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with two tests left to play. good morning. we have got some heavy rain in the south west of england. it is pushing north east through the day. it could miss the south east of england. northern scotland, a drier day. a few showers. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, 10thjuly. the bbc is meeting with the met police today, to discuss allegations that one of its presenters paid a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit photos. the male presenter who hasn t been named has been suspended, and the corporation has contacted the police about the accusations, which were first reported in the sun newspaper. we re joined now by our news correspondent lizo mzimba. tell us about the latest allegations? well, today s front page of the sun newspaper claims the unnamed presenter made two panicked phone calls to the young individual in question, saying, what have you done? and asking them to ring their mother, to get them to stop the investigation. the bbc has ....
And hopefully that s a sign to come. and we re obviously on this comeback charge that we know that we need to do. well, the next thing for both teams is a well earned rest. but when the ashes resume onjuly the 19th, england have to carry the spirit of this test match with them. joe wilson, bbc news, headingley. what a series it is turning out to be. as we know british hopes in the singles are over at wimbledon for another year. novak djokovic will continue his last 16 match later, two sets to the good. he s taking on hubert hurkasz. perhaps not as straightforward for the polish 17th seed in two closely fought tie breaks before play was suspended due to the 11pm curfew. the women s world number one iga swiatek survived a scare to reach the quarter finals for the first time. she lost the first set against the olympic champion belinda bencic and then saved two match points in the second. swaitek then saw out the match 6 3 in the decider. she s looking to win her ....
And outclassed them. in tennis, world number one novak djokovic has handed 13 time french open champion rafael nadal his third defeat in 16 years at the clay court tournament. djokovic, triumphed in an epic showdown against the spaniard in the roland garros semi finals where authorities overruled the 11pm curfew, allowing spectators to stay for the full duration of the match. djokovic will face stefanos tsitsipas of greece in sunday s final. the actor riz ahmed has just launched a fund to combat what he says is the toxic betrayal of muslims and films. he says muslims rarely appear on screen and he says if they are they ....
The italians really feel they are confident now going through this tournament. they feel they have a young, rejuvenated team, full confidence in roberto mancini, and it has really paid off tonight. they feel they can go far in this tournament. the turks rather sad, very, very disappointed. they have a chance to make it up in their remaining group matches, but a huge disappointment for them tonight. they were hoping for much more, but the italians really have outshone them and outclassed them. in tennis, world number one novak djokovic has handed 13 time french open champion rafael nadal his third defeat in 16 years at the clay court tournament. djokovic triumphed in an epic showdown against the spaniard in the roland garros semifinals, where authorities overruled the 11pm curfew, allowing spectators to stay for the full duration of the match. djokovic will face stefanos sit sipas of greece in sunday s final. ....
Against the spaniard in the roland garros semifinals where authorities overruled the 11pm curfew, allowing spectators to stay for the full duration of the match. djokivic will face stefanos tsitsipas of greece in sunday s final. a flotilla of boats has sailed down the thames in london to mark the 400th anniversary of the mayflower returning to the uk after its voyage to america, carrying some of the earliest settlers. tolu adeoye reports. on the thames at rotherhithe, a small flotilla of boats heading for westminster. many don t know this was the mayflower s home port and from where it originally set sail in 1620, the first stage of its epicjourney to america, carrying passengers hoping for a new life. the early settlers would become known as the pilgrims and their arrival helped shape the history of the nation. as we celebrate this momentous occasion, americans continue to draw inspiration from the courageous men, women and children who set sailfour centuries ago, paving a path for ....