hello and welcome to bbc news. the wife of the president of haiti, who was assassinated on wednesday, has posted an audio message on twitter describing the moment gunmen stormed their home. jovenel moise died in the attack. his wife was injured and taken to a hospital in miami. the killing has thrown the country in to a deep political turmoil with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. the bbc s rich preston reports. some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation could deteriorate further. it is the poorest country in the americas and the first lady said her husband planned to change the consultation to improve the life of ordinary people. she described wednesday s attack. translation: in the blink of an eye the mercenaries entered mayhem and fiddled my husband with bullets without even giving them the chance to say a word. we cannot let the country lose its way. we cannot let his blood had been spilled i
wimbledon has a new women s champion. world number one ash barty has claimed her first title at the all england club. she defeated eighth seed karolina pliskova from the czech republic in three sets, as chetan pathak reports. what a moment for ash barty. ten years after winning thejunior title here, she is now wimbledon champion, emulating what her hero evonne goolagong did 50 years ago. goolagong an idol to so many from the indigenous australian community. barty, from the beginning, has talked about winning this title and today, she achieved that dream. it wasn t easy and it took three sets in the end against karolina pliskova, the czech eighth seed, who really started this one slowly barty winning the first 14 points in a row. but once the world number one had won that first set, pliskova did find her rhythm again, taking the second on a tie break and leading us into a decider. but barty s game of variety and slicing and stronger movement got her over the line in the end.
welcome to the programme. plenty of sport coming up. we begin in haiti where the wife of the late president, who was assassinated on wednesday, has posted an audio message on twitter describing the moment gunmen stormed their home. she was injured and taken to a hospital in miami. the killing has thrown the country into deep political turmoil with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. in a moment, we ll hearfrom haiti s minister for elections. but first, this report from the bbc s rich preston. as haiti s future remains uncertain, some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation might deteriorate even further. haiti is the poorest country in the americas. the first lady says her husband planned to change the constitution to improve the lives of ordinary people. speaking in creole, she described wednesday s attack. translation: in the blinki of an eye, the mercenaries entered my home and riddled my husband with
and ever since kick off, really, the mood to s been very, very tense in fan parks right the uk. the minutes are ticking away, just under five minutes of more normal time left at wembley. italy are pretty used to winning these big matches, england, not so much, the last major tournament they won was back in 1966, so quite a long time ago. we ll keep you up to date with how the fans are taking it in and the result as and when get it. on to wimbledon, and it s been a centre court thriller for the final of the men s singles, winning his sixth final, novak djokovic has equalled roger federer and rafael natal s 20 grand slam titles. the italian matteo berrettini took the final 2a sets but the world number one was just too strong. at wimbledon, there are always people we miss. strong look. but now, a first opportunity for matteo berrettini. against him, novak djokovic, the ultimate immovable opponent. but when berrettini raised his game, we heard. oh, it s in! london supporting ital
women s singles final. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in haiti where the wife of the late president, who was assassinated on wednesday, has posted an audio message on twitter describing the moment gunmen stormed their home. she was injured and taken to a hospital in miami. the killing has thrown the country into deep political turmoil, with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. in a moment, we ll hearfrom haiti s minister for elections. but first, this report from the bbc s rich preston. as haiti s future remains uncertain, some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation may deteriorate even further. haiti is the poorest country in the americas, the first lady says her husband planned to change the constitution to improve the lives of ordinary people. speaking in creole, she described wednesday s attack. translation: in the blink of an either mercenaries entered my home and riddled my husband wi