tell the bbc they feel abandoned the government says it s doing all it can to help those still there. more than £200 million of money earmarked to help children catch up after covid lockdowns hasn t been spent the finding of a bbc investigation. and the aim was to receive 105 cards for his 105th birthday but this world war two veteran who now has more than 4,000 and counting. and coming up on bbc news, the latest from the world snooker championship. robert milkins and jack lisowski aim to follow in the footsteps ofjohn higgins and secure their place in the next rounds. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. the former strictly come dancing head judge len goodman, has died at the age of 78. he had been diagnosed with bone cancer and passed away on saturday at a hospice in tunbridge wells in kent, surrounded by his family. the dancer and choreographer became a judge on the first show in 2004 and continued as head judge until his final appearance in 2016.
showers falling across much of the north and east of scotland will have a wintry element. it will feel cold across the board and we will see longer spells of rain as well across southern areas, you can see this mass of blue, affecting wales, south west england. there s been some thunder and lightning as well, slowly sliding southwards and eastwards all the while. further north, it is bright with sunny spells and scattered showers. the showers are being brought on by strong and cold northerly winds. gales and exposure here, some winteriness across scotland. further south, that area of cloud and rain. a bit of sunshine here and there, but cloudy for england and wales. the temperatures range from around five across the northern isles to ii or 12 across the south. notice the map starts to turn blue through tonight, those clear skies with light wind, pretty widespread frost for late april. down to 40 minus five celsius in the north. gardeners and growers, do take note, because yo
urge authorities to accelerate talks on working conditions and pay during the 2024 olympics. the game starts in latejuly, and are set to put a further strain on paris s workforce amid the fear of heightened security threats and chronic staffing shortages in police, hospitals and public transport. the quarterfinal line up is complete after the win in the last of the first round matches in london s alexened palace. he barely missed a ball and was three frames to zero up and was distracted by what sounded like a dropped plate in the crowd. look at the reaction. not impressed. but recovered composure and still won. selby cruised to a 6 1victory. composure and still won. selby cruised to a 6 1 victory. selby looking for the first masters win in 11 years. and selby will play mark allen in the last eight after getting the better ofjohn higgins. it went to a deciding frame. the northern irishman came through. the first time he s made it through to the quarterfinals since
look at the reaction. not impressed. but recovered composure and still won. milkins could only get one on the board. selby cruised to a 6 1 victory. selby looking for the first masters win in 11 years. and selby will play mark allen in the last eight after getting the better ofjohn higgins. it went to a deciding frame. the northern irishman allen came through. the first time he s made it through to the quarterfinals since winning it back in 2018. now, the board of english county cricket side yorkshire has approved a controversial takeover for the club from a consortium by former chairman collin graves. the 75 year old was chair of yorkshire from 2012 to 2015. that was part of the period where the club was fined for failing to address the systemic use of discriminatory or racist language. let s have a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines. steve smith will replace dave warner as australia s test opener despite having never batted in the position