he was made to work hard for it today, in a match against stephen maguire that looked like it would be a runaway early on? yes, stephen maguire went out, didn't come into the practice room. but came out really positive. he was back in the match but an ultimate red in the middle pocket and ronnie ended up winning the match. what kind of form is runny income is he playing to his optimal best or is there something in reserve for tomorrow?” optimal best or is there something in reserve for tomorrow? i think he is playing within himself, not on top form, but i don't think he had top form, but i don't think he had to be. anyone who asked him a question, he has, with the answers. he has gone through this tournament is in he has gone through this tournament isina he has gone through this tournament is in a cancer without hitting the floor running. he's probably the only player on the circuit who can win with his". he will be facing either ryan day, or the world and six, shaun murphy, who is your pick

after a 6—4 victory over stephen maguire in the semifinals.he rocket booked his place in tomorrow's final after holding off a late fightback from maguire. he did hold a 4—0 lead. that was cut back to 5—4 before he took a decisive 6th frame in york. he faces the 2008 winner shaun murphy or ryan day who are playing now. he has been known as a cyclist but bradley wiggins finished in 21st place on his competitive rowing debut at the british indoor championships in london. he retired from cycling last year and was competing in the elite men's 2,000 metres race. he began slowly after mistakenly believing he had false started. he finished with a time of six minutes 22 seconds. half a minute behind the overall winner adam neil. that is all the sport. we're taking you now to the story of a man who over the last 50 years,

o'sullivan beat stephen maguire while murphy saw off ryan day. hazel irvine and guests look ahead. the 40th anniversary of the championship will be contested in the final by two of the great entertainers, ronnie o'sullivan, a five—time winner, and shaun murphy, a previous winner himself. sean, a win of this evening and it was a good win, showed what murphy is capable of and the prospect for tomorrow. i can't wait. capable of and the prospect for tomorrow. ican't wait. both capable of and the prospect for tomorrow. i can't wait. both players playing at the top of their game, great break, great long porters and it will be a quick game of snooker. it will be quick firing stuff, brilliant. what difference does it make that for the first time in a longer match, just a few years ago —— days

o‘sullivan plays stephen maguire for a place in the final tomorrow.e reached the semi—finals after beating joe perry 6—3. a break of 75 clinched it for maguire, who‘s aiming to win this tournament for the first time in 13 years. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. and we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. studio: thanks, gavin. nice to see you again, welcome back! as promised, we will of course talk more about the deal that has finally been struck in the brexit negotiations. chris morris from our reality check team has been scrutinising the small print, and explaining why the agreement is being described as such a big moment. a breakthrough which allows the process to move forward, as long as the other 27 member states approve it next week. but it is worth emphasising it is only an agreement that sufficient progress has been made on issues relating to withdrawal, citizens‘ rights, the future of the irish border and the financial settlement. it locks in the pro

the sixth uk championship title after beating stephen maguire. he held off a late fightback from mcguire. o'sullivan held a 5—4 lead and that was cut back before the decisive frame in the barbican in york. he will face tonight's winner, shaun murphy or ryan day. shaun murphy made a storming start, achieving a break of 104 to win the first frame. it is back into the fourth frame between the two opponents. sorry, second frame now. murphy with the lead. lewis hamilton got its hands on his fourth formula 1 world championship trophy last night. six weeks after claiming the title in mexico he collected his prize at the palace of versailles. he said winning the british grand prix was the highlight of his season in which he won nine races and set an all—time record of 72 career pole positions.

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

he'll meet stephen maguire in the semi—finals.from york. we saw renny 0'sullivan back in that action today, and after the near miss against number 84, he breezed through against martin gould today. how much better a performance was that for him today, alan mcmanus?m was very good. i thought at the start martin gould gave him too many chances for free, which ronnie 0'sullivan obviously will take. then martin gould bartered relaxing, he started going in. and in the end, ronnie will be a bit relieved to get it over 6—3 ronnie will be a bit relieved to get it over6—3 in ronnie will be a bit relieved to get it over 6—3 in the end. but a nice break in the last, and he didn't panic, he never does. on the way, he's just set another record as 106 centuries in this uk championship, that beats stephen hendry‘s record by one. he will now play stephen maguire, who had a similar route through with a 6—3 victory overjoe perry. that is an intriguing matchup. they have produced very good matches in the past. very much so. good matches in the past.

yes, stephen maguire went out, didn't come into the practice room. but came out really positive.s he playing to his optimal best or is there something in reserve for tomorrow?” optimal best or is there something in reserve for tomorrow? i think he is playing within himself, not on top form, but i don't think he had top form, but i don't think he had to be. anyone who asked him a question, he has, with the answers. he has gone through this tournament is in he has gone through this tournament isina he has gone through this tournament is in a cancer without hitting the floor running. he's probably the only player on the circuit who can win with his". he will be facing either ryan day, or the world and six, shaun murphy, who is your pick to be in the final with runny tomorrow? you would have to go with murphy because of his recent form. ryan day is a very dangers opponents. it is an attractive match, both players like to get the ball is open. it should be a good game. that second semifinal is live on the bbc two this evening. lewis hamilton finally got his hands on his fourth formula

o'sullivan beat stephen maguire whilst murphy saw off ryan day.ontested in the final my two of the game's great entertainers, ronnie o'sullivan, a five times winner, and shaun murphy, a previous winner himself. shaun murphy beat ryan day this evening and it was a good win and it showed what he is capable of and it showed what he is capable of and what prospect have we got for tomorrow? to be honest i cannot wait. both players are playing at the top of their game. great break builders and great potters and they will be quick for a snooker. it is going to be quick firing staff. what difference does it make that for the first time in a longer match just a few weeks ago last month shaun murphy had the better of ronnie o'sullivan. how does that factor into the equation? shaun murphy is confident enough to beat anybody in the world. does it put the seeds of doubt in ronnie o'sullivan? possibly. ronnie will know he is in for a fight. he will have been keeping an eye on this match and everyone will have been telling him how great shaun murphy is playing.

on a 6th uk championship title after a 6-4 6th uk championship title after a 6—4 victory over stephen maguireding off a late fightback from maguire. he did hold a 4—0 lead. that was cut back to 5—4 before he took a decisive 6th frame in york. he faces the 2008 winner shaun murphy or ryan day who are playing now. in rugby union's european champions cupa in rugby union's european champions cup a toulon try in the closing stages condemned bath to the first defeat of the group stage. the two sides were level at the top of the table at the start of the day. the two sides face each other next week. there were also wins for ospreys, castre and scarlets. bradley wiggins finished in 21st place on his competitive rowing debut at the british indoor championships in london. he retired from cycling last year and was competing in the elite men's 2,000 metres race. he began slowly after mistakenly believing he had false started. he finished with a time of six minutes 22 seconds. half a minute behind the overall winner adam neil. he called his false start a schoolboy error. the double olympic rowing champion

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

o'sullivan beat stephen maguire while murphy saw off ryan day. hazel irvine and guests look ahead.al by two of the great entertainers, ronnie o'sullivan, a five—time winner, and shaun murphy, a previous winner himself. sean, a win of this evening and it was a good win, showed what murphy is capable of and the prospect for tomorrow. i can't wait. capable of and the prospect for tomorrow. ican't wait. both capable of and the prospect for tomorrow. i can't wait. both players playing at the top of their game, great break, great long porters and it will be a quick game of snooker. it will be quick firing stuff, brilliant. what difference does it make that for the first time in a longer match, just a few years ago —— days ago, last month, how does that factor into the equation? it is an immense that shaun murphy's opinion of himself that he can beat anyone in the world, does it put the seeds of doubt in ronnie o'sullivan? possibly. ronnie will know he's in for a fact. we will keep an eye on the match and looking at how well he is playing. he's playing cavalier rings stuff at the moment.

ronnie o'sullivan has a lead over stephen maguire.cket australia 11 after pouring a drink—over england bowlerjames anderson in a bar in perth. i will have details on those stories at 5.30pm for you. iraq's prime minister has announced that the war against islamic state in his country has been won. he says that iraq has been liberated and his army are in control of areas along the border. ist grew army are in control of areas along the border.ist grew out of what was al-qaeda in iraq. in 2014, the group overran large swathes of northern and western iraq, proclaiming the creation of a caliphate. at least two people have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. the israeli authorities say they were targeting hamas military positions after rockets were fired from there into southern israel. four people are now known to have died in violence since president trump announced the united states would move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. sebastian usher reports. the palestinians are continuing to show their anger over president trump

ronnie o'sullivan is closing in on the sixth uk championship title after beating stephen maguire.lead and that was cut back before the decisive frame in the barbican in york. he will face tonight's winner, shaun murphy or ryan day. shaun murphy made a storming start, achieving a break of 104 to win the first frame. it is back into the fourth frame between the two opponents. sorry, second frame now. murphy with the lead. lewis hamilton got its hands on his fourth formula 1 world championship trophy last night. six weeks after claiming the title in mexico he collected his prize at the palace of versailles. he said winning the british grand prix was the highlight of his season in which he won nine races and set an all—time record of 72 career pole positions. billy monger was presented with an fia president's special award. the british teenager had his lower legs amputated after crashing in a formula four race at donington park in april. but he already has high hopes for next year. i had ihada i had a meeting earlier with the fia. some rulings that were in place before about single—se

also in action this afternoon is stephen maguire, who's taking on joe perry.t for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you in the next hour. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news. we will talk more about our top story here today. and the uk and the european union have reached a deal on some key brexit sticking points — that opens the way for talks to move on to a future trade relationship. after months of, at times ill—tempered, negotiations the european commission said "sufficient progress" had been made on key issues. the other eu members will consider his recommendation at a summit next week. mrs may said "give and take on both sides" had delivered a "hard—won agreement in all our interests". getting to this point has required give and take on both sides. i believe that the joint report being published is in the best interest of the whole of the uk. i very much welcome the prospect of moving ahead to the next phase to talk about trade and security and to discuss the positive and ambitious relationship t

the rocket held off a late fightback from stephen maguire to win 6—4 after taking a 4—frames—to—nil lead ryan day 6—3 in the other semifinal. get me there. i was lucky to be 4—0 up. stephen didn't capitalise on the chances are i got away with it really amber tried to stay ahead after that, but pleased to be in another uk final. james degale lost his ibf super middleweight title in london last night, after being beaten by big underdog caleb truax on a split decision. the former 0lympic champion was clearly not at his best, and took a barrage of punches in the fifth round. and while he hung on, the american unsettled de gale — and was the victor on two of the three judges scorecards. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are david wooding, political editor of the sun on sunday. and journalist and broadcaster penny smith. welcome to you both. let's start by showing the front pages. the mail on sunday reports that theresa may had to intervene in a stand up row between the def

ronnie o'sullivan is closing in on a sixth uk championship title after a 6—4 victory over stephen maguiree. sullivan did hold a 4—0 lead, which was cut back to 5—4 before he took a decisive six frame in york. he faces 2008 when a shaun murphy, who beat ryan day. james degale has lost his ibf super middleweight title in london's night after being beaten by caleb trucks ona after being beaten by caleb trucks on a split decision. the former olympic champion clearly not at his vest, taking a barrage of punches in the fifth round. —— best. while he hung on, the american truax u nsettled hung on, the american truax unsettled to gail in what was his first fight since january. —— u nsettled first fight since january. —— unsettled degale. olympic cycling champion sir bradley wiggins finished in 21st face on his competitive rowing debut at the british indoor championships in london. wiggins retired from cycling last year and was competing in the elite men's 2000 metres race. he began slowly after mistakenly believing he had false started. he then finished with a time of six minutes and 22 seconds,

the rocket will play stephen maguire in the semi—finals, looking to reach his seventh uk final. day in the other semi. and whatever happens in 0'sullivan's match, he feels he can't lose. it was win—win because i thought, if they get beaten, at least i get home to dinner. and if i win i have another day here. i have to have a win—win. at this stage of the game... there are quite a few places around here that will do dinner for you. yes, but i would like to see my missus. i decided a while ago, i like to do my own thing. whatever happens in the game is great, i pick and choose what i want to do. i think my happiness comes in doing other things away from snooker. there would be a british winner in the dubai classic. hannah burke was tied early on but the 13th hole provided —— proved to be difficult. charley hull lucky to have recovered from a bogey on the opening hole by sinking three birdies on the front nine. another bogey on the 16th left herfour nine. another bogey on the 16th left her four shots off the lead. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather. hello there. cent

championship titles when he faces shaun murphy in this year's final later today. 0'sullivan beat stephen maguireire in his semifinal yesterday 6—a. murphy saw off ryan day. 0'sullivan says reaching the final is all down to a positive mental attitude. tom curran has boasted his chances of a place in the england tea m chances of a place in the england team ahead of the third ashes test starting in perth on thursday. the surrey fast bowler took five wickets in england's latest tour match. he also scored an unbeaten 77. it was a slow — it was nice to just get a bit of rhythm going and i have had good chats with a couple of ex—coaches about how i am going to try to go about the next test if selected. yeah, from my point of view it's nice to get away from everything a little bit and concentrate on my own game. great britain's andrew butchart has won bronze at the european cross country championships in slovakia. the scot, who finished fourth last year, led the men to a bronze medal in the tea m the men to a bronze medal in the team standings. britain's senior women struck gold in the team event. charl

judd trump is also into the last four after beating stephen maguire. 0k, another big weekend in rugbyhe knockout phase. ulster are one such team — they face harlequins at the kingspan stadium tonight. wingerjacob stockdale has been in stunning form for them this season — as thomas niblock reports. ulster rugby will unleash a back line tonight full of talent and capable of a bonus point win. what a try by stockdale! briton and it is a 21—year—old new kid from belfast who is the focus of everyone‘s attention. i love playing rugby. i have been playing since i was four or five and getting on the pitch and being able to in front of the guys, in front of 20,000 firms in ulster, 60,000 fans in ireland, it is a dream come true. since the summer, jacob stock rail has played for ireland, his destination? right to the very top. i have always had a theory that this fellow was going to make the big—time. .. theory that this fellow was going to make the big-time. .. tonight. there will be hoping for a similar result to last week. the game forced us to bea to last week. the game forced us to be a te

and stephen maguire has now won that match. that's all the sport for now. first though to coventry, where i suspect there were a few sore heads this morning, mary? i would imagine so, ben, iwould imagine so, ben, a i would imagine so, ben, a few sore heads after the partying. i did spot a few people in coventry with a spring in their step jacket that might have been no way of trying to battle off the cold. i'm told the celebrations went along into the night last night, both in hull, where the announcement was made live on bbc one, and also here in coventry, where the news was met by a mix of delight and also quite a bit of surprise. fantastic news for the city. such a huge opportunity to make such a massive difference. it's so exciting, who knows what the next few years have to hold? it's fantastic, and this is for the people of coventry, and it is for all the arts organisations and all the people who live and work here and all who have worked so hard over the last two years. i'm so happy. i was born in coventry, 57 years ago. my was born in coventry, 57 ye

o‘sullivan plays stephen maguire for a place in the final tomorrow.: thanks, gavin. nice to see you again, welcome back! as promised, we will of course talk more about the deal that has finally been struck in the brexit negotiations. chris morris from our reality check team has been scrutinising the small print, and explaining why the agreement is being described as such a big moment. a breakthrough which allows the process to move forward, as long as the other 27 member states approve it next week. but it is worth emphasising it is only an agreement that sufficient progress has been made on issues relating to withdrawal, citizens‘ rights, the future of the irish border and the financial settlement. it locks in the progress made so far, but at the same time, it emphasises, as the may says, that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. so, what are the more contentious elements within it? well, on the irish border, the hope is expressed that a future free—trade deal will make many of the current concerns melt away. if that doesn‘t happen, the agre

he will play stephen maguire in the semifinals and shaun murphy will play ryan day.she won gold in sochi but yesterday, falling snow hampered her and she finished 13th at the latest world cup finished 13th at the latest world cu p eve nt finished 13th at the latest world cup event in germany. what can you do in cup event in germany. what can you doina cup event in germany. what can you do in a snowstorm? she greeted gillingham are going to eat early she did not say what you do with a cup of tea bustle. —— with bushell. thank you mike. truancy is a problem facing many schools but why do children choose to skip classes? according to the most recent statistics from the department for education, illness is the main reason why pupils fail to attend lessons. but with unauthorised absenses increasing across the uk, it seems sickness is not the only thing keeping pupils away. we'll discuss this in a moment, but first let's hear from some children who have been speaking to the bbc stories team about why they skip lessons. i wouldn't go in one day because i couldn't be bothere

he held off a late fightback from stephen maguire to win 6—4 after taking a lead of 4—0 frames.st and took a barrage of punches. james degale was the victor on the majority of the judges‘ cards. he revealed he is aiming for a competitive return to action next year. some rulings in place before about single seater is not being an option for disabled drivers have been overruled so my plan is to get back into single seater race car for 2018. in what? british three, that's the plan. it would be great to see him back in the car again. the kick—off is at a:30pm for the manchester derby. the top two teams in the premier league going head—to—head, although eight points separate leaders city and united. i've had a foot in both camps this week to look ahead to the biggest game of the season so far. for the city faithful, there's been a lot to cheer the season. group winners and down to the last 16 of the champions league, one of the favourites for the title and seemingly unstoppable domestic la kes. seemingly unstoppable domestic lakes. they have won 13 consecutive games in the premier le

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

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

the rocket held off a late fightback from stephen maguire to win 6—4 after taking a 4—frames—to—nil leadsion. the former olympic champion was clearly not at his best, and took a barrage of punches in the fifth round. and while he hung on, the american unsettled de gale — and was the victor on 2 of the 3 judges scorecards. now you might remember billy monger, the teenage racing car driver who had to have his lower legs amputated after a crash back in april. he can now walk again, with prosthetic legs after spending several months in a wheelchair. he was presented with a special award during end of year prize—giving by motorsports' governing body the fia. after which he revealed he's aiming for a competitive return to action next year. some rulings that were in place before about single seat is not being an option for disabled drivers have been overruled. my plan is to get back into a single seater racecar for 2018. in what? hopefully british f3, i think. that is the plan. just a remarkable story, to see him back on his feet. and to the behind the wheel of a car, really special. let's get

he will be joined in the quarterfinals by stephen maguire, joe perry and ryan day. has found that a&e waiting times across the uk have more doubled in the last three years. there are differences between various parts of the uk, but england has seen the biggest rise where long waits are up by over 150%. let's find out what's behind the rise and what should be done. in nuneaton is dani thorpe, who waited almost five hours with her nine—month old son, max, after he was rushed to hospital. wendy preston is here, a nurse with almost 30 years experience. in our birmingham studio is former conservative health secretary, stephen dorrell. and here in the studio, labour's health spokesman, jonathan ashworth. thank you for coming on the programme, all of you. dani, it was late on a saturday night, you took max to hospital, when was the scene? i think it was about four hours after we arrived, he was eventually seen. what was the outcome? they just put it down to the bronchiolitis and told us there was nothing they could do and sent us home. what was it like while you we re home