goodbye. the headlines at 5. this is bbc news. britain's fracking tsar quits after six months in thejob — blaming ministers for paying too much attention to the environmental lobby. you cannot really do much, but when you have government in such paralysis, you have to do something to make yourself heard. a woman is shot dead and three people injured at a calinfornina synagogue. a man — believed to have used an assault rifle — has been arrested. nicola sturgeon says no westminster government can ever stand in the way of scotland choosing indpendence. i'm setting out today our strategy to win our country's independence. still hoping britain won't have to take part in next month's european elections — the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis.

security fears in sri lanka sees church services cancelled — a week after more than 250 people were killed in the easter sunday bombings. he has run quicker than anybody else before, including himself here in london, kipchoge is the champion again. eluid kipchoge has won the london marathon for a fourth time. britain's sir mo farah finished fifth. kenya's brigid kosgei wins the women's race with a new personal best. america's daniel romanchuk wins the men's elite wheelchair event and swiss paralympian manuela schar wins the women's. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news.

the uk's shale gas commissioner has resigned after only six months in thejob, saying the government is paying too much attention to a small but vocal environmental lobby — and consequently there is a ‘de facto‘ ban on fracking. natascha engel was tasked with uniting communities over the controversial process, but says stringent rules are stopping the industry from being successful, as john mcmanus reports. is this a vision of the uk's future energy market? hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in this case at a site in lancashire. well, maybe not, because despite government support for shale gas exploration, the woman in charge of inspiring confidence in the project has just quit. certainly, since i first started six months ago, there was always an understanding that fracking was going to really struggle to develop if these really ridiculously low limits on earth tremors were going to be kept in place. the understanding was always that they would be reviewed and be raised when it was safe to do so, and that's not happening. it means there is a sort of restriction placed on fracking that's not placed on any other

extractive industry in the country. retrieving gas through fracking involves pumping water, sand and chemicals at high pressure into shale rock. when that rock fractures, the gas is released and brought to the surface. the industry says it is safe, but it can cause earth tremors. to reassure local communities, fracking must pause if those tremors reach a magnitude of 0.5. this site has had to stop work several times. natascha engel says that rule amounts to a de facto ban. those campaigners aren't just worried about tremors, they say climate—changing fossil fuels should stay underground. in scotland, fracking remains under a moratorium. holyrood still has not decided how to proceed. supporters in the usa say fracking there has lowered gas bills, but some states have still banned it. the government here maintains that

shale gas is both environmentally and consumer friendly. now it needs to find somebody new to make that case. john mcmanus, bbc news. the department for business, energy and industrial strategy have responded to natascha engel‘s resignation. a spokeserson said the government supported the development. of the shale industry in the uk because ‘it could have the potential to be a new domestic energy source, and create thousands of well paid, qualityjobs". they also said the government was confident that current regulations "strike the right balance in ensuring the industry can develop, while ensuring any operations are carried out safely and responsibly". a woman has died and three people are in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in california. a 19—year—old man has been arrested after the shooting outside san diego. our correspondent in los angeles, sophie long reports. # we shall overcome. we shall overcome...# a community brought together in pain and multi—faith prayers for peace.

they came to soothe each other‘s sadness and to pray for those suffering. for laurie gilbert kay, who went to worship on a sunny saturday morning and died hours later in hospital. for a child shot in the leg and for two men, one a rabbi. i have been going here my entire life and to see all these wonderful people come together from all these faiths, it's just absolutely amazing. we had one person today full of hate, one person. and look — there is 1000 people here tonight that are full of love. that is what it's about. this is not the first time a tight—knit community like this one have come together to try and help each other heal the wounds inflicted by a man with a gun. it's unlikely it will be the last. i am hoping this does not become the new normal.

places of worship are sacred, human life is sacred and just the idea of every time we have to keep responding to acts of hate and acts of terror is really traumatising for the community. police have arrested a 19—year—old, john earnest. they are now investigating what made a young man take an assault rifle, shoot a child, kill a woman and destroy lives in a place of peace and worship. sophie long, bbc news, poway, california. the scottish national party leader, nicola sturgeon, has warned the government in westminster not to stand in the way of a second independence referendum. earlier this week, the first minister said another referendum should be held by 2021 if the uk leaves the eu. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon, spoke to us a little earlier, just after ms sturgeon finished speaking at the snp conference in edinburgh.

i think it's fair to say that there we re i think it's fair to say that there were three broad themes to her speech, which lasted about 45 minutes, and has just speech, which lasted about 45 minutes, and hasjust this moment come to an end with a standing ovation in the hall packed with a roundabout 2000 or so delegates. —— around about. they were policies, process , around about. they were policies, process, the ideas behind them, that the timescale for any legislation to do with the second independence referendum, and the strategy to build the support for the policies, and the idea of intergenerational fairness behind much of them. she talked of offering a £25,000 loan to first—time buyers, that would be implement it by the end of the year. declaring a climate change emergency in response to those climate change strikers. when it came to process, she announced she would introduce legislation for a referendum next month with a plan to pass it at holyrood by the end of the year.

and, of course, the meaty part of that speech was to do with a strategy. the strategy to build a consensus in support of independence for scotland. 0urjob now is to get support for independence. and make sure no westminster government can ever stand in the way of scotland's right to choose. applause conference... conference, i applause conference... conference, lam setting out today our strategy to win our country's independence. we must recognise that these are different times and new circumstances. this isn't a rerunning of 2014. the uk that existed then does not exist any more. our approach must be different. we should not enter this campaign thinking of people as a yes

vote is or no voters, remainers or levers, but as fellow citizens who wa nt levers, but as fellow citizens who want the best for ourselves, our families, and for scotland's future. —— or leavers. applause —— thinking of people as yes vote ares. we must acknowledge the ties of family and friendship across the uk, and step up to the challenge of answering peoples questions. tipping a hat to the change in strategy. she wants to build consensus going forward. she talked ofa consensus going forward. she talked of a citizens assembly, for people to talk about the idea of what kind of scotla nd to talk about the idea of what kind of scotland they want it to be. and she also announced the biggest campaign, she said, on the economics of independence, a plan of a proposal to send to every house in scotland, all 2.4 million of them, a

leaflet on the economics of independence. she was speaking in the hole behind me this afternoon. an awareness from nicola sturgeon that she hasn't to build a wider, broader base in favour of independence. not least, of course, because the government at westminster say they will not grant a second referendum on independence. nicola sturgeon believes that if she can build a consensus in favour of independence, they will have no option but to grant that referendum. let's go to another country spain is holding its third general election in four years. the election was called by the socialist prime minister, pedro sanchez, in february after catalan separatists joined rightwing parties in rejecting his government's budget. for the first time since the end of the franco era, in 1975, a far—right party —

vox — is among the main contenders. let's cross live to madrid — and join tim willcox. we could then be in a situation where spain ends up with its first coalition government for decades. yes, what is clear is that there will be no political party with a majority here. 176 seats is needed to have an absolute majority. whatever party, whatever colour of the party wins, in terms of left or right, they'll have to form some sort of coalition. that is what is exercising spaniards at the moment. the unifying point for the right seems to be that separatists driving catalonia. and it's interesting, in terms of turnout, we hear that turnout for pro independence areas in catalonia is about 11%, 12% higher than it was at the last elections. it'll be interesting to

see what there. pedro centres had a government propped up by the basque separatists and was relying on the catalans, as well. —— pedro sanchez. who will he rely on now if he gets the largest number of seats, even though he won't have a majority? the left group, which grew out of the anti—austerity party here? will he look to the basques again? could even go back to the catalans? the right has fragmented. the traditional party of the right in spain has split three ways. the reason for that seems to be the popularity of vox, which, as you say, could potentially be a kingmaker, or a hinge say, could potentially be a kingmaker, ora hinge as say, could potentially be a kingmaker, or a hinge as they describe it in spain, for a right wing coalition government. they are

wanting to make spain great again. they want to put walls in north africa around spanish enclaves. they wa nt to africa around spanish enclaves. they want to send back 57,000 immigrants. they are wanting to reverse some of the semi—autonomous legislation that has made spain, up until now, one of the most decentralised countries in europe. you have spent a lot of time over the years in spain. you were there for the catalan independence controversy. what impression are you forming from spanish people you have been speaking to about what matters to them in this election? it depends if they are right or left wing. i spoke to several people yesterday who said they believed in the unity of spain. they weren't that concerned about the populist nationalism of, say, vox, they were more concerned about the break—up of spain. everybody talks about the 1978 constitution. a lot of people here who would vote for the right would say that spain has gone too

far. and that drive for independence by the catalans, which, of course, was deemed illegal by the madrid government, that has united the right. interestingly, several of those parties have changed names. ca rles those parties have changed names. carles pujemon is still in exile in belgium. there was another political party leader who is on trial. it depends which way you lean, left or right, as to how you think things should be sorted out. thanks very much. there will be details of the results from the spanish general election. it should be known by about 11 o'clock local time, so, after ten o'clock this evening. we will keep you up—to—date on the latest of elements from spain. here...

the chairman of the conservative party says he still hopes that the uk won't have to take part in the european parliament elections next month. brandon lewis said he wanted to see the prime minister's brexit withdrawal agreement approved by parliament in the next few weeks, so that the uk can avoid electing meps on 23 may. 0ur political correspondent, jessica parker, has more. will the uk soon be sending meps to sit here at the european parliament? many now suspect it is inevitable and with the polling date just weeks away the conservatives are saying they are still aiming to avoid it. isa they are still aiming to avoid it. is a government our first priority is to not have to fight the european elections. we should do everything we can in respect of the 2016 referendum. what of a cross-party deal? walking time and again into talks with the government, labour say they are no bar to progress. the discussions have been productive. we've gone into a lot of detail. there seems to be a lot of willingness on both sides to move toward some sort of consensus. as

yet we haven't seen the government to move on any of their redline. there are those, who are not fussed about finding a deal, theirfocus instead is stopping brexit altogether. but the lib dems have been left frustrated in their quest to form a remain alliance. it is a shame those remains a boarding party not able to come to an agreement to be fighting that together. but the wider issue of securing a vote to stop brexit is one we are very much still working together. before any european poll, there are local elections this thursday, and after all of the recent political turmoil in westminster some conservatives are forecasting a difficult night for their party because while bins and buses will no doubt be issues in these council contests, few think these council contests, few think the din of brexit can be just drowned out. the headlines on bbc news...

britain's fracking tsar quits after six months in thejob. natascha engel says ministers are paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby. a woman is shot dead and three people are injured at a synagogue in california. police are questioning a 19—year—old man who they say opened fire with an assault rifle. nicola sturgeon says no westminster government can ever stand in the way of scotland choosing indpendence. prayer services have been held in sri lanka one week on from the deadly suicide bombings carroied out by islamist extremists. at least 250 people, including many tourists, died in a series of co—ordinated attacks at churches and hotels on easter sunday. the archbishop of colombo called the atrocities ‘an insult to humanity'. from sri lanka, clive myrie reports. seven days ago saint anthony's

church was filled with screams. today bell's mark their passing. the bomber is mainly attacked christians, but buddhists commemorated the horrors of last week, too. it doesn't matter what background we are coming from. buddhist, hindu, islamic, whoever, we have to pray, and then to live in harmony. inside saint anthony is many members of the sri lankan navy tried to wash away the stain of violence, to restore this house of god. this is the exact spot where the suicide bomber detonated his backpack to devastating effect. you can see the walls pockmarked with the holes of hundreds of ball bearings and the roof of this area pretty much destroyed now letting light in. what happened here is destined to be passed down the ages, to join all of those acts of religious intolerance

that blacken history. god said we need the others. it is not good for men to be alone. the leader of the sri lankan catholics gave a televised mass. but some churches were empty today as frightened parishioners stayed away. it's really hard, hard to see this empty church. it is so sad that this disaster has happened due to religion. several raids in recent days may improve public confidence. terror cells have been disrupted. huge quantities of bomb—making equipment seized. but the hope is that the trauma of a week ago will unite this country in greece, rather than divide it in retaliation. —— unite this country in grief.

clive myrie, bbc news in colombo. the united nations says many villages in northern mozambique have been entirely wiped out by cyclone kenneth, which hit on thursday. with heavy rainfall predicted for the next few days, there are also fears that many communities will face mozambique is still recovering from cyclone idai, which killed hundreds of people further south last month. donna larsen reports. where families once lived now standing as shells, corrugated iron roofs contorted by the wind, littering the ground. these homes were ripped apart by the strongest cyclone ever to hit this region. jamal‘s shop was just one of so many ravaged by the storm. translation: the wind destroyed the farms and the palm trees. the farms don't have anything, we lost everything. here in the village, as you see, 300 houses have been destroyed. the view from above provides some idea of the scale of destruction, villages completely flattened. the united nations has described the damage as heartbreaking. these villages have been entirely wiped out.

they look like they have been run over by a bulldozer. people are asking first for shelter then they need water purification and they need food. almost 20,000 people are now living in makeshift displacement centres, set up in schools and churches. more heavy rain is forecast for mozambique over the coming days and with rivers already swollen, the threat of severe flooding continues to loom large. people here now face the daunting reality that the worst could be yet to come. donna larsen, bbc news. tens of thousands of runners have been taking part in today's london marathon — with a new record set in the men's race. joe wilson was watching. more than ever before began london's marathon. just a few came to win. mo farah may be many things but as his coach said this morning, he's not an angel. after a week of disputes over hotel

robbery and a gym scuffle, today it was simple street talk. 26 miles of london's roads would measure his progress. meanwhile, a new force in wheelchair sport — american daniel romanchuk, aged just 20, outsprinted the rest. manuela schar of switzerland was over five minutes clear of the field when she won the women's wheelchair race. the challenge was just starting for the eccentrics, the fundraisers and the brave, who make this event a mass expression of enthusiasm. but as the men's elite race passed halfway, where was mo farah? not in the leading group. kenyan eliud kipchoge was in control. no—one in the women's field could get near brigid kosgei. she made the whole thing seem almost easy. of course, it isn't. not far behind, britain's hayley carruthers was giving everything to try and break her personal best. everything. well done, hayley... she made the finishing line, and then the help arrived.

hayley has just run a personal best. she's 0k... well, this is how eliud kipchoge finished: 2 hours, 2 minutes, 37 seconds. 0utside his world—record, but the fastest time ever in london. for mo farah, fifth place, and a little slower than his personal best. definitely disappointed, he said, but no regrets about the build—up. 0ne one of the big things in the marathon is the number of runners who try to go across the finishing line on the mall dressed up. but imagine getting to the end of the 26.2 mile course to find that you can't get over the finish line. this is lucas bates — who was aiming to break the guinness world record for the fastest marathon dressed as a landmark building,

which in his case was big ben. 0ther runners had to help and push him because the cross winds were pushing him all over the place. what he didn't plan for however — was getting his sizeable costume over the line. after a few attempts of getting beneath the hoardings, and a little help from fellow competitors — he managed to finish his race. perhaps he did not know about the scaffolding which would impede his victory. but he got through. running for the dementia revolution, which many runners were running for. although sadly for lucas, he wasn't quick enough to break that world record he was after. 0ur sports reporter kate grey has been soaking up the atmosphere at the london marathon finish line in the mall. many memorable moments, that one in particular with big ben with big ben being very iconic, i think we'll remember that one for years to come. as you said, there's been tents, i've just seen a rhino, the wombles are finishing, and it's starting to peter out here. the crowds becoming much smaller. they've been running for about five to six hours here now, so, again, amazing achievement getting

round the 26.2 mile course. they make their way, behind me, passed me, then they gather their medals just here, which is thatjingling noise you can probably hear. to really appreciate the achievement they've made here. there have been plenty of selfies on the finishing line, plenty of emotions, as well, which is completely understandable, but one gentleman who has every right to be emotional after this race was steve bland, who i spoke to earlier today. now, his wife was rachel bland, who sadly died to cancer last year. she was a presenter for 5live, and also on the pod cast you, me, and the big c, and when i spoke to steve, who was running for macmillan cancer support, at the end of the race he was clearly very reflective. rachel was a really keen marathon runner. she did three herself. we actually had a place for her last year to run for macmillan, but we deferred it to this year. she was really, really, really keen to run, but she died in september. one of the first things we did was say to macmillan, we'll do it for you.

we got a little team together, six of us did it, and we raised loads and loads and loads of money for macmillan. it is a cause close to our hearts. they have been a massive support to us over the past couple of weeks of rachel's life. it was pretty emotional thing. it was a pretty emotional thing. we had a team. people knew what we were running for. you know, some people were shouting out things like, rachel would be so proud of you, and there was a girl who caught us up after a mile and said, you know, my boyfriend has cancer and i cannot tell you how much the pod cast means. this so, yeah, the whole experience has been a really, really emotional one. and just, and then, i had awful calf cramp at about 18, 19 miles, it made the last six or seven a real struggle. so, chuck all that in, and it's been a bit of an ordeal, but, yeah, pleased to have finished. tat was steve bland

talking to kate grey — who also caught up with britain's mo farah — after he finished fifth. yeah, today, conditions were tough. honestly, it was hard work out there. iran 2.05. the time doesn't mean anything. i'm definitely disappointed with my position. i'm definitely disappointed with my position. i have to go back now and chat with my coach and see what we think. it's been a tough week, a number of stories in the news in the run—up to the marathon. do you regret bringing to light the row with haile gebrselassie in the run—up to the marathon? i don't regret anything i said. it's the honest truth. at the same time, it won't take away from the race. i feel like a lot of stuff wasn't talking about the race, it was talking about haile and myself. you have got to respect the race. i wa nt you have got to respect the race. i want to thank all of the organisers for putting on a great race today. what a time eliud has run, 2.02. it just shows what we can do. avengers: endgame, the latest hollywood blockbuster from marvel studios, has become

the first film to gross more than $1 billion at the box office in its first week. disney says the superhero movie starring robert downeer and scarlettjohansson has taken $1.2 billion worldwide since its release on wednesday with a record—breaking gross of $350 million in the united states and canada. somebody is in the money. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernecker. fairly quiet on the weather front today compared to yesterday, tomorrow looking pretty good, a bright day on the way with sunshine, tuesday and wednesday it will be gradually warming up, temperatures could get up to 20 degrees. for this afternoon, fresher than that, typically 13—15 in the warmest of spots, but notice across western parts of the country here, a bit more cloud, bits and pieces of light rain, here and there, mist and murk overnight around the southwest, perhaps the welsh

hills, but many central and eastern areas tonight should have plenty of clear weather, and it will be nippy, particularly out of town, temperatures down to low single figures nationwide. tomorrow's forecast, a lot of bright weather around, but not necessarily clear blue skies for many of us. in fact, some central areas may be cloudy, also cloud across the west of the country, but temperatures in some spots to around 17 degrees. bye— bye.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. britain's fracking tsar quits after six months in thejob. natascha engel says ministers are paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby. a woman is shot dead and three people are injured at a synagogue in california. police are questioning a 19—year—old man who they say opened fire with an assault rifle. nicola sturgeon says no westminster government can ever stand in the way of scotland choosing indpendence. security fears in sri lanka has lead to church services being cancelled a week after easter suicide bombings by islamist militants killed

more than 250 people. eluid kipchoge has won the london marathon commentator: he has run quicker than anyone else before, and himself. he has won again. eluid kipchoge has won the london marathon for a fourth time. the kenyan won in the second fastest time ever. britain's sir mo farah finished fifth. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougal. let's start with manchester city are back to the top of the premier league after a narrow 1—0 win at burnley. it was a scrapy match with city having a shout for a penalty turned down after the ball struck ashley barnes on the arm. but they did find the breakthrough when sergio aguero's shotjust

about crossed the line, confirmed using goal—line technology. manchester city are now a point above liverpool with two games remaining. if they beat leicester and brighton, they will retain the title. these kind of games you play with the tension which... you know already we have two points. so it is incredible. and the same with said west month. it is in our hands, we have to win every two games. 0ne against later and after brighton. they are topside and they showed it. it is interesting to see pep guardiola —— great to see pep gordy ellis screaming in the corner... that was pleasing. —— pep cardio. arsenal's top four aspirations have suffered another setback after they were thrashed 3—0 at leicester. arsenal had to play more than 45 minutes with ten men as they fell to a third successive league defeat.

michael redford was watching. in recent weeks, the regular top four has become a race no one is wa nted four has become a race no one is wanted to win. no more so than for arsenal or looking to avoid a third consecutive feet. something made harder when he was sent off before half—time after picking up two yellow cards. leicester made! count just before the hour mark. from a slick move to a civil one. or a rude one to be exact as casper is microphone jamie vardy and finished i'll be at the second attempt. still time for a third. vardy sealing victory in the final seconds. arsenal conceding three for a third consecutive game and suffering a third successively defeat. the first time that is happening for 13 months and the top four aspirations are hanging in the balance. michael

redford, bbc news. it was a fantastic effort. i thought they were the better team and it was interesting how we can manage the game versus ten. we did so when we lost a man a few games back against burnley. but this was a different game for us. and i thought that part of it, we managed very well. three very good goals and very pleased with the performance. 0ne one player west is difficult. leicester, they have good players. but we needed to continue. we had some chances to keep in the match. but no win was going to be difficult. and effie and, it happened, that is. —— at the end it

happened. so that means manchester city go back to the top of the table above liverpool, just a point separates them with two games left. arsenal remain fifth after that defeat at the king power stadium. both manchester united and chelsea will hope to capitalise on the gunners' defeat — they‘ re currently playing at old trafford. it's one—all. united were leading after 11 minutes — juan mata the scorer. but marcus alonzo pounced on a david de gea mistake to make it 1—1 just before half time. live commentary of that game on radio 5 live. celtic have been made to wait at least another week before they can win the scottish premiership. that's after second placed rangers beat aberdeen 2—0. rangers took the lead from the penalty spot. nikola katic was brought down and james tavernier sent joe lewis the wrong way. rangers secured victory with another penalty. katic fouled by andrew considine, who was shown a second yellow card and sent off. tavernier again, scoring from the spot.

2—0 it finished. the edinburgh derby finished in a one—all draw. hibs took the lead in the second half thanks to an own goal from hearts captain christophe berra. but hearts equalised six minutes from time through uche ikpeazu. the draw extends paul heckinbottom's unbeaten start as hibernian manager to 10 league games. rangers win over aberdeen reduces the gap at the top of the table to nine points. but celtic need just a point from their remaining three games to retain the title. rangers' victory also means the dons can no longer catch steven gerrard's side for second. hibs and hearts remain in fifth and sixth after their draw today. chelsea were knocked out of the women's champions league after a terrific semi—final second leg against holders lyon. 0ur reporterjo currie is there. this was always going to be an

uphill battle for chelsea. 2—1 down from the first leg and up against the heavyweights of europe. they gave everything but in the end, it was the defending shamans who go through the final klingon against the battling site. the has made all the battling site. the has made all the more devout early on when she found space and found enough space to put the front side ahead. she by the bottle —— ball bubble beneath her. but almost immediate we ate glimmer of hope for england # lucy bronze appeared to handed the ball in the box. the penalty appeals were waved away by the referee. jesse plays frustrated, the breakthrough was coming. and every bit of magic... she has been superb. perhaps there was a way back. after the break, chelsea had the defending champions on the run. first her effort agonisingly hit the post. for the competition could not force the ball over the life was up try as

they might, chelsea could not find they might, chelsea could not find the gold that would force extra time. didn't quite get the rub of the green. i am disappointed that we had a poor official in the middle. i felt we really need strong officials at this level. i did not feel we had that but also we did have our chances and didn't take them. again, a mistake has cost us. we are not progressing as a result of it. so it is heartbreak again for chelsea in europe as their season will now finish trophy less. as for lyon, they marched into the final in may in budapest for a record fourth consecutive title was at this time round up against barcelona. meanwhile, arsenal women have sealed their first women's super league title since 2012 with a 4—0 win over brighton. dutch midfielder danielle van de donk stroking home the last of the goals. a record home crowd of over 5,000 at the amex saw the gunners clinch the title with a game to spare.

sheffield united have been promoted to the premier league after leeds failed to beat aston villa in one of the most bizarre passages of play you'll ever see. leeds went ahead with around 20 minutes to go through mateusz klich, but chaos ensued afterwards with aston villa players and staff angry that leeds hadn't stopped with a villa player down injured. leeds boss marcelo bielsa then told his players to allow aston villa to score. and they did so. it finished in a 1—1 draw, both teams will be in the playoffs. following that closely in a sheffield bar, were the sheffield united players. these were the scenes at the final whistle when it went at elland road to confirm the blades' promotion to the premier league. fantastic scenes. and there...

might be a few sore heads tomorrow. barry hawkins has made a strong start to his second round match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. he leads kyren wilson six frames to two after the first session. hawkins did reach the final of this tournament in 2013 but lost in the final to ronnie 0'sullivan. and the youngest player left in the tournament, zhou yuelong, has also made a good start in his match against ali carter. the 21—year—old leads 5—3. the winner will play gary wilson in the quarter—finals. he knocked out mark selby in saturday's shock result. and ding junhui is in control of his match againstjudd trump, he leads by 9 frames to 7 after their afternoon session. the world championship is only trophy missing for the chinese player in his bid for the triple crown. mercedes set an all—time record of four consecutive one—twos at the start of a season as valtteri bottas beat lewis hamilton to win the azerbaijan grand prix. joe lynsky reports.

right now at f1, no team could put mercedes in the shade. their two drivers have been one to an every grand prix this season. four races and, it feels a two horse race. 0nce again valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton were racing from the front and in the fight for the first quarter, valtteri bottas held onto his lead. the question from there was where challenges would come from and for ferreri of late, and has been technical progress but no results was of charles leclair fought back from ninth on the grade to the cost with the lead. but seeing out of the pits so his tyres and prospects slip away. as this race reached a climax, it was a familiarfinish. this race reached a climax, it was a familiar finish. this time for va ltteri familiar finish. this time for valtteri bottas, the first turn would be the difference. many track hamilton says he doesn't enjoy, he had to settle for second. but this

yearin had to settle for second. but this year in this sport, one team and two drivers do all the celebrating. tough race even though maybe not that much happening at the front but obviously lewis was putting pressure on me all the time. i cannot have too many mistakes but honestly, i'm happy to see the chequered flag and get this first place. can congratulations to val terry. you made no mistakes. it was great. it was a great result for the team. honestly, this is the best start of the season we've ever had. all that means is that valtteri bottas has overtaken hamilton over the standing sosa his furry team—mate could challenge for the podium and the and for some leclair does take the bonus point. next up is the spanish grand prix in barcelona in a fortnight time.

dominic thiem has beaten daniil medvedev in straight sets to win the barcelona open title. thiem overpowered the russian 6—4, 6—0, just a day after knocking out 11—time champion and top seed rafael nadal in the semi—finals. the third—seeded austrian claimed his second title in four events after beating roger federer at indian wells last month. andy murray says he's "pain—free" and suggested he could return to action sooner rather than later. the 31—year—old has not played since the australian open and has since undergone a second hip operation. speaking at the london marathon where he was an official starter, murray was optimistic. it did actually, no pain any more. i'm a bit weak from where it did actually, no pain any more. i'm a bit weakfrom where i got it did actually, no pain any more. i'm a bit weak from where i got cut on the side of my leg for the operation. but i am doing well, i'm happy, and enjoy my life.|j operation. but i am doing well, i'm happy, and enjoy my life. i think your mum went out that been hitting a ball gets the wall. yeah, i have

been hitting a a few balls from a stationary position. i saw quite a long way from testing and running around the court. ijust have to see what happens. i don't feel any pressure that i need to come back and play again but if my body feels good and i am pain—free, then i will give it go. fingers crossed for wimbledon. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more in sportsday at 7:30. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. up up next, it is the film review. hello there, welcome to the film review here on bbc news. taking us through this week's releases, mark kermode. mark, you got something for everyone this week, haven't you? we have. we have eighth grade, the debut feature from bo burnham.

avengers: endgame — the saga comes to a conclusion. and bel canto, a trouble drama starring julianne moore. so, eighth grade. just to be clear — because there's a different system in the united states — this is 14—year—olds? exactly. it's the end of middle school, and it stars elsie fisher is kayla, a 13—year—old coming to the end of her eighth grade. and she is socially anxious in person. we see these shots of her moving through the corridors of school. everybody else is moving this way, she's moving that way. she finds it quite difficult to communicate with her peers in person. she's crushingly voted "most quiet" in class at the end of the year. but she has a second life online. there is a version of herself that she puts out online in which she posts cute, happy selfies. she does video blogs, vlogs, of self—help videos of how to put yourself out there and how to be more confident, how to be yourself.

and the fact that no—one appears to be watching these videos — we see the video count as one, two, five, zero — doesn't matter, because in a way, she's kind of using that to talk to herself. she's also using her phone and her headphones to avoid conversation with her father, because she has brilliantly observed, slightly sort of scrapie relation with her father, who she finds painfully embarrassing. here's a clip. can you not look like that, please? what? like what? just, like, the way you're looking. looking at the road? you can look at the road, dad! i obviously didn't mean that! just, like, don't be weird and quiet while you do it. sorry. hey, how was the...? no! you were being quiet, which is fine. just, like, don't be weird and quiet. cos, like, i look over at you and i think you're about to drive us into a tree or something. and then i get really freaked out and then i can't text my friends, sojust, like, be quiet and drive and don't look weird and sad.

please. 0k. he sighs. that's worse. now don't be weird, mark! the trailer says you're going to fall in love with elsie fisher. do we fall in love with her? i fell in love with the whole film. it's directed by bo burnham, who started out his career as an internet comedian doing songs, comedy sketches, and many which are very, very brilliant. and what this manages to show you the life of this 13—year—old, who is painfully anxious, who was absolutely beset by anxiety about her peer group. it depicts a life in a completely sympathetic way which understands, for a start, the specifics of her life. bo burnham said that this is a film about a generation who have grown up in a culture they did not create which demands that they put a version of themselves out there online, and he said very specifically when he was receiving one of many awards that it was a generation referred to as somehow

self—obsessed, but in fact what they are it's self—conscious. and the brilliant thing about this film is it looks like he's listened to those people. it look like he's actually understood their experience. he gets the specifics of growing up in this generation z, the post—millenial generation. but as with all great coming—of—age movies, if you get the specifics right, the universality will take care of itself. the real genius of its film is not only that it's funny, and dark, and moving, and heartbreaking, and uplifting, and there is kindness, and there is cruelty all mixed together. but no matter who you are, you can watch this film and see, in that central character, a version of yourself, or someone you understand. i mean, i have nothing in common with that lead character, but the pain and the anguish that she goes through is really, really universal. i think this is one of the best films of the year. it came out in america last year. it was one of the films that barack 0bama listed as one of his favourite films of 2018. it's really wonderful. and in a week in which we have bigger blockbusters coming out,

for me, this is the one to seek out. i think anyone with a beating heart will love this film. this is one of those films like mary poppins which is going to be if you don't love this, we don't have anything further to say to each other. a real film for today. speaking of blockbusters, we have avengers: endgame, which is only three hours and one minute long. yes, and a little bit of that is the credit, but it is pretty much three hours long. this is the end part of infinity war, and it is concluding the saga which is played out over a series of films. it picks up at the and of infinity war, which has ended in disaster, and the beginning of the film is sombre in tone. actually differently sombre, i think. reminded me of things like logan. the film is a very much a three—act structure, each act with a very different flavour. i don't want to say anything at all about the plot, because if people want to go and see it at the weekend, don't want to spoil anything.

what i will say is this. it is very impressive that in the film of this kind of size, of this kind of visual spectacle, with this number of characters that they have to deal with, that actually, what it manages to do is it manages to make you care about the characters when they're on—screen. i laughed more times than i have done in many alleged comedies. there were two moments in the film in which i teared up. bear in mind, i'm not that much emotionally vested in the story, but there were two moments which worked, which struck me as being universal. i do think that you do have to have seen the previous films. there's always a lot of discussion about, "can i see it?" you can do, but the more of the other ones you have seen, the more invested you are, the more you're going to get out of it. although there are moments because of the sheer elements it is dealing with, it feels perhaps slightly baggy or kind of... it is impressive that through all that, amidst all the visual spectacle, amidst everything else, it is the characters that are actually at the centre of it, and it does have an emotional heart. it has an emotional core and i don't think any fans will feel let down. even i, who is quite emotionally removed from this, was touched by enough to be moved to tears in places.

0k, bel canto, which is a hostage siege south america based on a novel. yes, a very popular novel, which apparently is very good. i haven't read the novel. i have seen the film. julianne moore is an opera singer who agrees to give a highly—paid concert. ken watanabe is the industrialist who is in this country, who is there because he is theoretically going to be involved in building a factory. actually, he's there to julianna moore sing. when guerrillas take over the building, they do so because they think the president is there. when they realise the president isn't there, they realise that the best asset they have is julianne moore. they wantjulianne moore to sing for them. she won't play ball. here's a clip. the government has turned off the water to this house to make things more uncomfortable for us. i gathered that. we need water. my comrade wants to shoot someone just to show the government who is in charge, but i have another thought. what's that? i want you to sing.

i want you to sing loud enough that these animals outside can hear it. what good would that do? it might remind them what is at stake. 0h. no. i won't sing. not for you. he says to do what you're told. 0h. or what, he'll shoot me? you kept one woman, one american, una americana. if you shoot me, what do you think will happen to you and your people? i don't think i need to do what you say. i have to say with such a huge amount of international talent on screen, and julianne moore, who i think is generally wonderful, and it was based on a well—respected book, it's a shame that the film itself is so misjudged. it seemed to be, on the one hand torn between being a serious trauma and on the other hand, being a soap opera. there's a subplot about the president not being there because he is staying at home to watch a soap opera on television. i have to say on some

points, you think that is what you're watching. i did go into it, thinking, this is good quality actors and good quality stuff, and then just sitting there thinking, "at what point is this going to stop looking like a creaky television drama?" the answer is, never. it's a real shame because, as i said, i'm a big fan of many of the people involved, but it is a real disappointment. oh, dear. all right. thank you. best out? from me, mid 90s. a film you'll really struggle to find in theatres. a coming—of—age drama byjonah hill. a very good companion piece to eighth grade. also very empathetic. some have compared it to kids, but it's clearly different because it's made by somebody who actually understands the kids. i know you're a big fan also of... wild rose! jessie buckley! it's a such a great story about someone using country music to speak those inner truths — three chords and the truth, which country music is meant to be. i think it gets right to the heart of that and it's uplifting. i've seen it with a crowd. people really do end

up punching the air, and a lovely cameo by whispering bob harris! one of the very few people who has earned the right to play himself in utterly glowing terms, because he really is that nice. she's a great actress, and a belting voice. have you seen beast? she is so brilliant. she is really, really terrific in that. and lastly, best dvd. being frank, the chris sievey story. i know if you ever saw frank sidebottom play live... i had the great honour of sharing stage with frank sidebottom. this is chris sievey, who was a sort of brilliant sort of pop song composer who was in a great pop band that never got the recognition they deserve, and suddenly achieved unexpected fame as frank sidebottom, a character wearing a papier—mache head and talking as if he had a nose clip on his nose. and it's a really brilliantly made movie, because it has absolutely brilliant archive footage. it is made out of absolute love and affection for chris sievey, and the way this alter ego sort of became something he never expected it to be. i thought it was really moving and really touching. love it when you talk through your nose, mark.

thank you very much! thank you very much. that is it for this week. thank you so much for watching. from both of us, goodbye. hello. a reasonably pleasant day for the most of us today and tomorrow it is not looking bad at all either. plenty of bright weather in the next couple of days, the temperature will rise in fact hitting 20 degrees by the time we get to tuesday. now, the satellite image, having said that, is revealing a lot of cloud across the uk. in fact, there are a few spits and spots of rain in northern ireland, parts of wales, the south west of england, too. and even if you haven't got the rain, it is fairly hazy, that sunshine there for central and easterners. but, on the whole, the bulk of the uk is enjoying a decent day with temperatures of 13—15 degrees. now tonight, western areas remain cloudy and you can see the cloud there across the western isles, northern ireland down to the south west too.

again, a few spits and spots of rain. so, a bit milder here. 8 or 9 degrees. but where skies clear in central and eastern britain, it could be pretty nippy outside of town — maybe two, three, 4 degrees. so, tomorrow starts off quite sunny but then we will see clouds building up particularly across parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, east anglia, the south—east, you know, clouds bubbling up obscuring the sunshine. the rest of western england and scotland should be quite sunny and then out towards the west, northern ireland and wales, it will probably be overcast. now on tuesday, we are going to see a little bit of warmth heading our way, particularly towards scotland and some western areas of the uk. here, notice there's some sunshine for places like cardiff, liverpool, the low lands of scotland — in fact one or two spots can get up to around 18 or 19 celsius. i wouldn't even rule out a 20 for london but closer to the north sea coast, it will be fresher there for example in norwich, only around 14 degrees. now, notice a big high pressure midweek tries to build into the uk.

there is a weather front and if you can squint, you can just about see it there across central parts of the uk. that means a bit of cloud, maybe some spits and spots of rain. it's a very slow—moving front. it's not really doing anything much apart from just getting a little bit of cloud here and there, maybe one or two showers. so, i think we will call it a slightly cooler day on wednesday because of that cloud, maybe 15 degrees across these north—western areas. still hanging on to around 19 in london and then end of the week thursday, friday, it will cool off a little bit across southern areas as well, back down to around 15. that's it for me.

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