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a break which six times champion and bbc commentator steve davis described as the most astonishing he s ever seen. selby dominated his match against marco fu winning13 3 with a session to spare. john higgins is through to the semis for the first time in six years. the four time champion began the final session against kyran wilson needing just two more frames for victory and it didn t take him long to get them. higgins going through 13 6 and will play either barry hawkins or stephen maguire. josh griffiths says he s still coming to terms with being the fastest british runner at the london marathon. griffiths qualified for august s world championships in london as he finished the marathon 13th overall in two hours 1a minutes 49 seconds. the 23 year old, who aims to continue coaching himself, says he only had his national record on his mind on sunday. i was iwas aiming i was aiming for two hours 16 which was the welsh commonwealth games time but i thought that might b ....
on aggregate to secure their place in the stockholm showpiece, later this month. we are live at manchester s beautiful, glorious, historic victoria baths. the pool has been refilled, ready for the first public swim in 2a years. we will have more on the plight of britain s glorious historic pools and the fight to save them ina historic pools and the fight to save them in a little while. and matt has them in a little while. and matt has the weather. good morning. another dry day., but for the rest of you there will be the smell of fresh rain in the air and maybe eight thunderstorms later. dry day for scotland. good morning. first, our main story. thousands of weapons have been seized in schools across england and wales. they include swords, axes and airguns. some of the cases involved children as young as five . police chiefs said there had been a worrying increase in young people carrying knives. andy moore reports. some schools have taken to using metal arches to m ....
on the last few days. the ftse just starting up a little bit. we ll take a look at what this means for prices at the pump. and following the vice like grip of the handshake between presidents trump and macron, we re getting to grips with the perfect greeting and asking how important is the handshake? hello and welcome to business live. yesterday it was nato, today it s the g7. a different place, sicily this time, a different combination of world leaders, a different agenda. let s take a look at why it s important. these seven countries account for getting on for half of the world s wealth about 46%. but many of them are struggling with comparatively stagnant economies. the international monetary fund is forecasting the world s economy will grow by 3.5% this year, butjust1.9% in the g7. also high on the list of worries the rise of trade protectionism after president trump came to power promising to put america first . the other g7 members will be pushing him to soft ....
custody. we are expecting an update from the chief constable later in the hour. we will bring you all of those developments. at the g7 summit in sicily, theresa may urges world leaders to discuss fighting online extremism. ben ainslie‘s bid for sailing history gets under way tomorrow, after a delay caused by high winds. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has given a speech this morning, linking british military action abroad to terrorist attacks here at home. mr corbyn said the ‘war on terror‘ is not working and that a different approach is needed. he was speaking as election campaigning resumed after monday s attack in manchester. the conservatives have condemned his remarks as crass and appallingly timed. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the political truce after manchester ended this morning. but first, there was a further moment of remembrance. can i ask that we all stand for a moment s silence. and thenjer ....
in my eyes, he deserves nothing less than a life sentence, and i hope he gets it. i hope they throw away the key and he never comes out. never to do this to anybody else again. paterson has been told to expect a custodial sentence when he attends court tomorrow. the maximum punishment is life in prison. jeremy cook, bbc news. and join huw edwards for the bbc wales leaders‘ debate. applause good evening, noswaith dda, a warm welcome to the sse swalec stadium in the heart of the welsh capitalfor a special live election debate, and welcome to people across the uk watching on the bbc news channel. this is where we ll be spending the next 90 minutes, testing the pledges and ambitions of five political parties in wales. as voters prepare to visit the polling stations on thursday of next week, we ll be exploring some of the biggest issues featuring in this campaign, from the challenges of the brexit process ahead to the questions raised by the terrible events in manchester l ....