britain qualify for the finals of the billiejean king cup and then beating angelique kerber easily, emma raducanuck to her best. she's into the quaterfinals of the stuttgart open, beating czech player linda noskova in straight sets in less than 90 minutes. raducanu won 6—0, 7—5 to book her place in the final eight. and she'll face the world number one iga swiatek next. the polish star and defending champion reached the quaterfinals after beating elise mertens 6—3, 6—4. swiatek, who's on a 9—match unbeaten run, has played raducanu twice and won both matches. meanwhile, in barcelona, stefanos tsitsipas remains on course to reach the final for a second successive year. last year's runner—up is through to the quaterfinals after beating home favourite roberto carballes baena in straight sets. tsitsipas winning 7—5, 6—3. he'll now face the world number 53 facundo diaz acosta. britain's cameron norrie is also into the last eight. he beat roberto bautista agut in straight sets to set up a finalfour tie against argentina's tomas martin etcheverry. the victory, which came in less than 1.5 hours, was norrie

incredible, in particularfrom emma raducanu.a clay—court novice at the elite level and she lost and lost 12 games in a row. she was beaten on friday. she knew she would have to play well to beat the top 50 player and did exactly that, winning 7—5, 6-0. with and did exactly that, winning 7—5, 6—0. with france still the favourites for the doubles, emma raducanu almost knew she needed to win her singles match for the second time in two days. and having dropped the first set, she once again came from behind to win in three sets, eating —— beating diane parry. it went into a third set tie—break, in which raducanu played brilliantly, serving brilliantly, some very potent and clinical forehand shots as she won that tie—break 7—i. so great britain reaped france in france on clay 3—i great britain reaped france in france on clay 3—1 and they will take their place in the billiejean king cup finals in seville in november. and not necessarily an outcome many of us were expecting. great win for great britain. i would tennis correspond russel

swiatek, who is on a nine match unbeaten run as played emma raducanu twice and won both matches.mains on course to reach the final for a second successive year. last year's runner up is through to the quarterfinals after beating home favourite roberto cabella in straight sets. tsitsipas winning 7563 and he'll now face the world number 53 facundo diaz acosta. britain's cameron norrie is also into the last eight. he beat roberto bautista agut in straight sets to set up a finalfourtie against argentina's tomas martin echevarria. the victory, which came in less than an hour and a half, was norrie�*s 200th tour win of his career. the england and wales cricket board has announced eight counties that will host professional women's teams as part of a major restructure of the domestic game from 2025. the plans will see the creation of a three tiered domestic competition structure, which the ecb says could lead to an 80% increase in professional women's players in england and wales by 2029. durham, essex, hampshire, lancashire, nottinghamshire, somerset, surrey and warwickshire have all be

emma raducanu delivers in the billiejean king cup again, taking great britain past the french on clayand charging towards a sixth consecutive six nations title — no stopping england, as they thrash scotland in edinburgh. welcome along. thank you forjoining us. the masters golf and premier league to come. it's also been a big day for stockport and wrexham. all that to come, but we start at aintree and the grand national, and what a finish it was! i am maximus, the 7—1 joint favourite, winning it forjockey paul townend and trainer willie mullins. it was an irish one, two, three and four. our sports news correspondent laura scott was watching it all. a really nail—biting finish, coming to the last fence, it really looked like anyone could win it. and again, it has gone to ireland. they trained their first four home in the big race. but the atmosphere here is just dying down, or so racegoers have had a thrilling day and we know the grand national is always a race that attracts hundreds of millions of people worldwide, tuning into the race. and in the build—up, there had been a lot of atte

. on the up. well, emma raducanu emma rachu1u. on the up. well, emma raducanu emma rachu know on thes >> you know what we i've always tried avoid having a at tried to avoid having a go at emma raducanu it's, it's emma raducanu because it's, it's very to knock radacanu very easy to knock radacanu after she won the open after she won the us open because she hasn't much because she hasn't had much luck. she's injuries. it's luck. she's had injuries. it's been just hasn't worked been just it just hasn't worked out her, but playing in the out for her, but playing in the stuttgart there she is stuttgart open, there she is playing clay. very good. she playing on clay. very good. she beat linda noskova, she beat her very soundly , actually. six very soundly, actually. six love. seven. five. she plays the world number one iga swiatek in stuttgart later this afternoon at 4:00. so that will be a true test. it will. how? well, she's really doing well fingers crossed. let's hope so. yeah and i thought it might be nice. and it's the 100 days. >> oh no no no. >> rewind rewind. >> rewind rewind. >>

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emma raducanu's progress in stuttgart last week failed to count for much.carle at the madrid open. having made it to the quarterfinals at last week's tournament in germany — that encouraging form deserted her as she was defeated 6—2, 6—2. butjack draper is on to the second round, after beating the australian thanasi kokkinakis on a decisive third set — it finished 6—3, 3—6, 7—5, he will now move on to face hubert hurkacz on thursday. some news to alarm rafa nadalfans — he says he's not sure if he will be able to play at next month's french open after pushing through the pain barrier in his comeback from injury. the 37—year—old, who is a 22—time grand slam champion, said that he is far from being in top form, and that he's only playing in the first round of the madrid open on thursday as a personal sacrifice. nadal, who has said he expects to retire after this season, returned to competition in brisbane injanuary after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury, but hasn't played consistently since. ronnie o'sullivan made a fine start to his bid to win

getting back to her best, emma raducanu eases past linda noskova to reach the quarterfinals in stuttgart contender at the chevron championship as world number 94 lauren coughlin sets the pace. hello there and welcome along to the programme. on wednesday, we found out the semifinal line—up for the european champions league, now we know the final four teams in the europa league and the europa conference league. we'll start in bergamo in italy wherejurgen klopp's hopes of finishing his time as liverpool manager teams in the europa league and the europa conference league. we'll start in bergamo in italy wherejurgen klopp's hopes of finishing his time as liverpool manager with a european trophy are over after they were knocked out by atalanta. liverpool won the second leg 1—0 but it wasn't enough to avenge their first leg 3—0 defeat at anfield. vicki sparks is watching. after so many down the years, there was to be no great european comeback this time for liverpool. hopes were kindled early on when they got off

that put even more pressure on emma raducanu on her return to the team. not show. but caroline garcia is a formidable opponent in this competition, winning 12 of her last 15 matches, and the frenchwoman eventually powered her way to the opening set. raducanu rallied in the second, though, it show she has power of her own. and that led her to take the second set. great britain's first win of the tie. all momentum now with raducanu and she managed to break garcia twice in the final set. with this, she thought she had wanted it but still had one more game to win. but raducanu did not have to wait long, finishing in style for a great retaliation, 1—1 and more to play for tomorrow. tomorrow should be fascinating. could it be glasgow to the rescue? the quest to find a host city for the commonwealth games in 2026 continues. last week, singapore joined malaysia in ruling out a bid after the australian state of victoria withdrew as host because of rising costs. now commonwealth games scotland says glasgow, which hosted the games in 2014, could step in with a scale

all over for emma raducanu at the madrid open — as she's knocked out in the opening round also coming sportsday before 7: rocketing into the next round — can the seven time world champion ronnie o'sullivan make it eight at the crucible? and it's 30 years since england lifted the rugby world cup for the first time we speak to two of the team that won it. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. after arsenal put on a five star show against chelsea, it's over to liverpool tonight to see if they can keep them company at the top of the premier league as things stand arsenal are three points clear of liverpool who are at at everton tonight, manchester city play tomorrow — when they'll have two games in hand over the sides above them. tonight's merseyside derby is pretty much a must win forjurgen klopp�*s side if he's to have a chance of leaving them as champions of england — but with everton fighting for survival. there's plenty on the line for them too. patrick geary reports: liverpool and everton share osorio in history. more than a century and a quarter of neighbourly rivalry. the most r

. >> okay, now let's talk emma raducanu . talked about her. the disappointments in her career so much late . career so much of late. something to smile about. >> i can't recall discussing anything she did on court in the last couple of years, to be honest with you. i mean, usually it's pulling with or it's pulling up with injury or there's field there's something off the field that's dragging her back. but yesterday against yesterday she was up against diane pari of france. this is a tough trip for britain. they don't travel well outside of the uk. they don't. is no uk. they don't. there is no discernible clay court experience within the british team. but i mean, she won in three sets. radacanu. she was very tearful and emotional at the end, which gives you a little insight. i little bit of an insight. i think in of respect of think in terms of in respect of what been through in the what she's been through in the last a years. there last two and a half years. there were suggestions her off were suggestions that her off court w

emma raducanu has dropped the first set in her match. do if she is to get back into that one. china's ding junhui is out of the world snooker championship in sheffield after losing the deciding frame in a dramatic first round match against the world number 17 jack lisowski. a clearance break of 131 from ding, who was runner up here eight years ago but has never won the world title, levelled the match at 9—all. but it was the englishman, lisowski, who came out on top in that final frame — to set up a meeting with stuart bingham in the second round. kyren wilson hammered dominic dale 10 frames to i to win his first round match. the former finalist and twelfth seed won the final frame with a break of 88 — he was on for a maximum break of 147 but missed the next red. wilson will meetjoe 0'connor in round two and i can tell you that ronnie 0'sullivan has begun his campaign for a record eighth world title, he is one frame up against the welsh qualifierjackson page. you can follow it all on the bbc sport website. that's it from me. to greece no

that match will be followed by emma raducanu against caroline garcia.layer, alongside live text commentary on the website. it's ladies day at aintree and that means lots of colourful outfits, regardless of the weather. racegoers gathered to show off their fashion sense. thankfully, the weather has stayed dry and many of the female fans have been able to ditch the big coat and show off their outfits. today is known for being one of the more fashionable days at aintree. if you're looking for a name to pick out in tomorrow's national, what about late night pass? it's not among the favourites, but it's got a great story behind it, with an amateurjockey on board, in what is a real family affair, as mike bushell has been finding out. on a small family farm in warwickshire, they're pinching themselves as they prepare to take on racing's elite in the grand national. and this is a family affair like no other. mum pippa is the owner and raised the horse. son tom is the trainer. and his wife, gina, is thejockey — who's still competing as an amateur. well, it'sjust

that put even more pressure on emma raducanu on her return to the team.aducanu, and she managed to break garcia twice in the final set. with this, she thought she had wanted it but still had one more game to win. but raducanu did not have to wait long, finishing in style for a great retaliation, 1—1 and more to play for tomorrow. craig templeton, bbc news. novak djokovic has reached a record 77th masters semi final by making the last four in monte carlo. he beat alex de minaur in straight sets, and will face casper ruud next — while jannik sinner is also through to the semis. the italian lost a set for the first time this tournament, but beat holger rune to continue his record of reaching the last four at least of all five of the events he's played this year. sinner will play stefanos tsitsipas next. the host of the 2014 commonwealth games have said they could stage the event in 2026 if no alternative is found. glasgow have offered to accomodate a streamlined and cheaper games, after singapore joined malaysia in ruling out a bid. it follows the australian

emma raducanu and katie boulter both produced wins as great britain secured their spot at the billiejean, before raducanu made it two wins in two days with a dramatic victory against diane parry. raducanu came from a set down and survived a late fightback from parry in the third set, before closing out the match on a tie break. it was the grand national at aintree today. i am maximus won it — the joint—favourite trained by willie mullins, his second national winner, and a first for jockey paul townend. the full story of the race and reaction on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. tens of thousands of people whojuggle caring for a loved one — with paid employment may be forced to cut their working hours. that's a warning from the charity, careuk — which says recent increases in pay and the national living wage could actually leave carers financially worse off. the government is facing growing pressure over demands made on some carers to repay thousands of pounds they received in accidental overpayments. dan whitworth from bbc radio 4's money box explains. when it come

emma raducanu can send them to the finals if she beats diane parry. but she has lost the first set.this saturday. for now, that is all the sport. carers uk is warning tens of thousands of people who juggle caring for a loved one and paid employment may be forced to cut their working hours. the charity says recent increases in pay and the national living wage could actually leave carers financially worse off. the department for work and pensions is facing growing pressure over demands made on some carers to repay thousands of pounds they received in accidental overpayments. dan whitworth from radio 4's money box reports.( vt tx) when it comes to caring for loved ones in the uk, there is no shortage of people willing to help — more than 5.5 million people regularly care for friends, family members and even neighbours. nearly a million get carer�*s allowance worth just over £80 per week. of those, around 175,000 work alongside caring for a loved one. if they take home more than £151 per week, even byjust a few pence, they lose the entire allowance. carers uk says recent pay rises and a

so not a good performance by emma raducanu.tand with emma, i said . said. >> oh well, i don't know what to think. >> i think she's got a lot in the tank still. >> do you think that's what she's doing? >> she's just saving the tank. yeah she's still very young. >> she is. >> she is. >> she's still only 21. we mustn't forget this. she's been around forever. yeah. she won the us open. it seemed like 20 years ago. and she's only 21 years ago. and she's only 21 years old now. >> i know now i'm always intrigued when someone in the sport is, you know, what i have is my screensaver is my sporting hero. >> kobayashi . >> kobayashi. >> kobayashi. >> ryoyu kobayashi, what a star. >> ryoyu kobayashi, what a star. >> now he, as you know, is a ski jumper. is that there? he is, there he is there. i can see that now. i love i've always loved ski jumping. it's always been my ambition to go and watch ski jumping, which i've never actually done, be amazing . but actually done, be amazing. but the world record ski jump was made by ryoyu kobayashi

emma raducanu's progress in stuttgart last week failed to count for much.straight—sets defeat to maria lourdes carle at the madrid open. having made it to the quarter—finals at last week's tournament in germany — that encouraging form deserted her, as she was defeated 6—2 in the first set by her argentinian opponent, who is ranked 83 in the world. the 2021 us open champion wasn't at her best on the clay by any means, losing the second set by the same scoreline. jack draper though is on to the second round, after beating the australian thanasi kokkinakis on a decisive 3rd set — it finished 6—3, 3—6, 7—5, he will now move on to face hubert hurkacz on thursday. some news to alarm rafa nadalfans though — he says he's not sure if he will be able to play at next month's french open after pushing through the pain barrier in his comeback from injury. the 37—year—old, who is a 22—time grand slam champion, said that he is farfrom being in top form and that he's only playing in the first round of the madrid open on thursday as a personal sacrifice. nadal, who has said

but britain's emma raducanu has dropped the first set in herfirst round match against argentine qualifierst and i canjust tell you she has and i can just tell you she has also lost the second set 6—2 so she is now out of the tournament. meanwhile, rafa nadal says he's not sure if he will be able to play at next month's french open after pushing through the pain barrier in his comeback from injury. the 37—year—old, who is a 22—time grand slam champion, said that he is farfrom being in top form and that he's only playing in the first round of the madrid open on thursday as a personal sacrifice. nadal, who has said he expects to retire after this season, returned to competition in brisbane injanuary, after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury, but hasn't played consistently since. china's ding junhui is out of the world snooker championship in sheffield after losing the deciding frame in a dramatic first round match against the world number 17 jack lisowski. a clearance break of 131 from ding, who was runner up here eight years ago but has never won the world title, levelled the

she win emma raducanu one. she did win emma raducanu one. of the reasons won was this on reasons she won was this was on clay . clay. >> yeah, it's on clay now. it's a it's a country thing. do you remember old wightman cup. remember the old wightman cup. so used to britain versus so it used to be britain versus america, then realised america, but then they realised that always win that america would always win it. of like the it. so it's kind of like the davis cup . davis cup. >> huge crowds watching it davis cup. >> it's an interesting crikey there. >> honestly for goodness sake. these cameramen these days they're sound. >> more like now what i >> that's more like now what i couldn't work about her couldn't work out about her shorts are her shorts. shorts was are her shorts. >> see they're pulled up to the side there. yeah. >> that was the bowl. >> that was the bowl. >> that's just ball. >> that's just the ball. >> that's just the ball. >> yeah. was her. so she >> yeah. that was her. so she did would. they did that. yeah. they would. they w

emma raducanu is in action at the stuttgart open hoping for a place in the semi—finals, but she has herout. she's playing the world number one iga swiatek, who's also the defending champion and on a nine—match unbeaten run. raducanu is playing well. the first set is going with serve. raducanu has dropped to number 303 in the rankings after an injury—hit last year. i think it looks like raducanu may have lost the tie—break. she could be a set down. we will have an update for you at the end of the bulletin. meanwhile at the barcelona open, cameron norrie missed—out meanwhile at the barcelona open, cameron norrie missed out on a semi—final spot after losing to tomas martin etcheverry. the british number one was matching the argentine, but lost out in the tie breaks. number two jack draper also fell at the quarter—final stage at the bavarian open. the london marathon takes place tomorrow and it will be a poignant occasion for the men's elite runners, who'll be remembering last year's winner kelvin kiptum, who died in a car accident in february. the race will start with a 30—second applause

to tennis where world number one iga swiatek will take on britain�*s emma raducanu injust over an hourforgart open. swiatek and raducanu will be on court after the conclusion of marketa vondrousova and aryna sabalenka. that match is currently one set apiece with vondrousova up. earlier, elena rybakina booked her spot in the last four with a hard fought three sets win overjasmine paulini. world athletics�* decision to award prize money to the medal winners at this summer�*s paris olympics has drawn criticism from the association of summer olympic international federations who say they weren�*t consulted or informed about the decision. in a statement they said: "for many, this move undermines the values of olympism and the uniqueness of the games. one cannot, and should not, put a price on an olympic gold medal and this disregards the less privileged athletes lower down the final standings. the men�*s elite runners have been speaking ahead of the london marathon which takes place on sunday. the race will start with a 30 second applause in honour of last years winner kelvin kiptum who died e

emma raducanu's progress in stuttgart last week failed to count for much.o a straight—sets defeat to maria lourdes carle at the madrid open. having made it to the quarter—finals at last week's tournament in germany — that encouraging form deserted her, as she was defeated 6—2 in the first set by her argentinian opponent, who is ranked 83 in the world, the 2021 us open champion wasn't at her best on the clay by any means. losing the second set by the same scoreline. a loss also for fellow british player harriet dart, to spain's cristina bucsa. jack draper's also in action right now — against thannasis kokkinankis, news alarm rafa nadal fans though. he says he's not sure if he will be able to play at next month's french open, after pushing through the pain barrier in his comeback from injury. the 37—year—old, who is a 22—time grand slam champion, said that he is far from being in top form, and that he's only playing in the first round of the madrid open on thursday as a personal sacrifice. nadal, who has said he expects to retire after this season, returned t

to tennis, where emma raducanu has been beaten in the quarter quarter finals of the stuttgart open.en linda noskova and angelique kerber without dropping a set, but this was a step up. swiatek take the first set on a tie break. and though raducanu showed glimpses of her talent, the top seed, who did have to dig deep, was too strong in the second. she's beaten raducanu 7—6, 6—3. british number one cameron norrie missed out on a semi—final spot at the barcelona open with defeat by tomas martin etcheverry. little to separate the pair, but the argentine stormed through the tie—breaks to win 7—6, 7—6. british number two jack draper also fell at the quarter—final stage of the bavarian international, losing to american third seed taylor fritz. it is england and france who it's england and france who take grand slam hopes into the fourth weekend of the women's six nations. france play wales on sunday while before italy against scotland tomorrow marlie packer returns as england captain for their game against ireland at twickenham. jo currie has speaking to her today. it's three games down fo

emma raducanu will no longer face the former world number one karolina pliskova in the first round onl either face a qualifier or a lucky loser in the first round. rafael nadal has been drawn to face 16—year—old darwin blanch in the first round — a player 21 years younger than the spaniard! blanch is highly rated — but is ranked outside the world's top 1,000. masters champion scottie scheffler continued his dominance by winning the rbc heritage in south carolina. the world number one finished the storm delayed tournament on i9—under — four shots clear of fellow american sahith theegala. it's scheffler�*s fourth win in five starts. now to some huge news in the snooker mart, selby has crashed out of the world championship in the first round after losing 6—10 to fellow mr player. stephen henry, john parents are with them to look over the days play. eventful day of the crucible become it's a very big name indie, the world numberfive and it's a very big name indie, the world number five and for time world champion mark selby come out to his friend and only crucible ricky this yearjoe 0'con

emma raducanu's run at the stuttgart 0pen is over in the quarterfinals, but the briton is showing signs for the world number 303 against the in—form clay court specialist. meanwhile at the barcelona 0pen, cameron norrie missed—out on a semifinal spot after losing to tomas martin etcheverry. the british number one was matching the argentine but lost out in the tie breaks. number two jack draper also fell at the quarterfinal stage at the bavarian international. over at the united rugby championship ulster snatched towards the play offs of the united rugby championship. they were behind by a point with a minute to go and looked doomed to defeat when theo cabango scored what he thought was his hat—trick. but it was disallowed for a deliberate knock—on by cardiff in their own half. and the ref gave ulster a penalty, which john cooney struck through the posts to take his side to a memorable 19—17 victory. snooker�*s world championship gets under way this weekend and ronnie 0'sullivan is favourite to win the famous trophy a record 8th time. the world number one is trying to play down his chanc

a brilliant performance from emma raducanu. - players. a brilliant performance from emma raducanu.lpiece.- place on the mantelpiece. is a bit of history potentially _ place on the mantelpiece. is a bit of history potentially this - of history potentially this afternoon if he can emulate the likes of red rum. what do you think are the chances crazy and i was listening to linda russell talking, and you think, bidding to win a third grand national is incredible. and you have done it twice, a few years ago now. what is it like? it is the most famous jump race years ago now. what is it like? it is the most famousjump race in years ago now. what is it like? it is the most famous jump race in the world. can you capture that emotion? i have progressed to a position where i stand on that side of the microphone, but there are no words to verbalise the feeling when you win the grand national. you can't put it into words into context, but what i do know is that the more i look at it, the more the winning rider's expression is surprised. because this race is so unpredictable. everyone grows up

in my router condo has beaten angelique kerber —— emma raducanu.ed during the next set and that too went to de minaur 6—1 in what was possibly nadal�*s last appearance in the barcelona 0pen. i think ithinkl i think i was able to show myself most _ i think i was able to show myself most important to the rest the world, — most important to the rest the world, show myself that when i was really _ world, show myself that when i was really trying, high percentage of intensity. — really trying, high percentage of intensity, my levelwas really trying, high percentage of intensity, my level was there to compete — intensity, my level was there to compete. so, i practised a lot, so that's— compete. so, i practised a lot, so that's encouraged me to keep going. wales' most capped hooker and oldest captain ken 0wens has retired at the age of 37. 0wens played 91 internationals for wales —and five tests for the british and irish lions on two tours. he won four six nations titles, including two grand slams, appeared at three world cups and won a league title with

onto tennis, and disappointment for emma raducanu.unforced errors — as she was ultimately beaten 6—2 6—2. and also out in the first round — is harriet dart — top of your screen. four love up in the second set, she should have levelled the match, but credit to her spanish opponent cristina bucsa who reeled off the next six games to win in straight sets. jack draper is on to the second round though, after beating the australian thanasi kokkinakis on a decisive third set. it finished 6—3, 3—6, 7—5. he will now move on to face hubert hurkacz tomorrow. some news to alarm rafa nadalfans — he says he's not sure if he will be able to play at next month's french open after pushing through the pain barrier in his comeback from injury. the 37—year—old, who is a 22—time grand slam champion, said that he is far from being in top form. from being in top form and that he's only playing in the first round of the madrid open on thursday as a personal sacrifice. nadal, who has said he expects to retire after this season, returned to competition in bris

and coming up in sport on bbc news — after a good recent run, disappointment for emma raducanu as she'sars ago, covid brought the uk to a standstill as lockdown was imposed. we have been looking at the legacy of those lockdowns and how it affected all of us in work, health and education. tonight we report on the impact on school children who found themselves cut off from teachers and friends. since the pandemic, the proportion of children in england who are persistenty absent has doubled — from 10% to 20% — and that number is a lot higher, among secondary school children who are disadvantaged. lucy watkinson has been following one school in oldham in greater manchester, where some children found themselves even more isolated because of local lockdowns. she reports on the lockdown legacy. you got everything? bye. it affected my confidence massively. i get overwhelmed with the noises and the crowds. i can't deal with crowds. it stresses me out. i really struggle with it. ~ , ,. , with it. when erin is in school she avoided crowds _ with it. when erin is in school she avoided crowds by _ w

so that's what we're hoping with emma raducanu and this the emma raducanu and this is the first quiteope great on the court. let's hope it continues. >> well, she's still very young. there's time. there's lots of time. >> doubt, without >> oh, without doubt, without doubt. tennis these days, doubt. and in tennis these days, i seen certainly i mean, we've seen it certainly in men's section. and in the men's section. we've and in the men's section. we've and in women's as well, players in the women's as well, players are on until they're are going on until they're touching there you go. >> so ancient. ancient. >> so ancient. ancient. >> all right, aidan, thank you very much indeed. cheers. >> thank you. now, still to come, paris gets taste of come, paris gets a taste of delicious i wonder delicious english pies. i wonder what that. what they make of that. >> i don't tell you >> i don't know, i'll tell you in a minute. time for a bit of politics. we are in an election year. of course. so let's talk to shadow levelling up minister jim levelling up ministerjim mcmahon, who joins us now. ve

emma raducanu is taking on caroline garcia. one of, she is serving for a 5—1 lead in the match. you can follow it on the bbc sport website and i player as well. jannik sinner is through to the semifinal of the monte carlo masters. the italian lost a set for the first time this tournament, he won the first set against holger rune. rune took the second to a tie break to force a decider, which the italian won 6—3. he'll play stefanos tsitsipas in the last four. and novak djokovic hasjoined him. the number one seed advancing in straight sets over alex the mentor. and that's all the sport for now. thank you, you. now we turn to two big political stories developing in westminster. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party over whether or not she paid the correct level of tax on the sale of her council house back in 2015. angela rayner strongly denies she's done anything wrong. greater manchester police had

he's a much, much like, emma raducanu . timing much like, emma raducanu.eak form for the grand slams in the summer. and let's see if he can do it. as i say, it's been it's been a real difficult time for him. but he said yesterday after this match, he said only if i feel capable , i have to compete. feel capable, i have to compete. will i be at the french open on may the 26th. we all hope he's there, because it looks like it's going to be his last season on the tour. >> can't believe he's 37. he is. you'd think he was older, wouldn't he, just because he's been around. >> well i saw i saw him play. i first set eyes on him in 2003. he was 17. his shorts were like trousers. in fact, i didn't even know they were like they were shorts. they were almost down to his ankles. he was just not physically filled out at all. i couldn't really see how he was going to make a top two, top three player shows. how much i know, doesn't it? because he went on to win 22 grand slams and i wouldn't rule him out of the french. if he's fit, the crowd will be behind him because they

. >> well, emma raducanu >> yeah, well, emma raducanu finished. knocked of finished.d performance but that's a good performance because so because she's been injured so much in the last years. much in the last three years. she good performance last she had a good performance last week billie jean cup week in the billie jean cup competition france competition over in france on clay other performance on clay and other performance on clay and other performance on clay today. and she lost to a four grand slam winner, eva four time grand slam winner, eva swiatek. a decent swiatek. so that is a decent performance. was straight performance. it was straight sets, but she went the first time, went to a tie breaker signs she is peaking signs that she is just peaking in the french open. in time for the french open. that come too soon, but. that might come too soon, but. well, she'll be there. well, she'll she'll be there. but know she's but i don't know if she's going to trouble any of the, any of the, the, go the, you know, the, the go deep into tournament, french into the tour

there have been encouraging signs that emma raducanu could be returning to form, after long struggless one of those athletes whose form is forensically studied more than any other so it is nice to see that it was genuinely a competitive game. once you may have eventually won. ., , ., ., game. once you may have eventually won. . , . . ., , won. that is what we want to see. 6:32. when a medical issue put an end to one man's childhood dream of becoming a firefighter, he picked up his camera and began to document the work of his heroes instead. nearly a0 years later, tim ansell�*s passion for the fire service, has led to him becoming its official photographer. our reporter oli constable can explain. you never quite know what you are going to and you never know when you are going to. tim going to and you never know when you are going to-— are going to. tim ansell is not a firefighter- _ are going to. tim ansell is not a firefighter. his _ are going to. tim ansell is not a firefighter. his job, _ are going to. tim ansell is not a firefighter. his job, instead, i are going to. tim ansell is

there was more disappointment for britain's emma raducanu as she bowed out of the stuttgart open at theinese grand prix. >> morning. a bright >> good morning. it's a bright but start for many of us but chilly start for many of us across the uk. how will the rest of the weekend pan out? well, you can find out all the details with me a little later on. >> morning you. >> good morning to you. i'm stephen ellie stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello and this is breakfast on . on. gb news. >> this story about the fry up is really upsetting me. oh is it really? >> yeah. do you like a fry up? >> yeah. do you like a fry up? >> i love a fry. you know, i do every every saturday and every sunday. i had to have a fry up. >> do you? every weekend. >> do you? every weekend. >> yeah. every weekend. it's my weekend and weekend breakfast. oh. and then dunng weekend breakfast. oh. and then during have granola during the week i'd have granola and to and and fruit and yoghurt to try and be a bit healthier. you know, it's all about balance. people >> up myself. >> i do like a fry up myself. >> i do like a fry up

onto tennis and emma raducanu says she's �*mentally and emotionally exhausted' after crashing out ofght sets. she'll be kicking herself after giving up 4—0 lead in her second set against spain's cristina bucsa. better news in the men's event though with jack draper safely through to the second round. he beat the australian thanasi kokkinakis in three sets and will face hubert hurkacz next. here's carol with a look at the weather. good morning. good morning to you. the weather— good morning. good morning to you. the weather is looking fairly unsettled for the next few days. this morning it is a chilly start and _ this morning it is a chilly start and if— this morning it is a chilly start and if you've not been out there is frost _ and if you've not been out there is frost around — and if you've not been out there is frost around and we are looking up bright _ frost around and we are looking up bright spells with sunny intervals but also — bright spells with sunny intervals but also scattered showers. what is happening — but also scattered showers. what is happening is we have a weathe

hopes of british success at wimbledon, in just a couple of months, are being raised by the form of emma raducanuays he plans to retire this year, if he's unable to compete on a regular basis now what a day it was for welsh cyclist steve williams. he scored the biggest win of his career, with victory at the one—day classic fleche wallonne race in belgium. the man from aberystwyth — who enjoyed a breakthrough win at the tour down under at the start of the season — broke clear of the field on the final climb. he held on to finish clear of the peloton to become the first british man to win the race. what a great achievement. he said it always has been a race he watched on tv and he was on cloud nine. now the draw for the world snooker championship will be made later this morning, with the sports biggest tournament getting underway on saturday. among the 32 players who'll be lining up is world number one ronnie o'sullivan, and he's aiming for a record breaking eighth title at the crucible. if i did, win it, it have to be the best/ you know, masters, uk, shanghai or whatever? i can't remember what the