thank you forjoining us. here s what s coming up. we start with football because manchester united have qualified for next season s champions league after thrashing chelsea 4 1 in the premier league at old trafford. erik ten hag s side needed only a point, but secured all three in style. casimiro scored his second goal in two matches to send them on their way when he opened the scoring with a header in the sixth minute. marcus rashford scored the fourth after anthony martial and a bruno fernandes penalty had put the home side firmly in control. it means united are now guaranteed a top four finish and a return to europe s premier club competition. so we finalised the season and that was our objective. we achieved it and that s huge, especially in this league because there are many competitors who also have the same objectives and they have all good squads and teams. so when you achieve it, it s a massive performance and we are really happy with it. i think it was an open game,
to go round, and if anything it is set to be a warmer day with temperatures more widely across england and wales reaching the low 20s and peaking at around 23 celsius. and yes, as sophie hinted, the fine weather is set to last through sunday and into bank holiday monday. temperatures might come down a degree or two, but it will still feel warm in the may sunshine. a degree or two, but it will still feel warm in the may sunshine. and that s it from feel warm in the may sunshine. and that s it from the feel warm in the may sunshine. and that s it from the bbc news at six, now it is time for the news where you are. goodbye. we are bringing you continuing coverage of the incident in downing street. if you re just nowjoining us, let me tell you what s happened. a man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in dangerous driving after a vehicle was driven into the gates of downing street. there you can see whitehall has now been reopened within the last hour, and we ca
now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. there s nothing to separate them at anfield as liverpool fail to find a breakthrough against a stubborn manchester united. liverpool aged to be level on plains at manchester united in the table after coming from behind. and he s in the mood for more rangers and new boss phillipe clement win the scottish league cup at hampden. also coming up on sportsday. and the comeback kings in the champions cup exeter leave it late, but do it again with victory over munster. hello there, and welcome along to the programme and it was very much billed as the game of the day. two huge rivals in the premier league, liverpool and manchester united going head to head at anfield, but the sides couldn t be seperated as the united defence held firm and had chances against a liverpool side hoping to finish the weekend top of the pile. katie gornall reports. liverpool has built something at anfield, a new t
welcome to the programme. we start with the latest on the israel gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. last week, both countries abstained on a un resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire. in a change of language, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel s war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes, the better. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has indicated that new negotiations are under way families of israeli hostages held a rally in tel aviv on saturday night. they said the current policy of using military force isn t working and demanded more action on the government to bring the hostages home. but mr netanyahu insists the military campaign will continue. with all the terrible sadness, let me clarify that the military pressure is necessary both for bringing back the hostages and to achieve victory. without the military operation, we would not have been