hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris live at the bbc sport centre. as headingley provides england with hope once again, another close test match, but this time it goes the home side s way and the ashes is still alive. im chetan pathak live at wimbledon. in the last few moments, the top seed iga swiatek are saved to match points to try and stay alive at the championships. also on the programme, andrey rublev wins a thriller against bublik to reach his first wimbledon quarterfinals. also to the last date for the first time in her career here the women s fourth seed america sjessica pegula. also coming up on sportsday. six in a row for max verstappen as he wins the british grand prix for the first time in his career, despite the best efforts of a british driver. and if it weren t for the wind zharnel hughes is denied a blistering british record in the 200m. the ashes has been at times confounding, often chaotic, but most importantly for england, the series is still
died suddenly aged 67. king charles has arrived in germany for his first overseas state visit since succeeding his mother as the british monarch. he and his wife camilla, the queen consort, were greeted with a ceremonial gun salute shortly after their plane landed in berlin. they then travelled on to the brandenburg gate. where there was an official welcome hosted by president frank walter steinmeier. the landmark was once associated with the country s division during the cold war, and is a symbolic site in its subsequent reunification. it s the first ceremonial welcome ever held there for a visiting head of state. the visit is being seen as part of a move by the uk to improve relationships with its european neighbours. it includes a visit to the german president s residence, bellevue palace, where the king and queen consort signed the guest book and will enjoy a state banquet in their honour. president steinmeier says he is looking forward to working with britain on future
also this lunchtime. borisjohnson accepts he did mislead parliament over lockdown parties in downing street, but says he didn t do it intentionally or recklessly. a warm handshake from the chinese president for vladimir putin, even though the russian leader is now wanted for war crimes in ukraine. a new scheme to keep lung patients out of hospital, as new research show a sharp north/south divide. and maddie hinch, who saved all four penalties to win olympic gold for great britain, announces her retirement. and coming up on the bbc news channel, he s back roy hodgson returns to crystal palace, tasked with keeping the club in the premier league again. good afternoon. a scathing report has found that britain s biggest police force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic . baroness casey s review into the metropolitan police follows the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer, wayne couzens. the report says a boys club culture is rife within the force. the