mps are set to vote today on the government's controversial plan to raise national insurance to fund the nhs and social care. the tax, which breaks a manifesto pledge, came under attack by labour in the commons this lunchtime. working people will pay higher tax, those _ working people will pay higher tax, those in _ working people will pay higher tax, those in need will still lose their homes _ those in need will still lose their homes to— those in need will still lose their homes to pay for care and he can't even _ homes to pay for care and he can't even say— homes to pay for care and he can't even say if— homes to pay for care and he can't even say if the nhs backlog will be cleared~ _ we're taking the tough decisions, mr speaker, that the country wants to see. we're putting another £36 billion in. and what i'd like to know from the leader of the labour party, mr speaker, is what is he going to do tonight? we'll be asking who will benefit from the government's reforms — and what sort of political risk borisjohnson is running. also on the programme. the biggest terror trial ever in france gets under way, amid tight security.

130 people were killed in coordinated islamist attacks in 2015. over 1,000 people crossing the channel in small boats this week — the home secretary is to hold talks with her french counterpart. initial postmortem results on geronimo the alpaca show no signs of bovine tb. and all eyes on britain's emma raducanu, as she battles for a place in the semi finals at the us open in new york. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the open is heading back to northern ireland. after the success of royal portrush hosting the event two years ago, it'll do it again in 2025.

hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps are to vote this afternoon on the prime minister's plans for a national insurance rise to pay for the nhs and social care. yesterday, borisjohnson announced what he called the biggest catch—up programme in the history of the nhs — £36 billion, raised over three years, to deal with the backlog caused by the pandemic. the move breaks a conservative manifesto pledge not to raise taxes, justified, said mrjohnson, because of the effects of covid. this lunchtime at prime minister's questions, the labour leader sir keir starmer attacked the government, saying some people needing care would still have to sell their homes. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticus. prime minister. boris johnson is now set to be a most _ prime minister. boris johnson is now set to be a most unusual _ set to be a most unusual conservative prime minister by raising tax to the highest levels seenin raising tax to the highest levels

seen in peacetime.— raising tax to the highest levels seen in peacetime. what this plan for health and _ seen in peacetime. what this plan for health and social _ seen in peacetime. what this plan for health and social care - seen in peacetime. what this plan for health and social care does - seen in peacetime. what this plan for health and social care does is. for health and social care does is deal after decades with the catastrophic costs faced by millions of people, the risks they face up and down the country, that they could face the loss of their home, their possessions, their ability to pass on anything to their children. i notice the prime minister didn't stand _ i notice the prime minister didn't stand by— i notice the prime minister didn't stand by his guarantee that no one will need _ stand by his guarantee that no one will need to sell their house to pay for care _ will need to sell their house to pay for care. ., ,., ., for care. the labour leader said raising national— for care. the labour leader said raising national insurance - for care. the labour leader said | raising national insurance would for care. the labour leader said - raising national insurance would hit working people hard while many would still have to pay large sums of the costs if they needed care. his plan is to impose _ costs if they needed care. his plan is to impose unfair _ costs if they needed care. his plan is to impose unfair taxes - costs if they needed care. his plan is to impose unfair taxes on - costs if they needed care. his plan i is to impose unfair taxes on working people. _ is to impose unfair taxes on working pe0pie. my— is to impose unfair taxes on working people, my plan is to ensure those with the _ people, my plan is to ensure those with the broadest shoulders pay their— with the broadest shoulders pay their fair— with the broadest shoulders pay their fair share. with the broadest shoulders pay theirfairshare. i with the broadest shoulders pay theirfair share. i know they with the broadest shoulders pay their fair share. i know they don't like that — their fair share. i know they don't like that. the treaties his plans don't _ like that. the treaties his plans don't do — like that. the treaties his plans don't do what he claims. people will still face _ don't do what he claims. people will still face huge bills, many homeowners will need to sell their homes _ homeowners will need to sell their homes. , ., ,.. homes. the institute for fiscal studies has — homes. the institute for fiscal studies has confirmed - homes. the institute for fiscal studies has confirmed it - homes. the institute for fiscal studies has confirmed it is - homes. the institute for fiscal studies has confirmed it is a i studies has confirmed it is a broad—based and progressive measure.

the top 20% of households by income will pay a0 times what the poorest 20% pay. the top a0% pay half of the entire levy. mr 20% pay. the top 40% pay half of the entire le . ~ g ., ,., 2096 pay. the top 4096 pay half of the entire le . ~ g. ,., 2096 pay. the top 4096 pay half of the entire le . ~_, ., entire levy. mrjohnson said labour didn't have — entire levy. mrjohnson said labour didn't have an _ entire levy. mrjohnson said labour didn't have an alternative _ entire levy. mrjohnson said labour didn't have an alternative of - entire levy. mrjohnson said labour didn't have an alternative of its - didn't have an alternative of its own. ~ ,,, ., ~ own. mr speaker, if the prime minister is _ own. mr speaker, if the prime minister is going _ own. mr speaker, if the prime minister is going ahead - own. mr speaker, if the prime minister is going ahead with l own. mr speaker, if the prime l minister is going ahead with this unfair— minister is going ahead with this unfair tax. — minister is going ahead with this unfairtax, can he minister is going ahead with this unfair tax, can he at least tell us this _ unfair tax, can he at least tell us this will— unfair tax, can he at least tell us this. will his plan cleared the nhs waiting _ this. will his plan cleared the nhs waiting list backlog by the end of this parliament? yes or no? | waiting list backlog by the end of this parliament? yes or no? i think the whole house _ this parliament? yes or no? i think the whole house and _ this parliament? yes or no? i think the whole house and the _ this parliament? yes or no? i think the whole house and the whole - the whole house and the whole country can appreciate that we at least have a plan. to fix the backlogs. least have a plan. to fix the backlogs-— least have a plan. to fix the backlous. . , , backlogs. the tax rise will bring in 36 billion over _ backlogs. the tax rise will bring in 36 billion over the _ backlogs. the tax rise will bring in 36 billion over the next _ backlogs. the tax rise will bring in 36 billion over the next three - backlogs. the tax rise will bring in | 36 billion over the next three years for the nhs and social care. 0nly around one fifth, 5.a billion, will pay for care in the first three years. it will mean that from late 2023, people pay a maximum of £86,000 for caring costs in their

lifetime but that won't cover their accommodation and food charges. the outset, the bulk of the 10 billion raised each year is to go to the nhs to help it deal with the backlog left by the pandemic. millions of people who need treatment but haven't had it. i people who need treatment but haven't had it.— haven't had it. i was told that if thins haven't had it. i was told that if things carried _ haven't had it. i was told that if things carried on _ haven't had it. i was told that if things carried on as _ haven't had it. i was told that if things carried on as they - haven't had it. i was told that if things carried on as they were, | haven't had it. i was told that if. things carried on as they were, but we would _ things carried on as they were, but we would be — things carried on as they were, but we would be looking _ things carried on as they were, but we would be looking at _ things carried on as they were, but we would be looking at a _ things carried on as they were, but we would be looking at a waiting . we would be looking at a waiting list of _ we would be looking at a waiting list of about _ we would be looking at a waiting list of about 13,000,003 - we would be looking at a waiting list of about 13,000,003 years i we would be looking at a waiting - list of about 13,000,003 years time. my choice _ list of about 13,000,003 years time. my choice is — list of about 13,000,003 years time. my choice is at — list of about 13,000,003 years time. my choice is at that _ list of about 13,000,003 years time. my choice is at that point, _ list of about 13,000,003 years time. my choice is at that point, i- list of about 13,000,003 years time. my choice is at that point, i can - my choice is at that point, i can say we — my choice is at that point, i can say we made _ my choice is at that point, i can say we made a _ my choice is at that point, i can say we made a promise - my choice is at that point, i can say we made a promise in- my choice is at that point, i can say we made a promise in the i say we made a promise in the manifesto _ say we made a promise in the manifesto and _ say we made a promise in the manifesto and we _ say we made a promise in the manifesto and we don't - say we made a promise in the manifesto and we don't wantl say we made a promise in the i manifesto and we don't want to say we made a promise in the - manifesto and we don't want to break it and _ manifesto and we don't want to break it and let _ manifesto and we don't want to break it and let that — manifesto and we don't want to break it and let that waiting _ manifesto and we don't want to break it and let that waiting list _ manifesto and we don't want to break it and let that waiting list go - manifesto and we don't want to break it and let that waiting list go to - it and let that waiting list go to 13 million _ it and let that waiting list go to 13 million. 0r— it and let that waiting list go to 13 million. or we _ it and let that waiting list go to 13 million. or we can _ it and let that waiting list go to 13 million. or we can confronti it and let that waiting list go to l 13 million. or we can confront the problem. — 13 million. or we can confront the problem. take _ 13 million. or we can confront the problem, take the _ 13 million. or we can confront the problem, take the difficult- problem, take the difficult decisions _ problem, take the difficult decisions.— problem, take the difficult decisions. , ., ., , decisions. so, these are reforms that will take — decisions. so, these are reforms that will take years _ decisions. so, these are reforms that will take years to _ decisions. so, these are reforms that will take years to work - decisions. so, these are reforms i that will take years to work through but they are ones boris johnson that will take years to work through but they are ones borisjohnson are sticking to a close taking his reputation on. —— borisjohnson is staking his reputation on. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young is in westminster. what sort of political risk is borisjohnson running? the political landscape feels a bit

distorted. he's borrowed billions to cope with covid and now he's going to be putting up taxes. for boris johnson, he would have been very concerned about a rebellion on the backbenches, that the conservative party is no longer a low tax party. that hasn't so far materialised, partly because tory mps have all got hundreds if not thousands of constituents who know someone or who themselves need nhs care. the question is going to be, will this extra money bring results? certainly with the nhs, we know it is capable of spending an awful lot of money, there is huge demand and when it comes to social care there is no real clear plan in terms of reform. lots of this money went arrive with social care for several years. there are risks that the labour leader. he is hoping that the tories will be punished for breaking a manifesto promise. the problem for him is that people will be saying, what would you do? what is your plan? he thinks

about the need to pay more, although he won't set out the details and that puts him in a slightly weaker position. you could not fail to notice that borisjohnson was delighted at the fact that at 7pm, the labour party are going to fight against more taxes for the nhs —— vote against more taxes for the nhs. i'm joined by our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan— a lot of heated debate in the commons about whether these reforms will protect people from having to sell their homes for care — what is the reality? the reality is that the changes are no guarantee that you will not have to sell your home. remember that the tap means people will not have to pay any more than 86,000 but they are liable for that sum up until the cap. if somebody has lived in a house and its value has gone up,

their savings will contribute to the 86,000 but where do they find the remainder? it may be that the family choose to sell the house after that pensioner has died but the bbc has calculated that if you are a single pensioner, and obviously it depends where you live and what costs are likely but he may well need to have cash savings in the region of 70,000 if you want to make sure house isn't sold either now or in the future. the point about people in need of social care now, will these reforms help them?— help them? short answer is no because there _ help them? short answer is no because there is _ help them? short answer is no because there is no _ help them? short answer is no because there is no new- help them? short answer is no | because there is no new money help them? short answer is no - because there is no new money going into the system in this financial year and there is a survey published today showing the extent of the need, the number of people waiting for care assessments has gone up by a quarter in the last three months, the number of people waiting for more than six months for an assessment has gone up by more than 50%. one in eight people are being full stitches care packages they don't want because the staff simply

aren't there —— one in eight people aren't there —— one in eight people are being made to choose care packages they don't want. the solution to a lot of this is money now, say social care leaders. the government announced 5.3 billion into social care over three years, on monday they announced 5.a billion into the nhs over the next six months. a , into the nhs over the next six months. , ., the home secretary priti patel is meeting her french counterpart to discuss the number of people crossing the channel in small boats to the uk. the home office says 785 people made the journey on monday alone. ms patel has warned that britain could withhold more than £50—million it's promised to pay the french to deal with the problem, unless more boats are intercepted. simonjones reports.

moore france has pledged to make this unviable. some mps have had enough. we this unviable. some mps have had enou:h. ~ ., ., , , enough. we need to transport these eo - le enough. we need to transport these peeple directly _ enough. we need to transport these people directly back _ enough. we need to transport these people directly back to _ enough. we need to transport these people directly back to calais - enough. we need to transport these people directly back to calais as - people directly back to calais as soon as possible after they've landed in the uk. that would be a diplomatic incident, i realise that, but frankly, i don't know where else we are going to go. what we need to do is stop this traffic. the we are going to go. what we need to do is stop this traffic.— do is stop this traffic. the home secretary priti _ do is stop this traffic. the home secretary priti patel _ do is stop this traffic. the home secretary priti patel is _ do is stop this traffic. the home secretary priti patel is today - secretary priti patel is today meeting her french counterpart at the g7 conference of interior ministers in london. there's lots to discuss. after a surge in numbers in the past two days with well over 1000 people reaching the uk, she has threatened to withdraw some of the 5a million britain promised france to step up police patrols and surveillance if it doesn't prevent more crossings. there have been several deals over the years to try to stop the crossings. 0ne several deals over the years to try to stop the crossings. one of the first was signed two and a half years ago when sajid javid came to

dover and declared a major incident. at that time on the busiest days, around a0 people were making the crossing. now that figure can be 20 times higher. so far this year, 13,500 migrants have reached the uk by boat, 5000 more than last year. the mp for calais says there's only so much france can do.— the mp for calais says there's only so much france can do. 1000 crossing in the last few — so much france can do. 1000 crossing in the last few nights. _ so much france can do. 1000 crossing in the last few nights. basically, - in the last few nights. basically, you see that we cannot stop all of the crossings because technically speaking it isn't possible, there are 500 kilometres of shoreline where you can hide in various places. where you can hide in various laces. ., , , places. the government says it is workinu places. the government says it is working to _ places. the government says it is working to implement _ places. the government says it is working to implement its - places. the government says it is working to implement its deal- places. the government says it is. working to implement its deal with france. ., ,, . ., , working to implement its deal with france. ., , france. the home secretary is deafinu france. the home secretary is dealing with — france. the home secretary is dealing with it _ france. the home secretary is dealing with it in _ france. the home secretary is dealing with it in the _ france. the home secretary is dealing with it in the best - france. the home secretary is - dealing with it in the best possible way which — dealing with it in the best possible way which is to make sure they don't leave _ way which is to make sure they don't leave those — way which is to make sure they don't

leave those french shores. we depend to a large _ leave those french shores. we depend to a large extent on what the french are doing _ to a large extent on what the french are doing but clearly as time goes on and _ are doing but clearly as time goes on and this— are doing but clearly as time goes on and this problem continues, we will have _ on and this problem continues, we will have to — on and this problem continues, we will have to make sure we use every possible _ will have to make sure we use every possible tactic at our disposal. cross—channel relations are certainly being put to the test. the biggest trial in france's modern history has opened in paris, amid tight security. 20 men are accused of involvement in a string of coordinated attacks in 2015, killing 130 people and wounding hundreds more. the attack — on bars, restaurants and the bataclan concert hall — was france's worst post—war atrocity. among the defendants appearing in the specially—built chamber is salah abdeslam, the only surviving gunman. 0ur correspondent in paris is hugh schofield. as you say, and half of the island

has been sealed off by security forces. inside the historic palais to justice forces. inside the historic palais tojustice behind me, around be specially constructed court room, there is a throng of lawyers, journalists, police and survivors. this promises to be a long, emotional and iggy pop making trial as we hearfrom lucy emotional and iggy pop making trial as we hear from lucy williamson. ——epoch—making trial. it was a night with no safe haven, when no—one knew where to run. when gunmen brought chaos to paris' bars and restaurants... ..its football stadium... ..the bataclan concert hall. stephane lost his son, hugo, that night at the bataclan. no trial, he says, can heal the pain. it was complicated because it's, first of all, a personal loss — the loss of a child, my son — and it's also a collective loss. and then it was sometimes difficult

to manage these two situations. 20 defendants are accused of murder, complicity, and terrorist conspiracy. salah abdeslam — the only suspected attacker to survive that night — is facing the most serious charges. 19 others are accused of involvement — including mohamed abrini, who prosecutors say accompanied the attackers to paris from their home in belgium. six of the accused are being tried in absentia. and for a unique event, a unique location. this temporary courtroom, built exclusively for the trial, sits within the historic court ofjustice in paris. the light colours have been chosen to promote a sense of calm, there's a secure box for the defendants, and ten cameras to record the trial for france's national history. the trauma of that night has continued to ripple through france. six years on, what will it mean to see salah abdeslam standing in the dock?

you know, you just imagine the devil. you just imagine somebody with a strong intellectual... maybe... maybe i'm wrong. but people, we think, that's this kind of man who have done so awful things. stephane says he doesn't need to see the key defendant — but he wants abdeslam to see him. after six years, it's very important for me to face him and to face the other and to say, "ok, look at me, i'm there, i'm alive." my son is not there but through me, he's still here, we are still standing. you didn't win. for stephane, this trial marks the moment when national trauma becomes national history. easierfor a nation to move on, he says, than for him. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.

a short time ago, proceedings did get under way and the accused have been brought the court. salah abdeslam was the last to come in, dressed in a black t—shirt and with a black beard and he was asked by the presiding judge what was his profession and he said soldier of the islamic state.— profession and he said soldier of the islamic state. hugh schofield in thank ou. our top story this lunchtime. mps are set to vote today on the government's controversial plan to raise national insurance to fund the nhs and social care. the meteorite that landed on a family's driveway in the cotswolds — now the scorched tarmac is destined for a museum. coming up on the bbc news channel... five premier league clubs will be without the brazilian players they didn't allow to travel for international matches because of covid. players can be banned from appearing for their clubs for five days after the intenrational break.

after the desperate scramble to flee afghanistan, thousands of afghan refugees are now adjusting to their new lives in the uk. but while 8,000 afghans were evacuated by the uk military, the question remains of what will happen to those left behind. joya, whose name we have changed, was an afghan special forces commander who worked alongside british forces, and was one of those rescued from kabul a few weeks ago. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale went to meet him. afghan special forces have been fighting the taliban for years — and taking heavy casualties. joya was one of their commanders. hand picked and trained by elite troops from the parachute regiment, he was still fighting long after the british left helmand. this isjoya firing on taliban positions just one month ago. he said they were still fighting, until they ran out of ammunition. and so end your fight,

we can not fight. until the end we will fight. and without any air support, without ammunition, without any supply, how can you fight? with empty hand, you're not going to fight. by then, the taliban had taken control of kabul and crowds had gathered outside the airport. the taliban were already tracking joya down. but so too were his old friends from the parachute regiment, in a race against time. they found my phone number and called me and said, where are you? isaid, i'm in kabul. and they said, you are safe? i said, no, i change my location every night. two weeks ago, joya was living in fear for his life. but today he is tasting freedom, now safe in london with his wife and two young children. rescued at the dead of night by

british soldiers, who neverforgot. and they said, tomorrow night you come in at midnight, at one o'clock at the bar and hotel. we'll come in and pick up you. at midnight, one o'clock, i arrived at the baron gate, they came out and called my name. come to the airport. and put us on the plane and we came away and came here. danjarvis. later today, i will be reunited with afghan special forces commander that i had the privilege of serving alongside. he's deeply concerned about the hundreds of his men who were left behind. it's an incredibly moving moment for me. i didn't know whether he would make it out of afghanistan alive or not. so good to see you. 1a years after they first met in helmand, there is genuine

relief at being reunited. but also real worries about what will happen to those left behind. these are people who are uniquely at risk because of the nature of the service they have provided. they are top of the taliban list for being executed, is the reality of it. so i am deeply fearful for their future. there is a real urgency and the british government need to move at pace to do everything they possibly can to get those people out. the band of brothers from the parachute regiment are now raising funds to help those likejoya, who managed to get out. he is now making plans for his family's new life in britain. he still hopes more of his men will follow. but the question is, how? jonathan beale, bbc news. the father of britney spears has filed a petition in a los angeles court to end his controversial

13—year control over her estate. jamie spears took over the running of her life in 2008 because of fears about her mental health. the singer has been to court repeatedly to try to win back control, as our correspondent david willis reports. # you're toxic, i'm slippin' under... it's an arrangement she has branded toxic — one that britney spears says has prevented herfrom getting married and having a baby. now her father has finally agreed to relinquish the tight control he's maintained over her multi—million—dollar fortune ever since she was hospitalised with mental health issues following several highly public breakdowns back in 2008. having long maintained there was no justification for his removal from her conservatorship, jamie spears agreed under mounting pressure last month to step down — although he didn't specify when. a petition from britney spears' lawyers to remove him was due to be heard later this month. but in papers filed on his behalf, jamie spears has now conceded that his daughter's circumstances have changed to the extent that grounds for the establishment

of a conservatorship may no longer exist. as mr spears has said again and again, the petition goes on, all he wants is what is best for his daughter. if miss spears wants to terminate the conservatorship and believes that she can handle her own life, mr spears believes that she should get that chance. for the free britney fans — who've long maintained that the conservatorship amounts to jamie spears holding his daughter hostage — it's a major victory. the singer's lawyer, mathew rosengart, called it a massive legal victory, as well as vindication for miss spears. but he said an investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement on the part ofjamie spears will go on. ending the conservatorship will give britney spears unfettered control over her life, her finances and her health treatment for

the first time in 13 years. first, though, it requires the approval of thejudge overseeing her case — and the next court hearing is due to take place in three weeks' time. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. initial results of a postmortem examination on geronimo the alpaca show no sign that bovine tb was present in the animal. geronimo was taken from a farm in south gloucestershire last week and put down by defra officials, after he twice tested positive for the disease. let's speak to our correspondent, andrew plant. how definitive is this finding? couple of hundred people have gathered outside the defra headquarters here in central london to protest today. among them, helen macdonald, the owner of geronimo the alpaca and for her these initial results come as no surprise. she has long maintained her alpaca was

bovine tuberculosis free. he was posted from new zealand a few years ago, he has had a couple of positive tests but she has fought through the courts to save the alpaca's life. she lost that case around six weeks ago and this time last week defra officials came to her farm ago and this time last week defra officials came to herfarm in gloucestershire and took the animal away. it has sparked a debate about how accurate bovine tb analysis is. it is designed to keep cattle safe, but still more than a0,000 cows on average are put down every year as a result of these tests. for helen mcdonald these results are not the end of the process and it is not conclusive proof that geronimo was bovine tuberculosis free. they will have to take cells from the animal, send them to a lab and try to culture them under a microscope. we are told that process can take as long as eight weeks and up to three orfour months. long as eight weeks and up to three or four months.— long as eight weeks and up to three or four months. andrew plant, thank ou.

part of a family driveway on which a meterorite landed in february has been removed and will go on display at the natural history museum. the meteorite — which is already on display at the museum — crash—landed in gloucestershire in february. scientists will carry out research on both the meteorite and the driveway with the aim of increasing our understanding of the solar system. claire marshall reports. in the depths of the winter lockdown, something bright came to earth. a blazing fireball from back in deep time landed on a driveway in the cotswolds. it was a space rock, a.6 billion years old. this is material from the very beginnings of the solar system. the last trace of that extraordinary intergalactic journey has been lying here on that driveway in winchcombe. today the painstaking operation to preserve the landing site. they have cut all the landing site. they have cut all the time it out around where the meteorite landed. you can see how thick it is. now comes the very

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golf's open championship is set to return to northern ireland. the tournament organisers, the royal & ancient, have confirmed that royal portrush will host the event once more in 2025, after its success there two years ago. 0ur reporter stephen watson is on the north antrim coast at the golf course. the 2019 open championship, won by irishman shane lowry was hailed as a tremendous sporting, economic and commercial success. there were record ticket sales outside of the home of golf, st andrews, of over 237,000. the event generated more than £100 million for the local economy and royal portrush and northern ireland were thrust into the global sporting spotlight with over 5500 hours of worldwide television exposure will stop the chief executive of the sport was not governing body, the royal and ancient, explained why he tried to bring the event back so soon. it ticks a lot of boxes. i genuinely believe that big—time sport needs big—time venues

and big—time crowds. and it was not just that enthusiasm, but it was that level of slightly different. there were different people who had never been to the open and for us it was really important that we felt if we came back quickly we were going to reinforce that and build on that. if we delayed we might have lost some of that magic, so i think that swayed us in ourthinking. it took 68 years for the open championship to return to royal portrush back in 2019. the only other time it had been staged previously was 1951. but the gap this time will be just six years, when the open is staged on the stunning north coast in 2025. the royal and ancient are promising to deliver an even better event then. stephen, many thanks. the last british hope in the us open singles tournament, emma raducanu, has said her run feels "surreal" as she prepares to compete for a place in the semifinals.

the teenager faces the swiss 11th seed, belinda bencic, who won the olympic title last month. let's speak to our correspondent, russell fuller, in new york. huge excitement around emma. it has been the most — huge excitement around emma. it has been the most remarkable _ huge excitement around emma. it i:s been the most remarkable summer huge excitement around emma. it i:3 been the most remarkable summer of success for emma raducanu, who reached the fourth round at wimbledon having not played in 15 months because of the pandemic. and then just a few weeks after receiving her a—level results has made it through to the quarterfinals here in new york. and as a qualifier, so she had to win three matches in qualifying just to get to the main draw. she has then won another four matches all in straight sets and if she beats belinda bencic today she will only be the fourth female qualifier in history to reach the semifinals of the us open. belinda bencic is the olympic champion and says she is still on cloud nine. emma raducanu will also have to deal with the giant arthur ashe stadium which seats nearly 2a,000 people. but she has been very comfortable in new york, signing

autographs and posing for photographs. she has also enjoyed the media experience in the infancy of her career, giving interviews to the new york times and japanese television. she had a question the other day in her news conference from der spiegel magazine in germany. she is loving the experience was that i asked her the other day if she was missing her parents. she said with a smile on herface, isn't it parents. she said with a smile on her face, isn't it every young girl's dream to have an adventure like this. martina navratilova believes she will not win this us open but she expects her to win the big titles in the years to come. russell fuller, thank you. time for a look at the weather. more hot and sunny weather to come for many of us through the rest of the day to day but for some the change to thundery weather that is ultimately coming for all of us has arrived. across south—west england we have seen some big storms and hefty downpours that have brought

reports of localised flooding in