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it took 68 years for the open championship to return to royal portrush back in 2019.liver an even better event then. stephen, many thanks. the last british hope in the us open singles tournament, emma raducanu, has said her run feels "surreal" as she prepares to compete for a place in the semifinals. the teenager faces the swiss 11th seed, belinda bencic, who won the olympic title last month. let's speak to our correspondent, russell fuller, in new york. huge excitement around emma. it has been the most — huge excitement around emma. it has been the most remarkable _ huge excitement around emma. it i:s been the most remarkable summer huge excitement around emma. it i:3 been the most remarkable summer of success for emma raducanu, who reached the fourth round at wimbledon having not played in 15 months because of the pandemic. and then just a few weeks after receiving her a—level results has made it through to the quarterfinals here in new york. and as a qualifier, so she had to win three matches in qualifying just to get to the main draw. she has then won another four

golf's open championship will return to northern ireland and royal portrush in 2025.the it has staged the major in six yea rs. its long—awaited return attracted over 230 — thousand spectators in 2019, setting a new attendance record for a championship held outside st andrews. shane lowry clinched the claretjug on that occasion, beating tommy fleetwood. american collin morikawa is the reigning champion. that's all your sport for now. thank you. we will shortly take you to the house of commons will be debate for mps today meet the plans for a national insurance rise to pay for a national insurance rise to pay for the nhs and social care is about to take place. the prime minister introduced the announcement yesterday of a 1.25% point national insurance in order to pay for the nhs and social care, thereby breaking a manifesto pledge what she said was justified given the pandemic. there had been a lot of disquiet on conservative backbenchers but it is not expected that the government is going to lose a vote on this particular issue but the debate is bound to be a very inte

on the bbc news channel, the open championship is returning to royal portrush in 2025, it will be theing it back in 2019. in paris, the trial of 20 men accused of involvement in the attacks which left 130 people dead in november 2015 began today. it is an historic moment. for the thousands who were affected, directly or indirectly, on that night of terror, it will be a painful reminder of what happened, but also a chance to see justice done. as our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports, gunmen targeted the capital's bars and entertainment venues including the bataclan concert hall. the sirens sounded again in paris today for the man accused of terrorising the city six years ago, sounds that once accompanied that fear and panic, sounds that once accompanied that fearand panic, now sounds that once accompanied that fear and panic, now accompanying the defendants on their way to justice. it was a night when security felt uncertain, when no one in paris knew where to run. as islamist gunmen targeted bars, restaurants, the football stadium, the bataclan concert hall. explosion. the o

meanwhile, the open champoinship will return to royal portrush in northern ireland in 2025.- bbc. sarah mulkerrins will be back at half past six for sportsday. much, much more coming up. the new president of universities uk, which represents vice—chancellors and principals, has warned the government against any attempt to restrict the number of students in england. professor steve west says it could have a negative impact on those from poorer backgrounds. ministers are expected to set out plans for funding universities this autumn. we can speak to the president of universities uk, professor steve west, now. good afternoon to you. good afternoon- — good afternoon to you. good afternoon. how— good afternoon to you. good afternoon. how much - good afternoon to you. good afternoon. how much of- good afternoon to you. good afternoon. how much of a i good afternoon to you. good i afternoon. how much of a serious threat is this? _ afternoon. how much of a serious threat is this? how _ afternoon. how much of a serious threat is this? how worried i afternoon. how much of a serious th

meanwhile, the open champoinship will return to royal portrush in northern ireland in 2025. nearly 39,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 38,925 cases per day in the last week. the figures also show there were 7,907 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus yesterday. 191 deaths were reported in the latest 24 hour period — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that takes the average number of deaths per day to 133 over the last week. on vaccinations, nearly 89% of people over the age of 16 have had their first jab, and just over 80% have had both doses. in scotland, case numbers of covid are at their highest levels since the pandemic began in march 2020, but today nicola sturgeon said the rate of increase in infections could be slowing down and there is reason for cautious optimism. the latest data in scotland showed there were 5,810 positive cases reported, 883 people in hospital with covid and 82 people in intensive care — five more than yesterday. we are still experiencing a surge in cases

meanwhile, the open champoinship will return to royal portrush in northern ireland in 2025.est conversations and clear lines of communication with the ecb but if there is no information available to them then it makes things very difficult. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the biggest trial in france's modern history has opened in paris, amid tight security. 20 men are accused of involvement in a string of coordinated attacks in 2015, killing 130 people and wounding hundreds more. the attack — on bars, restaurants and the bataclan concert hall — was france's worst post—war atrocity. among the defendants appearing in the specially—built chamber is salah abdeslam — the only surviving gunman. our correspondent hugh schofield reports from paris. as you can imagine, peak security here, and half of the island has been sealed off by security forces. and inside the historic palais de justice behind me here, around a specially constructed courtroom there is a throng of lawyers, journalists, police and survivors. this promises to be a long, emotio

golf�*s open championship will return to northern ireland and royal portrush in 2025.e, was very emotional, but it fired me up to go. then i broke the world record, got the gold and watched lora get the gold in her final ride as well. then there was a period of about 30 minutes where we didn�*t see each other. then finally, we got that moment to have that hug and lora just said to me, "we�*ve done it." i got home on saturday and neil told me he's taken a screenshot of the fact that david beckham liked this photo on instagram. it's just crazy. olympic silver medallist ethan hayter is the new leader of cycling�*s tour of britain. he impressed on the track in the madison with matt walls, and now he�*s showing what he can do on the road. a fine performance from the ineos grenadiers in the time trial put hayter in the race lead with five stages to go. there�*s a tough day ahead, as the race will climb the great orme in llandudno. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. the trial of 20 men accused of being involved in the november 2015 paris