a commanding victory and have teammates, valtteri bottas, and have teammates, valtteri bottas, and mercedessult. not only was it 81, two, it starts to show a slight dominance over ferrari. the ebb and flow of the season has been dramatic. it was not scintillating, but it was very good for one team and that was mercedes. 0ne and that was mercedes. one of the risk is moments in formula one was the start. 20 cars going for it, just inches apart. wartime world champion sebastian vettel showed how it should be done in barcelona, —— four—time world champion. zooming past valtteri bottas. remy grosjean showed how i shouldn't. he took out hulkenberg and gasly. it was not going to be ferrari's day as kimi raikkonen retired before the halfway point. that'll‘s gamble on a second pitstop didn't pay off, allowing verstappen to get past. hamilton inherited his victory last time out, this time there was no doubt he deserved it, claiming the chequered flag by 20 seconds from his mercedes teammate. hamilton's championship lead now 17 points over battle. is back in the driving seat. i could not have done it

he qualified just ahead of valtteri bottas. scunthorpe just ahead of valtteri bottas.thorpe united score a dramatic equaliser to finish 2—2 in their league1 equaliser to finish 2—2 in their league 1 play—off semifinal against rotherham. lincoln and exeter are still goalless in the league 2 play—off. and british triathlete non sta nford play—off. and british triathlete non stanford finishes third injapan. that is the sport. more at 5:30pm. council leaders have warned that the amount of rubbish dumped illegally across england each year, could stretch from london to moscow. the local government association says the cost to taxpayers for clearing up fly—tipping rose to more than £57 million last year — that‘s up by 13%. the report says between 2016 to 2017, there were almost half a million incidents where waste at least the size of a small van was illegally dumped. joining me from amersham is councillor martin tett, the environment spokesman for the local government association. thank you forjoining us. afternoon. it is really quite worrying when you see the cost to the ta

should be done in barcelona, zooming past valtteri bottas into seconds hamilton. romain grosjean showed how it shouldn't, the french driver in a spin, taking out nico hulkenberg. afterfive laps behind the safety car, hamilton was able to put his foot down, reeling off lap records and opening a massive gap over sebastian vettel. it wasn't going to be ferrari's date as kimi raikkonen retired before the halfway point and sebastian vettel‘s gamble didn't pay off, allowing va ltteri bottas gamble didn't pay off, allowing valtteri bottas and max verstappen to get past. hamilton inherited his victory last time out but this time there was no time he —— no doubt he deserved it, claiming the chequered flag by 20 seconds from his mercedes ji made. with his lead now 17 points over sebastian vettel, he is back in the driving seat. ireland are learning the hard way about test cricket. it is day three in theirfirst about test cricket. it is day three in their first game about test cricket. it is day three in theirfirst game in the about test cricket. it is day three i

minute sixteen point one seven three seconds to finish ahead of me save his teammate valtteri valtteri bottas there ferrari duo sebastian fattal and human right will make up the second row of the grid in sunday's race europe is gearing up for its annual camp pop extravaganza the euro vision song contest entries from twenty six countries will compete in saturday evenings grand finale in the portuguese capital lisbon is a look at some of the favorites. eurovision is as much about the spectacle as the song and as far as that goes estonia's elina will be hard to beat. you but your official is also sometimes used for political or social messages and this year france is in the running with a song about the refugee crisis. one of the hot tips to win is israel's neta barcella who's also chosen to address a current topic with her song talk. of. the song has a strong message of me too and i thought about something funky that can sound. like a cycle of. abuse. which like. like the fans so i write a song for you a message of a different kind as offered by the two thousand and nine winner norway's alexand

champion sebastian vettel showed how it should be done barcelona, zooming past valtteri bottas into secondw it shouldn't. in a spin, taking out a nico hulkenberg and pierre gasly. after five laps, hamilton was ever to put his foot down, reeling off lap records and opening a massive gap over sebastian vettel. it was not going to be ferrari's day as terry writing and retired before the halfway point. vettel‘s gamble before a second pit stop did not pay off, allowing the others to get past. hamilton inherited his victory last time out, this time there was no doubt he deserved it. claiming the chequered flag by 20 seconds from his mercedes team—mate. but hamilton's lead now 17 points over sebastian vettel, he is back in the driving seat. i could not have done over this team. these guys have done an amazing job. i am really proud of everyone. today the car and myself, i doubt that synergy today which i had not felt for the whole year. it is a good feeling. wigan and warrington are through to the quarter finals of rugby league's challenge cup. wigan triumphed against hull kr, while warrington wo

stay there he clocked just over one minute sixteen seconds to finish ahead of mercedes teammate valtteri bottas and ferrari duo sebastian vettel and can be right in and will make up the second row of the grid in sunday's race. hollywood's leading women have taken part in a historic red carpet protest at the cannes film festival denouncing sex discrimination in the industry australian actress cate blanchett who heads this year's jury read a statement calling for equal pay and opportunities for women in film and beyond eighty two women took part the same number as the number of films directed by women ever to feature at cannes that compares to more than sixteen hundred for men it's the first time the event in france has been held since a sexual abuse scandal swept hollywood. you're watching d.w. news rise again at the top of the hour but stick around for the bonus they got show with chris harrington i'm not equal as a number len thanks for watching. on freedom and home. where i come from the region is stritch in history and talents much will poor in education and opportunity and freedom this make

secured his first pole since the opening race of the season, and just edged out mercedes teammate valtteri bottas leads vettel byjust four points in the drivers standings after four races so far. great atmosphere here in barcelona, we always get a great crowd, a lot of british fans and spanish fans, i appreciate everyone, very close in qualifying, but very happy one. appreciate everyone, very close in qualifying, but very happy onelj qualifying, but very happy one.|j was qualifying, but very happy one.” was happy with the lap. the first run in 03 was not so good, but the la st run in 03 was not so good, but the last lap i was feeling good until the end. and then i looked, we have the end. and then i looked, we have the tower, and i saw that my name did not go to the top, so not entirely happy but we expected mercedes to be very strong and tomorrow should be an interesting race. and just before we go... petra kvitova has won the madrid open for a third time. the world number ten defeated unseeded kiki bertens of the netherlands. kvitova, who was also the champion in madrid in 2011 and 2015, has no

secured his first pole since the opening race of the season, and just edged out mercedes teammate valtteri bottasthe drivers standings after four races so far. and just before we go... ireland cricketer‘s have finally got theirfirst ever test match underway. on day two, as they took on pakistan in dublin. after rain washed—out the first day, their bowlers enjoyed a productive spell. at one point pakistan were 13—2 — they recovered to reach 268—6 at stumps. the wickets were fairly evenly spread at malahide, but notably two of them fell to the former england test player boyd rankin. that's all the sport for now. if you want to see that interview with president erdogan of turkey it is on at 430 in the morning on monday and half past midnight on cheese steak. —— on tuesday. countryside campaigners are calling for action on what they say is an "appalling lack of progress", in improving mobile phone coverage in rural areas. they've been backed by more than 50 mps, who've accused mobile operators of failing to put up new masts, despite help from government. jon donnison reports. these days, life without

he will be alongside team—mate valtteri bottas at the front of the grid.s gained his 74th pole position of his career, extending his own record. hamilton's closest rival in the championship, ferrari's sebastian vettel, is in third postion for the start of the race. that's all the sport for now. the french president, emmanuel macron, says his country will not give in to the "enemies of freedom" after a man armed with a knife killed one person and injured four others in paris last night. so—called islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack, which happened on a busy street near to the city's main opera house. the man was shot dead by police. janey mitchell reports. it should have been a pleasant night out in a popular part of paris. instead, a victim lies stabbed in the street. eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic as an attacker lashed out with a blade. investigators say he shouted "allahu akbar," arabic for "god is great." police flooded the area near the opera house, and witnesses say officers first tried to taser the suspect, and then fired two s

valtteri bottas made it a 1—24 mercedes. call from the ferrari team. zverev won his game in the madrid open. he claimed a straight set victories suggesting there will be a major threat from him and french open later this month. ireland have been given a sobering interaction to test cricket. they were forced to follow on by pakistan on day three of their inaugural match in dublin. they declare their first innings on 310-9. declare their first innings on 310—9. ireland's first go with the bat could not have gone worse. they we re bat could not have gone worse. they were eventually all out for 130 but made a much better go of it second time around and will resume on the fourth day on 6a—0. ed joyce is 39 not out and william porterfield is unbeaten on 23. just before we go, time to tell you that simon yates has stormed to a superb win in italy to extend his lead in the general classification to 32 seconds. gavin, thank you very much. you might not the next story. tommy charlton, the younger brother of england's world cup—winning

valtteri bottas starts alongside him. and non sta nford bottas starts alongside him.im herfirst stanford finishes third injapan to claim her first podium stanford finishes third injapan to claim herfirst podium since stanford finishes third injapan to claim her first podium since 2016. she has been plagued with illness and injury. more headlines in an hour. former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has won a court battle, and overturned a ban that prevented him from holding public office. the 81—year—old, who had been barred from serving until next year, after being found guilty of tax fraud, could now stand if fresh elections are called. leaders of the right wing the league party are locked in talks with the anti—establishment five star party, in an attempt to form a government. so could he be back in power soon? the bbc‘s rome correspondent, james reynolds, doesn't think so. the biggest party in the march general election was the five star movement. the five star movement has made it very clear that silvio berlusconi, ban or no ban, can play no role whatsoever

valtteri bottas past them, as did max verstappen.y the current myself not the synergy today which i had not been feeling for the whole year so it is a good feeling. hamilton crowd serves clear at the top of the championship. others will have to catch him if he falls. british cyclist simon yates won the gruelling 9th stage in the giro d'italia, doubling his overall lead to 32 seconds in the grand tour. chris froome continues to struggle, he's more than two minutes behind. there are 12 stages left. and it was an end of an era for bbc commentaterjohn motson who hung up his microphone today. the voice of football for half a century, motty covered more than 2,000 games including 10 world cups and delivered some of the most memorable lines in the sport's history. and there it is! the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. so many people were unexpectedly coming up to me and saying "all the best". so many people this morning were texting me, i thought it was my first match, not my last. "are you nervous?" and all that. crikey! a7 years la

he will be alongside team—mate valtteri bottas at the front of the grid.pole position of his career, extending his own record. hamilton's closest rival in the championship, ferrari's sebastian vettel, is in third postion for the start of the race. this a ben barba hat—trick inspired st helens into the quarter—finals of the challenge cup. the ‘man of steel‘ favourite saved his best try until last, beating five castleford tigers defenders to round off the scoring and put the super league leaders into the last eight. there are two more games today. hull with championship side toronto wolfpack faceing their toughest challenge to date — warrington wolves. toronto's ashton sims in line to face his former team. we're under no illusion, what have we're under no illusion, what have we are better get a good result, but training has been great so far, we have got plenty of x super league in both players, a lot of experience, but we are going to have of that against the might of the warrington wolves. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the

he will be alongside team—mate valtteri bottas at the front of the grid.ship by four points, gained his 74th pole position of his career, extending his own record. hamilton's closest rival in the championship, ferrari's sebastian vettel, is in third postion for the start of the race. —— a great crowd. a lot of british fans, spanish fans, even supporting the brits. i appreciate everyone. very close in qualifying but very happy. leinster are the champions of europe for a record—equalling fourth time. the irish side held off racing of france 15—12 in a nailbiting final in bilbao. racing coming up short with the final kick of the game. so, a huge night for leinster, and a great season for irish rugby after the national team won the six nations earlier this year. a ben barba hat—trick inspired st helens into the quarter—finals of the challenge cup. the man of steel favourite saved his best try until last, beating five castleford tigers defenders to round off the scoring, and put the super league leaders into the last eight. britain's simon yates has maintained

he will be alongside team—mate valtteri bottas at the front of the grid.mpionship, ferrari‘s sebastian vettel, is in third postion for the start of the race. great atmosphere here in barcelona, we always get a great crowd. there‘s a lot of british fans here, a lot of spanish fans here even supporting a brit, so i appreciate everyone. very close in qualifying, but a very happy one. leinster are the champions of europe for a record equalling fourth time. the irish side held off racing of france 15—12 in a nailbiting final in bilbao. racing coming up short with the final kick of the game. so a huge night for leinster, and a great season for irish rugby, after the national team won the six nations earlier this year. britain‘s simon yates has maintained his lead in the giro d‘italia. ecuador‘s richard carapaz won stage eight with yates finishing safely in the bunch to keep his 16 second lead over defending champion tom dumoulin. chris froome was also in that group, and is ninth overall. the american webb simpson continues to dominate the players champonship in

he will be alongside team—mate valtteri bottas at the front of the grid.eer — extending his own record. hamilton's closest rival in the championship, ferrari's sebastian vettel, is in third postion for the start of the race. great atmosphere here in barcelona. we always get a great great. a lot of british fans, spanish fans, even supporting the brits. i appreciate everyone. very close in qualifying but very happy. leinster are the champions of europe for a record equalling fourth time. the irish side held off racing of france 15—12 in a nailbiting final in bilbao. racing coming up short with the final kick of the game. so a huge night for leinster, and a great season for irish rugby after the national team won the six nations earlier this year. a ben barba hat—trick inspired st helens into the quarter—finals of the challenge cup. the man of steel favourite saved his best try until last, beating five castleford tigers defenders to round off the scoring and put the super league leaders into the last eight. britain's simon yates has maintained his lead in the