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is the pressure of the premier league title race taking its toll? good morning, bore da from a misty brecon beacons national park, which from this morning will have a new welsh name. it isa it is a milder start to the day than it was yesterday, but there is a lot of cloud, mist and murk around, but it could be warmer than yesterday, especially across northern scotland. all the details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday the 17th of april. president biden has condemned a mass shooting at a 16th birthday party in alabama as outrageous and unacceptable . four people have died and 28 others were injured in the attack in dadeville. police haven t released any details about who carried out the shooting or why. gun crime in america is on the rise in 2019 there were a17 mass shootings where four or more people were killed or injured. but since 2020 this has increased to more than 600 each year. that s an average of two per day. so far this year there have been at lea ....
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 poi ....
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 pl ....
welcome to bbc news. we start in moscow, where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. the journalist and opposition activist vladimir kara murza played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the us says it s evidence of an escalating campaign of repression in russia. the eu called it unacceptable. the uk summoned the russian ambassador. here s our russia editor, steve rosenberg. handcuffed and in a bullet proof cage, one of president putin s most prominent critics. vladimir kara murza faced multiple charges, including treason. the verdict, guilty. the punishment, the maximum possible. 25 years in prison. access to the courtroom was heavily restricted. along with otherjournalists and foreign diplomats, we crowded into another room to watch on tv screens. for more than a decade, vladimir kara murza has been a high profile opponent of the kremlin. he helped p ....
or rather an old one. and it s all change from the brechin - or rather an old one. and it s all change from the brechin begins| or rather an old one. and it s all l change from the brechin begins as the national part will now be known by its welsh language in name only. hello and welcome. we start in moscow, where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has sentenced to 25 years in prison. there s been widespread international condemnation of the decision by court in moscow to jail the opposites and spokesmen. he was found guilty of treason and spreading false information about the russian army. kara murza, who played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials or human rights abuses and corruption, the us says is evidence of an exploited campaign of repression in russia. the eu called it an acceptable, the uk some of the russian ambassador. here steve rosenberg. handcuffed and in a bullet proof cage, one of president putin s most prominent critics ....