laura scott is at flushing meadows for us. laura.and the drama could come thick and fast today. andy murray was one of the very first players in action, up against the 24—year—old and 24th seed francisco cerundolo. it is a lot of change since 2012 when murray won back the first of his two us open titles, not least the fact that he now has a metal hip, of course. he arrived here with unresolved issues with cramping. a bit of a shaky start, broken in the first game, and the first set proved tighter than he would have liked, but he won that 7-5 would have liked, but he won that 7—5 and has taken the second set 6-3. 7—5 and has taken the second set 6—3. three other brits in action, harriet dot, kyle edmund and the rapidly rising jack draper, but there really is only one story in town today and that is around serena williams. she won the first of her 23 grand slam titles he wrote the us open back in 1999 as a 17—year—old, and it is here as a ao—year—old that she has chosen for this to be her final ever tournament. she headlines the action

. —— laura scott.th—seeded rattled off six games in 18 minutes, meeting little resistance across the net. belatedly and briefly, benoit paire, who recently spoke of his disgust for tennis, made it a contest, but after norrie came through a second set tie—break again, paire turned sour, as norrie raced to a sweeter and swifter victory than he had imagined. i was actually pretty nervous coming out in the first round. obviously, a pretty unpredictable match against benoit. he kind of went away in the third which i will take away every day of the week when it's this hot. another outside court, another brit coping well with conditions. this time dan evans making light work ofjiri vesely to win his opening match in straight sets. well, that is five brits into round two with one more still to play — the holder of the wildest win in us open history. last year, emma raducanu was unknown and unshackled and the teenager's fans hope she can swing freely again, despite her new—found fame. great if she won. but as l

laura scott, bbc news, manchester.in south london. three other people were also injured in the blast in thornton heath. 0ur correspondent matt cole has the latest. yesterday, this was a terraced house. the explosion, just after seven this morning was so powerful, it reduced to rubble, blew in window of neighbouring houses iwas in bed, and i said i heard this explosion, i didn't think anything of it, other neighbours could feel it. my neighbours actually felt it, but i didn't. so, so, sad. it could be anyone. i'm grieved. within minutes, emergency services were at the scene, using specialist rescue crews to search through the debris. sadly, a child was pronounced dead at the scene. our thoughts are with their family, friends and the local community at this time. the police say the child who died was four years old. those taken to hospital are said to have life—threatening injuries. people here say they smelled gas in recent weeks, but fire officers say they cannot confirm that a leak was responsible for the blast. a vas

laura scott reports.ving at court for day seven of his trial, it was a different kind of important. this, the former manchester united star's first chance to put his case to the jury. the court heard that, hours after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his then—girlfriend kate greville and her sister in november 2020, he had told police he felt emotional about the incident. in a statement, he said a tussle with miss greville involved him being caught in the face leaving him bleeding. "i may have caught her and her sister during the scuffle but at no time was there ever any intent to harm either," he said. "i would agree that both sisters were hurt. i regret that this argument got so out of hand." in a later statement, responding to kate greville's accusations that he was controlling, he told police, "neither one of us had any more control over the other." this afternoon, for the first time, giggs made his way from the dock to the witness box. his barrister, chris daw qc, introduced him as a famous

laura scott, bbc news, manchester. of a pensioner attacked while he was on his mobility scooter in west london. thomas o'halloran, who was 87, was stabbed near a busy road in greenford on tuesday. lee byer has been remanded in custody. the tech giant apple has urged owners— the tech giant apple has urged owners of its devices to install a new update which will fix a security flaw new update which will fix a security flaw which — new update which will fix a security flaw which the company says hackers were expressing. the flaw which the company says hackers were expressing.— were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, _ were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, ipads, - were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, ipads, apple l will affect iphones, ipads, apple watchers and computers. experts say the bug could allow hackers to take control of the devices. writers gathered in new york today in solidarity with the author sir salman rushdie, who was stabbed a week ago. the 75—year—old s

studio: many thanks, laura scott reporting. time for a look at the weather.h a long time. a bit of rainfall in the forecast but thatis bit of rainfall in the forecast but that is mostly for western scotland. let's skip to the forecast straightaway with the morning temperatures on saturday. ranging from around 8 degrees up to 12, a bit of a nip in the air particularly in rural spots. the forecast for saturday, cloudy for northern ireland, scotland, the north of northern england, some rain earlier but the sun should come through the clouds. elsewhere, england and wales, sunny and very warm with temperatures up to 25 in london but a fresher 17 in glasgow and edinburgh. more of the same on sunday, reliably sunny across england and wales. a little bit more clout across scotland and northern ireland, may be some spots of rain but are starting to turn warmer. 27

laura scott is in manchester where the case will be heard.— laura scott is in manchester where the casehe case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this _ the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this morning - the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this morning wearing | the case will be heard. hello, ryan. giggs arrived this morning wearing a dark suit and tie. he was flanked by his lawyers as he made his way through a large group of camera crews and members of the press reflecting the considerable media interest in this case. the trial was due to take place injanuary but was delayed due to the backlog of cases caused by the pandemic. it's also been moved from manchester's main crown court due to asbestos there. here, giggs has been in the dark. thejury are yet here, giggs has been in the dark. the jury are yet to be selected or sworn in. we are expecting the prosecution to open their case this afternoon. at earlier hearings in the case, the former manchester united star who stepped down as wales manager injune to allow the team to focus on the upcoming world c

laura scott, bbc news, manchester.auty and joy. miyake was known for high—tech, simple, comfortable clothes that broke the boundaries between east and west. born in hiroshima, he survived the atomic bomb dropped by the united states when he was seven years old. he said he wanted his fashion to shock and resonate with people the world over. the seven—time wimbledon champion serena williams has suggested she plans to retire from tennis after the us 0pen later this month. writing in vogue magazine, she said was "evolving away from the sport", but added she did not like the word "retirement". serena williams — who�*s 40 — has won 23 grand slam titles, making her the most successful female tennis player of the open era. here�*s our sports correspondent, joe wilson. do you remember wimbledon late—night, latejune, first round? she�*s done it. as harmony tan celebrated, it was the clearest evidence yet that serena williams can�*t go on forever. in her own way she is now reaching that conclusion, with her own words and her own

laura scott reports.n manchester. today, arriving at court for day seven of his trial, it was a different kind of important. this, the former manchester united star's first chance to put his case to the jury. the court heard that, hours after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his then girlfriend kate greville and her sister in november 2020, he had told police he felt emotional about the incident. in a statement, he said a tussle with miss greville involved him being caught in the face leaving him bleeding. "i may have caught her and her sister during the scuffle but at no time was there ever any intent to harm either," he said. "i would agree that both sisters were hurt. i regret that this argument got so out of hand." in a later statement, responding to kate greville's accusations that he was controlling, he told police, "neither one of us had any more control over the other." this afternoon, for the first time, giggs made his way from the dock to the witness box. his barrister, chris daw qc, in

laura scott, bbc news, manchester.underground and 0verground workers took industrial action over pay, conditions and pensions. some london bus drivers also refused to turn up for work. another national rail strike is planned tomorrow. katy austin has the very latest. the shutters are down at many tube stations in london today and there were long queues for buses this morning. struggling to get to work. it's just annoying. but i understand why they're doing it. but what can we do? thank you very much, the rmt. it's very kind of them. they've screwed up my day completely. repeated strikes are taking their toll on hospitality businesses. at this city—centre wine bar, tables are being laid, but customers aren't coming. for us, like, it costs thousands of pounds each day. and obviously, every day we don't make money, for us, it's, like, always a question to open the doors the day after. and this is, like, a really, really big problem for us. the rmt union is worried transport for london could sign an agreement with the gove

laura scott, bbc news, new york continues for.ing lift off earlier this week.. one of four engines on the vehicle wouldn't cool down on monday, but the problem seems to be under control. the uncrewed flight is the first step in the artemis programme, which aims to return humans, to the moon. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos. good afternoon. some weathered to talk about particularly for the end of the week. through today and tomorrow we are expecting scenes like this but big changes for later in the week.

thank you, laura scott at flushing meadows.shionjournalism. since 2017, edward enninful has been editor in chief of british vogue, challenging convention at every turn, making far more space in the magazine for black and older women. he's been speaking to our media editor amol rajan. edward enninful is an unlikely figure at the summit of international fashion and media. the editor of british vogue came to this country from ghana as a teenager seeking asylum. black, working class, gay and beset with several long—term health conditions, enninful has tried to use his platform to challenge convention. for years, there was a very narrow idea of what a fashion model should be. itjust didn't make sense to me, business—wise or culturally, not to reflect the world we lived in. he has raised the profile of british vogue, featuring more black and older women. you came of age at a similar time in fashion to people like naomi campbell and kate moss. i mean, i met kate when i was 16 and she was 1a and we went to a casting, and i remember she

laura scott, bbc news, new york.orset, south gloucestershire and parts of wiltshire have all today moved to drought status. earlier this month devon, cornwall and the isles of scilly were also declared to be in a drought. matt taylor is here. another significant moment in one of our hottest ever summers? you significant moment in one of our hottest ever summers?- significant moment in one of our hottest ever summers? you can see the impact _ hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it — hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it has — hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it has had _ hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it has had on _ hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it has had on the - the impact it has had on the countryside in wiltshire and some of the areas are now showing river flows at their lowest on record. with wiltshire and these are the areas in the south—west added to the drought status, that is 11 out of 1a of the environment agency's region is currently in drought.

scott, why doesn't the mayor want people to know what is going on in that state? >> hi, lawyer -- laurae of them trying to need permission to talk to the media or do a ride along, so if impact that is a policy, it may just be an ad hoc policy possibly because of the interview that you did a couple of weeks ago, but it certainly does not make any sense to me. i think the people out there need to see the unfiltered truth as to what our police officers not only a minneapolis, but in big cities across the country are facing each and every day. the calls that they go to certainly minneapolis has a huge rise in violent crime, and i think that that needs to be reported by all media. >> laura: we went to get the story of what is happening, because we heard from so many residents and business owners that you know that we interviewed over two years ago, and we wanted to tell their stories. and the police officer stories. and that's what we did. here's what one of the officers sergeant andrew schroeder told me a few weeks ago about what is happening at the department, watch. >> i think one of the

laura scott, bbc news. now let's get the latest from the commonwealth games.ern ireland's success.— tell us more about northern ireland's success. , ., ., ireland's success. yes, what a night for bethany — ireland's success. yes, what a night for bethany firth. _ ireland's success. yes, what a night for bethany firth. she _ ireland's success. yes, what a night for bethany firth. she was - ireland's success. yes, what a night for bethany firth. she was the i ireland's success. yes, what a night for bethany firth. she was the startj for bethany firth. she was the start of the show as she became northern ireland's first medal at these commonwealth games here in birmingham. infact commonwealth games here in birmingham. in fact it's the country's first ever gold medal in the swimming pool at all, in the women's s 1a category 200 metre freestyle race. this was her message this morning. i've got so many messages from everyone at home and so many words of encouragement. i'd like to say such a big thank you. i haven't been able to reply to them all yet, but it's defini

he denies all charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott was in court.t of november 2020 showed an earlier conversation between him and the police officer in which he said the couple had a bit of a tangle which involved her wanting to leave her five—month—old cocker spaniel puppy. he told police he told police get drunk a lot said he hit her in the lip but said he got injured first because he had been kicked in the head. when asked if the government to make girlfriend would give the same version of events, she will say i attacked her. asked a neighbour to call the police but they said they did not want to get involved and 299 calls that emma had made that night were also played in court but when she gave the name of the offender, the police operator replied 0k, as in the ryan? she can be heard screaming in the background on the operator asked her why, her sister responded, because she's in a lot of pain. she was head butted in the lip. giggs denies the charges and the trial continues. watford are top of the championship. they won the battle of the ex pre

laura scott, bbc news, new york. time for a look at the weather.e's darren bett. 30 degrees at flushing meadows in the next few days but our top temperature to date was 25 degrees in sussex and after the sunshine of most of us have had, some clear skies developing overnight. a bit of cloud coming from the north sea which will bring these showers into the north—east of england. temperatures at the end of the night typically still in double figures but it could be colder in the north—east of scotland with the cloud eventually breaking. for many places tomorrow, dry and sunny to start with those showers in the far north of england. we could develop one or two light showers in eastern england but generally dry, quite windy in the south, especially through the english channel. further north at lighter winds in scotland and northern ireland and probably sunnier than today. temperatures not changing much on wednesday, highs again in the mid 20s in southern england and south wales. high pressure extends all the way from the arctic circle and that is keepin

our correspondent laura scott is at court. laura.ayed there one hour and 45 minute police interview that kate greville gave in november 20 20, two weeks after the alleged incident when ryan giggs is accused of assaulting her and her sister. she told the police that giggs, the former manchester united star and wales manager and player was her best friend, a saviour who had helped her out of an unhappy marriage but she said there had been red flags from the start of their relationship, including a cycle of abuse and then silence, repeated break—ups and getting back together and him turning up on the her home and him turning up on the her home and gym. the pr executive are used to work with giggs said he had also threatened herjob. she became emotional when are telling the detective about how she suffered from anxiety per step she said in the middle of 2017, he had grabbed her wrist and thrown her and her belongings out of their hotel room and in december 2019, belongings out of their hotel room and in december2019, he belongings out of

our sports correspondent, laura scott, is watching the athletics at alexander stadium... laura.r. lorimer made it through to the final of the 1500 metres. she isjust a fortnight on from winning world championship bronze in the event and today she did nothing more than she had to. she knew she had to finish in the top five and she came fifth but she says she is feeling good ahead of sunday's final where she will be by four as athletes from the home nations. also the 800 metres. cindy sember turns 28 today and won her heat and the crowd joined in a rendition of happy birthday for her. there will be three athletes from team england in the final of the women's long jump after they qualified this morning. there has been more diving dominance forjack laugher bust up last night, he made it three successive wins in the one metre platform and today he made it a hat—trick of golds in the three metres synchronised event with his new partner anthony harding. but right now, the focus is all on the lawn bowls and that is because today the commonwealth games will crown a new oldest gold medall

laura scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham.a scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham. now for a look at the weather and hello to chris. we were hearing about the hosepipe bans and no rain in the forecast for a long, long time in parts of the south of the uk. one of our weather watchers spotted this combine harvester bringing the crops in. and although there is a lot of dry weather, across the north of the uk we are seeing some shower cloud speed in. answering the big question, when is it going to rain? well, not for the next five days across the really dry areas but i reckon actually this dry run of weather will last a long time. southern parts of england and wales, i don't think we'll see rain for the next ten days but perhaps even as long as the next two weeks. so perhaps the back end of august we could see some heavy rain moving in, but that is an awful long way off. this afternoon, dry across southern wales, the south midlands, most of east anglia, southern counties of england. some passing showers for scotland and no

she was beaten in straight sets by alize cornet. 0ur sports correspondent, laura scott, was there. the teenager, this was the chance for her to start from scratch, gain crucial experience, and she was up against a player who is a regular fixture she was up against a player who is a regularfixture here. raducanu took her in the first sets, but was broken straight back. she showed power and pace, but cornet showed deft with —— with some deft shots, but it can receive some treatment for some blisters. she looked up to the heavens at one moment, perhaps wanting some intervention from above. and at the rain did start falling. as at the roof closed, raducanu's levelled the drives, but it was a short—lived and cornet made sure there was not to be a come back from the british teenager and won this match a 6—3, 6—3. raducanu fell at the first hurdle. it will be at the first hurdle. it will be a disappointing, but not entirely unsurprising result given that she has called her first year in the senior ranks a bad one. hertumbling first year in the senior ranks a bad one. her tumbling out of t

and coercive behaviour against ms greville, as well as assaulting her sister. 0ur correspondent laura scottkate greville gave the victim statement where she said that she felt like a slave. she was asked if that was in a literal accepts, she said the former manchester united star made her feel that if he didn't do everything he said, there would be consequences. under cross—examination from defence counsel she was asked about her allegation that in dubai in 2017, mr gigs had thrown her out of their hotel room naked with her belong, and caused bruising to her arm by dragging her, mr daw said that was manufactured, reading out a message to the court, where she had said the bruise was caused by sex, she said that she and mr gigs discussed in a phone call that is what she would say it was from. later, she was asked about issues providing her electronic devices to case, she said one of her phone had fallen in a river, when she was rescuing her dog, and another had been stolen. she admitted deleting some messages from a former pr colleague before disclosing her data to the police, but explained s

laura scott, bbc news, new york.the tennis. but former british number one jo durie's been telling bbc breakfast she doesn't thinks that's the case and believes raducanu's well positioned for the future. her life has changed so radically in the past year. at the moment, where she is that she will be ranked about 80 in the world. i think for a 19 year on the tour. we will have to get over the fact that she is also a grand slam champion. she is still finding herfeet, now she has played a whole year, she has played a lot of these tournaments, played a lot of these tournaments, played a lot of different plays. the players know how she plays and they have got used to her. now shejust has how she plays and they have got used to her. now she just has to how she plays and they have got used to her. now shejust has to build again. there were four premier league games last night, with a big upset at southampton where southampton came from behind to beat chelsea 2—1, romeo lavia with the pick of the goals here. it's their first

this report from laura scott.ase to the jury. the court heard that, hours after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his then girlfriend kate greville and her sister in november 2020, he had told police he felt emotional about the incident. in a statement, he said a tussle with miss greville involved him being caught in the face leaving him bleeding. "i may have caught her and her sister during the scuffle but at no time was there ever any intent to harm either," he said. in a later statement, responding to kate greville's accusations that he was controlling, he told police, "neither one of us had any more control over the other." this afternoon, for the first time, giggs made his way from the dock to the witness box. his barrister, chris daw qc, introduced him as a famous footballer, but went on to address his reputation as a love cheat, which giggs said he deserved. but when asked, "have you ever physically assaulted a woman," giggs said, "never." asked, "have you ever set out to coerce a woman," he replied

laura scott, bbc news.e support at a hospital in london. we understand the family of archie battersbee have made an application to the high court in london to move the 12—year—old from the royal london hospital, where he is currently being treated, to a hospice to die. this has been confirmed by a campaign spokesman. you may remember that the family had a deadline of 9am to submit a legal bid to move their son from west london to a hospice and we now have confirmation that they have made an application to the high court in london to move the 12—year—old and we will of course we knew more on that as we get it. detectives are searching for a student nurse who vanished nearly a month ago in south london are continuing to question three men who have been arrested on suspicion of murder. 24—year—old 0wami davies left herfamily home in grays, essex, and was last seen in west croydon on 7thjuly. police say she was captured on cctv in the company of a man on the night she was last seen alive, and are keen to speak

laura scott, bbc news, manchester. protection officer, "i am here to kill the queen" before he was arrested, westminster magistrates�* court heard. mr chail, who's 20, is also charged with making threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon. he was remanded in custody to appear at the old bailey on 14th september. let's return to our top story. with the cost of fuel and food spiralling all over the world, the bbc�*s population correspondent, stephanie hegarty, has spoken to people on three continents to find out how inflation has hit their pockets. just the second day of school here. we feed 4,200 kids. here in rural georgia, all the children donna is responsible for feeding are on free school meals but with inflation spiralling it's been a struggle. i used to have two vendors that bid on my groceries and now i have one vendor, so he can charge me anything that he wants. i'm at his mercy. when supplies don't come through, she has to hustle. what have been the big challenges this week in getting food, because i

laura scott, bbc news, new york continues for. nasa is hoping to launch its giant new moon rocket this saturday, after aborting lift off earlier this week.. one of four engines on the vehicle wouldn't cool down on monday, but the problem seems to be under control. the uncrewed flight is the first step in the artemis programme, which aims to return humans, to the moon. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos. good afternoon. some weathered to talk about particularly for the end of the week. through today and tomorrow we are expecting scenes like this but big changes for later in the week. with the start of meteorological autumn the weather is going to reflect that with even a warning of dale's coming out in the short cost more south—western parts of the country. meanwhile we have high pressure bringing fine and settled weather for the afternoon and into tomorrow. most places will be dry and also quite breezy across parts of england and wales. despite that the mid 20 is likely to the south and the south—east and up to the

our sports correspondent laura scott was in court.ions about his behaviour in his professional and personal life. he told a jury how in more than 1000 matches he had been sent off once and had never reacted with violence on the pitch. when the focus turned to his treatment of kate gravel, he admitted using appalling language towards her. he denied having forcefully head—butted her on the 1st of november 2020, and denied deliberately elbowing her sister. ryan giggs said he felt scared when the police were called to his house because he disputed what his ex—girlfriend and her sister were alleging had happened. he said i had never been in that position. when recalling spending that might in a police cell he said it was the worst experience of his life and broke down in tears. his barrister finished by asking, do you accept you are a man with many faults and flaws? ryan giggs replied, i do. asked if one of those was a propensity to commit violence against women, he said no. asked if another was coercing women in relationships, again he sa

our correspondent laura scott was in court. trial that kate greville gave that victim statement in which she said she felt like a slave to ryan giggs. today, in court, she was asked of the comparisons were in a literal sense. she said that the former manchester united star made her feel that if she didn't do everything he said, there would be consequences. under questioning from the council, she was asked about her claim that mr giggs had thrown her out of her hotel room naked, and had caused bruising to her arm by dragging her. the defence said this account was completely manufactured, and read out a text message and she had sent to ryan giggs saying that this was caused by sex. later on, kate greville was asked about issues with providing evidence to the case. she said that one of phones had fallen in a river, and another had been stolen. she admitted to deleting some messages from a pr colleague, the defence had said she had deliberately withheld information that would undermine the case against ryan giggs. kate greville den

laura scott, bbc news, manchester.hackers may have "actively exploited". the vulnerability affects iphones, ipads, apple watches and mac computers. experts say the bug could allow hackers to take control of devices. thank you very much for your company so far this evening. now on bbc news it's time for the film review. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i'm jane hill. and taking us through all the summer's releases is anna smith, who is back with me. good to see you, anna, and what have you been watching? all sorts. this week we've got the feast, which is a stylish welsh language horror from doctor who director lee haven jones. then, girls can't surf. this is a documentary about women and waves. and then finally, we're looking at a french romantic comedy called anais in love. and you bring me a horror film to start. lovely to see you, anna. no, no, no, excellent. tell us what it's about. i keep doing this to you every week, don't i? but it is a horror film worth talking about. and it's an in

he denies the charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott was in court.r partner. the jury were first played a lengthy police interview that kate greville gave in november 20 20, two weeks after ryan giggs had allegedly assaulted her and her sister. miss greville initially told police she thought the former manchester united star was her soulmate but said there were red flags from the start of their relationship, with a cycle of abuse, then silence. and incidence of him throwing her out of a hotel room and kicking her in the back. this afternoon, giving evidence from behind a screen, she said ryan giggs had treated her like a housemaid and regularly told her she needed to be a good girl. she said she had often referred to her by her —— his ex wife's stacy's name, knowing it was the ultimate insult. miss greville told she had planned to leave ryan giggs while he was away as manager of wales undersigned a flat in secret but after an argument in a hotel in manchester in november 2020, she asked her sister to pack her bags. she said when ryan giggs a writer s

our sports news correspondent laura scott reports from flushing meadows.ye, this was a hyperbolic hello. serena williams, in sparkling form. diamonds in her hair, the same white beads she had worn in 1999 for her first grand slam title, donned by her daughter. with every point greeted like it was her last, the world number 80, danka kovinic, must have felt she had 2a,000 opponents, not one. and just as they weren't ready for her to walk awayjust yet, neither was she. she is twirling her way to the second round. and while she is playing like this, might she already be be reversing her retirement plans? yeah, i've been pretty vague about it, right? laughter. i'm going to stay vague, because, you know, right now, the more tournaments i play, i feel like the more i can belong out there. and that's a tough feeling to have. from a 23—time grand slam champion, who's still figuring out if she wants to go after all, to the holder of the wildest win in history, who's still figuring out life at this level. last year, emma raducanu was unknown and unshackled. and the

our sports news correspondent, laura scott, was in court.d 100 pages of sometimes explicit text messages, and a letter that kate greville had written but never sent in late 2020. titled, the final goodbye, it said, i was living one life with you, you are living multiple lies with dozens of women. one of the biggest names in football was called to give his view of ryan giggs's character. this was fergie time, because during an 11 minute period in the witness box, sir alex ferguson talked about meeting ryan giggs as an 11—year—old boy. he went on to manage gigs for more than 20 years at manchester united, and said that when he lost his temper in the dressing room, he would often use ryan giggs as an example. he said that he knew he could take it when he lost his temper. he said that he fulfilled everything we ever wish for. he said he was without a doubt a best example of the club, and everyone looked at ryan as the number one. other witnesses included the chair of salford city football club, who ryan giggs co—owns, the former chief of manches

our sports news correspondent, laura scott, was in court.t that ryan giggs allegedly assaulted kate greville and her sister. miss greville and her sister. miss greville told police mr diggs had split her lip by headbutting her, which he denies. she also claimed he had hit and had bedded her before, but today set her head had been all over the place. she was asked why she had chosen to spend lockdown with the former footballer if he was as she claims a serial and violent abuser stub she said he could be very charming and she was ashamed she had gone back to him, describing that period as a living hell, it fiction that was challenged by the defence. miss greville admitted that in late 2020 she had lied to mr giggs, that a smear test had revealed she had cancerous cells and she had had her reproductive coil removed... it was put to her it would not make sense to have a baby with someone who she considered to be a violent, coercive individual. miss greville responded, it would not make sense at all. that wasn't what the plan was. some desperatel

he denies all charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott was in court. and the police officer in which he said the couple had a bit of a tangle which involved her wanting to leave with her five—month—old cocker spaniel puppy. he told police he'd drunk a lot said he hit her in the lip but said he got injured first because he had been kicked in the head. when asked if the girlfriend would give the same version of events, she will say i attacked her. asked a neighbour to call the police but they said they did not want to get involved and records of two 99 calls that emma had made that night were also played in court but when she gave the name of the offender, the police operator replied 0k, as in the ryan giggs? kate could be heard screaming in the background on the operator asked herwhy, hersister responded, because she's in a lot of pain. she was head butted in the lip. giggs denies the charges and the trial continues. watford are top of the championship. they won the battle of the ex premier league sides tonight beating burnley by a goal to nil. tom clev

our correspondent laura scott is outside court.itness statement on sunday in which she said she felt like she had become a slave to his every need and every demand. under cross—examination, she was asked if she meant that in the literal sense to which she replied, "when ryan said do something, i would do it, and there was some resistance sometimes but he made me feel i had to do everything he said, otherwise there were consequences." she agreed that for the majority of their on—off relationship over six years, giggs was nice to her but there were injections of abuse and towards the end he was relentlessly awful. qc said her portrayal of how the relationship had started was fiction. kate greville was asked about an alleged incident in dubai in 2017 when she accused giggs of dragging her by her wrist causing a bruise, and that he dragged her out of her hotel room naked with her belongings. he said her account was manufactured. read out a message she had sent giggs saying the bruise was called by sex. giggs denies all the charges agai

our sports news correspondent laura scott is at flushing meadows. se of us who wanted to step and watch emma raducanu in herfirst round match last night. you were there. did not quite go to plan. disappointment for raducanu, yes, but maybe not unexpected? m0. disappointment for raducanu, yes, but maybe not unexpected? he. i but maybe not unexpected? no, i think that is _ but maybe not unexpected? no, i think that is right. _ but maybe not unexpected? no, i think that is right. it _ but maybe not unexpected? no, i think that is right. it was - but maybe not unexpected? no, i think that is right. it was not - but maybe not unexpected? mr, i think that is right. it was not that surprising a result, however disappointing it was for emma raducanu, to make such a swift exit from flushing meadows, the scene of such stunning success last year. but she was a member against a player in alize cornet, who is consistent in grand slams. difficult for raducanu, as was always likely to be the case. this was not how she had done it. tennis in new york was not like th

laura scott, bbc news, manchester.directed the 18th drawdown of an additional $1 billion in weapons and equipment from the department of defence inventories. this is the largest cyclical drawdown of us arms and equipment utilising this authority to date. the package provides a significant amount of additional ammunition, weapons and equipment, the types of which the ukrainian people are using so effectively to defend their country. people are using so effectively to defend their country. the head of the united nations has said any attack on ukraine's biggest nuclear power station would be a �*suicidal thing'. ukraine and russia have accused each other of shelling the plant in zaporizhia at the weekend. un secretary general antonio guterres says inspectors must be allowed in to check it's safe. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. a nuclear power plant surrounded by war. these russian pictures said to show the latest damage from shelling, but who's to blame isn't clear. ukraine says two workers were injured

but fellow brit andy murray currently in action. 0ur sports news correspondent, laura scott, is therewere flashes of brilliance from the 19—year—old, memories of her stunning success last year without flooding back, but she was up against a vastly experienced frenchwoman alize cornet and was hampered by blisters at times. in the end the defence of her title lasted just an hour and 40 minutes. herswift title lasted just an hour and 40 minutes. her swift exit means she will tumble down the world rankings from 11th to around 80 but she said afterwards she might feel a bit relieved to have less of a target on her back. better news for other british players, five are into round two, thejoint most british players, five are into round two, the joint most since 1981 and andy murray, the 2012 champion, is in action right now against the yen american qualifier emilio nava. murray was broken in the third set, trailing 5—3, but he broke back and this set is proving a battle for murray, british fans will know only too well what raducanu did last year just how dangerous qualifiers can be here. than

our sports news correspondent, laura scott, was in court and joins us from manchester.er. kate greville told police that giggs had split her lip by head—butting her which he denies. she also claims he had hit and head—butted her before but today said her head had been all over the place. she was asked why she had chosen to spend lockdown with the former footballer if he was, as she claims, a serial and violent abuse. she said he could be very charming and she was ashamed he went back to him, describing that period as a living hell, a depiction challenged by the events. kate greville admitted that in late 2020 she had lied to mr giggs that a smear test had cancer cells and agreed she had her contraceptive coil removed without him annoying. it was alleged she did this and had regular unprotected sex with him afterwards because she wanted to get pregnant. it was put to her it wouldn't make sense to have a baby with someone who she considered to be a violent, coercive individual. kate greville responded, it wouldn't make sense at all. that wasn't what the plan was. laura, t

the colvin family has spoken exclusively to our sports news correspondent laura scott. shot, making it potentially devastating as this video from a sharks spectator shows, england's matt walz was catapulted out of the melee and into the stands. fans were soon face—to—face with flying men and bikes, including his two young children. make with flying men and bikes, including his two young children.— his two young children. make it into the trajectory _ his two young children. make it into the trajectory of _ his two young children. make it into the trajectory of the _ his two young children. make it into the trajectory of the bike _ his two young children. make it into the trajectory of the bike came - his two young children. make it into the trajectory of the bike came and | the trajectory of the bike came and my daughter's shoulder and one of the areas, we are underneath the wheel and i was facing the other way as he turned my head but it must�*ve been centimetres, millimetres of our heads and close enough to graze my daughter. for heads and close enough to graze my dau

with the rest of the day's news, here's laura scott at the alexander stadium.as to, finishing fifth in her heat, but she will be one of five athletes from the omissions in sunday's final, will also go for a medal in the final of the 800 metres tomorrow and says she is feeling good. the crowd here will see five gold medals won here this afternoon, andy welsh's fastest woman in action. in the diving, more dominance for england's jacket laugher. he got a gold in the three metres synchronised pro to do with his new partner, and are to be more success for the home nations later in the diving. and an unexpected goalfor england in the next gymnastics. —— unexpected goal. success for a sec to dunedin and a 17—year—old. —— unexpected gold. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. very little change from 2a hours ago. lots of dry weather, lots of sunshine around as well, but not absolutely everywhere, let's have a look at the headline for the weekend. a little rain in the forecast, but it will mostly fall in scotland. i want to show you the animation o

our sports news correspondent laura scott is at flushing meadows for us — norrie— raducanu— serena. we should give them a little more airtime. really impressive first round win for him. it really was. i think of the first round of the us open it is all about not expending more energy then you have to do it really is incredibly hot and humid here have to do it really is incredibly hotand humid here in have to do it really is incredibly hot and humid here in new york. it's all about wrapping up those victories quickly and that is exactly what he did. but first set, 6- exactly what he did. but first set, 6— la than 80 minutes. yes, there was a little bit of second set resistant from paire but for norrie to get that third set wrapped up in 6- to get that third set wrapped up in 6— love and raise to that victory will give them so much confidence. especially given that afterwards he admitted to having been pretty nervous coming into that match. i think as the ph is mentioned, he does feel like he can cope with these conditions better than other players. that should stand him in pretty goo

we can live to our sports news correspondent laura scott.res for all four nations, but it was close for 1-2, four nations, but it was close for 1—2, wasn't it? it four nations, but it was close for 1-2. wasn't it?— 1-2, wasn't it? it really was. scotland's — 1-2, wasn't it? it really was. scotland's laura _ 1-2, wasn't it? it really was. scotland's laura muir, - 1-2, wasn't it? it really was. scotland's laura muir, the i 1-2, wasn't it? it really was. - scotland's laura muir, the most high—profile athlete here in action, fresh from winning bronze at the championships a fortnight ago, she did nothing more than she had to, she knew she had to get into the top five to get an automatic spot into the final and she came fifth. behind england because katie snowden, laura muir is feeling good and also in the 800 metre final tomorrow. as you say, all for home nations will be represented in sunday's final because england's katie snowden made it through, and northern ireland's cara mcgee, and the fastest losers spots went to wales and scotland's gemma

our sports news correspondent laura scott is outside manchester crown court. the day after he was arrested on suspicion of two counts of assault. in that prepared statement, he said that he had accidentally clashed heads with kate gravel during a scuffle over a phone — but peter wright qc put to him, "the reality is you had budded her, didn't you?" giggs replied, "no." wright suggested ryan giggs had completely lost his self—control during the dispute, which gigs denied. the former football annexed wales manager told the jury he didn't know why he said that he'd been attacked. or he said he would ring the police went today he admitted he had no intention of doing so. mr wright said it was his intent to turn the narrative into him being the victim — again, mr gigs denied that. he'd been accused of chastising kate greville's sister for what had happened. he also agreed he'd been trying to persuade her not to make the complaint. mr wright asked him why he hadn't told police on the night that he'd actually called kate greville in the lift, if that was his position

laura scott, bbc news, new york.who knocked the world number one iga swiatek out of wimbledon earlier this summer. a tough opening match. raducanu's had a challenging year with injuries and fitness concerns since that fairy tale win in new york, but says she's learnt a lot. i think qualifying is viewed as a good thing, i don't i'm really happy with what i've done this year and how i have come out of certain situations. i have obviously got amazing memories in new york, it has got to be up there as one is my favourite tournaments. i'm just happy to be back in the city as well. away from the tennis, in super league, st helens have clinched the league leaders' shield despite losing to wakefield after wigan were beaten by hull kr. salford meanwhile secured a place in the play—offs with a crushing 50—10 win at castleford, running in eight tries. elsewhere, there were wins for huddersfield and catalans dragons. the trent rockets are through to the knockout stages of the men's hundred after a 29—win over welsh fire. dawid m

our sports news correspondent, laura scott, was at manchester crown court.nies he also claims he is head and head butted her before. since his days at her had it been all over the place. she was asked why she had chosen to spend lockdown with the former footballer at he was that she claims a serial and violent accuser. she said he could be very charming and was a shame she got back to him describing that. as a living hell. a depiction challenged by the defence. she admitted that in late 2020 she had lied to mr grigg and a tasking field she had cancer cells and had her contraceptive coil removed without her knowing. it was a lead she did this and had regular unprotected six with them afterwards because she wanted to get pregnant. it was put to her that it wouldn't make sense to have a baby with someone who she considered to be a violent, coercive individual. she responded it wouldn't make sense at all, that wasn't what the plan was. a man who is allegedly belonged to an islamic state cell nicknamed the beatles because of its members english absences in in cou

our sports news correspondent laura scott is in new york.t's been an injury nightmare after injury nightmare, the blisters, but she will take confidence, of course, from having recently beaten serena williams and victoria, and of course, wejust don't know which emma we will see when she takes to the court against the french veteran. she does say that she is going to approach this us open with positive energy, and of course, she has the best memories of any player from last year. we will see what we get tonight from emma, of course, she comes here in a totally different frame of mind to this time last year when she was unknown and unshackled. of course, there will be a certain sense of expectation on her this year after what she has called a pretty bad year. we willjust see which emma we get tonight on the louis armstrong stadium. plenty of action in the premier league this evening. four matches under way. brighton have the chance to end the day at top of the table for the first time. they are away to fulham.chelsea travel to southampton. cry

mr giggs denies all the charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott is outside manchester crown court.iggs' ex—girlfriend. she was accused of telling the court lines and are prolifically lying to the police, both of which she denied. she had the lockdown she had to spend with the former manchester united star as a living hell but this was challenged by the defence counsel who spoke about bike rides he and ryan giggs had gone on. and how the whole of lockdown had been fun. she clearly disagreed. ryan giggs' barrister also accused her of trying to get pregnant after she had decided to leave him, by having unprotected sex with him. it alleged she stopped using contraception without him knowing, which she denies. she did admit to having lied to him about having a cancerous cells that had shown down showing up in a smear test. she said this was to get him off his back so she could have her contraceptive coil removed. the defence said it did make sense to have a baby with what she called a violent individual. she said that is not for the plan was. the issue of the alleged assault on the 1st

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