and now we have got launches a new app called threads. and now we have got the launches a new app called threads. and now we have got the sport. launches a new app called threads. and now we have got the sport. the roof is closed on the show court at wimbledon meaning that we have had some action. the defending women s champion is through but she has not had it all her own way. she champion is through but she has not had it all her own way. had it all her own way. she survived a scare on had it all her own way. she survived a scare on centre had it all her own way. she survived a scare on centre court had it all her own way. she survived a scare on centre court as had it all her own way. she survived a scare on centre court as is - a scare on centre court as is tradition of the second day. the women s defending champion opens up. rybakina lost the first set and we know she went into the championships with illness which forced her to withdraw at the third round stage
is day one of wimbledon. novak djokovic takes to centre court. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the occupied west bank where intense gun battles are continuing. hundreds of israeli soldiers are carrying out an assault on the city ofjenin. at least eight palestinians have been killed in gun battles have been continuing. it started with multiple drone strikes on the jenin started with multiple drone strikes on thejenin refugee camp. and israeli army vehicles, were seen moving in. israel claims, the camp contains a command centre for palestinian militants. across the jenin skyline, smoke has been rising for much of the day palestinian leaders say, it s an attempt to destroy a refugee camp and that innocent people inside the camp have been bombed. gun g u n battles gun battles have raged, with palestinians seen firing at israeli troops. vehicles have been firing tear gas
editor faisal islam. this is clearly a mess but the expectation in financial circles is that shareholders will provide the funds to keep thames water going. but the question is how did this come about in an industry that should be so simple, providing a product that everybody needs, and provided the monopolies of several million customers with no competition. and the answer is in hugely complicated structures, huge debts, and lots of regulation. the boss of thames water, sarah bentley, abruptly stood down on tuesday. she was battling to turn around the company after a legacy of under investment. let s discuss what s at stake with dr kate bayliss from the centre for water and development at soas university in london. thank you for being on the programme. faisal islam there talking and touching on some of theissues talking and touching on some of the issues why thames water is where it is. can you elaborate on that, please? on that, please? yes, well, thames on that, please?
controversial end to the second ashes series. welcome back to verify life. a watchdog has found that uk drivers paid more for fuel at supermarkets last year because of a lack of competition between retailers. the competition and markets authority says drivers paid an average of an extra six pence a litre for fuel, with diesel 13 pence a litre more expensive. the government is now promising a change in the law to increase competition. simon williams, the rac s fuel spokesperson, gave us this reaction. yes, consumers have been overcharged for some considerable time. the rac has a programme called fuelwatch. we monitor the price of retailfuel but also, crucially, the price of wholesale fuel. and for the last three months, the price of diesel on the wholesale market has been lower than petrol. yet if you go to virtually any forecourt across the uk, you will see diesel being priced above petrol. now, that is simply not right, it s not fair. it doesn t reflect what s going on at al