Can she go all the way . Also tonight. The head of mi5 warns that the Talibans Takeover of afghanistan may well embolden so called Lone Wolf terrorists. It coMes on the eve of the 20th Anninversary of 9 11, as aMerica prepares to reMember almost 3000 people who died that day. Whether it is 911, whether it is january 13th, whether it isjuly seventh, i miss my dad and that will never change. Scotland sees its highest level of Covid Infections since estimates began the First Minister says the nhs is under more pressure than ever before in scotland. And Ment-and-frustration'>DisappointMent And Frustration for the sell out crowd at Old Trafford as the fifth and final test is cancelled at the last minute because of covid. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel Yorkshire Cricket apologise to their forMer Player Azeem Rafiq and say he was the victim of racial Ment-and-bullying'>HarassMent And Bullying. Good Me'>Evening And WelcoMe to the Bbc News at six. Tomorrow night, britains Emma Raducanu will step on court for her first Grand Slam final at the Us Open. It has been a Fairytale Run so far for the 18 year old from from south east london, who only left school this sumMer. Raducanu had to play in the qualifying rounds just to make it through to the main tournaMent. And Last Night, she becaMe the first qualifier in history to get to a Grand Slam final. It is an extraordinary achieveMent. But can she go all the way . From New York, Samira Hussain reports. Announcer from great britain, Emma Raducanu from the moMent she stepped onto the court it was clear the british Teenagerfrom Kent had won the hearts of New Yorkers. The famously fickle fans of Meadows'>Flushing Meadows were on team raducanu. Before each gaMe, comMentators had asked if this was the moMent Emma Raducanu would buckle under the pressure. Delivering blistering shots like this one, she continues to prove she is fearless. Her opponent from greece, ranked 17th in the world, was clearly rattled by raducanus skilful play. Raducanu handily took the first set, winning 6 1. The laser sharp focus that got her this far is now taking her to the Grand Slam final. The First British Female Player to do so in more than a0 years. 0h ive just been taking care of each day and before you know it, three weeks later, im in the final and i cant actually believe it. Its notjust her finesse on the court that has the world watching. England, england. Her charm makes her an irresistible hero. Amazing. Every tiMe you think shes going to lose, she just coMes back, every gaMe. A qualifier 18, amazing. Absolutely astonishing. The match was incredible. I was so impressed with how emma just right from the off she controlled things and she just looked like she was at hoMe and bossed it. Raducanu is also inspiring younger players like ten year old madeleine, who managed to snag both a hat and soMe photos with the new superstar. I thought raducanu would have like a hard match because sakkaris been playing so well but then she just like totally ripped her apart. Raducanu next plays fellow Teenager Leylah Fernandez from canada, who is also having a spectacular run at this tournaMent. She may have arrived in New York as an anonymous teenager but thats all over now. Three weeks of blistering play and Emma Raducanu is the hottest star in international tennis and, like her opponent in the final, the talk of this hard to impress town. Raducanu and fernandez have simply taken over the Us Open and New York. Fresh air blowing away the sweltering heat of sumMer, just as they have blown away be more established players on this tour and the crowds here absolutely love them. Its as if they, the city and perhaps even the people watching everywhere are urging for this new era to begin. Samira hussain york, thank you. Her triumph coMes just months after she got to the last 16 at wimbledon and then had to abandon her match. It has been an extraordinary turnaround with the teenager Dismantling Herfar more experienced opponents. Whatever the Me-tomorrow'>OutcoMe Tomorrow she will already go hoMe with more than 1 Million in Prize Money and she looks set for sporting stardom. Laura scott reports. Emma raducanus A Levels might have been a maths and economics but the 18 year old seems unable to stop writing history. She was living her teenage dream Last Night, drawing praise from the greats of the gaMe. Emma, again, really impressive. The poise that she is shown, that maturity, i think i was about 26 when i got to that level so she is way ahead of Me. When i got to that level so she is way ahead of Me. Yeah, again, Hat Off. This way ahead of Me. Yeah, again, Hat Off this is way ahead of Me. Yeah, again, Hat Off. This is where way ahead of Me. Yeah, again, Hat Off. This is where it way ahead of Me. Yeah, again, Hat Off. This is where it all way ahead of Me. Yeah, again, Hat Off. This is where it all began, off. This is where it all began, raducanus first signs of Sporting Talent coming at sports day. Teachers at her Primary School in bromley say the precocious youngster always used to won the sprint and she was there this sumMer to hand out the Medals to the next generation who are desperate to follow in her footsteps. Who is going to try extra hard in pe now you have seen emma . Yeah . Its little Wonder Tennis Club has suddenly becoMe so popular. It little Wonder Tennis Club has suddenly becoMe so popular. It ust makes Me feel fl suddenly becoMe so popular. It ust makes Me feel inspired i suddenly becoMe so popular. Iiiidl,3ii makes Me feel inspired because at the age of 18, what do you think she will be older and everyone wants to follow her tracks. And also shes been winning a lot of money. I follow her tracks. And also shes been winning a lot of money. I dont la been winning a lot of money. I dont Play Tennis been winning a lot of money. 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And where she is Today Isntjust inspiring for them but for us as well. ~. ,. , inspiring for them but for us as well. ~. ,. ,. , well. Win or lose in the Final Raducanu well. Win or lose in the Final Raducanu can well. Win or lose in the Final Raducanu can be well. Win or lose in the Final Raducanu can be sure well. Win or lose in the Final Raducanu can be sure of well. Win or lose in the final| raducanu can be sure of one well. Win or lose in the Final Raducanu can be sure of one thing, her life will never be the saMe again. Marketing experts are already describing her as a comMercial phenoMenon predicting she will becoMe the highest uks sportswoMen this year thanks to lucrative endorseMents on the horizon. Her Career Earnings will break the 1 Million pound mark. The Career Earnings will break the 1 Million pound mark. Career earnings will break the 1 Million pound mark. The skies the limit, she has million pound mark. The skies the limit, she has only million pound mark. The skies the limit, she has only and million pound mark. The skies the limit, she has only and 1. 2 million pound mark. The skies the | limit, she has only and 1. 2 million for reaching the final and she is in exactly the right spot. Tennis is very, very paid for female athletes. Celebration after celebration, the smile has becoMe bigger and more disbelieving. Nine wins under her belt all in straight sets. This teenager qualify from kent is now just one precious win away from the most unexpected Grand Slam glory. The head of m15 has warned that recent events in afghanistan will have Heartened And Emboldened Extremists. 20 years after the 9 11 attacks, Ken Mccallum said the threat of terrorism in the uk remains a real and enduring thing. He said 31late Stage Attack plots were foiled here in the last four years. 0ur Security Correspondent Gordon Corera reports. For 20 years, Surveillance And Security have becoMe ever more entwined in our lives a sign of a threat that has not gone away, as the head of m15 told the bbc today. We do face a consistent global struggle to defeat extremism and to guard against terrorism. This is a real problem and in the last four years, for example, working with the police, my organisation has disrupted 31 late Stage Attack plots in great britain. A new counterterrorism Operations Centre was launched this sumMer by m15 and the police but the threats have also been changing. Since 9 11, we have had a continued evolving huge challenge with islamist extremist terrorism. We have the rise of extreMe right Wing Terrorism and we have definitely a resurgence of sharp and complex state threats. The only major national Security Threat which has been comparatively better across those 20 years is Northern Ireland. The Uks Terror Threat level has fluctuated, spiking up around 2006 when alqaeda plots were coming out of pakistan. And then again around a decade later, linked to isis in iraq and syria. But the hope was that it might now decline. M15 has been trying to focus on wider issues like espionage and foreign interference, but the landscape has just changed once again drawing it back to worrying more about jihadist terrorism. The concern is that the taliban takeover in afghanistan may both inspire Extremists here and perhaps create a Safe Haven there for groups to plan more sophisticated attacks. There is no doubt that recent events in afghanistan will have Heartened And Emboldened soMe of those Extremists. So even if the taliban is absolutely in good faith about wanting to prevent terrorism being exported from afghanistan, that will be a difficult task to accomplish. M15 may have expanded and we all may live with more Surveillance And Security but asked if we were safer now than 20 years ago, the head of m15 said there was no simple answer. Gordon corera, Bbc News. Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of 9 11, the deadliest foreign attack ever on us soil. Almost 3,000 people died as Suicide Attackers highjacked four Passenger Planes crashing two of them into the Twin Towers in New York. Merica'>0ur North AMerica Editorjon Sopel has been hearing the stories of three people impacted by the horror of that day and his report does include footage of the attack on the Twin Towers. The one thing that tiMe hasnt dulled is just how profoundly shocking the sights and sounds were that Tuesday Morning two decades ago. Screaming newsreel breaking News Story to tell you about i apparently a plane has just crashed into the World Trade Center here in New York city. I think we have a Terror Attack of proportions that we cannot begin to imagine. This Terrorist Attack changed the world. Nearly 3000 people died and thousands more had their lives upended. This is the story of three of those who found themselves at the eye of the storm. My dad was an amazing human being. Max was a ten year old schoolboy when he was called to the principal� s office. His father, joseph, worked at the World Trade Center. I went down the hallway, and my mum was standing there with tears in her eyes. She told Me what had happened, and we had a moMent in the hallway. I think i was just very confused at first. Youre an innocent ten year old thinking, the world is great. And then, you find out soMeone killed your father. Hundreds of miles south in florida, andy was also at an eleMentary school. The Chief Of Staff to President Bush knew he had to interrupt him. Thats when i walked up to the president and i leaned down and i whispered to him, a second plane hit the second tower. AMerica is under attack. Ann was in her car when she heard the news, and she knew as people were trying to escape the Twin Towers, her firefighter husband, bruce, would be heading in. My kids went to bed. Emily and Megan were 17 and 14 at the tiMe. I stayed dressed, i laid down with them but i didnt go to sleep because i figured soMebody was coming to the house and i would be in my pyjamas. Its weird, the things you worry about. And at about midnight, soMebody caMe to the house to say that bruce was unaccounted for. This Memorial, with great restraint, does justice to the terrible events of that day. But nothing can capture the sense of chaos, anger, disbelief of what was unfolding. Then, there was steely resolve, and aMericans were united and most of the rest of the world stood with aMerica. The taliban in power in afghanistan, whod harboured the alqaeda terrorists, would be driven from power and the us would try to replace the warlords with democracy. But 20 years on, aMerica has abandoned afghanistan. I think were still the greatest democracy in the history of the world, but we are not shining the way we used to shine, and, yes, we are tarnished. I do think that it has been a defeat for the pride of aMerica and the respect that we have had around the world. 20 years ago, aMerica was never more united. Two decades on and the Terrorist Threat largely quelled, and aMerica has never been more divided. The way we caMe together was. It was awe inspiring. And in 20 years, the pendulum has. Swung, in my opinion, the other way. Every day, i miss my dad. Every single day. Whether its 9 11, whether its january 13th, whether its july 7th. I miss my dad and that will never change. And so to 2021, and the most powerful country in the world seems to be suffering a crisis of confidence. And in the manner of its departure from afghanistan, the kabul debacle, a crisis of competence. Just off the tip of manhattan, Lady Liberty symbolises aMerica opening its arms to the world. But 20 years on, the us feels much more introspective place. Jon sopel, Bbc News, New York. Well, two decades after the 9 11 attacks led to the invasion of afghanistan, the taliban are back in power and presenting a new face to the world. Theyve promised to forgive those who fought against them and to respect woMens rights to work and education. But many afghans are fearful of what the New Order will bring, as Secunder Kermani reports from kabul. Back in the classroom. This was amongst the first schools in kabul to reopen for girls after the fall of the taliban in 2001. They, along with female teachers, had been banned by the group. Two decades on, The School has expanded. Pupils have gone on to becoMe doctors, engineers. Aisha misbah has worked here for the past a0 years. This tiMe, the taliban are allowing girls to get an education but secondary schools remain shut, awaiting new rules from the group. Conditions here also give an insight into the deep flaws of the previous governMent. Educating generations of young afghan girls and boys has been one of the main achieveMents of the past 20 years. You also have to ask why a governMent that received billions of dollars of international Aid Couldnt even build enough classrooms for pupils in a school in the very centre of kabul. Many would blaMe corruption. Afghanistans new generation includes what had been one of the freest Medias in the region. Now, its under threat. These two journalists were badly beaten by the taliban after reporting on a demonstration. AMerican influence here is fading. This is bush bazaar, naMed after the us president. The Military Gear on sale used to coMe from the bases of foreign troops. Now its largely chinese made replica, to the disappointMent of taliban fighters. Today, theyre the main custoMers. Secunder kermani, Bbc News, kabul. Our top story this evening. British Teenager Emma Radacanu makes history becoming the first qualifier ever to reach a tennis Grand Slam final. And still to coMe a Code Outbreak Means the final test is cancelled. Fopp coming up in sport, ronaldos return, we look ahead to what is being called the hoMe coming for ronaldo as he gets ready to play his first gaMe back for manchester united. Scotlands First Minister says the nhs is under more pressure than ever before with scotland seeing its highest level of Covid Infections since estimates began, with one in 45 people having the virus last week. Nicola sturgeon said only a � foolish� leader would rule out having to introduce more restrictions including extending the new vaccination passport scheMe. In england, the Culture Secretary 0liver dowden has said that Vaccine Passports will � almost certainly� be required this autumn along with boosterjabs for the elderly and vulnerable. Heres our Health Editor Hugh pym. A p0p up a pop up Testing Site in glasgow. 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The Food And Drink federation said the gaps on Supermarket Shelves could becoMe permanent. They said Labour Shortages were behind the problem. Downing street has rejected the claim and said the Food Supply Chain is highly resilient. The Me-secretary-priti'>HoMe Secretary Priti patel has confirMed that Me-cressida-dick'>DaMe Cressida Dick will continue to lead the Metropolitan Police Service until 202a. A number of her high profile critics had sent an open letter to the priMe minister calling for her contract not to be extended. The family of a 34 year old woman who was subjected to doMestic violence by her partner and found dead by her daughter have received a public apology from west Midlands Police. In 2013 Suzanne Van hagens body was found alongside her partners. Her family have fought for more than eight years to get to the truth behind her death. Theyve been speaking exclusively to our midlands correspondent, sian lloyd. Our world just ended that day, just absolutely heartbreaking. I just thank god that weve still got her daughter. Suzanne Van Hagen was a much loved sister, daughter and mother. She died aged 34. Her body was found, along with that of her partner by her nine year old daughter. SoMetiMes i can think that suzanne is still here but shes. You know, she soMewhere else. And i think to think like that is easier, you know, to cope with it. Because we do miss her. Reports that suzanne had been abused by her partner, john worton, had been made to west Midlands Police before she died. During a postmortem examination, marks were found on her neck and there were traces of drugs in her system. The force issued an inaccurate Press Release saying her death was believed to be due to an accidental overdose. They saw and assuMed what they wanted to. It was like when she had drugs in her system, that was it then, Everything Else was forgotten about and suzanne wasnt like that. And that is when our fight began, really, because we were adamant. Thats not what happened, and thats it. The apology by the Chief Constable of west Midlands Police acknowledges that there were failings by the force in its handling of Suzannes Case both before and after her death, and it acknowledges the additional distress this caused suzannes family. The truth finally caMe out that suzanne. Suzanne was a victim of doMestic violence. I Solicitor Sarah Ricoh has worked with the familiar to this day. Police forces, nhs trusts, social services, they all have a role to play in combatting doMestic violence. And when they fail, they need to acknowledge it, without the family having to waste these years of battles. The family have welcoMed this apology, but say, after eight years, its taken too long. Yorkshire Cricket Club have accepted there was no question that its bowler, azeem rafiq, was the victim of racial Ment-and-bullying'>HarassMent And Bullying during his first spell at the county between 2008 and 2014. An investigation was launched last year after rafiq made around 40 allegations. Danny savagejoins Me now from outside yorkshires gound in headingley. Ground in headingley. Yes until 1991 there was an unwritten rule here that you had to be born within the boundaries of county to play for them. That was dropped. But that reputation is in tatters, because rafiq said his experience of racism left him feeling suicidal. An investigation by The Club has agreed there was no question he was subjected to racial Ment-and-bullying'>HarassMent And Bullying and the chairman has offered his unare served apologies, but he said there is no evidence to show that Yorkshire Cricket club is institutionally racist. But it is going to reach out to forMer asian players to try and rebuild trust. But a Committee Of Mps said The Club lacks genuine contrition and there are more questions raised about The Club than have been answered by the report. Thank you. Englands fifth and final Cricket Test Match against india at Old Trafford was called off this morning just two hours before it had been due to start. A number of Indias Backroom Staff have tested positive for covid 19, leaving the tourists unable to field a team because of concerns about further cases spreading through their squad. Joe wilson reports. 0ld Traffords Cancellation was announced too late for many whod arrived to fill these seats. A refund is only partial compensation. Working all night, so ive not slept a wink all night to get here today to be cancelled at the last minute i find shocking. CoMe from london. Yeah, we stayed here Last Night and we booked a hotel Last Night when we caMe. For tonight. And now we have had to try and cancel that. So itsjust been a complete nightmare. Take a day off work and then theres no gaMe. Whos to blaMe for the fact that this Test Match wont happen . I dont think, its not a blaMe thing. We are still living in a very difficult environMent for elite sports performance. So to go from one anxiety inducing environMent to another, which was the high performance playing field, is very difficult and i think at tiMes that goes past the point where players are comfortable to go out and take the field and that is what we have seen in this case. Even negative pcr Tests Yesterday apparently didnt convince indias players they were safe. Well the super lucrative ipl, indian premier league, will resuMe later this month. Do india want their star players involved in that . Of course they do. Ill be honest, i think all this is about money. I completely get players, of what they have gone through in the last year and a half, its been difficult, biobubbles, the Mental Health Side is very important, we have to lock after that. I believe this week was about money, making sure that those players get to the ipl, because they want to earn those big cheques, which again i get. But i dont get it when its at the expense of a Test Match. Staging the matches is a major undertaking, these perforMers were booked and played at the test that never was. Joe wilson, Bbc News, Old Trafford. TiMe for a look at the weather, heres helen willetts. Hello there, it has been a showery day today, a lit of sunshine of course in between as it often the case when you have showers. But soMe western areas have had a lot of mist and low cloud. The reason is low pressure sitting on top of the uk. It moves away this weekend, so we will see lengthier spells of sunshine and fewer showers and it will feel fresher, because of change in wind direction. This north westerly drops the temperature. We are keeping an eye on another area of low pressure. Where we have had the sunshine in the east, we have had soMe