john higgins is two frames to just cardiff. john higgins is two frames tojust one cardiff.y at 10:30pm. thank you very much. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has warned of serious disruption if donald trump goes ahead with steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. it's the latest in a series of warnings to president trump, who says america would easily win a trade war. the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, said the eu was ready to show it could react in kind. president trump tweeted that rather than losing billions of dollars in its dealings with virtually every trading partner, america would easily win a trade war. i'm joined by bloomberg's economic policy editor, sarah mcgregor, from our washington studio. good evening. what do you think of a president trump is threatening?” think there are two things to look forward to hear. if there is going to be exclusions and retaliation. 0n exclusions, we heard today from the commerce secretary, wilbur ross, who was responsible for preparing this report that's it imports of steel and aluminium post

john higgins chalked up to century breaks, winning 5—1.n in the semifinals as he is for his fifth win in the tournament. earlier this afternoon and good‘s barry hawkins got into the semifinals, defeating his opponent 5—1. he will play the world number 58 from thailand in the semifinal. but is black, up to sixth place in the championship after beating leeds united 3—0. —— middlesborough are up to sixth place in the championship after beating leeds united 3—0. the chairman and chief executive dismissed — booed off following their defeat to huddersfield last time out. we have made it more difficult because of what happened in barcelona and put the spotlight on ourself, in terms of professionalism and everything else that is go on. the stuff out of the dressing room was disappointing, we did have drug testers there, we had people not normally associated within the dressing room, having said that, i don‘t know what our fans, not sure if they would be disappointed with that, i think that would they expect us to do? not have words, not have confl

john higgins has won the welsh open snooker title. for everything is, go to the website.llo. thanks forjoining me. ijust want to bring you right up—to—date with how we see the next week of weather for the british isles. given the extent and the severity of the conditions that we endured last week, no great surprise if i tell you that the snow is not going to just magically appear. things will gradually improve, and for that we have to thank an area of low pressure, which will supply relatively mild airs from the atlantic, rather than dragging in cold air yet again from the near continent. but that mild air comes at something of a price. it'll be a murky start across the central and southern parts of the british isles. further north, as we drag moisture into a colder regime across scotland, so we will see further snowfall, mostly on the hills but some of it getting down to lower levels. and in the south, some of those showers really quite heavy and prolonged. from monday into tuesday, that low pressure still very close by to the british isles. notice we're dragging a weath

john higgins pinches the frame. he now leads 6—4 full—sized coverage continues across the bbc.says he ready to take on anthonyjoshua in a heavyweight unification superfight that all boxing fans want to see, that's after the american retained his wbc belt overnight, stopping luis 0rtiz in the 10th round in new york. the cu ban was the cuban was knocked down three times and the fight was stopped in the tenth. britain's anthonyjoshua will defend his ibf and wba versions of the belt againstjoseph parker in cardiff. if he comes through it, that's super fight could be made, but wilder isn't convinced that the joshua camp are too keen on it. his promoter don't want that fight, and after tonight, he definitely won't wa nt after tonight, he definitely won't want it. it is going to be up to you guys, the fans. i've spoken enough. i don't really want to speak about it any more because i've said all i have to say. after tonight, i don't need to say no more. ijust want to prove to the world that i'm the best. and finally, as you may have heard in the news, many of the greats of athletics ha

john higgins and barry hawkins are locked together at 4—4.s of 138 and 141, whilst hawkins has responded with a break of 131. the match resumes at 7.00pm this evening — the first to nine frames claims the title. deontay wilder says he ready to take on anthonyjoshua in a heavyweight unification superfight that all boxing fans want to see, that's after the american retained his wbc belt overnight, stopping luis ortiz in the 10th round in new york. our reporter ade adedoyin was there and described the fight. it had shades of anthonyjoshua's victory against wladimir klitschko, where he was hurt but ended with a knockout win. it came to life in the fifth round, when he put louise ortiz down. in the seventh, he had to survive an almighty onslaught from the cuban. it is a wonder how he managed to stay on his feet to make it through. over the next few rounds he recuperated, and in the tenth, he scored that dramatic victory. he said he's going to be in cardiff for anthonyjoshua's unification bout againstjoseph parker. he says ifjoshua gets through tha

john higgins has won snooker‘s welsh open for a record fifth time after a 9 frames to 7 win over barryon, but it was the four—time world champion who pulled away at the end to seal the victory, which included two century breaks. it's higgins' 30th ranking title. obviously when you get to 30, it is brilliant and hopefully many more to come. no, i'm delighted to obviously win another tournament. so yeah, thatis win another tournament. so yeah, that is what it is all about. in the aviva premiership, exeter chiefs have extended their lead at the top after beating second placed saracens at sandy park. exeter took an early lead against the european champions with a second minute penalty, before ben earl went on to score the first try of the game. the chiefs ran out 24—12 winners. there were also wins for harlequins, wasps and leicester. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. thousands of homes across the uk without water tonight due to multiple burst pipes caused by the extreme weather and subsequent thought. water companies across the country have described problems and one of t

it is all square in the welsh open final asjohn higgins all square in the welsh open final as john higginss have two frames each after the first session in cardiff. those other sporting headlines, more for you in an hour. more now on our top story, the death of sir roger bannister. in the last few minutes, the president of the international association of athletics federations, lord seb coe, has been paying his tribute. he never really got what he did. and it wasn't a front, he just said, i am quite lucky. i don't think the enormity of what he did came to life for me until i actually had the great privilege, and we both knew him well, of sitting in his sitting room, and we were comparing training diaries. and i think it's fair to say, you know, we were probably doing ina say, you know, we were probably doing in a day and a half, two days, what these guys were doing in a week and a half, maybe two weeks. and when you look at the times he achieved off the back of what was really quite thin training. he had got friends, they were beginning to use the science of the sport and exploring, and of

john higgins and barry hawkins are locked together 4—1; after two sessions.his career, which would take him to just two behind ronnie 0'sullivan, i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you, lizzie. more now on our top story, the death of sir roger bannister. the first man to run a mile in underfour minutes. he kombich that historic feat with help from two other traditional honours. sir roger accomplished the historic feat with help from two other british runners — chris chataway and chris brasher. chris's son hugh brasher, race director of the london marathon has been paying his tribute. it is difficult for us 64 years later to understand at the time how important it was. this was britain coming out of a war, with rationing. he lifted a nation. he did what was seen to be physiologically impossible. people had tried for yea rs impossible. people had tried for years to break this magical barrier. could someone run underfour years to break this magical barrier. could someone run under four minutes for a could someone run under four minutes fora mile? cou

both men up to 50 points and hawkins is that the table. john higgins has won four titles, and his firstns another, it will be a record, joint record with ronnie 0'sullivan, who he beat in the quarterfinals. the final is under way and it looks to be a cagey affair very early on in that match. and sir mo farah has won the inaugral big half race in london. it isa it is a half marathon, if you hadn't guessed. he will now turn his attention to next month's london marathon, where he'll bid to become the first british man to win since 1993. that's all the sport for now. we will have more for you throughout the rest of the afternoon on bbc news. thank you very much. 0lly foster. now we can check out the weather which is still causing problems in many parts of the country. let's get the latest forecast. good afternoon. you are right, because scenes like these are all too widespread. but things are 110w all too widespread. but things are now soaring, and the outlook for the week ahead is the milder air to push north across the british isles. —— thawing. 0f north across the british isles. —— thawi

and just before i go, time to tell you john higgins has beaten gary wilson to reach the final of thethat's all the sport for now. thank you very much. the trial use of new video technology to assist football referees is proving controversial in the english game. now football's lawmakers have approved its use, and it's set to be used at this year's world cup in russia. the system allows referees to review key moments during a match, such as goals and penalty calls. but critics say it's slowing down the action and ruining the game, as richard conway reports. from —— from diego maradona's hand of god to injustice in the biggest games. football has long opposed technology to help officials make the important decisions. but after an historic vote all that has changed. video assisted referees or var as it's known, finally given the go—ahead. var is good for football. it's good for refereeing. it brings more fairness in the game. and, for these reasons, we have decided to approve. var will be used to correct errors relating to goals, penalties, straight red cards and mistaken identity. near

john higgins can make history later today at the welsh open in cardiff.d be 18 years after his first. he'll face barry hawkins. i would love to win. it would be some record, for myself, to win it five times. but obviously barry will be trying to win it for his first time. a good final, two top eight players, so hopefully it will be a good final. britain's kell brook says he'll be back in the gym tomorrow, targeting a fight with compatriot amir khan after winning his first bout at light middleweight. in front of his home crowd at sheffield arena, he knocked out sergey rabchenko in the second round. it was brook's first fight since he lost his ibf world welterweight title last may. we are getting closer to the heavyweight unification super fight that all boxing fans want to see. that is after deontay wilder retained his bout last night. later this month, anthonyjoshua puts two of his bouts on the line against joshua parker in cardiff. then we will see if the anthonyjoshua deontay wilder bout can be made. wilder once it but he is not convinced about the josh

john reid, connell catering group. marilyn, and strand bookstore especially kaelin higgins events director there. a special thanks as well to the photographer john who shot such stunning portrait of the winners and others last year and like to ask win withers and board members to stay close to the stage after the ceremony so he could do the same this year. a remindinger next week we're hosting an event in con junction with with criticism and public justice moderate bid michelle fill get and featuring board members israel vells critics rafael alexander schwartz and franklin to take place 7:30 tuesday at the brooklyn public liar and more information on our website. a special thank you as well to beth parker who helps publicize the ncc and thanks to david who keeps the organization run and countless small but crucial way. and israel our vp for awards who undertook task of putting together this event and last night's i want to invite you to toast our finalists at benefit reception immediately following tonight's ceremony. the reception is held at a length center a block up town at 55 west 13th street

john higgins can make history later today at the welsh open in cardiff. would give him a record fifthes. be trying to win it for his first time. time. players, so hopefully it will be a good final. bout at light middleweight. he knocked out sergey rabchenko just over a minute into the second round. welterweight title last may. he picked up a very nasty injury, breaking his eye socket back in may. breaking his eye socket back in may. good to see him back. beyonce wilder, the wbc heavyweight champion. —— d'ontay wilder. -- d'ontay wilder. he looks fearsome. looks fearsome. yes, you wouldn't want to mess with him. want to mess with him. to mess with anthonyjoshua in a super unification fight. super unification fight. he has the wbc, joshua has two belts. wbc, joshua has two belts. and joseph parker? joseph parker? he has another belt, they face each other shortly. they face each other shortly. belts unification fight against wilder. that would be something special. special. but where would it be, in the us, in the uk? the us, in the uk? josh wagner is never fought outside the uk. never f