hello this is bbc news. the headlines: novak djokovic wins the wimbledon men s final, beating nick kyrgios in four sets his 20 first grand slam victory and his seventh wimbledon title. every single time, it gets more and more meaningful and special, so i am very blessed and very thankful to be standing here with the trophy. trade minister penny mordaunt becomes the ninth candidate to join the conservative leadership race with former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, also declaring in the last 2a hours. in eastern ukraine 15 people died when an apartment block was shelled in the donestk region. sri lanka s deepening economic crisis: the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations, the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly. and, temperatures rise around the uk, with scotland recording its warmest day of the year so far. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. in wimbledon the jabbing tips have come to an end wi
hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley. the headlines. the family of former british soldier jordan gatley say he s been killed fighting for the ukrainian armed forces in the eastern city of severodonetsk. ministers order a review into whether a 5 pence cut in fuel duty is being passed on quickly enough to drivers. it s horrendous. i don t know how people are going to survive. i rely on my car all the time, and it s a huge cost to everybody. it comes as a leading business group tells the bbc they believe households in the uk will go into recession this year. disability campaigners are taking legal action against the government for not backing a recommendation from the grenfell tower inquiry to give vulnerable residents of high rise buildings personal fire evacuation plans. voting ends in most of france in an election to decide whether emmanuel macron can continue governing with a majority in the national assembly. and queen elizabeth the second becomes the world s second lon
hello and welcome along to sportsday. i m s era sarah mulkerrins. joe root hits 150 as they back to back against new zealand. dan evans rounds off a perfect week. and linn grant becomes the first female winner on the dp world tour after victory in scandinavia. welcome along to sportsday. day three was all about england s batters as they dominated play at trent bridge. starting the day on 90 for one, they were looking at a hefty first endings told her a 553. play ended with a root in on 163. in the foothills of new zealand s vast first innings total, england had to bat, so why not enjoy it? alex lees made his highest score for england, but 67 felt like a disappointment, such was the context. this was a day of opportunity, and lees knew it. both teams dropped several catches. this was a tough one but it was joe root, and therefore to be regretted by new zealand. 0llie pope was guiding his way to 100. england backing his talent, giving him responsibility, and this is how you
in the table to go top, level on points with warrington who play later. elsewhere, salford red devils made it seven wins from their last eight as they edged hull kr 26 points to 16 with a flurry of late points. chris atkin helping to seal the victory with this try five minutes from time. the two sides will play each other again later this month in the challenge cup quarter finals. this late try from jason qareqare earned a precious victory for castleford tigers, as they came back from 10 points down to beat rivals leeds rhinos by 26 points to 24. castleford moved six points clear of bottom side wakefield. in the women s premier 15s exeter chiefs thumped leaders gloucester hartpury 58 19 to secure second place and with it, a home play off semi final. they ll host third placed saracens. gloucester hartbury knew they were guaranteed to finish top of the table, but were easily seen off by exeter, with brooke bradley scoring the last of the visitors 8 tries. gloucester harpbury will be at