our sports editor, dan roan, has been watching anthony joshua's preparations. there's some flash photography in his report. final preparations for the fight of his life. regarded as the man heavyweight box's been crying out for, anthonyjoshua is on the verge of becoming the sports biggest star. and, having granted us access to his training camp... how are you doing, bro? ..he told me just what it takes to become a champion. i've broken my ribs before, my hand. you know, i've dislocated shoulders and stuff in the gym, but we get it right for the fight. the coach's try to reveal your potential and then it becomes a bit of an ordeal because they start pushing you to places that you've never been before. this is a new level, is it, for you? just a whole new level, completely. especially with the type of fight we're in as well. joshua has come a long way in a short space of time. london 2012 olympic champion, since turning professional he's unbeaten and now stands to earn in excess of £10 million from saturday's showdown. so has fame and fortune changed him? i'm in

dan roan there for us very much again. dan roan there for us in newcastle.t tax cut", in the country's history. steve mnuchin confirmed that the trump administration wants to reduce corporation tax from 35% to 15%. he said the change was designed to help small businesses and to boost the economy. the authorities in turkey have detained more than 1,000 stored at —80 celsius, thousands of samples from cancer patients here at the crick institute in london. dna analysis has revealed what drives lung cancer to spread. lung cancer is by far the biggest cancer killer of men and women and this is the most detailed genetic analysis ever made of how it evolves. researchers analysed tumours removed from around 100 patients and found that those with the most unstable chromosomes, the most abnormal dna, were four times more likely to see their lung cancer return. armed with this discovery, they then analysed blood taken from the patients and were able to find tiny amounts of tumour dna circulating in the blood stream. they spotted 13 out of 1a patients whose cancer was g

dan roan, bbc news, sheffield.he dominated the second session of his last eight tie with ronnie 0‘sullivan, an opponent he hasn‘t beaten in a ranking event in over ten years. jamie broughton was at the crucible for us. a national hero back home in china, so a national hero back home in china, so enter the dragon, ding junhui... ding junhui was a history maker here last year when he became the first player from asia to reach the final, and the chinese superstar produced this best form at the start of this match against ronnie 0‘sullivan. he was playing attacking snooker. and scoring heavily when he got the chance. 0‘sullivan needed to respond before this opponent builds a commanding lead, and he did. frame seven produced real drama as it was decided by a respotted black. 0‘sullivan had a chance but couldn‘t ta ke 0‘sullivan had a chance but couldn‘t take it and was punished. this disappointment didn‘t last long, though, as he won the last frame of the session to make it 4—4. the second session started well for ding.

dan roan, bbc news, sheffield.n to buckingham palace to receive their cbes. jason's won six 0lympic titles while laura's won four. they've both been named in the latest great britain cycling squad in preparation for the toyko olympics in 2020. earlier this year, laura kenny announced she was pregnant with their first child. time for a look at the weather, here's jay wynne. thank you. good evening a mix bag through the day today. there was sunshine to be had, but sharp showers, and thunder, some rain, sleet and significant snow in the highlands of scotland. it's lying on the ground there. some of us started ona the ground there. some of us started on a bright note, it was chilly. shower clouds developed and have been spreading south through the day on that cold northerly wind. another cold night ahead of us. there will bea cold night ahead of us. there will be a frost, once again. we are not done with the wintry showers just yet. there will be showers to much of england and wales in particular, one or two for scotla

raids also took place at several other locations, as our sports editor dan roan reports.nglish football. london's iconic former olympic stadium, the home of west ham united being raided. these are just some of dozens of revenue & customs officials who swooped on the club's officers, this morning. at the same time in newcastle, a member of the public captured a similar thing at saintjames's park, once again documents were seized, the players were left stunned as investigators also played a visit to the club's training ground. in a statement hmrc said: it had arrested several men for a suspected £5 million income tax and national what has happened today both here in newcastle and at west ham is part of a wider investigation that has seen 180 revenue and customs officials deployed across both the uk and france. this afternoon the premier league leaders chelsea were drawn into the controversy, saying they had been questioned in connection with the raids. hmrc has been taking a closer look at football, issuing an statement of intent. there are a lot of people who believe not d

our sports editor, dan roan, was there. the latest chapter in sport's most remarkable fairy—tale.lub's defined by and now these players were intent on seizing a once in a lifetime opportunity. leicester had returned from the first leg in spain only a goal behind against one of the finest teams on the continent, but they knew they had to take their chances. shinji okazaki wasting this one. and if that was costly, conceding could prove critical. almost immediately, the hosts punished, saul niguez‘s pin—point header extending atletico madrid's lead, the crucial away goal leaving leicester with a mountain to climb. but stranger things have happened as this team has proved and, once again, they set about defying the odds. substitute ben chilwell went close, before talisman, jamie vardy, gave his side hope. with two more goals needed, suddenly leicester were dominant, manager craig shakespeare urging his side on. the pressure intensified and the hosts never gave in, but time eventually ran out. having reached two of the last three champions league finals, atletico are now one step away

and even though the ibf champion will earn around £10 million, he's told the bbc‘s sports editor dan roan he was when growing up. my my apologies. as you can gather there is something amiss with that link to salford and the sports round—up. we will attempt to return to that and bring you more in the coming moment. but in the meantime we can bring you up—to—date with some other news. the us state of arkansas has put to death to prisoners in a single day. both jack jones and marcel williams were convicted of rape and murder in the 19905. convicted of rape and murder in the 1990s. part of an extraordinary race by the state authorities to put eight men to death before their stock of lethal drugs expires. the legal authorities in arkansas say the two prisoners were executed by lethal injection after final legal appeals were rejected by the courts. the first to die was jackjones, who was convicted over 20 years ago of raping and strangling mary phillips, and attempting to murder her 11—year—old daughter. a local reporter was witness to his execution. jack jones was strapped to a gurney, had a s

our sports editor dan roan has been at newcastle's st james' park.e tax fraud amounts to £5 million. the taxman has a difficult relationship with the sport and it's just gotten a lot more awkward over the last 2a hours. there is a real sense that the tax authorities are taking a closer look which generates so much money for clubs and players and for agents. it is increasing scrutiny over players image rights and personal tax arrangements or whether winding—up petition is for indebted clu b winding—up petition is for indebted club saw as seems the case, cross—border transfer payments. burnley midfielderjoey barton says his 18 month ban from all aspects of football "effectively forces him into an early retirement". barton's admitted an fa misconduct charge relating to betting. between march and may last year, the 34—year—old placed 1,260 bets on football matches or competitions — which is in breach of fa rules. he's also been fined £30,000 and warned about his future conduct. barton plans to appeal against the length of the suspension. fifa president g

dan roan, bbc news, sheffield.since that happened. he said, your kind words have given me and my family the strength to get through this last week. the generosity of our motorsport family, friends and fans is truly inspirational. that message on facebook in the last few moments. now let's check on the weather forecast. it has been a pretty lively day, starting bright for many but we saw snow in the highlands of scotland and further south is well actually, in staffordshire, but not settling on the roads. you can see how the show accounts built up —— shower clouds built up. it's another cold night ahead, a widespread frost developing and there will be wintry showers. they will slowly be fading away from the western areas and will continue to do so. it will turn quite cold, the blue tinge on the map is the frost developing. it will turn quite cold generally speaking but there will be more cloud for eastern areas. the cold start of the day on wednesday, but i think it will be a bright start across much of the south—wes

west ham says it's "cooperating fully" with the inquiry. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, has the story.he taxman came calling on english football. london's iconic former 0lympic stadium, now the home of west ham united, being raided. these, just some of dozens of revenue and customs officials who swooped on the club's offices this morning. at the same time, he wrecked newcastle united, a member of the public ca ptu red united, a member of the public captured a similar scene at st james's park, once again, documents seized. the players left stunned, meanwhile, as investigators also paid a visit to the club's training down. in a statement, hmrc said: it said, this criminal investigation sends a clear message that, whoever you are, if you commit tax fraud, you are, if you commit tax fraud, you can expect to face the consequences. what has happened today both the newcastle land at west ham is part of a wider investigation that has seen 180 revenue and customs officials deployed across the uk and france, and this afternoon, chelsea were drawn into the controversy, saying they had been questi

our sports editor, dan roan, has been watching anthony joshua‘s preparations.ng the sports biggest star. and, having granted us access to his training camp... how are you doing, bro? ..he told me just what it takes to become a champion. i‘ve broken my ribs before, my hand. you know, i‘ve dislocated shoulders and stuff in the gym, but we get it right for the fight. the coach‘s try to reveal your potential and then it becomes a bit of an ordeal because they start pushing you to places that you‘ve never been before. this is a new level, is it, for you? just a whole new level, completely. especially with the type of fight we‘re in as well. joshua has come a long way in a short space of time.

speaking to our sports editor dan roan before baroness grey—thompsons recommendations were publishedot happy in your programme and racing. and everything that goes with it. mental health, and how you feel and being supported, that is so important. i have always felt well supported. it's nice they are looking into the different ways of supporting athletes, putting them first. but ultimately it is all about training and racing, and succeeding. there is and racing, and succeeding. there is a school of thought that says if you have concentrated a bit too much on welfare and looking after people, you may not be so successful. it is that ruthlessness and drive on performance that has got team gb as high as they have. is it possible to have both? identikit is a conversation you're you can have a buddy team is broadly. —— i do not think it is a conversation you can have so broadly. every team has a different approach. you need someone supporting and on your side. and you need discussions and conversations, rather than being told that is what you are doing. a lot of riders need a bit ofa you

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roan. kyle edmund lost in straight sets to lucas pwee. dand dominic inglot lose their doubles rubber to nicolas mahut and julien benneteau today, the tie will be over. yeah, a lot of times it is guys thrown together to play. a bunch of tournaments over a long period of time. he has been number one the last six or seven months, perhaps. he's been playing well, the final of wimbledon last year. so it is going to be a really tough match. so, back to the grand national, and a red horse will definitely be one of the favourites. definitely red and vieux lion rouge lead the betting, a0 years after another red horse, red rum, won the race for a record third time, to secure the future of aintree, and the reputation of this famous race around the world. stuart pollitt explains why red rum was an unlikely hero. he is thundering down! you have never seen anything like it before! the greatest movie never made. the horse with a bad leg trained by a taxi driver on a beach, an unlikely hero. but by 1977, red rum had already won the national twice and runner—