wimbledon champion. she became the first player representing kazakhstan to win a grand slam title, beating tunisian third seed onsjabeur in a gripping final yesterday. but britons alfie hewett and gordon reid s run of ten consecutive grand slam wheelchair doubles titles came to an end. joe wilson was there. in this famous corner of london, it was kazakhstan versus tunisia, a brand new combination for a wimbledon final and a clash seemingly of styles. ons jabeur is a conjurer of shots. who, from there, could do this? well, only her. elena rybakina has power and stature but her touch initially was unreliable. jabeur took the first set 6 3. but even in a three set match, there s time to get better, to speed up. into the deciding set, rybakina retains her power but now she had the movement, the finesse. how could jabeur deal with that? well, she needed an answer early, she could not find one. third set, the victory seemed almost routine. of course, it was years in the making. ryb
of the year so far we ll be talking to a cafe owner in arboyne. that afternoon. the international trade minister, penny mordaunt, has become the ninth candidate to enter the conservative leadership contest. most candidates are focusing on their plans for the economy. the former health secretary, sajid javid, wants to bring forward the 1p income tax cut to next year. both mrjavid and the former cabinet minister, jeremy hunt, are also pledging to reduce corporation tax from 19% to 15%. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. and then there were nine. trade minister penny mordaunt the latest to throw her hat in the ring to be the next tory leader. many candidates but one key issue taxes. former health secretary sajid javid will cut them if he is prime minister, including a tax rise introduced to help the health service when he ran it. if we don t have the tax cuts we will not get growth, if we do not get growth we will not be able to sustain the public se
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. in the last hour, serbia s novak djokoic has retained his wimbledon men s singles title beating the controversial australian nick kyrgios in four sets to claim his 21st grand slam title. i spoke to chetan as victory was declared. ina in a small little mountain resort in serbia where my parents used to run a restaurant, i was four and a half, five years old, i saw pete sampras win wimbledon and 92 and i asked my dad and mum to buy me a racket and. realising a childhood dream and. realising a childhood dream and winning this trophy. you know, every single time, it gets more and more meaningful and special, so i am very blessed and very thankful to be standing here but the trophy. i think it has ended how most people suspected it would
and novak djokovic wins his seventh wimbledon title after beating nick kyrgios in four sets. protestors in sri lanka have said they will continue to occupy the residences of the country s president and prime minister until they leave office. thousands of people stormed the official residences in colombo on saturday, following weeks of protests over economic mismanagement, which has lead to shortages of food, fuel and medicine. from the capital, colombo, our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan now reports. a day these anti government protesters have been waiting for. before these doors were breached, president gotabaya rajapaksa fled from this sprawling mansion. once a highly protected compound with hundreds of soldiers and guards, it now resembles a tourist spot. some took the liberty to enjoy the facilities. protest movement leaders saying they will not leave the official residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit the office. for many, it s a moment
is sweet for novak djokovic, who wins his seventh wimbledon men s singles title. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and 3.30am in colombo, sri lanka where protestors have been celebrating what they believe to be the toppling of the country s leadership. president rajapaksa whose family has dominated sri lankan politics for the best part of two decades has announced he will step down on wednesday after demonstrators stormed his official residence and set fire to the prime minister s house. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from inside the presidential palace, which is still overrun by protesters. these scenes would have been unthinkable days ago. sri lanka s seat of presidential power now a sightseeing destination. security nowhere to be seen, as thousands push their way into a palace taken over by protesters. this is a really surreal moment for sri lanka. a building that is normally heavily