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
gatwick airport cancels hundreds of holiday flights this summer. it says staff shortages are still a major problem. covid infections jumped 43% in the week of the four dayjubilee bank holiday, according to the latest figures. that one sounded so good! england s cricketers break their own world record for runs scored in a one day international. and today s warm weather in the south of england has now been officially classed as a heatwave. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, callum tarren is making a name for himself in the second round of the us open. the englishman s battling to stay at the top of the leaderboard. welcome to bbc news at ten. there s more evidence today of the sharp rise in the cost of living, with the price of petrol and diesel breaking new records, and the rate of inflation heading to levels not seen for decades. ministers have urged people to be sensible in their demands for higher wages, but a major new survey for the bbc in
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.
billie jean king serving for match point. - billiejean king dominated women s tennis in the 19605 and 70s, 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. in 1973, she defeated 55 year old bobby riggs in a landmark match known as the battle of the sexes, watched by 90 million people worldwide. any time i get to come to wimbledon, it s a privilege. today she no longer plays but as a campaigner, is as active as ever. what did you make of the decision to not let russian and belarusian players come and compete this year? i think it s really difficult, difficult, difficult challenge. i respect wimbledon but for me personally, i would want every player to be able to play. what was your reaction to the news that the supreme court of america may overturn roe v wade in america? 0h, huge setback. why? because we don t have control over what we want in our bodies. i mean, for someon