change and unfortunately not necessarily a good one. a sunny start but then clouding over and there will be dribs and drabs of rain sinking south, so certainly more cloud across western areas in comparison to late, and temperatures again really quite subdued for this stage in april. we are looking at between eight and 13 degrees at the best. it will turn a little bit milder into the weekend but unfortunately it will turn wet as well as low pressure starts to push on from the south—west, so it means it's going to drive in some milder air behind the weather fronts but it will bring some rain at times, so showery outbreaks of rain but a bit milder into the weekend. thanks, louise. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye.

hi there, good evening. welcome to sportsday this tuesday night. coming up on the programme: all eyes on the emirates — can arsenal strenghthen all eyes on the emirates — can arsenal strengthen their position at the top of the premier league? the shocks keep coming at the world snooker championship. mark williams the latest seed to bow out at the crucible after a final frame thriller. testing a potential new treatment for head injuries that could be delivered pitchside — more on how rugby union is trying to tackle sports related concussion. i think we should focus on all parts? how can we prevent them? how can we have safe play? and we'll hear from the bmx world champion who has his sights set on gold at the paris olympics.

welcome along, thank you forjoining us on what could be a pivotal night in the title race in both the premier league and in the championship. at the emirates, there's a london derby kicking off in under an hour. victory for arsenal will take them three points clear at the top of the table before liverpool and manchester city play later this week. but if chelsea can get something, anything, then that first premier league title in 20 years might become even harder for mikel arteta's side. we are in a great position in the premier league. it's been like this for nine and a half months now and we want really to give it a real go and be really determined to do what is in our hands, to try to lift that

trophy. is in our hands, to try to lift that troh . , . is in our hands, to try to lift that troh. ,~ , ., trophy. they are playing for the premier league. _ trophy. they are playing for the premier league. for _ trophy. they are playing for the premier league. for sure, - trophy. they are playing for the premier league. for sure, it's i trophy. they are playing for the | premier league. for sure, it's a final— premier league. for sure, it's a final game — premier league. for sure, it's a final game for them. for us also, should _ final game for them. for us also, should be — final game for them. for us also, should be the same and feel the same _ should be the same and feel the same we — should be the same and feel the same. we need three points to be in the position— same. we need three points to be in the position in the table, and it's important — the position in the table, and it's important to try to win games like this, _ important to try to win games like this, to _ important to try to win games like this, to help us to be closer to being — this, to help us to be closer to being in— this, to help us to be closer to being in a _ this, to help us to be closer to being in a european competition next season _ those the thoughts of the managers. can chelsea stop arsenal? our football reporter alex house at the emirates enjoins us. arsenalfans have been here before, haven't they? going into this match without a home win in two. they have seen the wheels come off before. they've seen it all go wrong at the end. is there optimism this time it could be different? ., �* , optimism this time it could be different? . �* , ., , different? that's right, the last two home _ different? that's right, the last two home games, _ different? that's right, the last two home games, one - different? that's right, the last two home games, one was - different? that's right, the last two home games, one was the| different? that's right, the last - two home games, one was the draw with bayern munich in the champions league which they are now out of and they have got knocked —— loss to

aston villa in the premier league, which has put pressure on them in the title race, but they have... that was the first game they've lost in the premier league in 202a. mikel arteta said they are enjoying the pressure at this stage of the season, and if they do win, they go top of the premier league by three points, and they put the pressure back onto manchester city, who don't play until thursday night. liverpool, of course, to come tomorrow night in that merseyside derby. as for chelsea, two big questions around them. one, are they going to have recovered in time off that disappointment against manchester city in the fa cup on saturday? and how do the deal, potentially, without palmer? 50 saturday? and how do the deal, potentially, without palmer? sui potentially, without palmer? so i soke to potentially, without palmer? sr 1 spoke to mauricio pochettino yesterday at the chelsea press conference and he, like pep guardiola, said he would have liked another day to recover. it is not ideal, but it is what it is. they cannot change the fixture calendar.

cole palmer will be a massive mist, wouldn't he? and it looks like he will miss out tonight. pochettino said he had not trained since saturday, with illness, and he said it was a challenge to the other players if palmer cannot play, to prove that it is chelsea fc and not coal palmer football club, but it is going to be very difficult. coal palmer has got 20 the goals, you would for the —— back in for the golden boot with erling haaland. there is a advantage, having the fixture after the fa cup semifinal defeat, a chance to get back on track with a win over one of your london rivals.— london rivals. that is alex at the emirates- _ london rivals. that is alex at the emirates. kick _ london rivals. that is alex at the emirates. kick off _ london rivals. that is alex at the emirates. kick off at _ london rivals. that is alex at the emirates. kick off at 8pm. - a big night in the championship also. the top of the championship is as tight as the top of the premier league. wasn't always the case this season.

leicester city were runaway leaders at one stage, 11 points clear of then—second southampton at the start of february. but all that separates them from ipswich in third now is two points, with leeds sandwiched in the middle after their win at middlesborough. with three games remaining, leicester know if they win them all, they'll be champions and back in the big time. but southampton, their opponents tonight, haven't given up hope of automatic promotion themselves though, even if it is an outside chance. you can keep across what happens tonight on the bbc sport website. it's three years ago that leicester were winning the fa cup. this year, it will be either manchester city lifting the trophy again or manchester united. today, it's been confirmed the final will kick off at 3pm, brought forward from the planned start of 5.30pm. united reached the final after that penalty shoot—out win against coventry on sunday, despite leading the game 3—0 in the second half. coventry fought all the way back to

spot kicks. manager erik ten hag has faced further scrutiny for his side's near capitulation, but today hit back at the scathing criticism of his team's performance in the semifinal. is it embarrassing? no. the reaction from you was embarrassing. talk to us about results. we made it to the final. and we deserved it. we were very lucky in the end, clear, the penalty was very good and we mated to the final, and that is huge achievement. place in two years. it's magnificent. for me as a manager, four cup finals in four years, and so the comments are a disgrace. time now for some of the day's other football stories. and aston villa manager unai emery has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2027. he's guided them to the semifinals of the europa conference league this season and potentially into the champions league, with the club currently fourth in the premier league.

liverpool will be without diogojota for tomorrow's merseyside derby at everton and for around a couple of weeks thereafter, after managerjurgen klopp confirmed the portugal international picked up an injury against fulham on sunday, in what was his first start since february. and michael oliver and anthony taylor have been selected as referees at the european championships this summer in germany. david coote and stuart attwell have also been selected, but as video assistant referees. a couple of those officials we've just mentioned, anthony taylor and stuart attwell, were in the spotlight at the weekend because they were among those in charge of everton�*s win over nottingham forest at goodison park. the visitors were furious afterwards about what they called "extremely poor" refereeing decisions, and the latest today is that the pgmol, the body responsible for refereeing games in the english top flight, are to allow forest to hear the audio exchanges between referee taylor and video assistant stuart attwell. this will only be in private for now. forest have demanded the audio

is released around the three incidents they believe should have resulted in penalties. remember, we talked about this last night. so angered were forest by decisions not going their way, they accused stuart atwell of being a fan of their relegation rivals luton after the match. the club's comments are being investigated by the fa. with that in mind, var yet again in the spotlight at the weekend, not just at everton. the football news show is asking if the video assistant referee is helping the game or becoming a hinderance. since its inception, var has helped on—field referees make countless decisions, but some of them have led to the protocol being the focus of fans, managers and last weekend, a club's iyer. is itjust an easy target or is var simply not working as intended? the latest edition of

the football news show, we put those questions to a former premier league referee. we questions to a former premier league referee. ~ ., ., questions to a former premier league referee. ~ . ., . ., ., , referee. we all want technology in order to aid _ referee. we all want technology in order to aid the _ referee. we all want technology in order to aid the quality _ referee. we all want technology in order to aid the quality of - order to aid the quality of refereeing decisions. that's why i brought in the communication kits, goal line technology. and we took very great care about the criteria of operation. i think with var, we are seeing inconsistency. during a weekend. and then week to week. for me, it's not working anywhere near the quality of what is required. it is undermining match officials stop what we have also spoken to a former nottingham forest player, robert earnshaw, and fan. the nottingham forest player, robert earnshaw, and fan.— earnshaw, and fan. the club resnonded _ earnshaw, and fan. the club responded to _ earnshaw, and fan. the club responded to what - earnshaw, and fan. the club responded to what the - earnshaw, and fan. the club responded to what the clubl earnshaw, and fan. the club i responded to what the club felt earnshaw, and fan. the club - responded to what the club felt was their latest injustice at the hands of the var. you can watch this show, and many more, on iplayer. thanks to hugh fair is

there. next tonight, a potential new treatment for sports—related concussion is being tested in professional rugby union. it's the first acute treatment for head injuries that can be delivered pitchside with the aim of helping a player's recovery. felicity kvesic reports. bigger players and bigger impacts. in rugby, head injuries can be a consequence. scotland centre mark bennett knows. this recent turnover tackle led to a try for edinburgh... ..but it also forced him from the field. afterwards he used a new brain cooling treatment that aims to aid recovery from concussion. it's a contact sport. there's going to be risks involved. and i knew that when i was going to play. i think that the more research that's happening and the sort of more information that we get, the better. and polarcup's another example of that.

edinburgh is now one of a number of clubs in the united rugby championship that have started trialling the new pitchside treatment for players. much of the focus in contact sports, including rugby union, has been on preventing head injuries. this, though, is a treatment that can be used immediately after concussion and as part of the return to play protocols. the metabolic dysfunction that happens in a concussion is worse if the body temperature is higher. hot concussions, sport—related concussions, are potentially worse than cold concussions. and that really brings us into this idea of whenever we identify an athlete with a concussion pitchside, as we do quickly now in rugby, is there that benefit of cooling their brain quicker, and is there then a translated benefit into their concussion recovery? unlike an ice bath or an ice pack, polarcap targets cooling the blood flow to the brain, thereby lowering its energy use. it is used once for 45 to 60 minutes

in the acute phase of injury. a recent study concluded that it may reduce symptoms and shorten return to play time for athletes. tests of polarcap in ice hockey showed that it helped to reduce long—term injury absence. the swedish company behind it is led by a former ice hockey player who retired due to concussion. i see the different parts of the concussion issue. i think we should focus on all parts. how can we prevent them from happening? how can we have a safe return to play, which is very, very important? and also, can we treat in the acute phase? well, actually, as of right now, you can. concussion is now at the forefront of minds in many contact sports. could keeping a cool head prove a viable treatment? felicity kvesic, bbc news. time now for some of the day's

other sport stories. and nelly korda says she's listening to her body and getting some rest after pulling out of this week's lpga event in los angeles. korda won her second major title at the chevron championship this past weekend, which was a record—equalling fifth tour win in five starts. britain's mark cavendish is riding the tour of turkey, as he makes his comeback from illness to prepare for the tour de france, but he didn't feature in the sprint finish on stage three, won by danny van poppel of the netherlands. and in the ipo, super kings have smashed to ten from the 20 overs against loch ness super giants. an unbeaten century in the reply. the giants are on 70—4 —— lucknow super giants. next tonight, to another eventful day at the world

snooker championship, where in the last hour, mark williams's quest for a fourth world title has come to an end after a final frame thriller against si jiahui. it's been quite a day, with jack lisowski holding a narrow advantage following a high quality session against the 2016 finalist ding junhui. hazel irvine is leading the bbc�*s coverage at the crucible. lightning strikes twice at the crucible. sijiahui strikes lightning strikes twice at the crucible. si jiahui strikes again. chandra for, this time, it was a three—time champion, mark williams, that he has dispatched. what a match this wasn't. it that he has dispatched. what a match this wasn't. ., , that he has dispatched. what a match this wasn't. . , ., this wasn't. it was an incredible match. this wasn't. it was an incredible match- mark — this wasn't. it was an incredible match. mark williams - this wasn't. it was an incredible match. mark williams the - this wasn't. it was an incredible match. mark williams the river| this wasn't. it was an incredible - match. mark williams the river than he had at sijiahui halfway match. mark williams the river than he had at si jiahui halfway through that game to try and cleanse way back into it. it always looked like it could have gone the distance, it did, and sijiahui stood up like an old timerand took did, and sijiahui stood up like an old timer and took his chance in the last frame. the play beyond his years, he has that certain sparkle that you cannot

quite tedious.— certain sparkle that you cannot uuite tedious. ~ ~' . ., , ., quite tedious. mike williams through effin: at quite tedious. mike williams through effing at him- — —— threw everything at him. he forced it aside her. how cool was this young man when the chips were down? ., , , this young man when the chips were down? . , , , ., this young man when the chips were down? . , , , . ., down? that is his temperament for severe commenting, _ down? that is his temperament for severe commenting, his _ down? that is his temperament for severe commenting, his cue - down? that is his temperament for severe commenting, his cue action| down? that is his temperament for l severe commenting, his cue action in the final— severe commenting, his cue action in the final frame when it meant the most _ the final frame when it meant the most was — the final frame when it meant the most was probably the nicest through the whole _ most was probably the nicest through the whole match. his break there was class _ the whole match. his break there was class under— the whole match. his break there was class. underthe the whole match. his break there was class. under the cost, that's the side _ class. under the cost, that's the side of— class. under the cost, that's the side of a — class. under the cost, that's the side of a great champion. in means six seeds are _ side of a great champion. in means six seeds are out _ side of a great champion. in means six seeds are out so _ side of a great champion. in means six seeds are out so far. _ side of a great champion. in means six seeds are out so far. the - side of a great champion. in means six seeds are out so far. the last i six seeds are out so far. the last year's champion mark selby, carter, kyrgios and and... the record is eight. these are precarious times for the top 16 players. precarious times for the top 16 -la ers. , , g precarious times for the top 16 .la ers. , , g , players. this is when judgment day strikes, players. this is when judgment day strikes. we — players. this is when judgment day strikes, we sit _ players. this is when judgment day strikes, we sit here _ players. this is when judgment day strikes, we sit here is _ players. this is when judgment day strikes, we sit here is the - players. this is when judgment day strikes, we sit here is the seeds . strikes, we sit here is the seeds and say, this is the best, strongest batch of 16 qualifiers we have ever seen. it happens every year. they get stronger instructor coming through that test and nobody wants to draw any of these top players

coming through to the qualifiers and you've seen the damage they do. it gets worse every single year. {iii gets worse every single year. of course they are all match sharp! they— course they are all match sharp! they come — course they are all match sharp! they come through those matches. they come through those matches. they come — they come through those matches. they come here, the confidence, and if you _ they come here, the confidence, and if you are _ they come here, the confidence, and if you are hot — they come here, the confidence, and if you are not at it right from the start, _ if you are not at it right from the start, you — if you are not at it right from the start, you can get yourself in trouble _ start, you can get yourself in trouble. ., , start, you can get yourself in trouble. . , ., ., ., ,, trouble. last word. how far were si jiahui no? trouble. last word. how far were si jiahui go? was _ trouble. last word. how far were si jiahui go? was that _ trouble. last word. how far were si jiahui go? was that whisker - trouble. last word. how far were si jiahui go? was that whisker of - trouble. last word. how far were si jiahui go? was that whisker of a . jiahui go? was that whisker of a final last year. what is different about his chances? it is final last year. what is different about his chances?— final last year. what is different about his chances? it is up to him. it is in about his chances? it is up to him. it is in his — about his chances? it is up to him. it is in his hands. _ about his chances? it is up to him. it is in his hands. i _ about his chances? it is up to him. it is in his hands. i said _ about his chances? it is up to him. it is in his hands. i said last - about his chances? it is up to him. it is in his hands. i said last year. it is in his hands. i said last year it is in his hands. i said last year i think he could be the first ever chinese world snooker champion and i still think that he has got everything, and the bitsy has not got... jak everything, and the bitsy has not not... , m ., , , everything, and the bitsy has not got... jakjones is next for si jiahui, got... jakjones is next for si jiahui. but — got... jakjones is next for si jiahui, but what _ got... jakjones is next for si jiahui, but what an _ got... jakjones is next for si l jiahui, but what an afternoon. got... jakjones is next for si - jiahui, but what an afternoon. so much more to come. bbc four with rishi. look forward to that evening session starting shortly.

it's notjust in football where refereeing decisions have been causing controversy. in the nba playoffs, lebronjames stormed out of a press conference after his la lakers side narrowly lost to the denver nuggets in the second match of the first round of the play—offs. the lakers lost 101—99, butjames and his team—mates were unhappy about the decision to overturn a foul on d'angelo russell during the match. the lakers gave up a 20—point lead as the nuggets went 2—0 up in the series, and after the match, lebron's frustration was directed at the officiating. i don't understand what's going on in the replay center, to be honest. i think i said it this year or last year, or whatever. d'lo clearly gets hit in the face on a drive. why the (expletive) do we have everyplace enter? == why the (expletive) do we have everyplace enter?— everyplace enter? -- a replay centre. it doesn't make sense to me. iam i am sorry i did not answer your

question, but... and then ijust saw what happened with the 6ers—knicks game too. what are we doing? a frustrated lebron james. he has got to the top of his sport — one man hoping to do the same not in basketball but bmx is kieran reilly. he's hoping to add olympic gold to his already glowing honours list and became the first british man to become bmx freestyle park world champion last year. although he hasn't qualified for the paris games yet, he's been training for the last three years with that in mind. tom williams has more. yeah, the thing that, like, made me fall in love with the sport was the adrenaline rush of it. like, when you're a kid, you're constantly looking for that next rush and learning a trick. you haven't got the fear when you're a kid. so i took a lot more crashes, probably a lot better than i would now. and when you finally get a trick after that, like,

it's like a pride feeling, you know? and ijust fell in love with that. bmx freestyle not only has its risks but also a wow factor too. kieran currently is the best in the business, the reigning world and european champion. you make it look easy. is it easy for you? i think now i've been riding around 1a years, 13, 1a years, so it's like, it definitely feels a lot easier now, you know? i mean, like, ifeel like my bike's like a part of my body at this point. i'm on it so much, so it is a sport that people tend to be, like, intimidated by. they don't want to start because they see the level that it's at now, but it's something you pick up so quickly. just 22, he moved to corby from gateshead four years ago to train with other members of the british team. not shy of a trick or two, he became the first rider in the world to land a triple flair. going up a quarter pipe, doing three back flips,

rotating 180 degrees to then come down the same quarter pipe. drastically underestimated the trick and went on a mentaljourney that i'd never expected. ifelt like i'd been carrying around lead weights on my shoulders or something. and when i finished, yeah, like, never had a feeling like it. i'm hoping paris gold comes close, but that was like a mental feeling. kieren hasn't officially qualified for the olympics yet. he should do that over the next couple of months. all being well, he'll head there as one of the favourites. you have to be an athlete now. and in order to be an athlete in training, to train to the best of your ability, you have to be on the right nutrition, to be able to do that consistently, you have to be spending a lot of time in the skatepark to learn new tricks, i think. the people you will see at paris who are the favourites will be people who dedicate pretty much their whole life to the sport. and i feel like that's what i've done with paris for the last three years is dedicated everything to this one event. it's once every four years,

and i know when i go there, i'm leaving nothing on the table and i'm going for the top spot. he'll be one to watch on his olympic debut. kieran certainly is worth watching. tom williams, bbc news. yeah, good luck to kieran. someone who's already won an olympic medal is ronda rousey. a former ufc champion too, she's now stopped fighting and started gardening. as a campaigner for sustainability, and in the wake of earth day, she's been talking to us about her new regenerative farm that she shares with her husband travis and their children — and why she feels it's crucial to "do something" about climate change now. me and trav starting browsey acres, which is our regenerative wagyu and poultry ranch, we took this land which was really degraded, neglected and mismanaged — it was more dirt than it was grass — and just started working with our animals, raising them regeneratively and mimicking these natural processes and bringing, like, a whole ecosystem to life and really being, like, stewards of the land and seeing it come to its fullest potential.

we're trying to leave solutions for our kids and notjust a pile of money that's lit on fire, you know? so itjust makes everything that we're doing with browsey acres so much more important, because we're trying to address these crises that she's inevitably going to have to face in her lifetime. climate change is something that really weighs on my worries for my children in the future, and so itjust makes it seem so much more important for us to try and do something about it. like, this is basically, in my mind, the war effort of our time, and this is what i feel like deserves all of our time and energy, because every single bit that we put into it is like us putting into our children. and finally, before we go tonight, following in their father's the

steps and all that, former england all rounder freddy flynn talked's teenage children have helped lancashire second 11 put on the runs against workshare at edgbaston today. his youngest son rocky can only turned 16 this month, he scored his maiden century, 116 now. a partnership with his older brother cory. the 18—year—old is out for 20 but his little brother rocky, there you go, that in the air, stealing the show, in his third gain dominic thiem for the site. he has put his side in a strong position —— in his third game for the side. one to watch for the future. a reminder of our top story. these two are going to go head—to—head in an hour and five minutes at the emirates. personal —— arsenal no beating chelsea will take them three points clear at the top of the premier league. can rishi

pochettino get a result, though, for chelsea, beaten against manchester city on saturday in the fa cup? how would they do potentially without cole palmer? abc radio will keep you updated, but for me and the team, thatis updated, but for me and the team, that is all for now. —— bbc radio. hello there. it was another chilly day for the time of year pretty much everywhere, but where we had the sunshine across the north and the west of the uk, it didn't feel too bad. but it was chilly further east, where we had thicker cloud, even a few spots of rain. that's the story for the next few days. it will remain — the temperatures — below the seasonal norm, and there will be more cloud always towards eastern areas. and you can see why. this northerly arctic airflow has brought this chilly air to our shores and it's going to hang around for the next few days. high pressure sits out towards the west, hence the northerly wind. we've got low pressure developing out in the north sea.

it's feeding in a lot of cloud, generally in northern and eastern areas, a few showers mixed into there as well. could even see some wintriness over the high ground, as the air is cold enough for that. but where we have clearer skies through tonight, this is where we'll see the lowest of the temperatures, a touch of frost in places. where we have the cloud, temperatures staying above freezing. bit of a grey start, i think, wales, south—west england, certainly down the north sea coasts of both england and scotland. the cloud tends to clear in the south—west, but it continues to be fed in on that northerly breeze across eastern areas. could see a few showers. like i mentioned, they could be wintry over the higher ground. best the sunshine towards the north and the west. perhaps a cooler day a little bit tomorrow. i think for most areas, highs of 13, maybe 1a degrees. single digits on the north sea coast. as we head through wednesday night, we start to see an area of more organised showers, longer spells of rain pushing south into scotland. there will be some snow on the hills. the air is cold enough for that. elsewhere, a chilly night to come. where we've had clearer skies out west, then a touch of frost. some subtle changes, i think, as we head into thursday. we start to see two areas

of low pressure beginning to encroach into our shores, so i think we'll see more cloud around generally, limited sunshine here and there, though the best of the sunshine will probably be through the morning period. showers will get going and they will be of a wintry nature to the hills of scotland and northern england, mainly of rain, i think, across more southern parts of britain and in towards northern ireland. temperature—wise, up to 13 degrees in the south, still chilly in northern and eastern areas. and then as we push to the end of the week, friday and the weekend, it does look like low pressure will start to take over. moving up from the south, it'll bring stronger easterly winds and outbreaks of rain. what it will do is also usher in some slightly warmer air to our shores, generally across southern areas, eventually pushing northwards, but it will be turning more unsettled. take care.

it's 7pm in london. this is this world today with maryam moshiri. five people, including a 7—year—old girl have died attempting to cross the channel from france to britain. a bbc team was on the beach south of calais as the boat tried to set off. prosecutors are calling for donald trump to be fined for making public attacks on witnesses. thejudge says he'll reservejudgment. rishi sunak says he'll increase uk defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2030. he's also promised extra funding for ukraine. also coming up on the world today... we talk to the stars of groundmaking short film kaur— which follows the story of a british sikh woman who wants to wear a turban against the wishes of some of her family.

welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. we start with the news that the uk's parliament has passed the prime minister's flagship rwanda bill after months of political wrangling. it will see some asylum seekers sent to rwanda in central africa. butjust hours later, five people — including a seven—year—old girl — died attempting to cross the sea from france to england. these where the chaotic scenes on a beach near calais just before daybreak. the incident happened as migrants attempted to launch a boat in a bid to begin theirjourney across the channel. the french coastguard say the small boat was carrying 110 people when it set off from wimereux, south of calais, on tuesday morning. authorities have been carrying out several search—and—rescue operations at sea, linked to other attempts to cross the channel.

the bbc witnessed migrants on several beaches trying to get