of our detention capacity. and after becoming one of the first cities in the world to authorise e scooter rentals, paris holds a referendum on whether to ban them. hello and welcome. ijust want hello and welcome. i just want to start straightaway with some breaking news that we are getting out of russia. this is via the reuters news agency. they are saying that one person has been killed, six injured, in an explosion at a cafe injured, in an explosion at a cafe in st petersburg in russia. reuters are getting it from tass news agency, who say they are getting it from the emergency services there. we are checking more details as we speak, but we know so far from reuters news agency is one person killed and six injured in an explosion in a cafe in st petersburg, and just as i was finishing that last sentence, one more detail. just bear with me as i bring that up. a well known russian military blogger is the person killed in the explosion in st petersburg. again, that is reuters
who were arrested by the taliban in afghanistan earlier this year. coach travellers in dover are still facing long delays sometimes up to 8 hours, despite extra ferries being laid on overnight to try and help clear the easter getaway backlog. you re watching bbc news. first is sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. brendan rodgers pays the price at leicester city, he departs afterfour years in charge. newcastle move above manchester united into third after beating them at st james park and who can stop england another record extending womens six nations victory, with italy no match today. also coming up on sportsday. max verstappen wins a delayed australian grand prix after three red flags and a bizarre and confusing climax. and who s next for anthonyjoshua after victory at the 02, talk turns to whether he ll face tyson fury. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the battle to avoid relegation from the premier league is set for an excitin
in afghanistan earlier this year. coach travellers in dover are still facing long delays sometimes upto 8 hours, despite extra ferries being laid on overnight to try and help clear the easter getaway backlog. the port said pver 100 coaches were waiting to cross the port said over 100 coaches were waiting to cross the english channel earlier today. and pope francis has led mass in st peter s square in front of more than 30 thousand people, kicking off the year s easter services, just a day after leaving hospital in rome following treatment for bronchitis. you re watching bbc news. coming up. click. but first, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. brendan rodgers pays the price at leicester city, 0n he departs afterfour years in charge. newcastle move above manchester united into third after beating them at st james park and who can stop england another record extending womens six nations victory, with italy no match today. also coming up on sports
of five parties, all led by women. time for some sport here on bbc news. hello i m hugh ferris. afterjust seven months in charge, graham potter has been sacked by chelsea. losing again yesterday saw them drop to 11th in the premier league and they weren t the only top flight team to part company with their manager today. here s nesta mcgregor. ato a to know the feed to aston villa at stamford bridge a result that salt chelsea drop it to the bottom half of the premier league fans far from happy and 11th defeat in 31 games. although graham potter was optimistic. iii although graham potter was optimistic although graham potter was otimistic. ,, ., , ,, optimistic. if you look at the steps a art from optimistic. if you look at the steps apart from the optimistic. if you look at the steps apart from the main optimistic. if you look at the steps apart from the main one optimistic. if you look at the steps apart from the main one there - optimistic. if you look at the steps a
although graham potter was optimistic. if you look at the steps apart from the main one there a lot of positives there but at the moment, it doesn t feel too positive. just over 2a hours later a statement from the club thanking him for his contributions, but announcing his departure after less than seven months in the job. after what could be considered a successful three seasons at brighton, one of europe s biggest clubs proved to be too much. joining in a five year deal which came with heavy financial support he spent around 300 million around january s transfer window. but despite reaching the quarterfinals of the champions league, chelsea s domestic form failed to match that of its european exploits. company wants to give graham potter every possible chance i think it is for wins and 16 now and under previous managemnt, he would ve gone a long time ago. there have been numerous changes in managers the season with leicester city having parted company with micro to a few ho