Hes an indian, your majesty. And im the queen of england, i will have whatever help i require. Will gompertz, bbc news. Thats almost it from us. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Heres emily. Tonight, Hurricane Harvey becomes a test for the president. Donald trump lands in texas as the floodwaters rise. And we ask if the knives are now out for boris johnson. Join me now on bbc two. Here, on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im leah boleto so much to get through tonight. The west indies ray of hope another century from shai who steers the windies to a famous test win at headingley. Is sanchez bound for city . Theres a £50 million bid on the table tonight but arsenal reject it. First konta, now kerber the defending champion is dumped out of the us open in round one. Well start with cricket and an historic day at headingley where the west indies won their first test match in this country for 17 years when they beat england by five
Likely miss the rest of the season because of his ongoing hip injury. The world number 2 says its the best decision for his long term future. I did my first ever commentary for Bbc Television from this very gantry. And in those days, nobody had heard of the internet, although i can vouch for the fact that i did say once upon a time, its in the net. And, the unmistakeable voice of football for half a century john motson decides to call it a day. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that Hurricane Irma one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the atlantic is now causing major damage on a number of caribbean islands. It first hit Antigua And Barbuda, before moving on to saint martin and st barts. Communications with those islands are down, but irma is believed to have caused widespread flooding and damage to buildings. The category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 mph, and gusts of up to 225mph is now heading towards the British Virgin islands, puerto rico and then may hit florida b
Scored 423 in their first innings, but with england 50 runs behind, every iu n but with england 50 runs behind, every run will be crucial when the rain relents. Joe wilson, bbc news, at lords. Lets find out about that. Matt has rejoined me. Low pressure is nearby, so expect to see more scenes like this. There are some gaps between the clouds. The cloud across the south is bringing longer spells of rain this afternoon. Heavy rain, too. North and west of that, some sunshine between the showers. Always a bit more cloud in Northern Ireland and southern scotland. Temperature wise, disappointing for an early september. Barely getting into the high teens. The rain in the south east corner cleared away tonight. Showers continue in Western Areas tonight, with the breeze. Central parts drier, but also cooler, temperatures down into single figures. You might get to see scenes like this across the northern half of the uk. Into the weekend, it sta rts half of the uk. Into the weekend, it starts on
Hello, welcome to the programme were live until am this morning. Also, does the accent you have mean people think you are thick . Or more intelligent than you are . This after Angela Rayner, The Shadow Education Secretary, was called thick after being on the Andrew Marr Show yesterday. Let me know what perceptions people have of you because of where you were born. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The case of the terminally ill 11 month old boy, charlie gard, returns to the High Court Today, as judges consider new evidence relating to potential treatment for his condition. An earlier ruling supported the view of his doctors that nothing can be done to improve his quality of life, and they should be allowed to switch off his Life Support Systems. Kathryn stanczyszyn reports. Hes still fighting, so were still fighting. A phrase that chris and Connie Gard Have used many times as they battle to keep their baby
Of dependent contractor, with workers able to get benefits such as holiday and sick pay. Now on bbc news, its time for wimbledon sportsday. Hello and welcome to wimbledon sportsday. Im hugh woozencroft. So much to come this evening, including this. CanJohanna Konta make it through into the semi finals of wimbledon . 7 these are live pictures. She is into a deciding set with simona halep. Venus williams will be waiting if she does the five time champion shows her class to defeat jelena 0stapenko. Pitfalls and potholes Novak Djokovic manages to avoid both on his way to the Quarter Finals. The courts, honestly, are not that great this year. Many players feel the same. It is what it is. And a fourth stage win at the Tour De France for germanys Marcel Kittel chris froome retains the yellow jersey. Good evening. And its been a far cooler and much wetter day eight here in south west london. There were plenty of umbrellas on the hill here today. The covers have been going on and off again and