parliament today resumes voting on the government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda — the bill could be given final approval by the end of the week. why mack the knife attack which almost ended his life in new york and prince harry and prince harry loses a high court challenge over appeals for his personal security not to be downgraded when he visits the uk. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. thank you, starting with all the drama at the top of the table in the premier league yesterday — attention turns to matters at the bottom. everton are just two points above the relegation zone, following their points deduction for breaching premier league financial rules —

more on that in a moment. tonight they go to chelsea who are pushing for a top six place come the end of the season. i'v e i've always had respect for and the work he puts in a topsy—turvy season a lot of changes and a lot of change in culture from the way he works and will deliver to good performance but they could clear to the players is a good outfit and spending a lot of money over the last few years there's some quality and without doubt. we have to make sure we deliver. meanwhile, everton have lodged a formal appeal against their second points deduction, for breaching the premier league's spending rules. the toffees had a 10—point deduction reduced to six on appeal in february. the latest appeal process must be concluded by the 24th of may, five days after the final premier league game. dundee�*s scottish premiership game against rangers will be played at stjohnstone�*s mcdiarmid park on wednesday, if it can't be held at dens park.

dundee�*s pitch will be assessed tomorrow morning — with a view to deciding on its ability to stage the game. rangers accused dundee of "negligence" when last week's game was postponed for a second time over a waterlogged pitch. the initial game was called off last month just 90 minutes before kick—off. derek underwood, one of england and kent's greatest ever bowlers, has died at the age of 78. the left—armer took 297 wickets in 86 tests between 1966 and 1982 the most by any england spinner. he claimed 2,465 wickets in 676 first—class matches overall. tennis, and britain's jack draper has won his round of 32 match at the bmw open in munich. he beat vit kop—shiva of the czech republic over three sets, winning 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. meanwhile, dan evans is out of the barcelona open after losing in straight sets in the first round. the british number two was beaten 7—6, 6—2 by american brandon naka—shima.

it means evans has lost all three matches he's played on clay so far this season. uk athletics has announced a newjoint venture — with organisers of the london marathon and the great north run — to help tackle a financial crisis in the sport. it follows the governing body reporting a record annual loss of nearly 4 million pounds last year. the partnership, it's hoped, will help athetics in the uk turn the corner, and deliver on major events. track and field athletics linked to running should be massive and right up running should be massive and right up there and this investment is going to give us a chance to do that. if we did not have it, we would be stepping back and will be battling down the hatches and we would not be realising that mission. and making the move to get the support back to where we believe it could be. british cycling has announced the route

of the women 5 tour of britain, beginning on the 6th ofjune, starting in welshpool in wales. the race wasn't run last year due to funding issues, which eventually saw the collapse of organiser sweetspot. in february, british cycling took control of the men s and women s tours as part of their events portfolio, part of a five—year expansion plan. we've been focused and 2a on delivering and to delighted and able to launch the root and it is fair to say that it's been a challenging journey in a race against the clock and the be a few more blocks and it's so important for british cycling events to deliver what is the crown national tours and it's a cause for celebration. and that's all the sport for now. parliament will resume voting today on the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. mps are likely to reject amendments made by the house

of lords, as the government attempts to declare the central african country "safe" under international law. the bill could be given final approval by the end of the week, with ministers hoping the first asylum seekers can be sent there within weeks. live now to westminster and our political correspondent, peter saull. we have spoken about this subject many times in recent weeks and months. ~ . ., ~ _ many times in recent weeks and months. ~ . . ~ _ ., , months. we are talking by the house of commons — months. we are talking by the house of commons looking _ months. we are talking by the house of commons looking at _ months. we are talking by the house of commons looking at some - months. we are talking by the house of commons looking at some of - months. we are talking by the house of commons looking at some of the i of commons looking at some of the amendments that have been put forward to the house of lords for this piece of legislature that declares rwanda is a safe country to send asylum—seekers. in an hour's time, the house of commons will look at it again and they'll be some concerns raised of certain elements should one of the amendments that enables people to fight alongside british armed forces in afghanistan to be exempt from the deportation

scheme rememberfor to be exempt from the deportation scheme remember for example, to be exempt from the deportation scheme rememberfor example, victims scheme remember for example, victims of scheme rememberfor example, victims of modern slavery by the government is expected to reject all of that in the bill as written is the only way forwards and in a couple of hours' time, be back to back to the house of lords and the be looking at it tomorrow and the expectation is they will send back one more time to house of commons and rejects it again and on wednesday, the lords will probably then finally back down which means legislature, we think is we think it will be granted royal assent on thursday.— we think it will be granted royal assent on thursday. whether the think about _ assent on thursday. whether the think about the _ assent on thursday. whether the think about the timeline - assent on thursday. whether the think about the timeline and - assent on thursday. whether the l think about the timeline and taking off because there will still be some legal challenges. the parliamentary sta . es will legal challenges. the parliamentary stages will be _ legal challenges. the parliamentary stages will be quite _ legal challenges. the parliamentary stages will be quite torturous - legal challenges. the parliamentary

stages will be quite torturous for i stages will be quite torturous for those watching it and this fund and then to think of getting in the flights and saying that it will take a number once the statute books and ensure that there are planes taking off and heading to rwanda. the first thing they have to do is notify people and they've identified a group of people who are not necessarily be able to be subject to legal challenges having said that, they're already preparing legal challenges and they said the new legislation means that the avenue to potentially bring those challenges is vanishingly thick and nevertheless, there will probably be an encounter in the logistics of it, have they got planes ready to go in the government says yes that various partners ready and once they are in rwanda, will they have the capacity, with reports from recent weeks that some of the bed space for arriving asylum—seekers, the government has this target by the end of spring in

mid april, spring tends to go on maybe a little bit more intojune and is running out to hit the deadline and the fundamental question is will it actually put people off from taking the journey across the english channel and the first place in the promises not to dig people to rwanda, it's to stop the boats. ., ~ , ., , dig people to rwanda, it's to stop the boats. ., ~' , ., , . the duke of sussex has lost the latest round in his attempt to change the level of his personal security when he visits the uk. prince harry's case was rejected by a retired high court judge earlier this year. now — he's lost an initial bid to appeal against the decision. with more on this — let's speak to our royal correspondent — sean coughlan. as you say, this goes back to changes to prince harry where it stopped being a working royal and step down back in 2019 and received

change here as well. he took the home office to court and thought he was being treated unfairly and now he wants them to challenge that ruling or discover that he has lost a bet and his initial bid has been turned down it is not the end of the road because he can still bring further appealed to the court of appeal integrate directly and how far this case will carry on. has there been — far this case will carry on. has there been any _ far this case will carry on. has there been any response from them after hearing of this new development?— after hearing of this new development? after hearing of this new develoment? ., ., �* development? not so far. but we will see what happens _ development? not so far. but we will see what happens next _ development? not so far. but we will see what happens next but _ development? not so far. but we will see what happens next but it's - development? not so far. but we will see what happens next but it's been i see what happens next but it's been a very long—running case and goes right back to the way he's been treated and mistreated and working member of the royal family. 2024 is the year of elections — with at least 50 countries around

the world going to the polls. but when it comes to the numbers — one stands above the rest. india's general election — to be held over six weeks between 19 april and 1june — is set to be the biggest the world has ever seen. 969 million people will be taking to the polls — roughly one in eight of the global population. prime minister narendra modi is hoping to win a third successive term, but opposition parties say indians face the loss of many freedoms if he stays in power. most of mr modi's support comes from india's northern states — but he's campaigning heavily in the south, where the bjp barely has a presence. our south asia correspondent samira hussain reports. first of seven phases in voting in india's general election is due term group support, blessings in return. india's southern states, regional parties dominate. here, the dmk when the clear majority in the

last election. while prime minister's party did not win a single seat and as limited presence anywhere else in the south. mr modi is desperate to change that because for the bgp, every single seat matters —— bjp. for the bgp, every single seat matters -- izah— for the bgp, every single seat matters -- bjp. , ., , matters -- bjp. they would never be able to make — matters -- bjp. they would never be able to make it, _ matters -- bjp. they would never be able to make it, what _ matters -- bjp. they would never be able to make it, what we _ matters -- bjp. they would never be able to make it, what we stand - matters -- bjp. they would never be able to make it, what we stand for i able to make it, what we stand for and the values of self—respect and respect for culture, great love for language and identity, this is antithetical to the notion of this in far right and strife causing an rabble rousing and percentage politics. there is a profound impact on the values that this poses. nevertheless, the prime minister has

made eight trips since january. and then, there is a strong order, able to connect to the people in their own language. hundreds of come out and support of the bjp's men here in the party is hoping that with the prime minister support, and his charisma, that he will be able to crack the south. do you think you're going to win?— going to win? 100% we are going to win. we going to win? 10096 we are going to win- we are — going to win? 10096 we are going to win- we are very — going to win? 10096 we are going to win. we are very confident - going to win? 10096 we are going to win. we are very confident and - going to win? 10096 we are going to l win. we are very confident and doing hard work_ win. we are very confident and doing hard work and longer groundwork more importantly, _ hard work and longer groundwork more importantly, it is a brand that is entered — importantly, it is a brand that is entered every house. a brand for integrity— entered every house. a brand for integrity in — entered every house. a brand for integrity in their brand for honesty and a _ integrity in their brand for honesty and a brand for hard work. that brand does _ and a brand for hard work. that brand does not _ and a brand for hard work. that brand does not work _ and a brand for hard work. trisgt brand does not work for voters like this. she gets a thousand rupees a month from the state government which she uses for house expenses

both her kids get money for school and these welfare benefits have changed her life. do you think you could ever vote for the bjp? i am very decisive _ could ever vote for the bjp? i am very decisive about _ could ever vote for the bjp? i am very decisive about voting - could ever vote for the bjp? i am very decisive about voting for dmk, even if— very decisive about voting for dmk, even if others — very decisive about voting for dmk, even if others have _ very decisive about voting for dmk, even if others have done _ very decisive about voting for dmk, even if others have done good - very decisive about voting for dmk,| even if others have done good work, i've even if others have done good work, we always _ even if others have done good work, we always voted _ even if others have done good work, i've always voted for _ even if others have done good work, i've always voted for dmk _ even if others have done good work, i've always voted for dmk and - even if others have done good work, i've always voted for dmk and that l i've always voted for dmk and that is what _ i've always voted for dmk and that is what i _ i've always voted for dmk and that is what i wish _ i've always voted for dmk and that is what i wish to _ i've always voted for dmk and that is what i wish to do. _ i've always voted for dmk and that is what i wish to do.— is what i wish to do. regional arties is what i wish to do. regional parties like — is what i wish to do. regional parties like dmk _ is what i wish to do. regional parties like dmk will - is what i wish to do. regional parties like dmk will likely i parties like dmk will likely continue to dominate because the message the bjp is peddling of the pan, indian hindi speaking identity just doesn't resonate with the people here. it's 35 years today since the hillsborough stadium disaster took place. 97 liverpool fans were unlawfully killed as the result of the crush at an fa cup semi—final in sheffield. liverpool's opponents that day were nottingham forest — and now some forest fans are calling

for a memorial at their stadium, the city ground. one of them is martin peach, who was at hillsborough on that terrible day. he's been telling his story. i think about hillsborough every day at least once, and i've thought about it every day for what is nearly 35 years now. it's just scarred into my brain. but there's been just a little bit of a disturbance here at hillsborough. i've been a forest fan all my life. i was 12 in 1989. we were taking on liverpool in the fa cup. i was so young, there on my own to witness the worst sporting disaster britain has ever seen. the liverpool fans are just packed too tightly into the leppings lane end. we weren't allowed to leave the ground, we weren't allowed to help. so we just had to stand and watch. i can't remember ever discussing it. and there was never a shared period of grief, reflection. things just seemed to go back to normal quite quickly. it's a terrifying scene, really, quite upsetting.

97 liverpool fans died, all of them unlawfully killed in the crush. i visited their memorial at anfield after liverpool fans reached out to us. as i was stood there looking at it and reading the names, i felt very overwhelmed emotionally. i felt an arm around me and someone saying, "it's all right, love, don't worry, it's ok. you're all right." margaret aspinall. her son's i think the second name down or maybe the third name down on there, her son. and she's telling me it's ok, it's all right. it was just incredible compassion and kindness from somebody who's suffered real pain from what happened on that day. now we've started to talk, we're also asking questions. why isn't there a memorial at the city ground? i'm aware that there's memorials at anfield and hillsborough.

i think it's one of those that actually we should reflect on and if people want to make that idea to me, they should do. it's much as the fans decision as the football clubs decision, because i think it's about the wider nottingham forest community. but i can understand why people would like to visit something, a tangible something. i've neverfelt i had the right to share my experiences, but the liverpool fans i now call friends don't see it that way. it's about time that people in liverpool heard their story, people in nottingham hear our story and we can become like a, you know, a friendship. and it's kind of opened up this new world in a way, listening to what they'd been through. i remember this guy looking me in the eye and saying, "you're a survivor." and i said, "i'm not, no, no, i was there, but i'm not, i'm not a survivor like you. you know, you were in those pens." he said, "no, you're a survivor. you walked into that football

ground and you walked out of that football ground. you are a survivor." the bbc has learned the nearly 21,000 potholes were repaired on motorways and last year, slightly up from the year before. he is a transport correspondent, katie austin. the nemesis of drivers up and down the country and on the end for the motorway and buckingham sure he saw quite a few. brute for the motorway and buckingham sure he saw quite a few.— he saw quite a few. we went 'ust over a he saw quite a few. we went 'ust a pothole i he saw quite a few. we went 'ust over a pothole that i he saw quite a few. we went 'ust over a pothole that we �* he saw quite a few. we wentjust over a pothole that we could not| over a pothole that we could not avoid because of traffic on both sides and i'm only going about 50 the conditions stop by the driver of this car was in the middle lane of

the insects in late february and uses a pothole burst two of his tires. i uses a pothole burst two of his tires. �* , . tires. i didn't bring the vehicle that didn't _ tires. i didn't bring the vehicle that didn't have _ tires. i didn't bring the vehicle that didn't have advanced - tires. i didn't bring the vehicle - that didn't have advanced features and it— that didn't have advanced features and it would have been really easy to lose _ and it would have been really easy to lose control and is he a pothole is of significance and that could cause _ is of significance and that could cause so— is of significance and that could cause so much damage to a vehicle was really— cause so much damage to a vehicle was really surprising. with cause so much damage to a vehicle was really surprising.— was really surprising. with no spare tire, the passengers _ was really surprising. with no spare tire, the passengers had _ was really surprising. with no spare tire, the passengers had to - was really surprising. with no spare tire, the passengers had to wait - was really surprising. with no spare tire, the passengers had to wait for| tire, the passengers had to wait for a breakdown in recovery services and the damage cost £700 and the impending pothole was still there six weeks later. in all types of road, including smaller local ones group say it's been a bad year for potholes as not only car drivers can fall victim, disastrous delivery business. �* g; , ., , fall victim, disastrous delivery business. �* q; , ., fall victim, disastrous delivery business. q; , ., , , ,, business. and 32 years of business i never thought _ business. and 32 years of business i never thought of _ business. and 32 years of business i never thought of it _ business. and 32 years of business i never thought of it being _ business. and 32 years of business i never thought of it being in - business. and 32 years of business i never thought of it being in the - never thought of it being in the state that they are now in vehicles happening on a daily basis and as

result of that, insurance claims and reducing the cost of the network and motorways it seems to be a lot more of an impact collision and that can be extremely dangerous. repairing any potholes _ be extremely dangerous. repairing any potholes categorised _ be extremely dangerous. repairing any potholes categorised to - be extremely dangerous. repairing any potholes categorised to safety | any potholes categorised to safety defects within hours and if you had one badly, you have to try to get up to the hard shoulder and emergency area if the motorway at the nearest exit, if you can. sir salman rushdie has spoken in chilling detail to the bbc about the knife attack which almost ended his life. the acclaimed author was stabbed 12 times on stage in new york two years ago. he said he thought he was dying, and the loss of sight in one of his eyes upsets him every day. he was speaking to the bbc 5 alan yentob in new york, ahead of the publication

of his new memoir. attacked in event. august 2022. one of the world's most famous authors is left fighting for his life. it has shocked the entire world. author salman rushdie attacked. he was dressed in dark clothing and he had, like, a black covid mask, and hejust came sprinting up the stairs. in a major tv interview, he tells me what he remembers. i actually thought he'd punched me very hard. i didn't realise there was a knife in his hand. and then... then i saw the blood, and i realised there was a weapon. and then he just started... i think he was just slashing wildly at everything. so there was a very big slash here across my neck, as well as the stab wound here. and there were wounds down the middle of my torso —

one, two, three — like that. and there are two on the side over here. and then there was the wound in my eye, which was quite deep. it looked terrible — i mean, it was very distended, swollen, and it was kind of hanging out of my face, sitting on my cheek, like a...like a soft boiled egg. and... and blind. while this was happening, something extraordinary happened, in that the audience jumped onto the stage and... saved my life. talk about heroism — that's heroism. i was lying there on the ground, bleeding profusely, and i'm thinking, "i want my house keys." and i think that was that survival instinct that was saying to me, "you're going to live. live."

his wife never left his side. ijust remember the sounds of the machines and the ventilator breathing for him. that's... that's what i remember. and i thought, you know, at least he's come through this surgery. i thought... "at least i'm not a widow," is what i thought. shouting rushdie's life has been threatened before. in 1989, after the publication of the satanic verses, the iranian supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini, issued a death threat — a fatwa — calling the book an insult to islam. i had come to think of that whole episode as being ancient history. as i say in the book, i felt like a time traveller — it felt like somebody coming out of the past to attack me in the present.

and so one of the first things i thought when i saw him coming at me is i thought, "oh, it's you." you know? "so it's you." the man accused of carrying out the attack is hadi matar from newjersey. he pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. he was surprised to hear that he survived the attack. he took very little trouble to inform himself about the man he was planning to kill. he'd said he'd read a couple of pages — he didn't say of what — and that he'd watched a couple of youtube videos and decided that i was disingenuous. disingenuous. disin. .. and therefore right to kill. that is all he knew. does this attack suggest _ that is all he knew. does this attack suggest freedom - that is all he knew. does this attack suggest freedom of. that is all he knew. does this - attack suggest freedom of speech is gotten more and more difficult rather than less so since. freedom of seech rather than less so since. freedom of speech is _ rather than less so since. freedom of speech is gotten _ rather than less so since. freedom of speech is gotten much - rather than less so since. freedom of speech is gotten much more - of speech is gotten much more difficult and notjust of speech is gotten much more difficult and not just for this

of speech is gotten much more difficult and notjust for this kind of reason. a lot of people, and include a glut of young people, have formed the opinion that it's almost 0k to formed the opinion that it's almost ok to be prepared to suppress speech that you don't agree and the whole point of freedom of speech is that you have to printed speech that you do not agree with. it came to me that with two forces and collision here, one was in force of violence, fanaticism, bigotry and the other was a force of love and the force of love is embodied in the figure of my wife, eliza. , , ,., love is embodied in the figure of my wife, eliza. , , .,, ., wife, eliza. this person was not owerful wife, eliza. this person was not powerful enough _ wife, eliza. this person was not powerful enough to _ wife, eliza. this person was not powerful enough to take - wife, eliza. this person was not powerful enough to take this i wife, eliza. this person was not l powerful enough to take this love for this— powerful enough to take this love for this man from me. i love his eyes _ for this man from me. i love his eyes and — for this man from me. i love his eyes and he _ for this man from me. i love his eyes and he left home with two of them _ eyes and he left home with two of them and — eyes and he left home with two of them and our world changed and now i love is— them and our world changed and now i love is single even more. because of how he _ love is single even more. because of how he sees— love is single even more. because of how he sees the world. this love is single even more. because of how he sees the world.— how he sees the world. this book is a statement — how he sees the world. this book is a statement from _ how he sees the world. this book is a statement from a _ how he sees the world. this book is a statement from a man _ how he sees the world. this book is

a statement from a man who - how he sees the world. this book is. a statement from a man who refuses to be beaten and an advocate of free speech who will not be silenced. there is a sentence where it is a language is the language as a knife. it is a way of getting things open and revealing the truth and calling this book knife is not description of what happened to me, the book itself is a knife, my knife and it's my way of fighting back. live from new york and the first criminal trial of a former us president will have more in a moment or two. thank you for watching and will see you next time. hello there. april certainly can be quite a fickle month. in fact, we had four seasons in one day today. just take a look at wet and windy, at times strong enough to blow down trees in parts of nottinghamshire. and there were two tornadoes reported. we also had a light dusting of snow in bradford earlier on this morning.

but at the same time as the cloud, the wind and the rain eased away. there were windows of brighter, sunnier spring like moments. this was deal in kent. so let's take a look atjust what was responsible. this area of low pressure, the front moved through quite quickly, but a strong north westerly wind fed quite a lot of showers in and yes, to higher ground. they'll continue to be some wintry showers from time to time as well. so the showers will gradually recede as the low pulls off into the north sea. always the risk of a cold northerly wind driving more cloud and showers along that east coast. but clearer skies elsewhere mean a chilly start to our tuesday morning. tuesday, on the whole, will be a slightly quieter day for most of us. again, anywhere from yorkshire down towards east anglia could continue to see some cloud and showers. and with that strong northerly wind, a cold feel to the day.

but further west, lighter winds a little more in the way of sunshine coming through. there will still be some showers, but hopefully few and far between in comparison to today. and with those winds a little bit lighter, temperatures are likely to peak generally between nine and 13 degrees. now, as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, we're starting to see an area of high pressure trying to build in from the atlantic. we'll need to be patient, but it does indicate a slightly quieter story as we head towards the weekend. still, there will be outbreaks of rain from this weather front that's toppling across that high pressure. so a quiet start on wednesday, a chilly start for some of us, but there will be some sunshine clouding over from the west across northern ireland, down through the irish sea, some rain into wales by the end of the afternoon and a few scattered showers elsewhere. temperatures starting to climb up to around 13 or 16 degrees. then the high pressure will tend to build, keep things largely fine and quiet as we head towards the weekend. a degree of so warmer with it as well. that's it. take care.

today at six. donald trump's criminal trial for allegedly paying hush money to an adult film star gets under way in new york. he's the first former or sitting us president to face criminal action, combative as always, he repeated his unproven claim of a witch hunt.

this is really an attack on a political opponent. that's all it is. so i'm very honoured to be here. thank you. all sides in the middle east must show restraint, says rishi sunak, addressing mps after the uk's involvement in defending israel against iran. hospices providing palliative care say they are facing extreme financial pressure. and the six—year—old girl who called "fire!" and saved her family's lives. i said, "mummy, wake up, the house is on fire. "get out, get out!" coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — we look at the impact that the wet weather is having on sport. from golf to cricket and grassroots football financial implications can be huge.

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