rugby union, eddiejones has that a few people want.s are on touring duty. he was buying rugby league until very recently. he's got a lot to do positional wise. as i say, he has got a certain bit of ex—factor or whatever you wa nt to bit of ex—factor or whatever you want to call it. he finds the line. snookehs world championship continues. these are live pictures. it is over on bbc two and on sky —— he has taken a five — zero lead. he is seeded 16. you can see that wilson needs snooker ‘s v is not going to lose anotherframe. snooker ‘s v is not going to lose another frame. he now leads snooker ‘s v is not going to lose anotherframe. he now leads 5—2. a little bit of a comeback. a very tight affair that. that is over on your red button on bbc two and on the bbc sport website. the conclusion of one match already, a first—round match, neil robertson is through after a 10—a win. the australian who won the title in 2010 has got marco fu from hong kong next. germain mason who won a silver has been killed in a motorcycle accident. mason was bo

wasps moved clear at the top of by wasps moved clear at the top of rugby union's premiership after raidthat they had done enough to win it after taking a 5—point lead with just 12 minutes to go, but sustained pressure from wasps led to paul doranjones, pressure from wasps led to paul doran jones, who was pressure from wasps led to paul doranjones, who was on a one—week loa n doranjones, who was on a one—week loan from gloucester, scoring in overtime to level it at 30—30. that then meant a subsequent easy conversion which clinched victory. 32-30. what a conversion which clinched victory. 32—30. what a finish. wheelchair racer david weir won the paris marathon this morning, pulling clear with around five miles left, crossing the line in just under one and a half hours. he is expected to retire after the london marathon in two weeks. he is bidding for a seventh victory there. justin rose and sergio garcia are about to tee off in their final round at the masters. you can follow the final day's play from augusta on bbc two and radio five live. that is all from sportsday. plenty more

saracens will be the only british club in rugby union's european champions cup semi—finals.rs. chris ashton scored two of sarries 4 tries at allianz park. sarries winning 38—13 and they will face munster for a place in the final. leinster will play clermont auvergne in the other semi. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at ten — now on bbc one its time for the news where you are. goodbye. today i'm in the lair of the wizard who likes decibels, who likes to write a book or two, a wizard called brian eno. the former member of roxy music has added production sounds to the biggest acts in the world — u2, coldplay and some chap called bowie. it is love of random, generative art that has brought us here. his music is very atmospheric and at the wheel and he's regarded as the godfather of ambient music and his new work, reflection, it is rather unpredictable. it is a generative music app which follows rules defined and refined by brian eno but which plays differently every time. 14% of these notes, random, will be pitched down

rugby union, and bristol have been relegated from the english premiership after a home defeat againstr the bristol players afterjust one season back in the premiership. wasps' 36—21 victory leaves bristol 12 points behind iith placed worcester with just two games left. wasps though are now guaranteed a home semifinal in the playoffs. at the other end of the table, saracens kept alive their hopes of a home semifinal with a thrilling last gasp win at northampton. it finished northampton 25, saracens 27. with the lions squad announcement just days away, the performance of england captain dylan hartley was always going to be closely watched as maz farookhi reports. his leadership has never been in the in the week the lions squad will be announced, there are still questions over dylan hartleyform. today brought an opportunity for him and his team—mates to push themselves to the forefront of warren gatland's mind. rather than established internationals, it was a possible one for england's future who led the initial charge. harry mallinder sliding over to give since the lead. the home side k

brian o'driscoll speaking on the five live rugby union weekly podcast which is now available to download body the iaaf say it believes it's been targetted by the russian hackers known as ‘fancy bears'. they say the cyber—attack in february has compromised athletes' medical records and information regarding applications for therapeutic use exemptions. we uncovered this ourselves. so it wasn't something that just happens, we were looking at the safety and security of our systems. unfortunately during that process, we discovered that we had been accessed, we have now done everything we possibly could, put new systems in place and we have used some of the well's best people to help us do that. as i said, first consideration was for the athletes and that's why the statement contains very clear apology. loughborough lightning have gone top of netball‘s superleague after beating bottom club keltic dragons 65—45 to make it seven wins out of seven. manchester thunder have moved up to fourth after a win against herfordshire mavericks. last year's beaten finallists trailed at half time but pulled c

there were two games in rugby union's premiership.a home semi in the play—offs. quins had to manage without their captain danny care for most of the game, the england scrum—half went off with a stomach muscle injury. it was a fitting send off for team mate nick evans, who kicked 22 points in his last game at the stoop before retiring at the end of the season. joe marchant‘s late try sealed a 32—13 win for harlequins. that means they could still qualify for the champions cup. but so could newcastle, after they beat worcester in tonight's other match. in the pro 12 a last—minute try from captain grant gilchrist gave edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragons, there were also wins for cardiff and leinster. 0nto rugby league and 20 unanswered points in the second half gave hull fc a 34—10 win over warrington wolves on what was a poignant night at the k—com stadium as adam wild reports. ian hull, a night to remember a hero. notjust for ian hull, a night to remember a hero. not just for rugby league ian hull, a night to remember a her

and bristol have been relegated from rugby union's premiership after defeat to top of the table waspsere's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. more now on north korea after the failed missile test by the regime in pyongyang. the us national security advisor general mcmaster has said there's now an international consensus — which includes china — on the threat posed by north korea. earlier, my colleague julian worricker spoke to john hemmings from the centre for strategic and international studies. he began by explaining how the us could respond to north korea's actions. donald trump has tried to make this really about china. the only thing he can do, looking back at the past 15 years of attempted and failed negotiations, is to really push north korea's main ally and source of resources to do something, so i think even the moving of the carrier fleet, the uss vinson group, that is about pressuring the chinese, implying the threat of action. but i don't think h

we will have the rugby union and league scores. now though it is time for the film review.g up a detailed forecast in weather to the week ahead. followed by the main stories in the news at ten. and then at 10.40 a look at tomorrow's headlines in the papers. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is james king. what do we have this week? first up, fast cars and tight t—shirts. it is the return of vin diesel in the fast and the furious 8. from the ridiculous to the sublime, park chan—wook‘s glamorous and amorous the handmaiden. and broadbent and rampling re—live their teenage years in the pensieve the sense of an ending. so fast & furious 8. have you seen the other seven? a couple. so we are onto number eight but still an impressive cast? impressive cast, impressive box office returns. this is such a huge franchise, this one will be huge. the interesting thing about the franchise is where they go with it. they have to give audiences what they want, which generally speaking are the big action scenes which is the car cha

there's plenty of rugby union to tell you about tonight, starting with two games in the premiership.t sale — who won at the aj bell stadium but the bonus point try for worcester might be enough to keep them in the premiership. they're now clear of bottom club bristol. there were also two games in the pro 12... ulster came from behind to draw 24—24 with cardiff . luke marshall's converted late try bringing them level. elsewhere connaught beat edinburgh 22—19. it was also a busy night in rugby league with five games... bottom of the table warrington still looking for their first win — leeds rhinos can go top with a win. warrington have beaten miners. kurt gidley with the final try. elsewhere there were wins for — salford, wakefield and catalan dragons while st helens drew with huddersfield. the chinese formula one grand prix should go ahead on sunday as planned after organisers decided against bringing the race forward due to the poor weather forcecast. second pracrise was cancelled after low cloud and rain in shanghai made it unsafe for the medical helicopter to operate. safety requir

there is plenty of rugby union to tell you about tonight, starting with two games in the premiership. bell stadium. but the bonus—point try for worcester might be enough to keep them in the premiership. they are now ten points clear of bottom club bristol. and, in the other game, it was very close at kingston park, where newcastle beat gloucester 16—14. there were also two games in the pro 12. ulster came from behind to draw 24—24 with cardiff, luke marshall's converted late try bringing them level. elsewhere, connaught beat edinburgh 22—19. it was also a busy night in rugby league, with five super league games, and bottom—of—the—table warrington got their first win, against a leeds rhinos side who could have gone top tonight. 25—14 the score, kurt gidley getting the final try for the hosts. elsewhere, there were wins for salford, wakefield and catalans dragons, while st helens drew with huddersfield. the chinese formula i grand prix should go ahead on sunday as planned, after organisers decided against bringing the race forward due to the poor weather forecast. second practice was ca

exeter are joint top of rugby union's premiership after a bonus point victory over play—off hopefulsnto the last available play off place, but exeter‘s winning streak continued at the stoop, with michele campagnaro running through to help them to a 15—11 half time lead. quins hit back early in the second half with a nick evans try, but two late tries from exeter, including this wonderful effort from henry slade, wrapped up a 39—26 victory. and glasgow are still hoping to make the top four of the pro 12 after a comfortable 45—10 win over zebre, despite effectively fielding a second team. they scored four first half tries including this one, leading 28—0 at the break. didn't change much in the second half. sam johnson furthered the home side's margin. zebre did score a couple of consolation tries but it wasn't enough. castleford remain top of super league after a convincing a2—24 victory over wakefield. the tigers scored six first half tries, before greg eden added their seventh to complete a comfortable win. they're still two points clear at the top. in the traditional good friday der

there were two games in rugby union's premiership, harlequins beat top of the table wasps who could've had been on a five match winning run but were well beaten by 6th placed quins even without their captain danny care for most of the game after the england scrum half was forced off with a stomach muscle injury. it was a fitting send—off though for nick evans who kicked 22 points in his last game at the stoop before retiring at the end of the season. 32—13 the score also tonight newcastle beat. a last—minute try from captain grant gilchrist gave edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragons in the pro 12,wins also tonight for cardiff and leinster. 0nto rugby league and 20 unanswered points in the second half gave hull fc a 34—10 win over warrington wolves on what was a poignant night at the k com stadium as adam wild reports. ian howell, a note to remember. not just a hero to rugby league, but to the country. jack harrison, the whole fc club legend, ordered the victoria cross, killed on the battlefield a century ago. for the clu b battlefield a century ago. for the club he loved, th

lots to come, but we'll start with rugby union. with just eight days to go until the lions squad for the tour to new zealand is announced, the man favourite to be captain has been ruled out for six weeks. our reporter chrisjones is with me in the studio. chris, what's happened to sam warburton? yes, as you say, he was heavy favourite to retain the lions captaincy he held four years ago when the lions won in australia, but he injured his leg playing for the cardiff blues and he hobbled off concerned, because he is so in the limelight regarding the lions captaincy. but his club today have said it is a new strain and nothing more serious and you should only be out around six weeks. his coach at the cardiff blues, danny wilson, has backed sam warburton to make a swift recovery. backed sam warburton to make a swift recovery. sam is very experienced and a pro, he knows his body and he knows if he works hard to get that right, he'll be back very quickly. yes, he's been fine today, and i think relatively good news, considering how he could

england rugby union coach eddiejones isn't getting involved in the great selection debate surroundingd joe launchbury were left out of the squad named by warren gatland, butjones is concentrating on england's two—test tour of argentina in june. i've got no interest in the lions. i haven't spoken to warren, it is just... but they will just tell us, you know. what i envision happens is they will tell us and then we will give them a player and work out who is next, and that is how it works. and i am happy to do that, you know. that is ourjob, ourjob is for this period of time to serve the lions, and we will do that, so whoever they need we will give them too and then we will work out who we can bring into the squad. so we are happy to do that. there are three more games in basketball‘s nba play—offs on thursday night. cleveland are at indiana, with the cavs hoping to take a 3—0 lead in that series. although the pacers are currently leading 87— 8a. meanwhile, toronto are at milwaukee, with the series tied at 1—1. milwaukee is leaving 41— 15. coming up later in the western conference, san

the england rugby union coach eddiejones has named his 31 man squad to tour argentina this summer.ons duty and almost half his touring party are uncapped. 0ur rugby reporter chrisjones has more from twickenham. the england coach today was relu cta nt to the england coach today was reluctant to talk about lions selection but with 16 englishmen on that trip his squad for the tour of argentina in the summer was all was going to have a fascinating look to it. there are 15 uncapped players in the party including the teenagers ben and tom curry and several others,. after his lions disappointment dylan hartley will again captain england while other big is names to miss out on the lions are chris robshaw, james haskel, joan launchbury and ford are also heading to south america. he says his squad has asked striking blend of youth and experience. what i want these young guys to do is not wait for the senior players to ask them to do things. i want them to come in the squad and push the envelope. the curry boys, lone watch them play once and you could see they have something about them, i wa

let's talk to our rugby union reporter chrisjones. a lot of names, so let's split it up.rst. more surprises up front? yes, ross moriarty the welshman has come from nowhere to take his place in the party, included as one of the back row. lots of strength across the back row with the likes of billy vunipola, cj stander, peter o'mahony. the second row was an area of fiesta bait. it has strength, of course it does, with courtney lawes. but no joe launchbury, but nojoe launchbury, exceptionally unlucky given his form for england, on the front row, the big headline, no dylan hartley, he has led england to back—to—back six nations titles, but no room for him. jamie george, rory best and ken owens three hookers. here is the lions coach on those men unlucky to miss out. dylan has been unlucky. there is a lot of discussion aboutjoe has been unlucky. there is a lot of discussion about joe launchbury, others who have been left out, but at the end of the day, selection is just a matter of opinion, and you might slightly disagree, but that is what makes it interesting. to get the impre

there've been games at twickenham and wembley in rugby union's premiership this afternoon, with saracensere were more than 70,000 fans at the national football stadium to see this one. sarries went in front through chris ashton winning that tussle against his former england team mate mike brown. and mike rhodes sealed it with this run and score for sarriers' third try of the game. the win seals their place in the end of season play—offs but they stay third. quins have work to do to secure the last play—off place in their final three games, they are sixth. there's real fight for fourth. 62,000 fans packed into twickenham to see leicester take the lead against bath, but bath fought back and with jonathan joseph's try they were 15—10 down at the break. leicester edged ahead from penalties but bath came back again. two tries from anthony watson turned the match on its head. 27—21 it finished to bath who stay fifth, but now level on points with leicester, exeter beat bristol 38—3a in the day's other game. a drop goal in the final minute of the match helped leinster strengthen their grip on th

saracens will be the only british side in the semifinals of rugby union's champions cup after they beatt continued today as they ran in four tries. they will now travel to dublin to play munster in the last four. that is all of the sport. next up it is the weather. a decent start the weekend for the vast majority. we did see some thicker cloud across eastern areas, but for many it was a lovely day. clear skies overnight, last night was similar, it will turn chilly. some patchy rain in the western isles by the end of the night. temperatures will remain about eight 01’ temperatures will remain about eight or nine celsius. in the country it will be lower than that, at its chilly first thing but bright start for much of england and wales. workload and breeze and patchy rain for northern ireland and western scotland. for the bulk of england and wales it is a decent day. not quite so warm and choose day, quite green the south—east with early patchy rain, but that does not last too long. places will be dry and bright. a race against time in colombia as rescuers search for survivors of devastat

exeter moved level on points with leaders wasps in rugby union's premiership with a 36—12 win over northampton in front of their home fans at sandy park to erase the gap at the top after wasps' defeat on friday. centre ian whitten‘s score helped to make it a record seventh straight bonus—point win in the premiership for the chiefs. in the pro 12, ospreys' 24—10 win over ulster has left them on the verge of a semi final play off spot. they need just a point from their final game of the season to secure their place in the end of season playoffs. elsewhere there were comfortable wins for munster and scarlets. mark selby is on course to win consecutive world snooker titles, after he narrowly beat china's ding junhui 17—15, to reach the final. these two resumed at 12 frames all, and it was 16—15 when selby‘s break of 72 got him the victory. he was pretty happy about it too! and the man who will take on the world number one is john higgins. the four time champion needed just one frame to seal victory against barry hawkins in yesterday's evening session and he secured it with the very first of the ev

leicester tigers have strengthened their hold on fourth place in rugby union's premiership with a bonusry ten minutes from time to ensure his side ran out emphatic winners — 30 points to three the final score. leicester are in pole position now to secure the last playoff spot after nearest rivals bath were beaten at worcester. munster have moved back to the top of the pro12 and made sure of their place in the play—offs with a narrow win over ulster. dave 0'callaghan scored the decisive try ten minutes from time. everton football club has banned sun newspaper journalists from its ground following an article written by the paper's columnist and former editor, kelvin mackenzie. in it, he compared the intelligence of everton footballer ross barkley to that of a gorilla. the mayor of liverpool has called for the newspaper to sack mr mackenzie for making what he called "racial slurs". 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley is at goodison park. eight, ross barkley! the footballer in the centre of it all — everton midfielder ross barkley, whose grandfather was nigerian, compared here to a gorilla.

wasps are the outright leaders of rugby union's premiership after a dramatic late win over northampton2—30. and conversion clinched wasps are now five points clear of exeter with three games left. british boxer nicola adams says she'll get better and better after winning on her professional debut. the double olympic champion beat argentina's virginia carcamo on points in the flyweight contest in manchester. and britain's david weir has won the paris marathon wheelchair race. that's the sport. the paris marathon wheelchair race. one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war was marked today by a gathering of world leaders in northern france. more than 3,500 canadian troops died in four days of fighting at the battle of vimy ridge. in four days of fighting this monument on top of the ridge is a reminder of one of the shortest but most brutal bottles of the first world war. thousands of canadian troops died trying to take this hill. not far away, thousands of scottish troops died or were killed in fighting there. today, both events were remembered 100 years on. it was the battle tha

leicester tigers have strengthened their hold on fourth place in rugby union's premiership with a bonusred the crucial fourth try ten minutes from time to ensure his side ran out emphatic winners — 30—3 the final score. leicester are in pole position now to secure the last playoff spot after nearest rivals bath were beaten at worcester. in the pro—12, munster warmed up for next weekend's european champions cup semi—final with saracens, by beating ulster, 22—20 in the pro—12. ulster‘s place in the play—off places was less likely than munster‘s, and they were straight out of the blocks and with a rory best try, but angus lloyd replied straight away for munster. 10—10 at half—time, both sides then scored a try each before dave o'callahan helped give munster a narrow lead. 22—20 it finished to munster who confirm their play—off place, ulster will also feature. it wasjudgement day for the welsh sides in the pro 12 today, with all four teams in action in back to back matches at the principality stadium in cardiff. first up, cardiff blues beat the ospreys for the first time in seven years. gar

wasps moved clear at the top of rugby union's premiership after a dramatic late home victory over northamptont after taking a five point lead with just twelve minutes to go. but sustained pressure from wasps led to replacement prop paul doran—jones — who's on a one week loan from gloucester — scoring in overtime to level it at 30 points all. and an easy conversion forjimmy gopperth clinched victory byjust 32 points to 30. wasps' bonus point victory means they're now 5 points clear of exeter with three games left. and lewis hamilton was the winner of the chinese grand prix this morning, he is level at the top of the drivers' championship with sebastian vettel. much more at 7:30pm. thank you very much! the body of pc keith palmer, who was killed in the westminster attack last month, has arrived at the houses of parliament to lie in rest. the queen gave her consent for his coffin to be in the chapel of st mary undercroft before his funeral tomorrow afternoon, which is expected to be attended by hundreds of police officers from across the uk. 0ur correspondent daniel boettcher reports from westmi

it was judgment day in rugby union's pro12 with the four welsh teams in action in back—to—back matches seven years. scarlets defeated newport gwent dragons 21 points to 16. and munster are guaranteed a place in the play—offs after victory over ulster. in the premiership, leicester boosted their hopes of finishing the season in the top four by thrashing newcastle 30 points to three. there were also wins for worcester and gloucester. and the five—time snooker world champion ronnie o'sullivan has a slender five frames to four lead over gary wilson, a former taxi driver making his debut in the world championships at the crucible. that's all from the bbc sport centre. kate. there may be more cause for concern this time because north group's nuclear capability is perhaps one step closer towards completion. therefore, that is a cause for concern for the rest of the world. it does seem that kim jong—un is pushing that line, pushing towards that red line. what does he want out of the us? is itjust attention or is something more behind this? it is attention as a means to an end. north korea want

wasps moved clear at the top of rugby union's premiership after a dramatic late home victory over northamptonjones, on loan from gloucester, scored in overtime to level it at 30—30, jimmy gopperth clinching it with a conversion. their bonus point victory means they are five points clear of exeter with three games remaining. and that is all the sport for now. back to you. thank you very much. grand national winner 0ne for arthur has returned to his stables at kinross after winning what was the first scottish success in the race in almost 40 years. he was welcomed back by fans, though perhaps not by the bookmakers. they lost millions on his unexpected 14—1 win as brian mclauchlin reports. back home after winning the world's greatest steeplechase. one for arthur has quickly established a very strong fan base. it's amazing, a local winner! we wouldn't expect it, but it's fantastic. didn't they do well? the team did a fantasticjob. it's been a really exciting couple of days, so really happy for everybody involved. good for him! the race itself went remarkably to plan. he kept a nice turn of speed

some rugby union view now, league leaders wasps are playing northampton in the premiership and it ise wasps were beaten at home is when saracens beat them 16 games ago in 2015. that is all the sport from me for now but as always you can keep up—to—date with all of those stories and many more on the bbc sport website. i will have more for you in around an hour's time, join me then. lizzie, thank you very much indeed. we will take you live now to vimy in northern france, where thousands of people including princes charles, william and harry have gathered to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war. prince charles is speaking out. they succeeded in seizing the vital high ground of vimy, a task in which many others before them had failed. however, victory came at an unbearably heavy cost. this was, and remains, the single bloodiest day in canadian military history. yet canadians displayed a strength of character and commitment to one another that is still evident today. they did not waver. this was canada at its best. the canadians at vimy embodied the tr

defending champions saracens will be the only british side in the semi—finals of rugby union's championsfour tries, two from former england wing chris ashton. they'll now travel to dublin to play munster. clermont auvergne beat toulon to set up a last four tie against leinster. it was dramatic day on the thames at the annual boat races. 0xford's men were victorious, and that made up for their women's crew who handed cambridge victory from the very start of their race. 0rganisers were just thankful that there was any racing at all. kate grey reports. when an unexploded one world war two bomb exploded near the start of the yea r‘s bomb exploded near the start of the year's boat race, there were fears it would be cancelled. emergency services were called in and worked all night to safely remove the device. racing was given the go—ahead. despite the uncertainty surrounding this event, the crowd have turned out in their thousands, desperate to catch a glimpse of this historic head—to—head, 0xford versus cambridge. the women's race was over before it began when this happened to the oxford boat

in the rugby union premiership, whatsapp are in action at the moment.— seven up against bristol. bristol could be relegated if they are defeated. saracens, in third place, playing northampton. great britain have finished joint fourth in the medals table at cycling's world track championships. after winning two silvers already in hong kong, elinor barker went one better, taking gold in the points race after a gripping battle with america's sarah hammer. it was britain's fifth medal and second gold of the five—day competition, following katie archibald's omnium success on friday. incredibly happy, yes, so happy. i have had two silvers and, until the last lap, it looked like being another silver, so i wasn't it heartbroken, so i am so happy and relieved that i got gold. at the crucible in sheffield, ronnie 0'sullivan is in action against qualifier gary ross. we can go to live pictures of the match, which has just resumed. it is 8—5 oh sullivan against gary wilson, a former taxi driver making his debut in the competition. it's the first to ten frames, so oh

saracens are through to rugby union's european champions cup final.g champions and the only british team left in the competition. they beat beat munster 26—10 in dublin and will face clermont auvergne or leinster in next month's final in edinburgh. and that's all your sport this evening. many thanks. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. but from me and the rest of the team, have a very good night. this is a test. this is the deadliest taliban attack on afghan security forces of the entire war. it comes 16 years after the war started. that is very significant and i think the whole nation is in shock that this could happen, notjust nation is in shock that this could happen, not just the nation is in shock that this could happen, notjust the numbers but also the method of hello. this is bbc news. more now on a deadly taliban attack in northern afghanistan. the afghan government has declared tomorrow a day of national mourning, after the deaths of more than 140 soldiers in a taliban attack. it happened at a milita

in rugby union, harlequins and exeter, arguably a big game for harlequins, who was hoping to sneak intoicester. they took the lead early in the first half. exeter hit back 15 minutes later. exeter need a bonus point win to go level with wasps. the latest score is 8—8. one match in the pro12, glasgow warriors are at home, currently 14—0 up warriors are at home, currently 14—0 up to zebre. coming up to half—time there. kosovo would remain top of the super league after a convincing 42—24 victory over wigan. still two points clear at the top. st helens began life without head coach keiron cunningham. also today, salford red devils meet leigh centurions. —— beat recent trends. that's all the spot now, we will have more in the next hour. —— all the sport. the national union of teachers says it's prepared to take legal action against the government, over plans which it believes are being used to expand selective education in england. the union has said it's identified schools which it believes are bending the rules by introducing some selection in comprehensive schools, based on the results of

wasps have been knocked out of rugby union's european champion's cup.r tries in their quarterfinal. 32—17 the final score at the aviva stadium. and on a good day for the irish sides, munster also knocked out toulouse. 41—16 was the final score at thomond park as the province reached their 12th semi—final in the competition. and great britain's charley hull is three off the lead at the first women's golf major of the year in california. that's all your sport. before we leave you, an act of kindness after an elderly gentleman was targeted for parking his brightly coloured car outside his home in the picturesque cotswold village of bibury. some said peter maddox, who's 84, was spoiling the view. after the story was broadcast, a hundred—strong convoy of fellow yellow car owners from around britain converged on the village in a very bright show of solidarity. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. good night. today has brought some fabulous picture because of the loud grouping and the thunder. tomorrow, it loo

exeter moved level on points with leaders wasps in rugby union's premiership with a 36—12 win over northamptonome fans at sandy park. elsewhere leicester took a big step to securing a top—four finish with a bonus—point win against sale. saracens are close to securing a home semi final after their 27—9 win over bristol. ospreys survived a second—half onslaught by ulster to virtually assure themelves a place in the pro12 play—offs. second place munster won 34—14 at benetton treviso. third place scarlets won comfortably at connacht. mark selby will play john higgins in the final of the world snooker championship which starts in sheffield tomorrow. defending champion selby narrowly beat china's ding junhui 17—15. a break of 72 sealed victory. he was pretty happy about it. higgins meanwhile quickly took the one frame he needed to beat barry hawkins 17—8. the first session of the final begins at 2pm. remember you can listen to the big fight between anthony joshua and wladimir klitschko right now. it's over on bbc radio 5live. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. pope francis ha

exeter moved level on points with leaders wasps in rugby union's premiership with a 36—12 win over northamptonsandy park to erase the gap at the top after wasps' defeat last night. centre ian whitten's score helped to make it a record seventh straight bonus—point win in the premiership for the chiefs. 0spreys have closed in on a semi—final spot in the pro12 after a 24—10 win over ulster. the welsh side couldn't manage a bonus point, but have moved above scarlets into third, running in three tries at the liberty stadium. ulster stay fifth with one game remaining. mark selby will play john higgins in the final of the world snooker championship, which starts in sheffield tomorrow. defending champion selby narrowly beat china's ding junhui 17—15. it was 16—15 when selby‘s break of 72 got him the victory. he was pretty happy about it too! higgins quickly won the one frame he needed to beat bary hawkins 17—8 the first session of the final begins at 2pm. that's all the sport for now. don't forget, you can listen to live commentary of the big fight between britain's anthonyjoshua and wladimir klitschk

defending champions saracens will be the only british side in the semifinals of rugby union's championsries, two from former england wing chris ashton. they'll now travel to dublin to play munster. clermont auvergne beat toulon to set up a last four tie against leinster. roger federer has claimed his third title of 2017 with another final victory over rafael nadal in the final of the miami open. after winning at the australian open and in indian wells, the 18—time grand slam champion beat rafa nadal in straight sets in miami. it's his 26th masters series title and he'll move up to fourth in the world rankings as a result. world number one mark selby has beaten wales's mark williams 10—8 to claim the china open in beijing. victory for williams would have given him an automatic qualification spot in this month's world championship in sheffield, but instead he'll now have to play three best—of—19 matches to get there. it's selby‘s fourth ranking event win of the season. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. more now on the death of broadcaster and civil liberties campa

exeter moved level on points with leaders wasps in rugby union's premiership with a 36—12 win over northamptonght. centre ian whitten's score helped to make it a record seventh straight bonus—point win in the premiership for the chiefs. nicky henderson has been crowned champion jumps trainer for a fourth time, after his horse altior won the celebration chase at sandown. it had been a race between henderson and paul nicholls to be named trainer of the year — but altior, thought by many to be the natural successor to sprinter sacre in the two mile division, secured it for henderson, who last won the honour four years ago. that's all from sportsday. a quick update on the premier league, burnley are still leading crystal palace 1—0. about 25 minutes on the clock there. we will have more later, at 7:30pm. the night. it has been a fairly quiet start of the bank holiday weekend, with a lot of dry weather across the uk. i think you will notice temperatures creeping up by a notch or two in the next couple of days, for many areas. the breeze will be picking up and it would not be a bank with a weekend w

bristol have been relegated from rugby union's premiership after defeat today to leaders, wasps.in over northampton, thanks to a late try, which boosts their hopes of a home premiership semi—final. elinor barker has added a gold medal to her collection at the world track cycling championships in hong kong. to her collection at the world track barker won the 25 kilometre points race today to add to the two silvers she had already claimed. race today to add to the two silvers great britain have won a total of five medals to finish fourth in the table. of five medals to finish and the five time champion, ronnie 0'sullivan, criticised ronnie 0'sullivan, the governing body of snicker criticised the governing body of snicker after progressing to the second round of the world championship at the crucible today. he beat gary wilson 10—7. but is the sport. that's it. sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. but do stay with us on bbc one. stories on the bbc news channel. it's now time for the news where you are. hello, this is bbc news. let's return to tu

bath are into the semifinalles of the european challenge cup in rugby union. they won 34—20. in california, charlie hull bogeyed two of her last four holes. she's three shots off the lead at the halfway stage. a full update for you in the next hour 01’. full update for you in the next hour or. so —— or or. so —— 01’ $0. documents released by the white house show donald trump's senior staff hold millions of dollars in assets. ethics regulations require white house staff disclose their finances. according to us media, the figures appear to show the individuals are much more wealthy than officials in previous administrations, including barack 0bama's. joining us from our washington studio with more on this story is tulip mazumdar. administrations are wealthy, what's so administrations are wealthy, what's so particular, why does this particular story mat ormuch? -- matter so much? i'm not sure that anyone's going to be hugely surprised that donald trump's administration has a lot of money between them. he of course is a multibillionaire. he has brought members of his own family i

exeter moved level on points with leaders wasps in rugby union's premiership with a 36—12 win over northamptont night. centre ian whitten‘s score helped to make it a record seventh straight bonus—point win in the premiership for the chiefs. elsewhere in the premiership, leicester took a big step to securing a top—four finish with a bonus—point win against sale saracens are close to securing a home semi final after their 27—9 win over bristol. 0spreys have closed in on a semi—final spot in the pro 12 after a 2a—10 win over ulster. the welsh side couldn't manage a bonus point, but have moved above scarlets into third, running in three tries at the liberty stadium. ulster stay fifth with one game remaining. in the day's other matches, munster currently lead against benneton treviso in italy. scarlets can respond to that 0spreys win when they face connacht in just nicky henderson has been crowned champion jumps trainer for a fourth time — after his horse altior won the celebration chase at sandown. it had been a race between henderson and paul nicholls to be named trainer of the year — but altior,

saracens are the only british side left in rugby union's european champions cup.their place in the semi—finals, where they'll face munster. and 0xford's men win the boat race for the fourth time in five years. their women's boat lost after getting an oar stuck in the opening strokes. heartbreakfor heartbreak for 0xford's women, they couldn't claw that one back. that's a look at the sports headlines for now. hang around for the papers. now carol with the weather, i should look at the weather more often, it was very cold this morning? us started off with some frost. not just frost but patchy fog —— some of us. just frost but patchy fog —— some of us. yesterday in london it was very pleasant, temperatures got to 17 and we could see similar in some parts today. as we go through this week it will be mostly dry, a little bit fresher as we go through the week, chilly nights once again, some frost if you're tempted into the garden, bear that in if you're tempted into the garden, bearthat in mind, if you're tempted into the garden, bear that in mind, your tender pla nts be

england rugby union coach eddiejones has named his squad to face argentina in two tests this summer.iting, a great opportunity for us. you don't normally get this opportunity where you can bring a bunch of young enthusiastic and potentially good players into the squad at one time soi players into the squad at one time so i see this as an opportunity to ta ke so i see this as an opportunity to take the side forward and what i wa nt take the side forward and what i want these guys, if i can develop three orfour of them want these guys, if i can develop three or four of them to be better than the lions guys, it will have been an enormously successful tour and that is what we're looking for and that is what we're looking for andi and that is what we're looking for and i think we can. day six of the world snooker championship at the crucible theatre in sheffield. a big second—round match tonight between two former champions, ronnie 0'sullivan ticking on shaun murphy. ronnie 0'sullivan took first frame with a break of 91, murphy responded with brilliant potting. five—time champion ronnie 0

onto rugby union and today‘s events in the premiership. 62,000 fans packed into twickenham to see leicesterwo tries from anthony watson turned the match on its head. but leicester pick—up a losing bonus point. a drop goal in the final minute of the match helped leinster strengthen their grip on the top of the pro 12. they beat ospreys 20—18 at the liberty stadium. the welsh side are also in the play—off places in third and they looked like they could be heading for a win whenjustin tipuric drove over to put them 18—17 in front. but leinster‘s replacement fly half ross byrne found the space for the shot at goal, in it went, to put the irish side ahead with the game approaching overtime. there was still time for more drama though — wales international dan biggar had this long kick to then win it for the home side, but he missed. 20—18 it finished. the top two in the table get a home semifinal. leinster are now six points clear at the top. ican i can tell you that all starters came home safe. one for arthur is owned by two ladies who call themselves the two golf widows. that‘s all sport for no

leicester tigers have strengthened their hold on fourth place in rugby union premiership with a pointsrom time to make his side emphatic winners, 30—3. leicester are in pole position to secure the last play—off spot after nearest rivals bath lost at worcester. in the pro 12 munster warmed up for next week and's european champions semifinal with saracens, beating ulster 22—20. hasta's place in the play—off places was less likely than munster‘s and they were straight out of the blocks and with a try by rory best. but angus lloyd replied straightaway for munster. 10—10 at half—time. both sides then scored one try each before dave o'callaghan gave munster a narrow lead, it finished 22—22 confirmed their play—off place, although ulster will also feature. judgment day for the welsh sides in the pro 12 today, all four teams in action in back—to—back matches in cardiff. first cardiff blues beat the ospreys for the first time in seven yea rs, the ospreys for the first time in seven years, gareth anscombe scored their fifth and final try and kicked ten points with the boot as they won 35-17. ten

in rugby union's premiership, harlequins beat top of the table wasps, even though their captain, englandeason, kicked 22 points in his last home game as quins won 32—13. newcastle beat worcester 16—14 in last night's other match. in the pro12, a last—minute try from captain grant gilchrist gave edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragons. there were also wins for cardiff and leinster. edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragons. there were also wins for cardiff and leinster. hull fc have gone top of rugby league's super league after a convincing victory over warrington wolves. twenty unanswered second—half points, including this try from jamie shaul, helped them to a 34—10 win. elsewhere st helens beat leigh 28—6. you just can't separate them in the semi—finals, at the world snooker in sheffield. after two sessions it's neck and neck between defending champion mark selby and ding junhui, the man he beat in last year's final. ding came back from 10—7 down, clearing up with a break of 135 in the last frame, to draw level at 12—12. they'll resume at 2.30pm. in the other semi—final

exeter are joint top of rugby union's premiership, after a bonus point victory over play—off hopefulse, but exeter‘s winning streak continued at the stoop. this wonderful effort from henry slade, wrapped up a 39—26 victory. in the pro12, it was pretty much one—way traffic as glasgow beat zebre 45—1, to keep their top four hopes alive, despite effectively fielding a second team. they scored 4, first half tries including this one by peter murchie. snooker‘s world championship gets under way in sheffield this morning. five—time champion ronnie o'sullivan is in action against fellow englishman gary wilson, in the afternoon session. it will be the 40th year, that the crucible has played host to the tournament, and o'sullivan is in the mood, to lift the famous trophy again. sheffield is a great event. it's a good tournament and everyone looks forward to going there every year. so yeah, it should be a great tournament again, whether it's the 40th or the 21th or the 140th. it'ss still the crucible. it is still seven day there is. a great, great tournament. if you get to pick the trophy up at

leicester tigers have strengthened their hold on fourth place in rugby union's premiership with a bonusut emphatic winners by 30 points to three. leicester are in pole position now to secure the last playoff spot after nearest rivals bath were beaten at worcester. gloucester also won, they beat sale. munster narrowly beat ulster 22—20 to guarantee their place in the pro 12 playoffs. dave o'callaghan scored the decisive try. ulster can still make the top four with only two games remaining this season. there were also wins for cardiff, scarlets and leinster. great britain will be aiming to add to their medal tally on the final day of the track cycling world championships in hong kong. elinor barker and emily nelson secured britain's fourth medal — a silver — in the women's madison. they were beaten to gold by belgium. for barker, it's a second silver of the games — she can claim a third in today's points race. defending champion mark selby thrashed qualifier fergal o'brien in his opening match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. the world number one threatened a whitewash as h

rugby union, and bristol have been relegated from the english premiership after a home defeat againstfinal with a thrilling last gasp win at northampton. it finished northampton 25, saracens 27. maz farookhi watched the match. his leadership has never been in question, but in the week the land squad will be announced, there are still question marks over dylan ha rtley‘s still question marks over dylan hartley's form. back in northamptonshire, today brought an opportunity for him and his team—mates to push themselves into the forefront of warren gatland's mind. rather than established internationals, though, there was a possible one for england's future who led the initial charge to give saintan early lead. who led the initial charge to give saint an early lead. the home side knew how badly they needed the win. hardly knew the importance of a big performance. no better time for him to drive over the line for his first try of the season. saracens were never far try of the season. saracens were neverfar behind, try of the season. saracens were never far behind, though, try of the season.

exeter moved level on points with leaders wasps in rugby union's premiership with a 36—12 win over northamptonps' defeat on friday. centre ian whitten‘s score helped to make it a record seventh straight bonus—point win in the premiership for the chiefs. in the pro 12, 0spreys' 2a—10 win over ulster has left them on the verge of a semi—final play off spot. they need just a point from their final game of the season to secure their place in the end of season playoffs. elsewhere, there were comfortable wins for munster and scarlets. mark selby is on course to win consecutive world snooker titles after he narrowly beat china's ding junhui 17—15, to reach the final. these two resumed at 12 frames all, and it was 16—15 when selby‘s break of 72 got him the victory. he was pretty happy about it too. and the man who will take on the world number one isjohn higgins. the four—time champion needed just one frame to seal victory against barry hawkins in yesterday's evening session and he secured it with the very first of the evening. 17—8 the final score. a fantastic weekend of sport. so much happening. and