Favourite, but he made a dreadful start to this latest bid for a first major in five years, and now faces an uphill battle just to make the cut. In front of a home crowd, mcenroe began with a quadruple bogey eight at the first, and it didnt get much better after that. There was a double bogey at the 16th, a triple bogey at the last, before the world number three signed for an opening round of 79. The reigning masters champion, tiger woods, is only one shot better off. Back to back bogeys for him at four and five were followed by a double bogey here at the sixth. Woods went on to shoot 78, and he might not be there for the weekend either. The County Antrim crowd did have an irishman to cheer for most of the day. Shane lowery opened up for a li under par round of 67, which could put him on the top of the leaderboard. But he lies in second place overnight, one shot behind this man,jb place overnight, one shot behind this man, jb holmes. After starting with a bogey the american then fired
A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Instagram is hiding likes on posts in seven countries to remove pressure on users. The aim is to help people concentrate on content rather than popularity. Is this a step forward for social media . Or will it undermine the popularity of the business itself . Let me know what you think. Get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbcthebriefing. President trump says the us military has shot down an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz. He said staff on the uss boxer took defensive action as the drone came within 1,000 yards of a us navy ship. This, according to iran was the moment that it sees the panamanian flagged tanker. The circling speedboats were manned by members of the Iranian Revolutionary guard. Once on board, they say they found a million litres of fuel which they allege was being smuggled out of iran. Later, President Trump said the us military had shot down an iranian dro
Really shortened down by four years is potentially fantastic news. Questions for cabinet minister priti patel whos understood to have held official meetings in israel, without telling the foreign office. And, a parting gesture why a twitter employee shut down president trumps account on their final day at work. In sport on bbc news, former Manchester United defender patrice evra faces a lengthy ban after appearing to kick a supporter of his current team marseilles last night. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is under pressure to explain why he promoted the mp Kelvin Hopkins into his shadow cabinet, a few months after hopkins had been reprimanded, following allegations that hed sexually harrassed a young activist. The mp for luton north has been suspended while an investigation is carried out. Ava etemadzadeh said she was left feeling powerless and isolated after he was promoted the year after she complained about him. Meanwhile, sir Mich
Game last night. Uefa have opened Disciplinary Proceedings and marseille have opened an internal investigation. Ben has all the weather. Eyes to the skies this weekend, fireworks displays across the country. Tonight is soggy. Colder weather in subsequent nights. All the details later on. Thanks, ben. Also coming up a parting gesture the twitter employee who took down Donald Trumps account on his last day at work. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im rebecca jones. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is under pressure to explain why he promoted the mp Kelvin Hopkins into his shadow cabinet, a few months after hopkins had been reprimanded, following allegations that hed sexually harrassed a young activist. The mp for luton north has now been suspended while an investigation is carried out. He was suspended last night while the claims made by Ava Etemadzadeh are investigated. Mr hopkins has not commented but labour says it takes such complaints extremely seriously. Meanwhile, sir Michae
Turning professional, getting engaged to fellow top boxer Marlen Esparza and about her life growing up in leeds. I was just i wasjust thinking i was just thinking i want to win a gold medal. The whole being a role model came with it. Politicians like it out in front of sceptical voters. You left a note telling the country you spent all the money. You are punching harder. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Nicola adams will be with us after ten, so if you have any questions for her then do get in touch. Wed also love your comments on the conservative Party Manifesto especially if you or your parents are likely to be affected by new plans for paying for social care. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to Free Sch