katie walsh, punters have lodged onto her. might end up going to the favourite if this momentum continues. she almost did it back in 2012 on sea bass way she came third. perhaps she can go further, go all the way and win. it would be amazing. what sort of race are you expecting? very competitive. half the adult population have a bet. we are expecting millions of pounds to be gambled across the industry. the worst results for the bookmakers is a horse called captain red beard. it's a horse called captain red beard. it‘s a race where people don‘t look at form, it‘s where people go by colour, name, and captain red beard has captured the public imagination. in terms of conditions, pretty wet in liverpool, on and off, how might that influence things? you are looking at horses who don‘t mind a test, a small, it‘s been raining all day. but one of the horses that will really appreciate these conditions is katie walsh‘s mount. the more it rains, the more her chances increase. it will be a tough test. it is a difficult race overfour mil

katie walsh has come the closest so far, finishing third on seabass in 2012.ites, baie des iles, and she told me that on her sport's biggest stage, gender doesn't matter. when i finished third in the national, i didn't pull up and say it was great because i was female. ijust thought it was great to be third in a national. i don't look at it as a male—female thing. so ijust can't wait. i'm really looking forward to it. i hope i do win it, not because i'm female, because i'd like to win it. but the female factor is driving the betting — bookies left facing a massive pay—out if history is made. there is an awful lot of excitement around a female jockey when you are in the grand national. but bookmakers are interested in the odds, just the numbers. the odds suggest that it is a single figure price, it is shorter than ten—to—one that we have a lady jockey winning the grand national. to put that into context, this is the best chance we have ever had. and it would be some story. a1 years ago, charlotte brew became the first woman to ride in the national. aintree‘s fe

and some big racing news tonight, jockey katie walsh has announced she's retiring.after a narrow win riding antey at punchestown earlier today. walsh, whose brother ruby is also a leading jockey, says "i've had a marvellous career and i have unbelievable memories. the next chapter in life begins now," among those achievements, she's the best placed female jockey in grand national history, finishing third on sea bass in 2013. that's all from sportsday with me wil perry. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. see you soon. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. the former director of communications with the conservative party and the political correspondent at the evening stuttgart join correspondent at the evening stuttgartjoin me. correspondent at the evening stuttgart join me. many correspondent at the evening stuttgartjoin me. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the guardian that that leaked documents show amber rudd was told about deportation targets for illegal

much of the focus beforehand was on three female jockeys, especially katie walsh.hed. one for was said to be in a stable condition. on the second circuit they had to bypass beaches brooke. it was effectively a duel, tiger roll ridden by davy russell seemed to have won, but back came david mullins on pleasant company to set up an extraordinary finish. after a nervous wait... first, numberi3, after a nervous wait... first, number 13, tiger roll. the faces of victory and defeat. despairfor mullins, delightfultrainer victory and defeat. despairfor mullins, delightful trainer gordon elliott, and especially for russell. at 38, the oldestjockey in the race, with the triumph of experience. a day both drama and emotion after one of the closest finishes this famous race has ever seen. andy swiss, bbc news, aintree. athletes from england, scotland and wales dominated the penultimate day of the commonwealth games, winning nearly a third of the 44 gold medals on offer. hywel griffith reports from the gold coast. england's track team have been accused of making a slow start to t

and some big racing news, asjockey katie walsh announces she's retiring.antey at punchestown yesterday. walsh, whose brother ruby is also a leading jockey, says "i've had a marvellous career and i have unbelievable memories. the next chapter in life begins now." among those achievements — she's the best placed female jockey in grand national history, finishing third on seabass in 2013. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather with matt taylor. hello. the bulk of the cloud has gone to the north sea and it has left this trail of cloud where it continues to rain this afternoon. the rain focused in parts of lincolnshire, east and south yorkshire, that means skies will brighten into the afternoon and it will feel warmer. more sunshine south—west of wales, some showers breaking out. the far north of england, sunny spells and a few showers. the showers in northern ireland and scotland, there will be gaps between them. when you see them, they will be heavy with heel and thunder. there will be big puddles around. temperatures between the showers, up to 13

jockey katie walsh announces her retirement after riding her final winner at punchestown.gainst roma, liverpool representatives held an extraordinary meeting with roma, uefa and italian police today ahead of wednesday's second leg in the italian capital. liverpool officials describe the meeting as "positive and productive" and say they'll now share what they discussed with those fans travelling to rome as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. be quite it was liverpool said, a positive and productive meeting, they met with officials to seek reassurance over their fan's safety and established important guidance especially over transport arrangements to try to make sure this does not happen again. tuesday night's violence in which liverpool fa ns were night's violence in which liverpool fans were attacked had prompted concern over the return leg and the clu b concern over the return leg and the club of my immediate thoughts remain with the injured liverpool fanjohn cox, still in critical condition in hospital and this morning the manager said he was shocked by what hap

much of the focus beforehand was on three female jockeys, especially katie walsh.‘t materialise, as the first time of asking they set off over aintree‘s famous fences. as ever there were fallers. only 12 of the 38 horses finished and on a second circuit they had to bypass becher‘s brook. come the last, it was effectively a dual. io—i shot tiger roll ridden by davy russell seemed to have it won, but back came david mullins on pleasant company to set up a quite extraordinary finish. commentator: just may have lasted... eventually, after a photo, tiger roll‘s win was confirmed. delight on one side, despair on the other. victory as well for irish trainer gordon elliott on another day of grand national drama. it was some finish. some news as well on the horse saint r whose on the second circuit. he is being assessed in the stables. all the other horses and jockeys have returned safely. a fascinating day at aintree. we will start our review of the day‘s football at saint mary ‘s were southampton squandered to lose to have an free to chelsea. the aura of an end of the pre

jockey nina carberry has announced her retirement, a day after fellow jockey and sister in law katie walshry made the announcement after recording a victory at punchestown. she won thejuvenile she won the juvenile handicap hurdle in 2005 and six other festival winners and 2011 irish grand national. that is it from us, all of the rugby union and premiership news on the website. that is all for this programme, we will see you again at half past seven. good evening. the supermarket giants sainsburys and asda are in advanced talks about merging. and asda are in advanced sources say sainsbury‘s would buy its rival from its american owner, walmart. the two firms are the second and third largest supermarkets in the uk and , if combined, would overtake tesco in terms of market share. would overtake tesco our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. they are two of the best—known brands in the uk, but now they want to merge into one company. brands in the uk, but now the surprise announcement that asda and sainsbury‘s are tojoin up has shaken up the grocery market, and it may affect where and ho

jockey nina carberry has announced her retirement, and day after fellow jockey and her sister—in—law katie walshse stories, including news on the f1 qualifying in azerbaijan, on the bbc news sports website. that's all from me for now. in the united states, a former police officer has appeared in court, charged with 13 murders and 51 rapes. prosecutors allege joseph james deangelo was the so—called ‘golden state killer', whose crimes terrorised california in the 1970s and 1980s. james cook reports. this frail old man is accused of terrorising california in the 1970s and ‘80s. is joseph james deangelo your true and correct legal name? i'm yes. handcuffed to a wheelchair, joseph james deangelo appeared confused at times as the judge explained he was initially facing two counts of murder. the accused made no plea and was refused bail. in total, he's suspected of at least 13 killings, 51 rapes and scores of burglaries, many dating to the time when he was a police officer. his lawyer says he's entitled to a fair trial. we have the law that suggests that he is innocent until they prove him guilty and t

much of the focus beforehand was on three female jockeys, especially katie walsh.off over aintree's famous fences. only 12 of the 38 horses finished and on the second circuit they had to bypass beeches brooke. it was effectively a duel, tiger roll ridden by davy russell seemed to have an one, but back came david mullins on pleasant company to set up an extraordinary finish. eventually, after a photo, tiger roll‘s win was confirmed. delight on one side, despair on the other. victory for gordon elliott on another day of grand national drama. and so day off both drama and emotion. after one of the closest finishes this race has ever seen. manchester city are one victory away from winning the premier league again. after losing to manchester united when they had their first chance to claim the title, the runaway leaders beat spurs 3—1 at wembley tonight and at 16 point clear at the top. city lost their last three games but they scored twice in three minutes to take a 2—0 lead in the first half. that was responded to by christian eriksen for raheem sterling got the vital

and one other big piece of racing news this afternoon. . .following katie walsh's retirement yesterdaychestown. carberry made the announcement after riding the 6 to 5 favourite ‘josies orders' to an easy win in the three mile cross country chase. carberry won the juvenile handicap hurdle at the cheltenham festival in 2005 and six further festival winners, plus the 2011 irish grand national. britain's dan evans has made a winning return from a drugs ban with victory in round one of qualifying for next week's atp challenger tour event in glasgow. evans, who was suspended for 12 months after testing positive for cocaine last april, beat compatriot ed corrie in straight sets after saving a set point in the second set tie break before closing out victory. the former british number two will re enter the world rankings if he beats ireland's sam's barry tomorrow. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. hi there. we have had a mix of whether started lindsey on a promising note with sunshine in the north—west but we did see some cloud bubbling up in cumbria and over th

katie walsh has come the closest so far, finishing third on seabass in 2012.est stage, gender doesn't matter. when i finished third in the national, i didn't pull up and say it was great because i was female. ijust thought it was great to be third in a national. i don't look at it as a male—female thing. so ijust can't wait. i'm really looking forward to it. i hope i do win it, not because i'm female, because i'd like to win it. but the female factor is driving the betting — bookies left facing a massive pay—out if history is made. the odds suggest that it is a single figure price, it is shorter than ten—to—one that we have a lady jockey winning the grand national. to put that into context, this is the best chance we have ever had. and it would be some story. 41 years ago, charlotte brew became the first woman to ride in the national. aintree's fences have seen some famous victories since then, but tomorrow's winning post could be a sporting milestone. andy swiss, bbc news, aintree. there's been more success for the home nations, on day nine of the commonwealt

big news from the world of racing, jockey katie walsh is going to retire.other when yesterday. her brother ruby, who is also a jockey... and that is it, thatis also a jockey... and that is it, that is the sport for now. let's get more now on the news that the terminally ill boy alfie evans has died. the 23—month—old had been at the centre of a legal battle over his treatment since doctors in liverpool said in february that they could do no more to treat him. i'm joined now via webcam by fraser nelson , editor of the spectator and also a columnist for the daily telegraph. he's written about the introduction of "alfie's law", which would protect the right of parents to arrange alternative treatment for their child when the nhs says it can do no more. good to speak to you this morning. it isa good to speak to you this morning. it is a sad morning for us to be speaking about his case. yes, it certainly is. this was of course inevitable when the light support was taken off there was only going to bea was taken off there was only going to be a matter of days befo

and some big racing news as jockey katie walsh announces she's retiring.and i have unbelievable memories. the next chapter in life begins now," among those achievements, she's the best placed female jockey in grand national history, finishing third on sea bass in 2013. and there was a big win for great britain, who are on the brink of promotion to world ice hockey‘s top tier, thanks to a win over italy last night. have a look at ben o'connor at the bottom of the screen, he's got the puck, 2—2 all at this point, and he scored from way out. that doesn't normally happen in ice hockey. that goal put britain ahead and they eventually went on to win it 11—3 in budapest, a first win over italy in 66 years. i can't see the puck, i've watched that four times now! you should be able to see this, though. the uk's dragon boat racing season begins this weekend. it is one of the fastest—growing participation sports in the world, often because able—bodied paddlers and para—athletes can be in the same team, on the same boat. this week ijoined the hurricanes club at wraysb

much of the focus beforehand was an free female jockeys, especially katie walsh.ively a duel, tiger roll ridden by davy russell seemed to have an one, but back came david mullins on pleasant company to set up mullins on pleasant company to set up an extraordinary finish. eventually, after a photo, tiger roll‘s when was confirmed. delight on one side, despair on the other. victory for gordon elliott on another day of grand national drama. yes, it was some finish. some news on the horse whose fault caused that date on the second circuit. he is being assessed in the stables, all the other horses and jockeys have returned safely. thank you, andy swiss reporting from aintree. athletes from england, scotland and wales dominated the penultimate day of the commonwealth games winning nearly a third of the 44 gold medals on offer. hwyl griffith reports from the gold coast. england‘s track team have been accused of making a slow start to these games, there was nothing sluggish about the mena‘s race. they held onto the batten and the lead. but whatever the men can do, the wom

and some big racing news, asjockey katie walsh announces she's retiring. marvellous career and i have unbelievable memories. the next chapter in life begins now." among those achievements — she's the best placed female jockey in grand national history, finishing third on seabass in 2013. i love her, because every grand national, every festival, if we are there for breakfast, she will get up early and come and chat with us. how unusual is that to retire at 33? i'm just checking, i'm not... to be a jump just checking, i'm not... to be a jumpjockey, just checking, i'm not... to be a jump jockey, i remember just checking, i'm not... to be a jumpjockey, i remember people saying that you piece together by tape, because you break so many bones. you have so many falls, there is only so long you can take the pain and take the falls, so i would say 33 is pretty average. she has been great. she has inspired female jockeys everywhere. i hope she will have a role in the sport and stop a great mentor. litter on the streets and rubbish left to rot in soaring summer tempe

jockey nina carberry has announced her retirement, a day after fellow jockey and sister in law katie walsh in the first round of qualifying for the atp challenger tour event in glasgow which takes place next week. the 27 year old beat fellow brit, ed corrie 6 3 7 6. evans was suspended for 12 months after testing positive for cocaine last april. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those chelsea are 1—0 up against swansea. that is the situation in the premier league. coming up next year, it is the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week‘s cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? very interesting week, we have beast, a psychological thriller set on jersey. we have avengers: infinity war, the latest in the mcu series. and the wound, a coming—of—age movie with a difference. i love the sound of beast, i love a psychological thriller. it is set onjersey, it has a central performance byjessie buckley, who plays this young woman called moll, living under the thumb of her domineering mother, played