neil robertson has just drawn level at 4-4 with robertson has just drawn level at 4—1; with the debutantp up—to—date with that on bbc two. eilish mccolgan is out of sunday's london marathon after picking up a knee problem. mccolgan is the british half—marathon record holder and the commonwealth games' 10,000 metre champion. she was due to be making her debut in the event but has delayed herjourney to london to give herself as much time as possible to make a decision. her mother liz mccolgan won the london marathon in 1996. and that's all the sport for now. europe is facing a massive cocaine crisis, according to law enforcement agencies. production of the drug has increased by a third in just one year, after a slowdown over the pandemic. europe and north america are the largest markets for cocaine. in the most recent discovery — british authorities seized more than a tonne of cocaine found floating off the south coast. drug smugglers are even using submarines to bring millions of dollars worth of cocaine into the continent from south america. our europe correspondent nick beake has more.

and snooker history at the crucible, as neil robertson makes two 146 breaks at the world championship're starting with football and potentially crucial dropped points for arsenal in their quest for a first premier league title in nearly 20 years. they let slip a two goal lead — to draw 2—all at west ham. bakayo saka missing a penalty at the london stadium. the result leaves arsenal four points clear of manchester city, who have a game in hand. they meet later this month — a game expected to decide the title. mathematically i don't know what is going to happen, and three weeks later, i don't know what is going to happen. but what we can do mathematically is to give ourselves the best chance by winning matches and today we play for 30 or 35 minutes and that is not enough in this league. no problems for manchester united today — they moved up to third after beating nottingham forest 2—nil. antony opened the scoring and then assisted diogo dalot put away his first premier league goal in a united shirt. erik ten hag's side have put themselves in a great position for a top fourfinish, now s

and snooker history at the crucible, as neil robertson makes two 146 breaks at the world championshipll and potentially crucial dropped points for arsenal in their quest for a first premier league title in nearly 20 years.

and snooker history at the crucible, as neil robertson makes two 146 breaks at the world championshipcial dropped points for arsenal in their quest for a first premier league title in nearly 20 years. they let slip a two goal lead — to draw 2—all at west ham.

headline act on the second day, neil robertson, the 2010 australian who won the world title all these he was un-playable, the young china _ frames. he was un-playable, the young china player— frames. he was un-playable, the young china player came - frames. he was un-playable, the young china player came out - frames. he was un-playable, the young china player came out and | frames. he was un-playable, the - young china player came out and had no chance. hejust young china player came out and had no chance. he just sat in the chair and from start to finish robertson was arson. he was just a fantastic session of snooker and he looked right on the top of his game. —— he was awesome. irate right on the top of his game. -- he was awesome-— right on the top of his game. -- he was awesome. . ., ., , , was awesome. we have only ever seen before in the — was awesome. we have only ever seen before in the theatre, _ was awesome. we have only ever seen before in the theatre, he _ was awesome. we have only ever seen before in the theatre, he made - was awesome. we have only ever seen before in th

over on the other table, australia's neil robertson is hoping to make a big comeback againstjakjonester a disappointing day yesterday, he's now 7—12 down, so jakjones could seal qualification this afternoon too. mark allen secured his place in the quarterfinals earlier. next to the women's six nations where top of the table england continued their dominant form as they seek a fifth successive title. now stay with sporty matters, let's talk about cricket and the indian premier league that is in full swing. the bbc are broadcasting each game on the radio with millions of fans following. we are nowjoined by two of them to find out why the ipl is the biggest cricket league in the world. sanchit desai is a superfan from mumbai and kiran tallapragada is from in hyderabad. i spoke to him earlir today. to talk about the ipl brings me back to all those days back in 2008 when it all started and that was the time when cricket was actually getting into a whole different place and the invention of ipl actually paved the way for bringing the younger generation into the games. previously, it was al

let's take you live to the crucible, at the table right now is the 2010 champion, neil robertson, whoe is going well in the fourth frame. he is 3—0 up. and that's all the sport for now. nurses in england will escalate their strike action in the coming weeks, after they turned down the latest government offer aimed at resolving their long—running pay dispute. more than half of members voting in a royal college of nursing ballot rejected the proposal of a 5% pay rise, and one—off bonus. it isa it is a complicated picture, as we had them rejecting that first pay increase, but then we had another union, unison, who voted to accept that 5% pay increase. you may have a situation going forward for a star from the royal college of nursing, who were due to stage another walk—out at the end of this month, their shifts may be filled by staff from the unison union, who may step in. they have accepted the pay offer. it is all very difficult for nhs bosses to calculate the effect of this, but they say what the nhs in england needs is a period of stability, and now there will be even more uncertaint

elsewhere, another former winner — australia's neil robertson — leads the chinese debutant wu yize byali carter is on table number two. you have two tables in the crucible theatre. and he is one frame apiece against the welshmanjakjones. we had hoped to take you to against the welshman jakjones. we had hoped to take you to table number one, where the defending champion ronnie o'sullivan is playing. he is 8—3 up against pang junxu. he was 6—3 from the morning session. and he is now 8—3 up. you can follow that on the bbc sport website or bbc two. england took a step towards yet another women's six nations grand slam with a 59—3 thrashing of wales at cardiff arms park. both teams came into the match boasting two wins from two and it was wales who drew blood. and it was wales who drew blood first through a keira bevan penalty. but the red roses were stung into action and scored three unanswered tries before halftime, including a magnificent solo effort from abby dow to lead 19—3 at the break. it accelerated after that. holly aitchison running in the first of six more tries for the visitor

there was a shock on the other table this afternoon as qualifier jakjones beat former champion neil robertsonld — let's take you there now.... here is mark selby against gary wilson, they have about 9—2 record for selby against wasn't, this is the first time i can say talk seed at the crucible. selby is after a thorough title and you can see he has taken the first frame. continuing those lay pictures for you, we have rob wilkins against the chinese player who rocked out rob murphy, milk taken the first frame here. you can follow this all over on the bbc sport website. it's the london marathon tomorrow, and thousands of people will be taking part to raise money for charity. among them is emma bishop — she has a rare form of lung cancer, but the mum—of—two, has undergone treatment, that's delayed the spread of the condition. she's raised more than 65000 , for the royal marsden cancer charity, and is taking us, on herjourney to the finish line. here's emma's story. my my name is emma bishop, i am 38 years old and i am a mother of two, my cancer is incurable, last year in april after a long perio

elsewhere, another former winner — australia's neil robertson — leads the chinese debutant by six frames these are live pictures from the crucible, the defending champion ronnie 0'sullivan is playing his first round match to a finish. the rocket is going for a record eighth title in sheffield. he leads china's pang junx—u by seven frames to three. he said earlier he doesn't see what he can't win ten world titles. babar azam scored an unbeaten century as pakistan set new zealand 193 to win the second t20 international and level the series. his 101 came offjust 58 balls as they made 192 forfour. the kiwis are struggling to get the runs. and that's all the sport for now. here in the uk the prime minister is to ban the construction of new smart—motorways which use technology to regulate speed and traffic flow on some of the uk's highways. live now to our correspondent, damien grammaticas. these motorways have been controversial for years, haven't they? controversial for years, haven't the ? , ., ., ., they? these are where you have had existin: they? these are where you have had existing str

the irishman will play either neil robertson orjakjones in the quarterfinals, with the concluding sessions about to continue his game against hossein vafaei as he looks to win with just one session to spare. follow that on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. the african lion is one of the most endangered species in the world. there are as few as 20,000 of them left in the wild. their numbers have dropped by almost half, across the continent in just the last two decades. with me now is dr shivani bhalla, a kenyan conservationist who next week will be recognised for her work with an award from the whitley fund for nature. she's here withjeneria lekilelei — director of community conservation at ewaso lions project. thank you both so much forjoining me. to start when he first of all dr shivani bhalla, what led you to the project? i shivani bhalla, what led you to the ro'ect? ., , ., shivani bhalla, what led you to the ro'ect? . ., , pro'ect? i always love lyons. i grew u . project? i always love lyons. i grew u- seeinu project? i always love lyons. i grew up seeing lines _ pr

over on the other table, australia's neil robertson is hoping to make a big comeback againstjakjonesind after a disappointing day yesterday, he's clawed one back but has a long way to go in this game. mark allen secured his place in the quarterfinals earlier. next to the women's six nations. england, top of the table, are on a record streak of 22 wins and seeking a fifth successive title. they're into the second half of their match against ireland in cork with a 27—0 lead at half—time including a bonus point try. scotland, looking to end a run of 12 successive defeats, play italy later. and that's all the sport for now. now let's talk about cricket. and indian premier league that is in full swing. the bbc are broadcasting each game on the radio with millions of fans following. we are nowjoined by two of them to find out why the ipl is the biggest cricket league in the world. sanchit desai is a superfan from mumbai and kiran tallapragada is from in hyderabad. welcome to be both. first of all, tell me why you think ipl is so popular. what makes it so special? festival, thank you for ha

the first time but we've now lost five of the last eight world champions because this afternoon neil robertsonan incredible at of it. he played superbly well _ rookie? an incredible at of it. he played superbly well and - rookie? an incredible at of it. he played superbly well and was i rookie? an incredible at of it. he i played superbly well and was asking lots of it questions in the match and can up with a lot of answers and played as well i have seen them play and got to the quarterfinals and if he plays like that you will be tough to stop. he he plays like that you will be tough to sto -. . . he plays like that you will be tough to sto. . . . he plays like that you will be tough to sto, ., ., he plays like that you will be tough to sto. ., ., to stop. he has a tough “0b in the next round — to stop. he has a tough “0b in the next round what i to stop. he has a tough “0b in the next round what kind i to stop. he has a tough “0b in the next round what kind of- to stop. he has a tough job in the next round what kind of drug i to stop. he has a tough job in the next round what kind of drug wil

and they were both made by the same player — australia's neil robertson, who saw off china's wu yize10absolutely not. | you take that one? absolutely not. thank ou you take that one? absolutely not. thank you very _ you take that one? absolutely not. thank you very much _ you take that one? absolutely not. thank you very much indeed. - let's return now to one of our main stories this morning, and the prime minister's plan to boost numeracy in england. rishi sunak wants all children to learn maths until the age of 18 — something he first announced back in january. today he'll announce plans to set up a new panel of mathematicians and others to advise on the core content of those lessons. they�*ll also help to decide if a new maths qualification for 16— to 18—year—olds should be developed. we can speak now to the education secretary gillian keegan. morning to you. good morning. this is something — morning to you. good morning. this is something we _ morning to you. good morning. this is something we have _ morning to you. good morning. this is something we have spoken - morning to you. g

robertson. there is a big day of championship football with 12 games that could go a long way to deciding promotion and relegation. the early kick off sees struggling huddersfield hosting promotion chasing blackburn. neil up inside 22 minutes thanks to goals from matty pearson and jack rudoni. this evening, the top two meet, as already promoted burnley welcome second placed sheffield united to turf moor. live text commentary on the bbc sport website. the easter weekend brought the british swimming championships to a conclusion in sheffield with welsh record holder matt richards edging the battle with olympic gold medallist matt dean in the 200 freestyle on the final night. both should be on their way to the world championships but questions still linger over adam peaty. with news on that a surprise title for a iii—year—old, here's nick hope. we have witnessed some brilliant and often breathtaking swimming successes over the last six days at the championships with new names emerging and established stars living up to their billing. one of the major highlights has been seeing the major highlights has been seeing the continued rivalry between the limpid champions from dean and duncan scott, as well as mat