the buck did stop with olly foster, that is a big part of it. —— arlene _ foster, that is a big partrlene foster. it will be quite a problem — arlene foster. it will be quite a problem for the government. she excepts _ problem for the government. she excepts the northern ista protocol as awareness and there is no guarantee that the next excess exit will do _ guarantee that the next excess exit will do the — guarantee that the next excess exit will do the same. —— northern ireland — will do the same. —— northern ireland protocol. that will be very important — ireland protocol. that will be very important for the government and it could _ important for the government and it could meah— important for the government and it could mean that a change again. it is damaging across the uk as a whole — is damaging across the uk as a whole. . ~ is damaging across the uk as a whole. . . ,., , is damaging across the uk as a whole. . . , ., . whole. the article points out that she initially _ whole. the article points out that she initially brushed _ whole. the article points out that she initially

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most people in other island would agree olly foster would be pretty disastrous at that job.'t bring aboard the centre ground -- _ didn't bring aboard the centre ground. —— arlene foster. people are starting _ ground. —— arlene foster. people are starting to— ground. —— arlene foster. people are starting to look beyond this and also looking to next year and next assembly— also looking to next year and next assembly elections, they'll be the first time — assembly elections, they'll be the first time it will be a chance after that in_ first time it will be a chance after that in 2024 based on outcome of that in 2024 based on outcome of that election for the assembly to vote on— that election for the assembly to vote on the irish sea border and that is— vote on the irish sea border and that is something that moves us beyond — that is something that moves us beyond a — that is something that moves us beyond a psychological party to a really _ beyond a psychological party to a really significant practical blue if they cannot make anything of that consent— they cannot make anything

hello i'm olly foster and welcome to sportsday — a crunch week for manchester city's treble hopes, wey minutes away from their champions league semi—final. george north says he's heartbroken, he's out of the lions tour with a serious knee injury. and injury might have ended her career but katie ormerod tells us how she can reach the top of the olympic podium in beijing next year. evening, what a game we've got coming up in the champions league. manchester city taking on paris st germain in their semi—final, the first leg is in paris. so many similarities between the two. since they were taken over by rival gulf states, both dominating their domestic leagues and cup competitions, but they have never cracked europe. in a moment we'll speak to a european cup finallist and star of french football back in the day but first here's adam wild on tonight's tie. all of the money in the world cannot always buy what you really want. for all the extravagant spending of paris and jimmy and football greatest prize has remained out of reach. at least until now. so with so much at stake, how much can

the bbc news at six —— so it's goodbye from me —— and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s hello, i'm olly fostert's coming up on sportsday tonight. matsuyama says the floodgates will open as he makes history forjapan at the masters. after making racing history at aintree, rachael blackmore tells us about the homecoming. i haven't really processed the fact. i haven't really processed the fact. i watched the replay a few times, but still just hard i watched the replay a few times, but stilljust hard to comprehend it all. and another step in the right direction — gyms and leisure centres reopen. evening. hideki matsuyama says he hopes to be a pioneer after becoming the first japanese player to win a men's major. the 29—year—old started the day four shots clear, but a nervy back nine saw him hang on to win by a single stroke from the american debutant will zalatoris. in a moment, we'll hear from radio five lives golf correspondent iain carter, but first, here's joe lynskey. hideki matsuyama had just tapped in for the masters. for what it means to his country, just watch his caddy. this is japan's fi

olly foster they are in the bbc sport state team.iament last month. let's get more details from our scotland political editor glenn campbell. explain the background to this, because it all boils down to the legislative competencies that scotland is permitted to have under the devolution legislation.— the devolution legislation. yeah, this is a big _ the devolution legislation. yeah, this is a big power _ the devolution legislation. yeah, this is a big power struggle - the devolution legislation. yeah, | this is a big power struggle which is going to be settled in the highest civil court in the land. uk ministers are concerned that this place has overreached, that it has legislated in two areas going beyond its powers. so, the scottish parliament has decided to pass laws that would incorporate into scott's law the un convention on the rights of the child, and the european charter on local self government. what's the problem? from the point of view of uk ministers, they think that this legislation places obligations on them that mean h

hello, i'm olly foster, here's what coming up on sportsday tonight. chelsea need a champions league pick me up after an easter weekend to forget. golf's calendar is back in synch, on the eve of the masters we'll get the latest from augusta. fighting without a flag, can this karateka fulfil his olympic dream competing for team refugee. also coming up in the programme... snooker prepares for a full house at the crucible, there could be a thousand packed in for the world championship final. in snooker, we are all show men and women, you know, without that crowd there to perform to, you know, it is difficult. good evening. the champions league quarterfinals continue this evening, chelsea are playing the away leg of their tie against portuguese champions porto, in seville because of travel restrictions. chelsea need a change of scenery that's for sure. a heavy defeat at home to west bromwich albion was just the start of a difficult weekend. in a moment, we'll hear from the five lives senior football reporter ian dennis. but first, here's ben croucher. it w

hello, i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening.tory awaits northern ireland's women tonight. the team packed with part—timers can qualify for the euros. semi—finals are at stake in the champions league tonight. chelsea defend a two—goal lead against porto. and howzat, is it a wicket or an out? will cricket terminology change this summer for the hundred? good evening to you. welcome along. a big night of football coming up. we'll look at the champions league in just a moment, but we'll start in belfast, where northern ireland's women are looking to reach a major tournament for the first time. they lead ukraine 2—1 after last week's first leg in their euro 2022 play—off. midfielder chloe mccarron has been speaking to our reporter lydia campbell about how they need to improve if they're to qualify. i think after the game on friday night, we didn't play like we had been playing. we kind of went away from our whole... and getting a ball and passing it. which isn't, because we knew we did ourjob, and we weren't happy. i think that's for

time to catch up with the saturday sport now, here's olly foster. thank you.he duke of edinburgh's funeral, and others paused for a minute's silence. in the first of the fa cup semifinals, chelsea ended manchester city's hopes of a clean sweep of major trophies, winning1—0. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. wembley in sunshine and in silence, for the duke of edinburgh. whistle well, two talented teams in good form competing to reach the fa cup final. dark blue of chelsea flowing, until the finish. a manager who expected better. the second half began with kevin de bruyne in pain, the star in manchester city's galaxy, his match was over. and soon chelsea were ahead. timo werner was quick, and zack steffen in the city goal was drawn in. thus the goal was open. commentator: hakim ziyech puts the ball in the back _ of the manchester city net! 1—0 could have been two almost immediately. this time the goalkeeper was in the right place and hakim ziyech had the regrets. manchester city had their moments belatedly but, in truth, not many. he has other competiti

now with all the sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening.gland and scotland, highlights are coming up after the news, but stay right there if you'd like some of the headlines. leicester have reached their first fa cup final for over 50 years, they beat southampton 1—0. a few thousand fans were allowed in to watch at wembley, as was our sports correspondentjoe wilson. they're back, cautiously and limited in numbers. local residents, mainly, but supporters, in the broader sense, of football. anna's a student who lives nearwembley, holding a ticket to an experiment. i'm 19 myself, so i am one of the people who's lowest at risk of getting the virus, so i don't mind taking part in something like this. and if it means i get to see a club perform, i'm all for it. spectators had to show a negative lateral flow test to get in, keep on face coverings and maintain social distance. after the game, they'll be monitored, too. did we have the right capacity? were there big queues? it turns out there wasn't. everything seems to have gone very smoothly so fa

olly foster with all the latest sport. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. i amjane hill.fternoon in northern ireland. politicians from all sides have condemned the latest rioting in belfast, during an emergency meeting of the northern ireland assembly. eight police officers were injured and a bus was set on fire when violence broke out in the west of the city, on both sides of a wall between loyalist and nationalist communities. the northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, is flying to belfast for talks with political leaders. speaking at a news conference this afternoon, assistant chief constablejonathan roberts from northern ireland police service said the scenes last night were absolutely disgraceful. he has appealed to anyone who was on a bus which was later set alight to make contact with police if they haven't already done so. last night, from 5pm onwards, we observed there was large crowds of several hundred people gathering on both sides of the gates in west belfast. over the course of the hours after that, the crowds grew in number. and attacked each other with

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. coming out of retirement to play for welsh fire in the inaugral hundred competition this summer. the 31—year—old stepped away from professional cricket two years ago because of anxiety and has recently taken up a coaching role with the sussex senior men's team. taylor's wicketkeeping and batting saw her named world cricketer of the year four times in the white ball game, and she won two 50—over world cups and one t20 world cup. she will link up with the australian star meg lanning at the cardiff—based team. i got asked by welsh fire if i wanted to play last year and i wasn't in a place to so i dismissed it quite quickly, but i did say, "think of me next year". lucky for me, they asked me again as i said, "do you know what? it is the first year of the hundred, i get to play in wales, which is amazing because i think i have only played there once internationally, and i get to play alongside one of the best players in the world", so a bit of a no—brainer for me. a huge night in europe is

now, with all the sport, here�*s olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening.t 4000. it�*s probably right that we refer to them as spectators rather than supporters. they are not travelling fans of leicester or southampton. the tickets have been distributed around this part of north london. i have got one leicester fan who happens to be studying in this part of london at the moment, good timing. as we look ahead to the weeks and months to come, there are plans to vastly expand the permitted attendance here, looking forward to the men�*s euros, for example. that does depend on this test event in particular going well. in the here and now, of course, this is a big moment for leicester and southampton, two clubs who don�*t take a club fine for granted. southampton thus won this event in the 1970s. leicester have never lifted the trophy. last time they were in a semifinal, leicester scored an own goal. perhaps it�*s a good job i will soon be leaving the stadium. , :, . fulham were seconds away from a precious win at arsenal in their bid to stay in the premier leagu

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster.ve months ago with a record low score of 20 under par. he's one over so far after two bogeys and a birdie. it's been a great day for sir alex ferguson at aintree, the grand national festival is under way and the former manchester united manager had a share in each of the first three winners all eyes were on the two time national winner tiger roll in the betway bowl chase, but he could only finish a very distant fourth as clan des obeaux brought up the hat—trick for ferguson, ridden by harry cobden and trained by paul nicholls he came home 26 lengths clear. sir alex says it's the best day's racing he's had since getting involved in the sport 20 years ago. that's great, how about that? that was his words not mine. great performance out of the top draw from him one of his best performances, it just shows that keeping them fresh and it was all right today. swansea city say they won't post anything on social post anything on social media for the next seven days to take a stand against conti

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster. good afternoon.ger, but we want to give it a proper try. we know that we were good that night, but 25 minutes being really good in a final was never enough. manchester city are still in contention for four trophies this season, but face borussia dortmund and their star striker. erling braut haaland has been prolific for both club and country — 39 goals in all for the 20—year—old norwegian this season. 10 injust six champions league appearances and although dortmund are off the pace in the bundesliga, a distant fifth, he has 21 league goals so far. to score this amount of goals is not easy to find in the past, honestly. at 20 years old, with the numbers, it speaks for himself. that has happened because he can score with his right, left, on the counterattack, in the box, when you dominate, when you make the counterattacks, with the header, so, yeah, he is a fantastic striker. juna cala, the cadiz defender accused of racially abusing a valencia player during a match in spain on saturday has denied the a