to snooker where ronnie o'sullivan is safely through to the semi—finals of the players championship. the rocket was in trademark quickfire form as he raced past jack lisowski taking it six frames to one in milton keynes. he'll face barry hawkins in the last four while earlier, kyren wilson beat neil robertson. of course more on that and everything else you can head to the bbc sport website. but that is all yours sport for now. hello there. it was another mild day on thursday with temperatures typically around 10—12 celsius, so not as high as they were on wednesday when of course we got up to 18 celsius in parts of suffolk. those temperatures about ten degrees above average more like the temperatures we would see in late may or earlyjune. no, instead thursday was fresher because we had this cold front that worked across the countryjust bringing a few patches of rain across parts of eastern england, fresher air off the atlantic extending in across all parts of the uk. this chart, remember the deeper reds show you where the air has been really unusually mild. so, we were just a bit ab

ronnie o'sullivan looks in good form. he raced through his first round match at the welsh open injust over 46 minutes, as he beat robbie williams 4—0. he's going for his fifth title in the event. next up for the rocket�* is the whirlwind — he'll play the veteran jimmy white in the second round. and the champions league is back tonioght — liverpool playing the german side rb leipzig in budapest because of covid travel restrictions. barcelona against paris saint germain is the other match. you can follow it all on the bbc sport webiste and app. that's all from us for now. watching liverpool from behind the sofa probably. $5 watching liverpool from behind the sofa probably. has i watching liverpool from behind the sofa probably-— watching liverpool from behind the sofa probably. as i do with my team at the moment. _ sofa probably. as i do with my team at the moment. it _ sofa probably. as i do with my team at the moment. it is _ sofa probably. as i do with my team at the moment. it is the _ sofa probably. as i do w

�*s deputy chief medical officer professorjonathan vance and director of nhsengland doctor mickey, ronnie. full coverage on the price of bitcoin has increased by more than 10% after the electric car manufacturer, tesla, said it had invested one— point— five— billion dollars in the digital currency last month. bitcoin jumped to a record forty— four— thousand dollars and is now up about 50% since the beginning of the year. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones is with me now. a basic question, really. who uses bitcoin? could i use it to do my weekly shop you reckon you would find it very difficult. it weekly shop you reckon you would find it very difficult.— find it very difficult. it has been auoin ten find it very difficult. it has been going ten years _ find it very difficult. it has been going ten years or— find it very difficult. it has been going ten years or so, - find it very difficult. it has been going ten years or so, in - find it very difficult. it has been going ten years or so, in the i going ten years or so, in the meantime it has failed to obtain som

we have the last of the quarter—finals at the masters snooker today — ronnie o�*sullivan plastohn higgins later, but at the table already, stephen maguire is taking on yan bingtao. these are live pictures from milton keynes. stephen maguire lost the first two frames. maguire put out the former champion mark selby, struggling a little against the 20—year—old from china but it is currently 2—1 to yan bingtao. the winner will face defending champion stuart bingham in the semifinals and you can watch the match on the iplayer as well as the bbc sport website and app. that is all the sport for now, back later. news just newsjust in news just in about the number of covid—19 vaccinations in the months to january 14, and the total now the nearly 3.2 million people have received, the majority of that the first dose, of the vaccine, but almost 3.2 million vaccinations have taken place in england, between december eight and january 14, so an increase in let�*s get some context for that and let her correspond it now, because government figures, we will talk also about the our number, the rat

ronnie o'sullivan was three frames down but has just won the last two is a 3—2 at the moment, hoping to avoid an early exit. this tournament being played in milton keynes. the first to six frames will earn a place in the quarterfinals you can watch it right now over on the bbc sport website and via the app. that's all the sport for now. i'll see you at 3:30pm. i'm not sure you will, without the prime minister speaking at the liaison committee, but we'll see! we can go through our timetables for the next few weeks, let's do it off—line! see you later. a large—scale trial of a new treatment which it's hoped will prevent covid—19 patients from developing severe illness has begun in the uk. it involves inhaling a protein called interferon beta which the body produces when it develops a viral infection. the hope is it will stimulate the immune system, priming cells to be ready to fight off viruses. justin rowlatt reports. alexandra konstantine inhales the new treatment deep into her lungs. the 34—year—old was admitted to hull royal infirmary with covid—19 on monday night. she

here he is with ronnie 0'sullivan. he's been honoured for services to sport for a long career in boxing, snooker, darts and fooball. i'm an old—fashioned englishman, so to get to something like this in the post, it is a wonderful pat on the back. and i'm deeply honoured to receive this. it's been the best thing that has come into my life for a long, long time. i'm really, really chuffed. the exeter chiefs director of rugby, rob baxter, has been made an 0be. he led them to an absolutely brilliant year, winning the premiership and their first ever european title. captain joe simmonds is also made an mbe. as is the former british number one tennis player anne keothavong. she's currently the captain of the british billiejean king cup team. that's the tournament that used to be known as the fed cup. and formerjockey bob champion has been made a cbe. he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in the late 1970s but recovered to win the grand national in 1981. he's since gone on to raise millions towards cancer research. to the

promoter barry hearn has been made 0be — here he is with ronnie 0'sullivan. he's been honoured for services to sport for a long career in boxing, snooker, darts and fooball. i'm an old—fashioned patriotic englishman, so to get something like this in the post, it's a wonderful pat on the back. i'm deeply honoured to receive this. it's been the best thing that has come into my life for a long, long time. i'm really, really chuffed. john mcguinness — who's a legend of tt motorcycle racing — has been made an mbe. he said the honour was "the icing on the cake for years of riding round in circles". the former british number one tennis player anne keothavong also becomes an mbe. she's currently the captain of the british billie jean king cup team — that's the tournament that used to be known as the fed cup. and formerjockey bob champion has been made a cbe. he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in the late 19705, but recovered to win the grand national in 1981. he's since gone on to raise millions towards cancer research. just a taster from the world of sp

and ronnie 0'sullivan won his sixth snooker title at the crucible to become the oldest champion for a0 years. manchester united forward marcus rashford is being honoured this evening for raising awareness of childhood poverty. ——child food poverty. but whose name will be great on the main tribute this year will be determined by a public vote. and you can find all the details of how to vote for your favourite on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport aberdeen are 1—0 up against xolani in the scottish premiership, and still goalless in the premier league. -- against kilmarnock. —— against kilmarnock. that's all from me for now. various countries have suspended flights from the uk because of the new variant of coronavirus. that has emerged in the south—east of england in particular, and is driving up infections in the south—east of england and london. italy is now the latest country to announce the suspension of flights to and from the uk. the italian foreign minister had said —— has said that they are suspending those flight after the news about the coronavirus v

ronnie 0'sullivan said he had no complaints, after being well beaten by mark selby in the final of the scottish 0pen. there's always a bit of needle between these two, but selby was never behind and he eased to victory by nine frames to three in milton keynes, to retain his title. there was an extraordinary finish to the european golf season, with lee westwood winning the race to dubai — that's the title given to the best player on the tour. another englishman, matt fitzpatrick, won the final tournament, but westwood finished second to take the prize for the first time in 20 years. i didn't know what to expect at the start of the year because i hadn't played a lot, and i came out and won. and coming into this week, i hadn't hit balls for more than half an hour, 45 minutes because i've had a bad back. i only played nine holes practice. so, you know, i'm a little bit better when there's no, kind of, goal and anticipation there. and the us women's open will be played to a finish today, after round four was suspended due to dangerous weather in houston. the leader, japan's hinako shibuno

no such problems though for ronnie 0'sullivan — he beat ding junhuio to progress to the semis. it wasn't all plain sailing, though, for 0'sullivan, who was so unhappy with his cue tip that he bit it off. idid hear i did hear this in the commentary andi i did hear this in the commentary and i have not seen him do it and i have no idea how somebody, i don't know how he has done before apparently, but he bit the top of the cue off. don't try that at home. good advice! he has done it before? many times over the years. i don't know. it's not a very pleasant thing to put in your mouth. chalky! robbery, a bit of metal at the end and you could get splinters —— rubbery. health and safety disaster. shall we see if we can find the pictures of it? i looked, i really wa nted pictures of it? i looked, i really wanted to see how he did it. i don't know how or why i wanted! how would you even start with that?” know how or why i wanted! how would you even start with that? i will leave it out there. thank you. 41 minutes past six. from a schoolboy skiffle group to becoming the undisputed k

ronnie o'sullivan entertained us at the scottish open snooker, beating robbie williams to make the quarterfinals. williams could have no regrets, as o'sullivan reigned supreme, winning 4—i. he now plays ding junhui. and that robbie williams does not walk out at the snooker to the music of robbie williams, he says it is not his cup of tea! medical experts advising the us food and drug administration have recommended emergency approval for the pfizer—biontech coronavirus vaccine. the decision comes after a 23—member panel met to determine whether the drug's benefits outweigh the risks. the pfizer vaccine has already been approved for the public in four other countries including the uk and canada. nomia iqbal reports from washington. fda and the sponsor, we agreed... a day—long, live—streamed meeting involving health experts may not make for exciting viewing, but this group of researchers and physicians are the key to america's path back to normality. one question i have is, why... they are part of an independent committee voting on whether the pfizer—biontech vaccine should be given to

ronnie o'sullivan entertained us at the scottish open snooker, beating robbie williams to make the quarter—finals. williams could have no regrets, as o'sullivan, reigned supreme, winning 4—1. he now plays either ding junhui. and if you could have got "angels" in there — you're a better man than me. if you thought the most famous seer—ex, was fred from first dates, you may have to reconsider because his daughter, the diver andreea, spendolini—seer—ex, has been named bbc young sports personality of the year, the 16—year—old, won her first solo, global gold, in the ten metre platform at the grand prix event in germany in february. and that came after she'd won the british title. she beat borussia dortmund footballer jude bellingham, and paralympic skier neil simpson to win the sports personality, honours. the bobsleigh world cup event in austria this weekend, will feature a british team for the first time this season. problems with injury and funding have meant they've missed the first two events. the team have removed all commercial sponsor branding from their sled for the year and ar

onto snooker and ronnie o'sullivan has beaten robbie williams to progress to the quarter—finals of the scottish open. the world champion made short work of it for a four frames to one victory as he looks for a third title at this event. and finally tonight something that wayne rooney, ellie simmonds and andy murray all have in common. they've won the bbc‘s young sports personality of the year award. and joining that list this year is diver andrea spendolini—sirieix. the 16—year—old edged out borussia dortmund footballer jude bellingham and paralympic skier neil simpson to win. spendolini—sirieix won her first solo international gold medal in the women's 10m platform at the fina diving grand prix in the german city of rostock in february. and for all the latest on the opening round of the women's us open golf that is ongoing in houston head to the bbc sport website but that's all the sport for now. hello again. although skies across the uk on thursday were almost uniformly grey and drab, skies like these overhead in llangollen were pretty commonplace across the country. there

ronnie o‘sullivan is through to the third round of the scottish open. the world champion had no problem beating 18—year—old chang bingyu 4—1 to set up his place in the next round. and finally, the pressure is on british heavyweight world champion, anthonyjoshua, as he gets ready for this first fight in a year on saturday night. that‘s according tojoshua‘s promoter eddie hearn, who has said the boxer is almost certain to fight tyson fury next year, if he can first overcome the bulgarian, kubrat pulev, at wembley arena. joshua‘s is defending his three world heavyweight belts and it‘s the prize at stake that hearn thinks is making joshua a bit edgy. he feels the pressure because he wa nts he feels the pressure because he wants the fury fight so badly and he knows that all he‘s got to do is beat this man in front of him. i think he would prefer a bleak prefer an easy fight, we all would. it is the mandatory challenger, top ten in the mandatory challenger, top ten in the well, bouncing around here, as happy as larry. looking very lean and the

including ronnie o sullivan's shock exit from the uk snooker championship in the last couple of minutes. it was a five frame all, but... beaten 6—5 by alexander ursenbacher. all the details on that on the bbc sport website. back to you. that has grabbed all of our attentions. dave prowse, best known for playing darth vader in the original star wars trilogy, has died at the age of 85. his fellow co—star mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, has paid tribute to him, calling him a "kind man" who "loved his fans as much as they loved him". our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, looks back on his life. at 6ft 6", with a towering figure, dave prowse was physically perfect for the part of darth vader in the original star wars trilogy in the 1970s and 1980s. looks like you two need a lesson in crossing the road! at the same time, he was also the face of road safety, presenting videos and visiting thousands of schools as the green cross code man. we won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the... robot: ..green cross code! it's very interesting because when i became dar

second round of the uk snooker championship is continuing this afternoon, with seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan in action at the moment. and we can bring you live pictures from milton keynes of o'sullivan's match against the swiss player alexander ursenbacher. the rocket is not having it all his own way, currently trailing 4—2. you can watch this match right now, it is over on bbc two and on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that includes details of that crash in the bahrain grand prix. it looks like they are looking to make headway on restarting the race again, but not at the moment. they are still trying to repair the barrier where romain grosjean crashed. that is it from me, thanks very much. yes, thank you, a believable he managed to walk out of that after just 15 seconds. we will keep you posted on developments there, of course. talks between the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier and his uk counterpart on a post brexit trade deal are contining today, but downing street says there remains a l

ronnie: my question to you is, do i have a choice? many retail outlets are closing doors. , orou want to keep them would you like to just have an empty premise? every owner has no choice but to cut rent. we are fortunate because our tenants tend to be bigger, major brand names, not only luxury names, but very much household names. when that is the case, i think it is a lot less than some other people. the ones who have luxury malls and luxury brands in hong kong, we have a lot on the mainland but zero in hong kong, but those who have luxury names in hong kong as tenants, they were really hurting big-time. haslinda: ronnie, thank you so much for your time today. our exclusive interview with hang lung properties chairman ronnie chan. let's take a look at where india is headed today. the nifty and since x -- synsex are in positive territory. we had the nifty bank index up by 0.6%. it is at record highs. a second look at some of the stocks we are tracking today. bank is in full focus to after the merger announcement. $300 million would be

ronnie o'sullivan has crashed out of the english open in the third round after a comprehensive four frames to one defeat to matthew stevens welshman stevens wrapped up victory with an impressive break of 116. since winning his sixth world title in august, o'sullivan has struggled — he also lost in the second round of the european masters. three days after winning the women's french open, 19—year—old iga swiatek says she's still not recovered from the whirlwind of taking the title. the pole beat sofia kenin in the final at roland garros, becoming the only unseeded player to ever win the french open. actually, i didn't have time to reflect. even have time to unpack from the whole trip. so, really, it's pretty crazy here in poland, and being around fans is also new for me, so i have to learn a lot about that. and i'm still going to need some time to look at the whole tournament from a different perspective. finally chris gayle — the self styled universe boss — has been back to what he does best smashing the ball out of the ground. gayle hadn't played since january but showed no sign

ronnie o'sullivan has crashed out of the english open in the third round after a comprehensive four frames to one defeat to matthew stevens welshman stevens wrapped up victory with an impressive break of 116. since winning his sixth world title in august, o'sullivan has struggled — he also lost in the second round of the european masters. three days after winning the women's french open, 19—year—old iga swiatek says she's still not recovered from the whirlwind of taking the title. the pole beat sofia kenin in the final at roland garros, becoming the only unseeded player to ever win the french open. actually, i do not have time to reflect. i didn't even have time to unpack from the whole trip. so really it's pretty crazy here in poland, and being around fans is also new for me, so i have to learn also new for me, so i have to learn a lot about that. and i'm still going to need some time to look at the whole tournament from a different perspective. finally chris gayle — the self styled universe boss — has been back to what he does best smashing the ball out of the ground. gayle had

ronnie brown of the bbc. bbc news. secondary of state, what was your reaction when you heard the uk's northern ireland secretary tell mps at westminster that the uk government cosmic actions to lay the ground to break its agreement with the european union doesn't break international law? do you still trust the uk or does this reduce the chances, do you think, of a trade deal with the us? and with the us administration seek to bypass congress if it stands annoyed of any deal? into the uk foreign secretary, ifi deal? into the uk foreign secretary, if i may, speaker nancy pelosi and other members of congress have been very outspoken in their criticism of the uk government's decision to reopen the brexit withdrawal agreements. do you think you have jeopardised the chances of striking a trade deal with the us? why should anybody trust the uk now? and how much damage heavy dented uk's reputation both here and around the world ? reputation both here and around the world? thank you. i would rather ta ke world? thank you. i wou

five—time champion of the world, the rocket ronnie 0'sullivan. ronnie 0'sullivan, the greatest snooker player of all time — well, that's what kyren wilson called him, and he spent the weekend losing to him. 0'sullivan only needed one frame in the evening session. enjoy every second — there weren't many. if 0'sullivan is at his best, well, you don't get a chance. kyren wilson already knew that. it looked like 0'sullivan would win with a century break until he slightly misjudged his position on the black and, well, then...didn't matter. now 0'sullivan rates wilson highly, but he's been scathing of other young players. well, he is 44 and he is the world champion. my thing has been longevity. i kind of go in and out of form. my mind can wander sometimes but then ijust get a little bit of a taste for it and think, "come on, let's see if you've still got it." 2001 was the first, this the sixth world title — one behind stephen hendry. maybe that's a motivation. for if 0'sullivan really wants more, who still can stop him? joe wilson, bbc news. lewi

ronnie 0'sullivan has been showing his frustration in the tournament after he let slip a lead to now trail mark selby 9—7 having led 6—2 at one stage. selby won 7 of the 8 frames played on thursday and it plays to a conclusion in the coming hours. primoz roglic will take the race leaders yellowjersey in to the third stage of the criterium de dauphine on friday as the race continues in the alps. the slovenian broke clear of his rivals with less than 700m metres to the finish line on thursday. he crossed the line comfortably clear of france's thibaut pinot in one of the major warm—up races for this months tour de france the defending champion egan bernal finished in tenth. and we stay with cycling for something that caught our eye on social media. after most of the field had finished the stage at the dauphine in france, some of the riders further down the mountain were caught in a torrential hail storm. roads were flooded and some were even forced to walk their bikes up the course — not a great end to long and tough day in the saddle! you can get all the latest sports news at o

also through to the last four is five—time champion ronnie o‘sullivan, who beat three—time winner mark williams 13 frames to 10. o‘sullivan had to come from 7—2 and 8—a down to set up a semifinal against mark selby. i don‘t expect to be in it because he has dealt a test and i can‘t see anyone left in the tournament to beat him over that distance either and that‘s just my personal opinion, do you know what i mean? that‘s not about me taking the pressure off myself, i have nothing to prove and all that, but just as an nothing to prove and all that, butjust as an insider, a bit of inside information, for me, i cannot see how anyone can beat him, you know? the champions league quarterfinals take to the field later on wednesday with the opening match between french champions paris saint germain and italian side atalanta. all matches from here on, including the semi—finals and final, will be played in lisbon, with the quarters and semis one—legged ties in the rescsheduled competition and the parisian side looking to make the semi—final stage for the first time since 1995.

ronnie savage is another three businesswomen launching this initiative. how exactly it work? thank you for having me today. as you heard, there is a real crisis with people working, but women in particular. the enterprise we are launching today, the purpose of the initiative, is to help women not just by giving them money to run their business but training them, giving them the tool so they can really be accessible and that is the purpose of the initiative. and how are you getting to them or how are they finding you? i am an ambassador for the initiative. it has been pulled together by an organisation with connections across west africa and the world and also the ymca in the uk. the connections are there, and that is how the women are being found. 180 million young women out of work and needing help. that is a huge statistic. how many people realistically can be helped with this plan? as many as possible. we launched today and we are looking for support from people around us. then we can reach as many. but there are 180 million women that we could potentially help, so we want

ronny: that is a good question. looks at the data and says it is safe, most people will feel reasonably good about taking them. for influenza or other uses, but we may see a risk of contracting the virus and then you'll see a number of patients that have been exposed to the virus for the short-term. i think most patients would feel good about it. my parents, who are not in the best of their health, in their 70's, i would recommend them to take the virus. children, who are lower risk and quite healthy, i'm not sure yet it depends on the data we generate. vonnie: thank you for the update, ronny gal. former u.s. vice president al gore is speaking right now. sustainable capital is part of the theme. it is part of the green is now event. if you want to watch that, we o part ofon the live g the terminal. we will see you tomorrow. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> it 2:00 p.m. in new york, 7:00 p.m. in london. this is bloomberg markets the close. taylor: i'm taylor riggs. caroline: eu leaders with a landmark deal to help spur

ronnie says, nobody talks about the people who stood in for those teachers. new works in an f e college, he said we didn't get a pay rise last time and we will not get it this time either. we are the forgotten education sector. send me a message. eu leaders have agreed the terms of a huge recovery fund for member states hit by coronavirus, after their summit in brussels stretched into a fifth day. the package totals 750 billion euros — about £680 billion, with almost half in the form of loans, which countries will have to repay. the president of the european council, charles michel, said members had reached the "right deal." i believe this agreement will be seen as a pivotal moment in europe's journey, but it will also launch us into the future. in fact, it is the first time, the first time in european history that our budget will be clearly linked to our climate objectives. the first time, the first time that the respectful rule of law is a decisive criteria for budget spending. and the first time, the first time that we are jointly reinforcing our econom

. >> president trump praising, ronnie jackson, for winning runoff leksz tuberville former auburn football coach easily be the jeff sessions in alabama will face off against col invincible a closely watched race doug jones jackson former white house doctor beating josh in the texas the favorite to fill seat of retiring congressman matt thornberry. >> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg resting this morning at johns hopkins hospital in battle more, she is recovering, though from a possible about infection beginsburg was evaluated at d.c. hospital after suffering fever, chills a spokesperson says ginsburg will be hospitalized a few days. >> major legal victory for apple breaking news, this morning, the i european request the unison says they do noth to pay back taxes to ireland they can appeal to highest court eu weighs a possible digital services tax on american technology companies for the moment apple shares rising up 1 1/3 percent search on for a killer, the nypd releasing footage of suspects wanted in shooting of four people sunday night in brooklyn, including a one-year-old boy k

ronnie from edinburgh says his work as a roofer has disappeared overnight. he's now closed his business. the government really has to step in and help in whatever way they can to speed things up. and truly forget about the economy for the moment and just get money at the front end and help these people who are struggling right now. this is an area that i've cleared out. like ronnie, the only financial help freelancer selena from london can get is £94 a week, if she claims through universal credit. i'd been taking a much, much... like, a massive hit on my income, if i was to go on to universal credit. it's not even going to hit, like, 40% of what i am normally earn in one month. that's in stark contrast to the help for direct employees, those affected by shop, pub and restaurant closures, who will see 80% of their wages covered by the government. but even those who can get financial support are finding it difficult to access. damien shut his restaurant in cambridgeshire and is now doing a takeaway bread service, but says the lack of information is frustratin

i am ronnie penicuick. i am a relatively small roofing contractor in edinburgh for my sins, and i am a sole trader, self employed. my name is elina and i work as a freelance consultant for fashion brands. from roofers to hairdressers, to taxi drivers, the uk's 5 million self—employed are anxiously waiting to see if the government can and will bail them out. this is my van at the moment. ronnie from edinburgh says his work as a roofer has disappeared overnight. he has now closed his business. the government really has to step in and help in whatever way they can to speed things up. truly forget about the economy for the moment and get money at the front end and help these people who are struggling right now. this is an area i have cleared out. like ronnie the only financial help freelancer selena from london can get is £91; a week, if she claims through universal credit. i have been taking a much, much, like, a massive hit on my income if i were to go on to universal credit. it will not even hit like 40%

ronnie jackson, dr. jackson, good to see you this morning, thank you very much for being here. >> thanks, maria, appreciate you having me. maria: what do we need to understand about coronavirus? >> the first thing is we need to understand that this is -- you know, this is serious, no one is saying that it's not and we need to take it serious and everyone is doing that. the administration is taking this very serious but we need to keep it in perspective. we talk about the seasonal flu and the impact that it has on us with 34 million people getting that every year and having anywhere from 30 to 60,000 deaths a year from the seasonal flu. so this is pretty -- this is pretty minor compared to something like that. it is a new novel virus and don't have any immunity for it, no vaccines or ned cases to effectively treat it but right now we need to keep it in perspective and not let it take over our lives. maria: we don't have any treatment, we don't have any vaccine. i know that there are a a lot of efforts but

ronnie then rescued anne from the car. i went to princess anne, "come this way, anne, you'll be safe." i got her by the forearms, lifted her out in front of me, and i said, "right, now we are going to walk away and he's going to have to go through me to get you." but ball then turned the gun on ronnie. did you ever think you were going to die? yes, idid. and i believe, to this day, that a member of the royal family, as the royal family was then, their life was more valuable than mine. and i was quite happy to be shot. ronnie finally put a stop to ball, knocking him to the floor. i turned and he's standing there with the gun, and i thought, well, it's you or me now. and that's when i hit him, very hard. in fact, had he been a tree, he'd still be on the floor in pall mall. hejust went down. ball went to prison, ronnie was awarded a medal. but despite rumours, the queen didn't pay off his mortgage. she didn't, no. it didn't happen. and four decades on, ronnie is reluctantly selling his medal. i have reached the stage in my li

rod stewart and ronnie wood were in the house but i think stormzy stole the show to notice that he had reams of dances and a full female gospel choir —— stole the show tonight. it was just so stole the show tonight. it was just so euphoric and you had the whole room and he had the whole room in his hands. and he talked about how there weren't enough women in the nominations and gave a huge amount of credit into his own team of female producers. he did. he named all the women he would not have net. the best album category and is group category had no female nominees. if you break down the winners tonight, three out of nine awards were won by women. so i think the brits have come underfire, women. so i think the brits have come under fire, there women. so i think the brits have come underfire, there is more they can do to make it more equal, equal representation of women. but souls picked up best group and they said hopefully there will be more women in the next category. the brits has come underfire in the next category. the brits has come under fire for a in the next category. the

mark selby followed up his epic triumph over ronnie 0'sullivan by thrashing david gilbert to reach the final of the scottish 0pen. despite a tricky start for both players, the three time world champion grew into the match to triumph 6—1. he'll play jack lisowski in today's final in glasgow. raymond van barneveld's career has ended with a shock defeat in the first round at the world championships. the five time world champion was beaten by darin young 3—1 — leaving the crowds at alexandra palace in stunned silence. it brings to an end one of the most decorated careers in darts. ahead of the main event this evening, it's been announced that marathon runner eliud kipchoge has been voted bbc sport personality‘s world sport star of the year after winning an online public vote. the kenyan runner became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in october. in winning the award, kipchoge beat off competition from, among others, gymnast simone biles and south africa rugby captain siya kolisi. it's also been announced that kipchoge will run next year's london marathon, biddin

he'll now face mark selby who beat ronnie o'sullivan five four in his quarterfinal. defending champion mark allen is also through. and finally doddie weir has won this year's hellen rollanson award which recognises outstanding achievement in sport in the face of adversity. the scottish rugby legend was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2016. he set up the my name's doddie foundation, which has raised more than £4 million for research into the disease. weir was also awarded an obe this year. and doddie will be presented with the award at tomorrow night's sports personality of the year award in aberdeen. you can find more about the event and all our stories on the bbc sport website. and of course sports personality of the year is live on bbc one tomorrow night at seven o'clock. that's all for me let's head back to geeta now who's at westminster. now for the papers. welcome back to westminster for a special edition of the papers... in wake of yesterday's general election results, which saw boris johnson return to downing street triumphant as the conservative party

this is been since 1950, ronnie campbell, they are setting down and susan done with, as local counselor standing for labor. an estate was contested two years ago. but he is standing for the conservatives. it is neck to neck we are told between the conservatives and labor. it's a sentence i never thought i would see an election night program. it is the kind of measure. >> actually right. you go from red to blue. you wouldn't seem impossible to contemplative short while ago project and wonder is the difference here the 2019 we're able to do this in a way that they were able to do this in 2017. similarities about campaign. it would be, the public spending a little bit. and then leave the european government majority to take us out of the european, union after the referendum. in the same way that they have tried the campaign got into other policy issues and areas into the other way. >> i think we may be in the position to get the federation. >> with that request to bundle up the counts will be caring about this evening. we will do it as quickly as we can. thank you very much indeed. >> has

it's on the northumberland coast, and, as i say, held by ronnie campbell for many years, who was himself a great leave campaign, but succeeded by susan dunn with, a local councillor, and now this man, ian levy, has won. let's listen to what he's had to say after this remarkable victory. thank you. could i say thank you to blyth valley. this is a huge responsibility i have took on this evening, but it is a massive, massive honour. i would like to thank the returning officer and her staff, you've done a fabulous job. i would like to thank the police and security services for a fabulous job this evening. my agent, richard weir mouth, who has been marvellous throughout the campaign. i would like to thank my team, who have worked really hard, and also a special thank you to jack gevard, veronica and conor, who has worked really ha rd veronica and conor, who has worked really hard for me, fabulous. first of all i would like to thank the people of blyth valley because if they hadn't voted, i wouldn't be here tonight. finally i would like to thank my wife, maureen, my children, andrew and alice.

ronnie 0'sullivan's hopes of winning a third successive uk championship title are over — after a thrilling defeat by china's ding junhui in the last 16 in york. mental health patients in england, desperate for help, are being left in limbo even after they have started treatment — that's according to research carried out by the bbc. last year more than 1.5 million referrals were made by gps to a flagship talking therapy service. that's an increase of more than 10% in a year. but one in six people waited longer than 90 days between their first and second sessions. nhs england has acknowledged that pressure on the system is causing delays but insists that when patients are treated many of them show a significant improvement. dominic hughes reports. from day to day, most of my governing thoughts were around about whether i should make it through the next day or not. paul has struggled with his mental health ever since he developed post—traumatic stress disorder, following a violent attack while working as a police officer. he relies on talking therapies provided by the nhs, but sometimes t

ronnie 0‘sullivan is out of the uk championship in york. he was beaten 6-4 championship in york. he was beaten 6—4 by ding junhui. at 4—4 he looked to be on the comeback, and he had won this tournament in the last two yea rs. won this tournament in the last two years. i was 4-1 down and he had not missed the ball and i thought this could be 6—0, 6—!. it was my birthday and it could not get any worse and then i got back to 44 —— 4-4. he is still smiling. isuppose it was his birthday after all. more to come in the next hour. in a week‘s time we will all be casting our vote. geeta guru—murphy is in croydon for us. yes, indeed i am. bbc news has been looking closely at the places where the election could be won and lost. we are visiting ten parts of the uk where seats will be closely contested. croydon is one of the most populous london boroughs, second only to barnet. the borough is split into three constituencies. two were held by labour and one by the conservatives in the last election. i m in croydon central, where labour gained the seat from the conservatives. it

couple are now in the top ten uk lottery winners of all time, richard and emma watson on £52 million, ronnie wood with £85 million, and gareth bale on £94 million. steve and lenka say the priority now is to move house so their children don't have to share bedrooms. whilst lenka has already given up herjob in the grocery store, steve says he won't be letting his customers down, and he'll carry on building. for now, it's carry—on celebrating, and a pre—christmas present for a couple now with a gift to spread to theirfamily couple now with a gift to spread to their family and friends. duncan kennedy, bbc news, west sussex. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. britain's chief rabbi has strongly attacked the opposition labour party over anti—semitism. meanwhile, the ruling conservative party is facing accusations of islamophobia. there have been days of violent protests in the democratic republic of congo — and now a dusk to dawn curfew has come into force in the eastern town of beni. you can see it right up here on the board. six people have been killed there during the u

laughter the couple are now on britain's rich list, ahead of emma watson on £52 million, ronnie wood at £85 million and gareth bale who is on a mere £94 million. steve and lenka said the priority is to move house so their children don't have to share bedrooms. whilst lenka has already given up herjob in the grocery store, steve says he will not let his customers down and will carry on building. cheering steve and lenka, who have been married for 13 years, say their heads are spinning. a pre—christmas present which they say will gift them, their family and their friends a new life. duncan kennedy, bbc news, west sussex. and we are all very, very, very pleased for them. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. today has brought us some rain, windy weather in places, but it has been mild. that is something that is set to change. this is the earlier satellite picture, you can see the swell of cloud, an area of low pressure, the winds around it move in an anticlockwise direction and that has brought up air from the south—west. that is why it has been feeling so mild. while m

the couple are now in britain's rich list, ahead of emma watson on 52 million, ronnie wood at 85 million and gareth bale on a mien £91; million. stephen lenka said the priority is to move house so that children don't have to share bedrooms. whilst lenka has already given up her job bedrooms. whilst lenka has already given up herjob in the grocery store, steve says he will not let its customers down and will carry on building. cheering. steve a nd cheering. steve and lenka, who have been married for 13 years, say their heads are spinning. a pre—christmas present which they sable gift their family and friends a new life. duncan kennedy, bbc news, west sussex. lucky people. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. thank you. it certainly looks like november outside, but perhaps what isa november outside, but perhaps what is a little unseasonal is the temperature, temperatures across southern parts of the uk currently around the mid—teens, and for about the next 2a hours also, give or take, we will keep the mild and at times wet weather because of the low pressure sit

the couple are now in britain's rich list, ahead of emma watson on 52 million, ronnie wood at 85 million and gareth bale on a mien £91; million. stephen lenka said the priority is to move house so that children don't have to share bedrooms. whilst lenka has already given up her job bedrooms. whilst lenka has already given up herjob in the grocery store, steve says he will not let its customers down and will carry on building. cheering. steve a nd cheering. steve and lenka, who have been married for 13 years, say their heads are spinning. a pre—christmas present which they sable gift their family and friends a new

we have seen ronny jackson at the white house podium after previous ones and physicians briefings after presidents have been shot. >> right. >> public information has been supplied about the health of a sitting president. >> they typically do that to reassure voters about their health. if they're older typically presidents have been and that is why they release the details. we did get a briefing and see the white house doctor shawn connelly get into the car with the president to go to walter reed. he got in on the left side. the president carrying this tan rectangular envelope on the other side. they haven't leased details about what it was during the phase one -- >> unusual not to release any details. >> typically takes a few days but they will say we're going to announce details in the coming days. typically they would wait until after the complete physical is done. we should note the timing here. this is not quite a year since his last physical typically when done. that's why the questions have been raised what it was and why the president was there. we are not expecting to see him i

ronnie campbell. >> mr. speaker, i've been in parliament for 32 years and i've seen many speakers in the chair and i must say you've been the best. as we see it in the northeast, to the welsh. and given a bad deal in the pension. come the framers or have the framers any plans to put that wrong right. >> prime minister. >> first of all, mr. speaker, can i pay tribute also to the honorable gentleman as he leaves this house and indeed, again, repeat my congratulations in all members who are standing down on the service they have given. on the specific issues he raises of the issue, it's a difficult issue and highly emotionally charged. we have done our best to try to satisfy that group and another billion pounds has, i think, been allocated to the support of what the pension is. but i would remind the honorable members opposite chattering at me, under the labor department, i seem to remember the tensions went up by 75, and that was their approach to pensions, right, so, we are-- and mr. speaker, we are indeed l

ronnie cowan. thank you, very much, mr speaker. fireworks can be entertaining. unfortunately, fireworks of explosive types can cause great distress to people, pets and livestock. the snp scottish government ran a 14 week consultation and received over 16,000 responses. 94% of respondents said they would welcome increased controls on the sale of fireworks. development legislation covers consumer protection on explosives, environmental and animal welfare law. as the prime minister ever considered banning the sale of fireworks to the general public in the short time left to him? will he? mr speaker, it is important to strike a balance that people should be allowed to celebrate guy forks knight and other occasions with fireworks. but he is plainly right that they are very disturbing for animals —— guy fawkes night. the business secretary is looking at this. on animal welfare, business secretary is looking at this. on animalwelfare, to business secretary is looking at this. on animal welfare, to make interesting to know that there are measures we can increment as

also this morning, jo wood will be here to tell us about her life with ex—husband ronnie behind the scenes of the rolling stones. # never going to give you up, never going to let you down. # never going to run around and desert you. and after nine, we'll be joined by rick astley, as he releases his ninth studio album. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. mps will vote today on whether to hold a general election on the 12th of december. it's the prime minister boris johnson's third attempt to secure an early election, but he needs the support of two thirds of mps — which he's not expected to get. in brussels, the eu is also meeting to discuss giving the uk a brexit delay. us intelligence agents say they‘ve collected ‘valuable information‘ from the compound in syria where the islamic state group leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, died over the weekend. washington says special forces spent two hours in the area and gathered "highly sensitive material." al—baghdadi reportedly detonated a suicide vest after being cornered during a raid. a lorry driver is

ronnie cowan. thank you, we are going to pull away from prime minister's questions. norman smith told us beforehand that boris johnson and jeremy corbyn had been having a meeting prior to pmqs and we will find out more about that in a little while perhaps. pmqs continues, only the second time borisjohnson has actually continues, only the second time boris johnson has actually appeared at by ministers questions since he became prime minister incidentally. right now we are going to return to our top story today. the grim news that 39 people have been found dead inside a lorry container in grays in essex. police believe the lorry is from bulgaria and entered the country at holyhead on saturday 19 october. the bodies were found in the early hours of this morning, 38 adults and one teenager were pronounced at the scene and a 25—year—old man from northern ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder. speaking at the start of prime minister's questions, borisjohnson the start of prime minister's questions, boris johnson described it as an appalling tragedy. this is

listen to labour party opposition ronnie campbell. >> [inaudible] the bill has been put in front in even the queen was involved. the supreme court, everybody should be involved in stopping parliament from doing its work. might not be the best deal, but it is a deal and we are leaving europe and that is the main thing. phil: this is the weird thing about how brexit has split the politics. the labour party line is to oppose this deal. there are people who are persuadable as far as mr. johnson is concerned. >> i know from cousins and relatives in britain, you t thik four shots get enough to c come across and a lost 10 people that have pulled out in the last minute, so the more, the better. he just needs to pull in votes from wherever and say they are in favor. the independent conservatives, this could be a backdoor for them and he hopes to bring enough people. we just don't know. >> even if he gets this past day parliament -- the parliament, it also has to clear the european parliament will stop -- parliament. >> it is a prorocess in london s well.. legislation has to be passed at some poin