british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been jailed for 20 years by a new york court for helping jeffrey epstein abuse young girls. also, with petrol and diesel prices near record highs, pressure is growing on retailers and the government to step in. i ll be finding out the impact on people who rely on their vehicle for work. good morning, defeat for serena williams on her wimbledon return. when the covers come off later, we will see emma raducanu and andy murray back in action. good morning, we have rain pushing eastwards that will clear the east in the next couple of hours. behind it, sunshine and showers, some of them heavy and thundery but less windy today than yesterday. i will have the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday, 29th ofjune. our main story. the cancer campaigner, blogger and broadcaster, dame deborahjames, also known as bowel babe, has died aged 40. she had been receiving end of life care for bowel cancer at home. the host of the bbc s you, me and
games, it was really good for me. williams stays on 23 major titles. one more would match the record but even she can t play forever. rafa nadal has 22 but in round one, he was tested. eventually through in four sets. today britain s grand slam winners back for round two. emma raducanu plays caroline garcia then andy murray plays the man who has his name on a court. game, set, match, isner. john isner played the sport s longest match. 12 years on, he still has the same tools. he got 5a aces in round one. now isner serves into the noise. there could be more gripping nights to come on centre. joe lynskey, bbc news.
and i still hope that we find out more about how that was allowed to occur. maxwell did not look at her victims, but she did address them. she said she was sorry for the pain they had experienced. she also said her association with epstein, who she described as a manipulative, cunning man, was the greatest regret of her life. her statement felt like a very hollow apology to me. she did not take responsibility for the crimes that she committed and it felt like, once more, her trying to do something to benefit her and not at all about the harm that she had caused. the court allowed others who were not a part of the trial to also confront maxwell. the pain and anguish she caused was plain to see, as several accusers emotionally spoke about the lasting impact of her crimes, such as liz stein. she had a wonderful, full, beautiful life. and so many of usjust didn t have a chance to have that. i think that the closure part
and tv presenter davina mccall paid tribute to deborah on instagram saying. well said, there. lots of people takin: in well said, there. lots of people taking in the well said, there. lots of people taking in the news well said, there. lots of people taking in the news this - well said, there. lots of people | taking in the news this morning. john has the sport for us and he s on centre court at wimbledon. a big day a british action ahead? yes, we will come to that in a moment. certainly what unfolded here last night which was a big talking points. serena williams, the 23 time
be slow moving. a small chance of a shower at wimbledon. be slow moving. a small chance of a showerat wimbledon. here, shower at wimbledon. here, temperatures showerat wimbledon. here, temperatures 22. generally 15 23. 0vernight, showers will fade. then we look at the south because we have this system clipping the south eastern quarter and showers moving northwards across scotland and northern ireland by the end of the night. not a cold night. temperatures between 10 13. tomorrow, showers move north into northern scotland and the northern isles. you could see more cloud across east anglia and kent because we have a weather front nearby. but there will be showers around and some could be heavy and thundering. temperatures 14 19. tomorrowjust that little bit cooler. ghislaine maxwell, a former girlfriend of the sex offenderjeffrey epstein, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in new york.