elsewhere, there were defeats forjudd trump, john higgins and the local favourite ding junhui.bc it's part of hisjob to be a role model. hales faced no criminal charges for his part in the bristol nightclub fight in 2017, but he was suspended and then fined by a cricket discipline commission. now he wants to move on, with lessons learned. 0ur correspondentjoe wilson has been speaking to him. ina park in a park in leicester, it is street cricket. a regular session run by the chance to shine charity. joining in this evening, alex hales. the role he relishes an international batsman. the wake of 2017's bristol fight, he was disciplined by a cricket commission. he committed to undertaking some community service. so he is coaching care for some and maybe that should include some life skills. when you make a mistake, you learn and get better in a mixed develop of the human being. that is most important thing for me to lie. if people feel that you have to redeem yourself in some way, do you feel that opportunity in that community is there? i think so. the bristol thing was a really u

began today and two former champions went toe to toe in the afternoon session — neil robertson and john higginsutjudd trump is flying. trump raced into a 6—0 lead, knocking in a highest break of 131 against stephen maguire, before the scot managed to register a frame. the tournament favourite took the final frame to lead 7—1. first to 13 go through. they'll finish off tomorrow. when england forward izzy christiansen broke her leg and damaged ankle ligaments eight weeks ago, while playing in the shebelieves cup, she thought her chances of making this summer's world cup were over. but after surgery, she's making good progress — and she told our reporterjo currie she hopes manager phil neville selects her for the tournament, which begins on the 7th ofjune. my my body recovered well and mentally i feel fresh and good and physically i'm coming along and if i were to be selected for lockup i don't know what's going to happen but i have about seven weeks to play with, can hopefully improve my fitness. how much contact have you had come i know he's in touch with the player so know he's in touch with th

four—times champion john higgins was made to work hard before finally coming through 10 frames to 7 againstg to make it third time lucky after losing the last two finals at the crucible. such a tough game to play mark, and he didn't play great, he let me off the hook a few times. i felt the pressure near the end. but great for me because i haven't beaten him in a while so it was good. shaun murphy has completed only the second whitewash at the world snooker championship. the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—nil up against chinese debutant luo honghao, and rattled off the first frame, to breeze through to the second round. murphy will face another former champ neil robertson in the last 16. snooker is a funny little game. really you can only really concentrate on yourself. i can only work on what i'm doing, worry about my game. if i make the most of the chances that come my way, i won't sit in my seat for 13 frames. i will get chances. if i make the most of them it could be a classic. mark selby has won and is through to the next round. in rugby league's super league, leaders st helens r

including the latest from the world snooker championship at the crucible — four—time champion john higginsleads anthony mcgill 8—5. that's bbc.co.uk/sport that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. let's get more now on our top story, the series of explosions in sri lanka. let's speak to asela waidyalankara he lives in colombo and can see the smoke from one of the blasts from his house. we are watching the news and heard a loud explosion, very close by. i climb to my riffs up to see what was happening and i could see white smoke about one kilometre away from where i am. immediately afterwards, there were some helicopters that flew by and then we could here and the lenses and fire trucks coming. a little bit later, we heard another helicopter doing if i buy as well. what was the target of this seventh explosion? we heard from local news sources there was a small hotel close by to the zoo. that seems to be the area of the seventh explosion. how are you getting your information? how easy is it because i understand social media platforms have been closed down? currently, it

four—times champion john higgins was made to work hard, before finally coming through ten frames to sevenime lucky, after losing the last two finals at the crucible. such a tough game to plate mark and mark didn't play great. he will let me off the hook a few times, i was made to feel the pressure near the end, but not a great win for me because i have not beaten mark for a while, so it was good. three—times champion mark selby is having a real battle with china's zhao xintong. 6—5 down. these are live pictures from the crucible. you can watch coverage of this match, or the first session between david gilbert and joe perry, on bbc iplayer, connected to tv and online. in rugby league's super league, leaders st helens ran in 11 tries to hammer hull fc 62 points to 16. adam swift and kevin naiqama scored a hat—trick of tries each. saints are still four points clear of warrington, who also had a big win — 511—6 at hull kingston rovers. elsewhere, there were wins for huddersfield giants, wigan warriors and wakefield trinity. meanwhile, castleford tigers slumped to a heavy defeat in the south o

neil robertson and john higgins have four frames each, butjudd trump is flying. against stephen maguire before the scot managed to register a frame. the tournament favourite took the final frame to lead 7—1. first to 13 go through. they will finish off tomorow. that's all the sport for now. hello there. on tuesday the temperature reached 90 degrees, with some sunshine, but temperatures are only going one way through the rest of this week. it will be getting colder everywhere. at the moment, though, we still have this area of the cloud here. it's been producing some showery outbreaks of rain, and thatis some showery outbreaks of rain, and that is moving very slowly eastwards. we are dragging on a bit more cloud across scotland, most of the rain probably in the south of the rain probably in the south of the country, and the rain should have moved away from northern ireland and some sunshine on the way. a much better day for wednesday. that rain, though, moving over the irish sea away from the isle of man into westernmost parts of england and wales, perhaps the west

to reach the crucible and it was a 23 from black ball took the first frame. 0n the other table, john higginsaign against mark davies. higgins leading. you can watch the coverage on bbc do and bbc iplayer. -- bbc coverage on bbc do and bbc iplayer. —— bbc two. and three—time champion mark selby will have to do it the ha rd mark selby will have to do it the hard way if he is to progress beyond the first round. he trails 5—1 at one stage before taking the final two frames of the morning session. they will play to conclusion tonight. shaun murphy has completed only the second whitewash at the world snooker championship. the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—0 up and rattled off the first frame to breeze through to the second round. john parrott was the first to com plete john parrott was the first to complete a 10—0 victory at the crucible back in 1992 against eddie charlton. murphy will face another former champion in the last 16. snoop is a funny little game. really, you can only concentrate on yourself. i can only worry about my game. —— snooker is a funny game. i will make the most of the

chances but 0'sullivan currently leads four frames to 3. 0n the other table, four—time champion john higgins— after being runner up for the past two years. he's also been in a real battle against mark davis. currently higgins leads nine frames to seven. you can watch coverage right now on bbc two and on bbc iplayer, connected tv and online. meanwhile, three—time champion mark selby will have to do it the hard way if he's to progress beyond the first round. he trailed zhao xintong 5—1 at one stage before taking the final two frames of the morning session. they'll play to a conclusion tonight. shaun murphy has completed only the second whitewash at the world snooker championship. the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—0 up against chinese debutant luo honghao and rattled off the first frame to breeze through to the second round. murphy will face another former champ neil robertson in the last 16. snooker is a funny little game. really you can only really concentrate on yourself. i can only work on what i'm doing, worry about my game. if i make the most of the chances that come my way, i won'

john higgins has lost the last two finals, he trails and former winner neil robertson, 3—2. the same writer, same team, slightly different name. the team formerly known as team sky had their first official race under new ownership. their new look will be no tomorrow ahead of the tour which starts on thursday. we will have more for you orany thursday. we will have more for you or any special sports day at lifelong tottenham hotspur at 6:30pm. these are the scenes from venezuela, the authorities say they are putting down a small cute attempt. juan guiado has called the monterey and people onto the streets. translation: the armed forces are on the side of the constitution. now, we are asking all of to take to the streets. to claim what we have not been given as a citizen throughout all these years. first thing this morning, and now this is the scene outside the military base where he was talking. as you can see, there are individuals on the street there are individuals on the street there are roomed. that is a lot of uncertainty as the members of the public are coming out in su

four times champion john higgins was made to work hard before finally coming through ten frames to sevenlast two finals at the crucible. it was a tough game. he let me off the hook a couple of times. i was really feeling the pressure at the end. it is a great one for me, i have not been marked for a wild. meanwhile three time champion mark selby will have to do it the hard way if he's to progress beyond the first round. he trailed zhao xintong 5—1 at one stage before taking the final two frames of the morning session. they'll play to a conclusion tonight. shaun murphy has completed only the second whitewash at the world snooker championship. the 2005 champion resumed this morning 9—nil up against chinese debutant luo honghao and rattled off the first frame to breeze through to the second round. murphy will face another former champ neil robertson in the last 16. british cyclist teo geoghegan hart has won the first stage of his pro tour career, on the opening day of the tour of the alps. the team sky rider was front and centre of a select group into kufstein. he timed his sprint perfectly

started today into former champions went toe to toe in the afternoon session, neil robertson and john higginse but he is flying, trump raced into a six lead, knocking in the highest rate of 131 999 knocking in the highest rate of 131 egg and steve maguire before the scott managed to register a frame and then favourite took to lead 7—1. first to 13. the other quarterfinals are in session at the moment, these are in session at the moment, these are life pictures from the crucible, gary wilson wrote number one ronnie 0'sullivan with carter, five frames each. and his 6—5 to wilson. that is all the support for now it is still 1-0 all the support for now it is still i—0 between tottenham and ajax. i will have more at half past ten. labour's governing body has agreed to support a further referendum on brexit under certain circumstances. the committee decided that the wording for the manifesto for the european elections. 0ur political correspondent is in westminster but how are the remaining supporters, the ones who really want the clear referendum, have they taken this? people are starting to read i

in 2017 when he was one up. 0n the other table australian neil roberston leads a time champion john higginsy says it is a 30 years old, all sorts of things have been bolted on and clearly few people would disagree with the fact the skill set required of the current generation will be very different to when you andi will be very different to when you and i were in school, simon. and as and i were in school, simon. and as a result there needs to be a major overhaul. just backtrack a little bit, the national curriculum, there isa bit, the national curriculum, there is a very restricted list of content which will be replaced in wales in the two years and i freer, looser arrangement. and one of the defining principles on this is that schools and teachers will really be getting the freedom to design their own system and what they teach their children and add an individual school level. this is an early d raft, school level. this is an early draft, it will go through the emotional process of consultation —— the usual process of consultation with birds and parents. the idea is to be rolled out in t

the match between two former champions john higgins and stuart bingham is nicely poised.wn england and northern ireland, doors are being knocked on, leaflets delivered and promises made ahead of local elections on thursday, when 8,000 seats are upforgrabs. ahead of the vote, we've been speaking to the main parties about policy and pledges. next it's the turn of the liberal democrats, whose leader sir vince cable has hinted this may be his last election in charge. let's speak to him now. thank you for coming on today. we talk about all the seats available. the conservatives are defending nearly 5000 of them. how are you planning to win over the voters? things are looking good at the moment. the liberal democrats take government seriously, we do it well. we had net gains last year of about 75, slightly ahead of the labour party. this year, expecting to do better and i'm spending, the last couple of months i have been around the country and i am optimistic we will get a good return. it could be it isn't won and lost on the buses because local bus services are a big pa rt bec

speaker, john morrison of connecticut is here. brian higgins -- [applause] speaker pelosi: does their applause come out of my time? [laughter] speaker pelosi: brian higgins of new york, a scholar on ireland. [applause] speaker pelosi: brian is writing a book on michael collins, and as a new yorker, there was the flag president kennedy brought here when he came as president is really a product of new york. the new yorkers are very proud of that. a representative from connecticut. from washington state, from michigan, a freshman member of our delegation from nevada, and the only member of congress who has a parent, his father born in ireland. [applause] speaker pelosi: we traveled during holy week, a holy week tinged with sadness with the tragic fire of one of the greatest jewels of history and celebration of notre dame de paris, and we praise the firefighters who were able to control the damage and save lives and the many wonders of that cathedral. what we have here, we are deeply honored by the extraordinary welcome we have received, from our v

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