want to see him healthy. no question about it. playing for what he has announced his last season and hopefully he is going to be able to do that. djokovic is on course to meet top seed carlos alcaraz in the semi finals. he s seen as djokovic s main rival for the title in the absence of the injured iii time champion rafa nadal. here s our tennis correspondent russell fuller. the semi final has been anticipated in the top half of the draw since the draw was made and they will both be delighted with the way they played today. djokovic a much more solid mats, this is typical djokovic in a grand slam, he might have a few injury problems in the first week, he might be struggling for a bit of form, but as you move your way through the draw becomes more and more threatening and it wasn t much of a contest, really, straight sets over various who had played three set matches to only write to play djokovic in the last 16. and then carlos alcaraz in terrific form again, looks, i wouldn t
in new zealand. good afternoon. a meeting of the government s emergency cobra committee has taken place this afternoon to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures that are expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has been declared after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, meaning there s a risk to life. jon donnison reports at the bristol harbour festival this weekend, a cold shower more than welcome. and with potentially record temperatures forecast for early next week, this summer s heatwave is entering uncharted waters. well, i don t like the heat. it s all right at the moment, it s all right in the shade, but i do burn too quickly. for those climate sceptics, i think this is evidence that something s definitely happening, so, you know, people need to take a bit of responsibility, definitely. he can t be in nursery for the full day because it s going to be far too hot for him, so he ll be home for the afternoon in a p
it is hot out there. here is susan powell with a look at the weather picture. hello. the uk faces the prospect of extreme heat in the days ahead. the met office has issued a red level warning for monday and tuesday, where it is anticipated rising temperatures will have impact on infrastructure and just the way we can go about our day to day lives. portugal and spain have experienced crippling heat through the last week, and the heat is going to be migrating northwards into france on sunday and then for the uk, monday and tuesday offers the prospect of temperatures widely at least 10 celsius above average for the time of year. overnight, we will see some rain pushing out of northern ireland into scotland and northern england, but already it is warmer than it was at the same time on saturday. 3 4 degrees at the end of the night, saturday morning, if you like, across northern england, we are looking at the mid teens first thing sunday, the warmer air is beginning to push in. the
other crises of food and energy, too. but will even the unity of ukraine hold? among the leaders at the summit is borisjohnson who s said he is actively thinking about a third term, amid criticism of his leadership after by election losses. what i m saying is that this is a government getting on with delivering for the people of this country and we ve got a huge amount to do. that is what i am trying to get out. at least 20 people are reported to have been found dead at a nightclub in the south african city of east london. the prince of wales accepted a suitcase containing a million euros in cash from a former qatari prime minister, according to the sunday times. there is no suggestion the payments were illegal. sir paul mccartney wows glastonbury and brings on surprise guests bruce springsteen and dave grohl. a russian missile strike on ukraine s capital, kyiv, at dawn, has killed at least one person and injured four others. it happened as world g7 leaders meet in bava
hello there. it s another cracker of a test match we re being treated to by england and new zealand. one day to go and all three results are still on the cards. before play, england were forced into a change with wicketkeeper sam billings replacing ben foakes who tested positive for covid. when day 4 got going at headingley, jack leach shone with the ball as new zealand set england 296 to win. england s reply as is the modern way in this series has not been lacking drama. patrick gearey reports. sam billings had been busy. last night behind the wheel, this morning behind the stumps. he had driven from canterbury to headingley to be a covid replacement. in front of him, new zealand s roadblock. tom blundell and daryl mitchell have spent three testifying england. now they build a lead. and slowly tucked in. england s scribbling for crumbs, both kiwis made 50s, always staying just out of reach, always surviving. such was there escape all that you that even being given out