and, we look at a treasure trove of freddie mercury s personal items collected over 30 years before they go under the hammer. and coming up on bbc news. manchester city and arsenal go head to head at the etihad, with city looking to turn the tide in the title race with a win over the league leaders. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the first plane carrying british nationals fleeing sudan is due to land at stansted airport in about an hour. the evacuees were initially taken to larnaca in cyprus, before boarding a charter flight to the uk. more flights are expected throughout the day, to move hundreds of uk citizens out of the country during a 72 hour ceasefire, which has come after more than a week of fighting. british passport holders have been asked to make their own way to an airbase on the outskirts of the sudanese capital khartoum. so far, three british planes have flown from there to larnaca. another potential escape route is by sea, from port sudan, bu
on her knee injury but will she be ok for the world cup? also coming up on sportsday. a huge scalp taken in the world snooker championship seven time winner ronnie o sullivan is out. we ll show you how belgian luca brecel beat him. plus, emma raducanu is out the madrid open and it could seriously impact her world ranking. welcome to the programme. it s been billed as the title decider and while tonights match between manchester city and arsenal won t crown them champions it will change the dynamic of the league. if city win they will be just two points behind arsenal with two games in hand. if arsenal win, then they will go eight points clear at the top of the table. patrick geary reports. commentator: another arsenal win. the champions have come here to the emirates and they have won. what a significant moment this could be for arsenal! a 10th win in a row for manchester city. a missed opportunity for arsenal. only time will tell howi pivotal tonight will be. in
Clear but staggering of late. manchester city, with games in hand, are chasing notjust the title, but a treble. it was always going to come down to this game. when i looked at the fixture list, you know, manchester city versus arsenal, and the way arsenal have performed to get here. city are performing as well now, so there s no excuses anymore. arsenal fans are in a strange place, both delighted and deflated at their position. no one thought this young team would lead the league at this point, but three points from their last three matches has let the air out of their cushion. now, against one of the greatest club sides in the world, they must feel they belong. having someone that you looked at and said, this is the level, pushes everybody, you know. because even though you say maybe this level is enough here, the level is there. the two teams are intertwined. mikel arteta was pep guardiola s assistant at manchester city. 0leksandr zinchenko and gabrieljesus moved from city to arsenal
Three matches has let the air out of their cushion. now, against one of the greatest club sides in the world, they must feel they belong. having someone that you looked at and said, this is a level pushes everybody. you know, because even though you say, maybe this level is enough, here, the level is there, and you have to say that, you have to every single day. and that s an inspiration as well. you have to use it that way. the two teams are intertwined. mikel arteta was pep guardiola s assistant at manchester city. oleksandr zinchenko and gabrieljesus moved from city to arsenal last summer. they know more than anyone what fuels city a team hunting three trophies that knows notjust how to win, but when it s important. when we start the season, first game, second game, third game after back to back premier leagues, it s not the final. now, in the last two months, we had that feeling fa cup, champions league and premier league. that is the truth because we see the end real, real