meanwhile british number one johanna konta says she still intends to compete at flushing meadows.he's currently playing in the battle of the brits at roehampton. another tournament being staged behind closed doors. she says she understands other players' concerns but she'll continue to compete while she feels safe. it is so valid to have reservations and concerns in general and i think those worries and stresses will dramatically vary between people. so i think some of us have more anxiety than others. i think it is very important to respect everyone's approach to this as it is going to be very, very different. i think ithinki i think i definitely want to play. i feel very motivated to play, and i'm looking for to playing given the opportunity but i am 100% going to be taking every precaution possible to really minimise the amount of timei to really minimise the amount of time i spend in public spaces, at airports, and so i am really looking to make sure that he keep myself safe but keep my team safe at the same time and i think everyone has gotan same time and i think everyone ha

major tennis tournament to be held since the start of the pandemic, and there'll be no fans at flushing meadowsll valid to have reservations and concerns in general andi reservations and concerns in general and i think those worries and stresses will dramatically vary between the people and so i think some people will have more anxiety than others and at is very important to respect everyone's approach to this and it's been very different. finishing things there. and andy has been confirmed that the men's and women six nations will be completed in october with matches and both transmits them to be postponed because of the remaining rounds will be played on the 21st of 0ctober rounds will be played on the 21st of october with england topping the ta bles october with england topping the tables with the men and women's event. that is all this but for now, good night. hello there. the heat is continuing to build across much of the country. it's going to be a short—lived heat because the wind direction changes again by the weekend. but a southerly breeze on thursday and bags of sunshine in the south

last month, the world number two said he had little desire to travel to flushing meadows.f the chancellor who will, you can see, here on bbc online, unveil a £2 billion scheme to kick—startjobs for young people. we shall have analysis for you and all the other top business stories. that is all to come in the next few minutes. i will see you then. hello. well, we've got another dose of rain on the way for wednesday. it's more southern parts of the uk that will get the rain. now, this is the satellite picture. notice it's actually a conveyor belt of cloud that's stretching from the north sea across the uk, ireland and out into the atlantic, and out here in the central north atlantic, not that it's of any huge significance, but this is actually an old tropical storm that's just feeding in warmth and moisture into this band of cloud and rain that's gradually slipping across the country from west to east. there is also a lot of mild air to the south, in fact, 15 degrees, that is the early morning temperature on wednesday, whereas in the glens of scotland early on wednesday, it

major tennis tournament to be held since the start of the pandemic, and there'll be no fans at flushing meadows think some people obviously have more anxiety than others. i think it's very important to respect everyone's approach to this. as it is going to be very, very different. and that's all the sport for now. we will see you again soon bye—bye. hello there. i think it's pretty fair to say that in terms of weather, july 2020 has not exactly been a headline grabber. in fact, the month so far has been slightly cooler, wetter and cloudier than normal. however, we are going to close out the month with a bit of a flourish with some warmth coming up from the near continent. thursday, temperatures into the high 20s. the highs are likely to peak on friday. somewhere across central or south east england, we could see 34 degrees as a high. but not everybody has seen the sunshine or the warmth. this was east lothian through thursday afternoon. the cloud thick enough for some drizzle. an area of low pressure brought some cloud and outbreaks of rain through scotland and northern ireland, and that's drif

a fortnight before play begins at flushing meadows.he men's tour. a number of top players have already expressed doubt about travelling to the us. next year at rugby league world cup will begin at newcastle st. james park with the host in england playing some moa. the match will take place on october the 23rd while the reigning champions australia it will ta ke reigning champions australia it will take ona reigning champions australia it will take on a fiji and whole. best samoa. scotland and harlem play the following day with wales in action on the 27th. it is the first time the men's, women's and will check sediments will all be played at the same time. with 61 matches taking place across five weeks. -- will chair tournaments. as somebody who is played in three world cups, through will cup finals, i know how important this is to the players. they will be able to look at those pictures now being announced this morning and they will be able to start and target games and target the tournament because when they come to that first game in