hello from the bbc sport centre. we're into the the second week at the us open, and in the next few hours the british number one jack draper will be looking to reach a grand slam quarter—final for the first time. he's the only british player left in the singles draw at flushing meadows and hasn't dropped a set yet ahead of his fourth round match against the czech tomas machac i feel very different to last year. i think i barely played any tennis in the year, struggling with injuries all the time, and then obviously came here. i was still very nervous and unsure before

matches, whether i would get through this one, am i going to get a cramp in this one, am i going to break down physically, get injured or something? i was still struggling with a shoulder injury when i played here last year, i feel very different now. staying in the men's draw, francis tiafoe has made it through to the quarters for the second year running. he beat the australian alexei popyrin in four sets. next up for tiafoe, who reached the semis two years ago, is the bulgarian grigor dimitrov. there could be an all american semi—final with taylor fritz also reaching the quarters on the same side of the draw. coco gauff was looking to become the first woman to successfully defend the us open title in ten years but had a really bad day at the office. 19 double faults and 60 unforced errors in herfourth round match against fellow american emma navarro. she lost in three sets. navarro, who was born in new york, is into the quarters at flushing meadows for the first time.

golf's world number one scottie scheffler has capped a brilliant year, winning the season ending tour championship in atlanta and with it a $25 million cheque. the american, who won olympic gold last month and also his second masters earlier this year, finished on 30 under par. desouite back to back bogeys on the front nine, he still finished four clear of colin morikawa. he is the first player since tiger woods in 2007 to win seven events in a pga tour season. i made a lot of putts this year when i really needed to. some of the putts i made over the weekend, the players, and i made the back nine on sunday, i made the back nine on sunday, i made some putts this year when i really needed to and that's why i'm sitting here with a lot of winds instead of a few. last year, i wasn't able to make the key putts at the right time and this year i was, that's the

difference. the premier league takes a breatherfor the first international break of the season, but it could be an uncomfortable one for the manchester united manager erik ten hag after a chastening 3—nil defeat to liverpool at old trafford, three games into the season, they are in the bottom half of the table with just one win, he says he needs time to rebuild the team. here's our chief football news reporter simon stone. there will certainly be a focus on erik ten hag after the international break when he's got someone like the uruguay midfielder ugate who manchester united have committed £50 million to. he wasn't available yesterday but he will be available for matches after this international break. i think the next international period between september and october, i think the people running manchester united will expect a big improvement in results and performances over

that time to kind of give confidence that erik ten hag is the right man for the job. just a reminder, day five at the paralympics, 61 gold medals to be won in paris, and para gb have already claimed two of them. and that's all the sport for now. some new lines on our leading story, the situation in the middle east. protesters are calling for the government to do more to bring home hostages taken by hamas. we are hearing from the reuters news agency that the us presidentjoe biden has said a final deal for the release of hostages is very close but that he doesn't think the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is doing enough to secure an agreement. the washington post is reporting that this deal, described as a take it or leave it deal, would be presented to israel and hamas in the coming

weeks. and we are hearing that the opposition leader has joined protesters in tel aviv and released a statement calling on the government to push for the release of hostages. more on that coming up hostages. more on that coming up throughout the day on bbc news. when legend of stage and screen, sir ian mckellan fell off a stage injune — breaking his wrist and chipping a vertebrae — there were worries it could be the end of his career. but the shakespearean star has now recovered, and at the age of 85 says he has no plans to retire. tim muffett has more. sir ian mckellen has lived next to the river thames for more than a0 years. it's never the same, this guy is changing all the time and the river traffic is always interesting. fix, the river traffic is always interesting.— the river traffic is always interesting. the river traffic is always interestinu. �* , interesting. a place where the hard-working _ interesting. a place where the hard-working actor _ interesting. a place where the hard-working actor can - interesting. a place where the hard-working actor can relax l ha rd—working actor can relax during hard—working actor can relax during a force career break. in june, he suffered a nasty fall while on stage in the west end.

i fractured my wrist — it's what every kid does when he falls off his bike — and chipped a vertebrae. and do you remember how it happened? aye, i'm moving about, got my foot caught in the remains of a chair, which i tried to kick off — and in doing that i propelled myself forward, as it were on a skateboard, on the newspaper—shiny surface, down to the forestage and then off the stage, which was a three—foot drop. partly broken by a member of the audience on the front row. i was extremely lucky in that i was wearing a padded suit because falstaff — the part i was playing — is fat. it wasn't that i'd got dizzy or anything like that. it was a pure accident. so i count myself lucky that...it�*s beginning to be a distant memory.

retirement is not on his agenda. i retirement is not on his agenda-— retirement is not on his aaenda. . ., ., , retirement is not on his aaenda. _, .,, ., agenda. i will continue as long as the mind — agenda. i will continue as long as the mind and _ agenda. i will continue as long as the mind and legs - agenda. i will continue as long as the mind and legs and - agenda. i will continue as long| as the mind and legs and heart are working. iforget as the mind and legs and heart are working. i forget names, when you are older, you've got more to remember than young people! nevertheless, it's a nuisance when you can't remember your best friend's name. , . , remember your best friend's name, , ., , , , name. his latest film sees him -la a name. his latest film sees him play a much — name. his latest film sees him play a much feared _ name. his latest film sees him play a much feared savage - play a much feared savage theatre critic. it's set in the 19305 theatre critic. it's set in the 1930s and his character is gay at a time when that was illegal. it was a secret you had to hold close to your breast. and if other people discovered your secret, you could get into trouble with the law. you came out publicly as gay in 1988, whilst you were campaigning against clause 28 — the laws which banned the promotion of homosexuality in schools.

do you regret not doing that before? oh, yes. oh, my life would have been very different. looking back, i wish i'd been able to say to my blood family, long before i did, that i was gay, and it was only you shall not pass! many will know sir ian best for his performances as gandalf in the lord of the rings trilogy. and another one is due to be made, will you be playing gandalf in it?— made, will you be playing gandalf in it? i've had some indication — gandalf in it? i've had some indication from _ gandalf in it? i've had some indication from the - gandalf in it? i've had some indication from the powers l gandalf in it? i've had some i indication from the powers that be that gandalf will make an appearance. i'm not letting anybody else put on the pointy hat and beard if i can help it! the latest expedition to the wreck of the titanic has revealed the ocean liner�*s slow

decay, including new damage to the ship's bow. rebecca morelle reports. insta ntly instantly recognisable, the bow of the titanic looming out of the darkness of the depths of the darkness of the depths of the atlantic. this footage was recorded in 2010 and you can see the railing on the deck is rusting but still intact. but a new expedition has discovered a large section is now missing. a review of the titanic has changed forever.- review of the titanic has changed forever. with all the anticipation _ changed forever. with all the anticipation coming - changed forever. with all the anticipation coming up - changed forever. with all the anticipation coming up on - changed forever. with all the | anticipation coming up on the bough, we were so excited, then we thought something wasn't right and we could see the whole section of railing on the port side was gone. it's just iconic, to see the bough of titanic, that's what you think of when you think of the shipwreck, and it doesn't look like that any more. the shipwreck, and it doesn't look like that any more.— like that any more. the story of titanic— like that any more. the story of titanic has _ like that any more. the story of titanic has been _ like that any more. the story of titanic has been told - like that any more. the story| of titanic has been told many times but this famous scene in the 1997 film fixed this part of the ship in all of our minds. titanic was on her

maiden voyage from southampton to new york in 1912 when she hit an iceberg and sank. 1500 people lost their lives. after more than 100 years at the bottom of the ocean, the liner is gradually being lost to the sea. microbes are eating away at the ship, creating stalactites of rust and sea life is colonising the wreck. the team has been analysing how titanic is decaying. they use laser scans to study the bough. the section of railing that is gone was about 11.5 metres long and was lost at some point in the last two years. you can see it here, lying on the sea floor next to the ship, where it fell. the expedition spent 20 daysin fell. the expedition spent 20 days in the north atlantic using two underwater robots to image the wreck site. they focused on the debris field where items from the ship spilled out as the liner split in two. this is one remarkable

discovery found, a bronze statue that once adorned the first class lounge. the centrepiece _ first class lounge. the centrepiece of - first class lounge. the centrepiece of that . first class lounge. the i centrepiece of that room first class lounge. tue: centrepiece of that room was this bronze statue. unfortunately for diana, when titanic split in two, she got ripped off her mantle and she landed in the darkness by herself in the debris field, and the odds of finding it are just truly unbelievable. these latest pictures _ just truly unbelievable. these latest pictures are _ just truly unbelievable. these latest pictures are a - just truly unbelievable. these latest pictures are a reminder that the wreck is decaying. titanic is slowly returning to nature. stay with us here on bbc news. todayis today is a classic transition day. a changes taking place

from the very warm and humid air that brought some of us temperatures of up to 30 celsius yesterday threw some cooler and fresher conditions heading in from the west for the middle parts of the week. but as that transition takes place, the cooler air bumping into the warm and humid air where we have a lot of mist and murk out there, some very gloomy scenes across many parts of the uk and also some outbreaks of rain. this is a very messy transition, we have low pressure in charge at various different frontal systems bringing showers or longer spells of rain. it looks like this heavy and persistent rain will continue to move northeast, the chance of some thunderstorms across the northeast of scotland and as things brighten up further south and west, some sharp showers again. the potential for heavy downpours and thunder and lightning. up to the middle 20s across eastern england, cooler and fresher further north and west but through this evening and tonight, we will continue to see those areas of

showery rain pushing northwards and eastwards. some clear spells spreading from the west, i think we will keep a fair amount of cloud, perhaps mist and murk around here and there, another rather warm night in the southeast, cooler and fresher one further north and west and that fresher air will continue to make progress southwards and eastwards tomorrow. this patchy rain affecting parts of western scotland and northern ireland, perhaps northwest england and north wales. some cloud and showers further south and east but equally some spells of sunshine and those temperatures, 16 for aberdeen and glasgow, 22 in london. this big area of high pressure in the atlantic is going to dry to extend its influence for the middle part of the week. still some weakfrontal middle part of the week. still some weak frontal zones in the picture so that means a lot of dry weather thanks to that area of high pressure but those weak weather fronts still bringing some areas of cloud and some bits and places of showery rain at times but those temperatures will be lower, 1a celsius to 21

celsius north to south for the middle of the week. for the end of the week, a lot of uncertainty about the detail but it looks like low pressure might develop to the south of the uk, bringing some outbreaks of rain with some drier conditions further north.

live from london. this is bbc news. tens of thousands of protesters — block major roads across israel — demanding the government secure a deal, to release the hostages held in gaza. victory for germany's afd — who've become the first far—right party to win a regional election since world war ii. after public anger over the cost of oasis tickets — the uk government says it will investigate the use of �*dynamic pricing'. and sir ian mckellan tells the bbc he has no intention of retiring after falling off stage and injuring himself injune. a nasty fall in that it was a shock.