hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. england are off the mark but it s far from convincing against haiti in their women s world cup opener. rain rain go away. england have to battle the elements in the hunt for australian wickets to stay in the ashes. and a hoylake record in an open jon rahm shoots a round of 63 on day three at royal liverpool. also coming up on sportsday. it s a first pole in almost two years for lewis hamilton, who pips championship leader verstappen by the finest of margins. and the yellowjersey is his. vingegaard rolls into the final stage as the leader of the tour de france. hello there, and welcome to sportsday this saturday. and all eyes were on england s eagerly awaited first group game of the women s world cup. but it s fair to say they made hard work of haiti in brisbane. georgia stanway s retaken penalty proving the difference, against one of the lowest ranked teams in the tournament who could have come away with a famous res
margaret atwood. one of the world s best selling critically acclaimed authors, she s published more than 60 books, and has won the booker prize twice. margaret atwood. the winner of the first booker prize of the 21st century, margaret atwood. cheering and applause. her stories often centre on oppression and brutality. most famously, her 1985 novel, the handmaid s tale, a dystopian vision of america, in which women are enslaved. now an emmy award winning television series. there s an eye in your house. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 programme, she reveals her formative influences and experiences. and how even in high school, her creativity was clear. i put on a home economics opera. it was about fabrics. can you remember how it goes? # fabrics need a swim in the suds # it makes them feeljust like new # plink plink, plink plink.# i want to make sure the mics are recording us. margaret atwood, welcome to this cultural life. thank you very much. happy to be he
now on bbc news: women and gambling: my secret addiction. a lot of people that know me still don t know i am a gambling addict. even when i came here, i said i was going to a mental health facility, because people knew i had mental health episodes that were bad, but nobody knew i was an addict. i kept my gambling a secret for years, and obviously it did eventually all come out. these british women fought to keep their gambling addiction a secret, until they were offered a lifeline a place in a residential centre, and a chance to confront their addiction. i can t remember the exact amount, but it shocked my parents, it shocked my partner at the time, because i think it worked out to be about £30,000 in the space of three months. recent studies indicate that around the world, the number of women gambling is growing. and for those with addiction, is often done in secret. we seem to be sleepwalking, it feels like, towards a problem. elissa used to gamble regularly in pubs, on
now on bbc news, click. this week, we delve into the world of artificial intelligence. shiona heads to wimbledon to meet the latest match commentators. norrie, from the united kingdom, will play tsitsipas. could you spot a deepfake? we look at the software trying to detect them, but how good is it really? ithink fake. that is actually real. and joe investigates the darker side of image creation. yeah, i know you ve redacted it for me. yeah, it s still powerful, and it s difficult. - this month, fans all over the world were glued to coverage of the wimbledon tennis tournament. it was televised for the first time in 1937 when fred perry s run of wins was ended by the american don budge. since then, the bbc and broadcasters around the world have provided expert commentary on all of the action. well, actually, not quite all of the action. no, covering of the outlying courts has remained somewhat silent, but that could be about to change, thanks to artificial intelligence as shi
burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. private boats have joined the greek coastguard, picking people up from beaches on the east of the island. the greek army has also been helping get tourists to safety. no injuries have been reported. plumes of smoke can be seen blanketing the island with its many resorts. the fires have been burning for five days. the country s deputy fire chief says the fires in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. it comes as greece is suffering its hottest weekend in 50 years. one climate expert says the current heatwave could last 16 or 17 days, making it the longest since records began. katie piercefield holmes is on holiday in rhodes and told me about her experience. it is all a little bit chaotic, really. last night, you could see there were fires off in the distance, there was ash falling but everything was normal and today was normal up until about lunch time when the sky turned orange. i had gone to the gym and came up to