tv Sportsday BBC News June 12, 2023 1:30pm-1:45pm BST
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you see what he's like? he's lovely. it's out of this world, we are on cloud nine. you might see us next year. to eric and dorothy! cheers, darling. cheers, darling. fiona lamdin, bbc news. not all of it. laughing. that's how you do it, dorothy! keeping him in check. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. familiar story once again. large parts of the country will be dry, there will be some very warm sunshine, sunniest or perhaps across north—eastern parts of england. over the last couple of days, temperatures have reached 32 celsius, not quite as hot today. a
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bit cooler towards the south—east attempt is probably reaching 30 degrees in cumbria. but with that heat and humidity, there is the potential for some heat and humidity, there is the potentialfor some more heat and humidity, there is the potential for some more torrential thundery downpours today. likely to bring some flooding. with the worst of the storms, we could get up to something like an inch of rain falling in the space ofjust one hour. this is what we have seen over the past few hours. they are not been too many showers just yet, but the cloud is developing, that rain tending towards northern ireland, some part of the midlands and across northamptonshire beginning to see the cloud building. this is going to be one part of the country that could see some very heavy thundery downpours through the midlands, heading into wales over the next few hours. wetter weather for the western side of northern ireland. more storms will break out in the north and west of scotland as well. those storms will rumble on into the early part of the evening, then quieten down over the night. skies will tend to clear, a few showers in the far south—west. but it is going to be another uncomfortable night
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for sleeping. these are the minimum temperatures. perhaps in some part of the country no more than 15—16. tomorrow, we start on a sunny note just about everywhere. the risk of thunderstorms in england and wales is much reduced, likely to stay dry. the main focus of the thunderstorms are going to be across western parts of northern ireland and western parts of scotland. there could be some further travel disruption as well. temperature rise, similar to today. maybe a bit warmer than today across wales and the south—west of england, top numbers of 27—28. as we head through the rest of the week, things can down a bit, a lot of dry weather, pushing away those thunderstorms, lots of sunshine. but it is not going to be as uncomfortably humid, it will be a little cooler and fresher, easier to sleep. high pressure building back in the uk, pushing away the thunderstorms. instead of that humid south—easterly wind that has brought us to eat, it is a slightly fresher easterly gentle breeze. that means
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lots of sunshine on wednesday, a little misty low cloud along eastern coast of scotland. fog part of the english channel. otherwise, lovely day on wednesday. those temperatures again rising quite widely to 27—28. thanks, darren. that's it. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website, but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. bye for now. hello, from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... getting ready to party — city get ready to celebrate their treble—winning season with their fans on a bus parade through the manchester. novak djokovic hopes there are more grand slams to come after his win in the french open. and back for the ashes, kate crocs
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is in the england squad after recovering from a virus. novak djokovic is still motivated to continue winning. he won a 23rd grand slam title. he's also become the first men's player to win each of the grand slams three or more times. djokovic now moves back into the world number one spot. of course the journey is still not over. ifeel if of course the journey is still not over. i feel if i am winning slams, why even think about ending the career that already has been going on for 20 years? i still feel
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motivated, i still feel inspired to play the best tennis on these tournaments most, the grand slams, those are the ones that count the most in the history of our support. i look forward already to wimbledon. and the man widely known as the king of clay, the ill—time french open champion nadal paid his tributes on social media. "many congrats on this amazing achievement," he said. "23 is a number that just a few years back was imposible to think about, and you made it! enjoy it with your family and team!" the french open tournament director amelie mauresmo insisted that the prime—time slots at roland garros are now more equally shared between male and female players, but she thinks more can be done with the night matches. the night sessions are promoted as the highlight of the day at roland garros, but only one women's match — aryna sabalanka taking on sloane stephens in the fourth round — was scheduled for a night—time slot. iam i am comfortable with the scheduling on the day but yes, we can do better
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on the day but yes, we can do better on the day but yes, we can do better on the night matches, i don't know if that answers your question. because you gave me numbers last year and also on the day because it was more of an overall kind of statement of facts that you were giving me last year. my point is this year that we put definitely way more women's matches on the primer slots in 2023. it doesn't make it perfect yet. because of these night matches that are unique, that are only one matches and that's where i come to the length and we talked about it last year or so. katie boulter is — about it last year or so. katie boulter is proud _ about it last year or so. katie boulter is proud to _ about it last year or so. katie boulter is proud to be - about it last year or so. katie boulter is proud to be the - about it last year or so. katie l boulter is proud to be the new british number one replacing a red car new. bradycardia became british number one after her us open triumph but has been hampered by injuries
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since. it is poulter�*s first time as british number one and she is in action this week at the nottingham open, she is ranked 126 in the world and she has two macro places and 19 points above raducanu. it's a day of celebration ahead for manchester city — and theirfans — as the club prepare to parade their treble of trophis on the streets of manchester later on. a live stage show will kick things off — as the team make their way across the city centre in an open—top bus, following their champions league triumph this weekend. let's get some more now with our correspondent andy swiss — who's in the city for us. iam here i am here at the end point of the victory parade. behind me you can see they are still building the stage where players will be presented to the crowd along with that treble of trophies. we are expecting tens of thousands of city fans out here on the streets when the parade gets under way at deans gate at half past six. the bus will
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go through the city streets before arriving here at half past seven. fans have become no stranger to victory parades in recent years, they have won the premier league but they have won the premier league but the champions league is the trophy they have been craving above all others. it should be a special day for fans. others. it should be a special day forfans. rememberthat others. it should be a special day for fans. remember that they are the first english team to win the big treble since their rivals just united back in 1999. it will be a very hot day but it will be some day for manchester city supporters when the parade gets under way at half past six. david moyes will stay as manager of west ham following the club's success in winning the europa conference league. his future was the source of speculation during the season, with west ham towards the bottom end of the table. but ultimately, they secured their top flight status with two games to spare. the hammers ended their a3—year wait for a trophy by beating fiorentina
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in prague last week, giving them european football for the third successive season for the first time in their history. ac milan has paid tribute to their former owner silvio berlusconi who has died at the age of 86. the site said on social media, deeply saddened at the passing of the unforgettable silvio berlusconi and said they shared their sympathies with his family and friends. berlusconi bought the club back in 1986 and won five european cups and eight italian league titles. silvio berlusconi who has died at the age of 86. kate cross has been named in england's squad for the ashes test with australia after recovering from illness.
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pace bowler cross needed multiple rounds of antibiotics to treat a parasite infection but has been included in a 15—player squad for the four—day test at trent bridge starting on 22nd june. the test is followed by three t20s and three one—day internationals. full details of the squad are on the bbc sport website and app. australia got the perfect warm up for the start of this week's ashes against england — by becoming world test champions — after their comprehensive win against india, by 209 runs. australia take on england at edgbaston on friday, in the first of five tests — and captain pat cummins says winning the series would have a big impact on theirfutures. ashes tend to define eras and teams. i think the great thing about this final is we feel like we have played awesome cricket for the last two years and being there at the end, holding the trophy feels well deserved. that is great for our team and in a way, ashes are hard to win.
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it has been 20 odd years so it will not be easy but it will be legacy defining. england rugby union head coach steve borthwick has named a 28—player training squad for england's first rugby world cup preparation camp. harlequins pair, joe marler and danny care are both involved. care's last england cap was under eddiejones, on their tour to australia last summer — whilst marler hasn't featured since the autumn of 2021. there is also a recall for bath scrumhalf ben spencer. tommy fleetwood narrowly missed out on his first pga tour title, after nick taylor came out on top, in a thrilling play off at the canadian open. the 35—year—old canadian nailed an incredible 72—foot putt on the fourth extra play—off hole to become the first home winner of the event in 69 years. joy for taylor, as he clinched his third pga title, but it meant fleetwood had to settle for a fifth runner—up finish of his pga tour career.
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i knew it was going to be slow with how much rain we have had. i wanted to get as close as we can because i thought tommy would make it for that to go in. it is unbelievable. i don't know what to say. the boston red sox got the better of rivals the new york yankees 3—2 on sunday. chris martin with his 10th career save, striking out anthony volpe which helped them to victory. kite hernandez also hitting a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning. the red sox take on the colorado rockies later on today. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. sales of new petrol and diesel cars are due to stop in seven years' time, but the chief executive of one of the uk's biggest service station
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chains doesn't think we're ready for more electric cars. the government target for fast electric chargers is set to be missed, and the man who runs the moto chain says the government hasn't done enough. richard bilton reports. the electric revolution is on its way. in seven years, all new cars will be electric or hybrid �*s. here we are and there are the machines. all lined up. but you wouldn't know that looking at our service stations. this one is pretty good but the government plan was by now there would be six rapid chargers at every station in england, some don't have any. if you look at the network of service stations it is pretty unimpressive, some don't have any at all, i think it's only one in four have the six that the government wants. why is it so slow, the roll out? it wants. why is it so slow, the roll out? . , , ., wants. why is it so slow, the roll out? , . ., ., , out? it has been quite a tortuous
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rocess out? it has been quite a tortuous process to _ out? it has been quite a tortuous process to get — out? it has been quite a tortuous process to get the _ out? it has been quite a tortuous process to get the energy - out? it has been quite a tortuous i process to get the energy required. getting charges is not a challenge, getting power is a major challenge. these are big infrastructure investments but it needs government intervention and support because i think we need to decarbonise. what they didn't do is fully understand they didn't do is fully understand the implications and the requirements around power. the government _ requirements around power. the government says it will support upgrading the electricity system and that the number of charges has more than quadrupled in four years. in the highlands, this business is trying to get ready. they have spent half £1 million converting 5% of their fleet to electric. figs half £1 million converting 596 of their fleet to electric.— their fleet to electric. as a business _ their fleet to electric. as a business and _ their fleet to electric. as a business and business - their fleet to electric. as a i business and business owner their fleet to electric. is —. business and business owner you their fleet to electric. is —s business and business owner you had to look to the future and you have this time bomb ticking with net zero coming up. when we start doing this, we are starting ourjourney albeit it is 5% of the fleet. it is a big step and it is a bold step for us
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