yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far and we will see more hot sunny weather across united kingdom and again the risk of heavy and thundery downpours and we will have all the details throughout the programme. it s sunday the 11th ofjune. our main story: manchester city s long awaited mission to win the champions league ended in victory last night after they beat inter milan 1-0. it means the team are bringing home the historic treble, lifting all three major trophies in one season. john is in istanbul for us this morning. john, what a night! good morning. what a night indeed! yes, this is the first european cup for manchester city in their 143 year history and long time coming but at long last they can call themselves the kings of europe. the players are still celebrating inside the team hotel in istanbul this morning. what a long night it was, notjust for the morning. what a long night it was, not just for the supporters morning. what a long night it was, notjust
punishments for knife crime after his cousin is stabbed to death in manchester. and it s going to be gold for great britain and northern ireland. more golds for great britain as the european championships draw to a close. good evening. dock workers at felixstowe, britain s largest container port, have gone on strike, bringing operations to a halt. there are warnings it may cause serious disruption to supply chains providing everything from fresh food to household goods, clothing and parts for the car industry. almost 2000 workers are taking part in eight days of action. their union, unite, has rejected a pay offer of 7% plus a one off payment of £500, saying it is significantly below inflation . the port authority insists it s a fair deal. almost half of britain s container goods pass through the port in suffolk. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. what do we want? 10%! the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making su
tech upgrades for your changing wifi needs. and advanced security at home and on the go to block millions of threats. only from us. xfinity. good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day, i m amara walker. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. we are counting down to liftoff again. hours from now, nasa is going to attempt to launch the historic artemis i rocket. we ll have the latest from kennedy space center and update on those issues that forced the first launch to be scrapped. and if you live out west, brace yourself. it is going to be a scorcher. more than 40 million people under heat alerts and ahead, we ll tell you what to expect going into the holiday weekend. plus, the cdc giving the green laight on updated covid-1 boosters. now pharmacies are getting ready to roll out the new shots, but who should get them and when? and she may have lost at the u.s. open, but all eyes are still on tennis superstar serena williams. we ll show you the highlights from la
just a moment. right now, as well, millions of people across the country and around the world, really, continuing to experience this dangerously high temperatures. we re going to break down the latest on the sweltering heat wave and what can be done. also, to capitol hill. democrats in the house eyeing a measure to ban assault weapons, but the bill facing pretty strong opposition from republicans and slim odds of passing in the senate. we ll talk about that. we re going to speak with the highland park mayor who testified before the senate about her town s recent tragedy. that s coming up. hey, everybody. we re going to begin this hour in washington, where ten hours from now, the house january 6th committee is going to hold its latest hearing in prime-time, a season finale of sorts to this initial batch of hearings, with even more expected later on this year, possibly in the fall. tonight s hearing is going to dive into those crucial 187 minutes the committee says it took
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: novak djokovic wins the wimbledon men s final, beating nick kyrgios in four sets his 20 first grand slam victory and his seventh wimbledon title. every single time, it gets more and more meaningful and special, so i am very blessed and very thankful to be standing here with the trophy. trade minister penny mordaunt becomes the ninth candidate to join the conservative leadership race with former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, also declaring in the last 2a hours. in eastern ukraine 15 people died when an apartment block was shelled in the donestk region. sri lanka s deepening economic crisis: the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations, the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly. and, temperatures rise around the uk, with scotland recording its warmest day of the year so far. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. in wimbledon the jabbing tips have come to an end wi