get all the m get all the 1mm get all the latest s-ort with moll . thank you. welcome to the bbc sport centre. let's start with european football. avoid defeat later on thursday and bayer leverkusen's perfect season will have yielded a title and two finals so far. xabi alonso�*s team have won the bundesliga, they've reached the final of the german cup and are in a healthy position to do the same in the europa league. leverkusen have a 2—0 lead in their semifinal heading into the second leg against roma after a victory in italy last week. finishing the job with a draw or better later will not only deliver a trip to dublin, but also extend their unbeaten run from the beginning of the season in all competitions to 49 games, breaking a european football record. there's only a handful of games left for leverkusen to go the whole season without defeat, but roma have made a european final in each of the last two seasons, while in the other semifinal

atalanta and marseille are level at 1—1. their second match is in bergamo. the europa conference league already has one finalist after fiorentina got there for the second year in a row, beating club bruges li—3 on aggregate. aston villa face what their manager unai emery has called the biggest game of their season, as they attempt to join fiorentina by overturning game of their season, as they attempt to join fiorentina by overturning a li—2 first leg deficit against olympiakos in greece. keeper emi martinez, whose penalty saves got them this far, could be back from injury for the match in piraeus. of course it is going to be very difficult here away because always, with the, they have the most fans supporting the home team, it could be more difficult. here their supporters push

a lot, helping them. the biggest challenge we are going to face this year, playing in the semifinal. now, a lot of mexican fans were excited when it was announced that the azteca stadium will host five matches of the 2026 football world cup. but not everyone is happy with the upcoming tournament. box owners at the stadium in mexico city say they are not planning on giving up their seating area for the world cup, with one likening it to someone invading his property for a festival in the neighbourhood. fifa wants full control of the stadiums 30 days before the first match and seven days after the last. but the peculiar history of how boxes were purchased at the azteca makes things complicated. the owners expect fifa to respect a deal that dates back from the stadium's construction six decades ago, giving box owners unlimited access to their seats for 99 years. it's unclear whether the stadium owner and fifa see it that way.

naomi osaka is attempting to claim another scalp at the italian open, the four time grand slam champion won the first set and was a break in the second. but that match has been paused due to the rain. meanwhile, rome provides the next stop on what is expected to be rafael nadal�*s final year on tour before retiring. he's just beaten belgian qualifier zizou berys in the first round of a tournament he's won ten times before. nadal winning in three sets, 6—4 in the decider. the former interpreter for baseball's biggest name showhay ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to fraud after prosecutors alleged he stole $16 million from the los angeles dodgers player to pay off betting debts. the scandal engulfed the sport in march,

when news broke that mizoohara had been accused of exploiting his relationship with ohtani to take millions from the player's account. the us department ofjustice said mizoohara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return, the first of which carries a maximum of 30 years in federal prison. for more information on any of the new stories, visit the bbc sport website or app, but for now that is all from me, molly stevens, at the bbc sport centre. molly, thanks so much. israel's far right interior minister has condemned president biden�*s decision not to supply us munitions that could be used in a major israeli assault on the city of rafah. wrote on x, hamas loves biden. the military proposed military operation in rafah, is unlikely to have arms from the us.

the seizure of arms at the border crossing there was meant to derail peace efforts. i am joined now by someone caught up in this horrible conflict in a tragic way, fidaa moor—jaan, whose daughter, habiba, who is only eight years old, was killed in an israeli air strike last year. the family had fled via rafah, making it to cairo. thank you very much forjoining us. i am so sorry to hear your family's story. would you mind telling us what happened to your daughter? we have seen her beautiful photos that you sent us. , ., ~ , ., seen her beautiful photos that you sent us. , . ~' ,, seen her beautiful photos that you sent us. , ., ~ ,, . sent us. first, thank you so much for aaivin sent us. first, thank you so much for giving me _ sent us. first, thank you so much for giving me the _ sent us. first, thank you so much for giving me the support - sent us. first, thank you so much for giving me the support and - for giving me the support and platform to speak about the situation in gaza and about our story. actually, no words can describe what is happening there in this littlest part of the world. it is beyond imagination. madness, actually. in the first week of war i

was sitting with my daughter, my husband and my son in our house and i was preparing dinnerfor all of us and then suddenly we were exposed to, our neighbourhood was exposed to an air strike, israeli air strike. it destroyed an four houses. and my little girl, habiba, was killed. and me and my husband and my son, omar, also was injured. and then we started a journey of suffering. we were displaced four times. the first time we were displaced to the middle area... the area where we displaced two was attacked and then we moved to rafah in the south of gaza. and then recently when they started threatening rafah, that the israeli army will start to invade rafah, so

i took the decision, me and my husband took the decision to provide ourson husband took the decision to provide our son greater safety and we took the decision to come to cairo. so it is for the sake of our son... he is our only child because after the invasion of rafah, where to go? we have no place to go. our home was completely destroyed and also my family home, my sisters, my brothers, my father's homes, they were completely destroyed, we have no place to go. so our only choice to provide our son with safety was to provide our son with safety was to come to cairo. we to provide our son with safety was to come to cairo.— to provide our son with safety was to come to cairo. we are seeing some of our to come to cairo. we are seeing some of your family — to come to cairo. we are seeing some of your family photos. _ to come to cairo. we are seeing some of your family photos. how _ to come to cairo. we are seeing some of your family photos. how was - to come to cairo. we are seeing some of your family photos. how was your l of your family photos. how was your son, with the loss of his sister and how are you?— how are you? you can't imagine. i reall , i how are you? you can't imagine. i really. i am _ how are you? you can't imagine. i really, i am honest— how are you? you can't imagine. i really, i am honest when - how are you? you can't imagine. i really, i am honest when i- how are you? you can't imagine. i really, i am honest when i am - how are you? you can't imagine. i i really, i am honest when i am saying that no words can describe what i'm

feeling. my son is now an only child. he is remembering his sister every minute, every single moment of his life, when he is playing, when he is watching television, when he was eating, when he goes to the supermarket. everywhere we remember habiba. i rememberwhen i supermarket. everywhere we remember habiba. i remember when i came to cairo, we had no clothes, so we decided to go to the city to buy some clothes for me, my husband and my son. the three of us started to cry because we used to have habiba with us when we come to cairo for entertainment and for visiting some places. so... i don't want to speak a lot about it because it brings tears to my eyes. so... no words can describe what i'm going through. my husband and my family and my little son. so our only choice was to protect him and provide him with safe and peaceful environment here in cairo. �* ,

safe and peaceful environment here incairo. �* , ., safe and peaceful environment here incairo. , ., , in cairo. i'm so sorry to make this worse for — in cairo. i'm so sorry to make this worse for you- — in cairo. i'm so sorry to make this worse foryou- i — in cairo. i'm so sorry to make this worse for you. i hope _ in cairo. i'm so sorry to make this worse for you. i hope we - in cairo. i'm so sorry to make this worse for you. i hope we are - in cairo. i'm so sorry to make this worse for you. i hope we are not. | worse for you. i hope we are not. and i am very grateful to you for speaking to us. i know you have left family behind in gaza and i'm sure, ina way, family behind in gaza and i'm sure, in a way, it was a difficult decision to leave. do you think there are more people who nowjust want to get out and would leave to egypt, if they were permitted? actually, i know that more than 90,000 people left during the war from gaza, but now the rafah borders are closed. if you give the opportunity to be families and partners and mothers, yes, they would choose to protect the sons and daughters. we love gaza. we are palestinians, we love gaza. we love the spots of, it is very small land, but we love it. we used to live in it. we have ourfamilies but we love it. we used to live in it. we have our families there. it. we have ourfamilies there. but when we, when you and your family

are exposed to this extreme violations, which is threatening your life, your safety, you will take the decision to protect your family. take the decision to protect your famil . ., , ., family. how frightening is it for ou now family. how frightening is it for you now to _ family. how frightening is it for you now to see _ family. how frightening is it for you now to see the _ family. how frightening is it for you now to see the potential. family. how frightening is it for - you now to see the potential moves on rafah, knowing how many people are there? ., ., , , .,, on rafah, knowing how many people are there? ., ., , , ., are there? how many people are there in rafah? yes- — are there? how many people are there in rafah? yes. and _ are there? how many people are there in rafah? yes. and an _ are there? how many people are there in rafah? yes. and an inside _ are there? how many people are there in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? . in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? yes, i “ust in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? yes, i just wondered _ in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? yes, i just wondered about - in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? yes, ijust wondered about how - in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? yes, i just wondered about how you | yes, ijust wondered about how you feel now about his moment because there has been a great push by the west to say israel that they must not go into rafah. i mean, how do you feel about the hamas leadership and what they are doing, in terms of either protecting or leading the palestinians? or maintaining, and is still in great danger. it is a very complex situation, isn't it?

actually, i would like to speak about the feelings of the people inside rafah. when i arrived in cairo i started to call my father, sisters and brothers. they were in rafah. and when they heard about the announcement, the evacuation orders by the israeli army, quickly they started to pick up all of their things and they will move to khan younis, to a separate place. and you will find there are more than 1.5 million people whose place is in rafah. and all of them are in the streets, having their things, rafah. and all of them are in the streets, having theirthings, moving to the middle area and khan younis. and they are speaking to themselves, where are we going to go? there is no safe place. so... it is very bad. and we think that we will have a ceasefire, but unfortunately we

didn't. so it is a very, very bad situation for the displaced people there. it is almost the fourth or there. it is almost the fourth or the fifth or the sixth time for them to displace from their places. and the humanitarian situation, it is catastrophic. there is no appropriate infrastructure, even in khan younis or in the middle area. there is no clean water. there is nothing which will help people to live. so the situation is measurable and catastrophic. and every single person there in rafah is praying, wishing and hoping for a ceasefire. feda'a murjan, thank you so much for talking to us about what your family are going through. i am so sorry again for the loss of your daughter, habiba, but very grateful to you for your thoughts and your time today and we wish you all the very best, thank you. and we wish you all the very best, thank yon-— and we wish you all the very best, thank yon—just - and we wish you all the very best, thank you._ just to - let you know, the israeli teams have

left cairo, mediation efforts are ongoing, according to the egyptian media, at the moment. we understand some of the teams i think had gone, obviously, for the ceasefire talks, as they continue with efforts from many, many parties to try and get some sort of deal. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

russia's president vladimir putin has confirmed that russian and belarussian forces have started joint preparations for tactical nuclear weapons drills — which were announced earlier this week. the announcement came as moscow celebrated victory day — held each year to mark the defeat of nazi germany during the second world war. a huge military parade was held in red square. mr putin warned his forces were always ready for combat, and that he would not allow anyone to threaten his country. he also praised the russian soldiers fighting in ukraine.

translation: we are commemorating this victory day _ translation: we are commemorating this victory day in — translation: we are commemorating this victory day in the _ translation: we are commemorating this victory day in the difficult _ this victory day in the difficult circumstances of the special military operation. its participants, those fighting on the front line, those who are on the contact line, these are our heroes. we bow to their steadfastness and self—sacrifice. the whole of russia is with you. russia believes in you and is concerned by you and your veterans and feels spiritual compassion for you and your exploits. let's speak to amy knight, historian of the soviet union and russia. she's in summit, newjersey. thank you forjoining us. how does this year compared to last year in terms of what was on display in what president putin said? this terms of what was on display in what president putin said?— president putin said? this year the weather was _ president putin said? this year the weather was a _ president putin said? this year the weather was a lot _ president putin said? this year the weather was a lot worse, - president putin said? this year the weather was a lot worse, as - president putin said? this year the weather was a lot worse, as you i weather was a lot worse, as you know. it was snowing out and very cold. which is unusualfor moscow know. it was snowing out and very cold. which is unusual for moscow in may. i don't think, well, if we

compare it with last year, russia, in terms of the war with, the conflict in ukraine, the russian military is doing better. you will remember that a year ago the russian military really wasn't making very much progress and since they initially invaded, of course, they have lost a lot of ground, so i think this year it certainly is better from a military standpoint. but again, the the ceremonies in comparison, for example, with 2020, are much more muted in terms of the military, just the message, the overall message. find military, just the message, the overall message.— military, just the message, the overall message. military, just the message, the overall messae. �* , ., overall message. and in terms of the messa . e overall message. and in terms of the message that — overall message. and in terms of the message that was _ overall message. and in terms of the message that was coming _ overall message. and in terms of the message that was coming on - overall message. and in terms of the message that was coming on the - overall message. and in terms of the message that was coming on the war| message that was coming on the war in ukraine, obviously russia has had

some successes, but the us hasjust released some further aid that will take time to filter through. how do you assess what the russian leadership might be thinking about ukraine right now? ihell. leadership might be thinking about ukraine right now?— leadership might be thinking about ukraine right now? well, as we know, the were ukraine right now? well, as we know, they were really _ ukraine right now? well, as we know, they were really hoping _ ukraine right now? well, as we know, they were really hoping that _ ukraine right now? well, as we know, they were really hoping that the - ukraine right now? well, as we know, they were really hoping that the us i they were really hoping that the us government would not come through with this huge, over $60 billion worth of military aid for ukraine. so now that that decision has been made and the us is starting to shift, to give this military aid to ukraine and of course france and germany and all the rest of the nato countries are fully on board, i think that this causes a lot of anxiety in the kremlin leadership, including in the military because this could really play a role in

preventing russia from making any more of these incremental military gains it has been making so well over the past few months. qk. gains it has been making so well over the past few months. 0k. we'll have to the — over the past few months. 0k. we'll have to the there, _ over the past few months. 0k. we'll have to the there, amy _ over the past few months. 0k. we'll have to the there, amy knight, - over the past few months. 0k. we'll have to the there, amy knight, butl have to the there, amy knight, but thank you very much forjoining us from newjersey. a british toddler who was born deaf can now hear unaided, after becoming the first person in the world to receive a new gene therapy treatment. shortly before opal sandy's first birthday, she was given an infusion in her ear that replaced the faulty dna with a working copy of the gene. our health reporter, michelle roberts has the story. recorder plays note. yay! 18—month—old opal is learning how fun making noise can be. yeah! she's the first person to get a new type of gene therapy treatment for an inherited deafness she was born with.

her parents, jo and james, say it was a really hard decision to make. it was really scary, but i think we'd been given a really unique opportunity, with no real evidence that any harm or adverse effects was likely to come to her. surgeons carried out opal�*s procedure just before her first birthday. the infusion replaces the faulty dna causing opal�*s genetic condition. a modified, harmless virus delivers a working copy of the otof gene. that treats the sound—sensing cells in the inner ear or cochlear. the new gene means they can carry the signals they should. opal�*s operation went to plan. gene therapy in her right ear and a cochlear implant in her left. clapping. just a few weeks later, she could hear loud sounds. absolutely mindblowing. i was at work at the time and you messaged me to say what had gone on. and i'm not sure i believed it at the start. kept my phone up. i said it wasjust a fluke, she must have reacted to something else. now she can even hear whispers

in her gene therapy ear. that was 2a weeks post—surgery, and we heard the phrase "near—normal hearing." she was turning to really soft sounds. yeah. they played us the sounds that she was turning to and were quite mind—blown by how how soft it was, how quiet it was. opal�*s part of an international study and experts hope the treatment could work for other types of profound hearing loss, too. this is a very specific gene for quite a rare type of hearing loss. so what i'm hoping is that we can start to use gene therapy in young children, restore hearing from a variety of different kinds of genetic hearing loss, and then have a more one and done type of approach. big sister nora has the same rare gene as opal. good girl! keys for daddy. more than half of hearing loss cases in children have genetic causes, so there's big potentialfor this new type of therapy. michelle roberts, bbc news.

let's speak to dr richard brown. he's a paediatric consultant at adenbrookes hospital and one of the investigators of this groundbreaking gene therapy work. thank you so much for your time and congratulations to everybody involved in this, it's incredible. how do you all feel burst, looking at those images and seeing that transformation? it at those images and seeing that transformation?— at those images and seeing that transformation? it has been “ust wonderful. �* transformation? it has been “ust wonderful, seeing i transformation? it has been “ust wonderful, seeing how�* transformation? it has been just wonderful, seeing how much - transformation? it has been just wonderful, seeing how much it | transformation? it has been just - wonderful, seeing how much it means to opal sandy's family that she is able to say, daddy and as you showed in that video package, to respond to sounds, so it is really exciting and it is exactly what we would have dreamt of. it is exactly what we would have dreamt of-_ dreamt of. can you explain a bit more for me — dreamt of. can you explain a bit more for me how _ dreamt of. can you explain a bit more for me how it _ dreamt of. can you explain a bit more for me how it works? - dreamt of. can you explain a bit more for me how it works? we | dreamt of. can you explain a bit. more for me how it works? we saw that you are changing the gene using a virus, is that right?— a virus, is that right? that's riiht, i a virus, is that right? that's right, i thought _ a virus, is that right? that's right, i thought your - a virus, is that right? that's. right, i thought your package explained it really nicely. what happens is basically the cochlear hair cells, which is in the inner

ear, that's where your sound is sensed and they are working perfectly to do the sensing, but they can't talk to the acoustic nerve, which takes the signal into the brain because of a genetic problem there. and basically what we do as we drop in the genetic material that is necessary to cope for a protein called 02 material that is necessary to cope for a protein called o2 furling and what that means is the cochlear hair cells can send a little signal between that gap between the hair cell and the acoustic nerve, which is called the sign—ups, and everything works perfectly, so once we have done the gene therapy then the whole system is working as it should do. —— it is called the sign—ups. should do. -- it is called the sign-uns— should do. -- it is called the sign-ups. should do. -- it is called the sic-n-usf ., , ., sign-ups. what is the impact of this, how _ sign-ups. what is the impact of this, how many _ sign-ups. what is the impact of this, how many others - sign-ups. what is the impact of this, how many others could . sign-ups. what is the impact of this, how many others could bej this, how many others could be helped with this therapy? we can think of that _ helped with this therapy? we can think of that on _ helped with this therapy? we can think of that on a _ helped with this therapy? we can think of that on a number - helped with this therapy? we can think of that on a number of - helped with this therapy? we can i think of that on a number of levels, so it isjust think of that on a number of levels, so it is just brilliant to see the impact for opal and herfamily. with impact for opal and her family. with this impact for opal and herfamily. with this trial we are recruiting 13 patients —— 18 patients, both in the

uk and in spain and america. when we think about all patients with the mutation of this protein, then there are many patients worldwide. this is still a very rare disorder and it is even more exciting to think about using this type of technology to treat other types of genetic hearing loss, some of which may be more common. we have other treatments in the pipeline for that that we hope to use in therapeutic trials. and then once we look even beyond that we can start to think about beyond genetic hearing loss, sojust thinking more generally about children with rare diseases. about one in 17 people within the uk has a rare disease, although they are individually rare. and up until now, actually, real meaningful intervention in terms of possibly even cure has been very rare for those disorders, but with this sort of technology we are starting to see

a glimpse of the future. [30 of technology we are starting to see a glimpse of the future.— a glimpse of the future. do you think this thing _ a glimpse of the future. do you think this thing could _ a glimpse of the future. do you think this thing could be - a glimpse of the future. do you think this thing could be rolled | a glimpse of the future. do you i think this thing could be rolled out on a mass scale and if so, how long would that take? i on a mass scale and if so, how long would that take?— would that take? i think this secific would that take? i think this specific treatment _ would that take? i think this specific treatment is - would that take? i think this specific treatment is only i would that take? i think this | specific treatment is only for would that take? i think this i specific treatment is only for the otof mutations and so that certainly won't be a mass scale, but is it possible in 10—20 years' time that paediatricians who diagnose a rare genetic disorder may be able to prescribe a precision treatment that is potentially curative for that treatment in no condition? then i think that is our hope. dr treatment in no condition? then i think that is our hope.— think that is our hope. dr richard brown, think that is our hope. dr richard brown. thank _ think that is our hope. dr richard brown, thank you _ think that is our hope. dr richard brown, thank you very _ think that is our hope. dr richard brown, thank you very much i think that is our hope. dr richard i brown, thank you very much indeed, paediatric consultant at addenbrooke's hospital. thank you very much indeed, congratulations again and thank you to everyone involved in this work. we arejust going we are just going to show you very quickly the live pictures from malmo. oh, brazil, sorry. and these are the flooded streets in brazil,

in the rio grande. we have seen a lot of flooding pictures there in the last week or so. this is the very latest news, we are bbc news, we'll be back with you soon. hello there. temperatures have been creeping up to day by day, high temperatures, but around the north for cloud and spots of rain, thursday another great day here with outbreaks of rain. tonight it looks like that weather front will eventually move north, become confined to the northern isles for a while through the night before it clears away and becomes dry here, but a dry night to come for most, a bit of mist and fog there, temperatures ranging 9—12 . with high pressure comes a lot of fine and settled weather and we lose that front from northern scotland, so

apart from a bit of early cloud, mist and fog, most places should have a fairly fine day, widespread sunshine, particularly into northern wales. some sunshine into the highlands as well, that will lift temperature is up to 22 degrees in aberdeen, 23—24 in the warmest spot in england and wales. through friday night we will see mist and fog returning in places, a bit of low cloud and sea fog push into eastern england, east anglia and the south—east. that could creep a bit further west into the midlands first thing on saturday. again, there is temperatures 9—12 . for the weekend it does stay warm, there will be some good spells of sunshine around, but the shower risk will start to increase, particularly for sunday, and that is because we have weather fronts developing and pushing towards our own shores, particularly by sunday, and for next week a lot more unsettled than we have had this week. saturday another one week to come with a bit of low fog and mist and cloud across east england, but

otherwise plenty of sunshine, a few showers developing across high ground in northern england, central and southern scotland into the afternoon, but a warm day as well, quite humid as well, low to mid 20s quite humid as well, low to mid 20s quite widely. sunday the warmest day of the week across most areas, could be up to 26 degrees, potential for thunder radar pause, more widespread into the afternoon, showers coming through the western areas has clouds build up in the sky. as we head into next week, low pressure takes over and it will become a lot more unsettled. showers with longer spells of rain at times, but still a bit of sunshine as take care.

live from london, this is bbc news. donald trump arrives back in court in new york where his lawyers are preparing to question stormy daniels in the hush—money trial. as fighting reportedly edges closer to the centre of rafah, a member of israel's government condemns the us decision to pause the supply of weapons. japan says it's to start hunting fin whales as part of its commercial whaling operations. saudi arabia plans to build a futuristic desert city with the help of dozens of western companies. we have uncovered evidence the saudi authorities are permitting the use of lethal force to clear land for the project.

hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy. donald trump is back in court in manhattan where started listening to more testimony from the woman at the centre of the fraud charges hes facing. the adult film actress stormy daniels has taken to the witness stand again. she's already given the court some rather salacious details about the affair she claims she had with mr trump before he became president. he's denied her version of events. the fraud charges stem from alleged hush money payments which were made to ms daniels. here's what he had to say about the court case. here we sit after two and a half weeks and i think youll see some weeks and i think you'll see some very revealing things today. and i want to thank my lawyers, they've done a very good job. but i'd rather thank them after its over as opposed to now after it's over as opposed to now because we don't want them to get carried away. nada tawfik, our north america correspondent, is there. we already know that donald trump

has been affected by stormy daniels' testimony because in court transcripts that were released