although the choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral. while at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world s poorest countries. and in half an hour on bbc news global questions talks to two formerfemale presidents, one from africa and one from europe, who ve both been trailblazers for women s rights for decades. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the government is to trial measures in england, including covid passports, to allow the safe return of sports matches, major events and nightlife. they ll show if a person has been vaccinated, had a recent negative test or has antibodies. the pilot will include the fa cup final, and will last until mid may. here s our political correspondentjessica parker. the fa cup final, 2019. it won t be so packed this year, but the final is being used to pilot how these kinds of mass events might work in future. the opportunity to get back to full capacity, i think, is something that is so prevalent at the
some wintry showers down the east coast into east anglia, some in northern ireland and some over the irish sea. in some inland areas, quite sunny in the afternoon, all areas windy, strong to gale force winds, up to 70mph in the north of scotland. temperatures will be lower, three degrees the low, but when you add the strength of the wind, probably feeling more like the middle of winter, despite the sunshine. with clearer skies overnight, a widespread frost early on tuesday, icy patches in the wintry showers, most of the snow sitting across the north of scotland still. a few more wintry showers around northern and western coasts but some wintry showers heading inland into scotland and northern england, later wales and the midlands too. temperatures on a par with monday, still windy and still feeling cold. it is april after all, so worth pointing out that any impact from snow is more likely to be felt across northern scotland, where we re more likely to have snow lying and bliz
hello and welcome to sportsday. iam i am gathered around june. i am gavin. we ll start with a day of drama and plenty of goals in the premier league. newcastle left it late to secure a vital point against tottenham, who themselves were vying for a place in the top four. a welcome result for steve bruce and his under pressure side. nesta mcgregor was watching. easter sunday and while some of us spent it searching for sugary treats, newcastle and tottenham were on a different hunt, for three points. the spurs defence cracked first, joelinton tapping home only his second league goal of the season. 1 0 up, magpies manager steve bruce looked excited. in football, it s often said you re most vulnerable after scoring. just 90 seconds later, harry kane proved that to be right. albeit a bit fortunate. the forward s second goal was anything but lucky. a great first touch, then a fierce low shot into the corner of the net. the second half saw newcastle pushing for the equaliser and s
and a record was broken in the women s race with kenya s peresjepchirchir sprinting to victory. plus, a passion outside of football, we watch as england s georgia stanway inks her very first tattoo. welcome to the programme. what an incredible, nail biting match at wembley many thought this would be a straightforward win for premier league side manchester united in the semifinal of the fa cup taking on coventy who sit eighth in the championship. manchester united are through to the final where they ll play rivals manchester city but it s been far from a walkover, going to penalties after extra time and united losing a 3 0 lead. andy swiss joins me now live from wembley. talk us through what happened. everyone frankly is still drawing breath after what has to be one of the most remarkable matches we have ever seen here at wembley. the coventry city fans came down here and their thousands. it was their first fa cup semifinal for 37 years but of course they were huge under
but the home side had other ideas, in a stunning finish to the game with an equaliser and winner inside the last 10 minutes. teenager roony bardghji with the crucial strike, after united failed to clear. their faltering season goes on, and the pressure really on erik ten hag. in other matches bayern munich sealed their place in the knockout phase after beating galatasaray. two late goals from top scorer harry kane made sure. the visitors cut the deficit in second half stoppage time with cedric ba kambu. 2 1 to bayern there. and real madrid are also into the last 16. viniciusjunior was on the scoresheet, in their 3 0 win over sporting braga. they, like bayern, have won every match in europe this season. arsenal are one win away from making sure of their spot in the knockout phase it was a comfortable win for the gunners at the emirates against sevilla. leandro trossard and bukayo saka with the goals in a 2 0 win. victory also for psv, in that group. wins for real socieda