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of reassurance to eu leaders, saying that his country remains committed to continued cooperation. and what a night ahead for non league sutton united, as they host premier league giants arsenal in the fa cup. it s five o clock, our main story: members of the house of lords have begun debating the legislation that will allow the government to begin the process of withdrawing the uk from the european union. in a mark of the significance of the debate, theresa may was present. the leader of the house, baroness evans, said she was confident the lords would not ignore the result of the referendum and the vote in the commons. joining me from the house of commons lobby is our political correspondent leila nathoo. 100 peers want to talk, what have we been hearing? this is a first chance we have heard to hear from been hearing? this is a first chance we have heard to hearfrom peers, a range of views this afternoon, both supporters and opponents of brexit and the government s pla ....
ministry said he died suddenly while at work in new york. the bbc radio presenter and guardian columnist the bbc radio presenter and guardian colu m nist steve hewlett the bbc radio presenter and guardian columnist steve hewlett has died at the age of 58. he had publicly documented his treatment for cancer of the oesophagus after being diagnosed last march. now on bbc news it is time for fa cup sportsday. good evening and a warm welcome along from gander green lane, the home of sutton united to face arsenal in the fifth round of the fa cup tonight. we are here in the home dressing room, a little over an hour to go before kick off. the shirts are hung up as you can to go before kick off. the shirts are hung up as you can see, to go before kick off. the shirts are hung up as you can see, the whitewashed walls and the shirt of collins who scored the penalty in the last round, which saw sutton reached the next round of the competition. being in here gives you a sense of wha ....
indicate, give evidence that they have strong or probable medal potential in tokyo but none of them did so it has been difficult predominantly for the sports and athletes concerned because the outcome of no investment has an impact on their ambitions for tokyo and beyond. well badminton actually achieved its medal target in the rio olympics, as marcus ellis and chris langridge won bronze in the men s doubles. as a result, gb badminton said it was staggered by the decision to reject its appeal. i m absolutely devastated about this. it is shocking, i really do think it is shocking. the way uk sport have gone about this for badminton. under unfortunately for us winning medals in the past doesn t make any difference, it s about predicting the future. who knows who is going to win. i fancy the chances for myself but in that sendsit the chances for myself but in that sends it is very hard to predict that person is going to go on and wina that person is going to go on and ....
strategic point, there s two pastor that. the first is the recognition we need to be as close to this administration is possible. if we have concerns, we should be in there trying to shape the administration rather than rescinding an offer that was sent and accepted in good faith. the second point on strategy is to understand who wins if we receive and that offer. we will gain nothing from it if we withdraw the offer. i will tell you who will win. there is one man who will win and that vladimir putin. there will be smiles all round in the kremlin if we follow this petition because the one thing they want in the kremlin above all else is to divide the west. they wa nt all else is to divide the west. they want the uk and the us to be divided, they don t want a strong transatlantic partnership. having said all of that, i would offer a state visit to vladimir putin. and this evening demonstrators have gathered in westminster to protest against the president s proposed state ....
and the dream is over for sutton united as arsenal head to the quarter finals of the fa cup. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, the five sports that lost their olympic and paralympic funding have had their appeals rejected by uk sport. good evening. there s been ferocious fighting between iraqi forces and so called islamic state as troops battle their way towards the city of mosul. their helicopter gunships now control the skies, but the road to is‘s last stronghold in iraq is littered with roadside bombs. to win back mosul is crucial as it s iraq s second largest city. an offensive on the east of mosul began last october. now iraqi troops, supported by british and american special forces, are trying to take control of the west, where 750,000 people and thousands of is fighters remain. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman nikki millard are the only international journalists embedded with iraqi forces. their report contains some graphic ....