british number one johanna konta past lewis hamilton in melbourne. number onejohanna konta has reached the fourth round at the miami open, with a big win over police of belgian. the australian prime minister says that he shocked and bitterly disappointed, the head of cricket australia has apologised for the ball tampering scandal that has marred the test with south africa, steve smith has been suspended for one match and find his entire match the after admitting conspiring with cameron bancroft to manipulate the ball. smith was booed on to the ground as he came in to bat. australia were 59—4. lost his wicket forjust seven as australia put in a really lacklustre showing, bowled out forjust 107, losing the match by a massive 322 runs. all the talk of course was about what one back page down under called smith's shame. australians that i had been speaking to and had contact with today are the stated, feeling utterly let down by the way that their team has behaved. they don't like cheats, their captain has come out to admit he has cheated. it is a really

now, melbourne, the formula 1 season began with a blow for defending champion lewis hamilton, havingecond place after a spot of bad luck with the safety car allowed ferrari's sebastian vettel take the chequered flag. voiceover: for the fifth year in a row, lewis hamilton started from pole in melbourne, but he has only won twice at albert park. that statistic looked set to improve, as the mercedes driver opened up a three—second lead over the two ferraris. the only drama was unfolding behind him, max verstappen with an uncharacteristic mistake. romain grosjean forced to retire, missing out on five finish. his misfortune had unexpected consequences, while the car of the frenchman was being removed, all the other drivers had to slow down, sebastian vettel seized the opportunity to stop for fresh tyres; his ferrari team returned him to the track ahead of lewis hamilton. why didn't you tell me vettel was in the pits?! we thought we were safe, obviously, there is something wrong. overtaking was extremely difficult, sebastian vettel was able to claim a victory few expected. the german won t

off with a surprise at the australian grand prix for ariz it's about vettel gets world champion lewis hamilton to wait for magic victory. hi my ass waiter it's good to have you with us former consul on president carlos preached among has been arrested in germany on a european arrest warrant they arrest what has sparked angry demonstrations in barcelona where police have clashed with protesters who have taken to the streets in the thousands we'll get an analysis in the moment but first this report on how those events unfolded. clashes on the streets of barcelona as grows over karla's push them on survey asked demonstrators find themselves on the end of police batons the radius led away it was at the site of this german motorway where the former catalan president was detained close to the danish border he was on route to belgium after delivering a lecture in finland the german authorities see their following to process. who for utopian arrest warrant has been issued we received a request and it's been looked into a more assessing its preconditions we were farther assess whether extradition can b

find out who is starting the new formula one season in pole position reigning world champion lewis hamilton begins the defense of his crown on sunday counts of us invent all steal a march on his rival. the looming. time maya schwager welcome to the program. protests in favor of tighter restrictions on gun ownership are taking place across the u.s. hundreds of thousands attended the main demonstration in the capital washington d.c. called to quote the march for our lives the protest was organized and led by students who survived the mass shooting at the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parklane florida last month similar marchers were also how across the world. they've come from all over the country descending on the capitol to demand an end to gun violence protesters that march for our lives want stricter laws to regulate the sale of guns especially semiautomatic rifles like the one used at the most recent mass school shooting in hartland florida. outlined stronger background tanks i want to make it harder for people to take it so we feel like that eighteen year old can just walk in

kicks off with a surprise at the australian grand prix ferraris about vessel pits world champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory. it's good to have you with us former counsel and president call us wisdom on has been arrested in germany on a european warrant pushed him out was detained by police after he crossed from denmark into germany by car the separatist leader was driven to a prison in the northern city of newman start of the arrests has sparked angry demonstrations in barcelona the police have clashed with protesters who've taken to the streets in the thousands on friday a spanish court reactivated arrest warrants for a number of politicians behind passed along his bid to break away from spain. went into exile last year in the wake of a band independence referendum. and the deputy state prosecutor in germany's northern state of slaves because time had this to say about the arrest warrant. of into someone who pushed off for you to pee in a rush warrant has been issued we received a request and it's been looked into i'm going to say saying it's pre-conditions we will farther assess whe

off with the surprise of the australian grand prix ferrari sebastian it's twelve the champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory. welcome to the program for catalan leader has been arrested in germany on a european arrest warrant put on was detained by police after he crossed into germany by call from denmark now the former president turned left finland to avoid arrest on friday a spanish court reactivated warrants for the rest of a number of separatist paedos an advisor to put someone said he was returning to belgium where he planned to corporate authorities. went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum. and in the village of should be at the german danish border is our correspondent alexander dec so so alexander what exactly happened that. it was approximately twenty minutes parts eleven on sunday when the countess postum aunt was arrested here in the northern part of germany approximately forty kilometers far away from the tender spot and afterwards he was brought to this small police station right behind me in the village of sooty and she he was holed for several

the australian grand prix in melbourne and the price of aussie and prattled pits world champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory with fine tears have egypt. i mounted on a welcome to the program. we'll get to those stories in just a moment but first we start with this breaking news former cast of. wisdom on todd's been arrested in germany reports say wisdom on to was detained by highway police officer he crossed into germany by car from denmark he had earlier left to avoid arrest and advises that he was returning to belgium where he planned to cooperate with authorities regarding spain's attempts to extradite him which the month went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum to have more on the story as it develops. moving on to northern syria where the turkish military says it has now complete control of the ethnically kurdish afrin region that's led to protests by kurdish groups around the world who accuse turkey of ethnic cleansing but i'm curious says it's only targeting the u.s. backed kurdish why p.j. which it calls a terrorist group. turkish and free syrian army

komatsu the australian grand prix in melbourne carries the box in fact will pits world champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory to find out how he did us. on the honors are welcome to the program former or current us push to montage has been arrested in germany where samantha was detained by highway police after he crossed into germany by car from denmark. or near left to avoid arrest an advisor said he was returning to belgium where he planned to cooperate with authorities regarding spain's attempts to extradite him placed him on twente into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum on. and i'm joined now by our fiscal correspondent who's here to give us a bit more insight into the story tell us what more can you tell us about the circumstances of his detention so most of the information that we've got so far comes from people that are close to push them onto him self is lawyer for example he has been tweeting some of the circumstances and he said basically what you just mentioned yourself that he was driving from finland then denmark and when he crossed the border betwee

attack on the australian grand prix in melbourne sorry sebastian vettel peps a world champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory the findings have each other. i mounted on a welcome to the program of protests and favor of tighter restrictions on gun ownership have been taking place across the u.s. hundreds of thousands attended the main demonstration and washington called the march for our lives the protest was organized and led by students who survived the mass shooting at the marjory stoneman douglas high school. they've come from all over the country descending on the capitol to demand an end to gun violence protesters that march for our lives want stricter laws to regulate the sale of guns especially semiautomatic rifles like the one used at the most recent mass school shooting in part one florida. outlined stronger background checks and i want to make it harder for people to take it away to. get a teacher who can just walk in my marriage fifteen wait that's not of me they say that this time they're not going to let the issue fade away. and seeing that kids are actually wanting to see

called the australian grand prix in melbourne prairie sebastian vettel picks the world champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory the findings heaviest. amount i was on a welcome to the program well the turkish military says it now has full control of the ethnically kurdish offor and region in northern syria that's led to protests by kurdish groups around the world who accuse turkey of ethnic cleansing but i'm curious says it's only targeting the u.s. backed kurdish y p g militia which it calls a terrorist group. turkish and free syrian army flags fly side by side enough taken on sunday talk ino claims the two allies have rested complete control of the way to a free region from kurdish forces. no those lucky enough to be left alive on the streets. many of them formed queues desperate for the aid provided by the turkish red crescent. to mark his job we think one hundred thousand people are present and on the road to free in tone center he will step up humanitarian aid efforts to reach these people. some locals pronounce the relief at what they saw as a liberation. we were treated unjustly th

champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory. welcome to the program former. has been arrested in germany on a european war and pushed him was detained by police after he crossed into germany by car from denmark now the former president had left finland to avoid arrest and on friday a spanish court reactivated warrants for the arrest of a number of catalan separatist leader as an advisor to push along said he was returning to belgium where he planned to cooperate with authorities which along went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum. the deputy state prosecuting germany's north and state big hole stein had this to say about their arrest warrant. for you to warrant has been issued we received a request and it's been looked into i'm going to say saying it's precondition is we will farther a say whether extradition can be granted the step before that however is the detention order and we're seeing if we can proceed with the tunnel if you will including. well i'm now joined in studio by our correspondent. and in boston no no we do have jo

on sunday, i think lewis hamilton is going to win. he is favourite for good reason.enger, winning the race last year, ferrari look like they can challenge, and valtteri bottas, to be third, because mercedes have the best car, he will bring home some points. where it gets feisty depends on how close the teams are, how close the title fight is, last year was very intense, especially the first three quarters, sebastian vettel was in front after 13, 1a, 15 races, then it slipped away. if we have that level of intensity between the top two and in different teams like last year, then it has every reason, it could be even more feisty now, because they are on four titles apiece and it is the first to get the fifth. ultimately, lewis hamilton will win the title, he is on the back of a fault, he can get the fifth with the best car. closest fight will come from sebastian vettel again, both of them on four titles, between them to see who can get number five, maybe max verstappen, to get third, in an improving red bull. thank you to jolyon palmer. things weather could affect thin

voiceover: what a way for lewis hamilton to start the 2018 formula 1 season, in qualifying he came outse by seven tenths ofa than everybody else by seven tenths of a second, securing his seventh pole position at around this albert park circuit in melbourne, a circuit he really likes but does not have a great track record for wing on, so he needs to convert the pole position to a first win, and see if he can challenge for a fifth world title. formula 1 is back and before qualifying, the excitement was understandable, we were supposed to be about to witness a challenge to lewis hamilton and mercedes's dominance, ferrari looked like they might have closed the gap in pre—season testing, when sebastian vettel took the time sheet in the second session, it felt like things we re second session, it felt like things were about to get tasty. mercedes suffered another blow at the start of the final session, valtteri bottas giving his mechanics the prospect of a sleepless night trying to rebuild his car in time for the race. no such troubles for hamilton, the reigning champion clocked the quickest

it isn't lewis hamilton cruising along here but he does know this route pretty well, he's been usingforjust over a year, and the idea of this trial is not to be testing how he works but it's to find out how you at home perceive it, do you like the idea of a driverless car, would you use one, will you accept it has something to get from a to b? this trial has been

the new season but the same old story defending champion lewis hamilton stormed to a pole position in melbourne the mercedes driver set a new lap record and will start sunday's race up the front of the great despite winning the world championship four times in his career the britain's thirst for victory remains unquenched. you would think that with. the results we've had for these years it would be the norm but it doesn't still just as intense and hard stories and i wish you could feel it right now. for our ease kimmie reichman was second quickest. his teammate and four time world champion german drivers sebastiaan fettle came in third. mercedes driver of terry both times had a nightmare start to the season he crashed out and starts well back an exciting season awaits with both hamilton and fattal hoping to equal argentine great juan manuel funk heels five world titles. football now and world champions germany hosted spain in a friendly in the western city of the sold off on friday it was a chance. to test his players against a fellow title favorites ahead of the world cup in russia i

the new season but the same old story defending champion lewis hamilton stormed to a pole position in melbourne the mercedes driver set a new law practice and will start sunday's race at the front of the great despite winning the world championship four times in his career the britain's thirst for victory remains unquenched. you would think that with. the results of had these here is it would be the norm but if it doesn't it's still just as intense and i'm like my heart stories and i wish you could feel right now. furries kimi raikkonen was second quickest. his teammate and four time world champion german drivers sebastiaan fettle came in third. mercedes driver of terry butcher thomas had a nightmare start to the season he crushed and starts well back an exciting season awaits with both hamilton and fattal hoping to equal argentine great juan manuel fangio as five world titles. now to the philippines where thousands of people watched fireworks light up the night sky as part of an event celebrating the world's top pyrotechnic experts the international pyro musical composition has been

and lewis hamilton says he doesn't know how much longer he'll stay in f1. thanks forjoining us. barcelona and bayern munich have completed the champions league quarter—final line—up, with convincing wins against chelsea and besiktas on wednesday night. barca won 3—0 on the night and 4—1 on aggregate, while bayern won 3—1 in turkey for an 8—1 overall score. our football reporterjohn bennett was watching both matches. two landmarks four lionel messi, not only his 100th champions league goal, also his fastest ever goal as well. the worst possible start for chelsea in the second leg, the best possible start for barcelona, he scored after just two possible start for barcelona, he scored afterjust two minutes and six seconds from a tight angle, through the legs of tivo courtois, who had a night to forget, so that was 1—0 to barcelona. they then made it two through dembele, it was dembele's first goal for the club. he has suffered from injury problems, he's had problems with his form as well since coming back into the team, that will be a huge relief for him, messi was strongly involve

lewis hamilton's storm chipotle position in melbourne the mercedes driver set a new law practice and will start sunday's race at the front of the great despite winning the world championship four times in his career the britain's thirst for victory remains unquenched. you would think that with. the results of had for these years it would be the norm but if it doesn't it's still just as intense and i'm like my heart's racing i wish you could feel right now. furries kimmie reichman was second quickest. his teammate and four time world champion german drivers sebastiaan fettle came in third. person his driver of terry bull thomas had a nightmare start to the season he crashed out and starts well back an exciting season awaits with pows hamilton and fattal hoping to equal argentine great juan manuel funky as five world titles. and that's it is that join us again at the top of the hour you can also check out our website or follow us on twitter at your news thanks for watching. g.w. true diversity. where the world of science is at home in many languages. on top of that i've been going ther

lewis hamilton started out on pole and led into the first corner in the season opener in melbourne leaving f one fans to sit back and expect to know the easy victory for the defending world champion. but that. aids midway through the race when sebastian vettel pitted joined a virtual safety car phase those on track were forced to slow down because of a broken down car but vettel was not affected by the restriction in the pits and emerged in front of hamilton's mercedes. the german then pushed his ferrari hard and managed to fight off the britain for the rest of the race to seal a forty eight group three win and one hundred podium in his two hundred f one race . that was euphoria at the surprise triumph was visible for all her by some pressure at the end vettel admitted he'd been lucky i was prayed for so and then when i saw it obviously you know it was really full of adrenaline even though you know the race is frozen but still to come into the pits everything limit trying to get back out because they told me is really close with lewis ferrari and vettel will look to build on their victory

the action from melbourne and then well fettle managed to come out in front of world champion lewis hamilton mid to raise after pit stop under safety car conditions that of then managed to hold off hamilton's charge leaving the briton to finish second that'll celebrated his forty eighth career win and ferrari's good start into the season was rounded off by two right going and who finished there. so much can you please explain how federal managed to sneak this victory well i should explain what the virtual safety car is basically a car broke down on the track so therefore all the other cars had to slow down to avoid an accident for vettel by look or big very clever we're not sure was in the pits in time and the same the speed restrictions don't apply in the pits so he ended up coming out in front of hamilton an incredible stroke of luck really he did say afterwards i was very very lucky but he won't care that was his one hundredth podium in his two race the saves of said maybe we made a mistake here and could have gone a little bit quicker even behind the safety car the virtual safety car the

lewis hamilton had to settle for second in the australian grand prix.tion allowed the german driver to overta ke allowed the german driver to overtake him. for the fifth year in a row, lewis hamilton started from pole position in melbourne. but he has only won twice at albert park. that statistic looked set to improve as he opened up a three second lead over the two ferraris. the only drama was unfolding behind him, the highly rated max verstappen nicking an uncharacteristic mistake and romain grosjean forced to retire, missing out on a top five finish. his misfortune had unexpected consequences of. while the frenchman's car was being removed, all the other drivers had to slow down and sebastian vettel seized the opportunity to stop for fresh tyres. his ferrari team returned him to the track ahead of hamilton. radio: why didn't you tell me that when he was in the pits? we thought we we re when he was in the pits? we thought we were safe... vettel was able to claim a victory few were expecting. congratulations to sebastian and ferrari, today they did a b

lewis hamilton looking for away now. lewis hamilton looking for a fifth championship title. we had qualifying. he has taken pole position for the fifth time in melbourne and did it in style, more than half a second, which is huge. in premier league terms it is like turning up for your first match and winning 26—0. in the final minutes of qualifying it looked like it go to any of the top teams but it was the final lap it was clear lewis hamilton had something special on the cards. formula 1 is back and before qualifying, the excitement was understandable. we were supposed to be about to witness a challenge to lewis hamilton and his mercedes team's dominance. ferrari looked like they might have closed the gap in pre—season testing. and when sebastian vettel took the time sheet in the second session, it felt like things were about to get tasty. mercedes suffered another blow at the start of the final session. valtteri bottas giving his mechanics the prospect of a sleepless night, trying to rebuild his car in time for the race. there were no such troubles for hamilton, as the re

world champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory. welcome to the program form. has been arrested in germany on a european arrest warrant. was detained by police after he crossed into germany by car from denmark the former president had left finland to avoid arrest on friday a spanish court reactivates had warrants for the arrest of a number of the last supper to see it as an advisor to push said he was returning to belgium where he planned to cooperate with authorities bushnell went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum. i'm now joined by a correspondent alexander doctor who is standing outside the prison where callous for tomorrow is being held and in studio by our correspondent public folly and here thank you both for joining me so let's start with you alexander here just outside the prison as we mention what's been happening there today. well today. called the sports among arrested approximately twenty minutes after eleven and he was arrested. so the next was a motorway the a seven so we learned and it was not a routine police control

me to tell us more we weren't really expecting that where we were everyone was assuming that lewis hamilton would win but hey it's exciting for the rest of the season it's a good thing for the sport absolutely well let's have a look at the podium from the melbourne race then vettel managed to pass raves leisurely was how will it end during a safety car face leaving the british world champion to finish second ethel's ferrari teammates kimi raikkonen was third. so mark and you explain to us then how exactly that on managed to sneak that sneak is the right word because there was a virtual safety cafe's now for non f one fans that basically mean a car a stopped on the track at the broken down so all the other cars had to slow down including lewis hamilton it was late in the race it was the best invest all by fluke or by being very very clever we're not sure at the moment he was in the pits now in the pits although you're changing your tire as you can go the normal speed so then he came out of the pits and he was in front of hamilton sadie's of admitted that they made a mistake hamilton could ac

lewis hamilton predicts a tough defence of his formula 1 world title with the new season getting this weekend. and gareth bale scores hat—trick against china in a 6—0 victory, as he becomes the record welsh goalscorer. hello there, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the cricketing news that the new zealand captain has become the new zealand captain has become the highest ever century maker for his country, notching up an 18th test century against england in auckland. having started the day with a lead of 117 runs, the black caps have moved to 197—3, a lead of 139. rain has. play in the last five minutes, coming less than an hour after resumption —— rain has stopped play. they lead on the opening day of the third test against south africa in cape town, the hosts cruising on 220—2, thanks to an unbeaten century from dean elgar. in one spell, four wickets were taken to adjust 12 runs, including the prized scalp of ab de villiers. geldart will resume unbeaten on friday as south africa tried to regroup and set a large first—innings total —— elgar. ireland and afghanistan hav

and it appears lewis hamilton is just 1, which is back.n grand prix from pole after producing a lap that he said was as close to perfect as you can get. formula 1 is back before qualifying, excitement was understandable. we were supposed to be about to witness a challenge to lewis hamilton and his mercedes team‘s dominance. ferrari looked like they might have closed the gap in pre—season testing. and when sebastian vettel took the time sheet in the second session, it felt like things were about to get tasty. mercedes suffered another blow at the start of the final session. valtteri bottas giving his mechanics the prospect of a sleepless night, trying to rebuild his car in time for the race. there were no such troubles for hamilton, as the reigning champion clocked the quickest time ever seen in qualifying at albert park. the gap to the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and vettel was a massive one, of more than half a second. awesome, mate. nice work. it was hamilton‘s fifth consecutive pole down under and a record seventh in australia, surpassin

lewis hamilton is just lewis hamilton isjust getting better and better. pole position after producing a lap he says was as close as he could get to perfection. formula 1 is back. it was excitable. we were supposed to be about to witness a challenge to lewis hamilton and his mazzetti's team dominance. ferrari looks like they might have close the gap in pre—season testing. when sebastian vettel took the time sheet in the second session it felt like things were about to get tasty. mercedes suffered another blow at the start of the second session. va ltteri bottas the start of the second session. valtteri bottas giving his mechanic a sleepless night. no such troubles for hamilton, the reigning champion clocked the quickest time ever seen in qualifying at albert park, the gap to the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and vettel was massive, more than half a second. for some, mate, nice forsome, mate, nice work. it was hamilton's fifth consecutive pole position down under, record six in australia, surpassing ayrton senna. it will take something remarkable to stop him r

formula 1 is back and it would appear that lewis hamilton is getting better and better. he will start tomorrow's australian grand prix from pole position after producing a qualifying lap but he said was as close as he could get to perfection. formula 1 is back and before qualifying, the excitement was understandable. you supposed to be about to witness a challenge to lewis hamilton and his mercedes team's dominance. ferrari looked like they might have closed the gap in pre—season testing and when sebastian vettel took the time she did the second session, it felt like things were about to get tasty. mercedes suffered another blow at the start of the final session. mechanics were given a sleepless night trying to rebuild his car. there were no such trouble for hamilton as the reigning champion clocked the quickest time ever seen in qualifying. the gap but the ferrari was a massive one of over half a second. it was hamilton was like the consecutive pole down under and a record seven in australia,. you would think that the results for these years, it would be the norm but it

lewis hamilton and his mercedes team's dominance. team's dominance. did the second session, it felt likesty. things were about to get tasty. mercedes suffered another blow at the start of the final session. the start of the final session. mechanics were given a sleepless night trying to rebuild his car. night trying to rebuild his car. clocked the quickest time ever seen in qualifying. in qualifying. ferrari was a massive one of over half a second. half a second. like the consecutive pole down under and a record seven in australia,. and a record seven in australia,. but it doesn't, it is stilljust as intense and my heart is racing.

but one man guaranteed to be drenched in the stuff is lewis hamilton.ning nine races last season saw hamilton. winning nine races last season saw him crowned champion for a fourth time and pre—season testing indicates that is unlikely to change. unless the rory and sebastian vettel can improve. the ultimate goal is to be the best and you go up against the best. it has been a great experience to ray sebastian, he has the four world titles and the most of any other driver. this is an exciting year for formula 1 fans. the car is great, stuff to come, plenty to look forward to. but usually around this point, you don't know where the others also it is a bit pointless to come here and say that you will blow everyone away based on testing.|j think we are in good shape. red bull complained of the engines leaving them a bit lacklustre last season. but they have been seen as a bit edgy, with a temperament that can get them through. these last few yea rs get them through. these last few years hasn't been easy because the tea m years hasn't been easy because the te

for the fifth year in a row, lewis hamilton started from pole in melbourne, but he has only won twicep a three—second lead over the two ferraris. as he opened up a three—second lead the only drama was unfolding behind him. the highly—rated max verstappen making an uncharacteristic mistake and grosjean was forced to retire. making an uncharacteristic mistake the field had to slow while romain grosjean's car was removed and vettel took the opportunity to stop for a fresh tyres. the opportunity to stop his the opportunity to stop ferrari team returned him i track his ferrari team returned him to the track ahead of metal. radio: why didn't you tell me vettel was in the pits? we thought we were safe but there's obviously something wrong. with overtaking extremely difficult, vettel claimed a victory that few expected. vettel claimed a victory that today, vettel claimed a victory that ferrari did a betterjol we today, ferrari did a betterjob but we still have great pace, i was able to apply some pressure at the end. the german won the first race last season but could not win the title. hamil

v0|ceover: for the fifth year in a row, lewis hamilton started from pole position in melbourne but hetatistic looked set to improve as he opened a three second lead over the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel. the only drama was unfolding behind him, max verstappen making an uncharacteristic mistake. both haas ca rs uncharacteristic mistake. both haas cars coming to a halt while on course for a top five finish, but that can have an indirect impact on others, while romain grosjean's car was removed, the field slowed, sebastian vettel stopped for fresh tyres, when he rejoined, he took the lead. we thought we were safe, there is something wrong. with overtaking extremely difficult, sebastian vettel was able to take a victory hamilton will feel he should have been his. congratulations to sebastien and ferrari, today they did a betterjob, we will go back to the drawing board. we still have great pace and qualifying, i was able to apply some pressure at the end. i knew it was going to be difficult to pass, but he kept pressure on. the end the last five laps, yes. the german won

also in the next hour — lewis hamilton is denied victory in the formula 1 season opener. vettel pushed the current world champion into second place in melbourne, despite hamilton qualifying in pole position. and in 30 minutes — the travel show team visit uluru, one of australia's most iconic destinations. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the former catalan president, carles puidgemont, will appear before a judge tomorrow following his arrest in germany. he is wanted in spain for sedition and rebellion. meanwhile, thousands of people have been protesting in barcelona against his arrest. mr puigdemont had fled to belgium after catalonia's disputed independence referendum last 0ctober. joining me now from barcelona isjournalist anna llado ferrer. what is the mood in barcelona tonight? we can see plenty of people on the streets. good evening from barcelona. i am just outside the german consulate, and the protesters ended up here. there are thousands of people, at least 55,000 people, took to the streets in barcelona, and they started their rally, their concentration in f

also in the next hour: lewis hamilton is denied victory in the formula one season opener.ebastian vettel pushed the current world champion into second place in melbourne, despite hamilton qualifying in pole position. good evening and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn has said he is "sincerely sorry" for the pain caused by what he calls "pockets of anti—semitism" in the labour party. in a statement, the labour leader said he would be meeting representatives of the jewish community this week. a letter from two prominentjewish groups, the board of deputies and thejewish leadership council, has accused mr corbyn of ignoring the community's concerns. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, is in westminster, where he told us more about that letter. he are world cricket's governing body says the sport needs to take a hard look at itself, after the ball tampering scandal that's engulfed the australian team. the captain, steve smith, has been banned from playing in the final test match in south africa after he admitted knowing about a plan for a team mate to manipulate the ball

no such troubles follow lewis hamilton, the reigning champion clocked the quickest time ever seen innen, massive one, more than a second. the consecutive pole position down under, a record sixth in australia, surpassing elton senna, it is going to take something remarkable to stop him from retaining his title. —— surpassing ayrton senna. cameron bancroft has been charged with ball tampering, he was caught apparently using an object to work on the ball, then hiding it in his trousers, before being questioned by the on field umpires. steve smith has admitted he knew about it, it's is what the straight year captain said afterwards: —— this is what the australian captain said afterwards. this is what bancroft had to say: no doubt we will hear more about this as the day progresses. england's cricketers blessed with another rain ruined day in the opening test against new zealand, only 17 balls bowled on the third day, just four scored before play was abandoned with new zealand 233-4. was abandoned with new zealand 233—4. henry nicholls reaching the half—ce ntu ry 233—4. henry nicholls reac

the german won the opening race here last year but lewis hamilton still won the title.f this season. studio: women's number onejohanna konta is the root of the fourth round of the miami open, in tennis, she is the defending champion at this event and made relatively light work of belgium's elise mertens, taking the first set, the blue, and then it got even better in the second, 6—2, 6—1, the briton number one makes awaits the briton number one makes awaits the last 16, with venus williams a possible opponent. leicester tigers have boosted play—off hopes in rugby union's premiership with a narrow 16-15 union's premiership with a narrow 16—15 victory over third placed wasps. very tense at welford road, watched by sunday afternoons in leicester don't get much better than this, packed welford road, leicester tigers team making their latest push for the play—offs. perfect start with an early try, the mood soon changed for the tigers, jonny may returning to the tigers, jonny may returning to the side, returning to the sidelines, alongside manu tuilagi, two in phalange shall p

it began with a bitter blow for lewis hamilton who finished in second place after a spot of bad luckettel to overtake him and claim the chequered flag as nick pa rrott claim the chequered flag as nick parrott reports. for the fifth year ina row, parrott reports. for the fifth year in a row, lewis hamilton started from pole position in melbourne but he has only won twice that albert bach. that statistic looked set to improve as he opened up a three second lead over the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel. the only drama was unfolding behind him. the highly rated max verstappen making an uncharacteristic mistake and both fast cars came to a halt while on course for a top five finish. but misfortune for one driver can have an indirect impact on others. the field had to slow while romain grosjean's car was removed and sebastian vettel took the opportunity to stop for a fresh tyres. when he rejoined, he took the lead. radio: why didn't you tell me he was in the pits? we thought we we re safe he was in the pits? we thought we were safe but there's obviously something wrong. wit

also in the next hour — lewis hamilton is denied victory in the formula i season opener.hampion into second place in melbourne, despite hamilton qualifying

on its sport the formula one season starts on sunday defending world champion lewis hamilton is in court. but his mercedes teammate valtteri bottas hits trouble ahead of the season opening race in melbourne. hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets across the u.s. calling for an end to gun violence and stricter gun laws the main event is getting underway right now in washington d.c. within sight of the u.s. capitol where protesters are hoping politicians will be listening the event called march for our lives is being ripped across the u.s. with rallies in cities including boston who stood on park and florida the scene of february's school shooting that killed seventeen people well let's go straight to the gallagher who is out event in washington d.c. and andy you covered the story that happened with that dreadful shooting in february in florida you've been talking to many of those involved in and indeed really that campaign has as grown into what we're seeing today. yeah the marjorie stoneman douglas high school students may have started this protest alone but they're ce

lewis hamilton destroyed the opposition, claiming pole position for the fifth year in a row.ton, who'll be favourite to win tomorrow's race. his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas won't be anywhere near him though — he crashed early on in the final session but wasn't hurt. the rain cleared in time for the f1 but over in auckland, the bad weather wiped out virtually the entire third day's play in the first test between new zealand and england. only 17 balls were bowled and four runs scored this morning as the hosts increased their lead to 175 runs. there was time though for batsman henry nicholls to reach his half—century — off 149 balls. but the umpires decided to abandon play — and the kiwis will resume day four on 233 forfour. england's preparations for the world cup in russia stepped up a notch with the first of four warm—up matches. jesse lingard's first england goal was enough to see off the netherlands in amsterdam, from where our correspondent david ornstein was watching stepping out into the limelight, this is where england's world cup countdown begins. the first of f

and now to f1, the defending champion lewis hamilton has been meeting his supporters as he bids to becomee doing their best to stop the mercedes team this season. the ultimate goal is to be the best and so you have got to go up the best and so you have got to go up against the best, it has been a great experience to race and to win for world titles, —— four world titles. this is an exciting year for f1 fa ns titles. this is an exciting year for f1 fans for the plenty to look forward to but usually you don't know where the others are around this time and that is why it is pointless to come here and say that you will blow everyone away. at least on testing i think we are shape. a few hours until the first practice in melbourne and you can follow that across the bbc, of course. that's all from sportsday. we have some news on the united states, president trump has named john bolton and his —— as his new national security adviser. john bolton is widely seen in washington asa bolton is widely seen in washington as a hawk who has advocated using military force against iran and north korea and ha

the australian grand prix a say does have grabbed pole position thanks to defending champion lewis hamilton now the briton will be at the front of the grid for sunday's race following this for lap in melbourne there are is can we right can and was second quickest ahead of germany sebastian vettel now mercedes drive a voluntary board has crashed all ten starts well bad f one's new here no drive a protection system not needed here. that's your news wrap we'll be back with more at the top of the hour in the meantime do feel free to check out our web site that's going to be dr thank you for watching. they make a commitment. they find solutions. and sharper. africa . stories of both people making a difference shaping their nation.