this is bbc news. the headlines: a bbc investigation casts doubt on the greek authorities account of the sinking of a boat in which hundreds of migrants are feared to have died. analysis shows the boat was in difficulty for several hours before it capsized — the greek coastguard claimed it was on a steady course. the us says its top diplomat has held "candid, substantive and constructive" talks with his chinese counterpart. the visit to beijing by antony blinken comes as tensions remain high between the two countries. a senior british government minister has apologised — over a video showing conservative activists partying during the uk's lockdown in 2020. the metropolitan police says it's "aware" of the footage. switzerland has approved a new law to make the country carbon neutral by 2050. the proposals require the government to slash the country's reliance on fossil fuels.

now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. england lose two early wickets in their second innings — as rain severly disrupts play at edgbaston. andy murray's got that winning feeling again — with victory at the nottingham 0pen today — as he chases a wimbledon seeding. and a moment for katie boulter to remember. a first wta title for her — in a first all—british tour level final in 46 years. and rory mcilory has a 5th major in his sights — just a shot off the lead, ahead of his final round at the us open. also coming up on sportsday: wigan warriors hang on to edge a tight, and fiery encounter with warrington —

as they claim their spot in the final four of the challenge cup. hello there and welcome along to the programme — and it's been a really frustrating day for england's cricketers in more ways than one. rain meant a premature end to the third day's play, in the first ashes test against australia at edgbaston. that, after england lost the crucial wickets of their openers, having bowled australia out before lunch. patrick geary reports. england could not afford an easy sunday morning at edgbaston. come on england! not with the game in the balance and time marching onwards.

with the pitch unhelpful, they needed a plan, everything in its right place, fielders on the ball. alex kerry is the latest to be entranced byjimmy anderson. all the while, australia were advancing, and this was starting to hurt england. moeen ali's stinging finger needed treatment. their attack weakened. ben stokes improvised and moved his men to unusual places to unsettle usman khawaja. he bowled 0llie robinson for a brilliant 141. breakthrough made, the rest of the aussie batting quickly gave way, ending fittingly in the hands of stokes. an excellent end to that session from england they do have a lead ofjust seven runs. that leaves this match fascinatingly poised, with the added dimension of some storms potentially coming in through the afternoon. and as the dark lord left, darker skies arrived. rain delayed the match, but when it eased, it left perfect hunting conditions for aussie bowlers. ben duckett going to a brilliant catch from cameron green.

black clouds loomed ominously for zak crawley bowling. england 35 runs ahead but two wickets down. when the drama moved to the heavens. so — a damp time in the cricket — but the weather held off in nottingham for the tennis. there was an all—british tour level final for the first time in almost 50 years, as british number one katie boulter took onjodie burrage. and more success for andy murray who claimed his second title in two weeks. andy swiss reports. as father's day presents go, not a bad one for andy murray, as he followed up last week's success in surbiton with another morale boosting triumph. superb from murray. world number 181 ranked arthur cazaux could only watch and admire as murray proved that when it comes to playing on grass, he is still a force to be reckoned with. a perfect lob from andy murray. tougher tests await, but the pre—wimbledon signs are encouraging. murray didn't drop a single set on his way to the

title, but if you thought that made his day... hopefully i'll get back tonight to see my kids, for father's day. so, hopefully i will get in before their bedtime, and get a rest day tomorrow, and get pumped for queen's. oh, my god! i didn't know they were here. i had no idea they were coming. applause and the home fans still had even more to cheer. jodie burrage and katie boulter in the first all british final on the women's tour since 1977. the first set goes - the way of the british numberone. it was boulter that soon took control, showing just why she has taken over emma radacanu as the british number one in ruthless fashion. the result was a straight sets win, and the biggest title of her career dedicated to those who had supported her.

this one always gets me a little emotional. my team, my family. it means everything to me, and the work through the tough moments and the good moments. i'm sorry... applause but those tears soon turned to smiles. for british tennis, a day of double delight. great wins for them both. the final round of the us open is underway at los angeles country club. rory mcilroy is nine under par, just a shot behind joint leaders rickie fowler and wyndham clark. mcilroy tees off around 10:20 uk time. fowler could have had the outright lead, but three putted his final hole, meaning he had to settle for an even par round of 70. in contrast, clark produced this sublime approach at the eighteenth to set up his fourth birdie of the day and a one under par round of 69. northern ireland's mcilroy is still in the hunt for a fifth major though, his last one came back in 2014. here's what he had to say after his round on saturday.

ifelt like i played really smart, solid golf, hit a lot of fareways, hit a lot of greens. i sort of felt somewhat stress—free out there, if you can ever call golf at a us open stress—free. but overall, pretty pleased with how today went, and ifeel like i am in a good spot heading into tomorrow. i mentioned out there, after going through the last few years, i am not scared to fail. i have dealt with that, so we're just going to go and have fun, and continue to try to execute, and leave it all out there and see where we stand on 18. i felt like i handled it all very welt — i felt like i handled it all very welt my— i felt like i handled it all very well. my two black birdies were unfortunate, but followed up a great birdie, _ unfortunate, but followed up a great birdie, and _ unfortunate, but followed up a great birdie, and at the end, i felt like i handled — birdie, and at the end, i felt like i handled the adversity well and my best round — i handled the adversity well and my best round is still out there. so this is how is stands then —

clark and fowler out in front, and mcilroy right behind. and world number one scottie scheffler two further back off mcilroy. england's tommy fleetwood is well off the pace at one over. he's not long started his final round. matt fitzpatrick, the defending champion, is one under for the tournament, he's out around nine this evening. the times later than usual, given the la time difference. what drama yesterday for scotland in the euro qualfiers, as they came back to beat norway — maintaining their 100 per cent record in the group. and england have the chance to do the same — when tomorrow they take on north macedonia. england have won three from three in their euro 2024 qualification campaign — having beaten malta 4—0 on friday evening. manager gareth southgate knows their opponents at old trafford will be tough to beat, and wants to keep up their winning record, with the right players at his disposal. it is always difficult picking a team, because we have some depth, and some players who have all trained well. so, they are all presenting well and they are all available for the game. as always, we are looking at the opposition, and we are looking at the best way

to try to win the game. what attributes we need. so, not an easy decision, but we're very clear in our heads where we need to head. the game comes at the end of a long campaign domestically, including a world cup that came last winter. england defender luke shaw says they're still approaching the match with focus, as they look to qualify for next year's tournament. it's ourjob, i think. you know, i'd much rather have a shorter summer this one, and be in the euros next summer. so for me, i have no problem with the games. of course it's tough, but we are all very fit individuals, teams. so, you know, we push ourselves to the max. but like i said, for me, these games are very important. croatia face spain in the nations league final — that kicks off in in the next few minutes. earlier, italy beat the netherlands 3—2 in the 3rd place play—off. federico dimarco and davide frattesi scored in the opening 20 minutes

with federico chiesa getting italy's third. the defeat means ronald koeman has now lost three of the first four games of his second spell in charge of the netherlands. wigan warriors will face hull kr in the semi—finals of rugby league's challenge cup, after a thrilling win against warrington wolves at the dw stadium. hoping to put a poor run of form in the super league to one side, wigan suffered a big early blow against their rivals— but what followed was remarkable. adam cottier watched the action. wigan warriors are the most successful side in challenge cup history. the 20—time winners of this age old competition will remember this particular tie for some time. not least because they were reduced to 12 men in only the seventh minute, after kaide ellis's head appeared to make contact with stefan ratchford's, resulting in a straight red card. but wigan, who had lost four of their previous six matches, rallied to win the first try.

rallied to claim the first try. scored by the former warrington player toby keane. harry smith's conversion and a further penalty saw wigan take an 8—0 lead into half—time. apologies followed from ellis in the dressing room at the break. outside, a fervent atmosphere added to the sense that more drama was to come. warrington clambered back into contention, with a try from joe bullock. of this absorbing match. their lebanese international dived into the _ their lebanese international dived into the corner, before smith's razor—sharp accuracy continued from the ring. with an extra though, warrington were determined not to let slip a big opportunity, withjoshua lis getting over to scott. he thought he had done so again with seconds to spare, but warrington fell agonisingly short of a late turnaround, with a forward pass call

from thejudge, and a last gasp effort was ruled out. wigan winning14—12. wigan are the challenge cup holders, only hull kr stand in their way for the place as the august final in wembley. so so dry there and also in the later kick—off. —— so drama there. super league side leigh leopards survived a scare — but came through their quarter final with the championship�*s york city knights. york had a 14—6 lead at the break, with joe brown getting the first try for the championship side. myles harrison then added a second after a] towse's brilliant pass. kai o'donnell was sent off for leigh early on, but they stormed back in the second half — with five tries . half — with five tries. including two forjosh charnley. 34—14 the final score. they take on st helens, in the other men's semifinal. it's also quarterfinals day in the women's event. holders st helens, wigan warriors and york valkyrie are all through to the last four after big wins. wigan defeated huddersfield giants 46—10. shona hoyle's second—half hat—trick inspired saints

to a 36—0 victory over warrington wolves. and georgie hetherington claimed four tries as york extended their unbeaten start to 2023 with a 54—0 demolition of cardiff. theyjoin leeds who beat leigh leopards in the first quarterfinal on saturday. denmark's mattias skjelmose has won the tour de suisse, cycling's final warm up race before next month's tour de france. he finished third on the final stage time trial, but that was enough to secure the 22 year old the biggest victory of his career byjust nine seconds. tom pidcock was 18th on the stage and finished as the highest placed briton in 22nd overall. there was also a time trial on stage two of the women's race. claire steels was the top british rider finishing seventh which moved her up to tenth overall. but that was almost two minutes behind switzerland's marlen reusser who won the stage to take the overall lead

in the four day race. it's been a great day for british hockey with comfortable wins for both the gb men and women's teams at lee valley. the men beat spain 3—0 to climb to the top of the pro league points table. nicolas bandurak scored the first two before this brilliant solo effort from lee morton wrapped up the win. and great britain's women were also comfortable winners against the usa. 4—2 the final score with player of the match charlotte watson getting gb�*s third goal. jorge martin completed the sprint and race double at motogp�*s german grand prix to cut francesco bagnaia's championship lead to 16 points. for the second day running the spaniard endured a titanic battle with the italian. their fight was so close that they touched on the penultimate lap and martin eventually beat the world champion to the chequered flag byjust six hundredths of a second. martin's french team mate johann zarco completed the podium at the sachsenring.

celebrations in style there. a reminder of our top story. england were left frustrated in the third day of the first ashes test, as rain disrupted play at edgbaston. australia's bowlers struck twice in quick succession, before heavy rain washed out the later sessions. less than 33 overs of play were possible on a soggy sunday in birmingham. england were 28 for two in their second winnings, monday are said to be dry, but the rain predicted for tuesday will have an influence on any potential england declaration, if they manage to bat long enough. there we go. that's all from sportsday — the canadian grand prix is almost at the halfway point in montreal, max verstappen is leading comfortably — you can follow that on our website bbc.co.uk/sport. we'll have more sport for you throughout the evening.

hello and welcome to news watch with me. new research shows audiences increasingly don't want to hear about challenging new stories like the war in ukraine. how should the bbc respond? and how that was the reporting of the privilege committee's findings on boris johnson. ., . committee's findings on boris johnson. . . ., , committee's findings on boris johnson. . . ., ., johnson. the guidance was followed completely- — johnson. the guidance was followed completely. this _ johnson. the guidance was followed completely. this week's _ johnson. the guidance was followed completely. this week's report - johnson. the guidance was followed completely. this week's report by l completely. this week's report by mps into whether borisjohnson misled parliament over cupboard locks and parties had been long awaited and widely anticipated. but it still came as something of a bombshell when it was published on thursday. by then, borisjohnson�*s rejection of the damning findings had been made crystal clear, and it was echoed by the likes of jacob

rees—mogg. i was echoed by the likes of jacob rees-mogg-_ was echoed by the likes of jacob rees-mon ., ~ , ., ~ rees-mogg. i think it is over baked. i think they — rees-mogg. i think it is over baked. i think they want _ rees-mogg. i think it is over baked. i think they want to _ rees-mogg. i think it is over baked. i think they want to find _ rees-mogg. i think it is over baked. i think they want to find the - rees-mogg. i think it is over baked. i think they want to find the worst i i think they want to find the worst at every— i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity, and i think— at every possible opportunity, and i think it _ at every possible opportunity, and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness, there does not work to the _ vindictiveness, there does not work to the committee's favour or advantage. to the committee's favour or advantage-— to the committee's favour or advantaae. , . , ., ., advantage. the space provided on the bbc for the former _ advantage. the space provided on the bbc for the former prime _ advantage. the space provided on the bbc for the former prime minister - bbc for the former prime minister and his supporters to reject the report's conclusions annoyed william adele graham, who e—mailed, the 30 orso adele graham, who e—mailed, the 30 or so mps who support borisjohnson should not be granted that same air time and same difference as the hundreds of mps, including many conservatives who will support the reports. the bbc should seek balance, but when that quest for balance, but when that quest for balance means that you are talking to eccentrics like fabricant and dorries then that quest becomes most equivalent to a bias. that charge had already been levelled last friday, when before anyone else had seen its conclusions, borisjohnson dismissed the committee that investigated him as a kangaroo court. so, did the bbc allow this pre—emptive strike to shape the narrative of the story and fairly?

simon caldwell thought so. sorry, bbc news. why on earth are your headlines repeatedly emphasising that the former pm is appalled at being forced out? you should be highlighting very clearly that he misled parliament. but this person found a bias in the other direction. yet again bbc news shows its blatant lack of impartiality in its reporting of the borisjohnson report. having hounded him for over two years, repeatedly emphasising and spectating on every negative they could find or invent, they are now gloating over the report stating he misled parliament. 0ne now gloating over the report stating he misled parliament. one of the mps out supporting boris johnson he misled parliament. one of the mps out supporting borisjohnson on the airwaves on thursday was brendan clarke—smith, who faced victoria derbyshire or newsnight. boris johnson collected _ derbyshire or newsnight. boris johnson collected the - derbyshire or newsnight. err" 3 johnson collected the record. derbyshire or newsnight. boris i johnson collected the record. not accordin: johnson collected the record. not according to _ johnson collected the record. not according to the committee's report today _ according to the committee's report today are — according to the committee's report today. are you sure you have read it? ~ . today. are you sure you have read it? . . , , . . today. are you sure you have read it? . . ,, . . , , today. are you sure you have read it? . ., it? which specific bits are you referrin: it? which specific bits are you referring to? _ it? which specific bits are you referring to? they _ it? which specific bits are you referring to? they said - it? which specific bits are you referring to? they said he - it? which specific bits are you - referring to? they said he purported to come to the _ referring to? they said he purported to come to the commons _ referring to? they said he purported to come to the commons and - referring to? they said he purported| to come to the commons and correct the statement, but they weren't

satisfied — the statement, but they weren't satisfied he had. that was another contempt — satisfied he had. that was another contem t. �* ., satisfied he had. that was another contemt. �* . ., ~ satisfied he had. that was another contemt. �* . . ~' . contempt. brendan clark retreated the cli of contempt. brendan clark retreated the clip of that _ contempt. brendan clark retreated the clip of that interview _ contempt. brendan clark retreated the clip of that interview posted i contempt. brendan clark retreated the clip of that interview posted byj the clip of that interview posted by newsnight, adding, i'm standing but i think is right. but kate spoke for many saying, i have to say that victoria derbyshire was incredible in this interview, she knew every detail of everything came back sharp and fair every time. a master class political interviewing. the day afterjust political interviewing. the day after just a's political interviewing. the day afterjust a's knife attack in nottingham, which saw the death of to hear your thoughts about bbc coverage again next wee in afterjust a's knife attack in nottingham, which saw the ian coates, barnaby webber, and grace 0'malley,, a vigil was held in the city that was attended by thousands. your mac that vigil held in memory of two of the three victims who died in yesterday's attacks is due to get under way shortly. attacks is due to get under way shortl . , ., ., , , attacks is due to get under way shortl . , . . , , ., , shortly. understandably, there has been a very — shortly. understandably, there has been a very sombre _ shortly. understandably, there has been a very sombre mood - shortly. understandably, there has been a very sombre mood here - shortly. understandably, there has been a very sombre mood here at. shortly. understandably, there has i been a very sombre mood here at the university of nottingham. mas university of nottingham. was followed offended _ university of nottingham. was followed offended a number of news watch viewers, including this

person, who wondered, are we the only people watching he got the cameras were far too intrusive, showing close up images of the grieving families? the vigil was very moving once it began, but the focus on the grief of the families during the wait was intrusive in the extreme. peter morgan agreed. never in my 55 years on this planet have i ever turned off any news coverage, due to it being too voyeuristic and upsetting, but your current coverage was absolutely unnecessary. nobody was absolutely unnecessary. nobody was available from bbc news to discuss those points, but we were given the statement. the tragic events in nottingham this week were of huge interest to our audience, who expressed concern for and condolences for the families of the victims. uk media was invited by the university to cover the event, and we aimed to include the vigil as part of our overall coverage, highlighting not only what happened, but also the lasting impact of violence will have. it is always our intention to be as sensitive as possible to the families and those affected, and we appreciate the

feedback from our on this. on saturday night, many football fans would have been following the progress of manchester city in their attempt to win the champions league final, and therefore complete the treble, having already won the premier league and the fa cup. fair perhaps to assume that that group did not include viewers of nick robinson's political thinking, in which he was interviewing baroness louise casey on the bbc news channel. for most of the programme, those watching were kept updated of the score, but with a couple of minutes to go in the final, the channel cut nick robinson off to go, not to pictures of the match, the bbc do not have rights to show it, but to footage of manchester city supporters. but to footage of manchester city sunporters-_ but to footage of manchester city su orters. ., ., ., , ., supporters. you wanted to use, and did use the — supporters. you wanted to use, and did use the word _ supporters. you wanted to use, and did use the word of— supporters. you wanted to use, and did use the word of institutional- did use the word of institutional racism. institutional sexism. and he... ~ ., , racism. institutional sexism. and he... . . , , he... we are interrupting this programme _ he... we are interrupting this programme as _ he... we are interrupting this programme as we _ he... we are interrupting this programme as we are - he... we are interrupting this programme as we are in - he... we are interrupting this programme as we are in the l he... we are interrupting this - programme as we are in the final coupte _ programme as we are in the final coupte of— programme as we are in the final couple of minutes of normal time in the champions league final between manchester city and inter milan in

istanbut — manchester city and inter milan in istanbul. what you are seeing now as scenes— istanbul. what you are seeing now as scenes tive _ istanbul. what you are seeing now as scenes live in the fan zone in manchester. let's have a listen in. cheering — manchester. let's have a listen in. cheering and applause there is a corner about to happen in the final crucial seconds of this game. paul clark was not impressed. i was engrossed in an interview being conducted by nick robinson, only for it to be cut short to watch manchester city fans celebrating the champions league. whilst this is a great triumph, if i had wanted to see it, i would have picked a channel it was on. not only that, you decide to go straight into the 10pm news and show the same footage. this will be the lead story for days, so to cut short a captivating interview to show footage that would be repeated within ten minutes, it seems like it a curious attitude towards the news. bbc�*s news responded to that point like this. decisions to cut to breaking yours during sketching programming on the

channel are done on a case—by—case basis. —— schedule programming. 0n basis. —— schedule programming. on this occasion, it was not the audience would want to know about this particular historical moment in english football as it happened. it is not something we do without due consideration. it has been known for a while that audiences of traditional tv and radio news bulletins are in decline. particularly among the younger generation, who increasingly get their news from online sources such as tick—tock, instagram and youtube. but a report out this week from the reuters institute lays bare the extent of that decline. around the world, the number of people taking a strong interest in the news has dropped by around a quarter in the last six years, and in the uk, that figure is 43%, lower than the global average. more than a third of people worldwide say they sometimes are often actively avoid the news. paul gilbert told his theory of why that might be. i read that news is

declining in popularity according to reuters. i suggest the obsession with the politics of the westminster village may be a significant cause. please can then use be wide—ranging than the current offering? let’s than the current offering? let's talk to the _ than the current offering? let's talk to the report _ than the current offering? let's talk to the report to's _ than the current offering? let's talk to the report to's lead - than the current offering? let's talk to the report to's lead author, who used to work at the bbc, and was one of the original creators of its news website. welcome to news watch. it sounds like the uk drop in news interest is more dramatic than in other countries. why is that? it is reall a other countries. why is that? it 3 really a combination of a very difficult news agenda, people turning away from toxic politics, from just having been through covid, the aftermath of brexit, it is partlyjust the aftermath of brexit, it is partly just feeling overwhelmed. the aftermath of brexit, it is partlyjust feeling overwhelmed. i think it has produced this huge avalanche of newsletters with those 24 hours a day. we avalanche of newsletters with those 24 hours a day-— avalanche of newsletters with those 24 hours a day. we gave the example of one viewer — 24 hours a day. we gave the example of one viewer who _ 24 hours a day. we gave the example of one viewer who picked _ 24 hours a day. we gave the example of one viewer who picked out - 24 hours a day. we gave the example of one viewer who picked out the - of one viewer who picked out the so—called westminster village affect. imagine being turned off politics. could that be in effect in

the uk? , ., ., ~ ., the uk? yes and no. i think that what bbc and _ the uk? yes and no. i think that what bbc and others _ the uk? yes and no. i think that what bbc and others seat - the uk? yes and no. i think that what bbc and others seat when | the uk? yes and no. i think that- what bbc and others seat when there is a big political event is that the viewing figures actually go up. i think that as that are interested in news and interested in politics, of whom there are many, are quite often interested in the twists and turns of what is going on at westminster. i think the problem is that huge numbers of other people are less interested, and have other things going on in their lives. theyjust want to know the big picture. and i think that quite often, we sort of super optimise our tv channels are radio channels, or websites for people who are really interested in use, and sometimes we get a bit about people who just want the headlines or a bigger range of stories. —— who are really interested in use. as your viewer explain. interested in use. as your viewer exlain. ,. . interested in use. as your viewer exlain. . . ., ., ., explain. the pandemic change a lot of --eoles explain. the pandemic change a lot of peoples connections _ explain. the pandemic change a lot of peoples connections and - explain. the pandemic change a lot of peoples connections and habits i of peoples connections and habits long term. do you think that has played a part the decline of news interest? i

played a part the decline of news interest? ~ ., played a part the decline of news interest? ,, ., , interest? i think we are still t in: interest? i think we are still trying to — interest? i think we are still trying to work— interest? i think we are still trying to work out _ interest? i think we are still trying to work out what - interest? i think we are still trying to work out what the | interest? i think we are still- trying to work out what the effect of the pandemic has been, but i think there is no question that it is kind of exhilarated some of the trends we were seeing before. so, so around news habits and news use, we have seen a further move towards digital and speeding up of the move away from traditional forms of media, print obviously, but to some extent, tv and radio as well. and a sense that we need to protect our mental health sometimes from these difficult stories. there is only so much we can take, so i think that is also part of it. people are not necessarily not interested, but they want to sort of ration themselves and see some hope, and to be diverted into other things as well. you raise an interesting issue. i want to ask about what the bbc should do. your research found that some long—running stories like the cost of living crisis, and like ukraine are a turn off, because people feel they are too depressing.

should the bbc perhaps be putting up more good news to balance that? i’m more good news to balance that? i'm not sure it more good news to balance that? i“n not sure it is good news, but definitely more of a mix, and we asked people who are avoiding use what kind of news they value most, was they think is most important. they did talk about a more positive perspectives. they talked about news that try to offer solutions, rather than just point out the problems. they talked about explaining the news better. and i think that these are all things the media companies can think about more. i think we also saw this in covid, but explain us helping contextualise the news was really valuable to people, and i think media companies will be doing a lot more of that, including the bbc. . ~ ., a lot more of that, including the bbc. . 4' ., ., ~ a lot more of that, including the ssc. » ., ., ~ _, a lot more of that, including the sac. ., ., ~ _, a lot more of that, including the sac. ., ., ~ . bbc. nick newman, thank you so much. thank ou bbc. nick newman, thank you so much. thank you for— bbc. nick newman, thank you so much. thank you for all— bbc. nick newman, thank you so much. thank you for all of _ bbc. nick newman, thank you so much. thank you for all of your _ bbc. nick newman, thank you so much. thank you for all of your comments - thank you for all of your comments this week. if you want to share your views about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online or social media, e—mail news watch. 0r social media, e—mail news watch. or you can find us on twitter. you can call us on this number. and you can

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