so far leeds have had their number.and beating them three times already this season. with wembley on the horizon, a spot in the play—off final all comes down to this one. the narrowest of margins means there's all to play for tonight. how will the teams look? colin hazeldon is at elland road. leeds versus derby, lampard versus b also. a match or dripping with age it had modern mdt. from the moment that brian clough's derby pit leads to the title by a single point, to old contentious 44 days in charge. finally norman hunter duking it out on the field of play, ed bird in its way through the 19705. a valve array that lingers and was revived by the frankly absurd spectacle of spy gate earlier this year when leeds boss admitted trying espionage to gain an advantage. he says the key man has been a thorn and derby's side, and rams have the advantage of knowing they have to go for it. this is a bonus for derby, quite right lampard says there's transition season, where leeds will automatic promotion favourites for much of the ca

struggled with leeds‘ impressive early tempo.os fought back and got within two points courtesy of a try from alex walker. leeds are now two points clear of london, who remain bottom of the table. earlier, there was was an important victory for hull kingston rovers. they narrowly beat salford to move away from the bottom of the table, level at 20 points all. ryan shaw scored a late penalty to seal the win. the day's final game at anfield is currently ongoing — leaders st helens taking on castleford. the score is currently st helens 36, castleford 1a. there's live commentary of the match on radio 5live sports extra and via the bbc sport website. england's bronte law is still in the running for her first career lpga title. she shares the lead at the pure silk championship in virginia with japan's nasa hataoka heading into today's final round. at one point, it looked like she'd be returning to the clubhouse a shot behind, but managed to birdie the 18th — her sixth in a round that also included two bogeys. 20 years on from that famous

leeds united are winning. kemar roofe with the goal.un of form, picking upjust one point in their last four league games. derby, on the other hand, have only lost once in the last 12. leeds united currently winning1—0 away at derby county. sunderland ta ke away at derby county. sunderland take on portsmouth later on. it is a repeat of the fl trophy final, where portsmouth won on penalties. —— efl trophy final. salford have been promoted to the football league for the first time in their history. they beat afc fylde 3—0 at wembley in the final of the national league playoffs. emmanuel dieseruvwe putting salford ahead. and it was 2—0 shortly after halftime. carl piergianni with the header. and salford had a third moments later. ibou touray‘s fortunate finish sealing victory. a day to remember for the squad, and david beckham, ryan giggs, nicky butt, and gary and phil neville who all own a share of the club. to the scottish premiership now. kilmarnock are back into third. they beat hibs1—0. eamonn brophy with a 32nd minute penalty. aberdee

in leeds, they focused on preschool children.provides families with support about healthy meal times and snacks and this scheme also works with staff who work in children's centres to help them encourage healthy nutrition. that does seem to be having an impact and is bucking the national trend where obesity rates are very stubborn and not coming down. so, what's happening in leeds is they are going down a bit. it's small but the trajectory is downwards, which is why people are looking at this. what about elsewhere in the country? there are other places that have had some success but these are all small incremental improvements. last year, the university college london researchers and also public health england identified between ten and 20 other areas that had some signs of progress. sometimes it was with older children just before they enter secondary school. some mods with primary school age children and the school setting is important, but so is ensuring those green spaces for children to play and also what's happening at a na

danny savage, bbc news, leeds.ws, the prime minister hasjust it is breaking news, the prime minister has just sacked the defence secretary, gavin williamson, after details of a private meeting relates toa details of a private meeting relates to a newspaper. theresa may says she has lost confidence in his ability to serve as defence secretary. also tonight, a big night for liverpool fans, they face barcelona in the semifinal of the champions league at the new camp in spain. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, amateur gary wilson reaches his first semifinal at the snooker world championship. the former taxi driver had never been past the first round before. they're britain's most successful road cycling squad, but team sky has a new name. they'll now be known as team ineos, named after ones of the companies behind fracking in the uk and owned by britain's richest man, the billionaire sirjim ratcliffe. but the new name could bring trouble, because when because when the team makes their first outing at this week's

now they spy a reunion with leeds.f how the championship play—offs are scheduled. the semi—final first legs will both be played on saturday — aston villa host west bromwich albion, and derby will be at home to leeds. in the scottish premiership, rangers have beaten hibs1—0 — despite going down to ten men late on. the winning goal was scored byjermain defoe just before half time — it was a simple finish in the end. the victory wasn't without controversy as rangers keeper allan mcgregor was sent—off for that kick with just minutes remianing. he'll now miss next week's old firm match aagainst celtic. we'll have the latest from world snooker championship final in just a moment but first lets take a look at some of the other stories around today. britain's chris lawless has won the tour de yorkshire. the team ineos rider finished second behind defending champion greg van avermaet on the final stage in leeds, but that was enough for overall victory. geraint thomas has finished third at the tour of romandy in switzerland. the

mayor david miller was surprised his town of 12,000 would be a target-- not much to notice in leeds, since charles barkley graduated from the high school. >> david miller: i didn't know that this malware attack was actually a ransomware attack. as soon as we found that out, that took it to a little different level. >> pelley: how do you mean? >> miller: well, it was going to cost us some money. >> pelley: like the hospital, the city of leeds was cast back into the age of paper: no email, no access to its personnel files or financial systems. can all companies and local governments expect to be attacked? >> mike christman: i think everyone should expect to be attacked. >> pelley: the f.b.i.'s mike christman says cyber-crooks know governments and hospitals are likely to pay because they can't afford not to. until his recent promotion, christman was in charge of the f.b.i.'s cyber-crime unit. you're waiting for the day that somebody says, "we have the 911 system held hostage in a major city, and we need $10 million today"? >> christman: i hope that day never comes, but i think we should

but leeds have the advantage.nning1—0 — kemar roofe the scorer. in the scottish premiership there were wins for kilmarnock, dundee and stjohnston. and inverness are through to the promotion play—off semi—finals with a 4—2 aggregate win over ayr. women's super league champions arsenal finished the season on a high — by inflicting a first league defeat on nearest rivals manchester city. the game's only scorer — emma mitchell — seemed surprised with her brilliant strike at borehamwood. mercedes continue to dominate formula one this season, with another first and second. in qualifying for tomorrow's spanish grand prix, valtteri bottas sealed a hat—trick of pole positions ahead of his team—mate lewis hamilton. bottas has a one—point lead over hamilton in the drivers‘ championship. that's the sport from me. before we go, a woman in nottinghamshire had a bit of shock today, when she opened a loaf of bread to find the bag was full of crusts. timea ganji was hoping to make sandwiches for her children's lunch. the bakers, k

another dramatic comeback sees frank lampard's side come from two goals down to stun leeds and reachhe championship play off final. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the supervision of all offenders in england and wales is being taken over by the government, after a series of serious failings with the part—privatisation of the system. the national probation service will be given back control of low and medium—risk cases, which were given to private providers five years ago. danny shaw has more. he promised it would transform rehabilitation for offenders. chris grayling was the architect of the biggest probation shake—up in decades, allowing private firms to supervise former prisoners and people serving community sentences who pose a low or medium risk. but now the reforms are being scrapped. the nail in the coffin was a report from dame glenys stacey, the chief probation inspector. she said the model of part privatisation was irredeemably flawed and people would be safer with the public sector in charge. under the new system, all offenders will be monitored by the nat

the race finishes in leeds on sunday. the first diamond league meeting of the season tomorrow, with rumours circulating she could be about to quit athletics after losing her appeal against regulations restricting testosterone levels in female runners. the president of the iaaf lord coe has welcomed the decsion. our reporter ade adedoyin is there. this issue with caster semenya has really dominated the agenda this week and somewhat overshadowing this time in league meeting. the first opportunity for them to answer the questions that the world has been asking about this whole issue. we we re asking about this whole issue. we were told in the later to the press conference that he wasn't going to do any one—to—one interviews but will answer some questions in the press c0 nfe re nce will answer some questions in the press conference but it became apparent very quickly that he didn't really wa nt apparent very quickly that he didn't really want to be drawn on the matter. here is a snippet of what he had to say. i think this is

researchers hail an "astonishing" reduction in obesity among some preschool children in leeds.nd why beavers have become a protected species in scotland. and coming up on bbc news, there is criticism for tottenham for allowing defenderjan vertonghen back on the pitch after he suffered a head injury in their 1—0 champions league defeat to ajax. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the south african athlete caster semenya has lost a landmark case against new rules restricting the level of testosterone in female runners. semenya, a double olympic gold medallist, has a condition that means she has unusually high levels of the hormone. the governing body of world athletics has brought in rules forcing athletes like her to take medication in order to lower their testosterone. caster semenya claimed that was unfair, but now the court of arbitration for sport has ruled against her. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. commentator: here comes caster semenya past the... caster semenya has controlled 800m running over the past decade like no one else. but tha

but the decision was then reversed, with leeds rewarded a free—kick instead.e league one play offs. it's a repeat of the efl trophy final. it is currently 0—0 in that match. doncaster face charlton in the other semi tomorrow. salford city — the football club part—owned by manchester united's famous ‘class of 92‘ has been promoted to the football league — for the first time in their history. they beat afc fylde 3—0 at wembley in the final of the national league play—offs. emmanuel die—seruv—we david beckham is one of the owners, ryan giggs as well. it is part of a plan for them, they want to get them to the championship and they have got them into the league, fantastic result for them. unlucky for fylde themselves who have had an interesting story. onto the scottish premiership now and kilmarnock are back into 3rd. that is the place that will get them into the europa league next season. they beat hibs1—0. eamonn brophy with a thirty second minute minute penalty. kenny miller scored the only goal for already relegated dundee — who ended a run of 10 straight defe

but leeds seems to buck the trend. over a five—year period, the number has fallen by 6.a%.n average of 8.7%. this three—year—old used to only eat beans, sausages and mashed potato but she was helped to try lots of different food as part of a scheme to tackle obesity in leeds. her mum now says she is fantastically healthy. her absolute favourite is broccoli and she can eat loads of it. cucumbers, bananas, mangoes, peaches, strawberries, sweetcorn — loads of things now. the city of leeds has concentrated its efforts on tackling obesity particularly among younger children and in deprived areas. one scheme works with children‘s centres. deprived areas. one scheme works with children's centres. they recognise that parents want the very best for their children and there is a big difference between knowing what children should be eating and making that happened in practice. we are building parents confidence and skills to establish healthy, happy family life. a handful of other places in england have also seen reduction in childhood obesity and it is hoped the trend will begin to

leeds have now lost four of their last five matches, including a challenge cup loss to bradford.on has announced a massive financial loss — £8.8 million this year — that they blame on a downturn in the global market affecting their investments. they continue to invest plenty of time and effort in widening their participation levels, and this year, were the first governing body to sign sport england's charter, which aims to tackle the barriers that people from disadvantaged and bame communities face in accessing sport. rhia chohan reports. history, tradition. in the quintessential british country garden. it is often what tennis brings to mind. but the sports brand is not always the most diverse. in britain, our major events are held in affluent areas, wimbledon, kensington, edgbaston, so you would be forgiven for thinking this is still a posh sport. barely a handful of british players of colour have played grand slams in the open era. sport england has previously criticised the lta in the past for failing to open participation to wider groups. they have not done a good enoughjob o

they're away against leeds, leeds score 2—0. they hit the bar. no—one is given a chance. turns around and frank lampard in his first season of management has taken his team derby to wembley. what a crazy result. absolutely. they'll meet aston villa after an incredible win at leeds. six goals, two sendings—off and a stunning fight back see derby progress to the final showpiece against aston villa. of course, they'll line up against their old mate john terry, on opposite sides at villa. scotland has ta ken scotland has taken a simple approach to naming their23 scotland has taken a simple approach to naming their 23 for the world cup squad. rachel corsi will captain scotland in the first semifinals. it isa scotland in the first semifinals. it is a tough group, facing england first on 9june, and japan as well, who were the runners—up at the last world cup and argentina. cricket has become the major british sport to hold a player draft. the new sport called 100 will include england stars as well as overseas and domestic players and they'll be chosen in a live tv show on 20 oct

the race finishes in leeds on sunday. eventers are dominating after the dressage the semifinalist going on right now and sheffield and it looks like higgins isjust and sheffield and it looks like higgins is just about to take the frame, it's his 13 at that moment making it 11—13 in favour both making it 11—13 in favour both making silly mistakes throughout, go back and forth in the frame. but it looks like higgins is on christ, keeping it tight we will update you on that it's alive on bbc sport website. the other tournament favourite guided tripod edge and lack of a qualifier gary wilson. he w011 lack of a qualifier gary wilson. he won fourframes lack of a qualifier gary wilson. he won four frames in a row with fluent snicker. they will resume tomorrow leading nine frames to set in. great britain's eventers are dominating after the dressage phase of the badminton horse trials. 0liver townend made a record breaking start holding first and second place with six other british riders in the top ten. tomorrow it's the cross co

david rhodes, bbc news, leeds.ation that represents the top 24 universities in the uk, has scrapped a controversial list of "preferred" a—levels. critics said the russell group were encouraging schools to sideline creative subjects, such as art, music and drama. instead, the list is being replaced by a new interactive website for pupils choosing their college subjects. the hundred wealthiest families and charitable institutions in britain have been sent a letter by a group of leading scientists, asking for help in tackling climate change. the letter highlights the danger of deforestation, carbon emissions and species extinction, and asks for a significant investment to prevent what it calls an "ecological catastrophe". the search has begun for a buyer for british steel, which was placed into compulsory liquidation yesterday. it follows a breakdown in rescue talks between the government and the company's owner, greybull. the collapse has put 5,000 jobs at risk, with another 20,000 people in the company's supply chai

since france —— sicily tussled in the 705, leeds and derby have had a fierce rivalry, ordered off thethe two sides are never far from controversy. in january,

the other match — derby against leeds.sa got caught up in a spying scandal before this game earlier on in the season. no love lost between these too. sunderland — pompey in league one is a repeat of the football league trophy final. in league two — tranmere and forest green — who only recently came into the league via the playoffs — face each other in the first leg tonight. and, ben, what about the national league playoffs because we're guaranteed playoffs ? salford city against afc fylde at wembley stadium tomorrow. it promises to be a terrific match. salford's rise under ownership from the likes of gary neville, david beckham and the class of ‘92 has been well documented but fylde's rise is equally meteoric. seven years ago they were promoted from the eighth tier of english football. they followed it up with promotion from the northern premier league premier division the two years via the playoffs. having finished 6th the year before. they then finished 2nd in the conference north but missed out in the playoffs two years

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, an incredible night of football at elland road as leeds hostby for a place in the championship playoff final. good evening. one of britain's most popular daytime tv programmes, thejeremy kyle show, has been scrapped following the death of a man who had appeared as a guest. steve dymond was found dead at his home last week, after filming an episode where he'd failed a lie—detector test, trying to prove he'd been faithful to his fiance. the chief executive of itv, which airs the show, said her decision to cancel it was made because of the "gravity of recent events", and now the regulator, ofcom, is to investigate the duty of care towards those who take part in reality tv programmes. here's our media editor, amol rajan. the precise circumstances of steve dymond's death are unknown and his appearance on thejeremy kyle show hasn't been broadcast, but the arena he entered has been described as a bear pit. audience: off, off, off, off, off! fergus was approached by the show, who wanted to set up an encounter with his estranged daughter. the armed forc

assent in 2023, but again, the economics, the real prize for the country is to connect birmingham, leedstropolitan area of about ten million people and that will be transformational and certainly go a long way to rebalancing our economy. mark, good luck, a bigjob on your hands, really nice to see you, thanks very much, mark thurston there, the chief executive of hs2. clearly big questions about whether they can do just that — deliver it on time and on budget. a lot of work to do. the final trains on that last phase expected to be running by the year 2033. ben thompson in birmingham. all this week, the bbc‘s "we are middlesbrough" series has been focusing on stories from the town, and bringing the concerns and interests of local people to a wider audience. today, we're examining why secondary school pupils there are more likely to face periods of exclusion than anywhere else in england. some in the community are trying to turn things around, by offering alternative learning and support, to help young mums and teenagers. 0ur education correspondent frankie mccamley has the story. enjoys ed

furner took over during the winter but leeds furner took over during the winter but leeds have struggled richard agar will act as interim head coach until a permanent replacement is found. james haskell has announced that he's to retire from rugby union at the end of the season, after a fantastic 17 year career. haskell was capped 77 times by england — winning 3 six nations titles — but has been plagued by injuries since joining northampton saints last year. the 34—year—old flanker spent most of his career with wasps, where he helped win the rugby champions cup in 2007. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. hello there. there was some warmth in the sunshine as we saw yesterday but generally through the rest of this week it will stay on the chilly side and we have rain and showers. look at this school of cloud. an area of low pressure pushing the cloud up from the south—west bringing outbreaks of rain. we still have rain further north, a little snow over the tops of the mountains and that wet weather will be joined by this heavy rai

the six—year—old was treated at the scene and then flown to hospital in leeds.ootage was filmed of the twister roller—coaster last weekend. it is advertised as a spinning waltzer which takes you through the tree tops. there are height restrictions for passengers. in 2001, 20—year—old gemma savage died after two cars collided on the same ride. the theme park's owner, the manufacturers of the ride and an electrician were all later fined for health and safety breaches. today, although the twister was closed, the rest of the park remained open. the health and safety executive is investigating. judith moritz, bbc news, ripon. a tax on all unhealthy food, including things like ice cream and chicken nuggets. that's what england's chief medical 0fficer, dame sally davis, is considering in a bid to reduce the levels of childhood obesity. more than 20% of children in england were classed as obese when they left primary school last year. for more than a decade now, levels of childhood obesity have stayed broadly level in the least deprived areas, but they have increased ye

the race finishes in leeds tomorrow.e majors of ‘eventing' — a kind of horse triathlon, where riders, do dressage, cross country and showjumping over three days. 0ur sports reporter, lizzie greenwood—hughes is there for us now. a beautiful setting for this, ? a beautiful setting for this,? yes, i'm not in the lake this year, i'm around the lake. it is the one that they all want to when to stop it is one of eventing's majors. it is the boldest, they most prestigious. it is the one that they all want to enforce a dream sports a dream sport in one event. we have a happy dressage, tomorrow is the show jumping, but the cross country is what everyone comes to see. there will be more than 100,000 people in this little part of gloucestershire today. they want to watch the 80 odd writers are taking on this famous course and it really is tough. —— 80 odd riders. none of them are flimsy, they're all solid fences. they don't move, you do. 0nly they're all solid fences. they don't move, you do. only the brave will win here. and i had

can you guarantee that the lines to leeds and manchester will get built?ugh. it is going to be the biggest piece of legislation after the first bill that went through. and after that we will get on and build the railway. good luck, you have a big job on your hands. so much more from me a little later, we will speak to some people who have been affected by this, who are worried about the cost and the delays, but the boss very confident he can deliver on time and on budget. we will keep an eye on it and that is something i am sure we will talk about over many years to come. more from me a little later. i will see you soon. sunny on the building site. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. a gorgeous start to the day in newquay. matt will make sure it is wonderfulfor newquay. matt will make sure it is wonderful for those who are celebrating or enjoying a bank holiday weekend stop good morning. we will certainly try our best, but doesn't that seen matthew syed? a bit further north and west wales, blue skies are bound. a few exceptions this morning

struggled with leeds' impressive early tempo.of the table. earlier, there was was an important victory for hull kingston rovers. they narrowly beat salford to move away from the bottom of the table, level at 20 points—all. ryan shaw scored a late penalty to seal the win. the day's final game at anfield is currently ongoing. leaders st helens taking on castleford. the score is currently st helens 20, castleford six. there's live commentary of the match on radio 5live sports extra and via the bbc sport website. england's bronte law is still in the running for her first career lpga title. she shares the lead at the pure silk championship in virginia with japan's nasa hataoka heading into today's final round. at one point, it looked like she'd be returning to the clubhouse a shot behind, but managed to birdie the 18th — her sixth in a round that also included two bogeys. 20 years on from that famous treble—winning season, manchester united have beaten bayern munich again today. the likes of david beckham, paul scholes and peter schme

researchers hail an ‘astonishing' reduction in obesity among some pre—school children in leeds.up on afternoon live all the sport — damianjohnson. we also have the weather. thank you, i will be down in the studio later to talk about a tornado which occurred in romania yesterday, but back home, we have got a mix of sunshine and showers before things turned colder briefly over the weekend. this had a devastating impact on fa ns this had a devastating impact on fans and grand prix racing as well. hello, everyone. iam hello, everyone. i am simon mccoy. i am simon mccoy. the south african athlete caster semenya has lost a landmark case against new rules restricting the amount of testosterone in female runners. semenya, a double olympic gold medallist, has a condition that means she has unusually high levels of the hormone. the governing body of world athletics has brought in rules forcing athletes like her to take medication, in order to lower their testosterone. caster semenya claimed that was unfair but now the court of arbitration for sport has ruled against her. here's our sports

leeds united have the advantage in their championship play—off semi—final, after a controversial winy county in the first leg. kemar roofe scored early in the second half — his 15th goal of the season and derby were incensed when the referee overturned his penalty decision, following a collision in the box. the side meet again on wednesday. aston villa beat west brom 2—1 in theirfirst leg — tammy abraham with the winner from the penalty spot. the second leg is on tuesday. chris maguire's stunning volley gave sunderland the initiative after the first leg of their league one play—off semi—final against portsmouth. and salford city — the club pa rt—owned by manchester united's class of ‘92 — have been promoted to the football league for the first time in their history. this they beat afc fylde 3—0 in the national league play—off final at wembley. in scotland, we have the old firm derby at noon — and with celtic and rangers already filling the top two spots, the focus has switched to the chase for third place — kilmarnock moved above aberdeen yesterday with victory over hibs. dundee, alr

it finishes on leeds —— in leeds on sunday.nst qualifier gary wilson. wilson showed his intent by knocking in break of 140 to go 2—1 up. but trump — who reached the final in 2011 — fought back to level it. they resume at 2:30pm tomorrow afternoon. david gilbert has opened up a 5—3 lead overjohn higgins in the other semifinal. gilbert trailed 3—2 at one stage, but hit back and was on course for a maximum 147 break in the sixth frame. he potted all 15 reds, but missed the last black before the colours. that's all the sport for now. hello, bank holiday weekend just around the corner and of course you wa nt to around the corner and of course you want to know what is the prospect. it won't be a reflection of last year which was a record breaker, on mayday we had a high of 29 celsius. we might be breaking records this may day but for a different reason, it could be disappointingly cool with some places in temperatures below the average for this time of year. if you want somebody to blame, don't blame the forecasters, blame this cold

leeds striker patrick ba mford has been bleeding.atches by the fa after being found guilty of successful deception of a match official in the draw with aston villa. he went down after appearing to be had in the face but replays showed no contact. elmohamady has had his red card rescinded. the world number seven judd the world number sevenjudd trump's match against qualifier gary boson will start shortly. hazel irvine is at the crucible theatre. 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 h

he's in the village of scholes near leeds. what's happening there, matt?ds. the second stage of the tour de yorkshire takes place today. the route goes all the way from barnsley right the way through to bedale. the women's race gets under way this morning and the men's race this afternoon. this village really embraces it. the weather will not be quite as bad as yesterday. it will be brighter for the men's race and it will turn colder. may bank holiday weekend and a big contrast to what happened this time last year when we saw the warmest may bank holiday on record. temperatures hit 29 degrees. this weekend it will be a struggle for anywhere to get to 13 celsius. you can see the blue colours working their way southwards. but a lot of dry weather and in the sunshine it will feel quite pleasant. a lot of cloud around, outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and northern england to east anglia. that zone separates the cold air in the north and the warmerair separates the cold air in the north and the warmer air in the south. 15 celsius this afternoon in southern

now they spy a reunion with leeds. james burford, bbc leeds.est bromwich albion, and derby will be at home to leeds. in the scottish premiership, rangers have beaten hibs1—0. despite going down to ten men. that winning goal was scored byjermain defoe just before half—time. winning goal was scored byjermain defoejust before half—time. it winning goal was scored byjermain defoe just before half—time. it was a simple finish. the game was not without controversy as rangers goalkeeper allan mcgregor was sent off as just goalkeeper allan mcgregor was sent off asjust a goalkeeper allan mcgregor was sent off as just a few minutes remaining. he will now miss next week's old firm match with celtic. the final of the world snooker championship is under way in sheffield. and its level pegging at the crucible. judd trump and john higgins are all square at four frames each after the first session. trump led 3—1 early on but higgins pegged him back. both players have compiled two centuries each. the evening session begins at 7pm and it will be live on bbc two.

the hope is that the example of leeds can be duplicated elsewhere. britain's defence secretary gavin williamson has been sacked over a leak of information from a national security council meeting. the united nations says that around 1a0,000 people in north—western syria have been displaced by fighting in the past three months. hundreds more have been fleeing hama and idlib provinces as a government air and artillery offensive backed by russia has escalated. more on that story on bbc arabic riot police in kazakhstan have used batons to break up protesters demanding a presidential election boycott and the release of political prisoners. dozens of people were detained near almaty‘s central park where they had gathered for may day. several people have been injured by a tornado in romania. this footage was taken from a dashboard camera. the tornado narrowly missed a village but ten buildings lost their roofs. the freak weather early on tuesday evening was a result of a cold front from bulgaria. more on that story on bbc.com. caster semenya, the south afri

health experts claim there‘s been a significant reduction in obesity among pre—school children in leedse improvements have been highest in the city among children from poorer backgrounds, a result that has been described as "astonishing" by researchers. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. childhood obesity has proved extremely stubborn to shift. by the time children in england leave primary school, a third will be overweight or obese. one of the most difficult groups to help has been those from poorer backgrounds, but today‘s study from leeds seems to buck the trend. over a five—year period, the number of obese four—and five—year—olds has fallen by 6.4%. this what‘s particularly interesting is that the number of obese children from deprived backgrounds has dropped even more, by an average of 8.7%. three—year—old libbyjoy used to only eat beans, sausages and mashed potato, but she was helped to try lots of different food as part of a scheme to tackle obesity in leeds. her mum now says she is fantastically healthy. her absolute favourite is broccoli, and she can eat loads

the hope is that the example of leeds can be duplicated elsewhere.go, some farmers and landowners feel that beavers will cause damage to agricultural land. i was scotland correspondent reports. for hundreds of years, beavers were absent from scotland's rivers and streams. but now they're back, and it's not hard to spot the signs of where the animals have set up home. they're busy creatures, foraging here, taking down the trees, using it for theirfood, but also as construction materials. beavers are known as ecosystem engineers. their dams alter their watery landscape, catching silt and pollutants and helping support a web of life, of insects and birds. now beavers have been added to the list of protected species in scotland, making it an offence to kill them without a licence. unofficial release of the animals here led to some drainage dishes costing crops and money. adrian ivory will now need a licence to clear any dams beavers build from his land. he recognises, though, that beavers are here to stay. last year, when the beavers obviously set up hom

leeds rhinos have sacked their head coach afterjust14 league games. third from the bottom of the super league after four league from the bottom of the super league afterfour league wins from the bottom of the super league after four league wins this season. there will be an interim head coach until a permanent replacement is found. we will have more for you at 6:30pm. more now on the new royal baby. the duke of cambridge has said he's absolutely thrilled about the birth of his nephew and hopes to meet him in the next few days. the duke and duchess of sussex's son, who is seventh in line to the throne, was delivered yesterday and hasn't yet been named. i'm joined now by the american—born writer bonnie greer and anne mcelvoy, senior editor at the economist, who recently met and interviewed meghan markle for international women's day. a new baby is good news, but this is a baby that finds himself immediately headline news before he has done anything at all. he is already instantly interesting. because he was born in a feeble moment of the history of this

leeds narrowly beat the in—form derby county in their semi—final first leg.at pride park. in the scottish premiership there were wins for kilmarnock, dundee and stjohnston. and inverness are through to the promotion play—off semi—finals. women's super league champions arsenal finished the season on a high by inflicting a first league defeat on nearest rivals manchester city. the game's only scorer, emma mitchell, seemed surprised with her brilliant strike at borehamwood. that's it from me, but there's much more on the bbc sport website, including how valtteri bottas sealed another pole position ahead of lewis hamilton for tomorrow's spanish grand prix. back to you. clive. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. but from me and the rest of the team, have a very good night. this is bbc news. concerns over climate change might restrict aviation. ministers may have to review their strategy, including plans to expand heathrow. it follows a recent warning which advises the government that they planned increase in aviation woul

derby county beat leeds 4—3 on aggregate in the championship play—off semi—final to book their placee first leg, but this leg though saw 6 goals, two red cards and momentum shifting continuously. craig templeton watched it for us it has been 15 long years without top—flight football. this was a chance to return to the big time. stuart dallas sneaked in to give them the lead. the home side still looked nervous and jack murray must have noticed from the bench, scoring with his first touch to give derby hope. the hope turned into belief as the thai was balance. i now the game was frantic. liam cooper had other ideas. wilson did not. lead were not done it yet. dallas's second made it 3-3. done it yet. dallas's second made it 73-73. what done it yet. dallas's second made it 3—3. what was that about cool heads? leads down to ten men. and a super sub broke three. there was no sound of marching on together and it is frank lampard a's side that much on to wembley. the flash march on. scotland today named their 23 player squad for their first appearance and a women's world cup. and they used c

leeds are playing derby in the other championship play off semifinal.int in their last 4 league games. derby on the other hand, have only lost once in the last 12. currently goals, 20 minutes gone. —— goalless. sunderland take on portsmouth in the first semifinal of the league one play offs at 7.30. it's a repeat of the efl trophy final. doncaster face charlton in the other semi tomorrow. to the scottish premiership now. kilmarnock are back into 3rd. they beat hibs1—0. eamonn brophy with a 32nd minute penalty. aberdeen had earlier gone third, with a win over hearts. kenny miller scored the only goal for already relegated dundee — who ended a run of 10 straight defeats with victory at livingston. stjohnstone secured seventh place with a comfortable victory over nearest rivals motherwell. arsenal women secured the women's super league back in april in front of a new record wsl crowd of 5265. they've dominated all season, losing only twice. and today, they beat manchester city 1—0 to end city's unbeaten season — arsenal ending their campaign with 18 victor

leeds have now lost four of their last five matches, including a challenge cup loss to bradford.e was in 1958, when stirling moss won in casablanca. africa last hosted a race in south africa in 1993. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including news that nick kyrgios has been fined almost £47,000 after he forfeited his second—round match at the italian open, following an outburst of anger. you can see the video as well on the website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. good evening. it has been largely settled but things are about to change with more u nsettled things are about to change with more unsettled weather on the clouds. a deep end of the temperature with the arrival of a few showers. a weak front moving in from the east bringing more cloud for the remainder of tonight and a few showers as well. most showers pushing into parts of eastern england. drifting further west. pushing into parts of eastern england. drifting furtherwest. it stays dry for northern ireland, northern scotland as well but with more cloud we have seen,

spot but they won 3-1 with have taken their spot but they won 3—1 with frank lampard's side facing leedsfinal. west brom play villa. steven gerrard is frustrated, he says he is running out of ideas when it comes to improving his rangers' players‘ discipline improving his rangers‘ players‘ discipline after their 12th red card of the season. they won the match 1-0, of the season. they won the match i—o,jermain of the season. they won the match i—o, jermain defoe with the only goal of the game before half—time. rangers were already sure of finishing as runners—up to celtic but their keeper, allan mcgregor, was sent off for that. stupid. stupid. sent off for a petulant kick with a couple of minutes remaining, trying to convince the referee it was just a natural follow—through. he will miss next week‘s old firm match against champions celtic and gerrard said he might have to start finding his players who get red cards. england beat pakistan in a one—off t20 in cardiff yesterday and with the world cup starting at the end of the month, david willey will be very relieved he avoided any serious i

now they spy a reunion with leeds. james burford, bbc leeds. way in sheffield, it will finish tomorrow, judd trump leading 3—2 in the early stages. he took the first two frames, butjohn higgins hit back with a break of 139 to take the third. trump replying with a century of his own to take the fourth. but higgins hasjust pegged it back to 3—2. it is live over on bbc two right now and you can follow it on the website and you can follow it on the website and the red button. england are playing a one off twenty twenty debutsout , which includes one to bowlerjofra archer. he claimed his first international wicket against ireland in the recent one dayer, he got his first england wicket in the shortest format of the game in cardiff. he's got two to his name now, and had a hand in a run out. west indies produced a record opening partnership of 365 against ireland in their tri series match in dublin, john campbell and and shai hope both hitting centuries in passing the previous best of 30a set by pakistan against zimbabwe last year. some monster hittin

leeds rhinos have sacked head coach david furner after just 14 league games.leeds have struggled since his arrival. they are third —from—bottom of super league afterjust four league wins this season. richard agar will act as interim head coach until a permanent replacement is found. kyle edmund is playing the italian fabio fognini at the madrid open. in the women's draw, joanna konta has been beaten in straight sets by simona halep. konta lost the final of the morocco open last week, began strongly again the world number three, before fading to lost the first set 7—5. halep picked up where she left off in the second set, and the british number one lost it 6—1. the romanian will face victoria kuzmova in the third round. five—time winner andy murray has been given a wildcard for queen's next month as he continues to work on a return to action. the former world number one will decide nearer the time if he's fit enough to compete. murray had hip surgery injanuary and has not played since. this year as 50—50. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all t

they managed to hold off a determined leeds fight to narrowly win by 24—22.n bbc one later and kick—off is at 2:15pm. england cricketers clung on to beat pakistan in the second one—day international. jos buttler powered them to 373 for three. the visitors came close but england edged it, winning by 12 runs. mercedes continued to dominate formula 1 this season with another first and second in qualifying for the spanish grand prix. valterri bottas will start on pole position for third time in a row. he has a one—point lead over lewis hamilton in the championship. i enjoy the adrenaline rush you get from those laps and i am pleased. practice was difficult with the spin. i moved on. idid practice was difficult with the spin. i moved on. i did not put the laps together and the last couple of laps together and the last couple of laps in 03 particularly was strong. i had to go out early because i came into early and i had to go at first ahead of everyone. it was not a good enoughjob. ahead of everyone. it was not a good enough job. great britain were beaten by germa

the race finishes in leeds on sunday.olfer 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 am proud of where i'm from. obviously i think southport is england was capital and i have broke —— i have grown up in that town, where it has been starved of competitive golf, it has the open once every nine years. and the town deserves more than that, it craves it craves it a little bit, so when i got the opportunity, i wanted to be home, to be here, and that was it. it wasn't about to play the event, it was more about who could be there, and the guys enjoying it. you said it was important to bring it to the north—west. how important is it in generalfor the the north—west. how importan

leeds rhinos have sacked head coach david furner afterjust14 league games.n the winter, just four wins this season leaves them third —from—bottom of the super league. one man coming into the premiership next season is paddy jackson. he's signing for newly promoted london irish from the french side perpignan. it's just over a year since jackson's contract with the irish rugby football union was terminated after he was found not guilty of rape. it's been a very bad day for the british number one‘s. bothjohanna konta and kyle edmund were knocked out of the madrid open — a key tournament on clay ahead of the french open, which starts later this month. jim lumsden reports. he's had happier memories of madrid, he made a poor start today, broken and the first game, but promptly returned the favour. initially he appeared distracted and edmund would have been pleased to see an early hurl of the racket, but confidence is not keen for the british number one with three straight defeats before madrid and he lost the first set. by contrast, he came to spain having overcom

and leeds have announced that manager marcelo bielsa will remain at the club despite failing to reachionship side to the play—offs in his first campaign in charge, he's agreed to stay at elland road for another 12 months. british men's number one kyle edmund is through to the second round of the french open. he wrapped up his match againstjeremy chardy in less than ten minutes after bad light meant it had to be suspended last night, deep into the final set. but edmund didn't waste any more time, winning the two games he needed to seal his place in the round two. great fight, good character, good composure, especially in an environment like that, physically, there were lots of positives for me that it's great to take forward and i'm very pleased. meanwhile britain's dan evans lost in four sets to spain's fernando verdasco. evans came back from a set down to level the score before eventually losing 6—3, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. earlier, cameron norrie was also beaten. to new york next, where anthony joshua's getting ready for the latest defence of his heavyweight titles. he fights andy ruinunior

leeds rhinos have sacked head coach david furner after just 14 league games.om of super league afterjust four league wins this season. richard agar will act as interim head coach until a permanent replacement is found. james haskell has announced that he's to retire from rugby union at the end of the season, after a fantastic 17 year career. haskell was capped 77 times by england winning 3 six nations titles — but has been plagued by injuries since joining northampton saints last year. the 34—year—old flanker spent most of his career with wasps, where he helped win the rugby champions cup in 2007. london irish have prepared for their return to the premiership next season, by signing fly—half paddyjackson from french club perpignan. it is just over a year since his contract with the irish rfu was terminated, after he was found not guilty of rape. he was sacked over text messages exchanged with teammate stuart 0lding which were revealed in court. he will be reunited with former ireland head coach declan kidney — who gave him his international debut in 2013. that

leeds rhinos have sacked their coach david furner after 1a games in charge.gue afterjust four league wins this season. james haskell has announced that he's to retire at the end of the season. the 34—year—old has been capped 77 times by england but has been plagued by injuries since joining northampton saints from wasps last year. i'll be back with more on those stories later. cheap housing and poor—quality bedsits are affecting some of the poorest residents living here in great yarmouth, according to the council here. as visitors staying in traditional b&bs decline, many of their struggling owners are selling up. some private landlords have been buying them up cheaply and renting them out as hmos or houses of multiple 0ccu pancy. 0ne 71—year—old woman has been telling the bbc how she is struggling to live in a flat with no heating and a hole in her ceiling. andrew turner reports on the b&bs and bedsits of great yarmouth. we've got no heating whatsoever in here. how do you keep pawn?” here. how do you keep pawn? i don't. -- keep warm? there are thousands livi

the pick of them looked to be bradford bulls looking to upset leeds rhinos.please number 18 for a place in the final this afternoon. roger federer in three sets, with too many points against an postop nad ali will play stefan and the other semifinal. and hallett remains on course to claim the world number one spot after beating belinda. the victory would take a above naomi 0ni sarkar in the rankings. after a wash—out on wednesday, england will be open for son in southampton today for the second one—day international against pakistan james vince one—day international against pakistanjames vince pressed his case for a world cup spot on his own ground if his team—mate failed to recover from a stomach injury full stops becoming trend when this series and when i do get another opportunity, try and stake my claim and try to do as well as i can to try to force my way into that world cup squad. as mike great britain —based germany in the opening game of the ice hockey championship of slovakia this afternoon commentary from 3:15pm. it is the first time in 25 years tha