andy swiss, bbc news. really enjoyed the tennis here.y enjoyed my tennis. thank you to everyone for coming out today and supporting.— today and supporting. applause. obviously we _ today and supporting. applause. obviously we are _ today and supporting. applause. obviously we are a _ today and supporting. applause. obviously we are a bit _ today and supporting. applause. l obviously we are a bit disappointed we didn't get the title today, but we'll just we didn't get the title today, but we'lljust keep pushing for more and hopefully there'll be many more to come. new zealand have the edge over india at the close on day three of the world test championship final in southampton. india were bowled out forjust 217 in theirfirst innings, kyle jamieson taking five indian wickets. in tricky conditions, new zealand started their reply steadily with devon conway — the man who made such an impact against england recently — passing his half century. india did manage to dismiss him though just before play ended for the day, leaving the the black cap

andy swiss, bbc news.ys the team will still stand ahead of their other two group games at hampden park, and has criticised those who he says �*politicised and misrepresented' their original decision to also do so at wembley. clarke says the change was announced to show solidarity with their england counterparts, who were booed while taking the knee by part of the crowd in their two warm—up matches. and the first of the home nations to start their euros to start their euros campaign is wales, and you can watch their opening match against switzerland live on bbc one from quarter past one tomorrow. in their 58th and perhaps most compelling encounter, novak djokovic beat rafael nadal to reach the final of the french open, handing the 13—time champion only his third defeat at roland garros. the third set is already being described as one of the best in the sport's history — lasting more than an hour and a half and including extraordinary rallies between the two players that have 38 grand slam titles between the

andy swiss, bbc news.osted "historic offensive material". in a statement, they said they will comment on their findings in due course. to roland garros, where world number one novak djokovic survived a scare after going two sets down to 19—year—old lorenzo musetti in the french open. djokovic fought back to take the next two and, perhaps, breathed a sigh of relief when the young italian retired due to injury. drew savage was watching. the world of tennis knows all about novak djokovic, but this was lorenzo musetti's moment to step out into the big time. 18 months ago, he was ranked 360th in the world. he's already cracked the top 100, and this is why. the teenager from tuscany played some top—class tennis — no fluke when he took the first set on a tie break. the italian every bit the equal of the serb, who's looking for his 19th grand slam title. beaten in another tie—break, two sets down. but the story changed in the third. djokovic took control to win it 6—1. unforced errors from musetti, the 19—year—old

andy swiss, bbc news.onaldo always comes up with the goods on the big stage and tomorrow, wales need to follow suit. they are facing turkey, but in addition to rising temperatures in baku, they will have more than just the turkish team to contend with. here is our correspondent hywel griffith. bound by a border and the blood ties of millions. azerbaijan and turkey see each other as two states of one nation. it means 30,000 turkish fans will be here in baku for the game, outnumbering the welsh supporters by 100 to one. we just sing as loud as we possibly can and we hope the players can hear us and we have a good time. that's all that matters, sing the welsh national anthem as loud as we can. wales weren't on song for their opening draw against switzerland. the players know tomorrow, they have to step up a gear. and there couldn't be much more at stake. a win for wales should secure their place in the next round, but lose to turkey, and wales would have to beat italy in rome to stay in the tournament. it's a

here's andy swiss. singing. the night that football has been waiting for.opera singer andrea bocelli got the euros off to a spine—tingling start. because of covid, only 16,000 were allowed in but you would hardly have guessed it, as turkey and italy emerged to deafening anticipation. after a year—long delay, it was finally time. but not before the ball arrived in a slightly unusual fashion, via remote control car, and soon it was italy in the driving seat. their first owed little to luck, an own goal by turkey, but their dominance was beyond dispute. they coolly made it 2—0 before they rounded off their perfect night in perfect style. a hugely impressive win for italy. both they and this long—awaited tournament are off to some start. andy swiss, bbc news. our correspondent mark lowen was at the stadio olimpico in rome. well, 3—0, a thumping victory for italy and some very dejected, very quiet turkish fans coming out of stadio olimpico in rome now. and the joyous italian fans beginning to come out. we heard the roars of the italian fans from inside the stadi

andy swiss, bbc news. our correspondent mark lowen was at the stadio olimpico in rome.come out. we heard the roars of the italian fans from inside the stadium for those three successive goals. all the happier the fact that they are playing here to a home crowd in rome. and even happier still the fact that they are hosting the very first match. they�*ve hosted the very first match of the euro championship, having been the first country in europe to be crushed by covid, now the first hosts of the euro 2020 championship, a sign in itself of how far this country has come since the darkest days of the pandemic last year. it has had of course a devastating impact on this country, the second highest death toll in europe and yet the numbers have dropped considerably to the extent they have felt able to host 16,000 spectators inside the stadio olimpico. they all had to show proof of either a negative covid test or a covid vaccination before they went in. they were treated to some sublime football and dominating football by the italian team, and a fantastic opening ceremony as we

andy swiss, bbc news.o the final lifting of covid restrictions in england —— which was due to take place in nine days' time. there's growing concern about rapidly increasing cases of the delta variant, first identified in india. charlotte gallagher has the details. the final countdown to so—called freedom day, or is it? people in sheffield queueing up for their vaccine in anticipation ofjune the 21st, which was meant to be when all limits on social contact would be lifted, a return to normality after 15 months of restrictions and uncertainty. i'm buzzing. i'm a bit tired. i have been excited all night and all day yesterday. very excited. kind of nervous, i will get over the needle phobia later. - but that is now looking increasingly unlikely, because of a growing number of cases of the delta variant, first identified in india. i don't think we can afford again to make a bad decision and open up on the 21st and then within a few weeks we realise that was the wrong decision and we're having to go all the way

andy swiss, bbc news.ael nadal only his third defeat in 16 years at the clay court tournament. djokovic — the world number one — triumphed 3—6, 6—3, 7—6, 6—2 in an epic showdown with the spaniard in the roland garros semi—finals. the serb remains on course to take a 19th major and become the first man in over 50 years to win all four grand slams twice. he'll face stefanos tsitsipas of greece in sunday's final. you have been watching bbc news. hello there. the hottest weather of the year so far awaits us as we head into the weekend. it's sunday that will be the hottest day of the two, with temperatures reaching 30 degrees in the very hottest areas. it's pretty humid across parts of england and wales on friday, but that humidity will be easing somewhat as we head into the first part of saturday morning. fresher air moving in for most. that said, it will stay pretty humid around the channel islands, still with some low cloud and some fog patches here to start saturday morning. otherwise, we've got broken clou

andy swiss, bbc news.f extra time, no extra goals. still 3—3. second period of extra time, no extra goals. still3—3. so second period of extra time, no extra goals. still 3—3. so the dreaded penalty shoot—out is looming. france, world champions, have had chances to win it. but it remains 3—3. ten stuff. let's see whether or not tomorrow night goes to penalties as well. england will be desperately hoping it doesn't, given the previous record in shoot—out. i should say there is extra motivation for england and germany tomorrow, because on paper they are in the easier side of the draw, and whoever wins will have what appears to be an easier route through to the final. but england will hope that home advantage is decisive. more than 40,000 fans will be here, the vast majority of them cheering for the hosts in what is undoubtedly the biggest game on home soilfor undoubtedly the biggest game on home soil for quarter of undoubtedly the biggest game on home soilfor quarter of a undoubtedly the biggest game on home

andy swiss, bbc news.lion of government cuts to the overseas aid budget. the mps had suggested returning spending from 0.5% to 0.7% of national income next year using a bill dealing with the uk's new science agency. the commons speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, told mps the framing of the debate was out of order. however, he called on ministers to give mps an "effective" vote on the issue. there will now be a three long debate on the government's plans tomorrow, but no binding vote. —— a three hour long debate. kent county council is threatening the home secretary with legal action as it warns its services for unaccompanied child migrants are at breaking point for the second time in less than a year. they say — within just a couple of days — they may no longer be able to accept new unaccompanied children seeking asylum. kent wants other local authorities to help. our home editor mark easton has the details. this morning, hidden by thick fog in the busiest shipping lane in the world, an inflatable dinghy crowded

andy swiss, bbc news.e course. to roland garros, where world number one novak djokovic survived a scare after going two sets down to 19—year—old lorenzo musetti in the french open. djokovic fought back to take the next two and, perhaps, breathed a sigh of relief when the young italian retired due to injury. drew savage was watching. the world of tennis knows all about novak djokovic, but this was lorenzo musetti's moment to step out into the big time. 18 months ago, he was ranked 360th in the world. he's already cracked the top 100, and this is why. the teenager from tuscany played some top—class tennis — no fluke when he took the first set on a tie break. the italian every bit the equal of the serb, who's looking for his 19th grand slam title. beaten in another tie—break, two sets down. but the story changed in the third. djokovic took control to win it 6—1. unforced errors from musetti, the 19—year—old playing in his first grand slam and new to five set tennis seemed drained of energy. the fourth set a w

andy swiss, bbc news.ngland counterparts, who were booed while taking the knee by part of the crowd in their two warm—up matches. and the first of the home nations to start their euros campaign is wales, and you can watch their opening match against switzerland live on bbc one from quarter past one tomorrow. in their 58th and perhaps most compelling encounter, novak djokovic beat rafael nadal to reach the final of the french open, handing the 13—time champion only his third defeat at roland garros. the third set is already being described as one of the best in the sport's history — lasting more than an hour and a half and including extraordinary rallies between the two players that have 38 grand slam titles between them. it was won by the world number one, and with the match about to go on beyond france's curfew of 11pm local time, authorities allowed the five thousand fans to stay in the arena for a fourth set that was over much more quickly than the others, as djokovic won it 6—2. on sunday, he will play

andy swiss reporting, thank ou. the time is 1:17pm.after a decision by the parole board. the government has indicated it will take legal advice over whether it can challenge the decision. and some of the world's most popular tourist destinations rush to vaccinate their populations in the hope that holidaymakers return. coming up on the bbc news channel, becky downie has been left out of britain's gymnastics team for the tokyo 0lympics. it comes after she was granted an extra trial following the death of her brother last month. greece says people living on its islands are being prioritised for covid jabs, as it pushes to win back holiday—makers to its most popular destinations. the country has set a target of vaccinating all residents by the end of the month, in what it's calling "0peration blue freedom". 0ur europe correspondent nick beake reports from the island of milos. reaching the serenity of the greek islands has been a distant dream during much of the pandemic. but milos is now waking up and sprucing up, getting ready to welcome

posted offensive material some years ago when he was under the age of 16. 0ur sports correspondent andy swissroversy. this was 0llie robinson last week, receiving his first england cap, but barely had he taken the field than a series of tweets emerged, which he'd posted in 2012 and 2013. they were racist and sexist, and robinson apologised. i deeply regret my actions, and i'm ashamed of making such remarks. i was thoughtless and irresponsible, and regardless of my state of mind at the time, my actions were inexcusable. the issue, though, is gathering pace. last night, the england and wales cricket board suspended robinson, pending an investigation, but that's now drawn criticism from the culture secretary, 0liver dowden. he said the tweets were... "offensive and wrong," but added, "they are also a decade old and written by a teenager. the teenager is now a man and has rightly apologised. the ecb has gone over the top by suspending him and should think again." a spokesman for the prime minister said he supported that view, and so do some within the sport. the correct way forward here was not t

to toe in a match in the so—called group of death, and there were plenty of twists and turns, as andy swissting an overhead camera wire. the france manager didier deschamps had to take cover before the parachutist landed amid the players, thankfully, it seems, not seriously hurt. so, how do you follow that? well, with the strangest of opening goals, as france took the lead.

andy swiss, bbc news.s already in italy, or another european union country, could travel to the match. and there are calls for the fa to explain how ex—pats could get tickets. the british embassy in rome has denied it's selling or distributing them, but england fans already on the continent are scrambling to find a way to get to the game. nick garnett reports. cheering and shouting. 40,000 fans at wembley, millions around the country. from preston to plymouth, the same songs, the same celebrations. this is the best day of my life. the best day of my life. you'd be forgiven for thinking england had won the final. notjust a place in the last eight, but that won't stop them dreaming. so proud of the england team. i am so proud of them. i knew for a fact that the england boys will do what they needed to do for the england fans, and i am so happy. they smashed it. england! i knew we were going to do the germans. they are not what they used to be. absolutely delighted, football's coming home. next stop, rome, an

we can speak to our sports orrespondent andy swiss. hejoins us from our salford newsroom. eets of a sexist and racist nature. at the end of the first day�*s play when those tweets emerged, ollie robinson apologised, said he was ashamed, embarrassed, he insisted he wasn�*t racist or sexist and he said he would learn from his mistakes. but at the end of the match last night, the england and wales cricket board announced they were suspending ollie robinson from all international cricket while they conducted an investigation. this morning though, we had a tweet from the culture secretary who says that ollie robinson�*s tweets were offensive and wrong, they are also a decade old and written by a teenager. the teenager is now a man and has rightly apologised. the ecb has gone over the top by suspending him and should think again. we should say that it�*s very unusual for a culture secretary to intervene, to make a comment on a disciplinary process that has been conducted by a sporting body. normally, he left the sporting bodies just conduct that process without any sort of commen

andy swiss, bbc news. and that's where our wales correspondent hywel griffith is, taking the temperature of the squad ahead of the big kick off. chanting. commentator: what a goalfrom hell rotting kinder! fiee commentator: what a goal from hell rotting kinder!— rotting kinder! five years ago, and i'm fan rotting kinder! five years ago, and i'm fancy welsh — rotting kinder! five years ago, and i'm fancy welsh team _ rotting kinder! five years ago, and i'm fancy welsh team found i rotting kinder! five years ago, and i'm fancy welsh team found its i rotting kinder! five years ago, and| i'm fancy welsh team found its way to the semifinals of euro 2016, confounding expectation and lifting a whole nation, quite a feature to match this time around. —— an unfancy welsh team. gareth bale and coe are back, this time as the experienced members of a squad just trying to keep cool and calm under the baku son. trying to keep cool and calm under the itaku son-— trying to keep cool and calm under the baku son. obviously o

the ar-15 to a swiss army knife and california attorney general says that the ban will currently stand. >>> and the first league's active player has announced publicly that is he gay. andy scholes has more on the landmark moment. kind of amazing it is 2021 and we're still having this conversation. but here we are. >> that is what a lot people are saying, hopefully in the future we won't have to have this as a big news story. but carl nassib is going into his sixth season in the nfl, second with the las vegas raiders. and he made his announcement on instagram yesterday during pride month. >> just want to take a quick moment to say that i'm gay. i've been meaning to do this for a while now. but i finally feel comfortable to get it off my chest. i'm a pretty private person so i hope you know i'm really not doing this for attention, but i think that representation and visibility are so important. i actually hope that one day videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary. but until then, i'll do my part to cultivate a culture that is accepting, that is compa compassionate. >> and nassib is donating $100,000 to the trevor project which is a nonprofi