good evening. in just over an hour's time england will kick off against ukraine, hoping to reach their first semifinal in the men's european championship for 25 years. having knocked out germany earlier this week, the players have gone to rome for tonight's match. england fans were urged not to travel to the ground because of covid restrictions. our sports corrrespondent, natalie pirks, reports from rome.

it's coming home. they may be small in numbers — it's coming home. they may be small in numbers but _ it's coming home. they may be small in numbers but they _ it's coming home. they may be small in numbers but they are _ it's coming home. they may be small in numbers but they are big - it's coming home. they may be small in numbers but they are big on - in numbers but they are big on confidence.— confidence. football is coming home. come on. the fa released 2300 tickets back to uefa for - come on. the fa released 2300 tickets back to uefa for anyone l come on. the fa released 2300 i tickets back to uefa for anyone not based in england to buy, and police increased patrols for any fans trying to sneak in without the mandatory five day quarantine. it meant those lucky enough to call this view home got an unexpected chance to snap up ticket, teacher mar class been in rome for 23 years. it must be devastating but we will do our best to scream and support the team.

fans flock to what they know when the football's on. in this irish bar we found barry and charlie, they live in spain, england based fans losses are their gain.— live in spain, england based fans losses are their gain. i have been to 8 world cup and this is our time. brilliant. i follow england everywhere. love the opportunity. england's first ever match with ukraine was 21 years agoer, it features two fall yahr face, the two men who marriage their country, since then they have played another six time, england have only lost once but there is no complacency here if once but there is no complacency her; once but there is no complacency her , ., ., , ,., here if we focus on ourselves and cive here if we focus on ourselves and give ourselves — here if we focus on ourselves and give ourselves a _ here if we focus on ourselves and give ourselves a great _ here if we focus on ourselves and i give ourselves a great opportunities of going through to the semifinal. on the streets of kyiv there are mixed feelings about facing england. ukraine has very good high level players with their personal skills they can create opportunities. england team is strong and good but at the _ england team is strong and good but at the moment i think they are a bit scared _ at the moment i think they are a bit scared and — at the moment i think they are a bit scared and confused. they did not expect— scared and confused. they did not expect to — scared and confused. they did not expect to play against ukraine. england is a powerful a team. they are all— england is a powerful a team. they are all legends.— are all legends. legends has it encland are all legends. legends has it england aren't _ are all legends. legends has it

england aren't very _ are all legends. legends has it england aren't very good - are all legends. legends has it - england aren't very good at penalty shoots. for england aren't very good at penalty shoots. ., , shoots. for the first time ever... three years ago they banished another unwanted record to reach the quarterfinals in russia, a one tonight would guarantee back—to—back tournament seems for the first time since the 60s. england have made two changes to the side that beat germany. mason mount is back, england are clear favourites but ukraine are organised and athletic, england are yet to concede a goal and if they keep that going tonight they will become the first side in euro's history to keep clean sheets in the first five games of this tournament. here, the british teenager emma raducanu has stunned tennis fans at wimbledon by making it through to the fourth round. the 18—year—old beat the world number 45 sorana cirstea in straight sets. joe wilson reports from the all england club. the big occasion, the new player — how would she react? from the start, britain's emma raducanu was herself on number one court. but what teenager goes anywhere without their phone? top of the court, here comes

the raducanu speciality — that shot. now, look closely — do you see any doubt? when the first set ended like this... oh, that's in! ..something special was happening — the court felt it. sorana cirstea, top of the screen, aged 31, ranked 45 in the world, used every shot she knew, but raducanu just had more. a match point to match any. i6 women's players left next week — emma raducanu is one of them. it's funny, because at the beginning, when i was packing to come into the bubble, my parents were like, "aren't you packing too many sets of match kit?" so...| think i'm going to have to do some laundry tonight, but i think they have a laundry service at the hotel, i'm all good, guys! cameron norrie was summoning centre court to help him against roger federer, and the british player won the third set. federer, however, won three sets, and that means no british men

left in the singles. we could spend tomorrow's rest day imagining what emma could do next, her next opponent looks beatable. but no pressure. emma showed us that even elite sport is about pleasure. joe, thank you very much. the supermarket giant morrisons has accepted a takeover deal worth £6.3 billion from a consortium of investment groups, led by the american owner of majestic wine. our business correspondent katy austin reports. morrisons has nearly 500 stores and employs about 110,000 staff in the uk. the takeover it's agreed, led by fortress investment group, is higher than one it rejected last month from a different firm. one stockbroker told me the supermarket is seen as an attractive prospect. the main issue is i think they'll

feel that the price is too low and that there is value to be had, the company is profitable, it's got very limited debt, it's got a good, popular business, it's got a good business model, and the shares have done very, very little for the last five years, so i think they'll genuinely think they're getting a bargain. morrisons owns most of its sites, so would a new owner look to sell some and lease them back? fortress says it's not anticipating doing that. it also made a series of other commitments on things like staff, pay and suppliers. it is understood these commitments, which indicate no major changes, were significant factors in the supermarket�*s board recommending the offer. fortress is really going out of its way to emphasise a different approach from private equity, a long—term backing for the existing strategy, to reassure the market, and to reassure customers and colleagues that, basically, this doesn't mean a lot of change, it really doesn't. morrisons shareholders will eventually have the final say on the takeover bid. the competitive grocery sector is changing — the pandemic sped up the shift

to online shopping and delivery. some investors clearly feel there are potentially lucrative opportunities to be had. katy austin, bbc news. let's look now at the latest data on coronavirus. 18 deaths have been reported and 24,885 new infections were recorded across the uk in the past 2a hours. there were on average 23,470 new cases a day in the past week. more than 122,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period. over 45 million people have now had their firstjab, 85.7% of uk adults. over 160,000 people have had their second jab in the latest 24—hour period. it means more than 33.4 million people are now fully vaccinated, 63.4% of adults. now, for the weather, here's chris fawkes. it has been a dramatic day of big clouds and big downpour, that was

the thunder cloud in somerset and the thunder cloud in somerset and the garden hose certainly not required in the gardens in stratford—on—avon, a direct hit from a storm cloud and the showers are widespread. you can see that from the radar picture before of all of these the ones that look nasty are these the ones that look nasty are the south—west, these across the midlands look nasty as well. i would imagine they would cause some localised flooding issue, it is not the only place will see downpour, rain is pushing northwards in scotland. later in the nightt another batch of showers and storms works into the south. so, it is not as settled. tomorrow we have more of the same. quite a bit of cloud to start the day. mist and fog round, it will —— fog round. shower also be every bit as widespread as they were today and every bit as torrential. 20-30 today and every bit as torrential. 20—30 millimetres in the space of one hour from 20—30 millimetres in the space of one hourfrom some of 20—30 millimetres in the space of one hour from some of the heaviest of storl, there will be gaps between the shower, several hours in day

that will be dry with sunshine coming through, temperatures high teens, to low 20s and into next week we have low pressure that will bring more rain, northwards across the uk, we will see some of that but it is going to turn windy with gales towards the south coast. martine. martine. that's it for now — we're back with the late news here at 10:30. goodbye!

a good evening. this is bbc news, the headlines at seven. an hour to go until kickoff — england prepare to take on ukraine in the hope of winning a place in the euro semi—finals for the first time in 25 years. the opportunity�*s there. the confidence is there. and the belief. and, yeah, i think they are looking forward to the challenge. singing. england fans are gathering in rome where excitement is building. if england win they will face denmark on wednesday night. supermarket chain, morrisons, accepts a multi—billion pound takeover bid by a us investment group, led by the owner of majestic wine. britain's main doctors' union urges

the government to keep some