The fairytale for coco gauff continues here at wimbledon. At the age of 15, shes now into the third round and she says she canbeat anyone. The son will continue to shine in wimbledon all day. The sun. The further south you are, you will hang onto the sunny conditions but further north, cloud will build with heavy and persistent rain in the north west of scotland. We will be back with more later. Its thursdayjuly the 4th. Our top story patients lives are being put at risk because of delays in treatment for sepsis, referred to by experts as a hidden killer, because it is hard to spot. Its estimated 50,000 people in the uk die from sepsis every year. Hospitals are meant to put patients on an antibiotic drip within an hour when its suspected, but research by the bbc suggests a quarter of patients in england are waiting longer. Lauren moss reports. A father remembering his son as a bright student with ambition of becoming an accountant and taking ca re of becoming an accountant and taking c
Rights, it means we all have. And scientists discover the oldest modern human fossil ever found outside africa. Three days after the contents of his scathing diplomatic cables about donald trump were published in a sunday newspaper, and a day after the president said he would no longer have anything to do with him, the uk ambassador to the United States has resigned. Sir kim darroch said in a letter to the Foreign Office the Current Situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as i would like. The head of britains Diplomatic Service has been speaking to parliament about Donald Trumps refusal to work with a British Ambassador. This is not the first time a British Ambassador has left post. But, or resign because of. Actions taken by host government, but usually, they are governments with who we have problematic relations rather than friendly relations. And even then, had there been many occasions in your experience where there has been refusal to work with the british, c
Will be Something Like 10,000 times faster in thinking than we are. And after missing last years wimbledon because of injury andy murray returns to compete in the mens doubles today. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9 the two conservative leadership candidates have been challenged to urgently bring forward plans to tackle the social care crisis if they become Prime Minister. A committee of peers has called for an immediate 8 billion pound investment, and a move to a free, nhs based, system. Jeremy hunt has said he accepts more money is needed for care, while borisjohnson said a cross Party Approach is needed. The call comes as both candidates make further promises to try to win over tory Party Members who will decide which of them becomes Prime Minister. The frontrunner, mr johnson, has pledged to recruit an extra 20,000 Police Officers over three years if he becomes pm. Mr hunt has promised to offer mps a free vote on whether to lift the ban on fox hunting in england and wa
In tehran, over what it calls the illegal seizure of an Iranian Oil Tanker off gibraltar both contenders for the tory Party Leadership are told to raise the standard of Adult Social Care if they become britains next Prime Minister. This is the scene live now in stirling where the Prime Minister is about to make a speech calling on her successor to strengthen the union of the United Kingdom. And back at the bridge Frank Lampard one of chelseas grestest players is named as the clubs new manager. Its 5 oclock. Our top story. The betting group william hill is planning to close around 700 shops across the uk putting more than 4,500 jobs at risk. The Company Blames it on new government regulations, which reduce the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals from £100 to £2. William hill says its suffered a significant fall in revenues as a result. Campaigners, who warned that fixed odds machines were encouraging addiction have welcomed the news but employees say the scale of the losses
A controversial if slightly soggy fourth ofjuly celebration. Theres been double delight for andy murray on his return to wimbledon winning his opening doubles match. Hell take to the court again later with Serena Williams. Hotter than yesterday at wimbledon, 27, 28 in a lot of sunshine. The forecast for the uk as a whole, the northern half of the country, cloudier with spots of rain, heaviest in the north west and for the south, sunny, dry and warm. Well be back with more later. We will. Its friday, the 5thjuly. Our top story, five former heads of Scotland Yard have warned that the public has lost confidence in the police and there is a feeling that britain has descended into lawlessness, due to the amount of knife and drug crime. In a letter to the times newspaper, the former Police Chiefs condemn what they call the emasculation of british policing under theresa may. Our news correspondent ben ando is outside new Scotland Yard. Ben, whats behind this letter . Good morning charlie. Whe