side sheffield united. it s 0 0 after 30 minutes. if villa win they will leapfrog both arsenal and liverpool to the top of the table. you have to go back 25 years to the last time they led the way at this stage of the season. a win for sheffield united would see them move off the foot of the table, but they would still be three points from safety. all six of the premier league sides that originally backed the breakaway european super league have now re affirmed their committment to playing in uefa s european competitions. it follows yesterday s ruling by the european court ofjustice that the ban by uefa and fifa on clubs from joining the european superleague was unlawful . arsenal and liverpool have followed tottenham, manchester city, manchester united, and chelsea who issued statements yesterday. all six were founder members of the breakaway league in 2021 before quickly withdrawing their support after a backlash from fans. liverpool say their involvement has discontinued,
pep guardiola has really been building up the importance of this tournament as his european champions manchester city get ready to face the south american champions fluminense from brazil. both are playing in the final for the first time. city are looking to become the fourth english club to win the trophy after manchester united, liverpool and chelsea. it is so difficult to come here, so difficult. you have to win and champions league. both competitions are really tough. that s why it s a unique gift, all we have. when you re in this competition, you are in it forever. all six premier league sides that originally backed the breakaway european super league in 2021 have now re affirmed their committment to playing in uefa s european competitions. this follows yesterday s ruling by the european court ofjustice that the ban by uefa and fifa on clubs from joining the european superleague was unlawful and the two governing bodies had abused a dominant position . liverpool were
his lastjob was in the saudi pro league, where he won the title with al ittihad, but he was sacked by them last month. hejoins forest one place above the reelgation zone with just one win in 13. big chance. i m very honoured, it s a pleasure to be at forest and be able to manage such a great club with such great history. so i m delighted. we had a good training session today, we had the chance to build up the players. and more important is the knowledge, i think, the chance to be with them personally, me knowing them, them knowing us as coaching staff, the ideas. of course we have a lot of things to improve. but at the same time, we are motivated to do it. what i found was a good atmosphere among them, i think the players are engaged. and now we have to meet ourselves together to improve things, and that starts today. he also said he wants to build on steve coopehs also said he wants to build on steve cooper s legacy. his predecessor was much loved by the fans despite the str
extensive tunnels in gaza. here s merlyn thomas. the israeli army has released this footage of a huge explosion which they say destroyed hamas infrastructure, including a tunnel network in gaza city. and by studying this video we have worked out it is around here, around palestine square in the heart of the city. and we know this because of these to a shaped buildings and the palestine stadium which you can see just here in the background. and i will show you that on this map, the two a shaped buildings and palestine stadium in the background. and just a day before this, the idf released several videos claiming to show hamas tunnels around this area. and this is the beginning of one of those videos, just next to the square. here is what they say is a tunnel entrance that is about to appear right here. and we know it is here because we can see building signs on the posts here. this is the one on the right and it is a sign for society for the deaf, which they also make referenc
there s growing international pressure on israel to reduce civilian casualties in the war in gaza. tonight at the un, the security council is due to vote on a demand for israel and hamas to allow aid into the territory. and here, the prime minister rishi sunak has again called this morning for a sustainable ceasefire, saying too many civilian lives have been lost. on the ground in gaza, fierce fighting continues with at least one child killed in a strike on the nasser hospital according to the hamas run health ministry. the bbc has been filming there, as our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports from jerusalem and a warning you may find some of the images in her report distressing. panic at the nasser hospital last night. wounded children brought in for treatment were newly injured by an israeli artillery strike, the hospital says. one 13 year old, who had already lost her parents, her sibling her leg, lost her life. recently, she had spoken tojournalists, app