bbc world news. still to come... "inept, insecure and incompetent." leaked emails reveal what britain's ambassador really thinks of the trump administration. this is bbc world news todayer has admitted defeat in a snap general election, and will hand power to the new democracy party the usa have decisively won the women's football world cup — after a tournament that has given new momentum to the sport. here in the uk, the foreign office has begun an investigation into who leaked emails from britain's ambassador to washington, which described the trump administration as being "inept" and "uniquely dysfunctional. " in the memos, obtained by the mail on sunday, sir kim darroch, says despite his shortcomings, president trump shouldn't be written off. here's our washington correspondent nick bryant. "inept, insecure, incompetent. " in secret cables obtained by the mail on sunday, britain's top diplomat in washington, sir kim darroch, used the most undiplomatic of language to describe the chaos of the trump white house and the personality flaws of the president himself. he spoke of donald trump radiating insecurity and delivered a withering assessment of an administration t

this is bbc world news today.can golestani. our top stories: storm barry weakens as it strikes land — but the danger for america's gulf coast is not over. we are out of the eye, but we are not out of the conditions that will cause heavy rainfall for the city of new orleans. at least 26 people are killed in an attack on a hotel in southern somalia. al sha baab militants claim responsibility. simona halep is the wimbledon champion... simona halep wins her first wimbledon title, beating serena williams in straight sets. hello and welcome to world news today. storm barry may no longer be a hurricane, but emergency teams are warning that heavy rain and strong winds will continue to batter america's gulf coast for some time to come. the storm made landfall in the last few hours, about 15 miles west of new orleans, with winds of around 70 miles an hour. these are pictures from along the gulf coast as the storm was approaching. the state of louisiana has declared a state of emergency with tens of thousands of people witho

bbc world news, still to come... the fortnite world cup gets under way — with teenage gamers competing for the $3 million prize. this is bbc world news todayes by the syrian government may be directly targetting civilians. it's accused the world of turning its back on their plight. hong kong's airport became the scene of the latest anti—extradition demonstrations on friday, with protestors occupying the arrivals hall. thousands of people — including airport and airline staff — spent all day in the building. the demonstrations started as a rejection of plans to allow extradition of criminal suspects to face trial on the chinese mainland — but for some protestors, it's now widened into calls for more independence for the territory from beijing. stephen mcdonell has been at the protest. this is the scene confronting those who arrived at hong kong airport. the arrivals hall is occupied by airline staff, especially those from the industry unions the baggage handlers and the like are here to support the democracy movement they say, but also to criticise the violence last weekend. when the triad gangs and targeted activists on their way home. whe

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: california braces itself for aftershocks — after the most powerful earthquake to hit the state in twenty years. docking despite the warnings — a boat carrying migrants arrives on the italian island of lampedusa, but no—one is allowed to disembark. a deadline for nuclear diplomacy — as iran prepares to enrich uranium closer to weapon grade level. and a moment for archie — the son of the duke and duchess of sussex is christened in a private ceremony. hello and welcome to world news today. residents in southern california are bracing themselves for aftershocks after the region was hit by its biggest earthquake in more than 20 years. it's the second big tremor in as many days. the epicentre of the quake was near the city of ridgecrest, north—east of los angeles. angus crawford's report contains some flashing images. oh, my god. fear and shock. two quakes in two days. this one with the magnitude of 7.1, the strongest for 20 years. evacuate! nerves stretched to the limit. g

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: iran releases footage of the moment its troops seized a british—flagged oil tanker in the gulf. london says it's working to defuse the crisis. british airways says it is suspending all flights to cairo for seven days for security reasons. the vatican opens two burial chambers in the search for a teenage girl who went missing 36 years ago. the eagle had landed. roger. countdown to the exact moment, 50 years ago, when the eagle module touched down on the surface of the moon. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the british foreign secretary jeremy hunt says britain will do what it takes to keep international shipping safe after a uk registered oil tanker was seized by iran in the gulf. mr hunt said tehran had assured him last week that it wanted to de—escalate tensions in the region but was now doing the opposite. iran has released footage of the moment its troops seized the vessel. this is the moment iranian revolutionary guards took over the ste

stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: we'll have all the latest from wimbledon where roger federer has defeated rafael nadal in a nail—biting semi—final. this is bbc world news todayump's labour secretary, alexander acosta, resigns amid criticism of the way he handled a plea deal with financier jeffery epstein. emergency preparations are underway in the us state of louisiana as residents prepare for the arrival of what's expected to be a devastating storm. dozens of air passengers have been left battered and bloodied after a sudden patch of turblence sent them literally flying through the air on board a plane. the air canada boeing triple 7 jet was on its way from vancouver to sydney when it happened, forcing it to make an emergency landing in hawaii. lisa hampele has more. inside the plane, once they knew they were safe. moments earlier, at 36,000 feet in the air, and two hours into the flight, the aircraft had plunged. one passenger said it fell hundreds of feet, eryk anders said it hit sudden turbulence. and oxygen masks fell, people smashed their heads, smashing plastic casing. the girl hit the plastic and actually snapped and broke it and the oxygen masks cam

us on bbc world news, still to come: 16 year—old coco gauff seals a stunning victory at wimbledon taking her through to the fourth round in herfirst ever grand slam. this is bbc world news todayeople have beenjailed in the uk for their part in what's being described as the country's worst ever case of modern—day slavery. the prominent holocaust survivor, eva kor, has died aged 85. she was born in romania and deported to auschwitz in 1944. she and her twin sister were tortured by the infamous camp doctorjosef mengele known as the ‘angel of death'. in later life she gave tours of auschwitz, and called for the forgiveness. in 2015 she attended the trial of former nazi guard 0skar groening where she reached out to him. she explained to the bbc why she did it. i no longer carry any anger or hatred toward anybody and that is not because they deserve it, but i deserve to live free of hate. but once i don't have animosity and anger towards him, you are opening yourself up to in light of other to a lot of other human emotions. let's cross to krakow now in poland and speak to eva kor‘s son alex. welcome to the programme and i am sorry for your loss. it must be a tremendous gap now and

bbc world news. still to come, the teenage millionaires winning big at the fortnite computer game world championships in new york. this is bbc world news todayen a second day of violent clashes between police and pro—democracy demonstrators in hong kong. dozens of people are injured. russia's most prominent opposition figure, alexei navalny, has been taken from jail to a hospital in moscow after suffering what was initially believed to be an "allergic reaction". butjust in the last few minutes, his personal doctor says that she has seen him and believes he has been affected by an unknown chemical. earlier this morning, a spokeswoman said he suffered severe facial swelling, which is something he has never suffered before. mr navalny was jailed for 30 days last week after calling for unauthorised anti—government protests which occurred again yesterday in moscow. these pictures show the extent of the violence on the streets, which resulted in more than a thousand arrests. co—author of the novel putin v the people, and the director of the russia institute at king's college in london, sam greene, joins us for more. sam, what are you hearing about

this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines.ite calls to defuse tensions. there have been more violent clashes in hong kong — police fire tear gas at protesters during another huge pro—democracy rally. wildfires are raging in central portugal, with strong winds spreading flames in the castelo branco region. it's close to an area of the country where wildfires two years ago killed more than 60 people. rhodri davies reports. summers bring combustible forests in portugal, and wildfires can make the daytime sky look like night. hundreds of firefighters are battling these fires across the country's centre. but others are having to take up the fight themselves. amid the groups of the brave, some asked why they were confronting these annual infernos. translation: there must be something that can be done. i do not know if there is anyone interested in doing it. but those in power should see that all this is against people's interests. firefighters managed to get two fires under control, but only after several people were injured. by fir

this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines.have turned increasingly violent since they began nearly eight weeks ago. they kicked off onjune 9th when around 1 million people marched against extradition laws that could allow suspects to be sent to mainland china for trials. hong kong's leader carrie lam has already halted the bill, but the protests have grown to encompass demands for its complete withdrawal, democratic reform, and for carrie lam to resign. then last sunday, mobs of men wearing white shirts attacked protesters at the yuen long station. it's unclear how much longer this can go on for. protests that took place on saturday ended in tear gas and rubber bullets. let's talk to victoria hui who is an associate professor of political science at the university of notre dame in the us, shejoins me now. this started about the x tradition build but the protests seem to have moved on. yes, every week there have been new protests because the government wouldn't make any concessions, in particular withdrawing the bill completely

you're watching bbc world news today. the latest headlines... aland in a dramatic finish at lord's cricket ground here in london. tropical storm barry has been buffeting the us state of louisiana, threatening tornadoes and flooding in some places due to torrential rain. despite being downgraded from a hurricane shortly after making landfall, authorities say the storm still poses a significant threat as it moves towards mississippi. more than 100,000 households remain without power. there was flooding in low—lying areas and whole communities were left without power. barry may have been downgraded to a tropical storm almost as soon as it made landfall the people who are in new orleans are still concerned. this is one reason why. the mississippi river has been swollen to flood levels for many months and now forecasters are predicting there could be a huge downpour of rain over the next 24—hour is. downpour of rain over the next 24-hour is. there is so much rain, so much water with the storm that it will come north and well some of these rain bands t

bbc world news, still to come, all the sport, algerian fans celebrate the first goal of the africa cup of nations final , we'll bring you the latest score injust a minute. this is bbc world news todays it's seized a british—flagged oil tanker in the strait of hormuz. a second liberian flagged ship is also reported to have been seized. it comes as tehran says this video footage disproves american claims to have destroyed an iranian drone over the gulf. let's bring the update to this point. we are going to start with senegal who are looking to make history and when the africa cup for the first time ever, things however are not going to plan for that at that moment in the final in cairo. algeria so strong throughout the tournament, currently leading by one goal with 50 mike —— 55 minutes plane. deflecting the shot after two minutes is a difference. northern ireland, rory mcelroy missed the cut in his home 0pen ireland, rory mcelroy missed the cut in his home open championship, shocker i'm day one shooting eight over par at royal port rash, but it was scintillating for my friday, scoring a six under par 65 to finish date two on two under par, that's one shot off the cut so he misses ou

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories...ed a british—flagged oil tanker in the strait of hormuz: it's claiming the stena impero had turned off its tracker before it was intercepted. it comes as tehran says this video footage disproves american claims to have destroyed an iranian drone over the gulf — but does it? a dutch court rules the netherlands was only partly responsible for the srebrenica massacre of hundreds people in the bosnian war. braced for a heatwave: warnings that up to 200 million people could be affected by soaring temperatures along the east coast of the us. and coming up, the latest from the africa cup of nations final between senegal and algeria.

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories.ter criticism of the plea deal he brokered forjeffrey epstein it would be selfish for me to stay in this position and continue talking about a case that is 12 years old. a potentially devastating tropical storm gains strength as it nears the us state of louisiana — a state of emergency has been declared. dozens of passengers on an air canada flight to australia are injured following severe and unexpected turbulance. in tennis, roger federer has defeated rafael nadal in a nail—biting semifinal at wimbledon to earn his place in the final against novak djokovic.

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds.lf for aftershocks — after the most powerful earthquake to hit the state in twenty years. docking despite the warnings — a boat carrying migrants arrives on the italian island of lampedusa, but no—one is allowed to disembark. a deadline for nuclear diplomacy — as iran prepares to enrich uranium closer to weapon grade level. and a moment for archie — the son of the duke and duchess of sussex is christened in a private ceremony. hello and welcome to world news today. residents in southern california are bracing themselves

and bright, goodbye. of the year massive as the ones we used to see the beginning this is bbc world news todaytories. eight people are jailed in the uk for their part in what's being described as the worst case of modern—day slavery ever seen in britain. i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me, spying on me. they were controlling me. venezuela releases twenty—two people from prison, including a high profilejudge, as the un says the country uses a campaign of fear to suppress opposition. gibraltar says the iranian tanker, detained on its coast suspected of taking oil to syria, can be held forfourteen more days. i no longer carry any anger or hatred toward anybody

this is bbc world news today. our top stories...directly ta rgetting civilians — after 100 die in airstrikes in 10 days. the world is accused of turning its back. air strikes kill a significant number of civilians every time a week and the response seems to be a collective shrug. wildfires in the arctic circle. they're at "unprecedented" levels according to scientists — because of climate change. a british computer hacker who helped stop a cyber attack against the uk health service avoids a jail sentence in the us, on malicious hacking charges. and... racing is stopped in the tour de france — after a freak hailstorm and landslide in the alps.

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories... tanker, despite calls to defuse tensions. more violent clashes in hong kong — police fire tear gas at protesters during another huge pro—democracy rally the riot police have come into clearer people out of the area. this is what's happening every weekend in hong kong. exit polls in ukraine suggest that president zelensky‘s party is well ahead of his rivals after a snap election — but will he get an overall majority? britain's finance minister philip hammond says he'll resign if boris johnson becomes prime minister next week.

this is bbc world news today, i'm simon pusey. our top stories.police fire tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse thousands of demonstrators, who hurl bricks in response. dozens are injured. riot police have been moving people through the streets, they're now making arrests. they've fired more tear gas. reinforcements are coming in. russia's jailed opposition leader is taken to hospital with a severe facial swelling amid fears he may have been injured by a chemical substance. rising tensions as the brazilian amazon is opened up for more development. an indigenous leader is reportedly murdered by gold miners. and the tour de france has its youngest winner in more than 100 years, as the 22—year—old colombian

this is bbc world news today. our top stories...akis' centre—right party closes in on a dramatic win. skirmishes on the streets of hong kong — police clash with protesters after a day of demonstrations. deutsche bank confirms plans to cut up to 18,000 jobs worldwide, as part of a radical reorganisation plan. a moment ofjubilation for team usa, as they win the women's football world cup, for a record fourth time.

long this is bbc world news today. i‘m simon pusey. more than 1,000 people are arrested in moscow.ice are trying to push back the protesters, who came here because the candidates they support were not allowed to participate in elections. riot police fire tear gas and rubber bullets in hong kong in another day of protests in the territory. a huge rescue operation in india, as a train is stranded in monsoon floodwaters, leaving passengers trapped for hours. and egan bernal is set to become the first colombian to win to win the tour de france, retaining the yellowjersey

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds.tanker in the gulf. london says it's working to defuse the crisis. british airways says it is suspending all flights to cairo for seven days for security reasons. the vatican opens two burial chambers in the search for a teenage girl who went missing 36 years ago. the eagle had landed. roger. countdown to the exact moment, 50 years ago, when the eagle module touched down on the surface of the moon.

this is bbc world news today. i'm duncan golestani.strikes land — but the danger for america's gulf coast is not over. we are out of the eye, but we are not out of the conditions that will cause heavy rainfall for the city of new orleans. at least 26 people are killed in an attack on a hotel in southern somalia. al sha baab militants claim responsibility. simona halep is the wimbledon champion... simona halep wins her first wimbledon title, beating serena williams in straight sets.

groove this is bbc world news today. wind cricket‘s world cup for the first time, beating new zealand in the final. -- time, beating new zealand in the final. —— england win cricket's world cup. you like we did we did it. a new a leaked memo from the british ambassador, he claims president trump the hdl iran nuclear deal to spite barack obama. —— the iran nuclear deal to spite barack 0bama. misinformation from any size could lead to a serious

bbc news. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: new zealand shock india at the cricket worldnal. roger federer and rafael nadal will meet at wimbledon for the first time since 2008 after both advanced to the semifinals. and the future of the british grand prix has been secured for the next five years with a new agreement between formula one and silverstone. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that india have been knocked out of the cricket world cup while new zealand move through to sunday's final at lords. the black caps pulled off an unlikely 18 run win at old trafford and our sports correspondentjoe wilson was there. there is a sense of surprise, certainly shocked still around this pa rt certainly shocked still around this part of manchester. notjust that india, the well cricket superpower, are out, but the fact that they could not chase down 242 with this much. remember, these are the top order batsmen are rohit sharma, with 500 and the world cup so far, this isa 500 and the world cup so far, this is a top order of virat kohli, while's b

bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with sarah montague. welcome to hardtalk. i'm sarah montague. my guest todayeputation for telling uncomfortable economic truths. he famously predicted the global financial crisis of 2008. now raghuram rajan says capitalism is under threat and if wild leaders want to save liberal democracies from a surge in populism they need to give more power to local communities and take it away from big governments and big businesses. when he left his job as governor of india's central bank is that it was "better to be a doer than an advisor". now the superstar central bank is being talked of as one of the front runners to governor of the bank of england. would he rather do thatjob than advise in another? raghuram rajan, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. that quote from you, "better to be a doer than an advisor", what is it that you wa nt to an advisor", what is it that you want to do? watto wanted to do that time was really turn around people's view of india —— what i wanted to do. i thought there was a lot of potential for growth. there were reforms that were eas

bbc news, time for sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: enthralling, nail—biting and barely believable — england are world championsramatic cricket world cup final ever witnessed. a marathon match at wimbledon, novak djokovic and roger federer play out an epic as djokovic retains the title. six of the best for lewis hamilton, as the mercedes driver wins a record sixth british grand prix. hello and thanks forjoining us on what has surely been one the most dramatic days of sport ever witnessed on british shores. we had a wimbledon epic at the all england club, a record—breaking day at silverstone in the british grand prix but above all, a cricket all—time classic at lord's in london. england are world champions after beating new zealand in the most gripping, nerve—shredding final the sport has ever seen. here to somehow recap an astounding match that included the ultimate finish in the form of a superover, that's an extra over for each side to determine the winner, isjohn watson. after aa years and 12 editions england finally lifted the trophy. was an unbelievable end to this tournament. the two teams

bbc news. thousands turned out in new york city today to honour the us women's soccer team, world cup championsyers and especially team captain, megan rapeino, were very much the stars of the show. the bbc‘s nada tawfik was there. cheering and applause how is this for a homecoming? new york was buzzing with excitement as the us women's soccer team made their way down the canyon of heroes. red white and blue, tickertape raining down from above, the world champions passed in the glory of their win. there is so much energy and pride for the us women's soccer team. they have shown that they are a force on the field and they have proved that perseverance on another battle, the fight for equal pay. fans hearsay they no doubt deserve it.|j fight for equal pay. fans hearsay they no doubt deserve it. i think they no doubt deserve it. i think they deserve more pay. they have wonderful book up and the men have ten. we need some women to stand up for this world and we are ahead of man sometimes. the party continued all the way to city hall where the players showed off that victory dance. co—captain, megan

bbc with china bbc news teams where you are. good afternoon. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... the world aquatics championships in south korea continues todayty won the gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke yesterday after breaking his world record in the semi—final. today, he went in the semi of the 50 metre breaststroke, winning it comfortably in 26.11 seconds — just shy of his own world record. jimmy anderson is out of england's only warm up match for the ashes. the fast bowler‘s been struggling with a calf injury that he picked up playing for lancashire three weeks ago. he's been training ahead of the four—day test against ireland which starts at lords tomorrow. the first ashes test is a week on thursday. the real madrid boss zinedine zidane has denied "disrespecting" gareth bale. that was the accusation from bale's agentjonathan barnett, after zidane suggested that the welshman‘s exit from real would be best "for everyone". there are reports that two chinese clubs are interested in signing bale, but he's still on a pre—season tour with real in the united states. translation: firstly, i have not been disrespectful to anybody, especia

bbc world news. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi speaks to the mayor of istanbul, ekrem imamoglu, on hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi in istanbul. my guest todaythe new mayor of the city, ekrem imamoglu. he dealt a massive setback to the ruling ak party when he defeated their candidate not once but twice when there was a rerun of the election. president erdogan once said whoever wins istanbul wins turkey. is ekrem imamoglu now the man to watch in turkish politics? mayor ekrem imamoglu, welcome to hardtalk. are you surprised that you're sitting here in the mayor's office? it is, after all, the first time in 25 years that your chp party has won this position. your party leader kemal kilicdaroglu said, "do not forget, today the victor is democracy," that's when you won, and he said, "the whole world that believes in democracy is proud of turkey." so the ruling ak party, president erdogan, your party are suggesting are good democrats, they didn't rig the election? what kind of precautions did you take? president erdogan has described you, despite your victory, as a lame—duck. he's right, isn't he? i tell you what he means by it. i mean, yes, you w

bbc world news. now on bbc news it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. there are some human experiences which most of us find very hard to get our heads around. my guest todayerienced the unimaginable torment of more than four decades in solitary confinement in a tiny cell in one of america's most notorious prisons. albert woodfox was the victim of ingrained racism and brutality inside america's system of criminaljustice. he is now a free man. but what does freedom really mean after everything he has been through? albert woodfox, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. here you are, in london as a free man. but given everything you have been through, is it possible for you to ever feel truly free? yeah, i mean philosophically, mentally and emotionally i was free long before my physicalfreedom. and so that was a part of my survival technique. it allowed me to survive being in solitary confinement for such a long period of time. i wonder in terms of, literally in terms of muscle memory, whether the way your body is, whether your muscles remember four decades in shackles, whether you still have that feeling of being in an enclosed space, literally two by three metres

bbc news. just one match away from making history, england take on new zealand in the men's cricket world cup final at lord's todayther team has ever won the trophy. mike bushell reports. come on over! it's the biggest game so far for england, come on! a cricket home world cup comes along once in a generation and the england squad certainly have not let this opportunity slip through theirfingers. after crashing out of the group stages four years ago, 27 years have passed since england were last in a world cup final. and they now stand on the brink of winning one of sport's top honours for the very first time. it means a huge amount to me and to everybody in the changing room. it's a culmination of four years of hard work, dedication, a lot of planning and it presents a huge opportunity to go and try and win a world cup. this tournament has seen good—humoured age—old rivalries at play, selling out stadiums up and down the uk and never short of excited fans. get in! england came into the tournament as the ones to beat, but their progress to the final has not been straightforward. back to back defeats to sri lanka an

bbc news, fujairah. exactly one year from today, tokyo will welcome the world's best sportsmen and women when the 32nd olympicsshow the world what they're capable of. but as temperatures topped 41 degrees celsius last summer, conditions during the games time is a source of concern for both athletes and organisers alike. our olympic sports reporter david mcdaid has this report from tokyo. at a summer course in tokyo, foreigners and locals alike study japan's biggest sporting export. it is little wonder then that, of all the sports at next year's home olympics, it is judo where the japanese want to excel most of all. translation: at the rio olympics last time, our men won medals in all seven categories but even then we were not satisfied. for the tokyo olympics they all say i want to win gold. as a coach i believe in them and want to help them achieve that goal. expectations then are high in one of japan's most traditional olympic sports but the japanese also have lofty ambitions in some of the new additions at the tokyo games. among the new sports for next year is sport climbing. translation: personally i was n

bbc news. there were jubilant scenes at edgbaston today as england thrashed australia to reach their first cricket worldlords. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. since the world cup began this message has never quite arrived. delivery is nowjust a game away. the semifinal here was, england say, almost perfect. australia's captain marked his territory for a long stay. aaron finch lasted one ball, lbw, gone. england's dream scenario — get rid of david warner early, so here's what a cricketing dream come true looks like. chris woakes, pride of birmingham. next, too good for peter handscomb. well, try facing jofra archer. alex carey actually did brilliantly here to catch his helmet before it fell on his stumps, and he batted on bravely to make 46. steve smith was australia's anchor but watch england's wicket—keeper jos buttler here gather the ball and hurl it. smith run out for 85, confirmed by the replay. england hit their targets. commentator: excellent. australia 223 all out, job half done. now england chased that total. the opening batsmen normally thrill. if roy doesn't hit it, bairstow

bbc news, hampshire. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: worldter losing her first round match to yulia putintseva. pop superstar rhianna turns up to watch the west indies at the cricket world cup but they lose to sri lanka by 23 runs in durham. and sadio mane scores twice for senegal against kenya as they move through to the last 16 of the africa cup of nations. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news from the opening day at this year's wimbledon championships. there is plenty to get through. there was a shock in the women's draw with reigning us

bbc news. that's it from me. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. zimmermann a hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes. the headlines tonight... no world record today bale? the welshman is definitely not welcome at real madrid any more. and from crying at carnoustie to claiming the claretjug. shane lowry speaks about his incredible turnaround. hello and welcome to sportsday. so let's start with adam peaty, because britain's golden boy continues his domination in swimming, storming to his third successive gold in the 100 metres breastroke at the world championships. and, just a day after breaking his own world record and becoming the first man to break 57 seconds, he says there's more to come. ben croutcher reports. when it seems your main competition is yourself, just try to make the numbers are small as possible. this is adam peaty. in the field debate, but in a race against time. he smashed his own world record in the semifinals, the first man under 57 seconds. his mantra, do it once, do it twice, grip better.

events will be held around the world today to mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. lots more on the moon from bbc news the day. now on bbc news, komodo dragons, earth's largest lizards, can only be found in a tiny corner of indonesia. tourists flock to see them but authorities want to return komodo island to the dragons. they have survived here for hundreds of thousands of years. komodo dragons, with a venomous bite, live here onjust a handful of small islands in indonesia. arriving at komodo island, home of the world's largest lizards, the only place you will find these dragons anywhere in the world. incredible, almost prehistoric scenes here. the villagers that live amongst the dragons believe they are spiritually and physically related to them. but this human—dragon relationship may all be about to change. an increasing amount of visitors now flock here to see this iconic species. welcome. and this man, the powerful governor of the region, wants to close komodo island to mass tourism, and expel the villagers, making the island a home only for the dragons. there is just one village here on komodo is

bbc news, still to come: a new world record — ethiopia says it planted more than 350 million trees in just one single day. cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation todayol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why people should wander in and say, you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and, already, they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: concerns about the impact of a no—deal brexit have pushed down the value of the british pound against the us dollar to a 28—month low. a day after the start of afg hanistan‘s presidential election campaign, the trump administration says it intends to begin withdrawing american troops from the country by the end of next year. now it takes place every four years and has more young participants than the olympic games. for the last ten days 50,000 young people from almost eve

summing up today, thejudge said, truly, this was a senseless loss of life. richard galpin, bbc news. now on bbc news, our worldught to be holding more than a million muslims in camps in its far west region of xinjiang. reporterjohn sudworth gets rare, highly—controlled access. muslims are being detained. mosques demolished. thoughts transformed. and children are disappearing. with rare official access... have you been convicted of a crime? ..0ur own evidence... ..and testimony from more than 60 grieving relatives... where are they now? we find out what's really happening in china's far western region of xinjiang. china used to deny that these places exist. but now we are being given a tour. taken inside some of the giant secure facilities thought to hold more than a million muslims. music plays this is what china wants the world to see. offered up as proof that these are not prisoners but students. willingly being guided away from extremism. is it your choice to be here? government officials watch over every interview. this is how thoughts are transformed. xinjiang's uighurs, kazakhs and other minorities who h

bbc news. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the usa have won the fifa women's worldnoe takes the individual awards. the co—captain wins the golden boot and player of the tournament. brazil are copa america champions. the host nation secure victory over peru to end a 12—year wait for the trophy. welcome to sport today. the united states won the women's world cup for a record fourth time. they overpowered the netherlands in lyon. megan rapinoe's penalty and rose lavelle's goal gave the defending champions victory in the second half, after resilient defending from the dutch. here is our sports correspondent katie gornall. lyon, a city at the confluence of the rhone and the saone — a place where two rivers become one, and where from two finalists will emerge one champion. the odds pointed towards a us celebration. no country has won more than them. while the netherlands fans were enjoying a world cup final for the first time. the usa expected to be here.

bbc news, new york. the world's most famous cycle race, the tour de france, had to be halted earlier today, after a freak, the cyclists were stopped by a blizzard, with bulldozers and snowploughs being used to clear the road. the temporary halt was greeted with fury by some of the riders, especially by the frenchman, julian alaphilippe who went on to lose the overall lead in the race. wales' geraint thomas, remains in third place. england's cricketers have beaten ireland by 143 runs, to win their one off test at lord's. the hosts bowled the irish out, for the lowest ever score on the ground in a test, a paltry 38 runs. joe wilson was watching. it's the hope, that's the problem. the beautiful, horrible hope. ireland were here to gate—crash cricket's establishment, to win at lord's. 182 runs, that's all they needed. everyone of them would be cheered and celebrated in a way loads was just getting used to. hello. trouble was, there were only 38 of them — runs that is. what a catch. england recovered their intensity while stuart broad has swept through teams before. here, chris woakes was his arch companion i

bbc news, new york. the world's most famous cycling race — the tour de france — had to be halted earlier today after a freakpped by a blizzard with bulldozers and snowploughs being used to clear the road. the announcement was greeted with fury in the peloton — especially by the frenchman, julian alaphilippe, who lost the overall lead. england's cricketers have beaten ireland by 143 runs to win their one—off test at lord's. the hosts bowled the irish out for the lowest ever score on the ground in a test — just 38 runs. joe wilson was watching. it's the hope — that's the problem. the beautiful, horrible hope. ireland were here to gate—crash cricket's establishment — to win at lord's. 182 runs — that's all they needed. and every one of them would be cheered and celebrated in a way lord's was just getting used to. trouble was, there were only 38 of them. runs, that is. england recovered their intensity while stuart broad has swept through teams before. here, chris woakes was his arch companion in accuracy. the overhead conditions, the pitch conditions suited bowling. the english fielders caught everything and i

bbc world news. now on bbc news, in a special edition of hardtalk, sarah montague speaks to actor and activist michael sheen. welcome to the bbc‘s radio theatre for a special edition of hardtalk. my guest todayknown around the world for his film, television and theatre work. he made his name for his uncanny ability to portray other well—known people. tony blair, brian clough, david frost, roles that catapulted michael sheen into a life far from his home in port talbot, in south wales. but it was acting that also brought him back there, where he is now immersed in tackling some of the problems that face a poor community — poverty, debt and homelessness. so how does he straddle such contrasting worlds? michael sheen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. applause so how does the hollywood star fit in on port talbot‘s high street? yeah, it's an interesting double life. inevitably there's a bit of that, that happens anyway. you know, when you start to feel like, "oh, this is my hometown, but i sort of feel like my belonging, my sense of belonging is split now," and that just kept extending. so at first it was having moved down to london to come to drama school here, and then starting to work

today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business reportstems in the atlantic. you can see one on the satellite imagery and another one across the uk. that is bringing outbreaks of rain in central and eastern areas. that is going to clear and there will be sunny spells and showers for many of us sunny spells and showers for many of us today. quite breezy, particularly in the showers which will be heavy in northern ireland and scotland with the risk of thunder. further south the client will clear taking the rain with it so there will be some sunshine developing. for many there will be sunny spells. a little bit fresher compared to yesterday. temperature is 21—2a. in between the showers across scotland and northern ireland there will be a bit of sunshine. gusty winds associated with those showers. at portrush for the open starting today the chance of showers and maybe even the odd rumble of thunder. today and tonight those showers will continue across scotland, gradually easing away. clear spells for many of the centre friday morning before t

bbc news sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming—up on this programme: further protests at the world a podium with china's sun yang. i'm team mack. if he can't respect our sport, why should i respect him? the debate about safety in boxing reignites after the death of russian fighter maxim dadashev. and james anderson will miss england's historic first test against ireland, but he will be ready for the ashes. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that another athlete has snubbed the chinese swimmer, sun yang, at the world aquatics championships in south korea. this time britain's duncan scott refused to shake his hand on the podium after the chinese swimmer controversially won gold in the 200 metres freestyle, due to the original winner being disqualified for a false start. but scott's protest relates to sun's previous drugs ban and the fact that he's allowed to compete whilst awaiting an appeal on the decision of a further doping offence. australia's mack horton was given a warning by fina for a similar

today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business reports the uk. a bit of a north—south split with the best of the dry, bright weather and the warmth in the south. we saw 27 celsius recorded in london with plenty of blue skies. head further north and cloud and more in the way of mist and fog. this photo was sent in and the temperatures in the low, double figures. through the day we have a north—south split again and cloudy skies further north and the best of the dry, fine weather for central and southern england and wales. here it will be dry and it's looking warm again with temperatures in the mid 20s. we could see 27, 20 eight celsius in london, 2a celsius in birmingham. we see more in the way of cloud as we head further north and the best of any breaks in that cloud in the north—east of england. some breaks perhaps for eastern scotland as well but we do have outbreaks of rain across scotland. heaviest and most persistent in the north and west. temperature sitting in the mid to high teens across scotland. as we go through this evening an

bbc news, at royal portrush. england are looking to reach their first netball world cup final, when they take on new zealand later todayhis is set to be. can england do this? it is really heating up liverpool. we have our first match taking to the court in a few moments time but it is all about england today trying to make it through to their first netball world cup final. through to their first netball world cupfinal. up through to their first netball world cup final. up against new zealand, toughest challenge of the tournament so far. england have been faultless with six wins in six matches, most significantly when they beat south africa on thursday. 0ne significantly when they beat south africa on thursday. one of the on form teams at the tournament but england looked clinical in their play throughout the court. the shooting stats were well on target. new zealand will not make it easy for them. they have made it through to the last five world cup finals. in fact, england lost to them in the semifinals in 2015. so this is going to bea semifinals in 2015. so this is going to be a clash of the titans. we know that new

bbc news, at royal portrush. england are looking to reach their first netball world cup final when they take on new zealand later todayrway but it's that england semi final that's likely to raise the roof kate. that is right. scotland are currently beating barbados but we will talk later on because today the focus is on england in the semifinal against new zealand. if they make it through to the final, it will be their first ever netball world cup final. it will be a brilliant day. this arena has created an amazing atmosphere so far. little bit continues. england have won six from six matches. i am pleased to say i am joined by six matches. i am pleased to say i amjoined bya six matches. i am pleased to say i am joined by a guest. you have been in camp in the lead up to the world cup. please tell us how important this semifinal as. the gallows will be nervous but it is so important. exciting nerves, they have adrenaline and are ready to go out there. they believe in themselves. they are playing consistent confident, slick netball and we don't see that often. and it is so fantastic to see. the comrade ray, the exciteme