From the sycamore gap tree. Seedlings from the famously felled tree are starting to grow. Hello, im nicky schiller. We start this hour with the latest on the israel gaza war. A Ship Carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid for gaza is getting ready to set sail from cyprus. The spanish vessel, open arms, is preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food and medical aid provided by the us Charity World central kitchen. Our correspondent anna foster is injerusalem. There is a development in the aid effort towards gaza. A ship has been loaded in cyprus and we can show you pictures of that happening which is going to mark the start of a new maritime aid corridor. A vessel carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail from cyprus to gaza in the coming hours. Its the first delivery of supplies to use the maritime aid corridor, announced on friday. It was announced yesterday by Ursula Von Der Leyen and is expected to become operational in the next few hours. It would be a new way to
He had regrets about potential reputational damage of the saga, he said. At lunch time, it emerged that the woman who Accused Horner of inappropriate and controlling behaviour had been suspended on full pay by Red Bull Racing. Red bull racing declined to comment, saying it was an internal matter. Whilst horner maintains his team are unified, the father of tripper World Champion Max Verstappen suggested otherwise, saying these off track matters were driving people apart. His son said he was not a liar. As well as rival teams, Red Bull Racing pots on sponsors have been calling for more transparency. One of their key partners, honda, told the bbc. Much like the sport its engulfing, this story is fast moving and has Power Dynamics at its heart. For as long as Key Stakeholders still have questions about how the matter is being handled, or horner s problems persist. Laura scott, bbc news. Liverpool have taken a giant step towards the quarterfinals of the Europa League after thrashing Sparta
Goal in 33 games this season. He has been as brilliant as bayern have been bad, and keeps his own hopes of winning the first major trophy of his career alive. In the other Champions League tie, Kylian Mbappe scored a brace as Paris St Germain cruised into the last eight with a 4 1 Aggregate Win over real sociedad. The frenchmans been used sparingly after announcing that hes leaving the club at the end of the season. He was even substituted at half time in the goalless draw with monaco last week, but it was all smiles in spain as psg move a step closer to lifting the trophy for the very first time. Manchester city play Fc Copenhagen in the Champions League on wednesday, and Erling Haaland insists hes happy at the club, but says you never know what the future holds. The norwegian s contracted until 2027, but real madrid are thought to be long term admirers. Haaland has scored 80 goals in 84 appearances for city, including 28 this season. If i say this now, its probably going to be a mass
James anderson getting gill. Hes nowjust one away from a landmark 700th test wicket. There was also a half century from debutant devdutt padikkal. There are always going to be thoughts in your head and noises around so that was still there. I got igota i got a message saying that there was a possibility that the next night. I was nervous about that game. It was a tough night of sleep, but that is how it is, and that is something you also enjoy at the same time, you look for those days, so i was really happy. Well, england captain ben stokes bowled for the first time in eight months and took the wicket of rohit sharma with his first ball. He isa he is a freak, isnt he it was almost written in the star that he was going to bowl it, when he bowled out sharma. We all know how he can round out our takeout, especially in conditions like these where youve got usually two spinners, two seamers and you want your third as stokes. A nice to see him back at the crease, which is to be careful that