while it's not game overfor while it's not game over for lewis hamilton yet, and, in fact far from itreckage around the circuit. hamilton literally needs his third victory of the season there appears to stop sebastian vettel cruising to a fifth world title. fernando alonso is currently in action at the indianapolis 500 as he tries to claim the second part of motorsport‘s fabled triple crown. his decision to skip the monaco grand prix looks justified so far. he started from seventh and took the lead a quarter of the way into the race. but a huge crash involving britain's jay howard and scott dixon saw the race suspended, both drivers are ok. alonso is currently third following two restarts after incidents. tennis's french open started today with a surprise result. the world number one, angelique kerber has been knocked out of the tournament in the first round. the british numberfour, dan evans, is also out but a fans' favourite, petra kvitova has made a triumphant return to the sport. patrick gearey reports. it has never taken petra kvitova so much to reach the first round. five months

lewis hamilton has moved to within six points of championship leader sebastian vettel after winning therace win of the season. tom clarkson was in barcelona for us. this is the battle that formula 1 has been wanting. two of the best drivers in the world with seven world championships between them, racing wheel to wheel and even touching wheels on the racetrack. as you can imagine, victory in the spanish grand prix was one that lewis hamilton relish... formula 1 price on the spectacular. in barcelona, a battle for the championship is taking place. over lewis hamilton's shoulder, sebastian vettel was in pursuit. the german set the pace so far this season. he too, and early charge got his ferrari in front. while his start was perfect his team—mate could not dodge the traffic. kimi raikkonen's the briton's opportunity came with the briton's opportunity came with the safety car. with the race held up, hamilton took a pit stop so when sebastian vettel emerged, he had company. it was the spectacle they hoped for. in this sport, brilliance occurs through bravery. the moment came with a lunch fo

he finished ahead of his team—mate lewis hamilton who was desperately short of pace.maiden fi win, today was valtteri bottas‘s time to shine. with team—mate lewis hamilton off the pace this weekend, it was up to the finnish driver to take the fight to ferrari. he had two to get past on the grid and he dispatched them in two corners. the second of those corners proved tricky for the british driverjolyon palmer, whose race ended in a tangle of tyres. the seemingly unflappable finn, so comfortable leading for so long, flapped with his first win in sight. this error allowed championship leader sebastian vettel to hunt him down over the remaining few nerve—racking laps. sebastian vettel‘s ferrari hustled, but the prize would be won by valtteri bottas — a grand prix winner of the 82nd attempt. radio: yes! brilliant! well done. it took a while, 80 races for me but definitely worth the wait, definitely worth the wait, definitely worth the learning curve. this strange opportunity came to me in the wintertojoin this strange opportunity came to me in the winter to join this team

ferrari have lewis hamilton and mercedes on the run.winning monaco ‘s twisty streets almost impossible for hamilton. upfront starting from pole for the first time in nine years, ahead of team—mate sebastian vettel. as ferrari's number one driver it was no surprise that all ended up in the lead after the first round of pit stops. hamilton chose to stay out longer, moving up the order as others change their tyres. at one point he was the fastest man on the track, but could only finish seventh. it was a stark contrast tojenson button, covering for fernando alonso who was racing indy 500. he is one—off return to action ended prematurely. verline will have a scan and he helps to race again. ferrari led every lap with ferrari winning theirfirst race in the principality since 2001. with the germans lead now 25 points, hamilton has plenty of catching up to do. while it is not game over for hamilton, he needs to bounce back strongly. mercedes have a good record around the circuit, and hamilton literally needs his third victory of the season that

the mercedes team of lewis hamilton has struggled while ferrari have been flying.rying to get the best view to the battle for pole position, the tight and twisted streets throughout the greatest challenges. this place can put you in a spin. lewis hamilton had his hands full, he managed to keep his mercedes out of the barriers, but could not keep up the pace. there is something wrong with the car. you are only going to get one more bite of the cherry. but he ended up confronting a banana skin. his charge was stopped and he was condemned to 13th on the grid. any hope of closing the gap to the leader sebastian vettel evaporated. but it was kimi raikkonen who came out on top as he claimed pole position for the first time in nine years. the far bigger challenge for the finnish driver will be to keep team—mate vettel behind to the chequered flag. things went well, i felt good, so i was able to push. it was quite nice, straightforward. and happy, happy for myself and the team, and now we have two cars in the front tomorrow. let's try to make the best of it. have two cars

just 0.051 of a second — that's all that separates lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel on the grid ind pole position for the spanish grand prix by less than a tenth of a second, after a mistake by vettel on the final corner. tom clarkson reports: the formula i circus rolled into barcelona for this week spanish grand prix not knowing who would be fastest. would it be mercedes ferrari? both teams have won two races this year and both teams have bought a host of air upgrades to this race and after qualifying, well it is lewis hamilton with the biggest smile on his face, just, as tim hague reports. the top two in formula i walking onto the battlefield once again. given 13 of the last 16 spanish grands prix have been won from pole position this was not a good start for championship leader sebastian vettel. stop the car now. luckily for him he didn't stop the car and would come back a little later. in the meantime fernando alonso set about solving the puzzle that is mclaren this season. so much reliability yet in front of the home crowd he produced a stunning drive, seventh quickest in the

lewis hamilton says a race has never left him so exhausted after winning the spanish grand prix.ri's sebastian vettel, in the race for the drivers‘ championship. joe linskey reports. formula 1 thrives on the spectacular. in barcelona, a battle for the championship is taking shape, pursuing lewis hamilton's world title is sebastian vettel. the german set the pace so far this season, here too an early charge got his ferrari in front. while sebastian vettel‘s start was perfect, his team—mate couldn't dodge traffic. kimi raikkonen‘s bump with max verstappen saw their races ending in tears. with sebastian vettel‘s lead over how modern opening up, he was getting desperate. but the briton‘s opportunity came with a safety car. with the race held up, hamilton took a pit stop so that when sebastian vettel emerged, he had company. this was the spectacle they hoped for. in this board, brilliance comes through bravery. hamilton's came with a launch for the front. this was the result required to close the gap but for hamilton, this victory means so much more. you can get all the latest sports

ferrari have lewis hamilton and mercedes on the run.almost impossible for hamilton. ferrari's number one driver, it was no surprise that fettle ended up in the lead. hamilton chose to stay out longer, moving up the order as others changed their tyres. hamilton at one point was the fastest man on the track, but could only finish seventh. jenson button covering for fernando alonso. his one on return to action ended prematurely. jenson button might not race again. ferrari red every lap with them delivering their first red every lap with them delivering theirfirst win in red every lap with them delivering their first win in the principality since 2001. hamilton has plenty of catching up to do. there's been a surprise result on the first day of the french open — with the world number one and top seed angelique kerber going out in the first round to ekatarina makarova. kerber, who hasn't been on great form coming in to the grand slam, struggled throughout — losing the first set 6—2. and it didn't get any better for the german in the second se

lewis hamilton fastest in both practice sessions, closely followed by his team—mate valkyrie bother usfor hamilton. he needs to reassert himself in the team after he lost the first grand prix in russia two weeks ago and so far so good for hamilton. behind him came the two ferraris, then the two red bulls and the two renaults. palmer, its fastest today, a good day for him. the only person who did not have a good day was the local hero, double world champion, fernando alonso. he was last in both practice sessions. he managed just two corners in first practice before his honda engine let go. he you are more laps in the second session was still slowest the body. a slightly depressing time for the crowd and their driver. there was a dramatic finish to the day's racing at the giro d'italia. a three—way sprint for the finish line unfolded after five and half hours along the southern italian coastline. australian sprinter caleb ewan just claiming a first ever stage victory in this race and just his second in a grand tour, in alberobello, finishing just clear of fernando gaviria and the irish r

and lewis hamilton struggles in monaco. he'll be 12th on the grid for tomorrow's grand prix.ay of sport today. we start at wembley. arsenal have beaten chelsea 2—1 to win the fa cup at wembley. it's was a high tempo game, with arsenal saving one of their best performances of the season until the last game. aaron ramsey scored the winnerfor arsenal in the 79th minute. so much to talk about, including a sending off and manager arsene wenger‘s future. olly foster is at wembley as you can imagine, it is very noisy here. we're at the quieter end, the chelsea end. chelsea arejust here. we're at the quieter end, the chelsea end. chelsea are just about to climb those steps which will feel so to climb those steps which will feel so much steeper because they have lost this fa cup final to arsenal against all the odds. the chelsea that won the premier league title couple of weeks ago just didn't turn up couple of weeks ago just didn't turn up today. arsenal with their ramshackle makeshift defence were absolutely magnificent. before we see this cup lifted a few moments by those triumphan

however mercedes lewis hamilton will have something to say about it.r practice sessions and you would have to say on the evidence so far, it is first blood to mercedes. lewis hamilton fastest in both of those practice sessions, closely followed by his team—mate, valterri bottas. he needs to reassert himself within that mercedes team after bottas run that —— won his first grand prix two weekends ago. the only person who didn't have a good date was the local hero, double world champion, fernando alonso. he was last in both of the practice sessions, in fact he only managed one practice session —— one corner in his second practice session before his engine gave up. so slightly depressing time for the crowd and driver. there was a dramatic finish to the day's racing at the giro d'italia. a three—way sprint for the finish line unfolded after five and half hours along the southern italian coastline. australian sprinter caleb ewan just claiming a first ever stage victory in this race and just his second in a grand tour in alberobello, finishing just clear of f

ferrari have lewis hamilton and mercedes on the run. ton. upfront starting from pole for the first time in nine years, ahead of team—mate sebastian vettel. as ferrari ‘s number one driver it was no surprise that all ended up in the lead after the first round of pit stops. hamilton just to stay out longer, moving up the order as others change their tyres. at one point he was the fastest man on the track, but could only finish seventh. it was a stark contrast to jenson button, covering for fernando alonso who was racing indy 500. he is one of return to action ended prematurely. the line will have a scan and he helps to race again. but in my not. ferrari led every lap with ferrari winning their first race in the principality since 2001. with the germans champing chimney down 25 points, hamilton has plenty of catching up to do. hamilton have retained their place in the scottish premiership after beating dundee united 1—0 in the second leg of the play—off final. greg docherty scored the only goal of the game, as ben croucher reports. a season

ferrari's sebastian vettel has won the monaco grand prix while lewis hamilton finished in seventh placeid. vettel extended his world championship lead over hamilton to 25 points with the win. while jenson button‘s 0ne—off return to formula one ended after a collision. fernando alonso is currently in action at the indianapolis 500 as the former formula one world champion tries to win another of the world's best known races. his decision to skip the monaco grand prix looks justified so far. he started from seventh and took the lead a quarter of the way into the race. but a huge crash involving britain's jay howard and scott dixon saw the race briefly suspended, both drivers are ok. alonso is currently second. it's the first day of the french 0pen it's the first day of the french open and the woman's world number one is with out in straight sets. dan evans' french open debut has ended in a first round defeat to tommy robredo. clay is far from evans' favourite surface but he looked at home taking the first set 7—5 before the 35 year old spaniard levelled the match. the british numberfour re

with all the sport, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre. here's katherine downes lewis hamiltonht back to overtake sebastian vettel, who now has just a six point lead over hamilton in the drivers‘ championship. over hamilton in the joe lynskey was watching. over hamilton in the in this board, brilliance comes through bravery. brilliance comes through hamilton's came with a launch for the front. match of the day 2 follows later on bbc one, so if you don't want today's premier league news, it's time to avert your attention. hull city have been relegated from the premier league after a day of contrasting emotions at selhurst park. a 4—0 thrashing at the hands of crystal palace means hulljoin middlesbrough and sunderland in the championship next season. but the result guaranteed that palace will remain in the top flight. it was 4—0 between liverpool and west ham, too. the win moves liverpool back up to third and a step closer to finishing in the champions league places. tottenham ended their 118 years at white hart lane on a high. they beat manchester united 2—1 to round off an unbe

lewis hamilton wasjust behind him.hamilton was third fastest, almost four terms of the place of kimi raikkonen. jonny brownlee made a dramatic return to the world triathlon series in treacherous conditions injapan. he was caught up in a crash on the last lap at the bike stage and was sent flying over the railings there. he then carried his damaged bike to the transition point to get his running shoes on. he dragged his feet before finishing down in 47 plays. you can see highlights on bbc two. saracens are bidding to retain the european champions cup title this afternoon taking an clermont auvergne. saracens are also on track to successfully defend the domestic title as well and they are on the verge of establishing themselves as one of the all—time great club sides. we have learned through experience, we have learned the hard way, we have gradually built up this european pedigree and i don't think it is something that happens overnight. it is a gradual improvement and the understanding of how to finish games. we know w

after support from formula 1 stars lewis hamilton and jenson button he says he's determined to get backrsport. he was supposed to be racing this weekend. instead, he's reading messages from driving legends like lewis hamilton and niki lauda after the injuries that changed his life. that's amazing. and as i turn over, there'd be signatures from many world champions. that really touched my heart. i was lost for words, and i still am now. three weeks ago he was racing at donington park at 120 miles an hour when he struck a stationary car. he was airlifted to the queens medical centre in nottingham, where they carried out partial amputations of both legs. today he was preparing to go home, grateful to the staff who saved his life. without them i wouldn't be here today, so a massive thanks to every single one of the staff that have helped me. it's going to be emotional saying goodbye to them all. billy turned 18 yesterday and is contemplating a return to racing eventually. his team has already helped raise more than £800,000 towards his recovery and those who will be racing at thruxton this

mercedes‘ lewis hamilton was the fastest in one of two practice sessions. barcelona. the teams took to the track for the first time on friday with two 1.5 hour sessions. all of the teams brought a lot of our islamic upgrades to the race and on the evidence site far it looked like first blood to mercedes. lewis hamilton was fastest in both of the two practice sessions closely followed by his team—mate. this is an important race for halton, used to reassert himself within the team after his team—mate won his first grand prix in russia two weeks ago. so far so good hamilton. behind him came the two ferraris. a good day for others. the only person who didn‘t have a good day was the double world hero fernando alonso. he was last in both sessions and managed just two corners of the first session before his engine let go. he managed a few more laps in the second session but was still slowest of everybody. a slightly depressing time for the crowd and their driver. rafa nadal described his straight sets win is a beautiful match as he set up a meeting with novak djok

lewis hamilton's teammate is inferred.s has won her second professionalfight, nicola adams has won her second professional fight, competing in nicola adams has won her second professionalfight, competing in a hometown, leeds. and that is all the sport. thank you for that. in case you missed it, the winner of this yea r‘s you missed it, the winner of this year's eurovision song contest was portugal. the british entry, a power ballad from luciejones, 1015 out of the 26. and that is it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. but from me and delay team, good night. and now for viewers on the news channel, it is time to join our collea g u es channel, it is time to join our colleagues at bbc world news. by last night, at least at 5000 computers had been affected in leith 74 computers had been affected in leith 7a countries. at that point, a cyber security expert managed almost by chance to stop it spreading. but all the data on the infected computers is still unusable until a ransom is paid. today,

lewis hamilton wins the spanish grand prix — with sebastian vettel coming second. june the 8th i'll be travelling the country trying to see how different groups of voters are making up their mind who to support in the general election. first stop is this pub in halifax where we are talking to people who voted leave in the eu referendum. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 200,000 people in 150 countries — the scale of the cyber attack which hit the nhs on friday makes the largest of its kind, the head of the eu's police it agency has told the bbc. europol‘s director rob wainwright says computer disruption for ransom is an ‘escalating threat‘. five nhs trusts remain affected by the cyber attack. there are fears that monday, for many the start of the working week, could reveal there are more victims. here‘s our technology correspondent, theo leggett. 0perations cancelled and appointments delayed — friday‘s cyber attack affected nhs organisations throughout england and scotland. systems at some hospitals like the royal london are still down. other patients have to

lewis hamilton has moved to within six points of championship leader sebastian vettel after winning the battle for the championship is taking shape, pursuing lewis hamilton's world title is sebastian vettel. the german set the pace so far this season, here to an early charge got his ferrari in front. while sebastian vettel‘s start was perfect, his team—mate couldn't dodge traffic. kimi raikkonen's bump with max verstappen saw their races ending in tears. with sebastian vettel‘s lead over how modern opening up, he was getting desperate... i don't think i opening up, he was getting desperate... i don't thinki can close the gap... but the briton's opportunity came with a safety car. with the race held up, hamilton took a pit stop so that when sebastian vettel emerged, he had company. this was the spectacle they hoped for. in this board, brilliance comes through bravery. hamilton's came with a launch for the front. this was the result required to close the gap but for hamilton, this victory means so much more. jolie looney ski, bbc news. warrington are through to the quarterfinals of rugby

lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix.d on poll, lost the lead to rival sebastian vettel at the start of the race, only to regain it in the final stages of the race. he moves to within six points of vettel in the drivers championship. stars of the small screen are gathering on london's south bank ahead of tonight's british academy television awards. the netflix drama the crown leads the way with five nominations. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is at the royal festival hall where the ceremony starts shortly. yes, some of the biggest stars in television have been arriving on what is a significant event for the ba ftas. what is a significant event for the baftas. five years ago, programmes that were only screened by online only broadcasters could not be entered. this year, the crown is not only eligible, it is leading the way with five nominations including recognition for its lead actress who plays the queen. in other acting categories, the performance nominating benedict cumberbatch the shakespeare, hollow crow

lewis hamilton was quickest in the first session but slkipped down to eighth.on button finished 12th. the 2009 world champion has returned for just one race for mclaren — he's standing in for fernando alonso, who is competing at the indianapolis 500 this weekend. in super league, st helens claimed a dramatic late win against local rivals wigan warriors. behind for much of the game, saints fought back, with this try from mark percival, his second of the match just two minutes from the end giving them a 22—19 victory. it's a second consecutive win for new saints coachjustin holbrook. geraint thomas says that having to pull out of the giro d'italia still "eats away" at him. the welshman withdrew from the race a few days after injuring his shoulder and knee in a crash with a stationary police motorbike on the ninth stage...he had been second overall at the time. the giro was thomas‘s first experience of leading team sky at a grand tour, one of cycling's most prestigious road races alongside the tour de france. it is still quite depressing to think about how it ende

lewis hamilton was quickest in the first session but didn't push the pace later on and ended up eighthn button finished 12th. the 2009 world champion has returned for just one race for mclaren — he's standing in for fernando alonso, who is competing at the indianapolis 500 in the us this weekend. cricket. england all rounder ben stokes is an injury doubt for the second one day international against south africa on saturday. stokes injured his knee in the win in the first one—dayer yesterday and was only able to bowl two overs before leaving the field for treatment. he's going to be assessed by england's medical team tonight. justin rose is playing on british soilfor the first time since winning olympic gold in rio last year. he's at wentworth taking part in the pga championship it's only rose's second appearance since losing the masters last month to sergio garcia in a playoff. so far it's been a case of nearly but not quite. rose finished level par for his round. scotland's scott jamieson has a share of the first round lead on five under par. geraint thomas says that having to pull ou

ferrari's sebastian vettel won the monaco grand prix while lewis hamilton finished in seventh place, o grand prix. vettel extended his world championship lead over hamilton to 25 points with the win. while jenson button's one—off return to formula one ended after a collision. button was standing in for fernando alonso who was in the us trying to win the indianapolis 500. but his race ended after engine trouble with just 21 laps to go. now watch this. britain's jay howard and new zealand's scott dixon had a lucky escape after they collided on lap 53. both drivers were able to get out of their cars. japan's takuma sato won the race. what a crash. they smashed into the back of one car. he hit the safety barrier, dixon, but as i say, he was able to walk away from that. dan evans' french open debut ended in a first round defeat to tommy robredo. clay is far from evans' favourite surface and it showed as the british number four lost to the 35—year—old spaniard by 3—1. after more than half a year away from the sport to recover from being injured in a knife attack at her home, petra kvitova m

ferrari's sebastian vettel has won the monaco grand prix while lewis hamilton finished in seventh placen to 25 points with the win. while jenson button's one—off return to formula one ended after a collision. hamilton academical have retained their scottish premiership status after beating dundee united 1—0 in the second leg of their play—off final. while blackpool have been promoted to league one with a 2—1win over exeter city. it's an immediate return to league one after their relegation last season but blackpool only had around 6,000 supporters at wembley due to an ongoing boycott by fans in protest against the club's owners. england's rugby union side have beaten the barbarians in their final match before heading on tour to argentina next month. thank you. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at ten. hello. this is bbc news. let's go back to the bank holiday weekend british airways chaos. in rome, ba passengers have been told by staff that it may be tuesday before they can be booked onto flights home. of course h

but his best did not come close to mercedes's lewis hamilton, the britain backing first early into 03 came down to vettel. the car might be back to it's best that he wasn't quite. the top two fittingly on ferran barcelona, that that'll recommence tomorrow. there's been no change in the overall lead after stage eight of the giro d'italia with britain's geraint thomas and adam yates still in second and third. spain's gorka izagirre claimed his first grand tour stage victory in peschici on the adriatic coast ahead of yates in eighth luxembourg's bobjungels retained the leader's pinkjersey. manchester city after scored again in the women's fa cup final, izzy kristiansen with their second. you can keep up—to—date with all of the stories on the website. that's all sport for now. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. mark kermode is with us as ever to take us through all this week's releases. so we have a political thriller starring jessica chastain called miss sloane. alien: covenant, the latest in the ongoing alien franchise. and jawbone, written by and starring johnny harris.

lewis hamilton had his hands full, he managed to keep his mercedes out of the barriers, but could nothis charge was stopped and he was condemned to 13th on the grid. any hope of closing the gap to the leader sebastian vettel evaporated. but it was kimi raikkonen who came out on top as he claimed pole position for the first time in nine yea rs. position for the first time in nine years. the far bigger challenge for the finnish driver will be to keep team—mate vettel behind to the chequered flag. the indianapolis 500 is also one of motorsport‘s most prestigious races and it takes place this sunday with fernando alonso looking to become only the second man in history to have won a formula one world title and win the indy 500 race. alonso will start the 500—mile, 200—lap endurance race from fifth on the grid. thibaut pinot has won the penultimate stage of the giro d'italia to move within 43 seconds of race leader nairo quintana. the frenchman made a dramatic move for victory in asiago with 300 metres to go, taking nairo quintana and second—placed vincenzo nibali by surprise. the 2014 cham

to turn over and read the signatures from many world champions, lewis hamilton, niki lauda, that reallyk less than three weeks ago. billy was racing in the formula 4 championship at donington park when he was involved in a i20mph collision with a stationary car. he was flown to the queen's medical centre in nottingham where it was decided he would have to have both legs amputated. now on his birthday, billy has thanked staff who helped him through the ordeal. without them i wouldn't be here today so a massive thanks to every single one of the staff that have helped me. £800,000 has been raised for billy and his payback will be to race again. i definitely wanna take the positives out of this and make sure i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. still got a few years left in me for sure. billy has celebrated turning 18 with his first legal pint. today there'll be more cheer as this brave teenager returns to the family home in surrey. nick quaraishi, bbc news. schools in england are to be given more powers to sack inadequate parent governors under new guidelines being issue

lewis hamilton at the top, andy murray is up hamilton at the top, andy murray is up there. players on there as well. no swansea players on there yet! not yet. what will next season bring? their battle to stay in the premier league is starting to ta ke in the premier league is starting to take shape. they are in pole position. they beat everton1—0. so swansea's premier league future looks a little more secure after those defeats for hull city and crystal palace. their destiny now lies in their own hands. if they win their two remaining matches, they'll stay up. nick parrott reports. it was a rare sight neither set of supporters were expecting to see. hull city defeated at home for the first time since marco silva took over injanuary. already relegated sunderland are celebrating their first victory in 11 matches. billyjones and jermaine defoe struck in the second half to make premier league tigers an endangered species. what is important is today's result. we don't need to change anything, we need to work harder during the next week to prepare for the next game. it is not a g

instead, he's reading messages from driving legends like lewis hamilton and niki lauda after the injurieschanged his life. that's amazing. and as i turn over, there'd be signatures from many world champions. that really touched my heart. i was lost for words, and i still am now. three weeks ago he was racing at donington park at 120 miles an hour when he struck a stationary car. he was airlifted to the queens medical centre in nottingham, where they carried out partial amputations of both legs. today he was preparing to go home, grateful to the staff who saved his life. without them i wouldn't be here today, so a massive thanks to every single one of the staff that have helped me. it's going to be emotional saying goodbye to them all. billy turned 18 yesterday and is contemplating a return to racing eventually. his team has already helped raise more than £800,000 towards his recovery and those who will be racing at thruxton this weekend are ensuring that although he won't be there, his nickname will at least still feature on the grid. itjust shows you that when a tragic event like this ha

vettel has finished first or second in every race so far this season, with nearest rival lewis hamilton mercedes. and, russia has entered the highly competitive air travel market by launching its first post—soviet mainline commercial aircraft. the ms—2i, which hasjust completed its maiden flight, will be going head—to—head with the popular boeing 737 and airbus a320. analysts say russia is keen to rejuvenate industrial production, as it feels the squeeze of western sanctions over ukraine. more rain is predicted in sri lanka, where the worst flooding in over a decade is taking place. the number of people known to have died in the floods has risen, to just over 150. and nearly half a million people have been forced out of their homes. the bbc‘s charles haviland reports. the worst floods in the years have turned to rivers in western sri lanka. with the denbigh fever break—out created by mosquitoes in stag na nt break—out created by mosquitoes in stagnant waters. there have also been mud slides, sending mode and boulders careering into peoples homes, devastating families. large tra cts home

british sportsperson is lewis hamilton. the next one is zlatan ibrahimovic.nd that their combined wealth went up by 14% over the last year to a record £658 billion. the report is compiled by robert watts who joins us now. nice to see you. so let's start with first of all, how you work this out. many of these people are not particularly open about how much money they have and where they spend it. how do you find out what money they earn? it is a jigsaw puzzle that keeps me occupied all the way through the year. much of my life is spent in nursing myself in company accounts, shareholderfindings, annual reports. but many of these people talk to us. they see the times rich list is a matter of public document and they want the number attached to them to be correct so we do have extraordinary conversations. some people put us in touch with their accountants, others ascend as their tax returns. i have had meetings where people have craned over their smart phone and shown me a balance of £700 million. in their bank account? on their portfolio with a wealth manager. i

to turnover and read the signatures from many world champions, lewis hamilton, niki lauda, that reallys than three weeks ago. billy was racing in the formula for championship at donington park when he was involved in a 120 mph collision with a stationary car. he was flown to the queen's medical centre in nottingham where it was decided he would have to have both legs amputated. now on his birthday, billy has thanked staff who helped him through the ordeal. without them i wouldn't be here today so a massive thanks to every single one of the staff that have helped me. £800,000 has been raised for billy and his payback will be to race again. i definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure i'd use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. still got a few yea rs left in rest of my life now. still got a few years left in me for sure. billy celebrated turning 18 with his first legal pint. today there will be more cheer as this brave teenager returns to the family home in surrey. nick quaraishi, bbc news. schools in england are to be given more powers to sack inadequa

lewis hamilton has taken pole position in the spanish grand prix after edging out sebastian vettel byn his final attempt but it proved enough, beating ferrari's vettel byjust 0.051 seconds after the german made a mistake in the final chicane. hamilton's mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas took third ahead of ferrari's kimi raikkonen. the third round of the player championship at sawgrass is underway — it's considered by some as the unofficial 5th major. louis 0osthuisen — who shot a round of 6 under yetserday remains at the top of the leaderboard. he's joined on 7 under by amercians jb holmes and kyle stanley. england's ian poulter is one shots behind on 6 under. master winner sergio garcia is already in the clubhouse on 5 under. that's all sport for now, i'll have more in the next hour. more than 800 children and teenagers, who've lost a parent serving in the armed forces, have attended a garden party at buckingham palace. they were welcomed by the duke and duchess of cambridge, and prince harry. among them were the widow and son of the fusilier lee rigby, who was killed in a terror a

lewis hamilton has taken pole position in the spanish grand prix after edging out sebastian vettel bynough, beating ferrari's vettel byjust 0.051 seconds, after the german locked up in the final chicane. hamilton's mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas took third, ahead of ferrari's kimi raikkonen. that's all sport for now. england ‘s ian poulter is two shots off the lead in the third round of the players championship. two illiterate shepherd children have been declared saints by the pope at a mass in portugal. hundreds of thousands of people attended the service in fatima where francisco and jacinta marto were canonised. the pair are believed to have seen an apparition of the virgin mary there a hundred years ago. allison roberts has more. it was 100 years ago today that three children tending sheep near the village of fatima said that the virgin mary had appeared to them. two of the children, jacinta and francisco marto, died young. they are canonised by pope francis today because of the case of a boy in brazil who inexplicably recovered from severe injuries after his family prayed to

instead, he‘s reading messages from driving legends like lewis hamilton and niki lauda after the injuriesas racing at donington park at 120 miles an hour when he struck a stationary car. he was airlifted to the queens medical centre in nottingham, where they carried out partial amputations of both legs. today he was preparing to go home, grateful to the staff who saved his life. without them i wouldn‘t be here today, so a massive thanks to every single one of the staff that have helped me. it‘s going to be emotional saying goodbye to them all. billy turned 18 yesterday and is contemplating a return to racing eventually. his team has already helped raise more than £800,000 towards his recovery and those who will be racing at thruxton this weekend are ensuring that although he won‘t be there, his nickname will at least still feature on the grid. itjust shows you that when a tragic event like this happens, how people pull together. i definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure that i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. i‘ve still got a few years left in

lewis hamilton says he's devastated that he'll start the monaco grand prix from 12th the grid.laren crashed ahead, although hamilton felt it made little difference. kimi raikkonen will start from pole for the first time in nine years, with championship leader and ferrari team mate sebastian vettel alongside him. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour police in the american city of portland say two men were killed when they tried to stop a man racially abusing two women who appeared to be muslim. the incident happened on a commuter train on friday afternoon. the mother of one of the two girls told the local publication the oregonian, that the attacker was saying that "all muslims should die," and that "they've been killing christians "for years. " portland police have named the suspected killer as jeremyjoseph christian and published a photo of him. the suspect was on the train and was yelling and ranting and raving, a lot of different things including what he characterised as hate speech. in the midst of his ranting and raving some people approached him and a

vettel has finished first or second in every race so far this season and with nearest rival lewis hamiltonis now 25 points. dutchman tom dumoulin has won the 100th edition of the giro d'italia overhauling all of his main rivals with a stunning ride in the final stage time trial. he's the first from the country to win the race and it's his first grand tour victory too. sitting in fourth place in the overall standings before the final 29.3 kilometres into milan, dumoulin was second fastest in the time trial with the three ahead of him much further back. his final margin of victory was 31 seconds over nairo quintana and a0 ahead of last year's champion vincenzo nibali who completed the podium. it's really crazy. i cannot describe it with words. it's incredible. such a nerve—racking day. i was super nervous from the beginning of the day. i needed to stay calm. i almost couldn't. but i did it. i had good legs and i just went for it. sweden's alex noren has won the european golf tour's pga championship with a blistering course record 62 in the final round at wentworth. he overturned a seven shot

but it was a bad day for lewis hamilton who could only qualify 1ath, but will start from 13th on thehe back of the field. the best one day side in the world south africa have lost their one day series with england, after defeat in the second 0di in southampton. the hosts taking an unassailable two nil lead in the three match contest. england made 330 from their 50 overs. ben stokes, who has been playing in the ipl, the hero for the home side making a century. joss buttler supporting him ending on 65 not out. in reply, south africa put themselves in a position to level the series with a win, needing four of the final ball. but they couldn't get teh runs as england wrap up victory. but they couldn't get the runs as england wrap up victory. we're set for a thrilling finish to this year's giro d'italia. france's thibaut pinot won saturday's penultimate stage, but tom dumoulin who's been leading for much of the race remains well placed to win the overall classification and with it the pink jersey in sunday's time trail. pinot beat the russian ilnur zakarin and defending champion vincenzo

lewis hamilton was quickest in first practice. button has written for one race standing in for a fernando alonso who is competing at the indianapolis 500 this weekend. he is 11th fastest. justin rose is playing in his first tournament after winning olympic gold in rio last year. it is his second appearance since losing the masters to sergio garcia in the play—off. so far, it has been nearly but not quite. he finished level par after his round. scotland's scott jamieson has a share of the lead. he is five under par. garry monk has resigned from leeds. we will have more on those stories on the bbc sport website. i will have more in the next hour. goodbye. more now on our top story of the day. the queen has been visiting a hospital where staff battled to save the lives of children caught up in the manchester arena suicide bomb. she also met some of the young victims of the attack. 12 of the 64 casualties were under the age of 16. one of the survivors that the queen met was millie robson who suffered injuries to her leg. she and her p

lewis hamilton could only manage fifth.ague champions chelsea could clinch the double in antonio conte's first season in charge. they face an arsenal side aiming to finish a poor season on a high. the gunners, who finished fifth, have won the fa cup six times under arsene wenger, most recently in 2015. a win today would make the frenchman the most successful manager in the tournament's history, but there remains a lot of speculation about whether it could be his final game in charge. wenger, though, says today isn't about him. i don't care about me. i care about us winning the game on saturday. when you go in a game you can accept in a cup final the challenge. you just want to win it. the last worry i have is me personally in a game like that. we have to forget at this moment that we won the league and be concentrated on this target. it is a fantastic target. we don't know if in the future we will have another possibility to win this trophy. there's a huge game at hampden too, where aberdeen take on celtic in the scottish c

britain's lewis hamilton has moved to within six points of championship leader sebastian vettel afterle, lost the lead to vettel at the start of the race, but after taking a tactical pit stop, the briton regained it from the ferrari driver in the closing stages of a thrilling race. vettel finished second with red bulls' daniel riccardo in third in barcelona. rafa nadal‘s impressive record on clay this season continues after he beat austria's dominic thiem 7—6, 6—4 to win the madrid masters for the fifth time. the king of clay claims his 15th successive victory on the surface this season and a third clay court title of the year. victory also moves him above roger federer to fourth in the world rankings. ian poulter is two shots off the lead in the closing stages of the final round of the players championship at sawgrass. he's chasing his first victory on the tour in five years and did have a share of the lead at one point alongside kim si—woo. in blustery conditions, the south korean has fared better though and currently has the outright lead. poulter is on eight under par through 15,