On to the Semi Finals of the euros. It was a Saturday Night to celebrate for Fans Football now is Coming Home with england facing denmark at wembley on wednesday night. A military Transport Plane has crashed in the philippines, killing at least 45 people. Ministers extend the period in which legal action can be taken against Housing Developers in light of the cladding crisis. Greece, italy and israel send planes to cyprus to tackle a fatal wildfire on its south coast. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. My guest is one of the most brilliant scientists in the world and hes african. His ground breaking research is helping tackle diseases that Kill Thousands every year. Cameroonian born Professor Christian Happi gave up a successful career at Harvard University in the United States and moved back to africa. Hes setting up a World Class Laboratory in nigeria, which will have a pandemic early detection system. He believes africa could become a global c
the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. a british charity warns of a big increase in cases of skin cancer this year and says people should do more to protect themselves from the sun. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s mark edwards. hi, ben, we start with tennis. rafael nadal is out of the french open, losing in the first round in what s likely to be the 37 year old s last match at the french open. the king of clay, with m titles at roland garros, going down fighting against alexander zverev after three hours under the roof on court philippe chatrier. but nadal eventually fell just short, losing in straight sets 6 3, 7 6, 6 3. zverev into the second round. he s reached the semi final three years in a row, but the journey is over for nadal. british number one cameron norrie is being put through his paces by russia s pavel kotov. there are 23 places between them in
the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. south africa has seen far fewer electricity blackouts in the last few months. critics say it could be an attempt to buy more votes for the forthcoming general election. welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start here, where the uk s general election is in full swing and rishi sunak has been defending his plan for mandatory national service for 18 year olds. the prime minister was on the campaign trail in buckinghamshire, defending the proposal as a bold move that ll foster a culture of service. under the tory plan, all 18 year olds will be legally required to take up either a 12 month placement in the armed forces or cyber defence or give up the equivalent of one weekend a month to volunteer in their communities. i believe this is the right thing to do because this is how we will del
2019 finalist marketa vondrusova also enjoyed a straight sets win. the fifth seed beat spain s rebekah masarova 6 1, 6 3 to set up a second round meeting with the wonderfully named katie volynets. meanwhile in the men s singles, the australian open champion jannik sinner is safely into round two despite some concerns over his physical condition. he s been struggling with a hip injury of late, and came into the tournament with huge doubts over his fitness, but the world number two has eased past america s chris eubanks in straight sets. he ll play the home favourite richard gasquet next. right now we could be seeing rafa nadal at the french open for the very last time. he s won this title a record 1a times but has indicated it could be his last season, having spent the last couple of years battling injury. and he s facing fourth seed alexander zverev in the opening round, who won the italian open in the build up to roland garros. not long gone in this one. it is zverev who is
cancer this year and says peopple should do more to protect themselves from the sun. and how yellow became orange. coldplay thrill fans with a special song dedicated to luton town football club. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s ben croucher. day two of the french open is well under way and though a soggy parisian day has thwarted play on the outside courts for the best part of five hours, the matches under the roofs have seen the big names all safely progress most notably iga swiatek who is bidding for a fourth title in five years. she underlined her favourites tag with a crushing 6 1, 6 2 victory over home qualifier lolia jeanjean. swiatek wrapped up the win in just 61 minutes to set up a mouthwatering second round clash with unseeded four time grand slam champion naomi 0saka. meanwhile in the men s singles, the australian open champion jannik sinner is safely into round two despite some concerns over his physical condition. he s been stru