Wimbledon has a new womens champion. World Number One Ash Barty has claimed her first title at the all england club. She defeated eighth Seed Karolina Pliskova from the Czech Republic in three sets, as chetan pathak reports. What a moment for Ash Barty. Ten years after winning Thejunior Title here, she is now wimbledon champion, Emulating What her Hero Evonne Goolagong did 50 years ago. Goolagong an idol to so many from the indigenous australian community. Barty, from the beginning, has talked about winning this title and today, she achieved that dream. It wasnt easy and it took three sets in The End against karolina pliskova, the czech eighth seed, who really started this one slowly barty winning the first 14 points in a row. But once the World Number one had won that first set, pliskova did find her rhythm again, taking the second on a Tie Break and leading us into a decider. But barty S Game of Variety And Slicing and stronger movement got her over the line in The End. And when she
And at wimbledon, World Number one Ash Barty has won her first Ladies Singles Title she beat the eighth Seed Karolina Pliskova in three sets. Now on bbc news, its our world, and a storm is brewing in the south China Sea. There are currently four chinese vessels patrolling this area on the outskirts of the shoal. Theres trouble in the south China Sea. The chinese government is amassing ships, taking over reefs and rocks. We sail into occupied maritime territory to take a closer look at beijings aggressive policy, and the militia it uses to enforce it. Five years since a landmark legal victory for the philippines, we ask whether china is adhering to the ruling. What you get is this overwhelming narrative thats now global, of china as a bully, china as a Rules Breaker in the south China Sea. All chant. We head straight into the centurys hottest geopolitical dispute, and meet Filipino Fishermen caught in the middle. Bolinao is a Fishing Community in the North West of the philippines. Georg
A record 90 Million for Dumping Billions of litres of Raw Sewage into the sea off the North Kent and solent coastline. The company admitted nearly 7000 illegal spills between 2010 and 2015 from 17 sites. A judge at Canterbury Crown Court said the offences were committed deliberately. Duncan kennedy reports. This is havant near portsmouth, one of more than a Dozen Beauty spots along the South Coast where Southern Water illegally dumped the Raw Sewage for nearly six years. For many who live and work along the coast, the pollution was shocking. I came down to check my boat to find that theres Raw Sewage hanging off the mooring lines, its wrapped around the propeller, the rudder and festooned along the hull of the boat. Absolute disgust. The untreated sewage was poured into the sea right around the South Coast from 17 different Southern Water sites. The Environment Agency also said the company allowed it to be released because it was cheaper than treating it. The Environment Agency also sa
more roads are being earmarked for restrictions around the country. if it s the road where you live, which side will you be on? justin rowlatt, bbc news, oxford. you can see more on that story on panorama road wars: neighbourhood traffic chaos which is on iplayer right now. time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. thank you very much. the warmest day of the year so far for england, scotland and northern ireland, but a bit too much cloud in wales, 21, the warmest day of the year so far for the uk, that was in the highlands. over the next few days we have a chilly easterly breeze and the temperatures will come down although they will still be quite a lot of dry weather but for england and wales, weatherfronts moving of the new continent, it will introduce more cloud and rain, especially towards the end of the week. more substantial rain in england and wales as the weather fronts move in and a lot of isobars on the chart, as well. the easterly breeze will be quite
more fighting in the sudanese capital khartoum with reports of fighterjets and drain targeting positions held by rival paramilitary forces even though the ceasefire is meant to be in place. forces even though the ceasefire is meant to be in place. these images show car team meant to be in place. these images show car team where meant to be in place. these images show car team where fighting - meant to be in place. these images show car team where fighting is - show car team where fighting is continuing in parts of the capital with reports of fighterjets and drones targeting positions held by the vapid support for is our rf seth. there have been chaotic scenes and pots are done in the east as people try to escape and about 2000 people try to escape and about 2000 people have been arriving in the saudi coastal city ofjeddah. sandra berg has the latest. safe from the fighting nearly 2,000 people packed on board a ferry arriving injeddah, saudi arabia, this morning after a