vera baird is committed _ and what is she saying? she had to reapply for thejob and thought he might on but learned she had to reapply for the job and thought he might get an automatic second term and was told had to reapply, and she did reapply is not appointed but told she was and appointed full candidate, so she said she was confused, and there is another application process but she has clearly decided she has had enough. she had the opportunity to stay in post until the end of the year but she is going, so her contract ends next week and she will be offered. t next week and she will be offered. i know there has been some criticism in her resignation of thejustice secretary. in terms of the relationship with the current justice secretary, how does that compare with dominic raab? brandon lewis, he's compare with dominic raab? brandon lewis. he's only _ compare with dominic raab? brandon lewis, he's only been _ compare with dominic raab? brandon lewis, he's only been in _ compare with dominic raab? brandon lewis, he's only been in p

dame vera baird was very committed to thejob and dame vera baird was very committed to the job and had she is going, so her contract ends next year and she will be off. l next year and she will be off. i know there has been some criticism in her resignation of thejustice secretary. in terms of the relationship with the current justice secretary, how does it compare with dominic raab? the current justice _ compare with dominic raab? tie: current justice secretary brandon currentjustice secretary brandon lewis has only been in place for a few weeks so that is a new relationship but dominic raab, she did not get on with him and she is very clear —— critical of him and says he sent out mixed messages to her in that he said he would open thejob for competition her in that he said he would open the job for competition but was encouraging her to apply and then said she did not know where she stood. she said he only matter a couple of times in the last time he met i was in february and he was imposed untiljust a few met i was in february and he was imposed until just a few weeks met i was in f

dame vera baird said she was quitting because of the government failure to tackle what she called a catastrophicn catastrophic backlog of cases. in getting to court which was causing anguish to victims. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chethan. we will start with tennis and emma raducanu is through to the semifinals of the korea open after winning three run to the us open. raducanu yet to drop a set at the tournament and will face the former french open champion 0stapenko in the semifinals. it is the day that tennis fans never wanted to come, the end of an era and roger federer is retiring at the age of 41 and playing in the doubles in london as part of a european team that also includes fellow multiple grand slam champions, novak djokovic, andy murray and his friend and greatest rivals, rafael nadal. he will play alongside him against the team world team and rafa nadal says he's super excited to play with federerfor a last time. one of the most important players, one of the most important players in my tennis career is leaving, and, at the end, to live this momen

dame vera baird, a former labour minister, said she was quitting because of government's failure to tackle infections have risen by 5% in the latest set of weekly figures. it's the first time the estimated covid infections have risen since mid—july, but levels are much lower now than they were then. the author dame hilary mantel, widely regarded as one of the greatest british novelists of the century, has died at the age of 70. she was best known for her trilogy of historical novels about the rise and fall of thomas cromwell in tudor england, which began with wolf hall. her publisher, harper collins, said she died "suddenly yet peacefully" surrounded by close family and friends. our culture editor katie razzall looks back on her life. thomas cromwell is now 50 years old, the same eyes... thomas cromwell is now 50 years old, the same eyes- - -_ the same eyes... cromwell. why are ou such the same eyes... cromwell. why are you such a — the same eyes... cromwell. why are you such a person? _ the same eyes... cromwell. why are you such a person? thomas - the same eyes... cromwell. why are| you