further strike action. good morning from wimbledon on day three of the championships. after rain disrupted much of the play, 87 matches are scheduled for today as they try to clear the backlog. a rest day for andy murray though, as he eases into round two on a day where only eight matches were completed. the forecast today is sunshine and showers the forecast today is sunshine and showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most of showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most of us. many of us staying dry all for most of us. many of us staying dry all day for most of us. many of us staying dry all day. we will be back with more dry all day. we will be back with more details later on in the programme. it s wednesday, the 5th ofjuly. today marks the 75th anniversary of the nhs a milestone that s brought warnings the service won t be around for its 100th year without investment and change. today s landmark is being celebrat
fights to prevent its collapse. ministers are drawing up contingency plans while the supplier looks to secure extra funding amid debts running into billions of pounds. celia hatton has more. the future of the uk s biggest water company is far from watertight. but the government is reassuring thames water s 15 million customers they won t lose access to water as work continues behind the scenes to try to rescue it from collapse. thames water is £14 billion in debt and in crisis mode after the surprise resignation of its ceo on tuesday. no clear reason has been given for sarah bentley s departure. ministers are considering a plan to bring the utility giant temporarily under public ownership if it can t sort out its debts. we need to make sure that thames water as an entity survives. there s a lot of work that the government is trying to do on resolving sewage. certainly, up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down, but there s a lot of infrastru
Commander has warned of heavy battles on the new front in the North East Region of kharkiv. The russian president Vladimir Putin says there are no plans to capture the countrys second city but said moscow was instead carving out a buffer zone. Moscow was instead carving out a bufferzone. Russian moscow was instead carving out a buffer zone. Russian forces have been advancing in the north east and fierce fighting has been taking place. The yellow on this map represent new gains claimed by russia. Our Defence Correspondent has been to the front line. From there he sent this special report. We are told to immediately head to a bunker. Taking shelter, recently arrived ukrainian reinforcements. A week ago, they were fighting elsewhere on the front. Andre tells me the story is dynamic and tense. From a drone feed, they are nervously watching and waiting for another attack. Nervously watching and waiting for anotherattack. He nervously watching and waiting for another attack. He says it is ti
Sunshine. Lots of that and it is still dry on monday. Thanks, elizabeth. And thats bbc news at six. Hello and welcome to sportsday im hugh ferris. Down to the wire the Premier League enters its final weekend with Manchester City and arsenal separated by two points. While in the wsl its just two goals that separate the top two, as emma hayes prepares for herfinal game hoping to keep the title with chelsea. People always like to pick holes in things you dont do, but obviously what we achieved here is remarkable, considering our starting point. And as liverpool prepare to say goodbye to one manager, arne slot announces hell be the next at anfield. Also coming up on sportsday. An arrest. Charges. Release. And a round of golf. One extraordinary day in the life of Scottie Scheffler. And there appears to be little between them on paper, but on the scales, tyson fury and Oleksandar Usyk could be a long way apart as they prepare to weigh in for their heavyweight unificiation fight. Hello again.