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hello from the bbc sport centre, im delyth lloyd. lets start at the australian open, where theres been plenty of drama on day nine in melbourne. not so much though for the number two seed carlos alcaraz, who eased through to the quarter finals with a commanding display on the rod laver arena. the wimbledon champion lostjust eight games on his way to beating miomir kecmanovic of serbia in straight sets. it is great to find this level, to play this level in the matches, on the court, i a...

the president son was all smile last night he got to attend the white house state dinner. his appearance coming just days after he agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor trespass charges. >> slimming down as a sweethear deal the irs whistleblowers apparently greasing investigators recommended nearl a dozen tarts at some of those felonies it but doj officials poured cold water on all of that . >> one of those whistleblowers telling congress i am alleging with evidence the doj provide...

tonight on whether to demand a humanitarian pause in fighting between israel and hamas, but with representatives trying to come to an agreement on the exact wording of the resolution, its been postponed at the very last minute to tomorrow. well talk to a spokesperson from the israeli government. could that pause in voting have something to do with the us defense secretarys visit to israel today? also tonight, the british oil giant bp and a number of key shipping companies have halted a...

he is pushing for more powerful weapons in his fight against russia. now, heres video of the ukrainian president. hes already meeting with the italian prime minister. thats the video youre seeing here. hes been asking for about eight months for f-16 fighter jets. finally the u.s. changing its stance and starting to train ukrainian pilots. that training, though, could take more than a year. overshadowing this trip, the impasse over the debt ceiling. >> it is definitely a subject of inte...

the government of switzerland says that the countrys biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival — credit suisse — in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. credit suisse has seen its value plummet over the last week due to fears about the companys financial health. regulators in switzerland had spent the day trying to pave the way for a deal to be struck before the financial markets open tomorrow. heres the swiss president alain berset speaking at a p...

time, the risks would have been reduced. i think the scandal here is that, basically, motorways have been expanded on the cheap and safety considerations have not always been at the top of the agenda. the transport select committee said these new smart waterways allow 1600 vehicles every hour to travel, and its vital on busy days. this was vital to ease congestion, to allow people to get around faster and more easily. is there a better way to do this? ., , easily. is there a better way...

turmoil at the scottish national party as the chief executive and husband of party leader nicola sturgeon peter murrell resigns in a row over party membership. a dedicated father who took a photo of his son every day for the first 21 years of his life, says its been a joy to capture his child growing up. ian mcleod, from harrogate, wanted to make sure he didnt forget a moment of cory�*s childhood, so picked up his camera and started snapping. now cory, whos aged 30, has taken over ph...

and syria are dwindling. tonight with the context, tom peck, political sketch writer at the independent and amanda renteria, hillary clintons former national political director. we begin tonight in the skies over north america, where no less than three unidentified flying objects have been shot down in the last three days. the us says it has not yet been able to identify the objects — but wreckage recovery operations are continuing. but after a military commander said he could not ru...

hello and welcome. well, in the last hour, it is been announced the british prime minister will not determine the fate of dominic raab as deputy prime minister today, dominic raab as deputy prime ministertoday, despite dominic raab as deputy prime minister today, despite being given the report investigating whether he believed officials. lets cross live now to speak to our political correspondent, rob watson come in the newsroom for us. what do we make of this delay because yellow im a...

bigger picture of his actions in the past going to be the presiding determination. dont forget, of course, that he had several other cases or investigations, i should say, that are under way. and these deal with those issues and those efforts to overturn the election in the state of georgia and his role in the state of georgia and his role in the january six riot and the way that he has handle classified documents all quite serious issues. and if those investigations and up making crim...