Matched her breakout run at wimbledon after reaching the fourth round at the us open in what is her first appearance at flushing meadows. The 18 year old beat spain s sara sorribes tormo in straight sets, the first she won 6 0, the second 6 1. She s yet to drop a set in the six matches she s played in qualifying and the main draw and could now face the top seed ash barty on monday if the world number one wins her third round match later tonight. It was india s day as bad light ended play with england 171 runs behind on day three of the fourth test at the oval. Rohit sharma turned the match in his side s favour, scoring this six to bring up his century in style, his first test hundred outside india, before eventually falling for 127. At the close india 270 3, with the series level at 1 1. Max verstappen beat lewis hamilton to pole ahead of tomorrow s dutch grand prix. Qualifying was marred by two accidents from both williams drivers, george russell firstly and then teammate nicholas lat
This bank holiday monday delivers the hottest day of the year so far. And a hundred years after the worst massacre in black american history, survivors in tulsa remember the day their neighbourhood was burned down. Good evening. Some scientists advising the government on coronavirus are calling for the lifting of the final lockdown restrictions in england, due on 21stjune, to be postponed. They say they re concerned about rising infection rates, due to the indian variant. Ministers warn that the government cannot make a final decision for another two weeks, but some businesses argue they need clarity now. Here s our health correspondent anna collinson. It is one of the biggest rugby stadiums in the world, but today, thousands have been encouraged to come to twickenham for their coronavirus jab. It s been really good, yeah. Like, i thought the queue was quite long but it moves quite quickly, and everything seems really, like, organised. Ijust sort of want the whole countryjust to come o
the uk economy has rebounded slightly up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it s led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. and also coming up this hour, we ll speak to the children s laureate cressida cowell, who s calling on the prime minister to invest £100 million a year in primary school libraries. good morning. welcome to bbc news. the government says all over 50s and those in high risk groups in the uk have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. it means ministers have met their target of offering a first dose to the top nine priority groups by 15th april. nhs england says that across the nine groups, 95% of people have actually had their first doses. all those over 45 in england are now able to book a vaccination on the nhs website. also today, england is giving its first doses of the
somewhere else around the world and waiting to get back to normal? or are you somewhere else around the world? how did it feel to back out there or have you decided to wait for a bit? i d love to hearfrom you tweet me @annita mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions the uk economy has rebounded slightly, up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it s led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. india s biggest religious festival continues despite the most covid infections of anywhere outside america. india now accounts for one in six of all new coronavirus cases globally. and coming up this hour. how the world s wealthiest people need to radically change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, according to a new report. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the government s
refugees on the us border having to make desperate decisions about their children s future. some are hopeful the rumours that president biden will open the border are true. others have lost all hope and are now having to make decisions they never thought they would. young people bear the brunt of unemployment as new figures show that four out of five who lost theirjob last year was under 35. good afternoon. downing street says it will explore every possibility , including legislation, to stop plans for a european super league. the idea which would see six top english clubs join euopean sides in a breakaway tournament has drawn widespread condemnation and calls for the clubs to be expelled from other competitions. lawyers for the proposed new league say they have issued injunctions they hope will prevent players or clubs being banned from competition by fifa or uefa. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. the message was clear protests outside elland road last n