in a once in a decade census. homes washed away in australia, as heavy rain and flash floods batter the east coast thousands of people are ordered to evacuate. forecasters have warned more rain is expected to fall in the coming days. my my colleague will be here at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. iam sarah. i am sarah. coming up programme. 15th time lucky for alfredo morelos, as he secures a share of the points for rangers in the old firm derby. a hard fought fa cup win for chelsea, as thomas tuchel says they were lucky to reach the semifinals. there was late drama in bristol bears premiership battle against northampton saints. and jofra archer is returning home, as an injury rules him out of england s 0di series against india. lovely to have you with us here on sportsday this sunday evening. so much football to bring you, including use of the london derby between west ham and arsenal, but we are going to star
someone whose kamikaze style enthusiasm for class a narcotics leads him not into a gutter in edinburgh, but to a swanky poolside terrace in la. now you ve one of the biggest bands in the world, where does it go from here? played in his younger years by leo flanagan, and by bremner as an oddly childlike adult, mcgee s biggest breaks seem to be down to chaotic fate. with his unswerving belief that each new signing will be bigger than u2, he somehow stumbles into a position of immense cultural importance, helping to define the era of britpop and gaining access to the corridors of power under tony blair s new labour where everything starts to unravel. directed by nick moran who previously did a brilliantjob with thejoe meek story, telstar, this is entertaining if inevitably self mythologizing fare. bremner is clearly having a ball in the lead role, but it s the supporting characters who often steal the show. from former skids frontman richard jobson as alan s overbearing dad, to
europe braces itself for a third wave of coronavirus infections, with fresh lockdowns in france, and poland. government science advisors warn that summer holidays overseas are extremely unlikely this year, because of the risk of travellers bringing coronavirus variants back to the uk. protesters opposed to the coronavirus lockdown march through central london. police have made several arrests. and a volcano has erupted south west of iceland s capital, reykjavik the first eruption in that area of iceland for 800 years. now on bbc news, it s time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in may. if you ve watched my bbc four series secrets of cinema, which is now on iplayer, you ll know that i m a great fan of pop biopics. from the buddy holly story to good vibrations, the latter of which told the story of legendary belfast reco
more coming up, now it is the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in may. if you ve watched my bbc 4 series secrets of cinema, which is now on iplayer, you ll know that i m a great fan of pop biopics. from the buddy holly story to good vibrations, the latter of which told the story of legendary belfast record label boss terri hooley. there s more than a touch of hooley s maverick genius in creation stories. a new film about alan mcgee who helped launch the careers of bands like primal scream and oasis. he s comin in for his white labels. anything you can find in this box. tvps? later! co written by irvine welsh, produced by danny boyle and starring ewen bremner, you could be forgiven for thinking that this has something of a trainspotting feel. i have a dream! indeed, mcgee comes across as basically a more successful version of spu