can t be bothered anymore. but there was no lack of desire as he took on china s ding junhui in the final. the rocket raced into a 4 1 lead but ding remained calm, he had been here before, losing last year s final. three times, he hauled himself back into contention, but this, to make it 7 7, provoked the same reaction as poking a bear. it tookjust eight minutes for o sullivan to roar back into the lead. applause. it finally broke ding s resilience and the inevitable soon followed. commentator: what a final, what a contest! ijust had to come out and have a good head. i thought, if i m going to lose, just make ding earn it. big crowd here, leave blood sweat and tears on the table. if i don t win, that isjust one of those things, but i came out here and gave it my all and ijust love competing. as most people get older, they start to lose their abilities, but o sullivan keeps proving that age, to him, isjust a number. nick parrott, bbc news. on to football now, and an entertai
good morning. for england and wales we are looking at rain at times, some hill snow that even some of that getting to lower levels at times. and the risk of ice. the scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drierand scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drier and brighter in the west, but wherever you are it will be blustery and cold. i will have all the details later. it s monday the 4th of december. our main story. israel says its ground offensive has now expanded to every part of the gaza strip following days of intense bombardment. the united nations says palestinians are being squeezed into a corner of the territory worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions. yolande knell has this report. ominous warnings the israeli flairs that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel s military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory
facing a disciplinary hearing, for appearing in forappearing in an for appearing in an exhibition event earlier this season and threatening to quit over the row. after reaching the quarterfinal, he said ijust can t be bothered anymore. but there was no lack of desire as he took on china s ding junhui in the final. the rocket raced into a 4 1 lead but ding remained calm, he had been here before, losing last year s final. three times, he hauled himself back into contention, but this, to make it 7 7, provoked the same reaction as poking a bear. it tookjust eight minutes for o sullivan to roar back into the lead. applause. it finally broke ding s resilience and the inevitable soon followed. commentator: what a final, what a contest! ijust had to come out and have a good head. this i thought, if i m going to lose, just make ding earn it. big crowd here, leave blood sweat and tears on the table. iif i don t win, that isjust one of those things, but i came out here and gave it my
to quit over the row. after reaching the quarterfinal, he said ijust can t be bothered anymore. but there was no lack of desire as he took on china s ding junhui in the final. the rocket raced into a 4 1 lead but ding remained calm, he had been here before, losing last year s final. three times, he hauled himself back into contention, but this, to make it 7 7, provoked the same reaction as poking a bear. it tookjust eight minutes for o sullivan to roar back into the lead. applause. it finally broke ding s resilience and the inevitable soon followed. commentator: what a final, what a contest! ijust had to come out and have a good head. i thought, if i m going to lose, just make ding earn it. big crowd here, leave blood sweat and tears on the table. if i don t win, that isjust one of those things, but i came out here and gave it my all and ijust love competing. as most people get older, they start to lose their abilities, but o sullivan keeps proving that age, to him, isjust