barcelona have been crowned la liga champions for the first time in four years after hammering local rivals espa nyol 4 2. robert lewandowski s first half double set them on their way. espanyol pulled two goals back in the second half to ensure it wasn t a total whitewash, but it s an unassailable iii point lead for barca over arch enemies real madrid, who look set for second place under carlo ancelotti. for barcelona manager xavi, he marked his first full season in charge with a title win, the second trophy to arrive at the camp nou this term. the barcelona squad were celebrating their title win when espanyol supporters stormed onto the pitch and ran at them, prompting the players to flee. they d been dancing around in the centre circle, relishing winning the title at the home of their local rivals, before things turned ugly. espanyol are in danger of a second relegation in four seasons. they re four points from safety. meanwhile in england, manchester city are four points c
and the weather wreaks havoc on stage five of the giro d ltalia in fact it was raining cats and dogs, with the world champion given a ruff ride. hello and thanks forjoining us. we start in italy where inter milan have taken a huge step towards reaching their first champions league final in 13 years. they beat city rivals ac milan 2 0 at the san siro to grab the advantage heading into next week s second leg. earlier i spoke to our european football reporterjohn bennett for his take on an eventful night. an astonishing start, a brilliant side foot volley onjust eight minutes. then three minutes later, henrikh mkhitaryan. a parting of the ways of the ac milan defense, he runs through, makes it 2 0 and it could easily have been 3 0. the referee gave a penalty. martinez going down in the box, a challenge by simon keogh. it was then overturned. the var told the referee to go to the screen. he changed his mind, and ac milan didn t have a shot on target until the 81st minute inte
we start with football. and liverpool have moved to within a point of the champions league places after a 3 0 win away to relegation threatened leicester city. curtis jones picked up two goals in the first half, both were checked by var but ultimately given asjurgen klopp s side pushed a demoralised home outfit leicester into even deeper trouble. a stunning trent alexander arnold free kick sealed the win for a seventh successive league victory while the foxes head further towards the drop. the fight in the players was there. we the fight in the players was there. we not the fight in the players was there. we not beat the fight in the players was there. we ont beat by the fight in the players was there. we not beat by a the fight in the players was there. we not beat by a better there. we got beat by a better team today. they can happen. two marginal onside goals and a freekick that should never have been. so i can t question the fight from the players and i won t, you know, y
for the first time in four years after hammering local rivals espanyol 4 2. robert lewandowski s first half double set them on their way. espanyol pulled two goals back in the second half to ensure it wasn t a total whitewash, but it s an unassailable iii point lead for barca over arch enemies real madrid, who look set for second place under carlo ancelotti. for barcelona manager xavi, he marked his first full season in charge with a title win, the second trophy to arrive at the camp nou this term. the barcelona squad were celebrating their title win when espanyol supporters stormed onto the pitch and ran at them, prompting the players to flee. they d been dancing around in the centre circle, relishing winning the title at the home of their local rivals, before things turned ugly. espanyol are in danger of a second relegation in four seasons. they re four points from safety. meanwhile in england, manchester city are four points clear at the top of the english premier league f
16 countries take the stage in liverpool later for the second semifinal. sticking with the eurovision theme, we are in liverpool at the shopping centre right in the heart of liverpool, surrounded by these beautiful eggs, i will tell you about them later on. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates again today to 4.5%, the highest level in 15 years. it will be the 12th consecutive hike since december 2021, meaning mortgage payments could rise further for millions of customers. our business correspondent hannah miller reports. this is the first home gheev has owned, bought with his girlfriend two months ago. but since they agreed their mortgage, the monthly payments have gone up twice in line with the base rate of interest set by the bank of england. when we were coming to find a mortgage, the fixed rates were astronomically high. we figured that if the bank of england base rate goes up by another two or three percentage points, we re actually better off staying