the countdown is on to the launch of the most powerful rocket ever built. this place has a new name now. or rather an old one bannau brycheiniog, and it s all change for the brecon beacons as the national park will now be known by its welsh language name only. and coming up on bbc news, after arsenal dropped points at west ham, will it be the gunners or manchester city who are crowned premier league champions? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in russia, a leading critic of president putin has been sentenced to 25 years in jail the longest sentence any opposition figure has received so far. vladimir kara murza has been convicted for treason and other charges linked to his criticism of the war in ukraine. mr kara murza, who has british citizenship, is the latest of a series of opponents of president putin to have been arrested or forced to flee russia. the foreign office has condemned his conviction and sentencing as politically motivated and has pointed o
invasion of ukraine. and the lengths people will go to to get around schemes that are supposed to reduce coming up on bbc news the fallout from the grand national is the death of three horses across the three day meeting, protest and arrest part of the best spark debate. good evening. the nhs in england said it had to cancel almost 200,000 operations and appointments last week during the four day strike by junior doctors, heaping four day strike byjunior doctors, heaping yet more pressure on the health service. over the past five months, almost half a million appointments have had to be rescheduled, and the nhs national medical director says with each strike, it becomes harder. and he wants the impact on patients and staff will continue to worsen. he warns. our health editor hugh pym reports. trying to get back to normal. are you comfortable as you are, lying on the bed? they are assessing patients who have come through this hospital s emergency department. fully staf
in russia, one of president putin s main critics is sentenced to 25 years in prison. main critics is sentenced we ll have the latest from moscow. main critics is sentenced for main critics is sentenced vladimir kara murza, the possible for vladimir kara murza, the maximum possible punishment, a quarter of a century behind bars which it sends a chilling message to anyone here thinking of taking on the kremlin. the prime minister under investigation after allegations of a possible failure to declare his wife s financial interest in a business that could benefit from government policy. the un calls for an immediate ceasefire in sudan where a power struggle between two military leaders has led to days of fighting. and the rise of the low traffic neighbourhood in england. we report on the heated local debates for and against. and coming up on bbc news, drama at the crucible as a protester vandalizes one of the tables during a match at the world snooker championship. good evening
Where four time Champion John higgins is back, after his dramatic second round finish, which went right to the wire, beating mark allen with the final black of the deciding frame. Hes losing to kyren wilson. Wilson five frames to two up in that. Could be revenge for him, having Lost To Higgins at the championship last year. In this mornings quarterfinals, judd trump came from behind to draw level with jak jones. Trump held his nerve here to pinch the last frame of the session first the pink and just look at this black. The 2019 champion turning on the style. Its now 4 1; as they head into this evenings session. David gilbert resumes his match against Stephen Maguire later with a 7 1 lead. The last frame of their morning session went to a respotted black. Maguire will be kicking himself with this miss. Gilbert, the world number 28, is very much in control of this match. Not too long to wait until. Not too long to wait until the first of the Champions League. Semi finals with two of engl