sheffield's ibf champion kell brook will face american challenger errol spence.hamir masri has been following the build—up to the world title showdown. a warning, his report contains some flash photography. both fighters weighed in under the £147 limit in sheffield yesterday, and both are eager to trade blows. there's no love lost between sheffield's ibf champion kell brook and the challenger, errol spends. the american comes into the fight as the bookmakers' favourite, with many tipping him for a win. surprisingly, brooke is very relaxed. the fight at bramall lane, home to sheffield united football club, has been a lifelong dream. ijust looked round and the penny dropped, i said, one day you're going to fight here, all these lunatics are going to be back in year, and it's going to be an unbelievable moment. in year, and it's going to be an unbelievable momentlj in year, and it's going to be an unbelievable moment. i remember, he looked me in the eyes and said, one day, one day you will be defending the world title here. it's a clash of styles and a close call as

tonight was the night that sheffield wednesday and huddersfield would finally be divided.w wells was brought down in the box, the referee had a clear view, but there was no penalty. the second half brought with it a second wind for wednesday, steven fletcher with their first big chance. 17 years after relegation from the premier league, was this to be their way back in? if it was, they would have to wait a little longer. the ball went into extra time. no further goals and unsurprisingly deeside were still inseparable. it was down two penalties and huddersfield had this to win it. jack payne could not manage. wednesday had to score. huddersfield are on their way to wembley. huddersfield are on their way to wembley. huddersfield will play reading in that final week on monday. huddersfield will play reading in that final week on monday. there was one match in the premier league tonight. not much riding on it. southampton‘s target a top half finish. manchester united will end the season sixth no matter what. it wasn't pointless, those were shared. but it was goaless at st mary

another of the victims was kelly brewster from sheffield.and we re from sheffield. a couple from poland were also amongst the dead. and still two days after the attack the search for loved ones continues. a dozen people remain unaccounted for. it is assumed they must be among the injured or dead in manchester's hospitals. today medical staff in the city announced they were still treating more than 60 people, 2004 are ina treating more than 60 people, 2004 are in a critical condition and amongst them are some children. they are highly complex entities and they require a mixture of intensive care and stabilisation and surgery in many cases as well. major traumatic injuries so major wins, damage to organs. —— major wounds. injuries so major wins, damage to organs. —— majorwounds. embedded objects etc. this is the man who detonated the bomb packed with metal nuts and bolts at the manchester arena. 22—year—old salman abedi brought up in manchester by libyan pedants. the manchester united football fan who worked in a local ba kery football fan who

carrie sheffield is here. >> carrie: hey, guys. great to be here. >> kat: he is a political commentator, candidate for brooklyn, new york, borough president and cohost of "the last broadcast on the left." he specializes in everything prime. he is a crime podcast. ben kissel is here. >> ben: thanks for having me. >> carrie: happy memorial day. proud american. >> kat: i am proud even though i'm wearing teal and don't have a flag. carrie, we talked about the leaks. what do you think about this story? do you think it has something? >> carrie: there are things trump said during the campaign that upset me but the criticism against the president has jumped the shark. we are talking about anonymous sources. sources, you can make up whatever you want. sources say garth brooks is my boyfriend. sources say whatever you want them to say. these are anonymous, made up things. i believe in the first amendment. everyone at the table, we believe in the first amendment. but we also have the fifth amendment. the right to due process, the fact that yo

richard rowe, who's waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued sheffield city council after beingin february for a series of assaults. a lawyerfor ian brady has made clear that the ashes of the moors murderer, who died on monday, will not be scattered on saddleworth moor in greater manchester, where most of his victims were buried. the assurance came during a coroner's court hearing this afternoon in southport. the irish prime minister, enda kenny, has announced he will stand down next month when his party, fine gael, elects a new leader to take over. he led the country through the economic crisis, but his position was weakened after last year's election which resulted in a minority coalition government. the former american soldier, chelsea manning — who was behind one of the biggest intelligence leaks in us history — has been released from military prison. the 29—year—old was expected to remain in jail until 2045, but president 0bama commuted her sentence just before he left the white house injanuary. 0ur correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports from kansas. chelsea manning, s

the race to get into the premier league sees yorkshire rivals sheffield wednesday facing huddersfieldlay—off against reding. no goals yet this evening. britain's kyle edmund is out of the rome masters, losing to one martin del potro in the second—round in straight sets. we will be back with more sports a little on bbc news. the ashes of ian brady will not be scattered on saddleworth moor, according to his solicitor. brady tortured and killed five children with his lover myra hindley and buried four of his victims on the moor. the assurance came during a coroner's court hearing today. sheffield city council has been ordered to pay nearly £200,000 in compensation to a former employee who was sexually abused by a council official. richard rowe, who's has waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued the council after being assaulted by roger dodds in the early 1980s. dodds was sentenced to 16 years in prison in february for a series of assaults on colleagues and students. four men have been arrested in east london over an alleged terror plot. they're being held on suspicion of the com

we are totally aware about sheffield wednesday, about their ideas and they are aware about us and ourference, the concentration will be very important, the focus, especially the focus on ourselves. and this is what we have to make sure 100% or more to be successful. fans will get a preview of the scottish cup final tonight as second—placed aberdeen host champions celtic in the scottish premiership. brendan rodger‘s side are of course unbeaten in domestic football this season — many feel like aberdeen will represent the best chance for them to be stopped. celtic can reach the 100—point mark with victory. i think ithink in i think in terms of performance, both from our players and as a team, i think it's important. we've got to let celtic know that where there and will be there again in fortnight‘s time at camden. i think it will be two separate games, played in two separate pictures, different competitions, but the importance is bringing a level of performance against celtic. that's important. my main objective is the scottish cup final. similar to our rangers game at parkhead, a coupl

title beating scotland'sjohn higgins by 18 frames to fifteen in the final at the crucible theatre in sheffieldn england. a match watched byjim lumsden. the world number one began the second day of the final trailing 10-7 but second day of the final trailing 10—7 but needed to win the last three frames. selby was down on sunday after a gruelling semi—final but seemed a man reborn on monday as he commented —— dominated. albeit some scrappy snooker, to steal it. at the end of the session, it raced into a 13— 11 lead. the champion emerged from the break and picked up where he left off, profiting from huygens‘ errors to take another frame that anyone can make mistakes. even selby. that he did. he was two behind. mark selby soared again, picking up the next two frames to move within two victory. the four—time champion was far from done but he won three frames to fall back contention. selby‘s back was against the wall. he responded to pressure and moved within a frame. this time, no mistake and the man he called the jester from leicester, no mistake and the man he called the jesterfrom leicester, kic

john higgins leads mark selby 10—7 after the first day of the world snooker championship final in sheffieldan away with four frames to lead 6—2 at the end of the first session. after that he moved on to an 8—3 lead before allowing selby back into the match with this mistake on the pink to make it 8—4. higgins then moved into a 10—4 lead, but defending champion selby hit straight back to win the last three frames of the day. they'll resume the best of 35 final on monday. there was a moment to remember for finland's valtteri bottas following his first formula i victory at the russian grand prix. it comes having joined mercedes at the start of the season, holding off both ferrari's including that of championship leader sebastien vettel. he finished ahead of his team—mate lewis hamilton who was desperately short of pace. ben croucher reports. eyeing a maiden fi win, today was valtteri bottas‘s time to shine. with team—mate lewis hamilton off the pace this weekend, it was up to the finnish driver to take the fight to ferrari. he had two to get past on the grid and he dispatched them in two corne

amongst the victims was kelly brewster from sheffield.er, his friends described him as wonderful, iconic and beautiful. much more is also now known of the person who detonated a powerful bomb, filled with metal nuts and bolts at the manchester arena, killing and maiming so many people. he was 22—year—old salman abedi, born and raised in manchester. he was known to the security services. a former classmate described him as gullible and short tempered, and he had become increasingly religious at school. there are now reports he travelled to countries where islamist extremists are based. the french interior minister said he had been told by investigators here in britain that salman abedi had gone to libya, and then without doubt to syria. he said he had been radicalised and decided to commit this attack. yesterday, heavily armed leaves carried out raids in south manchester, resting his brother is. there have been more rates today with another three men arrested in the city. with the authorities increasingly concerned that abedi was part of a

we have another victim named, kelly brewster from sheffield. sheffield.alman abedi was a 22—year—old university drop—out who was known to security services. he was born here to libyan parents and it's thought he may may have travelled to libya earlier this month, returning just a few days ago. the priority now is to establish if he acted alone. the home secretary, amber rudd, has said it was a sophisticated attack which suggests others were involved. as has been pointed out this, this was a horrific violent event. it was more sophisticated than some of the horrific events that we have seen in the past or in other parts of europe. so people are reasonably wondering whether he did this on his own? i'm making sure that the police and intelligence services during that investigation have the support they need to find out who might be, who might have been working with him because ultimately our focus is a lwa ys because ultimately our focus is always going to be on making sure that we keep people safe and making sure they keep them safe is the best way to do th

they're into the championship playoff final after beating sheffield wednesday in a dramatic penalty shootoutgh and we're out on the rugby pitch examining new measures to try and cut the risk of young players getting badly injured. and carol is at kew gardens with the weather. good morning. last year alone about 2000 species of plants were discovered from around the world. we will be looking at a couple of them this morning. it is cold outside and we are inside at the moment. a day of sunshine and showers when we lose the residual clouds in the east. good morning. first, our main story. an end to winter fuel payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to free school meals, are some of the policies in the conservative party's manifesto being published this morning. the party says it will be straight with people about the challenges ahead as it announces a series of measure which it says will boost funding for social care and provide more money for the nhs and schools. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. when her manifesto is unveiled, theresa may w

sheffield city council has been ordered to pay nearly £200,000 in compensation to a former employee whoofficial. richard rowe, who has waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued the council after being assaulted by roger dodds in the early 1980s. dodds was sentenced to 16 years in prison in february for a series of assaults on colleagues and students. the irish prime minister, enda kenny, has announced he will stand down next month when his party, fine gael, elects a new leader to take over. he led the country through the economic crisis but his position was weakened after last year's election which resulted in a minority coalition government. there is a warning about a squeeze in living standards following figures showing inflation outstripped wages for the first time in three years. meanwhile, a record number of people have jobs, in three years. meanwhile, a record number of people havejobs, with unemployment falling to its lowest level since 1975. a business fair in leeds and good news onjobs. a business fair in leeds and good news on jobs. those a business fair in leeds and go

huddersfield drew 0—0 with sheffield wednesday in the first leg of their championship play off semifinalfirst half provided few opportunities to score with huddersfield's izzy brown let down by his powers of balance. wednesday spent most of the second half defending but huddersfield were unable to make the breakthrough. the second leg is at hillsborough on wednesday. forest green rovers have been promoted to the efl for the first time in their history after a 3—1 win over tranmere rovers in the national league play—off final at wembley. with half time approaching the sides were drawing 1—1 before christian doidge helped forest green edge in front. kaiyne woolery had scored their opener and his second made it 3—1 before the interval could come. neither side managed to add to that and after missing out last season, forest green have now secured a place in league two. lewis hamilton has moved to within six points of championship leader sebastian vettel after winning the spanish grand prix. it's hamilton's second race win of the season. tom clarkson was in barcelona for us. this is the battl

they'll play the winner of huddersfield town and sheffield wednesday, which is goalless ahead of tomorrow'sve secured their status in the top divison for another season they beat kilmarnock 3—1. hamilton lost against ross county, which means that they will probably finish 11th and be involved in the relegation play—off against a team from the championship. that's going to be dundee united or falkirk, who are facing each other over two legs. the first leg finished 2—2 tonight. andy murray's struggles on clay continues, he had been defending his title but it didn't last long. he was up against fabio fognini in the second round, he never got into it. broken twice as he lost the first set 6—2. murray from fognini in inspired form. although he broke when the italians served for the match, the first time fognini didn't mess up his second chance, ending murray's rain in rome. johanna konta won her second match in rome. meanwhile, maria sharapova has not been given a wild card to play at the french open later this month the two—time champion at roland garros is playing in rome, but she pulled out w

title beating scotland'sjohn higgins by 18 frames to fifteen in the final at the crucible theatre in sheffieldthe world number one began the second day of the final trailing 10-7 but second day of the final trailing 10—7 but needed to win the last three frames. selby was down on sunday after a gruelling semi—final but seemed a man reborn

sheffield united have re—signed striker ched evans. was released by the club after being found guilty of rape. that conviction was quashed and at a retrial last year evans was found not guilty. he joins the club who've been promoted to the championship this seaon from chesterfield on a three year deal. british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says he fully respects ben young's decision to pull out of the tour to new zealand for family reasons. his sister—in—law tiffany, who is the wife of his brother and team—mate tom, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. scotland's greg laidlaw has been called up to replace him in the squad the interesting thing from my point of view is we fully were ret respect and understand and the valleys we say to the players this afternoon, is, as faras say to the players this afternoon, is, as far as i say to the players this afternoon, is, as faras i is say to the players this afternoon, is, as far as i is concerned, it's about family coming first. andy has made that decision and we know how close

we live in sheffield. congregating outside the venue, or were they trying to get as far away as possible, as quickly as possible? some people were trying to get away outside, because there were children on their own. they were teenagers on phones trying to contact their parents. there was parents crying on their phones. so everybody was trying to find each other. and did it seem like people were completely unaware of what was really going on? did it seem like a real atmosphere of confusion and panic? it was. a few people had shouted it was a bomb, and the emergency services were coming down the street, and people thought there was obviously something seriously wrong. did the members of the emergency services give any idea of what might have happened, when people were asking them? well, no, they werejust asking people to move away from the building as quickly as possible. which we did. as soon as i met up with my husband, we just carried on walking, and just got as far away as possible, as quickly as possib

it's the second leg of the play—off semi—final between sheffield wednesday and huddersfield, it was goalless reading, who edged past fulham at the madekski stadium last night. jann kermogants penalty saw them reach the wembley final 2—1 on aggregate. and there's full commentary of tonight's match on bbc radio 5live this evening — that's from 19115. there are more fixtures in the scottish premiership tonight. an important one for inverness caledonian thistle, they are four points adrift at the bottom and could face automatic relegation tonight, they are at dundee. stjohnstone face hearts. it's third versus second at ibrox. rangers have next to no chance of finishing above aberdeen. rangers manager pedro caixinha has been talking about that as a target but there was a withering response from the don's boss. if he thinks that doing brilliant at rangers and being on the up by finishing ahead of aberdeen, use kular mistaken. his job finishing ahead of aberdeen, use kular mistaken. hisjob as rangers manager is to finish about celtic. —— he is clearly mistaken. he should be more concerned about tha

the other player is huddersfield against sheffield wednesday tomorrow night.n the scottish premiership tonight. two teams looking to avoid the relegation play—off spot. motherwell can save themselves if they do better against kilmarnock than hamilton do against ross county. dundee united and falkirk are playing in the championship proimotion playoff tonight. plenty to keep across in scotland —— promotion play—off. clubs from the women's super league 2, have been invited to submit applications to join the wsl1 to replace the now defunct notts county ladies. clubs have until the end of the month to demonstrate how they would meet additional licence criteria and financial demands. notts folded just two days before the start of the spring series in april. a decision on the successful bidder will be made next month. now tuson tennis. british number one johanna konta is into the third round of the italian 0pen after knocking out yulia putinseva from kazakhstan. konta is the fifth seed and breezed through the first set 6—3. she then stepped it up, and took the second

meanwhile, sheffield has lost a citizen, kelly brewster.ife. there have been many tributes, including this one from her grandmother. her heroic actions don't surprise anybody who knew her. it's no surprise to anybody. she would help anybody. it's shocking! i can't even think about it. as victims‘ families try to cope with the loss, others are still missing. the families have the most agonising wait you can imagine. we have been getting details, one of the things which stands out is that there were a young victims and we've focused on them but you also get the idea that there were parents waiting for their children on their way out of the console, a number of parents killed. i read today about a couple who had gone together to pick up their daughters who were together in their daughters who were together in the concert hall and standing close to the bomber. martin hett had a huge social media following and earlier today his ant and cousin came down to albert square and told us came down to albert square and told us how they had been coping.

meanwhile, sheffield has lost a citizen, kelly brewster.the arena with her niece holly and her sister. she shielded her niece from the blast, saving her life. there have been many tributes, this one from her grandmother. her heroic actions don't surprise anybody who knew her. it's no surprise to anybody. she would help anybody. it's shocking! i can't even think about it. mac as victims' families try to cope with the loss, others are still missing. philip tron,... one of those who died was martyn hett, 29—year—old br managerfrom stockport. we had hoped he had lost his phone. the people in manchester have been brilliant, and we were holding onto the that we would come and find him, but sadly we got confirmation that that was not the case. from the pictures, what we've heard, he was a real character. he was unique, a great character who loved life. so many friends who loved life. so many friends who loved him. he couldn't say anything bad about him. he was such a nice quy bad about him. he was such a nice guy. a bit coronation street and arian

in sheffield central, we have luke. also 16 and labour through and through.ught social justice on to the agenda. we invested in the nhs, we invested in infrastructure. i think everyone should be able to have that sort of kick start in life and the best possible beginning for them. we're very, very proud of luke. you have to break through the apathy, so it's really helpful when you've got guys like luke. of course, they've timed the election kind of badly for luke. as soon as she called the election, i was like, why has she done it to ruin my gcses, like? did you think it was personal? yeah. she's done it because she hates me. she knows what a good campaigner for labour he is, so she thought she'd take him out of the equation, i think. today he's joining a canvassing group to try to persuade people to keep voting labour here. the party secured a massive 17,000 majority at the last general election here but are worried about a lib dem comeback. in elizabeth's richmond park, it was a lib dem victory last time but a very tight race with the then independent, now

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newcastle won the title yesterday and reading, fulham, huddersfield and sheffield denesday will contestsharapova will book a spot in wimbledon qualifying if she wins at the madrid open today. she faces eugenie bouchard who has called for the russian to be banned for life. i'll be back after 10 am with a full date. the last year has seen shock election results with brexit, trump and now the new french president emmanuel macron — a political novice who has never held elected office before and formed his new party only a year ago. the 39 year old has promised he'll use his victory to unite a divided country and rebuild its economy. elected with two—thirds of the valid votes, he admitted the task facing him was daunting and that he would need to build support for his programme of change. a third of french voters either abstained in sunday's second round, chose neither candidate or spoiled their ballot. sojust who is emmanuel macron? let's talk now to our correspondent karin gianonne who is in paris. good morning. hello and welcome to paris. there is a double sense of natcho —— national occa

in fact, this ball winds up on sheffield avenue.n in the fourth, anthony rizzo connects for a two-run shot. cueto gave up a home run to jason hayward. in all he allowed four runs in six innings of work. lester kept the giants off balance giving up one run on four hits while striking out ten. lester would go the distance. he gets christian arroyo on this pop up for the final out. chicago wins 4-1. it is the first complete game for the cubs this season. over at the coliseum, the a's played the marlins on a cool and cozy night. in the second, 43-year-old suzuki delivers a two-run single to right to make of 3-0 marlins. oakland got one run back in its half as alonso hits 15th home run of the season, nine this month, most in the majors. jesse hahn got the start but had to leave the contest in the third with a triceps strain. his replacement, bobbie wall, had his problems as well. this rbi sing it by derek dietrich made the score 7-1. the a's did make it interesting but lose 11-9. marlins had a season high 19 hits. on sunday boston shocke

in fact, this ball winds up on sheffield avenue.n in the fourth, anthony rizzo connects for a two-run shot. cueto gave up a home run to jason hayward. in all he allowed four runs in six innings of work. lester kept the giants off balance giving up one run on four hits while striking out ten. lester would go the distance. he gets christian arroyo on this pop up for the final out. chicago wins 4-1. it is the first complete game for the cubs this season. over at the coliseum, the a's played the marlins on a cool and cozy night. in the second, 43-year-old suzuki delivers a two-run single to right to make of 3-0 marlins. oakland got one run back in its half as alonso hits 15th home run of the season, nine this month, most in the majors. jesse hahn got the start but had to leave the contest in the third with a triceps strain. his replacement, bobbie wall, had his problems as well. this rbi sing it by derek dietrich made the score 7-1. the a's did make it interesting but lose 11-9. marlins had a season high 19 hits. on sunday boston shocke

kelly brewster was 32 and from sheffield. she died shielding her 11—year—old niece from the blast.appiest she'd ever been. we had so many things planned together. georgina callander had adored ariana grande since childhood and had met her. she was 18 and a second year children of health and social care, planning a career committed to helping others. john atkinson, who was 28 and from bury, also studied health and social care. one in a million, his friends said. loved by so many. a true gentleman. jane tweddle—taylor was a school receptionist and a mother of three from blackpool. she was waiting for a friend's daughter. she is irreplaceable, her colleagues said, bubbly, kind, welcoming, funny, generous. neljones was 14 and described by her teachers as a bright and popular pupil, always smiling. it feels like the school has lost a sister, they said, not a classmate. sorrell was also 14 and from leeds. her mother and grandmother were injured, her grandmother critically. her sister survived without injury. marcin klis was married with three young children. herfamily issued a statement

maria coduti is from the school of east asian studies at the university of sheffield. a few days after the new south korean president was not created. it follows a period of high pressure between the united states and north korea. this intense missile testing schedule is likely out response to washington ‘s response to north korea. by recent statement from north korea said that maximum nuclear testing will be used following announcements by the donald trump administration. president trump says that north korea has shown great dishes specter and that china is trying hard. is china doing all it can? trade with north korea has gone prison late. we have to say something before, because one of the pillars of donald trump's strategy is to try to push china to comply with the united nations resolution, to enforce it as much as they can. the us does not understand the security interests of china, because china will never push so china, because china will never push so hard on north korea to provoke the collapse of the resume because the collapse of the resume because the crisi

the atla ntic coventry, sheffield, sunderland.ggishly moving across the uk, the weather front, bringing some rain into the south west. eventually ahead of that, warm and humid, maybe high 20s and the risk of thunderstorms, and they will be rambling away into saturday. the thinking is the warm and humid weather will stay around the near constant on saturday, but for us it is the atlantic winds which will spread across the country —— the near continent. much cooler in the south—east and in the north. this is the summary for the weekend. sunny spells and scattered showers, a fresher feel, but on balance, sunny spells and scattered showers, a fresherfeel, but on balance, if you don't mind a few sprinkles, it is looking pretty good. this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at apm: breast surgeon ian paterson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for carrying out unnecessary operations, after falsely telling patients they had breast cancer. he took everything away from me and i'm still... up until today, this has been going on now

kelly brewster was 32 and from sheffield.ast. saffie roussos was eight, with a creative flair according to her head teacher in lancashire. saffie comes from a close loving family. martin hett was 29. using here speaking to the bbc. he was described as beautiful. his brother said his family was heartbroken. georgina calendar had been a fan of ariana grande three years and had met or idle. she was 18 and studying health and social care, planning a career committed to others. john atkinson from berry, 28, and also studied health and social care. friends described him as one in a million, loved by so many, a true gentleman. michelle kiss was married with three young children. her family michelle kiss was married with three young children. herfamily said they we re young children. herfamily said they were devastated. they said they hoped to draw from the courage and strength she showed in her life to get through this extremely difficult time. olivia campbell was 15. we are standing strong. i ask friends, strangers relatives, to do

we start in sheffield where in the last ten minutes mark selby has been crowned world snooker championne was trailing 10—4 at one point but he dominated play today going into this evening's final session needing just five more frames to successfully defend his world title. and he did just that. selby takes home the trophy for a third time as well as a winners cheque for £375,000. when i was 10—4 down, i was missing everything and i e had nothing left. isaid to everything and i e had nothing left. i said to myself to come on, pull myself together. because if i was going to go down and lose, at least come down fighting. and, fortu nately, come down fighting. and, fortunately, john missed a few balls he would not expect him to miss and it gave me a chance to get back in the match. liverpool have boosted their chances of securing a champions league place next season by beating watford 1—0 in the premier league this evening and it was a spectacular goal that secured the win forjurgen klopp's side, as patrick gearey reports. just when you think liverpool are strolling towards the champion's

we have just got back home, we live in sheffield. get away as quickly as possible? some people were trying to get away outside because there were children on their own. they were teenagers on phones trying to contact their parents. parents crying on their phones so everybody was try to find each other. did it seem like people were completely unaware of what was really going on or did it seem like a real atmosphere of confusion and panic? it was. a few people shouted it was a bomb and the emergency services were coming down the street and people thought there was obviously something seriously wrong. did the members of the emergency services give any idea of what might have happened when people were asking them? well, no, they werejust asking people to move away from the building as quickly as possible. which we did. as soon as i met up with my husband, we just carried on walking and got as far away as possible, as quickly as possible. and how are you all now? not too bad. i think reality has just sunk in that we've been to a pop conce

kelly brewster was 32 and from sheffield. she died shielding her 11—year—old niece from the blast.ly really was the happiest she'd ever been. we had so many things planned together." georgina callander had adored ariana grande since childhood and had met her. she was 18 and a second year children of health and social care, planning a career committed to helping others. john atkinson, who was 28 and from bury, also studied health and social care. "one in a million," his friends said. "loved by so many. a true gentleman." jane tweddle—taylor was a school receptionist and a mother of three from blackpool. she was waiting for a friend's daughter. "she is irreplaceable," her colleagues said, "bubbly, kind, welcoming, funny, generous." neljones was 14 and described by her teachers as "a bright and popular pupil, always smiling. it feels like the school has lost a sister, they said, not a classmate." sorrell leczkowski was also 14 and from leeds. her mother and grandmother were injured, her grandmother critically. her sister survived without injury. michelle was married with three young c

the play—off semifinalss sees huddersfield by sheffield wednesday and reading playing fulham.the fourth time this season they have failed to score against the saints. milner had a penalty saved by fraser forster. and forster was again at his best in injury time, denying marko grujic. liverpool are just a point ahead of manchester city, but third is the best they can hope for 110w. third is the best they can hope for now. they have kicked off at arsenal, and manchester united have made eight changes to the side which beat celta vigo on thursday. david de gea has had to make a very good save already. in the scottish premiership, aberdeen are a goal up at hearts. earlier, rangers secured at hearts. earlier, rangers secured a top three finish and a place in next season's europa league qualifiers. they came from behind to beat partick thistle 2—1. in their first international cricket match at lord's, against england, ireland are chasing 329. they won the toss and chose to bowl. they got wi—fi early england wickets but eoin morgan, joe root and jonny bairstow all got big innings. ir

kelly brewster was 32 and from sheffield. she died shielding her 11—year—old niece from the blast.een. we had so many things planned together. georgina callander had adored ariana grande since childhood and had met her. she was 18 and a second year children of health and social care, planning a career committed to helping others. john atkinson, who was 28 and from bury, also studied health and social care. one in a million, his friends said. loved by so many. a true gentleman. jane tweddle—taylor was a school receptionist and a mother of three from blackpool. she was waiting for a friend's daughter. she is irreplaceable, her colleagues said, bubbly, kind, welcoming, funny, generous. neljones was 14 and described by her teachers as a bright and popular pupil, always smiling. it feels like the school has lost a sister, they said, not a classmate. sorrell was also 14 and from leeds. her mother and grandmother were injured, her grandmother critically. her sister survived without injury. miohelle was married with three young children. herfamily issued a statement saying, family was her

she's also a close friend of ding junhui's family and joined me from the uk city of sheffield. are watching and excited that he can win. —— most of our chinese bands. they‘ re that he can win. —— most of our chinese bands. they're disappointed he didn't make it. he did a very good job and his performance they are so good job and his performance they are so proud of, they are so proud of his performance that day. you say there's a great deal of pride in his performance, how popular now is snooker in china and are there many fa ns snooker in china and are there many fans of ding as well as of the game in china? sure, sure. snooker in china is growing much more bigger than before. we have to say it is because of ding, his performance and his achievements to promote this business into such a big one right now. we saw the game becoming very popular when ding junhui first hit the scene a number of years ago, but now he's had a bit of a setback. do you think the game will continue in such popularity in china? definitely it will. actually more and more young people, young guys are invo

some boxing and britain's brick was beaten in his title fight in sheffield.ior after sustaining a heavy cabs just underneath his eye. he fought back by the injury eventually forced him to his knees in the 11th round, and the referee and the fight. successful george gross, who became a world champion for the fourth time. he battle was fought for now. keep up—to—date on the bbc sport website. a vigil has been held in the us city of portland for two men who were killed when they tried to stop a man from racially abusing two teenage girls. it's thought the girls were muslim. jeremyjoseph christian, a convicted felon, will appear in court of tuesday. caroline davies reports. panic and fear on a normal commuter train. i was so scared. there were people running around and crying. this was the scene in portland. two men were stabbed to death here. other passengers said they were trying to stop a man abusing two teenage girls who appeared to be muslim. this is the suspect, jeremyjoseph christian. while travelling on a train on friday afternoon, police said that he bec

we'll find out the semi—final line up with reading, sheffield wednesday and huddersfield all guarenteed gone already but one of birmingham city, nottingham forest and blackburn rovers is going tojoin them in league one. all matches are at 12 tomorrow, check the website for those fixtures. the league two season finishes tomorrow, hartlepool or newport will drop out of the league, and it's very tight for the play—off places. seven teams looking to make the final two spots...again go to the bbc sport website for all the in and outs the title was wwrapped up in sdcotland a long time ago. the champions celtic face st. johnstone tomorrow. bottom club inverness could get relegated if they lose to hamilton and motrherwell and dundee win their matches. couple of matches on sunday — partick v rangers and hearts face aberdeen england's cricketers have started their busy summer with a big win. seven wickets the margin of victory against ireland in bristol. adil rashid claimed his first wicket haul, as they bowled irish out for 126, and and alex hales and joe root scored most of the runs, as they re

sheffield and in the east end of glasgow isn't natural tory territory but the fact they gained a seatviously considered no—go areas for conservatives demonstrates how important the constitutional question has become. it seems that evenin question has become. it seems that even in local elections now some voters loyalties are being influenced by one question above all others. independence or the union. people across scotland now who are looking for the scottish fight back against the snp, where they've tried to create a sense of momentum and hegemony, know that wherever you are from the borders to the highlands the only party strong enough to lead the only party strong enough to lead the fight back against the snp is the fight back against the snp is the scottish conservatives. the conservatives took votes from labour. across scotland their support slumped with heavy losses in their glasgow heartland and beyond. it's not a surprise in many ways, polls were telling us we were going to get 15%, lose control of every council across the country. that has not happened. labour is the largest

news. and advocate for trans gender to pay compensation to a former employee sexually abused by sheffield being assaulted by roger dodds in the early 19805. being assaulted by roger dodds in the early 1980s. he was sentenced to 16 years in prison in february. the home secretary has been criticised for policing cuts which have led to fewer officers. speaking to the police federation, amber rudd said that crime has fallen and said the deficit needs to be reduced. she attacked senior labour figures — accusing them of sounding like marxists. back now to the election campaign. well the number of candidates standing for ukip in this election has almost halved. in 2015 the party fielded a candidate in just about every seat — but this year it's appealing to its supporters in areas where there's no ukip candidate to instead vote for the most pro—brexit person standing. in some parts of the country the consequences could be significant — the bbc‘s political correspondent in the east, andrew sinclair, reports. north norfolk is famous for its stunning coastline, and the norfolk broads. it's not used

huddersfield are taking on sheffield wednesday in the first leg of their championship play off semifinalfifth respectively. and there's not much to separate them so far either. into the second half at huddersfield. ian poulter has rediscovered his form at the players‘ championship in florida. poulter only played 13 tournaments last year because of a foot injury and has slipped well down the rankings, but he'sjust three shots off the lead going into the final round at sawgrass after shooting a 71. americanjb holmes and kyle stanley share the lead on 9—12 under par. to go bogey free out there today, that was incredible. as you said, the only bogey free round of the day. obviously i have kept mistakes of my card, and played very patient golf. i tried to play as sensibly as i could. trying not to take on any silly risks out there. saracens full back alex goode says his side can still improve despite securing back—to—back european titles. sarries beat clermont auvergne 28—17 at murrayfield yesterday to remain on course for an historic double—double of continental and english titles. we have g

sheffield city council have been ordered to pay nearly £200,000 in compensation to a former employeeofficial. richard rowe, who has waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued the council after being assaulted by roger dodds in the early 1980s. dodds was sentenced to 16 years in prison in february for a series of assaults on colleagues and students. in the united states, president trump has been accused on interfering in an fbi investigation into the links between his former national security adviser and russia. it's reported that trump asked james comey, who was fbi director at the time, to "let this go" — that's according to a memo reportedly written by comey immediately afterwards. comey was fired from his post last week. the white house has denied the claims, but there are calls for all records of their meetings to be released to congress. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool is in washington. on productivity going up, but the figures are down again. until that problem is solved, the danger of a continued income squeeze remains. yes, this presidency has it seems lur

fighting for the ibf world welterweight championship against the unbeaten errol spencejunior in sheffieldrge groves took the wba world super—middleweight title with a stoppage victory against russia's fedor chudinov — his first success in four world title fights. lewis hamilton says he's devastated that he'll start the monaco grand prix from 12th on the grid. the briton couldn't explain why his mercedes was so off the pace in qualifying and his final attempt to get into the top ten was thwarted when a mclaren crashed ahead of him. kimi raikkonen will start from pole, meanwhile, 31st over nine nine yea rs, meanwhile, 31st over nine nine years, with championship leader and teammate sebastian vettel alongside him. that is all the sport for now. ok, let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the observer leads with expert calls for the government to keep co—operating with the eu on security and intelligence after brexit. the sunday express talked to theresa may about her meeting with some of the victims of the manchester attack. like many sunday papers, the mail on sunday carries a c

kelly brewster was 32 and from sheffield. she died shielding her 11—year—old niece from the blast.as the happiest she'd ever been. we had so many things planned together. georgina callander had adored ariana grande since childhood and had met her. she was 18 and a second year student of health and social care, planning a career committed to helping others. john atkinson, who was 28 and from bury, also studied health and social care. one in a million, his friends said. loved by so many. a true gentleman. jane tweddle—taylor was a school receptionist and a mother of three from blackpool. she was waiting for a friend's daughter. she is irreplaceable, her colleagues said, bubbly, kind, welcoming, funny, generous. neljones was 14 and described by her teachers as a bright and popular pupil, always smiling. it feels like the school has lost a sister, they said, not a classmate. sorrell was also 14 and from leeds. her mother and grandmother were injured, her grandmother critically. her sister survived without injury. michelle was married with three young children. herfamily issued a statem

another of the victims was kelly brewster from sheffield.d he and their daughter, like everyone, were absolutely devastated will stop and martyn hett, a pr manager, whose friends described him as wonderful, iconic and beautiful. much more is also now known of the person who detonated the powerful bomb, filled with metal nuts and bolts at the manchester arena, killing and maiming so many people. he was 22—year—old salman abedi, brought up in manchester of libyan parents. he was known to the security services. a former classmate has described him as gullible and short tempered and that he'd become increasingly religious at school. there are now reports he had travelled to countries where it is it extremists are based. the french interior minister said he had been told by investigators here in britain that salman abedi had gone to libya and then without doubt to syria. he said he had been radicalised and decided to commit this attack. yesterday, heavily armed police carried out raids in south manchester, arresting his brother. there have been m