the headlines... british mp dr dan poulter has quit the conservative party to join the opposition labour party. speaking to the bbc, he said the conservatives were no longerfocused on public services, and a general election was needed as soon as possible. ukraine says russia has carried out another air attack — narrowly missing a hospital. the us says it will "rush" patriot air defence missiles and ammunition to ukraine — president zelensky says they are "urgently" needed. hamas has published a new video showing proof of life for two hostages in gaza. meanwhile, israel's foreign minister says his country's military could defer its planned incursion into rafah — if there is a deal on the hostages. and scotland's first minister seeks to save his political career — inviting leaders of other parties to talks — hoping to change their plans to oust him.

now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me gavin ramjaun. england make it a third successive grand slam at the women's six nations as they beat france in bordeaux. a touchline spat between mo salah and jurgen klopp, and two points dropped at west ham in another disappointing day for liverpool. sheffield united are the first team relegated from the top flight — they're thumped by newcastle as their lacklustre season goes on. and chelsea are out of the women's champions league — heartbreak for them against holders barcelona at stamford bridge.

hello there and welcome along to sportsday... and we start with the culmination of the women's six nations. england have been on an incredible run — the only side standing in their way of another title — and another grand slam were france today. but it went the way of the favourites in bordeaux — and england are celebrating tonight. jo currie is there for us. jo, how much of a test was this, for this dominant england side today? was this, for this dominant yes, was this, for this dominant england champions aga arguably yes, england champions again and arguably they rarely have to get into top gear to do it. they set a blistering pace at the start of the game that france really struggled to keep up with. after the break, the hosts, welcome of their struggles continued when they were reduced to 14 continued when they were reduced to m players having one sent off for a 1a players having one sent off for a high tackle. england then cruising to a comfortable win on the day and a sixth consecutive title overall as lydia campbell reports. this was a cauldron of emotion in

bordeaux. that's what you get when a grand slam is on the line, both france and england have their eyes on the glory, but only one could win. it was red roses who raced into an early lead, a quick fire try, alex matthews, france hadn't turned up to their own party yet. but better late than never as gabrielle carved open the english defence to get her side on the board. then meg jones capitalised on france's mistake to restore the 1a point lead. before marie replied instantly with the best try of the match, breezing past several as they game continue to sway. but england are serial winners in this competition, and added another two tries before the break to give themselves plenty of breathing room. and things got worse for france early in the second

half as she was given a yellow card for this tackle before it was upgraded to read. and despite france pulling another try back, alex matthews cut through for her second try of the match, sealing the grand slam for england. this is a 29th victory in a row for england in the six nations, another ruthless tournament for them and they will celebrate tonight before thinking about next year's world cup. lydia campbell, bbc news. yes, that way and also secures new head coach's first championship inside of the red roses. the stats really speak for themselves in terms of the championship that they have enjoyed. they have not lost a women's six nations game since 2018 and they finished this year �*s competition having scored 44 tries and conceded just five. three of which came from today. they finished

with a point difference with a frightening 229, something that the rest of the world will certainly be taking note of it as they watched on today. this will not be lost on them as mentioned there with the world cup next year. a little earlier on, i caught up with england's maude muir. we i caught up with england's maude muir. ~ ., ., ~ ., ., muir. we have worked so hard for that. i muir. we have worked so hard for that i think— muir. we have worked so hard for that. i think we _ muir. we have worked so hard for that. i think we have _ muir. we have worked so hard for that. i think we have been - muir. we have worked so hard for| that. i think we have been working through— that. i think we have been working through this whole tournament, and putting _ through this whole tournament, and putting up— through this whole tournament, and putting up a performance like that against _ putting up a performance like that against a — putting up a performance like that against a very good french side, 'ust against a very good french side, just so_ against a very good french side, just so proud of the girls. talk me throu~h just so proud of the girls. talk me through the _ just so proud of the girls. talk me through the start, _ just so proud of the girls. talk me through the start, then. _ just so proud of the girls. talk me through the start, then. england i through the start, then. england shot out of the rocks. we through the start, then. england shot out of the rocks. we wanted to come out and _ shot out of the rocks. we wanted to come out and show _ shot out of the rocks. we wanted to come out and show our _ shot out of the rocks. we wanted to come out and show our dominance. | shot out of the rocks. we wanted to . come out and show our dominance. we know that _ come out and show our dominance. we know that prince —— france was going to come _ know that prince —— france was going to come back— know that prince —— france was going to come back into it. just stayed on it. just _ to come back into it. just stayed on it. just really proud.— it. just really proud. when you go into half-time _ it. just really proud. when you go into half-time with _ it. just really proud. when you go into half-time with the _ it. just really proud. when you go into half-time with the kind - it. just really proud. when you go l into half-time with the kind of lead into half—time with the kind of lead that you have, how did that have time chapter go?— that you have, how did that have time chapter go? yeah, keep doing what you're — time chapter go? yeah, keep doing what you're doing. _ time chapter go? yeah, keep doing what you're doing. there _ time chapter go? yeah, keep doing what you're doing. there was - time chapter go? yeah, keep doing what you're doing. there was a - what you're doing. there was a little _ what you're doing. there was a little hike — what you're doing. there was a little hike we had to do to get to the changing room, just keep doing what you _ the changing room, just keep doing what you are doing, be direct, yeah, let the _ what you are doing, be direct, yeah, let the rug _ what you are doing, be direct, yeah, let the rug to — what you are doing, be direct, yeah, let the rug to be do the talking. the first— let the rug to be do the talking. the first half was maybe a little

frantic in terms of the scoring. the second half was a little more sedated. why do you think that was? 0h! sedated. why do you think that was? oh! i don't know. i think we were just more — oh! i don't know. i think we were just more dominant. we showed our dominance _ just more dominant. we showed our dominance and executed on that. i think— dominance and executed on that. i think our— dominance and executed on that. i think our defensive work in this half was — think our defensive work in this half was incredible. i'm just proud of our— half was incredible. i'm just proud of our defensive work throughout this whole campaign. a of our defensive work throughout this whole campaign.— of our defensive work throughout this whole campaign. a little birdie told me that _ this whole campaign. a little birdie told me that you _ this whole campaign. a little birdie told me that you are _ this whole campaign. a little birdie told me that you are on _ this whole campaign. a little birdie told me that you are on a - this whole campaign. a little birdie told me that you are on a 7am - this whole campaign. a little birdie | told me that you are on a 7am flight home tomorrow morning. how hard are you going to be allowed to party tonight? you going to be allowed to party toniaht? ., ., , you going to be allowed to party toniaht? ., .,, ., , tonight? the world as our oyster. yeah. do what _ tonight? the world as our oyster. yeah. do what we _ tonight? the world as our oyster. yeah. do what we want. - tonight? the world as our oyster. yeah. do what we want. we - tonight? the world as our oyster. i yeah. do what we want. we deserve it. yeah. do what we want. we deserve it but _ yeah. do what we want. we deserve it but get _ yeah. do what we want. we deserve it. but get on that flight, if you are not— it. but get on that flight, if you are not on— it. but get on that flight, if you are not on the flight, you are not going _ are not on the flight, you are not going home. do are not on the flight, you are not going home-— are not on the flight, you are not auoin home. , ., ~ going home. do you whip thank you will make it — going home. do you whip thank you will make it to _ going home. do you whip thank you will make it to bed _ going home. do you whip thank you will make it to bed this _ will make it to bed this evening? who knows? who knows? so will make it to bed this evening? who knows? who knows? so what next for the red roses? _ who knows? who knows? so what next for the red roses? i _ who knows? who knows? so what next for the red roses? i suspect _ who knows? who knows? so what next for the red roses? i suspect the - for the red roses? i suspect the celebrations will go long into the night. we of course which the players all the luck with their 7am flight home. there might be a few sore heads, but i think we can

forgive them out. this weekend, though, focus will turn to the w xp competition which takes place later on this year in canada where they will face the other topsides in the world, including france again and current world champions, new zealand. and then, of course, all eyes turn to next yea r�*s world zealand. and then, of course, all eyes turn to next year's world cup, hosted in england around 18 months�* time. it's hosted in england around 18 months�* time. it�*s wonderfulfor hosted in england around 18 months�* time. it�*s wonderful for england that they have been crowned six nations champions yet again, but i can tell you this, it�*s the world title that they really, really want, and it�*s not something they haven�*t had since 2014. and it's not something they haven't had since 2014.— and it's not something they haven't had since 2014. thank you very much indeed for that. _ had since 2014. thank you very much indeed for that. speaking _ had since 2014. thank you very much indeed for that. speaking with - had since 2014. thank you very much indeed for that. speaking with us - indeed for that. speaking with us from bordeaux. wales finished bottom of the six nations table — despite a win over italy. they needed a bonus point victory to ensure they didn�*t end up with the wooden spoon this year. they won 22—20. sisilia tuipulotu crossed to level the scores in the dying minutes with lleucu george slotting over the winning kick. wales had not beaten italy at home since 2012, but here they did so in front

of a record home crowd at the principality stadium of 10,592. ireland edged out scotland 15—12 in a closely contested game in belfast to finish third and qualify for the 2025 world cup. both sides with two tries apiece but an irish penalty proved the difference. the irish will also take their place in wxv1 after their second victory of the campaign helped them climb one point ahead of scotland in the table. chelsea are out of women�*s champions league, after a controversial 2—0 defeat to barcelona at a sold out stamford bridge denied them the chance to progress to the final. 0ur reporterjoe lynskey was there for us and joe, a game full of drama — in sodden conditions. the weather has not done its part today. the weather has not done its part toda . �* , . the weather has not done its part toda. �*, ., the weather has not done its part toda . �*, ., ., the weather has not done its part toda. ., ., �*, today. it's a sad end for women's champions _ today. it's a sad end for women's champions league _

today. it's a sad end for women's champions league campaign - today. it's a sad end for women's champions league campaign and| today. it's a sad end for women's i champions league campaign and to today. it's a sad end for women's - champions league campaign and to be for the kick off in the second leg, there was so much hope in west london. in that first leg last weekend they were the first team to be barcelona on their home ground since 2019. there was a sell—out crowd for the second leg here at stamford bridge. but chelsea in the end because of the sheer quality of barcelona�*s players. they have in their ranks the current women�*s ballin door holder. in her strike in the first half really started to change things and change the mood inside stamford bridge. that put barcelona 1—0 up on the night. level and aggregate midway through the first half. but chelsea can�*t say they didn�*t have chances in this match. they hit the word work twice significantly really in this match, particularly this crossbar in the first half and then later in the second half, they hit the woodwork

for a second time. but the game really swung again when buchanan was sent off for chelsea in the second half. a second yellow card, what it looked like a fairly innocuous bowel from her, but there is var overturned by var, barcelona, against 11 players with 11 players come i should say, with ten players, it became very, very difficult indeed. they hope to may be keep this one out towards extra time and penalties, but he was there again to win a penalty for barcelona in the closing stages and that was converted by roll photo to make it 2-0 converted by roll photo to make it 2—0 on the night and you overturned that 1-0 2—0 on the night and you overturned that 1—0 deficit from the first leg. 2-1 that 1—0 deficit from the first leg. 2—1 finished on aggregate. chelsea really disappointed here to go out in the champions league and you get beaten by barcelona again for the third time in four seasons. just briefly come — third time in four seasons. just briefly come how _ third time in four seasons. just briefly come how much disappointment for chelsea really reflecting on this game given emma hayes bowing

out? only the league to play for. yeah, one stage this season, emma hayes was looking for four trophies in herfinal season in charge of chelsea before she moves on to coach the united states women�*s national team. she�*s notjust in the hunt really for the wsl title, and that is so tight, so competitive, chelsea three points off the top with a game in hand. that is a title race that could come down to goal difference at the end of the season with manchester city, but hayes, she desperately this women�*s champions league, didn�*t she? i don�*t think it will spoil her legacy that many of these fans and streaming out of the ground tonight will look back on a wonderful career she�*s had at this club with six wsl titles, five fa cups in the champions league, it just wasn�*t it be tonight. cups in the champions league, it just wasn't it be tonight.- cups in the champions league, it just wasn't it be tonight. thank you ve much just wasn't it be tonight. thank you very much indeed. _ just wasn't it be tonight. thank you very much indeed. braving - just wasn't it be tonight. thank you very much indeed. braving the - just wasn't it be tonight. thank you | very much indeed. braving the rain, much appreciated. after the midweek —— the neck after the midweek merseyside derby loss to everton, liverpool really had a job on their hands to stay in this

premier league title race. and today, they did themselves no favours at all, held to a draw with west ham. the result leavesjurgen klopp�*s side two points behind leaders arsenal, having played a game more. and the tensions, potentially starting to show, as nick parrott reports. the frustrating end to liverpool�*s season is becoming more apparent with every game. after losing to everton without scoring in midweek, the manager, juergen klopp, made five changes, as an impact sub guest west ham, but is this moment of the maps that he will be remembered for. it was already to all when the egyptian came on. in a dire first half, liverpool had more possession, but it was the hammers who struck first through jared bowen just before the interval. half—time team talk did the trick, as andy robertson equalised soon after. liverpool could and should have run away with this match, but as so often has been the case this season, their shots were wayward and they found a goalkeeper rising to the occasion. he was credited with this own goal, but he was hardly to blame

for liverpool taking the lead. one of the few standout performers was bowen, the player of the match set up antonio to send west ham�*s fans delirious and liverpool�*s despondent. they�*ve known for months that klopp is leaving, left wondering whether solo or others follow them out of the club. nick parrott, bbc news. afterwards in the post match press conference klopp wouldn�*t elaborate on what happened with salah on the touchline other than to say "we spoke about it in the dressing room and that is done for me." asked if salah was ok with it, klopp claimed: "that was my impression." however, when salah walked through the mixed zone at west ham and was asked to stop, he admitted: "there�*s gonna be a fire today if i speak." it�*s not always great, everton, especially not, other games have been really good and they don�*t finish the situation, that is not cool, thinking this game can look completely different if you lose. if you only use them,

than it�*s already done, but it�*s just how it is. we have to take it, it�*s not the first time. 75 points, i think, that we have now, so that�*s not bad. of course, still nine points to get, and we will try absolutely everything. the opponents are tough. we all know that. it�*s now a longer period to recover and i hope we can do that and we will try again. sheffield united have been relegated from the premier league, after a heavy defeat at stjames park to newcastle united. 5—1 the score. they gave themselves some hope of maintaining their stay for a while longer after taking the lead, but two goals from alexander isak, with callum wilson coming off the bench to score for his first top flight goal since october, capped off a miserable day on the whole for the blades. we�*ve not been good enough, the league has been too powerful for us right away through the season,

possibly epitomising in one game how it has been for a lot of the games. 0ur inability to defend, her inability to put teams to bed, our inability to last the 90 minutes has come. as i said, it�*s a really good football club. everybody understands that. it�*s been a really poor season and we have to own that. everton are celebrating securing their place in the premier league for next season after beating brentford one nil. idrissa gueye scored forjust the third time this season on the hour mark at goodison park to give everton their third win in a row. the victory leaves them 11 points clear of the relegation zone with three games to go. despite the defeat and dropping below everton, brentford are also safe. a late penalty secured a point for burnley at old trafford, as they drew 1—all with manchester united. zeki amdouni scored from the spot — after being brought down by united keeper andre 0nana. antony had earlier given united the lead, for his first league goal this season. again, we put ourselves in a winning position and long courses in

the game. we dominated this game. only the second part of the first half, we conceded some chances, but the rest of the game was all ours. we created a lot of chances. again, you are in a winning position and we gave it away. a late goal from crystal palace too kept their unbeaten run going — jeffrey sclupp�*s equaliser came 5 minutes from full time, in their game away at fulham. rodrigo muniz put fulham ahead shortly after half time. palace, now four matches unbeaten in the league. and luton could be in real trouble too — after their loss to wolves this afternoon. hwang hee—chan and joao gomes fired wolves in front at molyneux — a late carlton morris goal gave luton some hope — but in the end not enough for them. they�*re still in the bottom three, butjust a point behind nottingham forest who play tomorrow. wolves end a six—game winless run. so let�*s take a look at how that leaves the table — we�*ll start at the top, and arsenal and manchester city can put more distance between themselves and liverpool tomorrow — after the reds dropped points against west ham. newcastle are just a point behind

manchester united in 6th — as they chase a european spot. and at the bottom — confirmation of sheffield united, back in the championship next season. trouble for burnley and luton too, as the end the season edges closer, withjust three games to go for them. in the championship — another drama filled day — with ramifications at the top and bottom. ipswich could go second later, if they can beat hull in the late kick off. in the rest of the day�*s games. norwich drew 2—all with swansea to keep themselves in the frame for the playoffs. they take advantage of west brom�*s slip up against sheffield wednesday — the home side winning 3—0, a massive boost for their chances of staying in the division. birmingham drew 1—1 with huddersfield. and a blow for plymouth too — losing to millwall. also wins for bristol city, middlesbrough, stoke and watford. so at the top of the championship. leicester were promoted last night — after leeds were beaten. as mentioned ipswich can go second later —

their opponents hull have eyes on the playoffs though. southampton will finish 4th. norwich and west brom at the moment make up the top 6. at the bottom — birmingham and huddersfield remain in the bottom three following their draw. blackburn, sheffield wednesday and plymouth are also in a fight to stay up too. tensions at the bottom of the championship then derby county will be back in the second tier next season, after sealing their promotion from league one today, on the final day of the season. they only needed only a draw against the division�*s bottom side carlisle united, to end their two—year stay in league one. max bird and james collins with the goals in a 2—0 win, as theyjoin portsmouth in the championship next season. bolton, peterborough, oxford united and barnsley will contest the playoffs early next month. stjohnstone remain in a scottish premiership relegation battle after hibernian comfortably brushed them aside 3—1. craig levein�*s side remain 10th, a point ahead of ross county — who lost to bottom side livingston — while hibs stay seventh. aberdeen defeated 10—man motherwell at pittodrie by a single goal to leapfrog their opponents into eighth place and move closer to safety. elsewhere, hearts avoided defeat against kilmarnock for the fifth time this season after a goalless

draw at rugby park. staying in scotland, rangers are the first tam through to the final of the women�*s scottish cup after beating glasgow rivals celtic 2—nil at hampden park. it took it 4—nil the 83rd minute for rangers to make the breakthrough. chelsea cornet heading in from a corner, and just 5 mins later, they sealed the victory thanks to this lob over the keeperfrom kirsty howatt. revenge for rangers then, after losing to celtic in the final last season. hearts play spartans in the other semi final tomorrow. let�*s have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today... several crashes made it a spectacular sprint race at moto gp�*s spanish grand prix injerez. world champion francesco bagnaia was one of the early fallers. six—times champion marc marquez started from pole, crashed while leading, but recovered to finish seventh. horgay marteen claimed the victory in front of his home fans. rafael nadal got his first win over a top 20 player in 527 days as he defeated alex de minaur in straight sets at the madrid 0pen. he�*ll face argentinian pedro cachin in the third round.

nadal said this week he�*ll only play at the french open next month if he feels "capable enough to compete". great britain won four gold medals on the first day of finals at the european rowing championships in hungary. helen glover stepped up her pursuit of a third 0lympic title in paris this summer by helping the british crew win the women�*s four. jake jarman took the vault gold medal at the european gymnastics championships in italy. that makes him the current european and world vault champion. british gymnasts are using the event to lay a marker ahead of the paris 2024 olympics. helen glover stepped up her pursuit of a third 0lympic title in paris this summer by helping the british crew win the women�*s four. jake jarman took the vault gold medal at the european gymnastics championships in italy. that makes him the current european and world vault champion. british gymnasts are using the event to lay a marker ahead of the paris 2024 olympics. to the snooker world championship now — and judd trump showed just why he could be the man to beat this year — after sealing his place in the quarterfinals, with victory over tom ford. his position on the tour the subject of speculation, in the face of talk over breakaways. it was a comprehensive second round win for him —

13 frames to 7. hazel irvine is at the crucible alongsidejohn parrott. earlier today, the 2019 world champion became the second man through to the quarterfinals. did so against a fellow seeded player, tom ford, 13 frames to seven. two centuries along the way, and when it came in here, very relaxed and happy indeed. says he hasn�*t put himself under pressure coming in, a nice break before he�*s come here. all his preparation is good, really relaxed. seemed very comfortable in front of us answering the questions, his game and himself are in a very good place. quite happy to talk about a number of issues in the game, not least the rumours we hear about possible breakaway tours. he was quite categorical about that. you want to win the masters in the uk in the world championship, you are not going to get that anywhere else. this is a tour to play on and of course all these players like to be governed by all of those great feats you can get in the game, so he is in the right place. batting away very nicely

the comparisons that this stage of his career is only 34 years of age who at 48 is still continuing to break records. he�*s giving himself a lot of time here to do any catching up that he wants in the future. very much so and so he should. he loves winning. that�*s the thing. listen, you love to set your stall out and say i want to win the masters uk, world, sometimes it�*s not like that. but he is a serial winner, that is for sure. and he will want to win more than one world championship. the two players of the season so far, judd trump, five titles, including back—to—back majors, on a collision course in the semifinal. he was chatting about that insane, yup, it could be that the player of the year title is up for grabs at that point as well, if it happens. there�*s obviously a lot of snooker to be played. it does look like it�*s on paper, but it is not always the case. but if it comes up, that will be some match.

plenty of others in the ring here for another world title, or indeed a first, and this evening�*s match is under way. that�*s got brig break central written all over it, doesn�*t it? it hopefully lives up to its billing. both players love to get into on with it. that should be a cracker to watch. the warrior, terrifically concise form, really measured, real quality from him, joe 0�*connell, what can we expect from him? he looked unflappable in his first match, he is back to work again. listen, he will consider that shot to nothing, may be a bit more pressure on him, i�*m watching him practice, he is flying. the places in the quarterfinals all up for grabs and that continues until monday. so much to look forward to. so as we heard there — trump rejecting an approach to join a potential breakaway snooker tour. there has been speculation the sport�*s biggest names could be tempted to leave the existing world snooker tour and play in lucrative events elsewhere. after his match today, trump revealed his thoughts.

i have absolutely no doubt that i will be playing on this tour for the foreseeable future. i think for me playing and exhibitions, series or whatever it is, is not right for me at this moment in time. i have got so much life to achieve in the game and money me at this moment in time is not the priority. i need to hopefully put some question marks to bait and stuff like that. harlequins scored six tries on their way to a 41—32 victory over premiership leaders northampton. this converted try from tom litchfield had put the visitors one point in front shortly after the hour mark. but two late tries from will porter helped harlequins get over the line, with a win that boosts their hopes of acchieving a play—off place, they are level on points with fourth place bristol. who themselves saw a remarkable end to their match against leicester — the home side were 19—nil

to the good until bristol hit 21 points in the last 12 minutes to win the match. magnus bradbury�*s converted try securing victory. salford red devils handed warrington wolves their third defeat of the season after a 17—12 victory. joe mellor amongst the try scorers for the red devils as they edged a tight contest to move up to sixth in the table and level on points with warrington, who miss the chance to go level with the leaders st helens and catalans dragons. that�*s all from sportsday. chelsea are out of the women�*s champions league, losing to barcelona in the semifinals there. updates from all of those on the bbc sport website, but that is all from us. we will see you soon.

hello there. it certainly has been a saturday of contrasts across the country. we started off grey and wet across southern england. the rain petered out to a blanket of cloud and drizzle. a lot of cloud across wales, the midlands, for much of the day. further north it was a different story. sunny spells and scattered showers but escape those showers, a beautiful afternoon in fife, as you can see. we have more heavy rain though arriving through the night tonight. it is across the south. that rain — some of it really quite intense — will gradually drift its way steadily north and east as we go through sunday. once again a day of contrasts because the rain will continue to move its way out of the midlands, up into the north—east of england and eastern scotland. west will certainly stay drier and brightest for longest. into the afternoon we should see an improving picture across much of england and wales. sunny spells, a few scattered showers, and temperatures peaking at around 13 degrees. it will be windy on those exposed east coasts. sheltered western areas clinging onto some glimpses of sunshine. a little more cloud generally and the rain still quite

heavy and persistent, with gusts of wind across the east coast of 40—50 miles an hour. that makes the eight degrees in aberdeen feel pretty disappointing. that low eases away. the isobars squeeze together. it stays blustery into monday. 0n the whole a relatively quiet start to the working week. temperatures to greet us first thing — we are looking at around 2—6. it will be dry, there will be some sunshine coming through early on. breezy but a southerly wind will make it start to feel just that little bit milder, particular in the sunnier moments. here is the low moving into northern ireland and perhaps clouding over across western coastal fringes as we go through the day. temperatures in the sunshine should peak at 16 degrees. starting to feel a little better. tuesday, final day of april, could actually see a little more warmth. we have still got this low pressure out to the south—west. because the winds are circulating around that low we are tapping in to a milder south—easterly. that is driving in some warmth from the near continent and you really will start to notice the difference. for our final day of april, yes, it is likely that we could see temperatures peaking in one or two spots into the high teens. there will be some showers around but a little bit quieter

and a little bit warmer than of late.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel�*s foreign minister

says his country�*s military could defer its planned incursion into rafah if there is a deal on the hostages. a conservative mp defects to labour. dan poulter says his former party is no longer focused on public services. as a russian missile narrowly misses a kharkiv hospital, president zelensky again calls on ukraine�*s allies to provide more air defences. and thousands of people take to the canals of amsterdam to celebrate the dutch king�*s 57th birthday. hello, i�*m samantha simmonds. we start in the middle east, where israel�*s foreign minister has said that his country�*s planned military incursion into rafah in gaza could be suspended if there is a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages held by hamas. this comes after egyptian mediators arrived in israel, with local media reporting there�*s been notable progress

in finding common ground.