Welcome along, thank you forjoining us. Having lost all four of his previous grand slam quarterfinals taylor fritz has made it made it fifth time lucky. The american is into the semifinals of a major for the first time and that at his home grand slam after knocking out the fourth seed alexander zverev, who s at the bottom of your screen, in four sets. Fritz, who s 26 now, seeded 12th, keeps alive his hopes of becoming the first american men s singles champion at flushing meadows since andy roddick in 2003. I ve had a lot of looks at quarterfinals over the past couple of years and uh, today, just today, just felt different. I really felt like it was my time to take it a step further. And i mean, it s only fitting i m doing it here on this court at the open in front of the crowd. It s not just taylor fritz dreaming big. Another american emma navarro is also into her first grand slam semi final. The home crowd in new york turbo charging her performance navarro top of your screen
Talking to us after her long campaign. Libraries are facing mass closures across the uk. A former Childrens Laureate tells us why he feels that is a decimation. All of those stories coming up. Lets pause and catch up with the sport with chetan. We start with The News that Brendan Mccullum will take charge of all formats of England Cricket from next year. The new zealanders already the Head Coach of the test side, but from january, hell also take over the one Day And T20 teams. Hes also signed a new contract. The move coincides with the move coincides with Englands Tour of india Englands Tour of india and the icc champions trophy. And the icc champions trophy. In the meantime, Marcus Trescothick in the meantime, Marcus Trescothick will be the Head Coach will be the Head Coach for the upcoming series for the upcoming series against australia and the tour against australia and the tour of the caribbean later this year. Of the caribbean later this year. And staying with cricket, its been a
The number of mobiles snatched on the street. And the former Childrens Laureate Michael Rosen laments the loss of britains Libraries. Im sangry, thats what i am, sad and angry about this, that this wonderful facility that weve had, and perhaps taken for granted, has been eroded just bit by bit, taking it away from us. And coming up on Bbc News, Jack Draper is being hailed as the new king of british tennis after reaching the quarterfinals of the Us Open. He will play Alex De Minaur next. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked the uks decision to suspend some Arms Sales to his country as shameful and misguided. He said the move would embolden hamas, but the Defence Secretary John Healey has defended the legaljudgment. It marks a shift in the uks approach to the conflict from the positon held by the previous conservative government. Our political correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. From supporters of the israeli gov
Did not have the jurisdiction to punish the Club And Cant take action. In a statement the Premier League says its Surprised And Disappointed by the panels decision. More the panels decision. Reaction to that on the bbc more reaction to that on the Bbc Sport website. More reaction to that on the Bbc Sport website. Cristiano ronaldo may still be keen to play international football but another legendary Striker Luis Suarez has decided to call it a day for uruguay. The 37 year old had to fight back the tears as he confirmed their World Cup Qualifier against Paraguay On Saturday will be his last appearance for his country. The former Liverpool And Barcelona forward is uruguay s all time leading scorer with 69 goals in 142 appearances. He made his debut 17 years ago. Americas Emma Navarro is into herfirst Grand Slam Semi Final after beating Paula Badosa in straight sets at the Us Open, navarro, who knocked out the defending Champion Coco Gauff in the previous round, was powered by the Home S
But a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission says while Uk Government policies have contributed to the pressure, much of it comes from the Scottish Governments own decisions. Heres our scotland editorjames cook. This is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. A Community Centre handing out free bread to help the residents of muirhouse make ends meet. And yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. Prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and The Cost Of Living crisis, have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. I must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024 25. And i call. There is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the Proceeds Of Offshore Wind and publicly owned scottish w