of the channel compromises will be ha rd to of the channel compromises will be hard to reach. our europe editor in brussels. in portugal emergency workers have been evacuating areas in the path of major forest fires which so far are reported to have claimed the lives of at least 62 people. hundreds of firefighters are tackling the fires which are thought to have been started by a lightning strike on saturday. our correspondent james reynolds has been to the region where relief aid is being delivered. these are the flames of portugal's worst disaster for more than a quarter of a century. for a third day here in the centre of the country, forests burn. on saturday, flames quickly engulfed this road. the fire caught families who'd been trying to drive to safety. it's hard to conceive of their last minutes. portugal has more forest fires than any other country in southern europe. it's had years to make proper preparations, and yet on this road dozens lost their lives in the fire. the village of nodeirinho

watched the fires approach. a dozen residentsjumped into this water tank to escape. 84—year—old marta da conceicao was helped in by her daughter. "oh god, oh god, it was awful", she tells me. "like hell". of national mourning. the country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. the former play school and play away presenter brian cant has died at the age of 83. a house with a door.

a mainstay of children's tv throughout the 1960s and 70s he also provided the voiceovers for programmes such as camberwick green and trumpton. brian cant had been suffering from parkinson's disease for a number of years. there have been many tributes today toa there have been many tributes today to a real pioneer of children's television. the national gallery of ireland, home to great masters including caravaggio, rembrandt and goya, has played a leading role in irish culture for more than 150 years, inspiring giants such as george bernard shaw, oscar wilde and yeats. the gallery has now reopened after a multi—million pound refurbishment with a spectacular show of the works of the dutch masterjohannes vermeer. our arts editor will gompertz has been to dublin to see the reborn institution said to be at the heart of the nation finally, having been locked firmly shut for the last six years, the gates to ireland's national gallery open

once again to reveal what has been a much—needed, £27 million face—lift. we've had the decades of dilapidation, the buckets on the floor, the mouldy paintings and the obvious necessity of improving the gallery and here we are now. it has taken a long time, we have had a whole banking collapse and we have had a huge recession, we have had the literal decimation of all the capital budgets in government and we managed to keep this one going. it has been possible to see some of the gallery's masterpieces in the few rooms kept open during the refurbishment but not like this, not in their full glory, where rubens hangs alongside rembrandt, next door to a breugel with a yeats below and then across the way... we can't tell, no one knows what she is writing but there is a sense of her doing something that matters. vermeer‘s famous painting woman writing a letter with her maid. more than anything it is

about how scarce northern light falls in a room. it is filled with subtlety. there is a great sense of him withholding, holding in, knowing that what he really wants you to do is move your eye always towards this face, that you are going to move in towards something you cannot know and cannot see, which is her gazing at the words she is making. she will have plenty of company in the weeks ahead in the form of nine other vermeer paintings that the national gallery of ireland has borrowed from museums around the world for a special exhibition to mark its long—awaited reopening. newsnight is coming up on bbc2. tonight on the day of yet another terror attack we have a behind—the—scenes look at our

hospital dealing with a major terrorist incident. it is both moving and uplifting. it is both moving and uplifting. here on bbc1 it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm reshmin chowdhury. england get their european under 21s championship back on track and top their group after a 2—1 win against slovakia. british success for naomi broady on the grass ahead of wimbledon, but there were defeats for heather watson and kyle edmund. as women's sport week kicks off,

a bbc sport survey reveals that while men still earn more prize money than women in sport, the gap is narrowing — asjoanna rowsell shand has been finding out. welcome to the programme. england's under 21 european championship is back on track, coming from behind to beat slovakia 2—1 in poland tonight. they're now top of group a, after hosts poland salvaged a late point in a 2—2 draw against sweden. it's certainly a morale—boosting win for aidy boothroyd's side, as nick parrot reports. to be champions, you need heroes. slovakia had plenty off the pitch, england needed to find one on it. after only managing one shot on target in their opening

match against sweden, it took two minutes forjohn swift to look up to his name. to live up to his name. his shot was tame. if only the opposition had been the same. challenges came thick and fast and then a blow that would have hurt even more. martin kriem getting the better of everton‘s new £30 million goalkeeperjordan pickford. centre back alfie mawson cost swansea just £5.5 million. he was able to give england's small contingent something to cheer about. the youngsters didn't have long to wait to celebrate again. ten minutes later, nathan redmond had options as he bore down on goal. he went for heroics and was handsomely rewarded. deflection proved critical but it is often said, you make your own luck. there's been a shock on day one at the queen's club, as british number two kyle edmund was knocked out by canadian qualifier denis shapovalov

in the first round. this was a rematch of that davis cup tie earlier this year, when shapovalov was disqualified for hitting the umpire with a ball. no such misfortune today though... despite slipping here, the canadian still managed to win this point and the first set tie—break. .. edmund hit back though, breaking shapovolov immediately in the second set to win it 6—4. and while the decider went with serve for the first nine games, the 18—year—old shapovalov got the crucial break to seal the biggest win of his career to date. i'm just incredibly happy and so thankful to get a wild card here. i hope to be back here and i hope to have a good run and be back here for many years. i wasn't sure what to expect with the fans, him being a homeboy and everything that has happened but the crowd were incredible and they really cared so i am very thankful to them. i was trying to cheer them on and get them as excited as possible.

meanwhile nick kyrgios is out of the tournament — he was playing the american donald young, when this happened. the australian slipped badly and was down for several minutes getting treatment. kyrgios went on to lose the first set on a tie—break and decided to retire injured, in order to recover in time for wimbledon. frenchmanjo wilfried tsonga has already booked his place in the second round, with a straight sets win over countryman adrian mannarino. and the bulgarian grigor dimitrov swept past ryan harrison of the usa in less than an hour. the number six seed won it 6—3, 6—1. naomi broady pulled off a surprise win against world number 32 alize cornet at the aegon classic in birmingham. after a tight first set, the british number two came through in a tie break. but cornet struggled following a fall in the second set, and broady took advantage, winning the match 7—6, 6—love. it's only the fifth time in her career she's beaten a top—50 player.

the british number three heather watson is out. she lost the opening set to ukraine's elina svitolina, but battled back to level and force the match into a decider. svitolina, the world numberfive, broke early in the third set though and eventually came through 6—2, 5—7, 6—3 for her first win at this tournament. a bbc sport study has found that the gap in prize money between men and women at the top of professional sport is closing. the survey was carried out as part of women's sport week, and all this week on sportsday, we'll be hearing from women about the challenges they face and the importance of sport in their lives. tonight, two—time olympic cycling champion joanna rowsell shand reports on the closing gender pay gap.

asa as a sports person, you're there to compete in the best of your ability, and win. medals and trophy are the currency. but for many of us, this isa currency. but for many of us, this is a job as well. as a writer, my main source of income was lottery funding by uk sport, because i was competing in: olympic event. money events were always quite small and motivating factor but i assumed men and women would get the same amount of money at championship level. i was surprised to learn it was only recently that this became the case. in 2014, a bbc study found 30% of sports did not equal prize—money. the same study this year has seen that figure dropped to 17%. squash started paying equally when the men's and women's tours join together two years ago. british number one laurent pushed to make that happen. without the support of the women's tour, they realised they could not, they had almost hit the ceiling. going to national governing

bodies and saying for this money you can have the men and the woman and the best in the world. theyjust raised us both up together. i've enjoyed being part of the women's tour. organisers have always been very passionate that female riders get treated the same as male counterparts. certainly when we were creating the women's tour back in 2014 there was a lot less money that goes into the sponsorship of women in sport, that's a challenge we still have today. fortunately some big brands are attracted by the ability that they can sponsor both the women's race and the men's race and aim for quality. commercial deals are crucial to raise prize—money. but so is positive action. back in 1973, campaigning led to the us open tennis paying women the same. but wimbledon did not do so till 2007. it still only grand slams to do. the man ranked 100 in the world still on average and is more than the woman ranked at the same ranking. some of the men argue that they sell out more stadiums, but in the us. open i

know when serena was due to complete the fourth grand slam of the year, the fourth grand slam of the year, the women's final sold out faster than the men's. this weekend, the women's cricket world cup gets underway. the prize pot has increased tenfold since the last tournament, to one half million pounds. organisers are promising equal prize—money in 15 years. but thenit equal prize—money in 15 years. but then it will take work. this week we have a series of strategic meetings which will start to look at how that is possible. these things don't happen overnight. sports are all on their own individualjourneys. as a tea m their own individualjourneys. as a team sport, we are at an exciting point. there is no denying this is a vicious, or virtuous circle, involving attracting audiences, tv coverage and sponsorships to raise prize—money for women. but it also ta kes a prize—money for women. but it also takes a concerted effort from those involved. things are changing, but there is still some way to go. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead

to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are alison little the deputy political editor of the daily express and the political commentator lance price. let me bring you up—to—date with a look through the front pages. like many of tomorrow's papers, the telegraph leads on the london mosque attack — they feature a picture of the suspected attacker, who is alleged to have shouted ‘kill all muslims' and ‘this is for london bridge'.

the times leads with reports on the man held after the attack. the express lead with defiant comments from prime minister following the attack, who says that hate crime must not succeed. the i call the terror incident ‘an attack on all of us'. if we start with that, alison. it's a very striking image. partly because it's a night—time image, it's beautifully lit but also its reflective image. under that headline, an attack on all of us. very powerful. it is, and that's the message very powerful. it is, and that's the m essa g e lots very powerful. it is, and that's the message lots of politicians have been trying to get out there. they know how divisive it might be, so they are trying to