abbey. cheering. and spain sjon rahm wins the masters in augusta and says he was inspired by the late, great seve ballesteros. china has carried out what it says is a mock air blockade of taiwan using jets carrying live ammunition in the latest escalation of tensions in the south china sea. in response the us has sent a destroyer to the area which the chinese have condemned as an illegal incursion. china began a series of military exercises just hours after the taiwanese president returned from a visit to the united states. it views taiwan as a breakway province that it wants to bring back under its control. shaima khalil reports. a show of force and fury. for a third day, china s military continued what it calls operationjoint sword aerial and naval blockade drills to seal off the island. the chinese army showed this short video of simulated attacks on taiwan, with missiles fired from land, sea and air into the island s territory. the chinese military confirmed that its ai
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
this in a sense is a perfect storm in terms of the capacity of the health service. so we are hearing potential new of 350,000 cancelled appointments and operations. we ll have the latest on the walkout. also tonight: the mother of the british israeli sisters shot dead in the west bank has died from the injuries she suffered in the attack. china carries out what it says is a mock air blockade of taiwan using jets carrying live ammunition. and spain sjon rahm celebrates, as he wins golf s masters in augusta, becoming the first european to win both that title and the us open. good evening. with just hours to go untiljunior doctors begin a four day strike across england, a senior nhs leader says the health service is facing a perfect storm with hospitals struggling to cover shifts affected by the action, because staff have booked easter breaks. matthew taylor of the nhs confederation says the action, which runs from 7 o clock tomorrow morning until 7 on saturday morning mea
texas gave the biden administration seven days to appeal his decision. very dangerous when you have the vitamin ist rations coming out and saying they may not uphold a ruling. it is an extraordinary example of judicial overreach. the department of justice is opening an investigation into a trove of leaked us intelligence documents that have been posted on social media documents provide a rare window into how the u. s spied on allies and foes alike. it s really problematic because it really generates a lack of trust between nations, both friends and foes. monday evening, the metro council will decide the political fate of former representative justin jones heard from thousands of constituents and they want him back in the seat. tennessee house republicans attempt to crucify democracy as instead resurrected a movement cowardice. selfishness of the legislators in antonio s first head coach gregg popovich, sounding off on lawmakers in the wake of the nashville school shooting fre
above that and will be for the rest of the month. we have the dilemma now, concerns of climate change, benefits of not having the heating on as much. we are dragging in the airfrom a long way on as much. we are dragging in the air from a long way south of the uk. with low pressure anchored to the west, we are seeing spells of wet and windy weather. we have another one sweeping the wet weather through into tomorrow morning, then clearing to sunny spells and the chance of a shower. patchy rain in scotland will clear away northwards. here is the wetter weather after midnight, running into western scotland tomorrow morning. the risk of disruption, coastal gales in the west and another mild night. tomorrow morning wet already in the west, that rain feeds north and east. not too much at all for east anglia and south england. behind it, it clears away for an afternoon of sunny spells. largely dry with the chance of a shower. it is a windy day out there, and from north wales northwar