here since 2017. following him will be last year s overnight sensation emma raducanu, who went on to win the us open. she is optimistic about her chances, despite her recent injury. but it won t be easy today. she has got a very good first round opponent. and then andy murray is last on the centre court. nine british players in action today. laura, thank you. that takes asunder a look at the weather with susan powell. we saw the rain messing with the cricket. i d say odds on we will see the covers at wimbledon within the next hour. the showers are merging their way across central england at their way across central england at the moment. not great news for haymakers. the grass still standing nicely behind in herefordshire. showers clearing eastwards in the last error. but through this week that the challenge of those showers sweeping their way through is going to stay with us. you can see a band of them here on the radar. some of them are turning to be quite heavy and thunder
and how this. local health bodies to tender out contracts for certain services. the report here from the lancet, saying that billions of pounds of tax payers cash was handed to private companies, and saying this has been associated with a drop of care quality and higher rates of treatable mortality. it certainly the case that outsourcing can be more expensive and potentially lead to lower quality. but we need to remember, it s not the consumer in charge, it s the government entity thatis charge, it s the government entity that is awarding the contract. so we really need to explore whether the state is the right entity, the right bodies and individuals, that should be outsourcing. bodies and individuals, that should be outsourcing. . . bodies and individuals, that should be outsourcing. some supporters of the government be outsourcing. some supporters of the government would be outsourcing. some supporters of the government would argue - be outsourcing. some supporters of
End takes joanna konta into the next round at wimbledon. And coming up on bbc news. Well have all the latest from a big day for the british players at the all england club. Join me for Wimbledon Sportsday at 6 30. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Knife crime is now one of the greatest challenges facing Police Forces across the country. In fact, the knife is britains number one murder weapon. The figures are all the more shocking because increasingly both victims and perpetrators are Young Children and teenagers. Last year nearly 32,500 knife crimes were committed in england and wales. That figure was up 14 on the previous year. Senior Police Officers say there needs to be a change in attitudes and behaviour. Our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, has been on Police Patrol in birmingham and met some of those working to end knife culture. A Summer Evening in birmingham and the force Response Teams from West Midlands police are dealing with dozens of emergencies. Proc
The rising tide of knife crime in britain now the number one Murder Weapon its being carried by growing numbers of children. We need to step right back to nine year olds, eight year olds, and guide them in a better direction, and thats all over the uk. Plugging into the future volvo becomes the first carmaker to ditch petrol and diesel only cars. And a straight sets win for andy murray takes him through to the 3rd round at wimbledon. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News Warren Gatland keeps faith with his 15. The lions coach names an Unchanged Team for their deciding test against the all blacks on saturday. Good evening. The American Ambassador to the United Nations has described north koreas latest missile test as a clear and sharp Military Escalation one that has made the world a more dangerous place. It has been confirmed that the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile fired by north korea for the first time yesterday, could have a range of more than 3000 miles meaning it could reach