rise again by the time we get to sunday. you are watching beyond 100 days. in syria, chemical weapons inspectors finally get ac

professor peter dalton who supports newcastle has been studying football and happiness using an app,d fa ns to and happiness using an app, he asked fans to rate how they were feeling out of one to 100 before and after a game. you are twice as unhappy when your team loses as you are happy when your team wins. 0n your team loses as you are happy when your team wins. on average, it makes a sad and on the face of it, it's pretty rational to do, to be a football fan, it does not make sense. you would be better off doing something else. back at the stadium of light, sunderland have moss 2—1 and are relegated for the second yearin and are relegated for the second year ina and are relegated for the second year in a row. i'm angry, i have supported this team since 1939, hardly missed two games and i come and watch that idiot. i am worse than angry. you know he'll be back next season, because in the end this is not just about next season, because in the end this is notjust about being angry, happy 01’ is notjust about being angry, happy or sad. come rain or shine, the true fa ns or sad. come r

west brom must beat newcastle, otherwise they're definately down.ings and they've done it. if we'd had a little bit more care in the top end of the pitch, we wouldn't be in this position. that's the crux of the matter. a lot of individual things have probably come back and hurt us. but we're still in the fight. former liverpool captain steven gerrard is the number one candidate to become the new manager of rangers. bbc sport understands that the job is his, should he want it. well, rangers' chances of finishing second in the scottish premiership took a hit last night as aberdeen beat hearts 2—0 to go three points clear of rangers. they took the lead midway through the first half through anthony o'connor, and victory was sealed before the half—time break thanks to gary mackay—steven. rangers though will have the opportunity to move back into second, if they win the old firm derby tomorrow. there was late drama in rugby union's premiership last night, as newcastle falcons beat leicester tigers with the final play of the match. 80 minutes on the clock

it's more newcastle in the 70s in get carter with michael caine.trained with working in the names? macdufff is duff, hecate is an underworld figure. you had to have duncan. did that bother you 7 there were a few too many macs for norwegian taste and so macduff was the only name shortened. let's talk about what makes a really good crime thriller of the kind that you write. what is the secret of that genre? what is it that keeps you going in it? the big difference between the harry hole series and macbeth is that the harry hole series is who did it crime mysteries and macbeth is a why did they do it mystery. then again, the protagonist, the heroes of the story are similar. they are both half protagonists and half antagonists. and while harry is flirting with the dark side, of course macbeth is taking the full step into the dark side. the thing about harry as a policeman is that he does everything he can to put you off, i mean, he is pretty unpleasant. his relationships are all over the place, he's a drunk and all sorts of things. and yet we like him.

they beat newcastle 33 points to 12, scoring 4 tries to newcastle's two with tom marshall's first halfague super league games to tell you about. leaders, st helens, beat huddersfield 66—11. but wigan beat castleford to keep the pressure on them in second. wigan centre oliver gildart scored two of warriors' five tries to see off castleford, while sam tomkins kicked four goals in the 28—12 victory. wigan are just 2 points behind st helens. elsewhere salford beat wakefield 38—4. the world snooker championship gets underway in sheffield later. you can keep in touch with events from the crucible on bbc tv, radio, and online. five—time former champion, ronnie o' sullivan, is in great form, and has already won five ranking events this year. but he insists he won't be over confident. ido i do not rely on confidence. i rely on belief that i can win the game. if you win, you win, if not, go home and watch the other guys sweat it out on tv. he is always smiling. that is nice to see. we will talk about arsene wenger through the morning. a lot of interesting things to talk about. north korea's kim

in drug the premiership news, newcastle kept their hopes for the play—offs alive with a thrilling lateoth ways throughout the game at kingston park, there was a nervous wait to see of rod because grounded this try with two minutes left on the clock. it was given and saw the home side win by 35— 30, lifting them to third in the table, sale down to six. glasgow have secured a home semi—final in the play—offs of the pro 14. their 45— 22 win over connacht means that top conference a and have an easy path to the final. also have some work to do to seal a play—off spot, but beat ospreys 8—0 in the night's other match in pool b. off to the gold coast, where for both katarina johnson—thompson and tom daley triumphant adversity has come about. both overcame injury to secure commonwealth games gold. for the heptathlete, it ended a long wait for a gold medal. katarina johnson—thompson has long been touted as the heir tojessica ennis—hill is thrown. coming into the 800 metres, the final event of the 800 metres, the final event of the heptathlon, she had a healthy lead and gold in her sights. engla

eastern areas should be brighter and drier. on the north sea coast, look at that, 1a expected in newcastle, into midweek, we'll start to see warm air coming out of the south, turning hot across france and potentially quite hot in the south of the uk and here's an outlook. say, for example, in london, i suspect some time next week temperatures could peak at around 2a, cardiff will be around 20 for most of us across the country will be a dry and bright day with temperatures reaching 17 in the south. or so and even further north those temperatures will rise. hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and naga munchetty. a late—night call between president trump and theresa may. they agree the use of chemical weapons won't go unchallenged. moscow warns that any military action risks starting a war between russia and the united states. good morning, it is friday 13 april. also this morning: a new alcohol warning. just one drink a day could shorten your life. the bank of gran and grandad. nearly a third of those planning to retire are still supporting their children and grandchildren financially. why

rafa benitez can breathe a sigh of relief as newcastle united should now be safe after a 2—1win overhie with the goals. arsenal's terrible away form continues. they are yet to win an away league point in 2018. we said before that we were very close to be safe. now with 41 points, it is really difficult. we are not doing the numbers now. it is a whiz at 40, so we are the numbers now. it is a whiz at 40, so we are ready have 41. it is a massive achievement for this group of players and everyone here. it is the first thing they want to say is to congratulate everyone, because everybody was pushing in the same direction and that was the key to where we are now. there is a lot in it, you know. in ahead. once the confidence is gone there is no rationality sometimes. it is a conscious and in our mind plays a pa rt of conscious and in our mind plays a part of it. yet the confidence is there when you go on the road in europe. it doesn't make sense, but a different condition. paris saint—germain were crowned champions on sunday as they thrashed monaco 7-1. psg on sunday as they thrashed monaco

saturday morning, we are expecting rain to move through bristol, cardiff, perhaps to manchester into newcastlehe uk during the day, still reaching 1617 in the south, around the teams in the north, a look at the teams in the north, a look at the weather on sunday, there will be another spell hasn't across south—western areas. for most of us they will be a fair bit of dry weather during the and mild. —— doing this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. richard osborn—brooks — arrested on suspicion of murdering a suspected burglar — has been released without charge. sergei skripal, the former russian spy, is no longer in a critical condition and is responding well to treatment. the foreign office has refused his niece a visa to come to the uk and visit her relatives in hospital. the met police commissioner offers reassurance to londoners, after a string of murders. we have not lost control of the streets. i understand why some people are worried. in particularly in some areas of london. palestinian sources say israeli troops have killed at least six people and wounded more than 400, in renewed violen

the southeast, 15 degrees, newcastle they're a little fresher at around 10 degrees.lout across the country and against all the brain potentially heading our way but bright at times also. —— still a lot of cloud. this is bbc news. the headlines at eleven: police say the pensioner richard osborn—brooks won't be charged or face any further action after an intruder was fatally stabbed at his home. sergei skripal, the former russian spy poisoned in salisbury, is no longer critically ill and is responding well to treatment. the met police commissioner offers reassurance to londoners, following the recent string of murders. we have not lost control of the streets, i can understand why some people are worried at the moment, particularly in some areas of london. and on newsnight, we will hear from one of the russians who worked on the nerve agent novichok when it was being developed in the soviet union. what does he make of the news from salisbury?

brilliant from newcastle, though.sition. they have now passed the crucial a0 points mark, and have pretty much secured their premier league status. celtic thrashed old firm rivals rangers four nil to reach the final of the scottish cup. they'll play motherwell as brendan rodgers side look to win a domestic treble for a second consecutive season. and the commonwealth games have come to an end on the gold coast. they were officially handed over at the closing ceremony to birmingham, who host the next games in 2022. after these big events, we talk about who was the star of the games. we will talk about netball with the women $0011. we will talk about netball with the women soon. we will talk about another star, mike bushell falling in the pool. lovely to see sally back, i couldn't agree more. this morning as a cloudy start to the day for some of us. some patchy light rain and drizzle and as we go through the coming week will turn warmer. much warmerfor some. we will see some rain in the west at times it will be windy, es

newcastle took the lead but tom marshall levelled with this speedy try.penalty. the winners will meet cardiff blues or french outfit pau in the final in bilbao. the wasps hooker ashleyjohnson has been suspended after failing a drugs test. the 31 year—old south african is accused of testing positive for a "prohibited substance" believed to be a diruetic. johnson is a key playerfor wasps who are currently 3rd in the table, aiming for the play—offs. the club have released a statement saying — "ashley is currently investigating the possible source of the substance. we are fully supportive of him." diuretics can help with weight loss and also act as a "masking" agent for other substances. rafael nadal has thrashed austria's dominic thiem to reach a record 14th monte carlo masters semi—final. the world number one is bidding for his 11th victory at the clay court event. he won 6—0 6—2 injust over an hour. thiem beat former world number 1 novak djokovic in the last 16 yesterday. that's all the sport for now. people in salisbury have been warned there could still

rugby union's premiership newcastle get their hopes for the playoff place alive with a thrilling whenis one at kingston park, the falcons had a nervous wait to see if rob vickers had granted his try with just two minutes left on the try. it was given and it saw the home side went by 35—30. wisdom up to third in the table. secure date semifinal in the table. secure date semifinal in the playoffs, 35—22 when claims there top conference. an easy path to the final. ulster still have work to the final. ulster still have work to do to seal a playoffs spot himself, but they eat the ospreys 8-0 himself, but they eat the ospreys 8—0 in the other night. matte. gold coast where that arena johnson and tom daly triumphed in anniversary. both overcame injuries to secure commonwealth games gold, which ended a long wait for a global title. catarina johnson thompson has long been touted as the heir tojessica and it still‘s found. coming into the 800 metres, the final event, she had a healthy lead and gold dinner sites. england team—mates want to claim bronze. finishing fourth was enough to secure a ch

the south, the warm air coming out of france means temperatures will get up to 2a in london, 20 in newcastlel be some sunshine around. a very decent. very strong sunshine expected on thursday. this will also bring the highest temperatures. tonnes of sunshine in the morning, it may be the case that some of these western coasts may be murky and cloudy, perhaps the coast of premature down into cornwall. inland, lots of sunshine on offer, very warm the time of year. up 26 expected, london photo maybe into the mid—20s as far north as the midlands. very warm on thursday. friday, things will change a little, the south will stay warm but in the north, the winds are coming off the atlantic so the cooler colours here appearing, temperatures will be dropping across scotla nd temperatures will be dropping across scotland and northern ireland towards the end of the week. temperatures in the mid—teens there, in some of the errors, but looks like they might pick up in london by the end of the weekend. this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11pm: theresa may apologies to caribbean leaders for

not much riding on the game between everton and newcastle with both safe and just looking for the forormer clubs — he does have six of them. spend so long now, i've known nothing but respect for the football clu b nothing but respect for the football club or the fact that while it was unjust in my view that unlocks my job, it happened and i have moved on. “— job, it happened and i have moved on. —— that i lost myjob. after the difficult time of that period, i have managed to recover and get back in the premier league. i'm really pleased with everything, everything going on. hopefully we can get more points and stay higher in the table, but the main target was to stay in the premier league, we did it and we did it brilliantly. we mustjust tried we did it and we did it brilliantly. we must just tried to we did it and we did it brilliantly. we mustjust tried to do our best until the end and again, i will say, see what we want to do in the future. you are up—to—date on all the football. more football coming later in the programme. the big shock over the weekend at the world snooker champi

in newcastle and belfast, but in the sunny spells elsewhere in england and wales we could be as highstill close by as we go into wednesday — that's going to be feeding some showers north—eastwards across the uk again. some of these could be quite heavy, so it's a messy looking picture on wednesday, with our weather driven by low pressure. most of us will see a downpour at some stage of the day. there will be some sunny spells too, but still the risk of seeing some sleet and snow on the hills in scotland. this is bbc news. the headlines: winnie mandela, the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and second wife of nelson mandela, has died at the age of 81. doctors warn the nhs is facing a year—round crisis — with claims the pressures of winter look set to continue over the summer. we're likely to see trolley waits and pressures on beds similar to the winters of 2015 and 2016. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires, after a series of recent controversies. china hits back at us trade tariffs with new import taxes worth

but still, for the likes of aberdeen and newcastle, stuck in single digits.into next weekend. and beyond. this is the jet stream, which will be just been building which will be just bimbling its way across the atlantic, really taking other systems with it. watch what happens as we get toward the end of the weekend into the following week. the jet stream develops these big kink, diving a long way southwards and then pushing a long way northwards again. that is essentially going to trap an area of low pressure out towards the west of the british isles. exactly how close that low pressure will get is open to question. it could well start to draw some very, very warm air from the south. with that low staying to the west, it looks like things are us will stay dry particularly towards next week. some sunshine around and then the potential for things turning warmer, at least for a time. some more springlike weather could be on the way. tonight at ten, there's widespread condemnation of an alleged chemical attack on civilians in syria, with president trump saying the

the top temperatures tomorrow will get up to 24 in london, 20 in newcastle, a bit fresher there in belfast week with highs reaching around 25 or 26 degrees. 0ne highs reaching around 25 or 26 degrees. one must spell since 29 august last year. lots of sunshine around on thursday. that could be some cloud, mist and work around western coasts. 26 is the forecast high in london. well into their 20s for yorkshire as well. belfast warming up to 17, not quite making the 20 degrees mark. then a slight change on on friday. winds coming off the atlantic, so we start to see fresher weather coming in, so that temperatures will be dropping in scotla nd temperatures will be dropping in scotland and northern parts of england, putting the heat towards the south. a little more cloud around during the course of the weekend, but he could even write a book by the time we get to sunday in the south. goodbye. a this is beyond 100 days, with me katty kay in washington — christian fraser's in london. our top stories: president trump hosts japanese prime minister shinzo abe at mar a lago — talks are expected to be

peter hunter from newcastle says everywhere you go the letter is visible and makes us like an natureon twitter, monique says the way to stop littering long—term is education. start early so it is drummed into children that it's a terrible thing to do. that beam is picked up by patrick in derbyshire who says it is down to bad parenting. —— that theme. michael from norfolk he regularly picks up other people ‘s let —— litter, well done, michael, he says he needs to get the message through earlier in schools. we have to do something about it. you drive down any road in the countryside and you often see litter. keep your comments coming. russian officials have requested to visit yulia skripal, the daughter of former spy sergei skripal, in hopsital in salisbury. the foreign office said it would consider russia's request in line with its obligations under international law. the bbc understands yulia is now conscious and talking. sir tony brenton, is the former uk ambassador to russia and joins us now. let's talk about the visit. you can understand why you will liaise scruple might not want

newcastle falcons beat leicester tigers to take a huge step towards sealing a spot in the play—offs foreck with his video assistant but was happy to award the try...and sonatane takulua knocked over the conversation to seal the win and all but confirm newcastle's place in the top four. ronnie 0'sullivan has a fight on his hands to stay in the world snooker championship. the five time champion trails world number 15 ali carter 9—7 in their second round match. 0'sullivan struggled in the evening session but won four of the last five frames to keep himself in it. first to 13 goes through. 0n the other table, northern ireland's mark allen beat joe perry. he finished with a break of 122 to progress to the quarter finals at the crucible, winning by 13 frames to eight. it was nice to finish the way i did with 100 as well, it was a bit premature, i gave him a bit of stick when i potted the great for 100, i said you can put up now. i am here to enjoy myself, but i want to win. people pay good money to come and watch, so if you can entertain along the way, that is good, and i think i am one of th

particularly notice those temperatures rising on the north sea coast, look at that, 1a expected in newcastlewe'll start to see warm air coming out of the south, turning hot across france and potentially quite hot in the south of the uk and here's an outlook. say, for example, in london, i suspect some time next week temperatures could peak at around 2a, cardiff will be around 20 or so and even further north those temperatures will rise. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: tensions are mounting about possible us military action in syria. jets and warships are moved into place, but president trump adopts a less bullish tone. we're looking very, very seriously, very closely, at that whole situation. and we'll see what happens, folks, we'll see what happens. moscow warns any military action could risk war between russia and the us. mike pompeo is grilled by senators at his confirmation hearing. the man who wants to be america's new top diplomat denies he is a war hawk. is the us headed for agricultural boom

their rivals everton beat newcastle 1-0 their rivals everton beat newcastle 1—0 in the premier league everton fanjack mclinden, who suffers from multiple illnesses which means he can't get to matches, but he was able to fulfil history of being a mascot with the help of a robot. that is captain philjagielka carrying the robot onto the pitch, which fed panoramic live images and sound back to jack's tablet at home, and a microphone on it meant that the players could even have a chat with jack in the tunnel ahead of the game. the snooker world championship continues, with play getting under way at the crucible in the last few minutes. the shocks continue. yesterday 2005 winner sean murphy was knocked out, losing the deciding frame to jamie jones. today was knocked out, losing the deciding frame to jamiejones. today world number three ding junhui continues his match, he is 6—3 up, whilst you at bingham takes onjack lisowski on the other table. and that is all the sport for now, thank you, victoria. thank you. the authorities in canada are trying to establish why a 25—year—old man drove a v

i7 temperatures for tomorrow afternoon. 17 degrees in the south—east, maybe 12 in newcastle.e bit cooler where we have the cloud and rain further north—west. as we head into the first part of the weekend, low pressure is still spinning around down to the south—west. this little frontal system here is going to give us frontal system here is going to give us i2—macro headaches. we'll see pulses of wet weather running a along it. there is some uncertainty but there will be some for a time. equally some dry weather and spells of sunshine. if you get some brightness it will feel miles. in fa ct brightness it will feel miles. in fact it may feel warm. 18 degrees in norwich and double digit temperatures just about wherever you are. for sunday a lot of fine weather around, some mist and fog patches first thing then spells of sunshine. could be a bit of showery rain but generally not a bad looking day and those temperatures even further north in scotland 14—15, just about all others into double digits. the weekend can be summed up like this, mild, some sunny spells, a bit of rain at t

nippy on the north sea coast, newcastle only around seven. chilly for you there. goodbye.en and children, were killed in the town on saturday. we are studying that situation extremely closely, meeting with military and everybody else, and we will be making some major decisions over the next 24—48 hours. the home secretary says she will do whatever it takes to tackle violent crime as she launches a strategy to deal with the issue. facebook sends out warnings to people whose data may have been accessed by the political consulting firm cambridge analytical. state m e nts firm cambridge analytical. statements at the retrial for bill cosby statements at the retrial for bill cos by have statements at the retrial for bill cosby have been delayed as the court hears appeals to dismiss a juror believed to have said the comedian is guilty. let‘s head over for the sports news. good afternoon. and we start on the gold coast, where there was a shock in the men‘s 100 metres. usain bolt‘s ere apparent, yohan blake, was stunned and the final. he stumbled out of the box. there was an empty