also on the programme an injured rafael nadal withdraws from wimbledon, missing an opportunity to achieve a new grand slam record. and the american actorjames caan best known for playing the gangster sonny corleone in the godfather has died at the age of 82. hello and welcome to the programme. borisjohnson is no longer leader of the conservative party, but he s still british prime minister following an extraordinary day at westminster. shortly after 12.30pm this afternoon, he walked out of the door of number 10 to confirm he will resign as tory leader and that he intends to stay in charge until a successor is chosen. many of his colleagues, along with opposition parties, are deeply unhappy with that and have called on him to go immediately. remember, this time yesterday, mrjohnson was insisting he would not stand down. but after the avalanche of resignations over the past 48 hours, today, everything changed. our political editor chris mason begins our coverage. at bre
my investigation for my entire tenure. my tenure as county executive. i can tell you that during that time, the focus for me, and members of our team, has been on bringing justice for these victims and closure to these families who have suffered. it s wimbledon finals day and history could be made on centre court in the women s singles final. tunisia s 0ns jabeur is hoping to become the first arab woman, and the first woman from africa, to win a grand slam singles title. she ll start as favourite against marketa vondrousova from the czech republic. both have previously played in grand slam finals but neither has yet won one of the big four titles. live now to aida beji, who s a former tennis player who s
in sousse in tunisia. welcome to the programme. how is tunisia feeling right now? they must be watching the lady known as the minister of happiness. hello and thank you for the invitation. i think all the tunisians are super excited for ruud s match. we are all excited, and may be a bit stressed, but we are hoping for the win. 0bviously, history could be made twice here. the first arab woman, and the first african woman also. there is a lot to be said for supporting young talent, isn t there, in both of those communities? for yourself, what did it take to be a professional tennis player? how difficult is it to enter the sport? since i used to play tennis, from my young, young childhood, we were in the same tennis club with 0ns
jabeur. she is of course older than me, but i knew the conditions weren t that easy, but she was like a genius, so talented. she was already winning at all, and we already winning at all, and we already looked up to her since we were all young, but how to say? she is really perseverance. when she has something in her mind, she will definitely realise it. not many people believed in her and what she is realising today, that is what it takes for her to be the champion she is today, so i can t even describe how we are all proud of her. she is a true role model, and she is inspiring as every single day. haifa inspiring as every single day. how would ou inspiring as every single day. how would you describe her playing style? what should people be watching for if they are tuning into the final today? she watching for if they are tuning into the final today? the final today? she is always -auttin the final today? she is always putting on the final today? she is always putting on a the fi
it is windy today. they haven t opened the queue yet in expectation of poor weather so unless you re already a ticket holder, you can t get into the grounds. the grounds behind me are pretty quiet forfinals day. you ve got 0ns jabeur and marketa vondrousova, who do you think will be better at handling bad weather? who is good at holding their nerve in such conditions? i would say 0ns jabeur because she s known having fantastic touch and hand skills so that will definitely come into into play. she also has a short low ball toss so if the wind starts swirling around in centre court, it won t affect that. marketa vondrousova has a high ball toss, she will have to play in high margins if the wind does pick up.