There was a scare for world number 11 david goffin who dropped the first set, but fought back to beat colombias daniel galan in three sets. It gave belgium a 2 0 lead after they won their opening singles match as well. Welcome to bbc news, im mike embley. Our top stories colombia playing at the top level of in hong kong, younger activists are led out of the besieged 00 01 28,924 2147483051 37 29,177 university campus, 2147483051 37 29,177 4294966103 13 29,430 but a hundred protestors remain. Tennis for the first time, won the double match. All that action only took place after this Opening Ceremony in madrid, with rafa nadal taking part for the hosts spain. Its the first year the davis cup is seeing this format, with 18 countries split into six groups of three, with the Group Winners and two best placed runners up into the knockout stage. Great Britains Andy Murray says hell only give his thoughts on the revamp once the tournaments over. For years, mens tennis has been dominated by fed
We had the coldest night of the season so we had the coldest night of the season so far and, you may be glad to here, the coldest night of the week. 10 in parts of aberdeenshire, the milder able try to push in over the milder able try to push in over the next three days. Symbols stay below freezing in parts of scotland. Many in lower single figures into the afternoon. Ten to 12 degrees in wales, South West Wales and Northern Ireland, but cloudy skies and indices around penzance, the wind is whipping them up. Quite a breeze blowing, touching gale force around the coast, and we will see cloud and outbreaks of rain stop the far north will brighten up later. Into tonight, while many staff and i dry, we will see some further rain pushing on to other western areas, particularly western scotland, other parts of wales in the south west. Nothing too substantial. With the cloud in place and the breeze picking up, not as cold tonight. There will be thrust and ice across parts of scotland, norther
Who are refusing to surrender. Swedish prosecutors drop their investigation of rape allegations against the wikileaks co founder, Julian Assange. Prince andrew is facing calls to talk to us investigators, from a woman who says Jeffrey Epstein assaulted her. Its 5 oclock, our main story. A leaked report into severe failings in Maternity Care at shrewsbury and Telford Hospital nhs trust has criticised what it calls a toxic culture at the trusts hospitals, going back a0 years. And it warns that lessons are still not being learned. The report contains the interim findings of a review into the trust, ordered by the government in 2017. It followed allegations that dozens of babies and mothers had died unnecessarily, or been left with permanent disabilities. The report says staff at the trust routinely dismissed parents concerns, were unkind, got dead babies names wrong and, in one instance, referred to a baby who died as it. Our Health Editor hugh pym explained the significance of todays new
Some people look to be even pre spinning, a member of the conservative campaign immediately behind me and some of the shadow cabinet are here. Weve already seen some prominent conservatives although not cabinet ministers but the main event will be the First Time Ever that the leader of the opposition and the Prime Minister are taking each other on in a head to head debate. Are taking each other on in a headtohead debate. What kind of format can we expect this evening . I fear that that one is not going to be and sit in the next few minutes but we will try to get our communication sorted in time for the sort of that debate on itv at eight oclock. Stay with us throughout the evening including of course for the paper reviews later this evening and joining meat will be lord digby jones who is the former trade minister and always opinionated and don foster of the guardian. Before that time for sportsday. Hello, im olly foster, heres whats coming up on sportsday. Its a big night for bale and
For a new institute that will study the ethics of Artificial Intelligence. And all the sport withjohn watson. It isa and all the sport withjohn watson. It is a make or breakfor and all the sport withjohn watson. It is a make or break for scotland if they are to reach the knockout stage of the womens world cup. And helen will be here with the weather. What a display yesterday evening gcioss what a display yesterday evening across Eastern England. There is something a little my settle heading oui something a little my settle heading our way and we will talk storms and High Pressure a little later. See you later on thank you. A whining from Health Experts that a public mistrust of vaccines means that the world is taking a step backwards in the fight against deadly but preve nta ble the fight against deadly but preventable infectious diseases. Hello, this is after midnight. Afternoon live. Dutch investigators have accused four men of murder for their role in the shooting down of a Malaysia