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semifinal on tuesday. earlier today, the draw for the champions league last 16 was made. at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters, they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition — the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon. premier league leaders arsenal face porto while italian champions napoli face barcelona. german giants bayern munich also face italian opposition in lazio...

better than any other time we've had discussions. hello and welcome to the programme — i'm samantha simmomds. let's start with some breaking news coming in from washington. authorities say they have detained the driver of a truck after crashing into security barriers adjacent to the white house grounds, according to a us secret service spokesperson. this is the scene, as you can see a police cordon has been set up. we are hearing there were no reports of any injuries to any secret service or white house personnel and the cause, and the man in the crash will remain under investigati...

and fewerflavours on you might be seeing higher prices and fewer flavours on offer, because food prices are staying stubbornly high. we look at the numbers. and i'm in the so—called dead shed at heathrow where they store seized animal parts, because the government has changed the ivory ban to extend it to five new species. in sport... after a 20—year wait, newcastle united fans will enjoy those famous champions league nights next season, while leicester take their fight for survival to the final day. good morning from hampton pool, where it is a chilly stuck to the day, but the s...

with a protracted energy crisis, shocking levels of unemployment and inequality and systemic corruption. my guest is the secretary general of the anc, fikile mbalula. is his party about to pay the price of failure? fikile mbalula, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having us, and welcome to luthuli house. it's a great pleasure to be here. how disappointed are you with the state south africa is in today? south africa is undergoing challenges like many other countries. but i think to put us into a category of a failed state, its an exaggeration. er... ican give... but you think that's ...

and why these two dogs from london could help combat the smuggling of rare animals in asia. fire officials in greece say at least 26 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train crash. a cargo train collided with a passenger train near the city of larissa in the thessaly region. stephanie prentice has been following this for us and joins me now. what more do we know about this train crash? we have been getting regular department dates 26 bodies have been recovered now and they think 85 people have been injured. dozens of rescuers on the ground going through those carria...