in a statement, the royal opera house said it was surprised and disappointed by thejudgment. some 60% of musicians say they have suffered hearing loss. this case will send shock waves through the music industry. for chris goldsheider, playing in an orchestra is a distant memory. clive coleman, bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello there. i am tulsen tollett and this is sport today at life on the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme, australian steve smith and david warner banned for year, while cameron bancroft receives nine months of the ball tampering scandal in africa. french open champion 0stapenko moves through to the semifinals for the fourth time. and the women's champions league semifinals. hello there and welcome to the programmer we start with the cricketing news that has been dominating world sport over the past few days and that is to do with the ball tampering that occurred during the third test against south africa last weekend. australian steve smith and david warner had been banned for and david warner had been banned for a

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opera house has won a landmark high courtjudgment. chris goldscheider was playing the viola during a rehearsal for a wagner opera in 2012. he was sitting directly in front of the brass section when noise levels exceeded 130 decibels. that‘s roughly the same as a jet engine. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. chris goldscheider was a virtuoso viola player, seen here at the royal albert hall in 2005. but his brilliant career came to an end in 2012. he suffered acoustic shock when he was placed directly in front of the brass section at a rehearsal at the royal opera house‘s famous pit — a space smaller than this one. so, if you sit there... if i‘m a trumpet player or a horn player... i would have been this close to you. and what sort of noise can the brass section generate? well, in this instance, it was near 130 decibels, which is a jet engine sound. the noise had a devastating effect on chris‘s hearing. i suppose the nearest analysis is if you imagine, for a normal person to

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opera house in london. chris goldscheider was in front of the brass section during a practice session in 2012, and experienced a level of noise roughly equivalent to a jet engine. and before we go, take a look at this. it's a team of nasa scientists doing some checks on the parker solar probe, which is due to launch injuly on a mission to investigate the sun. it will start orbiting our star in 2023, and will be exposed to temperatures in excess of 2,500 fahrenheit — that's over 1000 degrees celsius. it's hoped it will help us understand more about the solar storms which can affect communications back here on earth. that is it an hour. thanks for watching. —— for now. hello again, good morning. the easter weekend will not be a washout but quite mixed weather on the way as we saw yesterday the rain in england and wales eventually clearing the way to give a little more sunshine. over the easter weekend we will see some spells of sunshine around. however, there will also be some spells of rain that could

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opera house over a hearing injury during a rehearsal in 2012. this is first time a court in the uk has award compensation of this kind. the head of the world trade organisation — roberto azevedo — has told the bbc that the world is seeing the first movements towards a trade war. he's been speaking to my colleague stephen sackur. i think that unilateral action can take us in that direction. do you characterise donald trump's actions as unilateral actions? i don't characterise anybody‘s actions. they know what they are. what i am... but you seem to be abdicating any responsibility to show leadership. it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter whether you find a major is unilateral or not. the fact is that when you announce certain types of measures and others deem that those measures are not in compliance with their obligations and threaten to retaliate, that is the problem. that's where we are today. the whole thing is a problem. how big a problem is it? it's a big problem, i've been saying this for quite some time. it is a big problem. i don't t

if you think about dangerous places to work, the glorious surroundings of the royal opera house don't immediatley spring to mind. but yesterday, a viola player won a landmark court case after suffering serious damage to his hearing while performing with an orchestra at the historic london venue. the high court heard that chris goldscheider was exposed to noise of 130 decibels, that's equivalent to a jet taking off, while sitting in front of the brass section. doctor greg nassar is an audiologist and can tell us more. good morning. it is hard to imagine 130 decibel is, would you be right next to the jet taking off? that's getting to the dangerous level of exposure and would cause instant damage —— decibel is. exposure and would cause instant damage -- decibel is. what kind of damage, you have a model here? the damage, you have a model here? the damage we would look attwood be permanent damage to the hair cells in the inner ear, the fine organ responsible for detection and delivering sound to the brain —— would look attwood be. who is exposed potentially? anyone who gets this ki

opera house. this case has huge implications for the world of classical music and the health and safety of musicians. it is the first time a judge has scrutinised the music industry's legal obligations. it follows a case in september but he was seated in front of the brass section of the orchestra for a rehearsal of a thunderous opera and during the rehearsal the noise levels exceeded 130 decibel is equivalent to a jet engine. his feeding was irreversibly damaged and he has been claiming damages for acoustic shock, a condition with symptoms including to notice and dizziness. he told the bbc if you are exposed to normal sounds it can become incredibly painful. that ruling just coming in, you'll speak to clive at the high court later. north korea's leader, kim jong—un, has travelled to beijing to hold talks with the chinese president. it's his first known foreign trip since he took office in 2011 and comes ahead of planned summits with south korea next month —— and with donald trump in may. pr

in a crash in hayes in west london in january. wins a landmark high courtjudgment against the royal opera house. it's just been a very difficult time. you know, suffered an injury, lost my career. lost everything i'd worked for. to reduce consumer waste and improve recycling rates. when they return plastic bottles and cans in england. and family at his funeral at liverpool's anglican cathedral. good evening and welcome to bbc news.