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thank you forjoining us. heres whats coming up. we start with football because manchester united have qualified for next seasons champions league after thrashing chelsea 4—1 in the premier league at old trafford. erik ten hags side needed only a point, but secured all three in style. casimiro scored his second goal in two matches to send them on their way when he opened the scoring with a header in the sixth minute. marcus rashford scored the fourth after anthony martial and a bruno ...

to go round, and if anything it is set to be a warmer day with temperatures more widely across england and wales reaching the low 20s and peaking at around 23 celsius. and yes, as sophie hinted, the fine weather is set to last through sunday and into bank holiday monday. temperatures might come down a degree or two, but it will still feel warm in the may sunshine. a degree or two, but it will still feel warm in the may sunshine. and thats it from _ feel warm in the may sunshine. and th...

a very warm welcome to the programme. im sally bundock. we start here in the uk. allies of the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, have condemned the cabinet office for releasing details about possible covid lockdown breaches to scotland yard and thames valley police. lawyers preparing the governments case ahead of the public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic have sent the police information about meetings held at downing street and the prime ministers country retreat, cheq...

im sally bundock and we start here in the uk where in the next few hours the latest inflation numbers will be released and its widely anticipated the news will be good with prices coming down. the bank of england says it expects inflation to "fall sharply in april". this follows an upgrade from the international monetary fund for the uk economy. it says we should avoid a recession this year but the imf is warning inflation "remains stubbornly high" and higher interest rates will need t...

this latest ceasefire $245 million in aid to help support people fleeing the violence. im ben thompson. lets start in the uk where the cost of living crisis is showing some tentative signs that it is starting to ease — slightly. the latest rate of inflation for the month of april has fallen to 8.7% now thats still very high and above the 8.2% rate that many economists forecast, but still a significant drop compared to the over 10.1% rate we saw last month. double digit inflation that...

as fighting between the army and a paramilitary group shows no signs of ending. the violence has been happening for more than a week, worsening the countrys already desperate humanitarian crisis. these are pictures of a spanish diplomatic personnel and citizens being evacuated overnight. a number of other countries have also moved their diplomatic staff to safety, but foreign civilians have been reporting difficulties trying to leave the country. some have been travelling by road in co...

where renewed fighting is threatening a fragile three—day ceasefire. the united nations has warned that 250,000 sudanese people could be heading for the countrys borders to escape the fighting. lines of buses and other vehicles continue to leave the capital khartoum, despite the extremely high price of tickets and of fuel. un officials say theyre in contact with both sides of the military conflict to try to sustain the ceasefire after fighting was reported in some areas overnight. 0u...

hello. im sumi somaskanda. more on those stories in the show, but we start with events in montana where republicans in the states house of representatives have voted to bar transgender lawmaker democratic representative zooey zephyr from the house floor. its republicans�* response to zephyr�*s plea for her colleagues last week to reject a bill that would ban gender—affirming care for minors. she said if they vote yes, she hopes they will see "blood on their hands." she has alread...

ever april day. hello, a very warm welcome. im samantha simmonds. efforts are being stepped up in sudan to try and extend a fragile ceasefire between troops loyal to rival generals. the outbreak of violence in the country has left more than 500 people dead and forced thousands to flee. the current truce brokered by the us is due to expire later on thursday. both the un and south sudan are rapidly trying to organise a three—day extension to it. the sudanese army says its approved the ...

in their dispute over pay. the cost of some sandwiches rockets by almost 40% in the past year, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite. and could spain see its hottest april day on record? scientists predict it may hit a0 degrees celsius. and coming up on bbc news, chelsea, a goal down, but emma hayes wants her team to stay calm in the second leg of their champions league semifinal in barcelona. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. ministers have announced the bigg...