but this is its 21st—ce ntu ry berlin to stuttgart.nt to the railway journey complete with 21st—century equivalent to the railwayjourney complete with a beacon and organic bar. not everyone is on board for the experience alone. i played 22 euros to get here. it is a good price, i think. the difference between the state railway and this one is to around 15 minutes and not more. we want to run more than one chain. we are now starting to prepare for a second train and a second line but i don't know if they will be more competitors because it took a lot of time to prepare everything. —— train. we will see. it may not be full stea m train. we will see. it may not be full steam ahead just yet but if this start—up can keep a heavy pace, others may follow in its tracks. follow me on twitter. i will be back with james to take a look at some of the papers from around the world. more than 50,000 disabled people have had specially adapted vehicles taken away after the introduction of a new disability benefit. campaigners are demanding changes to t

the russian controversially received a wild card to compete at the stuttgart open.y's roberta vinci, winning the first set 7—5. sharapova then went on to take the second set 6—3 and faces fellow russian ekaterina makarova next. it was a moment i've been looking forward to for a very long time, training quite intensively for the past two months and visualising myself coming back at it and competing. so in ways i was rusty but in so many other ways i felt like i haven't slept because this is something i have done for such a long period of time and it was nice to have that back. johanna konts is also through — beating japan's naomi osaka in three sets, 6—1 in the decider. a new twenty20 cricket competition will start in the summer of the year 2020 after the ecb voted heavily in favour of a change in the governing body's constitution. our reporter patrick gearey looks at an historic moment for english cricket. this is a historic day for english cricket, ever since victorian times the game has been based around counties and today a vote has now allowed new teams. eight n

there was an upset in stuttgart, though, with a shock defeat for angelique kerber.on was beaten by kristina mladenovic. kerber would have regained the world number one spot if she'd reached the semi—finals, but she lost in straight sets as the frenchwoman, who's ranked 19 in the world, won 6—2, 7—5. she'll face carla suarez navarro in the quarter—finals. and the number six seed johanna konta is also out. she was beaten in straight sets by the unseeded latvian anastasija sevastova. she won 6—3, 7—5, and now plays the numberfour seed simona halep in the quarter—finals. on the atp tour, andy murray finally got to play in the barcelona open, and he's through to the quarter—finals. the world number one, who had a bye in the first round, and was given a walkover in the second after bernard tomic withdrew through injury, was playing spain's feliciano lopez. murray was given a workout coming through 6—4, 6—4 in a hard fought couple of sets. he now plays another spaniard, albert ramos vinolas in the last eight. yes, it was tough. at the end of the first set i served for the

tournament that she's won three times in the past, and was given a good reception by the crowd in stuttgarts test at last year's australian open, when she tested positive for meldonium, was playing herfirst match after serving a 15—month ban. she was up against italy's roberta vinci, who was among the players who criticised the decision to give a wildcard to sharapova. after shaking off the rustiness at the start, sharapova came through in straight sets, winning 7—5, 6—3. it was a moment that i have obviously been looking forward to for a very long time. you know, training quite intensively for the past few months and visualising myself going back at it and competing again. so, in ways of course i was rusty but in so many other ways i felt like they hadn't left. this is something that i've done for such a long period of time and it was really nice to have that back. on the men's tour, world number one andy murray is through to the third round of the barcelona open, and he hasn't hit a ball yet. he was given a bye in the first round and got a walkover in the second when his opponent bernard

whatever opponents may think of her, sharapova plays again in stuttgart today.me for a look at the weather. its milder, but

british number one, johanna konta is through to the last 16 of the stuttgart 0pen tennis.tories at a.30pm. see you then. will, thank you very much. newcastle united and west ham united football clubs have been raided in an investigation into alleged tax fraud. it is understood newcastle's managing director, lee charnley, is among several men who've been arrested. hmrc said it deployed 180 officers across the uk and france seizing business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones. fiona trott is at st james' park, home to newcastle united football club. what's been happening there today? well, this is where hmrc officers came this morning. they arrived behind the milburn stand, the managing director since 2014, lee charnley was arrested. he is being questioned by hmrc officers this afternoon. while the search was going on here, another search was happening at a house about eight miles from here. we understand that that was a home of a football executive. we're hearing reports that the club's training ground was also searched. no official statement from the cl

she'll take on the italian roberta vinci at the stuttgart 0pen.w players. john watson reports. allowed back in, but not to the fa nfa re allowed back in, but not to the fanfare that has greeted her for much of her career. maria sharapova makes her much anticipated return to competitive tennis today after a 15 month suspension. until yesterday, she remained banned, and without the necessary ranking to qualify, the decision by tournament organisers in stuttgart to hand her a wild card has been questioned by some. of course a great player. i have nothing against her. but she made her mistakes, for sure. but she paid andi her mistakes, for sure. but she paid and i think she can return to play, but without any wild card. sharapova shocked the world when she admitted she tested positive for the banned drug meldonium at last year's australian open. a few days ago, i received a letter from the itf that i had failed the drug test at the australian open. but the five-time grand slam champion remains a star attraction on and off the court. grand slam champio

elsewhere in stuttgart, british number one johanna konta is elsewhere in stuttgart, british number onejohanna is 5—3 down in the second set. more in the next hour. tim, sorry to leave you hanging there. that was the latest spot. i was enra ptu red spot. i was enraptured by every word. mps have criticised the system for providing school places in england describing it as "incoherent" and "poor value for money". the public accounts committee is concerned that free schools are sometimes opened in areas without a shortage of places, and where other schools are struggling to make ends meet. here's our education correspondent, gillian hargreaves. ministers believe free schools are key to meeting demand for more school places and they plan to open 500 by 2020. they are state funded, but independently run by charities or groups of parents. the public accounts committee says that while free schools are needed in some areas in england, in others, they're creating as much as 20% spare capacity and wasting public money. there is an ageing stock of buildings and at the same time the government is rushing

after her win in stuttgart yesterday in her first match since her doping suspension, maria sharapovather russian, ekaterina makarova. the former world no1 won the first set 7—5, the third successive set she has won in her comeback. and she went on to comfortably win the second, 6—1 to clinch her place in the next round. johanna konta is out of the event though after she was beaten by anastasija sevastova. the british number one, who was the sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian who is ranked 26th in the world. 6-3, 7-5. andy murray is into the quarterfinals in barcelona after a straight sets victory over feliciano lopez. the world number one's return from elbow injury didn't go to plan in monte carlo but here he was back on track in spain. he will make the first set 6—4 and broke lopez's serve in the final game. murray marches on but there was defeat for britain's dan evans in barcelona. he lost in straight sets to dominic thiem of austria. ireland have moved another significant step closer to receiving test status in cricket. the icc have been d

maria sharapova is about to start her match in stuttgart as she marks a return to tennis following ahas already said she's opposed to the russian receiving her invite. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in sportsday at 6:30pm. the us military has begun installing parts of an advanced missile defence system at a site in south korea, amid continuing high tensions with north korea over its missile and nuclear programmes. in washington, the entire us senate will receive a security briefing on north korea at the white house today, in a highly unusual move. from south korea, our correspondent stephen evans reports. just a few miles south of north korea, 2,000 american and south korean troops practise with real ammunition. they attack targets in the hills with fearsome weaponry. a true show of force. and a show of unity between the military of the two nations, all watched from the grandstand by south korean spectators, unfazed by the current war of words between washington and north korea. she says, as we see in these drills, kim jong un will know how strong the south korean milit

fought back to when a well contested match in straight sets in stuttgart.m the other players it's a different story. the latest comic eugenie bouchard has mentioned the strongest criticism yet of the formerfive—time grand strongest criticism yet of the former five—time grand slam strongest criticism yet of the formerfive—time grand slam him, this is what eugenie bouchard said. i don't think it's right. she is a cheater. and so, to me, i don't think a cheetah in any sport should be allowed to play that sport again. it's so unfair to the others who do it the right way and are true. i think it sends the wrong message to young kids, cheat and you will be welcomed back with open arms, i don't think that is right. the court of arbitration for sport in its original ruling said that maria sharapova should not be considered an intentional doper after it was revealed that she took meldonium after it had been put onto the wider banned list. maria sharapova has said in response to the criticism that she isn't angry or bitter. i let things go pretty quickly and i move o

against the katarina marak over. “— stuttgart against the katarina marak over. —— ekaterina makarovand. johanna konta is out of the wta event in stuttgart at the second round stage, after she was beaten by anastasija sevastova. the british number one, who was the sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian, who is ranked 26th in the world. defeat for dan evans in barcelona. he lost in three sets to dominik tea m he lost in three sets to dominik team of austria. andy murray meets feliciano lopez very shortly. —— dominic thiem. finally, the latest from the world snooker championship. the first semifinal is between defending champion mark selby and the man he beat in last year's final, dingjunhui. being leaves 5—3 after the first session. he finished the session with the first century of the match. —— ding. they will resume tomorrow at10am. —— ding. they will resume tomorrow at 10am. barry hawkins againstjohn higgins is the second semifinal later. that is all the sport for now. mike bushell will be back in an hour. let's return to the incident in westmins

after her win in stuttgart yesterday in her first match since her doping suspension, maria sharapovaian, ekaterina makarova. the former world number one won the first set 7—5, the third successive set she has won in her comeback. and she went on to comfortably win the second 6—1 to clinch her place in the next round. johanna konta is out at the second—round stage after she was beaten by anastasija sevastova. the british number one, who was the sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian, 6—3, 7—5. leeds rhinos missed the chance to move top of the super league after a 31—12 defeat to huddersfield giants. england football manager gareth southgate was one interested spectator at headingly. and he was treated to a remarkable second—half performance from the giants. they took advantage of numerous handling errors by leeds to run in three unanswered tries, including this one from darnell mcintosh. huddersfield state tent but moved to within one point of warrington. the latest from the world snooker championship now, and the first semi—final, between defendin

the 30—year—old five—time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in stuttgart. one ilie nastase has issued an apology for his behaviour during britain's tie in romania last week. the 70—year—old has been provisionally suspended by the international tennis federation for his conduct. he was also overheard making apparently racist comments about serena williams‘ unborn baby. however, speaking to the bbc‘s david 0rnstein on a very crackly phone line, nastase defended his comments. do you think if i said coffee with milk it's a racial word? do you think if i said coffee with milk it's a racialword? many do you think if i said coffee with milk it's a racial word? many people think and interpreted that... many people think but who is the one person to decide? for me it is not racial. serena williams wrote that the comment... she released a statement. then it is racialfor her, everybody gets upset and i don't understand. what did you mean then? i don't mean anything. because her husband is white and she is like this. i said a combination would be something like that, b

keith palmer was stabbed to death as he stuttgart outside the palace of westminster.ies this hour: a three—month state of emergency throughout egypt after bomb attacks killed more than a0 people at two coptic christian churches. the first funerals for some of the victims began on sunday. a meeting of foreign ministers from the g7 group of nations is beginning in italy on monday. the talks are expected to focus on how to increase pressure on russia to distance itself from the syrian president bashar al—assad. australian scientists say two—thirds of the great barrier reef has now been devastated by severe coral bleaching caused by rising water temperatures. researchers say aerial surveys also show an accelerated rate of damage. the spanish golfer sergio garcia has won the masters, his first success in one of the sport's big four tournaments. garcia won a play—off against britain'sjustin rose at augusta after they both finished nine—under—par. now it is time for our news review. what's making headlines around the world ? first we have the arab news with a story featured

us open says she doesn't agree that the russian deserves a wildcard to the porsche grand prix in stuttgarter events in madrid and rome. sharapova was given a two—year ban last year, backdated to the 26th of january 2016, after testing positive for heart disease drug meldonium at the australian open. her suspension was reduced to 15 months in october, following her appeal to the court of arbitration for sport. she can return to play but without any wildcard at. for me, she will play two or three tournaments. my personal opinion is this. i do want to think about it at a slight to stay focused on wednesday. that's it. rafael nadal is arguably the world's best player on clay courts but not perhaps the best archer as he prepares for his opening game at the barcelona open. nadal got the chance to recreate the moment the flame was lit at the barcelona olympics in 1992. he wasn't given an arrow strangely enough but he did look comfortable with the equipment in hand as he goes in search of a 10th title in the city. there has already been an upset in barcelona with nadal‘s spanish compatriot, tommy

the russian controversially received a wild card to compete at the stuttgart 0pen.ng italy's roberta vinci. sharapova will find out next month if she's been granted a wild card for the french open. britain's joanna konta is through to the second round in germany, beating japanese qualifier naomi 0saka in three sets. konta was playing her first wta event since winning the miami 0pen and won a difficult first set on the tie—break. 0saka soon presented even more of a problem to konta — she immediately broke her and went on to win the second set 6—3. but konta moved up a gear and after nearly two hours on court, the world number 7 took the deciding set 6—1, and with it the match. 0nto the world snooker championship and five—times champion ronnie 0'sullivan is out — beaten 13 frames to 10 by last year's runner—up ding junhui. a fantastic match was settled by a century from ding — after 0'sullivan had made a tournament best break of 146 earlier in the session. 0'sullivan warmly congratulated ding at the end who now goes on to met mark selby in a repeat of last year's fina

she was in second round action at the clay tournament in stuttgart on thursday. and katerina makarova, she put her place in the quarterfinals. sharp hobo will play a net copyright -- anette of estonia for a place in the west four. russia and japan have called for a calming over the rhetoric on north korea's nuclear ambitions. the united states administration says it will use pensions and the plymouth as well -- sanctions and diplomacy. y ♪ >>> this week on "wealthtrack," social security guru mary beth franklin and katy votava help us avoid the big penalties if you don't get it right. their money saving advice is next on "consuelo mack wealthtrack." >> new york life along with mainstay's family of mutual funds offers investment and retirement solutions so you can help your clients keep good going. >> additional funding provided by --

maria sharapova's comeback from a doping ban continued in stuttgart with a straight sets defeat of herthe match that she was, way above responding to comments made by another player eugenie bouchard, describing her as a cheater. defeat forjohanna konta in stuttgart — she was beaten in straight sets by latvia's anastasia sevastova. finally the latest from the world championship, and ding junhui, is leading the defending champion mark selby 5—3, after the first session. but it was selby, who had the early momentum, playing shots like this, to take a 3—2 lead. ding managed to regroup, and ended strongly winning, the final three frames — the last of which, was a century of 110. they will resume tomorrow at 10am. let's look at live pictures of the other semifinal taking place at the crucible. john higgins, who leads barry hawkins at the moment 3—0 in their semifinal. early in this one, best of 33 frames. higgins was the last winner, when he was given the trophy the fourth time, and the last non—englishman to win the trophy. higgins, the scotsman, very much on top. that's all sport for now.

until yesterday she was banned, and without the necessary ranking to qualify, the decision in stuttgart to hand her a wildcard has been questioned by some. i she is a great player, but butk she can return to play without any white card. the worldshe shocked when she tested positive for a banned drug at the australian open. >> i received a letter that i had failed a drug test at the australian open. the five-time grand slam champion remains a star attraction on and off the court. >> there are many moments in a professional' es career -- reporter: as one of the richest sportswomen in th on the planet. with two of the biggest grand slams month away, one of the mumbled and where she made her title as a 17-year-old, they will have to decide if they will her a hand back to the top. a deadline is looming over how to fund the u.s. government with a possible shutdown in the balance. a key sticking point has been federal funding for the border wall. the president signaled he may not require the funds this time, but the project is moving .orward landowners and texas received letters ordering them

after her win in stuttgart yesterday in her first match since her doping suspension, maria sharapovanumber one won the first set 7—5, the third successive set she has won in her comeback and she went on to comfortably win the second, 6—1 to clinch her place in the next round. andy murray is up against feliciano lopez. finally the latest from the world snooker championship, and ding junhui leads defending champion mark selby 5—3 after the first session. but it was selby who had the early momentum, playing shots like this, to take a 3—2 lead. ding managed to re—group, and ended strongly winning, the final three frames — the last of which, was a century of 110. they will resume tomorrow at 10am. john higgins faces barry hawkins in the other semi this evening. some news coming into us, french investigators have confirmed they have opened an investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 world cups and also the former fifa president sepp blatter has been questioned. more on that in sportsday at 6:30pm. let's return now to the incident in central london this afternoon when ar

she was given a wildcard for the clay-court event in stuttgart, a move criticized by some players.d a veteran italian, to reach the second round. and a brazilian footballer has been ordered to return to jail in his role in a grisly murder, of his girlfriend. he admitted to conspiring with friends who murdered his girlfriend and fed her body to dogs, but denied any direct involvement. in february, he was released on parole, pending an appeal after seven years in jail and was hired by a second division club. it has been nearly 30 years since the film "silence of the lambs" terrified audiences. the director,jonathan demme, has died. the story of hannibal lecter, starring anthony hopkins, one best picture at the oscars and earned demme the best director academy award. he also directed "philadelphia" to critical acclaim. he was suffering from cancer and died on wednesday in new york at the age of 73. brent: after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. we will be right back. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its cap

the five—time grand slam champion beat italy's roberta vinci in straight sets in the stuttgart 0pen.ced on appeal. they may look cute, but pet owners in the uk are being warned to think twice before buying certain breeds of cats and dogs because of health concerns. popular "flat—faced" breeds like pugs and french bulldogs are all prone to serious problems including breathing difficulties. now leading british vets are calling for a ban on irresponsible breeding. holly hamilton reports. the pugs to french bulldogs, britain has fallen for flat faced breeds. they cannot get enough of them. they are on instagram, teacups, and lots of merchandise. the breed is very popular at the moment. they are like little clowns. 0bviously, they are cute as well. but, as their popularity rises, so too has concerns over hills problems. while many like teddy are healthy, selective reading —— bringing led to breathing issues. and it isn't only dogs. cats with flat years have been growing in popularity. it is the look and temperament. they have a lovely temperament. they have a lovely temperament. this woma

johanna konta is through to the last eight of the stuttgart open.der. it was herfirst second, but was strong in the decider. it was her first match since the controversial fed cup tie against romania last week where she was left in tears after being verbally abused by the home team captain ilie nastase. also maria sharapova makes her return to tennis after a 15 month suspension because of doping. herfirst after a 15 month suspension because of doping. her first opponent was not overly pleased about it. she is of course a great player. personally ido of course a great player. personally i do not have nothing against her. she made her mistakes for sure. less, but she paid and if she can return to play, but without any wild card, any help. mark selby is through to the semifinals of the world snooker championship. he is the defending champion. he made a break of 143 which steve davis described as the most astonishing he had ever seen. he dominated his match against marco fu winning13—3 with a session to spare. 143 is the highest of the tournament so far

stuttgart beat her opponent...the summer of the year 2020 after the ecb voted heavily in favour of a change in the governing body's constitution. 0ur reporter patrick gearey looks at an historic moment for english cricket. this is an historic day the english cricket, the game has been based around counties since victorian times but after a vote of all 41 members of the cricket board they decided to allow new teams, eight new teams will play menu to 20 competition starting in 2020. the new competition is inspired by the likes of the big bash league in australia and the indian premier league at all share similar features, like a player draft. they hope to attract the best players in the world to this competition but it does not have universal support, we over essex and middlesex both voted against and cant abstained. they are worried about the future of smaller counties once the new competition comes into being. will it split dressing rooms with some players going onto an big money and others being left behind and wi

the 48—year—old was stabbed to death as he stuttgart outside the palace of westminster by khalid massoude court nominee, neil gorsuch, will be officially sworn later on monday. the move will restore a conservative majority on the highestjudical body in the united states and has been supported by staunch republicans. tens of thousands of people have protested in budapest over legislation that could force the closure of one of hungary's most prestigious universities. the new rules mean the central european university would be prevented from awarding diplomas because it's registered in the united states. police in the nigerian city of lagos have reportedly evicted hundreds of people from their homes in a waterfront area. eyewitnesses say police fired tear gas and set fire to houses in one of the city's biggest slums, forcing residents to flee. it's the latest in a series of demolitions that are thought to have left thousands homeless. scientists claim two—thirds of australia's great barrier reef has now been devastated by severe coral bleaching. they say aerial surveys of the world's larges

whatever opponents may think of her, sharapova plays again in stuttgart today. her desire this summer is to return to where it all really began, wimbledon. time for a look at the weather. its milder, but something —— it's chilly out there, but something milderfor chilly out there, but something milder for the chilly out there, but something milderfor the weekend. chilly out there, but something milder for the weekend. one of our weather watchers captured its in the last hour, across the channel islands. you can see the clear skies on the recent satellite imagery. some good breaks, southern scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, but then a claudio zone. it's from that thick cloud, or two brighter breaks but a few showers around as well. the showers across north—east england, towards east anglia, could get that bit heavier this afternoon. the breeze is adding to the chill, just seven celsius across parts of norfolk. even uk wide, where you have the sunshine or not, you have temperatures around 11-12. a not, you have temperatures around 11—12. a cool end t

burling, geneva, stuttgart, anywhere to the north, on the cool side.m. the warmest place of all over the next couple of days will be iberia. at home, we are stuck in the teens. more details from matt taylor in half an hour. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. let's look through some of the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. there's renewed pressure on russia over its role in syria. it's coming from a g7 meeting in italy. this is the uk position. this is your choice. stick with that quy: this is your choice. stick with that guy, stick with that tyrant or work with us to find a better solution. we've got a new report from david shukman on the great barrier. rising water temperatures have damaged two thirds of the corals there — experts say there is little chance of recovery. lsd and magic mushrooms are illegal class a drugs — but some people in the uk take small amounts as part of their daily routine. we have a special report on what's known as microdosing. when you're doing something that isn't causing any harm to anybody

so, if you're a german manufacturer and you're making something in stuttgart, germany, when it comes to the united states, we don't tax it. so, literally, our products are double taxed, theirs are not taxed. >> reporter: the c.e.o.s of 16 american exporting giants which underpin millions of american jobs, including boeing and caterpillar, agree. in a letter to congress, they said the border adjustment tax is a "critical element" of tax reform "that ensures goods and services produced abroad face the same tax burden as those produced in the united states." but more than 100 american companies and trade groups that rely on cheap imports-- including retailer walmart, which alone employs 1.5 million americans-- oppose a border adjustment tax. they say it would increase their costs, leaving them little choice but to raise prices for consumers. but congressman roskam says that's unlikely because a border adjustment tax will increase of the value of the dollar and effectively lower the cost of imports. >> as these border adjustment moves in, the dollar gets stronger, the price of imports ge

the five—time grand slam champion beat italy's roberta vinci in straight sets in the stuttgart 0pen.uced on appeal. one of the most famous landmarks in the city of bristol, colston hall, is to be renamed because of the building's associations with the slave trade. the concert hall, which over the years has seen performances by louis armstrong, the beatles and bob marley, was named after edward colston, a bristol merchant whose fortune was partly built on slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries. 0ur correspondent, jon kay, takes up the story. 300 years on, he still divides opinion. edward colston, philanthropist and slave trader. only this month, his statue in bristol was defaced.

keith palmer was stabbed to death as he stuttgart outside the palace of westminster.the hungarian president has ratified a new law on foreign institutions in higher education, despite days of protests. 0pponents say the law is designed to destroy the central european university, funded by the american—based billionaire george soros. he has been strongly critical of the nationalist prime minister viktor 0rban. the new law means the university will not be allowed to award diplomas because it‘s registered in new york. kensington palace has confirmed the duke and duchess of cambridge‘s children will be page boy and bridesmaid at the wedding of their aunt in may. pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess, is to marry her fiance james matthews next month. prince william and kate, and prince harry, will also be attending. millions of women in indonesia have left their families to work in the gulf and asia, often enduring harsh conditions. the east lombok district is known as indonesia‘s migrant hot spot as it exports the most people. in one village half the children are bei

maria sharapova will play her first match in 15 months when she takes on roberta vinci in stuttgart laterrs in 2016 after testing positive for meldonium at the australian open. but her return has not been greeted with widespread approval as she's been given wildcards to this and events in madrid and rome, because her ranking doesn't justify her taking part. the five times world champion ronnie 0'sullivan is in danger of going out of this year's tournament. he's trailing ding jun hui ten frames to six in their quarterfinal after the chinese number one won five frames in a row — his progress only thwarted when 0'sullivan scored a century in the final frame of the session. the first to reach 13 frames will win the match which concludes on wednesday afternoon. better news for the defending champion against another of asia's leading players. mark selby has a 6—2 advantage over marco fu from hong kong going into the second session of the match on wednesday morning. the third and final session is on wednesday evening. finding your soulmate can be hard work — but the modern world is here to help.

sharapova won her first match since the suspension at the stuttgart grand prix.l of her fellow players, and bouchard is the latest. i don‘t think that is right. she is a cheater, and so to me i don‘t think a cheater in any sport should be allowed to play that sport again. it's be allowed to play that sport again. it‘s anfairto be allowed to play that sport again. it‘s an fair to all of the other players who do it the right way and true, so i think from the wta it sends the wrong message to young kids, cheat and we will welcome you back with open arms. i don‘t think thatis back with open arms. i don‘t think that is right. the court of arbitration for sport decided that shara popa should not be considered an intentional doper. britain‘sjohanna konta is also through to the last 16 in stuttgart she takes on anastasija sevastova this afternoon. there are only five games left, we need to keep close to chelsea to the chance. we can cross our fingers that they will lose some points. it is an asked to end better than we did last season, but also to give ourselves that ext

the russian was given a wildcard to the stuttgart 0pen but faltered at the semi—final stage.y the french player came back to win in three sets. mark selby is the first man through to the world snooker championship final, after he had a classic battle with china's ding junhui — winning17—15. these two resumed at 12 frames all today, but the defending champion selby looked to have things won when he went ahead 16—13 — only one from victory. but, despite looking down and out, ding battled back brilliantly to win two frames in a row, and get within one again. yet a break of 72 in the 33rd frame saw from the two time winner edge home. he will facejohn higgins. he went into the semifinal against barry hawkins needing just one frame. 17—8 was the final score. the audience don't looked to too short—changed. exeter moved level on points with leaders wasps in rugby union's premiership with a 36—12 win over northampton saints. they ran in six tries in front of their home fans at sandy park to erase the gap at the top after wasps' defeat last night. centre ian whitten‘s score helped to m

meanwhile maria sharapova is through to the semi—finals in stuttgart as she continues her comeback fromnnette kontaveit for her third—straight win on her return after 15 months out of the game. the 30—year—old five—time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in the tournament. and romania's fed cup captain — ilie nastase has issued an apology for his behaviour towards britain'sjohanna konta and her captain anne keothavong in their tie in romania last week. the 70—year—old has been provisionally suspended by the international tennis federation for his conduct. he was also overheard making apparently racist comments about serena williams‘ unborn baby. ? ilie nastase has defended his comments. do you think if i say coffee with milk it is a racial word? was that many people think and interpreted that... many people think about, but who is the one person who has decided... for me it is not racial. serena williams wrote that the comet was done as she released a statement. it may be racialfor released a statement. it may be racial for other people. anybody else get upset, i don't understand.

the russian was given a wildcard to the stuttgart open but faltered at the semi—final stag. at the semi—finalhe french player came back to win in three sets. sharapova's received criticism from some of her fellow players this week — eugenie bounchard calling her a "cheater who shouldn't be allowed to play". mark selby is the first month richard wilson the world snooker championship final after he had a championship final after he had a championship battle with ding junhul championship battle with ding junhui. they resumed at 12-12, but mark selby looked to have won things. but ding junhui battled back brilliantly to win two in a row and get within one. a break from 72 brilliantly to win two in a row and get within one. a breakfrom 72 in the 33rd frame saw the two—time winner edge home. john higgins is just one frame away from a place in the final. his match against barry hawkins resumed this morning with higgins leading 10—6 and the four time champion won 6 out of the 8 session frames to put him in touching distance. but hawkins won the last, meaning they'll be back on the table at 7 this eve

the former wimbledon champion is a controversial wild card at the stuttgart open.r—final against ding junhui, who took a 10—6 lead, but the rocket did come back with a century break in the last frame of the session. they resume at 2.30pm, and it'll be live on bbc two. tim, thank you. we know that some teachers have to deal with abusive, or even at times violent, pupils, but new research suggests that three in ten teachers have experienced abuse at the hands of pupils' parents. that's according to a survey of nearly 10,000 teachers led by bath spa university, which found a quarter of primary teachers and a fifth of secondary teachers experience some kind of incident at least once a month. abuse ranged from online messages to confrontation on school premises. we can speak to three teachers who have experienced abuse from parents. charlotte, not her real name, is a reception teacher at the start of her career. that's teaching the youngest class in primary school. she was forced to take four months off work after experiencing harassment from a parent. she's asked to re

competitive tennis today in germany beating roberta vinci in straight sets in the 1st round of the stuttgart opensharapova was out of tennis for more than a year after testing positive for a banned substance she said she'd been taking the substance for years with other medications and did not know it had been added to the banned list a 101-year-old womanwon gold at the world masters game in new zealand on monday.man kaur (man-coor) wowed an unsuspecting crowd with her 100 meter race time of one minute and 14-point-58 seconds. she was the oldest participant in this year's race and the only person in her age group to compete.she has also entered the 200 meters race and the shot and javelin competitions scheduled for later this week.kaur says she will "keep rocking."(wipe to butt gets toilet paper) and jake butt he was an all- american tight end at michigan and is projected as a top3 round pick in this weeks nfl drafthe has n problem having fun with his last name and charman toilet paper picked up on it sending him this truck full of toilet paper as but's first professional sponsor butt's twtte

the former world number one is playing at the stuttgart 0pen as a wildcard.st it in his world snooker quarter—final against ding junhui — 0'sullivan trails by ten frames to six. first to 13 wins — they resume at half past two this afternoon. ronnie 0'sullivan is running out of time to make it through to the quarter—finals. but if anyone can, surely he can. thank you very much. we will have some or paper throwing. let's have a look at the weather this morning. carol is with us. i mentioned earlier, look at the moody cloud. it's a cumulonimbus, they give thunder and lightning, we will see some of that in the forecast today but this morning we have a cold start again, temperatures hovering around or below freezing, sunny spells and showers and the showers will be a mixture of hail, sleet and snow, especially on higher ground, and rain. you can see where we have had the showers on the coastlines through the night but inland we are off to a drier started generally but a cold one, sunshine from the word go in southern counties, some coastal showers and showers in e

or pope francis today, and so i'm thinking about the sort of debate for example gandhi had with stuttgart where on the notion that it has a way of being is going to actually really transform society so that the vast majority of marginalized and live well and cause there's this the cynicism that that could ever be the case and that you have to rely on sort of illegal practices of the state to protect people. are we back there now? are we rehashing the same problem? and if so, how do we not fall into the same impasse? >> i think for those of you who did not know about this great debate that between gandhi, a shorthand version of that is that gandhi as you correctly categorize his position, sort of this notion of devotion as creating the conditions in which equality and the antidiscrimination can be achieved and i think there's a sort of at least in that faith and his life was a classic modernist, thinking of stateslike many people at that time. like all of us . and then again, trusting in the state to enforce equality and of course there are examples of the state doing that. most notoriousl

since returning from a 15—month doping ban, beating italy's roberta vinci in straight sets at the stuttgartw—players for sharapova. eugenie bouchard described her as a "cheater". and ronnie 0'sullivan's been knocked out of the world snooker championship by ding junhui. but he says he's "over the moon" for the chinese player, who's into the semi—finals. he said he would rather lose a good match than win a bad one. there are enough! i think a win's a win. i know what he means. -- fair i know what he means. —— fairenough. i think —— fairenough. ithinki —— fairenough. i think i would still want to win. let's have a quick look at the papers. starting with the daily telegraph. the main stories about theresa may, saying she will keep britain tidy europe's human rights laws. we have heard her say that before. the picture is of her greeting jean—claude juncker outside downing street. and these tax raids at west ham. inside, borisjohnson and these tax raids at west ham. inside, boris johnson is and these tax raids at west ham. inside, borisjohnson is writing for the first time. a very personal attack

the 30—year—old five—time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in stuttgart and powered past the estonianframes of the second session to build a 7—5 lead in what's a repeat of last year's final. it's been back and forth since then but selby has managed to keep a 2 frame advantage — he now leads 9—7. the other semifinal is back under way. john higgins led harry hawkins. these pictures are live from the crucible. the four—times champion higgins leads six frames to four. you can watch that over on bbc two or on the website. you can watch that over on bbc two or on the website. that's all sport for now. across the uk campaigning is in full swing — but before the general election voters in scotland will go to the polls to elect councillors in all 32 local authorities. for many, next thursday's council elections have become about much more than choosing who looks after schools and makes sure the bins are collected. steve godden is in glasgow for us. for decades, labour has controlled the council. there are many dire predictions on how they may do in this last government elections. the last west

the 30—year—old five—time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in stuttgart .ioe in romania last week. the 70 year—old former world number one has been provisionally suspended by the international tennis federation for his conduct. he also was overheard making apparently racist comments about serena williams unborn baby. mark selby has staged a comeback in his world snooker championship semi—final with ding junhui. the defending champion came into today trailing 5—3 but took the first four frames of the second session to build a 7—5 lead in what's a repeat of last year's final. it's been back and forth since then but selby has managed to keep a 2 frame advantage — he now leads 9—7. the match resumes this evening. these are live pictures from the crucible. it is under way betweenjohn higgins and barry hawkins. 5—3 at the start of the session are now 7—5. coverage continues on bbc sport, bbc two and the bbc sport website. sebastian vettel looks determined to increase his lead in the formula one drivers' championship after topping the timesheets in practice ahead

the 30—year—old five—time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in stuttgart.finish line in scarborough. danish rider magnus cort nielsen fell with less than two hundred yards to go on the 107 mile stage. the crash brought down several other riders including 22 year old briton tao geoghegan—hart, who's in his first season as a professional rider with team sky. dutchman dylan groene—wegen won the stage, all those caught up in the crash will be given the same time. great britain is one of four countries to formally express an interest in staging the 2022 commonwealth games. liverpool, birmingham and london have been listed as potential host cities after durban lost the right to put—on the event. england last staged the games in 2002 in manchester, accompanied at times by some typical manchester rain. the other nations to have expressed an interest for the 2022 games — are australia, canada and malaysia. sebastian vettel looks determined to increase his lead in the formula one drivers‘ championship after topping the timesheets in practice ahead of this weekend's r

she spent 15 months out of the sport and she is returning to play in stuttgart.ow night. so she is using a local tennis club to practise. and, so, families are playing on the court next door to her, she had to walk past their courts to go to the cafe to get a drink of water and stuff like that. but, yeah, this is maria sharapova's comeback to dennis. all that grunting. the buildup. to quickly show you this? i cannot believe this is true but a p pa re ntly cannot believe this is true but apparently you now that i am a big fan of coffee. apparentlyjust climbing the stairs will do me more good than actually having a cup of coffee i do not believe that. but, thatis coffee i do not believe that. but, that is not practical, is it? you wa nt to that is not practical, is it? you want to go climb the stairs for ten minutes? yes, go for it. it is a step up... can ijust show you a big dog? yes. a big dog, a massive one. 15 stone six. when he stands up here seven foot tall. seven feet! that is him standing on two legs. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main storie

competitive tennis today in germany beating roberta vinci in straight sets in the 1st round of the stuttgartapova was out of tennis for more than a year after testing positive for a banned substanceshe said she'd been taking the substance for years with other medications and did not know it had been added to the banned list a 101-year-old womanwon gold at the world masters game in new zealand on monday.man kaur (man-coor) wowed an unsuspecting crowd with her 100 meter race time of one minute and 14-point-58 seconds. she was the oldest participant in this year's race and the only person in her age group to compete.she has also entered the 200 meters race and the shot and javelin competitions scheduled for later this week.kaur says she will "keep rocking."(wipe to butt gets toilet paper) and jake butt he was an all- american tight end at michigan and is projected as a top3 round pick in this weeks nfl drafthe has n problem having fun with his last name and charman toilet paper picked up on it sending him this truck full of toilet paper as but's first professional sponsor butt's twtter handle?

the former wimbledon champion is a wild card at the stuttgart open — and that doesn't sit well with herut she paid, and i think she can return to play but without any wild cards, any help. john higgins is through to the semifinals of the world snooker championship. he began the final session against kyran wilson needing only two more frames. his opponent did get one frame back but was too far behind to catch the four time champion, who goes through 13—6 to play either barry hawkins or stephen maguire. how about this for a proud parent? after we reported that liam stuart scored a win for britain's ice hockey team yesterday on the victoria derbyshire show, we didn't expect this video to service. great britain's ice hockey team beat them 51 in belfast last night where liam stuart, the son of these at legend sir rod stewart and supermodel rachel hunter, scored his first international goal. they're at the top of the table on six points. my boy! very surreal! rock and roll, annita we will have more on the bbc news channel throughout the day. a proud dad, and that's what makes it so great, isn

instead, sharapova appears to be doing her talking on the court, with another win in stuttgart — in straightasija sevastova. the british number one, who was the sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian. china's most famous sportsman, ding jun—wee, is living up to the hype, he leads the defending champion, mark selby, 5 frames to 3, at the world championship. selby took an early lead in the contest, but ding delighted the estimated 10 million watching back home on chinese state tv, by winning the final three frames — ending with a century of 110. they will resume this morning. in the other semi—final, john higgins leads barry hawkins by the same score. leeds rhinos missed the chance to move top of the super league after a 31—12 defeat to huddersfield giants. england football manager gareth southgate was among the spectators at headingley. he and the rest of the crowd were treated to a remarkable second half performance from the giants. they ran in three tries after the break, including this one from darnell mcintosh. huddersfield stay tenth but move to withi