i mean, to win a grand national. _ again. i mean, to win a grand national. it — again.al, it is _ again. i mean, to win a grand national, it is the _ again. i mean, to win a grand national, it is the first - again. i mean, to win a grand national, it is the first sort i again. i mean, to win a grand national, it is the first sort ofj national, it is the first sort of race you see on tv and everyone wants to win a grand national. it is the introduction tojump racing. and remember the last time i won, i was on cloud nine for the year. i expect to be the same this time. paul townend, winning raiderjp mcmanus winning owner, what a team! find townend, winning raiderjp mcmanus winning owner, what a team! and what about the race — winning owner, what a team! and what about the race itself _ winning owner, what a team! and what about the race itself and _ winning owner, what a team! and what about the race itself and how _ winning owner, what a team! and what about the race itself and how it - about the race itself and how it panned out?— about the race itself and how it anned o

this year, it weaves in the number of runners in the grand national reduced from 40 to 34 and all the standing start in the first fence moving closer to the start line as part of an effort to of the horses as they go to that first fence because the british horseracing authority said their analysis of data showed that speed was a big impact on follows. they are trying to reduce the speed and the race has also been brought forward at 4pm to try to stop the ground trying out too much. of course there will be an element of nerves among the authorities watching that race to see how it pans out, but there are 34 runners and among them we have a winner from last year, who is trained by lucinda russell in the hills of scotland. this course is incredibly special to her and won the race last year and i asked her about the character of this horse. i think he has improved. 0f i think he has improved. of course i'd rather— i think he has improved. of course i'd rather he — i think he has improved. of course i'd rather he was not carrying the extra _ i'd rather he was not carrying the extra weight,

it excited about the grand national.— excited about the grand national. , . , , national.an expensive sport, isn't it? _ national. it is an expensive sport, isn't it? the - national. it is an expensive sport, isn't it? the horses. national. it is an expensive i sport, isn't it? the horses are expensive, the upkeep is expensive, the upkeep is expensive, but what is the attraction?— expensive, but what is the attraction? ., ., , attraction? for some owners, it is a business- — attraction? for some owners, it is a business. they _ attraction? for some owners, it is a business. they have - attraction? for some owners, it is a business. they have vested j is a business. they have vested interest in the business, for some it is a leisure proceed. the cost of a horse can vary enormously. they can be some very expensive horses out there. there was a sale after racing yesterday and it was a top that £300,000. as well as having exposed to forces, you can be fine horses for 5000 or £10,000, much less, particular popular these days is the opportunity for owners to get involved in a fr

so is it the grand national it time for the grand national to pack up away?but, benedict spence. >> isn't brendan powell. >> no, it isn't brendan powell. >> no, it isn't brendan powell. >> yes. oh, definitely. definitely not. and dean stancil, what do you think? what's your thoughts. >> yeah, we've certainly got got to get rid of it. i mean i respect both the views of brendan and benedict, the brendan and benedict, but the fact we've seen a decline in fact is we've seen a decline in people going to race courses. we've seen the racing industry having to come out with a new pr campaign this this week called ewr. we would say that's poor welfare record, but the racing industry might say differently, what we so what we're seeing is the lower end of racing is collapsing because there's not enough money there for the horses. we're seeing horses going for slaughter. horses. we're seeing horses going for slaughter . yeah, sure. going for slaughter. yeah, sure. the top end is buoyant, but the bottom end that really underpins racing is very, very fragile and vulnerable

a grand national.remember the last time i won it, i was on cloud nine for the year. i expect to be the same this time. paul townend — winning rider, jp mcmanus — winning owner, what a team! and what about the race itself, how it panned out? well, i was trying to watch some of our horses and i thought watching paul all the time, i thought he got a bit far back. but paul never panics and the horse was only barelyjumping his fences, and i thought he was a bit low on one or two. but i think that's what you need for aintree. if you jump too extravagantly, you lose too much ground and energy. so he just crawled his way around on the inside and saved ground everywhere. terrific ride. and then i could see paul looking for room, and when i saw paul looking round for room, i said, he must think he has a lot in the tank, because he's looking to go forward, trying to find the best horse to follow through. and sure enough, when the gap opened, he moved off the rail and sent him on after the last. i mean, the horsej

but year, the grand national. horses are taking part. it's after four horses died last year. however, campaigners say that changes to this afternoon's events are nothing more than a pr stunt. after two more horses died just yesterday on the track, though, it will be as competitive as ever for the million pound prize. that's the latest from the newsroom for now. more in half an hour. until then, you can sign up to gb news alerts. just scan the code on your screen or go to gb news. carmelites. now though, it's back to dawn. >> thank you very much, sam. now there's loads more coming up on today's show. but before i tell you what we've got lined up for you, nana akua has joined me in the looking beautiful as the studio, looking beautiful as always. thank you. nana, what's coming in your show? coming up in your show? >> , we have we're going to >> well, we have we're going to be lot about, be talking a lot about, obviously, terrible obviously, the terrible shootings have been shootings that have been happening. be happ

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 unbelievable, really, isn't it? you know, to have your son train, your daughter—in—law ride, and a horse you bred — it'sjust, it's magic. 0h, there's no doubt gina's the boss. he laughs. we obviously have differences in opinions on certain things, but it helps — you can be open with each other and, you know, say what you really mean, which i think, if you have a professional relationship with somebody else, sometimes you perhaps hold back a little bit. yeah, we try to switch off in the evenings, i think. i once we've finished the evening stable at 6:00 time, _ we have dinner and whatever, you try to switch off a bit - and think about something else! dog whines. it's helping the whole family reach new heights. and as if they didn't have enough on their plate, getting ready for their bigges

won it for scotland derek fox, the jockey, has two grand nationals. has won two grand nationals., the scottish trainer, has won two grand nationals with carrick rambler. so who's to say the horse might win again? but the horse has gone the weights so it's gone up in the weights so it's going to take very good going to take a very good performance. despite finishing third out in the third last time out in the cheltenham gold cup, you've given runners there, given us the top runners there, but the tom harwood tip? but who's the tom harwood tip? >> obviously we're not giving any here any viewers any advice here to any viewers or listeners, just, you or listeners, but just, you know, bit of fun. know, a bit of fun. >> well , i'd know, a bit of fun. >> well, i'd love to know, a bit of fun. >> well , i'd love to see >> well, i'd love to see a trainer called christian williams trainer because his his very young daughter betsy is recovering from leukaemia , and recovering from leukaemia, and it'd be lovely if kitty's light the horse he trains could win. and you know, the grand national h

this year at the grand national has had some changes made to it.rs has been reduced from 48 to 3a to make it safer and the first fence has been moved nearer the start so the horses are not going so quickly. there are some tweaks to some of the fences. there is one issue they are going to have to contend with this year, and it's all to do with the weather because the ground in places is very heavy, because of all the rain we have had and some trainers will have to decide if they still want their horses to run. we have had over two _ want their horses to run. we have had over two inches _ want their horses to run. we have had over two inches of _ want their horses to run. we have had over two inches of rain - want their horses to run. we have had over two inches of rain in - want their horses to run. we have had over two inches of rain in the | had over two inches of rain in the last couple of weeks so a lot of rain. the ground staff team have done a fantasticjob out there. currently the ground conditions are soft, heavy in places on the grand nation

no deaths in grand national itself. so in the grand national itself.o they've in recent they've made efforts in recent years make the race for years to make the race safer for horses. they've reduced the size of fences, they've changed of the fences, they've changed the fences. and the material in the fences. and of today there was fewer of course, today there was fewer runners seems to runners as well. it seems to have worked. and my only problem is, despite that, despite no horses today, we're still horses dying today, we're still getting lefty woke getting all the lefty woke animal rights protesters saying that we need to cancel the race. i think, guys, darren, don't you agree with me that in the same theme and vibe as the attacks on theme and vibe as the attacks on the family, it's just the royal family, it's just another of trying to erode another way of trying to erode british culture. get rid of everything that's original and great about the country by people who frankly hate the country . country. >> well, yes. so we're looking at one now. but

today, of course, grand national. course, is the grand national.al it's well underway. the festival and is at around, and the big race is at around, i think, 4:00 this afternoon. so thousands of people are descending upon aintree in liverpool annual horse liverpool for the annual horse race, including our very own sophie north west sophie reaper gb news north west of reporter sophie of england reporter sophie looking fab, may i say in blue? what you drinking there ? what are you drinking there? >> i've got a little bit of champagne this morning. it might be early, but it's a special day here in aintree today. of course, as you say, the grand national running at 4 pm. so to talk a little bit about this and the importance of it to the city of liverpool, i'm joined by iconic liverpudlian and friend of price . good of gb news, pete price. good morning to you, pete. >> definitely a friend of gb news because i do the breakfast show. i love reviewing the papers. we are here at the art school. paul askew's in the middle of aintree and it's grand national d

it is grand national da . ~ , ~ ~ , ., national day. absolutely.to one - bustling. yeah, don't tell anyone but i have snuck up onto one of i bustling. yeah, don't tell anyone i but i have snuck up onto one of the posh balcony is like you can do at this time a day when no—one is looking. ifeel is this time a day when no—one is looking. i feel is a privilege. this time a day when no—one is looking. ifeel is a privilege. of course they will get kicked out was the rising stars but it is nice to enjoy it. here is the winning post where the 3a horses, remember, in the end a reduced field of course, we'll talk about that in a moment, before horses will be thundering up this afternoon. just over there you can see there, well, what you call them, they are repairing the course, i guess, they basically have a tractor with a load of manure and soil and they are putting in little holes on the course, that is what they do at this time of day. still no horses out as yet, too early for them, lots going on on the course itself to make it really pristine for this af

it�*s the grand national tomorrow,= ——it�*s the grand national tomorrow, one of the highlights of theained by formerjockey christian williams. he has been telling our correspondent laura scott why winning would be extra special for his family. the grand national is a race where everyone looks for a bit of luck, a chink of light. none more so than trainer christian williams, who is hoping kitty�*s light can fulfil his dreams after the nightmare of his daughter, betsy, being diagnosed with leukaemia last year. i don�*t think any parent, you know, to say your child�*s got cancer was obviously a big shock to all the family, and to see what the drugs did to betsy mentally was tough for us all. but things are, seeing a bit of light now at the end of the tunnel. tomorrow might pose a unique test, but april tends to be when kitty�*s light shines. this was him winning the scottish national last year, providing moments of cheer when they were needed most. he�*s been a wonderful horse and never let us down on the big days. he seems to thrive on his racing. he�*s like a different horse when he go

. >>> in the meantime, here, i am maximus, staunch victory at the grand national. this year's organizers had made changes to make the event safer for the horses and the highest number across the finishing line since 1992. paris walks now from a truck. >> no threats were received to disrupt this year's grand national but no chances were being taken by place. for here, the the security operation was being masterminded , sky news given exclusive access to the police control room. tracking 70,000 spectators , scouring the course for any threats. it is a course modified to become safer but still producing shocks. the first offense now 60 yards closer to the start and the defending champion didn't make it any further. second favorite audit writer derek fox. this race looked just as unpredictable as ever on the final section. in the lead, but rachel platt fell short in her bid for a second national try. instead, the seven-1 favorite i am maximus gets in front and prevailing by 7 1/2 lengths for delta work the first grand national victory for champion docket, paul townsend

last year at the grand national?>> no jockeys have, of course, died and they've been died in racing, and they've been severely and disabled severely paralysed and disabled as horses yeah. as well. horses die. yeah. the argument course, the argument is of course, the horses don't a choice to horses don't have a choice to race. with that. but race. i disagree with that. but that's argument. that's the argument. >> that debate to >> okay. that debate is going to run through all the way through tomorrow and after the grand national well. let's hope national as well. let's hope they do come home safe now. it's been just over six months since the government's controversial barge , the bibby stockholm, barge, the bibby stockholm, first asylum first opened its doors to asylum seekers . seekers. >> since then, tensions amongst locals have been running high. one of the main sources of frustration portlanders one of the main sources of er dorset1 portlanders one of the main sources of er dorset is portlanders one of the main so

the grand national we were talking about. another grand place behind us.ly there. it _ this friday morning. you talk very truthfully there. it is _ this friday morning. you talk very truthfully there. it is glorious, - truthfully there. it is glorious, built by robert walpole, the first british prime minister in the 1700s. but we are not here to talk about the glory of the architecture but the glory of the architecture but the visitors. one of them is down here. sunk into the floor. 620 kilograms, 191 centimetres, about a hundred of which are under the floor at the moment. that is just the beginning. if you want to talk about views... this is utterly breathtaking. we are heading out for miles out there, the neighbours, sandringham, and as far as the eye can see, we have these little iron men. 100 of them. as you can tell, this is art on a grand scale. 100 figures, 300 acres. this is an exhibition in which comfortable shoes might be useful — its estimated you'll probably have to walk for three hours to see it all. it's a mixture of art, nature, and a ramble

our breaking news, from the grand national at aintree the winner is is, national at aintree the winnerns forjockey paul townsend plenty more on that and all of our stories on the bbc news website. do stay with us here on big seniors. hello. a wind of change on the way. yesterday it was the warmest day of the year with temperatures exceeding 20 celsius in a number of areas and the outlook looks very different, turning colder with a cutting wind on the way. if we look at the satellite picture, you can see this area of weather. this is where the air is coming from, from the north atlantic and you could argue over the next few days it will be coming in almost from the arctic regions, and that blue colour, that colder air mass invade the uk, squeezing the warmer air towards the south. this process has already begun. through this afternoon, temperatures in some spots in the north will struggle to reach double figures. we still have warmth across the bulk of england in excess of 20 celsius in one or two spots across east anglia and the south—east. showers are in the forecast, two, politically

we've got the grand national later the 176th grand national later today.. huge controversy, though, surrounding the build up to this race. like i've never seen before, i have to say. i mean, it was fairly , fairly recent it was fairly, fairly recent event that, you know, we'd look back on and or look ahead to back on and say or look ahead to and to ourselves, well, you and say to ourselves, well, you know, the winners? know, what about the winners? what about the tips? what about the riders? what about the horses? a few horses? who can win us a few quid? the narrative has quid? but the narrative has switched markedly switched quite markedly in recent towards animal recent years towards animal safety, animal rising said last week the animal welfare charity or a pressure group. rather, they said that they would not be disturbing year's race. disturbing this year's race. they started they feel they've started a conversation enough around this, this point. having said that, merseyside police have promised a ring steel the track a ring of steel around the track

it's one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar tomorow, the grand national.liams. he's been telling our sports correspondent laura scott why winning would be extra special for his family. the grand national is a race where everyone looks for a bit of luck, a chink of light. none more so than trainer christian williams, who's hoping kitty's light can fulfil his dreams after the nightmare of his daughter, betsy, being diagnosed with leukaemia last year. i don't think any parent, you know, to say your child's got cancer, it was obviously a big shock to all the family, and to see what the drugs did to betsy mentally was tough for us all. but things are, seeing a bit of light now at the end of the tunnel. kitty's light has shown he thrives on the big occasion, winning the scottish national last year, providing moments of cheer when they were needed the most. he was great last year during a tough time, and notjust for us, for all the other families that we've met since betsy got diagnosed. so he's been a great horse and hopefully the journey�*s still...still not ov

yes, it's the 176 grand national— events last year?76 grand national which will be - events last year? yes, it's the 176| grand national which will be taking place on saturday. a three—day festival gains today at aintree, seven races today, ladies day tomorrow and the big race on saturday at apm. that is earlier thanit saturday at apm. that is earlier than it is traditionally, one of a number of changes that have taken place for this year's event. last year, protesters did disrupt proceedings so these changes, it is hoped, will make this race, which some people believed to be pretty controversial, a bit safer. a number of the protesters have been removed by the police. they have got to be sure that nobody can breach the course once this is under way. protesters warned organisers that they would disrupt last year's grand national, and that is what happened. the race was delayed by 1a minutes, there were 118 arrests and when the race began, there were 16 fell at the first fence and was later put down, his trainer blamed the chaotic start

. was win the grand national.n those days, there were no mobile phones. so you didn't get all well wishes didn't get all the well wishes or it was cards and or everything. it was cards and letters, i've still got letters, which i've still got them but brilliant them all but look. brilliant feeling something always feeling something you've always wanted and, no, wanted to do from a kid and, no, it was just. it's just something to live with you for the rest of your life. grace of an brendan powell. >> i believe you got a horse in tomorrow's race. dorado . tomorrow's race. el dorado. allen 1. i like a long allen at 100 to 1. i like a long shot. have a nibble with shot. i might have a nibble with myself. best luck you myself. best of luck to you tomorrow. joining us tomorrow. thanks forjoining us on thanks for on the show. well, thanks for joining i've been joining me today. i've been martin next is dewbs& co martin daubney next is dewbs& co with bev turner. but first it's time for your weather and it's alex burkill.

saturday's grand national will be watched by millions as 32 runners battle it out over 30 fences, acrossde changes to the course after last year's race was delayed by protesters. our sports news correspondent laura scott is at aintree for us. we are expecting a crowd of 70,000 people who have been gathered to listen to the national anthem here at aintree, it is a race the grand national that is step steeped in history. it is no different this year, we have last year's winner corach rambler bidding for back—to—back victories, for trainer lusaka russell. we have kitty's light trained on the beach in wales, that will be a hugely popular winner because the trainer's young daughter betsy was diagnosed with leukaemia last year, and irish trainers have been dominant recently and that is probably why i am maximus is the favourite for willie mullen. welfare is front and centre of people's minds, not just because we had two equine fatalities yesterday. there are 32 runners but still picking a winner will still be hard for some. day three of the masters has just got underway at augusta and world nu

a major event under british racing calendar, the grand national on saturday will be watched as it organiserse lots of changes of the last years race was delayed by protesters. it will get going earlier in the day, but the trainer molesters winner is open one thing stays the same. i the trainer molesters winner is open one thing stays the same.— one thing stays the same. i think he has improved. _ one thing stays the same. i think he has improved. i _ one thing stays the same. i think he has improved, i hope _ one thing stays the same. i think he has improved, i hope he _ one thing stays the same. i think he has improved, i hope he wasn't - has improved, i hope he wasn't turning the extra weight but it's a grand national, anything can happen, you need so much luck in running, it's notjust about you need so much luck in running, it's not just about the weights you need so much luck in running, it's notjust about the weights and ground, so many variables and that's what make it the greatest world —— race in the world, i believe. he is unique, i would race in the world, i believe. he is unique,

as we talk about the grand national oh, grand national yesterday. oh, do we do.rday. oh, do we called it do. even though grand national yesterday. oh, do we called it all do. even though grand national yesterday. oh, do we called it all wrong. n though you called it all wrong. >> gooley. yeah that's >> glenn gooley. yeah that's exactly not >> glenn gooley. yeah that's exactly but not >> glenn gooley. yeah that's exactly but just not >> glenn gooley. yeah that's exactly but just from not >> glenn gooley. yeah that's exactly but just from friends of online, but just from friends of mine. from friends of mine. mainly a few mainly because he's stuck a few quid they want, quid on. yeah. and they want, they yeah. don't they want it. yeah. they don't understand i understand how betting works. i think quid down think they put a few quid down the the shop the bet down the betting shop then, doesn't then, then if it doesn't come through, to offer through, then i'll have to offer the refund. >> well, you always think that's fair. >> you should. well, >> i think you should.

intense raffles one the grand national. half, any second now. formula 1 owners liberty media is taken over motorbikes premier series moto gp, the american company is paying more than 5.5 billion or the spanish company which is owned moto gp since 1992. the takeover it should be completed of the year. mark allen and josh higgins are tied in the first run of their tour championship game in manchester. they were plates finish this evening, the targets is a place in the quarters. jannick sinner is up to number two in the world after his third title of the year. he beat grigor dimitrov in the miami open final. the italian has only lost one match this season, to carlos alcaraz in the semi—finals at indian wells , and he's now bumped the spaniard down to third in the rankings. being number two is an amazing feeling. i never thought to come to this point, i come from a very normal family, my dad is still working, as my mum does, so it is very... sport is one thing and life is different, so i'm very happy to be in this position, i a

and a thrilling grand national brings a second winner for legendary trainer willie wallace.ose snacks, you must be a king!” “i did just pay 60% less for my ticket with the gametime app.” “it's the best place to get last-minute deals on tickets.” “i guess i'm just a better fan than you.“ "(crowd cheering) i've got to get the gametime app.” “download the gametime app to get great deals on last-minute tickets.” >>> welcome back to the breakfast show. >> scottie scheffler, the 2022 champion, leads the masters. it was a day to forget for tiger woods. that's coming up as well as a closer look at this morning's papers. first, though, i want to take you back to our tops dori, as iran has launched hundreds of drones and missiles in the first direct attack on israeli territory overnight. while iran says the attack has concluded, israel does remain on high alert. let's get a reaction to this. 20 me now is josie michael berg, an associate fellow at the north africa program. a very good morning to you. thanks so much for talking to us. what you make of what you seen happen overnight? >>

in warwickshire, they're pinching themselves as they prepare to take on racing's elite in the grand national 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 unbelievable, really, isn't it? you know, to have your son train, your daughter—in—law ride, and a horse you bred — it'sjust, its magic. 0h, there's no doubt gina's the boss. he laughs. we obviously have differences in opinions on certain things, but it helps — you can be open with each other and, you know, say what you really mean, which i think, if you have a professional relationship with somebody else, sometimes you perhaps hold back a little bit. yeah, we try to switch off in the evenings, i think. i

and the runners and riders have just been confirmed for saturday's grand national.he three day aintree meeting. there's coverage on five live and the bbc sport website. thanks to chetan and the sports team in salford. you're watching bbc news. i'm nicky schiller. there's been a huge rise in the number of romance scammers taking advantage of innocent people looking for love. the bbc estimates this type of fraud has cost victims more than £320 million over the last five years. our reporter dan o'donoghue has been speaking to lyn, who joined a dating site after losing her husband. i was in touch with this widow and widower site on facebook, and this guy started chatting and it started from there. lyn, a retired mum from cheshire, felt she had made a genuine connection when a fellow widower, derek, got in touch. we had loads of banter on the phone, you know, and with it being on a widow and widower site, i thought this shouldn't be an issue. but there was no derek. the person behind his account was, in fact, a scammer preying on the vulnerable to get cash. it was all go

activist group animal rising says it will not disrupt the grand national next saturday and is suspendingg. last year's national at aintree was delayed by 1a minutes after protesters from the group entered the track. police arrested 118 people on the day of the race, in which the gelding hill 16 suffered a fatal injury. animal rising said it was satisfied its actions had started a national conversation about racehorse welfare. it's been revealed that the reigning tour de france winner, jonas vingegaard, suffered a collapsed lung in a crash yesterday. the 27—year—old dane also broke his collarbone and several ribs on a descent on stage four of the itzulia basque country race. his team say he's stable and had a good night and he remains in hospital. more needs to be done to remove barriers to sport for disabled people, according to campaigners. a report by northamptonshire sport says there is a gap between the number of disabled people who want to be active and those that are. it's now working with groups across the county to change that. james burridge has this report. nick wilson is a man

and good morning from aintree on grand national day.werombi new safety measures in place, including a reduced field ofjust 3a rather than 40 reduced field ofjust 3a rather than a0 horses. and good morning, yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. this weekend it will turn a bit chilly. there will be sunny spells and charles jago that as well. i'll have all details shortly.

it was the grand national at aintree today. 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 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 ca rer�*s allowance worth just over £80 per week. of those, around 175,000 work alongside caring for a loved one. they cannot take home more than £151 per week. if they do, even

maximus, ridden byjockey paul townend and trained by willie mullins, stormed home to win the grand nationalalvin in fourth place. after clearing the last fence, townend and i am maximus pulled ahead and widened the gap on the final stretch, securing the win by seven and a half lengths. inspired by the songs of abba, mamma mia the musical is now celebrating it's 25th year in london's west end. since it's first opening night, 10 million people have seen the production in london with many super "trouper" fans returning again and again. our reporter frankie mccamley went backstage to meet the cast. # mamma mia! # now i really know...# the iconic smash hit, paired with the feel—good factor, just some of the reasons why this show has become a west end favourite. now in its 25th year. it's a phenomenon. it's quite something for any show to have that kind of life in it, really. and i think we are kind of like that solid production. since 1999, ten million people have seen mamma mia! in london, 70 million as it's toured worldwide. the story tells the sunny, funny tale of a mother and daughter and th

for the uk's most famous race meeting, we take a look at the muti—million pound finances of the grand national

the grand national prize has been played at antree racecourse near liverpool since 1836.s year's 176th race was uneventful, but only 21 out of 32 horses were able to finish. and the favorite, maximus, came first with jacquet paul townindam. they won the big national for the first time prize. maria rumyantseva, sports news. first. channel. new attacks on the zaporozhye nuclear power plant. who is to blame according to kiev? well, i think you already guessed it. and also ukrainian propaganda offended france and the lumiere brothers. about this and much more in today's program. this is an anti-fake program and here we are waging our fight against fakes and disinformation. ukrainian propaganda claims that russian troops allegedly attacked the zaporozhye nuclear power plant. i'll read it out. russian strikes on the zaporozhye nuclear power plant, including including imitation, constant criminal practice of russians, andrei yusov writes about this. firstly, what is simulation? the ukrainian regime is repeating itself, we heard something similar in 2022, that we are striking at

animal rising says is suspending his campaign against horse racing and will not disrupt the grand nationalmal rising says they are excited they have staggered it a national conversation about resource welfare. lebronjames lebron james junior has made himself available for the nba draft. he plays for his college team, but if he is selected by an nba side, it means he could play alongside or against his dad, which would be a first in nba and something lebron has long said he wants. finally, it's the first day of the county cricket season, but wet weather has already stopped play. nearly half of today's matches were abandoned without a ball being bold. that's it. there's much more on her website. many thanks, lizzie. there are concerns over the financial position of the uk's largest water and waste water company, thames water, after it was announced its parent company kemble has defaulted on debt interest payments. kemble told lenders it's been unable to pay a £400 million debt, which was due this week. earlier, i spoke to simonjack. kemble has run out of money and has submitted a plan to reg

in the women's six nations, england cruised to a record win over ireland in front of almost 50,000 at twickenham. their 88—10 win keeps them on course for the grandgent ireland side put a dent in their title hopes? the red roses' backs have had a starring role in their campaign and abby dow once again got england into their stride, going to score, out of absolutely nowhere! ..that try the first of many. zoe aldcroft showing her power to touch down and claim the bonus point before 20 minutes were even on the clock. this would be a long afternoon for ireland, as england headed in at the break with a 35—point lead. if half—time was all about the dance floor, the second half was all about england waltzing their way through the ireland defence — jess breach showing pace with the ball and rhythm without it. now, this may not be pretty, but it's a big moment. a penalty try awarded — that's ireland's first against england in five years, finally giving their fans something to cheer. but the respite was brief, as england's rampage continued. dow got her hat—trick... take a bow, abby dow! that was sensational! ..followed by ellie kildunne, who wrapped up th

that is close to yellowstone national park and grand teton national park. danielle was your previous guest -- daniel was your previous guest and you have had a number of people with a high degree of education and so forth. what i noticed with daniel he kept telling me what i know already. and he repeated the phrase you know constantly every few words. while he was speaking. and i find that other educated people are doing the same thing. and to tell me that i know, then why should i listen to daniel if he wants to repeatedly tell me that i already know? so you know, sometimes you know is a word you know, you have to repeat, so that you know you need to be reminded that you know you know. host: i know. idaho falls, idaho. democrat. caller: i want to talk about the supreme court. i am just wondering, the way that some of -- actually i would say the republicans, i guess they are. i am like why do they want to talk about what was there before them, that came before them? and if they are wanting to talk about the future, they could've talked about that too. they

the grand national is on saturday. the feature race followed plenty of excitement.n elliot—trained gerri colombe got the better of ahoy senior in a driving finish to the aintree bowl. the 9—4 chance, had finished runner up in last month's cheltenham gold cup, but went one better in liverpool. look at some of their headlines. hull fc have sacked head coach tony smith after a poor start to the season. they've lost six of their seven super league games so far, with their only win coming against bottom side london broncos. an arrest warrant has been issued for kansas city chiefs wide receiver rashee rice, after he was involved a hit—and—run crash, that injured four people in dallas. rice faces eight charges, including aggravated assault and collision involving serious bodily injury. in the last few moments, mumbai indians have defeated their opponents, an astonishing 52 all off only 19 the deliveries. belgian rider wout van aert will miss this years giro d'iitalia. he sustained a broken collarbone, sternum and ribs as well as damaging a lung in a crash in the one—day �*

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activist group animal rising says it will not disrupt the grand national next saturday and is suspendinged by m minutes after protesters from the group entered the track. and lewis hamilton has said mercedes had their best session of the year on friday's practice at the japanese grand prix. the seven—time champion was fifth quickest. max verstappen was fifth quickest. max verstappen was fastest. the weather hasn't been great around england today. it must be the start of the county cricket season. nine matches were set to get under way at the start of the day — but four of the opening day's were abandoned without a ball being bowled, including at old trafford, where lancashire were set to face defending champions surrey. there was play at middlesex though, much to the delight of glamorgan's captain sam northeast as he scored the first century of the new season. they ended the day of closing 374—3. as they collapse from 170—2 after they won. the government has announced a £35 million investment in grassroots cricket to widen access to the sport £35 million will be ploughed into cricket sta

mine is a squirrel that politely asks a drink of water at grand canyon national park. watch.how nice the squirrek of l is.g wavi look, looking, waving, grabbing and i just want to compliment how good looking the squirrels are ati just grand national nat park. yeah. have you gotten to central park? are squirrelpark hs have tattoo, you know what i'm saying? they'll take the bottle right from you. yeah. i didn't know you were doing this segment. it means a lot to mere doing bee i'm an animal guy. >> we recently put a catpu to sleep in my house. i no, no, no.de don't feel bad. i actually made the other cat watc h. so. so it knows we're not afraid i to make some changes in thiss administration. you know, get your act together. i knewadministration, that wasg somewhere. >> i'm a vegan and, a mole. >> i do not know this dog's name, but i'm him. kevin. kevin. k kevin is jusnoe t lettingno the his humans know they have got a garbage so far. it' >> cracks in it, it's ripped. and so he's just helping them out and reminded t. w >> go buy a new day. i'm so far, kevin homeboy buried it mig

the aintree festival is under way, the main event is the grand national on saturday and last year's winnersse got the better of bob olinger and langer dan to win the aintree hurdle. that was after a lengthy stewards inquiry saw no reason to reverse the placings despite some interference in the home straight. the gordon elliot trained gerri colombe beat ahoy senior in a driving finish to the aintree bowl. the 9—4 favourite had finished runner up in last month's cheltenham gold cup but went one better in liverpool. full time coming, you can check the bbc website for that. that's all the sport for now. hello there. the weather today has been very mild indeed for april. temperatures reached 20 degrees celsius in parts of norfolk. meanwhile, in northern ireland, the 17 degrees were recorded here made it northern ireland's warmest day of the year so far. we did have south—westerly winds dragging in the mild air, but they also brought a lot of cloud to wales and southwest england, whereas the best of the sunshine, really, was across the midlands, northern england and into parts of scotland. we've

do you expect to see, a similar thing at the grand national? so. and not only at this, at the stadium itself or the racecourse itself, but on the outside and, and in the train stations and town centres and city centres , centres and city centres, nearby. i think the thing about this is that isis put that piece out, last week, really to encourage those supporters in europe to rise up and do something and, and of course , we something and, and of course, we don't know the police don't know when that might happen or who might do it. so it is always a bit a concern, particularly bit of a concern, particularly at these very large, set piece events that are live on television. >> what's so difficult , of >> what's so difficult, of course, now, chris, is that it's just a lone individual, or a couple of individuals can just get in and charge onto the course and cause chaos. and at an event as big as the perimeter, the perimeter of this is so big, you can't stop everybody getting in somewhere, can you ? no. you know, can you? no. you know, racecourse is

the grand national prize has been played at aintree racecourse near liverpool since 1836.year's 176th race was uneventful, but only 21 out of 32 horses were able to finish. and the favorite , maximus, came first with jacquet paul townindam. this is the first time they have won a major national prize. maria rumyantseva, sports news, channel one. i'm larisa guzeeva, let's get married, good afternoon, today the bride is tatyana, karina and ekaterina, and our groom is mikhail. mikhail, 45 years old, when he realized that he had lost 20 years in marriage, i decided to completely change not only my life, but my appearance. mikhail, a hairdresser, stylist, lives in ryazan, is proud that he helped his son lose 30 kg, a dream. to see the world, admits that he hasn’t smiled for 3 years, warns that he is raising two children alone, mikhail will not connect his fate with a tall, curvaceous woman, and also will not look towards a drink-loving woman to complain about life, will marry a fragile little inch who wears shoes with heels and loves all types of activity, even while in bed. hel

favorite grand national yesterday? that's because of the volatility and everyone i know is not taking anything for granted. >> thank you, oh, very much. been a busy day. that is it for this week. i will be back next sunday. it's been a pleasure to be with you. good morning.

daily to win the grand daily star to win the grand national, which is about nothing.those are your front pages. so what have we got on the guardian , leo? so the on the guardian, leo? so the guardians got a picture of oj simpson, who sadly died today aged 76, and they've got a picture of him trying on the gloves. and the trial in the 90s, 1995, and the member , his 90s, 1995, and the member, his lawyer said if the glove don't quit, you must if the glove don't fit, you must acquit. no, i missed i knew him as a as an nfl star and then a football, a great athlete and then an actor. i sort of track of him i sort of lost track of him after that. yeah. he had gone. yeah. mean, think that's yeah. i mean, i think that's what yeah. i mean, i think that's whtyou follow case. >> you didn't follow the case. it huge. no. what were you it was huge. no. what were you doing? him as a just doing? i just know him as a just loved how could not? loved figure. how could you not? oh, was exonerated. oh, my god, he was exonerated. >> you not? of course. did >> did you not? of course. did yo