matt graveling, bbc news. would lose her voice to throat cancer, she immediately began to create a video diary, so that her young children would remember what she sounded like. now, thanks to a special project, she's able to do something she never thought would be possible again — perform live on stage. fiona lamdin reports. this is my voice, and i'm not going to have it for much longer. well, not this one, anyway. tanja made this recording just hours after being told she had throat cancer. two days later, as the country went into the first lockdown, tanja had a laryngectomy to remove her voicebox. i was absolutely devastated. like, my daughter was not even two, so she was learning to talk. once upon a time there was a boy called charlie cook who curled up in a cosy chair and read his favourite book. every time i spoke, or sang a nursery rhyme with the kids or read a story, i was like, this is the last time, not much longer. you know, three days, two days, one day before surgery. so it's so weird when you know

matt graveling, bbc news. alternative for those who feel taken for granted by borisjohnson's government, as their annual conference starts today. the party will call for the emergency laws brought in during the pandemic to be scrapped and reiterate their opposition to vaccine passports. the lib dems unexpectedly took a tory seat in the chesham and amersham by—election earlier this year. the newly reshuffled cabinet met for the first time in downing street this morning. dominic raab, demoted tojustice secretary, sat opposite the prime minister around the cabinet table, as did mr raab's replacement as foreign secretary, liz truss, and new housing secretary michael gove. and in his new role as housing secretary — michael gove — has paused controversial government planning reforms. it's understood mr gove wants to discuss the reforms with conservative mps and understand their concerns. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. took us through the politics of this pause by michael gove. boris johnson

matt graveling, bbc news.od to have you with us and thank you forjoining us. i was struck by that phrase, an epidemic of violence. how surprised are you by the findings in this report? t am the findings in this report? i am not surprised — the findings in this report? i am not surprised by _ the findings in this report? i am not surprised by the _ the findings in this report? t —n not surprised by the findings that i am very impressed by how they have marshalled all the evidence that justifies them saying there is an epidemic of male violence against women. one woman killed by a man, her husband or partner orformer husband or partner, every three days. most women feeling unsafe and having to calculate how they get from a to b, especially when it is dark outside, and really in terms of sexual assaults, too much of the cultural baggage of, oh, well, she must have brought it on herself, or it is just must have brought it on herself, or it isjust a must have brought it on herself, or it is just a word against his.

matt graveling, bbc news. happened. it's pretty unusual in our city for an attack of this nature to take place, and, you know, the person that was responsible for this, we condemn for the hate—filled ideology that consumed him to act in this way and to attempt to take the lives my my name of half a dozen innocent people who did nothing wrong other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time. and all you can say at the end of this was thatjustice came pretty swiftly for the offender in this case. but our thoughts are very clearly with the victims and their families. they really, you know... it's a horrible thing for those families to go through something like this, for a person that acted in a random way, motivated by hate—filled ideology. we absolutely condemn that, but we don't condemn the man because of his nationality or because of his religion — just as we didn't condemn the christchurch terrorist who attacked the mosques there, who happened to be australian and happened to be christian. he acted becau

matt graveling, bbc news.e. death is inevitable and i am not afraid, but not like this, when you are terrified. that is very hard. now let's talk with samira amiri, an afghan makeup artist, based in the uk, who is in touch with beauty salon owners still in kabul. some era, thank you for taking the time to talk to us today. really a feeling of hopelessness expressed by her. tell us about the contacts that you currently have. obviously there are limits on what you can say, but for women working in the beauty industry, who now have no hope of continuing that work, what are they saying to? continuing that work, what are they sa in: to? , ., continuing that work, what are they sa in: to? , . ., , continuing that work, what are they sa in. to? , . . , . saying to? they are really in danger and they can't _ saying to? they are really in danger and they can't do — saying to? they are really in danger and they can't do anything - saying to? they are really in danger and they can't do anything right - and they can't do

matt gravelling reports.ternoon at approximately 2:40pm, a violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on innocent new zealanders in the newland countdown in auckland. the attack took place at the countdown supermarket in a suburb of auckland. the attacker — who cannot be identified — stabbed and wounded at least six people before he was shot and killed by new zealand police. local reports say three of the victims are in a critical condition. prime ministerjacinda ardern described the event as a terrorist attack. the terrorist is a sri lankan national who arrived in new zealand in october of 2011. he became a personal of national security interest from 2016. questions are already being raised over why action wasn't taken against the attacker before six people were injured. the reality is that when you are surveilling someone on a 24/7 basis, it is not possible to be immediately next to them at all times. the staff intervened as quickly as they could, and they prevented further injury in what was a terrifyi

matt graveling, bbc news.wdonia assured by level go. across wales we have seen some of the wettest weather so far today. this clump of cloud has been slowly nudging northwards and continues to produce some rain and drizzle across western areas. wales where the wettest of the weather has been. the rain starting to pick up as it pushes further north but for north west england and approaching the south—west is where we are going to be damp on and off throughout the day. it could be done per two eastern parts of northern ireland and southern scotland. the north—east is where we will see some of the best of today's sunshine. temperatures at the highest in the sunny moments towards east anglia and the south—east. 22 degrees possible and not far off that in the channel islands. not much in the way of praise. this evening and overnight we are going to see patchy rain and drizzle to begin with. some thunder spreading up towards the channel islands and the english channel islands and the english channel as we go through

matt graveling reports. when you go outside, you need to sanitise your hands again.uld be, and it was quite nice that we got to do it ourselves, because then i felt more comfortable. pupils in england are returning to school, and regular covid swabs other the new normal. ——are the new normal. here in newquay, a coronavirus hotspot, pupils will need to wear masks in communal areas, but that isn't the case everywhere. rules around face coverings and social distancing have been relaxed, with head teachers deciding their own measures. we met yesterday as a leadership team and we took it upon ourselves quite confidently to make that decision in the best interests of our young people and our staff, and we're going to review that now almost on a weekly basis. scientists have warned that the reopening of schools will likely lead to a rise in infections. in scotland, where pupils went back in mid—august, covid cases are at a record high, something first minister nicola sturgeon believes could be linked to a return to classrooms. now some big decisions lie ahead. the first is

our sports reporter matt graveling looks at her story so far.wind. flan the last fortnight has been somewhat of a whirlwind.— of a whirlwind. can i take a picture? — of a whirlwind. can i take a picture? emma _ of a whirlwind. can i take a picture? emma raducanu i of a whirlwind. can i take a i picture? emma raducanu us of a whirlwind. can i take a - picture? emma raducanu us open finalist on her— picture? emma raducanu us open finalist on her tournament - picture? emma raducanu us open finalist on her tournament debut. l finalist on her tournament debut. five and a 5000 miles away, a brit's american adventure has hit home. literally blown it out the part, it's amazing to. to come from where she is and get to where she's got to, it is such a short space of time, it's phenomenal, it really is. while emma's rice seems to have happened in a new york minute, the 18—year—old from bromley has been training for years, first here at bromley tennis centre before heading to the national tennis centre. two months ago, ranked 338 in the world, her impressiv

matt graveling, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...s. north korea claims to have successfully test fired two new long—range cruise missiles — capable of hitting japan. the first commercial flight since the taliban takeover has left kabul — flying out people with valid travel documents. the world's biggest trial of a blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear starts in the uk today. and britney spears has announced her engagement to her long—term boyfriend — days after the star's father filed court papers to end his 13—year control of her affairs. borisjohnson is finalising the uk government's strategy for tackling coronavirus in england over the autumn and winter months — ahead of a press conference tomorrow. a decision on boosterjabs is imminent and the prime minister will also announce he's repealing some emergency covid powers. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. nearly 90% of those of us aged over 16 in the uk have now had a first dose of a covid vaccine. and 80% of us have had both

matt graveling, bbc news. secretary gavin williamson at 7:30 this morning. as you will know if you are a parent, your kids are at school, lots of schools going back currently. different times across the uk and even within england, but many questions about how things are going to work in practice about testing, about masks, about classroom sizes, ventilation is the other one. so any thoughts you have on that, or maybe your kids are already back at school and things have arisen already, do let us know this morning. really interested to hear from parents and teachers, so get in touch. two groups representing nhs organisations say patients would be left at risk and services might have to be cut, if the government doesn't raise the nhs england budget by £10 billion next year. the nhs confederation and nhs providers say the funding boost is required to cover covid care, and cut the backlog of postponed operations and treatment. the government says it's committed to making sure the nhs had everything it needed to pro

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matt graveling has been speaking to people at the tennis club she grew up in, in bromley, south londonir own, emma raducanu, has made it to the semifinals. fantastic. but if you want to see how hard people have to work to make it to such dizzy heights, have a look at this. this is a list ofjunior champions, under eights, boys and girls, and if you look down the list and end up on 2009, there she is, miss e raducanu. she's been doing this for a long time, winning games, winning tournaments. but in the early hours of tomorrow morning, 1am uk time, the biggest game of her life. we're not going to put too much pressure on emma, because we do that in this country, but people here at her home tennis centre are very, very excited. let's now speak to anna, who works and plays here. anna, how has it been, the reaction since you've seen emma, notjust at wimbledon but now at the us open, go through the rounds and getting better and better. it's amazing. everyone's so excited and the further she gets, the more excited everyone is. we had a group of girls watching her match yesterday here and cheer

our reporter matt graveling was there. higher, come on! i am so excited today.ally awesome. yeah, it's a really good opportunity. move away from sort of like being in a bubble, being in a hotel room, just go and see people a little bit and just be almost normal again. paralympics gb did phenomenally well in tokyo, bagging 124 medals. so, they need a party. 7,000 lucky national lottery players, as well as the athletes' friends and family, are now converging right here at wembley arena. my sleep pattern was absolutely all over the place, _ but i wouldn't have missed it. and to be here today is an absolute privilege to thank the athletes. i just to see them work through these past 18 months, for it to work so well and come home, i think it'sjust absolutely fabulous. there we go. we watched everything that they done and theyjust inspire us. _ just amazing. so, we thought we'd come down and support them. i but hang on a minute, these are elite athletes. surely they are on a strict diet? i think the second i crossed the line for my last race, i've definitely not been

athlete linford christie have braved the temperatures and, not one to be left out, our very own matt gravelingay which will be _ the channel as part of a relay which will be amazing, and i will be the first person hopefully to complete it with _ first person hopefully to complete it with a _ first person hopefully to complete it with a spinal—cord injury by the channel— it with a spinal—cord injury by the channel rules which is known wet suit~ _ channel rules which is known wet suit. ~ ., ., ., suit. we found out that the uk durin: suit. we found out that the uk during 2019 — suit. we found out that the uk during 2019 had _ suit. we found out that the uk during 2019 had a _ suit. we found out that the uk during 2019 had a situation i suit. we found out that the uk i during 2019 had a situation where everybody was going outside, doing open water swimming which was good for their mental health. where you someone who had the same benefit during the pandemic? yes. someone who had the same benefit during the pandemic?— during the pandemic? yes, i was fortunate after _ during the pandemic? yes, i wa

our reporter matt graveling�*s been to the national tennis centre in south—west london to see how hermazing. to come from where she is and to get to where she�*s got to in such a short space of time, it�*s phenomenal, it really is. while emma�*s rise seems to have happened in a new york minute, the 18—year—old from bromley has been training for years, first here at bromley tennis centre before heading to the national tennis centre. two months ago, ranked 338 in the world, her impressive wimbledon debut came to a sad end as she withdrew in the fourth round. but stateside, it has been a different story. nine games in, the new british number one hasn�*t dropped a set and the fairytale of new york has enchanted people from all walks of life. "can you dig it? "congratulations to emma, come on," tweets musician liam gallagher. footballer marcus rashford said "congrats, emma raducanu, "what an achievement already." and if you could become the queen at queens, maybe it�*s only right that royalty gets in touch. "we will all be rooting for you tomorrow," said the duke and duchess of cambridge.

matt graveling has been speaking to people at the tennis club she grew up in bromley, south london.this for a long time, winning games, winning tournaments. but in the early hours of tomorrow morning, 1am uk time, the biggest game of her life. we're not going to put too much pressure on emma, because we do that in this country, but people here at her home tennis centre are very, very excited. let's now speak to anna who works and plays here. anna, how has it been, the reaction since you've seen emma, notjust at wimbledon but now at the us open, getting better and better. it's amazing. everyone's so excited and the further she gets, the more excited everyone is. we had a group of girls watching her match yesterday here and every point, it was brilliant. mr andrew murray has been dominating headlines, it's fair to say, in british tennis the last few years. have you seen a spike in female interest in new members coming to the club as emma progresses? yeah, definitely. especially with the young girls, we've had a lot of people inquiring. people who have obviously seen her and want to ge

our correspondent matt graveling is at the national tennis centre in london. raducanu before the us open but now they all know her name and more importantly they are all being inspired to pick up a racket, come down here and possibly become the next emma, or maybe even andy. scott boydis next emma, or maybe even andy. scott boyd is the ceo of the lawn tennis association. first and foremost, what did you think of that early hours match?— what did you think of that early hours match? . ., ., ., . , hours match? wow, what an incredible performance- — hours match? wow, what an incredible performance. she _ hours match? wow, what an incredible performance. she has _ hours match? wow, what an incredible performance. she has been _ hours match? wow, what an incredible performance. she has been playing - hours match? wow, what an incredible performance. she has been playing so| performance. she has been playing so well in _ performance. she has been playing so well in the _ performance. she has been playing so well in the last few weeks and everyone _ well in the last

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