people from their cars and some people had to spend the night in community centres. and there are still weather warnings to come. now on bbc news amol rajan interviews the man playing for his eighth uk snooker title, ronnie 0 sullivan. ronnie o sullivan is generally regarded as the greatest player ever to pick up a snooker cue. a son of essex, he s broken record after record and he s as exciting away from the table as he is on it. a child prodigy, he became the youngest player to ever win the uk championships. he s compiled more century breaks than any other professional. cheering and applause commentator: i mean, the boy is such a genius, he really is. ..and his unbeaten 147 time of five minutes and eight seconds is one of the most famous moments in all sporting history. what a break! what a fantastic maximum break that is! in 2022, he went after stephen hendry s record of seven world championship titles. he ll have dreamed of this moment, equalling. but what is the true
maximum break that is! in 2022, he went after stephen hendry s record of seven world championship titles. he ll have dreamed of this moment, equalling. but what is the true price of victory for him? o sullivan has battled addiction to alcohol and drugs, fought a continuing battle with his mental health and, at 16, had to overcome an unimaginable trauma his father sent to prison for murder. but overcome it, he has. today, the father of three is still the number one player in the world uncowed and outspoken. i don t get appreciated on the snooker circuit. none of the top players do, in my opinion. how did the rocket, as he came to be known, stay at the top of the game? and where are he and snooker going next? ronnie. good to see you. how are you? you all right? come and take a seat. thanks for inviting us over. it s all right, mate. this is where the magic happens, is it? sometimes. how do you choose which table you go? that used to be my favourite one, when i first start
and return to israel. in the past hour, french president emmanuel macron said he would head to doha to push for a new truce. he said israel s goal of destroying hamas risked decades of war . this is the scene looking across northern gaza. a convoy of humanitarian aid has crossed into gaza for the first time since thursday. palestinian red crescent said it received the convoy. fighting restarted on friday morning after the seven day ceasefire, with the sides blaming each other for the collapse of the truce. a spokesman for the israeli military said they were now hitting hamas targets all over the gaza strip. there have been israeli air strikes in north western gaza and khan younis in the south where hundreds of thousands of people fled earlier in the war to escape fighting. this is live, outisde nasser hospital khan younis, a city in southern gaza. the hamas run health ministry say at least 193 people have been killed and more than 650 people injured since fighting restarte
island of hokkaido. downing street confirms the prime minister has not received any further fines for breaking lockdown rules. supermarkets across the uk are limiting how much cooking oil customers are able to buy. supplies have been hit by the war in ukraine. and tyson fury will take on dillian whyte later in what s expected to be one of the biggest all british heavyweight fights in boxing history. now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday this evening. four goals forjesus and manchester city are four points clear in the premier league. we re getting closer to huge all british world title fight as tyson fury defends his heavyweight crown against dillian whyte. verstappen wins the sprint to start on pole for tomorrow s grand prix at imola. good evening. we ll get to wembley later in sportsday and that huge heavyweight title fight, but let s start with the football and the premier league title race. with liverpool playing in
In sport still in the title race. Tottenham beat Crystal Palace and keep the heat on leaders chelsea. A boom for books as the Publishing Industry has a surge in sales and a record year. And carol has the weather. A chilly start in southern areas, with a touch of frost. But here weve got early sunshine. Most of the uk will be cloudy, with showers and a few sunny spells in between. More in about 15 minutes. Thank you amcu bend. See you then. Tensions are rising in north korea, as the u 5 call for more pressure to force the country to give up its Nuclear Weapons programmes. Last night, President Trump briefed all 100 members of the senate, revealing a strategy of economic sanctions and diplomacy. But washington also said they were prepared to defend themselves and their allies, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. The us is piling on the pressure. This is a Military Exercise just north of the north korean border. A message that the us is ready if diplomatic efforts fail. This is how