this is bbc news. the headlines: in an exculsive interview with the bbc, russia's foreign minister refused to say his county has invaded ukraine — repeating the official kremlin line that there is no war, just a "special military operation". the leaders of germany, france, italy and romania have been visiting ukraine, in a show of support. they met president zelensky and saw damage inflicted by russia. they're backing ukraine's bid to become an eu member. an independent investigation has found that physical and emotional abuse was "systemic" within british gymnastics. the whyte review found athletes were made to train on injuries, punished for needing the toilet and had their bags searched for food. the third public hearing of a us congressional committee has been

told by a retired us federaljudge that attempts to block the certification of the 2020 election results constituted a treacherous plan to steal american democracy. hi there, welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoe mayes, uk government reporterfor bloomberg, and the broadcaster penny smith. hello, both of you, once more. thanks for staying with us. let's have another look at the front pages as we have them. the i newspaper leads on the rise in interest rates, as the bank of england warns price hikes could go as high as 11%.

the paper claims ministers have ruled out tax cuts until 202a. the daily mail follows the same story, telling its readers to brace themselves as the pain of the big crunch looms. the guardian reports borisjohnson is considering scrapping the role of ethics adviser after lord geidt quit, saying the prime minister put him in an impossible and odious position. the ft pictures ukraine's president zelensky greeting european leaders from france, germany, italy and romania in a show of solidarity following russia's invasion. and the metro features beyonce in all her golden glory. queen bey is back with herfirst solo album in six years, due to release next month. 0k, let us begin with the i, and, penny, they are saying no tax cuts for two years and nothing until 2024. for two years and nothing until 202a. they claim it. because of the huge pressures on the economy. we have heard a lot, haven't we, from some parts of the conservatives who

are calling for tax cuts? rishi sunak keeps saying he is a tax—cutting chancellor and yet we are a very high tax and spend ratios at the moment.— are a very high tax and spend ratios at the moment. when you are looking at the moment. when you are looking at the moment. when you are looking at the fact that _ at the moment. when you are looking at the fact that we _ at the moment. when you are looking at the fact that we are _ at the moment. when you are looking at the fact that we are about - at the moment. when you are looking at the fact that we are about to - at the moment. when you are looking at the fact that we are about to get i at the fact that we are about to get double—digit inflation, they are saying, by october, which although it seems like is quite a long leo is only three months�* time, and when inflation goes up that much, it becomes incredibly scary for anybody who has a mortgage, anybody who has difficulty in actually balancing the books anyway, because of how we have been since the pandemic. there are so many people who are suffering, and i think it is extraordinarily scary. those of us who remember high inflation in the late 70s and early 80s over member how terrifying it was, actually, about how every thing was, actually, about how every thing was going up. you would see your

mortgage clicking up on a... celik a daily basis. you are scared to open brown envelopes, and here we are all over again. brown envelopes, and here we are all overagain. it brown envelopes, and here we are all over again. it seems to have been piling on the pressure after, one thing after another, and none of them are mentioning directed, although there is one comment in the times, where i that brexit was being commented on as being one of the driving forces behind this, but there were so many things that were out of our control, the war in ukraine, and that is the other thing, is that an awful lot of us are almost not looking at it because it will happen, what can we do about it, and therefore it will come down again to hunt of bricks. what we can do at the moment is try to protect ourselves, by not perhaps spending ourselves, by not perhaps spending our money, but that if your washing machines breaks, you have to get a new one, don�*t you? find

machines breaks, you have to get a new one, don't you?— new one, don't you? and it is alarming _ new one, don't you? and it is alarming to — new one, don't you? and it is alarming to see _ new one, don't you? and it is alarming to see the _ new one, don't you? and it is alarming to see the price - new one, don't you? and it is alarming to see the price of l alarming to see the price of everything going up constantly on a weekly basis, it feels like. joe, on the tax cuts question before we go to inflation numbers, 11% is honestly very hard, but our tax cuts definitely ruled out? that is a claim made by the eyes. the government _ claim made by the eyes. the government definitely doesn't want to do them now because the argument .oes to do them now because the argument goes that_ to do them now because the argument goes that it _ to do them now because the argument goes that it would make inflation worse. _ goes that it would make inflation worse, that if more money is in people's— worse, that if more money is in people's pockets, they'll go out and spend _ people's pockets, they'll go out and spend it _ people's pockets, they'll go out and spend it and put more pressure on the scarcity of goods, putting the pressure — the scarcity of goods, putting the pressure even higher. this is a conservative government, so they say they are _ conservative government, so they say they are about, cutting taxes. rishi sunak_ they are about, cutting taxes. rishi sunak is_ they are about, cutting taxes. rishi sunak is sticking to that 2024 date for that _ sunak is sticking to that 2024 date for that cut in income tax, saying they— for that cut in income tax, saying they can't— for that cut in income tax, saying they can't do any sooner. there'll be pressure — they can't do any sooner. there'll be pressure from conservative backbenchers to cut taxes, but currently — backbenchers to cut taxes, but currently the government says no, we

can't currently the government says no, we cent stake _ currently the government says no, we can't stake inflation. the currently the government says no, we can't stake inflation.— can't stake inflation. the daily mail headline _ can't stake inflation. the daily mail headline is _ can't stake inflation. the daily mail headline is "now- can't stake inflation. the daily mail headline is "now brace i can't stake inflation. the daily | mail headline is "now brace for can't stake inflation. the daily - mail headline is "now brace for pain of the big crunch." we�*ve heard warnings from the bank of england asking people not to ask for pay rises, but when everyone�*s costs are ratcheting up and so many people are having to cut back, it�*s alarming, isn�*t it? we don�*t know if 11% is the end of the inflationary peak. they also asked people not to ask for pay rises at a time when we are just about to face a massive rail strike next week. there is a comment in the times about the ethics minister saying we are on the way to face the worst inflation in any developed nation in the world, more than the us. inflation is about

going out, and how on earth will everybody get through it? the point is, we know that in general, people do muddled through but at the risk of what? i remember the time when genuinely people were constantly talking about whether they had mortgage insurance, you know, what would you do? how many payments could you miss before your house got repossessed? there were terrible conversations going on for what seemed to be years.— conversations going on for what seemed to be years. they've been on fixed rates but _ seemed to be years. they've been on fixed rates but when _ seemed to be years. they've been on fixed rates but when they _ seemed to be years. they've been on fixed rates but when they have - seemed to be years. they've been on fixed rates but when they have to - fixed rates but when they have to renew them, the rates will have jumped, and honestly people think that�*s part of the reasoning and people modify their spending a bit, knowing that a mortgage is often the biggest cost that will go up. but it�*s not the bank loans, car loans that people will be using to finance

their expenditure, having not really expected this because in recent times, we haven�*t lived through it. at some point, people start saying, "0k, at some point, people start saying, "ok, who�*s to blame for this?" ester "0k, who's to blame for this?" ever since the �*0k, who's to blame for this?" ever since the financial— "0k, who's to blame for this?" ever since the financial crisis _ "ok, who's to blame for this?" ever since the financial crisis of 2008, we've _ since the financial crisis of 2008, we've lived — since the financial crisis of 2008, we've lived in this era of low interest— we've lived in this era of low interest rates, because banks are trying _ interest rates, because banks are trying to— interest rates, because banks are trying to keep the world economy taking _ trying to keep the world economy taking over. certainly in my lifetime _ taking over. certainly in my lifetime we haven't had a period of excessively high interest rates and inflation. it's a new experience for many, _ inflation. it's a new experience for many, i— inflation. it's a new experience for many, i think many would've been —— wouldn't _ many, i think many would've been —— wouldn't have — many, i think many would've been —— wouldn't have been building their personal— wouldn't have been building their personal finances around the idea that happening. so there's a new financial— that happening. so there's a new financial dynamic for many people. and only— financial dynamic for many people. and only get worse, only up 10% in october. _ and only get worse, only up 10% in october. so — and only get worse, only up 10% in october, so clearly this will be very— october, so clearly this will be

very tough under head. the metro, "eleven percent _ very tough under head. the metro, "eleven percent hell— very tough under head. the metro, "eleven percent hell is _ very tough under head. the metro, "eleven percent hell is on - very tough under head. the metro, "eleven percent hell is on the - very tough under head. the metro, | "eleven percent hell is on the way." we�*ve heard about people who are struggling with heating bills, food bills — but for everyone, will people cut back on travel, going out for supper, people cut back on travel, going out forsupper, or going people cut back on travel, going out for supper, or going to the theatre? all the aspects of life that we�*ve had to stop doing because of the pandemic, we�*ve may be tried to start redoing them again a bit now — will also become very difficult to afford? �* ., . , will also become very difficult to afford? �* ., ., , i. afford? i'm totally with you, we came out _ afford? i'm totally with you, we came out of— afford? i'm totally with you, we came out of the _ afford? i'm totally with you, we came out of the pandemic - afford? i'm totally with you, we came out of the pandemic and l afford? i'm totally with you, we - came out of the pandemic and people like me whojust love came out of the pandemic and people like me who just love the theatre and going out and seeing places with anybody else — it has been so brilliant to get back to the theatre, to feel like things are a bit more normal. now you just going, "for goodness�* sake," i have lots of people who work in the industry who are desperate for people to go back, the ticket prices are not cheap. and

that�*s amongst the first things that go when people start tightening their belts, it�*s going out and spreading — i was going to say spreading — i was going to say spreading the wealth, if you like, but spreading the money around. find but spreading the money around. and that has an impact on industries, doesn�*t it? we keep hearing about stagflation, the longer—term impacts of this are when people have to start cutting back on that kind of expenditure in the coming months. finally, in terms of how bad it�*ll get, we�*ve been hearing it will get very bad — do you think we just aren�*t fully braced for how painful it will feel for many, many people in the coming months? i it will feel for many, many people in the coming months?— in the coming months? i think we aren't. in the coming months? i think we aren't- many _ in the coming months? i think we aren't. many are _ in the coming months? i think we aren't. many are struggling - in the coming months? i think we aren't. many are struggling now, | in the coming months? i think we - aren't. many are struggling now, and we are _ aren't. many are struggling now, and we are getting to the point of this being _ we are getting to the point of this being about as tough as we hoped it would _ being about as tough as we hoped it would get _ being about as tough as we hoped it would get - — being about as tough as we hoped it would get — but it will get worse and as— would get — but it will get worse and as we — would get — but it will get worse and as we get into the winter, people will spend more on their

heating — people will spend more on their heating at home, the price cap is going _ heating at home, the price cap is going up. — heating at home, the price cap is going up, plus more spending on energy will hurt many households a lot, that _ energy will hurt many households a lot, that choice between heating and feeding _ lot, that choice between heating and feeding your family will be a real one for— feeding your family will be areal one for so— feeding your family will be a real one for so many. now the government is trying _ one for so many. now the government is trying to— one for so many. now the government is trying to help out... £37 billion package — is trying to help out... £37 billion package of— is trying to help out... £37 billion package of support, but it won't fix all the _ package of support, but it won't fix all the problems. package of support, but it won't fix allthe problems. it'll package of support, but it won't fix all the problems. it'll be a record squeeze — all the problems. it'll be a record squeeze on — all the problems. it'll be a record squeeze on living standards coming up squeeze on living standards coming up and _ squeeze on living standards coming up and it'll— squeeze on living standards coming up and it'll be for many. joe, squeeze on living standards coming up and it'll be for many.— up and it'll be for many. joe, your line is freezing _ up and it'll be for many. joe, your line is freezing a _ up and it'll be for many. joe, your line is freezing a little _ up and it'll be for many. joe, your line is freezing a little bit. - line is freezing a little bit. apologies. line is freezing a little bit. apologies— line is freezing a little bit. aoloaies. ,, , , apologies. stay with us, hopefully it will stay down. _ apologies. stay with us, hopefully it will stay down. let's _ apologies. stay with us, hopefully it will stay down. let's move - apologies. stay with us, hopefully it will stay down. let's move on i apologies. stay with us, hopefullyj it will stay down. let's move on to it will stay down. let�*s move on to the guardian and the story about the prime minister�*s ethics adviser, lord geidt, who resigned. johnson may scrap the role completely, having lost two — difficult to see who will step forward and take it on, i guess. who will step forward and take it on, iguess. if who will step forward and take it on, i guess. if he does go for a

third appointment, perhaps it�*s easier tojust drop the third appointment, perhaps it�*s easier to just drop the role completely casilla i�*m sure there�*ll be those saying if you�*re not to abide by them and take their advice, why have it in the first place? [30 why have it in the first place? up you think there is more about this that we don�*t know about? because it�*s all about something that i don�*t know about you, but this took me by surprise about what this particular ethics debate was about. this is about the national interest in protecting a crucial industry, as borisjohnson said, which is protected in other european countries like the steel industry, subsidies for the steel industry. maybe i hadn�*t been reading my paper is closely enough, but i didn�*t even know this was a thing going on at the moment. the thing is we shouldn�*t be perhaps particularly surprised, borisjohnson doesn�*t necessarily — there�*ll be many who

say that boris johnson and necessarily — there�*ll be many who say that borisjohnson and ethics are uncomfortable bedfellows in the first place, bearing in mind what�*s been going with partygate. in fact we now know that lord geidt did say he was on the brink of resignation after those downing street parties and the scandal there. the inconsistencies and deficiencies in accounting, he talked about, and how borisjohnson blamed in the gaps in his account on miscommunication and various other things. like i said, i do wonder whether there�*s anything else going on here. fight! do wonder whether there's anything else going on here.— else going on here. and joe, i don't know whether _ else going on here. and joe, i don't know whether you've _ else going on here. and joe, i don't know whether you've been - else going on here. and joe, i don't know whether you've been on - else going on here. and joe, i don't know whether you've been on the i know whether you�*ve been on the whole steel tariffs question and the degree to which the law was being stressed or broken — lord geidt in his letter, which was pretty damning when he wrote it, seems to be focusing on the idea of the prime minister deliberately breaching its own code, saying that is an affront

to do that. maybe it was just the essence of a final straw... what do you think are the political implications if number ten decide they won�*t appoint anyone? we�*ve already seen jonathan evans say they think this role should be strengthened, not abandoned. we've seen the negative _ strengthened, not abandoned. we've seen the negative headlines - strengthened, not abandoned. we've seen the negative headlines today about _ seen the negative headlines today about borisjohnson seen the negative headlines today about boris johnson thinking seen the negative headlines today about borisjohnson thinking of not putting _ about borisjohnson thinking of not putting a _ about borisjohnson thinking of not putting a new person into this post. and i_ putting a new person into this post. and i think— putting a new person into this post. and i think that is the ultimate political— and i think that is the ultimate political outcome of this, it's another— political outcome of this, it's another wave of headlines which suggests— another wave of headlines which suggests borisjohnson is perhaps not someone new pleased by the rules are trying _ not someone new pleased by the rules are trying to _ not someone new pleased by the rules are trying to bend the rules, and has a _ are trying to bend the rules, and has a dodgy perception that's been informed _ has a dodgy perception that's been informed throughout the partygate scandal~ _ informed throughout the partygate scandal. that's the kind of headline which _ scandal. that's the kind of headline which if _ scandal. that's the kind of headline which if someone thinks to themselves whether they trust boris johnson, _ themselves whether they trust boris johnson, these stories make them say perhaps— johnson, these stories make them say perhaps not _ johnson, these stories make them say perhaps not. others will be like, "i don't _ perhaps not. others will be like, "i don't care, — perhaps not. others will be like, "i don't care, it — perhaps not. others will be like, "i don't care, it doesn't matter, he doesn't — don't care, it doesn't matter, he doesn't have an ethics adviser." it will harden — doesn't have an ethics adviser." it will harden political views on both

sides. _ will harden political views on both sides. but— will harden political views on both sides, but it's a —— another in a series— sides, but it's a —— another in a series of uncomfortable headlines about _ series of uncomfortable headlines about borisjohnson and his personality. about boris johnson and his personality-— about boris johnson and his ersonali . . ,, �*, ., ., personality. perhaps it's harder to follow in therefore _ personality. perhaps it's harder to follow in therefore more - personality. perhaps it's harder to follow in therefore more helpful. personality. perhaps it's harder to l follow in therefore more helpful for the government then partygate, but do you think people�*s views on this are nowjust do you think people�*s views on this are now just settled, do you think people�*s views on this are nowjust settled, and it won�*t significantly damage the prime minister casilla i don�*t know about you, but there will be many people, asjoe you, but there will be many people, as joe said you, but there will be many people, asjoe said some feel if you think one way, you�*ll be confirmed in that. if you think another, you�*ll that. if you think another, you'll be confirmed they are.— be confirmed they are. you 'ust tar: et be confirmed they are. you 'ust target your position there h be confirmed they are. you just| target your position there either way. target your position there either wa . �* , ., ., target your position there either wa . �*, ., ., ., target your position there either wa. �*, ., ., ., ., ., target your position there either way. let's move on and have a look at the telegraph, _ way. let's move on and have a look at the telegraph, because - way. let's move on and have a look at the telegraph, because they - way. let's move on and have a look. at the telegraph, because they have got a story about motorists. penny, you mentioned strikes earlier, the rmt saying they need some level of pay rise because of the huge inflation numbers we seeing. and the

aa chief suggests that if people will be relying on their cars, thin things like parking should be free, may be the congestion charge should be scrapped for those days because otherwise it�*ll make coming into work really, really expensive. it is. you know what, there's a slight is. you know what, there�*s a slight whiff of the 1970s and 80s about and the stories we�*ve been talking about today. i think it was the late 70s, early 80s when they turned parts of hyde park into a car park for similar reasons, as i recall. yes, the aa says perhaps if people are being forced to drive because there is no other option, if they are being forced to drive places because the only other no trains but there is no other available transport for them to get there, then it not only

puts them out due to this train strike, but also roadworks and parking charges— they suggest all of them should be lifted. i think there�*ll be many who say, xo that�*s a really good idea because this a just a one—day strike —— actually that�*s a really good idea. we know from reading about the effect of all this, we know that therefore would essentially mean pretty much a week of strikes. therefore there will be many people who say, "yeah, let�*s do this." many people who say, "yeah, let's do this." �* g ., many people who say, "yeah, let's do this." �* �*, ., many people who say, "yeah, let's do this." �*, ., ., this." and joe, there's a cost of that if there _ this." and joe, there's a cost of that if there are _ this." and joe, there's a cost of that if there are people, - this." and joe, there's a cost ofl that if there are people, councils who abandon car tax. i�*m that if there are people, councils who abandon car tax. i'm personally buildin: a who abandon car tax. i'm personally building a very _ who abandon car tax. i'm personally building a very elaborate _ who abandon car tax. i'm personally building a very elaborate plan - who abandon car tax. i'm personally building a very elaborate plan which | building a very elaborate plan which does involve taking a car rather than _ does involve taking a car rather than using _ does involve taking a car rather than using a train to get to work. so i than using a train to get to work. so i would — than using a train to get to work. so i would welcome this move if they did it _ so i would welcome this move if they did it but— so i would welcome this move if they did it. but it's a moment where a council— did it. but it's a moment where a council can— did it. but it's a moment where a council can just did it. but it's a moment where a council canjust help the people in their—

council canjust help the people in their area — council canjust help the people in theirarea and council canjust help the people in their area and say, "look, let's be sensible _ their area and say, "look, let's be sensible here and ease the burden, we know— sensible here and ease the burden, we know this is a tough week so we will help you out." all we know this is a tough week so we will help you out."— will help you out." all mentioned in -aassin a will help you out." all mentioned in passing a story _ will help you out." all mentioned in passing a story about _ will help you out." all mentioned in passing a story about gatwick- passing a story about gatwick reducing summerflight passing a story about gatwick reducing summer flight numbers, saying they are cancelling quite a few flights, as many as 4000 flights. but we will finish with the daily express, which has a headline saying," record baker! heatwave warning as britain set for 93 fahrenheit fiery friday." it is mostly in — fahrenheit fiery friday." it is mostly in the _ fahrenheit fiery friday." it is mostly in the south - fahrenheit fiery friday." it 3 mostly in the south sup what you want a bit of coolness, head north. all i would say is, can we just stop being sniffy about men and sandals? every time i look — menswear in the summer is not particularly easy, i know loads of people just go, "i

don�*t know what to wear." everybody gets really sniffy about sandals — i feel really hot and stifled looking at other men wearing shoes and socks and really hot weather. what is wrong with men�*s toes hanging out and a pair of sandals goes backjust asking for a friend. i and a pair of sandals goes back 'ust asking for a friendi asking for a friend. i think european _ asking for a friend. i think european men _ asking for a friend. i think european men are - asking for a friend. i think european men are more l asking for a friend. i think— european men are more comfortable than your standard british man. maybe that�*s a gross unfairness, joe, where on this? i�*m maybe that's a gross unfairness, joe, where on this?— maybe that's a gross unfairness, joe, where on this? i'm not sandals iu , joe, where on this? i'm not sandals au , i'm joe, where on this? i'm not sandals guy. i'm a — joe, where on this? i'm not sandals guy. l'm a trainers _ joe, where on this? i'm not sandals guy, i'm a trainers or— joe, where on this? i'm not sandals guy, i'm a trainers or boat - joe, where on this? i'm not sandals guy, i'm a trainers or boat shoes i guy, i'm a trainers or boat shoes with— guy, i'm a trainers or boat shoes with ankle — guy, i'm a trainers or boat shoes with ankle socks.— guy, i'm a trainers or boat shoes with ankle socks. penny is shaking her head. sorry, _ with ankle socks. penny is shaking her head. sorry, did _ with ankle socks. penny is shaking her head. sorry, did someone - with ankle socks. penny is shaking - her head. sorry, did someone mention sandals and — her head. sorry, did someone mention sandals and socks? _ her head. sorry, did someone mention sandals and socks? that's _ her head. sorry, did someone mention sandals and socks? that's a _ her head. sorry, did someone mention sandals and socks? that's a no - her head. sorry, did someone mention sandals and socks? that's a no from i sandals and socks? that�*s a no from sandals and socks? that's a no from eve one. �* , everyone. laughter have you _ everyone. laughter have you got - everyone. laughter have you got a - everyone. laughter have you got a plan i everyone. laughter l have you got a plan for everyone. laughter _ have you got a plan for tomorrow, never mind the strikes? i�*m have you got a plan for tomorrow, never mind the strikes?— never mind the strikes? i'm sadly workin: , never mind the strikes? i'm sadly working. l'm _ never mind the strikes? i'm sadly working, i'm seeing _ never mind the strikes? i'm sadly working, i'm seeing the - never mind the strikes? i'm sadly working, i'm seeing the prime i working, i'm seeing the prime minister— working, i'm seeing the prime minister at a conference in doncaster. i'lltry minister at a conference in doncaster. i'll try and get out of it if i_ doncaster. i'll try and get out of it if i can — doncaster. i'll try and get out of it if i can support maybe the sun

will be _ it if i can support maybe the sun will be shining. penny, what about you? _ will be shining. penny, what about you? |ll— will be shining. penny, what about ou? �* , ., , will be shining. penny, what about ou? , ., you? i'll be doing my scholar afternoon — you? i'll be doing my scholar afternoon radio _ you? i'll be doing my scholar afternoon radio show. i you? i'll be doing my scholar afternoon radio show. some| you? i'll be doing my scholar- afternoon radio show. some prep in the carden afternoon radio show. some prep in the garden in _ afternoon radio show. some prep in the garden in the _ afternoon radio show. some prep in the garden in the morning? - afternoon radio show. some prep in i the garden in the morning? hopefully you have a little bit of sunshine tomorrow, we know the causes are perhaps not great for these very high temperatures we are seeing with climate change. but it is nice to have a little bit of sunshine, isn�*t it i'm have a little bit of sunshine, isn�*t it i�*m up for all of us after a very long, tough winter. thank you both very much indeed, lovely to see you as ever and we will see you again soon. the papers will be back again tomorrow evening with the writer and broadcaster, mihir bose, and rosamund urwin, who�*s the media editor at the sunday times. dojoin us then if you can, but for now, goodnight.

good evening, i�*m tulsen tollett, and this is your sports news. we start with golf — and rory mcilroy made a strong start on day one of the us open, at brookline tojoin newcomer englishman callum tarren on three—under. one of the first players to finish was tarren — he�*s playing his first season on the pga tour and appearing in just his second us open. he finished on three under par — as did mcilroy, who arrived in massachusetts in great form after winning a second successive canadian open on the pga tour on sunday. mcilroy says he�*s happy with his first day. yeah, i�*d take 67 around this golf course any day. so, even though i stand here frustrated that i bogeyed the last, it�*s a great start to the tournament. ifelt like i did most things well today. i certainly putted well and i hit the ball in the right spots, and i had a lot of greens, giving myself plenty of chances. basically did everything

you need to do at a us open. britain�*s ryan peniston is through to the quarter finals at queen�*s. he beat argentina�*s francisco cerundolo in three sets. peniston got into the tournament on a wild card. joe wilson reports. when ryan peniston says he feels lucky to be here, he doesn�*tjust mean queen�*s — it applies to his life. after all, as a small child, he overcame a rare form of cancer. but what a tennis opportunity. remember, this is his first tournament on the main tour, and here he was in the white shirt running rings around a higher—ranked opponent. francisco cerundolo, from argentina may not have much experience on grass, but he knows the dimensions of the court. and he kept missing them. first set to the man from essex, 6—love. the world number 46 would surely improve in the second set. he had to — well, he did. breaking peniston�*s serve in the third game. peniston had prepared words of encouragement for himself,

francisco cerundolo, from argentina may not have much peniston had prepared words of encouragement for himself, but now he would have to try to win this match the hard way. he lost the second set 6—4. cerundolo seemed to be getting stronger by the minute, more emphatic by the point. a breakdown, peniston summoned some extra power to his serve, and the crowd urged him to extend the third set. he broke back, and he found more. this was british interest persevering. this was ryan peniston with another victory to keep the magic going. joe wilson, bbc news. i thought ijust took a lot of confidence from the last match against casper, just came out, you know, guns blazing. and then, yeah, second set did not go to plan, he kept fighting — francisco�*s a great player. and yeah, just managed to fight in the third set and got over the line, and i�*m pretty happy about it. the defending champion, matteo berrettini, is also

through to the quarterfinals, but he was pushed all the way by denis kudla. the italian lost the first set before coming through in three, and he�*ll now face another american, tommy paul. britain�*s katie boulter faces former world number one simona halep for a place in the birmingham classic semi—finals on friday. the number one seed is out — yelena osapenko was beaten over three sets today by ukraine�*s world number 79, dayana yastremska. england�*s final preparations for the women�*s euros are off to a winning start, after they beat belgium 3—0 at molineux. jane dougall was watching. cheering great excitement from many of these young children going to their first women�*s international match — what a home tournament is all about. so she�*s just got into the football team at school, so we won tickets to come see the england women�*s team play, so she�*s really excited.

come on, england! this game may have been a friendly, but it was also a chance for the newly—selected squad to prepare for the european championship. got to give the youngsters a chance. they�*ve been doing well, haven�*t they, in the nwsl? we're going to win, we've got this. feeling confident, guys. i think they've got the fans l and support — they can do it. it certainly looked like they might, with plenty of chances for england in the first half. then a beautiful back—heel to leah williamson, who chipped... ..but frustration for the captain. this was a chance for the head coach to see different combinations and formations. with almost her first touch, substitute chloe kelly got her debut goal for england. happy with her own decisions. a few minutes later, a loose ball found its way to another substitute, rachel daly, who volleyed... ..and scored, to her great delight. the seal was broken for england, a header cleared, but the captain was waiting for the rebound.

all: go, england! while a 3—0 score is impressive, there is another benefit to tonight�*s match — a chance to give these fans a taste of what�*s to come at next month�*s home euros. jane dougall, bbc news, molineux. the favourite kyprios, ridden by ryan moore, won the gold cup at royal ascot to deny stradivarius a record—equalling fourth victory. it was an exciting finish with frankie dettori taking stradivarius wide, but they couldn�*t close the gap and ended up third, with mojo star second. and that�*s now an eighth gold cup win for irish trainer aidan o�*brien. three british athletes battled it out in the women�*s 800 metres at tonight�*s diamond league meeting. keely hodgkinson, laura muir, and jemma reekie lined up in oslo — and it was olympic silver medallist hodgkinson who won it. muir was second, with reekie a disappointing eighth.

there�*s more on that and everything else on the bbc sport website, of course, but that is all your sport for now. hello. friday is set to bring the peak of the heat that has been building over the last couple of days, especially across england and wales. on thursday, scotland and northern ireland stayed that bit cooler, but cardiff got to 26 — to the west of london, a high of 29.5 celsius. but that�*s nothing compared with the temperatures we�*ve seen in southwest europe. this 40 in southern france on thursday is a record—breaker — the earliest point in the year that france has recorded a temperature of 40 celsius. and some of that extra heat will waft northwards on friday into the southeast corner, highs of 33 — always cooler further north and west. these are the starting temperatures for friday — quite warm and muggy out there first thing. we�*ve got outbreaks of rain pushing down across parts of scotland into northern ireland — and this is a bit of a dividing line because, behind this, we are into cooler, fresher

conditions, quite windy, as well. but ahead of our band of cloud and rain, lots of hot sunshine. some mist and murk perhaps for some western coasts, but east wales, the west country, into the midlands, a good part of eastern england, the southeast seeing temperatures into the high—20s or low—30s — likely to peak somewhere around 33 celsius. with very high uv levels in these southern parts, the sun is very, very strong at this time of year. now through friday night, this band of cloud continues to sink southwards. a weak weather front at this stage, not much rain on it — but to the north of it, we�*re into the cool air. to the south of it, still very warm and muggy — 18 likely to be the starting temperature in the centre of london on saturday morning. so you can see that warm air clinging on in the south, but further north and west, something cooler and fresher to the north of this weather front. now, along the line of the weather front, on saturday, we�*ll see some outbreaks of rain starting to develop. some of this rain could be heavy, possibly thundery. also some showers into the northwest of scotland. generally, quite a lot of sunshine

across the northern half of the uk. temperatures for most of us at this stage in the high teens, but still 27 in london, maybe 29 across parts of southern and southeastern england. but by sunday, the cooler air does win out — however, still some heavy, thundery downpours in the south and especially the southwest. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather, but largely northerly winds by this stage, so temperatures at best between 14—20 celsius.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i�*m arunoday mukharji. the headlines: russia�*s foreign minister sergei lavrov defends his country�*s attack on ukraine, again insisting there is no war. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he repeats the kremlin line that it was not an invasion. translation: we didn't invade ukraine. - we declared a special military operation because we had absolutely no other way of explaining to the west that dragging ukraine into nato was a criminal act. in dramatic testimony, the committee investigating the january 6 attack on the us capitol hears that rioters got within 40 feet of the vice president.