he'll play neil robertson or ali carter next. i didn't deserve to win, really.t play very, very well today. you've got to be feeling for him really. i know what that feels like, one ball away from winning the match. but you should win. it will be hard for him to deal with that one. graeme storm has won his first european tour title in 10 years, beating rory mcilroy in a dramatic play—off at the south african open. storm went into the final round three shots clear of mcilroy but going up the 17th, the world number two turned round to go one shot ahead. however, on the penultimate hole, he found the bunker in consecutive shots. that meant both players finished the tournament 18 under par. they would replay the 18th until there was a winner. on the third extra hole, graham storm had this putt to win. just missing. he got that close enough to force the error from mcilroy. storm, who nearly lost his european tour card last year, sealed just the second title of his career. i'm speechless. it's been incredible. i was saying to rory, coming up 18, that we'd never played

neil robertson has a quarter—final against defending champion ronnie o'sullivan to look forward to afterrward to after beating ali carter 6—3. he was trying to wrap up a high score in the final frame, he 6—3. he was trying to wrap up a high score in the finalframe, he reached 117, and then he sniggered himself. that is it from sportsday. from all of us at the bbc sport centre, good night. well, i have just well, i havejust been well, i have just been looking at the weather a bit further afield from our shores and i will show you this area in the mediterranean, because think of north africa and you anything or snow but it is going across the hills of algeria and i wouldn't be surprised if the flake low elevations near the beaches of the mediterranean, would you believe it, and tunisia, just cold enough for a little sweet and snow for a time. over here we have a lot of cloud overnight tonight, that will keep up to bridges for most areas, but the odd pocket of frost for eastern scotland and south—east england. yes, a sharp frost is setting in, and by the end of the night temperatures gettin

and australia's neil robertson has a quarter—final against ronnie o'sullivan to look forward to afterh score, knowing he'd won the match, but managed to snooker himself. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. goodbye. hello there. hopefully you like cloudy weather, because that's what's coming up in the forecast really through the rest of the week and well into the weekend as well. satellite picture yesterday shows the extent of the cloud cover. rather misty across parst of england and wales, warm for the eastern side of scotland for the time of year but cold with the sunshine across east anglia and south—east england and these conditions will persist for another few days. across the midlands into staffordshire we have misty conditions and that will continue to thicken up as well. so for wednesday morning expect a couple of fog patches over the hills of northern england, the pennines, the vale of york. one or two fog patches possible for the south—east of england as well. for many of us it won't be a particularly cold start to the day, with temper

neil robertson has a quarter final against the defending champion ronnie 0'sullivan to look forward tod to after beating ali carter 6—3. he was trying to rack up a high extort in the final frame. he'd —— high score in the final frame. that's all from sportsday from all of us at the bbc‘s sport centre, good night. welcome to our look ahead at the papers tomorrow. with me here kate mccann of the telegraph and jay watts of the independent. quick look at the front pages. the ft have theresa may's speech on our future departure from the eu, saying the prime minister managed to ease business fears of a so—called hard brexit. i dominated by that speech. newspaper highlights her assertion britain will quit the single market. metro says she played hard ball with the eu and warned it not to try to punish britain in the exit negotiations. the express has the same threat from the prime minister to abandon talks on a post brexit deal with the eu if there's any attempt to impose punitive terms. the telegraph headlines her comment that no deal is better than a bad deal. so, kate, the papers on the wh

you can keep up—to—date with the stories and watch the masters snookerfrom london as neil robertson takeswith more in the next hour. a local authority is to hold a referendum on plans to raise council tax by 15%. surrey county council says it will ask local people whether they support the increase, which would take a typical bill in the county to around £1,500 a year. a similar referendum on council tax was held in bedfordshire in 2015 where local residents rejected a planned increase. councils across england have expressed concern over recent months about the spiralling costs of adult social care. i'm joined from westminster by the conservative mp kevin hollinrake, who is a member of the communities and local government select committee. thank you very much for being with us. basically, surrey county council say they have a huge gap in their budget as a result of cuts from westminster. they have no choice but to raise council tax by 15%. what do you make of that? the government is putting in more money, another £1.5 billion into the better care fund by 2020. it's giving local authorities

he'll play neil robertson or ali carter next.seed glen durrant is two sets away from victory over danny noppert. the youngster from the netherlands, who's playing at the lakeside for the first time, levelled the match three times to go in 3—3 at the break. but durrant came out after the interval and won the next two sets to lead 5—3. he held his nerve to take out double i6 and the truth they will be going back home to teesside. that is all the sport for now. more in the next hour. there's a warning that air passengers arriving in britain will face "severe disru ption" after brexit, unless there's an increase in border force staff. the airport 0perators association says passport checks for eu nationals are likely to become more stringent, leading to longer queues and processing times. here's our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. there are record numbers of travellers at britain's airports. in 2015, there were 251 million journeys. last year ‘s figure was higher but there is concern that growth in air traffic has not been matc

he'll play neil robertson or ali carter next. making his first appearance at the masters. ding, the world number six, will now play eitherjoe perry or stuart bingham in the quarter—finals. and glen durrant is the new bdo world darts champion, after beating danny noppert of the netherlands by seven sets to three. it was 3—3 at the mid—session interval but durrant came out after the break and took control of the match, winning the next four sets. and the man from middlesbrough, who lost in the final last year, held his nerve to take out double sixteen. and the trophy will be going back home to teesside. that's all the sport for now. plans for four new ‘nature schools' in england would still see pupils learning traditional subjects, but also having the opportunity to spend more of their day outside. david gregory—kumar reports. brandon marsh nature reserve near coventry, home to some excited woodland creatures getting to grips with nature. brandon marsh is also headquarters for warwichshire wildlife trust and it is the trust that is

let's go live to alexandra palace now, where neil robertson is playing ali carter.red button, and the bbc sport website. robertson at the table. not for long, though. he does lead to— one. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. donald trump becomes the a5th president of the united states on friday, that's when it's the inauguration of him as president. but we've been hearing that a woman who accuses the president—elect of sexual assault has been filing a defamation lawsuit against him. she appeared as a contestant on donald trump's tv show and has previously accused him of kissing and groping her without consent in los angeles backin her without consent in los angeles back in 2007. she now alleges mr trump subsequently lied to the nation about his behaviour during the presidential election campaign. the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists at a tunisian beach resort 18 months ago is continuing today. the court has been hearing from a senior foreign office official. she's been defending the advice given to travellers heading to tunisia

the six time winner was up against neil robertson in the pick of the quarterfinals but o'sullivan needede was when he moved 5—3 up// the standard was rather poor, lots of fouls from both players in the last frame and eventually it was the rocket who pulled clear — 6—3 the final score. he spoke to hazel irvine and the bbc tea m he spoke to hazel irvine and the bbc team o'sullivan will face the winner of tonight's match between marco fu and mark allen. fu knocked outjudd trump earlier in the week. fu has the early advantage with a 3—1 lead. allen just nicked the last frame before the mid—session interval. when it resumes, you can that watch on the red button or via the bbc sport website that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thanks, olly. dozens of people are feared dead after an avalanche buried a hotel used by skiers in central italy. at least three people have been killed, and rescue teams are searching for up to 35 people still trapped inside the building. the avalanche happened after a series of powerful earthquakes struck the area of abruzzo yesterday, 150 miles f

the six time winner was up against neil robertson in the pick of the quarter—finals, but 0'sullivan needed last frame and eventually it was the rocket who pulled clear, 6—3 the final score. scrapping win. i dragged him down, to be honest with you. i did, that is what i am doing, dragging them all down. they seemed to be missing balls, or something happens for me, but that is all you can do sometimes. i have had a good 11—5 years where i have been consistent. this has not been a great spell for me, but hopefully, it will turn around. that's all sport for now. the latest on the australian open. novak djokovic, six time winner in melbourne, he was knocked out by wild card overnight. more on that at 6:30. several british national ‘s were injured in cloudy arabia the victims —— cloudy arabia,

he'll play neil robertson or ali carter next. ididn't i didn't deserve to win, really. i know what that feels like, one ball away from winning the match. it will be hard for him to deal with that one. graeme storm has won his first european tour title in 10 years, beating rory mcilroy in a dramatic play—off at the south african open. mcilroy did this on the penultimate hole, finding the bunker in consecutive shots. that meant both players finished the tournament 18 under par. they would replay the 18th and held there was a winner. 0n the third extra hole, graham storm had this putt to win. just missing. he got that close enough to force the error from mcilroy. he got that close enough to force the errorfrom mcilroy. storm, who nearly lost his european tour card last year, sealed just the second title of his career. i'm speechless. it's been incredible. i was saying to rory coming up 18, that we'd never played together before. he didn't know that. to play 21 holes with somebody like rory, it'sjust didn't know that. to play 21 holes with somebody like rory, it's just a dr

they would have to drop a neil robertson or jungle sling. you bundled a wounded marine into it and he was foisted through the canopy but the first casualty rose through the branches, a shattering boom sounded overhead, shredded aluminum rain down. must have been a rocket propelled grenade. the line snapped so marines grabbed the wounded man, chop restraints to remain airborne but slowly staggered down a few hundred yards away impacting with an earthshaking flood. it was clear we couldn't medevac are wounded from this ravine, we had to find our way to the top of the mountain to get a secure zone for the birds to land. the trek wouldn't be quick. it would be a daylong battle against withering enemy fire and inhospitable terrain, dodging bullets and climbing in a steep hillside covered with vines and other obstacles, nothing like the combat course we trained, we haven't been carrying a wounded and dead. i was losing blood, my trousers, the quÉbec exit room completed the trip and it began in my lower back. never leave a fellow marine behind had

they'd have to drop what we called a neil robertson or jungle sling. you bundle the wounded marine into it, and then he was hoisted through the canopy. but as the first casualty rose, a shattering boom sounded overhead. it maybe rocket-propelled grenade, the line snapped, so the marines grabbed the wounded man. the chopper slowly staggered down, impacting with an earth-shaking thud. it was clear we couldn't medevac our wounded from this ravine. we'd have to fight our way to the top of the mountain to get a secure zone for the birds to land. the trek wouldn't be quick either. it would likely be a day-long battle. dodging bullets and climbing in a steep, mud-slick hillside covered with vines and other obstacles that was nothing like the combat course we trained on back at quantico, but then we hadn't been carrying our wounded and dead. meanwhile, i was losing blood. the snipe's bullet -- but never leave a fellow marine behind had been drilled into us. we kept our dead and wounded within our formation, though the call my ragtag bunch a formation now might

neil robertson beat ali carter to set up a quarter—final against defending champion, ronnie o'sullivan pair were tied at 5—5 all when the red fu was trying to sink bounced out of the pocket, off the opposite cushion, and back into the same pocket. that set him up for a century break, and gave him a 6—5 victory. finally, from me... british athletics say they are puzzled by david weir's critical remarks on social media. the six—time paralympic champion said, "i have been let down again. today is the day i officially retire from gb. i will never put a shirt on again. thanks, british athletics. what a joke." he had already planned to retire after the london marathon in april. he had, of course, already announced plans to retire so the news he is retiring is not new news. but something has happened to make him very unhappy and disappointed, in order to make those remarks yesterday. i am sure we will find out in due course. thousands of holidaymakers are to be flown back to britain from the gambia, because of the political crisis there. the foreign office advised against all but essential tr