greatest honour we can bestow on those, the way to remember them the best, is to ensure that this idea of freedom, that the constitution of the the united states, the idea that is america, will continue for our posterity and shall not perish from this earth. thank you. studio: was the chairman. we are going to come away from that eventin we are going to come away from that event in arlington. we will continue to monitor that and bring you the key comments from the defence secretary and president biden, but as the choir prepares to sing again we will leave arlington and memorial date there in the us. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we have a new long awaited manager of chelsea installed. chelsea have confirmed the appointment of maurico pochettino as their new manager in the last few hours. the argentine has signed a two year contract having most recently managed paris saint germain after leaving tottenham in 2019. hejoins after a dismal season for th
its worst season in 29 years one where they lurched through three different managers. thomas tuchel left in september, and graham potter came in and signed a five year deal he lasted six months. frank lampard then took temporary charge, but in nine league games, he won just one. chelsea finished 12th. all this for a club who got a new owner last year. todd boehly has now spent half a billion on players and wants a coach to bring results. what will the minimum expectation be for him in this first season at chelsea? the owners have not paid 2.5 billion and promised more to finish fourth. they want the title. i think with his style and the way that can have that man management, it s a perfect fit for the club. since he left tottenham, pochettino has managed at paris saint germain, where he lead their superstars to three trophies. at his new club, he has preseason to prepare, and to make sure chelsea s next year is not like the last one. joe lynskey, bbc news. let s stay with
Messages of defiance yesterday, another clear message, huge praise for the works of the Emergency Services and medical staff. Good morning its thursday, the 23rd of march. The other main headlines on the Westminster Attack this Morning Police say they believe they know the attackers identity and that he was inspired by islamist ideology. Parliament will operate as normal today in a show of defiance. The Prime Minister is expected to make a statement to the commons. We are live at westminster. Lots of Activity Still going on this morning. Lets go to carole with the weather. A wet start to the day but generally speaking and improving weather day. More detail in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. We are here in the aftermath of the Terror Attacks were five people died and a0 people injured some suffering what has been described as a catastrophic injury after a man drove a axa vehicle into the crowd and went on to stab a policeman who later died. Five people are dead, includi
ago, and we officially ago, and we obviously speak the same language, he has a serbian background, so we get along really well. i ve met his family, very nice people. you know, he s trying his best and i think he s got the game, he s got the game no doubt to go far. world number one carlos alcaraz eased past flavio cobolli in his first round, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5. alacaraz, who s only just turned 20 and won the us open last year, has won two titles on clay over the past month and is favourite for the title. he ll play japan s taro daniel next. britain s cameron norrie, the 14th seed, is through, squeezing past france s benoit paire in five sets. norrie took the first set, but paire rallied in front of his home fans, taking the second and third sets. but norrie fought back, completing the win he is the only brit left in the singles tournament.
the 14th seed, is through, squeezing past france s benoit paire in five sets. norrie took the first set, but paire rallied in front of his home fans, taking the second and third sets. but norrie fought back, completing the win he is the only brit left in the singles tournament. the former us open champion sloane stephens has knocked out world number 16 karolina pliskova, 6 0, 6 4. the american was not ranked high enough to be seeded when the draw was made last week, but is now ranked 30th. chennai super kings have won the indian premier league after a thrilling final ball victory against gujarat titans. the match was being played on a reserve day because of bad weather, and gujarat posted a formidable looking target of 214 from their 20 overs, with sai sudharsan making 96. more rain fell, the target was reduced to 171 off 15 overs, chennai needed ten off the last two balls, ravi jadeja gave them a chance with a six. then off the final ball, he hit the boundary they needed to claim th