ryan giggs will go on trial this year accused of controlling his girlfriend.manchester crown court injanuary. ryan giggs denies the charges. i'll be back with our panel of guest for dateline london. at half past seven it's dateline london, but first a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. in that big football match. here's a ceremony parens —— sarah mulcher rinse. first to portugal, where pep guardiola's been telling the media he feels privileged to be there ahead of tomorrow's all english champions league final. manchester city will be looking to win the trophy for the first time in their history when they take on chelsea — who won it for the first time in 2012. thousands of fans have also made their way to porto — and despite the enormity of the occasion, guardiola insists he and his squad are in a relaxed mood. i know the way we want to play and with who we are going to play, and i'm not going to bother them much. these are incredible privilege to be here, and my career to play champions league, and now we are here. i more than grateful. everyone is goi

assistant coach, robert page will take charge this summer in the absence of manager ryan giggs.ooked a play off semifinal at home, after thrashing newcastle by 74—3. it's the chiefs' record win in the top flight, with this try from henry slade one of 12 they ran in. harlequins women have won their first premier 15s title. they beat saracens by 25—17 at kingsholm. quins managed to hold on, despite an impressive comeback from saracens and also going down to 13 players. great britain finished third at the european team athletics championships in poland. lawrence okoye won the discus in his first gb appearance since london 2012. while the victory for beth dobbin in the 200 metres was inside the olympic qualifying time. one of the sporting signs of springtime, as the french open has started today in paris. and there's already been plenty of controversy. the world number two, naomi osaka, has been fined and threatened with disqualification if she continues to boycott media duties. a decision she says is to protect her mental health. adam wild has more. paris in the sunshine, after a y

ryan giggs will go on trial next year accused of deliberately headbutting his ex—girlfriend and controllingout their relationship. the former manchester united star is accused of assaulting kate greville last november. it'll take place at manchester crown court injanuary. he denies the charges. now, under cover of covid, the amazon rainforest is under attack from deforestation. for this week's edition of our world, justin rowlatt is on a mission to find out how a tribe he visited a decade ago is faring in the face of this assault. under cover of covid, the amazon rainforest, the greatest ecosystem on earth, is under attack. deforestation is at levels not seen for more than a decade. we meet the people on the frontline of the battle to save the forest... shouting. translation: the prospectors used to be scared of being - caught by us. now they feel the president will protect them. ..and see the impact on the animals. the government is accused of encouraging the destruction. and i'm on a mission to contact some old friends — the members of the most threatened tribe in the world. their relativ

wales manager ryan giggs will go on trial injanuary accused of headbutting his ex—girlfriend and controlling is accused of assaulting kate greville last november and also of co—ercive behaviour. he previously issued a statement saying he "looks forward to clearing his name". celtic�*s search for a manager has so far been unsuccessful after eddie howe turned down the position. the former bournemouth boss was the glasgow club's preferred candidate but has decided against the move. however, celtic are still hopeful of appointing neil lennon's successor in the coming days. britain's simon yates broke clear to win his first stage of this year's giro d'italia, but he remains third overall. that's because egan bernal managed to take third to retain the leader's pinkjersey. yates is almost three minutes behind the colombian. the race finishes in milan on sunday. that's it from me here in salford — so it's back to olly foster in porto. sarah, many thanks indeed. ijust heard some chanting chelsea fans over there echoing down one of the side streets leading into this main square. they actually handed b

ryan giggs will go on trial next year, accused of deliberately headbutting his ex—girlfriend and controllingout their relationship. the former manchester united star is accused of assaulting kate greville last november. it'll take place at manchester crown court injanuary. he denies the charges. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's show. my very own spacesuit. i look ready, ifeel ready, i'm ready. you hear the echoing gunshots. tonight is supposed to be the coldest night of the year, so that's good, as i head into my unheated church room for the night. this is an incredible . experience on an old, disused railway line, very shuddery, - but exhilarating! hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from tokyo, home to the bullet train, arguably the world's best sushi and capsule hotels, the uniquelyjapanese place to rest your head. but you also might end up bumping it if you wake up in the middle of the night. and whilst we wait to get back on the road again, this week, we thought we'd take a look back at some of the strangest places we've

ryan giggs will go on trial next year accused of deliberately headbutting his ex—girlfriend and controllingeville last november. it'll take place at manchester crown court injanuary. he denies the charges. a cryptocurrency "mine" which was stealing electricity worth thousands of pounds, has been uncovered in the west midlands. police say they thought that illegal drugs were being housed at an industrial estate, after receiving a tip off that the site was being used as a cannabis farm, but they instead found a bitcoin mining operation. our technology correspondent rory cellanjones explained a little earlier why the police initially suspected the building was being used to grow cannabis. they put a drone above this building, they observed lots of people coming and going throughout the day and they saw a lot of heat coming from the building, and they assumed that meant it was a cannabis farm. they got inside, they found a bank of computerised equipment, specialised equipment which is used for mining bitcoin. and that is the process of both recorded transactions and earning new coins. this is a

wales manager ryan giggs will go on trial injanuary accused of headbutting his ex—girlfriend and controllingarch for a new manager after eddie howe turned down the chance of taking over at parkhead. the former bournemouth boss was the club�*s preferred candidate and had been talking to them since last month. it�*s not clear why he decided against the move, but it�*s understood the make—up of his backroom team could have played a part. massimiliano allegri has returned as manager ofjuventus — after the italian club sacked andrea pirlo this morning, afterjust one season in charge. the 42—year—old was a surprise choice to replace maurizio sarri last summer. under pirlojuventus finished fourth in serie a and onlyjust qualified for next season�*s champions league on the final day. allegri was manager between 2014 and 2019 when he won five consecutive league titles. simon yates has won stage 19 of the giro d�*italia, but remains third overall with just two days of racing left. the british rider attacked around four miles from the finish on the final climb and held on to take his first stage win at

wales manager ryan giggs will go on trial injanuary accused of headbutting his ex—girlfriend and controllingpool have agreed a deal to sign french defender ibrahima konate from rb leipzig for £35 million on a long term deal. the 22—year—old centre back is part of france's squad for the u21 european championships which start on monday. he's passed his medical now and agreed personal terms. the move means liverpool aren't expected to sign defender 0zan kabak on a permanent basis. massimiliano allegri has returned as manager ofjuventus — after the italian club sacked andrea pirlo this morning, afterjust one season in charge. the 42—year—old was a surprise choice to replace maurizio sarri last summer. under pirlojuventus finished fourth in serie a and onlyjust qualified for next season's champions league on the final day. allegri was previously in charge ofjuve between 2014 and 2019 winning five successive league titles and reaching the champions league final on two occasions. there are renewed fears over whether this summer's olympic games can go ahead. the japanese government is preparing to e

ryan giggs will go on trial next year accused of deliberately headbutting his ex—girlfriend and controllinghave been postponed because of the pandemic. around 5 million patients were waiting for surgery in march — that's the highest number since records began. let's speak to dr wesley vernon. he's been waiting for a cataracts operation for over a year. good morning to you. you had your operation for cataracts cancelled twice, didn't you? once by the surgeon and then again for a reason of your own. then you had the operation booked again and then lockdown started. that operation booked again and then lockdown started.— operation booked again and then lockdown started. that is right. the cataracts were _ lockdown started. that is right. the cataracts were picked _ lockdown started. that is right. the cataracts were picked up _ lockdown started. that is right. the cataracts were picked up in - lockdown started. that is right. the cataracts were picked up in 2018. i l cataracts were picked up in 2018. i was listed for the operation on the sist was listed for the operation on the 31st of january