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, matteo berrettini says today our hearts are notjust at wembley, but at wimbledon as well, where berrettinivic, chasing all sorts of history at these championships and if he can win his sixth wimbledon title it would be his 20th grand slam title which brings him level with roger federer and rafael nadal and it is all the more extraordinary because when djokovic won his first australian open title in 2008, roger federer was on a 12 and nadal was on four and he has always played catch up four and he has always played catch up on this to be the afternoon where he does finally draw level. for very teeny, it is his first grand slam final, it is already a great achievement, he has won its last 11 matches on grass including what he did at queens going in to this and how will he do with the nerves and pressure, withjust how will he do with the nerves and pressure, with just over half an hour away to the start of play? if you can get himself on the board early, win his first set, djokovic has only dropped one set up a jumbo jet so far but if matteo berrettini can't make a great first service, he has

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but now, a first opportunity for matteo berrettini.novak djokovic, the ultimate immovable opponent. but when berrettini raised his game, we heard. oh, it's in! london supporting italy, hours before wembley. 71 minute first set settled in a flash. wow! that is a bullet! well, if djokovic was shocked, a bit, he reacted. took the second set 6—4 and let's be clear, he is respected globally as a true sporting great. but djokovic wanted to feel the love on centre, "let's hear you", he gestured and then, "read the score". and as berrettini faulted, it was 6—4, it was 2—1. passed three hours went the final. louder grew the noise. "matteo" chanted many. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. and the break of serve followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point. it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was. grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey... ..that is not stopping here. with this, djokovic is now level with federer and nadal and s

and as berrettini faulted, it was 6—4, it was 2—1. passed three hours went the final.oise. "matteo" chanted many. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. and the break of serve followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point. it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was. grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey... ..that is not stopping here. with this, djokovic is now level with federer and nadal and surely they will have been watching. joe will —— joel i , bbc news. wimbledon over for another year. up to 50 matches over the past month, we are down to the final match at the european championship. let's take you back inside wembley stadium because the teams are out. we are minutes away from the start of the final. we had the red arrows fly overhead and we had a pyrotechnic display, italy against england in a tournament delayed by a year. it has definitely been worth the wait. as for england's 55 year wait, doesn't that depend on the results. coverage across the bbc

aliassime. fin berrettini and auger aliassime.e berrettini and auger aliassime. 0n the other side of the draw, novak djokovic, he cruised through to the semi finals today. how good did he look on court? it semi finals today. how good did he look on court?— look on court? it was not his best toda but look on court? it was not his best today but he _ look on court? it was not his best today but he has _ look on court? it was not his best today but he has not _ look on court? it was not his best today but he has not had - look on court? it was not his best today but he has not had to - look on court? it was not his best today but he has not had to move look on court? it was not his best. today but he has not had to move up the gears yet. it was pretty straightforward, a straight set winner over fucsovics. jason it 20th grand slam title and he spoke about how he is embracing that march to history. how he is embracing that march to histo . ,, :, , , how he is embracing that march to histo . , , :, :, :, ~' history. sometimes things do

that's matteo berrettini.was just hitting and hoping, as berrettini took the second set 6—0. the match was flashing by hurkacz — he clung on to it. tie—break, third set, his. but the berrettini serve, even if you get it back, it's hard to keep it in. 6—4 in the fourth, and italy in the final on sunday — matteo, don't go to wembley. not every title waits until the weekend. britain's andy lapthorne was triumphant in the quad wheelchair doubles today, with his partner, american david wagner. many championships make up wimbledon, and the outcomes are never certain. but of course there are favourites. novak djokovic, world number one, another semifinal. at the top end of the court, in new territory, denis shapovalov, the canadian, the tenth seed — the future of tennis? well, that's how he reacted when he broke djokovic's serve. the first set went to a tie—break, and it ended like this. double faults can lead to doubts. yes, the first set, very tight, went to djokovic, and the second set, also very tight, has just g

he beat italian matteo berrettini in four sets and equals the record of roger federer and rafa nadala wimbledon like no other, played in a pandemic, and on the final sunday and the result was one that many were predicting, novak djkovic is wimbledon champion again, a sixth title for him, but the number that matters most will be 20 — he is now level on the number of grand slams with roger federer and rafael nadal, extraordinary to think that when djokovic won his first at the australian open in 2008, federer was already on 12, nadal on four. he has been playing catch—up his whole career, and now he has done it. matteo berrettini was standing in his way, the italian has lit up this tournament, 11 wins in a row on grass, if you include this fantastic run at queens. he has won many admirers, and on centre court crowd was fully behind the underdog, who brought his best tennis to that first set, down a break, 5—2, he fought back to win that 7—6. djokovic, like he has done so many times before, came back, returning at a top level, hunting every ball down, and putting pressure on berrettini

but now, a first opportunity for matteo berrettini.t set settled in a flash. wow! that is a bullet! well, if djokovic was shocked, a bit, he reacted. took the second set 6—4 — and let's be clear, he is respected globally as a true sporting great. but djokovic wanted to feel the love on centre, "let's hear you", he gestured and then, "read the score". and as berrettini faulted, it was 6—4, it was 2—1. passed three hours went the final. louder grew the noise. "matteo", chanted many. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. and the break of serve followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point. it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was. grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey... ..that is not stopping here. with this, djokovic is now level with federer and nadal and surely they will have been watching. joe wilson there. sir richard branson hasjust returned from the edge of space during virgin galactic�*s first fully—crewed flight.

but berrettini's powerful serve and forehand got him over the line. and the eighth seed karolina pliskova playing in their first wimbledon final. for barty, she's the first australian woman to get to a wimbledon final since evonne goolagong in 1980. for pliskova, she had been written off by many — not a name people were expecting to see in the final, but could she yet pull off a surprise win? a teenage basketball prodigy has become the first african—american to win the scripps national spelling bee in the us, claiming $50,000 in prize money. zaila avant—garde cruised to victory when she correctly spelt the world "murraya", a type of tropical tree. despite practising for up to seven hours a day, zaila says spelling is a side hobby, and dreams of becoming a professional basketball player. let's take a look at her win. murraya. m-u-r-r-a-y-a. that is correct! applause cheering and there is your champ. you can tell she's a basketball player, she was literallyjumping forjoy. you're watching abc news. -- bbc forjoy. you're watching abc news. —— bbc news. he

but berrettini's powerful serve and forehand got him over the line.d number one ash barty and the eighth seed karolina pliskova playing in their first wimbledon final. for barty, she's the first australian woman to get to a wimbledon final since evonne goolagong in 1980. for pliskova, she had been written off by many — not a name people were expecting to see in the final, but could she yet pull off a surprise win? some cycling news, and britain's mark cavendish has equalled the long standing record of stage wins in the tour de france. cavendish claimed his fourth win in this year's tour. he now has 3a stage wins — equal with the legendary belgian rider eddy merckx — a five—time overall winner of the tour. he claimed his 34th stage win way back in 1975. a teenage basketball prodigy has become the first african—american to win the scripps national spelling bee in the us, claiming $50,000 in prize money. zaila avant—garde cruised to victory when she correctly spelt the world "murraya", a type of tropical tree. despite practising for up to seven hours a d

matteo berrettini was standing in his way.him, the underdog and he brought his best tennis for some of that test set. he thought back a set point to win that set but djokovic lucky has done so many times before, came back, hunting every all down and putting pressure on matteo berrettini when he could and reeled off the subsequent set to stand with the trophy that means so much to him. what next for djokovic? he has made no secret of chasing history and numbers. the tokyo 0lympics secret of chasing history and numbers. the tokyo olympics are on the horizon and then us open. if he does with that 0pen. if he does with that said, he would have one all four grand slams and the olympics and no man has done that in the history of tennis for the men, only steffi graf is done that for the women. you would not put it past djokovic. he is invincible and it is fair to say the same about italy. they have not been beaten for 30 matches and they are now champions of europe has they won the euro on penalties. our special correspondent, ed tho

matteo berrettini was standing in his way.run at queens. he has won so many admirers and on centre court, the crowd was fully behind him, the underdog. he brought his best tennis for some of that first set. down a break, 5—2 and facing set point, he thought back a win that 7—6. but djokovic like he has done so many times before, came back, returning at a top level, hunting every ball down and putting pressure on berrettini when he could. in the end he reeled off the subsequent sets, 6—4, 6—4, 6—3, to stand with the trophy that means so much to him. so what next for djokovic? he has made no secret of chasing history and numbers. the tokyo olympics are on the horizon and then us open. if he were to win those two, he would have won all four grand slams and olympic gold, in the same calender year — no man has done that in the history of tennis. only steffi graf in 1988 can point to that achievement, and you would not put it past djokovic, on the form he's shown in these finals and at these championships. let's take you back to the

matteo berrettini won at queens.ther, here's nick miller. not a huge amount of sunshine today. the clouds are building and several weather watchers catching a shot of one of these, county durham, there is a funnel cloud. there are some hefty down pours developing into this afternoon. looking at the radar, you can see them popping up over the past few hours in south—east scotland, and north—east england and look around south—east england, the met office suggesting these are flying ants being

but berrettini's powerful serve and forehand got him over the line. pliskova playing in their first wimbledon final. for barty, she's the first australian woman to get to a wimbledon final since evonne goolagong in 1980. for pliskova, she had been written off by many — not a name people were expecting to see in the final, but could she yet pull off a surprise win? some cycling news, and britain's mark cavendish has equalled the long standing record of stage wins in the tour de france. he claimed his fourth win in this year's race. he now has 3a stage wins — equal with the legendary belgian rider eddy merckx — a five—time overall winner of the tour. he claimed his 34th stage win way back in 1975. and before we go, england will play italy in the euro 2020 final on sunday. many here in the uk will be glued to their seats. but they don't need to be, because we think we know who's going to win — because a group of so—called �*mystic meerkats�* at london zoo have picked england as the winner! a zookeeper put flags in their enclosure — one for each country.

the matteo berrettini, she will be there. and they're hoping for an italian double, want a?will and _ italian double, want a? they certainly will and what - italian double, want a? they certainly will and what a - italian double, want a? they| certainly will and what a story italian double, want a? iie: certainly will and what a story for matteo berrettini but we are gripped by the second semifinal involving novak djokovic because it has been exciting and intriguing and he has had chances but the story of the month so far is that he simply has not taken them. he made a good start in the sun and he broke early and he dealt with it in the first grand slam semifinal. good start from him but then in the first big moments that followed, he just did not take advantage of those break points that he had and novak novak djokovic fought back and the second set again, recurring story of this match so far. missing on the big occasions and he is two sets down at the moment and that is live on centre court

reporter: berrettini will have his hands full time to stop novak djokovic.made it 16 wins in his last 17 grand slam semifinals. after taking the first set on a tiebreak, djokovic one next to to be just one victory away from his 20th major title which would bring him level with roger federer and rafael nadal. he reached the final having lost just one set. >> it would mean everything. and that is why i am here. that is why i am playing. i imagine myself being in a position to fight for another grand slam trophy prior to coming to london, and i put myself in a very good position. so anything is possible in the finals. obviously, experience is on my side, but berrettini has been winning a lot of matches on grass courts this year, winning queens, great form, serving big playing egg -- playing big, so is going to be a tough match for both of us, but i am looking forward to a great natural. >> annual women's champion will be crowned saturday when ash barty and karolina pliskova go ahead and the women's final. barty won the french open in 2019 while karolina pliskov

the man dashing across the bottom of your screen is matteo berrettini.italians and finals, matteo, don't go to wembley. to be decided on saturday, the women's title, barty and pliskova, two first time finalists, two sets is all it takes. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. in parts of wales, the midlands, northern england. the odd shower but the sunny spells possible in northern ireland as well. hello. thunderstorms which have been affecting parts of eastern england today will slowly fade as we get on into tonight. we're still left with a few showers around as the night goes on, but they're less intense. a lot of cloud, could be a little misty in places, too, and some outbreaks of rain becoming a bit more widespread across southwest england and south wales in what'll be quite a mild and muggy night to come. into tomorrow, and we'll start the day with a lot of cloud around. there'll be ome sunny spells gradually breaking through, away from southern england where the first par

but berrettini's powerful serve and forehand got him over the line. their first wimbledon final. for barty, she's the first australian woman to get to a wimbledon final since evonne goolagong in 1980. for pliskova, she had been written off by many — not a name people were expecting to see in the final, but could she yet pull off a surprise win? also on sunday, england will play italy in the euro 2020 final. many here in the uk will be glued to their seats. but they don't need to be, because we think we know who's going to win — that's because of a group of so—called �*mystic meerkats�* at london zoo who have picked england as the winner! a zookeeper put flags in their enclosure — one for each country. the first to come down would be victorious. the meerkats are the latest in a long line of animals with predictive powers — a german octopus picked winners during the 2010 world cup. let's see if the meerkats�* prediction is correct. haiti was back senate has named the speaker of the upper chamber as interim president. it comes after the country has asked

first set, berrettini.ny. djokovic chased everything. who's winning this point? the world number one. the break followed. it should be a gripping rally on championship point — it should be a challenge to achieve something momentous. it was — grand slam title number 20. the last ten years has been an incredible journey that is not stopping here. level now with federer and nadal — they will be aware. three british players on court for the mixed doubles title — california's desirae krawczyk and liverpool's neal skupski champions just before 8pm. that's all the sport for now. let us talk about the fans. throughout the tournament gareth southgate has said so much about the energy of the fans, how the team have fed off that energy and support and translated it into what they have been doing on the pitch. it has been a vital part of the chemistry of this tournament for england. so many of the games played here at wembley, a big home advantage in many senses for the england team. while the night ultimately ended in

and at wimbledon, it's game, set and match for novak djokovic as he beats matteo berrettini by 3—1 tosixth grass court title. lift off for branson, the billionaire virgin galactic founder has flown to the edge of space on the company's first ever passenger flight, before gliding back to earth safely. what do you give the man who has everything, including an island? now on bbc news, click. a guide to all the latest gadgets, websites, games and computer industry news. hey, welcome to click. hope you've had a good week. lara, how are you doing? i'm good — just trying to plan for another summer of the unknown! chuckles. yep! another one of those is on its way, isn't it? summer is gonna be different for everyone once again this year, and that includes the many muslims who would normally be about to undertake hajj. hajj is the pilgrimage that's made by around 2.5 million muslims every year, from all across the globe, to mecca, saudi arabia, and this year, it's happening in july. it's one of the most important acts of faith that a muslim can undertake, and it's said to amaze those who do. bu

we'll see how that plays out, matteo berrettini it waits in the final, it made history for italy comeim over kubrick, and he brought the men who put out roger federer in the quarterfinals in straight sets. did not have enough for neck with her today. we saw queens and he has dealt with the pressure here can but he made it through his first grand slam a significant win for matteo berrettini and could be novak djokovic in the final, and novak djokovic in the final, and novak djokovic is adding their may he has broken, 6—5 up and so shapovalov on the brink of his wimbledon and dating. i will tell you very quickly what a big cheer the court 17 behind us, alfie hewitt into the final of the wheelchair doubles. it looks like novak djokovic will make the final this year.— final this year. what a story to brina final this year. what a story to bring you _ final this year. what a story to bring you from _ final this year. what a story to bring you from the _ final this year. what a story to bring you from the tour- final this year. what a story to bring you from the tour de - final this year. w

and at wimbledon, it's game, set and match for novak djokovic as he beats matteo berrettini by threes to one to take his sixth grass court title. the serb is now level pegging with federer and nadal on 20 grand slam wins. lift off for branson — the billionaire virgin galactic founder has flown to the edge of space on the company's first—ever passenger flight, before gliding back to earth safely. now on bbc news, the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in cinemas and at home. one of the most intriguing releases of the week is tove, a finnish biopic about moomins creator tove jansson. alma poysti plays the swedo—finnish author, painter, novelist and illustrator, in zaida bergroth�*s intelligent film which was finland's entry for best international feature at the recent 93rd academy awards. i'm extremely happy... 0h! well, pardon me. are you all right? i thought finland was a quiet place. it's always like this. having failed to gain recognition for the paintings which she believes define her, scu

aiming to win his sixth wimbledon title — he's leading in the first set against italian matteo berrettinirichard branson prepares to venture to the edge of space, on the first passenger flight of his virgin galactic spaceship. good afternoon. how are the nerves? five hours and counting before kick—off in the european championship final at wembley, but it doesn't feel like that at all because thousands of england fans are already here on wembley way, since early this morning. the flares, firecrackers have been going off, they are looking to make the most of every single minute of this day, it has been a long time coming. 55 years after sir alf ramsey's side won the world cup, england, so often the nearly men are now in another major final... and the match against the four—time world cup winners italy, could be the most—watched television event in the uk in broadcasting history. here's our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. come on, england! it is football's christmas eve. some fans are already at wembley, like kids impatient to unwrap their biggest present, but who can blame them? 55 yea

if he beats matteo berrettini, it would be 20 grand slams, and that would bring him level with nadalit has just it hasjust gone it has just gone 330. now on bbc news, our world, and a storm is brewing in the south china sea. there are currently four chinese vessels patrolling this area on the outskirts of the shoal. there's trouble in the south china sea. the chinese government is amassing ships, taking over reefs and rocks. we sail into occupied maritime territory to take a closer look at beijing's aggressive policy and the militia it uses to enforce it. five years since a landmark legal victory for the philippines, we ask whether china is adhering to the ruling. what you get is this overwhelming narrative that's now global of china as a bully, china as a rules—breaker in the south china sea. all chant. we head straight into the century's hottest geopolitical dispute and meet filipino fishermen caught in the middle. bolinao is a fishing community in the north—west of the philippines. george has been fishing since he was just 12 years old. george's sonjr fishes too, but worries for h

alright novak made history today at the all england tennis club beating matteo berrettini in 4 sets to win his 3rd straight and 6th overall singles title at wimbledon. even more importantly, with this win joke ties roger federer and rafael nadal for the most grand slam titles ever with 20. the joker enjoyed the milestone with his team. he still hasn't decided if he'll participate in the upcoming tokyo olympics. he might pretty tired after that performance. but just one of the greatest of all time. we're lucky to get to see him play. yeah, definitely was a good game. or good match to watch earlier chair was okay. thank you. >> that does it for us here on the kron 4 news at 6 o'clock. thanks so much for spending time with us this sunday night. don't forget we're always on at the kron 4 dot com and streaming on the kron on app. >> we'll see a lot during prime time starting at 8 o'clock. - [voice-over] this is a paid advertisement for herman law. - welcome to today's program, i'm dr. wendy walsh. and with me today is sex abuse attorney, jeff herman a nationally recognized trial lawyer and

novak djokovic will play the tenth seed canadian denis shapovalov — while queens champion matteo berrettinio 2020 final, and for england, there isn't a lot of time to prepare. there'll be just two days of full training before the game against italy back at wembley on sunday night. 0lly foster has been at their base, st george's park. day of rest and recuperation for most of the squad today, that's their routine after a match. it started against the danes. they go off and do their on thing. 13 out of the training pitch. the rest of the quad. there was nojordan henderson. they have their own separate fitness programme. but it was a great session to actually witness because they were at it from the very off. you soon realise just watching from the first 15 minutes when you see jaden sancho and the rest of them there as well, the two most likely to oust in the forward alongside harry kane and raheem sterling. there are places still at stake here. everybody desperate to get into this england team, and that is one of the hallmarks of it. the competition for places, but everybody working together

and seventh seed matteo berrettini completes the semifinal line—up.—19 on their tour of south africa. on the field, it was business as usual as they geared up for the test series by beating the sharks. duhan van der merwe and josh adams ran in three tries each in the 54—7 win. adams now has seven in two games on the tour so far. so, great form from the whales swinger. and jack kenningham has withdrawn from the england squad after being contacted and advised to isolate by the nhs covid app. a staff member has also gone into isolation. england play canada at twickenham stadium on saturday. the ecb have confirmed that all of the england squad and their staff have tested negative for covid—19, ahead of their odi series against pakistan which starts tomorrow. ben stokes will captain the make—shift team after the original squad were forced into isolation after a covid outbreak in the camp. the side could feature up to nine debutants. tadey pogacia has increased his lead at the tour de france to more than five minutes. the slovenian finished fourth on stage

it is all going the way of matteo berrettini at the moment.ts in the quarterfinals. he has struggled in this semifinal so far against matteo berrettini. i'm not sure berrettini has had to bring his best, so many errors from hurkacz, including when he was trying to hang in in the first set and a mistake in the end handed berrettini the first set 6—3. this match is very much in danger of running away from the 14th seed hurkacz at the moment. his serve which has been so good and consistent in these championships seems to have deserted him. he has got his net play completely wrong, some drop shots he's going for fall for no reason at all, and we know the power berrettini has on the serve and the forehand. i'm not saying berrettini has been immaculate in this match so far. frankly, he has not had to be, and hurkacz will have to get his head in the right place pretty soon or he will find himself out of this championships pretty quickly. 5—0 down in the second set, clearly not happy with the way things are going. hurkacz hasn't been past the second r

matteo berrettini has _ queens. absolutely. matteo berrettini has just _ queens. absolutely.und and lost to roger federer, and when he lost to roger who beating quite severely, he walked to the net and said take you, thank you so much for that lesson, roger, and clearly, he has come back a lot stronger in 2021. he is exciting and definitely has weapons that may travel novak djokovic, but as you say, djokovic is chasing that massive piece of history with vedder and nadal with 20 grand slams —— federer. he is sitting on 19. he wants to equal them and try and overtake them would also remember, he is holding the australian open and the french open this year wouldn't it be unbelievable if he could hold all four of those major titles in one calendar year? that hasn't been done in the history of the sport. hasn't been done in the history of the sort. , hasn't been done in the history of thesort. , , ., hasn't been done in the history of thesort. , ., , the sport. very possible, of course, not underestimating _ the sport. very possible, of course, not underestimating the _ the sport.

finish, and at the weekend novak djokovic won the wimbledon men's title, beating italian matteo berrettinimpics fast approaching, he's on track to take the golden slam. joe wilson looks at what the future holds for the serbian and just how successful djokovic can be. greatness is not simply an expression of statistics butjohn's guess it novak djokovic�*s guess it might end with 25 titles seemed reasonable. especially at wimbledon with no sign of decline in novak djokovic profitability or his expectation. i djokovic profitability or his expectation.— djokovic profitability or his exectation. , ., , ., expectation. i feel it is easier and i feel expectation. i feel it is easier and i feel more _ expectation. i feel it is easier and i feel more comfortable - expectation. i feel it is easier and i feel more comfortable in - expectation. i feel it is easier and | i feel more comfortable in dealing with the importance of these big matches on the big states moura play in them and the more i win. the more when can the more confidence you have logically, right? so i'm still motivated to do more. gr

matteo berrettini, the winner of queen's club is really emerging as a solid player on grass.incing. and so not many signs of slowing down at this point in the tournament. ben rothenberg. plowing through the night. this is bbc news. hello there. monday was drierfor a while across england and wales, but we certainly saw the weather going down hill from the south. this rain here is marching its way northwards across the uk up into northern england and scotland, where already in the past few days in edinburgh, we have had a month's worth of rain. now that early rain is moving away, but this area of low pressure is taking a band of rain — heavy at times — northwards up towards scotland and northern england with blustery showers following to the south. for a while, we will have some unseasonably windy weather along the coast of england all the way from dorset across to suffolk, gusts of 50mph in the morning. it won't be as windy in the afternoon, but there will be some heavy showers around, and we have still got this more persistent rain, never really clearing away from northern en

(cheering) >> barnett: novak djokovic with an historic victory at wimbledon beating matt3ao berrettini four sets to capture his title on the grass court tieding djokovic with federer and nadal with 20 grand slam victories each. the olympic games in tokyo willd slam victories eac open in less than two weeks now with a near total ban on spectators. japan has imposed a state of emergency due to rising covid cases. cbs' lucy craft reports all of this is causing olympic-sized headaches. >> reporter: packed under railroad tracks and tucked into narrow alleys tokyo's pubs are an oasis for city residents but these days the oasis is running dry. it's last call for tokyo residents as the government prepares for a state of emergency when all alcoholic beverage sales will be banned for six weeks. many of the bar owners here feel the government is prioritizing the olympics ahead of their livelihood, kenichi nao runs a tequila bar. >> if the government is going to restrict our business, then i say cancel the olympics. >> reporter: this is what pub crawling in the ginsa nightlife looked like a year a

pole —— berrettini powerful serve got him over the line. the women's final is saturday.ustralian woman to get to the final since 1980. pliskova had been written off by many and not a name people were expecting to see in the final but could she get pull off a surprise when? you can get much more on all the stories we have covered in the stories we have covered in the last hour. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ richpreston. please get in touch, we would love to hear from you. from please get in touch, we would love to hearfrom you. from me and the team, bye—bye. hello there. it's looking unsettled this weekend as well, but it's not going to be raining all the time everywhere. there will be some places staying dry, but the general theme this weekend is for sunny spells and for scattered showers to develop. again, these will be heavy and thundery, and slow—moving as winds will be light. if you look at the pressure chart for saturday, we've got this weather front across the south, bringing an area of more persistent rain to southern counties. it will continue its journey e

whilst in the other match, the big—hitting matteo berrettini from italy faces roger federer�*s conqueror as nightclubs will be allowed to re—open. for nearly eighteen months — ever since the pandemic began — they remained shut. this report from the bbc�*s tim allman contains flashing images. back where he belongs, dj vinz behind the decks at le duplex in paris. no—one is dancing yet but it is only a matter of time. soon this nightclub will be full, or at least mostly full, of party—goers. "it is going to be a special night," he says. "it's always great to see people "so we are really looking forward to it." this was le duplex before the pandemic, a premiere hotspot on the paris nightclub scene, its owners desperate to get the party started as soon as possible. translation: | think - what matters most is to open, making profit it is important but it will be secondary. i think we're really eager for this wind of freedom because we know that, maybe, in august or september, we may be told to close our doors again. it's believed only around a quarter of clubs will actually reopen, and only th

whilst in the other match, the big—hitting matteo berrettini from italy faces roger federer�*s conqueror "head of a bear" is a silverpoint drawing on a pink—beige paper. the drawing is more than 500 years old. the sketch previously belonged to british painter and collector sir thomas lawrence, before being sold at christie's in 1860 forjust over $3. now it's gone for a little bit more. see you then. hello there. the next few days look pretty unsettled, with low pressure always nearby, so we're likely to see sunshine and showers not just for friday, but into the weekend and into the start of next week, too. so, for today, these showers will be heavy, much like they were on thursday, and you'll see on the pressure charts we're in between systems, and there's barely any isobars, so the winds are light and the showers will be slow—moving again. so, quite a bit of cloud to start this morning, particularly across scotland, where we'll see some patchy rain in the northeast. the sunshine will get going, though, the best of it in central and eastern areas — and this is where we'll see most of the

if he beats matteo berrettini, it would be 20 grand slams, and that would bring him level with nadalbritish billionaire and his virgin galactic crew will take off from a site in new mexico. if successful, he will beat amazon boss, jeff bezos, who's planning his own space launch in nine days time. tim allman has more. billionaire entrepreneurs heading into space are a bit like buses, you wait ages and then two come along almost at once. first up, sir richard branson and his unity rocket plane. taking off from a space port in new mexico, the virgin galactic crew should reach a height of 50 miles, or 80 kilometres, above the earth's surface. according to nasa that is where the atmosphere ends, so sir richard will officially become an astronaut. i have always been a dreamer. my mum taught me to never give up and to reach for the stars. thisjuly, our dream will become a reality. and we're really excited to share that moment with you all. the virgin galactic programme stretches back nearly 20 years and has not always gone so smoothly. in 2014 a pilot was killed during a test flight over th

hurkaczjoins djokovic, shapovalov and berrettini in the semifinals.respondent olly foster, who's at wembley. england are ten minutes away from the european championship final, into the second period of extra time. as it stands it looks as though they have avoided penalties, just a penalty from the captain harry kane in the first period of extra time has given england the lead. he had two bites at it, kasper schmeichel with an amazing save to keep it out, and he slotted the rebound. you know the curse of semifinals hanging over wembley, echoes of euro 96, perhaps it has finally been lifted. democratic labour party the hilt, that has been a fantastic story. remember that stricken star christian eriksen who collapsed with a cardiac arrest? he is watching at home, they are playing for him, but england have blocked out all emotion. it has been a thoroughly professionaljob, they are trying to see the match out, ten minutes from the euros final. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening. sunny spells and

whilst in the other match, the big—hitting matteo berrettini from italy faces roger federer�*s conquerora bit. good evening. thursday brought us another day of some sunny spells, but some really active showers around too, in fact, our weather watchers spotted plenty of funnel clouds across parts of eastern england from essex through cambridgeshire, towards lincolnshire as well. over the next few days, we keep those active showers. there will be that mix of sunny spells and scattered showers bubbling up through the course of the day. so, low pressure not far away, bringing us to unsettled theme, but a ridge of higher pressure trying to build in from the west for a time on friday. so, as we head to the course of tonight, then, clear spells for most areas a little bit of patchy and showery rain for eastern scotland. cloudier skies in general for scotland, northern ireland and western fridges of england and wales. central and eastern areas looking largely clear overnight, temperatures holding up between 12—14 degrees. so, a mild start to friday morning, and for some of us, there will be some

if he beats matteo berrettini, it would be 20 grand slams — and that would bring him level with nadalong contest in 2013, claiming the voting system was "unfair." but now turkish state broadcaster trt and the event's organisers, european broadcasting union, say they are discussing the country's possible return. bbc monitoring's ilgin karlidag reports. this was one of the proudest moments for turkish music. sertab erener took eurovision by storm in 2003 and led her country to victory. but a decade later, turkey left the competition, with state broadcaster trt complaining about unfair voting. this was related to the introduction of a professional jury alongside tele—voting. turks love eurovision, and rumours have circulated for years about turkey's return. recently, for the first time, both sides are discussing the possibility. fans are ecstatic. the timing of it is no coincidence. the move may reflect on corrupt�*s renewed interest in european integration. turkey wants to emerge from a period of political isolation after strained ties with europe over human rights and energy exploratio

novak djokovic aiming to win his sixth wimbledon title — he's taking on the italian matteo berrettinicine minister says the government is confident that plans to lift a range of covid restrictions will go ahead onjuly 19 in england. but he also said masks are still expected to be worn indoors. the fortification of the vaccine programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four and the prime minister will say more about this. let's take your life to new mexico and show you the sign of a very special spaceship. mexico and show you the sign of a very specialspaceship. it mexico and show you the sign of a very special spaceship. it is the virgin galactic spaceship and is sir richard branson with some other astronauts. he is preparing to fly to the edge of space. taking off from new mexico. originally scheduled for tpm. take—off should be about two minutes ago but we are watching very closely. it had been delayed because of the weather. and this launch is actually coming about nine days before another one from the high profile entrepreneur, the amazon founder. he is planning his own s

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