there were also wins for ulster, harlequins and northampton.ean champions saracens are currently 15—12 against 0spreys. adam wild reports. sandy park is where you find the chiefs and this certainly an occasion for leaders. top of the english league exeter against montpellier, top of the french. the cross—channel challenge with plenty at stake. for exeter, defeat would end their european hopes. dave ewers‘s first half try kept them alive. tense, tight, not much space but then when you have 0lly woodburn on the wing, you don't always need it. that was brilliant, his second perhaps was even better. this secured the bonus point that may yet prove crucial in the fight for second in their group. the chiefs are back in charge. in ulster, a battle to lead league 1, that is where la rochelle have been for most of the competition. the french side once appearing unbeatable, now seemingly breachable. tries either side of half—time enough for ulster. they now go top, and with just one game to go. this fixture was once a derby while wasps have moved, plenty

ulster go top with one game to go. is topped by ulster so need victory to keep their qualification hopes alive. and they've had a great first half running in three tries including this one from south african flanker nizaam carr. wasps currently lead 21—12 with 25 minutes remaining. northampton are leading against clermont. the latest score is 20—18. confirmation of today's other results... ulster have swept to the top of their pool. just 48 hours to go until the start of the australian open, and some positive news for british tennis... andy murray's already been ruled out, kyle edmund has been struggling with an ankle strain, butjohanna konta says she has recovered from the hip injury that has disrupted her preparations. the british number one, who is seeded ninth, plays american madison brengle in the first round and is aiming to reproduce the form that took her to the semi—finals two years ago. what happened in brisbane, that got better quite quickly, quicker than i thought, and it felt fine in my match in sydney. si

ulster go top with one game to go.asps are currently third in pool1 which is topped by ulster so need victory to keep their qualification hopes alive. wasps were leading 21—0 after half an hour, but harlequins rallied in the second and got the winning try through james chisholm in the second and got the winning try throuthames chisholm in 18th minute of the game. northampton beat clermont. ulster have gone to the top after their victory over la rochelle. saracens will effectively see their hat—trick hopes if they fail to beat 0spreys in the game thatis fail to beat 0spreys in the game that is about to start. just 48 hours to go until the start of the australian open, and some positive news for british tennis... andy murray's already been ruled out, kyle edmund has been struggling with an ankle strain, butjohanna konta says she has recovered from the hip injury that has disrupted her preparations. the british number one, who is seeded ninth, plays american madison brengle in the first round and is aiming to reproduce th

his wayward pass a gift for ulster to draw level.ne of the match. after promising so much, their european campaign ending in a damp squib as wasps continued to fly. in testing conditions, their forwards gave them the edge. the bonus point win secured only 15 minutes into the second half but their place in europe still in the balance. that is because they were relying on fellow premiership side harlequins to do them a favour at la rochelle. quins could not progress any further themselves and could not hold back the home side either. la rochelle running out 16—7 winners. the french side into the last eight, then, but no place for wasps in this yea r‘s european equation. so this is the full list of ties. saracens, who played yesterday, made to wait to qualify as one of the three best second—placed sides, will face a dominant leinster side. scarlets with that home tie. europe's no 1 golfer tommy fleetwood stormed to victory in the abu dhabi championship to retain the title he won last year. fleetwood started the day two shots behind the

tries either side of half—time enough for ulster.—rom—islova 3—1 at lakeside. ashton was considered the underdog before the final but the defending champion won eight straight legs in a row, finishing with a 62 checkout to seal victory. ashton is now second on the list of titles won, behind the 10—time champion trina gulliver. we will have an update on the men‘s semifinal a little later in the evening. that is all the sport for now but there will be more on the news channel throughout the evening. thank you, jessica. iran has said the us has crossed a "red line" by imposing sanctions on the head of itsjudiciary and vowed to retaliate. ayatollah sadeq amoli—larijani is among 14 individuals and bodies targeted. iran also rejected any changes to its nuclear deal with world powers. president trump has warned that he‘ll re—impose sanctions on iran in less than four months — a move that would undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme. in washington is trita parsi, president of the national iranian american cou

for 16 years he was a leading member of the ulster volunteer force. people, more than any other loyalistgroup. a particularly savage reputation. he was working as an informerfor the police. associates in exchange for a shorter sentence for his own crimes. other terrorist offences. 5 years. has let them down terribly. justice. what is justice in this country? it is just designed to look after the criminal. it's... how can a man convicted of that many crimes be set free into society? the man's a serial killer. he was a paid state informant. he was allowed to kill at will. is the most senior loyalist ever to turn supergrass. who he gave information to. paramilitary suspect. events of the past. can you retrieve, what acknowledgement can be given? for people who want to know things, how can we give them that? of investigating what happened during the troubles. hundreds of killings remain unsolved. northern ireland is a place where history still hurts. chris page, bbc news, belfast. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with emily maitlis. accepts it may have acted unlawfully on disability b

five games today in all — lei nster/ulster got under way at 5:35pm. 38-7 38—7 against ulsterfor 38—7k the lead two fences from home and powered to victory. the welshman becomes the youngest jockey to win the race, riding on the joint—oldest horse. the race had been postponed from the 27th december due to a waterlogged course. after phil taylor bowed out in darts pdc final earlier this week, today the sport's other world championship got under way, the bdo at lakeside. and the face of this competition for so many years has been martin wolfie adams, but he was beaten by the number two seed mark mcgeeney, in a match that went all the way to a deciding leg in the fifth and final set. this is wolfie's 25th appearance at lakeside, he's won it three times, but he was on the wrong side of the result this time. great britain's mica moore and misha mcneill crashed out of the latest round of the bobsleigh world cup this afternoon. the pair had been in seventh place after their first run but caught the wall halfway through their second attempt and turned the sled over. they both were able to get

in rugby union's pro 1a, ulster had a great comeback win to take a bonus point win over munster at thed the rhythm with 21 minutes to play ulster fought back with three late tries, the 24—17 win was sealed by robert lyttle in the final moments. in today's other game leinster strengthened their hold on second place in conference b with a narrow win over connacht. but as number one johanna but as number onejohanna konta started the season with the two sets to one victory. it is her first to admit with her new coach. she lost the first set 6—4 but broke early in the first set 6—4 but broke early in the second to take it 6—4 and then to ta ke the second to take it 6—4 and then to take the match. contact the final set 6—3 to reach the second round. —— johanna konta took the final set. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30. eye witnesses have been describing a huge fire which destroyed up to 1,400 vehicles in a multi—storey car park in liverpool. the blaze at king's dock, next to liverpool's echo arena, is said to have spread after one vehicle caught fire

in rugby union's pro 1a, ulster had a great comeback win to take a bonus point win over munster at their centre sam arnold was red carded for a high tackle. ulster fought back with three late tries, the 24—17 win was sealed by robert lyttle in the final moments. in today's other game, leinster strengthened their hold on second place in conference b with a narrow win over connacht. that's all the sport for now. the leader of north korea, kim jong—un, has warned the united states that he has a nuclear button on his desk, ready for use, if his country feels threatened. in a televised new year's day speech, he said that the whole of the us was within range — but he had warmer words for neighbouring south korea, saying he wanted to ease tensions. more than 300 women from hollywood's entertainment industry have launched an initiative to tackle sexual harassment in workplaces. the campaign — called time's up — aims to improve legislation and corporate policies, increase access to legal assistance and help more women reach the top levels of industry. it's supported by stars including meryl str

with ulster, a battle to lead 4—1. that's where they have been for most of the competition.le, now breachable. tries either side of half—time. they go top with just one game to go. that is against wasps, who had harboured hopes of their own charging into a 20—point lead against already eliminated harlequins. waspes have moved, but plenty of rivalry remains. that margin, gradually reduced, as well as the numbers on the field. a red card for wasps, james haskell. with the final breath of the game, harlequins let out a roar. a huge blow to their former neighbours. it was an extraordinary win leaving the wasps needing something extraordinary if they are to progress. europe have beaten asia to retain the eurasia cup. they had been down by a point going into today's singles but won eight out of 12 matches in kuala lumpur. england's tommy fleetwood was one of the first to get on the scoreboard for the europeans. it finished 14—10 to europe. laura muir anchored great britain to victory in the great edinburgh cross country mixed team relay yesterday. the former european cross—country

across the six counties of northern ireland operation dimitrius conducted by m i five and the royal ulster constabulary would lead to thousands being forced from their homes and to mass and the catholic imprisonment without trial let alone torture as judged by the european court of human rights and today even as britain's to resume holds on to power thanks to a billion pound payment to a party linked to protestant paramilitaries the legacy of u.k. repression lingers and all across the island a violent murals remain a testament to the martyrs who died at the hands of british secret police and soldiers those murals inspire the artful dodger a london street artist to use his pieces to speak out against social injustice today deputy editor sebastian baca went to speak to him in south london we have covered the artist's face to hide his identity. oh in politics of course when strange bedfellows i mean another of those people who say we should like celebrities and stay out of politics or social issues but i think if you have a talent and you have intelligence to use it in a way which i would ref

ireland and ulster winger tommy bowe has announced he will retire at the end of the season but opted earns 69 caps for ireland and played for the british and irish lions posted this earlier. saying. tha nkfully thankfully his rugby is better than his poetry. judd trump is through to the second round of the masters. the englishman managed to survive a superb fightback. trump managed to prevail closing with a break of 85. the former world number one is looking former world number one is looking for his first masters title. when the british alpine skiing team for this year's bookses was announced there was no place for kelly gallagher. the advicely impaired skier won in sochi but could still make it to that plane. our reporter caught up with her in a swiss resort. three, two, one, go. obviously we qualified for the games in terms of selection document, but there is only two spots at the moment. we haven't been actually selected. we are hoping that the association and our governing body can work tact to find us a slot so we can compete. in the meantime you with answering do is try and tr

in rugby union's pro 1a ulster had a great comeback win to take a bonus point win over munster at there sam arnold was red carded for a high tackle. ulster fought back with three late tries, the 24—17 win was sealed by robert lyttle in the final moments. in today's other game leinster strengthened their hold on second place in conference b with a narrow win over connacht. that's all the sport for now. the leader of north korea, kimjong un, has warned the united states that he has a nuclear button on his desk, ready for use, if his country feels threatened. but his televised new year's day speech also seemed to open up the possibility of better relations with neighbouring south korea. just after the first sun of 2018 rose over the korean peninsula, kim jong—un delivered his new year's address live on state—run television, with an unsurprisingly defiant message for the united states. translation: the entire united states is within range of our nuclear weapons — and the nuclear button is always on my desk. this is reality, not a threat. perhaps more surprising was the olive branch he app

for 16 years he was a leading member of the ulster volunteer force. people, more than any other loyalistamilitary group. it was difficult to prosecute any. in exchange for a shorter sentence for his own crimes. other terrorist offences. to six and a half years. a particularly savage reputation. the paramilitary commander was also working as a police informer. has let them down terribly. justice. what is justice in this country? it is just designed to look after the criminal. it's... how can a man convicted of that many crimes be set free into society? he was a serial killer. he was a paid state informant. he was allowed to kill at will. is the most senior loyalist ever to turn supergrass. who he gave information to. paramilitary suspect. in the witness box instead of the dock. but decided to turn supergrass out of self—interest. of self—interest. from prison he will be given a new identity. identity. a place where history still hurts so chris, thank you. march 2019 is when we are set to leave the european union. during the transition period. even though it won't have any voting rights af

for 16 years he was a leading member of the ulster volunteer force. people, more than any other loyalistgroup. a particularly savage reputation. he was working as an informer to the police. associates in exchange for a shorter sentence for his own crimes. other terrorist offences. to six and a half years. has let them down terribly. justice. what is justice in this country? it is just designed to look after the criminal. it's... how can a man convicted of that many crimes be set free into society? the man's a serial killer. he was a paid state informant. he was allowed to kill at will. is the most senior loyalist ever to turn supergrass. who he gave information to. paramilitary suspect. events of the past. acknowledgement can be given? for people who want to know things, how can we give them that? investigating what happened during the troubles. hundreds of killings remain unsolved. northern ireland is a place where history still hurts. in america's upcoming mid—term elections this november. mentalfaculties were "dangerous and false". to the north korean nuclear crisis. correspondent gor

with ulster, a battle to lead a—1. that's where they have been.go. that is against wasps, who had harboured hopes of their own charging into a 20—point lead against already eliminated harlequins. waspes have moved, but plenty of rivalry remains. that margin, gradually reduced, as well as the numbers on the field. a red card for wasps, james haskell. with the final breath of the game, harlequins let out a roar. a huge blow to their former neighbours. it was an extraordinary win leaving the wasps needing something extraordinary if they are to progress. europe have beaten asia to retain the eurasia cup. they had been down by a point going into today's singles but won eight out of 12 matches in kuala lumpur. england's tommy fleetwood was one of the first to get on the scoreboard for the europeans. it finished 1a—10 to europe. laura muir anchored great britain to victory in the great edinburgh cross country mixed team relay yesterday. the former european cross—country champion was in fine form yesterday. she took over from adam clarke for the final lap

while later ulster play munster. liverpool have taken the lead against burnley through sadio mane.n killed in anti—government demonstrations in iran. state—run media says ten people have died in protests in the last week. president rouhani says people have the right to protest, but violence is unacceptable. rana rahimpourfrom the bbc‘s persian service has been telling us that the circumstances surrounding the deaths remain unclear. very conflicting reports and almost impossible to verify. the internet is almost shutdown and people say it takes half an hour to write a tweet so we have not received any footage and anything confirmed is almost impossible. but state television said about ten people have been killed overnight and they say they were rioters and some of them were armed. but it's impossible to find out. protesters say they have been killed by government forces. the evidence that these are serious protests is the fact that president rouhani was drawn to make these very clear comments. they have a right to protest, he said, but they don't have a right to be involved in viole

next time you're an actual highlight sedition a pair of ulster and free riders looking for the ultimatechallenge. calendaring delights of one of germany's first vegetarian restaurants remission armstrong. and italy's mckayla day looking back at more than four decades of design success. and more next time on joram next highlights. of the. movie. police at full speed. always shining. but always on the move. no good in today and in the future. drugs thirty million dollars. to. buy endorsement shelter like the biggest favor it seems so we've got all the best goals we've got all the action the double is the home of judgment but all shared experience every match it. just league of the weekend cheer on g.w. . civilians during the trial the situation escalates. there's no longer can room for scruples. with ruthless calculation military leaders were killed the extent of the scale of. control of the airspace because it is a negative. technological to preserve the conflagrations mass destruction. aerial bombing from good nico to hiroshima starting february third month t w. are you up to speed on t

that result knocked ulster out.elle's victory ensuring their place in the quarterfinals. in pool 4, arguably the tightest group to be decided, munster‘s match against castres was delayed by three hours because of a waterlogged pitch at thomond park. both teams still had hopes of progressing. munster are on top at the moment and have qualified as it stands. it is 20-3 at have qualified as it stands. it is 20—3 at the moment. leicester had already been eliminated before the final round of matches. they pushed racing 92 close, but went down 23—20 in the end. maxime machenaud scoring 18 points for racing, who do qualify for the last eight. europe's no 1 golfer tommy fleetwood stormed to victory in the abu dhabi championship to retain the title he won last year. fleetwood started the day two shots behind the overnight leaders but shot eight birdies in a 7—under 65, six of them on the back nine, to win the tournament. the 27—year—old finished two shots ahead of fellow englishman ross fisher, while northern ireland's rory

he used the plane a number of times, including to fly to the ulster unionist party conference in belfastt £4,000. he was even the party's treasurer in scotland. in 2012, his business empire came crashing down and he was declared bankrupt with debts of more than £41 million. i think we'll finish at that. during the bankruptcy investigation, mr scott led the trustees on a very deceitful dance indeed. he hid a speedboat, wine collection, fishing rights, assets in the bahamas and even claimed a break—in at his house, some items later found being sold at auction. he failed to account for the proceeds. and all the while he was trustee director of the crimestoppers charity. by 2015, the authorities had had enough and malcolm scott was hit with a lengthy bankruptcy restriction 0rder. until 2021, he's banned from being a company director. from even forming a company. the thing is, i've been keeping a very close eye on mr scott and whatever he's doing, he's not taking a backseat in business. every few weeks he travels from his home in the west coast of scotland to northern ireland. i watch as he v

for 16 years he was a leading member of the ulster volunteer force. people, more than any other loyalistchange for a shorter sentence for his own crimes. other terrorist offences. to six and a half years. a particularly savage reputation. the paramilitary commander was also working as a police informer. has let them down terribly. justice. what is justice in this country? it is just designed to look after the criminal. it's... how can a man convicted of that many crimes be set free into society? he was a serial killer. he was a paid state informant. he was allowed to kill at will. is the most senior loyalist ever to turn supergrass. who he gave information to. paramilitary suspect. in the witness box instead of the dock. the government's announced a big increase in the cost of a passport. — an increase of 27%. although those who order online will pay £10 less. and will raise an additional £50 million annually. while continuing to pay high salaries and dividends. than the £587 million initially estimated. into carillion's accounts. finds evidence of misconduct. following the story. in its

ulster are beating atla ntique stade rochelais 20—13 .n national congress have gathered to hear cyril ramaphosa give his first major speech since being elected as leader of the party. the south african deputy president, who was voted as leader last month, has called for unity in the party to bring about social change. mr ramaphosa said the party's new leadership will be dedicated to equality and democracy for south africa. we take this opportunity to reaffirm the anc‘s commitment to the values and the principles to which so many of our legends dedicated their lives. 0ur organisation belongs to you, the people of south africa. the anc is the parliament of the people of south africa and it's our duty as members of the anc to safeguard and nurture this heritage that we were given by our forebears. the core ideal, that is the reason for the existence of the anc, is the creation of a united, nonracial, nonsexist democratic and prosperous and equitable society in our country. as its newly—elected leadership we commend ourselves to you, that we

ulster volunteer force in belfast.rs. 45—year—old haggarty would have been jailed for 35 years. from belfast, our correspondent chris page reports. sectarianism and killing. more than any other loyalist paramilitary group. gunfire. in exchange for a shorter sentence for his own crimes. eamon fox and gary convie were shot dead by uvf gunmen... early yesterday morning... shot their grandfather. other terrorism offences. to six and a half years. a particularly savage reputation. the paramilitary commander was also working as a police informer. let them down terribly. justice? what is justice in this country? it's just designed to look after the criminal. how can a man convicted of that many crimes be set free into society? who he gave information to. with two uvf murders. in the witness box, not the dock. chris page, bbc news, belfast. two british skiers have died while on holiday in the french alps. in the chamonix—mont—blanc region. raised the alarm on sunday morning. which was well—known and popular. weeks of heavy rai

if the planes achieve the expected demand, it means a lot of employment in ulster.projects always promise plenty of good jobs, but they often require plenty of government support. bombardier‘s c series 7 a 21st century airplane designed for 21st—century airlines. a brand new plane with the wings designed and made in belfast. i want to congratulate the workforce on everything that they have achieved. it has made it possible for us to give the grants and help. this help for the c series wings was £113 million from the government. a repayable loan or a subsidy? it's that government money which is now at the heart of this dispute. and here's what that money helped build. swiss, one of the few airlines with c series already in service. so, the head height is good. even for someone tall like me. ladies and gentlemen... those belfast—built wings help make the plane more fuel efficient, saving money for airlines. this plane can fly transatlantic, but it may never reach the us. unexpected turbulence amid political climate change has hit the c series hard. call it storm trump

a third consecutive european title were kept alive, thanks to premiership rivals wasps, who beat ulsterlets as the only british teams in the last eight. and while we have been on the air, mark allen as just won sanogo's masters for the first time. he held offa masters for the first time. he held off a comeback from kyren wilson to win10—7 ina off a comeback from kyren wilson to win10—7 in a tense final at alexandra palace. that is it from me. there is more on the bbc news channel, including how tommy fleetwood stormed to the abu dhabi title. back to you. thank you. that's all from me, stay with us on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. people with hidden disabilities in england could soon be entitled to blue badge parking permits under government plans. the department for transport said the change would make it easier for those with conditions such as autism and dementia to get access to the services they need. helena lee reports. the blue badge scheme was first introduced in england in the 1970s. today, around 2.4 million people with disabilities hav

while later ulster play munster. that is all the sport for now. says ten people have died in protests in the last week. president rouhani says people have the right to protest, but violence is unacceptable. very conflicting reports and impossible to verify, it is all my shutdown and people say it takes half an hour to write a tweet so we have not received any footage and anything confirmed is almost impossible. but state television said about ten people have been killed overnight and they say they we re killed overnight and they say they were rioters and some of them were armed. it is impossible to find out. protesters say they have been killed by government forces. the evidence that these are serious protests is the fact that the president was drawn to make these very clear comments, they have a right to protest, but they don't have a right to be involved in violence, which implies that they had to take action of some kind to bring these protests to order. that is why he has given a couple of speeches in the last 44 hours, so clearly they feel th

five billion pounds tourism a defacto claimed she's bringing six times more than she did to former ulster paramilitary in tempe just stay in power and that the n.h.s. will be putting six billion pounds more into not i apparently not the only problem with that mr speaker is it was two point eight billion spread like thin gruel over two years and it wasn't just those figures being fiddled alleged corbin in december the months just gone n.h.s. england recorded its worst ever performances with more patients than ever waiting over four hours now the u.k. statistics authority say the numbers may be worse because the figures have been fiddled fiddling accident in emergency statistics bizarrely to resume answered by pointing to the andy corbin welsh labor party leadership as an example of how poorly he would run the n.h.s. england four hundred ninety seven people were waiting more than twelve hours but the latest figures on. we don't do the labor government. files on seven hundred. on the way. corbin said it was under funding from tory run westminster that was to blame for his party's record in w

across the six counties of northern ireland operation dimitrius conducted by m i five and of the royal ulster constabulary would lead to thousands being forced from their homes and to mess and the catholic imprisonment without trial let alone torture as judged by the european court of human rights and today even as britain's to resume holds on to power thanks to a billion pound payment to a party linked to protestant paramilitaries the legacy of u.k. repression lingers and all across the island a violent murals remain a testament to the martyrs who died at the hands of british secret police and soldiers those murals inspire the artful dodger a london street artist to use his pieces to speak out against social injustice today deputy editor sebastian baca went to speak to him in south london we have covered the artist's face to hide his identity. oh in politics of course when strange bedfellows i mean another of those people who say we should be like celebrities and stay out of politics or social issues but i think if you have a talent and you have intelligence to use it in a way which i would

five billion pounds tourism a defacto claim she's bringing six times more than she did to former ulster paramilitary to stay in power and that the n.h.s. will be putting six billion pounds more international i apparently not the only problem with that mr speaker is it was two point eight billion spread like thin gruel over two years and it wasn't just those figures being fiddled alleged corbin in december the months just gone n.h.s. england recorded its worst ever only performances with more patients than ever waiting over four hours now the u.k. statistics authority say the numbers may be worse because the figures have been fiddled fiddling accident in emergency statistics bizarrely to resume answered by pointing to the andy corbin welsh labor party leadership as an example of how poorly he would run the n.h.s. england four hundred ninety seven people were waiting more than twelve hours but the latest figures also. or don't do the labor government in wales three thousand seven hundred. on the way. cool been said it was under funding from tory run westminster that was to blame for his p

win comfortably in the end — 26—7 the score, jake cooper—woolley with their fourth try, to knock ulsterlay grigor dimitrov in the quarter finals of the australian open. the british number two beat andreas seppi over four sets. his appearance in the last eight, the farthest he's ever been at a grand slam. david ornstein reports. carrying the hopes of a nation is no easy task but in the absence of andy murray, britain has a new flag bearer. kyle edmund ‘s' rise has been steady. his form, spectacular. it did seem that was a bet —— about to change when it parents andreas sepph to change when it parents andreas seppi, he went down in the first set. he was quick to respond with a switch of shoes coinciding with a change in fortunes and there was no looking back. a decade andreas seppi'sjunior looking back. a decade andreas seppi's junior and yet kyle looking back. a decade andreas seppi'sjunior and yet kyle edmund is higher ranked and soon the difference in age and quality was apparent. both of them wanted to make the grand slam quarter—final. edmund became the first british man other than mu

five billion pounds tourism a defacto claim she's bringing six times more than she did to former ulster paramilitary into m.p. just stay in power and that the n.h.s. will be putting six billion pounds more into not i apparently not the only problem with that mr speaker is it was two point eight billion spread like thin gruel over two years and it wasn't just those figures being fiddled alleged corbin in december the months just gone n.h.s. england recorded its worst ever performances with more patients than ever waiting over four hours now the u.k. statistics authority say the numbers may be worse because the figures have been fiddled fiddling accident in emergency statistics bizarrely to resume answered by pointing to the andy corbin welsh labor party leadership as an example of how poorly he would run the n.h.s. england four hundred ninety seven people were waiting more than twelve hours but the latest figures all. but under the labor government in wales three thousand seven hundred. on the way. cool been said it was under funding from tory run westminster that was to blame for his pa

la rochelle need to beat harlequins, wasps, need a bonus point against ulster to keep their very slimare all playing at the moment. europe's number one golfer — tommy fleetwood stormed to victory in the abu dhabi championship to retain the title he won last year. fleetwood started the day two shots behind the overnight leaders but shot eight birdies in a seven—under 65 — six of them on the back nine — to win tournament. the 27—year—old finished two shots ahead of fellow englishman ross fisher, while northern ireland's rory mcilroy was a further two shots back. it's fleetwood's fourth career victory on the tour. the final of the masters snooker is under way at alexander palace... these are live pictures from bbc two. mark allen is playing kyren wilson — its three frames all. first to 10 wins it. as you can see, wilson is about to make it 4—3. neither player has reached the final of a masters before. you can watch that on bbc two, if you wish. that is the sport for me, we will have more in an hour's time. let's return to events in kabul, and afghan officials say at least 18 people are n

in the pro1li, ulster slumped to a 38—7 defeat against leinster in dublin.cored two tries apiece, and jonny sexton also touched down with this try. the victory leaves leinster within two points of leaders scarlets in conference b of the pro14. elsewhere, 0spreys won the welsh derby, beating cardiff blues by a single point, and glasgow warriors maintained their spot at the top of conference a — they beat zebre. 16—year—old james bowen has become the youngest jockey to win the welsh grand national. fittingly, he was on the 16—1 shot raz de maree, taking the lead two fences from home and powering to victory. the jockey might be young, but at 13, the horse is the oldest to win the race in modern times. great britain's mica moore and misha mcneill crashed in the latest round of the bobsleigh world cup on saturday. the pair had been in seventh place after theirfirst run, but caught the wall halfway through their second attempt and turned the sled over. they both got out safely, but seemed shaken. moore and mcneill have been competing this season with the help of c

glasgow also won today, but ulster lost away at leinster. 16—year—old james bowen has become the youngest3, he is the oldest horse to win the race in modern times. that's all the sport. don't forget, there's much more on the bbc sport website, and from around 11:00 there'll be live text and radio coverage of the fourth day's play at the final ashes test. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. good night.

two tries from mal scanlon help to give munster lead over ulster.site and we will be back with more in the next hour. more protesters have been killed in anti—government demonstrations in iran. a police spokesman said today on state television that a protester has killed one policeman and injured three. president rouhani says people have the right to protest, but violence is unacceptable. rana rahimpourfrom the bbc‘s persian service is here. reuters has quoted intelligence officials say at least one police officer has been shot dead in the centre of the country. we are trying to get more details about what has exactly happened. but it is difficult because the online connection is slow and we have received a very few videos of the protest. but as night fell we heard protesters had been out again and in tehran we received footage from a city close to the capital and there we can hear shots being fired at protesters. and so far we know at least 12 people have been killed in the last five days. well protests have happened before in iran without leading

rugby union's european champions cup saracens drew with 0spreys while there were wins for exeter, ulsterminutes of wasps' 33—28 defeat at harlequins. his shoulder tackle onjamie roberts means his place in the england squad is uncertain. the 32—year—old had been part of the national team's recent training camp. haskell will appear before a european rugby disciplinary panel this week, with just three weeks to go until the six nations gets underway. europe have beaten asia to retain the eurasia cup. they had been down by a point going into today's singles but won eight out of 12 matches in kuala lumpur. england's tommy fleetwood was one of the first to get on the scoreboard for the europeans. it finished 1a—10 to europe. laura muir anchored great britain to victory in the great edinburgh cross country mixed team relay yesterday. the former european cross—country champion was in fine form yesterday. she took over from adam clarke for the final lap behind europe and belgium, but made up the ground to win by seven seconds. she won't be appearing on the track for this year's commonwealth games

joining me now from belfast is deputy president of the ulster farmers' union, victor chestnutt.ch forjoining joining us here on bbc news. good evening. what do you make of what michael gove had to say? well, northern ireland farm and small family farms and we would like to think that we are green by nature. we have a pile of hedgerows we are not terribly concerned about michael gove's environmental credentials and his environmental emphasis. having said that, the support we get at the minute helps deliver a good environment as well as safe, affordable food. we think he needs to keep the two strands going hand in hand. so when you say you're not too bothered about the environmental aspect of what he says, is that because you feel you are doing enough already? yes. we feel we are well on the way to being on the way. no—one wants their farm in a worse state than they found it in. a lot of farmers within northern ireland have already planted hedges, planted trees and are looking after the environment in a very green way. so we think we are well on the way to delivering what michael

ulster slumped to a 38—7 defeat against leinster in dublin, jordan larmour and fergus mcfadden scored pro 1a. elsewhere glasgow warriors maintained their spot at the top of conference a. they beat zebre. 16—year—old james bowen has become the youngest jockey to win the welsh grand national. fittingly he was on the 16—1 shot raz de maree. taking the lead two fences from home and powering to victory. the jockey might be young, but at 13, the horse is the oldest to win the race in modern times. just three years between the two, which is rather astounding. this is so stupid, but i was hope in it might show pictures of the game yesterday, i was there and i like to see myself on tv! that would be really exciting. do you know for a fa ct really exciting. do you know for a fact that the cameras picked you out? no, i wasjust fact that the cameras picked you out? no, iwasjust hoping. my goodness. cavill. there is a little thing underneath that shows you as well. hopefully england will still be playing cricket next time we see you. no guarantee of that, that's for sure. the red carpet is being r

in rugby union's pro 14, ulster made a great comeback to take a bonus point win over munster yesterdayght back with three late tries, the 24—17 win was sealed by robert lyttle in the final moments. leinster narrowly beat connacht in the day's other game. that it from me. interesting, those comments from phil taylor, he wasn't even professional? no, he watched it on tv last year. phil taylor said it was a complete mismatch because of his youth against his age, and he said he was completely outplayed.” think what we saw last night was the future of darts. the end of one era... yes, the beginning of another. thank you very much indeed. lots of people watching, you are probably on your way out the door to walk to work, catch the bus or maybe go walk to work, catch the bus or maybe 9° by walk to work, catch the bus or maybe go by train. if you go by train, you may face a big increase in the fa res, may face a big increase in the fares, the biggest in five years coming into effect today. steph‘s at london bridge station with the details. it is still fairly quiet, to be fair,. yes, still quie

finally, ireland and ulster winger tommy bowe has announced he will retire at the end of the season,it ofa pen. she loves the limerick. there is a bit of a recent issue with that column i think. you are very critical today. i have obviously woken up on the wrong side of bed. —— limerick. the mother of poppi worthington has described the five years since her daughter‘s death as a complete nightmare. yesterday an inquest concluded the toddler was sexually assaulted before she died of asphyxia in bed next to her father. our social affairs correspondent, clare fallon, has been following the story from the start. shejoins us now. good morning. it has been a really long and difficult case, this one, hasn‘t it? long and difficult case, this one, hasn't it? it has been going on for more than five years now. essentially it was the job of the coroner at this second inquest to establish how poppi worthington died. during the course of the evidence we heard that in december 2012 a frantic 999 call was made by her mother. poppi worthington had stopped breathing at their home. she was taken to hos

gary haggarty was a commander for the uvf, the ulster volunteer force, in belfast in the 1990s.was leading a secret double life as a police informant. injune last year, after signing a contentious supergrass deal, he pleaded guilty to more than 200 offences, including the murders of five men. one of his victims, sean mcparland, was shot dead by haggarty while ba by—sitting his grandchildren in 1994. three of his victims were shot dead while eating lunch in their car in belfast city centre. they were all catholic workmen. haggarty also admitted five attempted murders, including against police officers. he was given five life sentences, but this is likely to be reduced today because of the evidence he has provided to the authorities. however, the vast majority of people named by haggarty in his police interviews won't face prosecution because of a concern about a lack of other corroborating evidence. let's talk now to kieron fox whose father was murdered by gary haggarty, and roderigo murray who represented 13 of the families of his victims. —— padraig. what are you expecting toda

despite running in four tries past ulster, other results didn't go their way and they miss out.leetwood started the day two shots off the lead but hit eight birdies in his final round to win by two, ahead of fellow englishman ross fisher. rory mcilroy finished two shots further back. it was just important that we carry on going forward. it is so well and good having a great year. it was the best year of my life. but we need to ta ke best year of my life. but we need to take it to the next level. we need to keep improving. we had to do that this week, and itjust feels like another step in the right way. mark allen has won the masters snookerfor a first time. in a tight match against england's kyren wilson, allen made the only century break in the 12th frame to make it seven frames to five. he went on to win10—7. and becomes the first northern irishman since denis taylor in 1987 to take the title. i felt calm all week except for the first session today. i was on edge. as the match went on, i got stronger. i felt more at ease with myself. yeah, iam just stronger. i felt more at eas