over chelsea in a party atmosphere at the etihad stadium on sunday. city were confirmed as champions on saturday without even kicking a ball after nottingham forest beat arsenal, and that result allowed manager pep guardiola to make nine changes from the side that thrashed real madrid to get into the champions league final. to get into the champions leaaue final. ~ ., ~ ., league final. we all know when it comes to league final. we all know when it comes to manchester - league final. we all know when it comes to manchester city, i it comes to manchester city, the players and the fans know what that winning feeling is. remarkable when you consider in early april there were eight points behind arsenal and fair enough, arsenal have faulted towards the end of the season but manchester city have gone on an amazing run. 15 games unbeaten including 12 wins. this trophy, though, is only the first in pep guardiola s masterplan. first week ofjune they re in the fa cup against manche
hello, i m mark lobel. here in the uk, it s been announced within the last hour that tv presenter phillip schofield is to step down from the programme this morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years on the itv programme, the broadcaster has announced. the 61 year old tv presenter will not return to co host the morning talk show with holly willoughby, with thursday s show being his last. in an statement, itv said that holly willoughby will remain on this morning and will co present with members of the this morning family. despite his departure from this morning, phillip schofield will continue to present peak time shows for itv. this is the statement mr schofield has posted on his instagram a short time ago. we ve also had a statement from his co host holly willoughby. she said it s been over 13 years. she said the sofa won t feel the same without him. with more on this we canjoin robin brant in the newsroom. we will ask him as soon as we get him about the cont
were brought crashing back down to earth at old trafford this afternoon, delivered a shock by bournemouth, who came away with a stunning 3 0 win. we apologise for not giving the performance and result we wanted. now we get back on track. liverpool went to - now we get back on track. liverpool went tap at now we get back on track. liverpool went top at lunchtime now we get back on track. liverpool went top at lunchtime after - now we get back on track. liverpool went top at lunchtime after coming | went top at lunchtime after coming from behind to beat crystal palace. and aston villa beat arsenal for a 15th consecutive win at home. also coming up, a series victory for england s women in india, sealing a clinical win with another excellent bowling display. slade to the rescue for exeter, a famous late win on the opening weekend of the european champions cup. hello there and welcome along to sportsday this saturday, and after being named manager of the month for november, er
They received £3 million for the last paralympic cycle. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Nearly every local authority in england is planning to raise Council Taxes in the coming year, most of them by 5 , to help meet the rising cost of social care. But the local government association, which represents councils, has warned that deep cuts to other services will still have to be made because of the huge cost of looking after growing numbers of elderly and disabled people. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. Yes, and youll be fine. This is social care in action. Good girl. And i will be behind you. After several falls, 80 year old Maureen Edwards is being given support that will mean she regains some independence and rebuilds her confidence. It means she and her husband can cope at home. According to todays survey, the sheer demand for this sort of care is the reason why most local authorities in england plan to raise council tax. That was wonderful. Wev
Of reassurance to eu leaders, saying that his country remains committed to continued cooperation. And what a night ahead for non League Sutton united, as they host premier League Giants arsenal in the fa cup. Its five oclock, our main story members of the House Of Lords have begun debating the legislation that will allow the government to begin the process of withdrawing the uk from the European Union. In a mark of the significance of the debate, theresa may was present. The leader of the house, baroness evans, said she was confident the lords would not ignore the result of the referendum and the vote in the commons. Joining me from the House Of Commons lobby is our Political Correspondent leila nathoo. 100 peers want to talk, what have we been hearing . This is a first chance we have heard to hear from been hearing . This is a first chance we have heard to hearfrom peers, a range of views this afternoon, both supporters and opponents of brexit and the governments plans and strategy fo