for northampton saints in 2009 and represented australia in 63 tests. he passed away at his family home in sydney. northampton said, our thoughts are with the family and friends, rest in peace. the welsh open snooker final is under way and we can go live to cardiff and blood of the pictures. bingham started strongly earlier. he raced to a 4 0 lead. by the close of the afternoon session, trump fought back to 5 3. they are now in the evening session. it is a set a piece so evening session. it is a set a piece so far. 6 4 to bingham. it is the first 294 victory. bingham is looking for his first ranking title since winning a world championship two years ago. way off. can he do it? we will see. hopes of a first medal for a british man at an alpine world championships ended in disappointment for dave ryding in the slalom in st moritz. the 30 year old was well placed in fourth after his opening run, but he was more than two seconds slower on his second. his 11th placed finish was st
lincoln city in the fa cup quarter final. and later on bbc news, a chance to see the vast ancient ruins of sudan. that s in the travel show, coming up at eight thirty. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a major new offensive is underway in iraq against the so called islamic state group, with security forces trying to regain full control of mosul. the city was seized more than two years ago, as is took control of northern and western iraq. iraqi forces launched their main offensive in october. and last month they recaptured the eastern part of mosul. but around three quarters of a million civilians remain in the western half where there ll be stiff resistance from is. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman nik millard are the only television journalists on the frontline with the iraqi forces. just after sunrise, iraq began what it hopes is its last major battle against the so called islamic state. thousands of men and hundreds of armoured vehicles
me. this weakening band of rain will introduce a lot of low cloud. it will become more the norm by morning. nine and ten, higher than oui’ morning. nine and ten, higher than our daytime temperatures at this time of the year. but it will be quite blustery if you are travelling in northern england tomorrow and gci’oss in northern england tomorrow and across the eastern side of the grampians. 11 and 12 in northern ireland and england, but in the south we could see 16 or 17 tomorrow. really mild for this time of the year. it stays mild in the south, but the potential is there for some very wet and windy weather on tuesday and wednesday. this is bbc news, the headlines: iraqi forces have taken several villages to the south of mosul, hours after launching a major offensive to retake the western half of the city from so called islamic state militants. the american company kraft heinz withdraws its proposed takeover of marmite maker unilever. the deal would have been one of the b
a spacex rocket successfully blasts off from the historic cape canaveral launchpad used for the moon landings half a century ago. hello and welcome. iraqi government forces are making significant progress after stepping up their offensive against the islamic state group in the city of mosul hundreds of armoured vehicles and thousands of men are involved in the operation. the battle could see iraqi forces denting the militant group s hold across parts of northern and western iraq that were seized two years ago. last month the government won back the eastern part of the city and the advances of the last 12 hours or so take them within striking distance of mosul airport. fears have been voiced about the safety of thousands of trapped civilians. the bbc‘s correspondent quentin sommerville is with the iraqi army and sent this report. just after sunrise, iraq began what it hopes is its last major battle against the so called islamic state. thousands of men and hundreds of armou
to one, and they are worrying about their status and what will happen. oxford has been around for 700 years and it has never had a campus in another country and this is an extraordinary shift and i suspect other universities might consider it as well. i read that there was an orchestra planning to move from britain to somewhere in another part of europe for the same reason, so it is not just businesses of europe for the same reason, so it is notjust businesses that will consider moving away from here. there will be no music and learning and we will sit here remembering what it was like in the past. the times, david attenborough dives in again at 90. another series to look forward to from david attenborough, this time focusing on the oceans. 90 yea rs old this time focusing on the oceans. 90 years old and still working. an extraordinary tribute to him. not many people achieved that. he says he is thrilled to be going back underwater. the series promises never before seen speci