miles off the intent and desire to win a match you need quality, of course, but the underbelly of a performance. you have to give strength. you have to tackle. you have to anticipate. you have to do the hard yards of the game. and we weren t prepared to do that, especially first half, obviously, i thought we were mildly slightly better second half. but the first was miles off where you need to be in the premier league. meanwhile, everton have lodged a formal appeal against their second points deduction, for breaching the premier league s spending rules, which will be heard urgently , and a decision made before the end of the season. the toffees had a ten point deduction reduced to six on appeal in february. there were concerns the appeal could drag on beyond the end of this season, but the premier league have confirmed this won t be the case. a big moment forfans of this man, rafael nadal, who makes his return to the clay on tuesday at the barcelona open. the 22 time grand s
openly about organ donation. you re just wishing for that for that one special gift. but when it s given. when it s given. it s the most amazing feeling ever. wind, rain, hail, thunderstorms, everything but the kitchen sink was thrown at us yesterday. today should be quieter and i will have the details shortly. it s tuesday 16th of april. a world first law that would ban smoking for future generations will be debated in parliament today but the prime minister is facing opposition from some of his own mps. the proposed legislation would mean anyone who is 15 or younger this year would never be able to buy tobacco products, as tim muffett reports. it would be a world first a law that wouldn t just discourage smoking, but effectively phase it out completely. the tobacco and vapes bill proposes a ban on anyone born on or afterjanuary 1st 2009 from ever being able to buy tobacco. a bold move that has the backing of health experts. we know that smoking is the single biggest c
hello there, and welcome along to the programme. it s been an action packed few days in the premier league, and there was no letting up on monday night at stamford bridge. chelsea scored six past everton, with their star player cole palmer in devastating form, scoring four of them. palmer scored the fastest hat trick for chelsea in the premier league three goals inside the first 30 minutes and a penalty in the second half. nicolas jackson and a late alfie gilchrist goal completing the famous win, but the night was all about palmer. he s now the league s joint top scorer with 20 goals level with erling haaland. eight games unbeaten now for chelsea. for everton, the 6 0 defeat is their biggest loss of the season, and they stay just two points above the relegation zone. they were very clinical in front of the goal and we scored six and yes, so happy, clean sheet. yes, too many positive things. happy with the performance and with the three points. that is in the way that we
more on that in a moment. tonight they go to chelsea who are pushing for a top six place come the end of the season. i v e i ve always had respect for and the work he puts in a topsy turvy season a lot of changes and a lot of change in culture from the way he works and will deliver to good performance but they could clear to the players is a good outfit and spending a lot of money over the last few years there s some quality and without doubt. we have to make sure we deliver. meanwhile, everton have lodged a formal appeal against their second points deduction, for breaching the premier league s spending rules. the toffees had a 10 point deduction reduced to six on appeal in february. the latest appeal process must be concluded by the 24th of may, five days after the final premier league game. dundee s scottish premiership game against rangers will be played at stjohnstone s mcdiarmid park on wednesday, if it can t be held at dens park. dundee s pitch will be assessed tomorrow
good evening. donald trump has become the first us president, former or current, to stand trial in a criminal case after appearing in court in new york. he s accused of falsifying his business records to disguise a hush money payment made to the former adult film star, stormy daniels, shortly before the 2016 election. mr trump has pleaded not guilty and was his usual defiant self outside court, claiming the attack was an assault on america, and repeating unsubstantiated claims that the trial is a witch hunt against him. our north america editor sarah smith reports. it s become a well rehearsed ritual donald trump s performance on his way to court. but this time it s very different. the first criminal trial of a former president, and it comes with a possible prison sentence. just look at his face. he seems drained of all his usual bombast, while insisting he is the victim of a conspiracy to derail his presidential campaign. this is political persecution. this is a persecutio