on mark selby and anthony mcgill also in action against si and these are the live pictures. this is a battle between two four time champions. this is a repeat of the 2017 and 2007 finals and at the momentjohn higgins is holding the frame, but it is the first frame. you can keep across the coverage on bbc two and across the bbc sport website. a big game at the bottom of the premier league this evening as leicester city travel to elland road to take on leeds united. leeds have lost their last three games and conceded 13 in the process of sliding down the table. they are just a point above leicester city who were victorious at the weekend under new boss dean smith. the? who were victorious at the weekend under new boss dean smith. they have had a struggle under new boss dean smith. they have had a struggle so under new boss dean smith. they have had a struggle so far, under new boss dean smith. they have had a struggle so far, bit under new boss dean smith. they have had
at the age of 80, mr biden is already the oldest holder of the office in history. we will have more reaction to that announcement. and described as the king of calypso the legendary singer and campaigner harry belafonte has died aged 96. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with snooker and ronnie 0 sullivan made his 100th appearance at the crucible this morning as he continues his bid for a record eighth title he s playing belgian luca brecel in the quarterfinals. it was brecel who took the first frame but 0 sullivan responded in style, taking six of the next seven frames to lead at the end of the first session. 0n the other table, mark allen has fought back from 3 1 down againstjakjones to pull the scores level it s four frames each at the interval. so let s cross live to the crucible now. a battle between two four time champions. they ve met at the crucible five times before this is a repeat of the
emerged prince william was paid a long sum by the owners of the sun newspaper to the north and beyond is a very difficult route. joe biden confirms he will stand for a second term as us president. and it has emerged prince william was paid a long sum by the owners of the sun newspaper to settle historic phone hacking claims. and described as the king of calypso, harry belafonte has died at the age of 96. welcome to bbc news. let s start in sudan, with the uk government urging british passport holders to head to an airport tojoin british passport holders to head to an airport to join evacuation flights. the foreign secretary said uk nationals would have to make the journey without a military escort and said it is impossible to know how long the pause in the fighting will last. it is thought there maybe up will last. it is thought there maybe up to 4,000 britons in sudan. rishi sunak authorised the operation on monday, after criticism that only diplomats had been rescued with,
welcome to bbc news. we start in sudan. the first british evacuation flight from sudan has departed and two more are expected overnight, prime minister rishi sunak s spokesperson has said. the spokesperson added that the government was examining alternative evacuation routes including looking at using the port of sudan. a shaky ceasefire is holding in the sudanese capital, khartoum, allowing civilians out on to the streets for the first time in days. some gunfire can still be heard, but both the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces appear to observing the three day truce brokered by the united states. unverified videos posted online show people walking through streets where almost every building has been damaged. many british nationals live in the east of khartoum the route to the airfield in the north involves crossing the nile, with at least some of the bridges reported to be under the control of rival militia. the engagement of the bird is in the fc is a