but as you say, everyone is talking about james cracknell.the oldest person at 46 to compete in this race. it is 13 years since he retired from elite rowing. when i sat down with him a few weeks ago, he said never mind the two olympic gold medals and the six world championships, it is all about today. if he wins this afternoon, he says, that will topple all of those achievements. we heard in the report there about his accident. he said neurologists never believed he would be able to compete at this level again. you can see the crowds are gathering this afternoon. cambridge won all four events last year. the men's and women's races. they will be hoping they can do that again this afternoon, with the help of james cracknell. the coverage will be shown on bbc one. look forward to that. thank you very much indeed. time for the rest of the day's sport now, everything apart from the boat race. good afternoon. one match in the scottish premiership today. rangers manager steven gerrard is in the stands at motherwell, serving a touchline ban following

the boat race is underway this afternoon and james cracknell is set to become the old est cracknell istake part. the women's race took place earlier this afternoon with cambridge winning for the third year in a row. commentator: now the smiles can begin, what a victory for cambridge, oxford still coming towards the finish, for like, they have been well beaten today. let's take a look at the men now as they prepare for the start of the race in just a few minutes' time. we are waiting for the signal. commentator: as you can see there is a bit of debris behind the boat, they have spotted that they might wait until that has drifted away. andrew cotter: plastic bottle, it should be ok, says the starter. but you can see that the stroke for oxford is not quite ready. there he is, all of the old feelings will be coming back, 46 years old and ready to do battle once again, another of his great challenges. but even with all that experience, he will know that it still has to be clean here. he has a great crew around him, he knows that he is the big story, but he no as he is part of a very talente

former olympian james cracknell men's and women's boat races.ormer olympianjames cracknell became the old est olympianjames cracknell became the oldest competitor in the history of the race. i have missed this, i haven't felt like this for 20 years of! and a lot of other people around, which is good. we started great and just didn't great and then theyjust didn't drop, they hang on really well. coming up in half an hour, we will be in dubai to see how the next generation is preparing for the world of work, that's in half—an—hour, talking business. good afternoon. theresa may says there's a risk brexit won't happen, unless a deal can be agreed with labour. cross—party talks have been taking place to break this the stalemate on getting an agreement through parliament. labour says further talks are planned, but said it was disappointing that there had not been any movement on the government's so—called "red lines". here's our political correspondent nick eardley. what does theresa may do in the coming days? another brexit deadline approaching, stil

a new boat race record, james cracknell will become the oldest person ever to i’ow cracknell will become oldest person ever to row in the annual oxford— cambridge clash this afternoon. good afternoon. theresa may says there's a risk brexit won't happen, unless a deal can be agreed with labour. cross—party talks have been taking place to break the stalement on getting an agreement through parliament. labour says further talks are planned, but said it was disappointing that there had not been any movement on the government's so—called "red lines". here's our political correspondent nick eardley. what does theresa may do in the coming days? another brexit deadline approaching, still no breakthrough in talks with labour. the prime minister now says continuing to delay our departure could mean it doesn't happen at all. in a statement, she said... the leader of the commons admits talks with the opposition are happening through gritted teeth, but she says now is the time to deliver. i just want to point out, we are out of time. we should have left on 29th march. on wednesday, european leaders w

james cracknell will be wearing for them today, a6, double olympic champion.nce he retired from elite rowing. definitely a lot harder. i do not bounce back in the same way. you cannot burn the candle at both ends. it is quite fun, their cultural references a re it is quite fun, their cultural references are totally wrong, they educate me on all manner of things. this year has been a defining year for me mentally and i will prove a lot to myself and hopefully answer a few questions. full coverage of the boat race across the bbc, bbc from 1:20pm, the women's race first, the men's race with james cracknell at 3:10pm, flying the flag for the a0 something! i would like to see you ina something! i would like to see you in a rowing boat when you are a6, a long time in the future, obviously. those years passed me by a long time ago. thank you very much indeed. you we re ago. thank you very much indeed. you were watching bbc news. palestinian leaders have reacted with anger to a threat by israel to annexjewish settlements. the prime minister binyamin netanyahu has pled

the men's team included the double olympic champion james cracknell, making a comeback in the sport atper was watching. now the cambridge boats... the river thames might not be as glamorous as the sydney or athens olympics, but forjames cracknell, this is a career—high. great britain get the gold medal! he has won back two olympic gold medals and six world championships, but after a biking accident left him with a head injury, he has not lost the desire to compete. as the men's race gets under way, there is only one man that everyone is talking about, and that is james cracknell. at a6, he is now the oldest man to ever compete in the boat race. but getting a seat in the boat was only half the battle. cambridge have made the stronger start. cambridge kept their lead, giving us the sporting finish that many of cracknell‘s fans had hoped for. it is going to be victory for cambridge's men, the latest chapter in this age—old story. i haven't felt like this for 20 years? 20 years? 20 years. the race has topped it because of the difference in age and experience on the day. it is the biggest r

the olympic champion james cracknell will boat race record. the olympic championjames cracknell will become the oldest person ever to row in the annual 0xford cambridge clash this afternoon. let's get more on that and all the other sports stories at the bbc sport centre this morning with 0lly foster. good morning. we are starting with tiger roll, a bit of horse racing. tiger roll has become the first horse since red rum to win the most famous steeplechase in the world back to back. there hadn't been a stronger favourite in the race for 100 years. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss was at aintree. he's the little horse who's become a sporting giant. the day tiger roll raced into aintree folklore. earlier his fans had flocked hoping for back—to—back wins and tiger roll set off the hottest of favourites. they're off! the race was soon tinged with sadness though. at the first fence, up for review suffered a fatal injury. the national‘s first fatality since 2012. as they reached the closing stages, outsider magic of light led the way, but tiger ro

james cracknell, 46 years old, ten years older than the previous oldest rower. how does it feel?was when i raced at the olympics, but society changes. 46 isn't actually as old as it used to be. and i think part of what i've always believed in is being fit and healthy is something i think we should all be, rather than ijust did it because i had to in order to get a sports life. kept fit. but not this fit, as i found out, but enough to be able to get back into it. you're studying a degree at cambridge university, which enables you to take part. what has it been like to go back to that student world and combine that with training as well? to be honest, back into studying has been harder because when i first went to university there was no internet. it's actually quite easy to drift because if you don't check your e—mails that often you don't realise what you're missing and suddenly, "oh, i appear to have missed loads." it's been organising the studying, especially at the start of term, if you don't get on top of it then and then when the end of term when there is more and more rowin

they have done a compare and contrast, james cracknell back when he was winning 0lympic contrast, jamesths after winning his first olympic gold medal. now he is a6. he was 15 stone and £1, and in this one he says he is 1a stone, and he says thatis he says he is 1a stone, and he says that is effectively a stone of muscle which he said would be quite useful in rowing, but he says he has lost that over the last 20 years. he is incredible, and i took part in a charity row for him, and he was behind me and you could feel when he put the heave on about halfway through the race, we only raised for a couple of minutes, he says, it is time to go now, and once he started putting it in, you could feel the boat lifting out of the ground... the ground ? boat lifting out of the ground... the ground? the water, out of the water! it wasn't a rowing machine! coming up, we have thejill dando documentary, still trying to figure out who committed the crime. also, ben elton will be here on the sofa. he has written a new novel. it is about political correctness with the volume turned up. he is completely at

a place that james cracknell knows well, but keeps coming back to. the olympics and across the atlantic will now take on the thames as a 46—year—old, having gone to cambridge to study. it's definitely a lot harder. i don't bounce back in the same way. i have to be careful about that. you can't burn a candle at both ends, but... it's quite fun to abuse 20 year olds... their cultural references are totally wrong and they educate me on all manner of things from equations to tinder. great britain get the gold medal! he has swiped a sports top honour twice, winning olympic gold in 2000 and 2004. after those highs, he took himself to other extremes. together with ben fogle, he trekked to the said pull and hauled himself across the atlantic ocean. but, while cycling in arizona, he suffered the accident that would change his life. a petrol tanker hit him from behind. cracknell sustained injuries that left him with epilepsy and altered his personality. his sense of adventure, though, remained. they are great people, but if you listen to them too much they wil

the sydney or athens olympics, but forjames cracknell, the sydney or athens olympics, but for james cracknellas won back to olympic gold medals and six world championships, but after a biking accident left him with a head injury, he has not lost the desire to compete. as the men's race gets under way, there is only one man that everyone is talking about, and that everyone is talking about, and thatis that everyone is talking about, and that is james cracknell. at a6, he is now the oldest man to ever compete in the boat race. getting a seatin compete in the boat race. getting a seat in the boat was only half the battle. yellow might cambridge have made the stronger stop. cambridge kept their lead, giving us the sporting finish that many of cracknell‘s fans had hoped for. sporting finish that many of cracknell's fans had hoped fonm is going to be victory for cambridge's men, the latest chapter in this age—old story. cambridge's men, the latest chapter in this age-old story. 20 years. the race has topped it because of the difference in age and experience on the day. it is the biggest race by far

and rowing for them today will be 46—year—old james cracknell. definitely a lot harder. i don't bounce back in the same way. i have to be a bit more careful about that. you can't burn the candle at both ends, but it is quite fun... -- it is —— it is quite fun to abuse 22—year—olds. their cultural references are totally wrong. they educated me on all manner of things from equations to tender. this year has been a very defining yearfor me. mentally, i will prove a lot to myself and hopefully answer a few questions. you can see full coverage of the boat race from 1.20pm on bbc one. the race itself goes off at 3:10 p m. i'll have more in the next hour. a british man who was exposed to the novichok nerve agent last year has met the russian ambassador in london to question him about the incident. charlie rowley said he didn't really get any answers and he still believed russia was to blame. here he is meeting the ambassador, alexander yakovenko, with his brother matthew. but we wanted to do something on a permanent basis, but the crown estate, they sai

the guardian features a picture of cambridge rower james cracknell who, at a6, today became the oldester of the boat race. but the paper leads on brexit with reports of more cabinet pressure on theresa may to avoid a long brexit delay. "sofa...so bad" says the metro, which also carries a picture of mrs may's sitting room address in which the paper says she admits her brexit strategy has failed. she said she hoped to compromise with labour on brexit, or risk losing the deal altogether. the i follows suit and says that tory eurosceptics are now urging borisjohnson and amber rudd to unite for a tilt at the party leadership. that's according to the times. different lead story for the telegraph, which splashes on a pledge for britain public ministers to have the toughest internet laws to have the toughest internet laws to protect children online. the daily sanctuary in the uk after their contribution to british operations in afghanistan. the daily mirror says campaigners are claiming google should have paid an extra £1.5b illion in uk corporation tax last year. and the sun leads on news of

james cracknell is who everyone is talking about. never mind the two olympic golds and the six world championships, competing today he said would topple all of that. he was involved in a bike crash in 2010, he fractured his skull and he said his neurologist never thought it would be possible for him to compete in an event like this. today he is studying for a masters at cambridge university and described it as cambridge university and described itasa cambridge university and described it as a humbling experience saying after a week, no one was really bothered about his roving credentials and he was never guaranteed a place. a great story. thank you. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:35. bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel with ben brown. it's 12:40pm. five days from now, another brexit deadline looms, but whether the uk actually leaves the european union on friday, is still up for discussion. the conservatives and labour have failed to come up wit

a new boat race record, james cracknell will become the oldest person ever to row

james cracknell, 46 years old, ten years older than the previous oldest rower. how does it feel?st did it because i had to in order to get a sports life, kept fit. but not this fit, as i found out, but enough to be able to get back into it. you‘re studying a degree at cambridge university, which enables you to take part. what has it been like to go back to that student world and combine that with training as well? to be honest, back into studying has been harder, because when i first went to university, there was no internet. it‘s actually quite easy to drift, because if you don‘t check your e—mails that often, you don‘t realise what you‘re missing and suddenly, "oh, i appear to have missed loads." it‘s been organising the studying, especially at the start of term, if you don‘t get on top of it then and then when the end of term when there is more and more rowing, especially in this term, you find there aren‘t enough hours in the day. you underwent a serious head injury in 2010, didn‘t you? that has had a long—term impact on you. you‘ve been the first to acknowledge. how importan

he got quite a lot of mentions yesterday, james cracknell.ory yesterday on the thames. talk about making history, this is how to make money. this mother started putting videos of her children with toys on youtube. apparently, she is making £1 million a year. things they do, they open toys. i don't get it. a year. things they do, they open toys. idon't get it. ijust a year. things they do, they open toys. i don't get it. ijust don't get it. you just open stuff and play with it. i want to mention because i think they do a little bit of art as well. they have been designing eggs, and we have a special design here later. lots of people have been doing that over the easter holidays. have you been doing that? why not send us your photos. can we call it 999 send us your photos. can we call it egg art? ask to see sally's. i did see it. talk about tiger roll, it is the masters this week. it starts on thursday. tiger roll... tiger dot to make this dog, five golf balls in his stomach. hungry hound lewis was feeling below par, vets removed five golf ball

a cambridge crew featuring james cracknell beat oxford for the second yearin cracknell beat oxford for men's university boat race. holding off a late oxford push, the light blues crossed the line with clear water between them and their opponents. cracknell became the oldest participate in the race and oldest winner at the age of 46. —— oldest participant. cambridge also won the women's race for the third year on the trot. madison keys has won the charleston ( caroline wozniacki in the final. it was the first clay court tournament of the year as the preparation starts for the french open at the end of next month. the first set went to a tie break and it was keys who took it 7—5, following up with second set 6—3, winning her first title since 2017. that's all the sport for now. the rest of our stories available on the bbc sport website. thank you. a reminder of our top story. in libya, fighting is intensifying between rebel forces and those of the internationally recognised government around tripoli, with reports of both sides using airstrikes. officials in the capital say say 21 people

the university boat race they won with britain's double olympic champion james cracknell on board at the age of forty six he becomes the oldest person to compete in the race. nearly one thousand foreign runners took part in north korea's pyongyang marathon that's more than doubled compared to last year thanks to produced political tensions although there were no americans because of a u.s. state department ban on traveling to the country. and we'll leave it there for now almost all coming up again later merriam lovely thank you very much peter on out skiers in belarus and marking the end of the winter season with a unique tournament competitors wave goodbye to another year snow ice sliding down what's left of the slopes and to a large pond of melted ice just us or scales being judged top prizes also went to best costume design and longest swim. which is presumably where this contest and. missed out. at tiffany's out but i'll be back with more news in just a couple minutes stay with us. but. we live in a time of war and tragedies crimes against humanity. activist repression. enforced

the university boat race they won with britain's double olympic champion james cracknell longboard at the age of forty six he becomes the oldest person to compete in the race. nearly one thousand foreign runners took part in north korea's pyongyang marathon that's more than doubled compared to last year thanks to produced political tensions although there were no americans because of a u.s. state department ban on traveling to the country and we'll leave it there for now all sport coming up again later. and that is it for me and the team here for the news hour but don't go away i will be back in just a moment but mark the day's news. we live in a time of war and tragedy it's crimes against humanity. activist repression. enforced disappearance arbitrary arrests. extrajudicial executions brutal torture the list goes on. who investigates who judges the criminals. who compensates the victims the international conference on national regional and international mechanisms to combat impunity and ensure accountability under international law. organized by the national human rights committee. u

james cracknell, who won two 0lympic rowing gold medals for great britain, will be part of the cambridgeto the team has been a "humbling experience". definitely a lot harder. i don't bounce back in the same way. you have to be careful about that. you don't want to burn the candle at both ends, but it is quite fun to... these 20—year—olds, their cultural references a re these 20—year—olds, their cultural references are totally wrong. this year has been a very defining year for me. mentally, and approved a to myself and hopefully ask a few questions. the island of eriskay in the outer hebrides is home to about 200 people. it's less than two miles wide, but among the amenities there's a pub, a shop and a football pitch. now fifa say eriskay fc is one of the top eight most remarkable places to play football in the world. the tiny island is included in a display at their headquarters in zurich. and as part of their new friday night show, a view from the terrace, bbc scotland has been there to find out why football on this island is so special. pretty much if you are from eriskay, you play for

as university boat race they won with britain's double olympic champion james cracknell longboard at the age of forty six he becomes the oldest person to compete in the race. nearly one thousand foreign runners took part in north korea's pyongyang marathon that's more than doubled compared to last year thanks to reduced political tensions although there were no americans because of a u.s. state department ban on traveling to become tree and we'll leave it there for now will support coming up again later. and there. it could always find much more on our website on all the stories we've covered to add features to the address for that is al jazeera dot com do you take a look well that's it from me in the t.v. or the news hour but table be here with more news stay with us. i've made it to every weekly news cycle going to see any simple breaking stories and then of course there's donald trump told through the eyes of the welts generally that's right out of a hamas group that calls for the annihilation of israel but that is not what that phrase means at all listening post as we turn the ca

race they won by two seconds on london's river thames with britain's double olympic champion james cracknell on board at the age of forty six it becomes the oldest person to compete in the race time from computers of rowing in two thousand and six but qualified for the race because he's studying a masters degree at cambridge. and will leave it there for now most vote again later during peter thank you for that and thanks for watching the news hour on al-jazeera that's it for the team and don't hand you over to our teams in london who have much more of the day's news coming up in just a moment. thousands of people have been killed raped or mutilated in south sudan's civil war a un report says government forces and other militia are financing the conflict with money from the country's oil industry you will never allow that rape in south sudan and we will never totally this south sudan's oil minister talks to want to zero. it's a daunting climb to one of the holiest sites in bhutan. ball astri seems to defy gravity every piece of the u.s. is expected to complete the pilgrimage to ensure peace a

again, when i mentioned james cracknell a second ago, he just kept going and going despite it all.ord and cambridge boat race. it's unique. none of us could do it. another viewer watching in india, novakjaco another viewer watching in india, novak jaco beach another viewer watching in india, novakjaco beach and tennis slipped from number and gained his form, i wondered and i know you are into the tennis, whether this is inspiring andy murray. to make a comeback? absolutely. after all his operations. wimbledon again? the sponsors like 90, this is great for them, they have stuck with him, they will reap the rewards and they put out a big advert last night. he lost a huge numberof out a big advert last night. he lost a huge number of sponsors over the course of time, people pulled the sponsorship. but nikkei, they stuck with him and it did then good. they played the long game. you were dying to say that. simon, thank you, nice to say that. simon, thank you, nice to see you. have a good day. hello. high pressure doing a really good job of holding the weather steady across the uk throug

sneaking through to the post season. 0n on sunday, double 0lympic on sunday, double olympic champion james cracknellteam also won and afterwards, the tradition of the coxes being thrown into the river thames continued. you can get all the latest sports news on our website. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your monday sport briefing. thank you. earlier, we told you about london's attempt to stop the worst polluting vehicles from being used in the city. but there is an alternative to petrol and diesel fuel. the world's longest electric car road—trip has just come to an end in sydney, australia. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. when you've been on a long journey, this must be quite a sight — a convoy of electric cars crossing the sydney harbour bridge. leading the way, the blue bandit — a vehicle thatjust keeps going and going and going. i wanted to do my bit to promote this technology and do something which really speaks to the imagination, which is driving electric car from amsterdam to literally the other side of the world to show it can be done and why, if i can do it, w

james cracknell was in the crew, making him the old est was in the crew, making him the oldest competitorrsity race history. now come on bbc news, the next generation of workers will need skills quite unlike those of their pa rents skills quite unlike those of their parents or grandparents. but how will they acquire them. we have been to dubai in order to find out. hello and welcome to a special edition of talking business, with me, tanya beckett, here in dubai. i'm at the global education and skills forum, where leaders from the education sector are gathered. some quarter of a billion children worldwide this year will not attend school. we are here to find out what it would take to prepare young people in africa and the middle east for the workplace. but first, let's get some views from students in the region. what are your main concerns in terms of the challenges you might face when you enter into the workforce? if i ever had any future aspirations to live in iran, i wouldn't be able to because i would then have to complete national service, so it really limits what i could do for my or

only one man everyone is race gets under way, there is only one man everyone is talking about, james cracknellboat was only half the battle. cambridge have made the stronger start. cambridge kept their lead, giving us the sporting finish that many of cracknell‘s fans had hoped for. it is going to be victory for cambridge's men, the latest chapter in this age—old story. i haven't felt like this for... 20 years? 20 years. a lot of other people around which is good. the race has topped it because of the difference in age and experience on the day. it is the biggest race by far, and they stepped up hugely well. three in a row for the light blues as they cross the line. it was a clean sweep for cambridge, with oxford well beaten in the women's race too. the thames is light blue once again. eleanor roper, bbc news. intraday's football... if you don't wa nt intraday's football... if you don't want to know what happens, you need to have your attention now —— on two today's football. watford made a dramatic late comeback to beat wolves to a place in the fa cup final. 2—0 down with 11 minutes to go, the

the cambridge team included 0lympic double upper champion james cracknell at 46 years old, he is thery for sub they finished in a time of 18 minutes 47 seconds. they were just 15 seconds shy of the women's record. madison keysis shy of the women's record. madison keys is one the trials and open over caroline wozniacki. it was the first clay term and of the year as the proportion starts for the french 0pen next month. she took a 7—5 phone up with a second set 673 when her first title since 2017. that is all the support for now. we will have more of the days available on the bbc sports app and website. thank you. a woman has been arrested for running a facebook post calling her husband an idiot and his new wife a horse. laleh sharavesh faces a possible two years injail and a £50,000 fine after her ex—husband's second wife complained about the comments. she was arrested, along with her teenage daughter, when she visited the kingdom to for her ex—husband's funeral last month. ben is following the story for us. tell us about her into this scapula she was married to her husband pager for 1

the cambridge team included double olympic champion james cracknell.e missed this, i haven't felt like this for 20 years and there's a lot of other people around which is good. the first few minutes was great, then they'd just, theyjust didn't drop, they hung on really well and we were convinced that our rhythm was faster. actually it was pretty much the same speed, our sprinting was faster. it was going to bea sprinting was faster. it was going to be a humdinger all the way, if you get a length it's the margin of victory and when they peeled off micro across the line i thought i'd be doing that to be honest. meanwhile, cambridge women beat their oxford counterparts by five lengths in a very convincing victory. they finished in a time of 18 minutes 47 seconds, just 15 seconds shy of the women's record. the american madison keys has won the wta event in charleston, beating caroline wozniacki in the final 7—6, 6-3. wozniacki is a former world number one but couldn't find a way past keys — who claims the fourth wta title of her career. the american a beat

james cracknell, who won two olympic rowing gold medals for great britain, will be part of the cambridge previous record by eight years. it's 13 years since cracknell retired from elite rowing, and he says getting into the team has been a "humbling experience". definitely a lot harder. i don't bounce back in the same way. you can't burn the candle at both ends. it's quite fun to ride with 20—year—olds, the cultural references a re 20—year—olds, the cultural references are completely different. this has been a defining yearfor me mentally and i've proved a lot to myself. hopefully answer a few questions. what a comeback! that's all the sport for now. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at the earlier than usual time of 4:10. bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. as we have been hearing, both labour and the conservative party so the hope brexit talks will continue over the weekend, despite the discussions appearing to break down yesterday, when shadow secretary sir keir starmer is a government of refusing to co

what an achievement, cambridge winning the men's and women's race today on the thames and james cracknellindustry that he sustained in 2010. i am not entirely sure why he is counted as a student. he is doing a masters degree in human evolution. it's utterly valid. i'm much more of a fan of the other one, but you know... do you mean steve redgrave? it's hope for all aspiring athletes. i am going to ta ke aspiring athletes. i am going to take up rowing. steve redgrave won five 0lympic take up rowing. steve redgrave won five olympic gold in five separate 0lympics. they are clearly trojan warriors like no others and it is very, very healthy. lots of people get out on the river. if this is the car the people need to start a bit of summer health and fitness, who are we to mark? there is going to be are we to mark? there is going to be a rush of men in lycra heading to their local, if they can find one. would you be up for that? yes. i would pay to watch that. we have managed not to fall out. tony and caroline will be back at 11:30pm for another look at the papers. next up, it's click. this is t

race they won by two seconds on london's river thames with britain's double olympic champion james cracknellon board at the age of forty six he becomes the oldest person to compete in the race had retired from competitive rowing in two thousand and six but qualified for the race because he studied a masters degree at cambridge who also won the women's race earlier in the day american jennifer cup dominated the first ever competitive round of women's golf at the home of the masters it was the inaugural or guster national women's amateur championship and. played the last six holes five under par to win by four strokes now august to begin preparations for the masters the first men's major of the year which starts on thursday. just to get to walk the fairways and walk a team with as many fans as there were it's an experience like none other just to play here at augusta and have that kind of treatment and i think the women's game is really going to. come out stronger the first major of the year for women pros is into its final round south korea's jin young coed leads by one stroke at the a an ins

and taking to the course for cambridge will be a6—year—old james cracknell.ring chicken he used to be. definitely a lot harder. i don't bounce back — make bounce back in the same way. you can't burn the candle in both hands. —— can't burn the candle at both ends. all manner of things. this year has been a very defining yearfor me. mentally. i will prove a lot to myself. hopefully ask a few questions. that boat race is on bbc one this afternoon, just after lunchtime. life after playing elite sport can ta ke life after playing elite sport can take people in many directions. such an imposing player in his time. he had 62 caps. his popularity saw journalists write about chabal mania. he was an iconic figure. he spent 5 seasons in england with sale, was nicknamed the caveman, for obvious reasons, i wonder what he's doing now. # i would walk 500 miles and i would walk 500 morejust # i would walk 500 miles and i would walk 500 more just to be the man who walks 1000 miles to fall down at your door. this is quite a different story. what a man. i think he is miming! it

james cracknell became the oldest winner at the ripe old age of 46.half past. a new scheme to reduce high levels ofair a new scheme to reduce high levels of air pollution in big cities sta rts of air pollution in big cities starts today. it is the introduction ofan starts today. it is the introduction of an ultra low emissions zone in london. it is a world first, and under the new rules, drivers with the most polluting vehicles will be charged to drive into the city centre. now, the ultra low emissions zone is set to be expanded to cover the entire area between the north and the south circular roads come 2021. cities across england are also considering similar schemes, with birmingham and leeds saying they'll introduce clean air zones. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill is in one of those cities for us gill is in one of those cities for us now, birmingham. victoria. hello. you can't really imagine this being a traffic fee clean air zone, but we are basically standing above the five ways junction just inside the ring road where birmingham's clean

a sea of light blue at cambridge surged to victory in the name's and women's boat races with james cracknellstories in half an hour. see you then. a british woman is facing a possible two yearjail sentence in dubai after allegedly breaking the state's cybercrime laws with facebook post she wrote while in the uk. laleh shahravesh posted critical comments about her ex—husband's new wife three years ago. she was arrested while visiting dubai last month. ben ando has the details. on the 10th of march, laleh shahravesh and her daughter travelled to dubai from their home in london to attend her ex—husband's funeral. but on arrival laleh was arrested and detained because of something she'd written on social media three years ago. in 2016, she'd logged onto facebook and seen that, unknown to her, and shortly after their divorce was finalised, her ex—husband had remarried. angry, she posted: "you married a horse, you idiot". the comments were reported to the police and under dubai's strict cybercrime laws laleh shahravesh was potentially a criminal. her daughter was allowed to fly home but laleh‘s pa

a place james cracknell knows well and yet keeps coming back to.k in the same way. i have to be more careful about that. you can't burn the candle at both ends but it's quite fun to abuse 20 —year—olds. their cultural references a re —year—olds. their cultural references are totally wrong and they educate me on all manner of things like tender. he swiped his sport's top honour twice winning 0lympic sport's top honour twice winning olympic gold in 2000 and 2004. after those highs, he took himself to other extremes. he tracked to the south pole and hauled himself across the atlantic ocean. but while cycling in arizona, he suffered the accident that would change his life. the petrol tank i hit him from behind. james cracknell sustained brain injuries that left him with epilepsy and altered his personality. his sense of invention are remained. —— adventure. personality. his sense of invention are remained. —— adventurem personality. his sense of invention are remained. -- adventure. if you listen to people, they will tell you what they does make what y

olympic champion james cracknell will become the oldest person ever to row in the annual oxford— cambridge this afternoon. kensington palace has revealed that prince william has just finished a three week stint secretly working with uk's intelligence agencies. now on bbc news: at 17 you're not quite an adult, but way past being a child. radio 1 newsbeat has travelled the world to find out what unites 17—year—olds wherever they are from — education, friends and family. being 17 has never been easy. no longerfeeling like a child but technically not yet an adult. in most countries you can't drive, drink alcohol or vote. but whether it's just hanging out with friends... spending time with family... practising religion, going to school, going to work orjust having fun... three, two, one! 17 is one of our most formative years. we are following five 17—year—olds in five different countries to see how they spend a typical saturday. the nightlife is amazing. from thailand to uganda. when you tell people that we have school six days a week they are like, "what?!" from lebanon to russia. what is it l

and at 46 years old — double olympic champion james cracknell helps cambridge to victory over oxfordmen's boat race... also coming up in the programme... three goals and three points for scott arfield and rangers as they beat motherwell in the scottish premiership. and we catch up on the ipl wherejoss buttler, steve smith and ben stokes were on the end of a big defeat with the rajastan royals. hello, and welcome to sportsday. well, what an afternoon for those watching at wembley today. wolves and watford played out a wonderful, enthralling fa cup semi final, which went all the way to extra time. and it was watford who made it through to face manchester city in next month's showpiece, coming from 2 goals down to win 3—2 in dramatic style. james burford has more. take a tour around wembley on semifinal day and there's a sense of optimism, neither watford nor wolves have been to the cup final in a generation and neither may get a better chance. but two mid—table premier league sides were about to produce a classic. wolves roared into the lead, with matt doherty. a breakthrough that made

and rowing for cambridge will be a6—year—old james cracknell.g and he says he's not the spring chicken he used to be. definitely a lot harder. i don't bounce back in the same way, i have to be more careful about that. you can't burn the candle at both ends. it is quite fun to abuse 20—year—olds! their culture references are totally wrong and they educate me on all manner of things. this year has been a very defining yearfor me mentally and i will prove a lot to myself and hopefully ask a few questions. as james cracknell will testify, life after playing elite sport can ta ke life after playing elite sport can take athletes in many different directions. france rugby union forward , directions. france rugby union forward, sebastien jabal, directions. france rugby union forward, sebastienjabal, such an imposing player in his he retired from international game eight years ago with 62 caps. his popularity sawjournalists write about cha bal mania. he was an iconic figure. he spent 5 seasons in england with sale, and was nicknamed the caveman, for obvi

at 46 years old, james cracknell will make history this weekend as the oldest person to compete in theo pick up the oars competitively one more time. training has been tough. as you get older, most endurance athletes do last longer, it has power athletes who have a shorter career. but rowing is a power endurance sport, so yes, i have kept fit endurance wise, but the power is something that has taken a long time to get back. your body ages, so you need to be more intelligent than recovery. but it is a learning process, and it is amazing having to learn things again when you are my age. andy murray has posted a video of himself on a tennis court for the first time since his latest hip operation at the end of january. it's clearly early days — but as he says there, it's a start. he's been pain—free since the surgery, but he's admitted he doesn't know whether he'll be able to play at the top level again. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. welcome to bbc ask this, where we will be answering your questions about what is happenening and what comes next in t

we'll hear from rower james cracknell — the olympic champion returning to the oxford cambridge boat racest competitor ever. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. theresa may is locked in a marathon meeting with her cabinet that's been going on since early this morning, trying to decide on a way forward on brexit. last night the commons rejected four alternatives to the prime minister's withdrawal agreement, although one which proposed staying in a customs union with the eu lost by only three votes. earlier today, the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier said that a no—deal exit by britain was becoming more likely with each day that passed. so that cabinet meeting is scheduled to sit for up to five hours today. tomorrow — a cross party group of mps will publish a bill requiring the government to seek a delay to brexit — to prevent a no—deal exit on april 12. on thursday theresa may could try to bring back her withdrawal agreement for a fourth vote in the commons. remember, that's already been rejected three times. and the speaker said it must be changed. ourfirs