robbie robertson carried on working pretty much until the day he died.started from a place where he had no idea what to do, and then some light shines through and it turns into something magical. guitarist, singer and composer — robbie robertson — who's died at the age of 80. fancy owning a piece of twitter? billionaire owner elon musk is putting twitter building signs and other items from the company up for auctionjust weeks after the firm's rebranding as x. among the 584 lots on offer are coffee tables, outsized bird cages, and oil paintings of images that went viral. also listed are tens of desks and chairs, a dj booth, and enough musical instruments to equip a band. and before we go — a special edition 50 pence coin has been created to mark the coronation of king charles. five million coins will be issued, with a design based on westminster abbey, where the coronation took place. there are currently 27 billion coins in circulation from the queen's reign. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. for many parts of the uk, it feels as thou

neil robertson would be a --oular here now. neil robertson would be a pepuiarwinter_ here now.ut _ here now. neil robertson would be a popular winter here but it's - here now. neil robertson would be a popular winter here but it's always i popular winter here but it's always difficult to predict who will get their hands on this famous trophy. jamie broughton, bbc news, sheffield. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. sarah, thank you. china is beginning military exercises around taiwan. an army spokesman said they were directed at what he called the "wrong signal" being sent about the island by the united states. the exercises coincide with a bipartisan visit by six us lawmakers to taipei. the biden administration has repeatedly talked of its "rock—solid" commitment to taiwan. but china regards the self—governing island as an integral part of its territory and a foreign ministry spokesman has condemned the us support for taiwan. democrat senator bob menendez is among those visiting taipei — he spoke about the international impor

i wasn't aware of it _ robertson to apologise.of it during _ robertson to apologise. i wasn't aware of it during the _ robertson to apologise. i wasn't aware of it during the game, - robertson to apologise. i wasn't aware of it during the game, it l robertson to apologise. i wasn't i aware of it during the game, it was after the game and didn't want to see the pictures before the press conference because it makes life a little bit easier if you don't know what's happening. i spoke to pretty much, i spoke to robertson and all the other guys, not to the assistant, i was not involved in that talk, but i think it is all dealt with really well.- that talk, but i think it is all dealt with really well. new york red bulls forward _ dealt with really well. new york red bulls forward has _ dealt with really well. new york red bulls forward has been _ dealt with really well. new york red bulls forward has been handed - dealt with really well. new york red bulls forward has been handed a - bulls forward has been handed a six—game ban by majo

neil robertson has knocked out mark selby to reach the last four.een in fine form all week at milton keynes, beating selby 6—2. here's a round—up of the day's action so far with seema jaswal. we have reached the quarterfinal stage here at the uk championship, and we saw a really intriguing match today between neil robertson and mark selby, but just today between neil robertson and mark selby, butjust to go to. he was an imperious form today, along success was an imperious form today, along success of 90%, his stats. almost impossible to play against, but there was a chance in the match, when mark selby could have got on level terms, a sort of unforced ever in position, but neil robertson was just awesome today. big breaks, high—scoring frames, just what we associate with mark robinson —— neil robertson now. even some of the frames he did lose, but his long game was phenomenal, his safety was great, but his scoring all the winter was fantastic. it was nearly a perfect match of sneaker he played a. he looks like he really enjoyed himself today. over o

neil robertson leads graeme dott 5—2 in the opening session of the world grand prix final in cheltenhambertson is playing in his third consecutive ranking final, having won the european masters a fortnight ago and he was runner—up at the german masters last weekend. they'll play to a finish tonight. that's all the sport for now.

robbie robertson was born in toronto in 1943.career, forming the band in 1967. they backed bob dylan, helping influence his transition from artist to rock star. singing. after the band broke up, he pursued a solo career, but also became a film composer, forging a close working relationship with the director martin scorsese. robbie robertson: working pretty much until the day he died. he once said of his music that he started from a place where he had no idea what to do, and then some light shines through and it turns into something magical. the guitarist, singer and composer robbie robertson there who has died at the age of 80. here in the uk, police in the west midlands say they are treating a fire at a well—known 18th—century pub near dudley as arson. the cookhouse described as written's longest pub was largely destroyed by the blaze. it was then bulldozed with the local councils that was unauthorised, unacceptable and possibly unlawful. what is left of the pipe has now been searched by a specialist fire service dog that can sn

after his epic win on sunday night, neil robertson withdrew from the scottish 0pen.you were up watching you'll know the uk championship produced a final to remember — neither robertson norjudd trump were ever more than one frame ahead. it went right down to a decider which started at around quarter to midnight, and 67 minutes later, at five to one in the morning, robertson won it. he spoke afterwards to my colleague sarah mulkerrins. my my brain was really wired after the match and i couldn't get to sleep until probably about five o'clock in the morning. so i woke up about 20 times during the night, sort of, waking up, whether or not i wonder loss, which actually happens a lot with boa rdman and loss, which actually happens a lot with boardman and athletes in general, that after big game, and doing your sleep, you've got the sort of moments where you wake up spontaneously and every time i woke up spontaneously and every time i woke up to spontaneously and every time i woke my spontaneously and every time i woke up to my saw the trophy there to kind of reassure me tha

but mr robertson, who i see as the never16 but mr robertson, who i see as the never 16 c —— has beenving. thanks to all colleagues and constituents of 17 yea rs of colleagues and constituents of 17 years of public life. it has spread an honour to serve as... will forward to new chopperjantjies —— new opportunities. my eyesight is not good enough to be to tell you what is in the letter. my colleagues will be going through it with a fine tooth comb to find out if they can find what is the background to his decision. it is somewhat unexpected. he says he regrets leaving and will obviously find out in the rest, and the rest of the day goes on, what makes have those regrets and the decision to go. in some ways it will bea decision to go. in some ways it will be a blow for his party. he has been such a prominent figure, he is one of its most formidable public speakers. he took over when alex almond stop being the party leader, became first minster at westminster. angus robertson, deputy leader of the snp, former mp for moray, stepping down from politics, it seems. a father whose three daug

tension grew and robertson could not contain his emotions. , and!n he needed it most. in the end, fu stayed calm under pressure and played the better snooker to win the match. he faces that defending champion mark selby in —— fora that defending champion mark selby in —— for a place in the semifinals —— come on! the american astronaut peggy whitson has broken the record for the number of days spent in space by an american. president trump telephoned her to congratulate her on beating the previous record of 534 days. greg dawson reports. white house? this is mission control, houston. like so many long—distance calls, it got off to a slightly awkward start. do you hear me? after a few pauses to work out the delay on the line... yes, sir, we have you loud and clear. ..the president was on script as he congratulated dr peggy whitson. today, commander whitson, you have broken the record for the most total time spent in space by an american astronaut. 534 days, and counting. earlier this month, dr whitson was made commander of the international space stat

the 38—year—old also confirmed he has apologised to robertson.red bulls forward dante vanzeir has been handed a six—game ban by major league soccer for using a racist remark during a match. play was stopped for 20 minutes during the red bulls�* clash with sanjose earthquakes last saturday because of the confrontation. the belgian later apologised and the club announced that he would step away to avoid "distractions". the 24—year—old will also need to to participate in additional league—mandated training and education sessions. to tennis and andrey rublev is a set up againstjan lennard struff in the quarterfinals of the monte carlo masters. later there will be a surprise all—italian affair as the world number eightjannick sinner faces lorenzo musetti. the 21—year—old shocked world number one novak djokovic in their last 16 tie on thursday to set up the encounter. djokovic won the first set and had looked in control, but lost the next two sets to the 16 seed. after his defeat, djokovic laid out his frustrations in a press conference. the feeling is

neil robertson has just drawn level at 4-4 with robertson has just drawn level at 4—1; with the debutantp up—to—date with that on bbc two. eilish mccolgan is out of sunday's london marathon after picking up a knee problem. mccolgan is the british half—marathon record holder and the commonwealth games' 10,000 metre champion. she was due to be making her debut in the event but has delayed herjourney to london to give herself as much time as possible to make a decision. her mother liz mccolgan won the london marathon in 1996. and that's all the sport for now. europe is facing a massive cocaine crisis, according to law enforcement agencies. production of the drug has increased by a third in just one year, after a slowdown over the pandemic. europe and north america are the largest markets for cocaine. in the most recent discovery — british authorities seized more than a tonne of cocaine found floating off the south coast. drug smugglers are even using submarines to bring millions of dollars worth of cocaine into the continent from south america. our europe correspondent nick beake has more.

robertson approached the official at the end of the first half of their 2—2 draw with arsenal in thed appeared to make contact, with hatzidakis then raising his arm. former referee keith hackett says hatzidakis�* career is injeopardy if he's found guilty of making contact with robertson. we've reached the quarter final stage in the european champions league and a mouthwatering clash on tuesday night sees manchester city host bayern munich in the first leg. it's the first time manager pep guardiola has faced his former side since leaving bayern in 2016. city are still chasing a first european title but go into the game in good form having not been beaten since the start of february and the scale of the achievement should they go all the way isn't lost on the boss. tennis�* clay court season is underway in earnest although the monte carlo masters is missing the likes of nafa nadal and carlos alcarez. british number one cameron norrie is there, but is already out. the eleventh seed was outclassed by argentina's francisco cerundolo in the first round 6—3, 6—4. britain's jack draper is th

robbie robertson was born in toronto in 1943.ob dylan. they went from folk artist to rock stars. after the band broke up, he pursued a solo career but also became a film composer, forging a close working relationship with the director, martin scorsese. robbie robertson carried on working pretty much until the day he died. one set of his music at that he started from a place where he had idea what to do and then sunlight shines through and it turns into something magical. i�*ll be back at the top of the hour with more. stay with us here on bbc news hello there. heatwave conditions across the globe have been dominating weather headlines in recent weeks. and this week, we saw a return to heat across iberia. on wednesday afternoon in southern spain, we saw a high of 44 degrees, 111 fahrenheit. we are tapping into some of that warmth across the uk — not as extreme. it was a pleasant day on wednesday. thursday, it will be warmer still, with temperatures perhaps peaking at 27, possibly 28 degrees. that�*s 82 fahrenheit. but widespread w

they —— john higgins was not at his best like it was against neil robertson. some misses.ome of the safety shot he played opened up the reds more, made it more free—flowing game which helped dave gilbert to settle down and dave looks more comfortable amongst the balls as we than john higgins did. it has been an entirely different game from the one against neil robertson, which was really tight. john kept it nice and tight and seem comfortable playing like that. doesn't look so comfortable at the moment, but every session is different. very much looking forward to the second semifinal. judd trump is up against the qualifier, gary wilson. what an amazing story this is. incredible. winning 10-9 in wilson. what an amazing story this is. incredible. winning 10—9 in the first round against luca brecel. everything he has done here is fabulous. i think he will settle down and play well. your matter alive this evening on bbc two at 7:30pm. thereafter, on the red button and online. the tour of yorkshire is under way. the first stage, runs for 111 miles from doncaster to selby. jason

robertson insists he and his team—mates are not getting ahead of themselves.s, i don't think there are favourites, everyone wants to get the final and we know how tough it is and i don't think there are favourites. it is a big occasion and big moments happen in those games and it is about who deals with those of the best and that what will our determine our semifinal and the other semifinals so we don't believe we are favourites but we believe we are in for a tough game and where we want to go. and we know where we want to go. the premier league has accepted the case for reform, after the government announced it would be setting up an independent regualtor in football. and the players�* union, the pfa, welcomed the endorsement of the issues raised in the fan—led review into the men's game. supporters will have more say in how the game is run. a new owners test will be introduced and the regulator will have the power to sanction clubs in england who break financial and other rules. the review was led by former sports minister tracey crouch, following a series o

remarkably robertson, despite making that 147, has ended up losing the match and going out. with the four—time championjohn higgins next for the englishman. that sta rts starts tomorrow afternoon. never had a name like starts tomorrow afternoon. never had a game like that _ starts tomorrow afternoon. never had a game like that my _ starts tomorrow afternoon. never had a game like that my life. _ starts tomorrow afternoon. never had a game like that my life. the - starts tomorrow afternoon. never had a game like that my life. the share i a game like that my life. the share right at the end. i'm completely drained, get that everything i had come everything. is the best player in the world at the moment of the way he came back at me tonight, it felt like he was punching me. i was losing all the energy out of my body. but then i'vejust losing all the energy out of my body. but then i've just drowned losing all the energy out of my body. but then i'vejust drowned on the self i've learned in thinking about the hard work i put in. the 2019 winnerjudd trump has also been involved in

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back from the brink, robertson stuns higgins at the masters fighting back from 5—1 down.ks forjoining us on sportsday, we're going to start with football in what's been a dramatic day of fa cup 3rd round action — none more so than at the emirates where manchester united beat arsenal on penalties despite having diogo dalot sent off on the hour mark. dan ogunshakin watched this gripping encounter for us to date, the fa cup remains mikel arteta's only piece of managerial silverware. for ruben amorim, this was a heavyweight introduction to the world's oldest cup competition. all smiles prior to kick off, but these are two sides with a fiery and storied relationship. in the opening exchanges, there were few signs of the fireworks that would later come, the first half notable only for a gabriel martinelli goal ruled offside and a serious—looking injury to an in—form gabrieljesus. but as darkness descended on the emirates, the game took on a new lease of life. manchester united are starting to take shape under amorim and captain bruno fernandes is their undoubted diamond. commen

that was gary robertson, the head of surgery at christchurch hospital.om the hospital. the chief of surgery running through the latest on those who were caught up in that attack on the two mosques. he said that there we re the two mosques. he said that there were 39 patients injured and still in hospital. in total. that is the number they currently have that they are treating, 39. 48 had been admitted to. seven have been discharged. he mentioned that a four—year—old girl was transferred to another hospital for specialist treatment and he also said that four patients died on their way to the hospital. when asked about the kind of injuries he said there was a range of injuries. some people suffering superficial soft tissue injuries right through to more complex injuries he described involving the chest, abdomen and the head and went on to say that most will need surgery of some sort. he spoke about how he was proud of the way that staff handled the situation, in his words, he described it as the carnage they we re described it as the carnage they were face

robertson will play barry hawkins in the quarterfinals, who knocked out the world number fourjudd trumpoday. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news. record numbers of patients in england spent longer than the target waiting time in a&e in december. leaked figures suggest january could be the worst month in 13 years. calls for the government to reverse its decision to end a scheme to bring unaccompanied child refugees to the uk. a new law designed to help protect people renting homes from rogue landlords is failing te na nts, from rogue landlords is failing tenants, according to a group of mps. an update on the market numbers for you, here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has appointed rebecca long—bailey as shadow business secretary, as he reshuffles the shadow cabinet. she is one of four appointments just announced. our political correspondent is at westminster. remind us of why these appoin

doctor duncan robertson. — what happens next. doctor duncan robertson, many _ what happens next.tor duncan robertson, many thanks for your l robertson, many thanks for your time. —— duncan robinson. let's take a look at the latest coronavirus data for the uk. a further 27,989 people have tested positive for the virus in the last 2a hour period. there have been 22 more deaths from coronavirus — that's within 28 days of a positive test. and more than 33 million people — 62.7% of uk adults — have now been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. a statue of diana, princess of wales has been unveiled by her sons princes william and harry at kensington palace — on what would have been her 60th birthday. the two princes commissioned the statue of their late mother from the sculptor ian rank—broadley. the bronze statue depicts princess diana with three children — said to represent the "universality and generational impact" of her work. in a joint statement the princes said: "every day, we wish she were still with us, and our hope is that this statue will be seen forever as a symbol of her

the deputy leader of the snp, angus robertson, says the general election in scotland will be a fight still a four—letter word in scotland and most people do not want to see a return of the conservatives. that's why we're going to be working very hard the length and breadth of the country to make sure that the snp returns victorious in those seats, because we need to protect scotland at westminster. we see that the tories are running rampant south of the border. there is not a snowball‘s chance in hell of the labour party winning the general election. so if we're wanting the strongest voices to stand up for scottish interests and against the ever more rightward drift of the conservative party and its europhobia, people are going to have to vote snp in scotland. i am confident that, given it will be that two—horse race, it's the snp that will win. 0ur correspondentjames shaw is in glasgow. what is the sense in the snp about their performance yesterday? were they hoping for something better? they did not win control of councils. they did not win control of any of the 32 councils in scot

ella robertson, amanda nguyen, _ dismantle its.ewell ceremony at baghdad airport. during the four—day trip, the pope toured four cities, including mosul — the former islamic state stronghold. he also met muslim and christian leaders and preached peace and coexistence. it was the pope's first international excursion since the start of the pandemic, and the first ever papal visit to the country. the luxury car brand aston martin has said it will manufacture all its electric cars in the uk from 2025. the company, which is based in warwickshire, is due to start making hybrid versions of its vehicles over the next two years, followed by the first battery—only models. it has also confirmed that an electric suv will be built at its factory in st athan in south wales. malala yousafzai was a school girl when was shot in the head by the taliban in pakistan in 2012 for campaigning for girls�* education. she was flown to england for treatment, where she became an activist and the youngest person to win the nobel peace prize. now she's signed a

robertson approached the official at the end of the first half of their 2—2 draw with arsenal in theand appeared to make contact, with hatzidakis then with hatzidakis, then raising his arm. former referee keith hackett says hatzidakis�* career is injeopardy if he's found guilty of making contact with robertson. it's the quarterfinals of the european champions league this week — and on tuesday night manchester city host bayern munich in the first leg at the etihad stadium. city are still chasing a first european title but go into the game in good form having not been beaten since the start of february. there's also a fascinating sub—plot too that sees pep guardiola take on his former side for the first time since quitting the alianz arena. bayern are now managed by thomas tuchel — the man who led chelsea to victory against city in the 2021 final. we saw three or four games that bayern munich played, they are so creative. we tried to figure out, obviously, in all departments it would have been difficult. tennis�* clay court season is underway in earnest although the monte carlo masters

australia's neil robertson is leading stuart bingham five frames to three in their best of 17 heading bingham with four wins in the opening five. bingham, the reigning english 0pen champion, ended the afternoon session with his 11th century of the tournament to reduce robertson's lead to two. play resumes at 7pm tonight. the big—hitting batsman chris gayle will retire from one—day internationals after this summer's world cup. the announcement was made by cricket west indies a short while ago. the 39—year—old will solely concentrate on t20s, a format in which he shines, holding the record for the highest individual score — 175 off 66 balls. super league early pace—setters salford red devils lost to leeds rhinos, who were bottom coming into their match this afternoon. salford managed wins in both of their opening matches, but came unstuck at home, losing 14—46. that win lifts leeds up to seventh. while hull kr beat london broncos 22—12. that, shaun, is all for now. we'll have more in sportsday at 7:30pm. thanks very much. in our top story. the family believes she has given birth. the ne

in the frame again, very seniorfigure in the snp, he was robertson in the frame again, very senior figurethe leader at westminster. he is back in the snp. and there is absolutely no doubt that he will get a job in a cabinet reshuffle so we will not see old faces but veteran faces in her cabinet, because people like mike russell, who has been a leading figure from the 70s, we will see new faces and certainly new msps because they will be a lot of retire us. the statement _ they will be a lot of retire us. the statement is _ they will be a lot of retire us. the statement is coming very soon. we don't have too long to wait. there's not too long to wait before nicola sturgeon appears. and also, john curtis is with us, who was looking on a great interest in scotland. and we may cut across nicola sturgeon appears. butjust a thought from you on what she will be thinking and reflecting on after this election. we have had the conservatives already saying, she did not do what she wanted to do but let's face it it's still a pretty stunning and successful result.— it's still a pretty stunning and suc

jamie robertson there in newcastle. . newcastle.. jamie robertson there in newcastle. .ouble decker buses has been found blocking a sewer in east london. thames water described it as one of the largest it had seen and said it would take three weeks to remove. 0h, oh, this gets worse! the solid mass of congealed fat, wet wipes, nappies, oil and condoms formed in a victorian—era tunnel. sometimes it's more information than you need, isn't it? work at whitechapel road to remove the immense fatberg started this week. i'm just not really looking, i hope you did the same. it's a lesson to everybody, isn't it? thames water presumably not very happy at all. let's move on. time for a look at the weather. i will try and distract you. the rain will move into northern ireland and scotland, wales & west earn parts of england. for northern ireland and scotland, winds not so much a feature, across a large swathe of england and wales we will see gusts of a0mph—50mph. 60mph to western and channel coasts. as low pressure m oves western and channel coasts. as low pressure moves across the

that was angus robertson, snp's a choice. that was angus robertson, snp‘s deputy leader.. but a survey of fashion ceos before the vote showed 84% were concerned about the impact of brexit on their industry. as the pm prepares to invoke article 50 — what does the fashion industry want to get out of the brexit negotiations. vishala sri—pathma is live in north london at clothes factory and training college to see what brexit means for this important sector. when you're walking around north london you would not expect to stumble across a factory like this j they stumble across a factory like this i they are stumble across a factory like this if they are out 110 machines, 100 all makin arments for people, all making garments for retailers like marks and spencers is not for online retailers like asos. the fashion manufacturing industry employs over 100,000 people in the nowjoins bt chief executive of uk. nowjoins bt chief executive of the manufacturing of textile association. —— no the chief executive joins me. if you think about the journey when you get out of bed and the huge

the world number one was forced into a decider and robertson missed a crucial yellow and a chance toexecutive jost capito says reducing the number of races isn't a realistic way of making the sport more sustainable. williams are the first f1 team to sign up to the united nations sports for climate action framework and have commited to becoming climate positive — that means removing more carbon from the atmosphere than they are producing — by 2030. capito believes such moves can inspire fans around the world to also make changes to be more environmentally aware. but he disagrees that fewer races would help. i think fewer ray says, not the solution, we have to have the solution, we have to have the solution that the grand prix are carbon neutral, and that's as to be the object. and then reaching the people with every one we reach a lot of people and we can make them aware about our actions, and where the industry is going and where the teams are going, and they are going towards environmentally positive. the route of next year's tour de france has been released and will feature two maj

a tight match between 2010 champion neil robertson and last year's runner up kyren wilson, as they'rerame to setup a fascinating final session tomorrow morning and that's all the sport for now. hello. april 2021 is now officially the frostiest april on record. that is since records began in 1960 and it is based on the number of frosty nights we've seen. every night so far this april, temperatures have fallen below freezing and we've had an air frost. it may well be the case though that as we make our way into the early hours of wednesday, we escape and there's a lot of cloud sitting across the uk at the moment thanks to an area of low pressure sinking its way south. quite a strong wind across scotland and where skies clear, the chance of frost will be pretty limited. here's the centre of that low as we get wednesday underway to the south of the uk. to the north, the skies are clearer but there will be some chilly air around, those isobars are close together and that means a stiff north easterly wind. the heaviest of the shower on wednesday would be close to the low centre for wales, t

i'm jamie robertson. in business: clearing the air. volkswagen to plead guilty to us fraud charges, as it tries to put dieselgate behind it. plus, we send a trillion a day but could social media soon consign them to the recycle bin? we celebrate 25 years of the email attachment. south korea's president park guen—hye is to be removed from office — the first time in the country's history such action has been taken. a constitutional court has ruled the impeachment imposed on her last year after being embroiled in a corruption scandal should be confirmed. the decision was met by cheering in the streets from opponents of ms park. but her supporters were also demonstrating and there have been clashes between the two sides. this is the moment the judge this is the moment thejudge handed down the decision. translation: the benefit of other —— maintaining the constitution are large. it is a unanimous decision to remove park geun—hye from office. our correspondent stephen evans is in the south korean capital, seoul. a situation that divides the

neil robertson facing stuart bingham — let's go there now. just into the first frame. a 6—0 whitewash of hossein vafaei in their semi final while world number 12 bingham produced four centuries as he beat joe o'connor 6—2 yesterday. today's final is the best of 17 frames. it's early days and you can follow it on the bbc sport website and via the red button. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on the collapse of flybmi, which has left hundreds of passengers stranded. the airline, based near east midlands airport, has told customers it will not be able to reschedule any flights. let's talk to our reporter stuart flinders who's at east midlands airport. what is the message to anyone who has got a flybmi ticket or who is hoping to fly with them? it doesn't sound like the company can do much for you in that case. what they are saying first and foremost is not to turn up at the airport. secondly, consult your insurers and credit ca rd consult your insurers and credit card companies. if you are able to get a flight with someone else then you have to pay for it. b

coming up before ten, veteran bbc sports commentator ian robertson will be here.m. theresa may is heading to brussels to attempt to finalise her brexit deal with eu leaders. the prime minister is hoping the plans, which include details on our future relationship with the european union, will be approved at a summit on sunday. but spain's prime minister has threatened to derail the timetable, if he doesn't get further reassurances over the status of gibraltar. meanwhile, the leader of the democratic unionist party, arlene foster, is expected to reiterate her opposition to the proposed brexit deal when she addresses its annual conference today. the dup is concerned that plans to prevent checks on the irish border would leave northern ireland too closely tied to the eu. earlier sirjeffery donaldson, the dup mp in westminster and the party's chief whip, told us there's still plenty of to make changes. the home office is investigating how an adult asylum seeker was allowed to take up a place at a school in ipswich. the man, who was posing as a 15 year old, enrolled at

robertson said the victory had given him "a huge amount of belief" going into the world championship,le theatre in sheffield in 12 days�* time. the netherlands coach louis van gaal has revealed he has prostate cancer. the former manchester united boss says he kept the news from his players during the recent international break, and he had to leave in the night to go to hospital for treatment to stop them finding out. van gaal is due to lead the netherlands at the world cup in qatar this winter. poland's iga swiatek has been confirmed as the new world number—one in the women's tennis rankings, replacing ash barty, who retired last month. she celebrated her new status in style at the weekend, winning the miami open with victory over naomi 0saka. that was her third title in a row and extended her winning streak to 17 matches. after the event, she was able to reflect on the past couple of weeks, and her reaction when she heard that barty had decided to quit. i was crying for a0 minutes, basically, both because of her retirement and i didn't really know it was going to happen and it really

the new scotland football captain andy robertson believes he's the man to lead his country back to aajor tournament. he watched scotland's women reach the world cup earlier this week and the liverpool defender says ending the men's 20 year absence from the main stage would trump any of his football achievements. alasdair lamont has more. leading from the front, the new scotla nd leading from the front, the new scotland captain relishing the role. he will lead out the team against belgium. tomorrow's match is about getting players ready for the nations league and with that another attempt to qualify for a major tournament. that is something their female counter parts have begun to make a habit of of with world cup qualifications after the euros that. s. the game was on the television andi s. the game was on the television and i had seen the end of it when they were celebrating, you could see how happy they were and they look forward to a world cup. that is a fantastic achievement for the women's team and well done to them. but it leaves a bit of fire in the belly for any squad and the

and to find out whether it's john higgins or mark williams who robertson will be playing in the semi—finalsquite dense, particularly across parts of england and wales. for most of us is actually going to be a sunny day. but this era of high pressure, stable conditions, light winds is leading to the fog and also some very high levels of pollution around the southeast in the landing area just for today. here's the fog to the early hours of the parts of wales in southern england in particular. in some areas the temperatures will be below freezing so you could have some freezing fog two. scotland a totally different story, a lot milder here. they'll be more cloud around in the north highlands comes bits and spots of rain. for most of us is a bright, even sunny day but he one or two areas that fog particularly in the south will linger into the afternoon and as a result it will be colder. for most of us around seven degrees. �*welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. britain's prince andrew is no longer his royal highness. he's losing his titles afte

the snp's deputy leader angus robertson has announced that he's stepping down with immediate effect toonths after he lost his westminster seat. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon said the party owed mr robertson an enormous debt of gratitude for his role in its success over the last decade. lady gaga has cancelled the last ten dates of her european tour due to what she described as severe pain. the star has a condition called fibromyalgia, which can cause pain all over the body. just a warning, there's flash photography in richard forrest's report. last sunday, lady gaga was at the music industry's biggest night of the year, the grammys in los angeles, but since the middle ofjanuary, she's been in europe on the latest leg of herjoanne world tour. her last performance was in birmingham on thursday and she was due to be on stage at london's 02 on sunday night but then came the bombshell that the remaining european dates were being cancelled. in a statement, the tour organisers live nation said: lady gaga's devoted fans, or little monsters, were devastated. i did the first tour tha

we are going to some of these live pictures, this is the press conference being held by greg robertsonf surgery. we are expecting some discharges from the intensive care and surgical wards today. in addition to that there is the young girl in starship hospital in auckland, and her condition is still listed as critical. the hospital in christchurch has a good capacity at present and we are well start. we are prioritising those patients from the mosque attack for surgery over the mosque attack for surgery over the coming days, as well as dealing with our business as usual activity, which is as you appreciate, in a single major hospital city, that means we have to do all our work in this centre as usual. presently there are seven acute theatres operating, normally we would be running three on a day like today. many of the patients that are being operated on from the incident require multiple surgeries as a consequence of the complexity of the nature of the injuries, and if there are questions about that i will clarify that later. this call on all of our surgical, clarify that later. this

robertson's play in the final frame was painfully slow, he took over four minutes for one shot, but came crown title in five years. i'll have more for you in the next hour. did trump accept defeat?! very good, don't get political! as the uk prepares to roll out the first 800,000 vaccines from tomorrow, many people have contacted us here at the bbc with questions about it. we've put some of them to dr penny ward, a visiting professor in pharmaceutical medicine at kings college london, who's spent the last 30 years developing drugs and vaccines. my name is ariana hart. i currently attend soas university. are there any implications of the vaccine that would have been missed that could come to light in the future that could actually outweigh the risk of getting coronavirus for young people themselves? as a technology, it has been studied in clinical trials actually for over ten years in different types of disease. so the first thing is that, although it's a new technology, it's really quite well understood and it's been well understood, and there has been a quite long time now, so if somethi

robertson is also playing well, only conceding one frame until this match.e score is 65—0 in the first frame. you can watch it live on bbc two and the bbc sport website now. one of the uk's biggest betting companies — gvc — says it will no longer sponsor shirts or advertise on pitchside hoardings in the uk. it's one of a number of promises made by the company that owns ladbrokes and coral, including a wider ban on tv advertising. our sports news correspondent is richard conway. a lot of foreign companies are involved in shirt sponsorship with british teams, and getting them on board i think is going to be nigh on impossible. plus your‘s agreement between the major british companies to ban tv advertising took some time to ban tv advertising took some time to negotiate and agree, so getting a universal ban on shirt sponsorship and perimeter advertising, ithink is going to be that much harder. but gvc, one of the biggest firms in the uk what those brands, ladbrokes and coral, taking a stand today and saying they are going to unilaterally withdraw their sponsors

the snp's deputy leader, angus robertson, has announced that he is stepping down with immediate effectestminster seat. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said the party owed mr robertson an enormous debt of gratitude for his role in its success over the last decade. the treasury says it's working hard to deliver the best deal for brexit after the tory mp jacob rees—mogg accused officials of fiddling the figures to try to keep britain in the customs union. mr rees—mogg, who was caught in a scuffle when protesters disrupted a meeting he was attending, told radio a's today programme that the forecasts made by the treasury before the referendum were clearly politcially motivated. with the referendum and the eu, the treasury has gone back to making forecasts. it was politically advantageous for them in the past. it's the same now. so yes, i do think they are fiddling the figures. syrian rebels say they shot down a russian fighter jet in north—western idlib province. moscow says the pilot ejected — but was killed in a ground fight. italy's prime minister has urged the country to rej

robertson, thanking him for contribution to the party.t—backed loans from high street lenders. thousands of suppliers were left unpaid, after the firm went into liquidation last month. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. britain‘s second biggest construction company collapsed three weeks ago leaving debts of almost £1 billion and a pensions deficit ofa similaramount. apart from those directly employed at carillion, thousands of smaller suppliers and contractors faced ruin due to unpaid debts. our main concerns are those payments are made. contractors and people‘s livelihoods of the main thing. this obviously impacted on them. now the government is providing guarantees to small firms worth £100 million through the state—backed british business bank. these will allow companies who lost money due to carillion get bank loans. but it also means taxpayers might be on the hook if someone defaults. additionally, the uk banking sector has promised to take the circumstances surrounding carillion into consideration if individuals face prob

robertson, thanking him for contribution to the party.he central italian city of macerata. police say the attack appears to be racially motivated, with the shooter targeting african migrants — one man has been arrested. our rome corresponded is following developments. as far as we can tell from the local media and from the police, the gunman opened fire from his car in the city of macerata and he targeted a group of people who appeared to be migrants from africa. the gunman was able to continue going and continue firing against other groups of people. at that point, the authorities set out tweets telling people to stay indoors. the gunman was then arrested and as he was detained, there are reports that he gave a gesture which has been interpreted as a fascist salute. at the moment, the police will be wanting to interrogate him, to find out the exact motive for the attack. what is the background to this, james, because it is not the first attack there has been in macerata? no, a lot of people are looking at what happened earlier this week

neil robertson beat the home favouritejohn higgins 6—3 to set up a meeting with the world number 67 china's world's top 16 and hasn't been at his best since winning the uk championship in 2015, but he's looking in much betterform in glasgow this week and could now go on to seal a first ranking title sincejuly. gary anderson is into the second round of darts pdc world championship. the 2015 and 2016 winner easily overcame jeff smith in straight sets, hitting seven 180s along the way at ally pally. there were also wins for robert thornton and the dutchmanjan dekker on day three. australia will start in a dominant position on day four when the third ashes test resumes in perth in just over three hours time. they're 549 for four in theirfirst innings, a lead of 146, with captain, steve smith, still there on 229 and mitchell marsh unbeaten on 181. england must avoid defeat if they're to keep the series alive. we have got two more days to play. we have got two more days to play. we have got two more days to play. we have to get stuck in and play exceptional over the two days. it is going to be to

onjb on jb robertson in onjb robertson in business.i jinping of china in moscow to meet vladimir putin. trade said to be top of their agenda. china is looking to push its vision of a new silk road. but beijing is also looking further afield for some fresh impetus. from today, global investors can buy chinese company debt through an exchange for the very first time. hello and welcome. italy's threatening to close its ports and impound rescue ships carrying migrants from libya, saying other eu countries need to pull their weight. italy's interior minister has been meeting his french and german counterparts in paris to discuss the situation. the numbers of people rescued and taken to italy are up almost 20% on last year — 83,000 in total. a source close to the talks told the afp news agency that the meeting was aimed at finding "a co—ordinated and concerted response to the migrant flux in the central mediterranean". italy said the talks went well but no other details have been released. our correspondent rami ruhayem has been witnessing t

and i'm jamie robertson. reaching for the sky. will rupert murdoch's takeover plans for the pay tv giant be cleared for lift—off, or grounded? plus: ringgit rebellion. they saw off the speculators and the imf, but 20 years on from the asian financial crisis, did malaysia's risky strategy really pay off? hello and welcome to bbc news. one of the most senior figures in the vatican, cardinal george pell, has been charged with multiple counts of historical sexual offences. cardinal pell is the highest—ranking member of the catholic church in australia, and is based at the vatican, where he holds the office of treasurer. he is considered to rank third in the hierarchy of the global church. catholic officials in australia say he strenuously denies all allegations of abuse, and will return home from rome to clear his name. it is important to note that none of the allegations that have been made against cardinal pell have obviously been tested in any court yet. cardinal pell, like any other defendants, has a right to due process , defenda

neil robertson has stormed back to pull level at eight frames—all against ronnie 0'sullivan in the finalan started the afternoon session with a five frames to three lead , but australian robertson won five of the eight played so far today heading into the evening session. the first to 13 wins and if that's 0'sulliavn he'll be the new world number one. and tottenham fans have had theirfirst look at what the match experience will be at their new stadium with a first game being played there this afternoon. the test event saw spurs' under 18s side played southampton, with manager mauricio pochettino in attendance and saying it'll have a massive effect on the players and the club. the spurs first team is scheduled to finally play its first match in the new ground in the first week of april. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on the aftermath of cyclone idai. nearly two million people are thought to have been affected by the flooding in mozambique, malawi and zimbabwe. the number of people declared dead has risen sharply after authorities confirmed

neil robertson beat the home favouritejohn higgins 6—3 to set up a meeting with the world number 67,p 16 recently, but has been in much betterform in glasgow. britain's olympic and world champion adam peaty has won his fair share of medals in his time, and it would appear he's got so many he's happy to give a few away. after winning gold in the 100m breaststroke at the european short course championships, he took his gold medal over to a very lucky young girl in the crowd. this event's being held in copenhagen and clearly peaty has made one spectator very happy indeed. bradley lowery, the six—year—old sunderland fanatic who died from a rare type of cancer earlier this year, is to be given a special posthumous award at tonight's sports personality of the year ceremony. he became best friends withjermain defoe while the striker was at sunderland last season. bradley's been given the helen rollason prize, which rewards outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. tonight's show is coming from liverpool. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc

robertson was subsequentlky booked for his reaction.ly tight towards the bottom of the table. there was a huge win for crystal palace, 5—1 at leeds united. that moves palace up to 12th, leeds remain two points above the relegation zone. leeds actually took the lead through patrick bamford, but palace levelled just before the break through marc guehi and leeds unravelled in the second half, jordan ayew scored twice, eberechi eze and odsonne edouard were also on the scoresheet for palace. that's two wins out of two for them since roy hodgson returned to palace, and they are six points above the relegation zone. and that's all the sport for now. i'll be back in the next hour with an update — i'll be back in the next hour with an update - _ bbc analysis has found that, over the past winter, one in every seven hospital beds in england was taken up by someone well enough to go home. one of those facing the wait is charlotte mills—murray. she may only have months to live, but is still in hospital many weeks after being cleared to leave. our he

robin robertson's book the long take is a novel told in verse and photographs.a d—day veteran in america during the golden age of hollywood. a little bit earlier i spoke to two of those authors, both americans. roger roger kushnerfor of those authors, both americans. roger roger kushner for her third novel mars room. i asked her why she wa nted novel mars room. i asked her why she wanted to write a story set in a women's prison. i wanted to write a book about contemporary times and in california in particular but all across the united states the story of the people who entered the criminal justice system of the people who entered the criminaljustice system is the story, essential story about the contemporary in america. richard powers, your book is an ecological epic about trees. you have written about environmental issues before but why is the focus on trees this time? the focus impact is on the relationship between trees and people and it tells the story of people and it tells the story of people whose lives are turned inside out by a rediscovery of trees. we