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hello this is breakfast, with katherine downes and ben thompson. the parents of madeleine mccann tell the bbc they're convinced real progress is being made as they try to discover what happened to their daughter. speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of madeleine's disappearance, kate and gerry mccann, talk of their regret at the time they've lost together, and of their hope that she'll be found. no parent's going to give up on their child unless they know for certain that child's dead, and theyjust don't have any evidence. we should have been a family of five for all of that time, and, yeah, it does feel stolen. good morning it's sunday 30th april. also ahead: a spectacular win for anthonyjoshua. a it was billed as the biggest fight in british boxing history, and it definitely lived up to expectation. joshua powers past wladimir klitschko to become the unified heavyweight champion of the world. a pension pledge from theresa may. she promises to tackle irresponsible bosses, asjeremy corbyn sets out his plan for workers rights. president trump mark
hello this is breakfast, with katherine downes and ben thompson. the parents of madeleine mccann tell the bbc they're convinced real progress is being made as they try to discover what happened to their daughter. speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of madeleine's disappearance, kate and gerry mccann, talk of their regret at the time they've lost together, and of their hope that she'll be found. no parent's going to give up on their child unless they know for certain that child's dead, and...
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this is breakfast, with katherine downes and ben thompson. the parents of madeleine mccann tell the bbc they're convinced real progress is being made as they try to discover what happened to their daughter. speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of madeleine's disappearance, kate and gerry mccann talk of their regret at the time they've lost together and of their hope that she'll be found. no parent is going to give up on there child unless they know for certain. —— there. but there is no evidence. we should have been a family of five for all of that time. and, yeah, it does feel like stolen
this is breakfast, with katherine downes and ben thompson. the parents of madeleine mccann tell the bbc they're convinced real progress is being made as they try to discover what happened to their daughter. speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of madeleine's disappearance, kate and gerry mccann talk of their regret at the time they've lost together and of their hope that she'll be found. no parent is going to give up on there child unless they know for certain. —— there. but there is no...
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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 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
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 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...
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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 trump has been giving us some idea of
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...
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i'm linda milburn 's and i'm a member at thompsons solicitors. we act for approximately judging facilities that are victims of his treatment. —— george and 50 ladies that are victims of his treatment. we have a civil case that the results later in the curate in the high court in london. we able to attain compensation for all of them. —— we hope to be able to attain. attain compensation for all of them. -- we hope to be able to attain. how many woman i do? ardour also people in that claim that are perhaps needed operations but got them at the wrong time. —— ardour also people in that claim that happened needed operations? some people had incorrect diagnosis and had totally erroneous treatment. 0thers incorrect diagnosis and had totally erroneous treatment. others have been overtreated. david gilbert have been overtreated. david gilbert have been let down by the system? —— do you feel they have been let down by the system ? you feel they have been let down by the system? this is not only against ian paterson but also the hospitals a
i'm linda milburn 's and i'm a member at thompsons solicitors. we act for approximately judging facilities that are victims of his treatment. —— george and 50 ladies that are victims of his treatment. we have a civil case that the results later in the curate in the high court in london. we able to attain compensation for all of them. —— we hope to be able to attain. attain compensation for all of them. -- we hope to be able to attain. how many woman i do? ardour also people in that...
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ben thompson is at a cash and carry in the midlands to find out how the economy is affecting the business and its customers. we're here at east end foods. it is a cash and carry selling too big and small firms. it also manufactures and sells some of its products around the world and imports raw materials as well. it is the perfect sample of business facing up to uncertainty as far as the economy is concerned. google get the latest economic growth figures later this morning. let's discuss them. —— we will get. good morning. let me start with you, jason. we talk about uncertainty. as far as the economy is concerned, it is very uncertain at the moment. what does that mean for you? last years since the referendum vote we have seen the currency referendum vote we have seen the currency situation affecting the business with devaluation of sterling. we net imports. we process and manufacture here in the uk. those costs are difficult to pass on to our customers and the consumer. there is a feeling that if you are an importer, you're also an exporter. one does better and wonders worse. it is n
ben thompson is at a cash and carry in the midlands to find out how the economy is affecting the business and its customers. we're here at east end foods. it is a cash and carry selling too big and small firms. it also manufactures and sells some of its products around the world and imports raw materials as well. it is the perfect sample of business facing up to uncertainty as far as the economy is concerned. google get the latest economic growth figures later this morning. let's discuss them....
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the american golfer lexi thompson was moved to tears as she discussed — in her words — the ‘nightmare‘ penalty which cost her a major title. thompson was leading the ana last month, when she received a four—stroke penalty for playing her ball from the wrong place and then signing an incorrect scorecard. the controversy only came about after a tv viewer contacted officials to inform them of the infringement. the incident has since led to a rule change. that's one of my favourite tournaments and it's always a dream of mine tojust tournaments and it's always a dream of mine to just see myself... i worked my whole life to have my name on major championship trophies, especially that one, that's a very special week for me with all the history behind it. i played amazing that week, i don't think i've ever played any better. just for that to happen, it was just, played any better. just for that to happen, it wasjust, kind of a nightmare. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines at 6.30pm — a 27—year—old man is arrested
the american golfer lexi thompson was moved to tears as she discussed — in her words — the ‘nightmare‘ penalty which cost her a major title. thompson was leading the ana last month, when she received a four—stroke penalty for playing her ball from the wrong place and then signing an incorrect scorecard. the controversy only came about after a tv viewer contacted officials to inform them of the infringement. the incident has since led to a rule change. that's one of my favourite...
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his great rival, marcel hoog, from switzerland in a sprint finish 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
his great rival, marcel hoog, from switzerland in a sprint finish 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....
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beat his great rival marcel hoog from switzerland in a sprint finish 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 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 n
beat his great rival marcel hoog from switzerland in a sprint finish 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 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...
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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. 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 ho
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. 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...
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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 show how much we ar
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...
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he moves ahead in the record books 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. celti
he moves ahead in the record books 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...
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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 barkley‘s grandfather
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...
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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 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
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 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...
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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, where authorities are going
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...
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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 independent candidate. she also had some criticism for the snp. she said that she had always made it clear that she had done nothing wrong and that her experience ha
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...
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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
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...
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it was led by the ii—time pa ralympic 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 would support. we feel better as a nation when we are winning 0lympics, paralympics, football, you name it, it's a moment to celebrate. but i think over the last few years duty of care is something that has slipped away. i don't think it has been intentional or malicious, it's just there are hard targets out there and we want to see british athletes do well. if we get duty of care right we can do as well, if not better. us vice—president mike pence says a us naval strike group will arrive in waters near north korea in a matter of days. there had been confusion earlier this week over whether the uss carl vinson was heading into the sea of japan or not. however, in a press conference with the australian pm, mr pence said the us wanted to show north korea it had the resources to secure the region. all optio
it was led by the ii—time pa ralympic 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 would support. we feel better as a nation when we are winning 0lympics, paralympics, football, you name it, it's a moment to celebrate. but i think over the last few years duty of care is something that...
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was commissioned by the government and led by 11—time pa ralympic 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. actually it's about winning medals, that's something that i think eve ryo ne that's something that i think everyone in the uk would support, we feel better as a nation when we're winning football, paralympics, olympics, you name it, it's a moment to celebrate. but over the last few yea rs to celebrate. but over the last few years duty of care is something that has been slipping away, it's not intentional or malicious, but there's hard targets out there and we wa nt there's hard targets out there and we want to see british athletes doing well. if we get duty of care right we can do well if not better. meanwhile olympic rowing champion dame katharine grainger, here on the right, 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. she'll
was commissioned by the government and led by 11—time pa ralympic 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. actually it's about winning medals, that's something that i think eve ryo ne that's something that i think everyone in the uk would support, we feel better as a nation when we're winning football, paralympics, olympics, you name...
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was 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. over the last few years, the duty of ca re over the last few years, the duty of care is something that has slipped away but i do not think it has been intentional or malicious. there are ha rd intentional or malicious. there are hard topics out that we want to see british athletes do well. if we get duty of care right we can do well if not better. meanwhile olympic rowing champion dame katharine grainger — here on the right — 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. she'll begin work at the organisation onjuly the 1st this weekend's london marathon marks the end of a broadcasting era as bbc commentator brendan foster will call the race for the last time. the former olympic medallist has been a regular fixture in the commentary box for the last four decades. he ha
was 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. over the last few years, the duty of ca re over the last few years, the duty of care is something that has slipped away but i do not think it has been intentional or malicious. there are ha rd intentional or malicious. there are hard topics out that we want to see british...
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speaking to our sports editor dan roan before baroness grey—thompsons recommendations were published she says that athlete welfare is key. it's hard to be a successful cyclist if you are not happy in your programme and racing. and everything that goes with it. mental health, and how you feel and being supported, that is so important. i have always felt well supported. it's nice they are looking into the different ways of supporting athletes, putting them first. but ultimately it is all about training and racing, and succeeding. there is and racing, and succeeding. there is a school of thought that says if you have concentrated a bit too much on welfare and looking after people, you may not be so successful. it is that ruthlessness and drive on performance that has got team gb as high as they have. is it possible to have both? identikit is a conversation you're you can have a buddy team is broadly. —— i do not think it is a conversation you can have so broadly. every team has a different approach. you need someone supporting and on your side. and you need discussions and conversat
speaking to our sports editor dan roan before baroness grey—thompsons recommendations were published she says that athlete welfare is key. it's hard to be a successful cyclist if you are not happy in your programme and racing. and everything that goes with it. mental health, and how you feel and being supported, that is so important. i have always felt well supported. it's nice they are looking into the different ways of supporting athletes, putting them first. but ultimately it is all about...
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was 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. 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
was 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. 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...
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was 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
was 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...
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was 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 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
was 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 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...
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this is business live from bbc news, with ben thompson and sally bundock. let battle commence! plans for an early election in the uk look set to be approved as the prime minister seeks to strengthen her hand in the brexit negotiations. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday 19th of april. the uk will go to the polls onjune eighth and brexit will be the key battle ground on the campaign trail. we will have the details. the chinese giant that will be sharing its driverless car technology. could its driverless car technology. could it accelerate the sector? after a busy day for the markets die jesting the news of the snap election, this is how the numbers in europe have open. we will have the details for you, and why. the uk election will be dominated by brexit — so what's the view from the eu? we'll be crossing live to brussels to find out. what do you want to ask about what the election means for brexitjust use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. here we go again. nine months after becoming prime minister, theresa may is throwing the dice and bettin
this is business live from bbc news, with ben thompson and sally bundock. let battle commence! plans for an early election in the uk look set to be approved as the prime minister seeks to strengthen her hand in the brexit negotiations. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday 19th of april. the uk will go to the polls onjune eighth and brexit will be the key battle ground on the campaign trail. we will have the details. the chinese giant that will be sharing its driverless car...
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this is business live from bbc news, with ben thompson and sally bundock. let battle commence! plans for an early election in the uk look set to be approved as the prime minister seeks to strengthen her hand in the brexit negotiations. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday 19th of april. the uk will go to the polls onjune eighth and brexit will be the key battle ground on the campaign trail. we will have the details. the chinese giant that will be
this is business live from bbc news, with ben thompson and sally bundock. let battle commence! plans for an early election in the uk look set to be approved as the prime minister seeks to strengthen her hand in the brexit negotiations. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday 19th of april. the uk will go to the polls onjune eighth and brexit will be the key battle ground on the campaign trail. we will have the details. the chinese giant that will be
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this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. can the us do a deal with japan? after president trump dumped a key trade deal with asia — the vice president begins a visit to the country to drum up trade — and rebuild bridges. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 18th april. the americans have also accused japan of currency manipulation. so what are the odds of the two sides achieving a trade deal? also in the programme, a big day for the us financial sector as bank of america and goldman sachs we'll get the lowdown from new york. could a computer come up with the next big medical breakthrough? we'll meet the man who's using artificial intelligence to try to bush back the boundaries of medical science. and as weetabix fails to take off in china, its chinese owner puts the company up for sale. so today, we want to know, what gets you going in a morning? what's your breakfast wherever in the world you're watching us today? welcome to the programme. of course it has to be a full english! send in your comments. in the
this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. can the us do a deal with japan? after president trump dumped a key trade deal with asia — the vice president begins a visit to the country to drum up trade — and rebuild bridges. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 18th april. the americans have also accused japan of currency manipulation. so what are the odds of the two sides achieving a trade deal? also in the programme, a big day for the us financial...
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this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. can the us do a deal with japan? after president trump dumped a key trade deal with asia — the vice president begins a visit to the country to drum up trade — and rebuild bridges. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 18th april. the americans have also accused japan of currency manipulation. so what are the odds of the two sides achieving a trade deal?
this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. can the us do a deal with japan? after president trump dumped a key trade deal with asia — the vice president begins a visit to the country to drum up trade — and rebuild bridges. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 18th april. the americans have also accused japan of currency manipulation. so what are the odds of the two sides achieving a trade deal?
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i'm ben thompson. this is your business news. energy firm, edf is to raise the price of electricity for the second time this year for its customers on standard tariffs. from the 21st ofjune, edf customers was the electricity prices rise by 996 was the electricity prices rise by 9% and gas prices will go up by 5.5%. tesco has reported a fall in full—year pre—tax profit after it was fined for overstating its profits in 2014. the supermarket giant says a charge of £235m and other costs associated with closing stores and paying redundancy pushed profits down nearly 30%. without those charges, the supermarket‘s underlying profit was up 30%. unemployment in the uk remained unchanged at 4.7% in the last three months. but rising inflation is wiping out any growth in wages. inflation statistics released yesterday showed inflation was running at 2.3 per cent, just above the bank of england's 2% target. there are so many percentages to get through there! let's start with tesco. its profits are up despite having to pay a big fine. sup
i'm ben thompson. this is your business news. energy firm, edf is to raise the price of electricity for the second time this year for its customers on standard tariffs. from the 21st ofjune, edf customers was the electricity prices rise by 996 was the electricity prices rise by 9% and gas prices will go up by 5.5%. tesco has reported a fall in full—year pre—tax profit after it was fined for overstating its profits in 2014. the supermarket giant says a charge of £235m and other costs...
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hugh thompson, march16th, 1968, 36 years have gone past. how clear in your mind are the memories of that day? certain things too clear. other things not clear. what is clear? when you shut your eyes, what do you see? a lot of pain and suffering by a lot of people. i remember the first girl getting killed after i asked help for her. how was she killed? medina walked up and blew her away. this is one of the commanding officers on the ground? commanding officer. he shot her at point—blank range? yes, sir. you saw it in front of your eyes? yes, sir, we asked for help for her. and we were just kind of in shock because, by that time, we had already questioned what was going on, or what we had seen happen or seen the aftermath of what had actually happened. but when you landed your helicopter, it started all over again and was still going on? mm—hm. on two different occasions. and then we asked for help and i got a girl killed. and then we asked for help again and we got a bunch of people killed. so it was kind of obvious that asking wasn't ge
hugh thompson, march16th, 1968, 36 years have gone past. how clear in your mind are the memories of that day? certain things too clear. other things not clear. what is clear? when you shut your eyes, what do you see? a lot of pain and suffering by a lot of people. i remember the first girl getting killed after i asked help for her. how was she killed? medina walked up and blew her away. this is one of the commanding officers on the ground? commanding officer. he shot her at point—blank range?...
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frank thompson who used to carry out, excuse me, executions in the united states. let‘s talk to our next guest. kate allen, director of amnesty international, who has released today‘s figures is with me. how do you know who is in the top 5 and it comes to executions, particularly when the country at the top, china, is so secret. china is particularly secretive and any information about the use of the death penalty in china is a state secret. but we monitor what is happening, we are entered with people within china. there is a long history of the use of the death penalty, so we are confident to say that in china we are talking about thousands of people who are executed. in 1 year? in! thousands of people who are executed. in 1 year? in 1 year. they are in the thousands, any for up to 10,000 ina are in the thousands, any for up to 10,000 in a year. and then the other four countries... what is due monitor to get the figures? there are still use paper and media coverage, there are organisations that we are in touch with, there is a way of monitoring and understandi
frank thompson who used to carry out, excuse me, executions in the united states. let‘s talk to our next guest. kate allen, director of amnesty international, who has released today‘s figures is with me. how do you know who is in the top 5 and it comes to executions, particularly when the country at the top, china, is so secret. china is particularly secretive and any information about the use of the death penalty in china is a state secret. but we monitor what is happening, we are entered...
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this is business live from bbc news with aaron heslehurst and ben thompson. toshiba‘s troubles continue — the japanese giant faces the prospect of being delisted from the tokyo stock exchange. live from london, that‘s our top story on tuesday 11th april. toshiba isn‘t the only japanese company which is struggling to stay afloat — later in the programme, we‘ll look at the issues facing some of the country‘s biggest names. also in the programme... the business community has been reacting to this video of a man being dragged off a united airlines flight.
this is business live from bbc news with aaron heslehurst and ben thompson. toshiba‘s troubles continue — the japanese giant faces the prospect of being delisted from the tokyo stock exchange. live from london, that‘s our top story on tuesday 11th april. toshiba isn‘t the only japanese company which is struggling to stay afloat — later in the programme, we‘ll look at the issues facing some of the country‘s biggest names. also in the programme... the business community has been...
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this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and aaron heslehurst. fighting protectionism! or so they say. foreign ministers of the world's seven largest economies arrive in italy with free trade high on the agenda. live from london, that's our top story on monday the 10th of april. today's meeting in italy comes at a crossroads for international trade. we'll ask an expert whether political upheaval signals the end for globalisation. also in the programme: regulators investigate barclays boss jess staley in relation to alleged misconduct in a whistle—blowing programme. the bank says it'll reduce the chief exec‘s pay as a result of the probe. and all the details of what you need to know for the trading week ahead. investing in the future. later in the programme we'll speak to the boss of a company hoping to develop the next generation of coding geniuses. and also today, do you hate mondays? ido! the green party in the uk want to introduce a three—day weekend. would you want one, and would you work longer hours to get one? just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. how about if
this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and aaron heslehurst. fighting protectionism! or so they say. foreign ministers of the world's seven largest economies arrive in italy with free trade high on the agenda. live from london, that's our top story on monday the 10th of april. today's meeting in italy comes at a crossroads for international trade. we'll ask an expert whether political upheaval signals the end for globalisation. also in the programme: regulators investigate...
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emma thompson said, "don't ever, ever, ever bother going on a diet. try to avoid rubbish and never diet. you will end up the same size anyway. drop it girls. drop it now. believe me, nobody cares." trevor says, "don't work in the family business." kirsty says to herself, "don't go out with that idiot and learn italian and live in rome." mine would be to myself, "piano is not for losers." i was convinced as a young man and pay more attention in languages at school. don't mess about with your mates at the back because that would have been handy. especially in yourjob as well. lot of people are suggesting don't buy the blue suit. i'm crushed by that! i think that's really unfair. send — you know i love that suit. it is time to gets news, tral and weather wherever you are. hello. the weekend poll ‘s weather headlines haven't lasted, and already fresher conditions are migrating from north to south across the british isles. that is what many of us are already waking up to. a scattering of showers, and many areas will stay dry with sunny spells, but you
emma thompson said, "don't ever, ever, ever bother going on a diet. try to avoid rubbish and never diet. you will end up the same size anyway. drop it girls. drop it now. believe me, nobody cares." trevor says, "don't work in the family business." kirsty says to herself, "don't go out with that idiot and learn italian and live in rome." mine would be to myself, "piano is not for losers." i was convinced as a young man and pay more attention in languages...
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was james thompson, 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
was james thompson, 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...
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in the first of the singles rubbers, jordan thompson, ranked 79 in the world, plays jack sock, and that's followed by a showdown between the 6—foot10—inch john isner and nick kyrgios. the controversial australian is playing some of the best tennis of his career at the moment. he was asked about his ability to play a tough five—setter if needed. yes. i have come back from two sets to love twice, so i am used to playing five set matches. i have made the quarterfinals playing five set matches. i have made the quarter finals of two grand slam is playing best of fives sets. i think slam is playing best of fives sets. ithinki slam is playing best of fives sets. i think i will play well either way. i think i will play well either way. i think it is good for him to start. he played a great opponent so he has proved he can deal with pressure well. i am looking forward to playing tomorrow. yes, i have played him three times. of course, in my opinion, i think he isa of course, in my opinion, i think he is a lot more mature now. i think right now a lot of people could argue that he is maybe pla
in the first of the singles rubbers, jordan thompson, ranked 79 in the world, plays jack sock, and that's followed by a showdown between the 6—foot10—inch john isner and nick kyrgios. the controversial australian is playing some of the best tennis of his career at the moment. he was asked about his ability to play a tough five—setter if needed. yes. i have come back from two sets to love twice, so i am used to playing five set matches. i have made the quarterfinals playing five set...
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paloma thompson has two healthy happy boys. winter is four and bodhi is two. but winter was born premature and has some learning difficulties. for a long time, paloma felt like this was her fault. ifelt like a failure because i think when you are pregnant one job that you meant to do is keep your child safe and protect them for the full nine months so that they are born on time and there wasn't any medical reason or issue with him or myself for him to come early. just my body let him down and ifailed to do my job and protect him. when you see that tiny body, no bigger than your hand, and all of the wires coming out. he had a cannula in his leg for antibiotics, he had a cannula drip in his umbilical cord for caffeine. he was on a ventilator. all wires to monitor blood pressure, pulse, oxygen levels, and then the uv lamp for the jaundice. he is inside the incubator and you cannot touch him, you cannot cuddle him, say everything is going to be ok. it is just a really awful feeling that i've let my child down and now he has had to start life in a really difficult
paloma thompson has two healthy happy boys. winter is four and bodhi is two. but winter was born premature and has some learning difficulties. for a long time, paloma felt like this was her fault. ifelt like a failure because i think when you are pregnant one job that you meant to do is keep your child safe and protect them for the full nine months so that they are born on time and there wasn't any medical reason or issue with him or myself for him to come early. just my body let him down and...
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my colleague ben thompson has been out and about in devon looking at how we could be working smarter to boost economic output. welcome to devon. we are talking about how the uk can solve what is known as the productivity puzzle. how do we get businesses here to be more productive without simply asking workers to do a bit more, work order? it is about getting them to work a bit smarter, too. this is exactly what they have been doing at this plant. barry is the boss, good morning. how do you improve productivity? we are surrounded by a lot of people here, but also machines. is it about buying robots to do the job? buying robots helps, but it takes time. it is about doing things differently. automation, robot loading is one thing. new software programming, as you have seen on some software programming, as you have seen on some of the bigger machines, reduces cycle time. it's about, how do we do things quicker? rather than all of that time being used up doing relatively mundane tasks like loading machines, you can now deploy the staff to do betterjobs that will add more value to the busi
my colleague ben thompson has been out and about in devon looking at how we could be working smarter to boost economic output. welcome to devon. we are talking about how the uk can solve what is known as the productivity puzzle. how do we get businesses here to be more productive without simply asking workers to do a bit more, work order? it is about getting them to work a bit smarter, too. this is exactly what they have been doing at this plant. barry is the boss, good morning. how do you...
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hello and welcome to the programme, where the fallout continues after lexi thompson was penalised four strokes mid way through her final round in the ana inspiration on sunday. the american was two shots clear in the first women's golf major of the year with six holes to play when she was told the news and eventually lost to south korea's so yeon ryu in a play—off. it comes after she incorrectly replaced her ball during saturday's third round. the sports rules are due to be simplified in 2019 and earlier our golf correspondent iain carter explained that this incident is typical of those that need to be addressed. the game is looking at the rules to bring ina the game is looking at the rules to bring in a new rulebook
hello and welcome to the programme, where the fallout continues after lexi thompson was penalised four strokes mid way through her final round in the ana inspiration on sunday. the american was two shots clear in the first women's golf major of the year with six holes to play when she was told the news and eventually lost to south korea's so yeon ryu in a play—off. it comes after she incorrectly replaced her ball during saturday's third round. the sports rules are due to be simplified in 2019...
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thompson later thanked her fans for helping her through. golf is no stranger to trial by television, but its results are rarely this painful. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and author, damejoan bakewell and thejournalist, tim montgomerie. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the telegraph. the telegraph leads with criticism of the national trust for dropping the word easter from its easter egg hunt, and carries a large picture from the explosion in st petersburg. the i says opinion polls show labour losing over a hundred seats at next months local elections. the express reports one in five british workers has no retirement savings at all. the financial times leads with the news that unemployment in the eurozone is at an eight year low. the metro reports a claim by a union leader that some teachers are working four day weeks then working another for free to keep up with the workload. the daily m
thompson later thanked her fans for helping her through. golf is no stranger to trial by television, but its results are rarely this painful. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and author, damejoan bakewell and thejournalist, tim montgomerie. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the telegraph. the telegraph leads with criticism of the national trust...
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this is lexi thompson. on sunday she was on the verge of victory in the ana inspiration when a helpful viewer rang in to point out she'd broken the rules a day earlier. her crime? moving the ball about half an inch. rules are rules and with just six holes remaining she was given a four shot penalty which ultimately cost her the title. andy swiss has the story. just imagine it. on course for the win of your life, just a 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 walks to her ball, picks it up, then puts it down in a fractionally different place, which is against the rules. nobody noticed at the time but a tv viewer spotted it, alerted the officials, who then interrupted her final round to give her a four shot penalty. is this a joke? no, not at all. thompson was in tears. instead of two shots ahead, she was now two behind. her disbelief shared by the watching tiger woods, who immediately tweeted, "viewers
this is lexi thompson. on sunday she was on the verge of victory in the ana inspiration when a helpful viewer rang in to point out she'd broken the rules a day earlier. her crime? moving the ball about half an inch. rules are rules and with just six holes remaining she was given a four shot penalty which ultimately cost her the title. andy swiss has the story. just imagine it. on course for the win of your life, just a few holes from glory, but lexi thompson's dream was about to become a...