Jack draper, the british number one, is celebrating the biggest win of his career. He beat the australian tenth seed alex de minaur at the us open to reach his first grand slam semifinal. He was rarely troubled in what was also his first quarterfinal at a major tournament, and it was the first time that he d played on the main arthur ashe show court in new york. He d lost his three previous meetings to de minaur but took the first set 6 3, and despite needing treatment for a groin problem in the second set, he won that 7 5 and breezed through the third 6 2. He is the first british man to reach the last four since andy murray in 2012, the year he won it. Draper is yet to drop a set in the tournament karolina muchova overcame illness to reach her second consecutive us open semifinal. The czech won in straight sets against the brazilian beatriz haddad maia. But muchova had to dash to the rest room four times during the match before eventually winning 6 1, 6 4. She s yet to drop a set on t
For Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Southern britain will be wet. Thundery rain could give rise to localised flooding in places. We are picking up a strong easterly wind as well which will be noticeable across North Sea coast. Temperatures around 20 in the south, may be higher for Western Scotland. That theme continues friday and into the weekend. In the north, best of the weekend. In the north, best of the sunshine here, and in Northern Ireland, Heavy Rain across the south and particularly on friday so stay tuned to the weather forecast. Thank you very much. It is time for the news know where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im 0lly foster. More british medals on the sixth day of paralympic competition in paris, but no golds yet today. Bazball goes multi ball. Brendon mccullum will lead englands cricketers in all forms of the game from next year. And three days before Craig Bellamy s first match in charge, we check in with the wales squad. Also coming up on sportsday fr
Speaking slot aT The democratic convention and leading this hour, were just one week thats right. SeveN Days away from the very first debates between Vice President kamala while harris and former President Donald Trump today, were getting new insights into how both campaigns are preparing. While the Trump Campaign says theyre ramping up his Campaign Appearances in the coming days harris is gearing up to further lean into her economic proposals as she tries to moderate some of her past positions. Lets get straighT To cnns Kristen Holmes and Kayla Tausche and tail if youve got some brand new reporting about how Vice President harris is preparing and the new policies were going to see before she takes the stage thats right, jake, Vice President harris is going to be delivering an economic speech in new Hampshire Tomorrow where we have just learned some of the proposals that she has seT To unveil specifically he tried to lower taxes, cut regulation, and provide new financing for Small Busi
From jenin, Lucy Williamson sent this report. It was a message of force, delivered quietly at first. Israeli soldiers seeking their targets, Street By Palestinian street. By morning, hundreds of troops backed by Armoured Bulldozers had arrived in the Refugee Camps of tulkarem, nablus, tubas, jenin. Home to armed palestinian groups and unarmed civilians. At least ten palestinians have been killed. Hamas says six of them were its fighters. Masoud najjar said he was injured when he opened the door of his house to young men asking for water. Translation we felt like something came down on us from the sky and there was an explosion. I was unaware of what was going on. When i put my hand on my chest, it was all shrapnel and blood. Injenin, Army Vehicles surrounded the citys two main hospitals. Ambulances stopped and checked by militaryjeeps. Israels Foreign Minister has urged his government to use gaza as a model for dealing with armed groups, here saying that iran was backing them and that
Hello, welcome to the Bbc News at ten. Tens of thousands of people have gathered on the streets of Paris Tonight to watch the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 paralympics. 4,400 athletes from 184 delegations will compete over the next 11 days of competition with these games featuring a Record Number of delegations and of female athletes. Our Sports Correspondent Andy Swiss is watching in paris. A perfect parisian evening and a paralympic Curtain Raiser like no other. Welcome to paris at Place De La Concorde an Opening Ceremony exploring attitudes towards disability. French Star Christine and the queens with a modern take on an Edith Piaf classic. And soon it was time for the athletes. Parading down the champs elysees, more than 180 countries united by a commonjoy. And here comes great britain. The british team, led by Terry Bywater and lucy shuker, were welcomed by the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. Paralympics gb have 215 athletes competing here and after finishing second in the Medals