leave later today from port sudan hundreds of miles away from the capital. us regulators have announced that the failed bank first republic has been bought byjpmorgan chase. shares in first republic plunged last week after it admitted that customers had withdrawn $1 billion in deposits in march. it is the third us bank to collapse this year. and england s longest national walking trail is to be renamed the king charles iii england coastal path in honour of the coronation. currently named the england coastal path,it currently named the england coastal path, it runs for 2700 miles around the whole of the english coastline. katie smith has got the sport. thank you, good morning. mark selby says the crucible was electric as he put together a maximum break of 147, the first ever in the final of the world championships. selby trails luca brecel by 9 8 in the final, they are backin brecel by 9 8 in the final, they are back in action at 1pm this afternoon, you can watch that on bbc two. liverp
and moscow as a us drone crashes into the black sea after an encounter with russian fighter jets. ukraine s foreign minister says incidents like this are inevitable until russia leave crimea. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s gavin. thank you very much. we ll start with another big evening ahead in the champions league, where liverpool have a huge job on their hands to stay in the competition. they face the current holders real madrid, with the spanish side 5 2 up from the first leg, and have home advantage later at the bernabeu. liverpool bossjurgen klopp says they have a tiny chance, but will look for any opportunity they can. if there is only 1% chance, i would like to give it a try. so, we are here to play an extremely strong opponent and trying to win the game.
and scans that allow us to identify people of worry coming into the country. the tuc boss said today he hoped compromise could be reached, but as things stand, the new year will bring further walkouts. katie austin, bbc news. now, sport time. holly hamilton has all the news. netherlands forward cody gakpo said he was persuaded to join liverpool by his international captain virgil van dijk, who also plays at the premier league club. gakpo, who scored three goals at the world cup, willjoin liverpool from psv eindhoven for a reported initialfee of around 45 million dollars. it s been reported that manchester united were also chasing the player before liverpool sealed the deal. gakpo told the club s website that van dijk said the club is like a realfamily . his new bossjurgen klopp admitted this signing could impact further new arrivals in this window.
stretching back to last season. liverpool bossjurgen klopp has dismissed suggestions his team are in decline. they host napoli tomorrow in the champions league, with both sides having already secured a place in the knock out stages. but, domestically the reds have suffered consecutive premier league defeats to nottingham forest and leeds. klopp says he will do everything he can to reverse their fortunes. we are all they are to be judged. it s completely fine. the manager, the players, that s how life is an entire professional football is, the players, that s how life is an entire professionalfootball is, but in this moment i don t think about that at all, because we cannot change it in any way. so we have to go through this. if you want to get out of something, very often first of all you have to go through it and thatis of all you have to go through it and that is what we are doing obviously. yes, with some highs and some lows as well. it was never a quick fix
cardiac event if he continued playing competitive football. west brom are looking for a new manager after parting company with steve bruce, who was in charge for eight months. he leaves following west brom s 0 0 draw at home with luton on saturday which kept them in the championship s relegation zone in 22nd place, their lowest league position for more than 20 years. liverpool bossjurgen klopp has vowed to fight to turn their season around, following their loss to arsenal at the emirates. klopp s side went down 3 2 against the league leaders. bukayo saka s penalty in the second half the difference. in the latter stages, of a fractious evening, the referee spoke to both benches after what appeared to be a heated exchange of words involving players of both sides. the defeat leaves liverpool now 1a points off the top of the league, with tough games to come. we have to continue so of course in a situation like ours, playing arsenal, playing rangers and then man city,