this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. celebrations in rome as italy squeeze past spain to book their place in the final of the euros. the gun crime crisis hitting new york state. the governor declares a disaster emergency after more than 50 deaths over the last weekend. a leading dutch journalist is in a critical condition after being gunned down in an amsterdam street. and after leaving three dead in the caribbean, hurricane elsa strengthens as it approaches florida's gulf coast.

hello and welcome. italians are waking up with their footballers a step closer to victory in the euro 2020 tournament. late on tuesday they beat spain in a pulsating semi final match that was settled with a penalty shootout. to win the trophy they will face either england or denmark who play their semi—final in london on wednesday evening. mark lobel reports on a night of high drama and celebration. it was italy's nine. the 4— time world champions now have a second euro�*s crown firmly and at their sites. we loved it. we are so happy that— we loved it. we are so happy that we — we loved it. we are so happy that we win. it _ that we win. it has been 53 years now without the european cup. it is time. it is about time to win

it. we are going to bring it home. spanish fans are coming to terms with their side losing a semi—finalfor the first time semi—final for the first time in semi—finalfor the first time in their history. it was an intense start to a game of the highest quality, but no goals in the first half. it took until the 60th minute when ciesa called one and from a counter attack, as you would expect from italy. ten minutes to go, morata coolly slotted in an equaliser, rectifying some of his mrs in it the tournament. then, into extra time and spain dictating play, dominating possession. italy seemingly playing for penalties, untila seemingly playing for penalties, until a player was caught offside. penalties began, and the drummer did not stop. locker telemetry�*s efforts saved by simon. then,

olmo missed his. then, it was morata's turn but he fired towards donna remarque who saved it, meaning george ennio could win it for italy. —— donnarummer. an unforgettable encounter. i have to say, we are very happy about all of this and i thank the players because they believed right from day one that we could produce something incredible. we haven't done everything we need to get. there is still another step to 90, there is still another step to go, but now we have to rest. italy will go into the final at wembley with a record that even roman soldiers would be proud of. they came into this match unbeaten for 32 games. they saw 14- unbeaten for 32 games. they saw 14— straight wins. can they conquer europe?

new york governor andrew cuomo has declared a disaster emergency following a surge in gun violence there. the move will enable the state to bolster law enforcement in cities where shootings are on the increase. the announcement comes as new york and many other parts of the united states see a big rise in gun violence. it is so bad, that when you look at the recent numbers, more people are dying of gun violence than of covid. it is an emergency. and i want the people of the state to understand that! and i want them to respond to the emergency for the way it is. so, today, i the first in the nation is going to declare a disaster emergency on gun violence. our north america correspondent, david willis, is in washington. he told us more about the decision by governor cuomo.

what it basically does is it pinpoints the areas where crime is basically at its worst and seeks to direct resources to those areas. governor andrew cuomo has proposed an office of gun violence prevention, and he is also going to create a department to track the illegal flow of firearms from other states into new york state. he is also planning to boostjob creation programmes for young people, in order to keep them off the streets. as for what has caused this, initially the pandemic saw a reduction in crime as people were at home, but then we had problems with unemployment, a lot of people were laid off, of course, and thatis were laid off, of course, and that is what you have contributed to the rise and gun crime here, along with, of course, the proliferation of firearms and such things as

questions over the legitimacy of police forces over here, if you like, in the wake of incidents such as that involving george floyd. so, it is a combination of factors but we have seen some very, very scary statistics from some cities in recent months. a well—known investigative journalist in the netherlands, has been shot and seriously injured in an attack in amsterdam. peter r de vries has covered numerous high—profile crime cases over the past 20 years. three people have been detained in connection with the shooting. tanya dendrinos reports. shocking and incomprehensible — the words used by the prime minister of the netherlands after the prominentjournalist peter r de vries was shot in the street in amsterdam. translation: mil the street in amsterdam. translation:— the street in amsterdam. translation: all we know is that he is severely _ translation: all we know is that he is severely wounded l translation: all we know is l that he is severely wounded and fighting for his life. i cannot tell you more at this moment. our heart and sympathy go out

to his family and his friends. de vries falling victim to the type of crime he is renowned for covering. translation: , translation: peter r de vries is a national _ translation: peter r de vries is a national hero, _ translation: peter r de vries is a national hero, and - is a national hero, and uncommonly brave hero, fully independent and free of spirit. he stands for people in need, for the parents. he keeps investigations on their toes. he keeps rule of law on course. it is believed the 64—year—old was attacked just minutes after appearing on a tv chat show around 730 local time. translation: around 730 local time. tuna/mom- around 730 local time. translation: ~ ., , translation: we immediately started a large-scale _ started a large—scale investigation. bystanders and eyewitnesses gave us information about a getaway car. this getaway car has been stopped. two suspects have been

arrested. we believe one is possibly the shooter. a third suspect has been arrested at another location in amsterdam. we are still investigating his role. police are appealing for information as a nation left rattled attempts to come to grips with its staggering crime. let's get some of the day's other news. the us military has cancelled the $10 million cloud computing project awarded to microsoft corporation under circumstances under the trump 0rganisation. the pentagon said thejedi contract no longer met its needs. the summer 0lympic events of the tokyo games may be held without spectators. a coronavirus lockdown in and around sydney in australia has been extended for another week as the highly infectious delta variant continues to spread.

the two week lockdown was due to end at midnight on friday. 27 new cases were detected on wednesday. many parts of south east asia coped well when covid first hit, in spite of limited resources. more than a year and half into the pandemic and several lockdowns later, goodwill among the people is wearing thin. vaccination programmes have stalled and governments are struggling to find a way out of the crisis. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head reports. as other businesses flounder, it's a sign of the dismal times we live in that this one is thriving. this jakartan coffin—maker says he's making three times as many these days after the new outbreak of the delta covid variant. indonesians may have thought last year was bad enough. this year, though, is much worse — covid deaths running at more than 500 a day.

oxygen is in critically short supply. people have to fill up their own cylinders to ensure that hospitalised family members get it. anwar says his best efforts were not enough. his sister died at this hospital on monday morning. here in thailand, these shuttered bars tell the story of how far the government was willing to sacrifice the all—important tourist industry to keep covid out — which, last year, it did very successfully. this year, though, despite all of this economic pain, infections have surged so fast, they've overwhelmed the hospitals and completely outstripped the government's faltering vaccination programme. this hotel cleaner, now out of a job, was forced to camp on the street after testing positive for covid, but unable

to self—isolate in her cramped home. an ngo helping thai covid victims heard of her plight and eventually found a hospital that could take her. there is growing public anger here over the government's failure to order vaccines early enough and in sufficient quantities. after a well—publicised launch last month, vaccines have run out in many areas. ministers are also accused of failing to prioritise the elderly, of giving over optimistic predictions, and of not imposing tougher measures quickly enough to curb the new outbreaks. but after a year and a half, many businesses here just can't survive more lockdowns. this restaurant owner is in despair after the government banned on—site dining last month with no warning.

translation: the voice - of little people like me never gets heard at the top. but if we close down, then what will i do? will i have to give up everything i've built and lay off all my staff? malaysia is well ahead of both of its neighbours in vaccinating its population. the government believes it can inoculate 80% of them by the end of the year. yet even here in a much wealthier society, that's a long stretch of continued lockdowns and travel restrictions to endure. without access to more vaccines, governments across this region have run out of answers to give their increasingly frustrated people. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. tropical storm elsa has strengthened into a category 0ne hurricane hours before it's expected to hit land in florida.

many floridians have begun to hunker down as winds begin to pick up speed. forecasters say elsa will hit land along the north florida gulf coast. it comes days after elsa damaged infrastructure and killed three people in the caribbean. sophia tran—thomson has this report. elsa still hasn't touched us soil, but wind and rain slammed the us as the storm passed by offshore. the timing is a little scary. it is early. it is just the beginning ofjuly. it is only one month into hurricane season. the florida governor said that it was expected between 8am and 9am on wednesday. hurricane elsa is expected to make landfall, landfall appearing most likely at the eastern big bend region or tampa bay tomorrow morning. local residents have been preparing for a battering, and

evacuation shelters are ready. this will be a water event. they will be flooding, there will be storm surge. that is what is giving us the greatest concern. we learned our lesson here last yeah _ we learned our lesson here last yeah it — we learned our lesson here last year. it wasjust we learned our lesson here last year. it was just a tropical storm. _ year. it was just a tropical storm, just a tropical storm brought— storm, just a tropical storm brought us five inches of water inside — brought us five inches of water inside the _ brought us five inches of water inside the building. we can't take — inside the building. we can't take it — inside the building. we can't take it lately. after landfall, elsa is expected to drop up to four inches of rain across the florida peninsula, with her against possible across florida, georgia and south carolina. it also threatens search and rescue efforts at the side of the building collapse in miami where at least 36 people have been confirmed dead, and over 100 are missing. the storm prompted officials to demolish a still standing section of the tower on sunday, over worries high wind could knock it down. for many floridians, extreme weather is a part of life. now, the only thing to do is to prepare that to weather the

storm. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: all the latest from wimbledon as the australian, ashleigh barty is among those making it through. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace i through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom, then _ he asked her for a cigarette and, on the pretext - for arranging for some to be . bought, summoned a footman on duty who took the man away. cheering and applause. one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.

quarterfinals day. education is the only solution. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: celebrations in rome as italy's footballers squeeze past spain to book their place in the final of the euros. england take on denmark in the second semi—final. tackling new york state's gun—crime crisis. the governor declares a �*disaster emergency�* — after more than 50 deaths over the last weekend. to singapore now where a 19—year—old man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sending death threats to the english premier league

footballer, neal maupay. derek ng de ren, who wrote the messages on social media after brighton beat arsenal last year, is the first person outside britain to be convicted of the online harassment of a premier league player. nick marsh joins us live from outside the court. well, derek nanograms looked very subdued when he was given this order in court. he will avoid jail. this order in court. he will avoidjail. —— derek ng—. his mother had to post a bond to ensure he meets this criteria otherwise he will be sent to jail. this really is a bit of a landmark conviction when it comes to on line abuse. he didn't getjail but the authorities here are taking it seriously. let me remind you

what this case relates to. last summer, derek.ng sent a series of abusive messages to the brighton striker neal maupay any more death threats to neal maupay�*s family as well. this is something that is quite common but what is not common is what the premier league managed to do next. they trace these messages all the way here to singapore 7000 miles away, they enlisted the help of singapore police who made this arrest and secure this conviction and the symptoms. the sentence could have been a lot harsher but the premier league have already welcome to this. they second service of blueprint to security more convictions and tackle abuse on line no matter where it comes from in the uk or overseas. the united nations has warned that myanmar is heading towards a new civil war at an unprecedented scale. after months of brutal

crackdowns by the military, some protesters have taken up arms in their fight to restore democracy. while the police have been used to suppressing mass protests, many are now under intense pressure to decide which side they are on. the bbc was given rare access to the first group of police officers who defected and are now on the run. 0ur asia editor, rebecca henschke reports. these men are attacking myanmar�*s police 200 kilometres east of the capital naypyidaw. they are part of the local branch of the so—called people defence force, civilians have taken up arms to fight restore democracy. they are attacking the police because of their role in suppressing mass uprisings against the military coup. uprisings against the military cou. ~ ,, ~ ~

uprisings against the military cou. �* ,, ~ . , coup. translation: we will put between the _ coup. translation: we will put between the people _ coup. translation: we will put between the people in _ coup. translation: we will put between the people in the - between the people in the military. they used us to protect themselves. john had only been _ protect themselves. john had only been an _ protect themselves. john had only been an officer- protect themselves. john had only been an officer for- protect themselves. john had only been an officer for four l only been an officer for four years when the military overthrew the elected government. that put him in a difficult position. translation: we are paid by the people, the weapons we have other people's weapons. it is totally wrong that we are using these weapons against the people. these weapons against the eo - le. , ., these weapons against the .eole..g., these weapons against the neole-h. ., ., , people. john was amongst the first groun _ people. john was amongst the first groun of— people. john was amongst the first group of 40 _ people. john was amongst the first group of 40 police - first group of a0 police officers to cross the line. when police killed the first pro—democracy protester, he decided he couldn't stay. translation: our decided he couldn't stay. translation: 0urtears decided he couldn't stay. translation: 0ur tears other people, the people �*s tears are our tears. people, the people 's tears are our tears— people, the people 's tears are our tears. since then, john and the others _ our tears. since then, john and the others have _ our tears. since then, john and the others have been _ our tears. since then, john and the others have been on - our tears. since then, john and the others have been on the i the others have been on the run, hiding in thejungle. if

caught, they could be executed or face long jail sentences. translation: the first a0 offices atop targets. i have heard from my friends that they really want to capture me. we can't stay in one place now, we have to move around to survive. 0ver have to move around to survive. over time, have to move around to survive. 0vertime, more have to move around to survive. over time, more police officers havejoined them. there is now more than 70 in their group. news from the outside world and contact with love ones are very limited. �* ,, �* contact with love ones are very limited. �* ,, ~ ., limited. translation: ifi had the opportunity _ limited. translation: |f| had the opportunity now— limited. translation: |f| had the opportunity now to - limited. translation: ifi had the opportunity now to speak. limited. translation: ifi had| the opportunity now to speak to my family, i want to say i miss you a lot, mum, and love you so much. i am carrying on doing what i need to do now, i am trying to be a daughter that you are proud of.— trying to be a daughter that you are proud of. some of the offices in _ you are proud of. some of the offices in john's _ you are proud of. some of the offices in john's group - you are proud of. some of the offices in john's group say - offices injohn's group say they are now prepared to turn their weapons against their former colleagues. their weapons against their former colleauues. �* ,, �* former colleagues. translation: i want the police _

former colleagues. translation: i want the police force _ former colleagues. translation: i want the police force to - former colleagues. translation: i want the police force to be - i want the police force to be loved and desired by the people. to achieve that, i will change my uniform if i have too. i change my uniform ifi have too. ., ., too. i will fight hand-in-hand with the people. _ too. i will fight hand-in-hand with the people. the - too. i will fight hand-in-hand with the people. the people | too. i will fight hand-in-handl with the people. the people 's with the people. the people �*s defence force continues to launch sporadic attacks. but this is a very uneven conflict. the myanmar military remains firmly in control. rebecca henschke, bbc news. canada has appointed an inuit leader, mary simon, to serve as governor—general — the representative of the head of state, queen elizabeth. it's the first time an indigenous person has held the largely ceremonial role. in her acceptance speech, ms simon refered to the recent discovery of unmarked graves at former indigenous residential schools. during my time as governor—general, i will work every day towards promoting healing and wellness across canadian society. to me, that

means starting to fully recognise, memorialise and come to terms with the atrocities of our collective past that we are learning more about each day. it means we must thoughtfully work hard towards the promise of a better tomorrow. the line up for the women's semi—finals at the wimbledon tennis championships has been completed. angelique kerber, champion in 2018, is the only former winner to make it this far. rounding up all of tuesday's action from the all england club, here's chetan pathak. centre court and court number one were at full capacity for the first time on women's quarterfinals day as ash barty, the world number one and number one seed, made it through to the semifinals, beating fellow australian ajla tomljanovic in straight sets. barty�*s grown in confidence and belief throughout these championships, and now sets up a last four tie with angelique kerber, the only former wimbledon

champion still in these championships. what a story it's been for kerber. between 2018, when she won the title here, and the start of these championships, she'd only won one title. that was in hamburg on grass last month. she's been looking absolutely fantastic, and she got past karolina muchova 6—2, 6—3. such 0n the other side of the draw, aryna sabalenka's breakthrough moment continues, and that on grass. not many people were expecting her to get this far at wimbledon, but she's finally got past that mental hurdle in her head of only reaching the fourth round of the grand slam. into the semifinals she goes after ending 0ns jabeur�*s story. jabeur, the first north african woman, the first arab woman to get this far at these championships, saw her run ended in straight sets. she didn't have all the answers she needed to get past a hard—hitting sabalenka. and sabalenka will play karolina pliskova for a place in the final. pliskova easing through her quarterfinal in straight sets. in absolute style, as we've seen her play throughout these

championships so far, she won 6—2, 6—2 against viktorija golubic. pliskova ensuring she's now reached the last four all of the grand slams, and those semifinals will be played on thursday. before that, it'll be men's quarterfinals day at wimbledon, with roger federer in action, and also the world number one, novak djokovic. we started with football and we'll end this programme on a football theme. when england beat germany last week at wembley, this image of a little german girl crying in the stands went viral online. sadly, some twitter users made abusive comments about her and a football fan from wales set out to show her that not everyone in the uk is horrible. he organised an online fundraiserfor her with an initial target of £500. it's now passed £36,000. the girl's family — who wish to remain private — say she wants the money

to ber donated to unicef. great cause. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews. back soon with business. hello there. we've seen yet more rain across many parts of the country in the past 2a hours. and the reason it's been so wet, really, for so long is because of the position of the jet stream, that's the upper level winds. and as it's diving to the south of the uk, with that sort of pattern, you end up with low pressure sitting close to the uk. and it's around that low pressure that we see these areas of cloud rotating, keeping some wet weather going into the night and into wednesday, as well. if we look at the story over the next few days, we find some sunshine, yes, but there's still the threat of some showers which may be heavy, as well. and certainly on tuesday, there was lots of rain at wimbledon. it looks a lot drier though for wednesday — can't rule out 1—2 showers, mind you, and temperatures will be 20—21 celsius. we start the day pretty cloudy, actually, there may well be some further rain around. as it brightens up, we get some sunshine which triggers more showers, particularly across england and wales,

and some of those could be heavy and thundery. may see a few showers breaking out across parts of scotland and northern ireland. a warmer day, though, than it was on tuesday for eastern scotland and the northeast of england. and for many parts of the country, temperatures are a little bit higher on wednesday. a few showers in the london area, those will tend to fade away during the evening, and it'll probably be dry at wembley for kick—off with ideal temperatures for playing football. as we move into thursday, many places starting dry, some sunshine breaking through. again, we'll see some showers developing too. these will be a little more hit and miss, but it brightens up in eastern scotland, we could get some heavy showers here. the rest of scotland and northern ireland looks more

cloudy and not as warm, perhaps, but with the sunshine in england and wales, it should feel a bit warmer with light winds on thursday. slightly higher pressure to end the week — the fly in the ointment is this weather front keeping more cloud across northern ireland, eventually increasing the cloud across wales and the southwest, bringing some rain later in the day. ahead of it, some sunshine coming through, still the chance of showers. most likely in eastern scotland and across the eastern side of england. but many places on friday will have a dry day. those temperatures sitting at 22—23 celsius. i don't think those numbers will change a great deal into the weekend. still some sunshine around, but we still have this threat of some showers and the greater risk of showers is likely to be on sunday.

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