put your point to paul novak, the i put your point to paul novak, the tuc general secretary.mething like 6 million members that benefit from the schemes and they are still open to new— the schemes and they are still open to new members. i think this is often _ to new members. i think this is often ignored, it is like the elephant in the room, it should not be discussed in fear of the public becoming — be discussed in fear of the public becoming aware of it, the general public— becoming aware of it, the general puinc i _ becoming aware of it, the general public i mean, those outside of these _ public i mean, those outside of these generous schemes that are available — these generous schemes that are available to public sector workers. peopie _ available to public sector workers. people operating in the private sector— people operating in the private sector are people operating out of the public— sector are people operating out of the public sector cannot look forward _ the public sector cannot look forward to index linked pensions. i have _ forward to index linked pensions. i

paul scott. here's what's coming up. novakpping on court right now as he begins the defence of his wimbledon title. there are five brits in action on day one at sw19 — harriet dart already under way as she takes on france's diane parry for a place in round two. and england turn their attention to a must—win third ashes test at headingley, following defeat in a remarkable second test at lord's. welcome along to the programme — we begin at wimbledon where day one is under way. the defending men's champion novak djokovic is out on centre court right now as he begins the defence of his title. meanwhile there are five brits in first round action today. chetan pathak is there for us with eyes on multiple courts! hejoins us now. novak djokovic might be the second seed, but he is surely the big favourite over the next fortnight.— surely the big favourite over the next fortniuht. , ,., next fortnight. overwhelmingly so, i think it is fair _ next fortnight. overwhelmingly so, i think it is fair to _ next fortnight. overwhelmingly so, i

pregnant women, with buildin heats up, as carlos alcaraz and novak djokovic make it through to today's quarterfinals . to today's quarterfinals. >> pauloyte serving u up back at us morning and novak wants matches to start earlier. >> there's a new hero in town at wimbledon and also a little piece of advice. it's not a good idea to smash a racket on the floor at match point. >> okay. take your word for it. and the question is, how long are the july downpours set to continue? latest weather updates throughout the program . throughout the program. >> there's been quite a bit of heavy rain overnight and there will more downpours will be more downpours through the join me later for the day today. join me later for a full gb news weather forecast i >> -- >> so here we go. welcome to you, ellie, today. thank you . you, ellie, today. thank you. >> i'm glad to be here. it was a bit hit and miss. >> yeah. and what she means is she was away. she was abroad and she was away. she was abroad and she she was travelling via easyjet . and i see here easyjet easyjet. and i see here easyjet cancel 1700 flights and you could earn at what time last night.

paul scott. let's go straight to wimbledon, because the action is under way on day 2. chetan pathak is there for us. yesterday it was novakjokovic in action, today's it's the reigning women's singles champion who'll take to the court. yes, the show courts will get going in the next couple of hours. the princess will sit here today and we have tennis royalty on centre court because we will see roger federer get a special ceremony, an eight time champion here who retired last year. so many talking point for what was an eventful day one. venus williams slipping on centre court on her match on monday and eventually going out. there was a lot of talk about that center court surface. novak djokovic drying it at one point when it got wet. much to look forward to on day two. katie boulter is playing at the moment. dominic team is playing now. the women's defending champion, that's a price run last year to the final which see her beach ons jabeur. we are not sure what sort of fitness she has at the moment, she has been battling a virus and was forced to withdraw midway through the french open and she has not looked the same since.

paul begala. on the right, robert novak and tucker carlson.mocratic presidential nominee facing george w. bush, and i thought, you know, watching it, i said, "well, this could be a funny show." - can i say something very quickly? why do we have to fight? - [laughs] - the two of you. can't we just-- say something nice about john kerry right now. - i like john--i care about john kerry. - and something about president bush. - he'll be unemployed soon. - [laughs] - i think anyone who enjoyed paying attention to the news and watched "the daily show" will forever remember jon stewart going on "crossfire" and reading those guys the riot act. - you're doing theater when you should be doing debate, which would be great. - you do debate-- - it's not honest. what you do is not honest. what you do is partisan hackery, and i'll tell you why i know it... - you have john kerry on your show, and you sniff his throne, and you're accusing us of partisan hackery? - absolutely, you're-- - you have got to be kidding! - you're on cnn. the show the leads in to me is

paul scott. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start with wimbledon then — it's men's singles finals day — novak djokovic taking on carlos alcarazdon title and a record extending 24th grand slam crown. and the serbian started in blistering fashion — taking the first set 6 games to 1 — injust311 minutes. it's currently level at 2 a piece in the second set. great britain's alfie hewett missed out on a career grand slam in singles, as he lost the final of the men's wheelchair competition to japan's tokito 0da. wimbledon is the only grand slam singles title that the seven—time major champion hasn't won. but 17—year—old 0da won 6—4, 6—2 to claim his second major title after winning last month's french open. there was a dramatic conclusion to golf's scottish 0pen as rory mcilroy birdied the final two holes of his final round at the the renaissance club, to win by a single shot from scotland's robert mcintyre. mcintyre�*s impressive 6 under for the day meant he had the club house lead, but a birdie on holes 17 and 18 saw mcilroy claim the title — his first on scottish soil and ideal preparation ahead of the open next week. lionel messi

paul scott. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start at wimbledon then — it's men's singles finals day as novak djokovic faces carlos alcaraz.ts early exchanges but how's it going? you mentioned this 16 year age gap between alcaraz playing his first wimbledon final and djokovic in his ninth. i can tell you that djokovic is under pressure in his opening service, had a break point and got the loudest cheer to the right of me on hellman hill. people are trying to will alcaraz the underdog over the line and djokovic did what he so often does and dug in those pressure moments and got himself over the line so he has taken the first game of the wimbledon final, novak djokovic chasing an eight wimbledon singles title which would bring him level with roger federer and a total 24 level with roger federer and a total 2a grand slams him level with the all time record and take him past serena williams. if you think about the history djokovic is chasing this year alone, the history djokovic is chasing this yearalone, if the history djokovic is chasing this year alone, if you could win that will be free of the four grand slams in his pocke

novak djokovic. more on that to come towards the end of the programme. for now, let's hand back to the bbc sport centre and paulgest football transfer of the summer so far has been confirmed. arsenal have signed england midfielder declan rice from west ham for an initial fee of £100 million. that could rise to £105 million with add—ons. jane dougall reports. west ham's first trophy in 43 years. the perfect way for their captain to sign off. speculation that their europa conference league victory would be declan rice's last for the club were confirmed. this is a massive club. you have to push yourself to the max. he would indeed be playing for arsenal this season. i'm really looking forward to getting started and hopefully enjoying a few trophies together. applause ricejoined the west ham academy as a 14—year—old and quickly became a poster boy for the club. making more than 200 appearances. commentator: declan rice has saved west ham united! - and earning the adoration of the fans. but even they knew his talents were taken elsewhere and today arsenal secured his signature with a transfer fee of £105 million. wi

of centre court world number one carlos alcaraz defeated novak djokovic to claim the wimbledons men's title, signalling a change of the guard pauldeed, eamonn, but in these days of short attention spans as the four hours, 27 minutes was very long. but after ten years. novak djokovic is finally beaten on centre court . centre court. >> and he started off so well, didn't he, with that six one. yeah, six one. >> wow. >> wow. >> he's old at 36 now isn't he? make way for the young blood. alcaraz. just 20 years old. it's an exciting new era of hair in tennis . it's very hairy. that's tennis. it's very hairy. that's me. trusty to make personal comments. >> i'm just saying he had a lot of hair in his head and his eyebrows on his chin. >> they both of them have very strong hairlines. yes. you said we've been talking about the weather europe. about weather in europe. what about the weather here? we'll have an update for you. the weather here? we'll have an upcsunny' you. the weather here? we'll have an upcsunny you. and the weather here? we'll have an upcsunny' you. and scattered >> sunny spells and scattered heavy the name of the heavy s

novak djokovic is facing carlos alcaraz , just 20 years old. you alcaraz, just 20 years old. you know, he is . know, he is. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well, paulwe look ahead to today's action on centre court, let's take a look back to yesterday, shall we, and the women's final really emotional scenes on centre court . you scenes on centre court. you >> yeah, especially marketa vondrousova who didn't even think she would. she was so unconfident about how she would perform at wimbledon this year. her husband stayed at home in the czech republic and was looking after the cat, but she beat five seeds on the way to the final and her husband flew oven the final and her husband flew over. they found a cat sitter and he watched her win wimbledon, which is pretty remarkable given last year she was here as a tourist and was shopping in london because she'd broken so really broken her wrist. so really emotional scenes of family. broken her wrist. so really emotional scenes of family . they emotional scenes of family. they were by the court and afterwards she's known for having loads of tattoos. asked she tattoos. she was asked would she get tattoo to ki