the countdown is on to the launch of the most powerful rocket ever built. this place has a new name now. or rather an old one bannau brycheiniog, and it s all change for the brecon beacons as the national park will now be known by its welsh language name only. and coming up on bbc news, after arsenal dropped points at west ham, will it be the gunners or manchester city who are crowned premier league champions? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in russia, a leading critic of president putin has been sentenced to 25 years in jail the longest sentence any opposition figure has received so far. vladimir kara murza has been convicted for treason and other charges linked to his criticism of the war in ukraine. mr kara murza, who has british citizenship, is the latest of a series of opponents of president putin to have been arrested or forced to flee russia. the foreign office has condemned his conviction and sentencing as politically motivated and has pointed o
have to do. all the things are on the table, everything is clear, our own record isn t as bad as the away record but we play away. anyway, i m looking forward to the game. elsewhere it is day three of the world snooker champion ship in sheffield and a big shock already has the 2016 runner up ding junhui is out. he led hossein vafaei light 5-4 is out. he led hossein vafaei light 5 4 overnight but the world number 23 was in scintillating form winning the first four frames of the day on his way to a 10 6 victory. hossein vafaei faces defending champion and world number one ronnie o sullivan now in the second round. meanwhile, world number three mark alan has also been in action. he won the first five frames against a chinese debutant before being pegged back to 6 3. that match resumes in the final session of the day. elsewhere, england s mark fitzpatrick says winning the rbc heritage title is something very special, he beat defending champion jordan spieth in a dramatic play off
good in less than ninety minutes. morning. thousands o through good morning. thousands of women go through ivf fertility treatment every year, but many say they are treated unfairly at work during it. we will look at why and what your rights are. in sport, a first all manchester fa cup final as united pipped brighton on penalties to set up a showdown with rival scott city in wembley in june. good morning. under clear skies are some of us were lucky to see the northern lights last night. the starting to clear skies, wintry showers across the north and east, driven in in a strong wind, rain in the south and west and in between, some sunshine. all the details later in the programme. it s monday 24th april. our main story. the government has insisted it s doing everything it can to keep british nationals safe in sudan where hundreds of people have died in more than a week of fighting. british diplomats and theirfamilies have been airlifted out of the country but uk nationals
with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. housing charity shelter blamed what it described as total inaction from the government for the numbers of young people in traumatic living arrangements. the government says it increased local housing allowance significantly during the pandemic, and is delivering more affordable homes. here s our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. it s barely 6:30am, and isaiah is heading to his childminder. ..while his brother coby begins the journey to school. single mum lily is heading to work as a nurse, hence the early start. we used to walk to school every single day from our old house. but that all changed when they were made homeless in september, after the landlord sold the property. now the commute can take up to 45 minutes. if i could get us housed near his school, that s my main goal. this is where they re currently living, all three sharing a one bed flat. it s temporary accommodation.