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and coming up on bbc news. chaos at the copa america as argentina beat colombia, but organisers say ticketless fans tried to force their way into the stadium in miami. good evening. police in spain say that human remains have been found on the island of tenerife near to where the british teenager jay slater went missing. the 19—year—old, from lancashire, hasn't been seen since he disappeared last month. a formal indentification has yet to take place, but spanish police say that "all evidence suggests" the remains are those of jay slater. the teenager was on holiday on tenerife and had been at a music festival on the island. he then went to a house several miles away — the last time he was seen. the body has been found not far away near the village of masca.
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police say he may have suffered an accident or fall, as our correspondent danny savage reports. rescuers today in a deep, inaccessible gorge in tenerife, close to where jason peter was last seen alive. it is here where human remains have now been found, along with his clothes and possessions —— close to where jay slater was last seen alive. it is a month since the 19—year—old into a pattern airbnb in this mountainous part of the island after a night out. jay had been holidaying with friends when he vanished last month. a huge search was launched for him by the authorities on the island. drones were sent into the air to assist mountain rescue teams, but the official search was eventually called off when no trace of him was found. a statement from the civil guard on tenerife today says...
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jay was from lancashire. ever since he went missing, people have been tying blue ribbons to lamp posts and fencesin tying blue ribbons to lamp posts and fences in public places to show that people here were keeping him and his family in their thoughts. they were, of course, hoping for a much happier outcome than the one we now appear to be facing. me outcome than the one we now appear to be facing-— to be facing. i've known him. everyone _ to be facing. i've known him. everyone knows _ to be facing. i've known him. everyone knows everyone - to be facing. i've known him. - everyone knows everyone around here. it's a shame. everyone wants him home. everyone wants an answer, don't they? i home. everyone wants an answer, don't they?— don't they? i think it a city community _ don't they? i think it a city community hard _ don't they? i think it a city community hard around i don't they? i think it a city i community hard around here because he is a _ community hard around here because he is a local_ community hard around here because he is a local lad and well—known. i sorry— he is a local lad and well—known. i sorry for— he is a local lad and well—known. i sorry for the — he is a local lad and well—known. i sorry for the family going through this _ sorry for the family going through this the — sorry for the family going through this. the effort, people going over, our local— this. the effort, people going over, our local fire service went over to find hint — our local fire service went over to find hint it— our local fire service went over to find him. it has hit hard. like so
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many young _ find him. it has hit hard. like so many young people. _ find him. it has hit hard. like so many y°uii9 people, jay - find him. it has hit hard. like so many young people, jay headed i find him. it has hit hard. like so i many young people, jay headed to tenerife for the night life. his disappearance led to some disturbing conspiracy theories, but his body was found near where his mobile was last used when he called friends to see he was walking the many miles back to his resort. danny savage, bbc news. earlier i spoke to rachel haywood, who is on the island of tenerife for the bbc. i began by asking her what was happening at the scene. as you can understand, it was in a very inaccessible part of the island. you know, hence the reason why it has taken quite a long time to find any evidence. the area is just really dense, the park is really dense, it is full of uneven ground, shrub land. you know, we have been up to the site, near the village where jay was last spotted. the village life there has gone very much back to normal, full of
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tourists and hikers. there is no sign of emergency services. that gives you some indication of how far away and remote the body has been found. donald trump says he wants to "bring america together" after surviving an assassination attempt at a campaign rally on saturday. mr trump called it a miracle, adding, "i'm supposed to be dead." earlier, president biden addressed the nation calling for national unity, and urging americans to lower the political temperature. in the next hour, mr trump will attend the republican party's national convention in milwaukee, where he's expected to be confirmed as the party's candidate for the us presidential election in november. our north america editor sarah smith is at the convention. yes, we will see donald trump later. he has insisted he will not change his plans at all or alter the schedule of his party's national convention after that assassination
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attempt. but of course it is going to change the nature of this event which will now turn into more of a grand celebration of donald trump's dramatic survival. he is going to reveal who he wants his vice presidential running mate to be later tonight, then you will be confirmed as the presidential candidate later this week. everybody your casino has a much improved chance of winning that election. —— everybody here now thinks he has a much improved chance. another fist pump from donald trump, the ultimate survivor who now appears to be unstoppable as he sweeps into milwaukee. he seems to be a changed man who will bring an entirely different tone, a new message to his convention. he told a conservative newspaper he has completely rewritten his speech, saying it's a chance to bring the country together. i was given that chance, he wrote on his own social media site. it was god alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening, and that it's more important than ever that we stand united. the worst president
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in the history of our country... into his speech to a campaign rally in pennsylvania when the shots came. if you want to really see something that said, take a look at what happened... if he'd not turned his head at that precise moment, he would almost certainly have been killed. the bullet that grazed his ear can be seen streaking past in this picture. it was a very near death experience. then he instinctively demonstrated his defiance to the crowd, creating an iconic image that will now define this election campaign. and you know, that's a little bit... he's got a gun! an investigation has been launched into the security lapse that allowed the gunman so close to the former president.
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the police are down there, running around on the ground. we're like, hey, man, there's a guy on the roof with a rifle. and the police are like, huh? what? you know, like like they didn't know what was going on. on social media, his supporters are claiming it was divine intervention that saved his life, calling it a miracle. he'll be greeted like a saint as well as a hero. i talked to president trump today. he was in great spirits. i mean, he was telling me an unbelievable story about hearing the bullet actually come at him and go to his ear. he's upbeat. he's excited about coming to milwaukee. he was going to get on the plane right before i talked to him. and so i think it's going to be an exciting week for all. my fellow americans... president biden gave a rare live address from the oval office last night, saying politicians can debate and disagree without it leading to physical attacks. we can't allow this violence to be normalised. you know, the political record in this country has gotten very heated. it's time to cool it down. we all have responsibility to do that. another major development for donald trump today is that the criminal case against him for storing classified documents at his residence in florida has been dramatically dropped by thejudge.
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she says the prosecuting lawyer was not properly appointed. so, in recent days, he has not only survived this assassination attempt, he's watched his opponent crumble on the debate stage, and won a major ruling in the supreme court. no wonder he and his allies believe they see the hand of god at work. sarah smith, bbc news, hill walking, wisconsin. —— milwaukee. the fbi is investigating 20—year—old thomas crooks, the man who tried to kill donald trump, saying they now have possession of his phone. crooks was shot and killed by the secret service. his motive for the attempt on mr trump remains unclear. he lived in a small pennsylvanian town an hour's drive from the site of the rally, and a school counsellor told reporters that he never knew crooks to be political. so, what do we know about the gunman? our correspondent emma vardy reports. what was in the mind of this young man is still unknown.
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thomas crooks. he'd graduated from high school two years ago, said to be good at maths, and later worked as an assistant at a nursing home. now the eyes of the international media are on the house where thomas crooks lived. hi, handsome! kelly was one of a number of neighbours evacuated as police investigated a suspicious device at his home. we were overrun with law enforcement agents from literally everywhere and given no explanation. and your neighbour, what was he like? he would just avidly walk the neighbourhood, um, and always had on like beats style headphones and kind of seems like your average american dorky young man. atjust 20 years old, this would have been the first presidential election that thomas crooks was old enough to vote in, and there are still many unanswered questions about why he left this quiet neighbourhood, ended up coming inches away from killing donald trump. what we do know is that thomas crooks was a member of this gun club, which has condemned
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what it called the senseless violence. how typical is it for people to own guns in this area? yeah, hunting is something that's, you know, really typical in western pennsylvania. and i think belonging to a gun club, you know, having something like a rifle team like bethel park has, honing your craft and being a better shot is pretty typical throughout western pennsylvania for gun owners. when thomas crooks died on this roof, shot by the secret service, he was wearing a t—shirt, the merchandise of a popular youtuber who creates glamorised gun content for millions of subscribers. now the fbi is trawling through thomas crooks' life, his mobile phone and online activity, to try to understand the beliefs and motivations of the young man who has changed the course of this election. emma vardy, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania. well, questions abound about how the secret service — whose main duty is protect presidents past and present — could have failed so woefully in its task, and congress has opened
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an investigation into what happened. our security correspondent frank gardner is here. thanks, reeta. it's now clear there were failures of security on several levels. so, what were they? and what went right and what went wrong? the most burning question here is why was the gunman's roof not secured in advance? normal protocol is for secret service agents to come and check out the venue well in advance, sometimes even months ahead. there are supposed to be concentric rings of security around the vip. yet someone missed the fact thatjust 130 metres from where trump was onstage, there was an unsecured potential firing point. closer in, the secret service performed better. their heavily—armed counter assault team, codenamed hawk—eye, provided a shield close to the stage. their counter sniper team, codenamed hercules, reacted quickly and shot dead the gunman on the roof — you can see them
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circled here on the roof. next big question, were the warnings about the gunman passed on? my colleagues at bbc verify have worked out that police were alerted to the presence of a gunman around two minutes before president trump was shot — as shown in this video on social media. look, there he is. officer! he's on the roof! right — look, there he is. officer! he's on the roof! right here, _ look, there he is. officer! he's on the roof! right here, right - look, there he is. officer! he's on the roof! right here, right on - look, there he is. officer! he's on the roof! right here, right on the | the roof! right here, right on the roof! _ the roof! right here, right on the roof! he — the roof! right here, right on the roof! he went _ the roof! right here, right on the roof! he went flat _ the roof! right here, right on the roof! he went flat on _ the roof! right here, right on the roof! he went flat on the - the roof! right here, right on the roof! he went flat on the roof - roof! he went flat on the roof again! — roof! he went flat on the roof again! it— roof! he went flat on the roof aaain! , , , , roof! he went flat on the roof aaain! ,, i, ,�* again! it is pretty shocking, isn't it? then there's the question whether trump was taken off stage quickly enough. secret service boss kimberley cheatle said her "personnel on the ground moved quickly during the incident,
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with our counter sniper team neutralizing the shooter and our agents implementing protective measures to ensure the safety of former president donald trump." but critics say they were too slow to get him to safety. ms cheatle has been summoned to a congressional hearing in one week's time. so, in summary, the biggest failure was in the preparation phase — not securing that nearby rooftop. information was also not getting acted on in time. but, in terms of immediate reaction to the attack, the secret service did perform well. reeta. frank, thank you. donald trump survived the attack in pennsylvania, but 50—year—old corey comperatore, who was in the crowd at the rally, died while trying to protect his family, according to the authorities. when the shots rang out, he dived on top of family members and was killed in the process. the governor of pennsylvania josh shapiro says he "died a hero". our correspondent tom symonds reports. screaming.
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as security service agents put their bodies between donald trump and the shooter, in the crowd, a father did the same for his family. corey comperatore, at the rally with his wife and daughter, was hit in the head during the shooting. emergency doctorjim sweetland tried unsuccessfully to keep him alive. i looked up to see his family, who had witnessed my efforts at resuscitation, and the look on their faces said it all. my heart goes out to that family. my prayers go out to them. he was a volunteer fire chief, an engineer, a husband and a father. his daughter allyson has posted: but his death has devastated two families, the other being the fire service
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near pittsburgh where he volunteered. he's a man that would give the shirt off his back to anyone. imean... in his last moments, he was shielding his family from the gunfire. even if that was just a the civilian beside him, —— even if that was just a random civilian beside him, he would have done the same thing. an online fundraiser for his family is approaching $1 million. one donor said his actions had reminded a nation of what it truly meant to be a dad. tom symonds, bbc news. sarah smith's in milwaukee. do we yet know how this event is affecting the election campaign? we have affecting the election campaign? - have heard from both the likely candidates that they want to take down the temperature and take the fiery angry rhetoric out of the political argument in this country
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and i'm sure that will be the case this week. let's see if it lasts until november but it may be that we see a change in the tone of what has been a very volatile campaign up until now. no polling has been done to show whether or not the attempted assassination of donald trump as changed voters minds but it is certainly changed the narrative of this campaign completely. it makes him look like a strong warrior survivor and of coastjoe biden was already suffering from the perception that he is too old and possibly not fit for the job of president. donald trump does seem to have had the most astonishing run of luck. the decision of the judge have had the most astonishing run of luck. the decision of thejudge in the case of the classified documents to drop the case is astonishing. she has already made favourable rulings to mr trump has already made favourable rulings to mrtrump dropping has already made favourable rulings to mr trump dropping the case entirely has flabbergasted legal scholars and it is such good news for donald trump because it did not seem to be the strongest case he had against them and in the last three weeks there was the debate in
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atlanta where joe weeks there was the debate in atlanta wherejoe biden was so appalling that that seem to increase donald trump's chances of re—election anyway. he avoided being sentenced in new york in his hush money case after the supreme court ruled presidents cannot be held responsible for things they did in office, criminally liable, and that will completely change the landscape for donald trump if he is re—elected president as well. and he narrowly avoided the assassination attempt. donald trump seems to be having an absolutely remarkable run.— absolutely remarkable run. indeed, and ou absolutely remarkable run. indeed, and you are — absolutely remarkable run. indeed, and you are at _ absolutely remarkable run. indeed, and you are at the _ absolutely remarkable run. indeed, and you are at the republican - and you are at the republican convention. he is expected to announce his vice presidential choice? , ., , ., announce his vice presidential choice? , ., ., , choice? yes, in a couple of hours we exect to choice? yes, in a couple of hours we exoect to henr _ choice? yes, in a couple of hours we expect to hear who _ choice? yes, in a couple of hours we expect to hear who he _ choice? yes, in a couple of hours we expect to hear who he wants - choice? yes, in a couple of hours we expect to hear who he wants to - choice? yes, in a couple of hours we expect to hear who he wants to be . expect to hear who he wants to be his vice presidential running mate and this will be really intriguing because it ought to tell is about his state of mind. he may have changed his mind in the last 48 is also an issue going to pick somebody
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pugnacious? who makes very fiery rhetoric, strong arguments, accusing president biden of having insight the assassination attempt or will he go for the north dakota governor? it will be interesting to see if that pic shows the direction the campaign might go. you can watch a bbc news special on the assassination attempt on bbc iplayer and on bbc one tonight at 8.30. the time is 18:19. our top story this evening: police in tenerife searching for the missing british teenager jay slater have found a body. and coming up, the king and queen are injersey on a two—day visit to the channel islands. coming up on bbc news. touchdown for the new european champions — as spain arrive back on home soil, with the trophy — having got the better of england.
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we'll be looking at how good this golden generation really is. a new search has begun for the remains of a woman who was abducted and killed more than 50 years ago in what was the uk's first kidnap for ransom case. muriel mckay was kidnapped by two men who had mistaken herfor anna murdoch, the then—wife of the newspaper tycoon rupert murdoch. they were demanding a million pounds for her return. her body has never been found. two years on from the last search, police are back on this hertfordshire farmland, working again with forensic teams to try and close this case after 54 years. muriel mckay was kidnapped by two brothers and thrown into the back of a car outside her home in london,
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just after christmas in 1969. the 55—year—old was held hostage at their farm, but they'd taken the mother of three by mistake and thought she was anna murdoch, the wife of media tycoon rupert murdoch. muriel mckay was married to his deputy, alec mckay. he'd loaned the mckay's his rolls—royce, which had led he'd loaned the mckays his rolls—royce, which had led to this mistaken identity. 9462656 ? in this dramatic phone call, one of the kidnappers is heard asking her daughter diane for £1 million in ransom. man: they've got to get a million. £1 million. i'll contact them tomorrow. where do you get £1 million from? i wouldn't know. i don't know. well, if you want it, it's your business, isn't it? arthur and nizamuddin hussain were convicted of mrs mckay's kidnap and murder,
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although her body has never been found. arthur died in 2009, but nizamuddin was deported back to trinidad, where he was born after being released from prison. earlier this year, he met mrs mckay's family and pointed out on a map where he buried her body on the farm. he also claims she died of a heart attack after seeing a tv appeal from herfamily. and that's what's led to this new and what police say will be a final search. this shows where we're going to dig. so this is the building i we've got to pull down. muriel mckay's grandson has spent years trying to piece together what happened. it's difficult not to get i anxious and emotional, but i've got to keep- on the straight and narrow. and really, if we don't find her, it'll be a disappointment, - but it won't be unexpected. but without searching for something, you're never going to find it. - so we could have . been in a situation, "oh well, this is ridiculous,
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she's not there." _ but we haven't dug behind the barn and no—one's ever dug _ behind the barn. there have been previous searches, one at the time of the murder and two years ago, after permission from the landowner. this farm is once again at the centre of a police search, but this time on a much bigger scale. over the next five days, forensic teams will be working tirelessly to try and find muriel mckay's body. 54 years on since she was murdered on this land in hertfordshire, muriel mckay's family say they want to bring to an end decades of torturous and rest. adina campbell, bbc news, hertfordshire. now a look at some other stories making the news today. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering two men, whose remains were found in suitcases at clifton suspension bridge in bristol and at a london flat. yostin andres mosquera, from shepherd's bush in west london, is accused of murdering 62—year—old albert alfonso, and 71—year—old paul longworth in london earlier this month. mr mosquera, who's 34,
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was remanded in custody. free refills on drinks could be banned in wales, as part of plans to restrict the promotion of products that are high in fat, sugar and salt. the welsh government is looking at how cafes, restaurants and shops market and display their less healthy foods. scientists have, for the first time, discovered a cave on the moon. it's at least 100 metres deep, and researchers say it could be an ideal location for a base. countries are racing to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, but they will need to protect astronauts from radiation, extreme temperatures, and space weather. the england team have landed back on home soil following their defeat to spain in the euros final in berlin last night. gareth southgate's men reached their second consecutive euros final under his leadership but after failing to secure the victory, questions are now being raised about the manager's future, as natalie pirks now reports.
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it's a sight england fans have grown wearily accustomed to — their team arriving back on home soil without a trophy. england were when he took over... gareth southgate didn't give it a second glance last night. england the first team in european championships history to lose two consecutive finals. young royals had been watching, but urged to hold their heads high by the king, players downbeat faces said it all. meanwhile in spain... a team they'd had lukewarm feelings for at the start turned out to be red—hot. but as spaniards enjoyed the fiesta to end all fiestas, in berlin this morning, england fans were left reflecting on their manager's future. we're too critical of gareth as a nation. um, if he wants to go, i think he's earned that right, that he can choose when he wants to go. welcome back to a special 606...
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back home, though, the sentiment hasn't been quite as warm. the football was insipid. it was bland. he's tactically inept and his tactics is as if he's still got that bag on his head from the pizza hut advert. the fa will want the most successful england men's manager since 1966 to remain, but his contract runs out in december. last night, he was giving nothing away. now's not the time for me to speak about that. i need to talk to the right people and, uh, give myselfa bit of time. after the lowest moments as an england player... oh, no! ..southgate's mission as england manager was to unite the nation again. in russia, he and his waistcoat made fans dream, unexpectedly reaching the semis. by euro 2020, he'd led england to their first men's final since �*66, but penalty pain haunted them. in qatar, the quarterfinals.
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he's missed it. england the better side against france, but once again a penalty ended their dreams. and in germany late, late goals galvanised them. against the odds, they reached their first final on foreign soil, but their luck ran out against the standout team of the tournament. our relationship's kind of gone a little bit past football, - where i feel like i can open up to him a lot, j and i think that says, speaks volumes of the kind of man he is as well. - so whatever happens with, um, with gareth, i'll- always respect him. . if he stays, then i'll be even more . determined to win something for him, because he deserves it. around 24 million fans watched last night, but talk of bank holidays and parades ended in berlin. the party is over, for now. natalie pirks, bbc news. the king and queen are injersey on a two—day visit to the channel islands. buckingham palace have also confirmed they will travel to australia and samoa in the autumn.
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here's our senior royal correspondent, daniela relph. cheering. the welcome was warm. the weather less so. as the king and queen arrived at a special outdoor sitting of jersey's parliament. god save the king. all: god save the king! ancient tradition mixed with quirky ritual, including the presentation of locally—laid duck eggs for the king. this truly is an historic place. jersey has one of the oldest connections to the crown and we are delighted to be here once again, to celebrate the special and close relationship which binds us together. at thejersey expo, a chance for the king and queen to see the best the island has to offer. although some of those there didn't seem to care that they were in the presence of royalty. laughter. these mini tours have been absent from the king's schedule since his cancer diagnosis.
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it is a positive sign that they are back in play. the trip here to the channel islands, alongside confirmation of the autumn tour to australia, is significant. they are signs that the king's health challenges have stabilised and a bigger, more ambitious programme for him is now possible. the weather injersey was unpredictable, but the fact that the king is here at all, after a difficult six months, suggests he has much to feel optimistic about. daniela relph, bbc news, st helier injersey. time for a look at the weather. we have just seen we havejust seen it, torrential. you can always rely on the great british summer to rain on the parade and it did in buckets full. some heavy rain and in the last few hours, thunderstorms as well moving across the channel, just to the east of the isle of wight. some of the
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rain could produce an inch or two before it eases away, torrential downpours, a pretty miserable journey home if you are leaving the office and the rain continues. the bright green denoting the intensity of the rain which will linger across wales and east yorkshire. a slightly milder start to tomorrow morning, generally temperatures into the mid—teens. that rain will gradually ease away, gradually drifting through lincolnshire, east anglia, may be clipping the far north of london and behind it, scattered showers but the focus for thundery downpours likely across eastern scotland and north—east england. better, more dry across the southwest and channel isles where temperatures might peak at 21. don't switch off, listen to this — that high pressure builds through the middle part of the week, it will get drier and warmer. not for long but we need to make the most of it. sunny spells and a few isolated showers wednesday but on the whole,
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more sunshine around and temperatures will start to climb. could see 20 in eastern scotland, northern ireland and highs of 24 in london. 75 fahrenheit. warmer still through thursday. best weather front will introduce rain to the far north—west but for most, south—westerly flow driving up the warm air. a bit embarrassing but could be the first time this month we have seen 25 degrees. warmer on friday but look what is waiting in the wings for the start of the weekend. thanks, louise. and that's bbc news at six. now its time to join our colleagues for the news colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. the day after the night before — england's footballers are back home after losing the euro 2024 final — but what now for manager gareth southgate?
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