kenya's brigid kosgei wins the women's race with a new personal best.'s daniel romanchuk wins the men's elite wheelchair event and swiss paralympian manuela schar wins the women's. and the travel show‘s mike corey is in oslo taking on the grand masters of norway's chess scene. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. 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 noisy 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

and brigid kosgei from kenya also ta ke and brigid kosgei from kenya also take in gold, she came seconded it this year, and that brings the elite races to an end, but plenty more athletes running across his line as the masses continue to flower here at the london marathon. the weather just about holding up, a view rain drops coming down, but it won't dampen the spirits of the brilliant run is here today. what you couldn't see why that interview was being played, tight was nearly demolished by the tent! i do not know how we would have explained that, actually, or indeed what kind of insurance claim one can put in if one is knocked down by a tent! have a lovely afternoon. it is 21 minutes past two. 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 severe flooding. mozambique is still recovering from cyclone idai, which killed hundreds of people further south last month. donna larsen reports. where famil

no—one in the women's field could get near brigid kosgei.t 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 — two hours, two 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. a new link between obesity and mental health problems in children as young as seven has been idenfied by researchers. they found obese seven—year—olds were at greater risk of suffering emotional problems, such as anxiety and depression, by the time they reached 11. researchers say the findings, to be presented at the european congress on obesity in glasgow, strengthen the case for early prevention. exercise and a healthy diet have long been the

no—one in the women's field could get near brigid kosgei.'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 — two hours, two 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. this is lucas bates, who was aims to aiming to break the guinness world record for the fastest marathon dressed as a landmark building, which in his case was big ben. although he is a quantity surveyor, this seems to have caught him unawares, this seems to have caught him unawa res, because this seems to have caught him unawares, because this is what happened when he tried to get across the finishing line. i did say he is a quantity surveyor, but maybe that isa a quant

it may have been a kenya double at the london marathon as eliud kipchoge won the men's and brigid kosgeiort. completing a marathon dressed as big ben — but then you can't get across the finish line. this athlete was attempting the fastest marathon time dressed as a landmark and encountered some difficulty at the finish line. maybe a lesson for us all there. don't forget your measuring tape next time. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me tulsen tollett and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. a weekend that began with wind and rain ended on a relatively quiet note across most parts of the uk. that is how we start the new working week, with some dry weather for most of us. western areas will see some rain, and that will slowly spread eastwards over the next few days. could be some fog patches to contend with, and for a time, butjust for a time, it will turn a little bit warmer. this is what's going on — the view from space, the satellite picture from a little earlier on. you can see a few stripes of cloud pushing in fr

no—one in the women's field could get near brigid kosgei.n'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. plenty of aches and pains at the finish line on the mall today — but imagine getting to the end of the 26.2 mile course to find that you can't get over the finish line. and it isn't because your legs have given up. 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. this was the fourth time he entered the london marathon. what he didn't plan for however — was getting his sizeable costume over

brigid kosgei made her victory look easy, as did manuela schar of switzerland in the women's wheelchair, everybody runs the london marathon in their own way, everybody has personal goals, but like the incredibles here, so many are raising money for so many others. this year, the billionth pound for charity in london marathon history was raised. but the finishing line is still too low. hang on — stop the clock, stop the clock. joe wilson, bbc news, central london. arsenal have been crowned women's super league champions with a game to spare, after thrashing brighton 4—0. in front of a wsl record crowd, the gunners led 2—0 by the break, before beth meade added to their tally in the second half, ending their seven—year wait for the title. if you don't want to know today's premier league results, please look away now. manchester city have returned to the top after narrowly beating burnley i—0, thanks to sergio aguero's second—half goal, which was eventually awarded using goal—line technology. it means pep guardiola's side are just two games away from retaining the title. elsewhere, chelsea

brigid kosgei tookjust two hours and 18 minutes to reach the finishing line. hello there.k. that is how we start the new working week, with some dry weather for most of us. western areas will see some rain, and that will slowly spread eastwards over the next few days. could be some fog patches to contend with, and for a time, butjust for a time, it will turn a little bit warmer. this is what's going on — the view from space, the satellite picture from a little earlier on. you can see a few stripes of cloud trying to push in from the west, but all these frontal systems making very, very slow progress, so this one on monday morning really only draped across the far west of the uk. elsewhere, high pressure in charge, very light winds, hence we have some mist and fog patches around. they should tend to clear through the morning, and in most places, monday will bring some spells of sunshine. best of the sunshine likely to be found across scotland. but remember, that front in the west still dangling its way down into northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england, with

it may have been a kenya double at the london marathon, as eliud kipchoge won the men's and brigid kosgeidressed as big ben, but then you can't get across the finish line. this athlete was attempting the fastest marathon time dressed as a landmark, and encountered some difficulty at the finish line. maybe a lesson for us all there — don't forget your measuring tape next time. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollet, and the rest of the team, that is your monday sport briefing. well done to all those marathon runners. i bet they are feeling it this morning as they try to get out of bed. let's have a look at today's talking points, apparently fewer brits are choosing to go to eu countries for holidays this year. and thomas cook, who has drawn this research, is concluding it is because of brexit uncertainty, so if you are choosing to go to popular destinations such as spain, et cetera. actually, spain ‘s remaining popular but other destinations within europe are not. turkey is a bear, but also more and more people are booking h

brigid kosgei made her victory look easy, as did manuela schar of switzerland in the women's wheelchairwere 40,000 stories. everybody runs the london marathon in their own way. everyone has personal goals. but like the incredibles here, so many are raising money for so many others. this year, the1 billionth pound for charity in london marathon history was raised. but the finishing line is still too low. hang on, stop the clock. stop the clock. joe wilson, bbc news, central london. valterri bottas is back on top of the formula one drivers championship after winning the azerbaijan grand prix. it was a mercedes one—two as bottas, who now has two race wins, finished 1.5 seconds ahead of his team—mate lewis hamilton. that's four consecutive one—twos for hamilton and bottas now. ferrari's sebastian vettel finished third, charles leclerc fifth. ding junhui has fought back to lead judd trump 9—7 in the second round of the world snooker championship in sheffield. ding had been 5—3 down against trump overnight, but he made breaks of 81, 55 and 60 to establish a two—frame lead going into monday ev

brigid kosgei made her victory look easy, as did manuela schar of switzerland in the women's wheelchairs today in the 39th london marathon, in what has been a record—breaking yearfor applications. 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. 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, although sadly for lucas, he wasn't quick enough to break that world record he was after. there were certainly some impressive costumes pounding the pavements alongside big ben, and many guinness world records were also set today by fancy dress runners. a man made it round the gruelling course in three hours and 57 minutes dressed as a tent. a panda achieved a time of 3 hours and 48 minutes. a runaway bride completed the marathon in two hours and 49 minutes. if he did it in heels, great. a crayon completed the course in under four

a kenyan athlete took the women's race as well, brigid kosgei tookjust two hours and 18 minutes to reachine. spain's governing socialist party is on course to win the country's general election but not secure a majority in parliament. with more than 80% of votes counted, they are projected to win 123 of the 350 seats. the bbc‘s katie silver is in madrid where pedro sanchez claimed an early victory. in that speech he declared victory. as you say, it is far from over, we had the latest numbers here. 123 seats went to the socialists. the magic number is 176 to form a majority for a coalition. they have 123. where they will look to team up with is going to take them up to 165. they are shy of a 2—party coalition, about 11 seats shy. as you say, it is far from over. they will have to engage in conversations and we don't know exactly how long it may take before a government may be declared. where will they be looking for expert! —— extra support. there was a hope that they may have been able to make it with just the two parties and they wouldn't need to buddy up with these separatist parties.

brigid kosgei made her victory look easy, as did manuela schar of switzerland in the women's wheelchair000 stories. runners in an array of colourful costumes have been pounding the streets today in the 39th london marathon, in what has been a record—breaking yearfor applications. 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. 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. although sadly for lucas, he wasn't quick enough to break that world record he was after. i think we have already told you that bid, i am slightly concerned i'm going to repeat myself. as we have been saying, more than 40,000 people took part in the london marathon this afternoon and there we re marathon this afternoon and there were certainly some impressive costu mes, were certainly some impressive costumes, alongside the one we have shown you a