still think it will come. no question he will do it at some point. rory is too talented, too good and he is going to be playing this event for a very long time. he will get it done, it is just a matter of when and it could be this week, you never know. it is flattering, it is nice to hear, in my opinion the best player to play the game say that but does that mean it is going to happen? no. he has been around the game long enough to know at least have the potential to do it. i know i have the potential to do it, to. mcilroy is one ofjust six uk players here. i know i have the potential to do it, too. mcilroy is one ofjust six uk players here. on the saudi backed liv tour, it is hard to qualify for the masters. lee westwood and ian poulter are two who won t be here this week. liv and the pga are still in talks on a merger. until then, last year s champion is still one of the rebels. john rahm won the masters then moved to live last december in a deal worth more than £400 milli
developments in the middle east. president biden has promised israel iron clad united states support amid fears that iran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior iranian commanders in damascus. the president warned iran is threatening to launch a significant attack after israel struck the iranian consulate in syria ten days ago. mr biden was speaking hours after the iranian supreme leader again said israel would be punished for the strike on its consulate. meanwhile, the hamas political leader says there ll be no change in the group s demands for a permanent ceasefire in gaza, despite the killing of three of his sons in an israeli airstrike. israeli media is reporting that the prime minister benjamin netanyahu had not been briefed in advance of the attack. this video is believed to show ismail haniyeh receiving the news in qatar, where he lives in exile. israel has confirmed the strike, describing his sons as hamas military operatives . he s been actively
now to the war in ukraine there have been several loud explosions in the city of kharkiv in the east of the country. president zelensky described it as a heinous attack . there have been several loud explosions in the east of the country. presidents are lenski has described it as a heinous attack. more blackouts for households and businesses have been announced. there has been a strike on a southern ukrainian city. that has just come in from the governor of the region. he said on the telegram app the region. he said on the telegram app two people have died and four were injured. we will have more on all of those developments from ukraine later in the programme. president biden has promised israel iron clad united states support amid fears that iran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior iranian commanders in damascus. warned iran is threatening to launch a significant attack after israel struck the iranian consulate in syria 10 days ago. mr biden was s
we ll return to that news shortly, but now let s turn to what s been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history the post office scandal. an inquiry is examining how the faulty it system, known as horizon, led to hundreds of people who ran post offices being wrongly convicted of theft and fraud. today, former managing director david smith was questioned about the trial of seema misra a sub postmistress wronglyjailed while pregnant for stealing despite evidence the post office knew of software faults. 1a years later, smith has apologised to seema take a listen. we re nowjoined by seema herself. i saw some of the post office hearing today and i wonder what your thoughts were when you saw the evidence from david smith, who had written an e mail after your conviction, talking about it being brilliant news. i wonder how you have felt today? brilliant news. i wonder how you have felt today? seen the image before, have felt today? seen the im
the masters is now in full swing. we will have the latest. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. oj simpson, the american football star turned actor who was controversially cleared of murdering his ex wife nicole brown simpson and herfriend ron goldman, has died of cancer. he was 76. his murder trial 30 years ago gripped the nation, becoming one of the most watched events in american history. our los angeles correspondent emma vardy reports. watched by millions, oj simpson famously led police on a car chase through los angeles. after becoming the main suspect in the murder of his ex wife and her friend. the main suspect in the murder of his ex wife and herfriend. from the main suspect in the murder of his ex wife and her friend. from an impoverished childhood, he had gone on to become one of the greatest american football players in history, and a hollywood actor. but he will be forever remembered for his nine month televised trial for the double murder that transf