Former grand Slam Winner calling time on their career after the olympics. Three time grand Slam Winner Angelique Kerber has announced shell be stepping away from the sport after the games. The 36 year old is a former World Number one and competed at the 2016 olympics where she won silver in the Womens Singles beaten by Puerto Rican Monica Puig in the final. To action happening on thursday where the Womens Football events gets under way in the next couple of hours and spain are one of those teams in action looking for yet more glory. The Mens Team won the euros earlier this month whilst the womens national side won the World Cup last year. Alexis putellas was a part of that squad and says its incredible to involved in paris. They will be the best athletes of every sport around the world. So, it is incredible to be a part of this olympic squad. The olympics is different. It is like magic, because if you love the sport, you have 20 days of sport every day and watching the best athletes. A
Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. A Police Officer has been suspended after footage emerged of a suspect being kicked and stamped on the head at Manchester Airport. Greater Manchester Police say the officer has been removed from all duties. The independent office for Police Conduct is now investigating. There were protests last night after the footage Outside Rochdale Police Station. Heres Lauren Moss. Shouting truly shocking. The assessment of Greater Manchester police itself after this footage emerged of what happened during an arrest at Manchester Airport. An officer with a taser stands above a Man Lying on the floor. He kicks and stamps on his head. Greater Manchester Police say before this filming started on Tuesday Night they were called to reports of a fight at the airport. When they went to make an arrest three officers were assaulted, needing hospital treatment. A female Police Officer suffered a broken knows. One officer has been suspended from all duties and
Burnham. Phil mccann was there. figs burnham. Phil mccann was there. Sis you burnham. Phil mccann was there. Is you can see, they are blocking these trams from moving. This is one of the main Tram Interest when i spoke to people early on, they told me they came along just because they were so shocked when they saw that video. One told me they saw that video. One told me they couldnt believe that they were seeing, another told me they couldnt believe it was being filmed in the uk. They assumed it was another country. The reason this protest started just down Oxford Street is because that is where the mayor of greater Greater Manchester is. They re responsible Greater Manchester is. Theyre responsible for further holding the police to account. Andy burnham has called for calm, and hes urged people not to rush to judgment on what may have happened given that there is now an investigation ongoing. We also know the independent Office Police Conduct have met with the family of the two men w
In england and wales. We follow covid workers through a remote part of Eastern India to find out how theyve vaccinated 80 of adults, way above the national average. 2a hours before the olympics Opening Ceremony, the show s director has been sacked. Im in tokyo, where the Organising Committee has reeling but the japanese prime Minister Australia and New Zealand Pull Out of the rugby League Club later this year after good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. Retailers are calling on the government to make Food Workers whove had both doses of a vaccine, exempt from the Self Isolation rules which they say are making it increasingly difficult for some shops to keep their shelves stocked. Almost 620,000 people received a Contact Tracing alert in the last week. The government has said the Isolation Rules will be relaxed for only a very small number of critical workers, before wider changes in england next month. Theo leggett reports. Empty shelves in supermarkets, retailers are warni