Hello and welcome. Japanese tennis star and world numbertwo noami osaka has withdrawn from the french open. The player has been in the spotlight for days after her decision to boycott post match media duties at the grand slam tournament. She has released a statement on twitter saying i think now the best thing for the tournament, other players and my wellbeing is that i withdraw so that everyone can get back to focussing on the tennis. Courtney bembridge has the latest. After five days of back and forth, naomi osaka has withdrawn from the french open. It started when the 23 year old announced she would not take part in press conferences at roland garros due to their effect on her mental health. She said expecting players to answer question after a defeat amounted to kicking a person while they are down. The organisers responded, writing in a statement. Osaka hit back on twitter, writing. She was fined $15,000 for not doing the post match media after this win in her opening match. T
You can tweet me @annita mcveigh and using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. Heathrow opens a terminal for passengers arriving from red list countries. The system is design to keep travellers from high risk coronavirus destinations from mixing with other arrivals. Nicola sturgeon will confirm the next steps for easing coronavirus restrictions in scotland later, whether they ll take place take place next monday, and to what extent. Police in the lincolnshire town of louth are hunting for a 29 year old man in connection with the deaths of a woman and child. Members of the public have been warned not to approach daniel boulton. Naomi osaka pulls out of the french open saying she s suffered from depression since winning herfirst grand slam title in 2018. High polluting vehicles will be charged to drive into the centre of birmingham from today. It s part of the city s new clean air zone. And coming up this hour. He s worked with some of hollywood s biggest stars, but 16 year old noahjupe tells
We mustn t lose all the gains we have made in the last few months by premature and tasty non evidence based loosening of restrictions. Fine weather brings a new influx of migrants across the channel, hundreds more arriving in the last few days. And after naomi osaka pulls out of the french open, questions about how professional tennis deals with the mental health of its superstars. And coming up on the bbc news channel. Gareth southgate names his england squad for the euros this afternoon, but there will be no mason greenwood. He s been ruled out through injury. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. At nearly £2 million a dose, zolgensma has been called the most expensive drug in the world. But now, through a discount deal, this revolutionary gene therapy is available on the nhs and a five month old baby, has become one of the first children to be given it at a hospital in london. Arthur morgan received the ground breaking treatment for the genetic condition, spinal muscu
She wouldn t do press conferences because they affected her mental health. Good morning. I m getting my skates on for a roller disco. What did you do with your bank holiday? how much of a boom was it for business? he s worked with some of hollywood s biggest stars, but 16 year old noahjupe tells us how even he was scared by his film the quiet place. Filming it wasn t a scary, but when i went filming it wasn t a scary, but when i went to filming it wasn t a scary, but when i went to the cinema and watched the first one. i went to the cinema and watched the first one. I i went to the cinema and watched the first one, i was so scared. Good morning. Iam in i am in somerset house, some of which has been transformed into a forest for the london design to be an alley. The forecast, once again cloud along the east coast. Many of us will have a dry, sunny and warm day, with the chance of a shower in parts of scotland and northern ireland. Details coming up. Good morning. It s tuesday, the
Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news. At nearly £2 million a dose, zolgensma has been called the most expensive drug in the world. But now, through a discount deal, this revolutionary gene therapy is available on the nhs and a five month old baby has become one of the first children to be given it, at a hospital in london. Arthur morgan received the groundbreaking treatment for the genetic condition, spinal muscular atrophy, a devastating disorder which shortens life. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. This is the world s most expensive medicine. The list price of zolgensma is almost £1. 8 million. Though the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount which will enable dozens of affected infants to be treated each year. Five month old arthur is one of the first to benefit. He has spinal muscular atrophy, sma, a genetic condition which causes progressive muscle weakness. Without treatment, those affected rarely live beyond the age of two. Arthur is unable to lift his head