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joe wilson at old trafford, thank you forjoining us.dence boosting win over newcastle ahead of their crucial europa league semi—final second leg against villareal this week. mohamed elneny got the opener — and his first ever goal in the premier league — inside the first five minutes to set arsenal on their way, before pierre—emerick aubameyang on his return to the side doubled the lead with a fine finish from martinelli's cross. chelsea have reached the final of the women's champions league. they came from 2—1 down in the first leg to beat bayern munich 5—3 on aggregate. it'll be the wsl leaders first european final and it means they're still on course for an historic quadruple this season, as maz farookhi reports. some of the sport's biggest names for one of the biggest of occasions. chelsea have spent considerably to put themselves on the stage this season. defeat last week left them with work to do a bit as they do so often some care and curb a combined brilliant to get them back into it. it would take something special to beat the m

this at the players aren't even inside old trafford, are they?- old trafford, are they?strange one- — old trafford, are they? this is a strange one. both _ old trafford, are they? this is a strange one. both liverpool- old trafford, are they? this is aj strange one. both liverpool and manchester united will arrive by coach. none of those coaches have yet arrived. 0bviously with the protests starting at 1.40 this afternoon, they had the time to make the decision not to arrive at the ground. that has been the case. no players. the match officials are also being held outside the ground, because they don't have access at the moment. so i really don't know how, but the team sheets have come in ready for this game. we know the starting 11 for both sides, however, there is nobody here to hand the team sheet in and nobody to receive it. ., ., ., ., ~ team sheet in and nobody to receive it. ian radford, thank you very much. i it. ian radford, thank you very much- i am — it. ian radford, thank you very much. i am sure _ it. ian radford, thank you very much. i am sure we _ it. ian

joe wilson at old trafford. _ transpired. joe wilson at old trafford, thank _ transpired. old trafford, thank you very much. flags are flying at half—mast across israel as the country observes a day of mourning for the victims of friday's crush during a jewish pilgrimage. 45 men and boys died after becoming trapped in a narrow passage during the festival at mount meron. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports. a mother mourns her son. yedidia went on a journey with his dad. it should have been a joyful pilgrimage. but the 13—year—old will never come home. his brother shmuel survived. his father avigdor was brought from the hospital. a final goodbye. "we didn't tell you enough we love you, yedidia," says avigdor. "god has taken you to your religious school, a class of 45," he says, referring to all the victims. they dug his grave in the middle of the night. jewish tradition calls for a quick burial of the dead. i met the family on friday when yedidia was still missing. their hopes quickly faded. theirs is the grief of so many. 45 people, all men and boys, 12 in

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.arlier from outside old trafford, joe wilson explained how the protests had unfolded across the day. what evolved today in many ways had been publicised days in advance. 0rganisers had called for a demonstration outside the forecourt of old trafford and it was to be peaceful and it was to be socially distant. at about 1:30pm, there were about 1000 protesters in that position. we saw flares, placards and we heard chanting. towards two o'clock, a group from that body decided they wanted to take things further, they wanted to get on the pitch. the security that was potentially there to stop them was very small—scale. they really managed to breach that easily and within a matter of minutes they were on the pitch. about 200 demonstrating actually on the pitch. at the same time, at the hotel where the manchester united team were theoretically preparing and about to leave to get to the game, there were protests there. it became really clear there was no way this match could be played. there w

to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme supporters on the pitch at old trafford manchester united fans protest against the club's owners, leading to their game against liverpool being postponed. history made — chelsea reach their first women's champions league final — after beating bayern munich. rangers hit four against celtic in the old firm derby at ibrox, just two games away now from an unbeaten league season. and some spectacular overtaking sees lewis hamilton win the portuguese grand prix to extend his lead in the formula one championship. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we start tonight at old trafford, where manchester united's premier league game against liverpool was postponed. earlier around 200 united fans got onto the pitch — to protest against the glazer family's ownership of the club. thousands more gathered outside the stadium, making their feelings clear following the formation and collapse of the controversial european super league. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports: 1:30pm outside old trafford, the

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. foreign secretary, dominic raab, has dismissed calls for a faster easing of lockdown rules in england. he's urging caution, saying the country's entering the "last lap" of the race to beat the coronavirus. he also suggests "some safeguards" may remain, even when all legal restrictions end next month. the government is considering a range of measures, including a vaccination programme for schools, though no final decision has been made. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. it's been a testing time, and ensuring people do not have covid will continue to be crucial as the country reopens. the government is beginning a trial of daily lateral flow tests for people in england who have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus. it could eventually mean the end of self—isolation. lockdown restrictions are lifting, too, though ministers warn some precautions may stay beyond the summer. we want to get to a position at the end ofjune where we can get life ba

that win for lester tonight at old trafford - possible.ight at old trafford is a huge boost to their hopes of playing champions league football next year. it also brought an end to manchester united unlikely chance of catching city in the title race. but manager was quick to complement his city rivals. i think the whole season has given us optimism and room for optimism. but also room for improvement. i think we pushed man city all the way until ten, 12 days left of the season. and that's a very good achievement, i think. because they are a very good team. a very worthy champion. i say congratulations because they have played some fantastic stuff this season. 0ne one of the game tonight southampton being crystal palace 3—1. both sides knew it would guarantee premier league football next season. alice actually took the league and the first five minutes but southampton drew level thanks to that smart finish from ends. adams then put them in from making a 3—1 with the second goal of the game. and his 12 of the season. meanwhile, we still don'

they beat manchester united li—2 in an eventful game at old trafford.as the match that was cancelled because of protest. it was liverpool that won for the first time at old trafford in more than seven years. in the league seen around the world actions can speak as loud as the words. outside old trafford protests once again at united owners inside a tribute tojordan banks, the young liverpool fans struck by lightning and killed on tuesday. the trials and tributes there was a football match to be played. 11 days later than planned. so who who would react fast as? phillips reaction was a neat kneejerk want. liverpool behind. referee was making quick decisions show for the penalty liverpool or was a? he has the benefit of a second opinion probably change his mind not that everybody saw his side. luckily forjuergen clopp unite is defence didn't notice the shot and kick at a flick just the shot and kick at a flick just the trick, not best practice to leave liverpool forward unmarked. for nino didn't mind. not once but twice, 3—1 at liverpool. united used to c

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.ing held hostage by the regime, and suffering treatment that amounts to torture. she's been detained for five years on spying charges, and was recently convicted of another offence, and banned from leaving tehran. our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley is here. what are the iranians saying? let me tell you all along richard ratcliffe her husband has said she is being held as a hostage, a political pawn, saying she has been held in part four of £400 million debt which the uk has ode to iran forfour decades. a few hours after dominic raab said he could not argue with a description of nazanin as a hostage, as if to confirm that, state—run tv in iran had a report a deal had been done with the americans for a prisoner swap and release of some iranian money grows on under sanctions. it also said if nazanin would be freed if the uk debt would be freed. the uk denies it has done a deal and the uk, and has played down any notion nazanin is about to release. it says it is continuing to

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.elegated sheffield united 4—0 in the premier league. spurs are up to fifth in the table, five points behind chelsea in the race for a champions league place. in the day's other game, arsenal won 2—0 at newcastle. chelsea have reached the final of the women's champions league for the first time in the club's history. they beat bayern munich 5—3 on aggregate to progress to the final against barcelona. the result keeps chelsea on track for an historic quadruple this season. elsewhere in football, champions rangers underlined their dominance in the scottish premiership by thrashing celtic 4—1 at ibrox. rangers remain unbeaten in the league this season. and inter have won their first serie a title in 11 years after second—placed atalanta drew with sassuolo. they're 13 points clear with four games to go. lewis hamilton showed why he's a seven—time formula one world champion with a remarkable drive in the algarve to win the portuguese grand prix. he had to to use all his experience to overtak

with protests continuing inside old trafford and also at the manchester united team hotel, there wasy the game itself against liverpool could be played. today, the reds were stopped. so, will it change anything? the direct response from the premier league was a statement: well, for 16 years supporters have opposed the glazers. for 16 years, they've believed the family is taking money out of the club. fan power has been reignited by recent opposition to the european super league. this anger runs deeper. does it take something extreme for the glazers just to notice? united! the pitch invaders were widely condemned and don't represent all manchester united supporters, farfrom it. but the landscape of english football has changed, and these are the images viewed across the premier league's global marketplace. joe wilson, bbc news, in manchester. jonathan tannenwald is a football reporter for the philadelphia enquirer. thank you very much for making the time. there has been something of a campaign against the glazers since 2005. we saw the glazers since 2005. we saw the passions running h

with protests continuing inside old trafford and also at the manchester united team hotel, there wasthe game itself against liverpool could be played. today, the reds were stopped. so, will it change anything? the direct response from the premier league was a statement: well, for 16 years supporters have opposed the glazers. for 16 years, they've believed the family is taking money out of the club. fan power has been reignited by recent opposition to the european super league. does it take something extreme for the glazers just to notice? the pitch invaders were widely condemned and don't represent all manchester united supporters, farfrom it. but the landscape of english football has changed, and these are the images viewed across the premier league's global marketplace. joe wilson, bbc news, in manchester. let's let's stick with this story for the time being. jonathan tannenwald is a football reporter for the philadelphia enquirer and has been giving me his reaction to the protests. the people we heard from summed that up very well. it is about the perception that this club is a ca

it follows protests at old trafford yesterday.f the subjects i think they will be talking about now on sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday. the manchester united supporters�* trust can't rule out another protest, they have given the club's owners an ultimatum. the covid bubble is breached in the indian premier league, eoin morgan's kolkata side report two positives. it could be a classic for the crucible crowd tonight, selby has a three—frame lead in the world snooker final. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm olly foster. there's been plenty of fall—out from yesterday's protest at manchester united. thousands turned up ahead of the match against liverpool to voice their opposition to the club's ownership. the game had to be postponed after hundreds broke into the stadium two hours before the scheduled kick—off. let's cross live now to our correspondentjoe wilson, who witnessed yesterday's demonstration first—hand. joe, it got very ugly. in the last hour we have heard from greater manchester pol

let's speak to liam bradford from bbc radio manchester who is outside old trafford for us. i was at the protest, coverin: this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it _ this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it for _ this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it for bbc _ this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it for bbc radio - covering it for bbc radio manchester, with potentially 5000 6000 manchester united fans singing songs on the forecourt, right outside the megastore, the shadow of the holy trinity statue of best, charlton, undertook a bit of a turn, they went towards the munich tunnel, going beneath the south stand. as they were doing that, they found a way to break through onto the pitch. that has busily caused a security lockdown at the stadium, which means that the entire press pack, all of the journalists to cover manchester united against liverpool in the premier league, they are currently standing in the car park, unable to go anywhere near the ground. we have heard in the last couple of minutes from a source inside the ground that they may not have clear

the concourse outside old trafford where protesters were expected to congregate... all chant. ..to voice their continued opposition to the ownership of manchester united by the glazer family. some protesters soon decided to go further and, ultimately, onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds in the world — that revered manchester united pitch, the place of stirring feats of football, occupied. as clashes continued, police reported two injuries to officers, one slashed in the face by a broken bottle. meanwhile, some of those who stayed peacefully outside were leaving. as we are speaking outside the ground, there are lots of fans actually on the pitch. imean, what... is there? they've got through? what do you think about that? it's a frustrating thing because, obviously, as fans, we want the best for our club. it's been from when we were young, watched it, it's been magical, you know, the history we've had. and people like get so annoyed with it. all chant: we want glazers out! well, they stayed. there was a match due to be

fans invading the forecourt there at old trafford. this was hours before the fixture was due to take place. the protesters, as you were saying, chanting, we want glazers out. that is a reference to the club's american ownership. florida-based ownership. flares thrown. there was damage to camera equipment. two police officers injured. one according to greater manchester police after being attacked with a bottle and sustaining a significant slash wound to his face, requiring emergency hospital treatment. the two teams, rosemary, didn't even get to the ground to play. the match initially delayed. then it was postponed. 1,000 fans had gathered at the stadium. around 100 -- i want to be accurate with the reporting because i've seen all kinds of numbers. but police say around 100 getting onto that famous pitch. another 200 meantime protesting at a lowry hotel in sulford. that's where the united team is headquartered between home games. i want you to listen now to former united player red devils legend gary neville. he was at old trafford su

our sports editor dan roan has been speaking to both of them at old trafford. sir alex, tell me, what was it like revisiting the most important moments of your life, both good and bad? in my career i never used reflection as part of my management. i always looked forward and the next day was the most important day to me. the reflection was quite powerful for me. you know, i realised... "god, did we do that?" recounting hisjourney from his working class roots in glasgow, sir alex ferguson never give in, released later this month, follows the iconic scotsman�*s playing and managerial career, as well as the more personal side of a man who won it all. the impossible dream... i didn't want to fail, i couldn't fail. that was always a driving force for me. football management is such a sacrifice that you don't have time for family. did you feel a sense of great responsibility, jason, to do your father's remarkable careerjustice? yeah, idid. but then i quite quickly flipped that from the point of view of looking at it and utilising the relationship we have as a tool to

two police officers injured after yesterday's protest by hundreds of manchester united fans at old trafford. the scenes have been described as "completely unacceptable". when you get fans breaking into stadiums, when you get fans hurting police officers, when you get fans smashing glass to get into the hospitality, then that is not the way to do it. a cross party group of mps urges the government to maintain restrictions on foreign holidays beyond the 17th of may, warning that new variants could lead to more deaths and further lockdowns. restrictions on the number of mourners allowed at funerals are set to be relaxed in england, from the 17th of may. lockdown restrictions ease further in wales today — gyms and swimming pools are reopening, and two households can now meet indoors. the queen sends a message to the people of northern ireland marking the country's centenary and praising the "continued peace" as "a credit to its people, upon whose shoulders the future rests". after herojimi olubunmi—adewole died trying to save a woman who fell into the river thames, we'll hear from the man who j

manchester united's premier league game against liverpool has been postponed following protest at old trafford. around 200 fans got onto the pitch to protest against the glazers�*s ownership of manchester united. thousands gathered outside making clear their feelings following the collapse of the controversial european super league. bbc sport, our correspondentjoe wilson telling us most of the protests were peaceful but a minority put our fans, staff and police at risk according to authorities. we will keep you updated on that. one premier league game tonight, kicking off at 7:15pm. i will be back in an hour but next up it is the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in a few weeks. at the recent 93rd academy awards, chinese film—maker chloe zhao became only the second woman ever to win the oscar for best director, repeating kathryn bigelow�*s hurt locker triumph when nomadland also won best picture. ijust looked up the value on your van. with that hig

the i which leads on manchester united fans breaking into old trafford to protests against the club'suardian which also features supporters on the pitch at man united — but it's main story is a warning from a senior tory — who says that if the prime minister has been found to have breached the ministerial code — he should resign. next is the ft which carries a warning from the world's leading vaccine manufacturer in india — who says a shortage of the jab could last for months. and to the daily mail — and their campaign to have a memorial to the victims of the pandemic constructed

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united's premier league match with liverpool has been postponed after fans invaded the pitch at old traffordprotest against the club's american owners. a national day of mourning in israel after 45 men and boys were killed by a crush at a jewish festival early on friday in the north of the country. now on bbc news, in bosnia herzegovina, the health care system only allows giving birth in hospitals. our world follows a woman on a mission to deliver her baby at home in secret. amira is fighting for the right to have a home birth. women in the balkan region are routinely exposed to brutal treatment in hospital during pregnancy and childbirth, and they are demanding change. the united nations has uncovered the scale of the abuse. violence against women in childbirth is so normalised that it is not yet considered violence against women. to protect herself, amira has hired a foreign midwife, who's taking a risk to help her deliver the baby at home. if the police came and said "who are you? what are you doing?", hopefully reasonableness will prevail. can amira reclaim one of her life's most importa

the i which leads on manchester united fans breaking into old trafford to protests against the club's american owners. it says the revolt has thrown the game into dissaray. next is the guardian which also features supporters on the pitch at man united — but its main story is a warning from a senior tory — who says that if the prime minister has been found to have breached the ministerial code — he should resign. next is the ft which carries a warning from the world's leading vaccine manufacturer in india — who says a shortage of the jab could last for months. and to the daily mail — and their campaign to have a memorial to the victims of the pandemic constructed in st paul's cathedral. it says its readers have donated more than 60 thousand pounds to the idea. finally to the times — which leads on claims that the government could be on the verge of scrapping social distancing rules from the 21st ofjune. the from the 21st ofjune. telegraph also showing the pictures the telegraph also showing the pictures at old trafford. however its main story is on the claims made by state tv in a ran

the iconic old trafford stadium.enue invaded by fans hours before the fixture between united and liverpool. the two most decorated and most famous clubs in english football. no question about that. as you said, protesters saying we want glazers out as they glanced down at the monitor. looking at the aerial view and the pitch side view as well. protested against the florida-based owners of the club, owners perceived as central to the now failed, ill fated breakaway european super leagues. flairs were thrown, damage to camera equipment, two police officers injured. two teams did not even get to the grounds to play. match delayed and postponed. over 1,000 fans actually gathered at the stadium. around 100 or so. we had other figures concerning how many got on to the pitch. police say 100 got on to the pitch. another 200 protesting at the hotel. that is where united's team headquarters were before all home games. team leaving the hotel. we have video of the team leaving the hotel. that was several hours later on sunday ev

it follows protests at old trafford yesterday over the club's attempt to join the new competition.up — new research on whic and coming up, the new research on which bottle of wine is yesterday the foreign secretary said that there would be some safeguards that would be necessary beyond that, perhaps social distancing, perhaps the use of masks. the government is reviewing all these documents. but today, borisjohnson out on the campaign trail for the hartlepool by—election, sounded pretty optimistic. it also looks to me as though june 21st we will be able to say, you know, social distancing as we currently had to do it, the one metre plus, ithink we've got a good chance, a good chance of being able to dispense with the one metre plus. from the 21st ofjune. now, that is still dependent on the data. we can't state it categorically yet. we've got to look at the epidemiology as we progress. where we get to with the disease, but that's what it feels like to me right now. social distancing as we know it now, then, according to the prime minister there, at least, could well be gone as ofjun

they beat manchester united 4—2 in an eventful game at old trafford.s. in the league seen around the world actions can speak as loud as the worlds. 0utside old trafford protests once again at united owners inside a tribute tojordan banks, the young liverpool fans struck by lightning and killed on tuesday. beyond the trials and tributes there was a football match to be played. 11 days later than planned. so who who would react fastest? phillips reaction was a neat kneejerk want. liverpool behind. referee was making quick decisions show for the penalty liverpool or was it? he has the benefit of a second opinion probably change his mind not that everybody saw his side. luckily forjuergen klopp unite is defence didn't notice the shot and kick at a flick just the trick, not best practice to leave liverpool forward unmarked. not once but twice, 3—1 at liverpool. united used to come from behind the seasons a little surprised when rashard pulled one back. few would have been as shocked as most colleges speak the freedom of old trafford as chased the equaliser.

we'll be live at old trafford where manchester united know defeat to leicester will hand the title toter city. still awaiting confirmation from uefa — portugal emerges as the leading contender to host the all—english champions league final. and we hear from the academic who thinks wimbledon and royal ascot are being overly cautious with the limited number of fans they're planning to let in this summer. good evening, welcome along, and thank you forjoining us. so we've said this a few times — but could this be the night the premier league title is finally back in manchester city's hands. leicester need to win at old trafford if that is to happen — they kicked off against manchester united at 6'0clock and our sports news correspondent andy swiss is there for us and joins me now changes made by ole gunnar solskjaer tonight — an eventful start. it's all square at the moment.— an eventful start. it's all square at the moment. that's right. as you sa , a at the moment. that's right. as you say. a pretty — at the moment. that's right. as you say. a pretty lively _ at the moment. that's right

our sports editor dan roan has been speaking to both of them at old trafford.. i always look forward and the next day was the most important day to me. the reflection was quite powerful for me. you know, i realised... god, did we do that? recounting hisjourney from his working class roots in glasgow, sir alex ferguson never give in, released later this month, follows the iconic scotsman's playing and managerial career, as well as the more personal side of a man who won it all. the impossible dream... i didn't want to feel or couldn't feel that there was always a driving force for me. football management is such a sacrifice that you don't have time for family. did you feel a sense of great responsibility, jason, to do your father's remarkable careerjustice? yeah, idid. but then i quite quickly flipped that from the point of view of looking at it and utilising the relationship we have as a tool to make something that was very personal and intimate. ambulance service. my dad has collapsed. alexander ferguson. and for the first time, the circumstances surrounding t

we are here around the side of old trafford stadium but if you go around the front at the moment therer protest taking place by united fans come probably a few hundred of them protesting against their own eyes, they are singing songs, they are waving banners but the thing is it's very different than a few days ago. there is an increased police presence. if you go around the front there are layers of police officers, security staff, as well as of police fines and large numbers of mental barriers around the front of the stadium. particularly the area where fans manage to break the security 11 days ago and get onto the pitch. there is now a heavy metal barricade to stop funds getting in. with that said, we have had some reports that the liverpool team, one of the liverpool team buses has been blocked as it left the team hotel earlier on this afternoon. we are not sure who is on that team bus if anyone but there are reports that that is finally on the move once again. you can imagine that both clubs will be keeping our fingers crossed and his fixture which already had to be postponed once

police officers are injured, after yesterday's protest by hundreds of manchester united fans at old trafford. the scenes have been described as "completely unacceptable". when you get fans breaking into stadiums, when you get fans hurting police officers, when you get fans smashing glass to get into the hospitality, then that is not the way to do it. a cross party group of mps urges the uk government to maintain restrictions on foreign holidays beyond the 17th of may — warning that new variants could lead to more deaths and further lockdowns. lockdown restrictions ease further in wales today. gyms and swimming pools are reopening, and two households can now meet indoors. ahead of a g7 meeting in london, us secretary of state, antony blinken, accuses china of acting more aggressively abroad and more repressively at home the head of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, the serum institute of india, blames narendra modi's government for the shortage of covid jabs it comes as india reports more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a twelfth straight day. the queen sends a message to the p

sporting and politicialfigures have condemned the violence against police during a protest at old traffordwhen you get fans breaking into stadiums, when you get fans hurting police officers, when you get fans smashing glass to get into the hospitality, then that is not the way to do it. the queen sends a message to the people of northern ireland marking the country's centenary, and praising the "continued peace" as "a credit to its people, upon whose shoulders the future rests". and coming up, the first non—socially distanced gig for over a year, last night in liverpool. research from the pilot event in sefton park will help to show how concerts and festivals can safely take place again. mps are urging the government to maintain restrictions on foreign holidays beyond the 17th of may. the all—party parliamentary group on coronavirus says importing new variants will result in more deaths and could lead to further lockdowns. the mps want ministers to discourage all international leisure travel. the government says robust border controls are in place to prevent the spread of covid. thomas coo

it will be - some week for them we consider they won it at old trafford at this time last week, they, and if they win at stamford bridge tonight, and clinch their place in the top four, that would be a phenomenal achievement but i have to say decades of experience of watching football makes me think that chelsea are the big favours tonight. that chelsea are the big favours toni . ht. , that chelsea are the big favours toniaht. , . , ., tonight. interesting. leicester have been in this— tonight. interesting. leicester have been in this position _ tonight. interesting. leicester have been in this position before. - tonight. interesting. leicester have been in this position before. they l been in this position before. they were in the top four for the majority of last season but they faded away right at the end. how desperate are they going to be to make sure this time?! desperate are they going to be to make sure this time? i get desperate are they going to be to make sure this time?— make sure this time? i get the impression _ make sure this time? i get the impression if _ make sure t

it follows protests at old trafford yesterday.

solution to their border dispute and whether their mutual ally can or indeed wants to help chance trafford al-jazeera bishkek. well still ahead here on out is there allegations of genocide against the theory of his military in the to gray region in a video message smuggled out of the country. and how taiwan's once high flying tech industry is being drained by the worst drought in almost half a century. it's time for the perfect jenny the weather sponsored by qatar airways but it's already raining in england which in itself is fine it's spring spring rains good but in this case that's part of a wind up system which you can see here which is looking more like an autumn storm so this rain is going to bring with it some strong winds that has the advantage of drawing very warm air for the south it's quite hot in the south of france it's quite a pleasant day in both portugal and spain and there's not much in the way of cloud for a good part of your right on the edges to cause a northerly breeze is bringing rain now to turkey but bordeaux's 31 is not going to last you down to 18 below average by

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we're all reflecting on what went down in the mass protests at iconic old trafford stadium.mages are powerful indeed. scene hours ahead of the schedulured fixture between manchester united and liverpool, the protesters chanting we want glasers out, the florida-based owners perceived as central to the failed break-away european super league. aerial shot above. flares thrown, damage to camera equipment. two police officers were injured. two teams, united and liverpool didn't even get to the grounds to play. stuck at hotels. match delayed, then postponed. manchester police saying over 1,000 fans had gathered, around 100 or so breaking through on to the pitch. you can see that is a very powerful message to united's owners. another 200 at lowrie hotel where the team stays before home games. team did leave several hours later on sunday evening. just bring in the views of some of the fans who gathered earlier in the day on sunday. take a listen. >> the reason there's so much frustration is they've not communicated with the fans for 16 years, that leads to this anger we've seen. >>

our sports correspondent joe wilson is at old trafford. how are fans reacting today?think there are all sorts _ how are fans reacting today? i think there are all sorts of— how are fans reacting today? i think there are all sorts of emotions - how are fans reacting today? i think there are all sorts of emotions and i there are all sorts of emotions and indeed resentment simmering in the manchester drizzle today. the reaction from the police is completely understandable after two officers were injured, quite seriously, during the clashes yesterday. one thing i was very aware of yesterday and one thing i tried to convey was that there were a great many supporters here who had come to demonstrate peacefully and did not want to be associated in any way with those who ended up getting onto the pitch. there has been an open letter written today by the manchester united supporters trust to joel manchester united supporters trust tojoel glazer, manchester united supporters trust to joel glazer, the manchester united supporters trust tojoel glazer, the owner of manchester unit

well, as we've been hearing, hundreds of manchester united fans have invaded the pitch at old traffordternoon, to protest against the club's owners. part of their anger centered around the proposed european super league. now on bbc news, a look behind the scenes of a chaotic three days in european football, when the plan was announced and then collapsed with a wall of opposition. if this were to happen, it has the potential to end the club game as we know it. it's not right what they're trying to do. it's not competitive. it's a closed shop. there was quite unanimous sadness, anger, disgust. at the events - of the last three days. for people, greedy people, to come in and treat it like their own personal hedge fund is disgusting. it's disgraceful, it's disgusting, and i will say three strong words — enough is enough. chanting. it's not a sport if the success is already guaranteed. - it's not a sport, and it - doesn't matter if you lose. i can only give my personal opinion, and i don't like it one bit and hopefully it doesn't happen. the ramifications of this, i think, we'll be talking

manchester united fans invade the pitch at old trafford in a protest against the club's owners. welcome to the program india has suffered its deadliest day yet of the coronavirus pandemic and the prime minister in a renter modi appears to be paying the price for prioritizing elections over the health crisis in his country his party was defeated in west bengal in one of 4 state elections partly by the fuelling the current surge in covert cases india recorded a new high of 3689 covert deaths in the past day alone more than 215000 people are now confirmed to have died all together in india a total that is widely accepted as being far below the real number and then the past day also saw more than 392000 new cases which is a slight dip from the day before but it does push the total kovan 1000 cases recorded in the country to 19 and a half 1000000 people with no end to the search in sight or nearly 10 indian states and territories of impose some sort of lockdown or restrictions and. that's what's happening now local media say the country's kovan 1000 task force is advising a national

lee dixon and myself got to the gantry at old trafford early to avoid the protest outside and get to the game safely and in good time. the noise outside was clearly audible from inside the stadium. we heard a couple of loud bangs as well as fireworks went off. then all of a sudden there was a loud rattling sound and then the sound of voices getting closer and closer. to the right-hand side, the fans started pouring down the steps. onto the pitch. you can see now one of two fans infiltrating the media area. >> nbc's molly hunter standing by in london for us. this is extraordinary. what's the scene right now? whaetsdz behind this? why are these fans so angry? >> reporter: hey, alex, extraordinary pictures. as you just saw, thousands of fans were outside of that stadium. hundreds actually broke in. they really had to break in. they climbed on goalposts, they climbed up into the stands. they threw flares. this was a violent, angry, fairly small, couple hundred fans, group of people inside that stadium. because of covid restrictions, this manchester/liverpool game that was going to go on

arrested a 28 year old man as investigations continue into disorder surrounding protests at old trafford injuries as supporters protested against the clubs owners, the glazer family. the manchester united supporters trust have urged the glazer family to engage more with fans, and in an open letter to the club's owners, they've asked for the family to appoint independent directors to the club's board. the disruption caused their premier league game against liverpool to be postponed. united have released a statement today saying they "remain committed to dialogue and engagement with our fans through the fans forum and other appropriate channels. yesterday is about the strength of feeling from supporters. this isn't just manchester united fans. this has been going on at other clubs, especially from the big six. do i think manchester united supporters willjust meekly go away with their tails between their legs and not try to pursue this? i don't. i will push as a supporters trust, going for a change in regulation. west bromwich albion remain on the verge of premier league relegation after a

manchester united's match against their rivals liverpool was called off after fans stormed the old traffordled for the club's american owners to go. it's the first time an english premier league match has been postponed because of demonstrations by fans. henry winter is the chief football writer for the uk's times newspaper and was at the stadium as the protests unfolded. it has been brewing for 16 years, ever since the glazer family, who are based in america, very successful over there, own the tampa bay buccaneers, they came into english football. there were concerns amongst fans and certain members of the media at the time about what their motives were. over the subsequent 16 years, very sadly for manchester united, we have seen debt loaded onto the club, and a lack of investment in old trafford, the famous stadium, which you showed with the fans going into. the fans basically had had enough. the catalyst was probably two weeks ago, as you know, the possibility of a breakaway, this super league of six english clubs, being very much driven byjoel glazer, the manchester united owner. the f

more protests at old trafford.ester united fans make their feelings known about the club's owners, ahead of their match against liverpool. good evening. the number of cases of an indian covid variant have more than doubled in the uk in the past week. more than 1300 cases have been reported in england alone. most of the cases are in the north—wwest of england the north—west of england and some in london. the prime minister says he is anxious about the rise in cases and says the government is ruling nothing out in tackling the situation. tonight, additional surge testing is being deployed to areas such as bolton, which has one of the highest number of cases — mostly among the under 25s. and the government is considering bringing forward second vaccine doses for some. from bolton, our correspondent dominic hughes reports. all right, sharp scratch. surge testing, and now an extra push on vaccinations is under way in bolton. this is a part of town that has seen a spike in infections. 553 new cases in a week, more than d

the tie was as good as over after a 6—2 first leg win at old trafford but after scoring first through advantage. for me now, the main thing is we are in the final, we know we have to play better than this but we are here because we were able to score four goals during the two legs and that shows in this instance that, while we want to keep him at old trafford. arsenal won't bejoining theirfellow english side after former gunners boss unai emery�*s villarreal held out for a goalless draw in the second leg of their semi fial at the emirates stadium, meaning they go through courtesy of a 2—1 win last week. we are devastated. we had so much enthusiasm to be in the final and we know how much it meant to the club and the fans or ourselves to be in the final and to win the title and be in the champions league and it is a huge blow. women's top seed ashleigh barty is through to the madrid 0pen final after a straight sets victory over paula badosa. australian won 6—4, 6—3, which makes up for losing to the spanish wild card in charlston last month. barty now goes up against 5th seeded belarussi