this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. at least 29 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines. a brilliant night for england in rome — as they thrash ukraine, and move on to the semi finals of the euros. it's been a long year for everybody. and i'm chuffed the two performances we've put on have brought so much enjoyment and happiness to people. cheering it was a saturday night to celebrate for fans — football now is coming home — when england face denmark at wembley on wednesday. a uk government minister suggests wearing face coverings will be a matter of personal choice when coronavirus restrictions are eased in england on 19thjuly.

we trust the british public to exercise good judgment. people will come to different conclusions. in miami, an approaching storm accelerates plans to demolish the rest of the apartment block where at least 2a people died and more than 120 are missing. at least four people have been killed in a wildfire on the south coast of cyprus. greece, italy and israel are sending planes to cyprus following an appeal for help. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. at least 29 people have died after a philippines air force plane crashed in the south of the country. the lockheed c—130 transport aircraft with 85 military personnel and seven

crew on board crashed at patikul in sulu province onjolo island. the defence minister said 53 people had been rescued so far and are being treated in hospital. the incident happened when the plane missed the runway while trying to regain power. pictures from the scene showed flames and smoke pouring from the wreckage strewn among trees. many of those on board recently completed basic training. they were being deployed to the region as part of a joint task force fighting a long war against islamist militants from the abu sayyaf and otherfactions. this incident is not being treated as an attack. i spoke to our asia—pacific regional editor michael bristow for the latest. there were a total of 92 people on board. as you mentioned, all of the rest,

84, were soldiers, just completed basic training. they only went to the island ofjolo to begin an operation against militants operating in the area. they had been operating their for several decades. the main group were islamic militants, more known over recent years for kidnapping people for ransom, earning money that way. there has been an ongoing military operation against them. that is what the recruits were there to try to fight. how difficult will it be to mount a search and rescue operation in that area? i do not think it is too difficult. because, as you mentioned in the introduction to this report, the aircraft was approaching a landing strip on the island ofjolo. for some reason it missed the runway and was attempting to pull back up. it did not succeed and then crashed. so the accident appears to have happened in a built—up area near the airport. pictures show that some of the aircraft appears to have remained intact,

although it was on fire. there were plumes of smoke coming from the side. the rescue operation is not too difficult in terms of the location. but it is a very serious accident and obviously people have already died. the inquiry into what happened will surely now begin. england are heading to their first semifinal at the euros for 25 years after a decisive 4—0 win over ukraine in rome last night. gareth southgate�*s side will head home to wembley to face denmark in the last four on wednesday. spain and italy face each other on tuesday. also at wembley stadium, in the other semi. mark lobel reports.

# i cannot escape, and i cannot forget!# for england fans that travelled to italy for this one, the sky is the limit. the only thing perhaps worth flagging up now — for once — is overconfidence. if you were gonna offer us at the start of the tournament a semifinal against denmark, you'd take that every time. so at wembley, i think, it is not in doubt at all. ukraine's fans found solace in equalling their greatest run in a major international football tournament. translation: ukraine got to the quarter-finals. - we lost to england. there are no weak rivals in the quarter—finals. this is not a problem. england got off to a flying start. kane slotted home a superb pass from sterling after only four minutes. barely a minute into the second half, maguire powered home a headerfrom shaw's free kick to give england some breathing space. four minutes later, shaw provided a perfect cross, headed in from six yards by kane. then it was england's fourth from substitute henderson — his first international goal on his 62nd appearance. it was a fifth successive clean sheet for a jubilant england.

on a night that was beautiful for football with the weather, i think inspired the players and they gave a fantastic performance. england face denmark in the semi—finals after they beat the czech republic in baku. they led from the fifth minute when delaney evaded his marker to head in from a corner. they made it 2—0 just before half—time with dolberg volleying in a superb cross from maehle. but it was the czech republic's schick volleying the next one, his fifth goal of the tournament, taking him level with portugal's cristiano ronaldo in the race for the golden boot. yet, denmark held on. standing between them and the final is gareth southgate�*s england. it's a chance to make history — we have never been to a european championship final, so it's not so much pressure for this team, it's another challenge that they've got the chance to take on.

bbc commentator guy mowbray described the feeling for england's fans during the ukraine match as "the greatest therapy session watching england you've ever had." they will soon find out if this competition also offers a lasting cure to years of hurt. mark lobel, bbc news. i spoke to our correspondent anna holligan who is in rome where the match took place. in the stadium last night england fans were not allowed to fly over because of the covid travel restrictions but people travel from across europe to represent and make sure the pride could be heard as the people roared for the three lions inside the stadium.

much calmer today because they were celebrating on the streets of rome until the early hours today. 0bviously attention will turn away from there because the semis loom. 0f from there because the semis loom. of course. the fans who watched the game in the stadium last night, there were about 2000 england fans, they won't be able to follow england back on the road to wembley because of those covid travel rules. however, it's denmark on wednesday. everyone here was watching the game last night because if things continue to go england's way, this has been a vindication for gareth southgate, his very controlled, calm, considered tactics on the pitch, initially people were rather sceptical. sceptical about his methods initially.

his name was being cheered on the terraces last night. and as we were meeting fans coming out of the stadium, they were all paying tribute to his professionalism. but also the way in which he has respected and looked after the 23—man squad throughout this tournament. so a testament to the manager here as well. but yes, if you were watching last night, if england win against denmark on wednesday, then we could very well be looking forward to an italy—england final on sunday. and actually, just as pope francis is speaking behind me at st peter's basilica, among his words, "when we allow the convenience of habit to have the upper hand, it's difficult to open ourselves to what is new and allow ourselves to be amazed." well, england's fans were certainly amazed last night. they were. the uk housing secretary robertjenrick has suggested the wearing of face coverings will be a matter of personal choice when coronavirus restrictions are eased in england on the 19th ofjuly. robertjenrick told the bbc�*s andrew marr show the success of the vaccination programme meant that a

much more pleasant missive regime of covid measures could be put in place. our political correspondent nick eardley explained the government's push to keep this month's date as it is. we government's push to keep this month's date as it is.— government's push to keep this month's date as it is. we have a bunch of committees _ month's date as it is. we have a bunch of committees that - month's date as it is. we have a bunch of committees that make | month's date as it is. we have a - bunch of committees that make these big decisions for the government, they involve the scientists and the medics as well. but all the mood music from the government in terms of england is extremely positive. so we had sajid javid, the new health secretary, writing in the mail on sunday this morning that there were compelling health reasons, notjust economic, but health reasons as well to lift the restrictions that remain. and this morning robert jenrick, the housing secretary, has been making it clear that much of the decision is now going to be about personal responsibility. so we have all got used to wearing face coverings on trains and in shops because legally we have too. that's not going to disappear completely but it sounds like the legal restriction on that is going to be

lifted. have a listen to this exchange to robertjenrick and andrew marr this morning. do you see some kind of social tensions in all of this new period were some cautious people are wearing masks and other people are _ not wearing masks, some are trying to socially distance, other people are refusing to socially distance? in other words, you are throwing a bit of tension into the community, aren't you? i hope not. we trust the british public. to exercise good judgment. people will come to different conclusions, as you say, - but there are things we all need to do, i we all need to ensure that we _ are double vaccinated - and that will be absolutely critical if we want to - maintain this momentum. there are still people i in those categories 1—9 who haven't come forward to be vaccinated. - we will also need to ensure that people get the booster- jabs when they come online and also lwe will need to ensure that people i i get flu jabs because that will be i

a very important element in our plan in the autumn and the winter. so that's the message from the government. just yesterday we were talking about the doctors' union, the british medical association, saying maybe some restrictions should be kept in place, we should be cautious, keep things like the legal requirement to wear face coverings in some areas. and a lot of people, i suspect, will be watching this thinking the number of cases is going up quite dramatically at the moment. how does this all add up? the simple answer is that the government and the medics advising it think that the relationship between people getting the disease and ending up in hospital hasn't been removed completely but the vaccine programme means it has been severely weakened, that was the phrase being used this morning. that matters because it means there is much less likelihood of the nhs being overwhelmed, there is much less likelihood of thousands of people dying, as we saw in earlier waves of the pandemic. so there is optimism there. politically, though, there are still some warnings, and this was the message this morning from the labour party. i want the economy and society open up again. we are all getting sick and tired

of the restrictions to our everyday lives and doing the things we love. but it is important that if the qr codes are going to stop, if the masks are going to come off, that we are absolutely confident that that is the right thing to do. and at the moment all we are hearing is briefings from ministers rather than the science behind it. we need to see that science. we are not far away from the date where this could all change, 19th july. when will we actually know? i think we will get a bit more clarity in the coming days. as i was saying, these decisions haven't all been completely signed off yet, despite the positive mood music you have heard, there are committees that make these decisions. but i think probably by the end of this week we will have a lot more clarity on what exactly that so—called freedom day on the 19th ofjuly looks like. important to point out, bit like the football, this is england only, the scottish, welsh and northern ireland

administrations will make their own decisions and some of the timetables there are slightly different. nick eardley talking public opinion organisation. we have been living under these restrictions for a long time and suddenly there might be taken away. 0ur time and suddenly there might be taken away. our people feeling about that prospect? it taken away. our people feeling about that wowed?— taken away. our people feeling about that moaned?— that prospect? if you had to characterise _ that prospect? if you had to characterise public - that prospect? if you had to characterise public opinion | that prospect? if you had to - characterise public opinion over the last year and a bit we have been under this pandemic you would say the public have consistently erred on the side of caution. they have felt the government has not moved fast enough, has not introduced tough enough rules, and in a situation now where a majority of people are still concerned about the virus i think there will be some concern about a loosening of the rules. but at the same time as virtually 50% of the adult population in britain has received two vaccines and two thirds of

people have received at least one vaccine, i think there will be an evolution of public opinion as people become, if not comfortable, then less uncomfortable with some of then less uncomfortable with some of the restrictions that are in place. so i imagine that there will be some support for moving forward but it will be a sort of template support, if you like. will be a sort of template support, if ou like. . , .,, will be a sort of template support, if ou like. . , ., ., if you like. that phrase, evolution of ublic if you like. that phrase, evolution of public opinion, _ if you like. that phrase, evolution of public opinion, is _ if you like. that phrase, evolution of public opinion, is quite - of public opinion, is quite interesting, isn't it? because obviously we live close by with people who might not necessarily take the same views as us in terms of how quickly people will feel comfortable about moving forward. how would you expect that to pan out? . �* , , ., out? that's right. there is a olitical out? that's right. there is a political element _ out? that's right. there is a political element to - out? that's right. there is a political element to this - out? that's right. there is a i political element to this where people who are supporters of the government believe that their approach is favourable, those who are not supporters think the opposite. but actually a more important divide is one of age, and young people have consistently been more eager to embrace a relaxation

of the rules, and so i imagine that the kind of divisions we see will be a long age lines. that doesn't mean that every older person is hoping to stay in their houses forevermore. similarly it doesn't mean every young person will be going out onto the streets partying but there is a distinction there. if you are a younger person you are more likely to embrace this. there are other dynamics. infection, we know from all of the data that young people are less likely to suffer from severe cases of covid and they are also significantly less likely to die as a result of catching it. so i think we will see divisions, particularly over the summer. maybe in autumn these will wash out as things become more harmonised. but over the summer i suspect we will see that and how the government and individuals deal with that will be a really interesting question to which we don't yet have an answer. fin

really interesting question to which we don't yet have an answer. on the secifics we don't yet have an answer. on the specifics for — we don't yet have an answer. on the specifics for instance _ we don't yet have an answer. on the specifics for instance something - specifics for instance something like wearing masks where it would become voluntary, what is the polling indicating on how many people would want to continue wearing masks because. wearing masks consistently people would want to continue wearing mas_ wearing masks consistently a ma'ori wearing masks consistently a majority of — wearing masks consistently a majority of people _ wearing masks consistently a majority of people have - wearing masks consistently a majority of people have said l wearing masks consistently a - majority of people have said they support the rule is that people should wear masks in public places. there is a distinction, as with so many areas of survey areas, there is a distinction between people who say they agree with the policy and the actual practice and behaviour of people wearing them. i think a lot will come down to exactly what is seen on the streets. so it is all very well in the abstract concept of a survey instrument saying i will or won't do this, but when people actually see changes in behaviour as actually see changes in behaviour as a result of what we assume will happen on the 19th ofjuly, then i think we will see an even greater evolution of public opinion. it may well be that if people start taking masks of, then a snowball effect

will occur and indeed the opposite may be true. if people see that actually most people keep their masks on, particularly on things like public transport, that may bring about a change as well. it will be very interesting and really it is impossible to predict because this is such a complicated situation. there are so many different elements at play. find situation. there are so many different elements at play. and what about the issue _ different elements at play. and what about the issue of _ different elements at play. and what about the issue of vaccination? - different elements at play. and what about the issue of vaccination? we l about the issue of vaccination? we were hearing from robertjenrick that there are still people in categories i—9 who have not been vaccinated. we are in the position where the restrictions are going to be eased because of the vaccination programme. does that become a more important factor going forward in terms of people being interested or concerned about whether those in their workplace, those around them, are vaccinated, and i wonder whether you have done any research on how much of a contingent there is still holding out against vaccination. when we look at the stats a huge

proportion have been vaccinated, 85% have now had one vaccination. yes. have now had one vaccination. yes, that's right. — have now had one vaccination. yes, that's right, around _ have now had one vaccination. yes, that's right, around one _ have now had one vaccination. yes, that's right, around one in - have now had one vaccination. yes that's right, around one in 12 people has consistently said that they are against having the vaccine. that doesn't just they are against having the vaccine. that doesn'tjust mean people who are anti—all vaccinations, the classic anti—vaxxer, it also includes people who are quite simply afraid of needles, for example, or also believe that this particular vaccine, in their view, also believe that this particular vaccine, in theirview, has also believe that this particular vaccine, in their view, has not been tested sufficiently, and so they are a bit cautious about it. we have seen a small reduction in that number since the vaccine numbers rolled out and more and more people were vaccinated. but it is definitely true that there is a hard core of resistance. now, how those people respond to the change in circumstances is interesting because some of those people have been very anti lock down from the beginning. they are notjust anti lock down from the beginning. they are not just anti—vax, anti lock down from the beginning. they are notjust anti—vax, they anti lock down from the beginning. they are not just anti—vax, they are anti—lockdown as well, and so they will be happy and more than delighted to walk around without

masks on. on the other hand there are some people within that group who are very supportive of lockdowns, masks and so on and so forth. so exactly how it plays out remains to be seen. i imagine we will still see some issues around that, particularly if the government introduces some sort of rules around access to certain things only being given to vaccinations. the government of course doesn't even need to introduce those rules. individual organisations and businesses and offices could turn around and say, actually, we won't allow anyone to work in this office unless they have been vaccinated. that starts to raise a really interesting questions about how the public views the whole thing. reaila; public views the whole thing. really interestin: public views the whole thing. really interesting to _ public views the whole thing. really interesting to get _ public views the whole thing. really interesting to get your _ public views the whole thing. really interesting to get your thoughts, joe twyman, thank you. search efforts for possible survivors of the collapse of a tower block in miami have been temporarily suspended to allow for the demolition of the rest of the building. there are fears and

approaching tropical storm could bring down debris onto search teams. 24 bring down debris onto search teams. 2a people are known to have died with more than 120 still unaccounted for. our north america correspondent david willis the latest. for those leading the painstaking recovery effort, it's now a race against time. a tropical storm is bearing down on miami, packing winds of up to 70mph. 0fficials fear tropical storm elsa could send what remains of the apartment complex toppling on to those on the ground, so they're now looking to demolish it before elsa makes landfall. this will protect our search and rescue teams because we don't know when it could fall over and, of course, with these gusts, potentially, you know, that would create a really severe hazard. that means boring into the structure of the building in order to install explosives — a precarious proposition, given how unstable it has become. 0nce complete, however, the effort will give

officials their first access to the garage area, which has been the focus of the search so far. meanwhile, residents of another miami apartment building have been evacuated after engineers came across concrete and electrical problems. their building isjust seven miles from the one that collapsed. there, two more bodies were discovered overnight, bringing the total confirmed dead to 24. david willis, bbc news, washington. at least four people have been killed in a wildfire in cyprus. the blaze has been spreading through an area north of the city of limassol and larnaca and has forced the evacuation of several villages. the interior minister said the victims may be egyptian farm workers reported missing after their vehicle was destroyed by the flames. greece, and italy are sending planes following appeal for help. in canada, lightning strikes have

continued to more wildfires across the province of british columbia. emergency services say they are trying to control more than 170 fires. the canadian military is on standby to help more residents in british columbia leave their homes. canada recorded its highest ever temperature of 49.6 celsius on tuesday. tens of thousands of people in cities across brazil have been protesting against the government of jair bolsonaro, calling for his resignation, over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the demonstrations were triggered by recent allegations of corruption involving the purchase of vaccines by the health ministry. jair bolsonaro denies any wrongdoing. 0liver stuenkel is professor of international relations at the getulio vargas foundation in sao paulo — he says the president is coming increasingly under pressure. for the first time since bolsonaro has become president there is now serious pushback. he has actually governed largely

without an opposition for the past two years, has been able to disorient opposition movements now. opposition movements. now there are signs that the economy is taking a very long time to recover, unemployment is fairly high, there is a risk of inflation and a growing sense of the mishandling of the pandemic. the president has always promoted this dichotomy between either being for the lockdown or the economy. he has always said i'm in favour of the economy. but now there's a sense brazil may be left with the worst of both worlds, a very high death rate of more than 500,000 people who have died of covid and a sluggish economy. on top of that now, the corruption scandal. so i think that the first time we are seeing a growing discontent with the president. homeowners will now get 15 years in which to legally challenge shoddy building work in the light of the cladding crisis. the move will increase the current six year period increase the current six year period in which legal action can be brought against developers. the housing secretary robertjenrick says the change has come about over concerns

that homeowners are bearing the cost of fire safety works following the grenfell tragedy. i of fire safety works following the grenfell tragedy.— grenfell tragedy. i want the developers. _ grenfell tragedy. i want the developers, the _ grenfell tragedy. i want the developers, the builders, i grenfell tragedy. i want the i developers, the builders, the warranty companies, the insurers to pay up- warranty companies, the insurers to pay up. i want shoddy workmanship to be paid for by the people who did it, not by the leaseholders. that is happening in some cases, about 50% of the cost of removing the grenfell style cladding has been paid for by the people who put it up. we are also seeing more of the larger developers coming forward to since i made an announcement in february asking them to do so, they have committed £500 million to do that. that is your big volume house—builders. this new change in the law i think does put new cards in the hands of the leaseholders so they can take action.— they can take action. chinese astronauts — they can take action. chinese astronauts have _ they can take action. chinese astronauts have conducted i they can take action. chinese i astronauts have conducted their first ever double space walk, only the second time chinese astronauts have stepped outside their craft while in space. the astronauts are testing next—generation spacesuits and installing equipment forfuture and installing equipment for future missions. and installing equipment forfuture missions. the launch is a matter of

huge prestige for china which this month is marking the 100th anniversary of the ruling communist party. today marks the uk's first ever national thank you day aimed to celebrate the key workers and volunteers who have worked throughout the covid pandemic. landmarks including the london i have been lit up in blue to show appreciation for nhs staff. many people are expected to take part in local events during the day. and now it's time to take a look at the weather with matt. hello, some of you will stay dry this afternoon and evening with some sunny spells, but keep your eye on the skies for dark gloomy clouds on the horizon. we could see scenes like this, flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder and potentially the odd torrential downpour which could cause some flash flooding. through the afternoon across southern counties of england and south wales the shower numbers will reduce compared with what we saw this morning, so some longer dry spells.

from north wales, north midlands northwards, while there will be sunny spells for most come away from a gloomy north—east corner, showers will develop and where the shower start to come, thunder, hail and as i said half a month's worth of rain in a short space of time. warm in the sunshine, temperatures in the low 20s. this evening and overnight, some of the showers and thunderstorms that develop will continue, longerspells thunderstorms that develop will continue, longer spells of rain into northern ireland, southern scotland and may be the far north of england. southern areas will be drier compared with what we saw to start this morning. temperatures for most in double figures, if not the mid—teens. a quick look ahead on monday into tuesday, we have an unseasonably deep area of low pressure, to keep a close eye on the forecast for, especially if you are spending length of time outdoors in southern counties of england and wales, where on monday during the day it will be drier and bright to come only a few showers, the same across wales, midlands and east anglia. northern england, scotland and northern ireland, outbreaks of rain and the odd thunderstorm thrown in for good measure and longer spells of rain in northern scotland through the afternoon worth of

course we need the extra bit of rain at the moment, though not great news if you're on holiday. temperatures a little bit down on what we have seen this weekend. it is through monday night after a wet end to south—west and the channel islands that swell of winds, the area of low pressure pushing northwards and eastwards, with some torrential and persistent rain, and strengthening winds on tuesday morning into southern counties, gusts of wind 40—60 mph could cause damage and travel disruption. heavy showers to go with it whipping across the sky through the morning, longer spells of rain, some heavy and thundery in northern england, potentially to southern and eastern scotland, sunshine and showers mixed further west. with the breeze in place come across southern areas it will be a cooler day but even further north temperatures down a bit on the weekend even though winds are generally lighter. more sunshine and thundery showers to come across the country on wednesday. from then onwards it looks like things turn drier, a bit brighter and by the weekend a touch warmer too.

hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: at least 29 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines. a brilliant night for england in rome — they thrashed ukraine and now move on to the semifinals of the euros. it was a saturday night to celebrate for phones, football is now coming home and they face denmark at wembley on wednesday. 0ur uk government minister suggests wearing face coverings will be a matter of personal choice when coronavirus restrictions are eased in england on the 19th ofjuly. at least four people have been killed in a wildfire on the south coast of cyprus. greece, italy and israel are sending planes to cyprus following an appeal for help. and hidden away for 42 years, priceless andy warhol paintings

finally being put on show by a gallery in iran.