following claims she requested a private speed awareness course to avoid points on her driving licence after she was caught speeding last summer. and a woman from saudi arabia will make history later when she blasts off from florida to spend 10 days on board the international space station. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday this sunday night coming up on the programme. celebrations at the etihad stadium as manchester city are crowned champions of england again. on the brink of relegation leeds lose at west ham to leave their premier league fate hanging by a thread. all the players need to do is roll their sleeves up and try and beat tottenham and have the other results go in ourfavour. late drama at ibrox as glasgow city dramatically snatch the swpl title from celtic in the dying seconds. also coming up on the programme before seven. justin rose and rory mcilroy are among the chasing pack trying to catch brooks kopeka at the pga c
avoid a speeding fine. warring factions in sudan sign a seven day ceasefire agreement, allowing humanitarian access and the withdrawal of forces from essential facilities. hello, i m krupa padhy. good to have you with us. a defiant ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky has told the g7 summit in hiroshima that russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group of capturing the city. but that s been rejected by ukraine. and this follows confirmation from president biden that the united states and partners will help train ukrainian pilots to fly fourth generation fighters such as the f 16. president zelensky has long called for such jets to better fight russia s full invasion of ukraine. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. as he paid tribute to
speeding last summer. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show we re saving seals in vancouver. aw, there she is! oh, my gosh they re so adorable! hey, buddy! ..saving money in warsaw. ..and heading to what might not be the cheapest but is certainly the rudest restaurant in sydney. messy! i don t want your leftovers! this week, i m on canada s pacific coast, where vancouver lies in the shadow of a mountain range that is the only barrier between the city and one of the world s most vast wildernesses. surrounded by water, every year, thousands of people travel here to marvel at the whales as they dance along the coastline, returning after a long winter away. british columbia is the most biodiverse territory in all of canada. it s got seals, it s got sea lions and hundreds of other species living in these very waters. but it s also home to the biggest port in the entire country, vancouver. and when you bring animals and humans and you put them in such close qu
over new claims that he broke lockdown rules during the pandemic. he denies any wrongdoing. the independent police watchdog is to send investigators to cardiff following monday night s riot which started after two teenage boys were killed in a crash. the racism row in spanish football real madrid star viniciusjunior has his red card rescinded, as people protest in his native brazil over the racial abuse suffered by their star player. good morning. iamon i am on the roof of the bbc in london, where the sun is beating down. for england and wales we are looking at it day of sunny intervals, variable cloud. for scotland and northern ireland, cloud and spots of rain, but brightening up. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, 24th may. our main story. inflation in the uk is expected to fall below 10% for the first time since august, when official figures are released injust over an hour. economists have predicted the current rate of 10.1% could drop sharp
and opposition syriza party battle for power in the country s parliamentary election. rishi sunak says he hasn t spoken to his home secretary, suella braverman, amid claims she asked civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine. saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. hello, i m krupa padhy. welcome to bbc news. president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit injapan, mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group of capturing the city. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. as he paid tribute to the vic