newcastle united and west ham united's grounds have been raided today as part of a tax fraud investigationhe story all day, let's go live west ham's london stadium and join our sports correspondent natalie pirks, natalie what more can you tell us? we understand around 50 hmrc offices raided the taxpayer funded home of west town this morning at 8am. we've seen a west town this morning at 8am. we've seen a van west town this morning at 8am. we've seen a van leave filled with evidence. in the last half an hour week saw another band being filled up. still clearly a couple of officers here, carrying out but work. we know business records, documents, computers and mobile phones were seized. we'll send out west ham's training ground was also raided. all the club will say is that it raided. all the club will say is thatitis raided. all the club will say is that it is cooperating fully with the borough tees. we'll so no officers from hmrc visited chelsea's offices. they've not been raided, there is no allegation of wrongdoing. a chelsea spokesman said, in connection with its investigation hmrc has

west ham and newcastle united offices have been raided by revenue and customs officials as part of anto alleged income tax and national insurance fraud in football. it's understood newcastle's managing director has been arrested. financial records, computers and mobile phones were seized in the swoop by up to 180 officials. west ham says it's "cooperating fully" with the inquiry. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, has the story. it was the day the taxman came calling on english football. london's iconic former 0lympic stadium, now the home of west ham united, being raided. these, just some of dozens of revenue and customs officials who swooped on the club's offices this morning. at the same time, he wrecked newcastle united, a member of the public ca ptu red united, a member of the public captured a similar scene at st james's park, once again, documents seized. the players left stunned, meanwhile, as investigators also paid a visit to the club's training down. in a statement, hmrc said: it said, this criminal investigation sends a clear message that, whoever you are, if you commit tax frau

here at newcastle united, a member of the public captured a similar scene at stjames' park. paid a surprise visit to the club's training ground. in a statement, hmrc said it'd arrested several men working within the professional football industry for a suspected £5 million income tax and national insurance fraud. this criminal investigation, it said, sent a clear message that whoever you are, if you commit tax fraud, you can expect to face the consequences. what's happened today, both here in newcastle and at west ham, is part of a wider investigation that's seen 180 revenue and customs officials deployed across both the uk and france, and this afternoon the premier league leaders, chelsea, were drawn into the controversy, saying that they had been questioned in connection with the raids. one of those arrested was newcastle united's managing director, lee charnley, released tonight without charge. there are a lot of people in the business of football who believe that non—disclosed payments is endemic in the game and i think also, for her majesty's revenue and customs to depl

newcastle united have been promoted back to the english premier league at the first attempt.ere 4—1winners at home to preston north end on monday with ayoze perez scoring the first and the last of the goals for the magpies who join brighton and hove albion as the two automatic promotions and our sports correspondent katie gornall was at st james‘s park. this is a big club with big aspirations. they get around 50,000 fa ns aspirations. they get around 50,000 fans regularly here. it is a club that feels like it belongs in the premier league. so often that is not the case. there was a lot of expectation around newcastle united this season because of the size of the stadium, the size of the club, the stadium, the size of the club, the manager they had in place and it hasn't been easy for him who had to ship out 20 players when they were relegated and to bring in 12 new players. he had to gel together at tea m players. he had to gel together at team and there is a feeling that he could be the man to maybe wake up what is a sleeping giant. i have to say that something quite interes

newcastle united's lee charnley has been released without charge by hmrc.. he was released at 5pm this morning. he was released at 5pm this evening. bbc sport is understanding hmrc may wish to speak with him again and over the course of the next few weeks. from newcastle's point of view, it's bad timing, they should be celebrating because they've just been promoted back to the premier league. i'm certain fans will be celebrating and it's a great achievement by the club. it's a great achievement by the clu b. asto n it's a great achievement by the club. aston villa and norwich found it was so difficult to bounce back at the first attempt. it is going to have a cloud over the affairs of newcastle somewhat. at the present time there is no evidence that anything illegal has taken place so i think the fans should just enjoy themselves. i think they are playing tomorrow night and will be chasing tomorrow night and will be chasing to get the championship, unless brighton can pip them to it. thank you. theresa may is due to meet european commission president jean—c

newcastle united could possibly win the championship.n more likely we'll win it but chris hughton and rafa benitez have done thejobs for their chris hughton and rafa benitez have done the jobs for their particular clu bs. done the jobs for their particular clubs. i don't suppose the newcastle united fans are too worried about whether they win the championship, they will be happy to go back to the premier league where they feel they belong. anthonyjoshua is 14 years younger than wladimir klitschko. he says, he's too he is faded. time has caught up with the former champ. that is as rude as it has been. i also want to mention ched evans. league one champions sheffield united are set to re—sign striker ched evans from chesterfield. evans last played for united in 2012 before he was found guilty of raping a woman in a hotel room. he was sentenced to five years in prison. that conviction was quashed and, following a re—trial last october, evans was found not guilty. we also want to offer our congratulations to kelly sotherton. she retired as a

tax officials have raided newcastle united and west ham football clubs, as part of an investigation intopected fraud. and coming up on newsnight, we've heard a lot about labour and the conservatives in this election campaign. tonight we'll be out and about with ukip — they are in single digits in the polls. is there life after brexit and losing nigel farage as leader? good evening and welcome to bbc news. members of the us senate have been at the white house today to be briefed on the deepening crisis involving north korea. the americans have started installing an anti—missile defence system in neighbouring south korea in response to the weapons programmes being developed by pyongyang. china has accused the us of destabilising the region. but the state department said it was still open to negotiations to resolve the crisis. our north america editor jon sopel reports. this isn't for real but it looks terrifyingly like it. a live fire exercise conducted by 2000 us and south korean troops, just miles from the north korean border at a time of extraordinary tension. it's a show of force, and

newcastle united and west ham united football clubs have been raided in an investigation into allegedstle's managing director, lee charnley, is among several men who've been arrested. hmrc said it deployed 180 officers across the uk and france seizing business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones. fiona trott is at st james' park — home to newcastle united football club. just bring us up—to—date with the latest details on this. it is a fast moving story. that's right. this is where hmrc officials came this morning. they were seen behind the milburn stand behind me. as we know 110w milburn stand behind me. as we know now the managing director since 2014, lee charnley was arrested. he is being questioned by hmrc officials this afternoon. while that raid was happening here, there was another search at a house about eight miles away. we understand that home belongs to a football club executive. no official statement from the club today about the search at that home, about the arrest this afternoon. fans in the city, real mixed emotions from them today, of course, they s

we also know that newcastle united, the home of them,p st james' park was also newcastle united, thealso raided and their managing director was arrested, lee chanley. he has been with the club for several years and has been managing director since 2008. this is a terrible time for them, just days after they have been promoted back to the premier league. we now know that hrmc officers visited chelsea' office this morning. they were not raided and they are not under investigation but they are not under investigation but the club's spokesman told the bbc "in connection with its wider investigation, hrmc has requested certain information that the club will provide." all west ham are saying at the moment is they will be cooperating fully. as you said hrmc confirmed it was part of a wider investigation involving 180 officers here and in france. and both clubs, newcastle and west ham have done deals in the past few years with french clubs. currently the french authorities are saying "no commented" but we hope to hear a little more later this afternoon. natalie has all of this come out of th

newcastle united and west ham united football clubs have been raided in an investigation into allegedstle's managing director, lee charnley, is among several men who've been arrested. hmrc said it deployed 180 officers across the uk and france seizing business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones. fiona trott is at st james' park, home to newcastle united football club. what's been happening there today? well, this is where hmrc officers came this morning. they arrived behind the milburn stand, the managing director since 2014, lee charnley was arrested. he is being questioned by hmrc officers this afternoon. while the search was going on here, another search was happening at a house about eight miles from here. we understand that that was a home of a football executive. we're hearing reports that the club's training ground was also searched. no official statement from the club today though about the search here at the house or at the training ground. fans here in the city, of course, very mixed emotions from them. they saw their club promoted back to the premier le

we also know that st james' park, home to newcastle united, was raided and in the minds high—profile ested. he has been at the club for several years. this comes just days after newcastle were promoted back to the premier league. the training grounds of both clubs were also raided. and we now know officers from hmrc visited chelsea this morning. they are not under investigation, they were not raided, a spokesman told the bbc a connection to the wider investigation, hmrc requested certain information which the club will provide. thank you very much. this is bbc news at five — the headlines. the last prime ministers questions before polling day, jeremy corbyn and theresa may traded blows about the nhs and security and the quality of leadership. tax officials have raided west ham and newcastle united football clubs as part of an investigation into suspected fraud. surrey police have strongly criticised, been criticised for returning a collection of shotguns to this man who went on to give his partner and her daughter. and its board is at the end ofjoy barton and his football career, the

it's been quite a week at newcastle united.ed promotion to the premier league on monday, were the subject of a raid by revenue and custom officials on wednesday and tonight needed to win at cardiff city to keep their hopes of the championship title alive. and a 2—0 win means they are now just a point behind brighton as hannah lupton reports. a show of solidarity in an extraordinary week for newcastle united. whatever issues surround the club, their supporters always travel in numbers. the home sides doc first. it didn't count. the cardiff player penalised for climbing. the first half had an end of season feel. this strike creating a respite. at newcastle needed to avoid defeat. —— a rare spot. newcastle had a scare shortly after the break. the game was craving quality. it was served up by the chelsea man who was position worthy at the premier league. —— precision worthy. newcastle are able to change gears when it matters and eisenach aided's first goal since august sealed their 14th away win of the season. in the scottish premi

i is peres, afterjust six minutes putting newcastle united in front and getting the party started earlyt that point you thought newcastle were really on the up thought newcastle were really on the up and were going to walk away with it, but preston looked dangerous on the break throughout. they were thrashed 6—0 by newcastle back in october in the league cup. here it was shortly not going to be a walkover and they equalised shortly afterwards by jordan walkover and they equalised shortly afterwards byjordan hugill. at that point, the nerves did start to settle in a bit. the fans were going to worry that this was not going to be their night. but newcastle were calm, they kept their composure and work shortly back in front with christian atsu. after the break newcastle were back on the attack again will stop they went further ahead through some quite farcical circumstances. preston took some drastic action, their captain paul gallagher handling the ball on the line. he was sent off, preston went down to ten men and then richie, real pressure situation for him. he has been something of a f

former newcastle united goalkeeper shay given is with me now.ays a risk, a big club going down might suffer a bit of a hangover. so how relieved will they be if they get over the line? it will be massive for the city, huge expectations tonight to get the job done. benitez made some good signings last summer, championship experience. and i know many friends and family going to the game, they area bit and family going to the game, they are a bit nervous, they want the job done. they need to points to get promotion, and hopefully it will be tonight at st james promotion, and hopefully it will be tonight at stjames park —— two points. they are not in great form, what is the reason behind the slump? i don't know if it is nerves orjust getting across the line, because they were flying mid—season. they have been stumbling across the line. the results at the weekend when for them and it is all set up for a great night at stjames's park and then hopefully they can get the winner. and then the rebuilding sta rts winner. and then the rebuilding starts for

west ham and newcastle united football clubs have been raided as part of a fraud investigation. a number of arrests have been made. surrey police are strongly criticised for returning shotguns to a man who went on to murder his partner and her daughter at a puppy farm. almost a decade after madeleine mccann disappeared, detectives said they are still following a critical lead. and our green and pleasant land, but for how much longer? warnings that climate change could have a dramatic impact on britain's gardens. coming up in sport on bbc news. sunderland manager david moyes is charged by the fa after being caught on camera telling a reporter she "might get a slap" after a match last month. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there were angry exchanges in the commons today in what was the last prime minister's questions before parliament is dissolved next week. the prime minister said only the conservatives could provide strong and stable leadership. mr corbyn responded by saying the conservatives only represented the rich. our political correspondent ian watson re

several men working within football are arrested after the grounds of newcastle united and west ham unitedtie cancer hospital in manchester. good afternoon. it's wednesday the 26th of april, welcome to bbc newsroom live. we are waiting for the imminent start of the final prime minister's questions before the general election. let's take a look at the scene in the house of commons. of course, today, the main topic of discussion in this election campaign is health. the labour party are pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff in england if it wins the general election. jeremy hunt, the general election. jeremy hunt, the health secretary, questioning how labour will fund this promise and other promises relating to the nhs. let's cross now to our assistant political editor, norman smith. he will be watching this course late with us. —— closely. i expect labour will get into some of the detail on health today? whereas the detail on health today? whereas the conservatives will be focusing on strong and stable leadership? the conservatives will be focusing on strong and stable leadership7m

financial records, as well as computers and mobiles, have been seized at west ham united and newcastle uniteda collection of shotguns to a man who later shot dead his partner and her daughter with one of the weapons. surrey police has apologised for its handling of the case ofjohn lowe, who killed christine and lucy lee at his puppy farm in 2014. duncan kennedy reports. this wasjohn lowe moments after he shot dead christine and lucy lee at his puppy farm in surrey. christine, his partner, and her daughter, lucy, were killed with a shot gun. this shotgun. one of several returned to lowe by surrey police after they had earlier seized them. lowe, seen here in custody, was jailed for life. today's official report says surrey police's gun licensing team failed. their training wasn't sufficient, how they were supervised wasn't as we would have expected, and how those crucial decisions, when it comes to returning firearms, did not have the sign off appropriately higher up the organisations. it was in march 2013 other shotguns we re it was in march 2013 other shotguns were seized by the police after

there was a lot of speculation around newcastle united this year because of the size of this year becaused to bring in12 this the stadium and club. they had to bring in 12 new players. they had to bring in 12 new players. they had to put together a new team. —— fans here. there is the thought that the new captain could put the team together correctly. the coach has said that you never know what could happen. the quarter finals of the world snooker championship start later on tuesday, but they will do so without the australian neil robertson. the 2010 champion was beaten in the last 16 by hong kong's marco fu who will now meet the defending champions mark selby. jamie broughton reports. bidding for his first world don't —— his fourth world quarter—finals. marco fu has already won the scottish open, as well as the masters. this second round match resumed, tied at eight frames all. neither man played that well. robertson quickly seized the initiative at the start of the session, finding some fluency. having won the opening two frames, robertson looked to build a big lead. but fu fought back.

the season hasn‘t been the procession many expected at newcastle united, but then life is rarely dullin the championship, believing he could take them straight up. and the prize was in sight afterjust six minutes. ayoze perez got the party started. newcastle beat preston 6—0 in october, but this time, their opponents were far more resilient. jordan hugill made sure it would be no walkover. he‘s done it! at 1—1, nerves were starting to build at st james‘ park. in such a cauldron, what was needed was a cool head. for newcastle, that came from christian atsu, firing them back in front. after the break, newcastle were back on the attack. preston were forced to take drastic action. now down to ten men, matt ritchie punished them further. it was so close, they could taste it. newcastle would score a fourth before the celebrations really started. often described as sleeping giants, maybe now they‘ve found the right manager to prod them awake. so, a so,aa so, a a year after they were relegated, newcastle are promoted at the first time of asking, something that doesn‘t happen all that often. i

newcastle united and west ham united's grounds have been raided as part of a tax fraud investigation.g director lee charnley was among "several men within professional football" who were arrested. he was released without charge at about earlier this evening. hmrc deployed 180 officers across the uk and france. our sports editor dan roan has been at newcastle's st james' park. the bbc suspects the tax fraud amounts to £5 million. the taxman has a difficult relationship with the sport and it's just gotten a lot more awkward over the last 2a hours. there is a real sense that the tax authorities are taking a closer look which generates so much money for clubs and players and for agents. it is increasing scrutiny over players image rights and personal tax arrangements or whether winding—up petition is for indebted clu b winding—up petition is for indebted club saw as seems the case, cross—border transfer payments. burnley midfielderjoey barton says his 18 month ban from all aspects of football "effectively forces him into an early retirement". barton's admitted an fa misconduct charge rela

tax officials have raided west ham and newcastle united football club,

the bbc understands that former newcastle united winger, sylvain marveaux, is one of four people arrestedmrc investigation into suspected income tax and national insurance fraud. marveaux joined newcastle from french club rennes in 2011, and made 39 appearances for the magpies, scoring one goal. he is currently with another french side lorient. the 18—month ban given to burnley midfielderjoey barton, for breaching gambling rules has come under scrutiny today. the football association says it's the shortest possible suspension it could have given to the player under its current rules but his club manager says the punishment handed down to barton, who has admitted he is addicted to gambling, is too harsh. 0ne one of the things i thought of was eric cantona kicking someone. but we must make it clear, we all know the rules, don't gamble on football, and he knows that. but when you think that the fa made it clear there was no intent for anything other than his own personal gambling, and they made that clear, nothing about trying to change games or any of that or can sort, nothing like that, 18

the managing director of newcastle united has been arrested in a cross—border investigation into taxfinally, how would you feel if anybody could get on line and watch a live stream of your child at school? the new york times looks at the controversial use of web—cams in the classroom. that is in china. with us is bill. good morning. north korea. the top news stories. on many front pages they are using this picture of those exercises taking place on the border. the story has been rumbling for a few weeks. i wonder how worried we should be. a few weeks? since 1953. there has been a bit of a peak, hasn't there? we seem to co nsta ntly a peak, hasn't there? we seem to constantly be reaching new pinnacles of stress and tension every time the koreans of stress and tension every time the korea ns test of stress and tension every time the koreans test a new weapon in the americans get aggressive about it and the south koreans we are seeing more sanctions and north korea reacting. this photograph is a real "boys' reacting. this photograph is a real " boys' toy" reacting. this photograph is a

a show of solidarity in an extraordinary week for newcastle united.hatever issues surrounding the club, their supporters always travel in numbers. it was the home side who struck first. it didn't count however. gordon morrison penalised for climbing. the first half at an end of season feel to it. this strike created a sport. newcastle needed to avoid this defeat to still have a chance of winning the title. they survived a scare shortly after the break. the game was creating quality. it was served up by christian patsy, the on loa n served up by christian patsy, the on loan at chelsea man with precision worthy of the premier league. party time for the 4000 visitors in the welsh capital. newcastle are able to change gears when it matters and isaac hayden's first goal since also sealed their 14th away win of the season. sealed their 14th away win of the season. job done them for rafa benitez. now over to you, brighton. scottish premiership, liam boyce bagged four goals as ross county won the highland derby to increase inverness caleldonian thistle's rele

tax officials have raided newcastle united and west ham football clubs, as part of an investigation intog up on newsnight, we've heard a lot about labour and the conservatives in this election campaign. tonight we'll be out and about with ukip — they are in single digits in the polls. is there life after brexit and losing nigel farage as leader?

newcastle united win 4—1 against preston north end as rafa benitez guides the magpies back to the promised

league winning manager, has done what was expected of him and taken newcastle back to where they feel they belong. as with much of united'sf threatened to put the party on hold. but this time, newcastle held their nerve with atsu's composed finish setting them on their way to a crushing victory. but no sooner had promotion been secured, the manager was unclear as to what the future held. you never know, that is football. but i am really pleased here, very happy and very proud for everything we have achieved. hopefully, we can put the base in to do something that will be a guarantee for the future. newcastle united have had no shortage of heroes to worship over the years and now they have another one in rafa benitez. although whether or not he is the man to finally wake this sleeping giant of a football club could depend on what happens over the summer. this was a squad put together to get out of the championship. to give them credit, they have done that. whether they would compete in the premier league, i think there's a lot of questions there. the manager knows just what needs doing, and ideally, listening to the fans, i

officials say they've arrested several men from west ham and newcastle united football clubs.bile phones. the bbc understands the suspected income tax and national insurance fraud amounts to more than $6 million. finally, what you're seeing here is an illustrated depiction of cassini's final dive through the rings of saturn. nasa's probe has been making the first of 22 dives, through the narrow gap between saturn and its spectacular rings. scientists are waiting for what promises to be unparalleled pictures, as well as hoping for information to unlock some of the mysteries of this gas—giant world. let's return to our top story, that classified full us senate briefing on north korea that has taken place at the white house. earlier i spoke with laura bicker who has been following events in washington. first of all, if you listen to some of the language the senators have used as they've left this meeting, complicated, unstable, dangerous, unpredictable, all to describe the situation with north korea. by bussing them to the white house was almost a piece of political theatre, to t

officials say they've arrested several men from west ham and newcastle united football clubs.bile phones. the bbc understands the suspected income tax and national insurance fraud amounts to more than $6 million. finally, what you're seeing here is an illustrated depiction of cassini's final dive through the rings of saturn. nasa's probe has been making the first of 22 dives through the narrow gap between saturn and its spectacular rings. scientists are waiting for what promises to be unparalleled pictures, as well as hoping for information to unlock some of the mysteries of this gas—giant world. nearly two weeks after the us dropped its biggest non—atomic bomb in afghanistan, heavy fighting is still going between supporters of so—called islamic state and the afghan army. as result, its been difficult to assess the real impact of the blast. the mother of all bombs was dropped in a remote corner of eastern nangarhar province. bbc‘s afghan‘s auliya atrafi was one of the first reporters to be given access to the area. 0n the road to action district where the us dropped its mother

newcastle united can be promoted back to the premier league at the first time of asking tonight if they the championship at stjames' park. brighton have already secured their place in the top flight next season but rafa benitez‘s side have had a dip in form taking just a single point from their last three games. the other teams, they have to do something, we have to do ourjob. the only thing that we can control is ourteam. we the only thing that we can control is our team. we have to be sure that these the games, we are concentrating to do ourjob properly and win games. if the results go in favour, much better. try to go up, it does not matter the position, the main thing is to be sure we finish oui’ main thing is to be sure we finish ourjob. manchester united striker zlatan ibrahimovic says "giving up is not an option" after finding out he faces several months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury he picked up against anderlecht in the europa league last week. there had been speculation that the 35—year—old could retire given the nature of the injury. but he's said on social medi

tax officials have raided west ham and newcastle united as part of an investigation into suspected fraudd nasdaq. in a moment — one rhino's search for a partner on the dating app tinder. the prime minister, theresa may, is meeting the european commission presidentjean—claude juncker and the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier. let's get more from our political correspondent in westminster. i can't ican't imagine i can't imagine what is on the agenda! 0h, i can't imagine what is on the agenda! oh, to be a fly on the wall. they don't meet very often, jean—claude juncker and theresa may, they meet at summits in brussels. it is the first time theresa may will have met michel barnier face—to—face. we talk about the daily skirmish around the general election. meetings like this could have a much longer and more important bearing on how brexit unfolds in the next few months. these are critical days for the eu, ministers meeting in luxembourg tomorrow to finalise their negotiating mandate ahead of a european council meeting at the weekend that won't of course include the uk, we are not

newcastle united can be promoted back to the premier league at the first time of asking tonight.next season. but rafa benitez‘s side have had a dip in form taking just a single point from their last three games. the other teams, they have to do something and we have to do ourjob. the only thing that we can control is our team the only thing that we can control is ourteam and the only thing that we can control is our team and we have to be sure that these three games, we are concentrating to do ourjob properly and to win our games and if the other results go in our favour, much better. my target was always to go up, it doesn't matter the position, so the main thing is that we finish ourjob. league one champions sheffield united are attempting to re—sign striker ched evans from chesterfield. and a fee of around half a million pounds has been agreed. evans joined chesterfield who have been relegated to league two after having a rape conviction quashed in april last year. he was then found not guilty following a retrial. the 28—year—old last played for sheffield united in 2012 before

newcastle united can be promoted back to the premier league at the first time of asking tonight if theyhe top flight next season but rafa benitez‘s side have had a dip in form taking just a single point from their last three games. the other teams have to do something. . we have to do ourjob. we have to be sure that these three games we are concentrated to do our job properly and to win our games and if the other results go in our favour, much better. my target was to go up. the main thing is to be sure we finish ourjob. manchester united striker zlatan ibrahimovic says "giving up is not an option" after finding out he faces several months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury he picked up against anderlecht in the europa league last week. there had been speculation that the 35—year—old could retire given the nature of the injury. but he's said on social media today that he "will come back even stronger", claiming injuries won't decide his future in the game. andy murray will be playing in this week's barcelona open tennis as part of his build up to the french open and to maintain

newcastle united can be promoted back to the premier league at the first time of asking tonight if theytheir place in the top flight next season, but rafa benitez‘s side have had a dip in form taking just a single point from their last three games. the other teams they have to do something. we have to do ourjob. so the only thing that we can control is ourteam. we the only thing that we can control is our team. we have to be sure that we are consent brated on doing our job properly. my target always was to try to go up. so the main thing is we finish ourjob. league one champions sheffield united are attempting to re—sign striker ched evans from chesterfield and a fee of around £500,000 has been agreed. evans joined chesterfield, who have been relegated to league two after having a rape conviction quashed in april last year. he was then found not guilty following a retrial. the 28—year—old last played for sheffield united in 2012 before he served two and a half years in prison. he is due to have a medical later this week. former british heptathlete kelly sotherton is set to be upgraded t

newcastle united can be promoted back to the premier league at the first time of asking tonight if theyitez‘s side have had a dip in form taking just a single point from their last three games. the other teams, they have to do something, we have got to do our job. the only thing that we can control is our team. we will have to be sure that these three games we are concentrating on doing ourjob properly, to winning our games, and if everything goes in our favour, much better. my target was always trying to go up. the main thing for me is to finish the job. manchester united striker zlatan ibrahimovic says giving up is not an option after finding out he faces several months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury he picked up against anderlecht in the europa league last week. there had been speculation that the 35—year—old could retire given the nature of the injury. but he's said on social media today that he will come back even stronger, claiming injuries won't decide his future in the game. chelsea's n'golo ka nte says being named pfa player of the year means the world and is a gre

the bbc understands that former newcastle united winger sylvaiun marveuax is one of four people arrestedonal insurance fraud. marveaux joined newcastle from french club rennes in 2011 and made 39 appearances for the magpies, scoring one goal. he is currently with another french side, lorient. after winning first match saint are doping suspension yesterday, maria sharapova is in action again in stuttgart against the katarina marak over. “— stuttgart against the katarina marak over. —— ekaterina makarova. she won the first set. and in the last few moments she easily won the second. johanna konta is out of the wta event in stuttgart at the second round stage, after she was beaten by anastasija sevastova. the british number one, who was the sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian, who is ranked 26th in the world. defeat for dan evans in barcelona. he lost in three sets to dominik tea m he lost in three sets to dominik team of austria. andy murray meets feliciano lopez very shortly. —— dominic thiem. finally, the latest from the world snooker championship.

newcastle united can be promoted back to the premier league if they beat preston this evening.an control is our team and we have to be sure that these three games, we are concentrating to do ourjob properly, to wind our games. if the others go in our favour, properly, to wind our games. if the others go in ourfavour, my properly, to wind our games. if the others go in our favour, my target was always to try and though up. the main thing is we finish ourjob. manchester united striker zlatan ibrahimovic says "giving up is not an option" — he's out for several months after suffering a serious knee injury against anderlecht in the europa league last week. there had been speculation that the 35—year—old could retire given the nature of the injury. but he's said on social media this morning that he "will come back even stronger", claiming injuries won't decide his future in the game. barcelona manager luis enrique has described lionel messi as the "best player in history" after he scored his 500th goal for the club as they beat real madrid 3—2 to take them to the top of la liga. mess

there have been raids by her majesty's revenues and customs officers at newcastle united stadium and d, that's what the hmrc confirmed to us in addition to that, authorities in france are said to be assisting hmrc in this investigation. there have been locations searched there as well. there seems to be a major investigation in total and it all started this morning. again, you may not know this, do we know if it is players that's been targeted, managers, if it's chairmen, agents? we don't know the details. hmrc are keeping their cards close to their chest. they say this criminal investigation sends a message whoever you are, if you commit tax fraud you can expect to face the consequences. they say it is an on going investigation and they can't provide more detail at this time, but we know that football is a complex and international business. there has been a lot of player tra nsfers there has been a lot of player transfers between english clubs and french clubs in recent years. we don't know the exact detail, but we will have to await that detail, but this looks like it is a major in

newcastle united will play premier league football next season, they have secured promotion at the firstde last night as they beat preston in front of more than 50,000 at st james's park. serena williams says ilie nastase's comments about her unborn child are racist. there are many and federation cup captain has been provisionally suspended by the tennis association since making verbally abusive remarks about serena williams and verbally abusing johanna konta tear at the weekend. serena says the comments disappoint her. marco fu beat australia's neil robertson 13—11 to reach the last eight where he will play defending champion mark selby. ronnie 0'sullivan starts his quarterfinal against ding junhui shortly, and liam stewart, the son of sir rod stewart, scored for great britain last night as the hockey team won 5-1 last night as the hockey team won 5—1 against estonia in the world championship group match. the first packis championship group match. the first pack is the deepest and all that! thank you! the american state of arkansas has executed two prisoners on death row after the supre

newcastle united can make their plans for premier league football next season, after being promoted lasteston a—1 in front of over 50,000 at saint james park. preston a—1 in front of over 50,000 at saintjames park. ronnie 0'sullivan is struggling in his world snooker championship quarterfinal at the crucible. the man from china has gone into a 2—0 lead. i'll be back with more at 11:30am. president trump has demanded new international sanctions over north korea's nuclear and missile programmes. it comes as the communist state prepares to celebrate the 85th anniversary of its armed forces. in a rare move, the entire us senate is being summoned to the white house to attend a briefing on north korea tomorrow. 0ur soeul correspondent steve evans has been following the story. the big question is whether president trump is contemplating military action. and that we simply don't know. the reports about artillery fire in north korea have come from a south korean news agency, and are yet to be verified. the submarine in port in busan, in the south of south korea, american submarines often visit so

brighton are still seven points clear of second placed newcastle, who now have a game in hand. manchester unitedce the spanish side celta vigo in the semi—finals of the europa league. united, after coming through their quarter—final against anderlecht, will be away in the first leg on the fourth of may. in the other tie, ajax will play lyon. the women's super league side notts county ladies has gone into liquidation after new owner alan hardy was unable to clear their debts. this is the team leaving meadow lane after they were told they didn't have a job anymore. it's just two days until the team were due to start their season against arsenal but they've now withdrawn from the league. goalkeeper carly telford is one of four players in the squad selected to go to the european championships with england this summer. it doesn't seem real. like, yesterday your training, everyone is looking forward to playing arsenal on sunday and to then to be told the clu b on sunday and to then to be told the club doesn't exist any more. you're looking around the room and you see people are upset, people are cryin

newcastle also take on leeds later tonight. manchester unitedish international had a operation on a groin problem last month and had hoped to play again this term. but manager, jose mourinho, has confirmed his absence, adding to the long—term injury concerns for defenders philjones and chris smalling. katie archibald has won great britain's first gold at the world track cycling championships in hong kong, in the women's omnium. it's decided by the number of points you score over four different events. she was second going into the final event, the points race, and did enough to beat amy cure of australia to the gold medal. it's archibald's second world title, and her first individual gold. she was part of the victorious team pursuit squad three years ago in colombia. i feel ifeel in pain primarily. yeah, i feel really privileged to pull it off in the end. that was an unbelievably grippy race. really thought i'd lost it at the middle point, chasing, chasing, being attacked. chasing, being attacked. got back on in the end and pulled it out of the

newcastle and 9 degrees in aberdeen. warmer the further west, as high as 17 in the north—west highlands. we have premier league action tomorrow. no real problems at mild unitedring the journey mild united or everton but later on, during thejourney home, mild united or everton but later on, during the journey home, there mild united or everton but later on, during thejourney home, there might be wetter weather spreading through the london area. the main area of rain pushes north, north wales, east anglia and fringes into northern england. by penkull on monday it is really just scattered showers across the southern half of the uk, good spells of sunshine after most of northern england, northern ireland and scotland it will be financed right. a range of temperatures, ten or 11 for the north sea coast, further west it is 15. a cool day on the north sea coast on tuesday with a little rain and inland, further west, much brighter and should be sunshine credible feel warmer as well. but the rest of the week it is looking good, lots of dry weather, light wind for most and warm in the west. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11: the eu says the ri

newcastle and name in aberdeen. much warmer the farther wished you call. some premier league action taking place tomorrow. now real problems for man unitedging the match or on thejourney home, in the day, may be judging the match or on the journey home, whether spreading its way through the london area. it will get in the north wales, east anglia and fringes in the northern england but by a bank holiday monday, it's reallyjust scattered showers across the southern part of the uk. some good styles of sunshine and for most of northern ireland and scotland, fine and dry. temperatures ten or 11 celsius, head for the west, 1a or 15 celsius. actual day on the north sea coast, on tuesday after a bit of cloud. inland and west, it's much brighter and sunshine, it will show much warmer as well. much of the rest of the week is looking pretty good with dry weather and light winds and warm in the west. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8.30pm. eu leaders meeting in brussels have unanimously agreed plans for the negotiation of britain's withdrawal from the eu, warning issues including citizens' rights must be considered before an

newcastle. more cool on the north sea coast. it could get is 1617 degrees in the north—west highlands. we're premier league action taking place tomorrow afternoon and it should be fine manchester unitedt. it will get up into the north midlands and north wales and maybe french into north england. by bank holiday monday most of any rain is scattered showers and even those become fewer and further between. most of northern england and scotla nd most of northern england and scotland and northern ireland should have friday. 15 degrees in glasgow and belfast and london. judy is quite a quiet day with the breeze coming into the east riding in a lot of cloud of the north sea. the further west ago that a swiss guys will be brighter. a good deal of sunshine to be had. essentially drive for much of the rest of this coming week. winds will be like the most part. the further west ago that as we see the higher temperatures. little: the north sea coast and inland and for the west quite warm. —— a little colder. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 7:30... eu leaders meeting in brussels have unanimously agreed plans for the negotiation of britain's withdrawal from the eu, warning