they made that approach to watford. watford weren't having that and they wanted him to stay.ted sam alla rdyce. stay. everton then appointed sam allardyce. you felt with sam alla rdyce allardyce. you felt with sam allardyce it would be a short—term appointment. so it goes back to silva, who was available now to become everton manager and they continued that chase and that has been resolved with the three—year contract. but it could be costly? yes, because, well, we heard today while everton made the announcement and later watford said that compensation still hadn't been agreed between the two clubs. i have got the details with what they view very much still as an illegal approach that was made for silva in the autumn, although he felt, or we felt he wanted ed to come to goodison. the premier league are keen for the clubs to sort it out between themselves before it can go further. but everton have silva on a three—year contract. further. but everton have silva on a three-year contract. what kind of fit do you think he will be at erton. he has not had a lot of experience. no he

holiday now, beaten and vicarage road 2-1 by watford?ured premier league status. they have lost three in a row. rafael benitez will be disappointed and how they have played over the last few games. a5 for watford, their first win played over the last few games. a5 for watford, theirfirst win in eight. andre gray scored one of their goals. so, something forjavi gracia to take into the summer. watford on our mathematically 5afe as well. we can hear from rafa benitez now. we were not in the game. too many mistakes. and then with the penalty, it was a surprise. it could be 3—0. in the second half, we we re it could be 3—0. in the second half, we were more of a it could be 3—0. in the second half, we were more of a team it could be 3—0. in the second half, we were more of a team that we have seen we were more of a team that we have seen for the majority of the season, the team with the right mentality, working hard, trying to play well and creating chances. but it was not enough because we didn't do what we have to do in the first half. let's

coming up on this programme: harry kane on target as tottenham beat watford to go five points clear of chelsea in the race for champions league football next season. ole, ole! it's party time in barcelona as barca celebrate their 25th la liga title with their fans. and ding junhui cruises through to the quarter finals of the world snooker championship. we catch up with the chinese superstar. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. let's kick things off with some football for you. one game in the english premier league on monday, tottenham hotspur have given them some breathing room in their hunt for uefa champions league football next season. they beat watford 2—0 at wembley to give mauricio pochettino‘s men a five—point lead over fifth placed chelsea with three games left to place. dele alli with the opener after 16 minutes before harry kane scored his 38th goal in all competitions this season, doubling the home side's lead just after the break. it means tottenham could perhaps even start looking up the table, with a game in hand, they find themselves just one point behind thi

coming up on this programme: harry kane on target as tottenham beat watford to go five points clear ofions league football next season. ole, ole! it's party time in barcelona as barca celebrate their 25th la liga title with their fans. and ding junhui cruises through to the quarter finals of the world snooker championship. we catch up with the chinese superstar. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. let's kick things off with some football for you. one game in the english premier league on monday, tottenham hotspur have given them some breathing room in their hunt for uefa champions league football next season. they beat watford 2—0 at wembley to give mauricio pochettino's men a five—point lead over fifth placed chelsea with three games left to place. dele alli with the opener after 16 minutes before harry kane scored his 38th goal in all competitions this season,

they were beaten by watford.status for them next season premier league status for them next season as well. rafa benitez will be asking questions about his side. we can hearfrom asking questions about his side. we can hear from him asking questions about his side. we can hearfrom him now. we we re we were not in the game, too many mistakes. the penalty was a surprise, that could have been 3—0. in the second half, we were more of the team that we have seen, the majority of the season. so, the team with the right mentality, working hard, trying to play well and creating chances. but it was not enough because we didn't do what we have to do in the first half. let's look at the rest of the days results... the confirmation that stoke city are relegated to did he defeat by crystal palace. a good win for crystal palace. a good win for crystal palace, they keep going under eddie howe. claude puel, things are not so great for leicester, but they have survived. everton and southampton, still goalless. as i say, if everton

everton approached the former watford manager, after sacking ronald koeman in october.lly dismissed by watford in january, with the club blaming everton for unsettling their manager and affecting results. allardyce has another year on his contract, but he has admitted that he doesn‘t feel confident in keeping hisjob, with fans generally unimpressed with the team‘s style of play, even though he did lead them to a top—hlaf finish. there‘s plenty of specualtion today about managerial changes — but one boss who‘s going nowhere is manchester city‘s pep guardiola — he‘s expecting a relaxing summer after their stunning premier league season left them dubbed ‘the centurions.‘ he and his team celebrated with some 100,000 city fans last night, isiam is i am not going to speak about next season. i am going to see the world cup, good beer, good red wine, and enjoying this season. when we start, we will come back and we will come back stronger. in one month, the world cup in russia begins. england boss gareth southgate is just 2a hours away from naming the 23 players he will be taki

london boroughs and in watford and in the sheffield city region. in the sheffield city region. thosenion. snapshots of public opinion. also have a sense of what mood it sets nationally here too. sets nationally here too. chris mason, bbc news. place in your area on thursday on the bbc news website. to merge yesterday. but what does this mean for suppliers? ben is at a dairyjust outside gloucester this morning. good morning. retail market that already questions about what it will mean. about what it will mean. they were going to cut prices by about 10% after the merger with as. about 10% after the merger with as. that it could be suppliers that pay the price. the price. gloucestershire finding out what it means for those suppliers. means for those suppliers. travel and weather where you are now. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. challenge to try to have him prosecuted. or misconduct in public office. and is currently suspended. and vomiting have descended on london according to experts. eye and throat irritations. the forestry commission has warned not to touch the s

the former hull city and watford boss marco silva is the favourite to replace allardyce.west ham united following the end of his short—term contract. the former manchester united and everton boss guided them to 13th place and safety but the club say it's "right to move in a different direction." they say they hope to appoint a "high calibre" successor within 10 days. and now for some tennis news. the defending men's champion alexander zverev is through to the 3rd round of the rome masters. the german, who's the number two seed, enjoyed a relatively stress free straight sets victory over italy's matteo berrettini, who's ranked 103 in the world. zverev won 7—5, 6—3, and he now plays great britain's kyle edmund, who beat the number 16 seed lucas pouille. elsewhere, two former winners in rafael nadal and last year's beaten finalist novak djokovic eased into the third round with straight sets victories, but there were some surprises. the third seed grigor dimitrov is out and the man who ended nadal‘s long unbeaten run on clay last week, dominic thiem, was also beaten, as rob h

marcus rashford earned manchester united a 1—0 win at home to watford. west ham finished their seasons with victory, too. and this is how it affects the top of the table. liverpool have secured a top four place, at the expense of chelsea who will play in the europa league next season. while tottenham have ensured they wont have to go through the champions league qualifiers by finishing third. and the team at the top worth a mention, champions manchester city finishing the season on a record 100 points. pep guardiola's side collecting the top prize money of nearly £40 million. what can i say? we won 50 points at home, 50 points away. it was massive. 100 points in the premier league. you cannot imagine. a lot of points. we beat this record, it will be difficult to break it, but there are many teams trying to do that, the have to do many things. a happy guardiola at the top of the table. but it's not all smiles this evening, especially at the bottom of the premier league. confirmation there of swansea's relegation. they drop out of the top flight after a se

but was manager of watford at the time... and they eventually appointed sam alla rdyce. the vacancy came up again after allardyce's sacking... and silva sez he wants to build a connection with the club's fans. and so to the third of the managerial stories today. frank lampard, who says he's "excited and nervous" to start as derby manager after making his first step into management with the championship cloud. after more than 20 years as a player he's been a tv pundit since retiring, but has agreed a three year deal with the team that missed out on promotion to the premier leauge via the playoffs. having had a long career, i knew what i wanted to do is management so when it finished, i worked quickly into my coaching badges which i achieved, and yeah i'm excited i can't wait to get to work and having had the career i had, i was always determined to win and i were tired and it is still in me, and gossiping when he is playing you can't take away that desire. elsewhere this evening lampard's former cloud chelsea are facing an uncertain future after their russian billionaire

it's likely he'll be replaced by the former watford boss marco silva. have been crowned europa league champions. they beat marseille 3—0 in tonight's final in lyon. antoine griezmann scored twice to help secure the spanish side's third europa league trophy in nine years. veteran captain gabi scored a third in the 89th minute to claim the title they also won in 2010 and 2012. the victory means atletico have equalled sevilla's record of three europa league wins. rotherham are on their way to wembley for the final of the league one play offs. the game was delicately poised at 2—2 after the first leg, but it was rotherham who struck first at their new york stadium. richard wood getting his head on the end of a long throw in to give them the advantage just before half time. they doubled their lead on the night when will vaulks fired in, quite some celebration from him. scunthorpe's cause wasn't helped when captain rory mcardle was sent off for this challenge. rotherham held on to win 11—2 on aggregate. they'll now play shrewsbury at wembley for a place in th

it's likely he'll be replaced by the former watford boss marco silva.ving the double winners chelsea ladies. she has been at the club for six years, and also did the double with them in 2015. she is 31 and been on the fringes of the starting xi this season. she has been linked with a move to paris st germain. lots more to come on sportsday tonight, including david coulthard on the f1 season and his worries about future coverage of the sport. we're on the cusp at the end of this year of formula 1 going behind a pay wall in the uk, which is the first time that that has happened. i probably wouldn't have what the sport growing up if that was the case. “— sport growing up if that was the case. —— wouldn't have watched. and still sitting pretty in pink. simon yates keeps hold of the lead in the giro after winning stage 11. a former youth footballer who says he was sexually abused by former rangers youth coach gordon neely at ibrox in the 1980s, has been told by the club he should direct his complaint to a company of liquidators, according to an emailfrom ran

the targeted him last season. targeted him last season. negotiations with watford on goal as planned.the new season starts. manager when the new season starts. thanks so much, j. in russia this summer. the last 24 hours and we have some picture of who hasn't made it. was the beginning of a decline which has seen him miss out. arsenal midfielderjack wilshere will also miss out. appearances this season. place is possible. would got you could maybe see we are happy to get that far. happy to get that far. against the big boys but can be when it? it? is this our squad still developing fire the judge elements? developing fire the judge elements? yes, to a degree. freedom to go and play and see what they can do. double after victory at bristol city last night. from jonna anderson wrapped up both the win and the title. to the fa cup they won earlier this month. to travel at this late stage of her pregnancy. going into today's 11th stage. lead over the reigning champion tom dumoulin. with team sky's chris froome, two and half minutes down on the lead. that's all the sport for now. i'll have mo

watford in 14th. brighton and hove albion stay up in the premier league.dersfield a miracle, 16th position for huddersfield town. david wagner, what a job he's done. they finish four points clear. and southampton, after they changed their manager and brought in mark hughes, what a job he did to keep southampton up. swansea couldn't do it. they go down. stoke go down. as do west bromwich albion. coming up is a two-hour edition of "goal zone" followed by "pep's pursuit of perfection." for those of you on usa, syfy, cnbc, oxygen, msnbc, or the olympic channel, join us on nbc or nbcsn right now. at ally, we offer low rates on home loans. but if that's not enough, we offer our price match guarantee too. and if that's not enough... we should move. our home team will help you every step of the way. still not enough? it's smaller than i'd like. we'll help you finance your dream home. it's perfect. oh, was this built on an ancient burial ground? okay... then we'll have her cleanse your house of evil spirits. we'll do anything, (spiritual chatter) seriously anything

you may remember silva was sacked by watford in january, may remember silva was sacked by watford injanuaryg—chol is the most senior north korean official to visit the united states in decades. he's met mike pompeo in new york to pave the way for a summit between donald trump and the north korean leader kim jong—un. mr trump had cancelled the summit, but both sides have since made fresh efforts to restart talks our correspondent in new york is barbara plett—usher. barbara, the president is waiting for a letter from barbara, the president is waiting for a letterfrom kim barbara, the president is waiting for a letter from kim jong—un tomorrow which presumably will push things on? one would have thought so, yes. president trump is saying he is expecting a liver to be delighted —— letter to be delivered to him tomorrow, friday. yesterday it was said it was expected a letter would be delivered in response to the one mrtrump would be delivered in response to the one mr trump said that week which, remember, was a bit of an ascii shock, when he cancelled the summit because of angry statements from

there were wins for west ham and watford.beating tottenham one— nil, while southampton are still in danger, throwing away a lead to draw with everton. in the scottish premiership, aberdeen hold on to second place after a nil nil draw with hibernian. while dundee's place in the top flight is all but safe for next season — they beat hamilton academical one nil. kevin holt with the goal. there were also wins for stjohnstone and rangers. it was the last day of the regular premiership season in rugby union — and wasps secured third place with a bonus point win over newcastle. willie le roux had the pick of wasp‘s tries — going the length of the pitch. 39—22 the final score — and wasps will play european champions saracen's in the semi—finals. newcastle will face leaders exeter. at snooker‘s world championship, john higgins reached the final for the seventh time, beating kyren wilson. he needed all his experience to come through 17—13. higgins was beaten in last year's final — and he'll face either barry hawkins or mark williams th

game in the english premier league on monday with hot spur giving themselves breathing room against watford harry kane got here is 38th goal in all competition this season. -- his. goal in all competition this season. —— his. tottenham could perhaps even start looking up the table, finding themselves one point behind third placed liverpool with a game in hand. all three points for us was massive. it was a game that we needed to win, and we won the game, and i'm happy for that. of course, perhaps the performance was not great. the chinese superstar din hue is through at the crucible in the snooker. never troubled by mcgill. 1-0. snooker. never troubled by mcgill. 1—0. used to playing under pressure. half a million people back home tune infor half a million people back home tune in for his matches. a look at what caught our eye on social media. a moment every football fan secretly hopes happens to them, giving a referee the taste of his own medicine. look at the match in the eredivisie. the referee ludicrously believes he has been clipped and ta kes a believes he has been clipped and takes a

watford face newcastle. southampton are in the relegation zone. they're at everton in the evening kick off. a record crowd of around 40,000 fans are expected at wembley stadium this evening for the women's fa cup final. it's an all london affair too — and a repeat of the 2016 showpiece when arsenal beat chelsea thanks to this goal from danielle carter. chelsea are still fighting on two fronts — joint top of the women's super league. victory for arsenal would be their 15th in the competition. i'm expecting a really good game, it always is when it is arsenal against chelsea. a london derby, a one—off occasion. history doesn't necessarily matter, it is whoever turns up and once at the most. it's always a difficult game. it doesn't matter what players are on the pitch, who is playing or who is not. arsenal against chelsea is always a big game, expect drama. it is a cup game, and anything can happen in a cup game. arsenal has a big history. i have huge respect for arsenal and what they have done in women's football. i know that they really wa nt to foo

we held the mayoral position in watford. that wasn't an easy one. south cambridge?” in watford.tsapp root saying it is looking 0k actually. i'm using my language, waiting to see. there is a lot of uncertainty still. the general mood in the party of the night was pretty good, i have to say. we will have to wait and see. why are you laughing, tom? say. we will have to wait and see. why are you laughing, tom7m say. we will have to wait and see. why are you laughing, tom? it would be cruel, i was trying not to but it seems to me the lib dems... they have done all right in some areas but are not really breaking through. i don't really know what they stand for. where have we not break through? we can only fight in the places that are up. in places like sunderland, where we went from four to over 60% of the vote. in places like liverpool and hull, we are taking seats for labour and the tories everywhere. i don't want a row with you about it but it seems you haven't broken through and you are not particularly relevant. lets see if there's any sign of a breakthrough in milton keynes. tom

watford are safe too, after they beat newcastle 2—0.cured their place in the top flight for next season, after a 1—0 win over hamilton academical at dens park. elsewhere, second place aberdeen drew 0—0 at home to hibernian, stjohnstone thrashed motherwell 5—1. david bates scored the only goal of the game, as rangers beat kilmarnock moved to within one point of second place aberdeen. wasps secured third place in rugby unions premiership, as they secured a bonus point victory over newcastle falcons at kingston park on the last day of the regular season. here are today's scores. wasps will meet second place saracens in the semi—final play—offs. newcastle finished fourth in the table, and will play leaders exeter chiefs in the other semi. exeter look in good shape ahead of that match — they enjoyed a bonus point win at harlequins in the pro1li, munster overcame edinburgh 20—16 to progress to an away semi—final against irish rivals leinster, while scarlets are leading 43—3 in their pro14 play—off quarter—final against cheetahs. —— leading 43

but current top—flight side sunderland and second—tier watford and oxford are to drop out of the topire at the age of 32, due to a head injury he sustained on last year's british and irish lions tour in his native new zealand. payne represented the province 78 times and has 20 irish caps. but he hasn't played since that lions tour because of recurring headaches. payne will now spend time in the irish set—up on their tour of australia in preparation for his new role as defence coach at ulster. that's all the sport for now. wh smith has been voted the worst shop on uk high streets by more than 10,000 people. in the survey carried out by the consumer organisation which, customers complained the stores were out—of—date, products were expensive and staff were rude. wh smith says just 184 shoppers commented. the top companies were the cosmetics chain lush, the discounter savers, and the toy chain smyths toys. a fatherfrom north london is to be released from prison in ethiopia after being on death row for four years on suspicion of being a terrorist. andy tsege, a prominent critic of ethiop

former watford boss marco silva has emerged as the main candidate to replace sam allardyce who could everton afterjust six months. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the first funerals have taken place of the palestinians killed by israeli troops in gaza yesterday. up to 60 people were killed, in the deadliest day of violence there since 2014. the situation remains tense, as today marks the 70th anniversary of what palestinians call the catastrophe — when hundreds of thousands of people fled, or were expelled, from their homes as a result of the creation of israel. paul adams has the latest. in gaza this morning, fresh volleys of tear gas, is released and palestinians bracing for another day of violence. little sign so far of yesterday's crowds, after such a shocking death toll and with dozens of funerals planned, it seems the protesters might be taking stock. the palestinians have called yesterday's file is a massacre, israel's use of live fire against mainly unarmed protesters has been condemned around the world. israel says it had no choice. translation: we have c

and mayors will also be elected in four london boroughs, plus in watford and in the sheffield city regionose not always entirely accurate snapshots of public opinion. on thursday, many of them will get a very real sense of whether their party is popular or not, when real votes drop into real ballot boxes. and by the end of the week, not only will many parts of england know how they are governed locally but will also have a sense of what mood it sets nationally here too. chris mason, bbc news. italian police say they can guarantee the safety of liverpool fans in rome, as long as they stay within italian rules. the second leg of liverpool's champions league semifinal against roma is tomorrow evening — the first game, at anfield, was marred by an attack on liverpool supporter sean cox. james reynolds is in rome. how is the mood in the run—up to the match? so far, things are pretty quiet. iam match? so far, things are pretty quiet. i am in a square, one of two designated safe areas for liverpool fans. when they arrive in the city, many of them will arrive at the train station and they will be

watford face newcastle. southampton are in the relegation zone.re expected at wembley stadium this evening for the women's fa cup final. it's an all london affair too — and a repeat of the 2016 showpiece when arsenal beat chelsea thanks to this goal from danielle carter. chelsea are still fighting on two fronts — joint top of the women's super league. victory for arsenal would be their 15th in the competition. i'm expecting a really good game, it always is when it is arsenal against chelsea. a london derby, a one—off occasion. history doesn't necessarily matter, it is whoever turns up and once at the most. it's always a difficult game. it doesn't matter what players are on the pitch, who is playing or who is not. arsenal against chelsea is always a big

watford beat newcastle 2—1 at vicarage road.ht for next season after a 1—0 win over hamilton. elsewhere, second placed aberdeen shared a goalless draw with hibernian. saint johnstone thrashed motherwell 5—1 and david bates scored the only goal of the game, as rangers beat, make to move within a point of second place. wasps secured third spot in by place. wasps secured third spot in rugby union's premiership with a bonus point victory over newcastle falcons at kingston park on the last day of the regular season. here are the scores from the day. they move on to meet second placed saracens in the play—off semifinals. newcastle and a fourth in the table. they will play the leaders, exeter chiefs, in the other semi. exit of it in good shape ahead of that match. they enjoyed a bonus point win today at harlequins. in the guinness pro 1a, munster overcame edinburgh 20— 16. they progress to an away semi—final against their irish rivals leinster, while the scarlet ‘s one 43— eight. that was against the cheetahs. elliot viviana has won th

watford closed the door on the move, which led to allardyce's appointment. joe hart has been england's number one goalkeeper at their last 3 tournaments but the exit to iceland at euro 2016 was the beginning of a decline which has seen him miss out. arsenal midfielderjack wilshere will also miss out. he's been plagued by injuries over his career but did manage 38 appearances this season. former england midfielder frank lampard thinks a quarter—final place is possible. if you are looking at the squad and what we have got, you could say, yes, we are happy to get that far, yes, we are happy to get that far, yes, we are the boys, but can we win it with a squad that is still developing for the next future tournaments? yes, to a degree. i agree that expectations should not be sky high and i don't think they are, which is great for the team. give them freedom to go and play and see how well they can do. and frank will be happy this morning. chelsea ladies have clinched the wsl title and a domestic double after victory at bristol city last night. drew spence put che

taylor has been elected mayor of watford. watford. the past few hours. talking about their performance in london. london. divergences in terms of some of the performances. performances. a disappointing result for the conservatives. conservatives. labour made quite a few inroads there. few inroads there. manchester and speak to the greater manchester city mayor andy burnham. manchester city mayor andy burnham. thank you forjoining us. your view on labour's performance overnight? overnight? mixed if you look at the national picture here in greater manchester. picture here in greater manchester. borrowers have labour as the largest party. party. we've got lots to celebrate but mixed overall. but mixed overall. truly local local elections where different factors have been up play. different factors have been up play. in many ways it's where we were last year at the general election. year at the general election. of the next election whenever that is? is? that labour would be in serious contention? contention? obviously labour made ground

the portuguese coach was a target for the club back in november, but was manager of watford at the timeilva says he wants to build a connection with the club's fans. kyle edmund is the only british player left in the singles at the french open after booking his place in the third round. he came past the hungarian marton fuchovich in four sets. and it was a bit of a strange match. he won the first set 6—love, but dropped the second 6—1, before winning the next two to progress. cameron norrie is out. he resumed his match with lucas pouille after it was stopped because of bad light last night. the british number three attempted to force a fifth set but lost the fourth on the tie break to the 15th seed. britain's heather watson is also out, losing to the 16th seed belgium's elise mertens in straight sets. she'd never reached the third round at roland garros before. and could only hold serve twice as mertens won 6—3 6—4 that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the financial watchdog wants to crackdown on high—cost credit — an issue which

and mayors will be also elected in four london boroughs plus in watford and in the sheffield city regiongularly pore over opinion polls, those not always entirely accurate snapshots of public opinion. but on thursday, many of them will get a very real sense of whether their party is popular or not when the real votes drop into real ballot boxes and, by the end of the week, not only will many parts of england know how they are governed locally, we will also have a sense of what mood it sets nationally here too. chris mason, bbc news. ahead of thursday's local council elections, the bbc news channel will be looking at a number of key issues in six cities. this morning we are looking at sunderland in the north east of england, where 25 of the council's 75 seats are up or election. and we can speak to our political editor in the region, richard moss who's in sunderland this morning. good morning, some nice blue skies behind you. do you think this will behind you. do you think this will bea behind you. do you think this will be a truly local election or will people have bigger national issues

we understand they approached the former watford manager after sacking ronald koeman in november.e does not feel confident about keeping hisjob with does not feel confident about keeping his job with fans generally not impressed with the team's style of play under him even though they did geta of play under him even though they did get a top half finish. fulham have reached the championship play—off final, the first wembley appearance since 1975. they trailed derby 1—0 into the second leg of the semifinal at craven cottage before their star man this season squared their star man this season squared the tie in the second half. the houseis the tie in the second half. the house is brought down with the winner, they go into the final 2—1 on aggregate. they will meet either aston villa or middlesbrough in the final, their second lector night, villa 1—0 up. pep guardiola is expecting are relaxing summer after his team was dubbed the centurions this week. they had a record—breaking season, in which they amassed 100 points. pep guardiola deserves a rest, probably. i'm not going to speak t

and mayors will also be elected in four london boroughs, plus in watford and in the sheffield city regionular or not, when real votes drop into real ballot boxes. and by the end of the week, not only will many parts of england know how they are governed locally but will also have a sense of what mood it sets nationally here too. chris mason, bbc news. and you can read more on the local elections on the bbc website at bbc.co.uk/politics. the royal mint has created a new five pound coin featuring images of prince harry and meghan markle, to commemorate their wedding later this month. the basic coin is available for £13, silver proof for £82.50 — and gold proof for £1,980. it is ms markle's first appearance on a uk coin. the pair will marry at st george's chapel in windsor on may the 19th. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos. i will not ask about the rural wedding. but it is nearly a bank holiday and it was fairly positive. it is —— we are so popular when it is sunny. it is looking really good. pretty neat you at home. lovely sunshine for you, you don't to and have me tell you

he was a target for the club back in november, but was manager of watford at the time.left in the singles at the french open after booking his place in the third round. he came past the hungarian marton fuchovich in four sets. he won the first set 6—0, but dropped the second 6—1, before winning the next two to progress. cameron norrie though is out, resuming his match with lucas pouille which was stopped because of bad light yetserday. he attempted to pull level to force a fifth set but lost it on the tie break to the 15th seed. britain's heather watson is also out — losing to the 16th seed, belgium's elise mertens in straight sets. it continues a bad run for watson who lost eight matches in a row in the lead up to roland garros. england have not yet named their team to face pakistan in the second test tomorrow as they continue to assess ben stokes's injury. the all—rounder has been in the nets this morning ahead of a scan on his calf injury this afternoon. sam curran has been put on standby, but it would be a blow to lose stokes with england already one down in the two

watford are safe for next season — they beat newcastle 2—0.southampton win that match, west brom will go down, swa nsea match, west brom will go down, swansea drop into the bottom three as well. the latest from goodison park, 0—0. we will keep you up—to—date throughout the afternoon. so this is how it looks at the bottom of the table — a crucial time forfive or six teams. west ham not mathematically safe — but huddersfield and swansea hovering above the drop—zone. stoke at the bottom now after today's loss — west brom move up a place. in the scottish premiership, dundee have all but secured their place in the top—flight for next season, after a 1—0 win over hamilton academical at dens park. dundee took the lead through kevin holt in the first half. but the game was set for a dramatic finish when hamilton won a penalty four minutes from time. dougie imrie stepped up and failed to convert from the spot, as dundee went six points clear of the playoff positon, with two games to play. elsewhere in the premiership this afternoon, second place aberde

it's part of a pilot scheme also happening in bromley, gosport, watford and woking.ults on bbc one and the bbc news channel from 11:a5 tonight. many professional musicians are thinking about changing career because they don't earn enough to live on — according to a study by the musicians union. the report says nearly half of its members are considering giving up. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. a position with a leading uk orchestra would be a dream come true for gemma freestone, but she knows there's likely to be a cost. in the musicians union survey, almost half said orchestral work isn't enough to live on — luckily, gemma is keen to embrace additional work, like teaching, but for many, taking on extra work is a financial necessity. we don't do what we do for money, of course we don't, we love what we do but we have to earn a living and if people have families and children — obviously not me yet — but looking towards the future, if you want to have a family and live comfortably, you need to be able to earn a decent amount of money. percussion p

spurs beat watford last night after dele alli's opener, harry scored the second.ext on saturday, win to be ready to compete. breaking news, graeme murty has left hisjob compete. breaking news, graeme murty has left his job as manager of rangers with three games remaining, he was going to leave at the end of the season, but he has stood down early following the thrashing by celtic. they are in talks about the manager next season. danielle waterman has announced international retirement. she played in four world cups helping england to take the title four years ago. she is the leading try scorer with 47 in 82 tests. the quarterfinals getting under way at the world snooker in sheffield. let us hope we see shots like this, mark williams with little room for manoeuvre to pot the black, he beat robert milkins. coverage from the crucible getting under way now on bbc two and you can watch the matches on the bbc sport website. victoria is all the sport for now. if you were designing the uk's immigration policy from scratch, what would you come up with? as sajid javid takes

the former watford manager is the club's number one target to replace sam allardyce who was sacked atse? will you be picked to play with morocco. did you think hamas in jejune picked to play with morocco. did you think hamas injejune intentionally. do you think he will run out of questions. still going. i can only imagine what he is asking him. what is your favourite cheese? what is your best t—shirt. did he ask what his favourite cheese was? no, it was a joke! pirro are playing scotland andi a joke! pirro are playing scotland and i am trying to get myself into the world cup thing. i am starting to and! the world cup thing. i am starting to and i always like to have a team iam to and i always like to have a team i am interested in and did know anything about. they haven't been in the world cup for 28 years. is that your team? the world cup for 28 years. is that yourteam? i the world cup for 28 years. is that your team? i am not saying the world cup for 28 years. is that yourteam? iam not saying i am not supporting england, whatever, but it will be nice to have a team who will be reall

professionals,lth we have great jobs available in and tate and watford city williston have built greatommunities, family-friendly. we've poured money into infrastructure in the last eight taking care of traffic. new hospitals and schools being built. is up.population young people are moving there, diversity is increasing. doors are open and love to have people move here and fill the jobs. 100,000 on up over people since the beginning of the boom and of course, we've youngest state in the nation, which is quite a aging.rom when we were great place for young people and families and love to see people on here and help us keep growing. host: north dakota has one of unemployment rates in the nation 2.6%. governor, you mentioned food and production, one of the -- if you ever had a sunflower or honey, chances are it came from north dakota. changes tential nafta are being discussed here in washington. your state?t affect governor burgum: agriculture has rich heritage in north dakota and many families, including mine, my great grandfather homesteaded here. started a grain business, i grew up wo

mirrors will be chosen in sheffield and watford as well as four boroughs in london.this election night is a marathon not a sprint. this is local democracy in action, voters across england have had their say. one by one paper by paper, the crosses are being counted. and those who set and spent council tax are awaiting the verdict of the voters. in london labour is already strong, they talked of taking once rock—solid tory councils like wandsworth, even westminster, we like wandsworth, even westminster, we will see. any government can expect a kicking in local mid—term elections but the conservatives will wa nt to elections but the conservatives will want to pick up seats from ukip who support is expected to collapse and babel hope to hang on in places outside london and voted to leave the eu. i brought my passport, i think, i had better check, yes! here in gosport and a handful of other places voters had to bring ide as pa rt places voters had to bring ide as part of a trial scheme to cut fraud. there were claims some people were turned away but most did not seem to m

rebuffed by watford, who turned down a massive compensation offer, but watfordthen sacked in januaryitez at newcastle, lots of managers to talk about it, and before we know it there could be wholesale changes in there could be wholesale changes in the premier league. simon: and tomorrow we will find out who is going to the world cup with gareth southgate‘s england. are we expecting shocks? hugh: i don‘t think so. in one month the world cup in russia begins. england boss gareth southgate is just 24 hours away from naming the 23 players he will be taking to russia. joe hart, the news is he will not be included in the squad, and he has been the number one goalkeeper for them in the tournament. but their last appearance, at iceland in the european championships, a big shock when they were knocked out, joe hart took a lot of flak over that and has not been in great form since. so so that could be one of the names. one big surprise name when it comes to inclusion... manchester city‘s fabian delph hasn‘t played for england since november of 2015 but says he‘s quietly confident of inclusion.

gosport, watford and woking. open until 10pm tonight. opinion since the general election last year. until. results on bbc one and the bbc news channel from 11:45pm tonight. in the town of paderborn. with her mother to the supermarket. 0ur correspondentjenny hill reports from paderborn. 0n the banks of a german river, a slow, painful search begins. detectives for decades. trip with her mother. it was her second birthday. the family lived on the nearby british army base. she was never found. i'm sat here, and i don't know it. over the years, artists' impressions of the girl growing up. although unaware of her background. this is what they think she would look like today. the police admit they made mistakes during their original investigation. they say, which has led them right here to this spot... to expose the truth. jenny hill, bbc news, paderborn. for horticulturalists. getting a sneak preview. it's looking absolutely stunning and sparkling, really. sparkling, really. of glass but have been replaced, gleaming clear. gleaming clear. project this five year—long restoration has been. five y

and mayors will also be elected in four london boroughs, plus in watford and in the sheffield city regionys entirely accurate snapshots of public opinion. on thursday, many of them will get a very real sense of whether their party is popular or not, when real votes drop into real ballot boxes. and by the end of the week, not only will many parts of england know how they are governed locally but will also have a sense of what mood it sets nationally here too. chris mason, bbc news. ahead of thursday‘s local council elections, the bbc news channel will be looking at a number of key issues in six cities. this afternoon we are looking at wandsworth in south west london — famously margaret thatcher‘s favourite low tax local authority, which could go from blue to red for the first time in 40 years. and we can speak to bbc london‘s political correspondent susana mendonca, who is in wandsworth for us now. welcome to wandsworth. this is a flagship tory stronghold. this is one that labour thinks it could get hold of this time round. we have the eu referendum results. this is the london borough with

that's because pilot schemes against voter fraud are being trialled in bromley, woking and watford.is evening. pioneering new treatment has been used to straighten the spine of an 1—year—old from roehampton. harleigh has scoliosis, a condition which caused a debilitating curve in her spine. for the first time st georges hospital in tooting used extendable growth rods which are lengthend with a magnet from outside the body, to help straighten her spine over two years meaning she can be treated without the need for mulitiple invasive surgeries. traditional growth frauds meant that every six months we'd actually have to reopen the surgical wound and lengthened by hand the rods to help them grow. by doing this gradually over time, it is minimally invasive. she comes into our patients, we grow her a little bit and then she goes home. one in five low—paid workers are "stuck" in theirjobs for a decade, according to a study commissioned by the tuc. the union organisation says a generation of young workers risk staying in low—paid retailjobs. the study estimates that over half a million work