of cycling's grand tour races. britain's geraint thomas is now his closest rival after yet another dramatic day, as nick parrott reports. yesterday's opening stage produced a surprise result. today, the giro d'italia's reputation as one of the most entertaining road races was enhanced with more highs and lows. at the foot of the final climb. with just six miles to go, pogacar slipped up again because of a puncture. fortunately for him, it was only a brief setback. within minutes, his uae team—mate had guided him back to the main group. the slovenian has been billed as the star of this show and he went on to put on a magnificent performance. with 2.5 miles to go, he took the lead. by the time he reached the summit finish, his rivals were nowhere to be seen. britain's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall.

but the gap to pogacar is 45 seconds and likely to increase between now and the finish in rome in three weeks�* time. nick parrott, bbc news. not long until the olympics in paris this summer, so it bodes well that britain have just won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships. they lost to italy, who took gold in front of their home crowd in rimini. earlier, i spoke to olympic bronze medalist beth tweddle and began by asking how positive the silver was in the lead—up to this summer's games? it is a huge positive result. the team will be really pleased with that. we had a mixture of experience and a mixture of youth, and they all handled the pressure. yes, we can't have asked any more of that team today. obviously it was a team result, but looking at individual performances, we have got to single out a number of people, becky downie, and also alice kinsella as well. becky downie, obviously disappointed after yesterday's competition — she went for a more

difficult routine and it didn't quite pay off. came back out today to prove that absolutely she can do that routine. and went out and produced a huge score for the team, and then alice kinsella has been a consistent member of this team and is almost your leader of that team, your captain, and producing third all around, fourth in the floor final and then silver today. i think she'll walk away. she always takes the positives, and there's obviously other stuff to take away leading into paris. after doing so well at a european level, of course there is going to be questions asked and hopes building as we approach an olympics. who would you pick out as prospects for a medal this summer? becky downie�*s clearly a medal contender on bars. she did a 6.6 today, we know she has got a 6.8 difficulty, which is one of the top difficulties in the world that the minute. absolutely she has got the potential leading into paris.

beth tweddle. and that's sportsday, now it's time for the football news show which was recorded on friday, ahead of this weekend's football. thanks forjoining us. we are here to talk enzo maresca. but it improves you most about leicester city? the but it improves you most about leicester city?— but it improves you most about leicester city? but it improves you most about leicester ci ? , _, , ., leicester city? the second they got rele . ated, leicester city? the second they got relegated, conor _ leicester city? the second they got relegated, conor coady, _ leicester city? the second they got relegated, conor coady, harry - leicester city? the second they got | relegated, conor coady, harry links. there is a financial problem but they are going straight into sign that. the manager gaining an understanding of how he wants to play, the level of detail, spending two months at the training ground to try to understand every single thing about the football club, and this

kind of work ethic to get that understanding. key signings in key areas very quickly at the top of the pitch, goes all around. we areas very quickly at the top of the pitch, goes all around.— areas very quickly at the top of the pitch, goes all around. we are also “oined b pitch, goes all around. we are also joined by danny — pitch, goes all around. we are also joined by danny simpson, - pitch, goes all around. we are also joined by danny simpson, premier| joined by danny simpson, premier league winner with. league winner are joined by danny simpson, premier league winner are you buzzing as well? , �* , ., , ., well? yes, i'm buzzing. it was a tou~h well? yes, i'm buzzing. it was a tough time _ well? yes, i'm buzzing. it was a tough time at — well? yes, i'm buzzing. it was a tough time at the _ well? yes, i'm buzzing. it was a tough time at the club - well? yes, i'm buzzing. it was a tough time at the club and - well? yes, i'm buzzing. it was a tough time at the club and for l well? yes, i'm buzzing. it was a l tough time at the club and for the boys as_ tough time at the club and for the boys as well. to get relegated after so many _ boys as well. to get relegated after so many good seasons that they had, nearly— so many good seasons that they had, nearly get _ so many good seasons that they had, nearly get into the champions league — nearly get into the champions league i_ nearly get into the champions league. i think for the guys i spoke to to _ league. i think for the guys i spoke to to come — league. i think for the guys i spoke to to come back up at the first ask, ithink_ to to come back up at the first ask, i think without squad is what we all expected — i think without squad is what we all expected. we kept a good core of players _ expected. we kept a good core of players. these lads are leicester boys, _ players. these lads are leicester boys, they— players. these lads are leicester boys, they kept a massive core of what _ boys, they kept a massive core of what leicester is about. | boys, they kept a massive core of what leicester is about.— what leicester is about. i want to touch upon _ what leicester is about. i want to touch upon one _ what leicester is about. i want to touch upon one of _ what leicester is about. i want to touch upon one of those - what leicester is about. i want to touch upon one of those playersl what leicester is about. i want to i touch upon one of those players you mentioned there. the old guard, with no hint of irony in describing a 37—year—old. jamie vardy. he has

grabbed 18 league goals this season. lester's top scorer. fifth in the championship. all the more present when you consider he is and he started have their matches. comfortably ahead of his contenders. 12 goals helping them over the line. last season, he managed just three in the premier league. and a remarkable feat when you consider he was taking non—league football when they snapped up the 25—year—old. no one has scored more league goals after that birthday. you one has scored more league goals after that birthday.— one has scored more league goals after that birthday. you 'ust summed it u -. after that birthday. you 'ust summed it up. absolutely h after that birthday. you just summed it up. absolutely perfectly. _ after that birthday. you just summed it up. absolutely perfectly. he - it up. absolutely perfectly. he continues to surprise people. hopefully, he is out of contract, and i hope, as many others, he enjoys one last year in the premier league, which i think he deserves. do you think you can handle that?

what surprised me this season, when you are used to being a star like you are used to being a star like you said, when you prepare for a game, starting. i used to hate coming on as a sub. that is where i think he has adapted well. when i spoke to him, the championship is relentless. i know the quality is different in the premier league at the champions, when you are playing saturday, no days off. we were not in europe, we were not in any cup games. i think that was a massive advantage for us. in that season. so i think it will be similar hopefully in this season after experiencing the championship. mat in this season after experiencing the championship.— in this season after experiencing the championship. not for the first time in history. — the championship. not for the first time in history, leicester- the championship. not for the first time in history, leicester are - time in history, leicester are indebted to an italian for delivering the title. enzo maresca cut his teeth at manchester city. but what is he really like? a man who knows him well. he has had all

of the answer is this season. what about next season? that is an entirely different challenge and one that he is not used to.— that he is not used to. right, we have to see _ that he is not used to. right, we have to see first _ that he is not used to. right, we have to see first of _ that he is not used to. right, we have to see first of all, - that he is not used to. right, we have to see first of all, follow i that he is not used to. right, we| have to see first of all, follow the line that he set in the press conference after the game, once the championship title was guaranteed. he threw a couple of lines, a couple of headlines. there were things he did not like, that he has to talk to the board, to the owner basically. and see where they want to go. because more or less the structure that leicester city have behind the scenes are similar to the one that brought them down. something has to change, something has to give. and i think enzo maresca identifies what is required to be in the elite, and he will propose that and see if the club respond to that. of course, if there is... club respond to that. of course, if there is- - -— club respond to that. of course, if there is... what happens if it does not change? _ there is. .. what happens if it does not change? if— there is... what happens if it does not change? if actually _ there is... what happens if it does

not change? if actually you - there is... what happens if it does not change? if actually you realise that what has _ not change? if actually you realise that what has happened _ not change? if actually you realise that what has happened this - not change? if actually you realise l that what has happened this season is obviously good, but to go to the next level you provide certain things —— require certain things. i have got the impression that enzo maresca will consider his options. i can tell you that the options are big, very big. some european cup winners would like to have him. and some top spanish clubs would like to have him. and his idea would be to stay in england, i'm sure he would have options. as number one priority is to stay with leicester city, but you do not want to go into the premier league draw what we are basically getting in the last few years, teams that go up and come down again. he wants to leicester city that can be stable. it should be clear to everyone, fans included. survival. that is all that is. he is happy with that, as long as the foundations are strong. to grow from there. ., . ,

foundations are strong. to grow from there. ., ., , ., . , , there. normally when a club wins promotion _ there. normally when a club wins promotion to _ there. normally when a club wins promotion to the _ there. normally when a club wins promotion to the premier - there. normally when a club wins promotion to the premier league j there. normally when a club wins - promotion to the premier league and all its riches it brings optimism. yet, with leicester, it is served with a large dose of uncertainty, too. they have been charged for breaching financial rows and could get a point deduction and may have to sell their player of the season, even though he says he wants to stay. bbc radio leicester can help us make sense of this model. when, just explain the finances that leicester find themselves in. just explain the finances that leicesterfind themselves in. it is leicester find themselves in. it is a bit of a weird _ leicester find themselves in. it is a bit of a weird one. _ leicester find themselves in. it is a bit of a weird one. they have been charged _ a bit of a weird one. they have been charged by— a bit of a weird one. they have been charged by both the premier league and the _ charged by both the premier league and the championship, the efl, for two different sets of profit ability and sustainability rows. the premier league _ and sustainability rows. the premier league one. — and sustainability rows. the premier league one, the one they are going to have _ league one, the one they are going to have to— league one, the one they are going to have to deal with next season, is a breach— to have to deal with next season, is a breach of— to have to deal with next season, is a breach of spending or losing over £105 million in the three years leading — £105 million in the three years leading up to the season that they were relegated from the premier league — were relegated from the premier league. now it looks like the club may have — league. now it looks like the club may have to pay without with a points — may have to pay without with a points deduction heading into next

season _ points deduction heading into next season. how much the club are willing — season. how much the club are willing to — season. how much the club are willing to spend, we will have to wait and — willing to spend, we will have to wait and see. on the basis of it doesn't — wait and see. on the basis of it doesn't look like it is going to be too much — doesn't look like it is going to be too much and they are going to have too much and they are going to have to spend _ too much and they are going to have to spend really wisely. and too much and they are going to have to spend really wisely.— too much and they are going to have to spend really wisely. and they may have to sell — to spend really wisely. and they may have to sell really _ to spend really wisely. and they may have to sell really wisely _ to spend really wisely. and they may have to sell really wisely as - to spend really wisely. and they may have to sell really wisely as well. - have to sell really wisely as well. a lot of the talk is around dewsbury—hall, voted player of the season on tuesday. he says he doesn't want to leave, he has been at the club since he was eight. what you think is going to happen there? he remains is probably the only real seiiahie _ he remains is probably the only real sellable asset that could bring north — sellable asset that could bring north of— sellable asset that could bring north of 35— £40 million for the club _ north of 35— £40 million for the club and — north of 35— £40 million for the club and that will make him a target — club and that will make him a target if_ club and that will make him a target. if you lose a player like dewsbury— hall, target. if you lose a player like dewsbury—hall, you have to target. if you lose a player like dewsbury— hall, you have to spend what _ dewsbury— hall, you have to spend what you _ dewsbury— hall, you have to spend what you get for him to replace him. if what you get for him to replace him. if they— what you get for him to replace him. if they sell_ what you get for him to replace him. if they sell him, it would be a real hiow— if they sell him, it would be a real blow to _ if they sell him, it would be a real blow to enzo maresca, the midfield, the rest _ blow to enzo maresca, the midfield, the rest of— blow to enzo maresca, the midfield, the rest of the team and the fans as welt _ the rest of the team and the fans as welt if_ the rest of the team and the fans as well. if leicester are able to re—establish themselves as a premier league _ re—establish themselves as a premier league club, may be the number one aim should _ league club, may be the number one aim should be to stay in the premier league _ aim should be to stay in the premier league next— aim should be to stay in the premier league next season. but losing a player— league next season. but losing a player like — league next season. but losing a player like dewsbury— hall who makes the midfield take and really

provides the engine is really going to make _ provides the engine is really going to make that harder than it is already— to make that harder than it is already going to be. that to make that harder than it is already going to be.- to make that harder than it is already going to be. that is about all we have _ already going to be. that is about all we have time _ already going to be. that is about all we have time for. _ already going to be. that is about all we have time for. if— already going to be. that is about all we have time for. if you - already going to be. that is about all we have time for. if you made | already going to be. that is about | all we have time for. if you made it this far. "i need more leicester city in my life." head over to the bbc sport website. and football focus on saturday. thank you for joining us. we will see you soon. goodbye. it's been another day of big weather contrasts across the uk. now many areas did keep quite a bit of cloud and there were some showers or longer spells of rain. passing showers there on the horizon. topsham in devon. but it wasn't like that everywhere. we had some pleasant sunshine. northern parts of wales, stretching into merseyside, greater manchester, yorkshire, much of the midlands and east anglia. the warmest spots seeing temperatures up to 20 degrees. the coolest spots, where cloudy, just 12.

and again, we kept cloud for scotland and northern ireland. some quite heavy showers in eastern scotland at the moment. and as we go on through this evening and overnight, there will be some further patches of rain coming and going, particularly in east scotland. elsewhere, a lot of cloud around, a few showers for southern wales. pushing into the midlands. could see an odd one for east anglia and southern counties of england, too. on into bank holiday monday, we do start the day with quite extensive cloud cover and it is another day where showers will develop through the afternoon. the showers are going to be much more widespread and they'll be heavier than we've seen over the last couple of days with some thunderstorms around. probably the brightest weather — in the midlands, parts of northern england, maybe parts of east anglia once again. but the south—east could have more persistent rain, particularly towards the south coast. now, on into tuesday, we start to see pressure rising from the west. this is the first sign of our weather becoming a bit more settled.

yeah, just in time as we go back to work, of course. now there will be a few showers around across western areas, but not as many as we've seen over recent days. many parts of the country will have a dry day on tuesday with some hazy spells of sunshine. starting to see those temperatures more widely reach the upper teens to low 20s for england and wales, and warming up, too, in northern ireland. high pressure then builds a bit more for wednesday. it's not strong enough, though, to keep this weather system at bay. there will be some rain in scotland — moving into the hebrides, highlands and arriving late in the day for orkney and shetland, along with strengthening winds. now away from that, for northern ireland, england and wales, should be largely dry day on wednesday with hazy spells of sunshine. and we're seeing that trend to slightly warmer weather. 18 degrees in newcastle, a 20 for london, a 19 for cardiff. and looking at the forecast through much of the rest of the week ahead, there'll be a lot of drier weather with some sunshine and temperatures more widely reaching the upper teens to low 20s.

live from london, this is bbc news. israeli police raid the offices of aljazeera — after netanyahu's government moves to stop the news network operating in the country. we get the response from the channel's director of news. apparently it seems the israeli government and israeli prime minister won't allow peace for israel, not a free media operating. despite a crushing election defeat, prime minister rishi sunak vows to stick to his plan in government — as some in his party voice serious concerns. and, brazil's president lula surveys

the damage left by deadly floods — as thousands are forced to evacuate. we start in israel — where the offices of the aljazeera news network have been raided by police, after the israeli government ordered it to cease operations in the country. ministers have accused aljazeera of acting as a mouthpiece for hamas. the network called the ban a criminal act. meanwhile, talks between israel and hamas in cairo on a ceasefire in gaza and the release of israeli hostages ended without an agreement with leaders on both sides blaming each other for the lack of progress. with all the latest from jerusalem, here's frank gardner. at the kerem shalom crossing point into gaza this afternoon, a sudden attack by hamas.

several israelis injured, at least one critically. the wounded evacuated to hospital.