his impressive victory over alex de minaur in the final means he s also the world number one, over taking novak djokovic in the seedings for wimbledon, which starts in a week s time. patrick gearey reports. one of the most popular paths to wimbledon runs through west kensington. queens is a good place to see the future. its grass courts are strange territory for carlos alcaraz, but he s been growing on these lawns, adjusting his game accordingly. in alex de minaur, he had an opponent who could provide a test, a bundle of aussie energy. at times in the first set, he threatened alcaraz, only to ultimately lose the argument. and after several flowing phrases of tennis, the set was finished with an alcaraz full stop. he seemed to need the pause. the physio was called to provide some comfort. a few extra seconds in the shade would have helped. the temperature in london was above 30 degrees, but the pace didn t seem to drop. earlier in the week, de minaur knocked andy murray out, b
after a dry start for many, showers will develop. some of the heaviest this time more likely in parts of eastern england, particularly stretching from northumberland down to about norfolk, temperatures are still ranging from the high teens in the west to the low 20s in the ease and, like for the last few days. we start the weekend still with low pressure in charge. a band of rain pushing is, followed by more showers. it s going to be a blustery day with some sunny spells between the showers and, in the sunshine, not feeling bad. temperatures i7 the showers and, in the sunshine, not feeling bad. temperatures 17 or 18 in the west, low 20s further east. high pressure is set to built in, which should settle the weather down for the weekend next week, and it should start to get warmer, with temperatures for some which in the mid 20s. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at six on thursday 30th june. you can keep up to date with all today s stories on the bbc website. now on bbc1, it
cancelling the last administration com pletely cancelling the last administration completely one sided deal with cuba. and he s one of the political giants of modern european history. germany s longest serving chancellor, helmut kohl, dies at the age of 87. could ronaldo be getting rid of real? the bbc learns he s so upset at being accused of tax fraud, he wants to leave madrid. hello and welcome to world news today. police say that at least 30 people are now confirmed to have died in the fire that engulfed grenfell tower in west london. the bbc understands that the total number of people who are dead but the bbc understands that many more people are missing. there is growing anger at the way the authorities have dealt with the aftermath of the fire earlier around 500 protestors stormed kensington town hall. some protestors then moved to the centre of london, and staged a sit in at oxford circus, in the heart of london s west end, and just a few hundred metres from this bui
forwards, and it is a bigger picture than just pay, i forwards, and it is a bigger picture thanjust pay, i think. forwards, and it is a bigger picture thanjust pay, ithink. let s forwards, and it is a bigger picture thanjust pay, i think. let s go forwards, and it is a bigger picture than just pay, i think. let s go to the telegraph and our story here is the telegraph and our story here is the cabinet flipped over austerity, oh, my goodness, austerity, here we go again! again, it is another story we will get for the next few years. splits in the cabinet as the big beasts jostle for position and jostle for money as well. it looks like the i% jostle for money as well. it looks like the 1% public sector pay cap will get bust. it is a question of when and who benefits politically. this is a really interesting story, both because it is about austerity which will come back again and again, but also this is one of the first issues which the new cabinet of the new parliament has real
on the prime minister and the chancellor over public sector pay rises, after another cabinet minister raised the prospect of the current 1% cap being lifted. the environment secretary, michael gove, suggested the recommendations of public sector pay bodies, which review increases, should be respected. one of those has warned that the cap is putting pressure on the health service. here is our political correspondent iain watson. they save our lives, they keep us safe, they teach our children, and when things do go wrong, they are on the front line, dealing with the aftermath. but politicians from all political parties are now asking if enough is being done to repay the debt to public sector workers. the health secretary and the education secretary want to see limits on public sector salaries relaxed. a former nurse, now conservative mp, says pressure on the conservatives will increase if the government doesn t lift its pay cap. i know of colleagues who have left nursing. i kno