before we go, a little bit of light and andy murray's career.he first time we've seen him hit a tennis ball since his latest hip operation at the end of january. as he says himself on that post, "it's a start". we hope it is a sign of more good things to come from andy murray. that is it from sportsday. coming up any moment, the paper is. good night. —— coming up in a moment, it is the papers. hello. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are pippa and i went bennett. good to see you both. —— and no one. guess what we will be talking about? lack make it a bit more brexit if you didn't think you are going to escape it. i'm afraid you are not going to escape it. if you are not going to escape it. if you are not going to escape it. if you are worried about brexit, we apologise. it is a brexit tactic addition of the papers

three months after having major hip surgery we have an update on the fitness of andy murray. and it's"cautiously optimistic" about returning to action at some point this summer. last month andy murray said he was pain free after his hip surgery injanuary, but then he was still rating his chances of playing at wimbledon as less than 50—percent. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the us military spent millions of dollars trying to wipe out the heroin industry in afghanistan. around 95% of the heroin that ends up on uk streets comes from afghan poppy fields. but the bbc has been given exclusive access to research suggesting that 21st century fighter jets were often being used to bomb mud huts, not heroin factories. justin rowlatt takes a look for us — starting in the skies above afghanistan. an f-16 an f—16 fighter refills over nine to help province in afghanistan. america deployed some of the most high—tech weapons ever developed in what has become its longest war. two yea rs what has become its longest war. two years ago, they

the race was started by andy murray. the world record holder who won the last race.kenyan‘s so will have to go some way if he is to win the race. the men's wheelchair race was won by 20 year old dan romanchuk. he's called the rocketman and the american adds the london title to the chicago, new york and boston crowns he has won over the past six months. britain's david weir could only finish in fifth place. he's won the race eight times but could not bridge the gap to the leading group after getting cut adrift around tower bridge. his training was was disrupted by a car crash in december. manuela schar of switzerland — champion in berlin, chicago, new york and tokyo — won the women's wheelchair race. the 2017 london winner finished more than five minutes ahead of four—time winner tatyana mcfadden. to bring you the latest. pictures from the helicopter of the elite men. mo farah is somewhere in the leading pack. mo farah‘s training was somewhat disrupted by a somewhat public spat with haile gebrselassie sometime this week, highly documented. doesn't seem to be disruptin

andy murray could be back in action on court later this summer, according to his motherjudy. after hip surgery but that his chances of playing singles at wimbledon this year were "less than 50%". butjudy murray thinks there are signs that he's improving. he's almost three months past his surgery, so he's almost three months past his surgery, so he he's almost three months past his surgery, so he was he's almost three months past his surgery, so he was told not to do any impact work, basically meaning no writing around the core and hitting a ball for three months, that he is not kidding a the cost —— against a wall hitting from a static position, and he's having early days and we should wait to see how he does, but i think he's cautiously optimistic about getting back onto the match court perhaps at some point over the summer. the atp world tour finals are on the move from london to turin. the tournament has been held in the uk for ten years from 2021. the event features the world's best eight singles players and doubles teens of the season and will boast a record prize fund o

must admit, when i heard about this late yesterday, before i went to bed, i did think, i wonder if andy murrayr people —— and other people who say there is no way back. also the nutrition and physio that he has had, golf is so mental as well as physical. he had to stay resilient, shot by shot. he also talks about his two children, they're not reading about his greatness, they've seen it, that were tested for the first time. stephanie, thank you for your company on the briefing. in 02 your company on the briefing. in 02 you —— thank you for your company. so many have been in touch, stevens has a great comeback for tiger woods, others have said that no, the greatest ever sporting comeback was that of muhammad ali. thank you for your comments and i will see you soon, have a lovely day. hello. it has been a largely dry weekend. there's been a bit of sunshine, but it's also felt pretty chilly for this time of year. this was the scene taken on sunday in gosport in hampshire. so some blue skies, some sunshine. but we've had quite a chilly breeze and temperatures have been below par for the middle of

things to come from andy murray. that is it from sportsday. coming up any moment, the paper is. good night. —— coming up in a moment, it is the papers. hello. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are pippa and i went bennett. good to see you both. —— and no one. guess what we will be talking about? lack make it a bit more brexit if you didn't think you are going to escape it. i'm afraid you are not going to escape it. if you are not going to escape it. if you are not going to escape it. if you are worried about brexit, we apologise. it is a brexit tactic addition of the papers and we will be talking about all of the controversies. let's look at some of the front pages. the guardian leads with theresa may's offer to meet labour leaderjeremy corbyn, to end the deadlock over brexit. the financial times says the conservatives‘ internal battle on europe has been deepened by the prime minister's statement, in which she also said she would ask the eu for a further brexit delay. the same story makes the front page of the telegraph, which say

three months after having major hip surgery we have an update on the fitness of andy murray.l, hitting a little bit from a static position. so, still early days, and we have to wait and see how he does but i think he is cautiously optimistic about getting back onto the match court, perhaps at some point over the summer. don't forget, sportsday, all the days of sports news. that is at 6:30pm. plenty to talk about. the headlines: the number of cases of measles in england almost quadrupled last year — the nhs is calling on adults to ensure their children have been fully vaccinated against the disease russian president, vladimir putin, has met the leader of north korea, kim jong—un, for the first time, to discuss how to improve the situation on the korean peninsula. the competition and markets authority block a proposed £12 billion merger between sainsbury‘s and asda. figuresjust in, knife crime across england and wales has risen to record levels — that's according to figures which havejust been published by the office for national statistics. there was also a sharp increase in h

former world number one andy murray has posted a video of himself on a tennis court for the first timein—free since the surgery but he's admitted he doesn't know whether he'll be able to play at the top level again. you can get all the latest sports news including that at our website. but from me tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is indeed. our thanks for that. before i say stay with us for the business news, we leave you with these pictures of a budding artist, lola june. she is just two years old and has already had successful exhibits at an art gallery in new york. her first show was so popular — people were snapping up four pictures at a time. the artist who discovered her says some of her paintings sold for more than $1,000 dollars. her approach to work is fairly simple — when she wants to start, she says "painting?" when she's done, she says "done." there you have it. i will be back with business briefing injust a moment. hello there it is said to get warmer later in the week. what we're seeing at the moment is a short sharp burst of really cold air coming from the a

andy murray says he is pain—free, and suggested he could return to action sooner rather than later.ere he was an official starter, murray was optimistic about his future. it's really good, actually. no pain anymore, and just a bit weak from where i got cut, kind of on the side of my leg, from the operation. i'm doing well, and i'm happy, pain free and enjoying my life.” doing well, and i'm happy, pain free and enjoying my life. i think your mum let out last week that you have been hitting a ball against the wall. yes, i have been hitting a few balls from a stationary position. i am still quite a long ways from sort of testing it properly, running around the court, but i willjust 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 a go. that's all the sport for now. at westminster tomorrow, senior conservative and labour figures will resume talks to try to find common ground on brexit. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is under increasing pressure from within his party to back ano

wolves move up to 7th andy murray could be back in action on court later this summer, according to hiss of playing singles at wimbledon this year were "less than 50 per cent". butjudy murray thinks there are signs that he's improving. well, he is almost three months past his surgery so he was told not to do any impact work which basically means running around the cot and hitting the ball for three months but he has been back hitting the ball against the wall, hitting from a static position so it is still early days and we will wait and see how he does but i think he is cautiously optimistic about getting back onto the match court perhaps at some point over the summer. mark allen is the latest seed to be knocked out of the world snooker championship by china's zhou yuelong. the world number six from northern ireland trailed 7—2 overnight and quickly fell 9—2 behind before winning five straight frames, but the world number 35 edged a scrappy frame 17 to progress to the next round. that's all the sport for now. goodnight. first we are off to mozambique where the weather looks nasty. it co

andy murray is said to be "cautiously optimistic" about returning to playing this summer.s back hitting a ball. the duke of cambridge is visiting new zealand, a nation still coming terms with last months devastating mosque shootings when 50 people were killed. he began his two—day visit by attending an anzac day memorial service to commemorate the country‘s war dead. earlier william met four—year—old alen alsati at a children‘s hospital in auckland. she was injured in the terrorist attack and only awoke from a coma earlier this week. hywel griffith reports from christchurch. remembering the fallen of every generation. the anzac day service marks the anniversary of the gallipoli landing, the first world war campaign in which thousands of soldiers from australia and new zealand were killed. the prince laid a wreath on behalf of the queen. earlier, services were held across the country at dawn. new zealand‘s prime minister said the day should focus on what those soldiers were fighting for. as we come together on this day to remember, to commemorate, to give thanks to others,

number and gained his form, i wondered and i know you are into the tennis, whether this is inspiring andy murrayimbledon again? the sponsors like 90, this is great for them, they have stuck with him, they will reap the rewards and they put out a big advert last night. he lost a huge numberof out a big advert last night. he lost a huge number of sponsors over the course of time, people pulled the sponsorship. but nikkei, they stuck with him and it did then good. they played the long game. you were dying to say that. simon, thank you, nice to say that. simon, thank you, nice to see you. have a good day. hello. high pressure doing a really good job of holding the weather steady across the uk throughout the last week, even longer. and still, the high pressure will play a part in bringing warm weather as we make our way towards easter weekend. we have an area of low pressure dry to sidle into the picture today, pushing in from the atlantic, it squeezes up against the high pressure a cross squeezes up against the high pressure across scandinavia kicking up pressure across scandinavia kicking up the wi

it was started by andy murray, there he was.the last london marathon last year but mo farah is four minutes short of the kenyan's best time so he is expected to have to put a real impressive performance in if he is to win this race for the first time. we can bring it some life pictures now, following the elite women's race. you can see now, following the elite women's race. you can see one of now, following the elite women's race. you can see one of the early pace runners out there in front in the black and white striped invests. a number of big names to look out for in the women's race. 0ne a number of big names to look out for in the women's race. one woman has won it three times and the winner at last year is there too. they are in the early stages of that one. you can follow it all, we will be keeping you updated on the progress of those races this morning and it is live on bbc one at the moment. following the progress of some 40,000 fun runners who are raising money for charity and will be out on the streets of the capital.

andy murray says he's "pain—free" and suggested he could return to action sooner rather than later. 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. tak

organizers of wimbledon say they are willing to give former champion andy murray as much time as possible to be fit for this year's tournament the two time winner is hoping to be granted a wild card in order to get paid as he recovers from hip surgery if he makes it's likely to be murray's last event in front of his british home support been a discussion with him as you think it's too soon to know. the answer to that one and should he wish to apply for a wildcard he would do so in the normal in the normal way we have welcomed before when it's been in. africa remember a couple years ago was mostly in group mood before. and he came forward with strong currents i'm sure. boxing's undefeated heavyweight world champion anthony joshua will talk to the media on wednesday about his next fight after the previous challenger failed a drugs test the brit is set to face a rather surprising choice american and the rw is jr the twenty nine year old is heavier than joshua but four inches shorter and he has a big reach disadvantage hill replace general miller who was denied a license for the june first fi

andy murray has posted a video of himself on a tennis court, for the first time since his latest hip a start. he's been pain—free since the surgery but he's admitted he doesn't know whether he'll be able to play at the top level again. i would not bet against it. that's all the sport for now. good to see him back on the tennis court. sadly, thank you very much. an ultra—low emission zone will come into force in parts of london next week, in a bid to deter the dirtiest vehicles from contributing to high levels of air pollution. the initiative comes as scientists say the impacts of toxins in the air are more serious than previously thought. our science editor david shukman reports. outside a school, we use a heat camera to reveal air pollution. scientists are discovering that it's far more dangerous than previously thought. the exhaust stands out in this video because it's hotter than the surroundings. it flows right beside the children. they are closer to the ground than adults, so their health is more at risk. this is the equipment that you'll be using to monitor air pollution and ho

andy murray could be back in action on court later this summer, according to his motherjudy.ng singles at wimbledon this year were "less than 50 per cent". butjudy murray thinks there are signs that he's improving. yes, he is almost three months past his surgery, so he was told not to do any impact work which means running around the court and hitting the ball for three months, but he is back hitting the ball against the wall, he is starting from the static position. so it is still early days and we have to wait and see how he does but i think he's cautiously optimistic about getting onto the match court, perhaps over the summer. the atp world tour finals are on the move from london to turin. the tournament has been held in the uk for ten years but will move to italy for four years, from 2021. the event features the world's best eight singles players and doubles teams of the season and will boast a record prize fund of 11.2 million pounds. mo farah says winning the london marathon would be one of his biggest achievements. the four—time olympic champion finished third last yea

andy murray has posted a video of himself on a tennis court for the first time since his latest hip operationh, but, as he says, it's a start. he's been pain—free since the surgery but he's admitted he doesn't know whether he'll be able to play at the top level again. that is something. it is a step forward. it would be interesting to see if he can come back. i know he is approaching the end of his career. if he can get back to 90% and be pain—free. career. if he can get back to 90% and be pain-free. talk to anyone in his camp, because you know, we all read the papers, we all chat, he won't be coming back, but you chat to anyone near him and he is aiming to anyone near him and he is aiming to come back. that is the plan. the thing for him was the pain. and now he is pain—free. thing for him was the pain. and now he is pain-free. we shall be watching. if he can go on as long as roger federer, who knows? feder has been careful, hasn't he? he has managed the amount of tournaments he plays. leaving the eu without a deal is now almost inevitable, according to the eu's brexit coordinator guy verhof

and andy murray is "cautiously optimistic" about returning to action at some point this summer — that'sas pain free after hip surgery, but still rated his chances of playing wimbledon this year as less than 50%. i would not, yeah, iwould not, yeah, i i would not, yeah, i would not write him off anytime soon.|j i would not, yeah, i would not write him off anytime soon. i think they will be in appearance at wimbledon, i think that will happen. yes, i agree. 5096 is quite a good statistic, considering what he has been through. the level of determination literally is unbelievable. he was hoping, hey? here's hoping. we have got to talk to carol. the weather is changing after that glorious easter. good morning. good morning, yes, it is. we're going to have rain showers at times, some of those could be heavy with some hail. it is going to turn cooler because as you can see here the milder yellows, we have some south—easterly winds, will be replaced by the south—westerly ‘s. the low front begins to dominate our weather. everything is beginning to move north, moving north across scotland, southe

andy murray was at the london marathon yesterday to show his support to the runners taking part. macmillan cancer support in memory of his wife, you, me and the big c podcast host rachael bland, who died last year. many others raising money for charity. and i spoke to one of his fellow pod casters, who said that rachel would be very annoyed he was so rachel would be very annoyed he was so slow —— podcasters. it seemed to me to bea so slow —— podcasters. it seemed to me to be a good time. anything under a day is a decent time. what have we got over there? couple of stories, including this one. there has been a lot of talk about getting rid of 1p and 2p coins, because they cost a lot more to produce than they are worth to the economy, they are thrown away after being used once, and they have to produce 500 million of them every year. so scrapping that, the idea of getting rid of the ip that, the idea of getting rid of the 1p and 2p coin, not least because charity say it will affect their donations and contributions, and retailers will round up to the nearest 5p so it could introduc

three months after having major hip surgery we have an update on the fitness of andy murray.y, but still rated his chances of playing wimbledon this year as less than 50%. he has been back hitting the ball against a wall, he has been hitting from a static position, so it is still early days and we have to wait and see how he does but i think he is cautiously optimistic about getting back onto court perhaps at some point over the summer. i feel little bit sorry duty there because you can see are cautiously optimistic will do for us. the latest move in addressing issues around betting and sport has come from one of the uk's biggest betting companies who say they will no longer sponsor team shirts or advertise on pitchside hoardings in the uk. gvc — who own ladbrokes and coral — believe it's down to the industry to protect its customers at most at risk. next year's new rules on tv advertising during sports broadcasts. our sports news correspondent richard conway has more. a lot of foreign companies are involved in shared sponsorship with british teams and getting them on board w

last month, andy murray said he was in pain —— he was pain free, rather, murray said he was in pain —her, but still rated his chances of playing wimbledon this year is less than 50%. one of the uk's biggest betting company said they will no longer sponsor tea m said they will no longer sponsor team church are advertised on pitch at hoardings. qvc, who own ladbrokes,. shirt sponsorships are big money, particularly forfootball because. how much of an impact with this have? if all of the companies we re this have? if all of the companies were to adopt this, it would have a huge impact. the difficulty is that a lot of foreign companies are involved in church sponsorship with british teams, and getting them on board is going to be nigh on impossible. plus your‘s agreement between the major companies to ban tv advertising took some time to negotiate and agree. getting universal ban on shirt sponsorship and perimeter advertising is going to be the charger. at qvc, as you say, one of the biggest firms in the uk, with ladbrokes and kat mcconnell, taking a stand today saying they will unilatera

andy murray has posted a video of himself on a tennis court for the first time since his latest hip operation he's admitted he doesn't know whether he'll be able to play at the top level again. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. welcome to bbc ask this, where we will be answering your questions about what is happenening and what comes next in the brexit process. i'm joined by our reality check correspondent chris morris and before we turn to your questions let's find out more about how the brexit timeline now looks. in some ways, things are changing, but in other ways, not at all. bring us but in other ways, not at all. bring us up—to—date, chris. but in other ways, not at all. bring us up-to-date, chris. the focus is still in parliament, we have cabinet meetings for hours today, but what will happen in parliament? and one of the thing is, obviously, is will there be more votes on brexit options among mps? we know they have taken control of options among mps? we know they have ta ken control of parliamentary business again tomorrow, we don't yet know what t