competition in saudi arabia. prosecutors are seeking a two and a half yearjail term for mr rubiales, who denies any wrongdoing. separately, he s also due to go on trial for sexual assault for kissing playerjenni hermoso on the mouth after last summer s world cup final. to the premier league, where there are three fixtures on wednesday which will have an impact on both the title race and the relegation battle. 18th placed luton travel to arsenal in second, brentford host brighton while in the day s late game third placed manchester city host aston villa in fourth. unia emery s side won the return fixture at villa park 1 0 back in december. meanwhile, burnley boss vincent kompany has been charged with misconduct by the football association after he was sent off during saturday s 2 2 draw at chelsea. the manager was dismissed by referee darren england for protesting against a penalty decision that led to a red card for defender lorenz assignon. kompany has until friday to respon
arsenal manager mikel arteta says that his luton counterpart rob edwards deserves more praise for the job he has done so far this season. the two sides played out a seven goal thriller at kenilworth road in december with arsenal coming out 4 3 winners courtesy of a 97th minute declan rice winner. arsenal currently sit two points behind leaders liverpool and arteta called on his players to make the most of the remainder of the campaign. the end is coming. nine games is still a lock. just embrace the moment. make sure we fully prepare for tomorrow to perform well. big compliments to the coaching staff. it is an amazing journey. they deserve more credit than any other team in the league. they generated. what they generated. kaiserslautern await the winners of wednesday s second german cup semifinal between bayer leverkusen and dusseldorf after ending the dream of third tier saarbrucken on tuesday. saarbrucken of the third tier of german football had knocked out three bundesli
israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war in gaza has entered a second phase, warning it will be long and difficult. speaking at a joint news conference with his defence minister, yoav gallant, and emergency war cabinet member benny gantz, mr netanyahu described the conflict as israel s second war of independence. he declared israel would win the war and make every effort to bring the hostages home. in his first comments since the war began on the seventh of october, hamas s leader in the gaza strip has offered to release all hostages being held in gaza in return for the release of all hamas prisoners in israeli jails. in a statement, yahya sinwar says, we are ready for an immediate exchange deal that includes the release of all prisoners in the prisons of the zionist enemy in exchange for the release of all prisoners with the resistance. it comes 2a hours after israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza. you can see that in these pictures here. israel said
Well be speaking to an industry analyst on whether network rail are to blame for the latest delays at london waterloo. Thats all ahead on bbc news. President trump has arrived in texas with his wife, melania, to see for himself the damage caused by Tropical Storm harvey. The authorities are urging residents, who live close to a levee which has been breached by floodwaters, south of the city of houston, to leave their homes immediately. The National Guard says more than three and a half thousand people have been rescued from their homes in the last few days. Donald trump has been receiving a briefing on the relief effort from local leaders and this is what the president had to say. Local leaders and this is what the president had to sayli local leaders and this is what the president had to say. I want to thank my staff and my cabinet, quite a few of them are here. When you add it allup a few of them are here. When you add it all up you will be helping a lot of people in texas and doing
The Prime Minister says there needs to be greater flexibility on Public Sector pay amid Union Criticism that the pay awards announced yesterday for police and prison officers were still below inflation. Also in the next hour, warning from the president of the European Commission that the uk will soon regret leaving the eu. In his annual address to the european parliament, Jean Claude Juncker says there is a window of opportunity to build a stronger, more united union. And the robot making its debut as the conductor of an orchestra in italy. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Private Healthcare Firm spire has agreed to pay over £27 million to help victims of a rogue breast surgeon, who carried out unnecessary operations. Ian paterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent, relating to nine women and one man in april. Spire has agreed to pay £27. 2 million in all, with £10 million coming from patersons insurers and the heart of england trust. The money will be tran