cheering. once again, spain reigned at augusta. jon rahm roaring to victory after a masters masterclass. he began the last round two behind brooks koepka. but, following a poor start, the american never recovered. instead, it was 52 year old phil mickelson that charged into contention. beginning the final round ten shots back, he produced a dazzling display to set a testing target. but rahm is not one of the world s top players for nothing, and how he held his nerve. with a four shot lead on the final hole, he was able to savour the atmosphere before finishing in style. on what would have been the birthday of his hero, the late seve ballesteros, rahm had done it and, as he celebrated with his wife and children, his pride was plain to see. it s still really hasn t sunk in yet. i m looking at the scores and i am still thinking i have a couple more holes left to win. i can t really say anything else, you know. this one was for seve. i know he was up there helping and help he did
relatives of the young men murdered by the serial killer, stephen port, welcome a decision by the police watchdog to begin a fresh investigation into the way detectives handled the inquiry. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government. downing street says it is unlikely the uk s rwanda asylum policy will come up when he meets the prince of wales. good evening. taliban officials say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south east of afghanistan has ended. more than 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the remote part of the country. doctors say many children may be among the victims. relief efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication networks in paktika province the worst hit area. entire villages have been destroyed, with survivors saying they re finding it difficult to bury their dead. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani is there a
to rush in immediately and take down the gunman. he was set to take his place on the city council tonight. we ll tell you what the town s mayor is saying about that. and the latest in the debate over gun reform. more on what the key players are thinking and saying ahead of a senate meeting that is scheduled for today. along with joe and me today, we have former aide to the george w. bush state departments and white house, elise jordan. and the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. the white house bureau chief at politico. the senators led by chris murphy and john cornyn of texas will hold a meeting tonight. many issues should be held at the state level, but they said mental health, background checks, and red flag laws are something congress can address. after spending four hours with families on sunday in uvalde, the president returned to the white house and expressed hope that republicans will go for reform. he also discussed the limitations of his power on this issu
Passed 1000 world cup runs in the process. Rohit sharma. Follow live Text Commentary right now on the bbc sport website. Theres been a big shock at the Shanghai Masters tennis with top seed and world number two Carlos Alcaraz beaten in the last 16 by grigor dimitrov, the bulgarian winning 5 7, 6 2, 6 4. On his 28th birthday, chiles Nicolas Jarry reached his first masters 1000 quarterfinal. He saw off Diego Schwartzmann in three sets and will face 18th seed dimitrov next. Just three days after leaving dc united in washington, wayne rooney is back in management in the english second tier. Hes taken charge of birmingham city. They sacked previous boss john eustace, despite guiding them to back to back wins and sixth in the championship after 11 games. Rooney described it as a project that gives him a sense of purpose and wants to elevate the club to the next level. Its been 12 years since birmingham last played in the premier league. Theres good news for ireland ahead of saturdays Rugby W
Nearly 1600 were wounded after the retaliatory action into the gaza strip. Dozens of Israeli Soldiers and civilians are being held hostage, as part of an unprecedented attack by Palestinian Militants on israeli territory. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is at war. His government says the Palestinian Militant Group hamas launched more than 2,000 rockets into the country, killing at least 100 people, ani and wounding nearly a thousand. Officials in the gaza strip say at least 198 people have been killed there, in retaliatory israeli strikes. an12 in retaliatory israeli strikes. The barrage of rocket fire from gaza into israeli territory began just after dawn, with explosions heard on the streets of ashkelon. Sderot is one of the towns thought to have been infiltrated by militants. With the latest on this fast escalating conflict, heres our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell and a warning that you may find some of her report upsetting. Israeli partygoers f