raducanu said the honour was all hers. to play with serena, i mean, for sure i was, even when you guys were cheering for her, i was like, you know what? all for it. like, everything is she achieved is so inspirational. and yeah, it was a true honour to share the court with her. as for williams, well, there were no tears this time, but she now heads to new york and the final chapter of a quite remarkable career. andy swiss, bbc news. never a dull moment! we have lost that extreme heat but we have some flash flooding. this was lincolnshire first thing this morning. 146 minutes, millimetres and 24 hours which is way above the monthly average for august. most of

that fell between midnight and 6am. and you can see how extensive that was in the intensity of the rain but some areas actually had hardly any painful at all and this is the problem with showers, they are very hit and miss. and next cause for concern is the showers in the south—east. there is a number weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the day today. we could see as much as 50 millimetres injust today. we could see as much as 50 millimetres in just an today. we could see as much as 50 millimetres injust an hour and may be as much as 100 millimetres plus before the days through the plenty of showers through the afternoon, quite a lot of cloud generally through england and wales. the best of the sunshine in the east of scotland and parts of northern ireland. noticeably fresher here. and if you dodged the showers further south and east with some sunshine you could see temperatures peaking at 25 c. through the evening

and overnight most showers fading away. cloud and a brisk breeze developing to the far north and west. temperatures holding up into double figures so tomorrow we have this atlantic influence still with us and low pressure throwing these mother runs over to the north—west introducing more cloud and rain. showers across the west of scotland, heavier bass developing through wales and north—west england the afternoon. the best of the sunshine once again perhaps across the south—east where we could see temperatures around 25 c. those weather fronts will move south and east and there will be some rain, very hit and miss as we go through the night and clearing away first thing on friday. perhaps a drier day on friday and brighter. more showers

around on saturday and the risk of some heavy and persistent rain potentially on sunday. a reminder of our top story... the cost of living squeeze — inflation hits 10 point! percent — its highest in more than 40 years. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. the first day of the first test between england and south africa is under way at lord's. south africa won the toss and decided to bowl. england have lost the early wickets of alex lees and zak crawley, with both openers going to the bowling of kagiso rabada.

an umpire�*s call from joe root confirmed the former england test captain was out via lbw. jonny bairstow was bowled nothing. they�* re currently 100—5 at lunch. the hosts are looking to extend a four—match winning streak under new captain ben stokes and new head coach brendon mccullum. earlier at lord's, the rachael heyhoe flint gate was officially opened by the former england captain's son, ben flint. heyhoe flint was a pioneer of women's cricket, playing for england for more than 20 years, taking on the role of captain for 12, and instigated the first women's world cup. she campaigned for women to be allowed to become members of marylebone cricket club, which finally happened in the late 1990s. emma raducanu says she's growing in confidence after beating serena williams in straight sets in the opening round of the cincinatti 0pen. the 19—year—old was very much in control throughout. williams, who's set to retire after the upcoming us open, causing her very few problems, with raducanu taking the first set 6—4. serena, who's 40 now,

has barely played competitive tennis in the last year, and lost the second set 6—0. the match didn't last long — it was over in little over an hour. and the 23 grand slam singles champion didn't hang around for an on—court interview afterwards, but for raducanu it was a night to remember. the atmosphere tonight was amazing, and to play with serena, i mean, forsure, iwas... even when you guys were cheering for her, i was like, "you know what? all for it!" like... laughter. er... yeah, to be honest, i was nervous from the first point to the last point because i know what a champion she is — she can come back from any situation. so i really had to stay focused and, yeah, i'm just so pleased that i managed to keep my composure. england striker ellen white will miss manchester city's match against tomiris—turan in the first qualifying round of the women's champions league. manager gareth taylor said euro 2022 winner white would not travel with the squad to madrid and instead

has been given some "extended time away due to personal reasons". it's the final day of the pool—based swimming events at the european aquatics championships in italy. great britain's women qualified for the final of the 100 metres medley relay after finishing second in their heat. medi harris, kara hanlon, holly hibbott and anna hopkin swam the fourth quickest time overall. the british men's team are also through to tonight's final of the 100 metres medley relay. jonathon marshall, james wilby, jacob peters and jacob whittle were second in their heat and third quickest overall. gb�*s nick miller is through to the men's hammerfinal at the european championships in munich. the commonwealth gold medallist threw 76.09 metres to launch himself into sixth place and secure his place in the final tommorow night.

it's early, i'm a bit sleepy. tomorrow is in the evening so that should be better. but it's qualification. a lot of people struggle with it. the final is more fun but the qualification is like, oh, man, you don't feel easy, it's a bit of a balancing game. find oh, man, you don't feel easy, it's a bit of a balancing game.— bit of a balancing game. and james heatl and bit of a balancing game. and james heatly and grace _ bit of a balancing game. and james heatly and grace reid _ bit of a balancing game. and james heatly and grace reid have - bit of a balancing game. and james heatly and grace reid have won - heatly and grace reid have won silver medals in the mixed three metre synchro diving at the european aquatics championships. you can see more on the website. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making the news. we have been focusing on inflation, because inflation in the uk reaching more than 10% injuly and, with the cost of fuel and food spiralling worldwide, the bbc�*s population

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their mum — isn't what the kids going home and their mum saying, how was your first day at _ their mum saying, how was your first day at school — their mum saying, how was your first day at school and they said, mum, they didn't — day at school and they said, mum, they didn't have smoothies. having our kids_ they didn't have smoothies. having our kids eat breakfast and lunch at school _ our kids eat breakfast and lunch at school is _ our kids eat breakfast and lunch at school is a — our kids eat breakfast and lunch at school is a real saving to the family— school is a real saving to the family budget, because they are struggling with inflation in the united — struggling with inflation in the united states is very high. food has .one united states is very high. food has gone up. _ united states is very high. food has gone up, gas has gone up, and their salaries _ gone up, gas has gone up, and their salaries and — gone up, gas has gone up, and their salaries and income is not on up proportionally. the salaries and income is not on up preportionally-— proportionally. the industry is assinu proportionally. the industry is passing through _ proportionally. the industry is passing through a _ proportionally. the industry is passing through a lot. - proportionally. the industry is| passing through a lot. serious proportionally. the industry is - passing through a lot. serious loss. as the head of a large breakers association, emanuel organised a four—day shutdown of bakeries. he says half a million people took part. says half a million people took art. . says half a million people took art, , says half a million people took art. , , , part. we 'ust looked because we can't part. we just looked because we can't -a part. we just looked because we can't pay for _ part. we just looked because we can't pay for them _ part. we just looked because we can't pay for them because - part. we just looked because we can't pay for them because it's l part. we just looked because we i can't pay for them because it's very tough. can't pay for them because it's very tou~h. ., ~ ., , , tough. the war in ukraine pushed the rice of tough. the war in ukraine pushed the price of wheat — tough. the war in ukraine pushed the price of wheat to _ tough. the war in ukraine pushed the price of wheat to record _ tough. the war in ukraine pushed the price of wheat to record levels - tough. the war in ukraine pushed the price of wheat to record levels and i price of wheat to record levels and bakeries like this to the brink.

families are using up 100% of their income today on food. with a business as small as us, what can they do? forced out of work by the pandemic, this woman got together with her neighbours to set up this communal pot. lockdown is over but things are getting harder, is everywhere soaring energy and fertiliser prices are pushing up the cost of food.

the republican congresswoman liz cheney, a fierce critic of donald trump, has lost her seat in the house of representatives to a candidate who supports the former president's unfounded claims of voter fraud. she was defeated in a primary election in the state of wyoming by this woman — harriet hageman. she's a relative newcomer to politics — and coincidentally a former advisor to liz cheney — but significantly, she is backed by donald trump. ms cheney — who's the daughter of former vice—president dick cheney — was once a rising republican star. she was one of only two members of her party to join the congressional committee investigating mr trump's attempts to cling to power. as she conceded the primary,

she told her supporters that she was horrified by the violence of january 6th and insisted that those responsible must be brought to account. never in our nation's 246 years have we seen what we saw on january sixth. like so many americans, i assumed that the violence and the chaos of that date would have prompted a united response, a recognition that this was a line that must never be crossed, a tragic chapter in our nation's history to be studied by historians to ensure that it can never happen again, but instead, major elements of my party still vehemently defend those who caused it. at the heart of the attack onjanuary 6th is a willingness to accept dangerous conspiracies that attack the very core premise of our nation, that lawful elections, reviewed by the courts when necessary, and certified by the states and electoral college,

determine who serves as president. if we do not condemn the conspiracies and the lies, if we do not hold those responsible to account, we will be excusing this conduct and it will become a feature of all elections. america will never be the same. the winner of the wyoming republican primary, harriet hageman, credited her victory to mr trump. i did not do this on my own. obviously, we are all very grateful to president trump, who recognises that wyoming has only one congressional representative, and we have to make it count. his clear and unwavering support from the very beginning propelled us to victory tonight. 0ur north america correspondent, john sudworth, is injackson, wyoming and gave us this analysis on liz cheney's defeat.

so significant was the scale of this defeat that it was clear within little more than an hour of polls closing that liz cheney's political career here in wyoming had been buried under a landslide of trump vengeance. in her speech accepting defeat to the hand—picked trump—backed candidate, harriet hageman, miss cheney gave an abject lesson in sportsmanship clearly designed to make a sharp contrast with donald trump's own refusal to concede in 2020. his response was true to form, saying he hoped that miss cheney now disappeared into the depths of political oblivion. there is no doubt that what has happened here is further confirmation that his role as a kingmaker within the republican party, miss hagemanjust one of a number of candidates who he has boosted, many of whom share his election denying narrative at the expense of his critics within the republican party. and it all plays into the hints that he has been dropping that he may be considering running

again, another go at the presidency in 2024. but liz cheney's message essentially tonight was over my dead body. she said this was the beginning of her attempt to try and save us democracy and she said she would do everything in her power to stop donald trump getting near the oval office ever again. the headlines on bbc news... uk pricesjumped by 10.1% in the 12 months tojuly — that's the highest rate of inflation for 40 years. basic food items made the biggest contribution to the increase. horrific and shocking — police describe how 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran rode 75 feet on his mobility scooter in west london after being stabbed in what officers say was an unprovoked attack. the betting company entain, which owns ladbrokes,

coral and foxy bingo, is ordered to pay £17 million for safety and anti—money—laundering failures. now we take our daily look at some stories across the uk. the national association for children of addiction say they have seen an increase in the number of young people calling for support since the covid pandemic. a woman from sheffield has told look north she received no help as a child — even when her mum was hospitalised. 0ur social affairs correspondent emma glasbey has this report. dear mum, i don't know how you will react to receiving this letter but

maybe now it's time to stop you are still my mum and we went through a lot. , ., , ., lot. lily wrote this letter to her mum two _ lot. lily wrote this letter to her mum two years _ lot. lily wrote this letter to her mum two years before - lot. lily wrote this letter to her mum two years before she - lot. lily wrote this letter to her. mum two years before she died. lot. lily wrote this letter to her i mum two years before she died. i lot. lily wrote this letter to her - mum two years before she died. i do not wish to — mum two years before she died. i rr not wish to cause problems except to see whether you would like any type of relationship going forward, as i feel a certain sadness that things have entered this way, from lily. it was a secret that i told none of my friends. i skipped a lot of school because i wanted to be with my mum of a night, i would because i wanted to be with my mum of a night, iwould make because i wanted to be with my mum of a night, i would make sure she was still breathing and i felt like, if i was good enough, she would stop. as an adult, i now know that is not how it works. lilia:r stop. as an adult, i now know that is not how it works.— stop. as an adult, i now know that is not how it works. lily grew up in norfolk with _ is not how it works. lily grew up in norfolk with her _ is not how it works. lily grew up in norfolk with her mum _ is not how it works. lily grew up in norfolk with her mum and - is not how it works. lily grew up in j norfolk with her mum and younger sister and, when she was 15, her mum's alcoholism so hospitalised. she was left to look after herself and her sister on her own. she says she now feels the system failed her. massively, there should have been some kind of intervention, if not

for the addict then for the children. for the addict then for the children-— for the addict then for the children. . . . , . children. years later, lily feels children. years later, lily feels children are _ children. years later, lily feels children are still _ children. years later, lily feels children are still not _ children. years later, lily feels children are still not getting i children are still not getting enough support and their parents have a drinking problem. the national association for the children of alcoholics says the pandemic has made things worse. its helpline was content to more 23,500 times in 2019 and last year that 27,000. the matthew project is currently supporting 150 children of addicts across norfolk, the youngest just six years old. we addicts across norfolk, the youngest just six years old.— just six years old. we saw a huge rise in referrals _ just six years old. we saw a huge rise in referrals to _ just six years old. we saw a huge rise in referrals to our _ just six years old. we saw a huge rise in referrals to our service - rise in referrals to our service post pandemic but we feel that is only the tip of the iceberg. we feel there is still a lot of stigma attached alcohol dependence so young people are often quite fearful about coming forward and talk about what's going on at home. what we try and do is to offer a safe place for those children and young people to talk

about their feelings. the government sa s over about their feelings. the government says over the — about their feelings. the government says over the next _ about their feelings. the government says over the next three _ about their feelings. the government says over the next three years - about their feelings. the government says over the next three years is - says over the next three years is giving local councils i've hundred and £30 million for recovery services, but campaigners want children to be more of a priority, so they feel supported as well. hundreds of people had to leave their homes after a fatal gas explosion in south london have now been allowed to return home. a4—year—old girl died when one house in fulton his collapsed. not everyone wanted to go home because of safety concerns, but the gas company insists the properties are safe. stepping into the unknown, nick is one of a number of families allowed to return to their home on this road after last week's's devastating explosion. after last week's's devastating exolosion-_ after last week's's devastating exlosion. , ., , _ ., , ., . explosion. very happy to be home. we have been put — explosion. very happy to be home. we have been out no _ explosion. very happy to be home. we have been put up in _ explosion. very happy to be home. we have been put up in a _

explosion. very happy to be home. we have been put up in a nice _ explosion. very happy to be home. we have been put up in a nice hotel- have been put up in a nice hotel but, when you have a nice home where you can relax and everything that everyone has in a nice home, it's wonderful to be back. i can't wait to sit on the patio and relax. hick to sit on the patio and relax. nick is one of 53 _ to sit on the patio and relax. nick is one of 53 families _ to sit on the patio and relax. nick is one of 53 families able to return home today put up the gordon and galpin strode as the reduced significantly, but so far there has only been a trickle of families back. that's because there are many unanswered questions and, in particular, many here are wanting a gas safety certificate before returning home. today, the ceo of sgm, the gas company for the area, visited the street and spoke to residents and assured them the company is assisting the police with their investigation. it! company is assisting the police with their investigation.— their investigation. i'd like to offer my condolences, - their investigation. i'd like to - offer my condolences, particularly to the young girl's family and all the residents. it's a shocking and tragic incident. i am very

confident, as residents return, that is safe, but obviously the investigation has created a lack of trust, and even more important why we need to allow the police to conduct their investigation thoroughly. conduct their investigation thoroughly-— conduct their investigation thorou~hl . , ., ., thoroughly. hundreds of other residents remain _ thoroughly. hundreds of other residents remain in _ thoroughly. hundreds of other residents remain in temporary accommodation with no certainty about when they can get home. that depends on the ongoing police investigation. both pakistan and india are celebrating 75 years of independence this week. in 1947, at the end of decades of british rule in india, the country was partitioned, creating two independent nations, muslim majority pakistan and hindu majority india. in the years that followed, both have grown economically and in global influence. they've also become nuclear powers — and adversaries. here's our pakistan correspondent

pumza fihlani in islamabad. the flags are flying high. pakistan is 75 years old. the country's influence and importance have grown especially where counterterrorism is concerned. it is an ambitious middle power but right now is facing an economic crisis. 75 years on, pakistan is barely staying afloat. its economy is in shambles. 0fficials here are awaiting another loan from the international monetary fund, hoping to use that as the recovery plan. in the meantime, though, here in islamabad, people say life has become hard. we say to this government, please make the prices low so a normal human being can survive. can breathe. you know, we cannot breathe. another concern people have here is the country's unstable politics, divisive and marred

by assassination plots and coups, governments seldom finish their term. at the centre of it all, a powerful military accused of running the show behind—the—scenes. so how did pakistan get here? at the end of british rule, india was partitioned creating two new countries, the republics of india and pakistan. millions were forced to migrate on both sides, people were separated from their families. they fled on foot and on trains as hindus and muslims clashed. around 2 million people died. this man was a young boy when he escaped with his father. at 91, he vividly remembers the bloodshed as communities turned on one another. but says it is time for peace. i wish we become friends and live

a peaceful life so that our next generation may develop their potentialities. relations between the two neighbours are so frosty that even travel is difficult. visas are hard to come by for citizens on both sides and there are not even direct flights. one way the two nations have tried to smooth ties is through so—called cricket diplomacy. at times over the years, leaders and fans would be allowed to travel to the other country to watch matches. rajini? here in india, another cricket crazy nation, sport has been a connector with pakistan. but it extends beyond that to culture, food, film, music and arts. but it is the contrast between the south asian siblings which have also defined their relationship.

rivals, notjust on the pitch. the two nations have even fought wars against each other. as indians raise theirflag to match their 75th year... this country, once colonised, is now confident. courted by the world as a counter to china, india has one of the fastest growing economies. the wheel at the centre of the flag represents constant progress. abdul gafar man has been making these for almost as long as independent india has existed. translation: 75 years ago, i we were considered a small and insignificant country. today, we are strong. we manufacture everything. tanks, missiles and bombs. dozens of labourers scramble to buy flags at wholesale prices so they can sell them to survive.

for salvati, the struggles remain. translation: there is no change for us. | while the rich and powerful celebrate, our children are selling flags. and there are other challenges. growing religious tension, high unemployment. but india is also a pioneer, leading the way in science and technology with a rising middle class. so, of course we can be china. we are actually growing and i feel that in ten years, we will be a fully developed nation. india is predicted to become the nation with the world's largest population in a year. at 75, there is so much pride and potential. now it's time for a look at the weather.

hello. in recent days, you will have seenin hello. in recent days, you will have seen in the forecast we have been talking about the heat easing and showers breaking out and saying they will be hit and miss, with some places not seen them at all and others having quite a deluge. look at holbeach first thing, with some heavy overnight rain in particular, which led to localised flash flooding. through the hours of midnight to 6am, the rain was pretty intense, and it's drifting steadily north, and its fading away. 0ver intense, and it's drifting steadily north, and its fading away. over the next few hours, there is another area of concern, across south—east england, as these thunderstorms start to threaten, moving up from the channel coast. the met office hasissued the channel coast. the met office has issued an amber weather warning, with a risk through the day until 10pm for heavy, torrential downpours. as much as a couple of inches of rain perhaps falling in just an hour inches of rain perhaps falling in justan hourand inches of rain perhaps falling in just an hour and some places could see as much as 100 million metres of rain for the day is through. some showers here. a bank of cloud

generally through england and wales, and the best sunshine this afternoon looks likely to be in eastern scotland and parts of northern ireland. not as warm, 14 to 18 the hive. we get some sunshine despite the risk of showers, 25 not out of the risk of showers, 25 not out of the question in the south—east. some of those showers tend to ease away through the night, with a bit more of a breeze picking up in the north—west and some showers clinging on to what pacing coast of scotland. temperatures low to mid teens first thing on thursday. thursday sees the breeze continuing to strengthen as weather fronts start to put in from the atlantic, tied into this area of low pressure. an increasing risk of showers, some heavy, and eventually more persistent rain moving in from west wales through the afternoon cloudy skies and the best sunshine likely to be to the east of the pennines through south—east england, where we could see temperatures again at 25 77 fahrenheit. but the

cloud, rain and breeze further north and west that bit fresher. those front sweep their way and east overnight, clearing away during the early hours of friday from the south—east, so it could be quite cloudy with outbreaks of rain to begin with, but then slowly brightening up for more wet weather starts to threaten for the start of the weekend.

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall and these are the latest headlines... uk pricesjumped by 10.1% in the 12 months tojuly — that's the highest rate of inflation for 40 years. basic food items made the biggest contribution to the increase. some business owners say they're having to reduce their opening hours and stop taking wages for themselves to try to keep their livelihoods. victoria yum has been, you know, it changed my life, and it got me through some very difficult times, and ifeel very protective of it, and i feel furious that i can't save it in the way i should be able to. despite calls to act now, the government announces no new help, instead insisting that options will be made available for the new prime minister to act upon.

we will prepare all the options, ready for the incoming prime