it s the hottest day of the year so far in the uk, with 30 degrees recorded in southern england, and heat health alerts for some areas in the south and east. djokovic, martina, all of us. do you eat the grass? just put it in our pockets, it s for good luck, it s great! tennis legend billiejean king, now also famous for her social campaigning, talks to the bbc about issues she believes are important today. every generation has to fight, because things are fragile constantly. i think it is really important to think about things being in a tenuous position always. and coming up on the bbc news channel, salt peppers the netherlands with runs as he claims his first century in an england odi match in the first of the three match series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more relia
30 years, billiejean king became the first female sports superstar, winning 39 grand slam titles and holding the world number one position for six years. off the court, billiejean king worked tirelessly as a social activist, campaigning to get the women s sport recognised and female athletes treated as equal to men. now nearly 80, she s still campaigning and is worried about the upcoming us supreme court decision on legal abortion. she s been speaking to the bbc s amol rajan at the place she calls her spiritual home wimbledon. i always just love to look at a tennis court. it s like our stage. and i love to touch it. do you eat the grass? we just put it in our pocket. it s for luck. billie jean king serving for match point. billiejean king dominated women s tennis in the 19605 and 705, but also became an icon for social activists along the way. the first openly lgbt player, she set up the women s professional tour and earned equal pay for women.
it s the hottest day of the year so far in the uk, with 30 degrees recorded in southern england, and heat health alerts for some areas in the south and east. djokovic, martina, all of us. do you eat the grass? just put it in our pockets, it s for good luck, it s great! tennis legend billiejean king, now also famous for her social campaigning, talks to the bbc about issues she believes are important today. every generation has to fight, because things are fragile constantly. i think it is really important to think about things being in a tenuous position always. and coming up on the bbc news channel, salt peppers the netherlands with runs as he claims his first century in an england odi match in the first of the three match series.
we have to really, really appreciate each person to find their truth, whatever that is. in the 19705, her success on court was matched by turmoil off it. she had an affair, abortion and even her sexuality made public against her will. both pragmatic and idealistic, she has simple advice for a new generation of activists. every new generation has to fight because things are fragile constantly. i think it s really important to think about things being in a tenuous position always. even if they re not. that progress is fragile. it is, and you can go backwards so easily. amol rajan, bbc news. and you can see more of billiejean king on amol rajan interviews, wednesday at 7pm, on bbc two. a giant new neon sign based on the las vegas original has been put up just outside skegnes.