tonight at ten... one of television's biggest names, phillip schofield, leaves itv, with immediate effect. the former host of this morning admits lying about an affair with a younger male colleague, which he's called "unwise, but not illegal". in a statement, he said he would reflect on his "very bad judgement", and he apologised to his former wife and the public. itv says tonight it feels badly let down, because assurances from phillip schofield are now revealed to be untrue. also on the programme: a medicalfacility in ukraine is destroyed in a russian missile strike, killing two people and injuring over 30. ten—month—old finley boden, murdered by his parents on christmas day in 2020 — his killers are sentenced

to 29 and 27 years. you continued to abuse him, and you lied that he had covid, so that no—one would see him and remove him from your care. and in doing so, you subjected your own baby son to unimaginable cruelty. as a vigil takes place in cardiff for the two teenagers killed in an accident which sparked rioting, we speak exclusively to one of their families. and they're the talk of the terraces — can luton town win the championship play—off and host the premier league's biggest stars at their humble home? and newsnight at 1030, we will go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big story. plus, a first look at tomorrow's front pages.

good evening. the presenter phillip schofield has resigned from his remaining itv shows and has quit the network entirely, after acknowleging that he had an affair with a younger male colleague at this morning. in a statement, mr schofield said he had lied about the relationship to itv, as well as to his agents, lawyers and family. he said the relationship was "unwise, but not illegal". it brings to an end a career of over 20 years with the network. in the last half hour, itv released a statement saying it was "deeply disappointed by the admissions of deceit" made by phillip schofield. here's our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. iam i am phillip schofield. he has been a familiarfriendly face i am phillip schofield. he has been a familiar friendly face on our tv screens for decades, spending more than 20 years on this morning. but less than a week after he announced he was leaving the show, he has now said he is quitting itv completely.

he said that he had lied about a relationship with a man who mr schofield first met when he was a teenager. he emphasised that their friendship had only become something more after the man had started working on the show. in a statement to the daily mail, he said, i did have a consensual, on off relationship with a younger male colleague at this morning. that relationship was unwise, but not illegal. it is now over. i will reflect on my very bad judgment in both participating in the relationship and then lying about it. he also said that his decision last week to leave this morning was unrelated. it has been widely reported that there had been a rift between him and his co—presenter holly willoughby. this between him and his co-presenter holly willoughby.— holly willoughby. this probably is the end of phillip _ holly willoughby. this probably is the end of phillip schofield's - the end of phillip schofield's career for the the end of phillip schofield's careerfor the moment. i mean, the end of phillip schofield's careerforthe moment. i mean, if the end of phillip schofield's careerfor the moment. i mean, if he has not been truthful with people and he has lied to everybody he said

he has lied to, that is over. you need integrity, ithink, to he has lied to, that is over. you need integrity, i think, to present the type of television phillip schofield is known for. next niuht. .. schofield is known for. next night... schofield _ schofield is known for. next night... schofield had - schofield is known for. next night... schofield had been| schofield is known for. next night... schofield had been due to present the british soap awards next weekend. and for the last five years, he and holly willoughby have also hosted itv�*s dancing on ice together. itv said schofield had made assurances to them which he now acknowledges were untrue. they said they felt badly let down. and that they felt badly let down. and that they accepted his resignation. lizo mzimba, bbc news. let's speak to our media editor, katie razzall. this is notjust about his personal life, but about his professional conduct. well, clearly, this is a significant development in this story. 0nly well, clearly, this is a significant development in this story. only a week ago, itv was saying he would still be presenting the british soap awards injune and he would have his

own prime—time show. but a week is a long time in daytime tv and the fall has been fast. that speculation about the relationship with their much younger man that was rife on social media for so long and available for anyone who cared to look has forced his hand. —— a much younger. a remarkable fall from grace for phillip schofield. he has been on people's sofas for the last 20 years, in homes for decades and now his career is in tatters. 0ne 20 years, in homes for decades and now his career is in tatters. one of the most significant things about his statement is that he admits to lying about that affair in the past and so many people will question his integrity. the relationship was legal and consensual, he says, but of course there are questions about the power imbalance between a much older man at the power —— at the top of his profession and a younger colleague. so is it the end of the matter? itv will be hoping so, they hope it is about one man's behaviour and they can move on, but is it that

simple? some former itv daytime presenters including eamon holmes, they have suggested the network has questions to answer about how much the management knew about the relationship and what action it took. and we have had this fairly extraordinary statement from itv in the last few minutes where they say they feel deeply disappointed by what they call phillip schofield's to seat and they say they were badly let down. . ~ to seat and they say they were badly let down. ., ~ , ., ., ., ., ukraine has faced another heavy night of missile and drone attacks by russia. this is a medical clinic in dnipro, in the east — ablaze, after it was hit by a missile — where at least two people died and around 30 people were injured, including two boys aged under six. president zelensky described the attack as "another crime against humanity" and said russia had "chosen the path of evil of its own will". ukrainian authorities said they shot down 17 missiles and 31 drones launched from russia overnight. other cities, including kharkiv and the capital, kyiv, were also targetted.

0ur ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse is there this evening. james. here we are more than 12 hours on from the missile strike and you can clearly see the hollowed shell of this medical centre still smouldering away. rescues teams are still looking for two people. the rubble is loaded onto trucks where fire officers then sift through in the hope of looking for remains. as to the question of why it was this hospital that was hit, well, russian forces have used inaccurate missiles in the past in this conflict. that could be the case. but what we are hearing from russia's defence ministry as we do every day is that it carried out what it called high accuracy strikes on military targets. if it was the case that moscow deliberately targeted this hospital, that could amount to a war

crime. sirens wail another difficult day for ukrainian cities. this time, it's dnipro with the most acute of impacts. a psychiatric clinic on the receiving end of a ballistic missile. after a brief reprieve, russia has resumed its tactic of targeting civilian areas. this is the residual threat that people have to live with — the idea that something like this could happen at any point, in any city. the authorities are sadly well practised in dealing with the consequences of russia's tactics. it's almost a dignified efficiency. these are the signature signs of a ballistic missile. people say the explosion happened before the sirens could react. they're harder to detect and shoot down. the blast area is always vast.

we meet yulia, in a queue for aid. she shows me the moment her window shattered from the force. translation: this is war. it's not our fault. calm and peaceful civilians suffer every day, mentally. children suffer. well, it's hard. it's just difficult. we're not even in bakhmut. we're far away. nevertheless, we get hit regularly. ukraine has spent another night under russian drones and missiles. almost 50 were shot down, we're told. translation: the thing is, russia's now irritated - - especially in recent days, when our air defence is becoming more powerful — and when they become irritated, they send their missiles everywhere. there is a methodical

ferociousness to this clean—up. dnipro is, after all, trying to avoid russia's grasp, but moscow has a long reach. james waterhouse, bbc news, dnipro. a couple from derbyshire have been jailed for murdering their ten—month—old son on christmas day in 2020 — weeks after he'd been returned to their care by social services. stephen boden has been sentenced to a minimum of 29 years, and shannon marsden to at least 27. derby crown court heard how the couple subjected finley boden to "vicious and repeated assaults", leaving him with 57 bone fractures. phil mackie reports. for the first nine months of his life, finley boden, who'd been taken into care shortly after birth, thrived. he was safe and happy. in a statement read out in court, his family called him "a happy, chuckling baby". they described his parents, stephen boden and shannon

marsden, as "monsters". he died on christmas day 2020, just weeks after being returned to their care. he'd suffered 130 separate injuries. it's absolutely incomprehensible and despicable, what they have done. they are truly reprehensible, with no consequence for what actions they could have done. and you've covered lots of cases like this. in terms of what you've seen and heard and witnessed...? the injuries are the most horrific that i've seen, and the fact that they had the opportunity to seek medical attention for that child and failed to do so, simply for their own means, is beyond words. the bbc�*s uncovered documents which relate to the decision to return finley to his parents�* care. it shows how they pretended to have turned their chaotic lives around. it was at the height of the pandemic, which meant

they were able to keep people at arm's length. these are the pictures of their home, which they presented at a crucial family court hearing. this was the reality. finley died in abject squalor. they wanted people to think they were a happy family. instead of caring for their son, they cared more about buying cannabis. during their trial, they attempted to shift the blame, and even today, showed no remorse. having brutally assaulted finley on at least two occasions, you continued to abuse him. and you lied that he had covid, so that no—one would see him and remove him from your care. and in doing so, you subjected your own baby son to unimaginable cruelty. the pair have returned to jail knowing they'll spend most — if not all — of the rest of their lives there. a safeguarding review is being carried out to see whether anything could have been done to save their little boy's life. phil mackie, bbc news, derby. joining me now is sanchia berg,

who's been looking at this case. finley�*s parents use covid to conceal what was going on. finley's parents use covid to conceal what was going on. that's ri . ht, conceal what was going on. that's riaht, we conceal what was going on. that's right. we could — conceal what was going on. that's right, we could see _ conceal what was going on. that's right, we could see from - conceal what was going on. that's right, we could see from the - conceal what was going on. that's. right, we could see from the family court papers we obtained that is what they did, they deceived social workers into thinking they were making positive steps. they did things like they sent photos of a very clean and tidy house, very different from the condition of the house when finley was taken into care. and we could also see it in the crown court, in the criminal case, when finley was described as having covid around the 18th of december and that was only something the parents made up, thejudge said, so they could keep people away. their own family as well as professionals away because he didn't have covid, he was dying from his injuries at that point in time. the question is of course, whether any other children like finley known to social services who died or suffered very serious injury at the time of

covid, owing perhaps to the restrictions? and the answer to that is a bit mixed because if we look at the data for those cases from 2020, they went up and then they went down again in 2021 and down again in 2022, soi again in 2021 and down again in 2022, so i asked one of the experts who analyses this data whether there was a pattern. she said it was too soon to tell, but she said when it comes to covid and child protection, it is not over, there is a legacy. thank you. sanchia berg. the family of one of the two boys who died in cardiff on monday have told the bbc they will fight to get to the truth of what happened. the deaths of 16—year—old kyrees sullivan and harvey evans, who was 15, sparked a riot in the city's ely suburb, but the circumstances behind the accident remain unclear. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan reports from cardiff. in the corner of cardiff tonight, around thousand friends and family came together to celebrate. and to

remember two teenagers whose favourite colour was blue. 15—year—old harvey evans and 16—year—old kyrees sullivan, who died on the street on monday. it doesn't seem real, i don't think it has sunk in with any of us yet and i don't think we will ever get used to the idea of not having harvey here, we will never get used to it. he is a massive part of our life gone. he was amazing. for a massive part of our life gone. he was amazing-— was amazing. for the first time since his death, _ was amazing. for the first time since his death, harvey's - was amazing. for the first time | since his death, harvey's family have spoken about what happened and how they were kept waiting for news. they were stood at the barrier for over two hours and we were begging, please tell us if they were alive or dead, i had a hold of my sister and we were begging and they wouldn't tell us nothing and then someone ran into the crowd with their phone and said i've got a video of the police chasing them. and that is what started it. ~ ., chasing them. and that is what started it. ~ . ., ,, chasing them. and that is what started it. ~ . . ,, started it. what happened next was an escalation _ started it. what happened next was an escalation of _ started it. what happened next was an escalation of emotion _ started it. what happened next was

an escalation of emotion as - started it. what happened next was an escalation of emotion as a - started it. what happened next was an escalation of emotion as a few. an escalation of emotion as a few from the supplicant community turned to violence against the police and did so based on what was at the time a rumour. buta did so based on what was at the time a rumour. but a piece by piece, cctv we have gathered has shown how police were following the boys in the minutes before their death. the police van turns away here because ballard blocked the end of the road and it was only a few hundred metres further that they died —— ballard is. it wasn't until almost 48 hours later that south wales police confirmed its officers had been following the teenagers but refused to answer why they did so in a press conference on wednesday, citing an ongoing independent office or police conduct investigation. do you have faith and trust in the police in general? faith and trust in the police in ueneral? ., ., ., ., , general? no, i have faith and trust in my family _ general? no, i have faith and trust in my family and — general? no, i have faith and trust in my family and this _ general? no, i have faith and trust in my family and this community . general? no, i have faith and trust i in my family and this community that we will continue to fight and get the truth out there and we will get justice for these boys. figs the truth out there and we will get justice for these boys.— justice for these boys. as the investigation _ justice for these boys. as the investigation into _ justice for these boys. as the investigation into the - justice for these boys. as the investigation into the actions| justice for these boys. as the l investigation into the actions of the pleas continues, a community struggling with loss still waits for answers.

british cycling is to ban transgender women from the female category of its competitions, after a nine—month review and consultation. under the new rules, trans athletes will compete in an "open category" with men, who will see their category disappear. the changes will prevent emily bridges — the country's highest—profile transgender cyclist — from being part of the british women's team. bridges has accused british cycling of engaging in "culture wars", and called the change a "violent act" by a "failed organisation." 0ur sports editor, dan roan, has more. it's known as the country's most successful olympic sport, but for the past year, british cycling has faced a dilemma over its policy towards the participation of transgender women riders. and today, following a review, it announced they would be banned from the female category across its competitive events and instead compete together with men in a new open category. the man in charge of the sport told me why there was a need for change.

we will define the female category as the athletes who are female by sex at birth and the open category available to all other riders. the overriding principle of the competitive policy is around fairness and that has been put together on the basis of the consultation and also the medical research that we have available. the news dashes emily bridges�* dream of being part of the british women's team at the olympics, one of sport's highest profile trans women athletes last year, having reduced her testosterone level to meet the rules, she was barred from competing in her first elite women's event by cycling's world federation, amid the threat of a boycott by some rivals. british cycling now says while medical research is limited it does indicate that even with testosterone suppression, transgender women who transition post—puberty retain a performance advantage. she and others will say that this is discriminatory. it is really important for us to ensure that all athletes remain welcome but all athletes have clarity about their

ability to compete. an enormous amount of sympathy with both emily and any other rider impacted and affected by this. in a lengthy statement, bridges said... transgender participation has become one of the thorniest issues facing sports as they search for a way to balance inclusion with safety and fairness. but amid mounting controversy, british cycling has now become just the latest to ban transgender women from female events. swimming, athletics, rugby, and triathlon all adopting similar approaches over the past year. transgender riders will continue to face no restrictions in recreational and community cycling, but it is in competitive events where the sport has taken a new direction. dan roan, bbc news.

let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news today. the army has said it is "deeply sorry" for "systemic failings" which led to the suicide of a 21—year—old officer cadet at sandhurst royal military academy. 0livia perks was found hanged in her room at the academy in berkshire in february 2019. an inquest was told that 0livia fell victim to a "complete breakdown in welfare support" during her time at the academy. in northern ireland, 11 people have been arrested over the attempted murder of senior detectivejohn caldwell. police have released new cctv footage of vehicles they believe were used in the attack. dci caldwell was shot in february at a sports complex in county tyrone where he had been coaching teenage footballers. german prosecutors investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann say it will take several weeks to analyse the results of a police search in the algarve.

they say that most of their investigation is continuing out of the public eye. the presidential election run—off will take place this weekend in turkey between the country's long—time authoritarian leader, recep tayyip erdogan, and his main rival, the secular opposition leader kemal kilicdaroglu. in the first round earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote, just over 4% more than mr kilicdaroglu, who put in the strongest opposition performance in two decades. he is hoping to turn the race around with a tougher stance on immigration, promising to repatriate millions of syrian refugees. but president erdogan remains the favourite to win sunday's run—off, as our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from istanbul. "0ne nation... ..one flag...

..one motherland," they chant. take a look at the fervent support for turkey's strongman leader. recep tayyip erdogan is facing into sunday's second round in a commanding position. at this cab drivers�* convention in istanbul, they couldn't get enough of him. we meet kasim, a fan of the president's nationalist message and track record in office. "what our president did in 21 years would take others a hundred years," he says. "that is why we support him. may god keep him from harm." "erdogan is everything to me," says aisha. "we couldn't get to hospitals before. now we can get around easily. we have transportation,

we have everything." and what of the president's rival, kemal kilicdaroglu? from him now, less talk of hope and a much harder tone. "i declare," he says, "as soon as i come to power, i will send all refugees home." that includes more than 3 million syrians. it is a campaign pledge that goes down well here. whoever is turkey's next president, nationalism is already a winner in this election. in kasimpasa, few doubt the outcome. president erdogan grew up on the streets of this working class neighbourhood. at the corner shop opposite his old home, this woman tells us he brought freedom for religious conservatives like her. translation: there are police,

teachers and civil servants - in headscarves now. god bless brother tayyip. we have hot running water and gas in our homes. there has been a great improvement. but for others there has been just the opposite. these are students from the lgbtq+ community. they are already banned from holding pride marches and fear worse to come. when you think about maybe five more years of president erdogan in charge in turkey, what is your gut feeling? scared, i'm scared. we will still do something and we will still fight but i don't know how hard they will attack this time. because over these two or three years, our hopes were like, yes, he will go after these elections,

we can still, we still have a chance. but if he still wins, they will attack us more, they will take our rights more. they will ban many more things. so what is ahead here if president erdogan wins on sunday, as looks likely? supporters say more development and a stronger turkey. critics say more repression and a darker future. 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. now, this is luton town's kenilworth road ground, which could be hosting premier league games next season. it's less than a decade since luton were playing non—league football, but tomorrow they take on coventry city, who themselves have had a rapid rise back through the leagues after overcoming financial and stadium problems. their match, the championship play—off final at wembley, is being billed as the most lucrative in football, worth an estimated £170 million to the winner, as natalie pirks reports.

luton town are wembley— bound! after more than 30 years without top—flight football, the hatters are close to the promised land once more. i'm over the moon. luton are going to wembley. come on! they achieved it in a stadium that is quite literally close to their hearts. kenilworth road is unique. the plastic pitch may be gone but locals still live cheek—by—jowl, their gardens butting up to the away stand. a new stadium beckons. but first they would need to spend £10 million on upgrading this tiny one. we will make sure the old girl looks great when she's ready. she will have that dress on. # luton town will never die #. luton�*s ceo helped to rescue the club from despair. in 2008 they were docked a soul—destroying 30 points by the fa for various financial issues and doomed to non—league football. they are now on the verge of their

fourth promotion in nine years. it's got a beating heart like no other town i know. it's got a soul. it's an absolute perfect example of how equality and diversity can come together. let's embrace what we've got here. you know, this is real life, this is real football. maqsood from the neighbouring mosque agrees. his windows were smashed by away fans in the �*80s — now worshippers hand out chocolates to fans. yeah, the kenny is wonderful. once it's full up, the noise is just incredible, and you can hear it from, you know, a mile away, sort of thing. well, it would be incredible to see the biggest players here but unlike luton, coventry city were once a premier league side. they had a team full of stars but they suffered their own riches—to—rags story. still strachan. dublin! coventry fans were used to glory, but in 2001 the dream soured.

coventry city are relegated to the first division. after this, debts mounted, they had no permanent home, and they tumbled down to league 2. but last week... gus hamer scores! ..bars were packed. and the streets were buzzing. # and we're going to wembley #. victory tomorrow would seal their third promotion in five years. it's a premier league club with premier league fans and now the team are showing that they could be a premier league side as well. this final is one for the romantics. both clubs have been the butt of footballing jokes. at wembley, one of them will have the last laugh. natalie pirks, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. i think you are bringing us sunshine for the bank holiday? yes. i think you are bringing us sunshine for the bank holiday?— for the bank holiday? yes, it's hard to believe but _ for the bank holiday? yes, it's hard to believe but it _ for the bank holiday? yes, it's hard to believe but it looks _ for the bank holiday? yes, it's hard to believe but it looks fine - to believe but it looks fine and what a beautiful end to the day it

has been, i love the colours in this picture to us by graham from sterling, amazing colours on the horizon. scotland did quite well for temperatures, 21 in glasgow, but top of the league with bainbridge in north yorkshire, 23 degrees, seven above average for may and you can see most of the uk had sunshine, just some cloud in northern england, northern ireland and the north of scotland but there is a figure cloud to the north—west, low—pressure looking and weather fronts coming to parts of scotland. 0vernight, most of us keep clear skies but it will cloud over in the north—west of scotland you might find a few spots of rain arriving by the end of the night. the most, 6—8 so a bit chilly if you are out first thing saturday but it will soon warm up. north—west scotland sees a bit of light and patchy rain so some damp weatherfor light and patchy rain so some damp weather for the hebrides, light and patchy rain so some damp weatherfor the hebrides, highlands, weather for the hebrides, highlands, 0rkney weatherfor the hebrides, highlands, 0rkney and shetland. away from that, dry with sunshine coming through and

high teens to low 20s. down the spine of england, that is the highest temperatures, northern england and the midlands and central and southern england could hit 23. this is the high pressure in the second half of the weekend, more dry weather and sunshine in scotland. perhaps a bit more cloud for east anglia and south—east england but whether stuff no problems really, still spells of sunshine through. the highest temperatures in the south—west, 23, a bit cooler in scotland, northern ireland and northern england but still fine in the may sun. bank holiday monday, a bit more windy in east anglia and south—east england, that will knock a few degrees off the temperatures, particularly on eastern coasts but at the same time it getting warmer for western areas of scotland. all in all, the long bank holiday weekend is looking fine a quick preview later into the new week and look at this, sunshine across the board, set to get warm with temperatures climbing into the mid

20s next week.