Beating World Number one Iga Swiatek on thursday. She followed that up in her semi with a battling victory over the czech player Karolina Muchova 1 6, 6 4, 6 2. It isa it is a childhood dream, what i wanted when i was a kid. It is a lot of work, a lot of Hard Work Put in and you couldnt even imagine how much goes into it. It would mean the world to me. Imjust it. It would mean the world to me. Im just happy to be in a final, but i come here to want to win the title. So here is whats to come later on friday in the mens semifinals. World number one Jannik Sinner goes up against the new star of british Tennis Jack Draper on the arthur ashe court. That will be followed by the All American clash between the number 12 Seed Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe for a place in sundays Us Open final. At the paralympics in paris, britains Sarah Storey has won a record extending 19th paralympic Gold Medal. She beat french rider heidi gaugain, 27 years herjunior, in a thrilling Sprint Finish to the cycl
Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister says the governments first budget in october will be painful. Sir keir starmer was speaking in the rose garden at Downing Street ahead of parliaments return next week. He said labour had inherited an economic and societal black hole, but the conservatives called the Speech A Distraction from the promises he had no intention of keeping. Our Political Correspondent Hannah Miller reports. On Hannah Miller reports. A Beautiful Day in the down street on a Beautiful Day in the Downing Street garden, the Prime Ministers message was not so sunny. Looking ahead to the autumn and signalling unpopular announcements to come. There is a budget coming in october. It is going to be painful. We have no other choice, given the situation we are in. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavy a burden. I will have to turn to the country and make big asks of you as well. He country and make big asks of you as well.. well. H
Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are Telegraph Chief Political correspondent, christopher hope, and columnist for the Evening Standard and times radio presenter, ayesha hazarika. Lets ta ke lets take a look first at tamaras papers. Tomorrows paper. The telegraph says the chancellor, rishi sunak, fears scientific advisers are Moving The Goalposts on the requirements for ending lockdown amid a growing split within the government over when to lift restrictions. The i marks the news that more than ten Million People in the uk 15 of the population has now recieved a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. The metro quotes englands Chief Medical Officer saying we are past the peak of the pandemic. Professor chris whitty hailed a continual steady decline in the death toll but warned Infection Rates remained incredibly high. According to the guardian, the nhs has been urged to rethink safety for thousands of Frontline Staff after new Re
Beyond mid february. Buy now, pay laterfirms face stricter controls following fears over young shoppers debts. A Court In Moscow is due to decide shortly whether to jail president Vladimir Putins leading critic, Alexei Navalny. Also coming up heavy snow hits parts of Northern England with the met Office Warning some Rural Communities are at risk of becoming cut off. This morning. Door to door tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new South African Coronavirus Variant were found, with no links to travel. People across eight areas are being asked to take tests, whether they have symptoms or not, after the government said the uk must Come Down Hard on the variant and find every case. Andy moore reports. 10,000 Home Testing Kits delivered to a fire station in woking in surrey. From today, the operation to deliver them door to door will begin. Across england, 80,000 people over the age of 16 will be swabbed to find the true extent of the new variant. Theres no
Liverpool move to plug a hole in their defence. The premier League Champions bring in ben davies from preston, as well as a loan signing on a quiet transfer deadline day. Its not quite with the weather today, and Weather Warning for heavy snow across parts of Northern England. Valid until lunchtime. Widely three to eight centimetres above 200 metres we can easily see 15 centimetres to Sow Destruction is likely. All the details later in the programme. Its tuesday the 2nd of february. Our top story. Urgent tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new South African coronavirus variant were found, with no links to travel. People across eight areas are being asked to take tests, whether they have symptoms or not, after the government said the uk must Come Down Hard on the variant. Andy moore reports. 10,000 Home Testing Kits delivered to a fire station in woking in surrey. From today, the operation to deliver them door to door will begin. Across england, 80,000 p