the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s, the government will give thousands of people an interim payment of £100,000 each. i think it s a vindication of the work of the inquiry and the fact that this is an interim compensation payment suggests to me that liability has been accepted by the government. there are pollution warnings for nearly 50 beaches around england and wales after untreated sewage is discharged with heavy rain. and britain s emma raducanu knocks serena williams out of the cincinnati masters in straight sets. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we will have the latest from lord s as england take on south africa in the first test of the series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. an increase in food and drink prices has pushed inflation to double digits as the cost of living crisis intensifies. the office for national statistics says the rise in the price of goods is now at its highest rate for more than a0 years. inflation hit 1
bold, brave, and out. a first success for south africa in the first morning of this series. that was the plan. kagiso rabada again. zak crawley was gone. south africa want bowlers who are tall, strong, quick. yeah, that wasjoe root lbw. so afterjust an hour of play there were two key questions to ask. how long could england survive? how long before it started to rain? jonny bairstow had been immovable earlier this summer. gone here for none. and then stokes the captain was also out on the final ball of the morning. a test indeed for the brave new era for england. joe wilson, bbc news. emma raducanu says she s so grateful that her tennis career has just crossed over with serena williams after she knocked the 23 time grand slam champion out of the cincinnati 0pen. it looks likely to be one