another encore for serena williams. she showed she s got no intention of ending her singles career without a fight as she advanced to the third round of the us open, this time beating one of the top seeds. and we look at glasgow s chances of becoming the host city for the eurovision 2023. good morning. it s not of country this morning started off on a cool note with some dense fog patches but for many of us today, it is going to be largely dry. there will be some sunshine but there will also be some showers and some of those could be heavy and potentially thundery. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s thursday 1st september. the prime minister is expected to announce up to £700 million of investment for a new nuclear reactor in suffolk today. it s part of the government s long term strategy to bring down energy costs but it could take 15 years to build and a final go ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson s successor. jon donnison reports. is
could be vacant by 2030. an investigation is under way into the charity set up in honour of the fundraiser and army veteran captain sir tom moore. buckingham palace won t publish the results of an inquiry into the handling of allegations that the duchess of sussex bullied members of staff. we are nearly there around the stumps. wow, look at this. amazing! and the ancient trees that have been growing since the middle ages. campaigners say we should do more to protect them. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a big day for katie boulter awaits. she s one of six british in action at wimbledon and she is first on centre court shortly. good afternoon. the uk is giving ukraine an extra billion pounds in military aid almost doubling british support for the fight against russia. the uk is the second biggest donor to ukraine after the united states, and borisjohnson says it s transforming ukraine s defences . well, since russia s invasion, the uk has sent a total of £3.8 billio
the boss of one of japan s biggest pop talent agencies has resigned after revealing details of sexual abuse committed by its late founder. we ll hear from the bbc reporter who originally broke the story. and a review of veterinary services in the uk is launched , amid concerns pet owners are often facing eye watering bills. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s mimi fawaz. and to some developments in women s football in spain. players in the top tier of the women s game will strike over pay and conditions. the new liga f season is due to start on friday but instead players will walk out for the first two games. the spanish players association said the strike was called because a fair deal could not be reached. negotiations began a year ago but the league said the players demands would lead to economic failure . and to some football transfer news. everton s demarai gray has become the latest player to move to saudi arabia. he has joined al ett
for the first two games. the spanish players association said the strike was called because a fair deal could not be reached. negotiations began a year ago, when liga f turned professional, but the league said the players demands would lead to economic failure . and to some football transfer news. everton s demarai gray has become the latest player to move to saudi arabia. he has joined al ettifaq on a permament transfer for an undisclosed fee. it comes as liverpool s mohamed salah has been the subject of interest as the next big name tojoin the league. liverpool reportedly turned down a bid believed to be worth over 185 million dollars, but there s still time before the saudi window closes for things to change. to the us open next and in the women s quarter finals, madison keys recorded a comfortable win over marketa vondrousova in new york. keys started the stronger of the two, breaking ninth seed vondrousova at the first opportunity and winning a closer second set. th