it is something irma! it is something manical. there is not _ it is something magical. there is not much - magical. there is not much explanation, considering we played well, i think the game was a difficult game but we had chances, good control of the game and we had a strength not to lose all minds when they scored. little by little, recovered the game i think it is obvious to me to thank the fans, thank the club and above all, the players have had a season that no one expected. having been hit by real�*s late sucker punch, bayern thought they'd had a reprieve themselves with mathijs de ligt finding the back of the net deep into stoppage time. but the assistant�*s flag had already gone up for a close offside. a decision that thomas tuchel called �*disastrous�* and �*against every rule of modern football'. and insisted the linesman apologised for. to raise the flag in a situation like this where you can never be sure that this is offside, to raise, to have the guts to raise the flag in a situation like this is a huge

call and it is the wrong call. the referee has the chance when he sees that we were in the second ball and we were in the rebound and we get a shot away within five seconds, he has the chance not to whistle. he takes the decision to whistle. it is against every rule, i am sorry. we accept we lost but it is what it is, butjust accept we lost but it is what it is, but just that would not have happened on the other side. the other two european competitions will deliver their finalists on thursday, with bayer leverkusen attempting to continue their perfect season. already bundesliga champions. and through to the german cup final. they have a 2—0 lead over roma heading into their europa league semi final second leg. xabi alonso's side still unbeaten in all competitions. atalanta and marseille are level at 1—1. the europa conference league already has one finalist after fiorentina got there for the second year in a row, beating club bruges 4—3 on aggregate. aston villa face what their manager

unai emery has called the biggest game of their season as they attempt to overturn a 4—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 because always with with the atmosphere, supporting the home team, could be more difficult to hear the supporters as they push a lot. the biggest challenge we are going to face is here, playing in the semifinal. the former interpreter for baseball's biggest name shohei 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 ippei mizuhara had been accused of exploiting his relationship with ohtani to take millions from the player's account.

the us department ofjustice said mizuhara 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. nikola jokic has won the nba's most valuable player award, continuing overseas dominance of the sport's top individual honour. denver nuggets�* serbian centre has been named mvp in three of the last four seasons, beating shay gilgeous—alexander of canada and slovenian luka doncic in the voting. there hasn't been an american winner since james harden in 2018. it's a journey, it is a process. it is trusting in you, it is a whole collective effort. it is nice. it is a special moment, probably i am going to remember the name my whole life so it is a legacy for after the

career. well, jokic�*s nuggets have some work to do in their western conference playoff semi final series. they're 2—nothing down to minnesota heading into game three on friday. while in the east, the new york knicks picked up another win against the indiana pacers. they overcame a 10 point half time deficit to beat the indiana pacers 130 to 121 at madison square garden. with jalen brunson returning from a first quarter injury to inspire the comeback with 2a of the 29 points he registered on the night. new york are 2—nothing up in the seven game series. their game three is also on friday in indianapolis. and finally, it's not long before the next stop on what is expected to be rafael nadal�*s final year on tour before retiring. he'll soon be taking to the court in the first round of the italian open against zizou bergs. nadal�*s imperious career on clay has yielded this title ten times, although he's going into the tournament unseeded after his injury problems. he returned from his latest problem last month and has been encouraged by being able to play three events in a row. british players jack draper and dan evans also have theirfirst round matches in rome on thursday. and that's all the sport for now.

head to our website for more on all those stories. you are watching bbc news. a bbc investigation has found that more than 1,700 people in the uk could be living with undiagnosed hepatitis—c after being given a transfusion containing contaminated blood. as many as 27,000 people were exposed to the virus the 19705, �*805 and �*905 — but official documents suggest that efforts by the government and the nhs to trace those who were most at risk, were inadequate. 0ur health editor, hugh pym has this report. in the 20 years before 1990, up to 27,000 people had transfusions with blood that was contaminated with the virus hepatitis c. a quick diagnosis and treatment can save lives, but transfusion cases are still coming forward. the hep c trust says two newly diagnosed people call their helpline every month. there are people still out there that have the virus that

haven't been picked up, up until now. and that's really quite shocking that there's people walking around, having had blood transfusions many years ago that have never actually had any treatment for the hep c and had they had treatment for the hep c, their prognosis would be hugely different. maureen passed away in february with liver cancer five months after she was diagnosed with hep c and 47 years after she had the blood transfusion that infected her. even though her medical records show she needed many blood transfusions in 1976 and had hep c symptoms since 2008, she wasn't tested for the virus. her daughter victoria is furious. why was there not a campaign on the tv? posters in the doctors? you know, why was mum not tested? because if mum would have been tested many, many years earlier, the outcome would have been very,

very different and my mum would still have been with us. in 1995, the government announced a look back exercise but restricted funding for the process and didn't publicise it. despite saying they wanted to find victims in the mid �*905, new evidence seen by the bbc shows that the government instead actively tried to limit public awareness of the hepatitis c virus, deciding not to speed up detection to avoid embarrassing bottlenecks in liver clinics. this internal note written by a government official says "raising awareness poses undoubted difficulties for the nhs." ahead of the inquiry�*s report the government says it will listen carefully to the community as this dreadful scandal is addressed. the failings for patients with infected blood transfusions will certainly form a large part of that report. hugh pym, bbc news.

a man who was injured after a sword attack last week has been describing how he felt. he has now left the hospital after an operation to repair his hand. he has been speaking to our correspondent. i thought i was going to die, to be honest, i thought i was going to die leaving my wife and my child. um... we thought we were going to die that morning. it was only to, i believe a miracle happened in the room. ifeel so helpless, seeing my hand cut and looking around how to protect myself. all i see was pillows and teddy bears. there was nothing that i could use to stop him from attacking us. but i do believe that it was a miracle, what happened in that room. yeah, it was, it's a nightmare, i can't... me and my family, i don't think we will be able to go back.

we get flashbacks. i get flashbacks. you don't think you'll be able to go back to live there? i don't think so, i don't think so. it will feel unsafe for me and my family. if it's ok to ask, how is your daughter doing? she's just four, is she? i hope she doesn't remember anything, ijust hope so. but she did saw, the guy with the sword, and... and ijust pray and hope she doesn't get any memory from it. obviously, on that awful morning, daniel anjorin was killed as well. what are your thoughts for his family today? i feel so sorry for them. isaw him.

when i got close to the ambulance, i saw him on the floor. yeah, it shouldn't happen. it shouldn't have happened. ifeel so sorry for their family and for everyone. who do you want to thank for the help that you received on that day? to this, i would say to everyone that came forward, starting with the paramedics to the police and to the medics, to the doctors and the nhs that they've done, they do a good job, a greatjob. and i want to thank god for keeping me alive. your sister said afterwards that she thought you were a hero. i do believe i'm a hero because i protected my family. i put my body to stop

the blades and... and, yeah, i would do everything for my family. especially for my little one, she's my angel, she's my angel. let's move on to the bank of england and i do believe we have some live pictures we can show you now because in a few minutes' time, we will get the bank of england's decision on interest rates. at the moment, there are 5.5 —— 525% and are expected to remain at that level for a sixth time in a row. the decision comes as

inflation remains above the bank's 2% target. it is currently at three point 2%. as well as the interest rate decision, the bank will also release its latest forecast estimating what will happen to inflation and the uk economy. this report comes amid pledges from both major political parties on how they will drive economic growth. it is, after all, an election year. the health of the uk economy has been in the spotlight with a general election set to be called in the coming months and economic policy is likely to be a key battleground in the quest for votes. looking back on what we have had so far, the prime minister rishi sunak has previously said that 2024 would prove to be the year that the economy bounces back and that the country had turned a corner. the problem is many

household budgets remain under pressure and while economists have predicted that rates will be held at their current 16 year high rate on thursday, most do expect the bank to cut rates for a first time in the summer. that is something that we are waiting to see whether the bank of england will reveal any signs of in their report today. the bank raised and then kept interest rates at a high level in an attempt to slow the pace at which consumer prices have been rising. and ease the cost of living. the theory behind increasing interest rates to tackle inflation is that by making borrowing more expensive, more people will then cut back on spending and that leads to demand for the goods falling and price rises easing. but it's a balancing act as high interest rates can harm the economy as businesses hold off

on investing in production and jobs, prices starting to rise quickly as demand for goods increase when covid related restrictions were lifted. energy and food prices then soared following russia's invasion of ukraine. it is a reminder that events that go on around the world do affect the cost of living here in the uk as well. that invasion of ukraine lead to inflation peaking at 11.1% in october 2022. that was the highest rate in 14 years. the bank's base interest rates dictates the rate set by high street banks and lenders. people are paying more to borrow money for things like mortgages, but savers have also received better returns. that is an important point because it highlights how these interest rates but we are... that news has just

come in, the bank of england has held those interest rates as was expected. let's break down some of that with our correspondent ben thompson. we do have that news that the bank of england has held interest rates and i believe that that means it has held them for the sixth time in a row today. now, holding interest rates, could you explain what that signals about the bank of england's own assessment? yes, you are right, no great surprise being held at that 16 year high, 525%, the sixth time in a row it has been held at that level. all of that money is now coming later in the year. what will be interesting is how we get that detail from those nine members of the monetary policy committee. first of all, how they

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