vapes and the little left behind. 1.3 million disposable vapes are thrown away every week. that is why the local government association representing councils in england and wales, once the government to ban single you see cigarettes. so what s their problem? the lga says disposable vapes can cause fires in ben laurie s. the plastic cannot be separated from the batteries, which makes them really hard to recycle, and when those lithium batteries get crushed they get really hot and become flammable. crushed they get really hot and become flammable. those 1.3 million dis - osable become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are going become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are going on - become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are going on the - disposable vapes are going on the floor unfortunately, in which case it causes a signif
has always maintained that he denied both offensive offences and he has been found not guilty. first we will head to the bbc sport centre. the men s semi finals at wimbledon are underway with novak djokovic taking on yannik sinner on centre court. well, djokovic who s won wimbledon seven times is heading towards another final. he s taken the first two sets 6 3 and 6 4. cerner leads to one in the third set. sinner. after this match has finished the world number one carlos alcarez will take on daniil medvedev as he looks to reach the wimbledon finalfor the first time. you can follow all of the coverage from wimbledon across the bbc and online. tommorrow s women s final will see ons jabeur take on unseeded marketa vondrousova. jabeur was the beaten finalist last year so is eager to go one better this time. it is going to be very difficult. it can happen for both. whoever can handle the emotions, whoever will be on the court will win that match and thatis on the court
katie silver, bbc news, sydney. the president of the international paralympic committee has told bbc sport that international sporting governing bodies should set their own policies on transgender athletes. it comes after italy s valentina petrillo last week became the first openly transgender athlete to win a medal at a global para athletic event. petrillo has visual impairment and picked up two bronze medals at the world para athletics championships in paris. andrew parsons says the ipc won t be deciding the overall policy. it s something that we always knew. it was not a matter of if it was a matter of when. so now we have had it at the world championships. i don t think the pressure will be there, but i think, yes, our members will like some guidance because they have to run their national programmes with their athletes so they would like to know.
of, equal pay, that rang around the stadium. so this women s world cup coming up, it s a real, another opportunity to be able to talk about these bigger things and equal pay, it s still something that not just women footballers are striving for, it s what women everywhere are striving for. this world cup there have been stand offs between multiple teams and their football associations, including the uk, south africa, nigeria and canada, and these fights are over everything from basic equal pay to bonuses. some teams are even threatening to boycott matches if their demands are not met. it s hoped that with this momentum, the next generation s battle will be just on the pitch. katie silver, bbc news, sydney. the president of the international paralympic committee has told bbc sport that international sporting governing bodies should set their own policies on transgender athletes. it comes after italy s valentina petrillo last week became the first openly transgender athlete to win a me
of competition at the world para athletics championships in paris and this morning. great britain have won their ninth gold medal of the competition. it came for ben sandilands in the t201,500 metres, for athletes with intellectual impairment. he broke through on the home straight to take the gold on his debut at the world championships. 0ur we are just days away from the start of the women s our e women s world cup in australia and new zealand and eight nations including the philippines, vietnam, zambia, and haiti will make their inagural apperances at the competition. former england player and manager hope powell believes that despite the gulf between some of the nations in the tournament, introducing more countrites will help develop the womens game. will help develop the women s game. we have to recognise that football is a global game and it is supposed to be for everybody. i think it really gives to smaller nations the opportunity to be part of something thatis opportunity to