ashleigh barty, the world number one, won't be playing in new york next month, because she says therere still too many risks around the coronavirus pandemic. it's scheduled to be the first major tennis tournament to be held since the start of the pandemic, and there'll be no fans at flushing meadows. barty is also yet to decide if she'll play in the french open. meanwhile british number one johanna konta says she still intends to compete at flushing meadows. she'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 gi

ashleigh barty — the world number one — won't be playing in new york next month, because she says thereto be the first major tennis tournament to be held since the start of the pandemic, and there'll be no fans at flushing meadows. barty is also yet to decide if she'll play in the french open. it is still 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 continui

and coming up on bbc news — a blow to the us open, as world number one ashleigh barty pulls out, citingrns over travelling during the pandemic. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. people in the uk with coronavirus symptoms will now have to self—isolate for ten days — rather than just a week — as ministers attempt to prevent a new spike in infections. the extension comes into force immediately and brings us into line with world health organization guidance. it comes as new figures show that england had the highest level of excess deaths in europe between the end of february and mid—june. excess deaths are the number of all people who die above the average recorded in previous years — and are seen by many experts as the most reliable measure of the impact of the pandemic. the health secretary matt hancock has warned that new countries could be added to the quarantine list in the coming days, after people arriving in the uk from spain were ordered at the weekend to isolate for two weeks. anna collinson reports. for many, it had started to feel safe, to do the things we had m

ashleigh barty — the world number one — won't be playing in new york next month, because she says therebarty is also yet to decide if she'll play in the french open. it's so valid to have reservations and concerns in general. i think those worries and stresses will dramatically vary between people. so i 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