then martin gould bartered relaxing, he started going in.ieved to get it over6—3 in ronnie will be a bit relieved to get it over 6—3 in the end. but a nice break in the last, and he didn't panic, he never does. on the way, he's just set another record as 106 centuries in this uk championship, that beats stephen hendry‘s record by one. he will now play stephen maguire, who had a similar route through with a 6—3 victory overjoe perry. that is an intriguing matchup. they have produced very good matches in the past. very much so. good matches in the past. very much so. stephen maguire is a prospect that ronnie 0'sullivan is going to face, and he really respect stephen. let me tell you something, stephen is not in anyway frightened of running. not at all. most players kind of are underneath the surface, —— frightened of ronnie. not stephen, he will take the game to ronnie the two remaining quarterfinals live on bbc two tonight at 7pm with jason mohammad. now, the world squash championships get under way todayjust down the road in manchester. brit

the rocket will play stephen maguire in the semi—finals, after beating martin gould 6—3, while shaunphy will play ryan day in the other semi...and whatever happens in o'sullivan's match, he feels he can't lose. it was win—win because i thought, if i get beaten, at least i get home to dinner. and if i win i have another day here. i have to have a win—win. at this stage of the game... there are no places that do dinner? there are quite a few places around here that will do dinner for you. yes, but i would like to see my missus. i decided a while ago, i like to do my own thing. whatever happens in the game is great, i pick and choose what i want to do. i think my happiness comes in doing other things away from snooker. let mejust let me just returned to the top story about ben duckett being investigated, we have just heard from trevor bayliss who has

he competition, beating martin gould 6—3. favourite with the book is to claim his sixth uk title he'll play stephen mcguire tomorrow. the only other seeded player left in the tournament also came through the quarterfinals safely, the world number six, shaun murphy, uk champion in 2008, beat mark king 6—3. england's charley hull has shot herself into contention after round three of the golf dubai ladies classic. she shot a five under par 67 earlier today to finish nine under par three of the lead of and van dam of the netherlands. going into the final round tomorrow. to return to the top story, british and irish lions captain sam warburton will miss next yea r‘s captain sam warburton will miss next year's six nations after an operation on his knee. that's all from sports they, more sport on bbc news to the weekend, see you in a bit. well and welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow morning. with me, helen brand, obe, chief executive of the association of c

he has been joined by martin gould after he beat xiao guodong 6—4. werejohn parrott, guodong 6—4. watching all the action were john parrott, ken guodong 6—4. watching all the action werejohn parrott, ken daugherty and jason mohammad. welcome back to york. a good winter shaun murphy but plenty of things to work on in the next couple of days? you will always take a 6—1victory. he will analyse what he did. he gave his opponent a couple of chances. ricky walden struggled a bit. 6—1 was slightly flattering but he is still in the tournament and he can get better. i think when he comes up against some of the players who are playing very well, he will have to up playing very well, he will have to up his game, particularly if he has visions of winning this wonderful trophy. he is doing very nicely. caught ride the simple mistakes and he will be tough to stop. a 6-4 win for martin gould. a topsy—turvy match but fair play to marton, he is playing well? yes, hard fought all the way through. he made 69 and 66 to get over the line. xiao guodong will be disappointe

beating the englishman 6—1 and martin gould, beating china's do gidong, 5—4.in the england one—day squad for the match against australia alongside batsman alex hales. stoke is not expected to be selected to hear awaiting charges. they have a two day warm—up game in perth. they know if australia win that test they will regain the ashes and to make it daunting, england have not won in perth since 1978. 0ne have not won in perth since 1978. one man who is not here with england is ben stokes. he is playing domestic cricket in new zealand. we have had the news that ben stokes has been named in england's one—day squad for the series injanuary. ben stokes is waiting to find out if he will be charged over an incident in bristol in september. despite being named in the squad, he is still unavailable for selection until the crown prosecution service decide whether to charge him and until the england and wales cricket board decide whether to take disciplinary action. as things stand at the moment, ben stokes is still unavailable to play. next to some of the other sports

he beat martin gould 6—3 and is the clear favourite with the bookies to claim his 6th uk title.her seeded player left in the tournament also came through the quarter—finals safely. the world number six shaun murphy, who was uk champion back in 2008, beat mark king 6—3. england's charley hull has shot herself into contention after round three of golf‘s dubai ladies classic. hull shot a 5—under par, 67 earlier today to finish on nine under par, just three shots off the lead of anne van dam of the netherlands going into tomorrow's final round. laura davies and florentyna parker are just one shot further back. just returning to our top story. sam warburton will miss next year's six nations after having an operation on his knee. that's all for now. more sport throughout the weekend. saturday night into sunday morning could ring us some very interesting weather. more snow on the way today. it was all or nothing really. a number of school closures. difficult travelling around. a lot of snow in the north—west and midlands. some areas missed it all together. call for all of us, but some

he won 6—3 against martin gould after racing to against martin gould after racing to a 5—0 lead.xth uk title. o'sullivan plays stephen mcguire for a place in the final tomorrow. the 2004 champion reached the semifinals after beating joe perry 6—3. the other two quarterfinals will be decided tonight. these are life pictures at the moment, no action as we speak, but the only other seeded player left in the tournament, shaun murphy, he is 3—1 ahead against mark king. ryan day is 2—1 up against markjoyce. both king. ryan day is 2—1 up against mark joyce. both matches king. ryan day is 2—1 up against markjoyce. both matches available on the bbc red button and bt —— bt sport website. charley hull is in contention after round three of golf‘s dubai classic. she finished on nine under par, three shots off the lead going into tomorrow's final run. laura davies florentino parker are a shot further back. that is all the sports are now. we are back in the next hour. see you then. a section of the m5 remains closed in both directions, with some passengers saying they have been in their vehicle

he beat martin gould 6—3, while shaun murphy will play ryan day in the other semi.s in o'sullivan's match, he feels he can't lose. that is all now. now it is time for click. this week, we look at the head of state and a bare bottom. today we are in manchester, at the children's global media summit, a meeting of those who make the content that our children will be watching in the coming years. it's an event with some very important speakers. parents, like catherine and me, are raising the first generation of digitally immersed children. and this gives us many reasons to be optimistic about the impact of technology on childhood. and before the duke of cambridge gave his speech to the audience, i managed to grab a quick interview with one of the most talked about couples in the country. so how are you finding the conference so far? because, to be honest, my kids get more about the staff of the furcherster hotel than at the powers that be, behind the scenes. but the discussions taking place here will shape the type of content that children will watch in the future and h

champion ronnie o'sullivan one of only two seeds left in the competition is in action against martin gould of what's happening right now. you can follow the match over on bbc two opr on the bbc website and app. o'sullivan scraped through his last 16 match against sunny akani yesterday winning six five, but is now the clear favourite with the bookies to claim a sixth title. also in action this afternoon is stephen maguire, who's taking on joe perry. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you in the next hour. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news. we will talk more about our top story here today. and the uk and the european union have reached a deal on some key brexit sticking points — that opens the way for talks to move on to a future trade relationship. after months of, at times ill—tempered, negotiations the european commission said "sufficient progress" had been made on key issues. the other eu members will consider his recommendation at a summit next week. mrs may said "give and take on both sides" had deliv

he beat martin gould 6—3, while shaun murphy will play ryan day in the other semi. lose. it was win—win because i thought, if they get beaten, at least i get home to dinner. and if i win i have another day here. i have to have a win—win. at this stage of the game... there are quite a few places around here that will do dinner for you. yes, but i would like to see my missus. i decided a while ago, i like to do my own thing. whatever happens in the game is great, i pick and choose what i want to do. i think my happiness comes in doing other things away from snooker. there would be a british winner in the dubai classic. hannah burke was tied early on but the 13th hole provided —— proved to be difficult. charley hull lucky to have recovered from a bogey on the opening hole by sinking three birdies on the front nine. another bogey on the 16th left herfour nine. another bogey on the 16th left her four shots off the lead. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather. hello there. central and southern parts of the british isles are looking at the potential of some disr

he's back at the table, taking on martin gould in the quarter—finals in york.are stretching emergency services to the limit. thousands of firefighters have been working round the clock, as towns to the north of los angeles are in danger of becoming engulfed. so far about 200,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. 0vernight, new wildfires broke out in san diego county. 0ur correspondent james cook reports from california. for california, an epic battle continues. they've been fighting this blaze in the mountains north of los angeles all week, and still it devours forest and brush, and has destroyed more than 430 buildings. yet again tonight, this blaze is burning with an intense ferocity, and that means a battle, because there is property down here, very close to the fire, and these firefighters have been working very, very hard for the past few days. they are exhausted, but they are back here again now to try and stop this fire from burning these properties. the fire is now churning towards the pacific ocean, where communities as far north as santa ba

he won the first five frames against martin gould. 6—3 the final score.r now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. and we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. studio: thanks, gavin. nice to see you again, welcome back! as promised, we will of course talk more about the deal that has finally been struck in the brexit negotiations. chris morris from our reality check team has been scrutinising the small print, and explaining why the agreement is being described as such a big moment. a breakthrough which allows the process to move forward, as long as the other 27 member states approve it next week. but it is worth emphasising it is only an agreement that sufficient progress has been made on issues relating to withdrawal, citizens‘ rights, the future of the irish border and the financial settlement. it locks in the progress made so far, but at the same time, it emphasises, as the may says, that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. so, what are the more contentious elements within it? well, o

but a little bit of a resurgence in the sixth frame from martin gould.nd's charley hull has shot herself into contention after round three of golf‘s dubai ladies classic. she furnished on nine under par, just three shots off the lead of and vandamme of the netherlands going into tomorrow's final round. laura davies and florentyna parker are just one shot behind. that's the sport for now. gavin will have more for you in the next hour if let's return now to the deal that's finally been struck in the brexit negotiations. chris morris from our reality check team has been scrutinising the small print — and explaining why the agreement is being described as such a big moment. a breakthrough which allows the process to move forward, as long as the other 27 member states approve it next week. but it is worth emphasising it is only an agreement that sufficient progress has been made on issues relating to withdraw, citizens' rights, the future of the irish border and the financial settlement. it emphasises, as theresa may says, that nothing is agreed until everyth

the rocket will play stephen maguire in the semi—finals, after beating martin gould 6—3, while shaunn because i thought, if they get beaten, at least i get home to dinner. and if i win i have another day here. i have to have a win—win. at this stage of the game... on the places around here that do dinner? there are quite a few places around here that will do dinner for you. yes, but i would like to see my missus. i decided a while ago, i like to do my own thing. whatever happens in the game is great, i pick and choose what i want to do. i think my happiness comes in doing other things away from snooker. in 8 weeks lizzie yarnold, will try to become the first british athlete to retain a winter olympic title, but the season, is not going to plan for the skeleton bob slider. yarnold won the gold in sochi 4 years ago, but yesterday, falling snow hampered her, and she finished 13th place, at the latest world cup event at wintersberg, in germany. "what can you do in a snow storm she tweeted." jumping fences and riding through fire mean their skills are arguably even more extreme than the l

martin gould has also booked his place. ronnie o'sullivan is also an accident might.n break. o sullivan was trailing but has come back to square the game at 2—2 after trailing 2—0. that is all the sport now. we will have more for you at 10:30 p:m..join me now. we will have more for you at 10:30 p:m.. join me for that. seven people were killed and more than 60 injured when a tram in croydon crashed just over a year ago. today an investigation found the driver possibly dozed offjust before the accident. the tram went around a tight bend three times faster than the speed limit. our transport correspondent richard westcott reports. going three times the speed limit around a 90 degree bend, costing seven people their lives. today the final report into the croydon tram crash found that the driver probably dozed off at the controls. well, you can seejust how tight this bend is. the tram was meant to be going around it at 13 miles an hour — one three, a snail‘s pace, like we are now. it actually went around the bend at nearer 45 miles an hour, and one of the survivors was sta

martin gould beat xiao guodong by 6—4. ronnie o‘sullivan will be in action later.re at half past six. thank you. let‘s return to our main story. the leader of the palestinian islamist group, hamas, has called for an uprising against israel, in response to president trump‘s controversial decision to recognisejerusalem as the country‘s capital. we heard earlier from we heard earlierfrom east jerusalem. joining me now is michael freeman, councillor at the embassy of israel in london. thank you for coming in. the big question i suppose is this. when the president coaches this decision in terms of helping the peace process, lots of people we have spoken to today, including in eastjerusalem, say they cannot see the logic of that. what can you say? i think it does help the peace process and it does help the peace process and it does take it forward. firstly, it recognises the reality that israel, for israel, jerusalem is our capital. it has been the centre of the jewish world capital. it has been the centre of thejewish world for 3000 years. on top of that, since 1949, je

the rocket will play stephen maguire in the semi—finals, after beating martin gould 6—3, while shauni get home to dinner. and if i win i have another day here. i have to have a win—win. at this stage of the game... there are quite a few places around here that will do dinner for you. yes, but i would like to see my missus. i decided a while ago, i like to do my own thing. whatever happens in the game is great, i pick and choose what i want to do. i think my happiness comes in doing other things away from snooker. in 8 weeks lizzie yarnold will try to become the first british athlete to retain a winter olympic title, but the season is not going to plan for the skeleton bob slider. yarnold won the gold in sochi 4 years ago, but yesterday falling snow hampered her, and she finished 13th place at the latest world cup event at wintersberg, in germany. "what can you do in a snow storm," she tweeted. jumping fences and riding through fire mean their skills are arguably even more extreme than the likes of ap mccoy and nick skelton. now the met‘s mounted police are gearing up to show off thei

martin gould — the world number 18 — is locked in a battle with china‘s xiao guodong. correspondent, duncan kennedy, is in portsmouth. it is all ready to go, it has been on trials, but it has not doing its job because there is no aircraft until the end of next year. but an important day for the royal navy and britain‘s armed forces. it is the biggest and most expensive warship britain has ever had. we have had this commissioning service today which officially means it is handed from a consortium of companies that built it to the royal navy. that was marked by the raising of... 4,000 people were watching. seven members of the ship‘s crew and their families included and other vips. and as our defence correspondent reports, officially, the ship is on active service. a day of pride for the royal navy, and a chance to look to the future and, for now, forget about recent defence cuts and fears of even more. this, the day the nation‘s largest ever warship is commissioned into service. we‘ve been on a long, complicated, but committed journey to get to this point, and commissio

fought back, rather fortunately — saying he felt like he'd robbed his opponent... 0'sulivan plays martin gouldprove on that to have any chance of winning another match. that is all the spot by no, you can followed the bobsleigh and skeleton world cup, lizzy yarnold in action on the bbc sport website. thank you very much. there's heavy security injerusalem after palestinians angered by america's recognition of the city as the capital of israel — called for a "day of rage" (00v) around 30 demonstrators were injured in clashes with israeli forces in the west bank yesterday. it has been billed by palestinians asa it has been billed by palestinians as a day of rage. in the west bank city of bethlehem, clashes have already adopted, israeli soldiers firing tear gas and palestinian youths throwing rocks. so far the violence has been on a relatively small scale, the question is whether it will escalate. around jerusalem's old city, israeli security has been ramped up. palestinians gathered for friday prayers. there are fears once they are over, there could be more clashes. extra units, border police, s

think i'm going to have any chance of winning another match, really. 0'sullivan moves on to play martin gouldrantic night of long negotiations, theresa may has finalised a deal with the eu to unlock the next phase of the talks. announcing the breakthrough, the eu commission presidentjean claudejuncker said it had been a difficult negotiation for the eu as well as the uk. today's result is of course a compromise. it is the result of a long and intense discussion between the commission negotiators and those of the uk. as in any negotiation, both sides have two listen to each other. are just their position, and show willingness to compromises. this was a difficult negotiation. for the european union, as well as for the united kingdom. for the european union, as well as forthe united kingdom. 0n wednesday, last wednesday, the couege wednesday, last wednesday, the college of commissioners gave me a mandate to conclude the negotiation of the joint report. and it has to be concluded today, not next week. today, because next week we will have the european council, and in order to allow our partners t