voted for hillary clinton, amber thompson, was a staunch trump critic, and remains so, but nonetheless applauds his decision to strike syria. even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. i believe that trump‘s response to the chemical attack in syria was 100% correct, and i hope that putting pressure on the russians and the assad regime will help to bring an end to this war. i hope that syria will be donald trump‘s nut. donald trump has been suffering from historically low approval ratings, but in this run—down region, we did not find much evidence of buyer‘s remorse. president trump has been much like candidate trump, and while that has horrified liberals in america‘s major cities, who regard him as a national embarrassment, here in the rust belt he is still widely viewed as a potential national saviour. two trumps, two americas. but the region that won him the presidency remains a stronghold. nick bryant, bbc news, ohio. campaigners claim that controversial plans to build a garden bridge over the river thames in london are now scrapped, after the mayor said he would not sup

. that gets him in a lot of trouble. a republican who voted for hillary clinton, amber thompson was a staunch trump critic and remains so, but nonetheless applauds his decision to strike syria. even a blind squirrel finds the nut sometimes. i believe that trump's response to the chemical attack in syria was 100% correct, and i hope that putting pressure on the russians and the assad regime will help to bring an end to this war. i hope that syria will be donald trump's nut. donald trump has been suffering from historically low approval ratings, but in this rundown region, we did not find much evidence of buyer's remorse. president trump has been much like candidate trump, and while that has horrified liberals in america's major cities, who regard him as a national embarrassment, here in the rust belt he is still widely viewed as a potential national saviour. two trumps, two americas. but the region that won him the presidency remains a stronghold. nick bryant, bbc news, 0hio. well that's what the voters think, but what about the president himself? jon sopel is in washington. president

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to move ahead of dame tanni grey—thompson in the record books. she won six london marathon titles. the women's wheelchair race was won by switzerland's manuela schar in a course record time. world number one, mark selby, leads xiao guodong ten frames to six in the second round of the world snooker championship. selby is the defending champion and will take a four—frame cushion into the final session tomorrow afternoon. elsewhere, stephen maguire thrashed rory mcleod 13—3 to reach the quarter—finals with a session to spare. and one more football line to bring you before i go, in the last hour, n'golo konte and lucy bronze have been named pfa players of the year. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much, james. first, let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the ft leads with the french elections, and former banker, emmanuel macron, going head—to—head against the far—right leader, marine le pen, in the race to become france's next president. the guardian says macron is now favourite to win as the result redraws the french political divide. the times s

—thompson in the record books. she won six london marathon titles. the women's wheelchair race was won by switzerland's manuela schar in a course record time of one hour, 39 minutes and 57 seconds. great britain have lost their fed cup play—off against romania 3—1afterjohanna konta and heather watson both lost their singles matches. britain must now move back to the europe/africa zone. it was much less controversial today, following the romania captain ilie nastase's ban yesterday for swearing at a number of people including the umpire and konta. simona halep beat konta 6—1, 6—3. that meant that heather watson had to win her match against irina—camelia begu to stay in the competition. but begu won in straight sets to take romania back into the world group. defending champion mark selby is in action against china's xiao guodong in the second round of the world snooker championship at the crucible. he had a 6—2 lead overnight and let's go live to sheffield to see how he's getting on now... you can see he's still in a pretty co mforta ble you can see he's still in a pretty com

grey—thompson who won six london marathon titles. the women's wheelchair race was won by switzerland's manuela schar in a course record time of one hour, 39 minutes and 57 seconds. we're 15 minutes into the scottish cup old firm there are 40,000 runners out there to come across this finish line, and they're starting to pour through now as they complete the 26 mile course. helen glover is one of them. an olympic gold medallist in rowing and a new medal around your neck today. yes, really chuffed. it was my first ever marathon so i didn't know what to expect. everyone says the crowds are amazing and they were brilliant from start to end. you look like you have barely broken sweat!|j have barely broken sweat! i have, believe me. a lot of food, berger, doughnuts, chocolate, anything i like. you low you said that your only goal was to beach rowing partner. i'm looking around and i can't see her. i missed out there. we are used to competing together so i hope she comes through soon. we ran for i hope she comes through soon. we ranfora i hope she comes through soon. we ran for a

come out on top. he moves ahead in the record books above dame tanni grey—thompson who won six london marathon titles. the women's wheelchair race was won by switzerland's manuela schar in a course record time of one hour, 39 minutes and 57 seconds. it's the scottish cup old firm semi final at hampden park at midday — celtic against rangers... celtic are still on for the domestic treble — having already wrapped up the league title and the scottish league cup. and they'll be boosted by having their captain scott brown cleared to play, after appealing against a recent red card. aberdeen awaits the winner in the final. the fa cup also continues today, arsenal take on manchester city in the semi—final at wembley, at 3 o'clock. with arsenal boss arsene wenger under pressure because of the club's poor run in the premier league — they're seventh in the table — he's well aware of the importance of doing well in this competition. was i expecting the semifinal is to go to the final. i played 11 semifinals in the fa cup. it is a special experience. the match is a good opportunity to sh

above dame tanni grey—thompson who won six london marathon titles. to athletics, where there were familiar scenes lets see how the elite competitors are getting on. we may have a world record coming up the women ‘s race. the kenyan competitor is leading the competition. she is over a minute ahead of her nearest rival. it would be quite something if she was able to find a world record in this london marathon. we will say with athletics. to athletics, where there were familiar scenes for great britain men's ax100m relay team. they've been disqualified in the final at the world relays. they were on course for a medal going into the fourth and final changeover, but were disqualified for not passing the baton in the required zone. the usa went on to win, justin gatlin powering over the line for the gold medal, ahead of barbados and china. british debutant o—jayee ed—doburun took off too soon and danny talbot couldn't get the baton to him, in what was an experimental team. it's the scottish cup old firm semi final at hampden park at noon today. celtic are still on for the domestic

the government. it was led by the 11—time paralympic gold medallist baroness grey—thompson following a spate of bullying allegations against coaches, mounting concern over the treatment of injuries, and the child sex abuse scandal in football. winning medals is something that everyone in the uk would celebrate but i think over the last few years, duty of care is something that has slipped away, not intentional or malicious, there are hard targets out there and we want to see british athletes do well. if you get a duty of care right, we can do as well as not better. two men have been arrested in connection with an acid attack, which left two people blinded in one eye. twenty people were hurt in the attack at the nightclub in east london on monday. the two men in their twenties have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. police are still urging another man to hand himself in to police. the sun newspaper has printed a formal apology to everton footballer ross barkley. former editor kelvin mackenzie compared the footballer to a gorilla in an article for his column. ross barkle

paralympic gold medallist baroness grey—thompson following a spate of bullying allegations against coaches, mounting concern over the treatment of injuries, and the child sex abuse scandal in football. winning medals and something that eve ryo ne winning medals and something that everyone in the uk would celebrate but i think over the last few years, duty of care is something that has slipped away, the figures has been intentional or malicious, there are ha rd targets intentional or malicious, there are hard targets out there and we want to see british athletes do well. if you get a duty of care rate, we can do as well as not better. for the first time since the industrial revolution britain has gone an entire 2a hours without using coal to generate electricity. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling cost of renewable energy have made coal plants less economical in recent years. it‘s been described as a "watershed moment" by duncan burt — from national grid. he also said that with gadgets becoming more energy efficient it‘s time to find other ways to power them. electricity is an imp

by the government. it was led by the 11—time paralympic gold medallist baroness grey—thompson following a spate of bullying allegations against coaches, mounting concern over the treatment of injuries, and the child sex abuse scandal in football. winning medals is something that i think everyone in the uk will support. we feel better as a nation when we are winning the olympics, paralympics, the football, you name it. it‘s a moment to celebrate. but over the last few years, duty of care is something that has slipped away. i do not think it has been malicious or intentional, but there are hard targets out there and we want to see british athletes do well. if we get the duty of care right, we can do as well, if not better. as the alpine ski season comes to an end, one of the problems facing resorts is the effect of rising temperatures causing glacial melt. it‘s a lesser known side effect of climate change, but some glaciers have diminished by a quarter over the past forty years. sara thornton travelled to the austrian alps to a resort built on a glacier that‘s melting fast

mentioned in your introduction. michelle thompson won the edinburgh west seat in 2015 and natalie mcgarry won the glasgow east seat. but in that time they both resigned the whip. michelle thompson did that amid an ongoing police investigation into property deals. natalie mcgarry resigned the whip following fraud investigations. since then they have been sitting as independent mps and the decision for the national executive is what to do about that. it has been a difficult issue for the snp and i think that was reflected in the statement we had after words from the party. no mention of michelle thomson or natalie mcgarry in that statement. simply mentioning that those 5a sitting mps would go ahead. but we do know that they will not be candidates. i have heard suddenly from both mps. natalie mcgarry said that the decision came as no surprise to her. michelle thompson put out a lengthy statement were she said that she was disappointed. she said that she was disappointed. she said she was proud of what she had achieved as an mp and she confirmed that she had decided not to stand as an

. michelle thompson has announced you will be standing down and will not be eligible for election as a party candidate in edinburgh west which she represents as an independent. 0ur correspondent is in glasgow. explained the background of her decision and what the party is doing. you will remember the background to this, the success the snp had at last westminster election, winning 56 of the 59 seats in school in. this morning the national executive committee met following the announcement of this snap general election to discuss candidate selection. in one sense they have a very straightforward decision, to put forward the 54 sitting mps that they have for candidacy for the upcoming election, but the decision they had to make was concerning the two other mps voted through as snp mps but subsequently resigned. michelle thompson and natalie mcgarry who resigned after becoming involved in police investigations. today they had that meeting and the decision was reached at the 54 would go ahead but there was no mention of natalie mcgarry or michelle thompson in the release sent out by the sn

. but as you mentioned in the introduction, that number isn't 56, it is 5a. michelle thompson, the mp for edinburgh west and the mp for glasgow east, they we re and the mp for glasgow east, they were both elected as snp mps, but they now sit as independent mps. that is because they resigned the party whip after police became involved in police investigations. that is what the snp national executive had to talk about, what to do in those two constituencies. and as far as candidates go for the other three constituencies that they did not win last time. only three seats not held by the snp, one labour, one lib dem, one conservative. how much confidence is theirfor conservative. how much confidence is their for the other parties that they can claw back some of the ground they lost? that is what they are working towards. there is a period of frantic activity at the moment from all parties. just down the road from where the snp are meeting this morning in that central glasgow hotel, labour are holding a meeting of their own. they will be focusing on candidate selection, as well. they only h

tanni grey—thompson. the publication comes amid bullying allegations against coaches... mounting concern over the use of medication... and the child sex abuse scandal in football. some newsjust in — former olympic rowing champion dame katharine grainger has been appointed the new chair of uk sport. dame katherine is britain‘s most successful female olympian, winning gold in 2012 and four silver medals. onto events at the crucible theatre in sheffield where former champions ronnie o‘sullivan and shaun murphy are locked in a fascinating second round match at the world snooker championship. o‘sullivan led 6—2 overnight and then 9—3 this afternoon but murphy, the winner 12 years ago, produced a great comeback to win three frames in a row, reducing his arrears to 9—6. the 16th and final frame of the session was vital, murphy missed a simple green and o‘sullivan was able to take advantage, 10—6 ahead going into tomorrow‘s final session. ellie downie has become the first british woman to win gold in the all around at the european gymnastics championships. she was leading qua

commissioned by the government and led by 11—time paralympic gold medallist baroness tanni grey—thompson. the publication comes amid bullying allegations against coaches, mounting concern over the use of medication, and the child sex abuse scandal in football. the regulations include appointing an ombudsman which has the power to hold them to account for the level of care. ronnie 0'sullivan has been a pretty good form in his second—round match of the championship against the 2005 when a shaun murphy. these are live pictures from the crucible bbc two. something of a fightback by sean murphy over the last couple of frames. he is now trailing 9—5. 13 is good enough to go through to the next round. earlier, stuart bingham look like levelling his match against wilson. he managed to keep them at bay as to a nervous clea ra nce them at bay as to a nervous clearance that extended his lead to 9-7. clearance that extended his lead to 9—7. team sky rider gary and —— geraint thomas won onlyjust after the final stage in northern italy. he held on to finish third in the stage. his victory is

baroness tanni grey—thompson. the publication comes amid bullying allegations against coaches, mounting concern over the use of medication, and the child sex abuse scandal in football. the recommendations include appointing a sports ombudsman that has the power to hold governing bodies to account for the level of care. former champion shaun murphy has a big fight on his hands if he's to come from behind to beat ronnie 0'sullivan in the second round at the world snooker championship. murphy was 6—2 down overnight and is now 8—3 down to the five—times champion. these are live pictures of frame 12, coverage now on bbc two. earlier this morning, stuart bingham looked like levelling his match against kyren wilson. the man from kettering producing a nervous clea ra nce to kettering producing a nervous clearance to extend his lead to 9—7. great britain's james hall has won all—around bronze at the european gymnastics championships in romania. the 21—year—old finished behind gold medallist 0leg verniaiev of ukraine and russia's arthur dalaloyan. another briton, joe frase

something. the man in the hole was james thompson, 51. he was last seen on cctv in plymouth one month earlier. when he was found he was close to death. taking this to the natural conclusion, you have saved his life. how do you feel? i am very happy it has come to this conclusion. it must meana has come to this conclusion. it must mean a lot of relief to his family and him. i am mean a lot of relief to his family and him. lam glad he is in the right hands, usa. it is not james thompson was sleeping rough, suffered an injury and crawled into the hole for shelter. he was in a very poor state when he was fine. the whole has been closed for safety. now on bbc news, global questions brings together political leaders and commentators from the us, russia and the baltic states to ask how the relationship between donald trump and vladimir putin will develop. will it create a new world order that brings more threats than opportunities? the programme was recorded last week in the latvian capital, riga. riga, the capital of latvia. a baltic metropolis with a spectacular old town and one

on bbc news... caught on camera. how a tv viewer cost the american golfer lexi thompson the first major of the year. disabled people are still being treated like second—class citizens, according to a report by the equality and human rights commission. it says that although laws were introduced 20 years ago banning discrimination, life chances for disabled people remain very poor and public attitudes haven't changed enough. 0ur disabilities correspondent, nikki fox, reports. cha ntelle has to take each day as it comes. have you had a good day? 1a years ago, she owned a house and ran her own successful business. but everything changed when her son, harry, was born. there we are. harry has multiple life—limiting conditions. he needed two liver transplants as a baby. both went wrong. now he needs round—the—clock care. lovely boots. there we are. single mum chantelle feels she isn't receiving enough support to make harry's life better. i cashed in the last of my pension pot five years ago, to get replacement equipment i needed for harry. wheelchairs, stairlift, specialist buggi

been left out despite finishing top scorer last season. the american golfer lexi thompson said she did not intend to break tournament rules, after a tv viewer spotted and in fresh rules, after a tv viewer spotted and infresh —— rules, after a tv viewer spotted and in fresh —— an infringement. it cost her the first major of the year. a full update in the next 15 minutes. buttler the spanish foreign minister, alfonso dastis, has said he's surprised by the tone of the british reaction to talk about the sovereignty of gibraltar. the government of the territory has criticised the eu for including it in its draft negotiating strategy with the uk about brexit. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has said gibraltar would remain british, as long as its people wanted that to be the case. our correspondent tom burridge sent this report from gibraltar. rush—hour between gibraltar and spain. thousands cross onto the rock everyday to work and there is some uncertainty about what wrecks it may mean. translation: uncertainty about what wrecks it may mean. translationzlj uncertainty about

women's european championship in the netherlands. and the american golfer lexi thompson says she didn't intend to break tournament rules. a four—stroke penalty incurred after a tv viewer spotted an infringement cost her her first major of the year. more in 15 minutes. ten people have been killed in the explosion between two underground stations in st petersburg. let's go to our correspondent who is in moscow. is there any clearer picture as to what has happened here? not so far. there's lots of information flying around, most of it is coming via sources. the national anti—terror committee said a second explosive package has been found and "neutralised" in the language of the anti—terror committee at another central st petersburg station. if that is true then perhaps there is a scenario of a double attack which has been used so far in other european cities. this happening on the day president putin was in the city for a meeting with the belarus president? well, mr putin was far away from the centre and obviously the security surrounding russian leaders is very tight. but yes

. american golfer lexi thompson was left in tears after being handed a four—stroke penalty while leading the final round of the first major of the season and then losing a play—off to korea's so yeon ryu. an eagle—eyed television viewer spotted this infringement during thompson's third round. the world number four misplacing her ball on the green. the issue was only raised during the final round with thompson leading by two shots with six to play. i played amazing today and probably the best golf i played all week. i wasn't expecting that on whatever hole that was. i did not intentionally do that. so, to the officials or whoever called in, that was not my purpose. i didn't realise idid was not my purpose. i didn't realise i did that, but i fought hard coming in and! i did that, but i fought hard coming in and i didn't give up. i knew i could still win, but so many players played great. olly foster is here with more sport in the next hour. yes, good news for some! hugh, thank you very much. let's get more on the explosion in st petersburg. authorities have reported another explosive d

—— lexi thompson was given a fourth penalty while leading the final round of the first major of the season and then lost a play—off. an eagle eyed television viewer spotted this infringement during her third round. viewer spotted this infringement during herthird round. she viewer spotted this infringement during her third round. she seemed to misplace a ball on the green. the issue was only raised during the final round with thompson leading by two shots with six holes to play. final round with thompson leading by two shots with six holes to playlj played well today, probably my best golf all week. i wasn't expecting that on whichever hole that was. i did not intentionally do that. to the officials or whoever called in, that was not my purpose. i didn't realise i did that. ifought hard come in and i didn't give up. i knew i could still win, but so many players played great so congratulations. that is all the squad for now. i will be marked with more in the next hour. news agency reports are sent ten people were killed following an explosion on a train carriage between two station

, spare a thought for lexi thompson. the american was two shots clear during the final round of one of women's golf‘s major tournaments, when she was penalised by officials, effectively costing her the title. but it was a tv viewer who spotted her mistake rather than a referee. 0ur correspondent, andy swiss, reports. just imagine it. you are on course for the winner of your life, just few holes from glory... but lexi thompson's dream was about to become a nightmare. the reason? this moment from her previous round. look closely. she marks her ball, picks it up and put it down in a fraction ofa it up and put it down in a fraction of a different place, which is against the rules. nobody noticed that the time but a tv viewer spotted it, alerted officials, who then interrupted her final spotted it, alerted officials, who then interrupted herfinal round spotted it, alerted officials, who then interrupted her final round to give her a four shot penalty. yeah is this a joke? no, give her a four shot penalty. yeah is this ajoke? no, not give her a four shot penalty. yeah is this a joke? no

round of 71 yesterday has left her eight shots behind leader lexi thompson of america. ido i do not get out today and played pretty solid. i have got a lot of putts that had a good chance going into the hole, but they slipped out. iam into the hole, but they slipped out. i am looking forward to tomorrow, you never know what will happen. both the women's and men's boat races will both go ahead this afternoon. you can follow all the action on the bbc. let's stay with the story about the boat race this afternoon. the go—ahead has finally been given for the oxford and cambridge races. the police say they have removed an unexploded second world war bomb from the terms which was spotted near putney bridge close to the starting post for the race. kate gray is in putney for us now. what a relief for everyone. you will not have wasted afternoon. why has it taken this long for them to be able to be certain it is safe for the races to go ahead? it has been about 24 hours since this device was first found along the bank of the river thames. it was spotted and brought to the attention of the p

second last year, but after a round of 71, she's eight shots behind this woman, america's lexi thompson, who heads the field on 13 under par overall. get out there today and play pretty solid. a lot of the putts just slipped out. i am looking forward to tomorrow. you never know what will happen. you never know what will happen. fingers crossed, i will have more in the next hour. the parents of a baby with a rare genetic condition have reached a £1.2 million crowdfunding project for treatment in the united states. charlie is receiving 2a hour treatment at london's great ormond hospitalfor a rare condition. his pa rents a re hospitalfor a rare condition. his parents are challenging doctors in court to keep him on a life support. the chancellor is to urge indian businesses to use the expertise of the city of london in the latest attempt by ministers to build trade links outside the european union. philip hammond's trade mission to delhi and mumbai is part of an effort to build a partnership with india as it tries to forge a future as a global manufacturing powerhouse. our business corresp

, but after a round of 71, she's eight shots behind this woman, america's lexi thompson, who heads the field on 13 under par overall. she narrowly missed out on a birdie at the 7th there. world number one mark selby leads mark williams 5—4 after the session at snooker‘s china open final. it is the first to ten frames. it is the first to ten frames. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. a former government advisor is calling for a change in the law to force doctors to tell the authorities when a patient is no longerfit to drive. the campaign started after the death of three—year—old poppy—arabella clarke who was killed crossing the road by a pensioner who'd been warned to stop driving because of poor eyesight. barrister daniel sokol who has advised the ministry of defence and ministry ofjustice says the authorities shouldn'tjust rely on the honesty of the patient. if the patient is, of course, doctor, i will stop driving, and does not, then that usually is not followed up. you may have someone on the roads at the moment who is as blind as a bat, or who may

, but after a round of 71, she's eight shots behind this woman — america's lexi thompson — who heads the field on 13 under par overall. she narrowly missed out on a birdie at the seventh there. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with all those stories and keep track of snooker‘s china open final, where mark selby currently leads mark williams numeric 5—4, on the bbc website, bbc.co.uk/ sport. i will have more in the next hour. the first minister of gibraltar has dismissed a suggestion by the eu that the uk would need to agree a deal with spain about its future after brexit. 96 present people into balta voted to remain in the eu. the european council says the status of the territory should be decided by both the uk and spain. with me is our political correspondent heavy price. you were watching these exchanges on the andrew marr show this morning. an unexpected development, this. nobody was talking about gibraltar at all this week and suddenly on friday, it seemed burst out of nowhere. yes, we have talked about the article 50 letter that theresa may wrote to

teeing off around now, lexi thompson with a one shot lead on eight under. britain‘s charley hull is three shots back. that‘s all the sport for now. here in the uk, over a hundred yellow cars have driven in convoy through a cotswold village in support of a pensioner who had his car vandalised. somebody had apparently decided his yellow car spoiled the view in the tourist hotspot and scratched the word "move" into the bonnet. it was a day to celebrate all things yellow in bibury. an act of solidarity — over 100 yellow cars driving through the cotswolds, coming from as far afield as north yorkshire tojoin in the rally. they came in support of local pensioner peter maddox, who until earlier this year had parked his beloved yellow car outside his home. until, that is, someone vandalised it. it was apparently spoiling the view of the picture postcard village. it was a very sad moment for him. he got up early in the morning and found his car with broken windows and scratches. peter is not a man to make a fuss, so he sold his car and replaced it with a grey one, one that blends in with

thompson is top as it stands, but they are still playing the last couple of holes of their 2nd rounds after bad weather. world number one mark selby is into the china open final after a 6—4 win over kyron wilson in the semifinals. selby had taken a 3—1 lead in the match but wilson fought back. a break of 130 levelling the match at 3 frames all. selby, who is into his fifth final of the season, eventually moved clear. a break of 93 enough to secure the victory. he'll face mark williams in the final. the welshman beat hossein vafaei 6 frames to 1. williams dominated the match including making this century break to go 4 frames up. he needs to win the event to return to the top 16 and qualify for an automatic world championship place. still goalless between southampton and bournemouth. in the next half an hour or and bournemouth. in the next half an hourorso, in the and bournemouth. in the next half an hour or so, in the tennis, joanna quanta will play in the final of the miami open. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. and w