the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s, the government will give thousands of people an interim payment of £100,000 each. i think it s a vindication of the work of the inquiry and the fact that this is an interim compensation payment suggests to me that liability has been accepted by the government. there are pollution warnings for nearly 50 beaches around england and wales after untreated sewage is discharged with heavy rain. and britain s emma raducanu knocks serena williams out of the cincinnati masters in straight sets. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we will have the latest from lord s as england take on south africa in the first test of the series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. an increase in food and drink prices has pushed inflation to double digits as the cost of living crisis intensifies. the office for national statistics says the rise in the price of goods is now at its highest rate for more than a0 years. inflation hit 1
of the williams final matches, after she talked about quitting the professional game after the upcoming us open. here s our sports correspondent andy swiss. oh, this is spine tingling stuff. it was both the warmest of welcomes and the fondest of farewells. serena williams emerging for probably her penultimate tournament to face a player a mere 21 years herjunior. mma raducanu wasn t even born when williams won her first grand slam titles. and briefly, there were glimmers of that old magic williams willed on by the crowd, including her daughter, 0lympia. but any optimism soon faded as raducanu rose to the occasion. oh, that s excellent. with her us open title defence looming just what she needed as she ultimately cruised to victory. the celebrations were muted out of respect for one of the greatest her sport has seen.
finish fourth in his last event before retirement, but after a career including three olympic golds, you could see just how much this meant. it s not about today, it s about a whole lifetime of this sport, and i ve got to thank the competitors for embracing me this whole way, the kind words they. the kind words they said to me at the bottom, you know, that i had inspired them and pushed them to get to this point. thank you, guys, thank you, snowboarding. it has been my life. it has been a roller coaster through the years. the fondest of farewells, then, to one of the game s most enduring stars. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. meanwhile, the controversy surrounding the delayed team figure skating medals continues, as the world anti doping agency confirmed it will lodge an appeal with the court of arbitration for sport. the appeal comes after it emerged that russia s 15 year old kamila valieva who was part of the winning team
it s not about today, it s about a whole lifetime of this sport, and i ve got to thank the competitors for embracing me. this whole way, the kind words they. the kind words they said to me at the bottom, you know, that i had inspired them and pushed them to get to this point. thank you, guys, thank you, snowboarding. it has been my life. it has been a roller coaster through the years. the fondest of farewells, then, to one of the game s most enduring stars. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. let s get more on what s been a really disappointing day for great britain s skeleton team. shelly rudman, silver medallist in turin in 2006, is with me. shelly, welcome along. what s gone wrong here? because both the men and women just way off the pace. i wrong here? because both the men and women just way off the pace. women “ust way off the pace. i know, it s a women just way off the pace. i know, it s a real shame. women just way off the pace. i know, it s a real shame. i women just way off