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For Vaccine Passports. The Trade Union Congress warns that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk if the uk fails to reach net zero Carbon Emissions as quickly as other countries. The Anti Immigration Hungarian prime minister, viktor 0rban, meets Pope Francis in budapest. Wheel To wheel, it is Hamilton And Max Verstappen And Clash of the titans Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton Crash into each other and out of the italian grand prix. Good Evening And Welcome to Bbc News. Britains18 year old Emma Raducanu has won the Us Open in one of the most dramatic victories in modern tennis. She beat 19 year old Leylah Fernandez of canada in two sets 64, 63. Raducanu only made it into the tournament as a qualifier, but she won the title without dropping a single set. Shes the first british woman to win a grand Slam Singles Title in 44 years. Heres our sports correspondent, joe wilson. The borough of queens on a sunny day, and the extraordinary progress of one young woman. Shes been absolutely amazing this whole tournament. She has a lot of energy. Shes so composed and. Ruthless. Shes going to smash it. You know who theyre talking about. Well, there were two teenagers in the Us Open final canadian Leylah Fernandez at the top of the screen. As early as the second game, we saw intense rallies and we saw Emma Raducanu prevailing here. Both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. Points were hard earned, skilfully won. Nerves . No sign. Two things were clear. We had a final worthy of the occasion, and raducanu had the first set, 6 4. She was broken early in the second set, broke back like that. Now fernandez was struggling to hold her serve. 44 years of waiting, one hour 51 on court. And one more serve. It is right to realise what this means for british tennis, but also for world tennis. It was an outstanding match, an astounding champion. Really, its yours its all yours. These images will be the posters and the posts displayed for decades. If the point of sport is to uplift and amaze, Emma Raducanu is already at the pinnacle. Joe wilson, Bbc News. The queen sent her congratulations to the teenager, saying in a statement. The statement goes on. The Duke And Duchess of cambridge tweeted. The prime minister, borisjohnson, tweeted. And the former tennis champion, martina navratilova, said. 0ur Correspondent in New York, samira hussain, managed to catch up with emma and asked her about her sudden rise to fame. Ive got no idea whats going on, not at all. Ive got no clue. But anything that comes my way im ready to deal with it, and ive got great people around me to take me through these moments and they got me here, and, yeah, im very excited to celebrate with them later and also go home and see everyone back home. What was it like to receive a message from the queen . It meant everything to get a message from her majesty. She is such a great Inspiration And Role model for the whole country, so to have a note from her, i was extremely honoured and very, very grateful that she took notice of my tennis. I cant believe it, im maybe going to frame that letter or something. Have you been able to facetime your parents . How much did you wish they were here . I have facetimed them, not off my phone, i have not checked my phone yet. I definitely wish they were here to share this moment, its extremely special. Who knows what will happen in the future. They were watching from home and i am sure they are very proud of me. They spoke to me after the match and it was a great reassurance to have that. Because when i was out there i was playing for myself but also playing for them. I am sure you envisaged winning a Grand Slam at some point but did you imagine it would happen here . Not at all, three months ago i was doing my a levels, so to be here, i played an incredible amount of matches in the last four five weeks. We were joking to make this a three Week Trip to New York and it has been, but no one believed it so i am not sure what is going on, but i am sure in a couple of days maybe it will sink in a bit more. Now what . Now we rest, recover. And then we go again. I feel i am still very hungry and there are lots of aspects of my game i can improve and physically i am nowhere near the finished product, so i have a lot of work to do when i get back, but first i am going to enjoy and rest and recover. The last time i spoke to you on monday, i asked how you celebrate and you said frozen yoghurt. Whats the flavourfor winning a championship . Flavour doesnt change imean. Its chocolate with more chocolate and some chocolate brownie. I mean, im one of those. So. They laugh. The last week we havent managed to, actually, because of late finishes, but tonight, i am sure we will go to town on everything. A very happy Emma Raducanu there. Dame Katherine Grainger is the chair of Uk Sport she gave us her reaction to The End of the match. The final ace, like everyone in the country, i was leaping around the room watching it. I mean, i always believed. She had this incredible demeanour throughout the whole tournament which made you think she really could make the Fairy Tale happen, but to see it completed, just absolute joy, so pleased for her. There are certain areas in sport, we kind of count the decades since this last happened. Theres always this kind of. We just want to see great champions coming from places we know and love, sort of home grown talent and when that happens, there is a real message to everyone else that this is possible. We know people like that at schools and local clubs who can go on and do wonderful things, and i think that is really exciting and motivating for people to think maybe that is possible for them. Maybe they dont want to necessarily go all the way and win a Grand Slam, but lots of people are phoning up local clubs or picking up Tennis Rackets all different ages thinking, this is a sport i would love to get involved in, Eitherfor The First Time or not having done it for years. That Momentum And Enthusiasm is absolutely priceless when it comes to those real iconic moments of sport. Den Katherine Grainger. Dame Katherine Grainger. The government has scrapped plans to introduce Vaccine Passports for entry to nightclubs and some live events in england at The End of the month. The health secretary, sajid javid, said they will not now come in as other ministers had said they would just days ago. Similar measures are set to be introduced in scotland. Heres our political correspondent, chris mason. This is the Park Life Festival in manchester, Tens Of Thousands of people in the park this people in the park this weekend. Nightclubs and perhaps events like this in england face the prospect of having to demand Vaccine Passports by The End of the month. But. I have never liked the idea of telling people they must show their papers to do what is just an everyday activity, but we were right to properly look at it, to look at the evidence, and whilst we should keep it in reserve as a potential option, i am pleased to say we will not be going ahead with plans for Vaccine Passports. The organiser of this event, who also advises Manchesters Labour Mayor on the night time economy, says it is a good move. I am delighted. What a U Turn. We have heard all week, lets go back to a few months, they were saying, we are not going to do it, we are not going to do it, and then the narrative changed to, we are now going to do it. But again, we have seen them do another U Turn. That is what this government specialises in, U Turns, but i have to say, i absolutely welcome this one. It is the right thing. And, yes, ministers have danced around a fair bit on all of this. Heres the Vaccines Minister on wednesday, saying they are a good idea because. If you look at what has happened in other countries, where nightclubs were opening and then shutting again, Opening And Shutting again, we want to avoid that destruction. To avoid that disruption. And look at this, the Culture Secretary on friday. We will almost certainly be doing it for nightclubs. I think this just adds to a general sense of complacency that is around at the moment, and again to the confusing mixed messages we keep getting from the government. Only a couple of days ago, we had some of the Vaccines Minister and the Culture Secretary that there would be the introduction of Vaccine Passports, and now it is not going to happen. Labour think the about turn is a shambles, but add. I think the problem of Vaccine Passports is that people thought that was the key to everything, and the point about nightclubs in crowded events as you need events is you need to have other measures in place, they have to be well ventilated, you have to have clean air. In scotland, people will need to prove they have been fully vaccinated to enter nightclubs and other large events from the 1st october. In wales, ministers will decide what to do this week. There are no current plans for Vaccine Passports in northern ireland. Chris mason, Bbc News. Peter marks is the Chief Executive of rekom Uk Britains biggest operator of bars and nightclubs, with 42 venues in total. Thank you forjoining us here on Bbc News this evening, peter. First, you must welcome the U Turn . We news this evening, peter. First, you must welcome the uturn . Must welcome the uturn . We are deliahted must welcome the uturn . We are delighted and must welcome the uturn . We are delighted and relieved must welcome the uturn . We are delighted and relieved in must welcome the uturn . We are delighted and relieved in equal delighted and relieved in equal measure. It has been such a tough 18 months. We didnt know where we were coming from one month to the next, we have been a politicalfootball, booted all round the Pitch Byjust about everybody, notjust the conservatives, but by everybody, as if we have got some huge difference from a nightclub and a Pub And Bar at midnight. There is no difference, i have spent a0 years in this business. But we are delighted with the news. ~. ,. ,. , the news. What exactly or how exactly would the news. What exactly or how exactly would passports the news. What exactly or how exactly would passports have i the news. What exactly or how. Exactly would passports have hit bars and nightclubs . Exactly would passports have hit bars and nightclubs . Well, The Thing is the Marmal Bars and nightclubs . Well, The Thing is the proposal was bars and nightclubs . Well, The Thing is the proposal was to bars and nightclubs . Well, The Thing is the proposal was to only bars and nightclubs . Well, The Thing is the proposal was to only require l is the proposal was to only require it for nightclubs and large events, so that led us to believe in the sector that pubs and minibars may actually have not had to do it, so we would have had to be sitting there all standing there, as it were, with the security, checking everybody� s passports and a lot of people thought, i am not doing that, im going to stay in the pub until 3am in the morning and who could blame them . It was so grossly unfair and very popular and even if it was there to coerce young into doing this measure and taking up the vaccine, ijust didnt understand it because those aged 18 25, 60 5 of them have had theirfirst because those aged 18 25, 60 5 of them have had their first vaccine, which is the same as the 25 35 year olds, so what is there to do . It is another political game, im afraid. ,. , , it is another political game, im afraid. ,. , it is another political game, im afraid. , afraid. Peter, youngsters or people who enjoy. Afraid. Peter, youngsters or people who enjoy. L afraid. Peter, youngsters or people who enjoy. I am afraid. Peter, youngsters or people who enjoy, i am not afraid. Peter, youngsters or people who enjoy, i am not going afraid. Peter, youngsters or people who enjoy, i am not going to afraid. Peter, youngsters or people who enjoy, i am not going to put i afraid. Peter, youngsters or people | who enjoy, i am not going to put an Age Discrimination on there, but people who enjoy Night Clubs are used to walking out the front door with their id. They expect to be idd, so what difference would this have made . Have made . Well, there is one difference have made . Well, there is one difference between have made . Well, there is one difference between id have made . Well, there is one difference between id and have made . Well, there is one difference between id and a i have made . Well, there is one difference between id and a vaccine passport. The whole thing has been politically difficult for a lot of the younger people who are much more suspicious, just by their nature, of government and the political passes, so a lot of them were thinking, if i am going to have to do a passport im not going to go that support it. Youre absolutely right to point out that we can check ids and many people would have probably been happy to take part, but i dont know many businesses in sector who could actually drop 30 or a0 in volume and not be back in trouble again. So what is practical isnt what is emotionally acceptable. How, then, Do Ou emotionally acceptable. How, then, do you ensure emotionally acceptable. How, then, do you ensure that emotionally acceptable. How, then, do you ensure that your emotionally acceptable. How, then, do you ensure that your venues emotionally acceptable. How, then, do you ensure that your venues are | do you ensure that your venues are safe . , � do you ensure that your venues are safe . , ~. , do you ensure that your venues are safe . , �. ,. ,. , ~ safe . Easy. At last, we are talking about ventilation. Safe . Easy. At last, we are talking about ventilation. We safe . Easy. At last, we are talking about ventilation. We have safe . Easy. At last, we are talking about ventilation. We have been i about ventilation. We have been banging on about ventilation for months and no one has been listening to us. Now, back in the day, when most nightclubs were built, they had to have huge Air Ducting put in, really from the days of smoking and the potential danger there if you put Effects Smoke in there with Cigarette Smoking might not be able to spot a fire, so it was required of you through Building Regulations and licensing specifically for the late night venues that he does something called a special House Certificate and an Entertainment Licence that we have these Air Ducts that can change the air every five minutes, which is one better than just about everybody else in hospitality. We are not to drag those down because it is important people can go out again and let their hair down. It is not that the young have not had enough to put up with over the last 18 months, but the point is if it really is about the point is if it really is about the sites in Ventilation And Risk assessment, we are really happy with that. Bring it on, that is what we do, and that is why since we reopened on the 19th Ofjuly there has been no great increase in covid cases and so, dont like that is interesting, peter, ijust want to pick up on what you are saying theyre because when we look ahead to Autumn And Winter theyre because when we look ahead to Autumn And Winte to Autumn And Winter obviously we are exoecting to Autumn And Winter obviously we are exoecting to to Autumn And Winter obviously we are expecting to hear to Autumn And Winter obviously we are expecting to hear a to Autumn And Winter obviously we are expecting to hear a bit to Autumn And Winter obviously we are expecting to hear a bit more i are expecting to hear a bit more detail and the possibility of Drop Downs have not been ruled out, but i am interested to know did you ever see any of the evidence from those Test Venues that were carried out earlier in the year . Can you remember those . Earlier in the year . Can you rememberthose . I earlier in the year . Can you remember those . ,. , remember those . I certainly can, and no is the answer. Remember those . I certainly can, and no is the answer. There remember those . I certainly can, and no is the answer. There has remember those . I certainly can, and no is the answer. There has been remember those . I certainly can, and no is the answer. There has been no i no is the answer. There has been no evidence, i am no is the answer. There has been no evidence, iam not no is the answer. There has been no evidence, i am not saying the scientific unity have not had the evidence, of course, but it is never really been shared with us. But what i heard just on the report before i came on was one of the politicians talking about all the problems in other countries, where there are nightclubs of shutting, Opening And Shutting again, there is no evidence anywhere and it has been so frustrating. It doesnt exist, the evidence does not exist. {lilia frustrating. It doesnt exist, the evidence does not exist. 0k, steve jones, evidence does not exist. 0k, steve jones. Thank evidence does not exist. 0k, steve jones. Thank you evidence does not exist. 0k, steve jones, thank you very evidence does not exist. 0k, steve jones, thank you very much. Evidence does not exist. 0k, steve | jones, thank you very much. Chiefly jones, thank you very much. Chiefly peter marks. Chief executive for rekon uk. Lets bring you up to date on the latest Uk Coronavirus figures. Nearly 30,000 new infections were recorded in the latest 2a Hour Period, which means an average of 36,000 cases per day in the last week. There were 8,098 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus as of wednesday. 56 deaths were reported in the latest 2a Hour Period thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. It takes the average number of deaths per day in the last week to 139. The headlines on Bbc News. It is 7 17pm here. Emma raducanu makes history at the Us Open, beating Leylah Fernandez to become the first british woman to win a Grand Slam singles final in aa years. The government scraps plans for Vaccine Passports in nightclubs and large events in england. The Trade Union Congress warns that up to 660,000 thousand jobs could be at risk if the uk fails to reach net jobs could be at risk if the uk fails to reach net zero Carbon Emissions as quickly as other countries. We are going to stay with that story. The tuc has warned that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk, if the uk fails to reach net zero Carbon Emissions as quickly as other countries. As its annual conference gets underway, unions are particularly concerned about heavy industries like steel production. The government said it doesnt recognise the tuc� s figures, and said it would cut Carbon Emissions by almost 80 by 2035. Our business correspondent, katie prescott, reports. Making steel can be a dirty business, in sweden, theyre using new technology to produce steel without using coal. Workers in Blast Furnaces like this one fear that, if the uk doesnt go the same way, they could lose theirjobs. The whole infrastructure needs looking at and it all needs to be coordinated. People are thinking, where i going to be working . Where am i going to be working . Whats going to happen to the plant that i work on at this moment in time, and what does the future look like . There is no doubt that industry will have to undergo a green revolution, and that will inevitably have an impact on jobs, butjust how severe that impact will be will depend on how its planned, and, of course, how its paid for at a time when there are already so many demands on the public purse. As this years trades Union Congress gets underway, it is the major talking point. Companies are going to think about locating in countries where they get support from their government to make those adaptations, to invest in the new technology, to think about how you produce those currently heavy carbon goods in a low carbon way, and thats why the Uk Government needs to step up so that our businesses can compete. The government says that the tuc� S Claims are untrue, saying. Its launched an independent group to look at developing good quality greenjobs. Many say the move to a green economy, handled well, brings opportunities. If we can move people towards safer, healthier, better rewarded, remunerated careers with better well being, that may leave some of those jobs behind, thats probably, on balance, a good thing. The challenge is building a low Carbon Future that includes industry and workers. Something else for next months budget. Katie prescott, Bbc News. A team at Cranfield University is competing in an international competition to develop a robot that does the shopping in supermarkets. It might sound easy, but identifying different objects by sight and picking them up neatly is a significant challenge in robotics. Heres our science correspondent, richard westcott. In a nervous corner of an Aircraft Hangar in bedfordshire. Guys, we need to go as soon as possible, really. A team is competing in a three day global competition, to programme a robot to identify and then move some shopping. Not as easy as you might think. It is all a bit tense because they are actually doing the Competition Run now. It is being watched in italy. Keeping an eye on us via live Video Link are judges and other competing teams at the main event in bologna. And we have the overview here, where we have already the Robot Standing and looking into the container. 13 international teams are competing in this competition. Six of them remotely, including cranfield. Gilbert, that was very expertly done, but the reality is a child could do that. Why is it so hard for a robot to do it . Something that seems so easy for us humans to do is actually extremely complicated for robots because firstly the robot will have to be able to see the item through its camera. Secondly, it will have to process the image using some really clever algorithm to identify what type of object it is, what orientation the object has been placed in, and then secondly, doing some calculation in orderfor the Robot Arm to be able to identify the correct position to then grab onto it using its fingers. Has it been good fun . Yeah, i would say it was great fun and challenging in the meantime, and we learned a lot during this process, and yeah, i think everybody is quite happy to get involved with this. So theres quite a Big Push at the moment for human robot interaction, so caregiving robots in hospitals, and care homes, so maybe for patients who are lonely and dont have anybody to come and visit them. Some of the money for the team comes from a big company whose future will rely on this kind of technology. Certainly with the high level skills, we find difficult in recruiting. Theres a shortage, there is high demand because lots of industries are now going for this level of robotics. So being engaged in these competitions allows us to keep in touch with the Recruitment Pipeline and some of the excellent research that is going on. A bit of Talent Spotting . Definitely. Robots are the future, but programming them to be as good as humans at some tasks is still many years away. Richard westcott, Bbc News, cranfield in bedfordshire. One of the most important areas for wildlife in britain could soon be under threat, according to some conservationists in kent. Plans for a huge disney Style Theme Park have been proposed for the swanscombe peninsula, which is home to rare bees, orchids, Water Voles and nightingales. 0ur environment correspondent, yvette austin, reports. One for you to do. Volunteers from the british trust for 0rnithology having a Field Day on the swanscombe peninsula. Slowly and gently they are building a picture of the variety of species on the site earmarked for a Theme Park. This is a reed warbler. All Summer Terry has been expertly putting Identification Rings on the legs of birds he has caught. More than a70 so far, including Endangered Species like cuckoos and linnets. A bird in hand is definitely worth two in the bush. I knew from experience there is a real density of breeding Bird Population here and it needs to be proved categorically so no developer can ever argue against it again. The campaign against building the London Resort Theme Park here has been gathering pace. Particularly since march when Natural England designated the area a site of special scientific interest. It is one of only two places in britain where their critically endangered Jumping Spider lives. This is one of the most important sites in the country for Endangered Species and biodiversity. And rare biodiversity. If that means anything, then sites like this do need to be saved. We are in a nature and climate crisis and that means there are some places that should just be no go for development. The resort would be set across 535 acres. There would be themed areas, from the mystical to the futuristic, with rides, hotels and shops. Developers say Thousands Ofjobs would be created. The truth of the peninsula is it is a site that requires remediation. It is a dirty site filled with dredging from the thames. It has all sorts of negativity about it and a lot needs to be done to improve it. We know this site has degraded over the years because we have the environmental report, but what is important is investing in the area making it a better place and environment. But many local people and experts alike have grave concerns. So many people use this green space. With lockdown, families have been coming out that perhaps never visited here before. They have really enjoyed it. Yes, it is as important for the people here as it is for the wildlife. There will be a full public examination of the plan. Ultimately the Secretary Of State for local government will decide if it can go ahead. Yvette austin, Bbc News, swanscombe. Now, heres a walk in a park with a difference. Cricket fans watching a match in ireland were treated to a nice bit of fielding by A Dog which ran onto the pitch. This was a match in the womens all Ireland T20 cup. The wicketkeeper throws the ball at the stumps but misses. Its then picked up by a four legged Pitch Invader and with some pawfect fielding, brings it back to the wicket. Eventually. Clever dog now its time for a look at the weather with tomasz. Hello. Nice sunset for some of us today, but many of us across Western Parts of the uk have had a really cloudy and damp day with rain at times. This is the Satellite Picture with the Jet Stream superimposed and look at that Pattern Looping to the north around iceland, theJet Stream at that Pattern Looping to the north around iceland, the Jet Stream then meandering further south and actually coming back again and has brought us this little Weather Front, quite a compact Weather System with Thick Cloud Engulfing Parts of wales, the South West Of England as well, not everywhere in the south west, but you can see where the rain is through the course of the evening, spreading a bit further inland into the midlands, but so slow moving, meaning many parts of the uk further north will stay dry and quite clear in fact turning actually in scotland. Also the extreme south should stay dry and clear as well. The winds are blowing from the north, here they are lifting in the south so where you see winds blowing in opposite directions Weather Fronts tend to get stuck and that is happening on monday, cool and cloudy across western areas, any brightness in the east will give way to temperatures rising to 21 degrees so on Monday Evening you can see that rain still across western areas, spreading further north and its still here on tuesday early morning but through the course of tuesday we expect that rain to slowly shift towards eastern areas so there will be rain in places like nottingham, london and brighton. Tuesday evening that rain should be out of the way so we should have a fine end to the day across Western Parts of the uk. On wednesday the weather doesnt look too bad. High pressure is building in from the azores, so that is why it is called the Azores High and this ridge of High Pressure means wednesday and thursday not a bad day. The temperatures will recover a bit, some decent sunny spells, but by friday it looks as though an atlantic Weather Front will sweep in and there will be some rain. Goodbye. Hello, this is Bbc News with lukwesa burak. The headlines Emma Raducanu makes history at the Us Open, beating Leylah Fernandez to become the first british woman to win a Grand Slam singles final in aa years

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