their constituents and that's from their constituents and that's where this pressure is coming from. so i won't be surprised if this policy changes very soon. onto one ofthe policy changes very soon. onto one of the regional _ policy changes very soon. onto one of the regional papers _ policy changes very soon. onto one of the regional papers we _ policy changes very soon. onto one of the regional papers we get - policy changes very soon. onto one of the regional papers we get in - of the regional papers we get in nice and early, and i have to say the appeal to any of the regional dailies do get your front page tourists, because we are always interested to see what's being said byjournalists interested to see what's being said by journalists around interested to see what's being said byjournalists around the country. it's often the regional papers that give us a completely fresh take on the stories. here's one right in the heart of the yorkshire post's region — you can almost see the relief on kim lead beater�*s face as she hugs a supporter after her win and batley and spen. she was holding a seat for labour, but really by the skin of her teeth. labour, but really by the skin of her teeth-— labour, but really by the skin of her teeth. , . , . ., , labour, but really by the skin of her teeth. , ., . ., , _ her teeth. this was a remarkable by election, her teeth. this was a remarkable by election. and _ her teeth. this was a remarkable by election, and it's _ her teeth. this was a remarkable by election, and it's really _ her teeth. this was a remarkable by election, and it's really a _ her teeth. this was a remarkable by election, and it's really a morale - election, and it's really a morale boosting win for labour and keir starmer, but also for kim as she was supplicant dumb up against...

there's all the difficulties of fighting over the tory party, as well, and she did well to win that election by 323 votes, so it was very clearly close. so to come out and face all that and come out as the winner, i think it is a great day for the labour party and her. the other interesting thing i suppose is, asjoe was saying, complicated contest there, the tories finish second by only 300 votes, george galloway came in third, some people forget he was a giant killer, the man who ended roy jenkins's long parliamentary career. for a newbie politician like kim, that's quite an environment of cut your political teeth in. absolutely, she did do incredibly _ your political teeth in. absolutely, she did do incredibly well, - your political teeth in. absolutely, she did do incredibly well, it - your political teeth in. absolutely, she did do incredibly well, it was l your political teeth in. absolutely, l she did do incredibly well, it was a very close — she did do incredibly well, it was a very close to victory, only three to but what _ very close to victory, only three to but what i — very close to victory, only three to but what i like about this story in the yorkshire post as i think it

shows— the yorkshire post as i think it shows the _ the yorkshire post as i think it shows the really human side of that by election. so it shows kim hugging her mum. _ by election. so it shows kim hugging her mum, she lost her sister, joe, and jean _ her mum, she lost her sister, joe, and jean lost — her mum, she lost her sister, joe, and jean lost her daughter. there's and jean lost her daughter. there's a very— and jean lost her daughter. there's a very human element to by election victory _ a very human element to by election victory and — a very human element to by election victory. and i think it plays into what _ victory. and i think it plays into what keir— victory. and i think it plays into what keir starmer has been saying, which _ what keir starmer has been saying, which is _ what keir starmer has been saying, which is that it was a community—based approach that community— based approach that ledbetter took community—based approach that ledbetter took in, and he says it was a _ ledbetter took in, and he says it was a victory for decency, you know, against _ was a victory for decency, you know, against extremism and abuse. so yes. we will— against extremism and abuse. so yes. we will end _ against extremism and abuse. so yes. we will end appropriately, i suppose, given what's coming up tomorrow night with england's prospects in the football tomorrow evening against ukraine. "in gareth we trust." 50

evening against ukraine. "in gareth we trust." , , evening against ukraine. "in gareth we trust.“ , , ., �*, we trust." so this is england's excuse in _ we trust." so this is england's excuse in the _ we trust." so this is england's excuse in the summer, - we trust." so this is england's excuse in the summer, paul l we trust." so this is england's - excuse in the summer, paul gascoyne saying _ excuse in the summer, paul gascoyne saying that _ excuse in the summer, paul gascoyne saying that england can win the euros _ saying that england can win the euros if— saying that england can win the euros if we throw our weight behind gareth— euros if we throw our weight behind gareth southgate. there's a lovely picture _ gareth southgate. there's a lovely picture of — gareth southgate. there's a lovely picture of gaza and a lovely picture of gareth _ picture of gaza and a lovely picture of gareth southgate on opposing side of gareth southgate on opposing side of the _ of gareth southgate on opposing side of the page. of gareth southgate on opposing side ofthe nae. , ., _ of the page. obviously everyone has their fingers — of the page. obviously everyone has their fingers crossed _ of the page. obviously everyone has their fingers crossed that _ of the page. obviously everyone has their fingers crossed that england i their fingers crossed that england beats the uk. it's a gift, really, a good england football story particularly for the tabloids. tote particularly for the tabloids. we are particularly for the tabloids. - are reaching peak heroes. if a win tomorrow it'll crack the country up again. it's an exciting time to be an english person. he again. it's an exciting time to be an english person.— again. it's an exciting time to be an english person. he almost said an anule and an english person. he almost said an angle and supporter— an english person. he almost said an angle and supporter there. _ an english person. he almost said an angle and supporter there. yes. -

an english person. he almost said an angle and supporter there. yes. will| angle and supporter there. yes. will ursue angle and supporter there. yes. will pursue both — angle and supporter there. is; will pursue both your football angle and supporter there. 123 will pursue both your football interests in an hour. coming up, more support and the weather, and i'll be back with your news summary at 11pm. good evening, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is the latest from the bbc sports centre. it's been a disappointing day for the brits on centre court at wimbledon. dan evans and andy murray were both in action — but both were knocked out. joe wilson reports. friday afternoon at wimbledon, we knew where the day was heading. kilt to centre court. but, first, the top—ranked british player. dan evans, seeded 22, up against america's sebastien korda at the net. korda is 6'5", with a rooftop reach. but tennis is also pace, persistence, touch. evans has all that. one set each.

through sets of three and four, evan struggled to find his best game and he knew it, and he couldn't hide it. he needed a target. poor coach. korda's sisters are elite golfers, his parents were professional tennis players — "genes" can come true. evans was out, but the hill was still at full capacity. i mean, who's going to move when it's you—know—who? andy murray will never lack commitment or bravery, that is him. that isn't always enough, not against an inspired opponent. they gave it everything in the seats. denis shapovalov off was courageous on court. the canadian's aged 22, seeded ten. it showed. the roof was closed, it has helped before. not this time, 6—2 in the third, straight sets, murray. but he is shapovalov�*s hero, the canadian told him at the net

and perhaps we should remember the two matches murray won this week and be grateful he was here at all. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. tunisian ons jabeur has reached the fourth round in stunning fashion, coming from a set down to beat garbine muguruza on centre court. she beat the two—time grand slam winner5—7, 6—3, 6—2. it's the first time she's reached this stage of the competition. i'm very happy. and honestly, this is the first time i've been on centre, and it's amazing energy. think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the _ think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the energy _ think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the energy is _ think you guys, thank you. cheering. you'll make the energy is amazing, . you'll make the energy is amazing, and i played on the fourth centre court before. but i want here. i’m court before. but i want here. i'm so, so, court before. but i want here. i'm so. so. so — court before. but i want here. i�*m so, so, so happy. italy are just one match away from reaching their first european championship final since 2012. they beat the world number one ranked side belgium 2—1 in munich — nicolo barella put italy ahead. and they had a second before half time, a stunning strike

from lorenzo insigne. belgium were given an immediate lifeline, jeremy doku brought down, and romelu lukaku scored the penalty. belgium couldn't find an equaliser, though — italy into the final four. italy will play spain next after they reached the semi finals in dramatic style. they beat switzerland, but only just. an own goal from denis zakaria putting spain in front. switzerland were level before half time, liverpool's xherdan shaqiri making iti—i. switzerland then had a man sent off, but managed to take it to penalties — only for spain to win it 3—i, mikel 0yarzabal with the winning spotkick. england have arrived in rome ahead of their quarterfinal against ukraine tomorrow evening. the squad trained this morning at st george's park before flying to italy. it's the first match england have played away from wembley in the tournament, having won three of their four matches without conceding a goal. manager gareth southgate says

it's good to be away. it's not been too difficult, really, to refocus people. the opportunity is there, the confidence is there, and the belief. and i think they are looking forward to the challenge. i actually think it's good to come away from wimbley now. it would've been hard to replicate the atmosphere we had the other day three days later. and i think to have a different focus, different surroundings, different challenge is good for us. we're going to every game respecting our opposition, but we have to focus on ourselves — our opposition, but we have to focus on ourselves mainly, ourselves and our performance at regional level, we are _ our performance at regional level, we are more than capable of winning a football— we are more than capable of winning a football match. that's the main focus, _ a football match. that's the main focus, if — a football match. that's the main focus, if we — a football match. that's the main focus, if we focus on ourselves and make _ focus, if we focus on ourselves and make sure — focus, if we focus on ourselves and make sure the mentality is right, and we _ make sure the mentality is right, and we make sure the performance is i’ilht and we make sure the performance is right we _ and we make sure the performance is right we give ourselves a great opportunity of going through the semifinal. just three days after england put germany out of the competition, toni kroos has announced his retirement from the

international game. the 31—year—old said he had taken the decision before the euros and that he wanted to focus on his club football with real madrid. kroos scored 17 goals in 106 appearances for germany, and helped them win the 2014 world cup. norwich city have signed scotland midfielder billy gilmour on a season—long loan from chelsea. the 20—year—old was man of the match on his full debut in the goalless draw against england at euro 2020. gilmour made just 11 appearances for chelsea last season, starting only three league games. derby county will play in the championship next season, after the english football league decided not to appeal against a decision to just fine the club for their accounting policies. derby were told to pay £100,000 but won't now face a points deduction, which would have relegated them. chelsea women's manager, emma hayes, has signed a new contract with the club. following her success with the women's side, wining the league and getting to the champions league final, there was speculation that she might be tempted to go elsewhere. however, hayes has committed to chelsea, saying... "i really look forward to building on the successes we've already achieved and i'm delighted to have extended further." now, a dislocated shoulder

would rule many of us out of work — especially if that was work was for the british and irish lions. however, that might not be the case for alun wyn jones. the welshman, who had been named lions captain, looked set to miss the tour after suffering the injury last saturday. however, he now has his sights set on what's being described as a "miracle recovery" and could make a return! the lions play theirfirst warm up match of the tour tomorrow. obviously it's a big blow, no doubt. he's a player, and obviously where very close. he's a class act in everything he does. if we can get them back in anyway shape or form, that be awesome. i'm not sure about that, to be honest, but again, you know, if someone of that calibre becomes available again and he's able to represent us, yeah, it's a no—brainer, i would say. slovenia's matej mohoric has won stage seven of the tour de france, while mattyew van der pole retained the overall lead. at 154 miles, it was the longest

stage for 21 years. britain's mark cavendish claimed more sprinting points to stay in the greenjersey. mohoric won by more than a minute to claim his first tour win. britain's geraint thomas finished in the main group, slipping a place to 13th overall. mercedes will be hoping they've done enough to close the gap to red bull for this weekend's austrian grand prix. world champion lewis hamilton topped the time sheets in second practice ahead of his team—mate valtteri bottas. the briton was more than two—tenths of a second quicker than championship leader max verstappen, who won last weekend's race at the red bull ring. holly smith has become the first woman for 45 years to be included in the great britain showjumping team for the olympic games. smith is named alongside harry charles as travelling reserve, while london 2012 gold medallists scott brash and ben maher are in the squad. and that's all the support from us for now. we will see you soon. we've got some big showers in the forecast for saturday, so be prepared.

the skies could turn dark almost at any time, thunder and lightning is possible too, and even the possibility of flash flooding in some areas. so this is what it looks like early on saturday morning — warm and muggy in the south, 16 celsius, a little bit fresher further north. we'll see one band of rain moving northwards through the morning, already giving quite a lot of rain in an initial space of time, but then come the afternoon, we'll see very heavy showers developing across the west country, the midlands, east anglia, the london area possibly, too. we could see, in the extreme case, up to 80mm of rain. now, that's a lot of rainfall in a relatively short space of time, so hence the possibility of flash flooding. temperatures will be typically around the low—20s further south, high teens in the north, and the showers and thunderstorms will probably linger at least in some areas into the evening hours as well. take care.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the last us troops have left bagram, their main military base in afghanistan, as the biden administration says it's on course to withdraw completely from the country by the end of august. the queen meets the german chancellor at windsor, as angela merkel says britons who've had both covid jabs should be able to visit germany in the foreseeable future without quarantine. one of the uk government's advisers on coronavirus warns ministers are facing a very difficult decision about lifting all england's restrictions — given the continuing rise in cases. 20 people are now confirmed dead in the surfside apartment collapse in miami, as rescuers continue their search ahead of an incoming storm. and missing the olympics — the american sprinter sha'carri richardson is suspended after testing positive for cannabis.