serious and we like the sort of characters likejohn serious and we like the sort of characters like john mccririckas not just knew what he was talking about. it was notjust going in there to show off and shut his mouth. he was not everyone's cup of tea, we have to admit that, i am a good friend of a friend of hers from school who has some stories to tell about him who was not so flattering —— a friend of hers from school who has stories to tell about him that were not so flattering. you could not ignore him. he publicised the sport and was the public face of it and he brought people into it, which is what we want, because racing has to compete with lots of other sports coverage and he helped to do that. he did love the limelight, did he not? coming back to what i was benching at the beginning, the celebrity big brother, the celebrity wife swap —— whatever is mentioning at the beginning. so many appearances on all those shows. we used to joke that he would do anything to get in front of a camera and there was that element, he was a showman and he loved show off. 0ne element, he was a showman and he

offensive or old school eccentric — in what he called the betting jungle, john mccririck was king.at the moment, hoping to continue her winning campaign. andy murray and serena williams will be pairing up in the next hour in their first mixed doubles match. natalie pirks has the latest on all the day's tennis. the early bird may catch the worm, the sleepy punter misses the match. fortu nately, the sleepy punter misses the match. fortunately, those on centre court we re fortunately, those on centre court were on betterform. fortunately, those on centre court were on better form. everybody out of their seats! last year's finalist kevin anderson sent packing in straight sets. the man who beat him to ta ke straight sets. the man who beat him to take the title, novak djokovic, also having a tricky day. with the mercury rising, opponent hubert hurkacz wasn't fazed by the four times wimbledon winner. 29 shots of pure quality. the six foot five polish man lost the first set but took the second in a thrilling tie break. they are still on the court. later tonight, the hotly anticipated match

the racing journalist, john mccririck, who's died aged 79.says she's decided to pursue new challenges having presented 496 episodes of the programme. kirsty young has presented the long running show since 2006 and has interviewed hundreds of guests including annie lennox, morrissey and david tennant. last year, she took a break from hosting the show for health reasons. the bbc says six music's lauren laverne, who was drafted in as cover, will continue in the role "for the foreseeable future". missing a performance this sunday after being detained in sweden for two weeks on suspicion of assault. swedish police say they are investing a fight —— investigating a fight where they believe he punched another man in the street. a spokesman from the event are appealing against the decision. a nine foot python that escaped through an open window has been recaptured. went missing for four days, police had warmed it posed a risk to small animals and many residents have been looking for him and last night he was spotted in a neighbours tree just 50 metres

the racing journalist, john mccririck, who's died aged 79.t missing for four days. cambridgeshire police had warned it posed a risk to small animals. many residents have been looking for him, and last night he was spotted up a neighbour's tree just 50 metres away from his home. i kept my eye on this branch up there, and i am thinking, that is an odd shaped branch, it looked like it was getting bigger. so i keep looking at it, and i said to my husband, something is going on in that tree, i'm pretty sure. all of a sudden i saw his head reaching over, andi sudden i saw his head reaching over, and i screamed, i said, sudden i saw his head reaching over, and i screamed, isaid, oh my sudden i saw his head reaching over, and i screamed, i said, oh my god, this lake is in the tree! —— the snake. kirsty young is to step down as the host of radio 4's desert island discs. she says she's decided to pursue new challenges having presented 496 episodes of the programme. kirsty young has presented the long—running show since 2006 and has interviewed hundreds

the racing journalist, john mccririck, who's died aged 79. the headlines on bbc news.ims into manual labour on farms and in factories. anger amongst tommy robinson supporters as the former leader of the far right english defence league faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. a boost for the uk car industry jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birmingham. now it's time for newswatch. this week samira ahmed hears your views about the reporting of tuesday's big football match in france. hello and welcome to news watch with me,. deja vu for newswatch viewers, furious about sending newsreaders abroad to read the intros. was it bbc news money well spent? sending clive myrie to france on tuesday? and world cup semifinal he was there for may have attracted the crowds, but did it warrant the time it got on news bulletins? it has been a week when the bbc annual report prompted newspaper front pages about the corporation's expenditure on presenter salaries. many older viewers have been contacting newswatch u

how important was john mccririck to racing? he transcended the sport.hn mccririck. to the extent that if you watched in high street, and said name me some people connected to horse racing, those people might have said for example the queen, frankie dettori, clare balding and they would have said john mccririck because he was in many ways the face of horse racing. he was a slightly weird and wonderful and whiskery face. but he was the face of horse racing. it was a sporty absolutely adored. and although there were times when you might not have agreed with everything that he was saying you knew he set it from a good place. because he meant it and because he meant well from sporty adored. he was a controversial figure though. he wasn't everybody‘s cup of tea. so was he not good for racing?” he wasn't everybody‘s cup of tea. so was he not good for racing? i don't think that is the case. he was controversial but i think that is simply because he said what he believed. and i think we all know those of us who work in journalism know that sometimes are jobless

the racing journalist, john mccririck, who's died aged 79.l centre court debut but it wasn't all smooth sailing. natalie pirks has the latest. having said that, what an incredible performance! absolutely incredible. centre court was packed as she fought with every fibre of her being to continue this magical run. she threw up a racket in disbelief, her mum, candy, danced forjoy because her daughter is now the youngest player sincejennifer her daughter is now the youngest player since jennifer capriati in 1991 to reach the last 16 and she will now play former world number one simona halep. she couldn't, could she? game face on for the biggest match of her young life. atjust 15, coco gauff has shown composure beyond her years, as the wimbledon crowd have taken her to their heart. commentator: she looks so calm. but it appeared the occasion was getting to her, with an error strewn serve to lose the first set. coco needed her mojo, but as she stared down the barrel of two match points, polona hercog lost her nerve. it's a tell—tale sign. tie—break

let's return now to news that the racing pundit john mccririck has died at the age of 79. and was famous for his larger than life personality and his signature deerstalker hat. a little earlier my colleague carrie gracie spoke to neil clark to neil clark from racing post. back in the 1980s, he really became the face of racing on channel 4 racing. he was so recognisable. he was... you never saw him without that huge cigar or deerstalker. and he brought into the sport, i think this is the key point, he brought into the sport people who are not necessarily keen racing fans, so members of the public who turned on and were entertained by his style because he was always bombastic, he was always opinionated and he was never boring. i think that was very, very important. he did bring in many, many more viewers to watch racing and he did a lot for our sport to publicise it and i think he is much missed. and i think in recent years, racing coverage has tended to become a bit too much serious, a little bit too serious. i think we lack the characters like john mccririck and derek thom

the racing journalist, john mccririck, who's died aged 79.und. she defeated polona hercog in three sets, saving two match points before fighting back to win the next two sets. she now plays former world number one, simona halep of romania, for a place in the last eight. natalie pirks was watching. game face on for the biggest match of her young life. just 15, coco gauff has shown composure beyond her yea rs gauff has shown composure beyond her years as the wimbledon crowd were amazed. she looks so calm. but it appeared the occasion was getting to her with an error strain served to lose the first set. coco needed her mojo, but as she stared down the barrel of two match points, polona hercog lost her nerve. tie—break time, this is also new to coco and her devoted family. he can't watch. but perseverance pays off. yes! and into a deciding set we went. what an extraordinary rally. it was a match swinging this way and that. the first time in the match, gauff looks like the likely winner. her opponent was highly experienced. they were going nowhere

and the flamboyant horse racing pundit, john mccririck, has died at the age of 79.empo when he needs to and he did that against hubert hurkacz, who isjust inside the world top 50. djokovic hoping to win back—to—back titles, as he did in 201a-15. win back—to—back titles, as he did in 201a—15. these two met at the french open, djokovic winning then and as things stand he may well come through. kevin andersson was beaten by novak djokovic in last year's final. andersson is out. we know he's been struggling with an elbow problem which forced him out of the clay—court season. guido pella coming through in this one, straight sets as well, for— six, 3—6, 6—7. he'll play milos raonic next. guido pella's best wimbledon performance. 0ne pella's best wimbledon performance. one of the main stories has been the emergence of coco gauff, the 15—year—old who upsets venus williams in the first round. we can see she's got the talent, balancing the tennis ball on her racket. she's preparing for this big match later. the talk of the town is andy murray and serena williams, going out on

in the last few minutes it's been announced that the racing pundit, john mccririck, famous for his hisat britain has descended into lawlessness. everywhere we look, there