there! try not to get my hair wet! the rain is forecast for most of the rest of the day. thankfully, though semifinals will be played under the roof of center court. novak djokovic, his 46 grand slam semifinal. he is trying to win his fifth wimbledon in a row, trying to equal roger federer�*s eights in total. that is the sort of history that novak djokovic is chasing. he will be playing here hammock sinner, in his first grand slam semifinal. there is more than a 14 year age gap between the two of them. forjannik sinner, it is a breakthrough championship. he did take two sets up championship. he did take two sets up novak djokovic last year. novak djokovic is feeling confident and believes that he yet again is the favourite to win this title.

i don't want to sound arrogant but of course i consider myself favourite. judging the results that i had in my career here and the previous four occasions of wimbledon that i have won, reaching another semifinal, so i do see myself favourite, yes. confident as ever. once that match is finished we will see carlos alcaraz against the neil medvedev. it is incredible to think for carlos alcaraz, this is his fourth senior tournament ever on grass. he has let up tournament ever on grass. he has let up these championships. he is such a dynamic, explosive player. he is exuberant and joyful. he is living his best life here. of course, the us open champion, the top seed, the

world number one, but he has really embraced the pressure and expectation. here he finds himself in his first wimbledon semifinal, against daniel medvedev, the russian who hasn't been to this stage before, not having gone past the fourth round. he is less comfortable on grass than carlos alcaraz already is. we saw the challenge she had against chris eubanks in the previous round. ijust wonder with the expectation and carlos alcaraz weather that might play into his hands a little bit. all the talk here, as it has been for most of the fortnight is for a potential novak djokovic carlos alcaraz final. thank ou. you can follow all of the coverage from wimbledon across the bbc and online. moving on to football and usa international cristian pulisic has admitted he found his time at chelsea difficult. it was announced on thursday that the forward has left the premier league club tojoin

ac milan. he says he's looking forward to the fresh start. you know, for whatever reason i wasn't getting all the opportunities that i wanted at my previous club and now i have a great opportunity to go and reach the highest level that i can and, hopefully, be back to where i want to be and take it to another level. i have a big opportunity now and i'm looking forward to reaching it. the first major league cricket match has been played in the usa with texas super kings beating los angeles knight riders. former south africa captain faf du plessis led super kings as they won by 69 runs in front of a sold out crowd at the grand prairie stadium in texas, which is a former baseball stadium. the usa's new t20 cricket league consists of a 19—game season played over 2.5 weeks and features six teams. now to paris and the world

athletics para championships. rachel latham is in the french capital. it is france's national day here on friday in paris, also known as bastille day. it could be another day of dominance from switzerland. marcel hug, known as one of the greatest wheelchair racers of all time, has won another gold medal in the 1500 metres in a championship record time. he has already won a gold in the 5,000 metres, he goes again at the 800 metres later on this week and i spoke to him after his race about how he tries to stay motivated. i his race about how he tries to stay motivated. ., �* his race about how he tries to stay motivated-— motivated. i don't know, there is not only one _ motivated. i don't know, there is not only one key. _ motivated. i don't know, there is not only one key. it _ motivated. i don't know, there is not only one key. it is _ motivated. i don't know, there is not only one key. it is like - motivated. i don't know, there is not only one key. it is like a - not only one key. it is like a puzzle and so many pieces fit together right now mentally, physically, and i have so much fun at the moment.— physically, and i have so much fun at the moment. from one super swiss to another. — at the moment. from one super swiss to another, catherine _ at the moment. from one super swiss to another, catherine de _ at the moment. from one super swiss to another, catherine de brunner- at the moment. from one super swiss to another, catherine de brunner he i to another, catherine de brunner he has entered five races here at the world championships and has already won three gold schools again. let's

stick with the big names, marcus ream has been world champion for over a decade in the long jump and it will be all eyes on him in the final. that's all the sport for now. with the summer holidays around the corner, many parents will be relying on childcare as theyjuggle work with family time. a recent report shows that nine in ten parents with a disabled child are unable to find a suitable holiday club or activity. ?our correspondent ellie price has this report. yes! even if we were multimillionaires, we would still be in the exact same position because there is no childcare for a child with complex needs, who needs personal care and toileting and things like that.

ok, let's see what i got. like most five year olds, max can be a handful, but he has various developmental issues, including autism and learning disabilities. his mumjas had to give up her full—time job as a police officer to look after him, something that's all the more full—on when he's not at school during the holidays. it's had an obvious financial impact and an emotional one. we're trying to juggle work, home, caring for max, all in one, and it's really, really tricky. like many kids with complex needs, max also tends to struggle with the change in routine at the end of the six long weeks of being at home. all of these things that he's been working so hard on throughout the year, he sort of, bless him, he loses a lot of them. and so then he has to spend from september up till christmas getting back into the swing of things and it takes a massive toll on him. but us as a family as well. a recent survey of all local authorities in england found that nearly one in five say they don't have adequate childcare for disabled children.

in a different survey of 1,800 parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities, nine in ten families say they hadn't been able to find a suitable holiday club or activity, and only 4% had found something for the days and hours they wanted. it's not uncommon for a family to be quoted more than £150 a day for a holiday club for their disabled child. and we also heard from families that said that when they had been able to find the right childcare, that it was often oversubscribed, there was a huge waiting list. so it's having an absolutely devastating impact on families. udi is 14 and has autism. he goes to a mainstream school in manchester, but unlike most kids his age, he's not looking forward to the school holidays. i feel quite fed up to be honest, like, i don't get to socialise — that opportunity to get to get to socialise with people like me. it's just...

without the summer clubs, it'sjust not there. and that makes me feel pretty lonely. udi says holiday clubs are rarely catered to his needs, with few quiet spaces and too many people around. many holidays, we don't go out. we really don't. and that's because either we cannot afford it or because we don't believe that when we get there, we would be able to access what is available. and i hate to see disappointment on his face. i hate to see him cry. in three, two, one, go. back in mostyn, near crewe, max and his mum are looking forward to a summer that will look a bit like this... i mean, you take the good with the bad and we have amazing, amazing moments with max and we love him to bits. but it does sometimes feel like you're on a hamster wheel and you'rejust waiting

for the stumble to come. ellie price, bbc news, crewe. in brazil, practically everyone follows the game of football — and many people play it. but becoming a professional isn't easy, especially for young women, as tim allman explains. think brazil — think football, and this is the sort of thing that probably comes to mind. samba, soccer, celebration. here, in the favelas of rio de janeiro, the passion runs deep. this is a football club that for more than a decade have been trying to help young women become professional players, although that can be easier said than done. translation: i like football, i like playing football, - but the older players are quitting because the female soccer league doesn't reach the same level as men's.

men's football has a lot more support than women's. around 30—40 women train here every week, and the club also has a men's team. it is undoubtedly a harder road to travel for female players, many women not getting the opportunities they feel they deserve, but the ambition is there, no matter what. "my dream is to be a forward in the national team", says ana carolina, "and to play all around the world". maybe that dream will come true, maybe it won't, but her senior football club will do everything they can to help, one match at a time. hello again. we've got some wet and windy weather coming our way over the course of the next few days. it's all down to this area of low pressure. it's coming in today from the south—west and it's going to continue to push northwards as we go through the ensuing few days. the isobars tell their own stories.

it's going to be windy and it's also going to be wet. today, the strongest winds are going to be across the south—west. we're looking widely at gusts 35mph to 45mph. locally along the coasts and hills we could have gusts up to 50mph. in addition to that, we've got all this rain sweeping in from the south—west. again, if you're traveling, that combination could be rather tricky and it's going to be moving northwards. the earlier rain across scotland tending to fizzle, but there will still be one or two showers. temperatures today 15 to 21 degrees. as the rain moves northwards, the winds will pick up with it. as we head on through the evening and overnight period, here comes the rain, continuing to move steadily northwards. some heavy bursts in that. clearer skies with a few showers behind. windy through the irish sea and the north sea, as well as inland. our overnight lows ranging from 13 to 16 degrees. into tomorrow, our low pressure continues to push steadily northwards. it's going to be anchored across the north—west of the country.

in the center of the low it's not going to be as windy as it will be around it, across the north of scotland and also particularly the south—east of england where, once again, we have a met office warning. widely we're looking at gusts of 40mph to 50 locally, 50 to 55 especially, but not exclusively, along the south coast. during the course of saturday our rain moves into the north of scotland, but around our area of low pressure we've got lots of showers and some of those will be heavy and thundery, with some brighter skies in between. it's going to be windy wherever you are and temperatures 16 to about 22 degrees. as we head on into sunday we still will have some showers merging to give some longer spells of rain. it's still going to be a windy day, but not as windy as it's going to be today and tomorrow. temperatures 16 to about 21 degrees. how long is this going to last? well, it certainly is going to last into the first part of the week. remaining unsettled on monday with a new area of low pressure bringing us rain on tuesday.

near the lunar south pole. live from london, this is bbc news. hollywood actors join a strike by screenwriters in the largest shutdown in the us film and tv industry for more than 60 years. a deadly heatwave continues in parts of southern europe, with temperatures over 40 degrees celsius. five, four, three, two, one, zero... india launches a mission to the moon, aiming to be the first to land