absolutely incredible performance from judd trump to win his first world championship., us president donald trump declared he was going to award him the presidential medal of freedom. at a ceremony in the white house rose garden, trump made woods the fourth and youngest professional golfer to receive the highest civilian honour. with 81 pga tour victories, woods is one shy of the all—time record, and with 50 major tournament victories, he trails only one other player. talk about having abin one other player. talk about having a b in your bonnet, how about some major—league keys in the baseball? —— bee. this game was delayed by roughly 20 minutes. that is all the time we have for now. all the latest sports news on our website. from me and the rest of the sport today team, we will see you in an hour. goodbye. hello, good morning. early bank holiday monday last year, the temperature was a record 29 degrees. this time round, 1a celsius at best. and that was in the south—west of england, where we did see some sunshine. and whilst we'll see temperatures recovering a little bi

judd trump and four times champion john higgins battling it out.vel at 4-4. went into the evening session level at 4—4. higgins is now 5—4 ahead. both players had two centuries in that first session. expect plenty of drama tonight. you can watch that u nfold drama tonight. you can watch that unfold on bbc two. england timed their run chase to perfection to beat pakistan by seven wickets in their t20 international in cardiff. solid batting from skipper eoin morgan, joe root and james vince saw england chase down pakistan's 173 for six with four balls to spare. sid kohli was watching. their world cup starts later this month but there is still a chance to impress. england handed out three caps. pakistan chose to bat first. they were caught off—guard. archer just as he had done against ireland struck on debut as england dominated power play. pakistan went after the english attack. archer would strike once again as his loose ball was hit straight to william. with174 once again as his loose ball was hit straight to william. with 174 to chase james vince

meanwhile judd trump is that eight of the last two chapters.e final two frames of this match. seeing his spotin frames of this match. seeing his spot in the final. his second world snookerfinal. spot in the final. his second world snooker final. judge trom i should say resumes at 7:30pm. this was him putting himself in the position there to book his place now in a second world snicker final. judge trom presenting at 7:30pm, we will bring that result later on. it is getting intense. it is indeed. he won the... he has the overweight and that race finishes tomorrow in leads. dutch rider marianne vos claimed overall victory in the women's race after winning the second stage from bridlington to scarborough. three—time world road race champion vos sprinted clear of her two closest rivals to win the 82 mile stage. and britain's geraint thomas has moved up to fourth overall at the tour of romandy in switzerland. the tour de france champion came fourth on the fourth stage which was won by race leader and defending champion primoz roglitch. it was a land

and judd trump's form has been inspiring. incredible, 7-1 up against stephen maguire.utely beautiful, to go back to 6—2, he is still in the match, but 7—1, it is a big man to climb out, judd trump looking very good indeed. neil robertson, one of the favourites in the competition, he was ahead againstjohn higgins but you never underestimate john higgins. at your peril you do. for two down, looking very good, he has been the player of the tournament. john higgins‘s great determination, just his match play and his will to win, is second to none. a great comeback for him. they are equally poised at 4—4. that is going to be a classic, could go all the way through the match. both those quarterfinals continue on wednesday. we provide them with medical support and good nutrition and a place to train. the institute currently focuses on athletics, wrestling, boxing and judo, and brings in the most talented youngsters from across the country to live and train together. translation: the facilities are really good here, and the coaching and training has helped me become much better

judd trump was in com plete sheffield.st six more frames to win his first title. he was 5—4 down at one stage, and 18 frames in a row, with some devastating snooker. let's hope he produces more of that later. i have seen some of the studies and snooker. a lot we have seen from ronnie o'sullivan. that was a different type of astonishing. that was horrible. i would hate to be sitting wherejohn was horrible. i would hate to be sitting where john higgins was horrible. i would hate to be sitting wherejohn higgins was. was horrible. i would hate to be sitting where john higgins was. this is one of the most incredible sense sessions i have seen. i think the cloud were a bit overawed. you don't often see that. you don't see that level of play. went back some really impressive stuff. it is live on bbc you can follow —— impressive stuff. it is live on bbc you can follow -- it is live on bbc sport. all the rest of the day's big stories on the website. for now, all for me. more to come later. it's a condition that affects as many as o

lou: brandon judd, always good to talk with you and always learn something.ciate it. >> thank you. lou: brandon judd. >>> the organization that oversees the sat test has got new plans for america, planning to assign an adversity score to every student who takes it. the college board says they will use that number to help understand student's social and economic backgrounds, using factors like crime and poverty rate in the student's high schools and neighborhoods. the scores will be offered to 150 colleges this fall before expanding the program next year. are you wondering what voted on this? -- are you wondering who voted on this, who decided this? well, it is the college board deciding for all of us. isn't that wonderful? including the colleges that our kids and our grand kids would like to one day attend. >>> still ahead, the battle over abortion is escalating. another state moves to enact a strict new law that prohibits abortion. that's right, abortion, not choice because choices are being made on all sides of the issue. plus president trump takes on mayor

on and judd legum. judd, let me start with you. you talked in the past about the president and hinfo wars. >> trump is doing this because he needs people to believe that facebook is against him. and that facebook is biased against him because that's the only way that he has the space to operate on facebook. his campaign, the 2020 campaign, he put the strategist in charge of his facebook strategy, who is now the campaign manager. they're instituting exactly what they did in 2016, which is a whole series of ads that are misleading. and so if they go after info wars, if they go after milo or any of these folks, he'll be next. that's why he's doing that because he needs to be able to draw a -- he can't let them draw a distinction between what info wars is doing and what nbc or cnn or any mainstream media organization is doing. >> even though what we get from info wars is conspiracy theory crap. in the wake of the notre dame fire, alex jones was talking about if it was arson, how the rest of the media was lying to you about what happene

new hampshire republican judd gregg and north dakota democrat kent conrad both served as chair of the senate budget committee. they'll be testifying today at 2:30 eastern time on c-span3. and saturday, former vice president joe biden will hold a campaign kickoff rally in philadelphia. live at 1:00 eastern here on c-span. you can also follow our live coverage online at c-span.org or use the free c-span radio app. >> this week our online video library marks a milestone. a quarter million hours of content. all c-span programs since 1987 are available in our online lie blunt rochesterry. you can view them all for free at c-span.org. tojournal continu. this is representative john garamendi, democrat from california, member of the armed services committee. here to talk about among other things, the issues concerning a wrong. what is the best way for the united states to approach the situation at hand with th iran? guest: not the john bolton way. , iranc.p.o.a. was working was moving away from and had stopped their nuclear ambitions they clearly were remaining a serious problem in the area,

congressman louie gohmert, border patrol union chief brandon judd among our guests here tonight. and rino congressman justin amash of michigan calls for the president's impeachment. and the really big question tonight is why the leaders of the gutless gop don't throw amash out of the party altogether and the caucuses as well. president trump can't count on much from the milk toast leadership of his own party. we take it all up with ed rollins here tonight and more. and tonight, the president takes his winning agenda to the battleground state of pennsylvania where these people, thousands of people, have been waiting this line for much of the day for the opportunity to see the president speak at tonight's rally. we'll be following that rally throughout the broadcast here tonight. we begin with the broken immigration system and a wide open border. and the president's department of homeland security doing very little that's obvious to fix it. after winning a court battle for its remain in mexico policy -- which means asylum seekers have to stay in mexico until their requests for asyl

favourite judd trump's also in action against qualifier gary wilson. semifinal, between judge trump and middle section of our semifinal, betweenjudge trump and our qualifier gary wilson. what was your view of the wayjudge trump turned on the afterburners? -- judd trump. he did. he found something after the interval. he found another gear. and he really imposed himself on the match, that i was waiting for it to happen, and he did for that forgive stretch. he did indeed but so much character from gary wilson. stretch. he did indeed but so much characterfrom gary wilson. 77 break. he is still very much in this one. a very important one to win, the last one. gary wilson, evil, should be very pleased with himself even though he finds himself behind. he just had to turn the tables of it. two long sessions potentially tomorrow. a very busy saturday for them. in our other semifinal, tomorrow. a very busy saturday for them. in our othersemifinal, a third session this evening, and fascinating, because dave gilbert is a fourframe fascinating, because dave gilbert

judd trump resumed his semi final with qualifier gary wilson about a quarter of an hour ago.the action on bbc two right now. judge trump has been the favourite, hasn't he? lot of notable names were not in the first round. to cycling now. alexander kamp has won the third stage of the tour de yorkshire. the dane held off the challenge from team ineos's chris lawless to win in scarborough, but the briton has the overall lead heading into tomorrow's final stage which finishes in leeds. dutch rider marianne vos claimed overall victory in the women's race after winning the second stage from bridlington to scarborough. three—time world road race champion vos sprinted clear of her two closest rivals to win the 82—mile stage. it was a landmark day in women's motorsport today. britain's jamie chadwick winning the first race of the new wseries. the event — aimed at raising the profile of women's motorsport and providing more female drivers with a greater chance of competing at the highest level. today though it was a chance for chadwick to soak it all in, by taking top spot on the podiu

and judd trump is the snooker world champion for the first time after a brilliant display againstjohn higgins. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. it was his first goal of the season and one of the best goals you'll see, but most importantly it may have won manchester city the title. captain vincent kompany broke the deadlock against leicester in the 70th minute to give his side a one point lead over liverpool going into sunday's final day of the season. our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching at the etihad. have we just seen the decisive moment of this extraordinary title race? you can see from the celebrations of the manchester city players at the final whistle just what this meant to them because, make no mistake, this was a nerve—racking night for city fans. for the first 70 minutes they couldn't find a way through leicester city. you could feel the tension rising inside the set stadium. but then with 20 minutes left a quite spectacular strike from the captain gave them the victory they so sorely wanted, as ben reports. if you enjoyed this title race you

very much looking forward to the second semifinal. judd trump is up against the qualifier, gary wilsonn amazing story this is. incredible. winning 10-9 in wilson. what an amazing story this is. incredible. winning 10—9 in the first round against luca brecel. everything he has done here is fabulous. i think he will settle down and play well. your matter alive this evening on bbc two at 7:30pm. thereafter, on the red button and online. the tour of yorkshire is under way. the first stage, runs for 111 miles from doncaster to selby. jason hennessy will wear the red king of the mountainsjersey tomorrow after winning the early climb of the day. the race finishes in leeds on sunday. english golfer tommy fleetwood says he's still hurting after a missed putt at last year's us open denied him the chance to win his first major. he'll get another chance at pebble beach next month. but before that, he's playing host for the british masters, which begins next thursday at hillside golf club, in his home town of southport — and he told me he was determined to bring the event to the north—west. lam i a

judd trump‘s in com plete is on home soil.he world snooker championship final in sheffield resuming this afternoon. 12-5 sheffield resuming this afternoon. 12—5 up against the former champion john higgins. 5—4 down but won eight frames ina john higgins. 5—4 down but won eight frames in a row. a bit of showboating. first to 18 and play gets back under way at the crucible add 2pm live on bbc two and across the bbc. bath are on the verge of the bbc. bath are on the verge of the european champions cup place after a bonus point win over wasps. three late tries including two from zach mercer helped them to a 29—17 victory. they are a point of seventh place sale with one more round to go. less than 2a hours after losing the morocco open final, jo konta won her first—round match at the madrid open. the british number one pete alison riske, finishing off the american an ace get a straight set win. she will face the reigning french open champion and two time winner in madrid, simona halep, the first seed. the tour do yorkshire finished

judd is correct. we have different views about how to solve problems. one place were truly joined at the hip was we believed the debt facing this country was and is a serious threat. and we believed we needed to take action. so, during this trip we came up on the idea of a grand compromise. we came up with the idea of a special commission that became simpson bowles. and we talked about the need to cut spending and raise revenue and reform entitlements to get america back on track. my greatest regret is that simpson bowles never passed. we got 60% of the members of the commission to support its. it took a super majority to get a vote on the floor of the senate. we never had that opportunity. we then had a group of 6, some of whom are still here. we worked that up for several years trying to get it in shape to present to our colleagues. that never passed. i truly believe we could have made major strides in getting the country back on track had we passed simpson bowles or something close to it. it is critical that america has a budget. our gross debt, our

we're into the semi finals of the world snooker championships in sheffield and favourite judd trump ision against qualifier gary wilson. wilson showed his intent by knocking in break of 140 to go two one up. but trump who reached the final in 2011 fought back to level it. they resume at 2.30 tomorrow afternoon. david gilbert has opened up a five three lead overjohn higgins in the other semi final. gilbert trailed three two at one stage, but hit back and was on course for a maximum one four seven break in the sixth frame. he potted all 15 reds, but missed the last black before the colours. what would you give up for a baseball? an la dodgers fan dropped a portion of french fries while trying to catch a foul ball in wednesday's two one defeat to the san francisco before losing a slice of pizza in the same manner moments later. suffered a tumble in the process. but he's not so lucky second time around. i don't know what he would be more frustrated about. the food or the clip going worldwide. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead

at one point he won 12 frames in a row, judd trump. gary wilson lost his to a card in 2006.was driving taxis to make a living. david gilbert has stuck himself in to the semi—final. his form has been outstanding. it gets away with gilbert against higgins on thursday 12th - - gilbert against higgins on thursday 12th — — on on thursday. you can follow it all on bbc .com. and we now know who anthonyjoshua's going to be fighting onjune first. he's going to take on this man — andy ruinunior — at madison square garden in new york. the mexican—american replaces jarrell miller, the man who was supposed to fight joshua before failing two drugs tests. there's still time to vote for your bbc women's footballer of the year as voting closes this thursday at 0800 gmt. saki kumagai, is a japanese international, who has won 12 major trophies in her time at european champions, 0lympique lyonnais. the 28—year—old defender will be a key part of the japan squad at the world cup in france, where she'll be hoping to play in the final that is being staged at her own home ground! translation: whatev

judd trump produced a superb evening session on sunday to lead john higgins by 12 frames to 5.play to thrill the crowd at the crucible. it's the first man to 18 who will be crowned champion — trump the clear favourite. to cricket, where england claimed a comprehensive seven—wicket win over pakistan, in their one—off t20 match at cardiff. jofra archer claimed his maiden t20 wicket on debut, and ended up with figures of two for 29. with 174 to chase, england got close to the total through fine innings from james vince and joe root, before captain eoin morgan guided them to victory with four balls to spare. the sides face off in five odis starting on wednesday. i think it was a solid performance. there were not many outstanding performances but i thought it was a cagey affair between both sides the bubbly because this both to score andi bubbly because this both to score and i thought we played ok. max homa won the 2019 wells fargo championship at quail hollow club in north carolina on sunday for his first career pga tour victory. homa won by three shots overjoel dahmen whilejustin

who better to join us than active border patrol agent brandon judd.et me ask you this, what could mexico do in the immediate future to stop president trump and tax action and stop president trump from putting on the tariffs. >> they can expand the migrant protection program. allow us to send people back to mexico that cross the border into the united states illegally. if we send them back to mexico pending their asylum hearings that will immediately appease the white house and say look, mexico is doing what they need to do. it's a simple thing and pay huge dividends. >> at the moment we are not allowed to send my migrant back to mexico. at the moment we can't do that? >> there was a ninth circuit court of appeals case that affirmed the president to do it but we have to have an agreement with mexico. all mexico said is we will take them back, we will accept them pending their asylum cases and that will do a great deal to lessen the burden. >> that would be a relatively easy thing to do. it sounds easy to me. >> exactly. >> i have to talk about the huge

judd winick and pam ling at 1621 diamond street. to paramount estate of a site permit to existing single family house, add two nanowatts and two new half baths. application 2017/08/10/4463. we will hear from the appellant first. >> hello. my thanks to the board. i appreciate your time and patience. i will be brief. i am judd winick representing myself and my wife pam ling. our house is next door and attached to 1621 diamond street the property in question. our concern is excavation and construction of the foundation for 1621. our home attached. we share a foundation. all we are asking the city please insure the safety of our home and all due diligence taken. a full documentation of the layout, shoring drawings be created, professional third-party review of plans, survey, specifically preconstruction survey to document existing condition of our house and neighbor's house at mr. fong's expenses. it has this note exploratory pit to verify location of adjacent foundation to be made if underpinings adjacent method of construction i is ne

officers with guns drawn were seen near judd place and 50th avenue. this all unfolding around (9:30 this morning. oakland police tell us there was an accident. officers feared one of the drivers might have been armed and passed out. after a short standoff, the man was taken into custody. state hazmat teams are set to descend on a closed-off peninsula home later today. this is new video of local crews outside the house. it )s off limits .. after cleaning crews made the discovery of radioactive materials. the house is located on cedar street in san carlos .. near burton park. that street is closed right now. the home is being sold after neighbors say the owner died. workers found (six canisters in a backyard shed .. labeled as radioactive. firefighters say the canisters are emitting low- level radiation - and they are taking no chances. new at 11-- video of the aftermath of a tesla on fire inside the garage of a san francisco home. fire investigators say this happened around 12-30 this morning along 26th avenue. crews quickly put out the flames. the gar

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and judd is quite right. we have different views about how to solve the problem. but one place we were truly joined at the hip was we believed the debt facing this country was a serious and is a serious threat. and we believed we needed to take action. and so during this trip, we came up with the idea of a grand compromise. we came up with the idea of a special commission that became simpson/bowles. and we talked about the need to, yes, cut spending and raise revenue and reform entitlements to get america back on track. my greatest regret is that simpson/bowles never passed. we got 60% of the members of the commission to support it, but it took a super, super majority to get a vote on the floor of the senate. we never had that opportunity. we then had a group of six, some of whom are still here. we worked on it for several years, trying to get it in shape to present to our colleagues. but that never passed. i truly believe we could have made major strides in getting the country back on track, had we passed simpson/bowles or something close to it. it is critical th

the world number seven judd the world number sevenjudd trump's match against qualifier gary boson will the first of the crucible semifinals and we had john higgins bidding for an eight final against dave gilbert, the 16th seed who is appearing for the 16th seed who is appearing for the very first time in the last four. it was gilbert who came out 5-3 four. it was gilbert who came out 5—3 ahead. how did he manage to manufacture that? he did very well from 2—0 down. he missed two greens issued a potted but then he settled down, settled into the venue. and he looked comfortable in the venue. i had to be honest played the better snooker in that session. john higginsa snooker in that session. john higgins a little loose, at times. 0ne higgins a little loose, at times. one or two we didn't expect from the master tactician. exactly. they've got a bit help from that. they —— john higgins was not at his best like it was against neil robertson. some misses. and some of the safety shot he played opened up the reds more, made it more free—flowing game which helped dave gilbert to settle down and d

new hampshire republican judd gregg and north dakota democrat kent conrad both served as chair of the senate budget committee. they'll be testifying today at 2:30 eastern time on c-span3. and saturday, former vice president joe biden will hold a campaign kickoff rally in philadelphia. live at 1:00 eastern here on c-span. you can also follow our live coverage online at c-span.org or use the free c-span radio app. >> this week our online video library marks a milestone. a quarter million hours of content. all c-span programs since 1987 are available in our online lie blunt rochesterry. you can view them all for free at c-span.org. tojournal continu. this is representative john garamendi, democrat from

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having more people who have all of these skillsets, but it's always a pleasure, my friend, brandon judd national border patrol council president looking at the issues in a very realistic way. >> thank you. neil: meanwhile, i want to show you something going on in south carolina right now, professor cornell west is at an event, this is taking place for bernie sanders in south carolina, so another crucial state and he is there as the former vice president of whom the professor is not a fan, is opening his campaign in pennsylvania. now, professor cornell was joining me, saying that there's a reason why bernie sanders is the winner and not joe biden. you won't believe why, after this. whoooo. did you know the exact same hotel room... ...can have many different prices? that's why tripadvisor searches over 200 booking sites to find the lowest price on the hotel you want. your perfect hotel room for the perfect price! you need to place yourself in the moment. you need confidence in the appliances you select to build the home and life you love. shop top-brand appliances at sears, including kenm

and judd trump's living up to his tag of favourite at the world snooker championships.into the final session of their quarterfinal at the crucible. i'll be back with more on those stories after half—past. now let's return to our top story. the president of venezuela has pledged to stay on as leader, despite calls for a military uprising which prompted violent clashes yesterday. joining me now is dr eduardo gomez, senior lecturer in international development and emerging economies at king's college london. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of the extent of this and how serious it could potentially be? well, i think it is a very grave situation, reaching boiling point 110w. situation, reaching boiling point now. civil society is mobilising, we know, for the first time, calling on proactive protest. today is probably going to be worse because it is international workers day, so he is going to try to get traditional government supporters, the workers, to unite with him. he is calling on the military and everybody to rally today. it is reaching a really critical mome

at the snooker world championship, judd trump got off to a flyer in his match against stephen maguirete took the final frame to lead 7—1, with three centuries along the way. first to 13 goes through. they'll finish off on wednesday. liverpool face barcelona later in wednesday's champions league semi—final. barcelona have already won la liga with three games to spare, a boost going into the first leg at the camp nou. liverpool are still battling it out with manchester city, in the english premier league title race. liverpool have the better in head to heads — with the teams last playing each other in the champions league 12 years ago. people say barcelona is not barcelona anymore. i mean, yeah, that's a brilliant team here. we're the first year a little bit and the second year a little bit in contention. they are here for nearly 20 years. so it will be so difficult, but i couldn't be more excited about heading over to play. and that's what i hope i can — transport my players, that they feel the same, and then let's play football. later on wednesday we'll hear the verdict on caster seme

favourite judd trump is level with qualifier gary wilson in the semifinals of the world snooker championships at 2:30pm this afternoon. england and ireland in that one day match in the cricket. it is currently 55—1. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let's revisit the results of the local elections. we've heard from all the political parties in reaction to the results which analysts say look like a response to national politics and indeed a backlash to the deadlock at westminster over brexit. well, this afternoon the prime minister has been speaking at the welsh conservative conference. as she took to the stage she faced a heckler calling for her resignation — let's take a listen. applause i'm not sure that was the right clip, but i will bring that to you later. the heckler was escorted out of the hole and the prime continued, addressing her party's disappointing results. this is a difficult time for our party, deselection results are a symptom of that. we have the privilege of governing party at a momentous time. we have a responsib

higgins will facejudd higgins will face judd trump higgins will facejudd trump in the final, he beat final begins tomorrow afternoon and concludes on monday. that is all your support for now, simon, back to you. for the first time in more than 30 years, the kids from fame are to be reunited on stage. the tv show was a massive hit in the 80s — now eight of the original cast are getting together for two special, charity shows — and it's all thanks to a detective from liverpool who tracked them down. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has dusted off his lycra to bring you this report. # fame! the kids from fame. performing in the uk for the first time in more than 35 years. # people will see me and cry. # fame! # i'm gonna make it to heaven. it was a great show. a great show and a great concept, great characters. plus watching dance is fun. i could watch it all day. you have dreams. you want fame? well, fame costs and this is where you begin to pay. the tv series, a spin—off from the movie, the tv series began on bbc one in 1982. it was a phenomenon in the uk. the soundtrack

the world championship snooker final will be betweenjohn higgins and judd trump higgins came throughime champion fought back from five frames down to win17—16. it's the third year in a row that higgins has made the final, and the eighth time in his career. he'll face trump in a repeat of the 2011 final that higgins won. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11. the final is the best of 35 and begins at 2 o'clock on bbc two today. saul ‘canelo' alvarez has unified the middleweight division with a points victory over american danieljacobs in las vegas. the mexican tookjacobs' ibf belt to add to his wbc and wba titles. canelo says he's open to meeting kazakh fighter gennady golovkin for a third time. the two drew their first bout in 2017, before canelo took a controversial points win last year. as for golovkin, he was unimpressed by the fight. he tweeted this soon after: rory mcilroy is in contention at the wells fargo championship heading into the final round in north carolina. the northern irishman, who turned 30 yesterday, is on nine under par for the tournament, which is

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and judd trump will meet john higgins in the final of the world snooker championship.ook the three frames needed to beat gary wilson. earlier, the four—time champion john higgins came from behind to beat david gilbert. tomorrow's final gets underway at two o'clock. there's more on the bbc sport website, including news of newcastle's relegation from rugby union's premiership. but for now, that's all from me. that's all from me. goodnight. hello, this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy. israel says it has responded with air strikes after palestinian militants fired around 200 rockets. the gazan health ministry says a mother and her baby are among four people who've been killed in the exchange of fire today. israel has closed a number of border crossings in response to the rockets. our correspondent jon donnison is here. just tell us a bit more about what has happened in the last few hours. it has been a dramatic day, certainly the most serious escalation on that border in months, more than 200 air strikes, tank shelling from the israelis, that was in response to rockets

john higgins and judd trump will face each other in the final of the world snooker championship thisi—final against david gilbert, fighting back from five frames down to win17—16. he'll face trump in a repeat of the 2011 final that higgins won. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11. the final is the best of 35 and there's live coverage on bbc2, the bbc sport website and app from 2pm. it will start at two o'clock. stretching into tomorrow as well. rory mcilroy is in contention at the wells fargo championship heading into the final round in north carolina. the northern irishman, who turned 30 yesterday, is on nine under par for the tournament, which is two shots off the lead. he's won the tournament twice before, england'sjustin rose also has a chance, he's on eight under par. don't forget bbc sport website, lots going on. you can watch live the match between ireland and the west indies. west indies is batting first. it is going along very nicely indeed. john campbell, one of them i think has hit a century. they are both approaching their century. matching each other shot

favourite to judd eventually they won by four wickets.rld championship. there i did 4— all but at a break of 65 help them to go to 6—5 in front. four frames ina them to go to 6—5 in front. four frames in a row with 73 hundred 23 and 75. wilson 77 kept in touch. 0 nto and 75. wilson 77 kept in touch. 0nto the other semifinal that is between david gilbert and former champion john higgins, live between david gilbert and former championjohn higgins, live pictures from the sheffield game, higgins has struggled but he has fought back to get to 12, there is still gilbert thatis get to 12, there is still gilbert that is leading but currently it is 12-9 with that is leading but currently it is 12—9 with higgins, you can keep up—to—date with that by the bbc. that is all this but for now, will have more later. the actor who played chewbacca has died at the age of 74. he appeared in the original trilogy and the more recent films. it was the weight that he played with no dialogue but a real range of human emotions that endeared him to millions of fans

the world championship snooker final will be betweenjohn higgins and judd trump higgins came through gilbert. the four time champion fought back from five frames down to win17—16. it's the third year in a row that higgins has made the final, and the eighth time in his career. he'll face trump in a repeat of the 2011 final that higgins won. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11. the final is the best of 35 and begins at 2pm on bbc two today. newcastle falcons have been relegated from rugby union's premiership. they lost at gloucester and are 10 points behind leicester tigers with one game left. leaders exeter lost 38—7 at second placed saracens but both fielded weakened sides because they are assured of home semi—finals in the play—offs . dom morris scored two second half tries. sarries will be back at full strength for next weekend's european cup final against leinster. british number one johanna konta missed out on her first clay—court title. she was beaten in three sets by maria sakkari in the morocco open final. konta was a set and a break up but the greek fought bac

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judd trump and john higgins, the four—time champion, battling it out in the evening session.r — four. trump is now leading 6—5. you can watch the drama unfold on bbc two right now. in cricket, and can claim to a seven wicket win over pakistan in their one—off t20 match at cardiff. archer claimed his maiden wicket on debut, and ended with figures of 2—29. there was a fine innings from james vincentjoe root before the captain, morgan, clinched the win with four balls to spare. britain's piggy french has won the badminton horse trials and her first major title. she beat the overnight leader by a single time fault in a dramatic final showjumping phase. it was a good week for british writers, with six finishing inside the top ten. that is all your support for now. more on the website, including the tour to yorkshire. thank you, holly. crowds have been gathering in thailand today to watch the newly crowned king being carried through the streets of the capital, bangkok, ina through the streets of the capital, bangkok, in a royal procession. the king was crowned in an elaborate cerem

judd trump is at the semifinals of the snooker championships.ay. he remains in control to progress this evening. john higgins has completed the semi—final lineup to beat the australian neil robertson. he will play david gilbert next. and that is all the sport hello while we did see some showers breaking out the weather was predominantly fine. today a different story. it will be harder to dodge the showers across the uk. some areas will miss them but if you do get caught, they will be heavy and intense and you could have a few rumbles of thunder as well, through the afternoon particularly across the afternoon particularly across the midlands and northern england. the day starts with a few showers across northern england. showers feeding in from the irish sea into wales and the north—west of england early on in the day. more organised rainfall across scotland and by the time we get into the afternoon, with a little bit of help from the sun, we will see though showers developing. thunder probably most likely across the midlands and northern england

judd trump is the favourite. is four—time champion john higgins against david gilbert. cycling's most successful team of recent years competes again on thursday. team ineos, formerly team sky, is involved in the tour de yorkshire. team sky delivered six of the last seven tour de france titles. ineos will be hoping for more of the same. the team is owned by britain's wealthiest person, sirjim ratcliffe, who says if the sport and team weren't clean, he would not be involved. and this is a tweet that has been liked a few thousand times already from spain's world cup—winning captain iker casillas. the 37—year—old goalkeeper, who has played for his country 167 times, is recovering in hospital following a heart attack while training with his club side porto. he said, "everything controlled here, a big scare but with the forces intact. thank you very much everyone for the messages and the love." we wish him well. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, an

judd trump has won his maiden world ship championship title after dismantling john higgins in one ofred a record 11 centuries but it was trump who took control of the final by winning eight straight frames. the victory gives the englishman some revenge as against has won the 2011 final. it is the third successive final. it is the third successive final defeat for higgins. liverpool forwards mohammed siler and roberto firmino will both admit the champions league final with injury. ——mo salah. mo salah left on a stretcher doing saturday's 3—2 win. roberto firmino will need a miracle. the reds are welcoming lionel massey to —— messi. the reds are welcoming lionel massey to -- messi. we need to scroll for goals against —— score for goals against barcelona. it doesn't make life easier but as long as we have players in the pitch. —— four. that's what we need to show, nothing else. and the champions league campaign. either a proper finish else. and the champions league campaign. eithera properfinish or another go. the denver nuggets will be hoping home advantage can help them take the lead

let's bring in brandon judd. president of the national border patrol council.a win is this for the trump administration, the trump administration has been pushing for asylum seekers to be processed in mexico. if they're processed in the united states they disappear and never seen again. initially shot down by a san francisco judge. a big win. >> this could completely change the dynamics on the border. the major magnet that draws people to cross the border illegally and break our laws is the fact that they know they are going to be released once they come into the country. if we're allowed to send them back to mexico pending claims nobody will come here to break our laws anymore. they come here because they can then disappear into the shadows of society like obama said. and then never show up to the court appearances and know that the radical left is never going to go after them to deport them at a later date. this was a huge win by the president. he knows that congress is not going to act. so he is using his authorities and he is realizing this is a marathon, n

judd trump is up against gary wilson this evening. john higgins gary wilson this evening. right now, four—time championjohn higgins is playing the 16th seed, dave gilbert was not he is one frame up, he has w011 was not he is one frame up, he has won the first frame that at the crucible theatre. this is gilbert's first semifinal at the crucible and it is early on, as you can see, in the best of 33 match. the first to there. john higgins is one frame up. the tour de yorkshire has just got under way. it runs for 100 11 miles from doncaster to selby. there were some environmental protesters at the start of the race, unhappy with the ownership of team ineos. the defence coach has been there since 2008. shaun edwards is going to leave the wales rugby union set—up after this year's world cup. he's been defence coach since 2008, and in that time has helped wales win four six nations titles and three grand slams. he's turned down an offer to stay in thejob, and also decided not to become league side wigan's head coach. he's been linked with cl

judd trump leads gary wilson by 15—10. first to 17 to meet higgins in the final.'s all the sport for now. president trump has said he remains confident of striking a deal with north korea, despite reports that pyongyang has carried out another missile test. kim jong—un is thought to have become frustrated with the united states' refusal to ease sanctions. the south korean government see it as both a worrying development and a breach of a military agreement between the north and the south. a plane with 143 people on board slid off a runway and into a river injacksonville, florida as it attempted to land during a thunderstorm. the chartered flight was carrying naval personnel from the us base at guantanamo bay — but none were seriously hurt. however, some pets are still on board the aircraft, while the authorities wait for inspectors to declare the aircraft safe to board. the commanding officer of the naval air station says the cause of the incident is yet to be determined. it's a miracle. i could have ended... we could be talking about a different story this evenin