belgium s luca brecel could see this sport s finish line 1510 up in the world championship final, but up against mark selby. he s won this title four times before, but brazil s theme for the fortnight has been to take on the best. before this year he d not been past the first round. now with century breaks and sensational shots, he was two frames from victory as he got it. of course he has. but selby knows how to come back. oh, look at this. last year, he had a break from the game and took time out for his mental health. the man who made a one for seven last night now stared down the deficit and won five frames in a row. the former champion was on the charge, but brecel got a breakthrough. a miss brought a chance and brecel won a crucial 17th frame. the path was clear to make this his year. brecel is the first man from mainland europe to win the title. history in sheffield for this sport s new belgian superstar. joe lynskey, bbc news. the two time women s champions league win
live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in sudan, where the united nations is sending its top aid official to help co ordinate relief efforts. it comes as the agency s humanitarian coordinator in sudan says that the situation there is turning into a full blown catastrophe warning that more than 800,000 people may flee the country as a result of the ongoing violence. meanwhile, fighting continues in the capital khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides. evacuation flights are still taking off from port sudan on the red sea. those not able to leave there by plane are taking boats across tojeddah in saudi arabia. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports. 0n sudan s coast, the scramble to escape goes on. foreign nationals register for a boat ride to safety. this morning, some 300 of them arrived here injeddah, saudi arabia, having crossed the red sea from port sudan. all sorts of embassies on hand to claim
of the french people. this was the western city of nantes. of course it is hard to know how much of all of the day s trouble was actually linked to the pensions. in the east, strasbourg, more protests that turned violent after a rejection of the president s claim he is only bringing the official french retirement age into line with other european powers. this evening, hundreds remain on the streets of the capital, but no sign yet any of this will make the french government change their minds. nick beake, bbc news, paris. another major american bank has gone bust, the third this year. regulators say first republic is now being sold to the investment giant, jp morgan chase, with the deal, is expected to cost the us government s insurance fund,