And that is after the 2a year old, who has never made it this far at flushing meadows, broke Britains Johanna Konta in the seventh game of the opening set to eventually claim it 6 4, and in the second set, she managed to break again to serve it out. Svitolina is the highest seed left in the draw and has steadily built her game this year, after claiming the season ending wta tour finals event in 2018. You have to bring your best game to beat them, it doesnt matter who it is going to be in the semi final, but if it is serena, it is an amazing champion. Probably going to be really tough against her. In the mens draw, russian Daniil Medvedev has reached the semi finals after overcoming former champion Stan Wawrinka in four sets. Despite requiring treatment to a thigh injury during the first set, the 23 year old won it on a tie break, before going two sets up on the back of wonderful play such as this drop shot. The 2016 winner, wawrinka, rallied to claim the third set. But medvedev raced t
Charles spencer also said the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the attention online focused on kate, the current princess of wales. Princess dianas brother was speaking in an interview to be broadcast tomorrow on the bbc s sunday with laura kuenssberg. Earlier, i spoke to graham satchell, who has been reviewing the material in the interview and asked him what was the main thrust of earl spencers comments were. Well, this was a searingly honest interview with earl spencer, and at times difficult to watch, to be honest. He has written a book about his experiences of his childhood, particularly at boarding school, and he talks about suffering shocking levels of violence from the age of eight and being sexually abused from the age of 11. He also talks in some detail about his experience at home with his sister, princess diana, and particularly suffering at the hands of a violent nanny, nanny forster. And this is what he had to say. Really damaging violence to
As we look ahead to this years championship. It all starts here tomorrow in cardiff, with wales against scotland. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The Prime Minister is under increasing pressure to be more specific about what she wants britains future trade relationship with the eu to look like. Theresa may is on her way back now from a trade visit to china and negotiations on brexit are due to resume with brussels on monday. Mrs may said the uk should not face a choice between a free trade deal with the eu and striking deals with the rest of the world. She was speaking in shanghai to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. A few last glimpses, then to china a final wave goodbye. The Prime Minister on her way home, business deals in britains pocket, but shell return to the next round of much bigger deal making. How, precisely, will she broker brexit, is she ready to decide . Whats happened here is that we have seen the businesses that ive brought with me on this trip, s
In scotland that this is their best team ever. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, camerons clay Court Classic. Norrie levels great britains davis cup tie against spain with a fantastic five set fightback. Good evening. Just days after he called for unity in his state of the Union Address, President Trump is embroiled in a bitter war of words with the fbi and theJustice Department. It involves a classified memo which President Trump claims reveals political bias against him by the fbi. They say the memo is selective, inaccurate, and that the president is reckless in making it public. The democrats are claiming its all designed to discredit the investigation taking place into alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia to sway the 2016 general election. Our washington correspondent, nick bryant, tries to make sense of it all. Ladies and gentlemen, Punxsutawney Phil its groundhog day in america, when thousands gathered to watch a rodent named Punxsutawney Phil make his an
The International Development secretary, penny mordaunt, has described as horrific the behaviour of some of oxfams workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. And concerns that this could be a wider issue were echoed by the author, and a former president of a charity, dr elaine storkey. Yes, its a horrible idea that there might be even more revelations that we havent yet seen, and it doesnt surprise me. Aid workers in vulnerable places are working their socks off and are open to temptation, but it is very sad that you can imagine them giving into it. In your experience of haiti, how serious a problem is the exploitation of women, and did it get worse after the earthquake . Its similar to the exploitation of women across the world, its barbaric and relentless, women are prostituted and abused and so on. Actually, in defence of the organisations, if it werent for the ngos in places like haiti and chad, the issue of the availab