Into the top ten all time scorers in the competition. Barca coach Ernesto Valverde described the first half as extraordinary. Jordi alba, luis suarez and ivan rakitic also scored at the camp nou, to make it 5 nil on the night and 5 1 on aggregate. The draw for the quarter finals is on friday. Earlier, espanyol beat levante 2 nil in the second leg to make the quarterfinals. After goals from Leo Baptistao and gerard moreno. That made in 3 2 on aggregate. While sevilla finished the job against cadiz with a 2 1 second leg win making it 4 1 overall. The referee who awarded a controversial penalty which eventually sent switzerland through from their world cup play off against Northern Ireland last year , has now admitted, he made a mistake. Ovidiu hategan ruled that corry evans blocked a shot, with his arm during the first leg, despite replays showing the ball struck the players shoulder. Nial foster reports. Perhaps it will come as little comfort to Northern Ireland supporters but referee O
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Donald trump has abandoned his plans to visit britain next month. The us president had been expected to open the new American Embassy in london. British sources have expressed disappointment, but say other options are being looked at later in the year. Dan johnson reports. After nearly 60 years flying above Londons Grosvenor square, the stars and stripes were lowered this week ready for the opening of the new us embassy. It is a 1 billion building on the southbank, and donald trump was due to officially open it next month. Now, we know he wont. Some sources say the president did not wa nt to sources say the president did not want to be associated with 0bama period project, late and over budget. 0thers suggest he just didnt fancy the long journey. What about the so called special relationship . Theresa may was the
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. All 50 United States are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of president Electjoe Biden s inauguration on wednesday. Members of the National Guard are patrolling the streets around the capitol in washington, following the storming of the building by supporters of president trump. Michigan, virginia, wisconsin and pennsylvania are among more than a dozen other states that have activated their National Guards to strengthen security. Im joined now by our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. Welcome correspondent, nomia iqbal. To you. Tell us whatt atmosphere welcome to you. Tell us what the atmosphere is like they are in the capital today . It atmosphere is like they are in the capital today . Atmosphere is like they are in the capital today . It feels really safe, ironicall. Capital today . It feels really safe, ironically. And capital today . It feels really safe, ironically. And of capital toda
Its the week of the inauguration of president elect joe biden, and tensions are high following the violent riots that took place on 6th january on capitol hill. Weve just got these new pictures in from the new yorker magazine, which released unseen footage showing the mob in the Senate Chamber, rifling through senators desks, hurling insults at some of them, and taking photos of documents. So, security is tight. Thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed in washington ahead of the ceremony, as you can see, theyre guarding the perimeter of the Capitol Building, and fencing has been erected, a vastly different sight to previous inaugurations where crowds of people line up on the mall. The guards are staying inside the building, on standby. Capitol police have confirmed they have already made some arrests. All 50 us states have upped their own security, after warnings from the fbi that their capitals should also brace for armed protests and potential violence. Some, like michig
This is bbc news. Im Samantha Simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Russian Police Detain the kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was nearly killed by nerve agent poisoning last year, as he lands back in moscow. Mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from monday as the foreign secretary lays out the governments targets for the roll out. Twitter suspends the account of us republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene for repeatedly making false claims about Election Fraud. Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron. And the American Music producer phil spector, who helped define the sound of the 60s, has died in prison aged 81 while serving a sentence for murder. Hello. The leading critic of the kremlin, Alexei Navalny, has been detained by police after returning to moscow for the First Time Since being poisoned with a nerve agent in an attack he blames on the russian authorities. He flew in from berlin, but was led away by police af