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hello. this is bbc news with ben bland. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. tiger woods gets his bite back — in one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history — this is bbc news, i'm ben bland. the golfer wins the us masters, more than 10 years the headlines at 11:00 — tiger woods gets his bite back. after his last major title. in one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history, my mom was here. the golfer wins the us masters she was there in ‘97 as well more than 10 years so i couldn't be more happy and more excited. i'm kind of at a loss after his last major title. for words, really. my my mom was here. she was there in 1997 as well so i couldn't be more in other main news tonight, one women has died happy and more excited. i'm kind of and 22 people are taken to hospital after a crash involving ata happy and more excited. i'm kind of at a loss for words, really. one person has died and twenty two others are taken to hospital after a crash involving two cars and a double decker bus on the isle of wight. it's been declared a major incident. the cabinet office minister, david lidington says the government and labour will both have to compromise as they look to break the deadlock over brexit.
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police name the nine—year—old boy killed by a dog in a cornish holiday park and reveal he'd been left alone with the animal. the gatwick drone attack that caused chaos for thousands of passengers — the bbc learns that it was carried out by someone who knew about the airport's operational procedures. and at 11:30 we'll be taking another in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers henry mance, political correspondent at the ft and rosamund urwin, financial services correspondent at the sunday times — stay with us for that. after an eleven year wait, a fall from grace and four back surgeries, tiger woods won his fifteenth major today. there were cheers of celebration around the 18th green in augusta as the 43—year—old, written off by so many, punched the air in delight, a wide smile across his face as he holed that final putt.
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missed a couple of years of not playing this great tournament. now a champion. 22 years between wins is something. my mum was here. she was there in 97 as well so ijust couldn't be more happy and more excited. i'm kind of at a loss for words, really. bill elliott is the editor—at—large of golf monthly. hejoins me over the phone now. did you think he was going to do it?
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well, i had a bet on him so the a nswer well, i had a bet on him so the answer would be yes. it was always going to be hard but most of us have never lost faith in him and the belief that if he got his body back and specifically his spine fixed which thankfully he has done, that his mind would take him through to victories. it was his mind today that won. people are comparing this come back to muhammad ali. is it justified? i think it is. you make a case it is more impressive. every time tiger tees up the ball, he is playing against so many other guys. muhammad ali is sensational but muhammad ali is sensational but muhammad ali is sensational but muhammad ali only took on one man at
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a time. what tiger woods has done to come back from the fall from grace, from that shaming, if you like, in the first place. and then to come back from the physical problems he has suffered, it's just extraordinary and a huge tribute to that mental strength that he has. if you compare the florida police mug shot they took of him less than two yea rs shot they took of him less than two years ago, he looked like another bum on the slide. he would have slowed to oblivion —— slid to oblivion. you can compare that to that photo of him skipping off the 18th green tonight, skipping and hugging his daughter, they are two different men. what will this mean for him personally in sparing him owing —— sparing him on to the next step? he is only three short ofjack
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nicholls's record. i don't think that's important now. he has proved something to himself. he has tried to change himself to make himself a human being. superficially, he seems to have achieved that. we never know what's going on inside but he seems to have achieved that. he wanted to prove to himself that he could come back to this game and that he could still win and that he could beat the younger man and he has proved that. he doesn't need to prove anything else but he will still be utterly competitive and he might well when those other three or four majors and ove 1120 m e those other three or four majors and overcome jack nicholas. those other three or four majors and overcome jack nicholas. what will this mean for sport? huge. lots of people watch the masters who aren't interested in golf but also people
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watch tiger woods who aren't interested in the masters. he is still a huge figure of interest, a global phenomenon, still. somewhere tonight some young boys and girls will be encouraged to ask their mum oi’ will be encouraged to ask their mum or their dad tomorrow can they try to play golf like tiger woods. that's what it will mean to golf. will, thanks very much. —— bill. and joining me via facetime from florida is lorne rubenstein, who is a columnist for score golf magazine and also author of the 1997 masters: my story — which he wrote with tiger woods. so you know him well. how do you think he will have taken this? do you think it was something he was anticipating realistically? yes, i think he always felt he could do it. when we were working on that book,
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he was still suffering from his back problems and in a lot of pain. i never once sensed he thought it was all overfor him. i sensed it was clear to me that he felt he could get up there again if he got healthy again, if he weren't in pain again, and that, as everybody knows, was a tremendously long road to travel but once he took care of that and if he got in contention again, as today, as at the masters, then his mind, as bill was saying, his mind would take him throughjust like bill was saying, his mind would take him through just like jack nicholas did. there was never any doubt that those feelings would leave him and the smart, intelligent golf he played all week which culminated in a victory today, demonstrated he hadn't lost an iota of that sense of how to play the game. and in terms of the game that he played at the masters, would you describe it as a
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methodical road to victory that he took? i would. i mean, methodical road to victory that he took? iwould. i mean, he looked so calm all week. he knew that others are perhaps who hadn't won majors and masters, somewhere along the way, the players would likely stumble and it would depend on how they recovered from that and he just wasn't going to make mental mistakes. he may make the odd swing mistakes. he may make the odd swing mistake and he did but he wasn't going to choose the wrong shot to play, he wasn't going to gamble. he had been there enough times as he knew that as long as he played himself into contention with nine holes to go, anything could happen. he would know how to play all of those holes from ten through 18. he would know where to put the ball on the green, where to put it on the fairway, to give him a best angle. which cuts to him to be able to be a bit more aggressive on. the word methodical you used was a good one andi methodical you used was a good one and i think that's the type of golf he played and it put him there in
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the end. you obviously know him well, having written a book with him. when he was going through those dark moments, those difficult years, did you get a hint that he considered giving it all up altogether? no, i really didn't. it all depended on the physical pain he was suffering and obviously there we re was suffering and obviously there were the personal things that he was going through. they all came to light after, or some of them, i mean, the incident on the road that bill referred to came after we had completed the book. everything else came before. but no, there was that will of his, that he was able to ove 1120 m e will of his, that he was able to overcome and show himself first, his family second, his family third and then the world, naturally, if it came through that he could play again. i never once sensed that it would be over for again. i never once sensed that it would be overfor him unless he again. i never once sensed that it would be over for him unless he was unable to recover from would be over for him unless he was unable to recoverfrom his injuries. do you think we are seeing someone
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who is laying the groundwork, well not just that but who is laying the groundwork, well notjust that but perhaps getting the title of the greatest of all time eventually? it's possible. if he goes ahead and surpasses jack nicholas with the majors, it's a lwa ys nicholas with the majors, it's always the ultimate criteria and the ultimate definition of a golfer, how many majors has he come to? maybe it matters to him but i thinkjust what he has accomplished so far, he is enjoying this and you know he will be ready for the next three majors this year, the pga championship next month and then it when he comes over to northern ireland, he will be ready for that. it's exciting, really, that he has won this first one now. right now, you would have to say he and jack nicholas another two greatest of all and we will see how it all fleshes out as tiger whittles down his career in who knows how many years? thank you for
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your take on this. one person has died and 22 others have been hurt following a crash involving two cars and a bus in newport on the isle of wight. a major incident was declared by the local hospital trust. four of those hurt had to be airlifted by helicopter to hospital. earlier, matt graveling sent us this report from the scene of the accident. it was at 12115 when this happened at forest road in newport. tragically a woman in her 60s was killed travelling in the red car you can see in the ditch to my right hand side. she was travelling with three passengers who all suffered serious injuries. two air ambulances who came to this road and took patients to southhampton, brighton and st mary ‘s hospital here on the isle of wight. another vehicle, a silver mini cooper. four people were
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travelling and were taken to hospital. the driver of the bus, a man in his 50s, suffered serious injuries. the road is closed and the police stay on the scene and they wa nt to police stay on the scene and they want to know anyone who with this the incident and may have information. one of the government ministers leading brexit talks with labour says compromise will be needed on both sides if there's to be an agreement. cabinet office minister david lidington insists a deal can be reached before elections for the european parliament on may 23rd. it comes as former conservative leader, iain duncan smith, has warned that tory activists have little appetite to campaign for those elections — and that holding them would be a disaster for the country. here's our political correspondent chris mason. the noise. i deeply regret that we have not yet been able to secure agreement in this house. the setbacks. the protests. please...do not waste this time.
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the delay. so now what? the conservatives and labour are still talking. enter this man, the prime minister's deputy. "let's meet again this week", he says, "and see where we have got to it in about ten days' time". we would hope to take stock of where we are, as soon as parliament gets back after this recess, but i don't think that this question can be allowed to drag out for much longer. i think the public rightly wants politicians to get on and deal with it. labour are taking the negotiations seriously, but fret about theresa may making promises and then standing down. the people are putting their best endeavours to work, but if there comes a change in the leadership of the conservative party, that may all count for nothing and that is the worry. westminster collectively is shattered. exhausted by the last few weeks and while the jeopardy of having
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to take immediate decisions has passed for now at least, the government wants to keep the pace up. the challenge though of these talks between the conservatives and labour is that in order to find common ground, the leaders will have to give ground. %he risk of that is that some on their own side will scream that they are being let down. chanting. and here is an example of that. if the labour leadership do not insist on another referendum, some will be livid. it's clear that there is a mood in the party to accept the deal that emerges, as long as it is put to referendum. that is in a sense the compromise. at the last european parliament elections, conservative said, "vote for us and we will have a referendum. brexit will mean no more elections like these". but they will happen next month, if the commons does not back a deal soon. we simply cannot fight the euro elections.
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i gather dozens of conservative association members have now written a letter to the prime minister saying that they are not prepared to fight euro elections. it would be an utter disaster for us. a disaster for the country. i mean, what are you going to say on the doorstep? "vote for me, and i will be gone in three months?" it has quietened down around here, the media tents taken down. just the discarded essentials left. this won't last long. untangling this knotty mess has been postponed, not sorted. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. the headlines on bbc news: tiger woods wins his 15th major golf title — more than a decade after his last — at the us masters in augusta, we'll have all the details in our sports bulletin coming up in a moment. 0ne women has died and 22 people are taken to hospital after a crash involving two cars and a double decker bus on the isle of wight. the cabinet office minister, david lidington says the government
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and labour will both have to compromise as they look to break the deadlock over brexit. so for us to get some sport. good evening. only one place to start — augusta, where tiger woods has won the masters. his 15th major title, more than a decade after his last. andy swiss was watching. cheering and applause. it is one of the most remarkable comebacks that sport has ever seen. just a few years ago, tiger woods seemed finished as a golfer but on a day of unforgettable emotion, he's the masters champion again. woods hadn't won a major title for more than a decade, but roared on by the augusta crowd, he set about rolling back the years. he still trailed francesco molinari,
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but when his hopes came to a watery end, the italian's nightmare became woods' fairy tale. from there, he was simply inspired, lifted by his fans to new, dizzying heights. oh, my good god, i tell you, i can't stand this. it was a march to glory, and on the final hole, he tapped in for triumph. what a moment. listen. cheering and applause. suddenly, the personal problems, the years of injury, seemed a distant memory, as he celebrated with the fans and fell into the arms of his family. 22 years after his first masters win, the emotion was only too clear. it has come full circle, you know, my dad was here in 97 and now i am the dad with my two kids there. 22 years, i think, between wins is a long time. but it is unreal for me to experience this. my mum was here. she was there in 97 as well.
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and so ijust couldn't be more happy, more excited and... you know, iam kind of at a loss for words, really. woods' journey has been like no other. that's the way you do it. after dominating golf in his 20s, his personal and professional life unravelled. a debilitating back injury, and in 2017, even a charge for reckless driving. many had written him off. but today, his perseverance was being lauded around the world, from barack 0bama to serena williams, from the lowest of lows, to the highest tide, a truly astonishing feat. you just can't believe it. he's produced a lot of wonderful golf for many, many years, he gets injured and you think you will never come back again. but suddenly, with sheer grit and determination, it was breathtaking stuff under a lot of pressure.
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the culmination, then, of a quite astonishing personal comeback, the famous green jacket and one of sport's golden moments. this famous course has seen some extraordinary feats over the years. but perhaps not quite like this. a win that for years seemed unlikely, has for tiger woods become a glorious reality. to another big day in the premier league next, and it remains incredibly close at the top as liverpool just stay ahead of manchester city. that's after they beat chelsea 2—0 at anfield — mo salah with this stunning goal for the second after sadio mane had opened the scoring. they're two points ahead of city. after they beat crystal palace 3—1. raheem sterling got a couple of goals, gabrieljesus on the scoresheet too at selhurst park. city still have a game in hand over liverpool. plenty of other football going on today, and celtic
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are through to the final of the scottish cup. they beat aberdeen 3—0 at hampden park. tom rogic amongst the goals for neil lennon's side. aberdeen did have two men sent off, whilst boss derek mcinnes and his assistant were also sent to the stands — the holders face hearts in next month's final. defending champions chelsea have been knocked out of the women's fa cup. they lost 1—0 to manchester city in the semi finals. a horrible moment for magdalena eriksson, who scored an own goal in the 92nd minute to gift city the win. city will play west ham in the final after they beat reading. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. we will see you soon. a boy who was killed by a dog at a caravan park, was alone with the animal when he was attacked — that's according to police in cornwall. the 9—year—old has been named as frankie macritchie. he died at the tencreek holiday park in the early hours of yesterday morning. with more, here's our correspondent sarah ransome. frankie macritchie.
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one of the first pictures of the nine—year—old who mauled to death by a dog yesterday. a life cut short and what should have been an easter break by the sea that turned to tragedy. flowers and toys have been late at the entrance of the caravan park where he had been staying. police discovered his body early yesterday morning. residents reported hearing screams, before the emergency services arrived, and officers say some of them tried to give him first aid but he had already died. this afternoon, detectives confirmed frankie was on holiday from plymouth with a group of adults and the bulldog—type breed of dog belonged to one of his mother's friends. we believe that frankie was alone in the caravan with the dog as he was attacked. whilst the adults that he was on holiday with were in an adjacent unit. this is a desperately sad event, which has seen a nine—year—old boy lose his life whilst on holiday. our thoughts and sympathies are with the loved ones of frankie, and all of those who knew him.
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the police presence here has been scaled back. a 28—year—old woman who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of manslaughter has since been released pending further investigations. the dog involved was seized at the time and taken to kennels, where it is still looked after. tencreek holiday park remains open while the investigation continues and frankie's family is being supported by specialist officers. a note from one of his auntie is says she will miss him until her heart stops beating. sarah ransome, bbc news, looe. gatwick airport says whoever was responsible for the drone attack that caused major disruption to thousands of passengers just before christmas, knew about the airport's operational procedures and seemed to be able to see what was happening on the runway. bbc news has learnt new details about the tactics of the drone operator — who still hasn't been caught. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge has this exclusive report.
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a flight leaves or arrives at gatwick every few minutes, but when drones were spotted just before christmas, the airport's only runway was closed for more than 30 hours. it was bleak for tens of thousands of passengers. we've now learnt that a security officer made the first sightings. he spotted two drones at the edge of the airfield, close to this bus stop. all flights were suspended. three hours later, the drones had disappeared. but when a team went out to inspect the runway, a standard procedure before reopening, a drone was suddenly back, and that pattern was repeated throughout the next day. each time these vehicles went out to prepare the runway to reopen,
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a drone would, as if by magic, reappear over the airfield again. someone seemed to understand how an airport operates and could even see what was going on. gatwick, in its first interview since the incident, suggests whoever was operating the drones had inside knowledge. the drone attack was clearly a malicious attack. and by virtue of the way that they operated, they clearly had some idea of how airports work and had some intelligence as to what we were doing. once the military had set up counter—drone equipment on top of the south terminal, the number of drone sightings dropped significantly. gatwick has defended closing the airport for so long. it is absolutely appropriate that if we have a drone operating at the airport that we suspend operations. that was our agreed protocol in advance and that is exactly what we did on the day. i have no regrets because we maintained the safety of our passengers. since the incident, uk airports including gatwick have been investing in new equipment, like this radar developed in the netherlands. most drones are too small for standard radar.
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this one can pick them up and differentiate them from birds. it was used to protect world leaders at the g20 last summer, and demonstrated to us at this dutch military airbase. if a drone flies onto a runway, there is no simple solution. bringing it down can be risky, hacking it orjamming it hard. gatwick has exposed just how vulnerable to drones a lot of places are. airports are actually one of the most difficult areas to protect. that has to do with the collateral damage that intervention methods could lead to. only an innocent couple has been arrested for what happened at gatwick. sussex police says more than 100 people, mainly airport staff and police officers, saw the drones. it hasn't released a video of them because it says the footage is such poor quality. but it remains a mystery how someone could fly drones into one of the world's busiest airports, cause chaos for such a long time and, for now at least, get away with it. tom burridge, bbc news, at gatwick.
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and you can see more on that story on panorama: the gatwick drone attack tomorrow night at 8:30 on bbc one. weather next, and then we'll be back with an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers rosamund urwin from the sunday times and henry mance from the ft — that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for a look at the weather. it has been a chilly old weekend. temperatures have been below average for this time of year. i am sure you notice the feel of that weather. winter coats and hats and gloves have been on. things are turning warmur as we had through this week. this was the scene on sunday in northumberland, clear blue skies but a biting wind coming in of the north sea. a lot of dry weather over the next few days. not exclusively dry. those temperatures are on the up,
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especially as we look towards the easter weekend. through the rest of tonight it is another cold night out there with clear skies across much of england, into scotland as well. temperatures will fall below freezing in the countryside. not as cold further west where we have more cloud. 0utbreaks in northern ireland, westmount, in the south—west of england. a touch of frost here and there. plenty of sunshine for many of us on monday. we have the rain for northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. also more cloud putting infor of england. also more cloud putting in for north—east england, up to eastern scotland, with the odd spot of drizzle. if you are exposed to the breeze of the north sea, temperatures will struggle to get out of single figures. in the sunny spells we are likely to see 13 or 14. spells we are likely to see 13 or 1a. quite a breezy day where ever you are, when it was the worst. it will feel milder than it has done over the weekend. into monday evening and overnight into tuesday, a band of cloud and rain, which urges further eastward. a damp note to come for northern ireland and
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south—west england. cloudier skies further east. not as cold as resonance. tonight is the last frost free night. by tomorrow looking at six. we have that rain lingering across northern ireland, western scotland, wales as well. most other places become dry through the day. there will be sunshine, particularly in the east, lifting temperatures to around 15 in the warmest spots. another cool for the east of scotla nd another cool for the east of scotland and north—east england as well. as we look ahead towards the middle part of the week those temperatures will be on the rise. wednesday into thursday it is looking dry. their amounts of cloud. sunny spells. temperatures likely to reach around 20 by the time we get to thursday. above average for the time of year. looking ahead towards the easter weekend, mostly it will be warm, sunny, and dry, but there is the chance of light rain in the north—west. for the majority of places you will have seen the last
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