90 palestinians were killed. and barbora krejcikova is wimbledon champion. the czech player beat italy's jasmine paolini to win the women's singles final for the first time. hello, welcome to the programme. we start with football. in 2a hours�* time... we may know the winner of euro 2024 if it has not gone to extra time. england and spain face each other in the much—anticipated finale of the tournament. tens of thousands of football fans both english and spanish have flooded into the german capital for the match. as you can imagine, they are in high spirits.

the first meeting between the countries at the euros since the 1996 quarterfinal. england have had a difficult tournament, but seemed confident as they look ahead to facing the spanish. spain have had a strong showing in the tournament, including eliminating france. one of the team's heroes is lamine yamal who turned 17 today and is the youngest player to score in the history of the tournament. but the final is expected to be a close contest. england manager gareth southgate and captain harry kane have spoken to the media ahead of the final. this is the manager reflecting on the team's progress and weather on the team's progress and whether he felt it was fate the team were poised for victory in berlin after his famous penalty miss against germany in 1996. i'm not a believer in fairy tales, but i am a believer in dreams. and we've had big dreams, we've felt the need and the importance of that.

but then, you have to make those things happen. and fate, the run that we've had, the late goals, the penalties, that doesn't equate to us, it being our moment. we have to make it happen tomorrow. we have to perform at the level that we need to perform. so, of course it would be a lovely story, but it's in our hands and our performance that is the most important thing. captain harry kane was asked what he made of the spanish side who have proved to be the best side in the tournament so far. look, spain have had a fantastic tournament, probably the best team throughout the tournament in consistency, so they probably earned that right. as we know, football, in one game, anything can happen. and we back ourselves against anyone we play against. yeah, we've been through difficult spells in this tournament,

but we have come through the other side and that builds a tremendous amount of belief and resilience, which is everything you need in a final as well. we expect a tough game, we're in a european final, so we expect nothing less. spain will be difficult tomorrow night. 0ur sports correspondent 0lly foster is in berlin. he had an analysis of how gareth southgate might be feeling. the? southgate might be feeling. they have really pushed _ southgate might be feeling. tie: have really pushed the southgate might be feeling. tte: have really pushed the look, southgate might be feeling. tt3:1 have really pushed the look, let's make no bones about it. spain will be considered favourites, scoring more goals in what has been fairly low scoring tournament. they have their wonder kid lamine yamal. happy birthday to him today, just 17. they have won 17 —— six games in a row, no other side in european history have done that. but england look, they looked very ordinary in the group stage. you remember at the end

of the group stage when they could only draw slovenia, gareth southgate was pelted with beer cups from the stands and given abuse. then they were five minutes into injury time, they were going out before the overhead kick from jude bellingham forcing extra time in the last 16. and then it was penalties against the swiss in the quarterfinals. perfect penalties as they were, they are always a lottery. then they finally raise the bar, it was a pretty low bar to begin with, in their semifinal against the dutch. but again, it needed a winning goal in the final seconds. so as much as the spanish have got the form, they've got the flare, they look absolutely terrific, england have got look on their side. so if gareth southgate has got good luck on his side, of course he will be feeling relaxed. he has somehow managed to

get this team into another european championship final, get this team into another european championshipfinal, back—to—back championship final, back—to—back finals championshipfinal, back—to—back finals now. so who knows? perhaps they feel that they have just got this charmed life here at these euros, which is why the spanish will be cautious. fill? euros, which is why the spanish will be caution-— be cautious. olly foster in berlin. many england _ be cautious. olly foster in berlin. many england fans _ be cautious. olly foster in berlin. many england fans are _ be cautious. olly foster in berlin. many england fans are an - be cautious. olly foster in berlin. many england fans are an epic - be cautious. olly foster in berlin. i many england fans are an epic road trips to get to germany to be part of the celebrations. 0ur reporter harry lowe is among them. we have arrived in the small german town of beckham, no relation to the former england captain david. you can probably see the autobahn behind me and the sun is about to set, some 13.5 hours after i left my flat in north—west london this morning and 12.5 hours after we set off from south london. we've had a very long journey, it has been one with some delays, politically around the folkestone area. when we took the eurotunnel from folkestone to calais late this morning, we were held up, there were delays between the english border control

and french border control. we understand the reason for that is because the french border forces have introduced a new passport checking system and that held people up. but there is no question there are loads and loads of fans. you just heard from 0lly that the head of the german policing in berlin thinks as many as 50,000 could make their way there. let me tell you, many of the people travelling along with us so far today are travelling without tickets, so we are lucky enough that we have tickets in our group, but many more fans are travelling without a ticket. we have seen some very interesting scenes along the autobahn already. we saw a routemaster bus travelling alongside the inside lane earlier. i suspect it has gone a bit awry. we also saw a minibus with english number plates broken down. we saw a number of broken—down vehicles on ourjourney here. we have not succumbed to that fate so far, touch wood. but it is clear when you drive along the road and you stop

off just quite how many people are also making this journey, and the reason they are doing it is because the flights are just so incredibly expensive. there have not been direct flights to berlin since england won that game against the netherlands in the semifinal on wednesday night and people have tried to find any means possible to get across. that might be buses, flying to destinations in poland, in some of the other neighbouring countries. the netherlands is another option. some of the flights i saw involve changing in places like turkey and majorca and people will not want to do that with the high cost involved. and the potential risk. that is harry lowe. now to spain. 0ur reporter is in barcelona. so i can say that it is pretty quiet where i am now, in the city centre of barcelona, but that will change in the next few hours. for those who have not been as lucky as our previous guest, there are plenty of watching parties being organised

across the country. one of them is here in barcelona. we cannot see the screen yet, but we are promised by local authorities the screen will be here tomorrow afternoon. so everyone, the thousands of people expected here will be able to watch that game together. people here are excited, they are hopeful as well. spain has had a tough competition, but in a good way, people praising their football. so they got rid of italy, france, germany. so they say, well, england is next, we can make it happen. maybe they are pinning their hopes on their teenage superstar lamine yamal, who is celebrating his 17th birthday today. he is quite an amazing footballerfor his age. yes, definitely. and many here in barcelona are already familiar with him because he plays for barcelona, he has had a very successful season with barca. but for many, it was

the first time they saw him this week when he scored that amazing goal against france. so he's kind of like the icon of the team right now. as you say today, turning 17, he is making headlines with that. a lot of newspapers today are showing pictures of lamine yamal from when he was a kid here alongside another football star, lionel messi. he is the one that everyone is talking about, hoping he will do a good performance tomorrow. and everyone kind of like likes his story, being very young, coming from kind of like a poor background, a poor neighbourhood outside barcelona. so he's kind of like the icon of this euro cup. here in barcelona and across spain and even across europe right now. that report from barcelona. spain has been the standout team of this tournament and victory on sunday would give them a record fourth european championship title. this is what the spain manager had to say earlier.

translation: we should be able to experience the joy of living - something that is going to stay with us forever. a memory that we will cherish forever. i want them to enjoy the moment, to enjoy what they have achieved by their own merit and by their own efforts. and they have an historical opportunity to achieve something and to put spain into the highest level of european winners. not all the fans in spain are spanish. 0ur reporter is in benidorm. tt our reporter is in benidorm. if you can see behind _ our reporter is in benidorm. if you can see behind me _ our reporter is in benidorm. if you can see behind me come - our reporter is in benidorm. if you can see behind me come is- our reporter is in benidorm. if you can see behind me come is the - 0ur reporter is in benidorm. iiii1'f71. can see behind me come is the hotel california.

but they are a british pub. the crown. an entire strip full of british tourists and british establishments. and now this time tomorrow, you can only imagine how packed it's going to be. so this streetjust here is going to closed off to traffic and all pubs, all clubs will need to serve everything in plastic glasses. so they are anticipating that it might get a little bit rowdy. but it'is all a bit exciting, isn't it? it does look fun with you. have you had chance to talk to many of the english fans and are they optimistic? i think there is a bit of a quiet optimism. people don't want to jinx it. like we remember very clear in the memory three years ago. so we certainly don't want a repeat of that. but a lot of people are looking very excited. we've seen quite a few three lions shirts. you can see a lot of england flags behind me.

at hotels as well, they are draped from the balcony. so people are certainly very excited and feeling very positive about gareth southgate and his boys tomorrow. and i assume it is a big boost moneywise for a lot of the pubs and establishments there, because a lot of people will be heading inside to watch the game and maybe have a few drinks, whether that be alcoholic or nonalcoholic. absolutely. and, nicky, let's be real, i think it will be starting pretty early tomorrow morning. we've already seen a lot of signs for english breakfasts. here, you canjust hear behind us, what are they singing? # football's coming home!# football's coming home, evidently! if they are to be believed. are you going to give us a little rendition? you know what? they've just left, i wouldn't want to continue! maybe tomorrow. yes, indeed. i think probably, if we come back to you this time tomorrow,

there will be less sober people on those streets than there are at the moment. yes, absolutely. england! england, england, england! it's coming home! nicky, it's coming home! joining us there from benidorm a little earlier. and we will have full coverage of the euro 2024 final from berlin between england and spain tomorrow here on bbc news. and you can get more in the build—up on the bbc sport website or app. now let's turn to the other main story today from the middle east. the hamas—run health ministry says at least 90 people were killed in an israeli air strike. the attack happened near the southern city of khan younis — in the al—masawi area of the city. almost 300 people were injured. now, these pictures show the moment of the blast.

israel had designated this area a safe zone, urging palestinians to seek shelter there. bbc verify has analysed video of the attack aftermath and has confirmed it happened in an area marked on the israel defense forces' website as a humanitarian zone. israel said the target had been the hamas military chief, mohammed deif, and another of the group's commanders, describing them as two of the "masterminds" of the seventh of october attack. at a news conference, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says he's not sure whether the hamas leaders have been killed. translation: the state of israel - through the idf and _ the general forces — attacked gaza in order to target mohammed deif and his right—hand man, rafa salama. there is no proof as yet that they have been assassinated, but whatever happens, we will reach the entire top level of hamas.

we're talking about number two in the troops. they led the massacre of october the 7th and many other terrorist attacks. they have blood on their hands of many israelis. before benjamin netanyahu spoke, fergal keane sent this report from jerusalem. a warning — his report contains some disturbing details from the start. the israelis told them they would be safe here. today, they bombed al—mawasi, killing scores, wounding hundreds, saying they targeted senior hamas leaders hiding among civilians. we were sitting in the tent. nothing was happening. suddenly, a rocket fell. children were in pieces. look at us,

at al nasr hospital, the dead taken out, as the wounded keep arriving here. the evidence of how powerful bombs ripped through tents, through human beings. this is the man israel says was its main target. hamas military chief mohammed deif, accused of masterminding the october 7th attacks, which killed nearly 1,200 israelis and saw hundreds more taken hostage. his fate is still unclear. but israel's military leadership — here, meeting after the strike — would see killing a man responsible for so many israeli deaths as a significant victory. 0sama ahmad's father was one of those killed today. a rescue worker. "i only saw you this morning," he says.

but no peace. and what faith here now in israel's promise of a safe zone? fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. hamas has denied its leaders were targeted in the attack, as our correspondent injerusalem, nick beake, explains. they are also saying, the hamas—run health ministry, that of these 90 people, half were women and children. so if that is accurate, clearly, that paints a very different picture from what the israeli military were certainly briefing in the hours after this attack. we were hearing that this was a very specific strike, and the phrase being used was that it was only terrorists who were hit. and we heard from a military source here in israel earlier on saying there were bodyguards around the top hamas targets. but in terms of this being an operation that took place in what was described as an open space. however, there is that claim tonight

from the hamas—run health ministry that half of the 90 people they say who died were women and children. so that is something i'm sure a lot of people will be looking at in great detail. 0bviously, we've seen lots of video today and within that, there were videos... 0r certainly, one video of a lifeless body, it would seem, a child, a desperate attempt to perform cpr. hard to say whether that was successful. you have the doctor also who told the bbc earlier today that of many of the casualties he had treated, women and children were among them. gaza's hamas—run civil defence agency says that in a separate incident, 17 people were killed in an israeli strike west of gaza city. the attack is said to have targeted a prayer hall in a camp for displaced people. the israeli military has not yet commented on the claim. to the us now. donald trump will

address supporters in a presidential rally in pennsylvania. he won the swing state there and was defeated four years later byjoe biden. this is live at that rally ahead of mr trump addressing it. with the republican national convention scheduled for monday, there is heightened speculation about who mr trump will pick as his running mate. live to our washington correspondent gary 0'donoghue who is where that rally will take place. we can see the american flags ready for mr trump. do we expect him to announce this, his vice presidential running mate? ~ , , mate? well, he has been teasing this for some time — mate? well, he has been teasing this for some time and _ mate? well, he has been teasing this for some time and we're _ mate? well, he has been teasing this for some time and we're told - mate? well, he has been teasing this for some time and we're told it - mate? well, he has been teasing this for some time and we're told it will i for some time and we're told it will definitely happen by monday. it could happen this evening. i think thatis could happen this evening. i think that is pretty unlikely. there are still four names in the frame. three senators, one governor. two of those have run against him before and lost

for the nomination in 2016 and in 2020, and indeed in 2024. and he will announce this we think in the next couple of days. and he says, he has likened it to a highly sophisticated version of the apprentice, his long—running reality show. and one of those four will get through and three of the others will be fired. ., , , ._ be fired. donald trump stayed quite auiet while be fired. donald trump stayed quite quiet while president _ be fired. donald trump stayed quite quiet while president biden - be fired. donald trump stayed quite quiet while president biden has - be fired. donald trump stayed quite quiet while president biden has had| quiet while president biden has had all of his issues following the tv debate between the two of them. yes. debate between the two of them. yes, reall for debate between the two of them. yes, really for two — debate between the two of them. yes, really for two weeks _ debate between the two of them. t'3:3 really for two weeks now, debate between the two of them. t3:3 really for two weeks now, the democrats have been destroying themselves in public really, tearing themselves in public really, tearing themselves apart overjoe biden�*s candidacy. and really, the republicans and donald trump, or they have had to do is stand by and watch that happen. i think that explains in some sense why we have not seen vice presidential pick up until now because that would

distract some of that spotlight. for the republicans, this is good news, the republicans, this is good news, the destruction of the democrats by themselves overjoe biden�*s candidacy, and they want to see more of that. they can't move the convention, of course. that starts on monday whatever happens. i think this last rally will be donald trump paving the way for that convention. but they have been enjoying the spectacle of what has been happening in and around the white house. i am interested in — in and around the white house. i am interested in mr _ in and around the white house. i am interested in mrtrump in and around the white house. i am interested in mr trump 's strategy. interested in mr trump �*s strategy. i have seen a few articles saying he is being more contained this time and quite focused on what he has been saying, rather than going off on what some would describe as these rants he often does at events. yes, i think there is some truth in that. we saw that a bit during the presidential debate, didn't we? the rules and mechanisms of that debate helped with that discipline a little bit. he wasn't able to talk over or shout overjoe biden. the microphone was on when it was on. i think that

helped him to some degree. and i think you have seen some of the rallies, there have been moments, to be honest. he rift not long ago about shark attacks and being electrocuted, which he thought would be preferable. that was kind of weird. �* . , , ., weird. but largely, he stuck to these key _ weird. but largely, he stuck to these key messages _ weird. but largely, he stuck to these key messages the - weird. but largely, he stuck to - these key messages the republicans and his team believe are powerful in this election cycle. that is immigration, the economy and crime. and those three things are what he has been banging on about for a long time now and i think you are going to see plenty of that at the rally this afternoon. bud to see plenty of that at the rally this afternoon.— to see plenty of that at the rally this afternoon. �* , . ~ this afternoon. and if we focus back on president _ this afternoon. and if we focus back on president biden, _ this afternoon. and if we focus back on president biden, how _ this afternoon. and if we focus back on president biden, how much - on president biden, how much continued pressure is he underfrom the democrat party over whether he goes forward and remains as the candidate for november's race? weill. candidate for november's race? well, we've seen some _ candidate for november's race? well, we've seen some difficulties - candidate for november's race? :ii we've seen some difficulties in congress. about 20 members of the house have come out and have asked

him to stand aside. a couple of members of the senate. the sort of wave we are expecting after that news conference on thursday, the wave of other people coming out and calling for him to go hasn't quite happened. and i think to some degree, his performance yesterday at a rally in detroit has helped. he was strong, pretty articulate. the crowd seemed to like it. and some of that will make people think twice. but a lot of people have made up their mind already. and the truth about this is a lot of this stuff out there can't be taken back or unsaid. and if he does go ahead as the candidate, that will be plastered across every political advert on televisions and billboards and digitally across this country from here to november. gard; from here to november. gary o'donoghue _ from here to november. gary o'donoghue live _ from here to november. gary o'donoghue live at _ from here to november. gary o'donoghue live at that - from here to november. gary o'donoghue live at that trump rally 0'donoghue live at that trump rally which will get under way shortly. thank you very much. the american broadcaster and sex—therapist doctor ruth has died at her home in manhattan

at the age of 96. ruth westheimer was born in germany, but as a girl, was sent abroad for safety. herjewish parents later died in the holocaust. starting in the 1980s, her ability to talk with good—natured candour about intimate sexual matters that had long been considered taboo made her a big hit on american radio and tv. in tennis, the czech player barbora krejcikova has won the women's singles title at wimbledon for the first time. she beat the italian playerjasmine paolini in a fiercely—fought three—set match on centre court. it is her second grand slam victory — she won the french open three years ago. the princess of wales will attend the wimbledon men's final on sunday. this will be only her second public appearance following her cancer diagnosis and abdominal surgery earlier this year. last month, catherine attended trooping the colour, which was her first public engagement since becoming ill. on sunday, the princess will present the winner of this year's men's singles tournament with the trophy. she has been a patron of the all—england lawn tennis

and croquet club for the past eight years. the men's final is between last year's champion carlos alcaraz and seven—times wimbledon winner novak djokovic. it should be a good match. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, it's been a pretty cloudy start to the weekend for most parts of the uk. the thickest cloud running thin off the north sea, affecting east scotland and eastern england, where we've also seen some outbreaks of rain. but across the south and west of the country, that's where we've seen the best of breaks in the cloud, although we did have some very heavy downpours across some southern coastal counties. with the sunshine coming out across parts of southern england, we saw temperatures in the warmest spots reach the low 20s, which felt, i'm sure, quite nice. now, overnight tonight, the low pressure in the north sea stays put. it will continue to feed in these northerly winds, with further outbreaks of rain at times affecting eastern areas

of both scotland and england. temperatures, for the most part, staying into double figures. and for sunday, i think, overall, with that area of low pressure continuing to feed in the cloud across the eastern side of the country, it's here where we'll see damp weather to start off the day. probably quite a lot of cloud elsewhere as well, but i suspect there will be some sunny spells for western scotland and the southern half of both england and wales. where the sunshine comes out, temperatures will push on into the low 20s. it will feel quite nice. but for eastern areas of scotland, eastern england, particularly around those north sea coasts, those temperatures still very disappointing for this time of the year. and heading through monday and tuesday, the next area of low pressure slowly tracks across the uk from the atlantic. now, on monday, the rain really is limited to the south—west, so parts of wales and south—west england could have some heavy rain, maybe some thunderstorms mixed in with this, maybe some localised surface water flooding to watch out for. but away from that, there should be a fair amount of dry weather and those temperatures are a bit

higher than they have been over recent days. we're up to 21 in glasgow. central and eastern england quite widely seeing temperatures into the low 20s. make the most of that relatively dry day because through tuesday, as the low pressure works into the north sea, the heaviest rain will be across the eastern side of the uk. probably the driest weather, through the afternoon, will start to move into northern ireland, wales and south—west england. temperatures — high teens to low 20s. quite close, really, to thejuly average for quite a few places. beyond that, it stays quite unsettled across the north—west of the uk, but further south, high pressure might give us a run of three or four days of dry and relatively pleasant weather, before unsettled conditions return.

this is bbc news. the headlines: it's less than 24 hours to go before the euro 2024 football final. england face spain with the england manager saying all his players are fit and raring to go. thousands of england and spanish fans have arrived in berlin for the long—awaited final. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says it's not clear a deadly attack in gaza against two top hamas commanders was successful in killing them. the hamas health ministry says 90 palestinians were killed in the strike on an area in khan younis designated as a humanitarian safe zone. the bbc sports commentator john hunt says he "cannot put his devastation into words" after his wife and two

of his daughters were killed in a crossbow attack. a 26—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of murder. and barbora krejcikova is wimbledon champion — the czech player beats italy's jasmine paolini to win the women's singles title for the first time. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. welcome back to a new series of political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. quite a lot has changed since we were last on air. that landslide labour victory, to name but one. now, speak to any labour insider and they'll tell you that my guest today was at the heart of that victory.