and james heatly and grace reid have won - heatly and grace reid have won silver medals in the mixedcs championships. you can see more on the website. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making the news. we have been focusing on inflation, because inflation in the uk reaching more than 10% injuly and, with the cost of fuel and food spiralling worldwide, the bbc�*s population correspondence has been talking to people on three continents to find out how inflation is hitting their pockets. we out how inflation is hitting their ockets. :: :: ~ , out how inflation is hitting their pockets-_ in i out how inflation is hitting their- pockets._ in rural pockets. we feed 4200 kids. in rural geora ia, pockets. we feed 4200 kids. in rural georgia. all— pockets. we feed 4200 kids. in rural georgia. all the _ pockets. we feed 4200 kids. in rural georgia, all the children _ pockets. we feed 4200 kids. in rural georgia, all the children donna - georgia, all the children donna feeds are on free school meals but, with inflation spiralling, it's been a str

the team of grace reid and james heatly won gold for scotland at the commonwealth games a week ago.n capital. world number 11 cameron norrie is safely through to the second round of the cincinnati open. he beat holger rune of denmark over three sets and norrie will play andy murray next. the three—time grand slam winner beat old rival stan wawrinka by three sets to one. birmingham phoenix beat trent rockets by seven wickets in the men's hundred at edgbaston. liam livingstone passed 50 as he hit the winning runs while moeen ali top—scored with 52. phoenix have won three out of four games, as have the rockets. birmingham phoenix timed their run chase to perfection in their women's hundred victory this afternoon. they beat trent rockets by eight wickets. amyjones and ellyse perry here saw the phoenix over the line with nine balls to spare at edgbaston. they go level top with southern brave. 0lexander usyk and anthonyjoshua goe toe to toe in saudi arabia in a rematch between the two boxers afterjoshua was beaten by the ukrainian just under a year ago in london, losing his titles in the

scotland's ross beattie and james heatly finished fourth. two golds is amazing.o take from this was to get another good performance under our belt. tony achieved that, i still have things to improve on. i had a really bad night's sleep last night so not feeling myself today but to have a pretty bad sleep and then go out and perform some of the hardest dives in the world alongside a great synchro final was pretty good. are these the games where scotland's laura muirfinally adds a commonwealth medal to her collection? a silver medalist at the olympics last year, she's had bad luck as well as injuries hamper her at previous commonwealth games but she's here in birmingham with all eyes on gold in the 1500 metres. this morning in her heat she finished fifth in the final automatic qualification in four minutes 14.11 seconds. northern ireland's ciara mageean winning the heat. jemma reekie and katie snowden are also through to sunday's final as well as melissa courtney—bryant. meanwhile, some superb running from england's cindy sember has seen her secure her place in the

scotland's james heatly and grace reid also got gold in the three—metre springboard synchro, and in squashheir compatriots daryl selby and adrian waller. but england could only manage silver in the women's doubles. sarah—jane perry and alison waters missing out to the new zealand pair. so, at the end of 11 days of competition, guess what? it was australia who finished on top of the medal table, just as they did four years ago at their home games at the gold coast. they topped the standings pretty much from the get go, going on to win an incredible 67 gold medals, and a total haul of 178 medals. that is two more than the host nation england, who have had their best games for total medals won. 57 of them gold. the home crowd no doubt helping them along. canada achieved their goal of finishing in the top three. it means they finishing third. india just below them in fourth. said it was busy, jane dougall summing it all up. go to bbc sport, for more. britney spears is set to return to the music scene with a duet with sir eltonjohn. he confirmed the collaboration by sharing artwork for the new

are 12 gold medals up for grabs on this final day, and here at the aquatics centre, scotland's james heatlyingboard final. there were two english pairs — that's noah williams and andrea spendolini—sirieix and kyle kothari and lois toulson — they took gold and silver respectively in the 10m platform final. there's plenty more happening elsewhere too. let's go over tojo currie, who's been watching the men's hockey final for us. what's going on? yes, 24 hours on from that incredible _ what's going on? yes, 24 hours on from that incredible gold _ what's going on? yes, 24 hours on from that incredible gold medal- what's going on? yes, 24 hours on| from that incredible gold medal the england women's hockey team claimed yesterday against australia, today it is the terms of the men's medal matches. behind me now is the gold medal match which australia are leading india 5—0. earlier this morning england's men claimed an exciting bronze medal against south africa in a nine goal thriller which eventually ended a 6—3. six of those goals came in the second quarter. as you said, there are 12 gold medals

scotland's james heatly is the second—best qualifier, it is jack laugher who is the biggest draw heresh diver at a single world championships. he got silver in this particular event and says he is going for gold. his grandma lived nearby and died a few months before this event. he is third, his second dive was particularly strong, but it is his compatriotjordan houlden who leads at this stage. we have the women's ten metre platform final coming up, and andrea spendolini sirieix will be competing, the daughter of first dates' fred. bubbling along nicely, we haven't reached _ bubbling along nicely, we haven't reached boiling point yet. if you like watching medals being handed out, you _ like watching medals being handed out, you have the ticket for the perfect — out, you have the ticket for the perfect day because there are nine medai— perfect day because there are nine medal ceremonies tonight and only ei-ht medal ceremonies tonight and only eight events. in about 20 minutes, eintends— eight events. in about 20 minutes, england's katarina johnson—thompson picks up— england's katarina j

the team combined of grace reid and james heatly, who won gold for scotland at the commonwealth gamesni—siriex and noah williams, who also won golds in birmingham. it was this final synchronised dive by spendolini—siriex and williams that moved them into third in the outdoor pool in the italian capital. is the first time competing outside. i'm here to do my best, have a great experience and try something new. it's really hot so that pushes you to go a bit faster. it's different to go a bit faster. it's different to diving indoors, but i'm really happy with how we did. still to come on sportsday... success of britain at the para—cycling in canada. we'll be speaking to first—time world champion fin graham on his journey to the top. asa as a young kid, scoring in the world champs, _ as a young kid, scoring in the world champs, that's been something i've always— champs, that's been something i've always dreamed of being able to wean _ always dreamed of being able to wean i_ always dreamed of being able to wear. i still can't believe it. the trial has begun of the manchester city footballe

the team of grace reid and james heatly won gold for scotland at the commonwealth games a week ago.ound of the cincinnati open. he beat holger rune of denmark over three sets and norrie will play andy murray next. the three—time grand slam winner beat old rival stan wawrinka by three sets to one. birmingham phoenix beat trent rockets by seven wickets in the men's hundred at edgbaston. liam livingstone passed 50 as he hit the winning runs while moeen ali top—scored with 52. phoenix have won three out of four games, as have the rockets. birmingham phoenix timed their run chase to perfection in their women's hundred victory this afternoon. they beat trent rockets by eight wickets. amyjones and ellyse perry here saw the phoenix over the line with nine balls to spare at edgbaston. they go level top with southern brave. olexander usyk and anthonyjoshua goe toe to toe in saudi arabia in a rematch between the two boxers afterjoshua was beaten by the ukrainian just under a year ago in london, losing his titles in the process, butjoshua says he's ready for the fight on saturday. i've ticked a

medal success at the commonwealth games, andrea spendolini—siriex, noah williams, grace reid and james heatlyi'm not sure about these guys that i'm knackered, so ready to go on holiday and one weeks to go on holiday and one weeks to go on holiday we will give it a last push and go onto european championships. a resurgent england take on south africa in the first test at lord's on wednesday.. they'll look to continue the momentum built up during their four victories against new zealand and india during the summer.. this will be jimmy anderson's first test match as a 40 —year—old. he reached the milestone at the end ofjuly, but england's record wicket taker says he doesn't feel old and that "it's just number." when the scoreboard takes overjust don't really take too much notice of it. you start again, don't you, as a batter? i have not gone to foresee much of my career but when you do hit a milestone you try to reset and it is just a hit a milestone you try to reset and it isjust a number hit a milestone you try to reset and it is just a number next to my name and not how i feel. i don't feel o

the edinburgh pair of james heatly & grace reid put in an incredible final dive. australia and malaysia completed the podium, with england finishing fourth. you know, it's not quite what i wanted in my individual events but i think i'm just so delighted that we got at it. both of us had some disappointments so, to come back and win gold in front of this amazing crowd, just leaves me speechless. there was gold for england in the diving too. what a first commonwealth games it's been for england's andrea spendolini—sirieix, who won her third diving medal, her second gold in birmingham, this in the mixed synchronised 10 metre platform final alongside noah williams. he, remember won gold with matty lee in the mens synchro. they finished comfortably ahead of kyle kothari and lois toulson, making it an english one two. in squash, england were guaranteed gold in the mens doubles final — which was won by james willstrop and declan james. they beat fellow english pair daryl selby and adrian waller 11—3, 7—11, 11—9 at the university of birmingham squash centre, bettering the

medal success at the commonwealth games, andrea spendolini—siriex, noah williams, grace reid and james heatlyverybody did really well and i'm really proud of all of them. it's tough coming from the commonwealth games to competing straight away, so i'm really proud of all of them. how are ou i'm really proud of all of them. how are you all — i'm really proud of all of them. how are you all feeling _ i'm really proud of all of them. how are you all feeling quick although i'm not sure about these guys, but i'm not sure about these guys, but i'm knackered! only one week left and ., , ., , ., , and and it should be really good championships. _ meanwhile, at the european championships in munich, they it's a marathon not a sprint, but try telling that to germany's richard ringer — who appeared to come out of nowhere to take the men's marathon title. ringer produced an extraordinarily well—judged final burst past israel's maru teferi and gashau ayale, with a sprint finish to cross the line in a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, 21 seconds in front of the home crowd. aleksandra lisowska of poland took gold

grace reid and james heatly, who won gold at the commonwealth games earlier this month, were edged outn their season. in the last few moments, ben proud has continued his brilliant year by becoming european champion in the 50—metre freestyle. proud picked up two golds at the commonwealth games and he did just enough to win in rome byjust two one hundreths of a second. proud is also the reigning world champion in the event. and in the women's 50—metre breaststroke, imogen clark took third place for great britain. and he's not been in the premier league long but the haircut of chelsea's new £63 million signing, marc cucurella, has already attracted attention. cristian romero pulled his hair during the controversial 2—2 draw against tottenham. cucurella says there are no hard feelings between the pair. laughter no, for me it's no problem because before the game always, i speak with him, and there's a fight into the pitch. but i have no problem to him, and i think it's only one action in the game. but maybe it's an important action because it's possible it changed to the final result. but

the team of grace reid and james heatly won gold for scotland at the commonwealth games a week ago.moved them into third in the outdoor pool in the italian capital. it's the first time i'm competing outside. i'm here to do my best. have a great experience and to try something new. it’s have a great experience and to try something new.— something new. it's really hot. sometimes _ something new. it's really hot. sometimes there _ something new. it's really hot. sometimes there is _ something new. it's really hot. sometimes there is a - something new. it's really hot. sometimes there is a bit - something new. it's really hot. sometimes there is a bit of- something new. it's really hot. sometimes there is a bit of a l something new. it's really hot. - sometimes there is a bit of a window that pushes— sometimes there is a bit of a window that pushes you to go faster. it is very different to diving indoors that i— very different to diving indoors that i am really happy with how we did, solid — that i am really happy with how we did, solid diving and it is a great start— did, solid diving

grace reid and james heatly, who won gold at the commonwealth games earlier this month, were edged outome away with. really pleased. emma raducanu says she's growing in confidence after beating serena williams in straight sets in the opening round of the cincinnatti 0pen. the 19 year old was very much in control throughout. williams, who's expected to retire after the us open later this month, causing her very few problems — with raducanu taking the first set 6—4. serena, who's 40 now, has barely played competitive tennis in the last year, and lost the second set 6—0. the match didn't last long— it was over in little over an hour. but a memorable hour for the british number one. the atmosphere tonight was amazing, and to play with serena, i mean, forsure, iwas... even when you guys were cheering for her, i was like, "you know what? "all for it!" like... laughter yeah, to be honest, i was nervous from the first point to the last point because i know what a champion she is — she can come back from any situation. so i really had to stay focused and, yeah, i'm just so pleased that i manage

scotland�*s ross beattie and james heatly finished fourth.ot feeling myself today but to have a pretty bad sleep and then go out and perform some of the hardest dives in the world alongside our great synchro final was pretty good. are these the games where scotland�*s laura muirfinally adds a commonwealth medal to her collection? a silver medalist at the olympics last year, she�*s had bad luck as well as injuries hamper her at previous commonwealth but she�*s here in birmingham with all eyes on gold in the 1500 metres. this morning in her heat she finished fifth in the final, automatic qualification in four minutes 14.11 seconds. fellow compatriotsjemma reekie and katie snowden, as well as wales�* melissa courtney—bryant, willjoin muir in the final on sunday. muir is already through to saturdays final of the 800 metres. meanwhile, some superb running from england�*s cindy sember has seen her secure her place in the final of the women�*s 100 metres hurdles. with a time of 12.67 seconds she got the better of jamaica�*s danielle williams. megan

scotland's ross beattie and james heatly finished fourth. two golds is amazing.gs to improve on. i had a really bad night's sleep last night so not feeling myself today but to have a pretty bad sleep and then go out and perform some of the hardest dives in the world alongside a great synchro final was pretty good. scotland's laura muir booked her place in the final of the 1500m with the minimum fuss. with five of the seven—woman field guaranteed a place in the final, muir kept herself to the back of the field throughout her heat on friday morning, before kicking sufficiently to ensure an automatic qualifying spot without pushing herself unduly. she finished fifth in the final automatic qualification spot in four minutes, 1a.11 seconds — northern ireland's ciara mageean winning the heat. jemma reekie, katie snowden, are also through to sunday's final as well as melissa courtney—bryant. it's been amazing. a lot of frustration and patience, which i'm not good at, so i'm learning. but i'd love to go up on their toady on dutch podium, it'll be tough. meanwhile, some s

the edinburgh pair of james heatly and grace reid put in an incredible final dive.ingham squash centre, bettering the bronze medal they won in 2018. no gold for england�*s sarahjane perry and alison waters in the women�*s doubles final, though — they lost 11—8 11—8 to the defending championsjoelle king and amanda landers—murphy of new zealand. both are fast just really wanted to go out there and give it everything we had. a silver medal is fantastic. it is a fantastic achievement, but we both really wanted that gold medal. so we were very up for the match today. yeah, i thought we gave everything we had. i am proud of us and it has been an absolute pleasure and it has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to play with her this week. i think the baby they�*re like the microphone! all three of england�*s badminton doubles teams lost their gold—medal matches today. in the men�*s double final the english pair, ben lane and sean vendy, who won european bronze in april, and have broken into the world�*s top 20, were beaten 2—0 by satwik—sairaj rankireddy and chirag chan

earlier, james heatly and grace reid took the mixed synchronised 3m springboard title to give scotlandour years ago, when she became the youngest welsh competitor at a commonwealth games at the age of 11. england's last gold of the games came in the squash men's doubles. james willstrop and declanjames beat countrymen daryl selby and adrian waller in the final. willstrop and james are the reigning world champions and this betters the bronze they won at the 2018 games. so where does that leave us, on the final medals table? england's record haul leaves them second, ten golds behind australia. scotland are sixth. wales eighth. and northern ireland are in 11th place, but they've beaten their previous best by quite some way. and by quite some way. two medals for guernsey. and two medals for guernsey. one of the other great things about the games is the volunteers with a welcome wherever you have gone. they got a big thank you at the ceremony last night and we will hopefully speak to a few in an hour's time. studio: is so instrumental. i look forward to that later. yesterday on breakfast we