more sunshine around today, especially for eastern areas. before full weekend forecast is coming up here and breakfast. it s friday 2nd june. our main story. the former this morning presenter phillip schofield says he has lost everything , after admitting to lying about an affair with a young colleague. in his first interview since resigning from itv, mr schofield says he desperately regrets the relationship, but insists it was consensual and he strenuously denies claims that he groomed the man. he s been speaking to our media editor amol rajan. come on in. good to see you. thank you. phillip schofield granted this interview because he wanted to say sorry, he wanted to show contrition, and he wanted to correct some of what he sees as the false narratives in the public domain over the past week. are you feeling 0k to do this? you re feeling strong enough to do this interview? yeah, i have to. schofield described the enormous toll that recent days have taken on him. and it is
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
the bbc uncovers fake images posted of top indian female wrestlers who were detained, after taking part in sexual harassment protests. and ahead of the fa cup final, we hear from manchester city s star erling haaland on how his life has changed forever since arriving at the club. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. jose mourinho has been charged with insulting and abusive language against a match official following his club roma s loss to sevilla in the europa league final on wednesday. english referee anthony taylor officiated the match and was also a accosted with his family at budapest airport by roma fans as they travelled back to the uk. a premier league spokesperson says the abuse is inexcusable . paul fields from the referee association says he worries about keeping referees safe. the tide is turning with england. grassroots clubs are facing points deductions and we have cameras being tested in england as wel
but meanwhile united who did their own treble in 1999 have the power to stop them. it is about how you perform as a team and it is about how you perform as a team and how it is about how you perform as a team and how you it is about how you perform as a team and how you perform in this 90 minutes, team and how you perform in this 90 minutes, 95 team and how you perform in this 90 minutes, 95 minutes. a great opportunity and we have a good opponent, a great opponent, and we are looking forward to that test. is this a game you have to win? every game you have got to win. if you play football, it is about winning and results, so every game you play, you have to win. rigid the real madrid striker karim benzema is weighing up his options for next year including signing for a club in saudi arabia, and one of his former team mates, cristiano ronaldo, is urging others to do what he did. although his club was not able to win any silverware in saudi arabia this year, kris
Israeli forces went into rafah on monday night, in defiance of international pressure, seizing the Border Crossing with egypt. The un secretary general Antonio Guterres has warned that a full scale assault on rafah would cause a humanitarian nightmare. Paul adams sent this report from jerusalem. A deal may now be tantalizingly close. But in rafah, israels military pressure is relentless. Today, severing gazas last link with the outside world, the crossing point into egypt. And raising theirflag, sending an unmistakable message to hamas. The noose is tightening. The sounds of approaching war echo among the displaced. Hundreds of thousands of palestinians living in the sand against the egyptian border. Or next to the sea. I dont know where to stay, ahmed says. People are fleeing from rafah and i have my children with me. Gazans have been on the move since yesterday morning, heeding israels latest warnings, not knowing if the coming days will bring relief or despair. Translation after wha