people from their cars and some people had to spend the night in community centres. and there are still weather warnings to come. now on bbc news amol rajan interviews the man playing for his eighth uk snooker title, ronnie 0 sullivan. ronnie o sullivan is generally regarded as the greatest player ever to pick up a snooker cue. a son of essex, he s broken record after record and he s as exciting away from the table as he is on it. a child prodigy, he became the youngest player to ever win the uk championships. he s compiled more century breaks than any other professional. cheering and applause commentator: i mean, the boy is such a genius, he really is. ..and his unbeaten 147 time of five minutes and eight seconds is one of the most famous moments in all sporting history. what a break! what a fantastic maximum break that is! in 2022, he went after stephen hendry s record of seven world championship titles. he ll have dreamed of this moment, equalling. but what is the true
maximum break that is! in 2022, he went after stephen hendry s record of seven world championship titles. he ll have dreamed of this moment, equalling. but what is the true price of victory for him? o sullivan has battled addiction to alcohol and drugs, fought a continuing battle with his mental health and, at 16, had to overcome an unimaginable trauma his father sent to prison for murder. but overcome it, he has. today, the father of three is still the number one player in the world uncowed and outspoken. i don t get appreciated on the snooker circuit. none of the top players do, in my opinion. how did the rocket, as he came to be known, stay at the top of the game? and where are he and snooker going next? ronnie. good to see you. how are you? you all right? come and take a seat. thanks for inviting us over. it s all right, mate. this is where the magic happens, is it? sometimes. how do you choose which table you go? that used to be my favourite one, when i first start
icy conditions which may make it treacherous. further north, this is where we are going to find the lowest temperatures. as we head into sunday. still got that wintry mix of wet weather to clear away from the east and then a brief respite. a lot of cloud, more wet weather coming into the south, some snow perhaps over the hills of wales. further north into scotland and northern ireland, much quieter. most places dry but still very cold. as if that wasn t enough as we head to the rush hour on monday morning, this area of low pressure could bring some disruption with some strong women and rain. the potentialfor some snow which could be further north strong wind and rain. thanks, darren. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster. it s all on the line for the lionesses, they cannot lose at wembley tonight york city face league one side wigan in tonight s fa cup second round tie. a
the season remaining. one more win should be enough to secure celtic the scottish title after they drew with rangers in yesterday s old firm derby. it was celtic who took the lead throuthota s goal despite some early rangers pressure, but the visitors found the equaliser in the second half fashion sakala with the goal. celtic six points clear with just three games remaining. we re set for a thrilling finish in the women s super league after chelsea restored their four point lead at the top of the table, pernille harder with the only goal from the penalty spot in a 1 0 win over bottom side birmingham. and with one match to play, the title is in their own hands heading into their final game next sunday at home to manchester united. second place arsenal beat aston villa 7 0, beth mead with the pick of the goals. vivianne miedema was also amongst the scorers. the only sour note, an injury to england sjordan nobbs with the euros around the corner. it s proved pretty feisty at times in ron
a quick reminder, in less than hour ronnie 0 sullivan will resume his bid for a seventh and record equalling world snooker championship. can the rocket deliver againstjudd trump? it s over on bbc two. a record 2.7 million people have been referred for cancer checks by nhs england in the last year, following a dramatic fall in numbers during the pandemic. at least 30,000 people are still waiting to start their treatment. charities have welcomed the increase in referrals, but warned of the devastating impact that the covid backlog has had on cancer care. the challenge we have in this country is that we don t diagnose cancers soon enough. part of the reason for that is that we don t have enough specialists working in the nhs to meet the demand for treatment,