this is bbc news. the headlines. the veteran british tv presenter phillip schofield says he has agreed to step down from itv s this morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky meets uk prime minister rishi sunak at the g7 summit injapan after landing zelensky tweeted that peace will be closer as a result of his meetings. russia hits back at a deal to supply ukraine with f 16fighterjets saying it s fraught with massive risks for the west amid claims from the notorious wagner mercenary group that bakhmut is now under russian control. in northern ireland, the republican political party sinn fein is on track to become the largest party in local government with calls for the return of local rule in stormont. breaking news, manchester city at the champions of the premier league after a second placed arsenal have just lost to nottingham forest at the city ground, meaning they have no chance of catching them before the s
republican political party, sinn fein, is on track to become the largest party in local government that calls for the return of local rule in stormont. now on bbc news it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, i m chetan pathak. coming up the programme. all eyes on nottingham can forest beat arsenal to move closer to premier league survival, and send the title to manchester city. spurs are beaten by brentford and they re not the only team who s european hopes are dented on the penultimate weekend. can england s callum tarren keep his momentum? we ll be in new york as the leaders and the chasing pack prepare to tee off on day three of the pga championship also coming up on sportsday before 7. wigan show their warrior spirit coming from behind to knock leeds out of the challenge cup. and katie taylor prepares to make history on her homecoming night as big time boxing returns to ireland: i m just excited to be here, really excited to have a chance
the authorities said the twisters left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. trees and power lines were torn down, and tens of thousands of power outages reported. radar information indicated that at one point debris was being pulled more than six thousand metres into the sky. search and rescue operations are underway. our correspondent frances read is with us. you been a correspondence working in the us and on the west coast. talk us through exactly what has happened here. , , ., ., ., here. this is on the other coast, we are talking here. this is on the other coast, we are talking about here. this is on the other coast, we are talking about the here. this is on the other coast, we i are talking about the south-eastern are talking about the south eastern corner, or thereabouts. as you said, at least 23 people were killed, that his early estimates, expected to rise, unfortunately. a trail of destruction of 150 kilometres. as you said, somewhere some were sa