she dominated karolina pliskova _ number one. she dominated karolina pliskova in _ number one.a in the first set, when the first 14 points, was 4—1 up before pliskova — first 14 points, was 4—1 up before pliskova got herself back into this match _ pliskova got herself back into this match and — pliskova got herself back into this match and broke back. it was a tighter— match and broke back. it was a tighter first set in the end, with barty— tighter first set in the end, with barty winning that 6—3. then 3—1 up in the _ barty winning that 6—3. then 3—1 up in the second set, then it has been ti-ht in the second set, then it has been tight since — in the second set, then it has been tight since then, with barty looking to make _ tight since then, with barty looking to make the key break right at the end of— to make the key break right at the end of this — to make the key break right at the end of this second set, although pliskova — end of this second set, although pliskova doing everything she can. the czech — pliskova doing everything she can. the czech player, the eighth seed h

the 25—year—old australian beat the eighth seed karolina pliskova in 3 sets. forwards, two women who had played every kind of occasion, except wimbledon final. five feet five versus 61, ashleigh barty overcame karolina pliskova's height. pliskova battled her own nerves, fearsome serve gone between the first set. between natural active over and king, urgent discussions in the royal box. all spectators wanted a worthy final. the second set produced the back and forth tension that is tennis. karolina pliskova at the net had to win this point, didn't she? 0h! that moment went to ashleigh barty. the second set went to a tie—break. in the capacity crowd, you'd come to sit down, you want a reason to stand up. that is karolina pliskova's husband, one set all. it had become a captivating final, right up until the deciding point in the third set. a private moment of triumph for ashleigh barty in front of the world. it took me a long time to verbalise the fact that i wanted to dare to dream and say i wanted to win this incredible tournament and being able to live out my

karolina pliskova is a player that many people were not expecting to be in this final. she hasn't been playing her best tennis this year. she went out in the first round at eastbourne. but she has got better and better round by round. she could just cause an upset and spoil the ash barty party this afternoon. well, grassroots football is where it all started for the england players. have a look at this photo. one of those is now an england player. can you recognise them? have a look on the left of the front row, that cute little boy with blonde hair? it's luke shaw, holding what's believed to be his first ever football trophy. that's when he played at hersham fc in surrey. earlier, i spoke with the current chairman of hersham, dave bradford, who told me more about luke shaw's relationship with the football club. he started his grassroots footballing career at hersham. he then went on to another club before being scouted for southampton. it was his first football club at hersham, his first trophy. that is kind of our accolade. we are really pleased that he started here a

credit to karolina pliskova, as you say, the eighth seed.up in the second, but ash bartyjust levelled up in the second, but ash barty just too good levelled up in the second, but ash bartyjust too good for her. the czech player had reached a grand slam final before she ends up with the runners—up trophy this time on centre court and getting a good round of applause, which is thoroughly deserved. she had a great championship here, hasn't she? she beat sabalenka, the number two seed, in the semifinals, but this is ash barty�*s day. what a moment it is for her and for australia, and she will now be awarded without the yunus rose water dish and hopefully you can hear the cheers on the hill beside me here and of course on centre court, as the duchess of cambridge presents her with that dish. the world number one, who has been a junior champion here and now she wins the big one. she can hardly believe it. she came into this with an injury, i mean, she was having to walk out of the french open in the second round with a hip injury. we didn't know w

she is a star and as i speak i can see karolina pliskova just trying to edge their way into this match the board here after a brilliant start from ash barty. yes, she has not it all start from ash barty. yes, she has got it all to — start from ash barty. yes, she has got it all to do. _ start from ash barty. yes, she has got it all to do. all _ start from ash barty. yes, she has got it all to do. all right, _ start from ash barty. yes, she has got it all to do. all right, chetan i got it all to do. all right, chetan pathak, thank you very much indeed. a quadriplegic man who is paralysed from the shoulders down has made his uk racing debut at the goodwood festival of speed. former professional racing driver sam schmidt was severely injured in a crash 21 years ago. now through advances in technology he is able to drive a car by moving his head to steer and using his breath to accelerate and break, reaching speeds of up to 200mph. ? he explained how it all works. ? i never would have thought i would have driven ever before, let alone, you know, 200 miles an hour. i have no use of anything

she beat the eighth seed karolina pliskova in three sets. vaccinated nhs staff could be let off having to self—isolate after contact with someone with covid to try to tackle staff shortages. coming up at 5:30pm, hardtalk with the writer lionel shriver. good afternoon. england are on their way to the team hotel near watford just over 2a hours before they take on italy in the european championship final at wembley. victory tomorrow night would be the first major tournament win for the team since the 1966 world cup. the italian side has landed in the uk. their manager, robert mancini, is due to speak to journalists in the next hour. our sports correspondent john watson reports. england train for the final time at their base in burton today, ahead of the biggest game of their professional lives. standing between them and a first major trophy in over half a century, former winners italy, who arrive in london this afternoon. it's a great occasion, you know, for the country to be involved in, and the lads have done the whole country proud. yeah, we

five foot five versus six foot one — ash barty overcame karolina pliskova's height. remendous. pliskova battled her own nerves, fearsome serve gone within the first set. ——with it the first set. between navratilova and king, urgent discussions in the royal box. all spectators wanted a worthy final. the second set produced the back—and—forth tension that is tennis. pliskova at the net had to win this point, didn't she? that moment went to barty. the second set went to a tie—break. in the capacity crowd, you come to sit down — you want a reason to stand up. that's pliskova's husband. one set all. it had become a captivating final, right up until the deciding point in the third set. a private moment of triumph for ashleigh barty in front of the world. it took me a long time to verbalise the fact that i wanted to dare to dream and say i wanted to win this incredible tournament and being able to live out my dream right now with everyone here, it's made it better than i could ever have imagined. 50 years ago, another indigenous australian, the great evonne goolagong, won th

five foot five versus six foot one — ash barty overcame karolina pliskova's height. orthy final. the second set produced the back—and—forth tension that is tennis. pliskova at the net had to win this point, didn't she? that moment went to barty. the second set went to a tie—break. in the capacity crowd, you come to sit down — you want a reason to stand up. that's pliskova's husband. one set all. it had become a captivating final, right up until the deciding point in the third set. a private moment of triumph for ashleigh barty in front of the world. it took me a long time to verbalise the fact that i wanted to dare to dream and say i wanted to win this incredible tournament and being able to live out my dream right now with everyone here, it's made it better than i could ever have imagined. 50 years ago, another indigenous australian, the great evonne goolagong, won this title on this court. that's inspiration. i hope i made evonne proud. aww. you did, you did. all in all, on centre court, ash barty did everyone proud. ten yea rs ten years since she won the junior tit

number one ashleigh barty has won her first ladies singles title — she beat the eighth seed karolina pliskovahello and welcome to bbc news. the queen has sent a message of support to the men's england football team, ahead of their euro 2020 final against italy tomorrow night. if they win, it would be their first major tournament victory since the 1966 world cup. the italian side arrived in london earlier today, while gareth southgate�*s squad had their final training session at st george's park , before taking a two hourjourney by coach to their north london hotel where they arrived earlier this evening. speaking from the hotel, the england manager praised the home support, and said his players would give everything to win their first european championship. it has been fantastic to have obviously a letter from the queen, letter from the prime minister to all of the team. and the recognition that the players and all of the staff of gone about this on the right way. we had a fabulous reception when we left saint georges, all the local villagers had come out and were lining the route and people

it wasn't easy and it took three sets in the end against karolina pliskova, the czech eighth seed, wholly started this one slowly — barty winning the first 14 points in a row. but once the world number one had won that first set, pliskova did find her rhythm again, taking the second on a tie—break and leading us into a decider. but barty�*s game of variety and slicing and stronger movement got her over the line in the end. and when she won, she dropped to the ground, the tears soon followed. and like pat cash and many before her, she made her way up the stairs and to her box, to celebrate with her team — in particular, the physios that have got her ready for these championships. it was only at the french open that she had to walk out in the second round with a hip injury. huge uncertainty about whether she'd be fit for wimbledon. she's ended up going all the way and winning the title. now, the question will be, with two grand slams, can she go on and dominate the women's game? in the men's game, all we've seen is domination for the last two decades — federer, nadal and, of course, nova

world number one ashleigh barty will play czech eighth seed karolina pliskova.s 6—3, 7—6 on centre court. so, the 2019 french open champion is on the hunt for a second major title, and it's the one she really wants. this is incredible. i think this is as good a tennis match oliver play, and i think angie definitely brought the best out of me and it was a hell of a match right from the first ball —— iill of a match right from the first ball —— i'll ever play. iim incredibly proud of myself and my team, and now we get a chance on saturday to try and live out our childhood dream. and standing in the way of that childhood dream will be the 2016 us open runner—up, karolina pliskova. the czech former world number one is also into her first final at the all england club. she did it the hard way, though, coming from a set down to see off second seed aryna sabalenka 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. and after losing his men's doubles earlier on in the day, joe salisbury is into the mixed—doubles semifinals with fellow brit harriet dart. they beat compatriot naomi broady and her french part

the world number one, ashleigh barty, will face karolina pliskova in the women's final at wimbledon onook a place in the final, for the very first time at the all england club. well chetan parthak is there for us. and chetan we have two new finalists at wimbledon — but both of them were tested out there today weren't they? yes, they did and perhaps overwhelmingly not surprised about ash barty but it's her first were able but up against karolina pliskova. she has reach grand slam finals before in the us openin grand slam finals before in the us open in 2016 but not really one of the players talked about going into these championships. but she got the job done today against the number two seed. it took three sets, but pliskova perhaps the most solid and stable, and the most measured and considered, there was moments where sabalenka understand without the nerves get to her perhaps. and pliskova having lost that first set still kept her resolved and got through to make herfirst still kept her resolved and got through to make her first wimbledon final. where, as you said, ash barty awaits.

world number one ash barty has won her first ladies singles title — she beat the eighth seed karolina pliskovasets. now on bbc news, it's 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 son jr fishes too but worries for his future. george and jr fish in the

she'll face karolina pliskova on saturday.ks are a place in her first wimbledon final after a straight—sets win over the prime minister has set out details of britain's final military withdrawal from afghanistan. it's nearly 20 years since the uk and other foreign forces entered the country, in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks on the united states. there are concerns that the departure, led by the us, will leave the afghan government vulnerable to the taliban, who have been making gains in recent months. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. at one of the few nato bases left in kabul, the lowering of the union flag signalled the end of the mission. most of the 750 british troops who remained in the country have now returned home. time to reflect on the sacrifices made and to assess what they've achieved. no—one should doubt the gains of the last 20 years, but nor can we shrink from the hard reality of the situation today. the taliban are already advancing. but the prime minister still insisted britain wasn't aba

world number one ash barty plays the eighth seed karolina pliskova. women finalists since 1977. our sports correspondent laura scott is at wimbledon. high, victoria. yes, picking the winner might be difficult, but one thing is for certain, there will be a new name etched onto the trophy this afternoon. the world number 127 is the favourite and it is perhaps a surprise to many she has only won one grand slam title before given the level she has been playing at and just how long she has been top of the world rankings. she has spoken a lot over the fortnight about the inspiration she has drawn from herfellow about the inspiration she has drawn from her fellow australian yvonne billabong and has been wearing a special skirt in tribute to the 50th anniversary of the maiden win here of yvonne villa gung and has a chance to achieve her first maiden win and says she couldn't be more at at the prospect. {jut win and says she couldn't be more at at the prospect-_ at the prospect. out to crash the -a is at the prospect. out to crash the party is the _ at the pro

and awaiting her in the final will be the czech eighth seed karolina pliskova who, at 29, many had written 2016 us open runner—up, was too good for aryna sabalenka, the number—two seed in the end. and, despite losing that first set, pliskova fought back in the second and third, winning them 6—4, 6—4. she'd reached the semifinals of all the other grand slams before these wimbledon championships. now she's into the final here, but barty perhaps the big favourite for that one on saturday. as for friday, its men's semifinals day — the defending champion and, without a doubt, the overwhelming favourite, novak djokovic, takes on canada's denis shapovalov. whilst in the other match, the big—hitting matteo berrettini from italy faces roger federer�*s conqueror, hubert hurkacz. friday will be a big day for many people in france — as nightclubs will be allowed to reopen. for nearly eighteen months — ever since the pandemic began — they've had to remain shut. but not all clubs will be re—opening their doors. just a warning — this report from the bbc�*s tim allman contains flashing images. back where

and awaiting her in the final will be the czech eighth seed karolina pliskova who, at 29, many had writtenmber—two seed in the end. and, despite losing that first set, pliskova fought back in the second and third, winning them 6—4, 6—4. she'd reached the semifinals of all the other grand slams before these wimbledon championships. now she's into the final here, but barty perhaps the big favourite for that one on saturday. as for friday, its men's semifinals day — the defending champion and, without a doubt, the overwhelming favourite, novak djokovic, takes on canada's denis shapovalov. whilst in the other match, the big—hitting matteo berrettini from italy faces roger federer�*s conqueror, hubert hurkacz. a drawing of a bear�*s head by leonardo da vinci has just sold forjust over $12 million. measuring just seven centimetres squared, "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

, we have the women's final on saturday — the world number one ash barty and the eighth seed karolina pliskovaa, 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 the united nations and the united states for military help to protect key infrastructure after the recent assassination of the president. you ca

ashleigh barty is into the final of wimbledon, where she'll take on karolina pliskova on saturday.g. in 11 days�* time anyone in england who is fully vaccinated against covid—19 can travel to an amber country without needing to quarantine on return. under 18s won't have to self—isolate either, meaning families can travel abroad this summer. the relaxation of rules is expected to result in a big boost for the travel industry, as people rush to book a last minute summer holiday. but despite no quarantine, tests are still needed on return to england — pushing up prices. a number of countries — like italy — still won't allow british travellers in without a period of isolation. and some amber countries won't let british holiday—makers in at all. here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies. the empty aircraft and quiet departure halls may soon be full of noise again. today's announcement is the most significant change to international travel seen this year. from the 19thjuly, anyone fully vaccinated doesn't need to quarantine when they travel from an amber list country to england

it wasn't easy and it took three sets in the end against karolina pliskova, the czech eighth seed who14 points in a row. but once the world number one had won that first set, pliskova did find her rhythm again, taking the second on a tie—break and leading us into a decider. but barty�*s game of variety and slicing and stronger movement got her over the line in the end. and when she won, she drops to the ground, the tears soon followed. and like pat cash and many before her, she made her way up the stairs and to her box, to celebrate with her team — in particular, the physios that have got her ready for these championships. it was only at the french open that she had to walk out in the second round with a hip injury. huge uncertainty about whether she'd be fit for wimbledon. she's ended up going all the way and winning the title. now, the question will be, with two grand slams, can she go on and dominate the women's game? in the men's game, all we've seen is domination for the last two decades — federer, nadaland, of course, novak djokovic. on sunday, djokovic goes for his sixth wimble

karolina pliskova through to her first semifinal new names.each another semifinal and may be a bit surprised. you might recall emma raducanu's opponent last night, but she was beaten today by ashleigh barty, the number one seed. ashleigh barty, the number one seed. ashleigh barty could be a good role model for emma raducanu and soak at marcus rashford, who said today he had experienced something similar to what emma enjoyed when he played for the england under 16 is and said he had never experienced it again. as for wimbledon 2day, a good day to have a roof. raining at wimbledon. what is the outlook now? here's tomasz schafernaker. more showers in the forecast for wimbledon and wembley as well, so typically british weather on the way. let me show you the bigger picture and what is happening across our part of the world in the last 24 hours or so. look at this big dip in thejet stream which hours or so. look at this big dip in the jet stream which helped develop this low—pressure which swept across the country in the last day or so bringing us

and awaiting her in the final will be the czech eighth seed karolina pliskova who, at 29, many had writtener—two seed in the end. and, despite losing that first set, pliskova fought back in the second and third, winning them 6—4, 6—4. she'd reached the semifinals of all the other grand slams before these wimbledon championships. now she's into the final here, but barty perhaps the big favourite for that one on saturday. as for friday, its men's semifinals day — the defending champion and, without a doubt, the overwhelming favourite, novak djokovic, takes on canada's denis shapovalov. whilst in the other match, the big—hitting matteo berrettini from italy faces roger federer�*s conqueror, hubert hurkacz. covering wimbledon where i should say novak djokovic is clearly the favourite in those men's semifinals. i'm on twitter, see you in a 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 lincol

playing in theirfirst seed karolina pliskova playing in their first wimbledon final. many, not a name people were expecting to see in the final but could she get put off a surprise when? —— at barty. cycling news. 0ur cabinets has equalled the long—standing record of stage wins in the tour de france. he claimed his fourth went in this year is tournament and he is now 34 states wounds equal with the legendary belgian writer eddie marx, a five—time winner of the tour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it's been a day for sky watchers today. some very big building clouds. not everybody�*s caught a heavy downpour or thunderstorm, but there have been some around, particularly into parts of east anglia, even a funnel cloud in county durham today, a tornado that hasn't touched the ground. and where we have been seeing some of these torrential downpours, only slowly fading as we get into the night, an area of rain arriving towards southwest england and south wales in what is a mild and muggy night to come. now, the rain in the southwest, from an area of low pressure runni

number one ashleigh barty has won her first ladies singles title — she beat the eighth seed karolina pliskovain three sets. you're watching bbc news. now on bbc news — sam poling investigates whether the current system of support for those seeking refuge in the uk is fit for purpose. they come to scotland in search of safety hello. hello, everybody. how are you? my name is mohammed alosimi. so i will speak arabic sometimes, because, uh... ..my english is very weak. 0k. sta rt. ali speaks arabic. this is ali. he's an asylum seeker living in glasgow. he's come here seeking refuge from war. his days are spent wandering the city's parks. i am garden now. it's beautiful garden. yes, i stay here maybe two hours because, after, uh, iwill go back, i go back to my home. for ali, that home is here — mclays guest house. room a3. the room's small. around 12 feet square. a tablet — donated by a charity — sits next to his bed. this is where he eats, where he sleeps and spends most of his time. there's no fridge, so he keeps his food and his milk on the windowsill outside to keep them cold. this is ali's wo

ash barty overcame karolina pliskova's height. crowd cheers. commentator: tremendous. ed her own nerves, her fierce serve gone. with it, the first set. between navratilova and king, urgent discussions in the royal box. all spectators wanted a worthy final. the second set produced a back—and—forth tension that is tennis. pliskova at the net had to win this point, didn't she? 0h! that moment went to barty. the second set went to a tie—break, with a capacity crowd who had come to sit down, you want a reason to stand up. that's pliskova's husband. one set all. the deciding set was tight but bartyjust had more. she had given up tennis for a while, there had been pressures, expectations, injuries. now ashleigh barty is champion. a private moment of triumph in front of the world. it took me a long time to verbalise the fact that i wanted to dare to dream it and say i want to win this incredible tournament and being able to live out my dream right now with everyone here has made it better than i ever could have imagined. 50 years ago, another indigenous australian, the great ev

men's for a, in straight sets, andy women's draw, they went through a straight sets, so and karolina pliskovas brother. —— in the men's doubles. we have got february, nori tomorrow, looking forward to that, emma as well but also it was all about andy murray tonight against dennis. —— we have roger federer and cameron norrie tomorrow. it will be whole different test for murray tonight. compared to the two matches he's had so far. it will have to bring his game, bring hits variety but there are few better problem solvers and tennis the andy married. metal helped or not. on that centre court, with the home crowd, he wouldn't put it past him to make it through to around four tonight. but dennis will relish this as well. he will have the whole of wimbledon and most of the british fans going for him this evening. he can stay updated on bbc news but for me and the team, that is all for now. good night. hello again. a warmer day on friday with a bit more of thatjuly send signed to go around. what a fine place to spend that time on the white sand beaches. a glorious picture. when the two storms around

world number one ashleigh barty will play czech eighth seed karolina pliskova.ht the best out of me and it was a hell of a match right from the first ball. i'm incredibly proud of myself and my team, and now we get a chance on saturday to try and live out our childhood dream. and standing in the way of that childhood dream will be the 2016 us open runner—up, karolina pliskova. the czech former world number one is also into her first final at the all england club. she did it the hard way, though, coming from a set down to see off second seed aryna sabalenka 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. and after losing his men's doubles earlier on in the day, joe salisbury is into the mixed—doubles semifinals with fellow brit harriet dart. they beat compatriot naomi broady and her french partner, jeremy chardy. a quick reminder, if you needed it, that it's the men's semifinal day tomorrow. world number one and reigning champion novak djokovic will play the tenth seed canadian denis shapovalov — while queens champion matteo berrettini goes head—to—head with poland's hubert hurkacz. the countdow

both aryna sabalenka and karolina pliskova are also into their first wimbledon semifinals.man to reach the last eight at the all england club. her adventure is over, though, so sabalenka will now face pliskova, who overcame viktorija golubic. it's going to be tough match. she's a great _ it's going to be tough match. she's a great player. her game also really well on _ a great player. her game also really well on the — a great player. her game also really well on the grass, but i'm looking forward _ well on the grass, but i'm looking forward to— well on the grass, but i'm looking forward to this match. mark... nick parrott reports. a brief respite from the mountains and the chance for mark cavendish to shine again. it was a place where he won back in 2010, doing it again was what mattered. saving his energy for the finish and a couple of lapses catching up would cost the italian vital energy. even without the setback, he would have struggled. his team set him up perfectly for the finish, and once again, he surged to victory his third of the tour. he surged to victory — his

barty won the french open in 2019 while karolina pliskova has never won a major tournament. is not what athletes would have imagined a couple years ago, but the man in charge of the games assured them they will still have an experience remember. the president of the international olympic committee delivered a message of support to those competing after it was confirmed that no spectators will be allowed after the host city was placed under another covid-19 state of emergency. >> we all regret this decision for not having spectators, for the spectators but even more for the athletes, who will not able to enjoy the live olympic atmosphere. but for the athletes, i think the feeling will be very different because they will know the billions of people around the globe are with them in their hearts and supporting them. reporter: fans can look forward to more olympic content on television and digital platforms than ever, and says athletes should feel encouraged to know that billions of people will be watching them. >> tokyo is ready. the venues are marvelous. the olympic village is

brent: barty will now play karolina pliskova, who beat sabalenka of belarus, who won the french open19. pliskova is still searching for her first grand slam title. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. stick around. ♪ awawawmñÑñxa >> you are watching france for 24. here are the stories making headlines. august deadline -- u.s. president joe biden says the world's longest war will be over th u.s. troops all but gone, it is prompting concern in afghanistan where the taliban continues to make gains. ogre correspondent is standing by with more. hunt for suspects in haiti. the government says it is tracking down those responsible for killing its president. some are in custody, but bi

the wimbledon women's final is underway — karolina pliskova is facing world number one ashleigh barty. now on bbc news... panorama follows companies on the brexit frontline as they navigate their way through britain 5 new trading relationship with europe. the government says there will be bumps along the road to brexit success. every single box needs to be opened, so every single product needs to be labelled. so what are those bumps like for people in the most affected industries? we've been following uk businesses at the sharp end of brexit. that's three hours' work every morning that we export to the eu. through six months of upheaval... we could end up with an english driver, with an irish driving licence in a dutch—registered truck. ..and new opportunities. it'sjust been confirmed that we're going to be going with a 20—foot container. well, there you go. so that is really exciting. acoustic guitar music. give that tank a wee clean out because there's a hell of a growth on it there now. 0n the shores of loch fyne in the west of scotland, jamie mcmillan runs a shellfish business. hi

number one ashleigh barty has won her first ladies singles title — she beat the eighth seed karolina pliskovae sets. fully vaccinated nhs staff could be let off having to self—isolate after contact with someone with covid to try to tackle staff shortages. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk, and on today's episode stephen sackur talks to british—based writer lionel shriver. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in our culture of 24/7 news and trending social media reactions, it sometimes takes a novelist�*s eye to chart the deeper currents swirling beneath society's surface. my guest today relishes entering choppy waters and swimming against the cultural tide. lionel shriver is a british—based american writer whose fiction has addressed school shootings, obesity, economic crisis and, in her latest book, voluntary euthanasia. she is a contrarian, but is she also a combatant in the western world's culture wars? lionel shriver in new york, welcome to hardtalk. it's a pleasure to talk to you. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. would it be fair to say, judging from your recent writing, that yo

and sabalenka will play karolina pliskova for a place in the final.style, as we've seen her play throughout these championships so far, she won 6—2, 6—2 against viktorija golubic. pliskova ensuring she's now reached the last four all of the grand slams, and those semifinals will be played on thursday. before that, it'll be men's quarterfinals day at wimbledon, with roger federer in action, and also the world number one, novak djokovic. a little more sport to bring you. this is on a water slide, part of summer, really. and a baby elephant in china canjoin in as well. she worked out how to get from a to b in the fastest and most enjoyable way possible and did it over and over. that is bbc news. hello there. we've seen yet more rain across many parts of the country in the past 24 hours. and the reason it's been so wet, really, for so long is because of the position of the jet stream, that's the upper level winds. and as it's diving to the south of the uk, with that sort of pattern, you end up with low pressure sitting close to the uk. and it's around tha

neither of the women's finalists ashleigh barty and karolina pliskova have won the event before — inappened since 1977. there'll be a much more familiar name in the men's final on sunday though — novak djokovic goes in search of his sixth wimbledon title. but as our reporter at the all england club reports, he too will face an unfamiliar name in sunday's final. ultimately it is no surprise to see novak djokovic into his seventh wimbledon final. this is a man motivated by numbers and win on sunday he will have the same number as roger federer and rafa nadal. 22—year—old canadian stood in his way. he has one many fans with the way he has played and he made nojock of with the way he has played and he made no jock of each with the way he has played and he made nojock of each play hard. from the beginning, when he broke anotherjock of each alley, he showed his intent and at times he got tight and nervous and that was his undoing on this occasion but he will hope for better in the future. the italian awaits neverjock itch, the first italian man to reach a wimbledon final. the poll could no

wimbledon women's final is underway — it's one set all as the world number one ashleigh barty faces karolina pliskova title. now on bbc news, click looks at the tech trying to recreate the hajj experience for those unable to attend due to the pandemic. this week — the hajj through digital art. sd glasses and sd houses. and how about a glass of wine made with al? 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 injuly. it's one of the most important acts of faith that a muslim can undertake, and it's said to amaze those who do. but of course, in the last couple of years, the coronavirus has led the saudi authorities to severely limit the number of peopl

and sabalenka will play karolina pliskova for a place in the final. these championships so far, she won 6—2, 6—2 against viktorija golubic. pliskova ensuring she's now reached the last four all of the grand slams, and those semifinals will be played on thursday. before that, it'll be men's quarterfinals day at wimbledon, with roger federer in action, and also the world number one, novak djokovic. and before we go — water slides are a staple of summer. and it turns out, even baby elephants in china like tojoin in the fun. look at this from a rescue centre in china's yunnan province. this playful elephant, yee—shwang, enjoyed herself on a muddy hill slide. the ground was wet and slippery after rainfall, and she knelt down — and slid all the way down. you're watching bbc news. hello there. we've seen yet more rain across many parts of the country in the past 24 hours. and the reason it's been so wet, really, for so long is because of the position of the jet stream, that's the upper level winds. and as it's diving to the south of the uk, with that sort of

on saturday the top-ranked women's player, ashley barty, beat karolina pliskova in three sets, becomingt australian woman to win wimbledon since 1980 >> and all that's happening in london over the weekend. exciting over there. still to come on "early today," a warning for parents out there. there's a new more powerful cannabis that is sending teenagers to the e.r >>> plus some lucky filmmakers are getting access to some world-class trainingere hat nbc news those details ahead. m down. i can't calm down. the walls are closing in. i'm freaking out! ugh, relax yellow. just take a deep breath. (muffled) let's not do that again. at last, m&m's mix. super emma just about sleeps in her cape. but when we realized she was battling sensitive skin, we switched to tide hygienic clean free. it's gentle on her skin, and out cleans our old free detergent. tide hygienic clean free. hypoallergenic and safe for sensitive skin. brushing only reaches 25% of your mouth. listerine® cleans virtually 100%. helping to prevent gum disease and bad breath. never settle for 25%. always go for 100. bring out the bol

barty beat karolina pliskova of the czech republic. this is barty's second grand slam title.ck in 2019. >>> when we come back, the unstoppable teenage athlete setting world records and now going for gold in tokyo. "america strong" tonight. ♪ thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole. ibrance may cause low white blood cell counts that may lead to serious infections. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs. both of these can lead to death. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening chest pain, cough, or trouble breathing. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection, liver or kidney problems, are or plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. for more information about side effects talk to your doctor. ♪ be in your moment. ask you

sunday, we have the women's final on saturday, the world number one ash barty and the eighth seed karolina pliskovaon 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. 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 st

sunday, we have the women's final on saturday, the world number one ash barty and the eighth seed karolina pliskovaan 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 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-

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and sabalenka will play karolina pliskova for a place in the final.o far, she won 6—2, 6—2 against viktorija golubic. pliskova ensuring she's now reached the last four all of the grand slams, and those semifinals will be played on thursday. before that, it'll be men's quarterfinals day at wimbledon, with roger federer in action, and also the world number one, novak djokovic. we started with football and we'll end this programme on a football theme. when england beat germany last week at wembley, this image of a little german girl crying in the stands went viral online. sadly, some twitter users made abusive comments about her and a football fan from wales set out to show her that not everyone in the uk is horrible. he organised an online fundraiserfor her with an initial target of £500. it's now passed £36,000. the girl's family — who wish to remain private — say she wants the money to ber donated to unicef. great cause. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews. back soon with business. hello there. we've seen yet more rain across many parts

number one ashleigh barty has won her first ladies�* singles title — she beat the eighth seed karolina pliskovabc news, the media show. hello. join us in the world of tiktok. if you don't know what it is, well, where have you been? it has more than 800 million users worldwide, including 14 million in the uk — and the rest of the media are now taking note. hollywood studios are casting tiktokers, record labels are snapping up tiktok singers, facebook and youtube have jumped on the short—form bandwagon with features that look strikingly similar. but tiktok is not without its critics — they say it's been used to the spread disinformation and violent content. remember how the trump administration accused tiktok of spying on us on behalf of the chinese government? well, today i'm trying to understand how this newcomer on the block has endeared itself to millions and provoked such fear in others. let me introduce you to my guests. richard waterworth is tiktok�*s boss in europe. before that, he worked at itv and at youtube. rich, hello. hello. what is the big trend in uk tiktok today? is it the euros,

she'll play karolina pliskova on saturday. here's chetan pathak — at the all england club.i has just sold forjust over $12 million. measuring only seven centimetres squared, had a bear, the very original name, is a silver point drawing on pink beige paper. —— head of a bear. it previously belonged to the british painter and collector sir thomas lawrence before being sold at $1863. it sold for $11 million in 2001, clearly well worth it. that's it for me, goodbye. hello there. the next few days look pretty unsettled, with low pressure always nearby, so we're likely to see sunshine and showers notjust 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

and sabalenka will play karolina pliskova for a place in the final.ghout these championships so far, she won 6—2, 6—2 against viktorija golubic. pliskova ensuring she�*s now reached the last four all of the grand slams, and those semifinals will be played on thursday. before that, it�*ll be men�*s quarterfinals day at wimbledon, with roger federer in action, and also the world number one, novak djokovic. canada has appointed an inuit leader, mary simon, to serve as governor—general — the representative of the head of state, queen elizabeth. it�*s the first time an indigenous person has held the largely ceremonial role. prime ministerjustin trudeau confirmed that the queen had accepted mary simon�*s appointment. in her acceptance speech, ms simon referred to the recent discovery of unmarked graves at former indigenous residential schools. and before we go — waterslides are a staple of summer. and it turns out, even baby elephants in china like tojoin in the fun. look at this from a rescue centre in china�*s yunnan province. this playful elephant — yish

then the capacity crowd will be treated to a tasty tie between karolina pliskova and second seed arynabledon turf? the 39—year—old was beaten in straight sets in the quarter finals on wednesday by poland's hubert hurkazs. i'm actually very happy i made it as far as i did and i was able to play at the level i did after everything i went through, so of course i would like to play again but, you know, at my age you are never sure what is around the corner. eight british and irish lions are isolating after a player and member of the management team tested positive for covid—19. this follows the news that the match against the bulls on saturday will not go ahead because of covid—19 cases in the hosts' camp. on the field for the lions though, it was business as usual as they geared up for the test series by beating the sharks in johannesburg. duhan van der merwe and josh adams ran in three tries each in the 54—7 win. wales winger adams now has eight in three games on the tour so far. to the tour de france. and after two trips up mont ventoux on stage 11, the peloton gets a bit of a break wit

karolina pliskova tried and lost the first set 7—5. ch, she says, is super positive. that�*s her husband. this is what it is all for. so to the men�*s semifinalists. matteo berrettini, seventh seed with a powerful game for the grass versus hubert hurkacz, conqueror of roger federer. well, can anybody here beat novak djokovic? today, he takes on denis shapovalov, a worthy opponent, in theory. he�*s got an all—round game. he is very flashy. he has got a big serve, great forehand and he has nothing to lose. nothing to lose, a semifinal to win. today�*s the day, denis. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. tyson fury�*s third fight against deontay wilder has been postponed after the boxer tested positive for coronavirus. they were due to meet in las vegas in two weeks�* time but fury returned the positive test on thursday and, after discussions with medical experts, the decision was made to call off the fight. it�*s likely to be rearranged for october. fury beat wilder to become wbc champion in february last year, 1a months after the pair shared