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you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport app or from latest sports news from the bbc our website at bbc.com/sport, but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. our fairly unsettled spell ofjuly weather is set to continue through the remainder of the week, really and we're going to be seeing temperatures gradually on the rise over the next few days. but through thursday, some sunshine in the forecast, particularly so towards the east, but also a bit of rain mainly across the north—west of the uk. down to the fact that we've got this area of low pressure approaching from the atlantic, whereas high pressure across the continent is dominating things further south and east. so for thursday, fairly fresh starts the best of the sunshine will be for eastern scotland, eastern and southern parts of england and into wales, but cumulus cloud builds through the day and that will just bring the odd shower mainly in the north and the west of the british isles. more persistent rain arrives across northern ireland during the afternoon. i

hello from the bbc sport centre. thank you very much — let's start at wimbledon — because tennis' third grand slam of the year is under way in london. reigning men's champion novak djokovic kicks proceedings off on centre court a little later on. but play is under way on the outside courts. chethan, after all the talk the action is under way. the son is trying to break out from behind the clouds, and we have some rain forecast from later in the afternoon, but we had that queue snaking outside and plenty on the hill already. this feels like wimbledon back to normal this year, two years ago, we had the covid restrictions in place. last year, no russian belarusian players allowed. they look to the right of me, i can see one of those russian players back the championships. we also have under a replay of an action. in terms of those championships, and the atmosphere and mood here, we are expecting novak took to be the big story yet again, but we know he will not be playing nick kyrgios. they are on the same side of the dr

bbc news, paris. a reminder you can keep up—to—date with all the days sports storis on the bbc sport website and app,e bbc sports centre, good bye for now. the number of people living in temporary accommodation in england has hit a record high. official data shows that, at the end of march, 104,510 households were living in temporary accommodation. the figure includes a record 131,370 children. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has been looking at the figures. they started collating the number of people living in temporary accommodation in 1998 and the numbers have never been this high. almost 105,000 households, 131,000 children officially classed as homeless. just under 1a,000 of them living in hotels or in bed and breakfasts. not quite a record high, but close to a record high. it shows the pressures on the housing system in england at the moment and the problems that councils having and trying to help people who can find accommodation for themselves. ah, big accommodation for themselves. a big ricin: -- accommodation for themselves. a big pricing -- rise — accommodation for themse

and all our top stories are the latest from wimbledon on your bbc sport app or the bbc sport websiteteam at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. there's no real change in our weather patterns coming our way any time soon. and that means it stays unsettled. loads more showers in the forecast as we'll see in a moment. for monday, we have some heavy downpours come through starting off across parts of northern ireland before spreading to scotland. and as they work through, threave brought 15 millimetres of rain in a space ofjust an hour, really torrential rain. that's a bit more than half an inch of rain injust an hour. now, those heavy bursts of rain are working north eastwards at the moment. the rain will ease as we head towards dawn, but at the same time we'll see some heavy rain pop up across the midlands running into lincolnshire and east anglia as well. still quite warm and humid across eastern areas of england as we start the day tuesday. but in the west a relatively fresh field to the day, with temperatures around 13—14 degrees. now, tuesday morning, we'll see that band of

bbc two. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk and welcome back, this is bbc news. lets head back to our top story. researchers say china is pressuring uyghurs living abroad to spy on human rights campaigners — by threatening their families back home. refugees and activists say it's a tactic that's tearing communities apart. 0ne refugee living in the uk told bbc newsnight�*s sam judah about his experience. a demonstration outside the foreign office with a dark twist. these uyghurs want the government to speak up about human rights abuses in china. but someone has been asked to infiltrate their ranks, gather intelligence and send details to the chinese authorities. we're calling him alim and concealing his identity. he's a refugee living in the uk. it was an audio call through wechat. when they called me, i recorded it with my other phone. alim has shared recordings of those calls. we've adapted a few to mask key details. we paid a visit to your family in xinjiang. my colleague collected their details. if you want to see them, i ca

and i'm gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport studio.om wimbledon: what next for england — and the spirit of cricket — after their controversial defeat in the second ashes test against australia? and celebrations on ice for mark cavendish, who'll have to wait to break the stage win record on the tour de france. one of the most glorious sites in tennis, even in a thick cloud and some rain, we had today. you can see is packed at wimbledon. in fact, the organisers here have apologised for the slightly lengthy queue there was this money. adjust topsoil protest —— a just stop oil protest... these championships do feel back to normal. a couple of years ago, we had those covenant restrictions in place. last year, no russian or belarusian players. that ban lifted, so they ship it has been a proper they want to be if you like. we'll tell you about the big names, novak djokovic making it the day two, but a slightly mixed fortunes are british players. we have seen in the last hour a significant wing jodie burrage, into the second round, but the day

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — bbc.co.uk/sports for you now. some more news for you now. senior firefighters have issued a safety warning about electric bikes after a woman and her two young children were killed inside theirflat. officials said a charging e—bike was the most likely cause of the blaze in cambridge and they urged other owners to be aware of the risks. simonjones reports. flowers to mark three lives lost. from me and the rest of the team, at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. some more news for you now. some more news for you now. senior firefighters have issued a safety warning about electric bikes after a woman and her two young children were killed inside theirflat. officials said a charging e—bike was the most likely cause of the blaze in cambridge and they urged other owners to be aware of the risks. simonjones reports. flowers to mark three lives lost.

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.ukcentre, goodbye. let's get more on one of our main stories — the government's announcement that millions of public sector workers — including teachers and junior doctors — will get pay rises of at least 6%. the prime minister made the announcement a short time ago saying the increases will come out of existing budgets. ican i can confirm today, that we are accepting the headline recommendations of the pay review bodyis recommendations of the pay review body is in full. we will not fund them by borrowing more or increasing your taxes. them by borrowing more or increasing yourtaxes. it them by borrowing more or increasing your taxes. it would not be right to increase taxes by everyone, to pay some people more. this is particularly when household budgets are to tight. neither would it be right to pay for them with higher borrowing, because that simply makes inflation worse. instead, because we only have a fixed pot of money to spend from, that means government departments have had to find

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app or from our website — that's bbc.co.uke bbc sport centre, goodbye. this thursday, voters in three constituencies across england will go to the polls in by—elections and over the next few days we will be in all three seats. today it's the turn of selby and ainsty in north yorkshire. the seat was held by the former minister and conservative mp nigel adams, who quit in the wake of his ally borisjohnson's resignation as an mp last month. labour believe they can prise the seat away from the conservative party, despite a 20,000 majority for the tories at the last election. live now to selby and my colleague luxmy gopal. yes, selby abbey behind me looks out onto the town and this constituency in north yorkshire has a population of around 100,000 people. it is not farfrom rishi sunak�*s and constituency and the prime minister has been here to help with the campaign effort and that is because even though it is considered a conservative heartland, the party is worried that it may risk losing its majority here. we have been speaking

we here at the bbc sport centre, it is goodbye for now.— goodbye for now.let's head to spain now, for more on the heatwaves sweeping southern europe. fires continue to burn out of control on the spanish island of la palma. thousands of residents have been urged to leave their homes as emergency workers try to bring the blaze under control. live now to sharon backhouse, director of british tour company, geo tenerife. she arrived in the city of el paso in la palma on sunday and isjust kilometres away from the wildfires. it must have been quite a surprise if you are right and didn't expect these wildfires. how has that impacted your trip?— these wildfires. how has that impacted your trip? these wildfires. how has that imacted our tri? ., ., impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from — impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from the _ impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from the beautiful _ impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from the beautiful island - impacted your trip? good morning and welcome from the beautiful island of. wel

back to the bbc sport centre and mark.ial third test starting at headingley tomorrow. trailing the seried 2—0, england have made a raft of changes. the math is simple. england have to win. anything less than that will see the australians retain the ashes. the aussies might be expecting a hostile atmosphere after that controversial final day in the second test... and our correspondentjoe wilson is in leeds for us with more in the last few days it seems that anybody intimately or distantly connected to cricket has expressed an opinion about the journey bear so something was up all that matters now is this theories is about to resume how do england react? journey bear still in particular all of that is the responsibility of the captain. i is the responsibility of the ca tain. ~ �* , captain. i think we've seen in the ast with captain. i think we've seen in the past with bairstow, _ captain. i think we've seen in the past with bairstow, any - captain. i think we've seen in the past with bairstow, any criticism | past with bair

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safely in the pack — and he's 17 seconds clear you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sportest of the team at the bbc hello. if you thought summer had already taken a bit this is the area of low pressure that's developing. before that arrives, and as one area of low pressure spell on thursday. still a few showers around to start the day in the north and the west. temperatures like they were on wednesday morning. to bubble up once more. thing is, with thursday, there'll be fewer showers around. scotland, slow moving here. large rainfall totals for some, but equally, showers by and large. many will spend the day, well, at least the bulk of it, dry. though, we'll start to see cloud gather towards the southwest. feel a touch warmer with winds that little bit lighter. now, into the evening, rain at times, northern ireland, elsewhere, some clear skies into friday morning. but already the change is towards the southwest. it's going to make it feel like autumn at times through friday and into the weekend. strongest of the winds, though, for friday, mainly towards the southwest of th

before that at 11.45 saint helens women face york, that's on the iplayer or the bbc sport website andnday, 5pm let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today.. we've had practice for sunday's formula one hungarian grand prix, one to forget for red bull's sergio perez who crashed on his first flying lap. ferrari's charles le clerc was quickest in second practice ireland's rugby union captain nichola fryday has retired from the international game at the age of 28. they finished bottom of the last six nations championship with five defeats. she'll continue to play club rugby with exeter defending champion yonas vinger—gaur is still seven and a half minutes defending champion yonas vingergaur is still seven and a half minutes clear at the tour de france, with two stages to go. as for stage 19, after 107 miles slovenia's matej mohoric won it by millimetres. you can find a lot more on all those stories on the bbc sport website as the tour finishes on the champs elysees on sunday, the tour de france femmes starts in clermont ferrand. it's the second edition o

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — bbc.co.uk/sporte, goodbye. hello. some parts of the uk, particularly parts of northern england and northern ireland, have already seen the wettestjuly on record. and you probably won't be too surprised to hear that we have got more rain in the forecast at times through the remainder of this week. now, tuesday brings a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. we won't all be seeing the rain during the day on tuesday, but let's look at the rest of the week. this is the jet stream. these winds you can see here continuing to drive areas of low pressure in towards our shores with showers or longer spells of rain moving their way through from the atlantic and pushing gradually eastwards. now, tuesday morning, a few spells of showery rain across parts of central scotland. also the odd shower for wales, south west england, east anglia too. heading through the day, this area of cloud and rain nudges further south and then we start to see showers bubbling up for eastern scotland and eastern england, which co

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.ukbbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. well, southern parts of europe in the grip of a heat wave at the moment. we continue to be in the grip of some big shower clouds, more of them around through the rest of this week, even some longer spells of rain and stronger winds by the time we hit friday. why? well, low pressure is dominant, we've just got various areas revolving around the same part of north west europe, which continues to bring showers to the north and west into the start of wednesday morning. a slightly fresher start for many of you compared with tuesday morning, but a sunnier one for the south and eastern england as well as the midlands. won't take long, though, for the clouds are build up, showers are in the west, will start to work their way eastwards. a stronger wind across the uk on wednesday, and that means those showers will rattle through quite quickly for some of you. for one or two it be one after another, after another, with a bit of sunshine in between. it does mean t

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website that's bbc.co.uk of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. the full uk forecast in a moment — but first of all, the extreme heat continues to affect parts of the mediterranean. and later on monday, we might actually see one of europe's highest ever temperatures — 48 celsius possible to the southwest of catania. now, the significance of that is the all—time european record currently stands at 118.8, so we'll be very, very close to that. on sunday, though, here in the uk, it was a very wet day across central portions of the uk. we have 91 millimetres of rainfall in preston, three—and—a—half inches — that's about a month's worth. these figures only go up to saturday, but even at that stage, there were a number of places that were getting close to double the july average rainfall. our weather pattern, then, is a bit stuck at the moment, and it was this weather from the kind of rained off the cricket in greater manchester. the front itself is starting to push its way southwards, so the rai

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uksport centre, goodbye. you're watching bbc news. i'm rich preston. in the next hour we are expecting the sentencing of connor chapman — the 23—year—old convicted yesterday of the murder of elle edwards. she was shot dead outside a pub in wirral, in the north west of england, on christmas eve. the judge's sentencing will be televised so we will cross to liverpool crown court to hear his remarks. elle's father, tim, has said his mission is now to stop gun violence on merseyside. he talked to reporter jayne mccubbin. tell us about elle. elle? god... god love her. elle's great. she's lovely, very kind, very giving. she's always looking out for other people, especially her family. and, you know, she was she was going ahead, flying. working hard? yeah. working hard. she was a good example to people. she set her own goals and she was achieving them and she was flying and she did it with a smile on her face. what was it like running up to christmas, last year? elle's great. she's lovely, very

lots more on that on the bbc sport website or your bbc sport app.e rest of the team, goodbye for now. hello. after the warmth ofjune, a completely different weather set—up for the start ofjuly. probably summed up best by showing the outlook at wimbledon, of course, which starts on monday. first part of the week, rain at times, not a wash—out by any means, but it's going to feel cool. temperatures below average and a bit breezy at times before things warm up later. and the reason is we've got low pressure centred across scandinavia. we're on the southern edge of it, so winds coming in from the west and north—west, and various banks of rain. and with temperatures dropping compared to what we've seen, probably one of the coolest commutes we've had for a while on monday morning. temperatures for many in single figures. and whilst many start with some sunshine overhead, though, to warm things up, there will be showers getting going across the west and still there in the north of scotland. but it's this batch of showers that work from west to east across

iam mad i am mad the bbc sport centre. the dream is overfor mark i am mad the bbc sport centre.am is over for mark cavendish, out of the tour de france. we will tell you what happened. and a vital early breakthrough, late in the day, as rain slows things down for england against australia. here we go again. round about this time last night we saw andy murray and cam norrie go out of the championships and not long after that liam brady, to. british hopes now rest with katie and to the wheelchair events get going later next week. she is playing and more on that to come. we will start tonight with the world number one because it has been the match of the day. it was a thriller on centre court. the world number one in the end digging deep and fighting hard for his place in the last 16. a vile box filled with sporting legends, all—weather eyes fixed on centre court for the arrival of the best men player in the world. alcaraz is getting used to these big occasions, his opponent not so much, needing a little guidance in his first wimbledon appearance in four years. he found his way, fo

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm mark edwards, coming to you from the bbc sport centre, here is what we have got coming up in our show. defending champion elena rybakina survives a scare at the start of her wimbledon campaign with a win. world number one carlos alcaraz is up and running, and there is carnage on the track at the tour de france butjasper philipsen wins stage four in chaotic circumstances. hello and thanks forjoining us. there is only one place to start and that is at wimbledon where rain for the day nevertheless saw plenty of action on centre court and court one. the defending women's singles champion elena rybakina has begun the defence of her title, the kazakh has booked her place in round 2 at the expense of american shelby rogers but had to do it the hard way after dropping the first set as she did regroup to come through in three. just the atmosphere and the attention to be on the centre court is different than the last year because last year i started on the smaller court and with every match i was playing better and better, feeling better, but here it is differe

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk. july has been a very wet month across the uk. and as we look towards the very end of the month, and, indeed, into the start of the new one, well, there's more rain on the way. spells of wind and rain this week, rather cool as well. now, looking back at the rainfall we've had so far, these figures are valid up to 10am on sunday. can see that in preston 285% of the averagejuly rainfall. that means preston has had close to three times the rainfall we would expect in a typicaljuly. and those figures got a further top up as sunday went on because we saw a band of heavy rain pushing northwards and eastwards in association with this frontal system still with us for monday morning. all tied in with this area of low pressure, which will be wobbling its way eastwards through the day. so a band of rain pushing northwards across scotland, some sunshine, at least for a time in the north of scotland, and then to the south of that, for northern ireland, for england and wales, large amounts of cloud

so much sport going on- — you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom ourp story, the high court ruling that an expansion of london's ultra low emissions zone, or ulez, can go ahead. the scheme is aimed at reducing air pollution in the capital. the zone currently covers the central area, shown in pink, on this map. drivers of the most polluting vehicles in the zone, are charged £12.50 a day. london's mayor, sadiq khan, wants to extend the boundary of the zone to cover the whole of greater london. five conservative—led councils tried to have the expansion of the scheme halted, arguing that mr khan had exceeded his powers, but they have now failed. the extension is due to go ahead on august 29th. ulez has been at the centre of a major political row, and is thought to have contributed to labour's failure in last week's uxbridge by—election. here's the mayor, sadiq khan, giving his reaction, a little earlier. well, this landmarkjudgment today is good news for london, because it means we can make progress from the end of next month. the decision to expand ulez w

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.ukhere. here in the uk. it was another quite cool day on tuesday. by contrast, southern europe in sicily temperatures reached 46 degrees. this is the temperature anomaly map. the blues are where it's colder than normal. the reds are where it's hotter than normal. a significant drop in temperature on the way across italy in the next 2a to 48 hours. the heat lasts a bit longer in greece, but even here, it will be cooler by the end of the weekend, not as windy either. some northern parts of europe have been seeing severe storms. here in the uk our weather continues to come in from the atlantic. and that cloud that we saw there is going to bring some rain into western areas on wednesday, further east, maybe a little bit warmer than it was on tuesday. but it will be a chilly start where we have the clearer skies — three degrees in scotland, six or seven across some southern parts of england and wales, in between, not quite so cold. first thing because there'll be more cloud showers left over

hello, welcome to the bbc sports centre. i'm tanya arnold.s in 2026 go ahead after the australian state of victoria pulled out of hosting it? the premier said the spiralling costs for the 12—day event made it "well and truly too much for the state to bear." 0ur news correspondent shaimaa khalil has more on the story. the only time the commonwealth games were cancelled before it was during the second world war. today, australia's second stay, victoria, cancelled it for costing reasons. the state premier came out to say that the budget has been building up, it trebled, and it no the care experience is for life. the government says they don't believe making care a protected characteristic would be positive. instead, they're extending corporate parenting responsibilities to all government departments, but the campaign will continue at a local level. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. hello, welcome to the bbc sports centre. i'm tanya arnold. our top story today: will the commonwealth games in 2026 go ahead after th

you can see more on our stories on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now.ors in england hasjust ended. the government has offered a 6% pay rise, but the union, the british medical association, wants a 35% rise to make up for years of underfunding. let's hearfrom dr tal ellenbogen, a representative of the bma junior doctors committee who has been on the picket line. welcome to the programme. so you have come to the end of the strike. what have you achieved? fiur have come to the end of the strike. what have you achieved?— have come to the end of the strike. what have you achieved? our aim here is to net what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back — what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back round _ what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back round the _ what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back round the table. - what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back round the table. we - is to get back round the table. we need the government to have a two—way conversation. we started this dispute back in october last year and

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website that's bbc.co.uke team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. generally, over the next few days, it's going to be a mixture of sunshine, but also some showers. over the last 2a hours, we have seen quite muggy air heading our way from the atlantic. it's brought with it a lot of cloud, had some rain around as well. but before the rain arrived in eastern england, it was quite warm on wednesday, suffolk was the warmest place in the country with temperatures of 2a degrees. but this was the cloud that's been streaming in from the atlantic. it's been bringing with it some steady rain as well. all on these weather fronts here, the worst of the rain is going to get moved away out into the north sea. it dries off later on in the night, but there's still a lot of cloud. and so it's going to be a much warmer start to thursday with temperatures typically 1a or 15 degrees, but a dull, misty, damp start and fog over the hills. the rain may continue on and off through the day in northern parts of mainland sco

lots more on your bbc sport app or the bbc sport website but that is all for now. in england says women should have access to specialist miscarriage care 2a hours a day, seven days a week. it s estimated there are around 500 miscarriages every day in the uk, but many women lose their babies at home, with very little support or pain relief. and a warning: there are some graphic descriptions of baby loss in?tulip mazumdar s report, which some viewers may find upsetting. rachel has been documenting her pregnancy journey on tiktok. she suffered four miscarriages. her second was particularly traumatic. it was, unfortunately, i believe, over a weekend period. and so, the advice i was really kind of given was, it seems like you're having another miscarriage, have plenty of bed rest, and take some pain relief if needed, and kind ofjust wait it out. at one point i went to the bathroom, and as i went and pulled down my underwear, my baby fully intact in its sac with a tiny little placenta, which was literally no bigger than a £2 coin, fell and sat into my underwear. rachel's

hello from the bbc sport centre.omen's world cup on the way, plus an update from the 4th ashes test... but first to the open. and it's been a stunning day forjon rahm — who has fired himself into contention at the end of his third round at hoylake... the man to catch though — still brian harman. he's out on the course now. ben croucher is there for us. we have had a lot of rain on the wirral this morning. we thought it would stick around for the day but it stopped at 10am. it has softened this hoylake golf course, and some of the world is's base have taken full advantage. the early starters had the best of the conditions. jon rahm, the masters champion, one of those to shoot a super low score. he was tied for 89th after the first round, now he is tied for second after shooting an eight under par round of 63. he came back injust 30 shots. it is the best ever round here at royal liverpool golf club by two shots in an open championship. the wind has settled right down. that has played intojon rahm's hands. he has had su

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards from the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming upeur is into her second consecutive wimbledon final after beating aryna sabalenka in the last four. the everton and england midfielder delle ali gives an emotional interview about his childhood abuse and addiction to sleeping pills hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards from the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on our show. simply 0nstoppable! !! 0ns jabeur is into her second consecutive wimbledon final

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.ukcentre, goodbye. hello there. thursday was a better day for play at wimbledon and for the start of the test at headingley. there was quite a lot of cloud generally, but we did see temperatures peaking at 23 degrees. however, into friday, we're tapping into some heat and humidity, and temperatures may well peak as high as 29 celsius, 84 fahrenheit. there was some cloud and rain around, though, and you can see quite clearly where i'm talking about on the satellite picture. this is a frontal system bringing some wet weather, fairly showery first thing friday morning across scotland and northern ireland. slowly brightening up into the afternoon. but with that southerly wind direction dragging in that warm, humid air as we go through the day, producing clear skies across england and wales, temperatures will respond. highs of 29 celsius in one or two areas by the middle of the afternoon. so that means for the tennis at wimbledon, we could see temperatures as high as 27. it has the potential

hello from the bbc sport centre.soccer — that's how lionel messi's new signing to inter miami has been described. a sold—out crowd of 20,000 fans waited through downpours and lightning to see the unveiling. messi thanked supporters and said he had "the same desire he always has". the world cup winnerjoined the major league soccer club on a deal until the end of the 2025 season. mls commissioner don garber said the signing means a lot. there have been so many really momentous moments in the history of major league hello from the bbc sport centre. a massive moment in major league soccer — that's how lionel messi's new signing to inter miami has been described.

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk, goodbye. thames water bosses being questioned by mp�*s after racking up billions of pounds of debt and discharging millions of litres of sewage. the company serves 15 million households across london and the thames valley. our environment correspondentjonah fisher has been to meet some of their customers who rely on the river thames being clean. look at this beautiful weather. the chance to swim with mermaids is not an offer you get everyday. one thing led to another, and the henley mermaids started doing sponsored swims. goggles. a relay across the channel got them going. so we did that and then we kind of got a bit addicted to that. so then we did the bristol channel relay, and then we did the north channel relay. the thames is where the mermaids meet and train, but not before checking on the thames water website to see if sewage has been released nearby. so you can see from the map that there are no discharges happening at the moment in this area. there's one happening down there.

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app or from our website — that's bbc.co.ukcentre, goodbye. the funeral has been held for barnaby webber, the 19—year—old student who was stabbed to death in an attack in nottingham last month. photographs of barnaby, along with grace o'malley—kumar and ian coates, who also died in the incident, were on display at the service, which was held in taunton minster. barnaby�*s father, david, and his brother, charlie, addressed the congregation. how do you start a speech like this? the one as a parent you thought you'd never have to make. in line with today, this is a celebration of my beautiful boy's life. ever since he lit up our world, and then charlie a few short years later, i have been besotted by them both. or as emma will tell you, wrapped around their little fingers. as a father, that's myjob. i'd like everyone to maybe think about how we act in our day to day lives and be a little bit more patient, caring with others. maybe be a little bit more barney. thank you. what i want to talk about is the role you played in my life a

i'm paul scott at the bbc sport centre. here's what's coming up. now or never.all—time leading wicket—taker for the must win fourth ashes test against australia. three days before the women's world cup, a plea from the co—hosts as they make their voices heard over prize money. the para athletics world championships come to an end. we hearfrom one of the stand out performers — 14—time world champion hannah cockroft. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm paul scott at the bbc sport centre. here's what's coming up. now or never. england recall their all—time leading wicket—taker for the must win fourth ashes test against australia. three days before the women's world cup, a plea from the co—hosts as they make their voices heard

hello from the bbc sport centre.st has happened at court 18 and this came after an earlier protest. two people have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage after disrupting play on court 18 at wimbledon. what is the latest? i have interviewed _ what is the latest? i have interviewed tim - what is the latest? i have interviewed tim henmanl what is the latest? i have i interviewed tim henman and what is the latest? i have - interviewed tim henman and he what is the latest? i have _ interviewed tim henman and he was sitting down the second protest because a court 18 is to the right of me here and what i could see, it was more of the orange confetti we saw earlier in the day when dimitrov was playing. we saw a man and a woman running onto the court with just stop oil t—shirts on and they spread outjigsaw pieces and it was a centre court room wooden jigsaw which we presume was bought on site as well as orange confetti. those people were taken away by police and they have been arrested. that c

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello.o the weekend. this is the area of low pressure that's developing. it will be responsible for some big changes. before that arrives, and as one area of low pressure pulls away into scandinavia, into a slightly quieter spell on thursday. still a few showers around to start the day in the north and the west. temperatures like they were on wednesday morning. but low pressure still close enough by for the shower clouds to bubble up once more. thing is, with thursday, there'll be fewer showers around. the heaviest of the showers, some will be across scotland, slow moving here. large rainfall totals for some, but equally, some will stay dry. northern ireland, england and wales, fewer showers by and large. many will spend the day, well, at least the bulk of it, dry. though, we'll start to see cloud gather towards the south—west. feel a touch warmer with winds that little bit lighter. now, into the evening, rain at times, northern ireland, north wales, spreading its way into central southern s