let's hope spurs wembley reckoned im proves let's hope spurs wembley reckoned improves next season.ore pyrotechnics had been tested, the music as well. this look at anthonyjosh applause opponent. the man who dominated the division for a decade, he was unbeaten for ten, 11 years. doctor steel hammer, wladimir klitschko, he and his mother whether the top of their game. so much experience between the two, as is traditional he hides himself away up in the alps, let the media in brieflyjust a couple of weeks out from the big fight, wladimir klitschko, and we went to meet him in his austrian hideaway. i believe this fight will be a signature fight, and absolutely the most important fight of my career. i was reigning champion for a long time. iam was reigning champion for a long time. i am a challenge now. i am totally covered with that. you can climb out everest are still improve timely window of the year. you might make it, you might not. i did have four of... make it, you might not. i did have fourof... mi6 to make it, you might not. i did have four of... m16 to eight fights, failure me

going mad at wembley stadiumm was a heck of a fight. 90,000 people going mad at wembley stadium.n these days. there was a time when the grand national winner, sport does not get onto the front pages quite as often. at the end of the day a man has battered another man in front of 90,000 baying fans. the older i get the more uncomfortable i get. i did not watch it but i love the stories about a comeback from a sixth round knock—down. everyone loves those stories. that is it from the papers. my grateful thanks to my guest. let's take a look at tomorrow's frontpage is —— just a reminder, we take a look at tomorrow's front pages every evening at 10:40pm here on bbc news. as the bank holiday weekend continues, the weather is looking mixed. a lot of bright and breezy weather on the cards in many parts of the country. here is the scene in north yorkshire. some buying conditions. through the day it will turn increasingly windy now be outbreaks of rain for some places, particularly in the south—west of england and south wales as well. this is where we have the weather front which has been

the centre of a sporting universe was focused on wembley, lasley, 90,000 people in attendance.taking on the legendary former champion klitschko, trying to become one of the men to become three time champ. and it exceeded all expectations. 11 rounds. extraordinary. talk us through it. it was extraordinary, klitschko, a1, and in his last contest 17 months ago, he could not perform against tyson fury. but in this one, the started looking fresher. the movement was sublime. anthonyjoshua looked hesitant, robotic, getting into this as it progressed, and then produced a thunderbolt. sending klitschko to the fore. but then he punched himself out, and the older man ended stronger. at round number six, anthonyjoshua, on the floor in his career. but he got back up, the two men in this competitive fight, we had anthony joshua two men in this competitive fight, we had anthonyjoshua behind on points, but it was a blistering rally to knock the man out. sensational. back and forth. from the start, just norway of predicting this? —— no way. the start, just norway of predicting this? -- no way.

numberfour is dewsbury rams, original wembley finalists backin rams, original wembley finalists back. number 13, they're up against local rivals wakefield trinity. super league side wakefield, they reached the semifinals last year. number 12, swinton lions, they had one of the biggest cup upsets in the last round when they beat huddersfield giants at huddersfield. rewarded with a home tie against... number 16, wigan warriors. swinton against wigan, wigan the record—breaking 19 times winners of the challenge cup. a couple of balls still left in there. number 1a is warrington wolves, the finalists last year. sent off with a home tie. number 15, they will be up against widnes vikings. so a local derby. they have not been to wembley since 1993. some great ties and chris, you have not done your old clu b chris, you have not done your old club any favours by drawing the boy to castleford. that will be a tough game for them. castleford have hit the straps this season so it is going to be a tough ask.l the straps this season so it is going to be a tough ask. a home tie for leeds rhinos again

we have the weigh—in tomorrow at wembley arena, sports they will be live from wembley arena itself fromthen fight night around 10pm, the ring walk on saturday night. olly foster at isleworth in west london. it doesn't happen often, but there's a manchester derby on a thursday this evening as city and united meet at the etihad, with a champions league spot, the best these sides can hope for now. andy swiss is there for us. andy — pep guardiola and jose mourinho will presumably have had maybe higher expectations than just reaching the top four when they took charge last summer? that's right, it seems a long time ago since these two teams met at old trafford back in september. both with 100% record at the time. city won that much to everyone but we thought at the time there would be fighting for the title at this stage of the season rather than fighting for fourth spot. of course with fourth spot comes champions league qualifications so much at stake. united currently one point behind city, if they win tonight, they would leapfrog city into fourth place. the first time they would have been

no problems at wembley for the evening's big fight.rticularly cold. eight, nine or 10 degrees for most major towns and cities. a bright, breezy start to the day for many. wet and windy weather in the south—west of england, spreading into the south—west of wales, along the south coast. a different day here in comparison with what we saw today. the rain has not quite got to the london area. 17 or 18 under the rain. 11 or12 in london area. 17 or 18 under the rain. 11 or 12 in plymouth. reasonable temperatures in the west of scotland. bud cauley monday, scattered showers for the western half of the uk. 15 degrees in glasgow and it should be dry for most of northern england, northern ireland and most of scotland, too. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm: european council president donald tusk calls on britain to come up with a "serious response" on what will happen to eu citizens living here after brexit. we all want a close and strong future relationship with the uk, but before discussing the future, we have to sort

commentator: title fight at wembley stadium. this is great worki joshua. commentator: this is great work from joshua. what fitness, what part. it is stopped! he defeated the former champion wladimir klitschko in 11 punishing rounds, having been knocked down earlier in the fight. having been knocked down my having been knocked down family and everything, ‘ over my family and everything, they are over the moon, but for me, my family and everything, they are overthe moon, but for me, i my family and everything, they are over the moon, but for me, i am cool over the moon, but for me, i am cool, how do i improve from here and how do i win against whoever i am going in with next? it was one of the biggest fights ever on british soil. also on the programme: ever on british soil. theresa may says no to vat rises if she wins the election, but signals scrapping a pledge not to increase income tax or national insurance. to increase income tax ten years after the disappearance of madeleine mccann, her parents tell the bbc they'll do "whatever it takes, for as long as

ali foster, bbc news, at the wembley stadium. opponent.c news, at the wembley stadiumlj opponent. ali foster, bbc news, at the wembley stadium. i was listening to it on the radio. we will talk to someone to it on the radio. we will talk to someone who was ringside soon. many famous faces have given their reviews of the fight on twitter. a arnold schwarzenegger tweet sugar ray wrote this. much more on that for you a little bit later. labour and the conservatives will today focus their general election campaigns on their proposals for improving life for employees. (ben) theresa may is promising to tackle unscrupulous bosses theresa may is promising to tackle unscrupulous bosses if she's returned to power in the general election while labour says it's planning to end zero hours contracts. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo joins us from our london newsroom. so, both parties here vying to be the workers' champion? i think this is shaping up to be one of the big election battlegrounds. theresa may clearly thinks the tories can step into w

the stoppage time victory was watched by a crowd of 90 thousand at wembley last night.ut fought back and floored the 41—year—old ukrainian with a flurry of punches in the 11th. the win meansjoshua adds two belts to his ibf world title — and remains undefeated after 19 professional bouts. 0ur sports correspondent, 0lly foster was ringside at wembley. steve bunce was commentating last night this 41—year—old man who has been boxing for 30 years of his life and wona been boxing for 30 years of his life and won a gold medal in 1996, he came out for the first four rounds like the young man and dominated an absolutely bamboozled and bemused young anthony joshua. absolutely bamboozled and bemused young anthonyjoshua. in the fifth round he dropped wladimir klitschko right in front of me. as he got up he had no idea where he was. u nfortu nately he had no idea where he was. unfortunately anthony joshua was exhausted. he had nothing left. this is unusual for exhausted. he had nothing left. this is unusualfor wladimir exhausted. he had nothing left. this is unusual for wladimir kli

then wembley re—divided.s in, up stepped willian who jilted spurs for chelsea, a fittingly polarising goal—scorer. as they have in the league, tottenham came back at chelsea, christian eriksen the maker, harry kane the taker, tottenham's own folk hero. in such a contest, easy to be rash. heung—min son started what he couldn't stop. penalty. cue the reappearing ghost of willian, haunting spurs again. in the frenzied fog, some can see things others can't. eriksen picked out dele alli. 2-2. for a time, spurs dominated. they carried the threat but chelsea had the hazard. off the bench, into the net from eden, the belgian blue. tottenham's collective endeavour was eclipsed by chelsea's individual brilliance. nemanja matic hadn't scored this season. big players, big occasions. this was the semifinal that really had it all but, as so often this season, chelsea found a way. when they return here in about a months time, they could well be going for the double. patrick gearey, bbc news, at wembley. it's a cup weekend i

wembley is slowly returning to normal. this night will not be forgotten in a hurry.ype, this was one of the great heavyweight contests. anthonyjoshua is still learning, and that is a frightening thought, especially for his next opponent. manchester united could go above liverpool and into the top four today — that's if they beat swansea. they kicked offjust over 15 minutes ago at old trafford and the latest score is... 0-0. swansea have come close. in today's other games, second bottom middlesbrough host fourth place manchester city. tottenham could close the gap on chelsea to just one point, but they'll need to beat arsenal to do it, and hope chelsea lose at everton. the north london derby kicks off at 11:30. if spurs win, they'll finish above arsenal for the first time since 1995. let's be honest. i answered that question about shift, 18 consecutive yea rs. question about shift, 18 consecutive years. nothing has changed. you cannot say that the weight of one year has the weight of 20. mark selby and john higgins will meet in the final of the world snooker champions

anthonyjoshua is wembley stadium tomorrow night.ua is £10 heavier than wladimir klitschko. totte n ha m wladimir klitschko. tottenham has confirmed they will play at wembley next season while the new stadium is being completed. andy murray fightback to reach the semifinals of the barcelona 0pen, beating the man who knocked him out of the monte carlo masters last week. more sportjust after half past. ukip's leader paul nuttall has launched his party's campaign for the general election, describing it as the "brexit election" and a great opportunity for ukip. mr nuttall said he will announce tomorrow which seat he'll been standing in for parliament. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. some say there's never a dull day with ukip. ukip want to blame migrants, refugees and muslims for all the problems in society. protesters from stand up to racism did their best to ruin ukip's election launch but their party leader paul nuttall is determined to stay bold. we will continue to lead the agenda. he is promising ukip would cur

wembley is slowly returning to normal. this night will not be forgotten in a hurry.hrough all the hype, this was one of the great heavyweight contests. anthonyjoshua is still learning, and that is a frightening thought, especially for his next opponent. 0llie foster, bbc news, at the wembley stadium. lots of debate about who's next may be. he could beat tyson freely. some famous faces gave their views. here is what arnold schwarzenegger had to say. he was there watching. —— tyson freely. —— say. he was there watching. —— tyson freely. — — fury. say. he was there watching. —— tyson freely. -- fury. sugar ray leonard wrote such an amazing fight with two great fighters. lennox lewis posted it was everything a boxing fan could want. class acts. high drama. adversity. perseverance. respect. wladimir klitschko was very humble and defeat. he paid tribute to the amazing fight by anthonyjoshua. labour and the conservatives will today focus their general election campaigns on their proposals for improving life for employees. theresa may is promising to tackle unscrupulous boss

wembley is slowly returning to normal. but this night will not be forgotten in a hurry.is was one of the great heavyweight contests. anthonyjoshua is still improving, still learning, and that is a frightening thought, especially for his next opponent. mercedes driver valtteri bottas claimed the first victory of his formula one career at the russian grand prix. but there was disappointment for his teammate lewis hamilton. our f1 reporter tom clarkson is in sochi. every sport loves to have a new hero. and formula one got one today, when bottas swept aside. eyeing a maiden f1 win, today was valtteri bottas's time to shine. with team—mate lewis hamilton off the pace this weekend, it was up to the finnish driver to take the fight to ferrari. he had to to get past two of them on the grid and he dispatched

he knows about the wembley atmosphere.e undercard, carl froch against groves. all fighters get nervous. there is so much at stake. they will add to their millions garnished from the fight game. because it is a unification bout, wladimir klitschko, that is probably the end of his career if he loses. it will bea bump of his career if he loses. it will be a bump on the road if anthony joshua losers. there is so much at sta ke. joshua losers. there is so much at stake. that experience klitschko, many people think that will tell in the end. we will see, you can listen to the fight in full on bbc radio 5 live from 9pm. ferrari's return to form in formula one has continued, as championship leader sebastian vettel took pole for this weekend's russian grand prix — closely followed by his teammate kimi raikkonen. for the mercedes of lewis hamilton though, the weekend has been a struggle thus far. he's ath on the grid, behind his teammate valtteri bottas, as ben croucher reports. sochi's olympic park is a sporting destination in the

tottenham have confirmed they will play their games at wembley next year.

arena. 0ur sports correspondent, 0lly foster was ringside at wembley. anthonyjoshua, the ibf world champion, was taken to a very, very dark place tonight. he was dropped to the canvas for the first time in his career. his 19th fight. he had a ready put wladimir klitschko down in the fifth round. he had already put wladimir klitschko down in the fifth round. wladimir klitschko, 1a years his senior, the former world champion of the heavyweight division. undefeated in a decade. he thought he could get back to the top, and he nearly did, the ukrainian. but there was unbelievable response from anthonyjoshua. this is the longest fight in his professional career. he then knocked out wladimir klitschko in the 11th round. all wladimir klitschko had to do was hang on to the end of the fight. he was ahead on points. he was ahead on points, in this fight, but thejoshua knocked him down three times in the 11th round, and the referee had to stand — had to intervene, and the fight was all over. anthonyjoshua has anthony joshua has held anthonyjoshua has held on to his

talking from wembley. the prime minister was in scotland, her first visit since calling the general election. she used it to repeat her claim that every vote for the conservatives would strengthen her hand in the brexit negotiations as glen campbell reports. a world away from the eu summit, on royal deeside, near aberdeen. theresa may and scottish conservative leader, ruth davidson, came here to address an invited audience of supporters, as the tories target snp—held territory in the hope of weakening the nationalist campaign for another vote on scottish independence. if the snp win the election in scotland, what right would you have to block a second referendum on independence once the terms of brexit are clear? right now we should be working together, not pulling apart and that's why i say every vote for me and my team in this election will be a vote for strengthening our hand in the brexit negotiations. that will strengthen our hand to get the best possible deal. in nearby banchory, four leaflets were p

you have to build in the wembley factor. you have thousands of people watching.both men looked in fantastic form. so composed at the news conference. the way in, joshua weighing in at the heaviest he has beenin weighing in at the heaviest he has been in his professional career. 250 pounds, ten pounds heavier than klitschko. it is about balancing the speed and power. we have all the arguments and counterarguments about who is going to win, if the younger man will have the stamina to take wladimir klitschko into the later rounds. perhaps we should take heed of lennox lewis, who unified the division. he says that klitschko has been talking a brilliant game, looks fantastic at a1. but when he steps into that ring tonight, at about 9.50 this evening, you can listen on bbc radio 5 live. he thinks that father time will catch up with him and anthony joshua father time will catch up with him and anthonyjoshua will unify the belts. we cannot wait to hear what happens later on bbc radio 5 live. that is all of the sport for now. a quick score update. crystal palace are losin

tottenham have struggled playing at wembley and now needed to send all in quickly.oal of the season just that. his 26th goal of the season strong spurs to life. on the big occasions, it‘s important to keep your composure. enjoying his day in the sunshine. tottenham‘s equaliser came from a moment of magic. the delightful ball! christian eriksson with one of the assists of the season. it looked as though the headlines because it to hazard. he was off the bench and onto the scoresheet. eden hazard scores for chelsea! . but the real jaw—dropping moment came from an unlikely source. chelsea are within touching distance of the fa cup final. it was a nice goal, but first of all, we are very happy because we are in the final. spurs are great team, it was hard today, but when you score four goals against them, you score four goals against them, you have to win the game, so i‘m very happy for the team. chelsea delighted, as were spurs. this was their seventh in a row. that‘s a record. they played very well for long periods of this match. they must pick themselves up, only fou

double dreamers...the league leaders chelsea face tottenham at wembley in the fa cup semifinal.t'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 london has once again opened its heart to the london marathon. we'll hearfrom brendan foster ahead of his final commentary on the race. also coming up in the programme — football is stunned by the sudden death of ugo ehiogu after a cardiac arrest. the former villa and england defender was 1m. and the tears of a champion, ellie downie is on top in romania, the first british gymnast to win the european all—around title. good evening. over the next half an hour we will bring you all today's news and also look ahead to the weekend, it's going to be a busy one. there are cup semi—finals in england and scotland, some big derby matches to look forward to. let's start with the first of them. chelsea and tottenham are going toe to toe for the premier league title

a quick update from wembley.ack. warrington wolves began the season with six defeats in a row, but they‘re now unbeaten in five matches — wolves came from behind this afternoon to beat wakefield trinity by 20 points to 18. drew savage watched the action. april sunshine, waddington looking forfour april sunshine, waddington looking for four wins april sunshine, waddington looking forfourwins ina april sunshine, waddington looking forfour wins in a row, april sunshine, waddington looking forfourwins in a row, and april sunshine, waddington looking forfour wins in a row, and a day over the family. but wheatfield would determine to spoil it. two tries in the first ten minutes. 14 points ahead. there was plenty of quality in the warrington team, ryan atkins unstoppable on the left. it‘s three years since wheatfield last one here, but they restored the 14 point lead. the home side needed something to turn around their fortunes. enter captain chris hill. they finally began to turn possession into points. the clock was t

wembley is slowly returning to normal. but this night will not be forgotten in a hurry.ough all the hype, this was one of the great heavyweight contests. anthonyjoshua is still improving, still learning, and that is a frightening thought, especially for his next opponent. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:30. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. more now on the campaign trail, and that news that theresa may has committed not to raise vat if she's elected. labour's shadow chancellor john mcdonnell has said that his party's spending proposals will be fully costed and he will end what he calls ‘tax giveaways' to corporations and the rich. the other parties have also been hitting the tv studios today, including the liberal democrat leader tim farron, who told andrew marr that he wants voters to make him the real leader of the opposition. let's not pretend the prime minister has chosen this election for any other reason than a cold, calculated desire to do what is right for the conservativ

he defeated wladimir klitschko to add two belts to his ibf title in front of 90,000 people at wembley was also televised on two american networks. joshua was knocked down in the sixth round — but fought back and floored the 41—year—old ukrainian with a flurry of punches in the 11th. 0ur sports correspondent, 0lly foster was ringside at wembley. it was the right. george was taken toa it was the right. george was taken to a very dark place. he was dropped to a very dark place. he was dropped to the canvas for the first time in his career. —— anthonyjoshua. he had already put wladimir klitschko down in the fifth round. wladimir klitschko the former world champion of the heavyweight division, 1a yea rs of the heavyweight division, 1a years his senior and undefeated. he thought he could get back to the top and he saw nearly dead. there was an unbelievable response from anthony joshua. —— he nearly dead. —— did. wladimir klitschko was ahead on points in this fight but anthony joshua knocked down three times and 11th round and the referee had to intervene the fight was all over. anthonyjoshu

joshua i think we'll be nervous, apprehensive, and i think wembley stadium will add to those nerves.h things the atmosphere could go against vladimir klitschko. we know it's very noisy where you are. vladimir klitschko will have plenty to deal with at 41? yes, he is a1. anthony will have plenty to deal with at a1? yes, he is a1. anthonyjoshua is 27. lennox lewis was on stage in the last half an hour and he said fighters feel fresh when they are sparring at his age could catch up with him when he steps into the ring tomorrow night about 10pm. don't forget, it is live on five live radio. thank you very much for joining us. we are going to carry on with football. the arsenal manager arsene wenger believes the only way to avoid players betting on matches would be to eliminate gambling altogether in society. wenger says he's not surprised many people become addicted since betting is ‘found everywhere'. his comments come in the wake of burnley midfielderjoey barton's 18 month ban for breaking rules concerning gambling. it is like smoke. if you don't want people to drink, don't sell alcohol

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the world heavyweight title with a knockout at wembley stadium. 100 days into his presidency, donald trump tells a rally media criticism is "fake news". one of the most famous climbers in the world, ueli steck, has been killed on mount everest. and at 12:30, click investigates a company claiming to offer ‘absolute security‘ and discovers all is not what it seems... good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says the conservative party has no current plans to raise tax and has ruled out a specific rise in vat. she has also said that pensions would continue to rise but wouldn't commit to retaining the triple lock.

i bet there are 90,000 fans at wembley. i bet there a re lots of 90,000 fans at wembley.15 million. i have done that with klitschko, only for a bit of fun sparring, we did a piece with him and also joshua, his sparring, we did a piece with him and alsojoshua, his this, about 15 times the size of mine. a record for postwar crowds, 90,000 at wembley. such a fascinating contest, they have been so respectful to each other, refreshing to see, but the contrast, is joshua other, refreshing to see, but the contrast, isjoshua experienced enough, is klitschko to old? 41 against 26, and klitschko trying to come back after losing to tyson fury two years ago. both have star quality as well. no doubt. the countdown is on then for tonight's world heavyweight title fight as anthonyjoshua meets former champion wladimir klitshcko at wembley the fighters weighed—in, withjoshua10lb heavier than his ukrainian opponent. klitschko weighed—in at 17st 2lb. it's his his first fight since losing his belts to britain's tyson fury in 2015. but this is klitschko's 69th professional fight, joshua has h

the ibf and wba titles are on offer with a massive crowd of 90—thousand people packing out wembley stadiumhello, there. good evening. a pretty quiet start to the bank holiday weekend. over the next few days, it looks as if things will be getting warmer. the breeze will be picking up, and that mightjust offset things a little bit. it wouldn't be a bank holiday weekend without some rain. we have an area of low pressure on the west of us. ahead of that, the isobars get closer together overnight and the wind comes in from the south, bringing milder air with it but also eventually rain creeping into the south west. but it's dry overnight pretty much everywhere. variable amounts of cloud and that breeze quite noticeable, coming in from the south east. probably a touch of gale force by the end of the night. most of us will be fine and dry, temperatures not dropping away too far. it's 8—11 celsius for most of us,

richard conway, bbc news, wembley.ain's primera division a guissepe rossi hat—trick for celta vigo gave them a 3—1win at home over las palmas. the 30—year—old rossi, who has 30 caps for italy is on loan from fiorentina, capped a marvellous night when he collected his third of the evening twelve minutes into the second half. while in italy's serie a, a late fabio quagliarella penalty helped sampdoria win 2—1 away to inter. victory moves them ahead of torino and up to ninth while inter missed a chance to go fifth. atletico nacional arrived in chapeco to a welcoming ceremony on monday ahead of their recopa sudamericana final first leg match against brazilian side chapecoense. the focus will be more on remembering those who died four months ago when the plane carrying chapecoense crashed in the andes on the way to the copa sudamericana final against colombia's atletico nacional. 71 died, including 19 players, journalists, and club officials. the south american recopa annually pits the winner of the copa libertadores, that

elation for chelsea as they're through to the fa cup final after a thrilling 4—2 win over spurs at wembley evening and welcome to bbc news. 0n the first weekend of campaigning for the general election, the focus has been on taxes. theresa may, campaigning in the west midlands today, refused to be drawn on whether she would raise income tax, vat or national insurance. meanwhile, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn was campaigning in manchester and promised that the tax burden will fall on those with the broadest shoulders, if he wins onjune 8th. here's our political correspondent ben wright. get ready for the knock at your door. today, the prime minister took her campaign message to dudley and one voter may have spoken for many. i couldn't understand why you called an election within three years to go. i think we need a stronger negotiating hand in europe. but this general election is notjust about brexit and all the parties are rapidly writing manifesto is full —— and all the parties are rapidly writing manifestos full of pledges and promises. the issue of tax will be prominent and theresa may

heavyweight title fight between britain's anthonyjoshua and former champion wladimir klitschko at wembleyum 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 will have to come up against myself. i am ready to go as far as against myself. i am ready to go as farasi against myself. i am ready to go as far as i need to go to get the wind. i showed it before. that's all it is. i have the skill and determination and are ready to dig deeper. and staying with wembley because tottenham have confirmed they'll play their home games there next season. spurs are having a new stadium built next to their current home at white hart lane, but they'll need to move out for the 2017/18 season

tottenham have struggled playing at wembley and now needed to settle it quickly.ut harry kane. his 26th goal of the season and sprung them to life. in the big occasions, it is important to keep composure. chelsea's lead was restored before the break. he was enjoying his day in the sunshine. tottenham's equaliser came from a moment of magic. commentator: what a delightful goal! christian erickson with one of the assists of the season. with one of the assists of the season. eden hazard was off the bench and onto the scoresheet. commentator: eden hazard scores the chelsea and for the first time in its semi—final they are in front! but it came from and are likely source. chelsea are in touching distance. chelsea looking unstoppable and still on for the double. aberdeen are through to their first scottish cup final for 17 years after a dramatic 3—2 win against hibernian. aberdeen were ahead at hampden after just 12 seconds when adam rooney caught everyone by surprise. they added another soon after but goals from grant holt and this from dylan mcgeog brought the cup hol

times when britain's anthonyjoshua, the olympic champion, takes on ukraine's wladimir klitschko at wembley stadium. our sports editor, dan roan, has been watching anthony joshua's preparations. there's some flash photography in his report. final preparations for the fight of his life. regarded as the man heavyweight box's been crying out for, anthonyjoshua is on the verge of becoming the sports biggest star. and, having granted us access to his training camp... how are you doing, bro? ..he told me just what it takes to become a champion. i've broken my ribs before, my hand. you know, i've dislocated shoulders and stuff in the gym, but we get it right for the fight. the coach's try to reveal your potential and then it becomes a bit of an ordeal because they start pushing you to places that you've never been before. this is a new level, is it, for you? just a whole new level, completely. especially with the type of fight we're in as well. joshua has come a long way in a short space of time. london 2012 olympic champion, since turning professional he's unbeaten and now stands to earn in exces

natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley.upon us. let's see what the weather is up to. it is looking a bit mixed. a little breezy, but reasonably warm for most of us and there is some rain on the way, but not everybody will get the rain. this is the weather map in the short term. weather fronts are fairly close to the uk, but far enough to give us a dry start to the day. this is what it looks like around 11—5 in the morning. lots of clear spells around. temperatures in towns and cities around 6—9 celsius, so not an especially chilly start to the day. saturday morning dawns on a bright if not sunny note for most of us. there will be a bit of cloud here and there, but it breaks up through the morning and the best of the sunshine on saturday is expected across the southern half of the uk, especially the south coast. so looking out to sea, might be clear blue skies. temperatures at lunchtime — 15 degrees in london. for most of us, around 12—13 degrees and just maybe one or two light showers around, but that's pretty much it. nice

we had a public work—out at wembley arena last night. 6000 packed in there to watch joshua arena lasth the motions before that super fight, when they go head—to—head on saturday night at wembley stadium. 90,000 expected in there. that will be a post—war fight record for a crowd, but you know it's not about those records. there will be probably box office records broken as well, both men said making the tens of millions of pounds just by stepping into the ring. it's all about unifying those rings. anthony joshua has his eye on a vacant wba title as well, defining for him but also for klitschko, who at 41 thinks he has a lot to offer. canadian tennis player eugenie bouchard has lashed out at the sport's governing body for letting maria sharapova compete in tournaments after serving a 15—month doping ban. ms bouchard said the russian is a "cheater" who should never be allowed to play again. if the world knows there is a tennis tournament in stuttgart this week it is because of maria sharapova. she guarantees publicity. it doesn't mean she has credibility with her fellow professionals. eu

also this hour —— fans gear up for an fa cup clash at wembley.tween the premier league's top two teams — as chelsea face spurs in the semifinal of the fa cup. and romania's tennis captain ilie nastase is banned from the rest of the fed cup —— after foul—mouthed comments which left britonjohanna konta in tears. good afternoon. 0n the first weekend of campaigning for the general election, the focus has been on taxes. theresa may in the west midlands today, refused to be drawn on whether she would raise income tax, vat or national insurance. meanwhile the labour leader jeremy corbyn in manchester, has promised that the tax burden will fall on those with the broadest shoulders, if he wins onjune eighth. here's our political correspondent ben wright. get ready for the knock at your door. today the prime minister to her campaign message to dudley and wonderful to me have spoken for many. i couldn't understand why you cold another election with three yea rs cold another election with three years to go. i once the strongest possible negotiating hand in e

david ornstein and, bbc news, wembley. people questioned us. but it isa wembley.e united. and today we have shown the right response and stayed together. celtic are just one win away from their first domestic treble in 16 years after they beat their old firm rivals, rangers, 2—0 to reach the scottish cup final. they've already wrapped up the league title and the scottish league cup this season, and after only ten minutes, callum mcgregor put them ahead. scott sinclair was able to double their lead with this penalty in the second half, the third goal he's scored against rangers this season. celtic will face aberdeen in the final next month. there were two games in the premier league today. third—placed liverpool lost at home to crystal palace 2—1 philip coutinho put the hosts ahead with a great free kick, but two goals by former liverpool forward christian benteke gave palace the victory and eases their relegation worries considerably. they are now eight points above the relegation zone. manchester united won 2—0 at burnley. anthony martial and wayne rooney, who wa

there is a mass of boxing match in wembley tomorrow night.oshua. 0ne is a7, night. klitschko versusjoshua. 0ne is 47, 41, night. klitschko versusjoshua. 0ne is a7, a1, the other is 27 and they are both very big man. i would not wa nt to ta ke are both very big man. i would not want to take a punch from either of them. klitschko, he is a class act. it is an unpopular view in britain. joshuais it is an unpopular view in britain. joshua is a national hero, olympic gold medallist. he is to stone heavier than his normal fighting with and as lennox lewis who fought his last fight a lot heavier against klitschko's elder brother would point out, that is a strange position to go into a fight. my instinct is klitschko will screw them. i hope not. of course i cheer for the brit, but my instinct is klitschko is a classy act, a conservative boxer who can stand off. all the pressure is onjoshua. supportjoshua off. all the pressure is onjoshua. support joshua but off. all the pressure is onjoshua. supportjoshua but have a fiver on klitschko. it is a golden

as you go into the evening for wembley for the outdoor boxing, it should stay largely dry.rough something we might see a weather front trying to push in from the south—west, there is uncertainty about just how south—west, there is uncertainty aboutjust how quickly that south—west, there is uncertainty about just how quickly that will happen. there will be some rain at times over the weekend but there will be some warm and dry weather, as well. more details and 30 minutes. this is bbc world news. that's pretty up—to—date with the headlines. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, has chaired a meeting of the un security council about taking further steps against north korea over its nuclear and missile programme. he has urged the council to act before north korea does. earlier, president trump warned that a major conflict could break out with north korea over its nuclear programme. skrela student media have a broadcaster these pictures of the word games held there on tuesday. on the eve of the donald trump's 100 there on tuesday. on the eve of the donald trump's100 day in

for both sides, wembley way is a path well trodden.mpetition more than arsenal. few fa ns this competition more than arsenal. few fans demand more success than theirs. this is the last chance for silverware. that is true for manchester city as well. pep guardiola's side found the best first chance. david silva going first. city got the ball across the line not once but twice here to be crucially, it did not cross the line here as well. the goal was ruled out. city were rightfully annoyed. there was no doubt about their recall when it eventually arrived. sergio aguero finally found the space, finishing as we have all come to expect. but this is a competition that has now taken on an even greater significance. arsenal not only want it but needed. they found a way back. both sides now have a chance to win. yaya toure could not have gotte n chance to win. yaya toure could not have gotten much closer. just moments later, fernandinho saw his effort rebound from the goal. as you would expect, it would take more time to separate them. ultimate

sports day to becoming from here at wembley this evening, head of that superfight wembley this eveningthat super fight tomorrow evening in front of 90,000 between anthony joshua, the british heavyweight idf captain against the former champion, the ukrainian wladimir klitschko. joshua has never been heavier, just under 18 stone. he says he is good to ta ke under 18 stone. he says he is good to take another step towards greatness. he is only 27. wladimir klitschko is a1, but so much more experienced in every way. he says he can reach the very top of his a0 yet again. we also have a look at the rest of the day's sports news, the premier league this weekend, the big north london derby not1 million miles from here, that is all coming up miles from here, that is all coming up with me, it that fact, but now it is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. so jason, what do we have this week? long weekend, a visit to the cinema is on the agenda for many families, and they can climb aboard a space

the heavyweight division against wladimir klitschko in front of 90,000 fans on saturday night at wembleyf champion will earn around £10 million, he's told the bbc‘s sports editor dan roan he's still the same guy as he was when growing up. my my apologies. as you can gather there is something amiss with that link to salford and the sports round—up. we will attempt to return to that and bring you more in the coming moment. but in the meantime we can bring you up—to—date with some other news. the us state of arkansas has put to death to prisoners in a single day. both jack jones and marcel williams were convicted of rape and murder in the 19905. convicted of rape and murder in the 1990s. part of an extraordinary race by the state authorities to put eight men to death before their stock of lethal drugs expires. the legal authorities in arkansas say the two prisoners were executed by lethal injection after final legal appeals were rejected by the courts. the first to die was jackjones, who was convicted over 20 years ago of raping and strangling mary phillips, and attempting to murder her 11—

natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley.m that's just opened in los angeles. take a look at the pictures. the sprinkle—filled ocean is a metre deep and can fit a dozen people in there. visitors can interact with a room of giant lollies, life—sized gummi bears and a gallery of suspended bananas. just before we go, a reminder of how toa just before we go, a reminder of how to a story: north korea has launched another ballistic missile hours after rex tillerson called for tougher international approaches towards kim jong—un‘s government. south korean and american officials say the test actually failed. in a tweet, resident trump said that north korea showed disrespect for its main ally, china. don't forget you can get in touch with me to discuss any of the stories we've been covering here via twitter — i'm @tomdonkinbbc. but for now, from me and the andy king, it is goodbye. —— and the team. well, the bank holiday weekend is upon us. let's see what the weather's up to. it's looking a little bit mixed. a little breezy but reason

natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley.she wouldn't do it to her daughters. speaking in the first public address since leaving the white house she described how the family i'm drawing the freedoms in their new lives. both her and ba rack the freedoms in their new lives. both her and barack obama are writing separate memoirs in book deals worth $40 million. finally before we go, you may remember how this family won the affection of millions of people around the world when professor robert kelly's children interrupted a bbc interview last month. they became a global sensation and now the kelly family's been immortalised as cartoon characters. a new york couple has created the adventures of mina and jack, where the mischievous children try to help their father out with his important work. some details, like names and professor kelly's job, are different, but the cartoon has already clocked up more than 100,000 views online. it was such a raw, perfect family moment that we had to make it live on outside of that 30—second clip.