and, buckingham palace has invited more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the uk to attend the coronation of king charles, which will take place on the sixth of may at westminster abbey in london. now, let me take you live to the vatican, where i can bring you live images. marie mcelroy mrs the cut, we will be live for the latest. manchester united keep the pressure on, in the race for the top four with a win over everton at old trafford. and getting the party started early as celtic go 12 points clear, following victory in the old firm derby. also coming up on sportsday. and salford red devils get the edge on leigh leopards in a thrill for super league s rivals round. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. all the talking points from the premier league to come but first to the masters, which has been heavily affected by the weather. we saw trees fall on the course at augusta yesterday, as concerns over storms delayed the second round. on day
you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. at the masters, a rain delayed second round concludes, as rory mcilroy misses the cut. haaland s on fire as city keep the pressure on arsenal at the top of the table. and getting the party started early as celtic go 12 points clear, following victory in the old firm derby. also coming up on sportsday. salford red devils get the edge on leigh leopard in a thrill for super league s rivals round. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. all the talking points from the premier league to come but first to the masters, which has been heavily affected by the weather. we saw trees fall on the course at augusta yesterday, as concerns over storms delayed the second round. on day three, the rain is still falling but it s no longer an issue for rory mcilroy whose masters is over. brooks koepka leads the way on round three, on 13 under, jon rahm not far behind. earlier i
across the uk. and so through the weekend, the weather gets brighter and drier, more in the way of sunshine, and into next week for the first time this year, we are likely to see temperatures reach the low 20s, so it is going to feel a lot warmer. so, the wind gradually coming down through the night, but more showers on the way tomorrow. thanks chris. that s it. i ll be back with the news at ten. the news continues here on bbc one as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. bye for now. hello and welcome to sportsday live from the bbc sport centre. i m paul scott and here s what we ve got coming up. the uk and the republic of ireland submit theirjoint bid to host euro 2028, but 2 of the proposed stadiums aren t even built yet. football is part of our way of life so important to our country and so we our supporting the bid for both the uk and ireland. chelsea look to put their premier league problems to one side, as they travel to real m
antonyjoshua beatsjermaine frankin in his comeback fight, but fails to land a knockout punch. our ancient woodlands standard stead fast and tall, it is with this past that we build a future for all. the unmistakable voice of damejudi dench, as the king says thank you for the three million trees planted in honour of the late queen. good morning, a fairamount good morning, a fair amount of cloud around this morning but things will brighten up through the day. it will be less windy with more sunshine than we saw yesterday. more details, shortly. it s sunday 2nd of april, out main story. three british men are being held in custody by the taliban in afghanistan. a humanitarian organisation said two of the men were arrested injanuary, while a third was detained on a different date. the foreign office says it s working hard to make contact with them, as helena wilkinson reports. back under taliban control since the summer of 2021, now it has emerged that three british men are being