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 already b
Well speak to the man who played paddington in one of his tv incarnations. And following the latest global cyber attack, well get an updated assessment on the spread of the latest computer ra nsomwa re. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im damian johnson. Defending Tour De France champion chris froome hasjust announced hes extending his contract with team sky. Britains Johanna Konta powers into the third round at the Pre Wimbledon Eastbourne tournament with a straight sets win. And usain bolt gets set to run his first race in europe in his farewell season. And he receives a heros welcome in slovakia. More on our top story in a memorable first, andy murray is the number one seed for wimbledon. He tops the draw because of its historical form on grass. The rankings do not apply for the all England Club Djokovic moves to number two, federer is up to third, nadal is full. The top four in the world will be kept apart in the drawer until the semifinals. I
Garcia going into the final day at augusta. Who is the bossy one . Also this morning we are going to meet the sisters with a combined age of 300 and century of stories to share. And matt has got the weather for us, good morning. After yesterdays sunshine and warmth, today will be even warmer. For some of us sunshine and warmth, today will be even warmer. For some of us but not for all of us, scotland and Northern Ireland turning cloudy and colour with rain at times, i will have all the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theres been more tough rhetoric from the British Government on russia, over its continued support for syrian president , Bashar Al Assad. The Defence Secretary, sir Michael Fallon, has sharply criticised the kremlin, saying it was responsible for every civilian death in syria last week. Meanwhile foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow and is seeking support for a new move to end the conflict. We can sp
Garcia going into the final day at augusta. Who is the bossy one . Also this morning we are going to meet the sisters with a combined age of 300 and century of stories to share. And matt has got the weather for us, good morning. After yesterdays sunshine and warmth, today will be even warmer. For some of us sunshine and warmth, today will be even warmer. For some of us but not for all of us, scotland and Northern Ireland turning cloudy and colour with rain at times, i will have all the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theres been more tough rhetoric from the British Government on russia, over its continued support for syrian president , Bashar Al Assad. The Defence Secretary, sir Michael Fallon, has sharply criticised the kremlin, saying it was responsible for every civilian death in syria last week. Meanwhile foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow and is seeking support for a new move to end the conflict. We can sp