natalie pirks, but _ see something special. natalie pirks, but have _ see something special.l. natalie l pirks, but have you on the show. that is the build—up of the ceremony. stay with us on bbc news. coming up soon, it's steve. hello again. scotland and northern ireland saw quite a few showers during friday, and this was one of those shower clouds working across the horizon in highland. now, there will be more of these showers to come on saturday, but by sunday, we see a big change in our weather patterns as it becomes drier, sunnier and warmer. and the change is all down to the jet stream, which is also going to change. now, on saturday, we've got this trough pattern that encourages air to rise and showers to form. but by sunday, the jet stream has this pattern, which has a ridge that encourages air to descend down through the atmosphere, and as that happens, the clouds evaporate and we get an area of high pressure forming. here comes the high on sunday — it's going to bring us several days of fine, sunny and warm weather. now, before we get there, still a few showers to c

here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks.m paddling is a whitewater, white knuckle ride. commentator: kimberly woods on her way! - where one tiny mistake can be costly. australianjessica fox had put in a stunning display for gold but britain's kimberly woods had a podium in hersights. the british fans loving that! when the champion messed up herfinal run, olympic bronze was britain's — delight for woods. and we have success for great britain! with her leotard dazzling with the light of a thousand flashbulbs, the greatest gymnast in history, simone biles, was back on the world's biggest stage. no—one brings the stars out like her, and as snoop dogg shimmied, she flew — literally... ..through her trademark moves to help team usa lead qualifying. britain's hopes for leading the final are in the balance, they had an inconsistent morning but bar specialist back in the olympics for the first time in eight years scored the highest for the team but she awaits the results to see if it is enough for the individual bar final. in the row

natalie pirks reports.tering sun, stars and stripes fluttered in place of the tricolour as far as the eye could see. usa! hollywood royalty was in the house, but there was only one star fans were here for. go, simone biles! go, simone! biles started her road back to olympics glory on vault. this, would you believe, her easier routine. as herfamous friends looked on, the mental health issues of tokyo seemed a world away. for team gb, becky downie was back on the biggest stage for the first time in eight years. this is massive. it was also the heavenly birthday of her brother, josh, who died three years ago. the 32—year—old harnessed all her emotion to nail britain's highest—scoring routine. wow, becky! but with all lenses trained on the four foot seven phenomenon, biles showed she was human after all. oh, wow, that was a bit wild! it was still enough to keep her team way out front. well, look at this — standing room only as team usa close in on yet another olympic gold with just the floor to go. taylor swift

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natalie pirks reports.d to write her own endings. in the sweltering sun, stars and stripes fluttered in place of the tricolour as far as the eye could see. usa! hollywood royalty was in the house, but there was only one star fans were here for. go, simone biles! go, simone! biles started her road back to olympics glory on vault. this, would you believe, her easier routine. as herfamous friends looked on, the mental health issues of tokyo seemed a world away. for team gb, becky downie was back on the biggest stage for the first time in eight years. this is massive. it was also the heavenly birthday of her brother, josh, who died three years ago. the 32—year—old harnessed all her emotion to nail britain's highest—scoring routine. wow, becky! but with all lenses trained on the four foot seven phenomenon, biles showed she was human after all. oh, wow, that was a bit wild! it was still enough to keep her team way out front. well, look at this — standing room only as team usa close in on yet another olympic gold

natalie pirks, bbc news.ucted and killed more than half a century ago, in what was the uk's first case of kidnapping for ransom. muriel mckay was seized by two men who'd mistaken herfor anna murdoch, the then—wife of the newspaper tycoon rupert murdoch. the kidnappers were demanding £1 million for her return, and her body has never been found. adina campbell has the story. two years on from the last search, police are back on this hertfordshire farmland, working again with forensic teams to try and close this case after 54 years. muriel mckay was kidnapped by two brothers and thrown into the back of a car outside her home in london, just after christmas in 1969. the 55—year—old was held hostage at their farm, but they'd taken the mother of three by mistake and thought she was anna murdoch, the wife of media tycoon rupert murdoch. muriel mckay was married to his deputy, alick mckay. he'd loaned the mckays his rolls—royce, which had led to this mistaken identity. 9462656 ? in this dramatic phone call, one of th

our correspondent natalie pirks is in the french capital. its third olympics... security guards shout. security has been stepped up for the first games in eight years to be held in front of fans. i think the paris games is back to what we want to recognise, those packed out crowds, that emotional celebration and a city that's just alight. it's exactly 100 years since the last paris olympics, and the world of sport looks very different for british athletes. this is cardboard. the sustainable cardboard beds may be back in the athletes' village, but at team gb's performance lodge where athletes can train, eat and recover, nothing has been left to chance. soundproof sleep pods for day naps, anyone? team gb is bringing 327 athletes to paris, its smallest team since beijing, but they're hoping to win medals across a wider range of sports than ever before. for the second successive olympics, there are more female athletes than men, but they're chasing a medal haul of between 50 and 70 medals. a minimum is hoped for of 60, which they've achieved at

natalie pirks, bbc news, silverstone.today at wimbledon. andy murray will take to the court later, novak djokovic was given quite a scare. peak time in wimbledon�*s first week, lots to see. but if you come with a british perspective, spoilt for choice. where to look, where to head? start at centre court. britain's number 13 against the most successful men's player of all time. where is your money? 0bvious, isn't it? novak djokovic was stretched by edinburgh's jacob fearnley in the first two sets, but djokovic won both of them. well, of course he did. fearnley, at the top of the screen here, perfected his tennis at couegein screen here, perfected his tennis at college in the united states. no one knew much about him, including djokovic. but he was learning, fast. look at this. fearnley won the third set. he was inspired. djokovic, just weeks after surgery, seemed vulnerable. he took the fourth set 7-5 to vulnerable. he took the fourth set 7—5 to win the match. game, set, match, djokovic. but— game, set, match, djokovic. bu

natalie pirks was there. were hung over from their opening ceremony party, it seems the weather was, too. parisian rain had persisted through the night, making for slippy conditions in the road race time trial. 0h! the world road race champion having to pick herself up off the road. anna henderson was a british junior ski slalom champion... sets off on the rain—soaked roads of central paris. ..but a broken leg as a teenager prompted a change of sport. turns out she's rather good at cycling. fastest, by several seconds. the british time trial champion was off to a good start, but others were also flying, only with added risk. 0h! and dygert hits the deck. when henderson crossed the line, she knew a medal was guaranteed... she's looking to make it onto the podium at the olympic games in paris. ..but what colour would it be? the australian grace brown stormed to gold, but chloe dygert�*s earlier fall meant the american had too much to do, and henderson grabbed a brilliant silver, with just under a second separat

natalie pirks, bbc news. the king and queen are injersey on a two—day visit to the channel islands. daniela relph. cheering. the welcome was warm. the weather less so. as the king and queen arrived at a special outdoor sitting of jersey's parliament. god save the king. all: god save the king! ancient tradition mixed with quirky ritual, including the presentation of locally—laid duck eggs for the king. this truly is an historic place. jersey has one of the oldest connections to the crown and we are delighted to be here once again, to celebrate the special and close relationship which binds us together. at thejersey expo, a chance for the king and queen to see the best the island has to offer. although some of those there didn't seem to care that they were in the presence of royalty. laughter. these mini tours have been absent from the king's schedule since his cancer diagnosis. it is a positive sign that they are back in play. the trip here to the channel islands, alongside confirmation of the autumn tour to australia, is significant. they are signs that the king's health challenges

and now natalie pirks looks at the rest of the medal action. meant silver, daley�*s fifth medal at his fifth games, but the first watched by his sons, being looked after by his husband while papa, as they call him, went to work. to come back not knowing whether i would make the synchro team, let alone qualify in a spot for the olympics and now to be here in paris diving in front of my son, who is just right there and who actually asked me to come back, is so special. i think we're alljust very emotional, because this has been such an impossible dream. a year and a half ago, robbie here saw this olympic video and tom said, "i think i need to do one more". motivation is found in different places. for canoeist adam burgess, it�*s drawn from missing the podium by a fraction of a second at the last olympics. it would take more than turbulent water to drag him off course this time. adam burgess cannot believe it! burgess got the silver, and closure. there was a whitewater finish in the pool too, and until the frantic final strokes, british champion m

natalie pirks, bbc news, paris.ing today — on tv, watch on iplayer and listen on sounds — and live coverage of the opening ceremony on friday evening. my my colleague maryam moshiri will be live from paris throughout the day here on bbc news tomorrow and throughout the couple of weeks of competition. doesn't the eiffel tower look lovely lit up there in paris? time to take a quick look at tomorrow's newspaper front pages. we start with the telegragh — and as we mentioned, tom tugendhat is the main headline on the front page as he announces his bid to lead the tories. also a picture of prince harry on the front. the financial times leads with wall street's slump, as big tech earnings slide. the arrest of a man following a horror crash in west yorkshire is the lead story for the metro. the i is leading withjeremy corbyn trying to form rebel alliance to fight starmer. looking at the labour party and jeremy corbyn. the daily mail asks if it's the end for copper coins. it looks like they are saying the treasury has ordere

well, let's get some more with our sports correspondent natalie pirks, who is at wembley for us.t have led southgate to arrive at this decision? i think it's been a long time coming and i think a lot of us who work in ward thought that this was going to happen —— sport. eight years is a really long time in football. not many managers get to dictate when and how they leave a job. but after the high of 2020, it started to feel a little bit like the relationship between fans and the media. it was a little bit strange, but you heard tactical questions. when england failed to sparkle in germany, we know southgate was wounded — not only by the fans, but also by pundits, who he knows personally, and felt that he —— that criticism. he talked about the unusual circumstances. we all said he wouldn't out state his welcome. now the fa have to work out who takes over from the most successful manager and englishman's history since �*66. they want someone and by the time they play again in september. they said they don't have someone and by then, they have an interim plan, and they want the bes

natalie pirks reporting there.e of our pastimes are being showcased in a new exhibition. entitled come as you really are, more than 1a,000 objects that have been collected, created or customised, by british hobbyists are on show across the country, and david silitto has been taking a look. show me your hobby. laughter. meet zahra nadeem and her nails. what was a private passion in her home in rochdale is now on public display in a gallery. whenever i do crazy artwork or i show a few family or friends, they would joke and say, "that should be in an exhibition." and i would laugh and say, "no one's going to look at nails in an exhibition." and it's notjust nails. here are a collection of 2000 carrier bags, a plastic memory lane of shopping history. 501 rubbers which over the years were left in classrooms and collected by a teacher. and here, a000 my little ponies. miranda worby�*s collection is so large she had to move house. there are 1a,000 objects and home—made artworks here in what is to be the first of a series

first, he's our sports correspondent natalie pirks with the pick of the day's action.g is a whitewater, white knuckle ride.— kayak paddling is a whitewater, white knuckle ride. kimberly woods on her way! — white knuckle ride. kimberly woods on her way! one — white knuckle ride. kimberly woods on her way! one tiny _ white knuckle ride. kimberly woods on her way! one tiny mistake - white knuckle ride. kimberly woods on her way! one tiny mistake can i white knuckle ride. kimberly woods| on her way! one tiny mistake can be costl . on her way! one tiny mistake can be costly. australian _ on her way! one tiny mistake can be costly. australian jessica _ on her way! one tiny mistake can be costly. australian jessica fox - on her way! one tiny mistake can be costly. australian jessica fox had i costly. australianjessica fox had put in a stunning display for gold but written�*s kimberly woods had a podium in her sights. when the champion messed up herfinal run, olympic bronze was britain's, delight forwards. we olympic bronze was britain's, delight forwards.— olympic bronze was

natalie pirks, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz. am pleased to say we have a nice day on the way tomorrow. thumbs up. just a few scattered faux at the clouds during the afternoon and perhaps one or two showers developing, but that's small beer compared to what we've had in the last few days. quite right now with clear skies. we had showers earlier in the north but they've cleared. tomorrow morning there might be some mist here and there the temperature is at 1a in london, about that in the north as well, so decent. quite humid and muggy and it will stay like that for the next few days. there is a weak weather front here, quite far away, just brushing ireland and perhaps in north—west scotland, so a bit more cloud here for the in amongst those scattered cumulus clouds, they might grow bigger and give brief showers, but around coastal areas we are talking coastal dry conditions. 0n around coastal areas we are talking coastal dry conditions. on thursday, this weather front makes more progressed east, so western errors could be overcast

natalie pirks, bbc news.y at the zarzuela palace, where they presented him with a shirt which says, reyes de europe, kings of europe on the back, and a numberfour which represents their recording breaking euros victory. let's bring you the live pictures from madrid. you see the mood, absolute joy for the victorious spanish team, and of course they showed a brilliant performance. it's a record fourth european championship title. 18 with young winners, including 17—year—old yamine lamal, on down to the lee a star during the euros. these funds were celebrating our waiting to see an open top posts tour with the team around madrid. you can see venomous espana, realjoy and going back to yamine lamal maki was the youngest player to take part in the men's international final, player to take part in the men's internationalfinal, a reminder that this squad has some young winners who will undoubtedly still be there first being once they try to conquer more trophies and challenges. the trophy follows their successes in 1

natalie pirks has the story.nfusion came clarity — they'd only gone and done it. and it's been given to great britain. they are the olympic champions! well, no wonder they're hugging. these women were favourites coming into this race. they executed it to perfection, and justified the tag. they've come away with the medal they wanted more than any. lola anderson wrote in her teenage diary that winning olympic gold would be her biggest dream. today she achieved it. i can't really sum up how 13 years worth of dreams feels when it comes to this sort of climax. this is unreal. best moment of my life, and i'm so, so happy to be with these girls. over in hannah scott's hometown of coleraine in northern ireland, there was pride at her achievement. this performance was yet another gripping comeback at a games packed with nail—biting endings, these women the epitome of never giving up. natalie pirks, bbc news, paris. never give up indeed. great britain's kieran reilly secured bmx freestyle silver in another dramatic olympi

so let's get up to speed on where we are for the day, with our sports correspondent natalie pirks, whojoins the euro star, too. what's the latest from that and the follow, to?— the follow, to? no-one has been blamed or _ the follow, to? no-one has been blamed or taken _ the follow, to? no-one has been blamed or taken responsibility i the follow, to? no-one has been| blamed or taken responsibility for what officials here called a coordinated and deliberate act of sabotage and an attack on the athletes games. 800,000 people have been affected, just as the french were leaving for their summer holidays and others were coming here for the opening ceremony, euro star travellers have faced huge delays, one in four trains around this weekend has been cancelled, that has had a huge knock on effect, keir starmer had to fly here rather than catching the train, and to germany to showjumpers are stuck in belgium and unable to get here. they are aware the opening ceremonies very much still going ahead and thomas bach, the ioc president, says he's unconcerned. bach, the ioc president, says he's unconcerne

live now to our sports correspondent natalie pirks, who�*s in paris. ad that very emotional goodbye on centre court. in a statement released last night, sorry in the last years, he explained his decision to focus on the double saying the practice has been great, playing well together and really looking forward to getting started and representing team gb one more time. it's it�*s been some singles career, not least at the olympics. but now it is officially over. as he prepares for his final tournament, andy murray has announced he will now only play in the doubles in paris alongside dan evans stop speaking before this morning�*s announcement is at the doubles was always his main focus. realistically, to win a medal, the best chance will be in the doubles, playing with dan evans, and he is a very, very good singles player but his game translates really well to doubles and we�*ve been training really well together in the last few days. if i was able to do that at my last event, that would be extra special. i�*m not saying it is a certainty it will happen b

but it wasn't to be, as natalie pirks reports. in the sky had returned to paris and things were heating up in the pool. a shot at history beckoned for adam peaty, his three—year—old son george was ready. daddy! a kiss for luck and he was on his way. peaty is the world—record holder in the ioo—metre breaststroke. but after battling depression and alcohol problems after tokyo, and even taking a break from swimming entirely, even he wasn't sure what was possible here. he was hoping to become only the second male swimmer to win three successive gold medals in the same event, but it was the surprise threat from italy he needed to be wary of. who is going to get the title? joint silver with nick fink from the us, but he only missed out by seconds. given the battle he has had, this is mightily impressive. it is just incredibly hard, to win this once and then again and again. i am not crying because i have come second, i am crying because it took so much to get you. these are happy tears. adam peaty wasn't the only finalist for team gb he

daryll neita, who tasted success in tokyo last time round, but a lot has changed since then, as natalie pirksa dolce vita, indeed. a new coach and a new country have not only given daryll neita a new outlook on life, her work is seeing the benefits too. the freshly crowned european 100 metre relay champion has certainly been putting in the hard yards. but it's going to be gold for great britain and northern ireland. my coach, he absolutely went crazy this winter. you know it's going to be a hellish day and you know that discipline, that dedication, it's not easy to wake up every day and be able to do that. but, you know, it is like a supercar. we're building something and we're working on a major project here. and there's none bigger than the olympics. watching legend shelly—ann fraser—pryce on tv at the beijing games lit a fire in young daryll. fast—forwa rd to tokyo, she made the 100 metre final, alongside her idol. 16 years ago, i would have never have even imagined that i'd go to an olympic games, much less be lining up on the start line. one thing i always say is just be a little bit del

natalie pirks went to meet her in italy where she's been training.ntry have not only given daryll neita a new outlook on life, her work is seeing the benefits too. the freshly crowned european 100 metre relay champion. has certainly been putting in the hard yards. but it's going to be gold for great britain and northern ireland. my coach, he absolutely went crazy this winter. you know it's going to be a hellish day. and you know that discipline, that dedication, it's not easy to wake up every day and be able to do that. but, you know, it's it is like a supercar. we're building something and we're working on a major project here. and there's none bigger than the olympics. watching legend shelly—ann fraser—pryce on tv at the beijing games lit a fire in young daryll. fast forward to tokyo, she made the 100 metre final alongside her idol. 16 years ago, i would have never have even imagined that i'd go to an olympic games, much less be lining up on the start line. one thing i always say is just be a little bit delusional and just believe in yourself and k

our sports correspondent, natalie pirks reports from wembley. the honour of my life.uthgate today describing his near eight years managing england. the medal on sunday was silver but he believes his players were worthy of gold, saying they can go on to win the trophy we all dream of. the fa, who hoped he would stay, hailed him for making the impossible job possible. and fa president the prince of wales called him an all round class act. fans today praised a job well done. i think you've done a good job, obviously, like he's the only manager in the last 20 years to get us to like, semi—finals and finals. i think he deserves better than the treatment he got from, you know, the fans, the way they spoke to him. gutted that he is- leaving because i think he's a really good manager. southgate hailed england fans as the best in the world, but the relationship hasn't always been easy. eight years ago, gareth stepped into the void left unexpectedly by sam allardyce. i don't think anyjob is impossible. i think i said a few weeks ago that some jobs are more difficult than others

here's natalie pirks. distraught after defeat, but the honour of his life.ay was silver, but he believes his players were worthy of gold, saying, "they can go on to win the trophy we all dream of". the fa, who hoped he would stay, hailed him for making the impossible job possible. fa president the prince of wales called him an all—round class act. the results he's got with the team, i think, yeah, that's something to be so incredibly proud of. and i think the whole of england should celebrate that. southgate hailed england fans as the best in the world, but the relationship hasn't always been easy. oh, no! he understood better than most the pressure england players are under, and so he stepped into the breach eight years ago to fill a void. i don't think anyjob is impossible. i think i said a few weeks ago that some jobs are more difficult than others, some are more complex, this is certainly one of those. true to his word, southgate and his 2018 waistcoat went on to prove it wasn't impossible to change the culture and the team and, briefly, england's feelin

our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, is at wembley.re's been so much speculation about what gareth southgate would do after sunday's game, and he didn't wait long to tell us. we thought it was coming but we didn't think it would be this quick. unusually for a departing england manager, praise has been pouring into thejude bellingham hailed him as an unbelievable human being. it was a career that began as a stopgap but ended in england men can be a success story since 1966, but gareth southgate decided that ats is a long time in onejob, let alone an impossible one. the honour of my life, how the socket describing his nearly eight years managing england for the believes his players were worthy of god. saying they can go on to win the trophy we all dream of. the fa, who hoped he would stay, held him for making the impossiblejob possible to fa president the prince of wales called him an all—round class act. fans today praised a job well done. class act. fans today praised a “ob well done. ., ~' class act. fans today praised a “ob well done

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our correspondent natalie pirks is at the finish line of the rowing for us. e last year but that brings with it an extra pressure. at no point where they are ahead in the two kilometre race at any point until the absolute last stroke. it was raised to perfection. we heard their screams of delight from here! then they went up onto the podium and got their gold and they were singing away, tears ofjoy. with the gold, hannah scott, lo landis, laura henry and georgie brayshaw have become the 300 female medallists for team gb since the advent of lottery funding. in tokyo rowing was a complete flop without a single gold. for the first time since 1980. but here already, day one, gold in the bag and britain are favourites in more of the finals to come. we are about 20 minutes from disley —— disneyland paris and we could be seeing more fairy tale endings on the lake. ., ., seeing more fairy tale endings on the lake. ., ,, i. seeing more fairy tale endings on the lake. ., ~' ,, , seeing more fairy tale endings on the lake. ., ,, i. , . the lake. thank you very much indee

natalie pirks, bbc news, paris.ather. good morning. it cloudy start to the day. also murky and blank out towards the west. 0ne day. also murky and blank out towards the west. one thing we will all notice is the humid start. it will remain humid during the course of the day with some of us seeing some rain. a lot of cloud around. some when moving across southern counties of england during the day. some more showery rain coming in across western scotland and northern ireland pushing eastwards during the course of the afternoon. in between it should brighten up and we will see sunny spells develop as well. brisk winds, especially in the south. top temperatures in lincolnshire, for example, 23 or 24. this evening and overnight mooring sweeps across some southern counties. still a few showers knocking around. clear skies as well. one thing you will notice, for most, it will be a fresher night than last night. perhaps more humidity when there is cloud across the far south—east. the reason it will be fresher is this cold f

i'll be here to watch them, and with me is our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, who has spent thelking about the ceremony. and you've been here at the olympics or at the olympic ceremonies now forfour years. it's your fourth olympics. how does this one compare to the other ones you've seen? um, well, of course, it's incredibly different. i mean, it's never been done like this before. we've never seen an olympic ceremony take place outside of a stadium. there are obviously inherent risks with that, but it's a very high—risk, high—reward strategy for the french. like you said, they would not have wanted this weather because the weather has really put a damper on things. wejust saw, um, a pianist with the rain absolutely slamming down on the lid of his piano. how does one play the piano in the pouring rain? not sure, but he did quite a good job. slippery fingers? very slippery fingers. but, um, you know, they're enjoying it. you can see them all out in the rain. they've all got their umbrellas. it's incredibly british weather, isn't it? really. i know we're used to this, aren't we? w

our sports correspondant, natalie pirks, is at wembley. natalie, gareth southgate has stepped down.ion�*s league in september. they will want someone to be in place before that but they say they have an interim plan if they haven�*t fulfilled the role yet by that point. they didn�*t want him to go, did they, the fa? and they very much hope that he stayed. but i think it was very obvious on sunday night from the way he was talking sometimes in past tense in interviews that the writing really was on the wall. they want the best person for the job, the was on the wall. they want the best person for thejob, the fa. that doesn�*t necessarily mean that it will be an english manager. pep guardiola has been linked just by fans, who are desperate of course for him, his contract runs out next summer with manchester city. jurgen klopp, we know he is available in the fact that he is in a career break. they might be interested in talking to him, fans certainly are, if you speak to england fans. eddie howe once called the england job the ultimatejob. thomas howe once called the england job the ul

natalie pirks, bbc news, paris. this programme continues on bbc one. thanks very much.ot one today across england and wales, increasing humidity. we saw temperatures reach 30 celsius in a number of locations in central huw edwards is convicted of possessing images of the most serious sexual abuse of children. tonight, newsnight can reveal that the bbc news knew nine months ago the nature of that investigation. and hamas's political leader is assassinated in tehran. benjamin netanyahu says israel has delivered a crushing blow to iran's proxies. could it lead to all—out war? good evening. welcome to newsnight, the home of insights and interviews. it's hard to comprehend that a former colleague, who for years had been the most prominent figure in bbc news, was today in court admitting three charges of possessing 41 indecent images of children. seven of them involved the most serious abuse, two of them picturing children as young as seven. he'll be sentenced in september. but tonight it is the bbc in the dock. newsnight can reveal that the bbc knew back in november that the

statement just that lengthy statementjust issued by the prime minister. 0ur sports correspondent, natalie pirkshaps we were rather expecting it?— rather expecting it? yeah, think that's fair to _ rather expecting it? yeah, think that's fair to say _ rather expecting it? yeah, think that's fair to say and _ rather expecting it? yeah, think that's fair to say and i _ rather expecting it? yeah, think that's fair to say and i think - rather expecting it? yeah, think that's fair to say and i think you | that's fair to say and i think you can hearfrom some of that's fair to say and i think you can hear from some of the interviews he gave on sunday after that crushing defeat that he was talking in the past tense in many of them, think he had made up his mind a long time ago. he often said he didn't want to overstay his welcome and there were some issues and moments during the euros were perhaps the fans were not quite with him, that has clearly ta ken fans were not quite with him, that has clearly taken its toll. he said it's been the honour of his life to play and manage england and said he has given

natalie pirks, bbc news, silverstone.y briton remaining in either the women's or the men's singles draw but she fell to defeat to the unseeded lulu sun of new zealand in three sets on centre court. six months ago when i was starting out after surgery, i would have signed for the fourth round of wimbledon and of course i'm disappointed, of course i want more. but, you know, ithink everything does happen for a reason and itjust, yeah, fuels the fire and makes me more hungry. no longer playing in the mixed doubles either with andy murray. raducanu's exit was put into sharper focus after second seed coco gauff, who was on the same side of the draw as the briton, was dumped out in straight sets by her compatriot emma navarro. she'll face jasmine paolini in the next round. in the men's draw, defending champion carlos alcaraz is through to the quarterfinals, beating france's ugo humbert in four sets. he faces 12th seed tommy paul next after the american overcame roberto bautista agut of spain in straight sets. i'm feeling great

natalie pirks is there for us.one, two, three, with george russell fresh from that win last weekend, lewis hamilton of course the undisputed king of silverstone, and lando norris, with many tipped for him to win this win this weekend. this is exactly what british fans wanted to see. incredible. really lost for words. couldn't have dreamt of this at the start of this year, and i'm not like this in a long time, in terms of my nerves, and the pressure i was feeling on myself.— nerves, and the pressure i was feeling on myself. mercedes and mclaren's revivals _ feeling on myself. mercedes and mclaren's revivals this _ feeling on myself. mercedes and mclaren's revivals this year - feeling on myself. mercedes and| mclaren's revivals this year mean red bull are no longer having it all their own way, and it is lando who looks closest to listening verstappen's stranglehold on the spot. verstappen's stranglehold on the sot. ,., verstappen's stranglehold on the sot, ., ., verstappen's stranglehold on the spot-_ yes. _ verstapp