a little this was buckinghamshire 3 little earlier, this was buckinghamshire a little earlier, a glorious afternoon in prospect with light winds. we keep the clear skies as we go into wednesday for many of us and certainly through eastern scotland, i suspect we will see a little bit more in the way of sunshine tomorrow. still the chance of a few scattered showers further north and west. just that bit cooler, 15 to 20 celsius but once again we are likely to see widespread temperatures into mid 20s, maybe some in the north west of england to see temperatures into the high 20s. moving out of wednesday into thursday, we need to keep our eye on this frontal system. it will push up from the south and potentially trigger a few scattered showers. that could spoil the day i suspect on thursday. some of the showers may even be tandoori and once again we keep some cloud across the far north—west of scotland and maybe northern fringes of northern ireland. basically another drive, settled in sunny, and if you like it hot, we will see temperatures once

again back into the high 20s. there is a change coming as we head towards the weekend. low pressure will start to push on from the west. 0nce will start to push on from the west. once it arrives it is here for some time. that's come to spin that weather front in the atlantic and it will bring them showers with it. so as we move towards the weekend, it's not all doom and gloom but there will be some scattered showers around, but you will notice the difference, temperatures easing down by a good 6 to 10 degrees. thanks, louise. and that's bbc news at six on tuesday the 21st ofjune. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it's goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are — goodnight.

hello and welcome to sportsday — the best victory of her career, but katie boulter isn't the only british winner at eastbourne today. will had lied to saint georges park where england's women are preparing for next month's euros. he's the comeback king. joshua says he'll soon be on the path to heavyweight unification again. also coming up in the program, howell football in gloucester is improving the lives of refugees from war zones from across the world. hello and welcome to sportsday. evening, we'll start with tennis because we're 6 days away from the start of wimbledon and lots of players are putting

in their final preparations. with andy murray and emma raducanu are both carrying injuries and are touch and go for the tournament but there are some other british players keeping an eye out for, today at eastbourne katie boulter and ryan peniston gave us some grounds for hope. both winning their first round matches against higher ranked opponents, and as patrick gearey reports, peniston, the world number 147, has already upset the odds once this summer — at queen's. feels like a dream, i didn't get much sleep last night. i don't think i want to wake up from this anytime soon. . . , i want to wake up from this anytime soon, ., ., , ., i want to wake up from this anytime soon. . .,, ., ,~ , soon. that was how ryan penistin introduced — soon. that was how ryan penistin introduced himself _ soon. that was how ryan penistin introduced himself to _ soon. that was how ryan penistin introduced himself to the - soon. that was how ryan penistin introduced himself to the british i introduced himself to the british public. his green dream sequence to come to the quarterfinals now for the booming wake up call of denmark,

the booming wake up call of denmark, the 19—year—old is a whirl of barely contained energy and carefully harnessed touch, he took the first set. penistin hadn't done a lot wrong and force the second set to a tie—break, there he pounced. the authority of queens came back to him put up early in the third chance for a break, you could feel the match swaying. see ruins mood swing, when you're a teenager, everything is unfair. 118 places above penistin in yet in the final stages, can get near him. that was the end of him and they continue penistin. some start to the day and now eastbourne had a confident katie boulder against an out of form karolina. nicely set up on paper but on court boulder folded nicely set up on paper but on court boulderfolded initially. 0ur nicely set up on paper but on court boulderfolded initially. our class, a world number one in set one. she has gone through far tougher times though, long months out with injury and injury she pushed herself level

in the second pressuring and squaring the match. into a decider and by the crucial tenth game, pliskova twice a champion at eastport was chasing it. force around the court in a career that select rhythm, she'd never been a player in the world chop tan on till now. i player in the world chop tan on till now. ., ~ h, player in the world chop tan on till now. ., ~ ,., ., ., ., now. i worked so hard to get out there in battle _ now. i worked so hard to get out there in battle and _ now. i worked so hard to get out there in battle and fight - now. i worked so hard to get out there in battle and fight and - there in battle and fight and against a player like that it means so much coming through that. tom so much coming through that. two british wins _ so much coming through that. two british wins achieved along so much coming through that. two british wins achieved a long way on the long day. early signs of a promising summer. the last couple of seconds dan evans is also won at eastbourne. we were hoping to go there to the tournament to speak to return his correspondent but is somewhat delayed at the moment. we might get back there to ease born later in the program.

rugby league has banned transgender players from taking part in women's internationals. the ruling follows a decision by swimming's world governing body to restrict trans athletes' participation. advocacy groups say the policy violates human rights. 0ur correspondent phil mercer has been following the story. we get the sense that international rugby league is currently in a holding pattern after releasing this initial band that precludes trans athletes, transgender athletes from competing in this weekend says matches for the also at the world cup in england later this year, that will be held in tandem with the men's event. what officials here in city are saying is that they will take their time, they will consult with the eight teams at that rugby world cup in the uk in october and november to gather dater, together opinion and hope to finalise and formulate a final policy on transgender athletes by 2023. what is clear is the international rugby

league isjoining many other sports as they grapple with this complex and highly polarising issue. as phil was explaining there the ban will apply to the world cup in england in october and november. the chief executive of the event john dutton has told the bbc... caroline layt played rugby league for south sydney before transitioning and then played for new south wales blues in the australian women's leagues. she insists that she has gained no physical advantage from previously being a man —

and has criticised the irl�*s move. i obviously didn't see myself as having an advantage because i'd taken all the steps, i had the surgery, that's not really an issue these days, you don't have to have these days, you don't have to have the surgery these days. but i had surgery and also i had the feminizing transitioning including hormone therapy and taking forth testosterone. that sort of feminize me anyway. i don't see myself as having an advantage, just disappointed that this is come from world rugby and international rugby, and i don't how many australians are involved in that but it's disappointing. a useful world rugby i'm also the highest out trans woman to play 1a national championships. i've sat in on some meetings and it

was a totalfarce. i've sat in on some meetings and it was a total farce. they didn't want to hear a point of view. it was just trying to placate us. a good tradition you go through it they don't know what it is a what you do when you transition. that's what i found frustrating, the fact he had transitioned that you feminize, you grow breasts, your body feminize is, you put on battery two body fat, your facial features softened. you will lose body here and you i after 70 years ——. people are aware of what we go through. the women's euros starts two weeks tomorrow, englands women kicking things off at old trafford against austria, the lionesses are currently at st georges parkas isjo currie. lovely evening. it all get serious now. still got to friendly�*s to squeeze in before the tournament

starts. ~ , ,., , squeeze in before the tournament starts. ~ , , ' squeeze in before the tournament starts. , ' starts. absolutely. 15 days' time the tournament _ starts. absolutely. 15 days' time the tournament starts _ starts. absolutely. 15 days' time the tournament starts for - starts. absolutely. 15 days' time the tournament starts for real. | the tournament starts for real. today the lionesses were put through the paces by the media. also this morning with their training session in the blazing heat and st. george's bar, there is what he players coming up bar, there is what he players coming up at the end. they were cheered on by 100 school children, school girls who were invited to enjoy the morning activity. it was on to the media session cover that something you seen before with the renzi men or women seem, at the speed dating concepts as all 23 players were made available, broadcast tv, radio, online, the place really put through their paces. every player was spoken to, they had an hour to get everyone in and out. one person we spoke to was frank kirby. the chelsea forward this year was struggling with fatigue and she said back in february that the euros point even on her mind, she wasn't sure if you make the squad. chosen even thinking about it. she says the fact that you made the squad was not only a massive reason to celebrate but also a big relief for her. we asked her

just how far could england go in this tournament, bear in mind the last three major tournaments were knocked out of the semifinals was that she said the lionesses are taking one game at a time. for that she said the lionesses are taking one game at a time. far as we want to make — taking one game at a time. far as we want to make sure _ taking one game at a time. far as we want to make sure were _ taking one game at a time. far as we want to make sure were in _ taking one game at a time. far as we want to make sure were in a - taking one game at a time. far as we want to make sure were in a really i want to make sure were in a really good _ want to make sure were in a really good place — want to make sure were in a really good place going end. for me i don't think it _ good place going end. for me i don't think it matters what's on paper. what _ think it matters what's on paper. what the — think it matters what's on paper. what the squad is on paper because i truly believe you turn out for the tournaments in every nation wants to beat you _ tournaments in every nation wants to beat you. especially being a home tournament i think you have a lot of nations_ tournament i think you have a lot of nations who — tournament i think you have a lot of nations who want to beat the host. we have _ nations who want to beat the host. we have to — nations who want to beat the host. we have to be ready. i don't think you really— we have to be ready. i don't think you really know until you get into that tournament of where you're at as a team — that tournament of where you're at as a team or— that tournament of where you're at as a team or what your opposition is ”p as a team or what your opposition is up against _ as a team or what your opposition is up against the women's football now the gap _ up against the women's football now the gap is _ up against the women's football now the gap is getting so much smaller we need _ the gap is getting so much smaller we need to be focus and everyone needs— we need to be focus and everyone needs to — we need to be focus and everyone needs to be ready to give it everything. needs to be ready to give it everything-— needs to be ready to give it eve hina. ., ~' ., ., ., needs to be ready to give it eve hin. ., ~ ., ., ., ., everything. taking it one game at a time. that was _ everything. taking it one game at a time. that was the _ everything. taking it one game at a time. that was the message - everything. taking it one game at a time. that was the message from l everything. taking it one game at a time. that was the message from a lot of the place today. it all gets down to business from tomorrow. as you say, those two friendly still to

come before the tournament starts leeds united on friday night, they are hosting the netherlands. the defending champions and also serena the current manager was manager of the current manager was manager of the dutch when they won the last euros in 2017. actually not tingling out, a couple players talked about revenge. that's friday and then they fly to switzerland where they will play the swiss team on thursday. the next 15 days i think are going to go very quickly. it next 15 days i think are going to go very quickly-— very quickly. it should be a fantastic — very quickly. it should be a fantastic tournament. - the faa chair has publicly backed the england manager gareth southgate despite reaching out the world cup semifinal in 2018 of the final last year. his role has come under some scrutiny following a very poor run of results and the nations league culminating a li—2 hungry. she said she spoke into southgate to assure him of his long—term future and his

praised him for his resilience and accountability. russell fuller has been found at eastbourne. let's return there. we found you, we were worried for a while. we were talking about those british wins for penistin and katie bolter. fantastic wins for them. some really good british wins today. it's been a fantastic day, just six days before the start of the wimbledon championships dan evans completing victory in straight sets, which will be delighted with because you get a very rough draw at queen's club last week playing the eventual champion, the very first round having won the nottingham challenge of the week before that. i think it was 50—50 whether he would play in eastbourne, but he presided to do it put up his wand in straight sets, this made the crowd very happy especially because that means they now watch serena williams play a doubles match put up a couple of minutes ago snaking around the outside of the courts toward centre

court behind me serena williams, a real phalanx of photographers following them, camera crews or genuine excitement as serena williams is about to make a comeback and play competitive tennis for the first time in nearly a year. that sounds like they could be an announcement for her now as they are welcomed onto centre court. i{fruits welcomed onto centre court. quite something- — welcomed onto centre court. quite something. she's _ welcomed onto centre court. quite something. she'sjust _ welcomed onto centre court. quite something. she'sjust getting her grass court game, getting her eye and on the game there but in the singles draw at wilmington next week. �* . , singles draw at wilmington next week. 3 , , ., ., week. it's very little preparation. ma be week. it's very little preparation. may be with _ week. it's very little preparation. may be with all— week. it's very little preparation. may be with all gibberish - week. it's very little preparation. may be with all gibberish he - week. it's very little preparation. may be with all gibberish he will| may be with all gibberish he will have a good run at eastbourne. this time it does sound like the ovation for williams. potentially it's just the one match. that is virtually no build—up for a player heading into wimbledon. you might think she serena williams, she is 123, she's watching a 41 then a0. it's serena williams, she is 123, she's watching a a1 then a0. it's a big as to state truly can edit it. i'm sure

she's been working hard in florida away from the lenses to make sure she's good competitive issue can be. i think people must be realistic, that long out of the game, even if you're serena williams, if the doors and kind you could have major problems in the first week at the championships.— problems in the first week at the championships. quickly, we had the wimbledon seedings _ championships. quickly, we had the wimbledon seedings today, - championships. quickly, we had the wimbledon seedings today, no - championships. quickly, we had the i wimbledon seedings today, no matter of surprises. because of the ban on russian and belarusian players, we've got the doll and jock on the opposite sides of the men's draw. yes, correct. they reflect the world rankings these days are quite a long time up at two to three years ago, the men ceilings were based on this grass court seeding formula but they threw that went out the window. this a threw that went out the window. as a result they reflect _ threw that went out the window. is a. result they reflect the world rankings but with no russians and belarusians daniel medvedev is not there, the world number two is injured and you have no djokovic and rafael nadal at three and four and but world level on and the top seed in the women's draw, it means camera

nor he is seated nine, dan evans and therefore the top seed in the women's draw, it means camera nor he is seated nine, dan evans exceeded 29 and emma raducanu is seated ten. great memory there. fantastic. we found you. go enjoy. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today... manchester united are interested in signing the danish midfielder christian eriksen. he's a free agent after his 6 month deal at brentford ran out. he'd also been linked with a return to his former club tottenham. arsenal have us analysis signing, 35 millions, they've signed the portuguese international on a long—term contract. england cricket captain... ben stokes missed training at headingley today ahead of the third test against new zealand due to sickness. the all—rounder has travelled to leeds but has been kept away from the group as a precaution. the test starts on thursday.

and olympic champion announced an dan goodfellow are included. from the start of next month the majority of elite rugby union players will miss their next match if they are diagnosed with concussion. world rugby are tightening their protocols, with players only allowed to return after seven days with the approval of an independant doctor, and any player with a recent history of concussion will have to sit out a minimum of 12 days. earslier i spoke to our rugby union reporter sara orchard. at the moment any rugby union player at the elite level if they suffer any kind of head injury or concussion from a game and they fail their head impact assessment, what they actually have to do is go through a process called the graduated return to play protocols. to actually get through the act should include not quick as you can pursue them as it stands until the

1st ofjuly is you will be able to return to play on the seventh day if you pass all the stars. what world rugby of essentially introduces a strengthening of the stars, it will be very right now for any player to return to play within seven days of head injury orfailing a head injury assessment. the norm will now be a minimum of 12 days and they are introducing the independent concession consultants will be directly involved in making sure that if for any reason and someone is to return on the seventh day, they will have to prove it. it's going to be very hard. the reason it's going to be hard is because it's going to be hard is because it's taking these decisions out of players and coaches stands and ultimately changing mindsets, you can't rush players back, including themselves knowing that. they can't rush back and be available to play in the next match. the rush back and be available to play in the next match.— in the next match. the timing of this, i in the next match. the timing of this. i sunpose _ in the next match. the timing of this, i suppose it's _ in the next match. the timing of this, i suppose it's never- in the next match. the timing of this, i suppose it's never perfect but it's just before all the summer test are coming up. what impact do you think that will have on various

quads? you might need bigger squads going forward. quads? you might need bigger squads going forward-— going forward. that's exactly it. if ou look going forward. that's exactly it. if you look at _ going forward. that's exactly it. if you look at england, _ going forward. that's exactly it. if you look at england, dave - going forward. that's exactly it. if you look at england, dave named| going forward. that's exactly it. if. you look at england, dave named a team to go to australia that's got 36 players in it. they are flying out today to australia. if they have three or four players who end up with a concussion, they are lucky to be available for one or two tests, that significant. it's notjust what happened in games, you can suffer a concussion in a training session as well. this all has to be borne in mind. yes, you could end up with bigger squads traveling. as a set of the first answer, this is where mindsets have to change, that head injuries have to be taken more seriously. world rugby league 2 rugby openly says they don't know, there is not the medical science there is not the medical science there that 12 days is the magic number, they don't know if seven daysis number, they don't know if seven days is the magic number, they don't know 21 or even further than that, because it's such an individual thing to start off with. also, the

medical science still isn't there with making sure that people can't recover correctly. as much is this is an increase, they are not ruling out that it might go even further in the future. england's women play a one off test at taunton against south africa this week. earlier this month the international cricket council chairman greg barclay said there wasn't really a future for the test format in the women's game. asa as a coach in women's cricket i find those comments disappointing. i feel that we have to continue to evolve women's cricket and i think from the last few chess matches, it's worth playing them because they are have been really good and exciting and it gives players opportunity to grow their skill sets. gives players opportunity to grow theirskill sets. but gives players opportunity to grow their skill sets. but i do think it has to be embraced in the underpinning and regional structure,

which i know england are keen to do. in our regional structure to play the long format of the game and it's a matter of how we can get that into our domestic structure. let's be positive, let's go the game. it's up to the players to make sure that people want to watch women's cricket and test match cricket and that's what will try to do next week when we play it. what will try to do next week when we play it. brooks koepka is the next high profile golfer expected tojoin greg norman's saudi funded breakaway series. the four time major champion is set to join the field in the second event of the series in portland, oregon next week. he'd join the likes of dustinjohnson, bryson dechambeau and patrick reed. in the last hour the mexican golfer has signed up as well. the pga has suspended those rebel golfers from their tour. speaking today, the newly crowned us open champion matt fitzpatrick reaffirmed his committment to the pga and european tours

and say they've got enough world class players to withstand any attempt by the breakaway series "to try and take hold of golf." i know that the pga tour is not going anywhere, there tours in not going anywhere, there tours in not going anywhere, there tours in not going anywhere and i feel like that's the important thing for me. i've got a place to play and that's where i want to play. as i said, the tours are going anywhere. they will continue and whilst it's got tiger supported rory support, they will be noissues supported rory support, they will be no issues in my opinion. for me i know where i want to play, i want to play over here in the states. on the pga tour and i want to play in europe and the db world tour. that's where my focus is going to be. and i just want to continue doing what i'm

doing. anthonyjoshua says he's the comeback king and that he can still unify the heavyweight division. he's been promoting his august rematch against olexander usyk in saudi arabia where he'll try and win back the three belts he lost to the ukrainian last year. and win back the three belts he lost always and win back the three belts he lost have from the hunger. always have from the get—go keep the hunger. keep the motivation high. things happen in life but resilience, mentaltest things happen in life but resilience, mental test fairness, consistency will always prevail. we are still on the road to undisputed for sure. are still on the road to undisputed forsure. it'sjust are still on the road to undisputed for sure. it'sjust a little blip in the road but i'm focused on the target, which is sitting over there. i'm focused on the goal and god willing, i'll perform in all become heavyweight champion of the world. refugees who've fled war zones to live in gloucester are being brought together

by playing football. longlevens afc are offering free training sessions to more than 50 refugees in the city. and to cope with demand, they need more donations of old football shirts, boots and shinpads. the sessions are making a big difference to the players, dan ayers reports. the beautiful game which unites the world. this isn'tjust your normal football trading session, is for refugees currently staying in gloucester. he is one of the players it is originally from yemen, he left his country earlier this year. playing football, i guess in my prospects it's the best way to gather with people from different countries. we come from different countries. we come from different countries like africa, asia, latino, it's a very nice game to gather all the people together. but it's a very nice game to gather all the people together.— the people together. but scoring coals is in the people together. but scoring goals is in the — the people together. but scoring goals is in the main _ the people together. but scoring goals is in the main aim - the people together. but scoring goals is in the main aim of - the people together. but scoring goals is in the main aim of this l goals is in the main aim of this session. it gives everyone a chance to socialise it and for the players to socialise it and for the players

to get involved in the community. mohammed is from chad and says leaving his family was extremely difficult. i leaving his family was extremely difficult. . . leaving his family was extremely difficult. ., , , , , ., difficult. i have six sisters and one brother _ difficult. i have six sisters and one brother and _ difficult. i have six sisters and one brother and they - difficult. i have six sisters and one brother and they in - difficult. i have six sisters and one brother and they in my i difficult. i have six sisters and - one brother and they in my country, i miss— one brother and they in my country, i miss them — one brother and they in my country, i miss them i— one brother and they in my country, i miss them. i already am homesick. i miss them. i already am homesick. i miss— i miss them. i already am homesick. i miss them — i miss them. i already am homesick. i miss them. one day hopefully i will see — i miss them. one day hopefully i will see them. to i miss them. one day hopefully i will see them.— will see them. to help keep the sessions going _ will see them. to help keep the sessions going the _ will see them. to help keep the sessions going the club - will see them. to help keep the sessions going the club is - will see them. to help keep the - sessions going the club is a healing for football boots and spare shorts and should transfer the players. it says demand is growing each week. irate says demand is growing each week. - started with 30 yard in the first week and i think we are somewhere in the region about 50 at the moment. seems to be growing week on week at the moment. it's a nice group, just very grateful and nice for us to be able to as a club, we've got the team managers coaching which is a lot, really. team managers coaching which is a lot, reall . ~ 3 team managers coaching which is a lot, reall . ~ �*, , , lot, really. while z's refugees try to settle into _ lot, really. while z's refugees try to settle into the _ lot, really. while z's refugees try to settle into the new _ lot, really. while z's refugees try to settle into the new life - lot, really. while z's refugees try to settle into the new life in - lot, really. while z's refugees try to settle into the new life in the i to settle into the new life in the uk football gives them a goal to focus on.

that's about it from sports day. three british wins at the eastbourne tournament today and serena williams is on court right now making her long—awaited return to tennis after a year out. she's playing doubles. we will have updates on after the rest of the evening. for me and the rest of the evening. for me and the rest of the team, goodbye for now. hello there. for many parts of england and wales, it has been a very warm day today in the sunshine. we've seen more cloud, scotland and northern ireland, but it continues to break up a bit, some patchy cloud continuing into the night. for many parts of england and wales, clear skies and temperatures are going to be typically 11 or 12 degrees. we may start quite cloudy in northern ireland. should see some sunshine coming through here and more sunshine than today in scotland, particularly in the east. the sunnier skies are going to be

across england and wales. strong sunshine, very high grass pollen levels, and we can add a couple of degrees onto the temperatures as well. widely, 26, 27 degrees. a little bit warmer than today in northern ireland and quite a bit warmer in the sunshine for eastern parts of scotland. heading into thursday, some changes. some heavy, potentially thundery showers moving up from the english channel to southern parts of england and wales. still some cloud for western scotland and northern ireland, but otherwise some sunshine. it continues to be a very warm day, but with those showers moving northwards, we've got the highest temperatures in the midlands and also across northern england.

i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. witnesses have told the committee investigating the storming of the capitol how former president trump tried to overturn the results of the election. strong, judicial quality evidence, anything that would say to me, " you have a doubts, deny your oath." i will not give that. it's the fourth hearing into the january 6 uprising at the capitol. we will listen as they play out. the other story playing out this hour is the biggest rail strike in the uk for generation, the action being led

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