:00:00. > :00:00.The Prime Minister tells the BBC she became tearful when she learned
:00:07. > :00:10.on election night that she'd lost her majority.
:00:11. > :00:13.In a frank and personal interview, Theresa May described her shock
:00:14. > :00:32.But Mrs May said she didn't regret calling the election,
:00:33. > :00:35.as it was "the right thing to do at the time".
:00:36. > :00:38.The Government publishes the Repeal Bill, a key part
:00:39. > :00:45.The parents of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard walk out
:00:46. > :00:48.of a High Court hearing that's been asked to review his treatment.
:00:49. > :00:50.Donald Trump arrives in France for talks with President Macron,
:00:51. > :00:55.and to attend Bastille Day celebrations.
:00:56. > :00:57.And Konta's big test - she faces Venus Williams this
:00:58. > :00:59.afternoon in her attempt to be the first British woman
:01:00. > :01:07.And coming up in the sport on BBC News: Aside from Johanna Konta,
:01:08. > :01:09.plenty of British interest today at Wimbledon - including
:01:10. > :01:36.Gordon Reid, who starts the defence of his wheelchair singles title.
:01:37. > :01:39.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:40. > :01:42.In a candid interview with the BBC, Theresa May has said she "shed
:01:43. > :01:45.a little tear" on hearing of the exit poll on election night,
:01:46. > :01:47.predicting that she'd lost the Conservative majority she'd
:01:48. > :01:52.She said she'd known the campaign hadn't been going
:01:53. > :01:54.in her words "perfectly", and said she felt devastated
:01:55. > :01:59.The Prime Minister declined to say how long she will stay in power,
:02:00. > :02:01.and reissued her call for opposition parties to work with
:02:02. > :02:12.She's been speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live's Emma Barnett.
:02:13. > :02:18.It started so well. All of that talk was about how much you are going to
:02:19. > :02:25.win by, how big the extra majority would be. When did you first have an
:02:26. > :02:30.inkling it might not be going according to plan? I think the
:02:31. > :02:34.campaign was going on I realised everything wasn't going perfectly
:02:35. > :02:37.but, throughout the campaign, the expectation still was that the
:02:38. > :02:41.result would be a different one, a better one for us than it was. We
:02:42. > :02:49.didn't see the results that came coming. When was the moment of
:02:50. > :02:55.realisation? It was when I heard the exits poll. To be honest, I didn't
:02:56. > :02:58.watch the Exeter poll myself. I'm supers -- I'm superstitious about
:02:59. > :03:03.things like that. My husband came and told me. And I was shocked at
:03:04. > :03:07.the result in the exits pole. It took a few minutes for it to sink
:03:08. > :03:14.in, what that was telling me. My husband gave me a hug. And then I
:03:15. > :03:17.got on the phone to the headquarters, the Conservative
:03:18. > :03:24.Party. When you had a hug, did you have a cry? How did you feel? I
:03:25. > :03:35.suppose I felt devastated. Enough to shed a tear? Yes, a little tear. At
:03:36. > :03:40.that moment? Yes. You had no idea this was going to go like this.
:03:41. > :03:44.You've explained how the campaign worked. Why should people feel
:03:45. > :03:47.confident you are any good at reading the mood music, especially
:03:48. > :03:52.when you go to Brussels on the deal on the basis that you have an idea
:03:53. > :03:58.that your campaign wasn't going well? I've said that I knew the
:03:59. > :04:03.campaign wasn't going perfectly, so I'm not sitting here... It's rather
:04:04. > :04:06.more dramatic than that. I'm not sitting here saying it was going
:04:07. > :04:10.swimmingly. I knew it wasn't a perfect campaign. But what I also
:04:11. > :04:16.knew was that I was doing the job that I thought was important at the
:04:17. > :04:20.time. That was talking to people about the challenges the country
:04:21. > :04:25.faces. You have to get Brexit through the Commons. Can you
:04:26. > :04:27.guarantee you'll get the numbers that you personally are able,
:04:28. > :04:37.political mouse, to do the necessary deals to get Brexit through the
:04:38. > :04:40.Commons? -- with political mouse. The first thing is to get a good
:04:41. > :04:45.deal from the European Union. But you can't do it without the Commons,
:04:46. > :04:49.so can you guarantee you'll get it through? I want to get a good deal
:04:50. > :04:53.from the European Union, and I'd hope that people from across the
:04:54. > :04:56.House of Commons, regardless of party, will see the importance of
:04:57. > :05:00.that deal for the future of Britain. I have said before that I'm a
:05:01. > :05:07.feminist. And I believe it's important that women genuinely have
:05:08. > :05:15.equal opportunities. So why do you think that it's important that -- I
:05:16. > :05:21.do think that so many women voted for a 68-year-old man, in the form
:05:22. > :05:26.of generally common? -- in the form of Jeremy Corbyn? Why do they not
:05:27. > :05:29.see you as their leader? One thing that I have been involved in my
:05:30. > :05:32.career is trying to get more women into Parliament, but on the basis
:05:33. > :05:39.that I don't want people to think, I'm going to vote for a woman or a
:05:40. > :05:43.man. If you don't see somebody doing well, -- doing the role, you don't
:05:44. > :05:48.believe it's possible. It can be inspirational. It can be. When I
:05:49. > :05:52.became Prime Minister, I heard a lovely story of a friend whose
:05:53. > :05:59.six-year-old daughter said, money, I didn't realise a girl could do that
:06:00. > :06:05.job. -- mummy. If she'd got 18, the stats show she would have voted for
:06:06. > :06:08.Jeremy Corbyn. For some young people, there were issues. There
:06:09. > :06:14.were issues the students around their fees and university education.
:06:15. > :06:18.Just say to me now, sitting in this office, you have been on a long
:06:19. > :06:24.journey to get to this point. What would you say to your younger self?
:06:25. > :06:30.Oh, gosh, this is one of those, what would I write to a 16-year-old
:06:31. > :06:33.Theresa May? I think what I would write to my
:06:34. > :06:44.younger self is, believe in yourself. Always do the right thing.
:06:45. > :06:52.And, you know, work hard to tackle injustice when you see it.
:06:53. > :06:54.We'll be talking about that interview any moment with our
:06:55. > :06:55.assistant political editor. The Government has published a key
:06:56. > :06:58.part of its Brexit strategy. The Repeal Bill will convert EU
:06:59. > :07:00.legislation into British law after Brexit, giving UK parliaments
:07:01. > :07:03.the power to change them. The Brexit Secretary, David Davis,
:07:04. > :07:05.says the legislation will ensure we have a "fully functioning legal
:07:06. > :07:09.system" on leaving the EU. But opposition parties are warning
:07:10. > :07:11.they will vote against it, Our political correspondent, Ben
:07:12. > :07:27.Wright, reports from Westminster. Power is shifting. Brexit will end
:07:28. > :07:34.the supremacy of EU law in the UK. But in tangling 40 years of rules
:07:35. > :07:40.and regulations will be context and contentious. The bill published
:07:41. > :07:45.today will eventually repeal this, the 1972 European Communities Act.
:07:46. > :07:50.It will also copy and paste existing EU law into UK legislation. We
:07:51. > :07:55.believe that, to deliver a smooth and orderly exit, we need to ensure
:07:56. > :07:59.people know they face the same laws and rules and regulations on the day
:08:00. > :08:03.after we leave as the day before, so there is no step change and people
:08:04. > :08:08.can be confident the law will continue to operate, but parliament
:08:09. > :08:11.will have control. So the new bill is crucial and, without it, there
:08:12. > :08:17.would be legal chaos on the day that Britain left the EU. But the task is
:08:18. > :08:21.huge. Thousands of existing rules and regulations will be copied
:08:22. > :08:26.across into domestic UK law. Parliament needs to pass this bill
:08:27. > :08:30.by the time the UK leave the EU in March 2019 and, because time is
:08:31. > :08:35.short, ministers plan to change some laws without a vote by MPs, which is
:08:36. > :08:38.controversial. Is the government sticking to what it said it would
:08:39. > :08:42.do, using the powers to make technical changes, or is it changing
:08:43. > :08:50.the law importantly? That will be one flash point. Presentation of
:08:51. > :08:54.Bill, Mr secretary Davis... The government's job will be made harder
:08:55. > :08:58.because it doesn't have a majority in the House of Commons, and
:08:59. > :09:02.opposition parties are clear they plan to battle the government we
:09:03. > :09:06.want to bring EU law into British law and we would do it properly. At
:09:07. > :09:10.the moment, this bill doesn't do that. So we find that the government
:09:11. > :09:15.intends to make changes behind closed doors, they may put sunset
:09:16. > :09:19.clauses or deadlines in, they are not being reasonable with this is --
:09:20. > :09:22.with the devolved administrations, we don't know how they intend to
:09:23. > :09:28.deal with disputes. They need to answer those questions. This
:09:29. > :09:32.morning, Jeremy Corbyn and his team headed for Brussels for talks with
:09:33. > :09:36.the EU's negotiators, clear the party would derail the government's
:09:37. > :09:40.new bill unless changes are made. And the Liberal Democrats have
:09:41. > :09:45.warned ministers the government faces hell trying to get the Repeal
:09:46. > :09:49.Bill through. In the months to come, some Tory MPs may be tempted to vote
:09:50. > :09:52.with opposition parties to significantly shape the way that
:09:53. > :09:55.Brexit happens, through this bill and others. Its parliament where
:09:56. > :09:58.Theresa May's weakened position will be tested.
:09:59. > :10:04.Our assistant political editor, Norman Smith, is in Westminster.
:10:05. > :10:12.First, about the Repeal Bill. Then write suggested the government could
:10:13. > :10:16.be facing hell over this. Is that fair? We have learned is that
:10:17. > :10:23.Theresa May is facing a titanic battle to get wrecks it through
:10:24. > :10:29.Parliament, because this bill is the legislative linchpin of exit,
:10:30. > :10:35.because it transfers from EU law all those bits of legislation into
:10:36. > :10:40.British law. Without it, frankly we are in legislative limbo land. It is
:10:41. > :10:43.a meltdown moment. And yet, all morning, opposition MPs have been
:10:44. > :10:47.lining up to say that they are now prepared to vote against this bill
:10:48. > :10:52.and, significantly, the Labour Party, which until now has backed
:10:53. > :10:56.the government on key Brexit votes, saying that it is ready to vote
:10:57. > :10:59.against this bill. If Labour and other opposition parties, plus Tory
:11:00. > :11:09.rebels, vote against it, it could be defeated, which could potentially
:11:10. > :11:14.derail Brexit itself. Norman, going back to the interview Theresa May
:11:15. > :11:19.gave to the BBC, we don't normally see this site to her. She is a
:11:20. > :11:23.private politician, she doesn't go in for the personal stuff. This
:11:24. > :11:27.morning, we got a glimpse of the more personal Mrs May, with some of
:11:28. > :11:32.her reflections on the election campaign, particularly the moment
:11:33. > :11:37.that the exit poll came out on election night and her husband had
:11:38. > :11:41.to break the bad news and, in her words, she shed a tear. Some
:11:42. > :11:44.Conservatives will think, if Mrs May had shown more of that personal side
:11:45. > :11:49.during the campaign, the result might have been different. And I
:11:50. > :11:53.suppose others may hope that maybe Mrs May can present a new face, she
:11:54. > :11:59.can be more open, a less private sort of politician. The difficulty,
:12:00. > :12:00.I suspect, is probably many people have already made up their mind
:12:01. > :12:02.about Mrs May. The parents of the terminally ill
:12:03. > :12:05.baby Charlie Gard have walked out of the High Court on the second day
:12:06. > :12:08.of a hearing centred Their lawyers have been presenting
:12:09. > :12:12.what they claim is new evidence showing that an experimental
:12:13. > :12:14.treatment could help him. Doctors at Great Ormond Street
:12:15. > :12:17.Hospital, where the little boy is in intensive care,
:12:18. > :12:21.say the therapy won't work. Our correspondent Sophie
:12:22. > :12:24.Hutchinson reports. Arriving at court this morning,
:12:25. > :12:28.parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard determined to continue their fight
:12:29. > :12:33.to keep their son alive. Charlie Gard has been in intensive
:12:34. > :12:38.care at Great Ormond Street Hospital He has an extremely
:12:39. > :12:41.rare genetic condition. It's left him severely brain-damaged
:12:42. > :12:44.and unable to breathe Ever since his birth 11
:12:45. > :12:51.months ago there have been numerous legal battles,
:12:52. > :12:55.escalated to the highest level All the courts have agreed
:12:56. > :13:00.that the baby is so ill But his parents have persuaded
:13:01. > :13:05.the original judge they should be permitted to present what they say
:13:06. > :13:08.is new scientific evidence today, suggesting an experimental treatment
:13:09. > :13:13.could help their son. My understanding is they've got
:13:14. > :13:16.letters from up to seven doctors and scientists,
:13:17. > :13:20.and it demonstrates that there's up to a 10% chance of this
:13:21. > :13:23.ground-breaking treatment working, and they would know within a period
:13:24. > :13:28.of two to eight weeks whether or not And the treatment is noninvasive -
:13:29. > :13:35.it's not an operation. It's actually a food
:13:36. > :13:40.additive into his food. Charlie's parents have received
:13:41. > :13:43.offers of help from the Vatican and the United States,
:13:44. > :13:47.but the judge, Mr Justice Francis, has made it clear any new evidence
:13:48. > :13:51.must be presented swiftly, due to concerns about prolonging
:13:52. > :13:53.the little boy's suffering. Our Medical Correspondent,
:13:54. > :14:12.Fergus Walsh, is at the High Court Tell us more about what happened in
:14:13. > :14:21.court. I think two key exchanges, Rita, one about the size of
:14:22. > :14:24.Charlie's skull. If, as the hospital maintains, Charlie had irreversible
:14:25. > :14:30.brain damage, then it would show that his brain isn't growing, and
:14:31. > :14:33.they claim that his skull size, is head circumference hasn't altered in
:14:34. > :14:38.the last three months. Lawyers for the parents this morning said that
:14:39. > :14:42.Connie Yates, his mother, admitted Charlie's head this morning and the
:14:43. > :14:49.reading was two centimetres greater than that of the hospital. But the
:14:50. > :14:53.judge said to their lawyer, if you are telling me that the records of a
:14:54. > :14:56.world-famous hospital are inaccurate, I need more than you
:14:57. > :15:02.just telling me. He said it was absurd that this critical case, the
:15:03. > :15:07.science behind it was being infected by the inability to measure a
:15:08. > :15:10.child's skull. He said he wanted this matter resolved by tomorrow
:15:11. > :15:14.morning, so that just shows that both sides really are not agreeing
:15:15. > :15:19.on anything. And what caused the parents to walk out of court was
:15:20. > :15:24.when the judge said, you accept that Charlie's quality of life at the
:15:25. > :15:26.moment isn't worth sustaining, and Connie Yates said, he isn't
:15:27. > :15:33.suffering, he isn't in pain, and then they walked out.
:15:34. > :15:35.The system for deciding how quickly ambulances in England should reach
:15:36. > :15:39.Currently a quarter of blue-light vehicles are stood down
:15:40. > :15:41.after setting off, because several are sent to the same 999 call.
:15:42. > :15:44.Under the new rules, 90% of the most serious calls
:15:45. > :15:46.will need to be reached within 15 minutes.
:15:47. > :15:48.NHS England says it will lead to quicker responses
:15:49. > :15:52.Our Health Correspondent, Jane Dreaper, has the details.
:15:53. > :15:54.A vital emergency service working under a broken system.
:15:55. > :15:57.Some patients with less serious problems are having to wait many
:15:58. > :16:01.And too many crews are being sent to the same 999 call,
:16:02. > :16:09.The new way of working will mean that we can identify and get
:16:10. > :16:15.All patients will get the best response, rather
:16:16. > :16:22.And importantly those unacceptable long delays will be reduced.
:16:23. > :16:24.Now the most serious calls, when people aren't breathing,
:16:25. > :16:28.for example, will need to be reached within 15 minutes.
:16:29. > :16:31.But it's expected these patients will actually be reached
:16:32. > :16:37.Patients with less serious problems, like chest pain, will wait longer -
:16:38. > :16:42.an average of 18 minutes, and possibly up to 40.
:16:43. > :16:46.This is the biggest shake-up of England's Ambulance Service
:16:47. > :16:48.in decades, and it's being introduced before
:16:49. > :16:51.what is bound to be another busy winter.
:16:52. > :16:54.It's happening because the old targets weren't being met,
:16:55. > :16:58.and patients were having to wait too long.
:16:59. > :17:01.The new system has been tested, and there were no safety
:17:02. > :17:05.problems found across 14 million ambulance calls.
:17:06. > :17:06.Leading charities agree that the current targets have
:17:07. > :17:12.Some stroke patients were sent a motorbike,
:17:13. > :17:18.And then another vehicle needed to come out to take them to hospital.
:17:19. > :17:21.And actually some were classified as non-urgent, in which case there
:17:22. > :17:26.And we know with stroke, it is a medical emergency.
:17:27. > :17:33.Wales has led the way by classing fewer 999 calls
:17:34. > :17:41.Scotland updated its system last year.
:17:42. > :17:44.Ambulance services remain stretched, but these changes are designed
:17:45. > :17:49.to help their most important task - saving lives.
:17:50. > :17:57.The Prime Minister tells the BBC she became tearful when she learned
:17:58. > :18:00.on election night that she'd lost her majority.
:18:01. > :18:04.All change at the Natural History Museum, as a new exhibit
:18:05. > :18:09.of the skeleton of a giant blue whale takes centre stage.
:18:10. > :18:12.Coming up on Sport: Rory McIlroy says he needs to find form
:18:13. > :18:15.at the Scottish Open to give him any chance at the Open
:18:16. > :18:27.He hasn't had a top ten finish since April.
:18:28. > :18:30.Donald Trump is on a two-day trip to Paris, where he'll hold talks
:18:31. > :18:34.with President Macron and attend Bastille Day celebrations.
:18:35. > :18:38.They're expected to discuss joint action in Syria and Iraq
:18:39. > :18:40.against the so-called Islamic State group.
:18:41. > :18:43.Despite differences between the two leaders, Mr Macron has indicated
:18:44. > :18:45.he will work to reaffirm longstanding ties between the two
:18:46. > :18:55.They're the two most talked about leaders on the world stage.
:18:56. > :18:59.The only thing missing in the first awkward meeting was an arm wrestle,
:19:00. > :19:02.as Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron gripped each other's hands
:19:03. > :19:08.so firmly their knuckles almost turned white.
:19:09. > :19:11.A very complicated relationship, with disagreement over trade
:19:12. > :19:14.and climate change, seemed to have gained grudging respect
:19:15. > :19:19.by the time they met again at the recent G20 summit.
:19:20. > :19:22.Hillary Clinton said during the campaign in 2016 that
:19:23. > :19:27.Trump was a big bully, and he needed to be treated as such.
:19:28. > :19:31.It sounds to me like somebody at the Elysee listened to that,
:19:32. > :19:35.to that sentence of hers, and advised Macron to act
:19:36. > :19:48.So while Britain dithered over whether or not to invite
:19:49. > :19:51.Donald Trump this year or next, President Macron jumped in and has
:19:52. > :19:53.made the American leader and the First Lady guests of honour
:19:54. > :19:58.at this week's Bastille Day celebrations.
:19:59. > :20:01.But as the President arrived in Paris, more potentially damaging
:20:02. > :20:06.video emerged at home, showing then-businessman Trump
:20:07. > :20:09.in 2013 meeting some of the same Russians accused of colluding
:20:10. > :20:14.with his election campaign last year.
:20:15. > :20:18.Anxious to set the agenda, Donald Trump and his French host
:20:19. > :20:20.are expected to focus on international terror
:20:21. > :20:23.and defeating so-called Islamic State, a year
:20:24. > :20:27.after the devastating Nice attack in which 86 people were killed
:20:28. > :20:35.But this is, above all, a feel-good visit, with Melania Trump already
:20:36. > :20:41.And with American soldiers marching down the Champs-Elysees as part
:20:42. > :20:45.of a Bastille Day parade, the hope in Paris is that
:20:46. > :20:47.Donald Trump will be charmed by the occasion,
:20:48. > :20:51.the pomp and the honour - returning home with a warm and fuzzy
:20:52. > :21:02.Let's go live now to Paris and Hugh Schofield.
:21:03. > :21:10.There does seem to be a change in the atmosphere between these two
:21:11. > :21:13.leaders? It's a very odd relationship, isn't it? On the face
:21:14. > :21:18.of it, though that lewdly nothing that would bind the two men. One man
:21:19. > :21:22.is almost twice the age of the other, they have no interests in
:21:23. > :21:27.common, their politics are a world apart and yet somehow they do seem
:21:28. > :21:31.to have built up some kind of if not chemistry, at least a relationship.
:21:32. > :21:38.Part of but I think is the Macron ineffable charm. He could charm his
:21:39. > :21:43.Pluto out of Hades, they say here. It also goes back to that handshake,
:21:44. > :21:48.where he asserted himself, he thought or said I'm here to show
:21:49. > :21:54.that France is back, and in some way that did, as Wyre Davies was saying,
:21:55. > :21:58.inside -- it led to the grudging respect on the part of Donald Trump.
:21:59. > :22:04.So though there are huge divergences between the two countries it does
:22:05. > :22:07.seem there is a relationship and a desire to turn this visit into a
:22:08. > :22:11.success, by concentrating on the areas where they do agree and above
:22:12. > :22:13.all there for one security. Thank you, Hugh Schofield.
:22:14. > :22:16.The parent company of Southern Rail has been fined ?13.4 million,
:22:17. > :22:18.after widespread delays and cancellations to services.
:22:19. > :22:21.The Department for Transport says the amount would have been much
:22:22. > :22:24.higher, but most of the problems were down to strike action and high
:22:25. > :22:26.Our transport correspondent Richard Westcott is at
:22:27. > :22:42.How do you assess the level of this fine? Well, I think a lot of people
:22:43. > :22:47.will say actually in the scheme of things that's not an awful lot of
:22:48. > :22:50.money. ?30 million doesn't buy you a huge number of improvements, if you
:22:51. > :22:55.bear in mind the government has just given Network Rail ?300 million to
:22:56. > :23:00.improve the same lines, that's how much money it basically takes -- ?13
:23:01. > :23:03.million doesn't buy you a huge number of improvements. Aslef, who
:23:04. > :23:06.represent the drivers, they've balloted all the drivers on whether
:23:07. > :23:11.they would be prepared to take strike action over pay and we've
:23:12. > :23:14.just heard that 60% of them say they would. So that doesn't necessarily
:23:15. > :23:18.mean there will be more strikes. It doesn't necessarily mean they will
:23:19. > :23:20.name dates, but it gives the union mandate for yet more strikes on this
:23:21. > :23:23.troubled line. Richard, thank you. Now if you've taken a trip
:23:24. > :23:25.to the Natural History Museum recently, you'll have been greeted
:23:26. > :23:27.by Dippy the Diplodocus, Now, another creature is taking
:23:28. > :23:31.the central display - the skeleton of a giant blue whale,
:23:32. > :23:34.suspended from the ceiling. But fans of Dippy need not fear -
:23:35. > :23:38.the dinosaur will soon be heading on a tour of the UK,
:23:39. > :23:40.as our science correspondent It's the biggest creature that's
:23:41. > :23:46.known to have existed. Now if you've taken a trip
:23:47. > :23:53.to the Natural History Museum It's the biggest creature that's
:23:54. > :23:55.known to have existed. Once driven to the point
:23:56. > :23:57.of extinction, but now saved The blue whale is the Natural
:23:58. > :24:01.History Museum's new iconic display. Hope represents the ability of man
:24:02. > :24:07.to use rational evidence and good science in making decisions that
:24:08. > :24:09.will affect the future We think that's a message that's
:24:10. > :24:14.really important at this time. Hence the reason to call her Hope -
:24:15. > :24:17.hope for the future, hope we'll make the right decisions
:24:18. > :24:20.based on good science, The whale was beached off
:24:21. > :24:26.the coast of Wexford It's been on display in one
:24:27. > :24:33.of the museum's galleries for more than 100 years and it's been a huge
:24:34. > :24:39.engineering challenge to move it. The 25 metre skeleton of this young
:24:40. > :24:43.female fills the entire length Its skull alone weighs more
:24:44. > :24:50.than a tonne and its lower jawbone is the single longest bone of any
:24:51. > :24:54.animal on the planet. As visitors arrive they're greeted
:24:55. > :24:58.by it swooping down towards them, as if they're the tiny krill that
:24:59. > :25:03.whales feed upon. The whale replaces the much loved
:25:04. > :25:06.Dippy the dinosaur, which has Let's see if we can find
:25:07. > :25:15.out how long it is. I think it's great that we're
:25:16. > :25:18.going to take Dippy round on tour. We want to engage people
:25:19. > :25:21.all around the UK. We're hoping for at least 5 million
:25:22. > :25:24.new people to become engaged when they see Dippy and they learn
:25:25. > :25:27.more about the history The museum staff believe that Hope
:25:28. > :25:32.the whale takes the same place Pallab Ghosh, BBC News, at the
:25:33. > :25:40.Natural History Museum in London. And you can see more
:25:41. > :25:43.on the new exhibit at the Natural History Museum
:25:44. > :25:44.on Horizon, tonight Johanna Konta is aiming to become
:25:45. > :25:52.the first British woman in 40 years to reach a Wimbledon final,
:25:53. > :25:54.when she takes on five-time champion Venus Williams
:25:55. > :25:58.on Centre Court this afternoon. Ahead of the match, Konta,
:25:59. > :26:01.who's the sixth seed and who's rated Let's go live now to
:26:02. > :26:13.Wimbledon and our sports Two weeks ago today, Johanna Konta
:26:14. > :26:17.suffered a nasty fall on court at Eastbourne and was doubtful to even
:26:18. > :26:21.play Wimbledon. Well, not only did she play, but she's played
:26:22. > :26:23.extraordinarily well, and now stands on the verge of greatness.
:26:24. > :26:26.Defeat for Andy Murray at Wimbledon tends to mark the end
:26:27. > :26:28.Hampered by injury, title defence over -
:26:29. > :26:30.disappointment for Murray and the nation.
:26:31. > :26:33.But this year hope lives on in the form of Johanna Konta.
:26:34. > :26:36.If the weight of expectation is meant to be heavy,
:26:37. > :26:40.The whole country's going to be watching this match,
:26:41. > :26:43.and the whole country's going to be behind her.
:26:44. > :26:46.And, you know, as a player playing in your home Grand Slam tournament,
:26:47. > :26:48.that really just gives you so much extra strength,
:26:49. > :26:54.It was sad and disappointing to see Andy go out with that hip injury,
:26:55. > :26:58.He'll take some rest, he'll get better, and he'll
:26:59. > :27:02.But now Jo is still here in the draw, and that's
:27:03. > :27:06.It's something they can look forward to, and hope that she can
:27:07. > :27:11.Yesterday, Centre Court was the scene of such home deflation.
:27:12. > :27:15.But 24 hours on, that deflation could turn into celebration
:27:16. > :27:17.with an opportunity which, until fairly recently, would have
:27:18. > :27:24.Only last June, Konta was ranked 146th in the world.
:27:25. > :27:26.She lost in the second round of Wimbledon,
:27:27. > :27:28.and it was the first time she'd even got that far
:27:29. > :27:35.Her rise has impressed the man who spotted her as a junior.
:27:36. > :27:38.I'm not surprised based on her character, and her
:27:39. > :27:50.But I am surprised if you were to look at the previous years' results,
:27:51. > :27:54.Next comes the biggest challenge so far - Venus Williams.
:27:55. > :27:58.At 37, the oldest Grand Slam semifinalist since 1994.
:27:59. > :28:02.Yet in the form of her life, and hunting a sixth Wimbledon title.
:28:03. > :28:06.I think Venus, this year, is playing incredibly.
:28:07. > :28:08.And she's able to start strong, which is something
:28:09. > :28:14.So I think she's the best player of the four left in the draw,
:28:15. > :28:22.And second, because I think Johanna has a lot of tough fight.
:28:23. > :28:25.She's left a lot of energy, and mental energy, also.
:28:26. > :28:28.And at some point, it's going to come back to her
:28:29. > :28:32.and she's not going to play the match expected at some point.
:28:33. > :28:35.Konta was born in Australia, but the UK is home.
:28:36. > :28:37.And victory over Williams would cement her place among
:28:38. > :28:54.A quick score check on the other semifinal in action. Garbine
:28:55. > :28:59.Muguruza is two breaks to the good upon Magdalena Rybarikova in the
:29:00. > :29:03.first set. From the current British number one to a former British and
:29:04. > :29:14.one, Annabel Croft joins me. How big day is this for British tennis? I
:29:15. > :29:19.think it's monumental, actually. -- back in 1997 -- in 1978, there was
:29:20. > :29:24.Virginia Wade. There's a buzz about the championships this year. Tennis
:29:25. > :29:27.she's played has been mesmerising. She's got the weight of the nation
:29:28. > :29:30.on her shoulders but it doesn't seem to bother her. She just needs to
:29:31. > :29:35.keep on applying her formula and doing what she does best. Venus
:29:36. > :29:41.Williams started at Wimbledon in 1997. She is now seeking an eighth
:29:42. > :29:45.grand slam title. What challenge does she posted Johanna Konta today?
:29:46. > :29:49.Beers is very at home on Centre Court. It's where she's had her
:29:50. > :29:53.greatest successes -- Venus Williams is very at home on Centre Court. Its
:29:54. > :29:58.the 20th Wimbledon. Even though she's the oldest player in the draw
:29:59. > :30:02.at 37 years of age, she is playing some of our best tennis. She brings
:30:03. > :30:05.enormous strength and aggression to the court, and huge serve, but both
:30:06. > :30:11.of them will be looking to attack each other's second serve. It will
:30:12. > :30:14.be won or lost, I feel, in that department. Annabel Croft, thank
:30:15. > :30:22.you. Konta and Williams will be on court at around 3pm or 4pm. We look
:30:23. > :30:24.forward to it, thank you. What does the weather holds for Centre Court?
:30:25. > :30:32.Here's Nick Miller to tell us. Marvellous weather. There's a fair
:30:33. > :30:34.bit of cloud around but when the sun makes an appearance it will feel
:30:35. > :30:38.quite warm. The temperatures just creeping into the low 20s. That's
:30:39. > :30:41.very much in the comfort zone for the players at Wimbledon today. It
:30:42. > :30:44.is looking fine all the way through the weekend as well, getting warmer.
:30:45. > :30:49.This is the picture across the rest of the UK. Over the past few hours,
:30:50. > :30:54.climate wise, many have seen some sunshine in Northern Ireland and he
:30:55. > :30:56.is evidence of that from one of our Weather Watchers. The cloud has been
:30:57. > :31:00.increasing and looking more threatening, we are going to see
:31:01. > :31:02.some heavier showers moving through. Also finishing later this afternoon
:31:03. > :31:07.into this evening across western parts of Scotland as well.
:31:08. > :31:11.Elsewhere, it's just the odd shower. Some of the heavier downpours moving
:31:12. > :31:13.into Northern Ireland, western Scotland, going into the late
:31:14. > :31:17.afternoon and evening. If you pick up a shower in eastern Scotland and
:31:18. > :31:20.the most others won't, you could find a heavy one. The showers are
:31:21. > :31:24.well scattered across England and way, most of us will avoid them and
:31:25. > :31:28.stay dry. There is more cloud building but also some sunny spells,
:31:29. > :31:33.unlike breeze and temperatures, if you don't like heat, very nice high
:31:34. > :31:35.teens to low 20s. This is through this evening, we will take the
:31:36. > :31:41.showers away from Northern Ireland, run them across western Scotland and
:31:42. > :31:45.northern England overnight. Wales, Midlands, East Anglia, staying
:31:46. > :31:49.mainly dry. Pictures are higher than last night, there will be some spots
:31:50. > :31:53.away from city centres, in Scotland, heading down into single figures.
:31:54. > :31:57.This is Friday's picture. There will be a few showers during the morning
:31:58. > :32:02.but from late morning onwards, for the rest of the day, most others
:32:03. > :32:05.will be dry. There's quite a lot of cloud around, occasionally the sun
:32:06. > :32:10.will make an appearance. The temperatures are very similar, high
:32:11. > :32:12.teens, a few into the low 20s. There is a weather system approaching
:32:13. > :32:16.Northern Ireland and Scotland towards the end of the day. As I run
:32:17. > :32:19.through Friday evening you can see some rain moving in here and the
:32:20. > :32:24.breeze will start to pick up as well. That's Friday evening. I want
:32:25. > :32:27.to show you the big picture for the weekend. Set the scene for the
:32:28. > :32:33.weekend. Quite a flow of moist committee midair for Saturday from
:32:34. > :32:36.the Atlantic. That means a lot of cloud, particularly towards the west
:32:37. > :32:39.of the UK. Some light rain or drizzle particularly coast
:32:40. > :32:43.sandhills. Southern and eastern areas are looking mainly dry. It's
:32:44. > :32:48.breezy over the weekend and for part two of the weekend will feel weak
:32:49. > :32:51.band of cloud, a few spots of rain thinking south England and Wales.
:32:52. > :32:55.Northern England, Scotland and Ireland will be fried -- bright and
:32:56. > :33:00.fresh on Sunday. Next week looks warmer. That's it for now.
:33:01. > :33:02.A reminder of our main story this lunchtime.
:33:03. > :33:05.The Prime Minister tells the BBC she became tearful when she learned
:33:06. > :33:08.on election night that she'd lost her majority.
:33:09. > :33:15.On BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.