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welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland — which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power—sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic miles...

china is the worlds largest car market, and whilst tesla generates most of its money from its electric car business, boss elon musk has committed to grow its solar energy and battery business to roughly the same size. heres mariko with the details from singapore. it is quite a big deal because of course, tesla already has that huge plant in shanghai to make electric cars, so it is basically increasing its investment in china. the fact that this announcement came when tensions between w...

hello and welcome. lets begin with the tensions around taiwan — where chinese military forces are conducting drills for a third day. taiwans defence ministry says it has detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island, 39 entered taiwans air defence zones on monday morning. these are some of the latest images of the drills released by chinas military and shown on the countrys state television. the chinese display of force has added to tension between china and the unit...

began the final round ten shots adrift but he really rolled back the years to set a testing target. jon rahm held his nerve over the closing holes and has proved himself to be one of the most consistent players in golf over recent years. he won the us open in 2021 and never looked like losing his composure as he held on for victory and what that means is thatjon rahm becomes the fourth spanish man to win the masters after seve ballesteros, josemaria is about and sergio garcia. this fam...

after weathering a stormy start, spainsjon rahm fights back to win the masters on a dramatic final day at augusta. and we are bringing back in medieval sport for modern times. what more could you possibly want on a bank holiday monday than a jousting competition? well, we have got one. good morning, quite a different week of weather, much more unsettled. rain clearing northward and eastward study, followed by sunshine and showers, but some of the showers will be heavy, thundery, and bl...

and instead, it was 52—year—old phil mickelson who rode into contention. mickelson who rode into contention. mickelson began the final round some ten shots adrift but he really rolled back the years to set a testing target. butjon rahm held his nerve over the closing holes. he has proved himself to be one of the most consistent players in golf over recent years he won the us open in 2021 and he never looked like losing his composure as he held on for victory. and what that means is...

abbey. cheering. and spainsjon rahm wins the masters in augusta and says he was inspired by the late, great seve ballesteros. china has carried out what it says is a mock air blockade of taiwan using jets carrying live ammunition in the latest escalation of tensions in the south china sea. in response the us has sent a destroyer to the area which the chinese have condemned as an illegal incursion. china began a series of military exercises just hours after the taiwanese president retur...

the electric car giant tesla has announced plans to build a new huge factory in shanghai. it will make thousands of lithium battery packs every year. china is the worlds largest car market, and whilst tesla generates most of its money from its electric car business, boss elon musk has committed to growing its solar energy and battery business to roughly the same size. heres mariko with the details from singapore. it is quite a big deal because of course, tesla already has that huge pla...

cheering. once again, spain reigned at augusta. jon rahm roaring to victory after a masters masterclass. he began the last round two behind brooks koepka. but, following a poor start, the american never recovered. instead, it was 52—year—old phil mickelson that charged into contention. beginning the final round ten shots back, he produced a dazzling display to set a testing target. but rahm is not one of the worlds top players for nothing, and how he held his nerve. with a four—s...

from the bbc sport centre. well start with golf where jon rahm dedicated his maiden masters title to seve ballesteros, a0 years after the spaniard last won the famous green jacket. rahms four shot victory at augusta came after a composed final round that saw him overtake brooks koepka. it also marked what would have been ballesteros�* 66th birthday. when i hit that first shot on the green, the crowds reaction... a wave of emotion, of so many things overtook me. i never thought i woul...