another encore for serena williams. she showed she s got no intention of ending her singles career without a fight as she advanced to the third round of the us open, this time beating one of the top seeds. and we look at glasgow s chances of becoming the host city for the eurovision 2023. good morning. it s not of country this morning started off on a cool note with some dense fog patches but for many of us today, it is going to be largely dry. there will be some sunshine but there will also be some showers and some of those could be heavy and potentially thundery. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s thursday 1st september. the prime minister is expected to announce up to £700 million of investment for a new nuclear reactor in suffolk today. it s part of the government s long term strategy to bring down energy costs but it could take 15 years to build and a final go ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson s successor. jon donnison reports. is
on the front line in eastern ukraine, a special report as ukrainian forces attempt to retake parts of the donbas. the threat here isn tjust the artillery you can hear. it also these landmines, all along this pathway. on patrol in pakistan, the rescue workers trying to help thousands of people stranded after the devastating floods. and powering on, serena williams delays her retirement from tennis as she makes it through to the third round of the us open. and coming up on the bbc news channel its transfer deadline day. we ll have the latest big movers, as chelsea agree to sign barcelona striker pierre emerick aubameyang. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the broadcaster and former bbc breakfast star bill turnbull has died at the age of 66. he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer almost five years ago. he began working at the bbc in the 19705 but became best known for his partnership alongside fellow presenter sian williams on the bbc breakfast sofa a
is at the plant and is not moving. it s going to stay there. a review into failings at nhs maternity units in nottingham launches, with a call for affected families to come forward. tributes this evening for the star of the breakfast sofa bill turnbull, who s died at the age of 66. good evening. merseyside police have revealed that two guns were used in the shooting that killed nine year old olivia pratt korbel. olivia was shot in her home last week as her mother tried to stop a gunman entering their house. detectives have now released cctv of the gunman running from the scene. a 35 year old man who was the target of the attack and was on parole, is still being treated in hospital and will be sent back to prison when he s discharged. our north of england correspondentjudith moritz reports from liverpool. running away from the horror he caused, this is the man who used two guns to shoot a nine year old child dead. moments after the murder, he disappeared into the darkness. the
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