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 that jon rahm becomes the fourth spanish man to win the masters, after seve ballesteros, josemaria olives about and sergio garcia. this famous tournament injohn ryan certainly has a worthy winner. an emotional victory for rahm and an historic one too. he s become the first european to win both the masters and the us open. if there is anything better than accomplishing some thing like this, making history, you tell me that to be the first european ever to do that, it is hard to explain. out of all t
abbey. cheering. and spain sjon 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 returned from a visit to the united states. it views taiwan as a breakway province that it wants to bring back under its control. shaima khalil reports. a show of force and fury. for a third day, china s military continued what it calls operationjoint sword aerial and naval blockade drills to seal off the island. the chinese army showed this short video of simulated attacks on taiwan, with missiles fired from land, sea and air into the island s territory. the chinese military confirmed that its ai
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 world s top players for nothing, and how he held his nerve. with a four shot lead on the final hole, he was able to savour the atmosphere before finishing in style. on what would have been the birthday of his hero, the late seve ballesteros, rahm had done it and, as he celebrated with his wife and children, his pride was plain to see. it s still really hasn t sunk in yet. i m looking at the scores and i am still thinking i have a couple more holes left to win. i can t really say anything else, you know. this one was for seve. i know he was up there helping and help he did
this in a sense is a perfect storm in terms of the capacity of the health service. so we are hearing potential new of 350,000 cancelled appointments and operations. we ll have the latest on the walkout. also tonight: the mother of the british israeli sisters shot dead in the west bank has died from the injuries she suffered in the attack. china carries out what it says is a mock air blockade of taiwan using jets carrying live ammunition. and spain sjon rahm celebrates, as he wins golf s masters in augusta, becoming the first european to win both that title and the us open. good evening. with just hours to go untiljunior doctors begin a four day strike across england, a senior nhs leader says the health service is facing a perfect storm with hospitals struggling to cover shifts affected by the action, because staff have booked easter breaks. matthew taylor of the nhs confederation says the action, which runs from 7 o clock tomorrow morning until 7 on saturday morning mea