she came through in straight sets against gorges germany and she will 110w against gorges germany andplay kerber in saturday's final after she came through against 0stapenko. with all the details, here is austen halewood. with the top ten long gone, serena williams continues to be the pillar of consistency and women's tennis, and although it is only her 13th match back since the birth of her child, her best game looks to be back with her, gorges broken in the first set. and that proved to be the breaking point, williams taking the opener in just 33 minutes. after a run of five first—round exits at wimbledon, reaching a maiden grand slam semi—final is some achievement by gorges, but like so many before her, serena was a step too far, williams co nsta ntly serena was a step too far, williams constantly forcing the german back, too powerful and ultimately to good. and, despite a late rally, serena came through in straight sets. the queen of centre court will be back for a 10th wimbledon final.m queen of centre court will be back for a 10th wimbledon final. it is crazy. i don't even know

the american former world number one overpowered germany's gorges 6—2, 6—a.. meanwhile, two—time grand slam champion kerber reached her second wimbledon final after a commanding performance against 0stapenko. 0nto our next story. the fantasy drama game of thrones leads the nominations for this year's american television awards, the emmys. the series has nominations in 22 categories, including best drama. netflix has the most nominations, with 112. it is the the first year that a streaming service has achieved more nominations than america's major tv networks. game of thrones is up against the crown, stranger things and the handmaid's tale. hello there. it's hotting up as we head on into the weekend, particularly across central, southern parts of the country. but there will be a few heavy showers and maybe thunderstorms in the forecast for the next couple of days. thursday was a fine day for many of us, some lovely sunsets around, but it wasn't dry everywhere. we did see some heavy showers across western england and into parts of wales, even some reports of lo

she's in semifinal action today against germany's julia gorges.oon and welcome to the bbc news at one. donald trump is arriving in britain this lunchtime for his first visit as president of the united states. his plane is in the air from brussels and should be touching down in the uk within the hour. his visit comes straight off the back of a fractious nato summit at which the president has been pushing european allies to increase defence spending. in the last hour president trump claimed tremendous progress has been made on that, and he also questioned whether theresa may's proposal on brexit was what the people had voted for. tonight, the prime minister will host a dinnerfor mr trump and his wife melania — tomorrow he will meet the queen. our correspondent richard galpin reports. more than 18 months after becoming president, donald trump is finally heading to britain for what's being described as a working, not a state visit. the preparations have included massive security measures costing millions of pounds. this is regents park where he will s

her opponent, germany's julia gorges, hung in, but serena williams is in full flow.eally tough pregnant delivery and, you know, i had to have multiple surgeries, and almost didn't make it, to be honest. so i remember i couldn't even walk to my mailbox, so it's definitely not normal for me to be in a wimbledon final. williams will play angelique kerber on saturday, a straight sets winner today. so a world cup summer with one german in a final. and british interest here persists — jamie murray and victoria azarenka are through to the semifinals of the mixed doubles, where they will play the british pair of jay clarke and harriet dart. she's 19 and 21 and, quite rightly, they are having fun. but when it comes to doubles in tennis, there are no boundaries. here on court, an englishman and a croatian playing on the same side for a place in the final. inglot and skugor, nearest the camera, played five sets against american pair bryan and sock, and lost. it almost felt like moscow on court 2. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. well, newsnight is coming up on bbc there are two

the american, former world number one overpowered germany's julia julia gorges 6—2 6—a. was making her grand slam semi—final debut. meanwhile, two—time grand slam champion angelique kerber reached her second wimbledon final, with a commanding performance against an error—prone jelena ostapenko. kerber beat the latvian 6—3 6—3. did you have a good sleep last night or were you kept awake perhaps by someone snoring? well, researchers at the university of sydney have been investigating whether loud snoring might not only be linked to tiredness, but also dementia. they say screening and treating older people for sleep problems, could help slow the onset of the brain condition. professor sharon naismith is a clinical neuropsychologist at the university's brain and mind centre. she led this research. i asked her, given that i only sleep four to six hours a night, and also snore, whether i should worry. the data shows there is actually a risk, rico. data has shown that if people have sleep problems even in midlife, there's a 26% increased risk of dementia. i'm currently 52 years