now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm mike bushell.nified and courteous — not me, but unusually a boxing press conference, ahead of this weekend's big fight. in age, there are 1a years between anthonyjoshua and vladimir klitschko, but today they were face to face, ahead of wembley‘s showdown in front of 90,000 fans. they may be playing second fiddle in the title race, but the two manchester clubs city and united have the top four to battle for as they meet tonight at the ethiad. and could china's most famous sportsman be on course to knock out the defending champion at snooker‘s world championships? ding junhui leads mark selby after the first day. thank you forjoining us. but first, to a boxing press conference with a difference. name calling was left to the politicians today, as anthony joshua and vladimir klitschko were full of respect for each other ahead of their world heavyweight title unification fight. joshua says victory at wembley on saturday would be a stepping stone to greatness while the ukrainian klitschko had a trick up

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster, these are are our sportsday headlines tonight: sunderland say they still back david moyes after his threat to slap a reporter and insist that they took appropriate action at the time. but there are more calls for the fa to send out a strong message. there are four matches in the premier legaue tonight as manchester united try to keep in touch with the top four. and the republic of ireland's women have threatened to go on strike, saying they have been treated like fifth class citizens. good evening, later in the programme we will also get the latest on the ice hockey row, that will have a big impact on next year's winter olympics. we're going to start with that david moyes story, just as we did last night, because we have heard from his club sunderland. they say they fully support their manager despite last month's exchange in which he threatened to slap a bbc reporter after disagreeing with her line of questioning in a tv interview. they say they dealt with the

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. headlines tonight: warburton worry. the man favourite to be named lions captain is ruled out for six weeks, but should still be fit to face to new zealand. we're down to the last eight in the champions league, and what better way to start than withjuventus and barcelona's meeting in turin tonight? and heather watson's path to paris is a little trickier. she fails to take the final chance to guarantee a place in the french open main draw after defeat in switzerland. hello again. lots to come, but we'll start with rugby union. and with just eight days to go until the lions squad for the tour to new zealand is announced, the man favourite to be captain has been ruled out for six weeks. our reporter chrisjones is with me in the studio. chris, what's happened to sam warburton? yes, as you say, he was heavy favourite to retain the lions captaincy he held four years ago when the lions won in australia, but he injured his leg playing for the cardiff blues and he hobbled off concerned, because

that's all from us sportsday. —— from sportsday. good evening.heme continuing through until the end of april. this was the scene taken on friday in south yorkshire by one of our weather watchers, we'll see similar scenes through the course of the weekend. a bit of sunshine here and there and things remaining mostly dry but still chilly for the time of year, a cold front slowly slipping south on saturday bringing a bit of cloud in parts of england and wales and introducing this cold northerly airflow, particularly for parts of north—east scotland and north—east england. this is the rest of tonight, most places fairly cloudy so on tonight, most places fairly cloudy so on the whole not as cold as during recent nights. but we could still get a touch of frost in places, particularly in parts of scotland, chilly here first thing saturday, and to the south—west it could be quite a nippy start. through saturday we've got that bulk of cloud in england and wales bringing with it perhaps one or two spots of drizzle, more in the way of sunshine breaking thro

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. the headlines tonight: sam warburton is picked to lead his pack of lions to face the mighty all blacks. andy murray back from a wrist injury and winning again. he's through to the third round of the monte carlo masters in his first match in a month. and could 1000—1 outsider rory mcleod dump trump out of the world snooker championship? the pre—tournament favourite is just a frame away from a shock defeat. hello again. the british and irish lions squad for the tour to new zealand has been selected. sam warburton will lead them this summer as both he and coach warren gatland try to emulate their success from four years ago. the squad is bigger that the tour to australia, and it might have to be better, too, with the mighty all blacks lying in wait. our sports correspondent katie gornall was at the squad announcement in london. warren gatland said he only finalise the squad last night, and there were lively debates over the selection, but today he announced the 41 players he will take on

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. our headlines tonight: chris latham lands another medalfor great britain at the world track cycling championships. jose mourinho wants manchester united to go through an "open door" to win the europa league ahead of their quarterfinal first leg at anderlecht. and jenson button will return to formula one for one race only, replacing fernando alonso who's headed to the states for the indy 500. hello again. two days, two medals at the world track cycling championships in hong kong. and chris latham is the latest of the younger generation of british cyclists who's proved he can deliver on the global stage after elinor barker picked up a silver in the scratch race yesterday. latham has won a bronze in the men's event. he's just 23 and timed his finish to perfection to win a bunch sprint to cross the line in third. many of the senior riders are taking time off. many of the senior riders are taking time off. he's one of a host of athletes getting a chance at the championships with many of th

now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft.n headlines this evening... umbrellas at the ready in augusta as players and fans are cleared from the course due to severe thunderstorms. will antonio conte and chelsea beat rejoicing tonight? there is a key match for them in the premier league as they host manchester city. and after 43 years in the sport, olympic champion nick skelton calls time on his showjumping career. and with the grand national just three days away, we look back at an event 20 years ago today when 60,000 spectators at aintree‘s famous race were evacuated because of a bomb scare. we'll bring you all the latest around the grounds ahead of a key night of premier league action in a few minutes but first let's head to augusta, where the final preparations have begun ahead of the sist masters. bbc sport's hazel irvine is waiting for us to set the scene on the eve of the year's first golf major. hazel, over to you. thank you, good evening. the quest for the first men's major of the season for the first men's major of t

now on bbc news — sportsday. tonight: the final round of the masters — can justin rose keep his place at the top of the leaderboard? everton pushed sunderland closer to the drop. and hamilton wins in shanghai for mercedes. good evening. welcome along. the final round of golf‘s masters is underway. justin rose is on six under, looking to add to his major collection. joining him at the top, sergio garcia of spain, looking to win his first major. they are ta muffin around ten minutes in what promises to be a thrilling finish tonight. there are several big names just behind the leaderboard. let's remind ourselves how things played out on day three with tim hague. just think you —— five birdies on the back nine helped justin rose to a super 67, and he sits atjoint top on six under par. the key thing for me was patience early on. you have to pick your moments here, and that is what worked well for me today. i'm sure that will be somewhat the game plan tomorrow. perhaps the englishman did not discuss the game plan with

now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening: defeat for premier league leaders chelsea against manchester united at old trafford. delight in the desert for sebastian vettel as he wins the bahrain grand prix to take a seven point lead in formula one's drivers‘ championship. and a last gasp victory for saracens against northampton on the day that bristol's relegation to the championship was confirmed. good evening. bookmakers who have already paid out on chelsea winning the premier league title could be forgiven this evening for wondering if they could have made a very costly mistake. manchester united have breathed new life into the title race by beating leaders chelsea 2—0 at old trafford. it's a result that leaves chelsea four points clear of second placed spurs, with six matches remaining. david ornstein reports. jose mourinho, responsible for so much of chelsea's success, now charged with stopping it, perhaps the last major test for antonio conte‘s blues, manchester united we re conte‘s blues, manc

now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm reshmin chowdhury. their sixth successive scottish premiership title, with eight games to spare. a draw at home to manchester city leaves arsenal seven points adrift of the top four. saracens ease into the champions cup semi—finals with victory over glasgow warriors. and a major errorfrom oxford at the start of the women's boat race gifts cambridge the win. but oxford win the men's race. welcome to the programme. celtic have been crowned the scottish premiership champions for the sixth consecutive year, after a 5—0 win at hearts. they've done it with 8 games to spare, equalling the record set by rangers 88 years ago. here's our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. brendan rodgers' first match with celtic was at tynecastle, a perfect venue for their coronation. today told the story of a season where celtic beat everyone into submission. scott sinclair's thunderous effort sent them on their way. just three minutes later a devastating break provided sinclair with a second. the party was breaking out and st

that is all from sir rod and all from sportsday.he the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, deputy editor of the political news website reaction, and matthew syed, columnist at the times. the telegraph reports that britain will be paying into the eu until 2020 — a year after the country officially leaves the european union. a high tech plastic bag that could save the lives of premature babies is the metro's lead. it reports doctors could be using it on babies in three years. the i leads with the a survey which suggests that voters want the prime minister to take part in tv debates, despite her reluctance. tomorrow's daily express has madeline mccann on its front page as the paper marks ten years since her disappearance. the daily mirror also leads with the anniversary, reporting a senior police officer claims there's a new lead in the case. criticism of free schools funding is the big story in the guardian. the paper also features a picture of president trump's daughter ivanka in berlin. the times shares

and now we have sportsday. hello i'm 0lly foster, these are our sportsday headlines tonight.rious in green — the long wait for a major is over it's not all wenger‘s fault. a powerful voice at the gunners says the board must take some of the blame and we have the latest on the david moyes incident with a reporter. good evening, sergio garcia says there is room for improvement and a lot of great years are still ahead of him. five years ago, after a poor round at augusta, sergio garcia said he wasn't good enough to win a major. but after the round of his life last night he is now the masters champion. there is some flash photography coming up. the 37—year—old was tied on 9—under par with england'sjustin rose at the end of his final round and had two putts for victory on the first extra hole. he only needed one of them. he's the third spaniard to wear the greenjacket, jose maria 0lazabal and the late seve ballesteros have gone before him, and it was fitting that garcia won it on what would have been ballesteros' 60th birthday. to do it on his 60th birthday and to join him and 0la

that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening.

now it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday.izzie greenwood—hughes, the headlines this evening. brighton move a step closer to the big time, now four points clear at the top of the championship with premier league promotion in sight. button‘s back — the former world champion will race in monaco while fernando alonso takes part in the indy500. and katie archibald wins herfirst individual world title in the omnium, and britain's first of this year's championships. so, lots cming in, and it's been a busy day in the football league, with several promotion and relegation permutations. in the championship, huddersfield's 3—2 victory over preston meant no promotion party for leaders brighton just yet. they took another big step to the premier league, though, with a 2—0 win at wolves. the hosts began the better, before brighton took control and championship player of the year antony knockeart scored near the end of the first half. wolves dominated possession after the break and forced saves from david stockdale before knockaert sealed t

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris.ight. anthonyjoshua admits he's stepping up to a ‘whole new level‘ on saturday night against wladimir klitschko, claiming his training camp provided "tougher times than i have had in any walk of life". two home nations will meet in the women's world cup qualifiers as england and wales are drawn in the same group for the 2019 tournament in france. and coming up — the draw for the sixth round of rugby league's challenge cup, as holders hull fc and the rest plot their path to wembley. hello again. so the challenge cup draw is coming up shortly. but first to a man who insists he's still living the simple life, despite preparing for the night that could change that life forever. in what's being described as the biggest live event in boxing history, anthonyjoshua will attempt to unify the heavyweight division against wladimir klitschko in front of 90,000 fans on saturday night at wembley. and even though the ibf champion will earn around £10 million, he's told the bbc‘s sports editor dan roa

coming up in sportsday on bbc news...says the europa league provides one of two open doors to champions league qualification, as they prepare for their quarterfinal first leg at anderlecht. there s speculation that north korea may be preparing to conduct its sixth nuclear test on saturday to mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of its founding president. satellite images show an increased level of activity at the test site in the north of the country. our correspondentjohn sudworth has been allowed into the highly secretive country with a number of other foreign journalists. he's sent us this report from the capital pyongyang — his movements have been monitored and tightly controlled. they poured into central pyongyang in their tens of thousands. of citizens and soldiers alike, north korea has always demanded displays of mass devotion. and at the front of the crowd, there was kim jong un. celebrating not a missile launch or a rocket test but the construction of pyongyang's newest street. the inauguration of a few tower

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. and welcome to sportsday with me will perry, the headlines this evening. is this the end of joey barton's career? the 34—year—old burnley midfielder is given an 18th month ban by the fa for betting on football. newcastle united and west ham united's grounds have been raided as part of a tax fraud investigation. he's won the tournament five times but ronnie 0'sullivan is knocked out of the world snooker championship by ding junghui in the last 8. and, maria sharapova makes her return to tennis following a 15 month doping ban, she's on court at the stutgart 0pen as we speak. good evening. burnley midfielderjoey barton has been given a ban from football after admitting a football association charge in relation to betting and there questions over whether the 34—year—old will play again, john watsonjoined me earlier with more details on the story. j°ey joey barton has been banned from all football related activity for 18 months, it follows his admitting to a charge in relation to betting.

hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight...n the fa cup semifinal. it's a derby at hampden too...celtic and rangers go head to head this weekend in the scottish cup semi—finals. ...and also on sunday it's the london marathon — and one man is finishing his marathon behind the mike... the olympic city of

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris.eston and newcastle will be back in the premier league. kelly sotherton has been awarded a third olympic bronze medal. she's upgraded to third in the beijing games after a positive test by russia's tatyana chernova. selby sails through. the defending champion reaches the world snooker quarter finals. hello again. 11 months ago newcastle were relegated. but the premier league is within their grasp again. three points tonight against preston and they'll return to the top flight at the first time of asking.

now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.lines this evening: greatness at goodison as chelsea maintain their title charge with victory at everton. spurs keep up the pressure, beating north london rivals arsenal at white hart lane. heavyweight world champion anthonyjoshua keeps his feet on the ground after his stunning wembley triumph. what next for him? and mercedes driver valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix, but there's no champagne for teammate lewis hamilton. so there's lots in store over the next 15 or so minutes but we start with football. five of the premier league's top six sides were in action, and chelsea maintained their lead at the summit with a 3—0 win over everton at goodison park. hannah lupton watched the action. the title is getting closer for chelsea. and manager antonio conte wants to keep matters in their own hands. goodison park is not an easy place to visit, as everton have won their last eight league games here. calvert lewin warning. it was an entertaining first half, with both teams willing to a

welcome to sportsday.ing up on the programme tonight, manchester united dominate but draw in belgium after anderlecht‘s late equaliser. chris latham lands another medal for great britain at the world track cycling world championships. in warrington win again as they continue to try to make amends for their shocking start to the super league season. manchester united have an away goal but not the win which could looks like they were going to get. a late equaliser from anderlecht means it is 1—1 going into the second match one week tonight at old trafford. wherever you are in europe, there is something about a visit to manchester united which rouses a little extra passion. anderlecht have a proud european heritage. united may also feel such success is overdue. it was the visitors who went close early on. ibrahimovic and jesse lingard both could have scored. united were carrying the greater threat. the goal did come before the break, henrikh mkhitaryan finding himself in exactly the right place. the importanc

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now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with mejohn watson.dlines this evening: one for arthur wins the grand national — the first scottish trained winner since 1979. the league leaders chelsea lead bournemouth in the race for the pl title. sergio garcia shares before we leapt at the top of the masters. great britain are out of the davis cup. beaten on the clay by france. 0n the shanghai tarmac, hamilton sta rts 0n the shanghai tarmac, hamilton starts on paul. —— pole. the grand national at aintree was won by the 14—1 shot one for arthur. ridden by derek fox and trained by lucinda russell. all 40 all a0 horses came back unharmed. what today we have had at aintree. it was a grand national all about anniversaries. a0 years since red rum completed his remarkable hat—trick. who would be the latest tojoin diligence? hat—trick. who would be the latest to join diligence? it hat—trick. who would be the latest tojoin diligence? it was hat—trick. who would be the latest to join diligence? it was a victory for scotland in the end, the first scottish trai

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes.he headlines tonight: the countdown is on for tomorrow's world heavyweight showdown between anthonyjoshua and vladimir klitshko. already promoted newcastle keep their championship title hopes alive with a 2—0 win at cardiff. and andy murray avenges last week's defeat to albert ramos vinolas by beating him to a place in the barcelona open semi—finals. so lots to get through tonight. we're starting with world heavyweight title fight between britain's anthonyjoshua and former champion wladimir klitschko at wembley stadium tomorrow night. the fighters weighed—in this afternoon, withjoshua ten pounds heavier than his ukrainian opponent. klitschko weighed—in at 17 stone 2 pounds. it's is his first fight since losing his belts to britain's tyson fury in 2015. but this is klitschko‘s 69th professional fight, joshua has had just 18. joshua scaled 17 stone, 12 pounds, the heaviest he's ever been for a fight and is the bookies favourite to win. six foot six apiece, a good fighter, but one that wi

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris.onight — dustinjohnson will play at the masters. despite injuring his back in a fall at his rented apartment last night. the world number one is due to tee off at augusta in around half an hour's time. despite her own fall at cheltenham just three weeks ago lizzie kelly rides tea for two to victory in the big race on day one of the grand national festival at aintree. and they might usually be team mates. but there's no time for niceties in the ipl where two of england's biggest stars go head to head. and ben stokes is hit back over his head byjos buttler. hello again. we'll start at augusta where dustinjohnson will take part in the masters after recovering — enough at least — from a back injury. let's cross live to the course now and join hazel irvine for the latest on that. and who's had a good start to the tournament. it's been a very emotional and poignant start to the masters, it all began just about eight o'clock oui’ all began just about eight o'clock ourtime, all began just abou

that‘s all from sportsday. there‘ll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening.sewhere, most places dry. we could catcher passing shower in london and the south—east. in the early hours of sunday, it will be quite chilly. in the towns and cities, looking at lows of 56 degrees, particularly across the northern half of the country, colder than that in the countryside. for the london marathon, it will start off fairly fresh at 9 degrees and then finish at around 14. we expect it to stay dry, but there could be a passing shower. as we head weighed northwards across the country, you have more sunshine across wales, northern england, southern scotland. slightly cloudierfor a northern england, southern scotland. slightly cloudier for a northern ireland. and as northern and western scotla nd ireland. and as northern and western scotland will continue to see more cloud and outbreaks of showery rain. through the day, the cloud increases from the west across scotland, bringing outbreaks of patchy rain. further south, it‘s looking dry. 20 of sunshine and 16 degrees or so in

hello and welcome to sportsday with me olly foster and james pearce.nes tonight. nastase thrown out, konta in tears, it‘s a dramatic start to the fed cup tie in romania. there‘s a late winner for aberdeen as they reach the scottish cup final for the first time in 17 years. they are in to the second half in the first of the fa cup semi—finals and sours have equalised. also coming up in the programme. the rocket is through to the world championship quarterfinals at sheffield and he explains how he approaches his snooker like a pop star. and we‘ll have news of more medals for great britain at the european gymnastics championships. we‘ll have all the the football in a moment, including the latest from wembley and that fa cup semifinal, but we‘re going to start with tennis because there was a particularly ugly incident in the fed cup tie between romania and great britain. ilie nastase, the romanian team captain, was removed from the venue in constanta after swearing at the british team captain anne keothavong and the british number one johanna konta who was

that's all from sportsday. whether. there has been little or no clouds across most of the uk. just a little bit of cloud lingering in the north west of scotla nd lingering in the north west of scotland and the northern isles. that made comeback tonight and arrive in western parts of northern ireland. elsewhere, clear skies arrive in western parts of northern ireland. elsewhere, clearskies will leave things quite chilly. those are the numbers in towns and cities, we can knock off a few degrees for the countryside. tree pollen at this time of year. more sunshine as well burning off that mist and fog in the south. some changes coming into the north—west. that cloud is moving over the irish sea to western parts of england and wales as well. clothing over across the whole of scotland. the range and amount to much and we were in the davison sunshine but it will be cooler than today by a couple of degrees. for western parts of england and wales, asa western parts of england and wales, as a cloud over in the afternoon

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.e bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentator lance price and caroline wheeler, political editor of the sunday express. tomorrow's front pages. the metro leads with our top story tonight, the terror arrest at westminster. the paperfeatures a picture of the suspect being wrestled to the ground by police. the i shows the man being led away by officers just a few hundred metres away from downing street. the telegraph front page is also dominated by that story. but the paper also reports that allies of boris johnson believe he could be moved from the foreign office after the election. the foreign secretary's sister has joined the liberal democrats. as european leaders meet to discuss their strategy for brexit negotiations, the ft says they are preparing to recognise the potential for a united ireland within the eu. hundreds of headteachers warned the prime minister that education will colla pse prime minister that education will collapse without what the paper describes as

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former trade minister, lord digbyjones and the broadcaster and campaigner, henry bonsu. welcome to both of you. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the financial times says push to reform company bosses. the metro leads with a warning that gp practices are closing at a record rate. whilst the telegraph claims the surgery shortage is down to gps retiring early. the i says parents face prosecution for taking their children on holidays during term—time. the daily mail says travel companies must lower fayers to help families. the express reports on an armed police presence at the grand national, for the first time in over 100 years. the daily mirror claims the serial killer peter sutcliffe murdered eight more women. the times says first—time home buyers are being priced out by large numbers of foreign investors. that isa numbers of foreign investors. that is a flavour of the front pages and we will get into a

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight.ck in the big time. newcastle are promoted to the premier league at the first attempt after a thumping win over preston a doping disqualification hands kelly sotherton a third olympic bronze. tatyana chernova's positive test from the beijing games promotes the former british heptathlete to third. and selby sails through. the defending champion reaches the world snooker quarter finals. welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. the toon army are marching back to the premier league. newcastle have been promoted, just 11 months after dropping into the championship. and they sealed it with a comprehensive victory tonight against preston. let's go live to our sports correspondent katie gornall who's outside st james‘ park for us. katie, you've escaped what must be some fairly lively celebrations. i think you are right. i think the celebrations will go on long into the night here in newcastle. but this promotion has not been a procession for the club. they really did wrap it up in some

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes.eadlines tonight: willetts‘s woes, as the reigning masters champion looks set to miss the cut. meanwhile, sergio garcia is the clubhouse leader in augusta, on four—under—par. rodgers commits his future to celtic, signing a four—year deal as manager of the scottish champions. and great britain are one defeat away from going out of the davis cup in the quarter—finals. so a busy day of sport. let's start with golf, and the masters is well into its second day in augusta. and the course is really testing even the very best, including england's reigning champion, danny willett, who is on the verge of missing the cut, after a horror—story eight on the first hole. spain's ryder cup stalwart sergio garcia has been the day's big winner. he is in the clubhouse on four—under—par, joint leader so far after a second round of 69, in a three—way tie for the lead with american‘s charley hoffman and rickie fowler, and belgium's thomas pieters. justin rose is the best briton so far, on two—under for the

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hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris.pter of their extraordinary story takes them to madrid. and a champions league quarter final with atletico. double formula one world champion fernando alonso will miss the monaco grand prix next month so he can race in the indianapolis 500. and success for gb on day one of the world track cycling

that‘s all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.s tomorrow. with me are kate mccann, senior political correspondent at the daily telegraph, and dan bilefsky, london—based reporter for the new york times. tomorrow‘s front pages... the telegraph leads with a warning that donald trump could threaten military action on syria following reports of a chemical attack. the metro features the same story, with president trump describing the suspected gas attack as a red line. in the financial times there‘s claims that theresa may might soften her stance on free movement as part of brexit talks. the express says house prices are set to rise by a quarter as a result of leaving the eu. the i reports that the uk is trying to improve diplomatic relations with russia. the guardian says there is mounting pressure onjeremy corbyn to expel ken livingstone following his remarks on hitler. the times reports the government‘s rise on probate fees may be unlawful. and in the mail, claims that the uk‘s foreign aid budget has been increased because of eu rule

that's coming up on sportsday at half past six but now it is time for the film review.lo, and welcome to the film review on bbc news, to take us through the cinema releases this week is jason solomons. what do we have this week? the glamour of old school hollywood comedy backdrop for a love story between a starlet and her chauffeur under the watchful eye of reclusive billionaire howard hughes in warren beatty use rules don't apply. we have the sands of time, which reveal voices from a hidden mirror in the form of gertrude bell's, letters from baghdad as read out by tilda swinton in the doctorate —— in the letters from baghdad. and wartime london's rubble provides the setting for gemma arterton and bill nighy a in their finest, as they struggle to produce wartime propaganda and —— wartime propaganda movies. we begin with rules don't apply. warren beatty, he hasn't had the best of yea rs! beatty, he hasn't had the best of years! with that oscars fiasco. it has been his 16 years since he wrote and directed... this was meant to be his big return. as he gets older is he gett

that's all from sportsday., francois hollande has called on voters to reject the far—right candidate marine le pen and back emmanuel macron to succeed him. a 21 year—old man is being questioned by police investigating the death of a former royal navy officer outside his home in manchester. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has told trade unionists in scotland about his plans to strengthen workers' rights, if he wins the general election. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. it is all green. the dax is up almost 3.5 points. the dowjones and the nasdaq are both in positive territory, as well. a 21 year—old man is being questioned by police after a former royal navy officer died tackling burglars outside his home in manchester. mike samwell — who was 35 — is thought to have been run over by his own car which was stolen in the early hours of yesterday morning. we can speak to dave guest in chorlton now. there has been an arrest, what is the reaction? one of great s

coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we'll look ahead tonight's premier league fixturesncluding manchester united's match against everton, asjose mourinho‘s team try to stay in touch with the top four. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. at least 58 people have died, with many more injured, in a suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. eyewitnesses say victims were left choking, fainting and frothing at the mouth, and many of the dead are children. the un claims the attack came from the air, and the foreign secretary borisjohnson says if chemical weapons were used, then president assad is guilty of a war crime. syria and russia deny any involvement. the attack happened in the north—west of the country, in the rebel—held province of idlib. un war crimes investigators say they've opened an inquiry. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. there are distressing images from the start. he is alive but he is struggling to breathe. around him, other children are already on oxygen. all of them victims of gas. other pictures, too graphic to broadcast,

that's all from sportsday with me will perry.bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentator, jane merrick and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the london evening standard. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. the financial times leads with the white house's pledge to cut taxes and ‘unleash‘ the us economy. white house's pledge to cut taxes and 'unleash' the us economy. the i reports on the news that two football clu bs reports on the news that two football clubs have been raided as pa rt football clubs have been raided as part ofan football clubs have been raided as part of an investigation into allegations of tax fraud. a poll on the front of the metro suggests that theresa may is britain's most popular leader of the last forty yea rs. popular leader of the last forty years. the prime minister is pictured on the front page of the daily telegraph — greeting the president of the european commission in downing street this evening. the paper reports that britain will be tied to europe's human rights laws for ano

now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.he masters — but it hasn‘t been a walk in the park for everyone at augusta. and great britain are battling for davis cup survival. they‘ll have to come from behind to win the quarterfinal against france without andy murray. definitly red heads into tomorrow‘s grand national as one of the favourites — we‘ll be live at aintree. good evening, there‘s plenty of sport in the offing today, and we start with what‘s already shaping up to be a battle at augusta in the first golf major of the year — the masters. america‘s charley hoffman now holds a three shot lead, with england‘s matthew fitzpatrick the highest—placed briton, five shots back on one under par. patrick gearey has the story of the first day‘s play. day one put the gust into augusta. in the wind, the golfer is like the sailor, take no risks get back indoors and whatever you do don‘t end up in the water. the forjordan spieth an echo of how his master‘s challenge ended last year, the golfer wants not to be blown too far—under par. am

that's all from sportsday.ve more later, at 7:30pm. the night. it has been a fairly quiet start of the bank holiday weekend, with a lot of dry weather across the uk. i think you will notice temperatures creeping up by a notch or two in the next couple of days, for many areas. the breeze will be picking up and it would not be a bank with a weekend without at least some rain in the forecast. the low pressure system is out towards the west. it is slowly creeping towards us. ahead of it, the rain is picking up, isobars getting together. it is bringing in mild airfrom south, but it getting together. it is bringing in mild air from south, but it also brings rain. tonight, we're going to see the wind picking up. a fair bit of cloud, picking up for some places and will continue to do so. a dry and will continue to do so. a dry and breezy night, variable amounts of cloud. not particularly cold, the wind coming from the south—east. most towns and cities holding up quite nicely. there is some rain looking towards the sout

coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news...murray bows out early at the monte carlo masters after a 3—set defeat in the third round. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. in his first major speech of the election campaign, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has styled himself as the anti—establishment candidate, taking on what he called a system rigged against working people. he told supporters that a labour government elected on the 8th ofjune would not play by the old rules, doffing its cap to the powerful. with theresa may promising strong leadership, our political editor laura kuenssberg looks at their different messages and what they mean for the election. no one's going to say they're all the same. not in this election. and not the admirers of the labour leader, who queued round the block to hear him. we need something different, not more of the same. i really enjoy seeing him speak. this is about who should be leading the country and should be our prime minister, because he's offering a real alternative. the left

hello, i'm 0lly foster, these are our sportsday headlines tonight.oyes says he profoundly regrets telling a female reporter ?that she might get a slap‘ and has apologised. the fa are investigating. over three months before the women's euros, england have named theirfinal sqaud for the tournament. and caught on camera, how a tv viewer stopped lexi thomspon winning the first major of the year. the football association will ask david moyes for his observations about the comments he made to a bbc reporter after a match last month. the sunderland manager has apologised to vicky sparks after telling her she might get a slap. let's speak to our sports news correspondent, richard conway. richard, he had seemingly taken exception to her line of questioning at the time. yes, this came after sunderland drew against burnley in the middle of march and it was a routine press conference. the last question seems to have annoyed him slightly and the tape stops rolling on the interview and then we hear this exchange. have and then we hear this exchange. have a listen.

that's all from sportsday.what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the daily mirror columnist susie boniface and steve hawkes, deputy political editor at the sun. i'll start again... deputy political editor at the sun. two red tops. good to see you. i will try and read this clearly and enunciates properly. the metro leads with the russians accusation that the uk are threatening the peace in syria to stay in with the americans. the ft focusses on the low 0f russian and american relations, but also run a story about how brexit has effectively frozen british companies out of the eu space sector. the times lead with its own investigation into potentially illegal images on facebook and features at picture of rex tillerson who has been in max go. the telegraph leads with a warning from scotla nd telegraph leads with a warning from scotland yard over as sharp increase in gun and knife crime, pointing to a reduction in resources as a reason. the guardian also leaves with this. the i goes with the t

non—bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6:30pm tonight. their title rivals for a place in their title rivals for a place in the final. we look ahead to premier league fixtures this weekend and have the latest from the world snooker championships in sheffield, gymnastics from the europeans in romaniac, athletics from the bahamas and a look ahead to the london marathon. —— mania. and the tragic news that ugo ehiogu died after a cardiac arrest. that‘s coming up on sportsday at half past six but now it is time for the film review.

that's all from sportsday.from all of us at the bbc sport centre, goodnight. here is helen with the weather... good evening. it will be a cold weekend with night—time ground frost but for most of us, it looks to be a fairly decent weekend. saudi skies at times, like we had in north wales today. through the weekend. you can see what it was like —— cloudy skies at times. here, chilly air establishes itself. behind it, it moves southwards overnight. not much rain, a lot of cloud. northwards, ground frost develops towards dawn. in the south, temperatures hold up better but we could see some mist and fog as we head toward saturday morning. bright, breezy and chilly to begin with in the north but sunshine gets to work quickly. north scotla nd sunshine gets to work quickly. north scotland sees a peppering of showers. still on the whole, quite a bit of club with sunshine and swear. light winds and sunshine means it will feel pleasant enough. it is largely dry for most of us again. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm

in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this eveningthe syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people. we'll hear about the controversy raging in america following suggestions that president trump could set up a committee to address already disproved claims that vaccines harm children.

coming up now it's sportsday.d evening, spurs reduce the gap with chelsea as bournemouth get thumped 4—0 at white hart lane. stoke city with a win, and valtteri bottas claims pole position for the first time in his career to deny team—mate lewis hamilton pole position on the grid in bahrain. and britain's cyclists add to the medal tally at the world track cycling championships in hong kong and defending champion mark selby makes a blistering start to this year's snicko world championship. good evening, lots of neutral fans would like to see the race to win the premier league title go to the final few matches. spurs have done their bit to make sure it does. they beat bournemouth 4—0 in the day's early kick—off to move to just four points behind league leaders chelsea who don't play until tomorrow. david ornstein reports. it is at this point of the season that spurs usually see their hopes dashed at this year it could be different, where once the gap the top looked insurmountable it's a glimmer of light. that light

hello and welcome to sportsday. looks set to miss the cut. meanwhile sergio garcia is the clubhouse leader in augusta. rodgers commits his future to celtic — signing a four year deal with the scottish champions. and great britain are one defeat away from going out of the davis cup quarter—finals. so a busy day of sport, let's start with golf and the masters is well into its second day in augusta. and the course is really testing even the very best including england's reigning champion danny willett, who is on the verge of missing the cut after a horror story eight on the first hole. spain's ryder cup stalwart sergio garcia has been the day's big winner, he's in the clubhouse on four under par, joint leader so far after a second round of 69 tied with america's charley hoffman who had a terrible time today. justin rose is the best briton so far on two under for the tournament at the turn. well let's go live to augusta where the bbc‘s hazel irvine is following the action. good evening. it's been a very testing day here