that the late nights on court are taking their toll. i don't think that ageing helps, really. staying so late, um, and playing very late. i mean, i can feel, you know, my batteries are low now, i'm shutting down. uh, but it's been a long wait, to be honest. you know, i thought, i'm going to go out on the court, like, 8:15pm because stevens was 6—0, 3—0 serving and then all of a sudden, it turns out to be a, you know, 2.5 hour match or whatever. so, um, yeah, youjust have to accept it, i guess. 2020 champion dominic thiem saw his grand slam tennis career come to an end, as he lost in straight sets against ben shelton from the usa. the austrian announced in may that this would be his last year on the tour, after struggling with a wrist injury in the women's draw, the defending champion is also through as coco gauff beat varvara gracheva.

gauff tookjust 66 minutes to get past her opponent at the arthur ashe stadium, winning in straight sets. she'll now face qualifier tatjana maria in the second round as she looks to retain her title, and despite a difficult few months that saw her lose in the third round of the paris olympics, gauff is feeling confident. i don't have to prove anything to anyone except myself, so this whole two weeks are about proving all the expectations i have on myself, so i thinkjust learning and realising i have a lot left to give this game. whether it will happen this year or in the future, i have many more years coming back year and i would win every year. i thinkjust that perspective. also safely through her opening match is last year's runner—up, aryna sabalenka. she beat qualifier priscilla hon in straight sets and will face italy's lucia bronzetti in the second round after her

opponent, lulu sun, retired. manchester united have agreed a 50 million euro fee with paris st—germain for midfielder manuel ugarte. this includes a further 10 million euros in add—ons, with the uruguayan flying to manchester today for a medical, as the deal looks to move at the same time as scott mctominay�*s potential transfer to napoli. ugarte is reported to have agreed personal terms with united injuly. joao cancelo looks to finally be on his way out of manchester city who've agreed a £21.2 million deal with saudi pro league club al—hilal. the portugese defender is expected to sign a three—year contract, ending his five—year stay at the etihad. crystal palace are closing in on the signing of arsenal striker eddie nketiah in a deal worth £30 million. nketiah, who came through the arsenal accademy, had been linked with a move to nottingham forest and marseille. the 2024 paris paralympics is almost set to get under way and athletes have continued to arrive

in the village ahead of the opening ceremony at place de la concorde on wednesday. paralympics gb have named theirflag bearers as seven—time paralympic wheelchair basketballer terry bywater and wheelchair tennis athlete lucy shuker, who herself will be competeing at her fifth games. both have spoken of their pride in leading out their nation, and the warm welcome they've received in paris. goose bumps, kind of, like, just super proud. i am super proud of being part of paralympics gb. 0bviously, coming into my seventh game is kind of crazy. 2a years ago it all started in sydney and then to be named the flag bearer, it genuinely is a dream come true. we have had a fantastic welcome from paris, the village is superb, everyone is raring to go and now you can see the excitement in the village, there is a vibrant buzz going around, especially paralympics gb, yeah, we are ready, we are ready to go. like, it's mind blowing. to be a paralympian is one thing. to be a five—time paralympian and then be a flag bearer, it'sjust insane.

like, it's... it's a career that i have to look back and be very proud of. everyone is arriving at different times, but every time that you are arriving you are welcomed with such heartfelt... ..emotions, people are proud that we have all qualified and that we are there, we exist in our team sports so much that when we all come together, it's a huge team, and we are so proud to represent our country. england are preparing to take on sri lanka in the second test at lord's, which gets under way on thursday. england eased to a five wicket victory at old trafford last week but have lost mark wood to injury, and his replacement in the ii has said xxxx it has been disappointing, stop start, throughout my career, but hopefully now i have shown this summer i can go out there and put some run of games together and put

performances to warrant being back, and hopefully this is the start of being involved in a few more england squads. being involved in a few more england 5: uads. ., being involved in a few more england sauads. ., ~ , , ., being involved in a few more england suuads. ., ~' , , ., ., squads. you can keep up to date with all the stories _ squads. you can keep up to date with all the stories on _ squads. you can keep up to date with all the stories on the _ squads. you can keep up to date with all the stories on the website. - squads. you can keep up to date with all the stories on the website. all. all the stories on the website. all the information on the transfer window and the us open as well. we are back with some more sport, but for now, goodbye. you are watching bbc news. let's get more now on our top story. the prime minister has warned that the budget in october "will be painful". speaking in the downing street rose garden in the past hour, sir keir starmer said those with the broadest shoulders would have to bear more of the cost. the conservatives say the speech is a distraction from promises sir keir "never had any intention of keeping". just as when i responded to the riots, i will have to return to the country and make big tasks of you as

well. to accept a short—term pain for long—term good. the difficult trade—off for the genuine solution. and i know after all you have been through, it is a big ask and really difficult to hear. that is not the position we should be in, it is not the position i want to be in. but we have to end the politics of the easy answer. it solves nothing. let's speak to the former labour mp for leicester south jonathan ashworth. welcome. how is this any different to what david cameron and george osborne did in 2010 when they blame 0sborne did in 2010 when they blame the outgoing labour government? it is a serious and honest speech from keir starmer. he wants to level with the british public about the state of the country the labour government have inherited. about the state of

our prisons, which are overflowing and bursting because the conservatives failed to put the investment into prisons, to fix the problems. the state of the public finances, where we have uncovered a £22 billion black hole, partly because of our broken asylum system whether government put in place, i believe, a inhumane policy, leaving people in limbo, never processing their claims, effectively leaving them in accommodation permanently and the government was forced to dip into the reserves, the many supposed to be put aside for a rainy day. what keir starmer is being honest with the public about the broken state of the public finances and saying to the public he will take the tough decisions to fix them, and when you fix the finances you can rebuild the country for the better. isn't this honesty by partial disclosure? are you ready saying the government only found out about the extra £5 billion of borrowing last

week? it was clear from june's figures borrowing was higher than expected. figures borrowing was higher than exected. �* , .,~ figures borrowing was higher than exected. �* , , ., expected. don't 'ust take my word, the office expected. don't 'ust take my word, the office for— expected. don'tjust take my word, the office for budget _ expected. don'tjust take my word, j the office for budget responsibility was so shocked the outgoing government had refused to reveal the true scale of the public finances that they have launched an inquiry, a review, and part of it is because, as i said, the broken asylum system the last government bequeathed to this government, where they refuse to process claims and left claims in limbo, in accommodation, because they refused to accept their claim should be processed. it they refused to accept their claim should be processed.— should be processed. it was inhumane- _ should be processed. it was inhumane. where _ should be processed. it was inhumane. where is - should be processed. it was inhumane. where is it - should be processed. it was i inhumane. where is it proven should be processed. it was - inhumane. where is it proven that the riots were connected to societal issues and financial issues? isn't itjust issues and financial issues? isn't it just as regrettable issues and financial issues? isn't itjust as regrettable and appalling as the scenes work, it was the summer and there were right—wing

groups who got hold of an idea and ran with it. the groups who got hold of an idea and ran with it. , ., ., ., , ran with it. the blame for the riots is with those _ ran with it. the blame for the riots is with those races and _ ran with it. the blame for the riots is with those races and right-wing| is with those races and right—wing groups, and we should have no truck with them at all. i am very proud that not only did the labour government stand up to, our police across the country reacted quickly, that society came together, and we said as a country, there is no place for hate or racism our society. but it speaks to a broader breakdown in public services where many of our prisons are full up and you have to take drastic decisions. when our justice system in many system has ground to a halt or is running at a snail�*s pace, this does speak to breakdown and these other issues which need fixed.— breakdown and these other issues which need fixed. jonathan ashworth, thank ou which need fixed. jonathan ashworth, thank you very _ which need fixed. jonathan ashworth, thank you very much _ which need fixed. jonathan ashworth, thank you very much for _ which need fixed. jonathan ashworth, thank you very much for talking - which need fixed. jonathan ashworth, thank you very much for talking to - thank you very much for talking to us. a line breaking news from the metropolitan police coming from the

pa news agency. three men have been arrested in relation to the stabbing of a 32—year—old woman at the notting hill carnival with her child. she is in a critical condition. it is part of a spate of stabbings, eight during the carnival, a total of three injured and 3a people arrested in the event. this line of the three men arrested of the stabbing of a 32—year—old woman. you are watching bbc news, time for the weather. hello again. it's been a wet start to the day across the north and the west of the country, some heavy rain. that's slowly going to be pushing southwards and eastwards today. it's a blustery day, especially windy through the irish sea and the northwest. that will ease later. but it's going to be warm in the southeast, warmer than it was yesterday, and if anything, tomorrow it will be warmer again. but then we pull in more of a westerly, a fresher direction for us, before the weekend comes along, introducing once again the amber colours,

so warmer by the weekend. so what we have at the moment is our weather front draped across northern england, across parts of wales into the southwest, slowly trying to push southeastwards. ahead of it a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, and behind it we're looking at some sunshine but also some showers. the wind slowly easing a touch through the day with highs up to about 25 or 26 in the southeast. now tonight our weather front still tries to sink south. it bumps into that high pressure so it's weakening all the time. there will be showers across the north and the west. not a particularly cold night. temperatures falling away between 10 and 15 degrees. so tomorrow we still have our weather front with us. again there's a band of cloud, the odd spot of rain in it. slowly it will push eastwards through the day, so the sunshine ahead of it turning hazy. and then we've got some showery outbreaks of rain coming in across western scotland and also northern ireland, and some of those could be heavy and also thundery.

temperatures tomorrow, potentially up to 28 in the far southeast. then, as we move from wednesday into thursday, our weather front bearing the cloud and the showery rain moves away. we're back into that westerly flow so it will feel fresher. the other thing about thursday is we've got this weather front in the north that's pushing eastwards, taking its showers with it. could hear the odd rumble of thunder in northeast scotland but come south across much of england, wales and northern ireland, there'll be a lot of dry weather and also some sunshine to look forward to. then, as we head from thursday into friday in the weekend, we've got this area of high pressure building. now it might move a bit further north and if it does so, that could allow some showery rain into southern areas. but at the moment, it looks like for the weekend many of us will be dry with some sunshine and a touch warmer than on friday.

live from london, this is bbc news. russia launches a second day of mass drone and missile strikes on cities across ukraine. here in the uk... the prime minister says he's inherited an "economic black hole" and warns future tax and spending decisions will be "painful". i will have to turn to the country and make a big asks of you, as well, to accept short—term pain

for long—term good. the head of the un warns that pacific islands are in danger of being wiped out by rising sea levels, with the rest of the world also threatened by surging seas. and one of the biggest bands of the past 30 years, 0asis, have announced they're reforming. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to bbc news now. in ukraine, it's the second consecutive night of heavy russian drone and missile strikes. these are pictures from central ukraine, where local officials say two people were killed when a hotel was wiped out. the hotel was in ukrainian president zelensky�*s home city of kryvyi rih. two people also died in drone attacks in the city of zaporizhzhia.

in kyiv, regional air defence systems were deployed several times