Primary wins overnight and in the sport. This morning, on a nervy night in north london, david rayais night in north london, david raya is the hero as arsenal scrape past porto on penalties. Scrape past porto on penalties. Novak djokovic loses to the world number 123, and the darts player banned for punching his opponent. Good morning. Theyll be very heavy rain across northWestern Areas through the next few days, but elsewhere it will be very mild. Find out all the details with me a little later. Mild. Find out all the details with me a little later. On. With me a little later. On. Right. Racist and wrong. Prime minister didnt say that, but a spokesperson did after hes branded the comments made by a Major Tory Party donor about the first woman black mp, diane abbott. Over night. The comments came from frank hester. Yeah, and he is one of the partys biggest donors. He gave £10 million to the conservatives, and he told a meeting that diane abbott should be shot and made him want to hate
Substances over a relatively short period of time is just inexcusable and frankly those around her, if they have broken any rules or mistreated and abused her in this process, they absolutely need to be held accountable. To football and the last eight teams remaining in this seasons European Champions League now know their route to the final with the Quarter Final and semi final draws made earlier today. The tie of the last eight sees 14 time european champions real madrid against the defending champions Manchester City with the the winner facing either arsenal or Bayern Munich in the finalfour. The other two ties see Paris Saint Germain take on barcelona, with the winner taking on either Atletico Madrid or borussia dortmund. In the Europa League the favourites liverpool will take on italian side atalanta with the winner coming up against either benfica or marseille in the final four whilst theres an all italian Quarter Final as ac milan take on roma, and bundesliga leaders Bayer Lever
In gaza, after hamas gave what it called a Comprehensive Vision to mediators. Mr netanyahu . Office said he also planned an assault on rafah, the city in the southern edge of the gaza strip where more than half of the territorys two and half Million People at residing. Meanwhile, a ship carrying Food Supplies for gaza has arrived, and is now waiting off the coast in a test run of what is hoped will become a new route for aid into the territory. The us secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has been speaking about the negotiations. Answering questions from the press in austria, mr blinken said both sides were working to bridge the remaining gaps. He said he was yet to see a plan for the Israel Military in rafah. You asked specifically the Israel Military in rafah. 7m. Asked specifically whether weve seen the plan, and now we have not seen the plan, and now we have not seen it. Regarding the hostages. Yes, there has been a Counter Proposal put forward by hamas, i cant get into the details o
Begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. Begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. Good morning. A fairly on friday. Good morning. A fairly cloudy day for most of us today. Patchy light rain in the north. Heavy rain in the south. The temperature continues to climb in the next few days. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its tuesday, 12th march. A long awaited report into Veterinary Services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. The Competition And Markets Authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. Nina has the details. Good morning. Are you paying too much to care for your furry friend . Why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation . Are you getting a fair deal when it comes to costing
And on newsnight at 10. 30pm well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. The Prime Minister is resisting pressure for the conservatives to return £10 million donated by the businessman frank hester, who allegedly said the mp diane abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and should be shot. Rishi sunak told the commons that the alleged remarks were racist but that mr hester s apology for making rude comments should be accepted. This evening, diane abbott attacked both the conservatives and labour for their response to the controversy. Heres our Political Editor chris mason. Will you give the money back, Prime Minister . The Big Questions ringing in the ears of rishi sunak today. Would the party take more money from mr hester . After a morning in which two senior conservatives answered these questions rather differently. I would think about the company i kept and i would give tha