thrashed four nil by crystal palace in the premier league. the result leaves them 8th and in danger of missing out on european competition next season. i prepare the team in the best way i can, and we have many problems, so the only focus i have — to perform better with my team. so just finally, tonight doesn't add to any concern for yourself about your position? i don't think about this — that is, i think only about making my team better, and it's necessary because we are underperforming. the first finalists in this season champions league will be decided later when paris st germain host dortmund. the german side take a one nil lead into the second leg.... european football expert says the pressure is on the home side. lets no back pressure is on the home side. lets go back to — pressure is on the home side. lets go back to the _ pressure is on the home side. lets go back to the start of the group

stage, these two played each other on the group stage, the first night in paris, paris saint—germain looked the part, the literature collective in the first game. they gave dortmund a listen. in terms of going into this, this gives them dortmund a lot of what not to do because they were really bad back in december, way too passive. killian and mbappe struggled to get into the game at the beginning when he was at centre forward, so that should give them food for thought. haw forward, so that should give them food for thought.— forward, so that should give them food for thought. how much pressure is on them. — food for thought. how much pressure is on them. it — food for thought. how much pressure is on them, it feels _ food for thought. how much pressure is on them, it feels like _ food for thought. how much pressure is on them, it feels like destiny - is on them, it feels like destiny and all of that puts a lot of pressure on him?- and all of that puts a lot of pressure on him? and all of that puts a lot of ressure on him? , pressure on him? yes, the way the club has managed _ pressure on him? yes, the way the club has managed him _ pressure on him? yes, the way the club has managed him has - pressure on him? yes, the way the club has managed him has left - pressure on him? yes, the way the club has managed him has left to l pressure on him? yes, the way the l club has managed him has left to be desired. whether they have been in the best conditions to find them, i don't think there can be any greater pressure than what you puts on himself. if he is given the conditions to succeed, he has always

shown he is someone who can seize the moment, and i don't see why they should be any different.— should be any different. tomorrow we have the battle _ should be any different. tomorrow we have the battle of— should be any different. tomorrow we have the battle of the _ should be any different. tomorrow we have the battle of the big _ should be any different. tomorrow we have the battle of the big giants, - have the battle of the big giants, if the first game is anything to go by, as a neutral, we are in for a treat. �* , ., , by, as a neutral, we are in for a treat. �*, .,, , ., ., treat. let's hope so. it is one of those games — treat. let's hope so. it is one of those games certainly _ treat. let's hope so. it is one of those games certainly that - treat. let's hope so. it is one of. those games certainly that removal of the away goals was built for. real madrid would be big favourites if they had away goals in the pocket, but as it stands, its level, it's a one off so it's even more exciting. the interesting thing is that bayern munich have been chaotic on the pitch and in boardroom this season. if you look at the last couple of games in the champions league they have managed to find clarity at least for part of that. thomas knows how dangerous real madrid are. he said after the first game, we were brilliant for the first 15 minutes and then they did to us what they did everyone else. i don't think anyone has put it any better than that, real madrid do. the denver nuggets's hopes

of defending their nba crown suffered another blow as they were thrashed by the minnesota timberwolves to go down 2—0 in the best of seven series. minnesota, despite missing star centre rudy go—bear, absent for the birth of his son, had too much for the reigning champions. they were led by anthony edwards and karl anthony towns who both scored 27 points. the timberwolves managed to hold denver's nikola yo—kitch to just 16 points as they head back to minnesota having improved over in the eastern conference, jalen brunson scored 43 points as the new york knicks won game one of their best—of—seven semi—final against the indiana pacers, 121 to 117. in doing so, brunson becamejust the 11th player in nba history to register four consecutive 40—point games. game two is in new york on wednesday. san antonio spurs star victor wembanyama has been named nba rookie of the year. the 20—year—old is the first frenchman to win the award. he averaged more than 21 points

per game, and had a league high of 3.6 blocked shots. he was the unanimous choice off all 99 judges for the award, and is also in contention for defensive player of the year. an extermely emotional kyren wilson, paid tribute to his parents, as he became snookers world champion for the first time. he was the beaten finalist in an near empty crucible theatre, in sheffield, in the covid year of 2020. but this time he managed to get over the line to beat qualifier, jakjones, by 18 frames to 1a and lift the famous trophy. my my mum and dad, i think they're on the way down, you know, they have remortgaged, you know, sacrifice their whole lives to get me here. it's great, i'm trying so hard to inspire the younger generation, you know, hopefully, iam in spite inspire the younger generation, you know, hopefully, i am in spite —— inspiring my own children, they did an interview this week and they were as further sporting idol is, and

they said ronaldo. i hope i've overtaken him now. it's great, i wanted to say thank you to each and every one of you for making this so special, i was robbed of this in the covid—19 final. i will never forget this thank you all. to major league baseball where shohay ohtani has continued his strong start since his record—breaking trade to the la dodgers. the japanese star struck his league—leading 11th home run to get the dodgers on the board with a two—run shot, in their match against miami marlins. it was the fourth time in his past three games that ohtani had struck a home run. the dodgers went on to win 6—3. and that's all the sport for now. high visitor numbers are turning one of britain's most scenic lakes green, researchers say. a new report suggests a link between peak tourist periods and algal blooming at windermere

in the lake district. the blooming is caused by warm temperatures and nutrients, and can make the water green and toxic. campaigners are linking the blooms to discharges of sewage, which although mostly treated, are nutrient—rich. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has more. before swimming in lake windermere, it's best to check the water. it looks really good, very clear. i'm with pete kelly — he runs wild—swimming trips across the lake district. there isn't a second level there, which means there's no poo in the water. and is it cold? absolutely freezing. checks complete — and well insulated — we head out into one of england's most beautiful natural wonders. it's the most iconic lake in the country. it's the longest lake in england. it's surrounded by beautiful fells. you get that real big—lake experience. but lake windermere is, according to campaigners, in big trouble.

it's a bit cold, but it's beautifully clear out there in the water today. but it's not always like that — a combination of high nutrient levels and warm temperatures mean that, particularly in the summer, lake windermere has been turning green. this was the same spot in the summer of 2022. it's called an algal bloom, and can kill fish, and even become toxic. fears about the health of the lake have led to a high—profile campaign, with feargal sharkey and comedian steve coogan recent visitors. they're blaming sewage discharges from the local water company. so do they have a point? 0n the right—hand side here, we're beginning to see a build—up of chlorophyll happening. funded by the uk space agency, richard flemmings used satellite images to determine the green chlorophyll content in the lake,

and then analysed it alongside mobile—phone data. what we've been able to do is to understand how many people were in the catchment on specific days. we could then take that and link that to these chlorophyll events, so we can see a direct statistical correlation between number of visitors and chlorophyll content in the lake. so when there are lots of people around lake windermere, it leads to blooming. we've seen within this that one of the factors that leads to blooming is having more people within the catchment area. so i'm taking you now to langdale final treated effluent pipe. so is sewage the link between visitor numbers and algal blooms? campaigner matt staniek certainly thinks so. the connection is more people here, more pressure on local infrastructure. bubbling, he chuckles.

and, lo and behold, we say united utilities, and that starts happening. so this is treated? this is treated sewage. we put our camera in the water. this is what legal treated effluent looks like. 1.1 million litres can be discharged from this spot every day. the big difference that we want to make as a campaign — it's notjust the untreated that's causing the issue, it's also the treated sewage that comes from united utilities. and the only way to protect windermere, protect local businesses, protect the environment and the culture and the economy of the area is to stop putting it into the lake. that would require a very long pipe that effectively bypassed the lake, and would come with a multi—million—pound price tag. united utilities said in a statement...

this is new. i haven't seen this one before. so what now? barney cunliffe owns a michelin—starred restaurant near the lake. if — as the research suggests — tourists are at least part of the problem, should there be limits on visitors? we can't be told, "0h, you've got to stop growing because our waste isn't being treated properly." we've paid for that waste to be treated! we deserve to have that infrastructure in place to enable us to grow sustainably. there are solutions that will make our seas, rivers and lakes — like windermere — cleaner, but they're expensive, and the water companies are very clear that it's customers who must pay for them through higher bills. jonah fisher, bbc news, in the lake district.

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. at long last a little bit of welcome news in the forecast for the rest of this week, after what has been a particularly wet spell for some southern and eastern areas. at the isle of portland in dorset, we've already exceeded our main rainfall in the first seven days. contrast that with kinloss on the moray coast where, we've not seen a drop of rain recorded yet. we'll switch things round a little bit through this week and when we need a bit of rain, the north and west of scotland, there will be some at times. still some dry weather here and warm with the sunshine out later. but where we've seen the wettest conditions, a largely dry picture, only isolated showers and feeling warm as the sunshine develops more widely. and even today, an improving picture. the weather front which brought the rain in the southeast has cleared through. 0ne weather front, though, still tangled in across parts of scotland, producing lots of cloud and a few spots of light rain or drizzle. a few light showers possible across western england and wales, but nowhere near as many or as widespread as yesterday, or indeed as heavy. and it does mean that more of you will spend the bulk of the day dry,

if not the complete day dry. and temperatures responding — into the high teens, if not low 20s. always cooler where that thicker cloud is in parts of scotland. that'll be there tonight. fairly cloudy in northern ireland too, for a while. a few mist and fog patches possible, but low cloud and sea fog will lap into eastern parts of england, and around western coast of wales, north coast of devon and cornwall too, to make for a murky start tomorrow. but temperatures fairly similar to this morning. now, as we go into wednesday, the middle part of the week, that high pressure, which is going to bring the dry conditions, becomes more established to the south and east. weatherfronts, though, scooting around thatjust to the north and west, which is going to bring some rain later on across the western isles, northern and western scotland and, into the evening, maybe across some parts of northern ireland. only the odd isolated shower across some western areas. most places though, having a dry day on wednesday, and with a little bit more sunshine around after that murky start, temperatures will be more widely high teens and low 20s. as you go through into thursday, overnight patchy rain or drizzle in northern ireland clears.

still a bit damp in the far north of scotland. many, though, will have a dry day. very few, if any, showers around at all for most of you. and a lot more sunshine, so we could see temperatures, by this stage, 22 or 23, and creeping into the low 20s in parts of scotland and northern ireland too. and they will climb further as we go through towards the end of the week and into the start of the weekend, with most dry until we see some showers develop on sunday. take care.

live from london. this is bbc news. israel claims control of the gazan side of the rafah crossing, as ceasefire talks are set to resume in cairo. vladimir putin is sworn—in as russia's president for a fifth time, extending his quarter—of—a—century rule over russia by another six years. personal information of serving uk military personnel has been compromised in a hack — china is suspected to be behind the attack. we're live from gaza where thousands of people are on the move.

hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start today in the middle east, where israel's army says it has seized gaza's rafah crossing with egypt, after continuously bombarding eastern rafah overnight. these images have been issued by the israel defense forces and show tanks moving in on the area, a vital entry point for aid, a day after israel ordered civilians to evacuate the area. the idf says it has "operational control" of the gaza side of the rafah crossing. aid agencies say that could be disastrous for civilians caught up in the conflict. these pictures show lorries queuing up at the rafah crossing waiting to get into gaza. the un says any delay in getting fuel into the strip "puts their gaza operation in its grave." there was a brief glimmer of hope yesterday.