a break which six times champion and bbc commentator steve davis described as the most astonishing he s ever seen. selby dominated his match against marco fu winning13 3 with a session to spare. john higgins is through to the semis for the first time in six years. the four time champion began the final session against kyran wilson needing just two more frames for victory and it didn t take him long to get them. higgins going through 13 6 and will play either barry hawkins or stephen maguire. josh griffiths says he s still coming to terms with being the fastest british runner at the london marathon. griffiths qualified for august s world championships in london as he finished the marathon 13th overall in two hours 1a minutes 49 seconds. the 23 year old, who aims to continue coaching himself, says he only had his national record on his mind on sunday. i was iwas aiming i was aiming for two hours 16 which was the welsh commonwealth games time but i thought that might be a lo
and how to have a vacation like vladimir putin. we will talk about the russian president as he goes on his summer holidays. and the weather. a fresh start to sunday. you will hang on to the sunshine the longest the further south and west you are. the man said to be the world s greatest ever sprinter, usain bolt, has failed to win his last individual ioo metre race at the world athletics championships in london. bolt is retiring after a career which saw him win 11 world titles and eight olympic gold medals. he finished third, behind americans, justin gatlin and christian coleman. gatlin has twice served doping bans. our sports editor, dan roan, watched the action unfold. with the night sky crackling with excitement, the fireworks gave a sense of what was to come. lapping up sense of what was to come. lapping up the adulation one last time. he knew this buildup had not been perfect. he was beaten in the semi final by an american. his sta rts semi final by an american. his start
and how to have a vacation like vladimir putin. we will talk about the russian president as he goes on his summer holidays. and jay has the weather. good morning. good morning. a refreshing start to sunday. a lot of bright weather around. in the south east, you get the sunshine. north and west, showers. the man said to be the world s greatest ever sprinter, usain bolt, has failed to win his last individual ioo metre race at the world athletics championships in london. bolt is retiring after a career which saw him win 11 world titles and eight olympic gold medals. he finished third, behind americans, justin gatlin and christian coleman. gatlin has twice served doping bans. our sports editor, dan roan, watched the action unfold. with the night sky crackling with excitement, the fireworks gave a sense of what was to come. usain bolt! lapping up the adulation for one last time in an individual final, bolt knew this buildup hadn t been perfect, beaten in the semi final by an ameri
are returning to the town. today, i m talking about the housing market, as new research says average asking prices are at a record high. but as sales fall, i ll be looking at what is going on. in sport, sanchez shines for arsenal. his winner in extra time sees them book their place in the fa cup final after victory over manchester city. and this is st davids in south west wales. we ll be live there later as the search for the next uk city of culture heats up. and carol has the weather. good morning. good morning. a taste of winter in the forecast this week with some snow, especially in the north and north east. there will be some sunshine. it is not until the second part of the weekend the weekend that it will warm up. and i will have more details on 50 minutes. thank you, carol. 15. good morning. first, our main story. french voters have rejected the two traditional ruling parties, with their candidates being knocked out in the first round of the presidential election. in
strips the person of their personality. and as ukip call for a ban on full face veils one woman who wears a niqab tells us it will lead to a rise in attacks on muslim women. hello. welcome to the programme, throughout the programme, the latest breaking news and developing stories and as always, really keen to hear from you. a little later, we ll be talking about scoliosis. if you were watching britain s got talent on saturday night, you will have seenjulie, the dancer in the middle, talking about her curvature of the spine. that is what scoliosis is. as a result of discussing that on prime time telly on a saturday night, people are learning about it sometimes for the first time. if you re affected by scolosis, do get in touch this morning use the hashtag victoria live. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. voters in france have chosen the two candidates who will go through to the final round of the presidential election in t