eighth in the premier league and face a first season without european football since 2009 10. the final elements of the deal are being finalised before an announcement. and postecoglou may well be without his best player. that s because harry kane is thought to be top of real madrid s wanted list this summer. the england captain only has a year left on his contract and is undecided on his future. there an emotional farewell from zlatan ibrahimovic as he retired from football at the age of 41. the ac milan striker had already announced that he would leave the club this summer and brought the curtain down on his career after their final league game against monza. the swede is the all time top goal scorer for his country and scored 511 goals for clubs including paris saint germain, manchester united and both milan sides, winning league titles in four different countries. to the french open now, where the women s defending champion iga swiatek set up a mouth watering quarterfinal
the biggest strike day yet, with up to 1.4 million people expected at demonstrations in paris and elsewhere. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid january. part of the french government plan is also to raise the minimum pension to 1,200 euros a month, which is over 550 euros higher than the current minimum figure. but unions want more because of rising inflation. joining me now is gregory bekhtari who is a member of the fsu , the main teachers union in france, and works as a teaching fellow at the pantheon sorbonne university. thank you for being with us. the government says that these plans are necessary because they say that if they don t, the numbers don t add up, it would mean a deficit. why is raising the pension age such problem? raising the pension age such roblem? , ., , , , raising the pension age such roblem? , ,, , problem? it s a problem because it s ve unfair probl
after they went missing. and, the wait is almost over super fans are poised online as tickets for eurovision go on sale later. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. britain s home secretary, suella braverman, has accepted the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation aimed at stopping asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. it s thought the measures, being introduced in parliament today, and which put a legal duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally would face legal challenges. here s our political correspondent, iain watson: five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than 16,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the government. so injanuary this year, the prime minister made this pledge. we will pass new laws to stop small