a much. many congratulations. a wonderful achievement, and hopefully a great nights sleep. sabrina verjee there. time for a look at the weather. good evening. it's been a day of contrast, plenty of fine summer sunshine in northern and western areas, a month's worth of rain falling across central eastern areas. now, that rain is still with us, clearly a lot of spray and standing water on the faster routes, but it's pulling away. any thundery rain moves off into the north sea overnight. so a far more comfortable night for sleeping in southern and eastern areas as we lose the humidity, a fairly cool night north and west once again as well. if there's any mistiness in the morning, that will clear away, and it does look like a drier day for many parts of england. perhaps a few more showers, though, breaking out across scotland, one or two heavy ones across southern counties into the afternoon. there could be the odd one popping up elsewhere.

strong sunshine returns, very high levels of pollen. it feels warmer in the south and east without that rain. more thundery rain potentially. there's some uncertainty in the detail here, as it may track northwards into scotland, following behind weather fronts coming in from the south and the west as well. so it looks like the more unsettled day of the weekend. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... old rivals celebrating. thousands of scotland fans descend on london for tonight's big euros football match against england at wembley. england fans have begun to arrive in good spirits outside the stadium too — with both sides hopeful their teams will win. 2-1 2—1 scotland, 90th minute winner, break the english hat! that's how it's going to end! it break the english hat! that's how it's going to end!— break the english hat! that's how it's going to end! it would be nice if we will win. _ it's going to end! it would be nice if we will win. we _ it's going to end! it would be nice if we will win. we cannot - it's going to end! it would be nice if we will win. we cannot well. i l if we will win. we cannot well. i ho -e it if we will win. we cannot well. i hepe it will— if we will win. we cannot well. i hope it will be _

if we will win. we cannot well. i hope it will be a _ if we will win. we cannot well. i hope it will be a good _ if we will win. we cannot well. i hope it will be a good match. i a shock by—election win for the liberal democrats in chesham and amersham, taking a seat that for almost half a centuy was tory blue. the lib dem leader says this is the beginning of the end, new data shows one dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine cuts the risk of hospitalisation by around 75%. on bbc news, it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on the programme tonight... england expects, but can they deliver against scotland as the two meet for the first time in 25 years at a major men's tournament?

the tartan army have been in full voice — could that steer scotland to a memorable victory here tonight? and away from wembley we'll hear from a relaxed wales' squad ahead of their final group match against italy on sunday. and i'm chetan pathak at the bbc sports centre in salford with the rest of today's sport. england's women are on top in their one—off test against india despite much of the day being wiped out by rain in bristol. and after a rain—delayed start at queens on a quarter—finals day with three british players — dan evans is knocked out by matteo berrettini. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'mjohn watson. the rivalry, the passion, the pride! for the first time in the quarter of a century, england and scotland meet at a major men's tournament. the class and annie had been arriving

here in their thousands. —— the tartan amry. many more have been gathering in pubs and bars across the city and many more gathering at home in scotland. sport england when it will guarantee their progress through the last 16. scotland move, though, and it will leave their tournament hopes hanging in balance, as jane dougal reports. scotla nd fa ns scotland fans have descended on london for a much anticipated match against the auld enemy. i’m london for a much anticipated match against the auld enemy.— against the auld enemy. i'm feeling uenerous! against the auld enemy. i'm feeling generous! will _ against the auld enemy. i'm feeling generous! will give _ against the auld enemy. i'm feeling generous! will give you _ against the auld enemy. i'm feeling generous! will give you one! - against the auld enemy. i'm feeling generous! will give you one! no - generous! will give you one! no tickets but will go to a pub. we are very generous, we'll give you one. - we're here for a stag do and a bit of football as well. have you got tickets for the game? no tickets, but we will be in a pub.

the last time these two countries met in a major tournament was euro 96. it finished in a win for england, sealed with this memorable paul gascoigne goal. here's gascoigne... oh, brillant! oh, yes! some will look back fondly on the skill and perhaps the infamous gazza celebrations. others, not so much. 25 years later, the stage is set for a repeat of the oldest international fixture in the world. scotland go into the match following a loss but the squad is happy to be underdogs and they already have a feel for playing in england. their training basesin playing in england. their training bases in the quiet town of darlington where they've created something of a scottish embassy and created a siege ahead of this match. created something of a scottish embassy and developed a siege mentality ahead of this match. obviously there has to be belief, there has to be a confidence level that you can go to any team and play well against them, whether that's england at wembley or a different nation in a different country. you always have to have that self—belief and that sort of level

of arrogance where we can play and we are more than suited to be on this stage, as we've proven with the journey we've had to get here. confidence in the england camp is in abundance after scoring in their victory over croatia. then plays it into sterling! that will do nicely! they will consider themselves favourites, but scotland is a potential banana skin, and the significance of this fixture isn't lost on the captain. we know what it means as players to represent england and when you're playing a home nation like scotland, we know what that entails with the fans. it's about us performing on the pitch and tactically getting it right amd making sure that we exploit whatever weaknesses they have on the day. there have been many battles between these two countries. some might argue, none as bitter as those on the pitch. well, we can get the perspective from both the scottish and english camps now. jane has been speaking to chris waddle who played in a world cup semifinal, capped 62 times in his country and pat nevin who represented his country 28 times.

pat, scotland are the underdogs, inevitably, of course they are, but this fixture does not stick to the statistics, does itnight how do you see it going?— statistics, does itnight how do you see it going? really had to see and find a way to _ see it going? really had to see and find a way to see _ see it going? really had to see and find a way to see scotland - see it going? really had to see and find a way to see scotland winningl find a way to see scotland winning game because it is here that wembley end england are very strong here and an extraordinarily strong time dioxide and of a very few players in the scotland team that would probably walk into the england team. however, and it is the big however, this game is like no other game and the passion will pay play a big part in this game. sometimes, if it if it overrides it can be a bad thing but they have to make sure they have the passion, faith and spirits here but it is kept at a calm and if that happens in scotland play to the best of their abilities and every player has been available and on the pitch they have a chance. there is no doubt scotland have a chance because they have a lot of decent players in there and they need to get something out of this game.— out of this game. because of that lead from scotland, _ out of this game. because of that lead from scotland, england - out of this game. because of that l

lead from scotland, england might out of this game. because of that - lead from scotland, england might be wary of, maybe, a banana skin here? no, i don't think so. i think england _ no, i don't think so. i think england are very confident and have beat croatia and i had england are very confident and have beat croatia in a hard _ very confident and have beat croatia in a hard team. it is at wembley and they in a hard team. it is at wembley and lheyare— in a hard team. it is at wembley and they are very, very strong here. psychologically, as well, a drill 02- t— psychologically, as well, a drill 02— t might be on their mind slightly— 02— t might be on their mind slightly but realistically the way england are shaping up i would be surprised — england are shaping up i would be surprised if they don't get the result — surprised if they don't get the result -- _ surprised if they don't get the result -- a _ surprised if they don't get the result. —— a draw or 2—2. we have all heard — result. —— a draw or 2—2. we have all heard they _ result. —— a draw or 2—2. we have all heard they are going to change the fullbacks tonight and take walker— the fullbacks tonight and take walker out and put james in he was a very talented player, great player, so, normally you keep the winning team, _ so, normally you keep the winning team, so_ so, normally you keep the winning team, so i— so, normally you keep the winning team, so i am very surprised that it is looking _ team, so i am very surprised that it is looking to — team, so i am very surprised that it is looking to adjust because that -oal is looking to adjust because that goal i _ is looking to adjust because that goal i thought the players did ok against _ goal i thought the players did ok

against croatia. if we see something in scotland _ against croatia. if we see something in scotland where they think too fullbacks — in scotland where they think too fullbacks are going to get... that is how— fullbacks are going to get... that is how they're going to change it. can i_ is how they're going to change it. can i say, — is how they're going to change it. can i say, scotland had a very strong left—hand side, extraordinary, world—class wrong and they don't use that lightly. if you have got robertson that is extraordinary. problem is, england are pretty strong there as well. he has been strong all season and is a phenomenal season. walking is one of the players that has actually got the players that has actually got the pace to actually deliver with scotland players are even where scotland players are even where scotland a strong england have actually strong in that situation as well so, you know, it is going to be tough. whatever scotland do it is going to be tough but we have already seen in the tournament there have been surprises and basically shocks. mean, the spanish playing against the swedes! it was an extraordinary game. so we kind of have to hope for that. scotland have donein have to hope for that. scotland have done in the build—up, watching the games. it has been a wee bit like

that and we have not played brilliantly. . that and we have not played brilliantly.— that and we have not played brilliantl . , , ., , , brilliantly. . the issue has been chill in brilliantly. . the issue has been chilly in scotland's _ brilliantly. . the issue has been chilly in scotland's finishing? i brilliantly. . the issue has been i chilly in scotland's finishing? yes, but we had _ chilly in scotland's finishing? yes, but we had not _ chilly in scotland's finishing? yes, but we had not scored _ chilly in scotland's finishing? yes, but we had not scored a _ chilly in scotland's finishing? yes but we had not scored a lot of goals. very, very few goals. generally it was 1—1, 1—0, 0—0.i generally it was 1—1, 1—0, 0—0. i think that is what while put it down to. the two sides of the matched up and feeling on both sides are strong and feeling on both sides are strong and as he said the left side of scotland is very strong but how you put the ball on it and when he won at stirling and got others to play as folding in on themselves they can get translation for those goals for the former scotland is needing to put the bottleneck. finishing with predictions, please? i’m put the bottleneck. finishing with predictions, please?— predictions, please? i'm usually asked and _ predictions, please? i'm usually asked and particularly _ predictions, please? i'm usually asked and particularly when - predictions, please? i'm usually asked and particularly when on. predictions, please? i'm usually. asked and particularly when on the bbc to— asked and particularly when on the bbc to always be honest and straight and i'm _ bbc to always be honest and straight and i'm going to be at today. i�*m and i'm going to be at today. i'm auoin to and i'm going to be at today. i'm going to tell— and i'm going to be at today. in going to tell you i'm going with my heart are not my head. my head tells me something completely different to what i'm going to say now. i think

scotland could may bejust what i'm going to say now. i think scotland could may be just about sneak a win and that is my hat! that is bold. sneak a win and that is my hat! that is bold- he — sneak a win and that is my hat! that is bold- he is— sneak a win and that is my hat! that is bold. he is scottish _ sneak a win and that is my hat! that is bold. he is scottish and _ sneak a win and that is my hat! that is bold. he is scottish and has - sneak a win and that is my hat! that is bold. he is scottish and has to i is bold. he is scottish and has to su ort it is bold. he is scottish and has to sunport it but — is bold. he is scottish and has to sunport it but i _ is bold. he is scottish and has to support it but i will _ is bold. he is scottish and has to support it but i will go _ is bold. he is scottish and has to support it but i will go for - is bold. he is scottish and has to support it but i will go for a - is bold. he is scottish and has to support it but i will go for a 3-0' support it but i will go for a 3—0 england — support it but i will go for a 3—0 england win! support it but i will go for a 3-0 england win!— support it but i will go for a 3-0 england win! support it but i will go for a 3-0 enclandwin! . , i, , ., england win! that physically here at to hear ou england win! that physically here at to hear you say _ england win! that physically here at to hear you say that! _ england win! that physically here at to hear you say that! i _ england win! that physically here at to hear you say that! i will - england win! that physically here at to hear you say that! i will be - to hear you say that! i will be talking to you afterwards! —— physically hurts me. fiat talking to you afterwards! -- physically hurts me. pat nevin and chris, thank— physically hurts me. pat nevin and chris, thank you _ physically hurts me. pat nevin and chris, thank you so _ physically hurts me. pat nevin and chris, thank you so much - physically hurts me. pat nevin and chris, thank you so much for - physically hurts me. pat nevin and chris, thank you so much for yourl chris, thank you so much for your time, gentlemen. thank you. we will bring you the team needs a little later on in the programme. staying with group d. the other two teams in england and scotland's group, croatia and the czech republic, playing each other right now. they're entering the closing stages of the match we perhaps wouldn't have predicted croatia, world cup finalists, would be going into their second group game without a point on the board, in contrast to czech republic, who started with that victory over scotland. they've been in action at hampden park.

wales now move to rome, ahead of theirfinal group game with italy with the pressure off after their victory over turkey, which should all but guarantee their place in the last 16. for many of the players, playing in the stadio olimpico against italy, something they never thought would happen. here's swansea defender conor roberts. i would say it's, you know, things you dream of but i never thought i would ever, ever be here so i never dream of it and, to be honest, we have to go there and, you know, no pressure, to be honest, we have to just enjoy ourselves and go there

and hopefully play like we did the other night and get our good players on the ball and who knows what we could create and what might happen? i would say, it is going to be a very, very tough game but it is going to be brilliant. we bring you the best of today's action, good news regarding christian eriksen's condition. he has been discharged from hospital in copan after a successful operation to fit that heart starting device which allows that emotional tribute which allows that emotional tribute which we saw yesterday as belgium took on denmark and the match paused for a minute took on denmark and the match paused fora minute in took on denmark and the match paused for a minute in the tenth minute as both sets of players stood to applaud the scene eriksen. early on, in group e. we saw slovakia up against sweden. sweden came out on top. there was a second—half penalty securing sweden a victory which sees them take a huge step, now, towards them take a huge step, now, towards

the last 16 following their victory in saint petersburg, meaning that sweden lead saint petersburg with four points and that would have guaranteed their progress to the next stages if they secured a win themselves. plenty of interest as well in group f as we know with somebody brilliant teams on their journey, france and portugal and extra interest but when you consider the winner of england and scotland's group will play the second place team in group f. so, lots of pore over endeavours games to come tomorrow. we know that germany are backin tomorrow. we know that germany are back in action and face the holders portugal whilst in budapest france take on hungary. we can cross the line out and take onjoining take on hungary. we can cross the line out and take on joining john bennetts was for us. it to you and for scotland and england fans both could potentially top group d and they will certainly have an eye on events in group f, when they? they will, in germany are under

massive essay, john, because if they lose against portugal in munich and france beat hungary and germany would be out to finish in the top two and would be one of those teams are lying on trying to get a third—place finish and trying to be one of the best third—place finishes so the pressure is all in germany, particularly when you consider they are up against a portugal side packed with talent. we know, of course, cristiano ronaldo is the big stab that you have some big names in the premier league like ruben diaz, ben arno silva, fernandez, and they have been here in budapest last week and i have seenjust have been here in budapest last week and i have seen just how relaxed they are. this time, they opened with a win so all the pressure is on germany and the germany midfielder has been talking about that today saying that germany will have to try and enjoy the pressure and that is easier said than done and germany will be in big trouble if they lose tomorrow. and john, when you look at that group, it still seems astonishing,

doesn't it, that one of those teams could potentially miss out on