A massive blow to Liverpools Premier League title hopes is inflicted by neighbours everton, who pull off a shock win in the Merseyside Derby, and it pretty much ensures theyre staying up. Good morning. After a chilly start to the good morning. After a chilly start to the day, good morning. After a chilly start to the day, for most of us it will be a to the day, for most of us it will be a day to the day, for most of us it will be a day of to the day, for most of us it will be a day of bright spells Sunny Intervals be a day of bright spells Sunny Intervals and some showers. Not as windy intervals and some showers. Not as windy as intervals and some showers. Not as windy as yesterday but it does remain windy as yesterday but it does remain unsettled and some showers. Not as remain unsettled and some showers. Not as windy as yesterday but it does not as windy as yesterday but it does remain unsettled right the way through does remain unsettled right the way through the weekend. All the de
Our weather is going to stay on the chilly side. Weve seen flakes of snow on the highest hills of Northern England and scotland. An area of low pressure is swelling in the north sea. Patches of cloud for england and wales but brighter skies for scotland where there will be a few passing showers but if you want the sunshine this is the place to be and those brighter skies are set to work into Northern England and Northern Ireland as we go through the afternoon, staying quite cloudy with rain at times. Wales, midlands and east anglia and southern counties of england. Wherever you are, temperature is below average, about 9 13 , with some parts of Eastern England temperatures no higher than seven celsius this afternoon. Overnight tonight we will still see a few patches of rain coming and going across southern most areas of england, perhaps south wales, otherwise skies clear particularly across North Western areas of the country with frost developing in the countryside. Another cold start t
Hello and welcome to sportsday im jane dougall. The club criticised the va are, well look at the implications of the technology in football. Mark selby is beaten in the first round. And afterfinishing third and fourth in yesterdays London Marathon, well hear from fourth in yesterdays London Marathon, well hearfrom britains best long roadrunners. I had to use the lift. Also coming up on sportsday. Well hear from the british swimmer who has decided to call time on her career despite the Paris Olympics being just around the corner. Welcome to the programme. It was brought in to cut down on human error, but var has become one of the most contensious issues in british professional football. Two incidents in particular stand out from the weekend. Nottingham forest has officially asked for the var audio recordings during their loss to everton yesterday. Its after the club posted an outrageous tweet yesterday, claiming that the var was a luton fan and that they were denied three clear cut pena
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