andy murray is back, again.shington for the latest tournament and what has been a long road to recovery. expectations have been low. i have been practising well. i have been competitive with everybody i have been playing with, i need to tra nsfer been playing with, i need to transfer that onto the match court, thatis transfer that onto the match court, that is harder than people think sometimes. he will take on mckenzie mcdonald in the early hours of the morning, a man who was just 11 when andy murray won his first title, but who is ranked 750 races higher. it has been quite a fall from andy murray who lastjuly was best player in the world. a nagging hip problem injanuary, in the world. a nagging hip problem in january, painstaking rehabilitation, has seen him fall outside the top 800. if i win a couple of matches i could move up 300 spots in a week which is nice. hopefully i can get back up there quickly but it sort of feels like i'm starting from scratch again. so i'm looking forward to it. it will be hard but

andy murray seemed ahead of schedule.o play in the usa later this month. the stage is free for kyle edmund and your anaconda —— konta but there is nobody quite like andy murray, he has the trophies. i must admit i will be glued to wimbledon. the world cup as well all coming up in about 15 minutes. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: reports from germany say the interior minister horst seehofer has offered to resign because of his differences with chancellor merkel over immigration policy. mr seehofer has been pushing for a tougher approach to asylum seekers and was reported to be unhappy with this week's european union deal on migration. votes are being counted in mexico's general election. exit polls suggest the left—wing candidate andres manuel lopez 0brador is likely to be the next president. his two closest rivals have both admitted defeat. one of his allies is on course to become the first woman mayor of mexico city. his suit closest rivals have already conceded. and possibly the first woman may

andy murray is a winner.believe you can finish it with the trophy? we may have just started to imagine him doing this again this month. he clearly feels his body cannot manage it. in a statement this afternoon, he said: this is a surprise, considering we have seen murray back in action in the last fortnight, at queens, for example. he seemed ahead of schedule, but he thinks long—term. the year began with a major operation. so, the us open in late summer is a more realistic opportunity. that is little consolation to wimbledon right now, where his absence will be felt deeply. kyle edmonds made good progress, but only when andy murray is not there do we truly realise how much british tennis has depended on him. joe wilson, bbc news. it's been an awful day for britain's lewis hamilton at the austrian grand prix. the mercedes driver had to retire from the race and also lost his lead in the drivers‘ championship. well, the problems started for hamilton when mercedes made a tactical error in this early pit stop. the

and no wimbledon for andy murray this year, as he pulls out on the eve of the tournament. good evening. more than 100 firefighters are working in what are described as "extremely testing conditions" at the scene of a huge moorland fire in lancashire. after strong winds caused two fires to merge they say they're dealing with a rapidly developing and aggressive blaze which now covers a three square mile area. it could take at least a week to put out the flames. our correspondent, sarah walton, has sent this report from winter hill. it's hot, sweaty work and there's no end in sight. firefighters have spent a third full day on winter hill but despite their best efforts, eight square kilometres of moorland are still alight. this fire is over quite an extensive area on two faces of winter hill. so we've got two areas, in the region of about four square kilometres each, so significant fire fronts. fire crews have travelled here from as far away as south wales and warwickshire, working in the intense heat and thick smoke, fighting flames not just on the ground but also from the ai

andy murray has won forjust the second time this year and will face his compatriot kyle edmund in ther two and half hours to get past the american mackenzie macdonald. he looked understandably rusty after so long out after hip surgery butjust look out for the victory celebration, this meant a lot. paul garrity reports. starting from scratch again is how andy murray described his comeback from injury and shaking those hips is not easy after surgery. the early stages of the contest proved that against mckenzie mcdonald. he found it hard to get his rhythm, first set to the american. but once in his groove the former number one was dancing to his old tune, taking control and winning the second set. andy murray is in a hurry to get back to top form. he failed to take five match points and cue the frustration. once harmony was restored he ended his torment and will face kyle edmund in round two but for now the world will wait and see how quickly he can climb back up. still to come on sportsday this evening. rocky 137, england's record breaking prop retires from the international game. and a

the fact that andy murray will not be playing at wimbledon.awn and says it's "too soon" for him to be playing five sets matches after his comeback from hip surgery. and hamilton has a day to forget in austria. the mercedes driver retire from the race and loses his lead in the drivers' championship. hello. there are a few kremlins in the system here. wejust hello. there are a few kremlins in the system here. we just had a power cut at our live position in moscow. russia are hosting an enormous party, getting further at their own world cup than they could ever have imagined. they have knocked spain out on penalties at the national stadium. a couple of weeks ago when they managed to get out of their group, there was near hysteria on the streets of moscow. they will be ramping it up to a different level altogether. with the story of the match, here is our sports correspondent natalie pirks. they came with hope and the knowing belief that anything is possible but this is david and goliath territory. with spain unbeaten in two years, russia had to g

andy murray is a winner.believe you can finish it with the trophy? we may have just started to imagine him doing this again this month. he clearly feels his body cannot manage it. in a statement this afternoon, he said... this is a surprise, considering we have seen andy murray back in action in the last fortnight, at queens, for an example. he seemed ahead of schedule, but he thinks long—term. he began the year with a major operation. the us open in late summer is a more realistic opportunity. that is little consolation to wimbledon right now where his absence will be felt deeply. kyle edmonds made good progress, but only when andy murray is not there do we truly realise how much british tennis has depended on him. voting's been taking place in mexico, with the left—wing former mayor of mexico city, andres manuel lopez obrador, tipped to win the presidency. he's promised to tackle rampant corruption and crime. campaigning was marred by violence, with more than one hundred and thirty candidates and political

andy murray is a winner.nts unless you believe you can finish it with the trophy? we may havejust believe you can finish it with the trophy? we may have just started to imagine him doing this again this month. he clearly feels his body cannot manage it. in a statement this afternoon, he said: this is a surprise, considering we have seen andy murray back in action in the last fortnight, at queens for an example. he seemed ahead of schedule but he thinks long—term foot he began the year with a major operation. the us open late summer isa operation. the us open late summer is a more realistic opportunity. that is little consolation to wimbledon right now where his absence will be felt deeply. kyle edmonds made good progress but only when andy murray is not there to be truly realise how much british tennis has depended on him? voting‘s been taking place in mexico, with the left—wing former mayor of mexico city, andres manuel lopez 0brador, tipped to win the presidency. he‘s promised to tackle rampant corruption a

andy murray is in a hurry to get back to top form.icker than he was. he failed to take five match points and cue the frustration. once harmony was restored, he ended his torment and will face kyle edmund in round two but for now the world will wait and see how quickly he can climb back up. that's all from sportsday. all of our sports news is available on the bbc sport website. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are camilla tominey, who's the political editor at the sunday express, and the political commentator, jane merrick. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the daily telegraph carries the story of a 76—year—old northern ireland veteran, who's voiced his anger at being under police investigation for the attempted murder of two protesters on bloody sunday. he's accused the government of "betrayal". on the front page of the metro is a photograph of xeneral webster, the man who's been jailed for 17 years for the manslaughter of

we have to talk about andy murray, no andy murray year. ns of a grand slam, he says he pulled out with a heavy heart, and speaking this morning, judy murray confirmed he is thinking about his long—term fitness. judy murray confirmed he is thinking about his long-term fitness. playing best—of—3 sets is different from playing best of five and you wouldn't want to put yourself in a situation where you couldn't com plete situation where you couldn't complete the match or maybe want your first match and couldn't com plete your first match and couldn't complete the second, and because he has been out of the game for ii months, you don't know how your body will react, not just months, you don't know how your body will react, notjust during the match but the day after, so after playing into events and then practising for a number of days, he felt he wasn't ready for five sets yet. sam, andy murray not being here isa yet. sam, andy murray not being here is a huge loss to the tournament but fa ns is a huge loss to the tournament but fans seem to be u

andy murray does not support england.h happens once every four years to budge for the tennis which is very popular in england in certain countries, but, you know, not as popular as the world cup. families coming home should certainly... lovely picture of gareth southgate. it seems to be raining. yeah, he looks quite relaxed. what are their chances? what are your predictions? no idea. i cannot predict it. they must have so much momentum and so pumped. you would hope they would get out there and do it. after last night's game... hopefully they have the right outcome as opposed to other years. my children say why is she stressed? other years. my children say why is she stressed ? ok, other years. my children say why is she stressed? ok, that is for papers. you can see the papers on line on the bbc website. it is all there for you on the usual website. if you missed the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you very much. goodbye. the story has been baking heat and sunshine. 29. what a difference

andy murray is back, again. for the latest tournament, after a long road to recovery. expeditions are pretty low. i had a bad thing quite well, i think, pretty low. i had a bad thing quite well, ithink, in pretty low. i had a bad thing quite well, i think, in the practices that have had. i have been competitive with all the guys that i have been playing with, a good sign. i have got to transfer that onto the mat cord, which is harder than people think sometimes. will take on american mackenzie mcdonald in the first—round of the city open in the early hours of the morning. a man who was just 11 when murray won his first title. he is ranked 730 paces higher in the world ranking. it has been quite the fall from murray, who lastjuly was the best player in the world, and a nagging hip problem and painstaking rehabilitation has seen him slip outside the top 800. in between a 19 two has never played outside asia. i could move up 300 400 spots in a week, which is nice. hopefully i can get back up there with you, but it

andy murray is a win. stomach believe you can finish it with the trophy. we imagined him doing this again last month, he clearly feels his body and not management —— manage it. in a statement, he said : this is a surprise considering we have seen murray back in action in the past fortnight in queens, he seemed ahead of schedule, but he thinks long—term. the year began with a major operation and so the us 0pen with a major operation and so the us open in late summer is a more realistic opportunity. that is little consolation to wimbledon right now, where his absence will be felt deeply. kyle and then made good progress, but only when andy murray is not there that we truly realise how much british tennis has depended on him. a big loss for wimbledon. lewis hamilton was forced to retire from the austrian grand prix a little earlier. hamilton suffered a loss of fuel pressure in his mercedes with eight laps to go. sebastian vettel finished third in his ferrari and now leads hamilton by one point at the top of t

andy murray's preparations for the u.s. open are underway the former world number one is returning to action for the first time since pulling out of wimbledon earlier this month the scot is using this week's washington open as a warm up event the thirty one year old hasn't played on hard courts since march last year and is seen as world ranking dropped to eight hundred and thirty two he had hip surgery in january and says it feels though he's starting his career all over again. yeah there's i mean it's. not where i'd want to be ranking wise but. you know the good thing is that when you're up at the top of the game and it's not easy just to move out one spot. like i want to compliment you see you know about three hundred four hundred spots in a week which is which is nice so hopefully over there can get back up there quickly but it sort of feels like i'm kind of starting from scratch again he'll harmon is a former tennis correspondent at the times in daily mail he says it's unlikely

many papers are leading with andy murray's decision to pull out of the tournament due to recent surgeryt roger federer to watch — he plays on centre court in a few hours. so let's begin. with me is independent analyst, dr stephanie hare. so nice to see you on a monday morning, so early. let's talk about the showdown with merkel, the german paper frankfurter allgemeine is here, saying that horst seehofer is threatening to resign, how big of an upset will it be? it could bring down her coalition government and trigger snap elections and do not wa nt to trigger snap elections and do not want to assume that is necessarily the way that things will go but if he pulls out, he is the leader of her sister party which is in bavaria, the csu, if he pulls out and resigned, they have to replace him as interior minister and somehow the coalition numbers on and it could be a victory for her, or a loss, we' re could be a victory for her, or a loss, we're sure yet. in terms of what he is thinking, the local elections in bavaria coming up and it is important his party does extremely well in those local e

swa n swan is under the wing of andy murray's sports team, with andy murray's sports team, with andy but started nervously with her serve broken at the first time of asking. as it was twice more. the first set six love to otherwise unchallenged mihaela buzarnescu. but swan had become the youngest player... here she showed the remaining that the contest was not over yet, breaking serve the very next game. another 29th seed has soared through the rankings, beating world number five, has soared through the rankings, beating world numberfive, elina svitolina. it was all part of the learning curve for katie swan. just hugely disappointing for katie swan. a lot of pressure at that age, as well? she won her first round. this was a big breakthrough. we have got a good future with some of our young women coming up, now, and a pink gash entering this tournament. there is a lot more good stuff. john, thank you so much forjoining us. thanksjohn. former british number onejohn lloyd. well let's take a quick look at the best of the rest here at wimbledon on day three. if five—time champion venus wil

well, swan has a mentor in her management company called andy murray.ing his influence. serena williams is rediscovering her game. a mother now, of course. and today she dug deep. 7—5, 6—3, against arantxa rus, a determined dutch opponent. "i didn't play my best but i will get there," serena said. and who would doubt her? a timeless start to these championships. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. that's all from us — now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello, i'm olly foster live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup, these are our headlines: belgium have brokenjapanese hearts, 2—0 down, 3—2 winners with the last kick of the match. they are into the quarterfinals. its brazil next for the belgians, not so much drama in beating mexico, but plenty from neymar. and i'm tim hague at the bbc sport centre — with the rest of the day's sport, including... a serene start for serena on day one at wimbledon. williams returns to the grass for the first time in 2 years — with a win. and roger federer also eases into the second round as the defe

andy murray is not in wimbledon this year. we don't have the possibility of andy murray...on is classic. i love sport. at a time of division it brings everyone together. i am going to watch the world cup. all right. most of the viewers agree with you. world cup. all right. most of the viewers agree with youlj world cup. all right. most of the viewers agree with you. i have to be honest. wimbledon for two hours and then the world cup. we will see you soon. then the world cup. we will see you soon. goodbye. hello. 29 degrees was the higher yesterday in northern ireland. that was in northern ireland. there will be a dramatic dip in the temperature here during the day ahead. we had and will have a dramatic drop in temperature for parts of scotland. you can see we had a few shower clouds yesterday. we had a few light showers across the southern half of the country. just a smattering of rain for some of the gardens. we will, i think, see perhaps a little bit more during the day ahead. the change in scotland and northern ireland was brought about by this band of cloud in a weak we

|j need to finish with a mention of andy murray on the metro first of all.difficult decision for him to have made, but he's been out for so many months —— two time. made, but he's been out for so many months -- two time. he's been out for 242 days of the last year, i interviewed his mother recently, he doesn't think he can win, he wants to regain his health first. on the express, i can't win, i'm going to pull out, but i will come back. express, i can't win, i'm going to pullout, but i will come back. he will. if this is your life, what else has any meaning if you're not playing? i wonder what these people do in their40s playing? i wonder what these people do in their 40s and 50s, coaching can never feel exactly like being out there on that centre court with the crowd willing you on, it must be the crowd willing you on, it must be the most phenomenal feeling. we will miss murray. lots of people well, all those people queueing up waiting for the competition to get started. that's it for the papers tonight. my thanks to the former fleet street editor, eve poll

they could be the next andy murray. serena. she is the queen.he is empowering for women full of especially as a new mother. serena all the way. we are from new york. i cannot wait to see the big comeback. she will come back with a bang. the 2016 champion took time off following the birth of herfirst child. the lack of tennis has seen a fall in ranking. but the all—england club has ta ken the unusual step of making her the 25th seed, providing a potentially easier route through the draw. for me to come back and be ranked where i am, it was not where i was when i left. i feel that pregnancy should not be treated as an injury. it is the mostjoyful time in your life. it was the mostjoyful time in my life. i feel like wimbledon have done a wonderfuljob of acknowledging that. so, the stage is set. and, under blue skies, the crowds here wait to see who will rise to the talent is of the next fortnight. now, for years, she was the royal face of wimbledon, the duchess of kent, who met most of the great players. she handed out trophies to many of them incl

welcome to wimbledon, where there will be no andy murray.r, near 0ldham. kevin fitzpatrick is at winter hill for us this morning. you have been there throughout the morning. extraordinary scenes. they are working in very difficult circumstances, aren't they? incredibly difficult, on top of winter hill in bolton. we have now been moved off the top of the hill after a couple of hours up that it was starting to feel incredibly dangerous. we were stood on top of smouldering moors. it is only going to get worse as the day goes on because, early in the morning, after a cold night, things almost appear to have calmed down a little bit. as the sun comes out the peat is heated up the sun comes out the peat is heated up and pockets of fire start to appear. quite quickly they can spread with some pace. on saturday turned into a major incident when two fires on either side of winter hill in bolton merged. it was a huge job to try and keep on top of it. they believe they are on top of the fire at saddle much more —— saddleworth moor which has been raging

well, she has a mental in her management company called andy murray.ng her game. a mother 110w. rediscovering her game. a mother now. today she dug deep, 7—5 7—3 against arantxa rus, i didn't play my best, but i will get there, she said. and who would doubt her? a timeless start to this championship. there's been more drama at the world cup in russia tonight. belgium came from 2—0 down to knock japan out of the tournament with a winning goal in the last seconds of the match. richard conway reports. ina in a city famous for building space rockets, there was hoping there would be no failure to launch today. mexico fans were left to pray this was on the day their trophy hopes died. after defeating germany in their opening game, mexico try to inflict the same kind of pressure on brazil in the first half. five—time world champion is emerged with renewed focus after the break and within minutes had their reward, william and creating space and neymar beating gabriel jesus. william and creating space and neymar beating gabrieljesus. and there was just time for

you can't underestimate andy murray though — it seems his balls skills aren't restricted to weildings on the bbc sport website. now back to you. let's get more on our top story, the resignation of one of the highest ranking catholic officials to get caught up in abuse claims. this is an incredibly prominent figure in the us catholic church. this is an incredibly prominent figure in the us catholic churchm is correct. he has been at the top of the hierarchy here for decades. he has also served as an ambassador for the vatican in difficult situations all over the world so this is a majorfigure. situations all over the world so this is a major figure. how surprised are you buy this resignation and that suspension from public ministry? how unprecedented is that? very surprised. this really has never happened before. very occasionally, a cardinal will be asked to put down his red out but certainly never in a sexual abuse situation like this. we are very surprised by the speed the action. they have made an assessment in advance of the canonical trial that was mentioned today. what do you t

no andy murray at wimbledon this year. now, it's time for witness with rebecca jones.ello and welcome to witness, with me, rebecca jones. i'm here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from recent history. we'll meet a survivor of an australian town which was devastated by asbestos. we'll talk to an architect tasked with replacing the twin towers after 9/11. we have the colonel who fought for gay rights in israel's military. and we'll hear how the world cup disappeared in 1966, and how it was found by one man and his dog. but we start with a spy scandal and a diplomatic row between london and moscow. sound familiar? well, this one took place in the 1970s, in the midst of the cold war, and resulted in 90 soviet officials being expelled from britain. we've been hearing an inside account of the affair from george walden, who was then on the soviet desk in britain's foreign office. at london's heathrow airport, someone, somewhere has got a list. on it, 90 names, russians, men and women — considered by the security services of this c

andy murray withdraws from wimbledon as he continues to recoverfrom hip surgery. and...eading to extra time — russia and spain draw1 — 1 as the full time whistle blows. both teams are fighting for a place in the world cup quarter finals. good afternoon. more than 100 fire fighters are working in what's being described as "extremely testing conditions" at the scene of a huge moorland fire in lancashire. yesterday strong winds led to two fires merging — the result now covers several square miles. officials say it could take at least a week to put out the flames. 0ur correspondent sarah walton has this report. the fires are still burning. pockets of the north west of england are now covered by smoke and ash as the landscape is tinder—dry with strong winds fanning the flames. this is a blaze thatjust refuses to be beaten. the fires at winter hill started on thursday near a major tv transmitter that serves nearly 7 million viewers. three days on, more than 100 firefighters are still tackling it. this fire is over quite an extensive area, on two faces of winter hill. so we've

andy murray is in a hurry to get back to top form.ch points and queued the frustration. one time and it was restored he ended his torment and will face how adamant in round two but for now the world will wait and see how quickly he can climb back up. england's all time most capped player — rochelle clark — is retiring from international rugby union. she made made her debut in 2003, and has played 137 times for her country. affectionately known as ‘rocky‘ — clark says it's been a ‘fairytale' career but she's not stopping completely and will carry on with her club wasps. tour de france champion geraint thomas says he'll consider all his options before deciding whether to commit his future to team sky. thomas' contract with sky is up for renewal, but he is expected to sign a deal that could be worth £3.5 million a year. the winner of the yellow jersey insists his relationship with chris froome won't affect that decision though, and this summer's tour has only increased his respect for the four—time champion. scotland head coach gregor to

and andy murray is down and out. playing the best of three sets is very different from playing the best of five sets, and, of course, you wouldn't want to put yourself into a situation where you couldn't complete the match, or you maybe won your first match and you weren't able to play the second match. we'll be live at the all england club. and, as firefighters continue to battle the moorland blazes in greater manchester and lancashire, there are fears they could be burning for weeks. as of four o'clock this morning, we're back in offensive firefighting operations, and using our specialist equipment to try and extinguish this huge scale, ongoing fire and try to bring back some normality to the fell. we'll have the latest from the scene of the winter hill fire. hello. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. today we really want to hear from you if you are a young person and trans growing up in britain today, or if you're the parent of a young trans boy or girl. what's it like? what are the challen

a win for andy murray.e wins in washington as he continues his comeback from nearly a year out with injury. good morning. it's going to be a dry day with a fair bit of sunshine when we lose the showers in the south but rainfor we lose the showers in the south but rain for scotland and northern ireland. it's tuesday 31stjuly. our top story. there has been an "abject failure" in the aid sector to deal with sexual abuse, according to mps. a report by the international development committee says there's been a culture of denial since revelations earlier this year that oxfam workers paid for sex while helping victims of the 2010 earthquake in haiti. the charity has acknowledged it has further to go to tackle the issue. our global affairs correspondent naomi grimley reports. it was in the aftermath of the 2010 haiti earthquake that some of 0xfam's aid workers severely compromised its much—cherished values. they used young prostitutes when they were supposed to be helping the local population bounce back from a di

starting from scratch again, that is how andy murray described his comeback from injury. murray found it hard to get his rhythm and his feet moving. losing the first set to be american. 0nce his feet moving. losing the first set to be american. once he was in his grooves and a white shirt the former world number one was dancing to his old tune, taking control and winning the second set. he‘s in a hurry to get back to the top table and he could have been off the dance floor a lot quicker than he was, failing to take five match points, cue the frustration. 0nce harmony was restored he ended his torment, he will face fellow briton kyle edmund in round two. for now though the world will wait and see how quickly andy murray can climb the charts. england's all-time most capped rugby player is retiring from playing for our country. she made her debut in 2003 and has played 137 times for england. affectionately known as rocky, clark said it has been a fairy tale career but she‘s not popping completely. she will carry on playing for her cloud wasps. stalin‘s head coach has signed

let me show you some joy is a morgado with a journalist and tennis commentator he tweeted this andy murray will rise around one hundred ninety thought in the a.t.p. rankings with this went back on top six hundred fifty the tournament official twitter page tweeted this was the white prevails in the wee hours of the morning sports writer for the new york times ben rothenberg added great fights night by andy murray coming back and then hanging on to be marquis mcdonald take seven match points and two hours and thirty seven minutes as always get in touch with us using the hashtag eight a news grid or tweet me directly i am tatiana rashad back here are a tad thank you very much that was it for news breaking in touch with us on social media hash tag is at a.j. new spirit thanks for your time steve are. the coca-cola has long been a pillar of bolivia's traditions but its use in illegal drugs today is threatening the nation's culture not my idea most adora dues are involved because they received it backs while some have made fortunes many others have suffered at the hands of this multi-billion dol

two—time champion andy murray has withdrawn from wimbledon on the eve of the tournament.ire in the first round on tuesday and had also been positive about his chances of being able to compete after onlyjust returning from nearly a year out with a hip injury. in a post on social media, murray said: he went on to say he will begin his hard court preparations from tomorrow with the us open still to come in late august. now, it's been ten years since one of the most celebrated men's finals at wimbledon. much has happened since rafael nadal won his first title at this event beat roger federer in a match that took almost five hours, but they're now once again the top two players in the world having picked up the two grand slams so far this year between them. iam thinking i am thinking every day about that final. just focus on what i'm doing today. of course in that moment that final had been a very important step forward for me in my career. i have a lwa ys forward for me in my career. i have always been very clear that probably it's one of the most emotional matches i have pla

i sense we haven't heard the last of andy murray. that the focus is on the world cup, will we be as interested in wimbledon as we have been? i will, personally. interested in wimbledon as we have been? iwill, personally. less so. the world cup is been and done as faras i'm the world cup is been and done as far as i'm concerned. not for a lot of people! a way to go. in my house. that's it for the papers this hour. but the former fleet street editor eve pollard and anne ashworth from the times will be back at 11.30 for another look at the papers. next on bbc news it's meet the author. the wives of henry viii still cast a spell that neither seems to break. jane seymour, the haunted queen continues alison weir's series of novels, with the story of the third of his queens, marrying henry after the execution of anne boleyn and giving him the only son he ever had — a birth that brought about her own death. this is fiction from a historian who moves easily from the politics and state craft of the tudor era to the inner lives of characters wh

finishing with two stories, the metro and daily express covering andy murray's decision to pull out of he with draws on the eve of the tournament. he was talking through the day—to—day and yesterday. it sounds exhausting. i interviewed his mother, judy murray, the charity and she was saying he'd been off for 342 days. its sad because he had a back operation, then a hip operation. it obviously hasn't totally worked. on the back of the daily express, and the back of the daily express, and the agony, i can't win, so why bother taking part?|j the agony, i can't win, so why bother taking part? i think it's better for his career. when you think our other long—standing tennis players take care of themselves, not putting themselves at risk. it's like the sporting events of the summer, nothing happening the way we thought. the world cup, it isn't unfolding as expected. though, with russia booting out spain today. —— no. so many people have gone to wimbledon hoping to see him. let's hope his brother, jamie, does well. because this is where we are incredibly good, we are the engine room of double

federal third vettel is now back at the top of the driver's standings to tennis now and britain's andy murray has pulled out of wimbledon the day before the tournaments kicks off the two time champion said that he was forced to withdraw due to a hip injury murray had surgery on his hip in january and returned to competition only two weeks ago. well tour de france organizers have formally blocked four time champion chris froome from competing in this year's race that's according to the lamont newspaper but he is expected to fight the move the team sky star was found to have twice the permissible amount of asthma drug sal boutin all in his system during last years will lead to eyes which he won a decision on the organizers attempt to prevent the kenyan born briton from taking part is expected to be made by the french national limbic enforce committee next tuesday we'd like to take you back now to our breaking news story this hour reports are coming in that bad german interior minister horse they go for has offered to resign including from his leadership of the various c.s.u. party party officia

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federal third federal is now back at the top of the driver's standings to tennis now and britain's andy murray has pulled out of wimbledon the day before the tournament kicks off the two time champion said that he was forced to withdraw due to a hip injury murray had surgery on his hip in january and returned to competition only two weeks ago. turn to france organizers have formally blocked for a time champion chris froome from competing in this year's race le monde newspaper reported sunday but he's expected to fight the move the team sky's star was found to have twice the permissible amount of the asthma drunk sal buttah mle and system during last years of well to eyes spiny a which he won a decision on the organizers attempt to prevent the kenyan born briton from taking part is expected to be made by the french national olympic and sports committee next tuesday while returning now to our top story reports are coming in of that german interior minister horse stable for also the leader of the bavarian see as you party has offered his resignation to his party this follows a meeting in which th

courage at all is now back at the top of the driver standings and moving on to tennis now britain's andy murray has full days of wimbledon the day before the tournament kicks off the two time champion said that he was forced to withdraw logy to hip injury where he had surgery on his hip in january and returned to competition only two weeks ago. and tour de france organizers have formally blocked four time champion chris froome from competing in this year's race and they want newspaper reports is that on sunday he is expected to fight the move well the team sky star was found to have twice the permissible amount of ozma drug in his system during last year's espanyol which he won and decision on the organizers attempt to prevent the kenyan born briton from taking part is expected to be named by the french national olympic sports committee next tuesday and just a reminder of the top story that we're following for you. german chancellor angela merkel faces a potential political crisis with her for varying conditions coalition partners are set to announce whether they'll except the migrant deal she

he's been having a game of tennis with andy murray, at the far end of the court. wn the tennis racquets and opted for some foot tennis. look at those skills from andy murray! murray uses this a lot in training and look at his skills. rooney getting a bit of help there. game, set, and match to murray while rooney still awaits his goal at his new club. what do you have for us? we have sailing! favourite sailing event, it involves ordinary people to the water. female skippers as well which isa water. female skippers as well which is a big change. female skippers have taken first and second place in the clipper round the world yacht race, a first in team ocean racing. ian haslam is in liverpool's albert dock for us this morning ahead of the final sprint up the river mersey this morning. this has been a great event, hasn't it? warning. —— good morning. fantastic race, welcomed the liverpool what i am told in a few hours timejust 100,000 liverpool what i am told in a few hours time just 100,000 people will be lining the albert dock to welcome these competitors home. 0ver

andy murray is back, but he says it was a struggle. one to get through. his service was broken twice in the opening set, which he lost 6—3 inside a0 minutes at the washington open. but after 2.5 hours against world number 80 mckensie mcdonald, he'd foight back to win in three sets. he'll play britain's number one, kyle edmund, next. geraint thomas says there was no friction between him and his team sky teammate chris froome during the tour de france. thomas, who started the tour as a 1a—1 outsider, says there was no problem at all between him and froome, who started as race favourite, as he unexpectedly became number one. it was anything but awkward. it was really... he was a true gentleman about it, really. we get on really well. we've been in the same team for ten years now, maybe 11 years. obviously, it must have been tough for him. he was going through his fifth tour de france, which was a joint record. froome lost a bit of time. it didn't need to be said, it was pretty obvious that i had the best chance of finishing for the team.

and no wimbledon for andy murray this year, as he pulls out on the eve of the tournament.

an update on the murray to tell absolutely thank you very much terrain form a while number one andy murray will make his return to competitive tennis for the first time since pulling out of wimbledon the scot has been handed a wild card to compete absent or event in washington is that the one year old will face american mckenzie macdonald fast op injury problems have forced him to miss playing for the most part of a year and he's fallen to eight hundred thirty two in the wild ranking a hip injury meant mari it missed the rest of last season following last year's wimbledon which was his last grand slam he had sat on his hip in january he's played in two tournament since then but he pulled out of wimbledon saying it was too soon so five set matches he is now aiming to be at the u.s. open which he won in two thousand and twelve yet it is a mystery and some say no where i would want to be ranking wise but. you know the good thing is that when you're up it's off the game aside it's not easy just to move out one spot like now like if i win a couple of matches you can about three hundred four hun

a few years ago all the birds would have gone, we would've had to follow other players, but the andy murrayat a brit had the chance of winning. wouldn't it be wonderful, sunday a brit wins wimbledon and the next sunday england win the world cup. what a double. football wins are overrated. it is not the wimbledon final. this is true. it is early days. you'll be at wimbledon. i will, but at three o'clock i think my attention will be taken away to the round ball. thank you for being with us. thank you for your company. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you — 7 days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers — and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. and of course, a big thank you to my guests this evening, baroness ros altmann and mihir bose and goodbye. i'll be back in a few minutes' time with the ii i'll be back in a few minutes' time with the 11 o'clock news. stay with us. no surprises on the weather front. it is just no surprises on the weather front. it isjust going no surprises on the weather

andy murray says it will be like "starting from scratch again" when he steps out on court in the firstrd tournament since having surgery injanuary. i will have more on those stories just after half past. see you then. voters in zimbabwe are going to the polls in the first—ever election which doesn't feature the name robert mugabe on the ballot paper. mr mugabe was ousted last year after almost four decades of controlling the country. he couldn't support his successor, emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pf party, describing its leadership as "tormentors". 0ur correspondent shingai nyoka has sent this report from the capital, harare. zimbabwe is bracing itself for a new beginning. since independence from colonial rule in 1980, no election has carried such weight, so much expectation. many here rose in the cold hours before dawn, eager to cast their ballots. i'm declaring this polling station open at seven o'clock. up to 5.7 million people are expected to vote today. so much depends on this election. this once promising southern african nation has remained stagnant for 20 yea rs, natio

certainly we would love to see andy murray back, wouldn't we, one of the big four. e championship, up against alexander paya, austria, and nicole melichar of the czech republic and as you can see, murray and azarenka, a—3 of the czech republic and as you can see, murray and azarenka, 4—3 up in that opening set. going with serve at the moment, jamie murray has enjoyed great success. two times previously, including last year, teaming up with martina hingis, partnership with victoria azarenka taking them all the way through to the final, we can see live pictures of that mixed doubles final on ce ntre of that mixed doubles final on centre court. just a word as well on jack draper, in action in the boys singles final a little earlier on today, hoping for a first british winner in this event in 56 years. givena tough winner in this event in 56 years. given a tough work—out, on court numberone, up against given a tough work—out, on court number one, up against his chinese taipei opponent. dropped the first set, 1—6, took the second, 76, really battling back, showing all of

andy murray has withdrawn from this year's wimbledon tournament, which begins tomorrow.only recently returned to the professional tour after taking 11 months to recover from a hip operation. spain crash out of the world cup, as the host nation russia beats them in a penalty shootout and progress to the quarter—finals. now it's time for the travel show. this week on the show: i'm in bulgaria to get an exclusive look inside one of the most extraordinary abandoned buildings in the world. dora, it's... it's incredible. i discover an unusual way to go shopping in sofia. i'll take blue. and uncover treasures near the black sea coast. 0h! we are starting off this week in bulgaria's beautiful capital, sofia. this vibrant european city is the perfect place for a break, laid—back, affordable, and picturesque. with its roman, byzantine, and ottoman sites, it's packed with culture and history. but for much of the 20th century, bulgaria was part of the eastern bloc, and under communist rule. as you walk the streets, you can find reminders of the communist era everywhere. one of the s

that is such a shame about andy murray, isn't it? absolutely.court at wimbledon and he has been working through that with surgery in january that he was still confident he would make it in time for the grass court season. wimbledon seems to be the one he was aiming for but sadly he dropped the bombshell yesterday on social media, on facebook, posting that he does not think he is up to a five set match, so think he is up to a five set match, so it is about the long—term for him and he's looking ahead and feeling confident that he will be able to play in the hard court season later in the year of ah—nau, as you say, a lot of people annoyed there is plenty more to see at wimbledon. roger federer, later, of course, and the sun is shining, so plenty to enjoy. the sun is shining, always a bonus. extraordinary, roger federer, looking for his ninth singles win this year at wimbledon. you are right, it's incredible. speaking to people here that is the man they wa nt to people here that is the man they want to see, ninth title, extending his record and pr

we better mention andy murray because it does put a slight damper on things. just beat him last week. and to johanna konta who has not had a great 12 months but she was absolutely brilliant, semifinal, only lost a serena williams but there are a group of british people headlined by those two this year who really have a chance that these being in decomposition by the second week. in terms of the final, we've solved roger federer go through fairly easily so far, serena williams... there was a feeling of deja vu about all this. there is but it is lovely because when it finally goes away, we will realise exactly what you're missing. to be able to describe two athlete of this magnitude year after year when they are preparing for their 57th birthdays, it is amazing that there is still a debate about who the greatest of all time. roger federer we re greatest of all time. roger federer were saying serena williams is the greatest of all time, she said the feeling mutual. it is very hard to separate what they have achieved. if williams is here this fortnight, she's not

we arejoined by andy murray's former coach.er has history when it comes to marathon matches at wimbledon. back in 2008 against nicolas mahut. this one has been well over five hours which is simply astonishing. just over halfway there which is amazing. it happened here on court 18. we were expecting a big serving affair. we've got two guys who have really strengthened their willpower in recent years which is why we are not seeing anybody back. i'd absolutely. you wonder who's going break first. i'd absolutely. you wonder who's going breakfirst. it's i'd absolutely. you wonder who's going break first. it's a toss of the coin. anderson had the break points in this fifth set. he's had a few 0—30s. the way isner is still able to churn up the big serbs, a momentary lapse in concentration perhaps. kevin anderson is serving as things stand. as we can see, anderson trying to close this one out. miles, as we know, kevin anderson did incredibly well to come past roger federer in the previous round. he came from two sets down. he's already

andy murray's journey back to the top is in full swing he took on american mackenzie macdonald in his first match since dropping out of this year's wimbledon but the comeback which is the marquee missed most of last year due to a hip injury didn't get off the movie star who. no ground slams the new year and coming off a surgery in january mari did show plenty of fight was but he also showed clear signs of rust dropping three service games in the opening set and losing it six three months to with a change of outfit for the second and a change of fortune sort of britain. was the when he started finding the composure that's helped him win three grand slams and he managed to break mcdonald's the. was then was. that set up murray to take the second six ball was then. the third that was a really close affair and a severe test for any player that's not played hard core tennis for a year and a half but while mari started looking more confident frustration started to get a hold of the american opponent who is now making basic errors like crossing his racquet over the net. i. despite the drop i