of the canary islands in protest at what they say are the damaging effects of over—tourism. they say it is damaging the environment and driving up costs for local people. the head of a uk government watchdog has told the bbc that rishi sunak has set us back on climate change. chris starks as the pm has left the uk at risk of falling behind other countries. —— chris stark says. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello there and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. manchester city are through to the final of the fa cup. we will be alive at wembley shortly. he missed a penalty but made amends — joe hart helps celtic beat aberdeen in a thrilling scottish cup semifinal. and a 28th successive six nations win for england's women, as they cruise past ireland at twickenham.

also coming up on sportsday: the world snooker championship is under way. we'll be at the crucible as the reigning champion starts the defence of his trophy. hello there and welcome along to sportsday on saturday, a busy day of action, and we start with the fa cup was to manchester city have sealed their place in the final of this year's competition after beating chelsea 1—0. did he keeping their hopes of a double alive stub we can join our correspondent any swiss now, who is at wembley for us. good to see you. a caging counter, this, given what city have been through the last week or so. how important will they think this victory is for them and their morale?

usually, gavin. the players have left the pitch, but the celebrations at the final whistle, you can see the emotion of the manchester city players —— hugely, gavin. after what happened on wednesday night, you could see how much this meant to them. they were not at their best, they were far from how they can play, but as is so often the case with the great teams, they found a way to get the job done. of course the big question and develop to this match was how would they respond to that heartache of being knocked out of the champions league on penalties by real madrid? they did struggle for a lot of the match. chelsea had by far the better chances, but with less than ten minutes left, finally, city broke the deadlock through bernardo silva, and what a key moment that was, and an emotional moment that was, and an emotional moment for bernardo silva as well, because he was one of the men who missed in the penalty shoot—out he struck

a terrible penalty against real madrid but he was the man who got the goal which is ultimately sent manchester city through to another for cup final. yes, their hopes of another trouble has for another treble has gone, but their hopes of a domestic double, their hopes of a domestic double, the fa cup and the premier league, those hopes are very much alive. find those hopes are very much alive. and chelsea had — those hopes are very much alive. and chelsea had their chances? nicholas jackson guilty of missing a couple, paul palmer went close. given the form they have been in, chelsea, will they feel hard done by? yes. will they feel hard done by? yes, the also will they feel hard done by? yes, they also may — will they feel hard done by? yes, they also may feel— will they feel hard done by? yes, they also may feel they - will they feel hard done by? yes they also may feel they might have any penalty or two which did not go their way, any penalty or two which did not go theirway, but any penalty or two which did not go their way, but they had so many chances. they had by far the better of the chances in this match. he mentioned nicholas jackson. he had a terrific opportunity in the first half, when he was one—on—one with the goalkeeper but did not get a shot in, and thenjust the goalkeeper but did not get a shot in, and then just after the break he had two chances and really the space of about ten seconds, both of which were saved. frankly, he

should have done better with both of them. palmer, you mentioned, there was a lot of talk about coal palmer in the build—up to this match, being a former manchester city player. he had a decent chance in the first half but could not treat too many clear—cut chances after that, but, yes, chelsea fans will fear their players should've taken the chances that came their way and city ultimate he came back to punish them with that goal from bernardo silva with that goal from bernardo silva with less than ten minutes left. chelsea, they lost the carabao cup to liverpool here. once again, a trip to wembley has ended in disappointment, and certainly a lot of theirfans will feel disappointment, and certainly a lot of their fans will feel that, frankly, this is one that should have won. frankly, this is one that should have won-— frankly, this is one that should havewon. �* , ,, ,, ., , have won. any swiss, thank you very much indeed- _ have won. any swiss, thank you very much indeed. city _ have won. any swiss, thank you very much indeed. city sealed _ have won. any swiss, thank you very much indeed. city sealed their - have won. any swiss, thank you very much indeed. city sealed their place | much indeed. city sealed their place in the for cup —— fa cup final. in the other semifinal tomorrow, coventry city of the championship host manchester united. it's united's last chance at silverware this season, but erik ten hag isn't looking

at the fa cup as the way to salvage their season. you have to always see the circumstances. but i am not thinking in this moment about this. i am thinking about sunday, i am thinking about, how do we go to beat coventry city? it's all about this. and the rest is for later. and of course we are planning for next season, but for now, in this moment in the season, it's all about sunday. it is really difficult _ season, it's all about sunday. it is really difficult challenge. there is no doubt — really difficult challenge. there is no doubt about it. i hear people talk about— no doubt about it. i hear people talk about manchester united artist, or that, _ talk about manchester united artist, orthat, but talk about manchester united artist, or that, but the truth of it is, they've — or that, but the truth of it is, they've got top players, they've got top, they've got top players, they've got tap, tap _ they've got top players, they've got top, top players, so we got be able top, top players, so we got be able to deal— top, top players, so we got be able to deal with — top, top players, so we got be able to deal with the situation but also deal with— to deal with the situation but also deal with manchester united and the threat _ deal with manchester united and the threat that they pose, which is a significant — threat that they pose, which is a significant one. another big cup semifinal today has finished. and it's celtic who are into the scottish cup final, after they beat aberdeen on penalties at hampden park following a thrilling and dramatic match. chris mclaughlin reports.

in the glorious glasgow sometime there was plenty of premature optimism, but there was one clear favourite. celtic under brendan rodgers had never lost a scottish cup match, but afterjust two minutes, they switched off at the back. celtic is stunned, aberdeen one. the lead did not last long, though. aberdeen had their own defensive howler. yoga could not capitalise, but kuhn could for some as the game swung from end to end, the chances kept coming for it took an hourfor celtic the chances kept coming for it took an hour for celtic to turn to their own bench and it paid off. tim's forest on his forte at a ninth appearance for the club showing what he is still a huge fan favourite. —— james forrest. the holders now in control. aberdeen levelled with minutes to go. the travelling fans in dreamland. onto extra time. it was who had dominated, aberdeen's defence creaked and then cracked

before the end of the first period. matt o'reilly cool under pressure. but it was far from over. just a minute a better time remaining, this bonkers match took another twist, aberdeen levelled again. next stop, penalties. and it wasjoe hart who would be the story. first, he missed... then came the hero. to send celtic through after the most dramatic of the semifinals. chris mclaughlin, bbc news, glasgow. so celtic await the winners of tomorrow's clash between rangers and hearts. celtic are top of the scottish premiership and have the chance to win a league and cup double if they win the final, but that's not something they're thinking about just yet. yeah, not going to ahead of ourselves, to be honest. maybe the boring answer is, ok, we will enjoy this win, definitely could have been, i don't know, we could have a lot more control than we did, so

lost in —— lots to improve on, butjob done, just about. let's turn our attention back to england now and the premier league, where it's a massive weekend for the teams at the bottom of the table hoping to avoid relegation. but sheffield united's stay in the top flight looks set to be over. after their 4—1 defeat against fellow strugglers burnley, the blades could be officially down as early as wednesday based on other results. but it's a massive win for vincent kompany�*s burnley, who move to within three points of safety. when they scored their goal, he could not be worse in terms of timing, and you then are is always a little bit not worried but you are looking to see if the nerves are going to settle, and i thoughtjosh brown hill came in, helped us a lot, others as well, gave us a lot of support when we needed it, and then we work... we did what we had to do at the business end of the pitch by creating changes and scoring goals. it is ourundoing. it is our undoing. it is our fault. we are — it is our undoing. it is our fault. we are not— it is our undoing. it is our fault. we are not clinical enough and could

not defend _ we are not clinical enough and could not defend well enough. the four holes _ not defend well enough. the four holes at — not defend well enough. the four holes at the sort of season. when they go— holes at the sort of season. when they go in. — holes at the sort of season. when they go in, they go in pretty quick like. _ they go in, they go in pretty quick like. so _ they go in, they go in pretty quick like, so then you look at mistakes, unit work. — like, so then you look at mistakes, unit work, leadership, lack of leadership. for35 unit work, leadership, lack of leadership. for 35 minutes, unit work, leadership, lack of leadership. for35 minutes, we unit work, leadership, lack of leadership. for 35 minutes, we are pretty— leadership. for 35 minutes, we are pretty comfortable, we were pretty comfortable, and disappointed that we were _ comfortable, and disappointed that we were not ahead in the game. and luton's chances of staying up have taken a huge hit, after a heavy 5—1 defeat at home to brentford. they miss their chance to climb out of the bottom three ahead of everton taking on nottingham forest tomorrow. luton boss rob edwards says the home supporters did well to stay with them. a tough day. her supporters were incredible again, and i'm sorry they had to go through that, but they are amazing. i sent to the lads, they could have been very, very different, but they are not, because with the players have shown them and given them over a long, long for it

of time now, there's a bit of credit there in the bank. that means a lot to me into the lads, how they were with us today, and we owe them. we owe them a performance now. we performed very well, good team out there. _ we performed very well, good team out there, some of our players were back _ out there, some of our players were back stili— out there, some of our players were back. still remarkable playing without— back. still remarkable playing without potentially for starters, but with — without potentially for starters, but with the team today did was very impressive — but with the team today did was very impressive. we had to defend well, stop their— impressive. we had to defend well, stop their crosses, persist in the box, _ stop their crosses, persist in the box, when — stop their crosses, persist in the box, when the 50 50s, and we knew we had to— box, when the 50 50s, and we knew we had to play— box, when the 50 50s, and we knew we had to play behind it when we had the chance, so, i think we found that— the chance, so, i think we found that good — the chance, so, i think we found that good balance between both. those two games, then, with implications down at the bottom. with manchester city in fa cup action, arsenal have the chance to put a bad week behind them and go back to the top of the table again. they're away at wolves, who are mid—table, but have sprung a surprise or two this season. not long picked off their and molineux and it is currently 0—0. liverpool are in premier league action tomorrow — they're away at fulham. that one of four games on sunday. chelsea have the advantage

after the first leg of their women's champions league with barcelona. erin cuthbert marked a stellar away performance with this strike just before half—time, a finish that puts them i—o going into the second leg in a week's time. it was barcelona's first home defeat in a competitive fixture since 2019, so a remarkable victory for emma hayes's side. the other semifinal is an all—french affair, between lyon and paris saint—germain. it is currently 2—2. the second legs of both games are across next weekend. leicester city have returned to the top of the championship after a nervy 2—1 win over west brom. leicester came into this game on the back of consecutive defeats, but their talismanjamie vardy scored to make it 2—0 in the second half after wilfred ndidi fired them ahead. west brom, despite a late push withjed wallace scoring, stay fifth in the table and in playoff positions. norwich missed the chance to go above west brom after they drew

1—1 with bristol city, while a late winner for cardiff city handed southampton a blow in their chase for the automatic promotion places. at the bottom of the table, huddersfield missed a chance to move out of the relegation places. they were slammed 4—0 at home to swansea city, and birmingham city against relegated rotherham was 0—0 — their game was delayed due to a medical emergency in the stands. and in the late game, qpr pete preston i—o. in the women's six nations, england cruised to a record win over ireland in front of almost 50,000 at twickenham. their 88—10 win keeps them on course for the grand slam. jo currie was watching. england have set the six nations alight — so far unbeaten, but were they unstoppable? or could this resurgent ireland side put a dent in their title hopes? the red roses' backs have had a starring role in their campaign and abby dow once again got england into their stride, going to score, out of absolutely nowhere! ..that try the first of many.

zoe aldcroft showing her power to touch down and claim the bonus point before 20 minutes were even on the clock. this would be a long afternoon for ireland, as england headed in at the break with a 35—point lead. if half—time was all about the dance floor, the second half was all about england waltzing their way through the ireland defence — jess breach showing pace with the ball and rhythm without it. now, this may not be pretty, but it's a big moment. a penalty try awarded — that's ireland's first against england in five years, finally giving their fans something to cheer. but the respite was brief, as england's rampage continued. dow got her hat—trick... take a bow, abby dow! that was sensational! ..followed by ellie kildunne, who wrapped up this monster win with the biggest of smiles. that was a master class from england, and it leaves them now just one game away from

the grand slam. next week, they travel to france with a sixth consecutive title very much in their sights. jo currie, bbc news, twickenham. so england one game from that grand slam, asjo said there, that france game to come next weekend. wales are up next for the french, that game to come tomorrow, which i'm sure english eyes will be on. although the red roses beat ireland by a record amount — topping the 79—0 victory in 2002 — england's ellie kildunne thinks there's more to come from her side. she was speaking tojo currie after today's win. it just feels incredible itjust feels incredible to come out here, be able to sing the national anthem, hear everybody belting it as well, then on top of its core and keep on scoring and then hear the crowd go wild from there. {line keep on scoring and then hear the crowd go wild from there. one game awa from crowd go wild from there. one game away from a — crowd go wild from there. one game away from a grand _ crowd go wild from there. one game away from a grand slam. _ crowd go wild from there. one game away from a grand slam. you - crowd go wild from there. one game away from a grand slam. you have l away from a grand slam. you have to step it up again for france next week. how much is there to come from the single inside? —— this england side? yeah, i think there is loads to come. ithink...

i keep saying, the score probably doesn't show how much we have to come, because it's such a big score line, but i think that's the really exciting thing as well. we know that it was a good performance, we also know there's so much more left to keep coming up, and we might not even know what that is yet. but each game, each training session, another thing comes and we're tightening the screw and we're getting closer together, and itjust becomes more and more enjoyable each week. yeah, massive win for england today. a huge result for scotland in the women's six nations — they won in italy for the first time to turn their campaign around after two defeats and go third. the result also boosting their world cup hopes. scotland scored two tries in the second half. emma orr and chloe rollie got the crucial scores. this rollie try ended up being the difference. it's a second six nations win for them and could prove vital as the team finishing third willjoin tournament hosts england and france in next year's world cup. this is a majorly resilient team we have got, and as shown on the pitch there, last week would not will be

wanted but this week we cannot and fired some shots and got after what to do. we are building each week and we are really excited for the last game next week and just build on each game we play. we really dug in for the 80 minutes. even chasing after the last few games, so absolutely delighted to get the win away from home and just so proud of the girls. things are getting tight as we approach the finale of rugby union's premiership — northampton saints beat leicester tigers to extend their lead at the top of the table. they fell behind early in the game, courtesy of leicester hooker julian montoya's try, but the saints scored five tries in the second half — including this from full—back george hendy — to complete a 40—17 win at home. and bath maintain their grip on top four place after a superb win for them fellow playoff chasers exeter chiefs. they won 26—14 at sandy park. they were 14—0 up at half—time. ben spencer among the tries, and points with the boot too. and in the other match, saracens kept their position in the top four safe, with a comprehensive

victory of gloucester, 46—24. a moment for tom parton to remember, scoring the quickest hat—trick in the premiership. in the united rugby championship, dragons' dismal away record continues after a 36—19 defeat in treviso against benneton. the win consolidated benneton's hopes of a play—off place in the urc, after their six tries secured victory and a bonus point. italy captain michele lamaro completed the benetton scoring. dragons haven't won on the road since january 2023. elsewhere, leaders leinster were beaten by lions in south africa, bringing to an end their eight—match winning streak. they remain top despite that loss. all the other results on your screen at the moment, as you can see. no score between connacht and a zebra.

follow all those scores on the bbc sport website. let's have a quick look at some of the other sports stories on this busy saturday. iga swiatek�*s ten—match winning run at the stuttgart open came to an end. the reigning champion and world number one was beaten by elena rybakina over three sets in the semi—finals. the kazakastan player won 6—3, 4—6, 6—3. two—time grand slam winner garbine muguruza has confirmed her retirement from tennis. the spanish former world number one triumphed in the french open in 2016 before winning wimbledon the following year. the 30—year—old hasn't played since january last year. toyota's elfyn evans came second—best in a head—to—head battle with world rally championship leader thierry neuville in the croatia rally. evans is 4.9 seconds behind the leader going into the final day, with frenchman vincent landais also in the mix in the top—three. catalans dragons are back on top of the superleague table after thrashing hull kr by 36—6 in france. dragons put last week's

challenge cup defeat to huddersfield behind them and ran in seven tries, tariq sims with the last score. hull kr remain fifth. warrington wolves have moved up a place to third after a narrow 16—14 victory over leigh leopards. warrington fought back to recover from 14—6 down, with matty nicholson's late try sealing the victory. leigh have won just one match from seven. and london broncos remain rock bottom after losing by 12—4 at home to salford red devils. deon cross scored the second of salford's two tries. they remain in seventh place. max verstappen was in great form as he took pole position for the chinese grand prix, leading team—mate sergio perez to a red bull one—two. but it was a disappointing end to the day for lewis hamilton. the mercedes driver impressively finished second in the first sprint race of the season earlier today, but a change in set—up meant he couldn't find the same pace in qualifying for the grand prix. he will start 18th out of 20 cars

on the grid tomorrow. verstappen's pole is red bull's hundreth, and he becomes the first driver since since mika hakkinen in 1999 to record the first five pole positions of a season. in general, the whole qualifying, doing really well. if you changes we made to the car definitely made it a bit nicer to drive for me, and then, yeah, you've got all out and you try to put the best lap out there and, yeah, it felt good. with the wind, it was quite tricky to be consistent in a few places, but in q2, it was quite tricky to be consistent in a few places, but in 02, with the lapse we had, we definitely can't complain. it's day one of the world snooker championship at the crucible in sheffield. reigning champion lucas brecel has begun the defence of his title. the belgian has slipped down the rankings since becoming champion last year but made a good start against qualifier david gilbert.

brecel made two century breaks to end the first session with a six frames to three lead. and these are the live pictures from the crucible — brecel is also in action. the final session between purcell and his opponent there, the best of 19 frames wins it. there it is. brecel has got another frame in the final session. the winner faces the victor of robert milkens or pang junxu, who play on monday. catch up with all that as well on the bbc sport website and the red button. one of the favourites this year, judd trump, has the advantage in his opening tie with hossein vafaei. trump is also six frames to three up against his opponent in the first round. the pair get the final session under way tomorrow afternoon. 2019 champion trump, one of the main men to watch in sheffield, with five ranking titles

so far this year. we're under way on day three in the first women's major of the season in golf, the chevron championship. world number one nelly korda was just one shot off lead starting the day. korda after her fifth tourament victory in a row. jodie ewart shadoff is the top briton at the moment. you can follow the third round on the bbc sport website. willie mullins is on the verge of becoming the first irish trainer to win the uk jumps title for 70 years. mullins has had an extraordinary season, including winning the grand national and the cheltenham gold cup, and today he added the scottish national prize money to his tally to move to more than £160,000 clear of his nearest rival. it was a very close race at ayr, though, macdermott only taking it in a photo finish. the season officially concludes next week at sandown.

the finest of margins there. sweden's mondo duplantis has bettered his own pole vault world record at the diamond league meeting in china. duplantis, the reigning olympic, two—time world and european champion, sailed over 6.21; metres to improve by 1cm his previous best set in oregon last year, this latest world record is the eighth of his career. just keep trying to jump higher. just keep trying tojump higher. you know, you never know whenever you are going to get really great conditions, and whenever you're going to have that perfect weather and whenever you're good to be in good shape, and the weather is very, very important for breaking a world record. you need everything to be in the right place, and today everything was great. great energy in the stadium, of course the track's amazing, and no wind, so it wasjust track's amazing, and no wind, so it was just up to me to jump high and track's amazing, and no wind, so it wasjust up to me tojump high and i wasjust up to me tojump high and i was able to do it. let's return to our top story on sportsday — the fa cup semifinal between chelsea and manchester city. city are into the final, after a cagey1—0 win over their opponents at wembley.

bernardo silva — who missed a penalty in their midweek champions league defeat to real madrid — scored the crucial goal with less than ten minutes to go. they face the winner of the man united or coventry, who play tomorrow. far from being pleased with the win, the manchester city manager was incensed that they had been made to play so soon after being knocked out of the champions league by real madrid on wednesday. it is really on acceptable. next friday would be better. instead of friday... did friday would be better. instead of frida , i. friday would be better. instead of frida , ., , friday... did you feel unfairly treated? _ friday... did you feel unfairly treated? it _ friday... did you feel unfairly treated? it is _ friday... did you feel unfairly treated? it is impossible. - friday... did you feel unfairly treated? it is impossible. it. friday... did you feel unfairly| treated? it is impossible. it is friday... did you feel unfairly - treated? it is impossible. it is not normal. honestly, _ treated? it is impossible. it is not normal. honestly, it's— treated? it is impossible. it is not normal. honestly, it's not- treated? it is impossible. it is not| normal. honestly, it's not normal. because we don't have the courage to tell you... that is not possible. 120 minutes. all of yourfootball players. the emotion of madrid, the way we lose and everything, and so,

honestly, i know it is this country is special for many things, but it is special for many things, but it is for the health of the players. i don't understand how we survived today. i don't understand. pep guardiola not happy at all, and he was speaking to the match of the day team. that is it from us on sportsday. the latest on the stories on the bbc sport website, the app in the red button as well. it is currently arsenal goalless at wolves, at molineux. keep up—to—date with that. thank you for watching. hello. well, this time of the year, it really is all about the sunshine. it can feel quite pleasant, even if the temperature is not particularly high. but as soon as it clouds over, it can feel really cold. and i think that is the outlook

over the next few days. a fair amount of cloud and feeling quite chilly, and it feels chilly right across europe. this is the temperature anomaly mapped through the weekend. across the whole of europe — almost the whole of europe — the temperatures are below the average for the time of the year. even snow across northern europe and some snow across the alps, too. now, over us, high pressure is in charge of the weather, but notice that northerly breeze close to the north sea coast, on the eastern side of the high pressure, which is centred around ireland. so this is the satellite picture from earlier on. it started off quite sunny, but then the clouds developed during the afternoon and it turned quite cold. now, through this evening, variable amounts of cloud, but some clear skies out towards the west here. just a little bit of rain sneaking in on a weak weather front across northern and central scotland. how about the temperatures? yes, a chance of a little bit of frost outside of town where the skies are clear through the night. but i think in city centres, it's closer to around

four, five, six degrees. so tomorrow, a similar day, in that there will be a chilly breeze on the north sea coast, maybe one or two showers, but i think quite cloudy across northern, eastern scotland, the north—east of england, too. a little bit of rain. the best of the weather by far out towards the west. the west of northern ireland could see temperatures around 17 or 18 degrees. now, the high pressure is with us into monday, but these annoying weather fronts do sneak in on the eastern side of this high pressure. they are weak weather fronts, which means that there will be a fair amount of cloud, maybe a period of a little bit of rain moving through england, maybe reaching wales too. the best and brightest of the weather will be again out towards the west of the uk. we mightjust nudge into the mid—teens — 1a, 15, maybe 16 degrees. but again on the north sea coast and central parts of england, it'll be closer to around 10 or 12. is it going to be warming up? well, no, the outlook is remaining chilly. you can see temperatures of around

12 degrees there in london. about that in edinburgh, too. towards next weekend, it could turn a little milder, but it may turn more showery.

live from london, this is bbc news. lawmakers in the us house of representatives pass a long—delayed bill providing billions of dollars in military aid for ukraine. i'm helena humphrey on capitol hill. in washington where president biden has told the senate where —— quickly to the desk for final approval. palestinians take cover as israel strikes homes in southern gaza. nine people have been killed, including at least four children after strikes in rafah. the head of the government's climate watchdog criticises the prime minister. chris stark has told the bbc that

rishi sunak has left the uk at risk of falling behind. and thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands in protest at what they say are the damaging effects of over—tourism. hello, welcome to bbc news. in the last hour or so — politicians in the united states have approved a multi billion dollar package of military aid to help ukraine in its fight against russia. the move has been warmly welcomed in ukraine and president biden has hailed it as an answer to history's call. in russia, the kremlin have reacted, saying the move will further enrich the us and ruin ukraine even more, by killing even more ukrainians. on this vote, 311 to the maze, 312

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