joe wilson, bbc news. you can barely believe it, can you?yers were making history too — gordon reid and alfie hewett have become the first men to win all four wheelchair slam double titles in the same year. they beat gustavo fernandez and shingo kunieda 6—2 6—1 in the us open final, whilejoe salisbury has become the first briton to win two doubles titles at a grand slam in the open era, after winning the mixed doubles title at the us open, a day after winning the men's doubles. salisbury and american partner desirae krawczyk beat mexico's giuliana 0lmos and el salvador�*s marcelo arevalo 7—5 6—2 at flushing meadows. it wasjust pure emotion, i guess. just joy and excitement. yeah, a bit of disbelief. but yeah, i walked away and said i wasn't really thinking anything, i was just enjoying the moment. and there could be more record breaking in new york later when novak djokovic takes on russia's danil medvedev in the men's final — aiming to become the first man in 52 years to complete the calendar grand slam. thejob is not done. excitement is th

joe wilson, bbc news.nd's women have got off to a shaky start in their second t20 international against new zealand in hove. scotland are underway in their world cup qualifier against moldova at hampden park. steve clarke says his side are approaching a "must—win" moment in their campaign, with the team languishing fourth in group f after wednesday's 2—0 defeat in denmark. rangers�* nathan patterson, aston villa midfielderjohn mcginn and hibernian�*s kevin nisbet all start, they're among six changes. just about 5 mins gone, still goalless. one more world cup qualifying line to bring you — manchester united winger jadon sancho will miss england's world cup qualifiers against andorra at wembley tomorrow night and poland next wednesday because of a "minor knock". sancho sat out thursday's win over hungary and will now return to his club. history was made at goodison park earlier this afternoon with everton�*s match against manchester city the first women's super league game to be shown free—to—air on uk telev

joe wilson, bbc news.s the grand slam that keeps on giving — diede de groot completed her golden slam — the dutch wheelchair player has now won all four major titles and paralympic gold in one year. australian dylan alcott is aiming to do the same in the men's wheelchairs while novak djokovic takes on russia's daniil medvedev in the men's final, aiming to become the first man in 52 years to complete the calendar grand slam. thejob is not done. excitement is there, motivation is there, without a doubt. probably more than ever. but i have one more to go. it is going to be a battle against another guy who has been in tremendous form, medvedev. he has won a lot of matches on hard court so far. he has already got a couple of grand slam finals behind him, so i think experience—wise it is different for him now. i am sure he is going to give it all to win it. max verstappen has been given a three—place grid penalty for the next grand prix, after a dramatic crash between him and his championship rival, lewis hamilt

joe wilson, but bbc news, old trafford. negative. just waiting from confirmation, but it looks like all the india players are ok, so the final test should go ahead. england's women are pulling first, shot while ago in new zealand. you can listen to commentary on five life support. australia said they would scrap australia's test if the taliban refused to let women take part in sport. cricket australia say... price money at only looking at the leaderboard, not many europeans were the time. the bmw championship at wentworth, one of the european tours flaghsip events is under way. you have the last qualifying event and you look at the leaderboard and it's tattered with players who are ineligible for the cup because they're not from the united states or europe. particularly on the back night, came home and 13th and it all added up to a 64 for him. eight under par, and he wasjoined by... who had good fortune at the 4th. he too was round and 60 48 under par. adam scott, we don't see him playing in the uk to frequently. what adam

joe wilson, bbc news.he toss and chose to bowl first, making 144 for 4. england reached that target with a ball to spare, taking the series 2—1. to athletics and the diamond league finals in zurich, where britain's dina asher—smith finished second in the 100 metres with a season's best time. jamaica's elaine thompson—herah with an impressive run in switzerland. the double olympic champion clocked in a time of 10.65 seconds later in the evening, asher smith was also back in action and finished third in the women's 200 metres. meanwhile, fresh from her silver medallist at the tokyo 0lympics, british teenager keely hodgkinson added a diamond league title with victory in the 800 metres. the buildup is under way for this weekend's italian grand prix. it's been a busy week on the driver merry—go—round with a number of changes confirmed for next year. british driver george russell has been speaking to the media for the first time since it was announced on tuesday that he'll partner seven—time world champion lewis

joe wilson, bbc news. the main man for them — he scored twice in the second half, after thomas muller had given them the lead. it was the 18th game in a row that lewandowski has scored for bayern. barca, playing theirfirst champions league since the departure of lionel messi, failed to even get a shot on target. and there were six games in the championship tonight — and there was late late drama at bramhall lane, and plenty of and there was late, late drama at bramhall lane, and plenty of games in the championship tonight. emil riis jakobsen scored a 95th—minute equaliser for preston north end, who denied sheffield united a second consecutive championship victory. 2—2 it finished there. elsewhere, there were wins or blackburn, huddersfield, reading and bournemouth, who moved level on points with top of the table west brom. the baggies drew 0—0 with derby. let's switch to the women's game now, and england manager sarina wiegman will lead the team for the first time since her appointment in their first world

joe wilson, bbc news.rk earlier this afternoon with everton�*s match against manchester city the first women's super league game to be shown free—to—air on uk television. and last season's runners—up city put on a real show — banging in the goals to win 4—0 as they underlined their title credentials. jess softley was watching. a new season, a a new season, a new a new season, a new challenge. manchester city were just two points behind the champions, chelsea, last season. can they go one better this time? city dominated the match from the beginning. no surprise, then, when vicky put the winners ahead. at}! when vicky put the winners ahead. of the post and in! a _ when vicky put the winners ahead. of the post and in! a sign _ when vicky put the winners ahead. of the post and in! a sign of— when vicky put the winners ahead. of the post and in! a sign of things - when vicky put the winners ahead. of the post and in! a sign of things to i the post and in! a sign of things to come. the post and in! a sign of th

joe wilson is watching.orough of queens on a sunny sunday and the extraordinary progress of one young woman. she's been absolutely amazing this whole tournament. she has a lot of energy. she's so composed and ruthless. she's going to smash it. you know who they're talking about. emma raducanu! well, there were two teenagers in the us open final — canadian leyla fernandez at the top of the screen. as early as the second game we saw intense rallies and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard earned, skilfully won. nerves? no sign. she is a beautiful player to watch. as both players battled back and forth through long, close games in the first set, one thing was clear, we had a final worthy of the occasion. what precision, what depth, what guts. she is a revelation. could emma raducanu extend and amplify the excitement? could she win the first set? well, has she ever let you down yet? 6-4. it was hers. joe wilson, bbc ne

joe wilson reports from old trafford.l some of the different sides of the story of the test match that didn't happen. cancellation confirmed this morning. far too late to stop many making the journey to fill the seats. yes, they will be refunded, but they were inconvenienced, to say the least. i've been working all night, so i have not slept a wink or night, to get here today to be cancelled at the last minute, i find shocking. we come from london. we stayed here last night— come from london. we stayed here last night and we booked a hotel last night and we booked a hotel last night— last night and we booked a hotel last night when he came... fortnight?— last night when he came... fortniuht? ., ~ ., fortnight? fortnight. and now we have had to _ fortnight? fortnight. and now we have had to try and _ fortnight? fortnight. and now we have had to try and cancel- fortnight? fortnight. and now we have had to try and cancel that, l have had to try and cancel that, so it has_ have had to try and cancel that, so it hasjust — have

joe wilson, bbc news.appointed in wales, has been celebrated with the unveiling of a statue in the centre of cardiff. her ambition from a young age had been to take charge of a school, but she was told that being black and working class would prevent her from achieving her goal. 0ur correspondent hywell griffith reports. two, one... go! history uncovered. betty campbell's life was in itself a lesson in how the power of education and determination can combine. as wales's first ever black head teacher, she worked in cardiff's deprived docklands, refusing to accept that race or gender should define a child's life. i went out to the headmistress and told her that i wanted to be a teacher. and she said, "oh, get the idea out of your head right away. "you'd have insurmountable problems. " and even at that tender age of 15, i knew that she meant if you're black, that's your lot. she was the first to make black history part of the curriculum. the community looked to her to lead. if nan said she was going to do som

joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.ngland, particularly central, southern and eastern areas, over a months worth of rain falling across parts of east anglia in the last 12 hours. that has slowly cleared off into the north sea. could leave a legacy of cloud, maybe just 1—2 showers draped across the eastern coastal parts of england. there may be the odd shower as well for northern and western scotland, perhaps into northern ireland, but most places will be dry. a few clear spells where it will turn quite fresh, otherwise rather cloudy, misty, murky and again quite mild across southern areas to start wednesday. so we've got a couple of weather fronts on wednesday across northern and western areas bringing a few showers around, but generally wednesday and thursday, this ridge of high pressure is going to build in. it's going to settle things down, so we are looking at a lot of dry weather around from the middle part of the week with some good sunny spells around, especially thursday. i think thursday looks like being the su

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.colnshire, and east anglia, and that is where they will be a few further rumbles of thunder in the next few hours. but, by and large, as we go through the night, those will pull into the north sea and the majority of the rain will then be on this weather front across northern scotland. that continues tomorrow so quite a soaking in some areas. for many of us, the cloud remains, it's still quite muggy so it will be another mild night and a grey and misty start. but, hopefully, any patches of fog will clear fairly readily, there will be some sunshine available, particularly for england and wales, but brighterfor the east of northern ireland. a brisker wind, making it feel fresher and a real soaking, as i have talked about, for northern scotland but temperatures will be a little down for most on those of recent days, as they will on sunday, by which day, that northerly wind is pushing that weakening weather front from scotland across eastern england. and this is the fly in the ointment for

joe wilson, bbc news.ngratulations to the teenager, saying in a statement, the statement goes on... the duke and duchess of cambridge tweeted, the prime minister, borisjohnson, tweeted, and the former tennis champion, martina navratilova, said, 0ur correspondent in new york, samira hussain, managed to catch up with emma — and asked her about her sudden rise to fame. i've got no idea what's going on, not at all. i've got no clue. but anything that comes my way i'm ready to deal with it, and i've got great people around me to take me through these moments and they got me here, and, yeah, i'm very excited to celebrate with them later and also go home and see everyone back home. what was it like to receive a message from the queen? it meant everything to get a message from her majesty. she is such a great inspiration and role model for the whole country, so to have a note from her, i was extremely honoured and very, very grateful that she took notice of my tennis. i can't believe it, i'm maybe going to frame t

joe wilson, bbc news.eathrow airport. they won 124 medals across a record 18 sports at the toyko paralympics, 41 of which were gold with 38 silver and 45 bronze. tennis, and the british teenager emma raducanu is into the quarterfinals of the us open. the 18—year—old beat the american shelby rogers in straight sets. ms radacanu hasn't dropped a set so far in the tournament. our correspondent samira hussain reports from new york. an incredible match by emma raducanu, the young tennis phenom from britain playing in the hallowed arthur ashe stadium, against an american, no less. but if she was nervous, it did not show. instead, she relied on the skill that got her this far in the tournament. although she struggled at the very beginning, she quickly found her groove and came back roaring, eventually beating opponent american shelby rogers on home court. commentator: what a way to take the opening set! - raducanu has won all of her matches at the us open in straight sets, an incredible feat for the teenager, who

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather, here's helen willetts.eas have had a lot of mist and low cloud. the reason is low pressure sitting on top of the uk. it moves away this weekend, so we will see lengthier spells of sunshine and fewer showers and it will feel fresher, because of change in wind direction. this north—westerly drops the temperature. we are keeping an eye on another area of low pressure. where we have had the sunshine in the east, we have had some

here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson.eens on a sunny day, and the extraordinary progress of one young woman. she's been absolutely amazing this whole tournament. she has a lot of energy. she's so composed and...ruthless. she's going to smash it. you know who they're talking about. well, there were two teenagers in the us open final — canadian leylah fernandez at the top of the screen. as early as the second game, we saw intense rallies and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard earned, skilfully won. nerves? no sign. two things were clear. we had a final worthy of the occasion, and raducanu had the first set, 6—4. she was broken early in the second set, broke back like that. now fernandez was struggling to hold her serve. 44 years of waiting, one hour 51 on court... ..and one more serve. it is right to realise what this means for british tennis, but also for world tennis. it was an outstanding match, an astounding champion. really

thank you to joe wilson inside old trafford, _ absolutely.st match continues. let's turn to much more positive news. sports fans across the country are celebrating the news, that 18—year—old sensation emma raducanu has become the first british woman to reach a grand slam final since 1977. raducanu's staggering run at the us open continued overnight when she beat the 17th seed maria sakkari in straight sets, in the semifinals at flushing meadows. raducanu was still buzzing several hours afterwards and this morning tweeted pictures of her on court, celebrating, with the words, "pure happiness under the lights in new york..." ijust i just can't believe ijust can't believe it. a shock. crazy. all of the above. it means a lot to be here in this situation. i wanted, obviously, to be playing in grand slams but i didn't know how soon that would be. and to be in a grand slam final at this stage in my career, yeah, i have no words, but i just want to thank everyone who has supported me in thisjourney. raducanu has stuuned the tennis world with her mete

joe wilson, bbc news.t trees in a deep gully in new south wales. aj was found drinking water from a creek around half a kilometre from his home. his father said his son had some ant bites and scrapes to his legs, but was in reasonably good shape, and that his rescue was a "miracle". the original hands from big ben's clockface are to be returned to the elizabeth tower in london, after three years of conservation work. experts have painted them to match the original prussian blue colour scheme. tim muffett has been to meet the team behind the £80 million restoration project. countdown to completion. one of the biggest restoration jobs ever undertaken on a landmark british building is approaching the finish line. good to see you, ian. and you. what is it you're doing here? we're servicing the rollers. this is one of the bits that we couldn't actually get to and service while the minute hands were on. if you're a clock mechanic, this is like the champions league and the world cup rolled into one, i'd imagine,

joe wilson, bbc news. scored for bayern. barca, playing theirfirst champions league since the departure of lionel messi, failed to even get a shot on target. and there were six games in the championship tonight — and there was late, late drama at bramhall lane, and plenty of games in the championship tonight. emil riis jakobsen scored a 95th—minute equaliser for preston north end, who denied sheffield united a second consecutive championship victory. 2—2 it finished there. elsewhere, there were wins or blackburn, huddersfield, reading and bournemouth, who moved level on points with top of the table west brom. the baggies drew 0—0 with derby. let's switch to the women's game now, and england manager sarina wiegman will lead the team for the first time since her appointment in their first world cup qualifying match. they play north macedonia at southampton's st mary's stadium on friday. captain steph houghton has been speaking to the bbc, and was asked if she would be keeping the captain's armband under the

joe wilson has been reflecting on what is surely one of the biggest moments in british sport.ting ability you may ever witness. for emma raducanu, standard practice. there were two teenagers in the us open final, canadian leylah fernandez at the top of the screen. as early as the second game we saw intense rallies and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard earned and skilfully won. nerves — no sign. two things were clear — we had a final worthy of the occasion and raducanu had the first set 6—4.

joe wilson reports.ture is bleak. swimming pools everywhere desperately need refurbishment or replacement, say swim england. it's the thing that keeps me absolutely awake at night. we know that by the end of this decade we could lose 40% of our pool stock. that is 2000 swimming pools. put that in context, that's millions of people that will lose out doing this wonderful activity which is brilliant for everybody. covid has accelerated the decline, especially with local authorities under huge financial pressure. over 200 pools which closed in england alone during the pandemic have not yet reopened. and yet in the summer, all this. and we could get two medals. can they be gold and silver? great britain's best ever swimming olympics. eight medals there. three times that number in the pool at the paralympics. what happened in tokyo began local. northamptonshire's maisie summers newton started swimming because there was a pool five minutes from her home. i always come back happy because it is my thing that i l

joe wilson, bbc news.because gordon reid and alfie hewett have become the first men to win all four wheelchair slam double titles in the same year, they beat gustavo fernandez and shingo kunieda 6—2 6—1 in the us open final. and joe salisbury has become the first briton to win two doubles titles at a grand slam in the open era — after winning the mixed doubles title at the us open, a day after winning the men's doubles. salisbury and american partner desirae krawczyk beat mexico's giuliana olmos and el salvador�*s marcelo arevalo 7—5 6—2 at flushing meadows. it wasjust pure emotion, i guess. just joy, excitement, um... yeah, bit of disbelief. but, yeah, to be honest i wasn't really thinking anything, i was just enjoying the moment. cristiano ronaldo made a stunning return to manchester united, scoring twice in their 4—1 premier league win over newcastle. the 36—year—old found the net either side of half—time at old trafford. bruno fernandez and jesse lingard were also on target for united who are top of th

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.zurich, where britain's dina asher—smith finished second in the 100 metres with a season's best time. jamaica's elaine thompson—herah with an impressive run in switzerland. the double olympic champion clocked in a time of 10.65 seconds later in the evening, asher smith was also back in action and finished third in the women's 200 metres. meanwhile, fresh from her silver medallist at the tokyo olympics, british teenager keely hodgkinson added a diamond league title with victory in the 800 metres. the buildup is under way for this weekend's italian grand prix. it's been a busy week on the driver merry—go—round with a number of changes confirmed for next year. british driver george russell has been speaking to the media for the first time since it was announced on tuesday that he'll partner seven—time world champion lewis hamilton at mercedes next season. he says his career move has caused mixed emotions. pretty surreal, to be honest. i've been part of mercedes for so long now. still bein

joe wilson, bbc news. isn't shejust?ons to emma, saying in a statement... the duke and duchess of cambridge tweeted... the prime minister, borisjohnson, tweeted... and the former tennis champion, martina navratilova said... and in the past hour — emma raducanu has posted this on her instagram story, pointing at her name — on the champions board at flushing meadows. joining me now is emma raducanu's former strength and conditioning coach, suzanne williams. suzanne actually worked with emma at the parklangley club when she was in her early years. ——when she was in her early teens. susan, thank you forjoining us. before we talk about this incredible strength that we've heard so much about when it comes to describing how she moves on that court, your reaction to last night? . it how she moves on that court, your reaction to last night?— reaction to last night? , it was outstanding — reaction to last night? , it was outstanding last _ reaction to last night? , it was outstanding last night. - reaction to last night? , it wasi

joe wilson reports. england of course had their plans, any team does, before play.ets. chris wakes delivered. a dismissed lbw with india's leader to below 200. virat kohli was determined to enhance his team has micro position with the kind of innings that captains aren't supposed to play. you got to 1m. gorgeous shot. == supposed to play. you got to 44. gorgeous shot.— supposed to play. you got to 44. gorgeous shot. -- are supposed to -la . at gorgeous shot. -- are supposed to play- at lunch _ gorgeous shot. -- are supposed to play. at lunch england _ gorgeous shot. -- are supposed to play. at lunch england would - gorgeous shot. -- are supposed to play. at lunch england would have| play. at lunch england would have felt optimistic, by t they were joined. partly that was to do with the exerted control, but a difference was really made once again. that is what he did to james anderson. here is how he treated 0llie robinson. england's leading fast bowlers were post towards exhaustion in the effort attend the indian innings. when they started paying shots like this, it

joe wilson reports. who is that girl? recognise it in this newly released home film footage butjubal certainly now, here comes that forehand. emma raducanu has been on the radar a british tennis for most of her young life but nobody expected this. nobody thought she could overwhelm opponents to reach the us open final. �* . , ., ., final. beating everyone without dro -|n~ final. beating everyone without dronping a _ final. beating everyone without dronping a set _ final. beating everyone without dropping a set and _ final. beating everyone without dropping a set and barely - final. beating everyone without. dropping a set and barely games final. beating everyone without - dropping a set and barely games is really incredible, we are witnessing a true superstar probably of the next decade of women's tennis, you guys have been waiting for that for a long time. guys have been waiting for that for a long time-— guys have been waiting for that for a lona time. ., . ., . , ., a long time. virginia wade wimbledon 1977, it has bee

joe wilson reports. who is that girl?m footage but you certainly now, here comes that forehand. emma raducanu has been on the radar of british tennis for most of her young life but nobody expected this. nobody thought she could overwhelm opponents to reach the us open final. beating everyone without dropping a set and barely games is really incredible, we are witnessing a true superstar probably of the next decade of women's tennis, you guys have tennis, you guys have been waiting for that for a long time. virginia wade wimbledon 1977, it has been a while since a british woman last won a grand slam title but globally women's tennis has been waiting as well for a new young player to capture the world's imagination. emma raducanu. it could certainly be her, itjust as easily be leylah fernandez her opponent. the 19—year—old canadian shares a lot with emma, not least the fearlessness of youth, after all what is experience but the memory of defeat. when it is all this new has nothing to lose. so — just over an hour until it al

beating chelsea 1—0 certainly helped, and proof you can win without ronaldo. joe wilson, bbc news.en in their first wind under new managers 3— one victory in barnsley. what's wrong for two point they be swansea 31 at craven condor ridge. scoring a hat trick. it's 10— ten games for him to keep them full them in third and bournemouth in second at the drawing neo— mill. five months after the previous round the women's fa cup returned to the right of the having to pause because of the pandemic. arsenal easing into the pandemic. arsenal easing into the semifinals of the 5— one wind katzman hotspur. spurs are second in super league season after winning their first super league season after winning theirfirst three super league season after winning their first three matches they generally lead with that stunning goal from williams. generally lead with that stunning goalfrom williams. not generally lead with that stunning goal from williams. not too long to get back into it. equalising with another beauty from the edge of the box. floodgates arsenal opened up the trash and for the second o

joe wilson, bbc news.r i spoke to the former commonwelth swimming champion and olympic silver medallist sharron davies. they a lot of people have sought and compete in the olympics absolutely incredible performance. very much the tip of the iceberg, were talking about providing swimming pools and leisure facilities for everybody to keep fit and healthy for that which if nothing else covid has shown us that we have to do. it if nothing else covid has shown us that we have to do.— that we have to do. it sounds like the 've that we have to do. it sounds like they've been _ that we have to do. it sounds like they've been run _ that we have to do. it sounds like they've been run down _ that we have to do. it sounds like they've been run down for - that we have to do. it sounds like they've been run down for a - that we have to do. it sounds like i they've been run down for a number of years, they are coming to the end of years, they are coming to the end of their life span, all these pools built in the 60s and

it can't be forgotten that a test match is or was about entertainment. joe wilson, bbc news, old traffordaditional style of qualfying took place this evening — and in the week, he was told he'd be leaving mercedes at the end of the season. valtteri bottas had the last laugh, topping the time sheets. he'll start saturday's sprint race ahead of lewis hamilton and championship leader max verstappen. birmingham city moved up to fourth in the championship with a 2—0 win over derby county. scott hogan put birmingham ahead in the first half beforejeremie bela sealed the three points with this strike ten minutes from time. derby have now won just one of their last 13 games under manager wayne rooney, dating back to last season. there's one match to tell you about in rugby league's super league tonight. st helens are now guaranteed a top—two finish after thrashing leeds rhinos 40—6. they scored seven tries against a leeds side hit by injury and suspension. morgan knowles scored two of the tries. and britain's ethan hayter has retained the overall lead after stage six of the tour of britain — but o

joe wilson, bbc news.cott visited bromley tennis club, where emma raducanu trained for years. i am here at bromley tennis club, where emma really developed her tennis skills. she was spotted as a youngster and it was here that she really rose through the ranks from the age of 9 to about 17. i am joined by one of herformer coaches, mattjames. you first spotted her atjunior wimbledon, and began working with her. could you talk us through those early days and what you were so excited by in her game? it was what we saw yesterday, you're seeing a competitor, determined, dogged, gritty and ruthless, the way she has gone through this tournament, and you could see that even a few years ago when she was competing injunior wimbledon, and actually played against leylah back then, and did a lot of the same stuff. are you surprised by what she has done? surprised it has come so soon. we thought she would be top 50 in the world in a few years, and maybe top 20 from there, but it has not quite sunk in yet. where did you

lee zeldin, scott perry and, let's see the other one, we have joe wilson saying secretary of state, youd to resign. let's watch representative michael mccaul. congressman, i'd like you ioreaction to this. watch. >> mr. secretary, the american people don't like to lose. especially not to the terrorists. but that is exactly what has happened. this has emboldened the taliban and our adversaries. the taliban, a designated terrorist group, now equipped with american weapons that most countries in the world, just a few weeks ago thousands of terrorists, the worst of the worst, were all released from prisons as the taliban overran the country. the situation we find ourselves in is far worse, in my judgment, as a former chairman of homeland security committee, far worse than pre-9/11. elizabeth: congressman, he's sasaying it's a failed jihadist state right now. your reaction to the criticism of the trump releasing -- trump deal releasing 5,000 taliban prisoners, o but they also had conditions on it. the secretary of state seemed to be downplaying it today. your reaction to all of that? >> when

joe wilson, bbc news.tions to the teenager, saying in a statement: "it is a remarkable achievement at such a young age, and is testament to your hard work and dedication." the statement goes on... "i have no doubt your outstanding performance, and that of your opponent leylah fernandez, will inspire the next generation of tennis players." the duke and duchess of cambridge tweeted: �*huge congratulations emma raducanu on your stunning performances and historic grand slam victory. we are all so proud of you.�* the prime minister, boris johnson, tweeted: "what a sensational match! huge congratulations to emma raducanu. you showed extraordinary skill, poise and guts and we are all hugely proud of you." and the former tennis champion martina navratilova said: "a star is born. never has a qualifier won a major — men or women — and she is just getting started. leylah fernandez will be back — both are champions but emma has the trophy — well done". 0ur correspondent in new york, samira hussain, managed to catch up

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.ited states on 11 september, 2001, people across the united states — and the world — are preparing to mark the deadliest foreign attack ever on us soil which killed nearly 3,000 people. it prompted president george w bush to declare a global "war on terror". he zeroed in on al-qaeda and osama bin laden and the taliban in afghanistan. it was after a 20—year conflict in this country that the us announced its withdrawal this year of the last american troops. that's it from me. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ samanthatvnews goodbye for now. hello there. we had some intense showers to and friday. a lot of rain also from those showers in northern ireland. this is how it looked... we should see fewer showers at least through saturday. in fact for much of the weekend. there is a question mark over sunday. things turned low but fresher is this area of low pressure responsible for the shower starts to move away to the northeast. we are left with wet weather across northern scotland because t

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller.ng the downpours again and sunshine across eastern england adding fuel to the atmosphere and this is where we expect heavy showers this afternoon. they are clearing away for the weekend and with a few notable exceptions are overall for the weekend, it is looking drier and brighter and turning cooler and fresher from the north is the area of low pressure giving the downpours today moves away. that is why it is turning drier. but around it, we draw the air in from the north and north—west. a breezy picture for tomorrow and the cooler and fresher air starts to move in and we will notice the change first across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. back to the present, and the latest radar rainfall picture, and it is this line from essex and lincolnshire moving into east anglia which has hefty downpours. a few developing across eastern counties of northern ireland as well and it is these areas most at risk of seeing disruptive thundery downpours with the risk of local flooding a

joe wilson, bbc news.and on amazon prime, around 9 million watched the moment when she won the match last night on channel 4. and the match itself was watched by an average audience of around 7.3 million, but obviously people tuned in towards the end to watch that stunning final moment. many more of course will have watched that match around the world. the queen sent her congratulations to the teenager, saying in a statement, "it is a remarkable achievement at such a young age, "and is testament to your hard work and dedication." the statement goes on, "i have no doubt your outstanding performance, and that "of your opponent leylah fernandez, will inspire the next generation "of tennis players." the duke and duchess of cambridge tweeted, "huge congratulations emma raducanu on your stunning "performances and historic grand slam victory. "we are all so proud of you. the prime minister, borisjohnson, tweeted: "what a sensational match! "huge congratulations to emma raducanu. "you showed extraordinary skill, p

our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. old trafford, new world. slept a wink all night, to get here today. to be cancelled at the last minute, ifind shocking. i've come from london. yeah, we stayed here last night and we've booked a hotel last night, when we came. for tonight. and now we've had to try and cancel that. l so, it'sjust been - a complete nightmare. take a day off work, - and then, there's no game. who's to blame for the fact that this test match won't happen, tom? i don't think it's, it's not a blame thing. we're still living in a difficult environment for elite sports performance, so to go from one anxiety—inducing environment to another one — which is the high—performance playing field — is very, very difficult. and i think at times, that goes past the point where players are comfortable to go out and take the field, and that's what we've seen in this case. india's players recorded negative pcr tests yesterday, then announced they couldn't field a team. reassurance about safety was apparently not enough. what's next in world cricket

joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's tomasz schafernaker.e — not? temperatures will be rising over the next couple of days or so. today— over the next couple of days or so. today we _ over the next couple of days or so. today we got up to almost 29 degrees, _ today we got up to almost 29 degrees, so summer heat return, that is the _ degrees, so summer heat return, that is the headline, the hot air is coming — is the headline, the hot air is coming in _ is the headline, the hot air is coming in from the south, but it is going _ coming in from the south, but it is going to _ coming in from the south, but it is going to he — coming in from the south, but it is going to be shortlived by the time we get _ going to be shortlived by the time we get to— going to be shortlived by the time we get to thursday, the temperature also he _ we get to thursday, the temperature also he a _ we get to thursday, the temperature also be a bit lower. we probably will hit _ also be a bit lower. we probably will hit 30 — also be a bit lower. we probably will hit 30

hour when world war i started in york our president here in the united states was president with joe wilsonward wilson was bound and determined that the united states would not get itself involved in the war and that really worked for him politically for a while woodrow wilson was elected in 1912, world war i started and then two years later 1914, president wilting really wanted to stay out of it at all cost. and indeed when he ran for all costs and indeed, when he ran for re-election in 2014, he ran with the slogan "he kept us out of the war." that was true. he had kept us out of a war at that point. that was a popular enough sentiment in the united states at that time that wilson got reelected as president, in part thanks to those bragging rights along those lines, by keeping us out of the great war. he was reelected in 1916, but world war i was nevertheless dragging on, right, and expanding. it started in 1914, it dragged on into 1915, into 1916, into 1917. it involved dozens of countries, a huge swath all over the world that really was re

joe wilson, bbc news.fter the previous round the women's fa cup returned to the right of the having to pause because of the pandemic. arsenal easing into the semifinals of the 5— one win katzman hotspur. spurs are second in super league season after winning their first three matches they generally lead with that stunning goalfrom williams. not too long to get back into it. equalising with another beauty from the edge of the box. floodgates arsenal opened up the thrash and for the second of the game. elsewhere manchester city, chelsea and brighton will meet. athletes who aren't fully vaccinated against covid 19, will have to spend 21 days in quarantine before competing at next year's winter olympics and paralympics in beijing, the organisers have confirmed. the games begin on february 4th next year and last for 16 days. the international olympic committee has said that any athlete who can provide a justified medical exemption will have their cases considered. tickets will also only be sold to spectators fro

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joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.r max verstappen. birmingham city moved up to fourth in the championship with a 2—0 win over derby county. scott hogan put birmingham ahead in the first half before jeremie bela sealed the three points with this strike ten minutes from time. derby have now won just one of their last 13 games under manager wayne rooney, dating back to last season. there's one match to tell you about in rugby league's super league tonight. st helens are now guaranteed a top—two finish after thrashing leeds rhinos 40—6. they scored seven tries against a leeds side hit by injury and suspension. morgan knowles scored two of the tries. and britain's ethan hayter has retained the overall lead after stage six of the tour of britain — but onlyjust. after taking four—and—a—half hours to cover 123 miles, it boiled down to a sprint finish in gateshead between the top riders. belgium's wout van art won the stage just ahead of hayter, and now trails him byjust four seconds with two stages left. and that's all the sp

i now recognize representative joe wilson of south carolina who is a ranking member of the subcommittee in the middle east, north africa for five minutes. >> thank you very much. glad to join with our dear colleague and thanking our great ally of columbia of helping the afghan refugees. sir, in my service of the foreign affairs committee, the armed services committee, the ney though parliamentary assembly and the helsinki commission, i've always been impressed by american foreign service diplomats worldwide. their dedication to service is inspiring. that is why i'm shocked that your actions superseding military advice leading to the sur representedner afghanistan to be a safe haven for murderous terrorists. biden-harris have also opened the southern border stopping the wall of president trump. this allows identified terrorists of the terror watch list to enter american neighborhoods as suicide bombers to murdering a many americans as possible. american families have never been in a greater risk of attack at home than today. as the global war on terrorism is not over, it's been moved fro