to take it 6 1. the third set was an absolute nailbiter. swiatek 4 1 down and seemingly out somehow survived breakpoints and even a matchpoint to take the set 7 5. she s now won 16 consecutive singles matches at roland garros. the dream of achieving three in a row at the french open is alive and well. over on the men s side, carlos alcaraz needed to dig deep to beat inspired qualifierjesper de jong and reach the french open third round. spain s alcaraz looked subdued at times in a 6 3, 6 4, 2 6, 6 2 victory over a player ranked 173 places below him. a rusty performance from the two time grand slam winner, who twice had to come from a break down in the fourth set. in the end, though, doing what he had to do. he dominated most of the points in the first set, and i was struggling to get to my good tennis, or the tennis and i was playing in the first and second set. then in the fourth set, i had to fight. i had to overcome the problems that i had much of the time with myself, but
hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan. you re watching the context on bbc news. london s free newspaper, the evening standard, is to scrap its daily print edition and move to a weekly publication instead. let s return to that breaking news from new york and donald trump s hush money trial. we heard earlier that thejury we heard earlier that the jury had returned to ask further questions. they wanted to hear some of the evidence again as they continue their deliberations. our north america correspondent nada tawfikjoins us now. just bring us up to date on what s been happening where you are. yeah. been happening where you are. yeah, well, the jury been happening where you are. yeah, well. the jury has been happening where you are. yeah, well, the jury has been been happening where you are. yeah, well, the jury has been sent been happening where you are. ir u well, the jury has been sent home now. they have not reached a verdict yet. they are still about nearly five hours int
first, the latest headlines. in the last hour, the jury in donald trump s hush money trial has requested some further evidence after beginning deliberations. the former president is now close to learning his fate after becoming the first american president to face a criminal trial. the polls have now closed in south africa s general election. the vote is being seen as the most pivotal in three decades and is considered a test of the ruling anc s the african national congress hold on the country. the dutch authorities are investigating the death of a person who fell into the spinning turbine blades of a departing passengerjet at amsterdam s schiphol airport. the death occurred outside the busy hub s terminal as a klm flight was ready to depart for billund in denmark. and breaking news a father and son from cheshire are missing after a hillwalking trip in the scottish highlands. tom parry and his 12 year old son richie were due to return home on wednesday after visiting g
Assistant to the us president. Ivanka trump attends a womens summit in berlin in herfirst engagement after her father took office. How moderate exercise after the age of 50 is the best way to keep your mind sharp. Good morning. Its tuesday, 25th april. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Labour have set out their vision for brexit if they win the General Election. The party has been criticised by, among others, the former The Shadow Brexit secretary keir starmer promised labour would unilaterally guarantee the rights of eu residents before talks begin, and prioritise jobs eu residents before talks begin, and prioritisejobs and eu residents before talks begin, and prioritise jobs and rights of people at work. He said no deal with the eu would be the worst possible deal for the uk, and cause huge damage at british businesses and trade. The proposals are scrapping the Prime Ministers current brexit plan, which was outlined in a white paper in february, which envisages leaving
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