Residents evacuated as suspected explosive device is investigated
Residents were evacuated from their houses on Calne Road Lyneham as early reports were filtering through of an incident which was being investigated at the RAF airbase. Little information was being to told the neighbouring residents, just to make their way from their houses and muster at the Preston Lane roundabout area, while a safety cordon was being established. Full story more

Roger Federer played the shot of his life
Roger Federer played the shot of his life as he reached his sixth consecutive US Open final at Flushing Meadows with a virtuoso performance to defeat fourth seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Federer won 7-6, 7-5, 7-5 in two hours and 34 minutes to set up a final against sixth seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, who earlier in the day had beaten Rafael Nadal in straight sets at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The shot came with Djokovic serving at 6-5 down in the third set, already behind at 0-30 with Federer finishing a compelling rally by scampering back to the baseline and hitting a winner through his legs that flew over the net and past Djokovic into the corner for match point.  Coming at such a crucial stage of the match made the shot all the more remarkable and Federer said: 'That's why it's the greatest shot I ever hit in my life. I was in a difficult position, I had nothing to lose. We (practice that) a lot actually but it never works.'

The fourth seed had played exceptionally well and made each of the three sets competitive with the victory more a statement of world No 1 Federer's brilliance, including a shot he called the best of his life to set up match point, from there stretching his winning streak at Flushing Meadows to 40 matches. 

'It was an unbelievable match, I had a lot of fun again,' Federer said. 'The end was fantastic with some great shots but Novak had a great tournament and so it was great for me to come through because it was tough.'