and this was at old trafford. —— and a.arting line up for manchester united tonight. and jose mourinho says he won't be affected by the fact his world record move from juventus is the subject of a fifa enquiry. it's thought they're investigating reports that pogba's agent made a significant amount of money from the deal... but today the fa chairman greg clarke has defended the rights of football clubs to pay players representatives whatever they see fit. he was speaking to the bbc at the fifa congress in bahrain from where our sports news corrspondent richard conway reports. putting the hand of god to good use. diego maradona, twice the most expensive player in the world, is he that bahrain as fifa's guest of honour. but while he helps the governing body, paul pogba ‘s tra nsfer to governing body, paul pogba ‘s transfer to manchester united is being investigated by fifa. how big is the moral issue? in my sleep a film stars and investment bankers? if you do not have much money, you look at an investment banker and film actor

old trafford was getting twitchy.rcus rashford's vision met marouane fellaini's forehead, and the edginess turned to elation. united in control, the final within touching distance. celta vigo now needed two. just before the break, one nearly arrived. daniel wass so close. was that a warning? with just five minutes left, celta vigo finally struck. roncaglia with a goal. one more now and they were through. just moments later, more drama. a melee resulting in a red card for united's eric bailly and roncaglia. both teams down to ten men. the tension was nerve shredding. celta vigo with one final chance. but united clung on by the skin of their teeth but through to the final. yes. united fans will be breathing a hefty sigh of relief. that was some scare. they are through to the final. they will play ajax. united have a chance of another trophy and that all—importa nt have a chance of another trophy and that all—important champions league qualification. huw. andy swiss with the match report at old trafford. newsnight is on

preparations are underway at old trafford cricket ground for a concert honouring victims of the manchesterand arsene wenger signs up to two more years as arsenal manager and says he wants to win next year's premier league title. it's 5 o'clock. we're in cambridge — at the senate house of the university — the venue for one of the biggest debates of this election campaign, with just eight days to polling day. seven party representatives will be taking part — and they will include the labour leaderjeremy corbyn — who announced earlier today that he was cancelling his campaign visit to the south—west of england to attend this debate. but the prime minister theresa may will not be here. the conservatives will be represented by home secretary amber rudd. the lib dem tim farron, ukip‘s paul nuttall, snp‘s angus robertson, the greens‘ caroline lucas, and plaid cymru's leanne wood will also be taking part. the stakes are high because tonight's debate takes place amid suggestions in some opinion polls that the conservative lead over labour might be shrinking. our political correspondent gary o'donog

gylfi siggurdson‘s moment of brilliance, a stunning free kick at old trafford earning his side a pointfter marcus rashford was awarded a controversial penalty, scored by wayne rooney. the draw means united are still outside the champions league qualification places. ghana's sulley muntari dramatically walked off the pitch while playing for pescara at cagliari on sunday after his complaints of racist abuse were met with a yellow card. the midfielder could now face disciplinary measures after deciding to leave the field seconds before full—time. earlier, muntari had spoken directly with a section of the cagliari supporters targeting him with racist abuse. he claimed the abuse also came from children. as for the other games in serie a, juventus are four points away from a sixth successive title after nearest challengers roma lost their derby at home to lazio. crotone and milan drew. there were important wins for struggling sassulo and bologne. napoli beat seventh placed internazionale 1—0 and are third,

season, with former club everton or the chinese super league possible destinations if he leaves old traffordchinese football authorities have announced a 100% tax on signings of foreign players. the national football association said it wanted to discourage the blind pursuit of short—term results which drove up prices. there's been speculation that chelsea star diego costa could leave stamford bridge for a move to china. but now chinese clubs which are losing money will have to match any spending on new players by donating the same amount to a domestic football development fund although most chinese teams are not profitable. a host of star foreign players have signed to chinese super league teams for huge sums in recent years. marco silva has resigned as hull city manager after the club's relegation from the premier league the portuguese took the job

he has been ruled out for 4—6 weeks after picking up a groin injury at old trafford. on the one—day series to come. i think it is almost a perfect preparation. if you look back to the 620 cup last year we too are there during winter and it coincided with three to 20 games in which they dominated us. again, there is a learning within that the fact we came back strong from that is very encouraging. the timing for as is now different price this time. they are one of the best upside is in the world in a difficult team to but if we perform well we can certainly be in contention. petra kvitova is on track to play wimbledon less than seven months after suffering a hand injury when she was stabbed by an intruder at her home. her representative said the 27—year—old could even return to the french open which starts in paris next week. the two—time wimbledon champion has been sidelined since suffering damage to her hand in the attack last december. the gardens they were oreos are through to their third consecutive nba finals after defeating san antonio spurs 4—0 in the western c

andy swiss was at old trafford. sigh of relief. they approved the final but only after some scare. they led 1— nil after the first leg and they seemed to be in control when they went up on aggregate during the first half with a headed goal. it stayed that way until five minutes before the end when celta vigo, which had been threatening, responded. one more goalfor celta vigo would take them through on away goals. tension increased when there was a large argument in the middle of the pitch and to players were sent off. then, celta vigo had a glorious chance to snatch it in the dying seconds, pretty much the last kick of the match but they couldn't ta ke kick of the match but they couldn't take that opportunity. united go through to the final in stock on but asi through to the final in stock on but as i say, the fancier will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. —— the fancier. for celta vigo, it was the most important match in history and it was important for us that we equal that desire and in the end, the game was di

ariana grande will headline the one love manchester concert at old trafford cricket ground. one marathon man and his dog. we talk to dion leonard about his new companion and their run through the gobi desert. arsene wenger signs on the dotted line and says he wants to win next season's premier league title. hello, good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a breast surgeon who carried out a series of unnecessary operations at hospitals in the west midlands has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. ian paterson was found guilty last month of wounding with intent, and unlawful wounding — in a case involving ten private patients. our health editor hugh pym sent this report from nottingham. ian paterson, once a higher earning and highly regarded surgeon, now a convicted criminal about to begin a 15 year jail sentence. some of the patients that he harmed arrived in court in nottingham this morning to hear the sentencing. the judge, mrjustice jeremy baker, said paterson carried out unnecessary breast surgery which had a profound physical and psychological effect, leaving his patient

the singer will perform at the old trafford cricket ground on sunday. the bbc‘s: paterson has more. comes at old trafford cricket ground, that will be 13 days since the terrorist attack at her concert. we have been told that she would start her european tour again in paris on the 17th ofjune, this is within two weights and the line—up that has been put together has been put together by live nation and also ariana grande herself has been involved in recruiting the axe and what a line—up. coldplay, the biggest band on the planet, justin bieber, katy perry who has just played the big weekend, miley cyrus, corel williams, who had an international smash with happy, nile horan from one direction... all of these acts have played their own headlining concerts at manchester arena, with a terrorist attack took place. these acts could picture where exactly the atrocity happened. iam sure where exactly the atrocity happened. i am sure that is one of the reasons why they wanted to come and show solidarity to the people of manchester. the singer and actress 0livia manchester. the singer and actre

on sunday evening 50,000 people who want to support manchester will be here at old trafford.victims. the return of ariana grande is being praised by the organisers. the concert organiser admits he was worried this was happening too soon after the attack, but he is now happy with the plan. we consulted with the families that were bereaved and hospitalised through the gmp family liaison officers. and the overwhelming feedback from them was support. that we should do it and do it straightaway. everyone who went to the arena last week can go on sunday for free. this fan says that she will go, but she is worried. i'm not going to lie, i am nervous about going. i do get a bit sick to my stomach thinking about going. but it is about getting back into society and being around people, ithink, who are experiencing the same things that personally i am experiencing. 0rganisers acknowledge that some people who were at the original arena concert may feel overwhelmed when they get here on sunday. so specially trained counsellors will be on hand to help those who find it difficult. mancheste

face ajax of amsterdam in the europa league final in stockholm on wednesday, and the hierarchy at old traffordn what prime minister theresa may has called a "callous terrorist attack". austin halewood reports. the people of manchester will pull together as one, that is the message from managerjose mourinho is the tragic events cast a shadow over preparations for the europa league final. before flying to stock on, the club held a minute ‘s silence at their training base in memory of those who lost their lives. with thousands of fans now travelling to stock on, it is a match that has taken huge symbolic importance for both the club and the city. in a statement manchester united said... ilex football clu b statement manchester united said... ilex football club also tweeted. .. —— ajax. both past and current players sharing their thoughts on social media... ryan giggs posted a photograph saying the city will stand united and david beckham said it was hard wrecking news. in the aftermath of the attack, london's metropolitan police announced extra armed officers at the fa cup final as well as the ru

our home affairs correspondentjune kelly is in old trafford now.dertaking so soon after the attack? that's right. a major security challenge for greater manchester police when this benefit ta kes pla ce manchester police when this benefit takes place here at the cricket ground. today the chief constable, ian hopkins, said he had taking soundings from both the bereaved families and the victims of the arena bombing and while most were in favour of this benefit going ahead on sunday, some felt that it was simply too soon because of course there are 50 people still in hospital and some of them are in a critical condition. now the security situation has been complicated by the fact that on sunday afternoon the fact that on sunday afternoon the former manchester united star, michael carrick, is due to have his testimonal up the road at old trafford football ground. it was announced this afternoon that that game has been brought forward by 90 minutes so that there will be more breathing space following the end of that match and the start of the ariana gra

we'll be live at old trafford. andy murray struggles again as he's knocked out of the madrid open. tournaments he's had since returning from injury. and hear what happened as the bbc commentary box was assaulted by a big alex hales six as the batsman scores another century at the scene of his record—breaking england innings last year. hello again. with all their success, history,

it will take place on sunday at old trafford cricket ground to raise money for those who died or werek ago in the manchester arena. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson is here. as a surprise announcement so soon after what happened last week. the speed is incredible. when ariana grande comes on stage at old trafford cricket ground that will be 13 days since the terrorist attack at her concert. we have been told she would start a european tour again in paris on the 7th ofjune and this is within two weeks and the line—up that has been put together, put together by the company to promote her tourist and also ariana grande herself has been involved in recruiting those acts. coldplay, the biggest band on the planet, justin bieber, the biggest solo act on the planet, katy perry, miley cyrus, fa ra planet, katy perry, miley cyrus, fara williams, whose hit was an international smash was dubbed sure, ta ke international smash was dubbed sure, take that, now abhorrent. one thing that has struck me is the fact that all these acts have played their own headline concerts at manchester a

well let's talk to our sports correspondent katie gornall who is at old trafford for us.m this deal. that is right. this stems from a book due to be published in germany making claims that have been widely reported in the media, the central claim is a breakdown of this £89 million world record transfer of paul pogba from juventus to manchester united in the summer, claiming that his agent received £41 million as part of this transfer. a further allegation in the book also saying that may in some weighbridge ownership rules. but at the moment no suggestion that anyone has done anything wrong, fifa said it is not anything wrong, fifa said it is not a formal investigation but they are wanting a bit more detail on it. they've written to manchester united to seek clarification, they want to know exactly who was involved in this deal to bring paul pogba to old trafford and they need to know how much money was paid to him. no suggestion that anyone has done anything wrong but clearly many questions swirling around about this particular transfer. i suppose it reflects wider conce

at stonewall‘s rainbow laces summit at old trafford, professional footballers' association chief — gordonhe didn't know of a single gay male footballer currently playing the game. it may well be that a player wants to be known as a football player, not as the first gay footballer. it's the same with... it's been the same with many of our issues, without somebody prepared to take the heat and then others to follow and feel confident to follow. it becomes very difficult. roger federer has pulled out of this month's french open. federer says he's decided to skip the clay court season. he's not injured, he says scheduling is the reason for missing the grand slam, as he wants to concentrate on the grass court season that follows. the italian 0pen began today and britain's number three aljaz bedene will face novak djokovic in the second round, maria sharapova is guaranteed a place in the qualifying competition for wimbledon, after she won herfirst—round match in the women's tournament in rome. she earned enough ranking points with a straight—sets victory over christine mchale. if she reaches th

place on sunday the 4th of june concert will take place on sunday the 4th ofjune at the emirates old traffordperform, but many others will be performing as well, including justin bieber, coldplay, katy perry, miley cyrus, ashya, take that, they are all going to perform. and all the proceeds from this show will go towards the emergency front set up by manchester city to in partnership with the british red cross. that concert will take place on monday, and we will have more on that from our entertainment correspondent colin paterson in the next few moments. returning to the election... the scottish national party has launched its manifesto for the general election, promising to reverse cuts in welfare and to boost public sector pay. speaking in perth, the party leader, nicola sturgeon, said scotland should have a say in its own future, and called for a second independence referendum "at the end of the brexit process". ms sturgeon has been speaking to our scotland editor sarah smith, who asked her whether she was worried that a independence referendum was a vote loser. no, i'm not. at the end of

at stonewall‘s rainbow laces summit at old trafford, professional footballers' association chief gordonle gay male footballer currently playing the game. it may well be that a player wants to be known as a football player and not as the first gay footballer. it's been the same with any of our is use. without somebody prepared to ta ke is use. without somebody prepared to take the lead and others to follow and feel confident to follow, it becomes very difficult. jonny brownlee says he cannot afford to make any mistakes, if he's to become world triathlon champion. he was caught up in a crash in yokohama at the weekend — his bike was broken and he finished in 42nd place. he is fine and says he is ready to continue with his campaign. i'm 0k, surprisingly. a very lucky that i didn't break any bones. i feel i'm in good shape. looking forward to changing it in leeds and making it right. yourfirst forward to changing it in leeds and making it right. your first reaction is to get the bike and hopefully carry on racing. i realised that my bike was broken and i wasn't able to continue. i don't lik

the hierarchy at old trafford have been reacting along with many others to the news that 22 people died prime minister theresa may has called a "callous terrorist attack". austin halewood reports... the people of manchester will put together as one. that is the message from jose mourinho, as the tragic events of monday night's attacks cast a shadow over their preparations for the rope elite final. before flanker stockham, they held a minute silence at their training base in memory of those who their lives. with thousands of fans now travelling to stockholm, it is a match that has taken on huge symbolic importance for both the clu b symbolic importance for both the club and the city. in a statement, manchester united said that everyone at the club is deeply shocked by the events. thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected. ajax football clu b to all those affected. ajax football club also treated... —— tweeted. both past and present players had paid tribute to those who lost their lives. wayne rooney shared his thoughts on social media, as did the former manchester united star, cr

the manchester united fans at old trafford will be breathing a huge sigh of relief.to the final. but only after some scare. they led 1—0 after the first leg and seemed to be in control when they went 2—0 up on aggregate in the first half, with a goal by marouane chamakh in. it stayed that way until five minutes before the end. —— fellaini. one more goal would then ta ke fellaini. one more goal would then take them through on an away goal. high tension which only increased when there was a large melee in the middle of the pitch and two players we re middle of the pitch and two players were sent off. the man who just scored the goal and a manchester united player. then they had a glorious chance to snatch it in the dying seconds, but in much the last kick of the match, but they couldn't ta ke kick of the match, but they couldn't take that opportunity. united go through to the final in stockholm, but the fans here will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. it was an opportunity to win the trophy, meaning an opportunity to go back to the champions league. it means an oppor

when they defend their 1—0 lead in the europa league semi—final second leg against celta vigo at old trafford that's the way it has panned out and, you know, i've tried to help the team off the pitch, on the pitch, and tried to help us win. i won't throw my toys out the pram, i haven't made a big fuss out of anything, but of course, i'm a football player, i want play football and, you know, the more i can play, obviously, the better for me and the more i feel i can help the team. well, at that same press conference manchester united manager jose mourinho claimed paul pogba will not be affected by his world record transfer from juventus becoming the subject of a fifa inquiry. pogba was part of the united squad that trained today after the governing body confirmed they're investigating the £89 million move following claims his agent earned more than £40 million in the deal. fifa have given no explanation as to why two senior ethics committee officials were ousted from their positions but the organisation's vice—president victor montagliani has accused them of being "quite unprofessional". he's

for his 11th goal of the season, handing his side a vital away goal ahead of the second leg at old traffordsday against the spaniards. united haven't played in a european final since 2011 and victory in this competition guarantees the winner a champions league place next season. the way we started the game and the way we controlled the game in the first half, i think we deserved a better result, but the opponent is difficult, the match was difficult, the stadium was difficult, so i cannot be happier with the players and our work. voting is under way in the annual bbc women's footballer of the year award. our fifth and final nominee christine sinclair is the face of football in canada, having quietly transformed her side from outsiders to olympic bronze medallists. the 33—year—old portland thorns striker is a celebrity in her homeland with her own walk of fame star in toronto, and the canada captain is even related to the country's prime minister, justin trudeau. iam i am christine sinclair and you should vote for me because i am the second leading goalscorer in the history of football and i

the manchester united fans at old trafford will be breathing a huge sigh of relief.

for his 11th goal of the season, handing his side a vital away goal ahead of the second leg at old trafford

tomorrow night, they'll be playing at old trafford cricket ground. 50,000 people bought tickets.d know that some of those are now too worried to turn up. i feel that, too. i think it's ok to be nervous. but i think it's important to get back on your feet after something so treacherous. many of the band's fans say they are undaunted, like mary and dave, who travelled from nottingham to manchester to see them play. my family were a bit worried, i must admit. but, no, i wasn't at all worried. the biggest fear to me was would it be cancelled. from new tattoos to street art — the city symbol, the worker bee, is everywhere. no—one is complacent, but many are defiant. tonight, ariana grande has said she will return here to hold a benefit concert for the victims of the bomb. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes. the headlines tonight: manchester city win the race to sign monaco‘s ace midfielder bernardo silva. double or quits.... champions chelsea get ready for tomorrow's fa cup final against arsenal. and a 14 man northampton f

has ligament damage and left the field after nine minutes of sunday's draw against swansea at old trafforduest their observations regarding team selection" for saturday's 2—0 defeat at birmingham city. huddersfield manager david wagner made 10 changes for the trip to st andrew's having already secured a championship play—off place. birmingham are battling it out with nottingham forest and blackburn for survival, and tony mowbray the blackburn boss has questioned wagner's decision. england women's goalkeeper carly telford hasjoined chelsea ladies, following the liquidation of notts county. telford made her international debut for england 10 years ago and has been part of two world cup squads. she signed for notts county back in 2014 from chelsea. two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova returned to the tennis court today. more than four months after she was badly injured having fought off an intruder at her home who was armed with a knife. kivitova posted this photo of herself hitting a ball on a practice court in monaco on her facebook account. with the words "hello guys, i hope this pict

has ligament damage and left the field after nine minutes of sunday's draw against swansea at old traffordquest their observations regarding team selection" for saturday's 2—0 defeat at birmingham. huddersfield manager david wagner made ten changes for the trip to st andrew's, having already secured a championship play—off place. birmingham are battling it out with nottingham forest and blackburn for survival, and tony mowbray, the blackburn boss, has questioned wagner's decision. england women's goalkeeper carly telford has rejoined chelsea ladies, following the liquidation of notts county. telford made her international debut for england ten years ago and has been part of two world cup squads. she signed for notts county back in 2014 from chelsea. celtic‘s dominance of scottish football has been reflected in the end—of—season player of the year nominations. with the league and league cup already secured, and a scottish cup final to come, some of their top performers have been recognised. but one aberdeen star hopes he and his team can prevent celtic getting a clean sweep, as alasdair lam

anthony mundy, operations director at emirates old trafford cricket ground where the courteeners gigon sunday despite having had half a lung removed. thank you all forjoining us. i want to start, leigh, in light of what happened on monday, give us a sense of what is going on behind the scenes to improve security. there area number of scenes to improve security. there are a number of things they will be considering at the moment. they will have reviewed all the plans. these events a re have reviewed all the plans. these events are regular events. there is a tried and tested security operation in place which is critical. they will be adding additional measures to that. but there are differences between the venues. there are differences between the venues. if you look at the difference between a stadium event where there will be tickets, compared to the manchester run where there will be large areas of the route and the start and finish lines which are open to members of the public. there is a big security challenge. people should expect delays, but they will still be able to enjoy the

manchester united have had more wins away from home this season in the premier league than they have at old traffordhe start of the campaign. zlatan ibrahimovic‘s home debut and he scored twice. of course, he is injured tonight, but there could be the return of another striker receiving. southampton boss mike charlie austin scored the winner against man united last season winner against man united last season and has been out injured since december. it says enough a lot that he is still southampton's top scorerfor that he is still southampton's top scorer for the season in all competitions and it will be a really good reaction tonight if he makes it long—awaited comeback this evening. it isa it is a 7:45pm kick—off on the south coast and it promises to be an every night at hillsborough as well. —— nervy night. it's the second leg of the play—off semi—final between sheffield wednesday and huddersfield, it was goalless in the first leg. waiting for the winner are reading, who edged past fulham at the madekski stadium last night. jann kermogants penalty saw them reach the wembley final 2—1 on aggregate

the second leg will be an old trafford in a week. the semifinal on five live this evening. coverage starts at seven o'clock. the football league play—offs start tonight and it is the one up first. miller with scunthorpe while bradford city begin their bid for a return to the championship as they played fleetwood town. two good squads, too wily old managers. just really looking forward to it. all the hard work that has come into this season, we have to relish it and be the best we have to relish it and be the best we can beat and we have that belief and confidence in the squad of players, but there are no guarantees in football. just go and be the best you can possibly be. there is one match in the spring series as well as the women's super league as arsenal take on liverpool. the england and 17th came from behind to win the first game of the european championship against norway having gone behind early on. the young lions came back with two goals from liverpool youngster ryan brewster. they kept the lead until deep into the second ha

this is where the concert will take place, the cricket grounds at old trafford. it has a capacity of 50,000 people. be upmost in people's minds. the concert occurs on the same day during a testimonial match of manchester united. the police chief is confident his force can cover both events. >> you will see a significant police presence around both events, armed and not armed. we will review intelligence as it comes in to make sure everyone is safe and can enjoy both events. danny: police have been speaking to families who were at the original arena concert. most are happy. some are not. >> i don't think it is showing a great deal of respect. it is not allowing them to show respect to their loved ones, or for the individuals in hospital to get over their injuries. danny: in the quiet dignity of the square and manchester city center, there is broad support for ariana grande's return. >> she should be commended, really. it is something needed. it is a message to them to not hide who you are. you should not have been targeted. danny: the concerts will sell out quickl

and what concerts this evening at old trafford.de has tweeted that music is supposed to heal us, bring us together and make us happy. she wa nts to together and make us happy. she wants to do a tribute gig for the victims. she says she will continue to support the people of manchester, too. thank you. saint anne 's square, work tributes are being paid to the victims of monday's type. —— attack. in a few minutes we'll speak with former m16 assistant chief nigel inkster about how the security services are tackling the investigation. leaders of the world's leading industrial nations, the g7, have agreed a new action to counter—terrorism in italy. they agree internet companies need to do more to tackle the spread. but they we re more to tackle the spread. but they were unable to reach an agreement on climate change. james reynolds is in sicily for us. for such an important meeting. talk us for such an important meeting. talk us through these counterterrorism measures and what did emerge from this meeting? they agreed to cooperate as mu

the 25—year—old was detained in the old trafford area of the city. tom, bring us up to date with the latest? that arrest you mentioned was not far away from here. a man was not far away from here. a man was pulled out of a car bike counterterrorism officers. the more dramatic event was here in moss side. police in large numbers arrived this afternoon at about one o'clock. they blew open a door that you can see just behind o'clock. they blew open a door that you can seejust behind me here, using an explosive. heavily armed officers came and they arrested three men who were at that property. there was a police dog involved at one point. later in the afternoon greater manchester police announced they have been de—arrested. it has caused a great deal of discomfort at this part of south manchester. the people at the house put a sign on the door saying this is what the police have caused, we had nothing to do with what happened in the bombing. they say they are distressed by the amount of attention that moss side is generally getting. it has to be said, we

there is a big pop concert tonight at old trafford as well.closest ones to me say "manchester, we will stand together". that is the message. the police have told people they want them to go out and enjoy themselves as planned this weekend. of course there is going to be extra security. even in the time we have been here this morning we have seen an increased presence of armed police, but that is deliberate, to make sure that people feel safe. they do expect extra security checks, of course, to make sure that these events course, to make sure that these eve nts ca n course, to make sure that these events can go ahead and do go ahead. so that it will get the chance to enjoy themselves, while still remembering that the soft monday night's tragedy. —— remembering the victims of monday night was mac tragedy. later on, we will be used eking to the charlatans, huat racking up the concertinas at that concert at old trafford tonight. much has been said this week about what can be done to stop home—grown terrorists. well, ahmed patel, whose brother—in—l

huge security operation was in place for the gig by local band, the courteeners, at the city's old traffordricket ground. it was a sell—out event — but very different from the one originally planned. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, was there. the courteeners. this gig sold out six months ago. after monday's bomb attack, the band decided it would still go ahead. their singer liam fray told me why. if this hadn't have happened, it would have sent out a really bad message, i think. people should be allowed to go and enjoy themselves without being scared. we are absolutely coming because it's what we do. it's what we love. we're not going to be deterred by anybody, or anything. i'm a married man. i've got a kid and all that. at the end the day, you've got to live your life. you know what i mean? you've got to live your life. now this is not normal at a gig to have armed policemen on the door. but, even with this level of security, some die—hard fans have chosen to stay away. the first time i saw the courteeners it was actually at the arena. liam wilks has attended every courtee

huge security operation was in place for the gig by local band, the courteeners, at the city's old traffordentertainment correspondent, colin paterson, was there. the courteeners. this gig sold out six months ago. after monday's bomb attack, the band decided it would still go ahead. their singer, liam fray, told me why. if this hadn't have happened, it would have sent out a really bad message, i think. people should be allowed to go and enjoy themselves without being scared. we were absolutely coming because it's what we do. it's what we love. we're not going to be deterred by anybody, or anything. i'm a married man. i've got a kid and all that. at the end the day, you've got to live your life. you know what i mean? you've got to live your life. now this is not normal at a gig to have armed policemen on the door. but, even with this level of security, some die—hard fans have chosen to stay away. the first time i saw the courteeners it was actually at the arena. liam wilks has attended every courteeners gig in manchester since 2011, until tonight. he sold his tickets. ijust know i wouldn't e

outstretched arms of sergio alvarez, handing his side a vital away goal ahead of the second leg at old traffordn this competition guarantees the winner a champions league place next season. cricket now and england start their busy summer on friday with a one day match against ireland in bristol. the two will also play at lord's on sunday. the england captain says his side are in good shape as they prepare to host the eight team champions trophy next month. the strength and depth we've had for this site has been extremely the strength and depth we've had for this side has been extremely strong over the last 18 months. the squad we selected reflects that, you know. the guys we missed, we could have chosen a team of 18 or 19 guys that could all take to the field, and that bodes well for us in the competition and hope it continues for the next two years as we build towards the next world cup, so, yes, that a huge positive. the top two seeds pablo carreno—busta and richard gasquet are both through to the last eight of the estoril open in portugal after straight sets wins. also through to the quarter

pop concerts tonight at old trafford.into the city for those from all over the uk. we are bumping into people who have come down to pay their respect or reflect for a moment. somebody helping people in the city just now moment. somebody helping people in the cityjust now is iain macleod, a rapid response team chaplain with the billy graham evangelist association. what sort of things are you doing to help people? the primary thing is listening to people. we call it a ministry of presence. engaging in normal conversation and listening to their stories. we are there to listen to people and if they want prayer then we will pray with them but primarily it is to listen and support them. for a lot of people approaching new? we are mingling in the crowd and there is a team of eight or nine chaplains here today and we are partnering with kings church, a campus—based church in manchester, and some of their team are brothers. we are working alongside each other. i met you outside saint anne ‘s church on the other side of where we ar

this is where the concert will take place, the cricket ground at old trafford.50,000 people who, for speed of entry, are being asked not to bring bags, but that's down to security too, which will be upper most in people's minds. the concert occurs on the same day as a testimonal match at neighbouring manchester united. the police chief here says he's confident his force will be able to cover both events. you will see a significant police presence around both of those events, both with unarmed and armed officers. you know, we'll continue to review intelligence as it comes in to make sure, as much as we can, that everybody‘s absolutely safe and can go and enjoy both of those events. police have been speaking to families who were at the original arena concert. most say they are happy, but some are not. i personally don't think it's showing a great deal of respect to them. it's not giving them a chance to show their respects to their loved ones orfor the individuals in hospital to get over their injuries. but in the quiet dignity of t ann's square but in the quiet d

the courteeners — a local band with a huge following — have sold out the 50,000 capacity old trafford as a celebratory hometown gig but has now taken on a very different meaning. 0ur entertaiment correspondent, colin paterson, is there. this gig sold out six months ago. after monday's bomb attack, the band decided it would still go ahead. their singer told me why. if this hadn't happened it would have sent out a bad message, ithink. people shouldn't be allowed to go — people shouldn't be allowed to go — people should be allowed to go and enjoy themselves without being scared. we we re themselves without being scared. we were absolutely coming because it's what we do, it's what we love. we are not going to be deterred by anybody or anything. we are not going to be deterred by anybody or anythinglj we are not going to be deterred by anybody or anything. i am a married man andl anybody or anything. i am a married man and i have a kid but at the end of the day you have to live your life. you have got to live your life. you have got to live your life. now this is not normal at a gig to hav

on sunday evening 50,000 people who want to support manchester will be here at old trafford.l raise money for the families of the victims. ariana grande's return is being praised by the event organiser, who first believed it was too soon for everyone, but now believes it is the right decision. we consulted with the families who were briefed and hospitalised, and through the family liaison officers, and the overwhelming feedback from them was support. firstly, that we should do it and secondly that we should do it straightaway. everyone who went to the arena last week can go on sunday for free. this fan says that she will go, but she is worried. i'm not going to lie — i am nervous about going. i do get a bit sick to my stomach thinking about going. but it is about getting back into society and being around people, ithink, who are experiencing the same things that personally i am experiencing. organisers acknowledge that some people who were at the original arena concert may feel overwhelmed when they get here on sunday. so specially trained counsellors will be on hand to help

season, with former club everton or the chinese super league possible destinations if he leaves old traffordremier league winners chelsea take on their london rivals arsenal. however there have been contrasting fortunes for both this season. arsenal finished fifth, missing out on the champions league for the first time in 20 years and arsene wenger their manager, still hasn't confirmed if he'll be at the club next season. his midfielder alex 0xlade—chamberlain thinks victory would be a morale boost for the club. we have given ourselves an opportunity to win a trophy. when you are doing football, winning trophies is what it is about. it'll bea trophies is what it is about. it'll be a bonus to the season and to finish on a more positive note. there will be that thing where we wa nted there will be that thing where we wanted to finish higher up the league, there is no doubting that and we can't hide from that. but it isa and we can't hide from that. but it is a big trophy and it is one we wa nt to is a big trophy and it is one we want to win. it will boost morale going into next season. inverne

the man, who's 25 years old, was detained in old trafford, and officers are searching a property in thes side area. there's also a report of a controlled explosion. at least a dozen people are now in custody after the atrocity at the manchester arena, which left 22 dead. we are seeing police officers at the scene of the raid which has been taking place this lunchtime. the arrest of a 25—year—old man in connection with terrorism offences, contrary to the terrorism act. these pictures are being seen as we have it at the moment. in all, 14 people have been arrested, 12 are still in detention, two people were released by police jeering because of the week. we are expecting to hear in just a few minutes time about the developments at moss side. what we know is that a number of police vehicles are actually attending the area, attending the scene, and there we re area, attending the scene, and there were reports of an explosion. we will have more on that as soon as we get it. let's now look at the report in the course of today. our correspondent dan johnson is in moss side in manchester. in th

officers have arrested a 25—year—old man in the old trafford area of manchester on suspicion of offencesat ta kes contrary to the terrorism act. that takes the total number of people who have been arrested since monday night's bomb attack 214 and police are telling us that those they have 12 men —— to 14. in custody. the progress of this is from the chief co nsta ble progress of this is from the chief constable ian hopkins. he described this as still being very much alive investigation. he says it is not slowing down. earlier, we heard from the home secretary amber rudd who used the phrase full tilt to describe the pace of the operation. she said there is a possibility that some of those who were involved in monday night's attacker may still be out there. saying that, police do say that they are making good progress. they say some of the arrests they have made as being significant and they say that during these searches are various different houses across greater manchester, they have discovered some items that we re they have discovered some items that were real important to the investi

season, with former club everton or the chinese super league possible destinations if he leaves old traffordeague the portuguese took the job injanuary on a deal until the end of the season but couldn't save them from the drop to the championship. the club were relegated in the penultimate week of the season. dutchman tom dumoulin took a massive step towards winning the giro d'italia when he fended off some desperate attacks by colombian nairo quintana on stage 18 to retain the leaders pinkjersey. the dolomites looked tailor—made for movistar‘s quintana but, try as he could, he failed to make any of his attacks stick. with two days of climbing left dumoulin retained his lead of 31 seconds, and now looks favourite to win the first of the year's grand tour races. american tejay van garderen took his first ever grand tour stage win by edging out fellow day—long breakaway member mikel landa at the finish. india captain virat kohli insists he doesn't feel nervous about playing in the icc champions trophy tournament in england following the manchester bomb attack. prince charles was shown the trop