time champion here who retired last year. so many talking point for what was an eventful day one. venus williams slipping on centre court on her match on monday and eventually going out. there was a lot of talk about that center court surface. novak djokovic drying it at one point when it got wet. much to look forward to on day two. katie boulter is playing at the moment. dominic team is playing now. the women s defending champion, that s a price run last year to the final which see her beach ons jabeur. we are not sure what sort of fitness she has at the moment, she has been battling a virus and was forced to withdraw midway through the french open and she has not looked the same since. she has won a couple of events this year. she will be challenged. you mentioned year. she will be challenged. you mentioned venus williams, roger federer. anotherformer mentioned venus williams, roger federer. another former wimbledon champion is andy murray and he gets his campaign up and
trial against coleen rooney. a portion of students in england really receiving first class degrees has doubled in a decade. the very first picture of the enormous black hole at the centre of our galaxy. also, before 9pm, we are off to the south coast of england, spotting dolphins. hello and welcome to the programme. police have issued more than 50 fines after parties in downing street and other government buildings breached coronavirus rules at the height of lockdown. the new fines are on top of 50 already issued, including to the prime minister and the chancellor. it s thought at least some of the latest fines relate to a christmas party which borisjohnson did not attend. the metropolitan police says their inquiries are continuing. labour say it s evidence of industrial scale partying at number 10. here s our political editor chris mason. it s long been suspected. today, further confirmation. covid lawbreaking was happening, involving loads of people, for months on end, ri
assault, will kyiv be impacted by the shift in attention to that escalation of conflict in the middle east? well, my guest is olha stefanishyna, ukraine s deputy prime minister for european and euro atlantic european and euro atla ntic integration. european and euro atlantic integration. with the fighting attritional and winter looming, should ukraine be concerned about the long term sustainability of the backing it gets from western allies? olha stefanishyna in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. greetings from kyiv, indeed, good to hear you. good to see, you steve. thank you forjoining us. madam deputy prime minister, let me ask you a very simple question does it worry you the world now has another deeply troubling conflict to focus on? that is, of course, the escalating war in the middle east? ~ h, , escalating war in the middle east? ~ , ~ ., , east? well, sadly we know very well when east? well, sadly we know very well when massive east? well, sadly we know very well when m
ten years ago the government identified a problem, five years ago it set aside money to try and fix it. today we can reveal the gap between coastal and non coastal communities is getting bigger. why are our beautiful coastlines underperforming? a senior police officer warns that forces in england and wales are facing a perfect storm, because of staff cuts and rising crime. good morning. will interest rates rise this year? when will wages grow faster than prices? i will have some of the answers from our survey of financial forecasters. in sport: lewis hamiltonjumps forjoy, after snatching the formula i championship lead with victory at the italian grand prix. and, as one retailer says it is ditching separate labels for boys‘ and girls‘ clothes, we are asking if the days of his and hers outfits are numbered. we just wejust said we just said boys and girls wejust said boys and girls can we just said boys and girls can wear the same thing. yes, and they can like the same thi