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this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. grealish, shaw, across for sterling! england across for sterling! knocked out germany with england knocked out germany with a 2—0 wing that backs them a quarterfinal place against ukraine. the crowd goes wild. 40,000 fans in the stadium in london sees england's first major tournament win over germany in 55 years. in ethiopia, tigrayan forces take back their regional capital from the government, but nearly 2 million people have fled their homes. 0ur teams are ready, our supplies are ready. however, as we have stated in the last eight months, the challenge has always been
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that we have not had consistent access to reach people who need the help most. we look at the impact of china's national security law on hong kong. hello and welcome. we start at euro 2020, where the last places in the quarterfinals have been decided, and england have come out on top against one of their fiercest rivals. goals from raheem sterling and harry kane secured a 2—0 victory over germany — the first time england have beaten their rivals in the knock—out stages of a major tournament since the 1966 world cup final.
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the remaining quarterfinal place has just been taken by ukraine, who overcame sweden after extra time. we begin our coverage with this report from adam wild. england and germany! at wembley, a rivalry for the ages. england against germany — a fixture with a storied history of which few need reminding. somehow, fate always seems to bring these teams together. once more, just one match to separate them. 40,000 at wembley — if ever an occasion deserved a crowd, this is it. the start almost as spectacular as the atmosphere, raheem sterling with the early effort. that was going in from raheem sterling. tensions rising yet further. england on top, but germany having their moments — time werner with the best of them in the first half. but within moments of the restart, they'd come even closer — kai havertz with the volley, jordan pickford with the reflex save. no let—up in the tension, but history tells us it was
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always going to be like that. the big moment needed, it came eventually from raheem sterling — england's match winner twice at this tournament already, england's hero again. there's your spark! wembley ignites! germany could, perhaps should, have got right back into this almost immediately. thomas muller doesn't usually miss such chances — even he couldn't believe it. while much has been made at the performances of england captain harry kane, it only takes one moment to answer your critics. this was his, this was england's. an historic occasion, an historic victory. england are through, amidst extraordinary celebrations. adam wild, bbc news. millions of england fans could only dare to dream of tonight's victory. in pubs, clubs, homes and parks, people gathered. and asjon kay reports from plymouth on the south west coast of england, fans even watched in their own stadium. # football's coming home, it's coming home... #
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and if it is, where better to watch than home park? i hope we get through. it's something for the nation. beat the germans tonight, we win it, i reckon. harry kane has been terrible, but he's going to be - good, i'm telling you. it's about time we win something, it's been a long time since 1966. �*66, �*96, never looked like this. socially distanced soccer. but some things don't change. sick with nerves. just so excited because i know how much it will mean to us to win. it's too methodical, there's no speed, no pace. nothing's happening, we can't score. - we're moving the ball out wide.
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2-0. are you feeling it? i am, i do feel it, so hopefully england is going to win and football is coming home! it's coming home! half—time, and for some, a fixture clash at the back of the stadium. when you realised you had yourjabs at the same time as the match, what were you thinking? wasn't happy. i came early so that i could watch the footy after as well. second half. cheering this is the best day of my life. best day of my life. if we hold this out for 12 minutes, we win the tournament, i think. they needn't have worried.
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unbelievable, absolutely wonderful. been exhausting. brilliant. that's england for you. come on! jon kay, bbc news, plymouth, england. jon kay's report, giving you a flavour of the reaction. i have to say, it was far less jubilant in germany. 0ur correspondentjenny hill went to a beer garden in berlin, where fans shared their disappointment. yeah, pretty sad. we were really excited for the game, and now i'm sad that we are out of it. are you surprised at the way it went? yes. i was sure germany was going to win. i'm feeling really upset. i'm really depressed. for real, for real.
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i thought germany... hey, quiet, quiet! i thought germany. would be in the final. i don't know what went wrong, but the english was better. it was fair and, yeah, sometimes super sad. and this time, football was hard. that's the view from berlin. in the other last 16 match, ukraine beat sweden with a goal in the last minutes of extra time. the game had been tied at 1—1 at full time, but when sweden's danielson was sent off in the first period of extra time, ukraine began to dominate. despite that, the match looked set for penalties, until ukraine's dovbyk headed home in the i2ist minute. ukraine will now face england for a place in the semifinals. with that match in rome on saturday. earlier, i asked the bbc�*s world sport correspondent mani djazmi about the england—germany match and how the england team
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managed to turn it around in the second half. the difference was finishing their chances, shaun. england did not have many, germany did not have many. much of the game was deadlocked in midfield, but germany had some excellent chances either side of half—time, where the striker team of werner had a chance, kai havertz had a chance. but they didn't convert. they hit them at the goalkeeper. when england had their crucial chances, right at the crucial point, the last 15 minutes of the game, they converted. and raheem sterling, who's had a lot of criticism for not playing as well as people know he can, dispatched his third goal. and harry kane, who has also had a lot of criticism for not scoring at all, scored the second goal. and so i think the cutting edge was the difference. right, how will that cutting edge be deployed now with a team like ukraine between england and
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a place in the final? well, i think that out of ukraine and sweden, ukraine would have been england's preferred opposition. and they suffered so many injuries in extra time. one of their substitutes came on and then had to go off, with a potential but not quite a broken leg, after a red card challenge by a swedish player. so the question is, who's going to be fit for ukraine? but what england have is pace, they have options, and they will have superior fitness as well because they did not play extra time. and of course, they have not conceded a goal so far in this tournament. no, they are the only team not to have conceded a goal. italy conceded their first against austria. they're probably now the favourites, italy, after france were knocked out, but they've got a very difficult game in their quarterfinal against the world number one belgium, so they are going to have to earn their place in the semifinals, never mind the final. mani djazmi there.
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and you can find much more on euro 2020 on our website, including all of the statistics and analysis of matches so far, plus the fixtures to come in the quarterfinals. just log on to bbc.com/news and click through to the special euro 2020 section. rebel forces in tigray in northern ethiopia have continued hostilities, despite the national government's declaration of a ceasefire in the region. the fighting has left thousands dead and has pushed 350,000 people to the brink of famine. 0ur africa correspondent vivienne nunis reports. jubilation on the streets as eritrean troops are forced out of shire in tigray. similar scenes were witnessed in the capital mekelle, as ethiopian soldiers fled. the rebel tplf forces appear to have the upper hand in this bloody eight—month conflict. now, the federal government in addis ababa has called for a cease—fire.
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translation: for humanitarian aid to reach the needy _ without any problems and for the farming season to happen on time, and also so that internally displaced persons can return to their homes, we have been discussed ways to give political solutions to fit the farming season with the government, so the interim administration has formally asked the government for a cease—fire. but tplf forces say they won't lay down arms until all so—called invading enemies are forced out of tigray, including militia from the region of amhara and soldiers from eritrea. the united states today issued this warning. if the government's announcement of a cessation of hostilities does not result in improvements and the situation continues to worsen, ethiopia and eritrea should
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anticipate further actions. we will not stand by in the face of horrors in tigray. for millions of people in tigray desperate for food and other supplies, the real question is whether the cease—fire will mean better access for those delivering aid. so far, aid agencies say there has been no improvement. this is making it even more difficult for our staff to work and deliver humanitarian assistance. we call for calm and restraint and appeal to all parties to the conflict to abide by international law, to protect civilians. with hundreds of thousands of people at risk of famine and millions more in urgent need of food, time is running out. for them, the changing military situation needs to translate to a better chance at life. vivienne nunis, bbc news. presidentjoe biden is planning to visit the site of the miami building collapse on thursday, exactly a week after the beachfront apartment crumbled. 12 people are known to have
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died and 149 are still missing, following the collapse of the residential residents were born back in april —— warned back in april that it was an urgent need of repair. florida governor ron desantis said they would not stop looking or give up hope. when somebody�*s missing in action in the military, you're missing until you're found, and we don't stop the search. and so i think that that's what's happening. those first responders are breaking their back trying to find anybody they can, and they're going to continue to do that. and they've been very selfless. they've put themselves at risk to do it. ron desantis. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: fears of further fatalities, as north america sees another day of record—breaking temperatures. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony.
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the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. cheering challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. the latest headlines:
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for the first time in 55 years, england has beaten germany in a major knockout football match. england is through to the quarterfinal on saturday in rome. in ethiopia, tigrayan forces take—back that regional capital from the government in ids of about, but 2 million people are displaced from their home and the need for aid is growing. —— in audley south above. id today marks one year since beijing imposed a wide—ranging national security law on hong kong. critics say the new law is about china controlling the city and stifling opposition. since its introduction, there have been more than 100 arrests, including some of hong kong's most prominent activists. danny vincent has been speaking to hong kongers about the changes. as a young man, this man swam across this riverfrom mainland
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china into hong kong, hoping to start a new life. it took him nine hours to reach the shores of this former british colony. nearly 50 years later, he says he was trying to escape poverty, not communism. translation: this is the critical time | for the future of one country, two systems. it's important to safeguard it and we should follow president xijinping. 0n the eve of the 100—year anniversary of the founding of the chinese communist party, many questions over hong kong's future loom large. critics say the introduction of the national security law a year ago is giving china complete control of this semi—autonomous city. control over its territory has long been a goal of the chinese communist party. every chinese schoolchild is taught about the 100 years of humiliation, when china was weak and divided by foreign nations, when hong kong was still a british colony. there's no doubt the law is changing hong kong.
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ah nam was once part of the student protest movement. translation: most of our generation is l going through this. they are compelled to, or are planning to, leave their homes. many of my friends in hong kong are either arrested or have been persecuted with political cases. many others have left hong kong due to the national security law and other reasons. despite more than 100 arrests since the law was introduced, some are determined to continue speaking out. herbert chao's shop sells protest memorabilia. it was raided by the national security police. instead of trying to use the national security law as a law to protect the national security of china in hong kong, and if they decided to use it as a weapon, to silence people, and they arrest you, what can i say? what can i do? i'm not going to change the way i live just because there is something so vague going around in society. if anything, i'm duty—bound to prove that citizens of hong kong should not live in fear.
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hong kong was promised certain political freedoms for 50 years after the handover. july 1 marks 24 years since this city was returned to china, but today, many fear those freedoms are already being eroded. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. police in western canada stay more than 30 people in the vancouver area have died in an unprecedented heatwave. most of those who died were elderly. figures in lytton, british columbia, soared to 47.9 celsius on monday — just over 118 degrees fahrenheit. and in the united states, the pacific north—west is also facing dangerous heat levels. just to give you an idea of how high the temperatures have been — and how localised — take a look at these satellite images posted by nasa. this is the area around seattle, in the north west of the us, last friday when the heat first
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started rising. the darker reds indicate temperatures of around 40 degrees celsius — about 104 fahrenheit. and this image gives you an idea of how high the air temperature was in the pacific northwest two days ago. the dark red shows how it had risen more than 15 degrees celsius above the average over the last seven years. david dale is a cattle farmer in saskatchewan, canada. i asked him how the heat is affecting his farm. the farm is, it is a little bit dry for this time of year. we have had 40—60% of normal moisture, and thankfully our grass has been holding on, but without a rain in the next week or ten days, we will be set back quite a bit. and so we have had to just keep a close eye on the cattle and our water reserves and our feed reserves as well.
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so there are things you can do to mitigate this, but presumably if this were to turn into a longer—term issue, these temperatures were sustained more for a week, then it starts to become a real problem, doesn't it? is there any way you can offer shelter or protection to the cattle from this intense heat? in our part of the world, there's not a lot of cover for our cattle. we do have a few trees they do tend to go in, but other than that, we just turn them into our different paddocks, as would best suit them. and so today, it is about 34 degrees, and so they are down in a nice, coolarea, and that is where i am planning on keeping them for a few more days, until this thing blows through. but given what ijust heard, they're having 40 degrees temperatures in british columbia and it is supposed
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to be headed our way, i guess we'lljust hope for the best. you are very, very pragmatic, like lots of farmers are, because you're used to dealing with change and unexpected conditions, the more predictable ones that perhaps farmers have to know and understand. but i wonder what effect this could have on the availability of feed, and indeed on the condition of the cattle, and therefore on, from your point of view, their value to you. 0urfeed supplies are going to be very tight going to winter. it has been dry here not only this year but in the last two or three years, and ourfeed and our water supplies have gradually been going down. we have reached a critical point this year, and so feed will be very expensive if we have to bring it in this fall, and we'll probably be feeding these cows for love, not for money.
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and we all know that love does not pay the bills, so we'll probably have to do something else for a while and then... as conditions exist, i guess, and so, yeah, we just hope for the best. david dale there, remaining optimistic. australia has been seen as a global leader for its covid response. deaths are among the lowest per capita in the world, and the economy has bounced back from recession. but now brisbane and perth have gone back into lockdown, joining the cities of sydney and darwin. less than one quarter of australians have had even one covid—19 vaccine. that's far behind other countries in the developed world. the bbc�*s shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. australians have been here before. 18 months into the pandemic,
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there is a familiar foreboding feeling. the more infectious delta variant of the coronavirus has swept the world. and there is nervousness here as the sydney cluster continues to grow. the city and other parts of new south wales are in lockdown and as cases pop up around the country, other states are following suit. a four—day lockdown. lockdown. that means we need a lockdown. australia kept covid—19 cases low by effectively sealing itself off from the world. international borders are largely closed and anyone allowed in must go into hotel quarantine first. but the delta variant of the virus has breached those defences much quicker than health officials had anticipated, and with most australians still unvaccinated, that has put the country any vulnerable position. —— that's put the country in a vulnerable position. we've been lucky to date, and complacent, because we're isolated. i'm not overly worried.
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if anything, i think they have been overly protected. i think that we squandered a huge opportunity. - i'm really keen to get back home at some point and see my family. so i am really keen to get vaccinated as soon as possible, and it is frustrating not knowing when that is going to be. vaccines, or a lack of them, are the biggest gripe here. while there has been some vaccine hesitancy, the biggest issue is supply, especially for the pfizerjab. i can't stress enough — the major frustration here is the virus. that is the major thing working against australia. i have been encouraging australians, we have to hang in there. we don't have a choice. today, we recorded just 25 cases _ today, we recorded just 25 cases. that is one per million of our— cases. that is one per million of our population, whereas in the uk — of our population, whereas in the uk yesterday, they reported 23,000 — the uk yesterday, they reported 23,000 cases. apart from ramping up vaccination, we need to make sure that hotel quarantine is working. since november, we have been
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having an average of one leak every nine or 10 days. if that continues through the winter, we're just going to see further outbreaks, lockdowns, disruption to the economy. for all the recent problems, australia's pandemic response still remains the envy of many parts of the world. but the next few weeks are crucial, with this country's covid success story now hanging in the balance. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. and a painting by public of kosovo stolen unusual has been founded by police. the painting was taken in an art heist from the national gallery at donna in athens. a painting by —— national gallery in athens. a painting by pete mondrian was also stolen, but both are going to their place —— piet. good news for england fans, not
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german fans. england is through to the quarterfinals on saturday for stub that is it. do join us saturday for stub that is it. dojoin us again. hello there. so far this week, it's northern and western areas which have seen the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures. further east has been cloudier with outbreaks of rain. but as we move towards the end of this week, it looks like high pressure will start to build in, so it will turn sunnier across eastern areas. there'll still be the odd shower here and there, and then it's the weekend, it looks more unsettled. for wednesday, you can see the pressure pattern — high pressure to the north and west, so largely clear with some sunshine here, but low pressure again over the near continent will affect eastern parts of the country. we'll start quite grey, i think, through this morning for many areas, but the sunshine will become more widespread across scotland and northern ireland, western england and wales. the odd shower here, there may be a odd heavy one. but eastern england, the southeast, again, a rather grey day with some
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patchy light rain or drizzle, feeling cool across north sea coasts with a fresh breeze here, further west with the sunshine into the low 20s celsius. it looks like it could be another grey day on wednesday for wimbledon — and then, thursday and friday, it'll turn sunnier and warmer with temperatures reaching the mid—20s celsius. so through wednesday night, we hold onto the cloudy skies again across the east and southeast, the odd shower here. further north and west, though, you can see clearer skies — so it'll be a bit cooler where we have those clear spells, single—figure values in places. for most, i think we're looking at 10—12 celsius. for thursday, that area of low pressure starts to pull away from the east, but still close enough to produce thicker cloud and the odd shower — again, a fairly brisk northerly breeze across eastern areas will peg temperatures back. but elsewhere, plenty of sunshine around scotland and northern ireland, the midlands, western england and wales — apart from the odd shower, most places should be dry, and again, temperatures reaching the low—20s celsius. on friday, higher pressure builds in, so it looks
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like we should see more sunshine around even across the south east. and it'll be warm, 25—26 celsius. there could be the odd shower around, it might well be plenty dry, but emphasis will be on dry and sunny weather. as we head on into the weekend, though, low pressure starts to take back control, meaning we will start to see increasing amounts of showers, particularly on sunday where some of them could be really heavy and thundery. but it'll be a mixture of sunshine and showers both saturday and sunday, like i mentioned, with sunday seeing the heaviest of those downpours.
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the headlines... england's football team is there to the quarterfinals of there to the quarterfinals of the euro 2020 competition after knocking germany out with 82—0 win at wembley. second—half goals came from raheem sterling and harry kane. it is england's first major tournament win over 19 -- first major tournament win over 19 —— since 1966. they'll face ukraine —— 2—0. the capital received by federal troops last year. they called for international agencies to bring in desperately needed aid. nearly 2 million people have fled their homes. amateurs hit new highs in western canada and the northwestern united states, with one town recording 47.9 celsius monday, 118 fahrenheit. 30 people have died in the vancouver area. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.
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