new covid 19 measures that require workers at large companies to be vaccinated or face weekly testing. latest figures show the uk economy grew byjust 0.1% injuly, as the last covid restrictions were lifted in england. india have forfeited the fifth test against england over covid concerns, meaning the series is drawn 2 2. and reflections on 9/11, 20 years on from the attacks. we ll hear from some of the people who were directly affected. morning and welcome to bbc news. the british teenager emma raducanu has made history as she reaches the final of the us open tennis in new york. the 18 year old from south east london beat the 17th seed maria sakkari in the semi finals at flushing meadows, becoming the first british woman to reach the final of a major singles tournament since virginia wade in 1977. patrick gearey reports. from great britain, emma raducanu! emma raducanu s flight home from new york left two weeks ago. since then she has taken off. like most 18 year olds at gra
around 32 degrees. even around the coasts. further north temperatures in the mid to high 20s. but notice the yellows in the north and east of scotland and the coast of north east england, the temperatures limited by the cloud. some storms in eastern england with hail and flash flooding. the temperatures tonight still in the 20s. it takes a long time for them to drop down to the mid teens in the morning. the showers fading by the morning. mist and low cloud spreading in, but still temperatures 19 degrees starting tomorrow. after the warm start, northern ireland will have the extreme heat warning with an amber warning. temperatures will climb further here. plenty of sunshine again on wednesday. a few showers later. but a cloudier start to eastern parts of scotland and north east england before that low cloud melts away and into the afternoon 30, 31 in the south west. around 30 across fermanagh in the afternoon. and it could get hotter in northern ireland on thursday. we saw tem
evening. across eastern england there could be some intense showers and some localised flooding. gusty wind as well. petering out into the small hours on wednesday. the high is with us again to the week. the chance of some showers wednesday afternoon. thursday sunshine and again the heat still the major story. if it is getting too much for you when is it going to turn fresher? it looks like friday and into the weekend, low pressure pushing up from the south west pulling in cool airfrom pushing up from the south west pulling in cool air from the atlantic but also accompanied by some hefty showers. all change by the end of the week. that is all from the bbc news at six and we joined the bbc news team is where you are. goodbye. hello, welcome to sportsday i m austin halewood. coming up this evening. it s almost time. the olympics are just four days away, but cases in tokyo continue to rise some of them, inside the athlete s village. cases continue to rise here in england, bu
beckham, another world start to bring him home is incredible. the president of the international paralympic committee has told bbc sport that international sporting governing bodies should set their own policies on transgender athletes. it comes after italy s valentina petrillo last week became the first openly transgender athlete to win a medal at a global para athletic event. petrillo has visual impairment and is racing again later at the world para athletics championships in paris. president andrew parsons told our reporter rachael latham that he won t be making a decision. it will not be an ipc decision, it will be for each and every sports. the rules of the sports and the classification is the role of the sport. classification is the role of the sort. ., , ., classification is the role of the sort. ., ,., ., classification is the role of the sort. ., , ., ., ., sport. could you explain to me how ou could sport. could you explain to me how you could then sport. could yo
arrangements for 1,300 events have been reassessed. all 22 victims have now been named most recently, tributes have been paid to 15 year old megan hurley from merseyside. good morning. it s saturday 27th may. also ahead, world leaders at g7 talks, agree on measures to tackle terrorism but they re still struggling to reach a deal on climate change. and good morning from wembley where they are giving the grass a final trim on fa cup final day. frilly managers, it is double or quits. chelsea s conte going for the double. could it be arsene wenger‘s last game in charge of arsenal? in scotland, celtic are going for a domestic trouble. trouble. and the age of the great adventurers revealed we take a look of the rediscovered footage filmed by explorers in the early decades of the 20th century. and darren has the weather for the bank holiday weekend. thank u. good morning. we still have some warm sunshine to come this weekend but the heat and humidity has already given us