heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbole to all his others. pope francis is delivering his traditional easter blessing and message from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. overnight, he urged believers to break out of their routines and renew their lives. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. time for sport.

it comes after adding the wbo to the ibf and wba belts on saturday night. the promoter does not think the american really wants it. it is not going to happen. we want to fight. let's make it happen. it is easy. let's make it happen. it is easy. let's make it happen. it is easy. let's make it happen. if they stepped up and were serious about the fight and serious about a deal we are more than happy to offer them, but, they are so erratic and unpredictable. i do not know what to believe. rugby union news. defending champions saracens were knocked out of the european champions cup, going down 30— 19 in the quarter—final against leinster on sunday. they we re against leinster on sunday. they were looking for a record equalling

heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo to all his others. if i was retiring on this high, iwould be, like, yes, iam the man, but i have got to defend my throne again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis calls for ‘reconciliation‘ in the middle east, singling out the conflict in yemen during his easter message to the world. (00v) the royal air force has been marking its centenary with a series of events across the country. and the travel show heads tojerusalem and bethlehem.

heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wboitle to all his others. ifi if i was retiring on this high, i would be, like, yes, iam the man, but i have got to defend my throne again ina but i have got to defend my throne again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. speaking without notes he referred to god's capacity to surprise. the royal air force is 100 years old today.

heavyweight boxer anthonyjoshua beats new zealand's joseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo to all his others. ifi if i was retiring on this high, i would be like, yes, iam if i was retiring on this high, i would be like, yes, i am the man. because i am retiring on a high. but i have got to defend again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. speaking without notes he remarked about god's capacity to surprise. this is the scene live at the vatican. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. yes, 100 years to the day, we are

joshua added the wbo title to his ibf and wbo crowns with a unanimous points win overjoseph park on saturdayg matches in many yea rs. anticipated boxing matches in many years. although it's perhaps did not quite deliver the drama many wanted, it was no less significant for anthonyjoshua on his path toward sporting greatness. there were 80,000 spectators inside the principality stadium and he has now sold out three stadium fights in the past 11 months, with a total attendance of around a quarter of a million people, an indication of josh wood ‘s wing appeal. he walked out againstjoseph park last night ina out againstjoseph park last night in a white robe, inspired by the great muhammad ali and perhaps shows where joshua sees great muhammad ali and perhaps shows wherejoshua sees his own career going. it was a cagey affair bertie won, the first time he has gone the distance in his career. he holds all but one heavyweight title, the remaining one is held by american deontay wilder and accepted the potential of a super clash to determine the disputed heavyweight champion of the world. england are

the british boxer took the wbo title on points in front of 80,000 fans as he now targets his shot at history. good morning. it's sunday, the 1st of april. also this morning: the comedian eddie izzard joins labour's ruling committee, after a senior party official at the centre of an anti—semitism row is forced to resign. heading home. russian and american diplomats pack their bags after being expelled as part of action taken following the salisbury attack. a celebration of the skies. events are held across the country to mark 100 years of the royal air force. 0ne game away — manchester city beat everton to close in on the premier league title. a win over rivals manchester united next weekend and they are champions. and helen has the weather. good morning. today is still looking like the best weather day of this easter long weekend. however, it is still looking nasty through the night ahead and tomorrow, with potentially disruptive weather. i will bring those details to you later. good morning. first, our main story. britain's anthonyjoshua has secured his third major boxing world titl

heavyweight boxer anthony joshua, beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbole to all his others. pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. speaking without notes he referred to god's capacity to surprise. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. now on bbc news, weather world. the team discover how meteorology has helped to shape the royal air force. this time on weather world we're marking 100 years of the royal air force. and where better than here at its biggest base, raf brize norton? nick and i have been finding out about how ground operations work with air traffic control, during times of severe weather to keep this crucial airbase operational. and i'll be at raf marham in norfolk, sharing some of my experiences of being an operational forecaster on an raf base. also on weather world, crippling cold, the uk and much of europe falls victim to th

heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wboitle to all his others. ifi if i was retiring on this high, i would be, like, yes, iam the man, but i have got to defend my throne again ina but i have got to defend my throne again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. speaking without notes he referred to god's capacity to surprise. the royal air force is 100 years old today. yes i am at an airfield where in about an hour's time a world war ii vetera n about an hour's time a world war ii veteran will be climbing into this spitfire behind me to part in a fly—past. and in half an hour, dateline london will be talking about those clashes on the gaza israeli border, where more than a dozen palestinian protestors have been killed. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour has sought to distance itself from some facebook groups set up by supporters ofjeremy corbyn after it emerged

heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbole to all his others. pope francis is delivering his traditional easter blessing and message from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. overnight, he urged believers to break out of their routines and renew their lives. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. time for sport. the wba world heavyweight titles we re the wba world heavyweight titles were unified last night. never before have two world titles being unified on british soil, they brought all the glamour and show business with them in front of 78,000 people in south wales. joshua controlled the fight throughout earning a unanimous points victory over new zealand parker. he is now focused on the next task. i'm not elated, because, you know, i don't let the highs get to my head, do you know what i mean? and i always think, "we've got to go again, soon". if i was r

frampton could next face either mexico's wbo featherweight champion oscar valdez, or the winner of nextbritish ibf title bout between lee selby and josh warrington. someone who wasn't hanging around, was amir khan in his comeback fight. a0 seconds, it took him to beat phil lo greco in liverpool. as he came out swinging from the start, in his first fight just under two years. great britain need to win their final match of their tie if they're to secure promotion to the fed cup world group. johanna konta beat naomi osaka to give great britian a lead overjapan. but heather watson lost hers in straight sets to kurumi nara. and so it all hinges on the doubles, with konta and watson teaming up together. they have taken the first set, so fingers crossed they can secure gb‘s spotin fingers crossed they can secure gb‘s spot in the world group. that is all the sport for now. now, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are features writer for the independent james rampton, and journalist and author lainy malkani. a warm welcome to

the british boxer took the wbo title on points in front of 80,000 fans — as he now targets his shot atistory. good morning, it's sunday the 1st of april. also this morning: the comedian eddie izzard joins labour's ruling committee after a senior party official at the centre of an anti—semitism row is forced to resign. heading home. russian and american diplomats pack their bags after being expelled as part of action taken following the salisbury attack. a celebration of the skies. events are held across the country to mark 100 years of the royal air force. yes, 100 years to the day since the formation of the raf, we are here with the last —— here that the last intact first world war aerodrome in europe. —— here at. and one game away, manchester city beat everton to close in on the premier league title, with a win that our rivals manchester united next link and making them champions. today still looking like the drysdale this easter long weekend but really, the forecast is all about what is happening tonight and tomorrow. i will bring you up to date in about 15 minutes. good morning. fi

the british boxer took the wbo title on points in front of 80,000 fans as he now targets his shot at history. good morning. it's sunday 1st april. happy easter. also this morning: the comedian eddie izzard joins labour's ruling committee after a senior party official at the centre of an anti—semitism row is forced to resign. heading home. russian and american diplomats pack their bags after being expelled as part of action taken following the salisbury attack. a celebration of the skies. events are held across the country to mark 100 years of the royal air force. yes, indeed. 0n the very day that the raf came into being, the 1st of april 1918, where better to be than here? this is the last intact first world war aerodrome anywhere in europe. join me laterfor a look around. and in sport: 0ne game away. manchester city beat everton to close in on the premier league title. a win over rivals manchester united next weekend and they are champions. and helen has the weather. good morning. today it is still looking to be the driest weather day of this easter weekend. that really the weather

it comes after adding the wbo to the ibf and wba belts on saturday night.nk the american really wants it. it is not going to happen. we want to fight. let's make it happen. it is easy. let's make it happen. it is easy. let's make it happen. it is easy. let's make it happen. if they stepped up and were serious about the fight and serious about a deal we are more than happy to offer them, but, they are so erratic and unpredictable. i do not know what to believe. rugby union news. defending champions saracens were knocked out of the european champions cup, going down 30— 19 in the quarter—final against leinster on sunday. they we re against leinster on sunday. they were looking for a record equalling third success for the european crown but found themselves behind in just the fourth minute. they got within a point at one stage butjames added a third try for the irish side. the top seeds will face scarlets in the semifinals. the dutchman has got the tour of flanders. he powered past three leaders, taking a 15 second advantage. no one could catch him and he held

anthonyjoshua will be reflecting on a job well done last night, adding the wbo world heavyweight beltints at the principality stadium, but the talk has already moved on from that fight. to what happens next. joshua's team has told the bbc they are ready to start negotiations as early as this week for the next step, a world heavyweight title unification fight against deontay wilder to make joshua the first man to hold all four major heavyweight titles. david ornstein reports. he's one of the biggest stars of british sport, but for that star to continue rising, anthonyjoshua must keep winning, and with each opponent comes danger. joshua going the distance to the first time, but doing the enough to challenge on points. he now has all but one of the heavyweight belt, and no one has helped them all at the same time, that is the aim. no one has helped them all at the same time, that is the aimlj no one has helped them all at the same time, that is the aim. i think 2080 was or was it time to capture all the bad. we are one away, now. i think the sky's the limit for what we can try and achiev

albanian cruiserwight sefer seferi on the 9th ofjune in his first bout since claiming the wba, ibf and wboschko in 2015. i don't need that lines anymore. i am tyson fury, the only heavyweight champion in the world. mohammed ali was very breast before he fought sonny lived in and did very crazy things to get the fight and win. so did i. it worked for me. i got my fight. now i canjust be myself. everybody knows who i am. like me or hate me. it's one of those people. everybody knows i have an opinion and it's a good place to be in. super league leaders st helens demonstrated their dominance once again as they crushed salford red devils 60 points to ten at the aj bell stadium. ben barba was the star of the show. he scored two first half tries including this interception from near his own try line. he completed his hat—trick after the interval as saints ran riot. that's his 15th try of the season. the result means st helens have scored 122 points in their last two games. -- 126 —— 126 points in their last two games. on day six of snooker‘s world championship in sheffield barry hawkins, and mark

heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo be, like, yes, iam the man, but i have got to defend my throne again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis calls for ‘reconciliation‘ in the middle east, singling out the conflict in yemen during his easter message to the world. (00v) the royal air force has been marking its centenary with a series

it is a night that saw him memorably claimed the ibf, wba and wbo world titles from wladimir klitschkoay. the message is in the posters, after two and a half years away, tyson fury is ready to return, and for all the excitement generated bya and for all the excitement generated by a potential showdown between anthonyjoshua by a potential showdown between anthony joshua and by a potential showdown between anthonyjoshua and they wilder, there is no question there is an added dimension brought to the heavyweight division by tyson fury. after a struggle with mental illness, a drugs ban that ended in compromise, he is back and ready to make a noise. i was very burned-out with it all, like a candle on its last lame. i have been boxing a long time andi last lame. i have been boxing a long time and i needed a change. i wasn't going to keep boxing no matter what, for any amount of money and for any belts, i couldn't box any more. this timei belts, i couldn't box any more. this time i am fighting for the drug addicts, alcoholics, people who have mental health problems, fight for all these people

heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo to all his others. if i was retiring on this high, iwould be, like, yes, iam the man, but i have got to defend my throne again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis calls for ‘reconciliation‘ in the middle east, singling out the conflict in yemen during his easter message to the world. (00v) the royal air force has been marking its centenary with a series of events across the country. and the travel show heads tojerusalem and bethlehem. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the comedian eddie izzard, who has just been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it follows the resignation of his predecessor after compla nts she'd offered support to a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. our political correspondent jonathan blake has been following the story for us. he is coming on board to

anthonyjoshua will be reflecting on a job well done last night, adding the wbo world heavyweight beltcipality stadium, but the talk has already moved on from that fight.. ..to what happens next. joshua's team has told the bbc they are ready to start negotiations as early as this week for the next step, a world heavyweight title unification fight against deontay wilder to make joshua the first man to hold all four major heavyweight titles. david ornstein reports. here's one of the biggest fans on british sport. anthonyjoshua drawing another huge crowd, and continuing on the path to greatness. injoseph parker continuing on the path to greatness. in joseph parker came a continuing on the path to greatness. injoseph parker came a resilient opponent. it's made for a cagey contest. joshua was going the distance with the first time, but doing enough to try up on points, and he now has all except one of the heavyweight belts. nobody has ever held the whole lot at the same time. that is the aim. i think 2018 was a lwa ys that is the aim. i think 2018 was always a time to capture all of the bel

he offered $50 million for a unification fight with the wbo, ivf champion anthonyjoshua and went so farthe way, all the money is in the bag. so i expect you will be above your word. ok, i will take $50 million upfront. we will see, it rumbles on. you can get the latest sport news on our website. that is your sport briefing for now. authorities in california believe they have identified the so—called golden state killer, thought to be responsible for at least 50 rapes and 12 murders in the 1970s and ‘80s. the man they have arrested is a former police officer, joseph deangelo. james cook has this report. joseph james deangelo, the man police say terrorised california while serving as an officer of the law himself. after decades of frustration for detectives, they found the suspect under their noses in this quiet suburb of the state capital. for over 40 years, countless victims have waited for justice. over these years, hundreds of individuals have soughtjustice for these victims and their families. archive: the rapist moved into contra costa county in october, striking three times in just

frampton is up against former world champ against the wbo featherweight title.doubt that he will win tonight. i'm so confident about winning this fight that nothing i've ever been fully cover the wedding apart —— fight. with all these doubts there's no doubts. i've had the best training camp i've ever had and i will do whatever it takes to win this fight. they zeroed out in my mind that i'm going become victorious. it also fighting tonight has the canadian fill in liverpool. his first fight in nearly two years. not since he was knocked out by alvarez in may 20 16. at a pre—fight promotional event he threw water over his opponent after making opponents —— comments about his personal life. he says he's just looking forward to getting his gloves back on. it's been a long time since i fought back in the uk. five years. can't wait to put on a great performance from my fans out here. obviously the last fight i had was two years ago and that of visa did not go the right way but that's boxing for you. i worked very hard for this because i know this could bea for this be

anthonyjoshua beats new zealand's joseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo title to all of hiss of russian diplomats ordered to leave the united states as part of the international response to the salisbury nerve agent attack have left washington. 0n salisbury nerve agent attack have left washington. on monday they were given seven days to return home. well—wishers gathered inside the gates of the russian embassy in washington to say farewell to their departing colleagues. around 50 men, women and children left in a small convoy out of 170 people who will eventually leave the united states. a russian aircraft had already been loaded with their luggage at the airport ready to carry them home. and in mirror images in russia, american diplomats and their families could be seen packing their bags and leaving the us consulate in st petersburg. in the failing light, the american flag was taken down. the consulate has been ordered to close down completely, with the expulsion of a total of 60 american diplomats from here and moscow. tit—for—tat expulsions have been matched by tit—for—t

with a unanimous win to add the wbo title to all his others. pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. speaking without notes he referred to god's capacity to surprise. the royal air force is 100 years old today. now, time for dateline london. hello, i'm shaun ley and this is dateline uk — the programme where journalists from abroad who report on events here for the folks back home debate the big stories of the moment with their peers from the uk. there'll be much talk of peace, as western christians are marking easter. as i say, journalists from abroad will debate that with them. on the border between gaza and israel, friday's violence raises again the question of how to create a plan for peace between israel and the palestinians. with a papal visit to ireland planned for later this year, we'll be discussing the unfinished business of brexit — establishing a border that doesn't reawa ken old hostilities. and with pope francis delivering the traditional e

the british boxer took the wbo title on points in front of 80,000 fans as he now targets his shot atlabour's ruling committee, after a senior party official at the centre of an anti—semitism row is forced to resign. heading home. russian and american diplomats pack their bags after being expelled as part of action taken following the salisbury attack.

he now adds the wbo belt to his wba and ibf titles. david ornstein reports. cheering. of british sport. but for that star to continue rising, anthonyjoshua must keep winning. and with each opponent comes danger. go, new zealand, go, joseph parker! never before had reigning heavyweight champions met on these shores, but with two unbeaten records on the line, this turned into a cagey contest. thouthoshua was the aggressor, joseph parker stood firm and the briton would go the distance for the first time in his career. the referee was criticised for how often he stepped in, yet the judges unanimously ruled in joshua's favour. he now has three of the four recognised world championship belts. nobody has held all of them at once. that is the aim. i think, like, 2018 was always a time to capture all the belts. we are one away now, and i think the sky's the limit for what we're trying to achieve. so a night that didn't quite deliver the drama so many wanted to see was no less significant for anthonyjoshua on his rise towards sporting greatness. a journey that shows no sign of s

first he must win his fight tonight against former four weight world champion nonito donaire for the wbore is no doubts. as the best training camp i have ever had. i will do whatever it takes to win this fight. there is zero doubt in this fight. there is zero doubt in this mind that all will come victorious. amir khan is also in action tonight. he‘s facing canadian phil lo greco in liverpool in his first fight in nearly two years. he‘s not fought since being knocked out by canelo alvarez in may 2016. at a pre fight promotional event injanuary, khan threw water over his opponent after lo greco made comments about his personal life. but the man from bolton insists he‘s just looking forward to getting back in the ring. it has been a long time since i was backin it has been a long time since i was back in the uk. five years and i cannot wait to put on a great performance for all my fans out here. obviously, the last fight i had was two years ago and it did not go the right way but obviously that's boxing for you. i worked really ha rd that's boxing for you. i worked really hard for this figh

. >> i think wbo went to the relationship knowing that we really loved spending time with one another. >> tom was the laid-back, easy-going type. dar an elementary school teacher was more type a, and she didn't hide what she was thinking. >> she had opinions, and she'd let those be known. it's one of the reasons i loved her. i still love her today. >> still, when dar's sisters, la donna, lynn and marla learned that dar and tom intended to marry, they were left scratching their heads. >> my famous saying was, there's got to be something wrong with tom for him to stay with dar. >> because you couldn't do it. >> no. >> no. >> you couldn't be around somebody who was, what, that much the center of attention? >> no. >> telling you what to do. >> that controlling. >> dar was not a domesticated person either. >> the foleys were married in 1994, and right from the start, dar took the lead. fair to say she wore the pants in that house? >> i'd say probably 75%, 80% of the time she did. >> she was the breadwinner? >> yes. >> you stayed home and took care of your son? >> i did. >> heath was tom an

since beating but liquids go on point for the wba, wbo an ideal —— ibf belt. and hoping to work his way back to the top of a reinvigorated division. i was very burned out with it all. i have been boxing a long, long time and i needed a change. i wasn't going to keep boxing no matter what for any amount of money and forany matter what for any amount of money and for any bells. i couldn't talk any more. i hadjust and for any bells. i couldn't talk any more. i had just done enough. so i spent time with my family, i got two more kids out of it which was worth all the money in the world to me. and i'm really ready now to come back and take what is mine. and prove myself as well, basically. that is all your support for now. you can follow the arsenal game on the bbc sport website and i will have the resorts —— result for you and many stories in sports day at 10:30pm. iwill and many stories in sports day at 10:30pm. i will see you there. studio: thank you very much. let's return to our top story. international chemical weapons inspectors have confirmed the uk's asses

carl frampton secured the wbo interim featherweight belt with a points win over former four—weight world long—cherished ambition of an outdoor world title fight at windsor park in his native city. someone who wasn't hanging around, was amir khan in his comeback fight. 40 seconds, it took him to beat phil lo greco in liverpool. as he came out swinging from the start, in his first fight just under two years. you can see how pleased he was. great to see him back. leinster produced a knock—out of their own, dumping the welsh side scarlets out of the champions cup, 38—16 in their semi—final in dublin. yet to lose in the competition this season, they knocked out the holders saracens to reach the last four and their form continued as they ran in five tries. johnny sexton scoring 18 of leinster‘s points rounding off his flawless kicking with their final try. great britain will need to win theirfinal tie if they are to secure promotion to the fed cup world group two. in the day's first singles, johanna konta beat naomi 0saka 6—3 6—3, to give great britian a 2—1 lead overjapan. the defending champ

carl frampton secured the wbo interim featherweight belt with a points win over former four—weight worldld title fight at windsor park in his native city. someone who wasn't hanging around was amir khan in his comeback fight. 40 seconds it took him to beat phil lo greco in liverpool as he came out swinging from the start in his first fight just under two years. you can see how pleased he is to be back, and winning as well! leinster produced a knock out of their own, dumping the welsh side scarlets out of the champions cup 38—16 in their semifinal in dublin. yet to lose in the competition this season, they knocked out the holders saracens to reach the last four and their form continued as they ran in five tries. johnny sexton scoring 18 of leinster‘s points, rounding off his flawless kicking with their final try. great britain are one match away from securing promotion to the fed cup world group two afterjohanna konta beat naomi 0saka to give them a 2—1 lead overjapan. konta beat the in—form 0saka 6—3, 6—3, breaking twice in the first set and once in the second. heather watson will secure

the wba, wbo and ibf belts in november 2000 15. in november 2000 15. failed in their bid to secure aeries 2—1. eight wickets and in doing so take the series 2-1. the series 2-1. we got well beaten, got out batted. got out batted. it was the best wicket we played on. wicket we played on. of the vicious turn and the up and down bounds. probably 50 runs... they‘ve showed us how to bat, two big partnerships. you can have no regrets. regrets. we weren‘t good enough on the day. that is all the sport for now. back to you. off, you handled the questions brilliantly. let‘s get more now on our main story. weapons attack in syria. military action threatened by the united states and its allies. without parliament‘s approval. of taking military action... what happened in syria is disgraceful. disgraceful. else is clearly illegal, as well as immoral and wrong. immoral and wrong. undertaken as the inspectors are now in douma doing just that. in douma doing just that. got the results of that, we'll then decide what action to take. decide what action to take. say this, hundreds of thousands have died