Stay updated with breaking news from Pre paddock. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
it was the favourite who won the day. corach rambler proved a bargain for his owners a scottish syndicate who bought him forjust £17,000. the largest military parade in 70 years more than 6,000 members of britain s armed services will take part in next month s coronation. and the weather, a lot more cart around today compared to yesterday, patchy rain in the west but it will fill wall. all the details and outlook coming up after breakfast. just as she will feel warm. it s sunday, 16th april. our main story: motoring groups have welcomed the government s decision to cancel the construction of new smart motorways, but insisted the announcement does not go far enough. existing stretches of smart motorway in england will remain, but more emergency stopping places will be put in place. the aa has called for the hard shoulder to return on all roads. aru na iyengar reports. it is not quite the end of smart motorways. plans for m will be scrapped, including 11 that had alr ....
ridden by derek fox. at least three people have been killed in sudan, in heavy fighting between the army and paramilitary forces in the capital, khartoum. a man is pinned down and arrested by security staff in japan as the prime minister, fumio kishida, is rushed to safety after an explosion. the french president has visited notre dame cathedral, which was nearly destroyed by fire four years ago. the restoration is expected to be finished on schedule. you re watching bbc news. and we want to bring you some breaking news. we are hearing the royal mail and the communication workers union have reached an agreement over pay and employment terms. the postal company cw have said in ajoint terms. the postal company cw have said in a joint statement. now, we understand executives are going to meet and consider the agreement on monday and tuesday this week. and thatis monday and tuesday this week. and that is following a year of talks and strikes. so agreement does seem to have ....
you re watching bbc news, now it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster. this is what is coming up. the start was delayed by protestors, but there was a stunning finish from corach rambler to win the grand national. haaland hits the net again, manchester city narrow arsenal s lead at the top. and manchester united hold off brighton to reach the women s fa cup final. also coming up on sportsday. it s been another golden day for great britain at the european gymnastics championships in turkey. obviously, the goal is always to win so, yeah, that was probably the best routine of my life. welcome along. well, let s start at aintree, where corach rambler the 8 1 favourite has won the grand national. the race was delayed by m minutes. has won the grand national. animal rights activists had threatened to disrupt the world famous steeplechase and a number of protestors managed to get onto the course. so far, 23 arrests have been made. patrick ....
The start of the race at aintree was delayed after members of the activist group animal rising entered the racecourse. the event is one of the world s most famous steeplechases, and did eventually get going with corach rambler running to victory. patrick geary reports. the first sense of the grand national and a battle between police and protesters determined to stop the race being run. with only 15 minutes to the start of the was most famous horse race, some activist managed to get on the track and seem to attach themselves to fences. meanwhile the 39 horses ready to run were taken back to the pre paddock area. please clear the course making arrests as a part of a wider operation. arrests as a part of a wider operation- arrests as a part of a wider o eration. ~ . . . ., arrests as a part of a wider oeration. ~ . . . . ., operation. we were aware ahead of toda that operation. we were aware ahead of today that we operation. we were aware ahead of today that we fully operation. we ....
By the animal activists group animal rising to disrupt the national. they said they wanted to stop the race to protect the horses. a handful of arrests were made in the morning, but 15 minutes before the schedules started, we saw activists trying to get onto the course. police were on the scene quickly, but some protesters did get onto the track and attempted to attach themselves to fences. all that meant the start of the race had to be delayed. and it was quite a warm and sunny day here, so the horses had to go back to the pre paddock while the course was cleared. eventually, those protesters were taken away, and the race did start, 1a minutes late. we know there was one fatality in the race, 17 of the 39 finished. and it was a fairly chaotic race, a number of fallers early on. yeah, some suggestion the time the horses spent in the sun didn t do them any favours, but it was chaotic and ....