former wimbledon champion petra kvitova is also through to the semi—finals. she saw off germany's laura siegemund in straight sets at roland garros. it's just the second time that kvitova's reached the last four at the french open. and kvitova will play sofia kenin in the semis after she beat fellow american danielle collins in three sets. the australian open champion powered to victory in the final set, winning it 6—0. the king of clay meanwhile, the 12—time winner rafael nadal, remains on course to win the tournament and equal roger federer‘s record of 20 grand slam titles but he's not enjoying roland garros as much as usual this time. last night his match against italy's jannik sinner was the latest finish in the tournament's history and nadal said it was too cold to play.

former wimbledon champion petra kvitova is also through to the semi—finals. she saw off germany's laura siegemund in straight sets at roland garros. it's just the second time that kvitova's reached the last four at the french open. and kvitova will play sofia kenin in the semis after she beat fellow american danielle collins in three sets. the australian open champion powered to victory in the final set, winning it 6—0. the king of clay meanwhile, the 12—time winner rafael nadal, remains on course to win the tournament and equal roger federer‘s record of 20 grand slam titles but he's not enjoying roland garros as much as usual this time. last night his match against italy's jannik sinner was the latest finish in the tournament's history and nadal said it was too cold to play. the autumnal conditions in paris have come as a shock to many of the players— so is nadal right to complain? patrick gearey reports. paris in the early hours, rafael nadal on the final point. it was 25 past one when he madejannik sinner relent. by the time he wrapped up so had ev

whatever happens in paris, kvitova will break back into the world's top 10. and that's all the sport for now. bye— bye. hello again. we're going to continue with the rather unsettled run of whether we've seen. a soggy start to the month, of course, but we have more rain in the forecast too. right now, patches of rain working eastwards across northern ireland, across wales and across england. another line of rain from there is bringing wet weather to parts of southwest scotland and also the far north of england. temperatures to start the day around 8—11 degrees celsius. well, as we go through tuesday, we will see these patches of rain continuing to extend eastwards across england and wales. now, i suspect the rain could become quite persistent for a time across north wales, merseyside and greater manchester. showers return to the west of scotland and northern ireland, and becomes very windy through the afternoon in the southwest — where gusts could reach around 50 mph. there will be a bit of sunshine between any downpours, but it's east scotland that wil

whatever happens at roland garros, kvitova will break back into the world's top ten. as a teenager michael gunning faced repeated racist and homophobic abuse, acid was thrown at him. but the aspiring olympian says his life changed after witnessing the manchester arena terror attack in 2017. he switched allegiance from great britian to jamaica where his father was born and he also came out. the 26—year—old has been speaking to the bbc olympic sports reporter nick hope about his journey and how he hopes to help change perceptions about black swimmers people would say to me, stay on the athletics track, sick day out of the water, black people can't swim in those very hurtful to hear. i know lots of kids get bullied at school, i was one of them and people tried to throw acid at me. i remember my blazer and school close changed colours it was so embarrassing to walk around and know that people have picked on me. i was not really sure whether was my razor whether because —— my race 01’ sure whether was my razor whether because —— my race or whether it was beca

whatever happens in paris, kvitova will break back into the world's top 10. i'll have more for you in the next hour. lots of transfer deadline day news. thanks very much indeed. you are watching bbc news. let's get more now on the latest problems with test and trace for covid, and the impact the lockdowns are having on the economy. the prime minister's been speaking this morning as he toured an energy company and he was asked about the missing test data, and also about potentialjob losses following the announcement that cineworld are closing their theatres. he hope to reduce, to keep the numbers of people who lose theirjobs as much as we can, but clearly there are going to be tough times ahead. that's why we have already invested 190 billion in supporting jobs like this around the country. supporting local cinemas, i think we have already put 30 million in. but what i would say to people is that, you know, local cinemas, cinemas do now have ways of letting shows go on in a covid—secure way and i would encourage people to go out to the cinema, enjoy themselv

kvitova will play sofia kenin next. and finally tonight, news on two world records that fell in valencia's world record day, a one—off event staged in the spanish city. this was the women's 5,000 metres, ethiopia's letesenbet gidey beating the previous best by more than four seconds. she ran the distance in 14 minutes, 6.62 seconds to better the time set by tirunesh dibaba back in 2008. and uganda'sjoshua cheptegei smashed the men's 10,000—metre world record just minutes later. cheptegei ran the distance in 26 minutes and 11 seconds to beat kenenisa bekele's 15—year—old time by more than six seconds. it was his fourth world record in ten months, establishing himself as the stand out men's middle distance runner. and that's all the sport for now. goodbye. hello. after not the most promising—looking of starts for the day for england and wales, the picture should improve quite dramatically this afternoon. a lot of the early cloud and rain sweeping away into the continent to leave us a drier picture with some sunn

it's just the second time that kvitova's reached the last four at the french open. kvitova's chasing her first title there, rafa nadal‘s after his 13th and he's also through to the semifinals. he had a really late finish against the italianjannik sinner. the match finally finishing at almost 1:30 in the morning. nadal wasn't happy with the timings or the cool temperatures at roland garros. but he can still equal roger federer‘s record of 20 grand slams if he goes on to be crowned champion. the organisers of the giro d'italia have cast doubt over the cause of a crash yesterday, in which italian rider luca wackermann was injured. the italian‘s team, vini zabu—ktm, said a tv helicopter flying too low caused the roadside barriers near the end of stage four to move and that's why riders crashed into them. but a source has told bbc sport that an external factor could have moved them. wackermann will have further scans on a suspected fracture to his back today. his team—mate etienne van empel who also fell is ok. manchester united fans are going to have to wait a

kvitova now plays sofia kenin in the semifinals. and finally tonight, news on two world records that fell in valencia's world record day. it was a one—off event staged in the spanish city. this was the women's 5000 metres. ethiopia's letesenbet gidey beating the previous best by more than four seconds, running the distance there in 14 minutes, 6.62 seconds to better the time set by tirunesh dibaba back in 2008. and uganda'sjoshua cheptegei smashed the men's10,000—metre world record just minutes later. cheptegei ran the distance in 26 minutes and 11 seconds to beat kenenisa bekele's15—year—old time by more than six seconds. this his fourth world record in ten months. he is the stand—out men's middle distance runner at the moment. and that is all from the bbc sport centre for now. hello. the weather picture first thing not looking so great across england and wales, a lot of cloud out there and some outbreaks of rain. but hang in there because the afternoon offers a much brighter picture. here we are with this area of low pre

and she will hope to add a second grand slam title to her name after knocking out petra kvitova in straight sets in the second semifinal. the american took the first set 6—4 and the second 7—5 to reach her second grand slam final. she's got a good conversion rate. she had to save ten break—points against the two—time wimbledon winner. the final is on saturday. england rugby fans will be able to continue singing swing low, sweet chariot at matches despite the anthem having its roots in american slavery. the song has been english rugby's anthem since the late 19805 but has come under a review by the rfu. although they don't plan on banning fans from singing the anthem they have said they will use social media to improve diversity and inclusion in the sport. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. clearing skies this evening for both england and wales. you may be able to get a view of the meteor shower, but further north, the weather is turning again. as the wind picks up overnight, we blow in cloud and rain into scotland and northern ireland, eventually pushing down into northe

kenin beat petra kvitova in straight sets in her semi. the american kenin took the first set 6—4 and the second 7—5 to reach her second grand slam final and had to save ten break—points against the two—time wimbledon winner. the final is on saturday. britain's andy lapthorne is into the men's quad final in paris. he beat the american david wagner by two sets to one. fellow briton alfie hewett saw off gustavo fernandez to reach the men's wheelchair final. let's bring you up to date with some more headlines now. georgia haas made a good start to the women's pga champ chip in pennsylvania. she is 100 per she has said and for first route to shut up elite. —— pga championship. england's tyrrell hatton has a share of the lead on the first day of the pga championship at wentworth. hatton is six under par after his round as are justin harding and adria arnaus. and a member of the mercedes f1 team has tested positive for coronavirus ahead of this weekend's eifel grand prix in germany. the team haven't said who's got the virus, but say

former wimbledon champion petra kvitova is through to the semi finals. she saw off germany's laura siegemund in straight sets at roland garros. it's just the second time that kvitova's reached the last we will bring you up—to—date with everything at the french open. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. back to you rebecca. we will enjoy, thank you very much. in the last two minutes at the labour leader sir keir starmer was speaking. he was askedif keir starmer was speaking. he was asked if he supports the strict measures being adjacent scotland and whether england should have the same. let me first say it like everybody else i am concerned with the rising levels of infections in scotland and we are think about those who have been infected and some of those in hospital obviously. and we all want to get that infection rate down but these measures would append this announced this afternoon are not inevitable. we have to look at the decisions that up and made in relation to students going back to universities, to trace and protect which

kenin beat petra kvitova in straight sets in her semi final. the american kenin took the first set 6—4 and the second 7—5 to reach her second grand slam final and had to save ten break—points against two—time wimbledon winner kvitova. the final is on saturday. that's all the sport for now. john, as always, many thanks. the fbi says it's charging six people involved in a plot to overthrow michigan's state government and kidnap the governor, gretchen whitmer. the fbi said the alleged conspirators surveyed ms whitmer‘s holiday home and considered kidnapping her to a remote location in wisconsin to stand trial for treason ahead of november's election. several members are accused of talking about murdering "tyrants" or "taking" a sitting governor. the district attorney said the plot was at an advanced stage. money had already been pooled to buy arms and explosives. members of this conspiracy on two occasions conducted coordinated surveillance on the governor's vacation home. fox and croft according to the complaint discussed detonating exp

the latest from roland garros as the quarterfinals continue, with the former wimbledon champion petra kvitova in action. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, is preparing to announce new measures to try to slow the surge in coronavirus cases — although she's ruled out returning to a full lockdown. about 730 new cases are being recorded every day in scotland — compared with fewer than 300 a fortnight ago. it's understood more travel restrictions could be introduced, and hospitality venues may see tighter controls. business leaders have called on the scottish government to put support in place for any companies that are affected. here's our scotland correspondent, james shaw. the scottish government has not said exactly which sectors will be affected by new restrictions. there have been hints that hospitality is one area which is being looked at. lots of factors make it easy for the virus to spread — the difficulty of social distancing, poor ventilation, crowds, alcohol and households mixing together. we're not businesses that can

kvitova will play sofia kenin next. that's all the sport for now. more now on our main story and the tougher restrictions which have been announced in scotland today. pubs, restaurants and cafes that sell alcohol in glasgow, edinburgh and the central belt of scotland have been ordered to close for 16 days from friday to try to slow the spread of coronavirus. in the rest of scotland, licensed premises must shut by 6pm and cannot serve alcohol indoors. the first minister, nicola sturgeon warned that without swift action, infection rates could return to peak levels by the end of the month. i am well aware that the measures i have outlined today are disruptive to many businesses, obviously, especially hospitality businesses, and they will be unwelcome to many people across the country. but although they are significant as they need to be to make an impact, they do not represent a lockdown. we're not requiring people to stay outside all day as we were earlier in fact, they are designed to reduce the likelihood of a future lockdown. we're not requiring pe

whatever happens in paris, kvitova will break back into the world's top 10. ill be mostly about transfers, what can liverpool do about that shaky defence. gary, what is the latest? is they're hoping. we're expecting some kind of details next few minutes perhaps his medical conditions and it's been brought up to the hospital. we hear the supporters getting very excited. another thing to let you know so you had another high—profile diagnosis of covid—19 inside the white house. the press press secretary, those worklist of the president with positive diagnosis are getting longer and longer by the day it is whatever really serious impact on the ability of the white house to operate at a high level. cannot be traced back to the super spreader event of the white house, to mark the nomination of the new supreme court justice? the nomination of the new supreme courtjustice? i think it is inevitable that it will be the view taken because so many of the people that have gone down with it for at that have gone down with it for at that event on saturday when she was introduced and that event insid

there were wins too for greek fifth seed stefanos tsitsipas and 2—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova in the women's singles. and finally to one of cycling's grand tours, the giro d'italia, where britain's geraint thomas finished fourth in the opening stage. the time trial was won by thomas's team—mate filippo ganna, who claims the leader's pinkjersey. thomas, who won the tour de france in 2018, was 26 seconds ahead of british rival simon yates. that's all the sport for now. the authorities in egypt have unveiled dozens of ancient coffins recently discovered at a burial ground near cairo. it's thought they contain the remains of priests and other senior figures who lived around 2,500 years ago. it's the first such discovery to take place since the coronavirus pandemic. tim allman reports. archaeologically speaking, the sands of saqqara are the gift that keeps on giving. for around 3000 years, the dead were buried here. and now, once more, it gives up its secrets. dozens of ornately decorated coffins, found buried deep below the surface. not just an important historical find, but the

there were wins too for the greek fifth seed stefan tsitsipas and two—time wimbledon champion, petra kvitova in the women's singles. finally, to one of cycling's grand tours the giro d'italia, where britain's geraint thomas finished fourth in the opening stage. the time trial was won by his team—mate, who claimed the leader's pinkjersey. thomas, who won the tour de france in 2018 was 26 seconds ahead of british rival, simon yates. and that is all from the bbc sports centre for now. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. this is over the walter reed medical centre where, president trump, if he stays there will be spending his second night as a patient. plenty more coming up second night as a patient. plenty more coming up on second night as a patient. plenty more coming up on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. it has been a thoroughly wet night up it has been a thoroughly wet night up and down the country. we continue with more heavy rain through this morning, mainly across western and southern areas and it is here we will see some transport disruptions

were victories also for the greek fifth—seeded stefan tsitsipas and two—time women's champion petra kvitova in the women's singles. finally, to one of cycling's grand tours, the giro d'italia, whether uk's geraint thomas finished fourth in the opening stage. the time trial was won by thomas' teammate filippo garner, who claimed the leader's pink jersey. thomas, he won the tour de france in 2018, was 26 seconds ahead of british rival simon yates. and that is all from the bbc sport centre for now. the duke and duchess of cambridge have released a video of their children, george, charlotte and louis, asking questions to sir david attenborough about the natural world. they filmed their children at kensington palace before meeting him in person. hello, david attenborough. what animal do you think will become extinct next? hello, david attenborough. i like spiders, do you like spiders too? what animal do you like? i think i like monkeys best. because they are such fun. that's a good answer! watch the whole video, he answered all of their questions, listen to everyone. answer the question, if you

and she will hope to add a second grand slam title to her name after knocking out petra kvitova in straight sets in the second semifinal. the american took the first set 6—4 and the second 7—5 to reach her second grand slam final. she‘s got a good conversion rate. she had to save ten break—points against the two—time wimbledon winner. the final is on saturday. england rugby fans will be able to continue singing swing low, sweet chariot at matches despite the anthem having its roots in american slavery. the song has been english rugby‘s anthem since the late 1980s but has come under a review by the rfu. although they don‘t plan on banning fans from singing the anthem they have said they will use social media to improve diversity and inclusion in the sport. and that‘s all the sport for now. hello there. when the sun came out yesterday, we saw 19 celsius, temperatures above where they should be. and they have been for much of the week. but we will swing now to feeling colder for the next few days, probably with temperatures dipping a little bit below where they should be. we wi

open winner, sofia kenin, who herself is only 21 — and she overcame former world number one, petra kvitova, in straight sets. i'll have more for you in the next hour. 13 men have been charged with an alleged plot to kidnap the governor of the us state of michigan, gretchen whitmer. the fbi says the alleged plot involved six of the men abducting the governor and taking her to a remote location to put her on trial for treason. governor whitmer has accused president trump of encouraging far right groups by — as she put it — fraternizing with domestic terrorists. mark lobel reports. the night—time fbi raid to stop the wolverine watchmen militia in their tracks. it is alleged the plan, part of which was hatched inside this house, was to attack a police building, kidnap michigan's governor and put her on trial. their message could have been, "stop violating our rights with tough coronavirus restrictions." they were unhappy with the state political leadership, and some of them made the point in relation to taxes or in relation to the quality of the road infrastructure around michigan. so, y

there were wins too for the greek fifth seed stefan tsitsipas and two—time wimbledon champion, petra kvitova in the women's singles. finally, to one of cycling's grand tours the giro d'italia, where britain's geraint thomas finished fourth in the opening stage. the time trial was won by his team—mate, who claimed the leader's pinkjersey. thomas, who won the tour de france in 2018 was 26 seconds ahead of british rival, simon yates. and that is all from the bbc sports centre for now. the cruise ship industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. those giant vessels acted almost like incubators for covid—i9 earlier this year. and now few people want to travel while the virus is still circulating. but for one company in turkey, it's not all bad news, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. this is where cruise ships go to die. lined up in a row, five huge vessels, victims in their own way of the coronavirus pandemic. this huge wrecking yard in turkey a hive of activity, proof that for every cloud there is, in some way, a silver lining. translation: before the pandemic cruise ships had

it's just the second time that kvitova's reached the last four at the french open. kvitova's chasing her first title there, rafa nadal‘s after his 13th and he's also through to the semi—finals. he had a really late finish against the the match finally finishing at almost 1:30 in the morning. nadal wasn't happy with the timings, or the cool temperatures at roland garros. but he can still equal roger federer‘s record of 20 grand slams if he goes on to be crowned champion. manchester united fans are going to have to wait a little longer to see edinson cavani. their new striker‘s debut is likely to be delayed by coronavirus regulations. the uruguayan, whojoined united on monday, left paris st—germain injune and hasn't been part of an elite athlete bubble. that means he should enter a period of self—isolation that lasts 14 days, and would miss united's next game away to newcastle on 17th october. that's all the sport for now. back to you, jane. another of donald trump's senior advisers has tested positive for coronavirus. stephen miller, one of the president'

whatever happens in paris, kvitova will break back into the world's top 10. that's all the sport for now. now, the latest on donald trump — he's sent a volley of tweets this morning from his hospital rooms, it's obvious he hasn't stopped campaigning for next month's presidental election despite contracting coronavirus. the white house chief of staff says his condition continues to improve. but he's been criticised for briefly leaving the hospital to drive past supporters outside. our correspondent gary 0'donoghue is outside the hospital in bethesda. gary, i suppose there is volume of tweets, a sign of business as usual, although he is still in hospital? that's it, that is exactly what they are designed to do, but the actual bold, brutal fact is that he is still in this hospital behind me and we are told that despite much talk about him being discharged today, we are told by his chief of staff that are told by his chief of staff that a decision on that won't be made at the earliest until this afternoon, so the earliest until this afternoon, so there clearly

swiatek will face sofia kenin or petra kvitova in the final. she won in straight sets. the american took the sets 6—4. and she took five to reach her second grand slam final. england rugby fans will be able to continue singing swing low, sweet chariot at matches despite the anthem having its roots in american slavery. the song has been england rugby‘s anthem since the late 1980s but has come under new focus during the black lives matter movement and the rfu decided to conduct a review. although they don't plan on banning fans from singing the anthem they have said they will use social media to improve diversity and inclusion in the sport. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. gavin see you later, thank you. labour mayors and council leaders in parts of england with high rates of coronavirus have criticised the government for failing to properly consult with them, as ministers consider whether tighter restrictions are needed to control the spread of the virus. an announcement is expected

australian open winner, sofia kenin, who herself is only 21, and she overcame former world number one petra kvitova in straight sets. britain's andy lapthorne is into the men's wheelchair quad final at roland garos while fellow brit, alfie hewett, has made it to the final, of the open wheelchair competition. in golf, england's charley hull, and georgia hall are both right up there challenging, for the lead at the women's pga championship, in pennsylvania. both ended the first round on even par and that means they're 3 shots off the lead held by brittany linci—come and kelly tan. that's all the sport for now. a child rapist convicted in the rotherham street grooming scandal has been moved to an open prison without his victim being informed, the bbc has learnt. the ministry ofjustice has apologised for the failing. between 1997 and 2013, more than a thousand children were groomed and sexually abused in the town, which became notorious for crimes that been ignored for years. here's bbc newsnight‘s katie razzall. i went home and was just getting about, basically having a tidy around and stuff, when

former wimbledon champion petra kvitova is also into round three. the scottish 0pen is also underway at the renaissance club in north berwick. keep up to date with that and the rest of the day's sports news on the bbc sport website. more now on our main story. a ban on different households meeting indoors has been extended to more areas of northern england. the health secretary, matt hancock, told the commons it would be illegal to meet in pubs and restaurants in the liverpool city region, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. 0ur correspondent, andy gill, said the mayor of liverpool had asked for stronger measures to combat rising case numbers there. the reaction from politicians and business people here in liverpool is a mixture of concern and dismay. concern that the measures might not be enough to squash the virus. leaders of the six local authorities here say it's a step in the right direction, but they question whether it's enough to stop the escalating virus. and they want to see the science that the government is used to base these decis

australian open winner, sofia kenin, who herself is only 21, and she overcame former world number one, petra kvitova in straight sets. britain's andy lapthorne, is into the men's wheelchair quad final at roland—garos while fellow brit, alfie hewett, has made it to the final of the open wheelchair competition. i want to stress in grand slams they have two wheelchair competitions, the quad event is for athletes with impairments to upper and lower limbs, where is the open concentrates on lower limbs. despite the lack of audiences in the crowd, andi the lack of audiences in the crowd, and i know there is a few, but it has thrown up a lot of really interesting stuff around tennis, hasn't it? some new names, some old names bill in the mix. in the men's you have the old guard, the dial, and federer ruling roost but a fresh look towards the women's tournament —— nadal, djokovic and federer. and new challenges in the women's tennis. and playing in the cold, with the stop and dart nature of tennis. —— stop and start. with the stop and dart nature of tennis. -- stop and start. not this time, autumn i