good afternoon. there are just over 30 hours to go before england take on italy in the euro 2020 final at wembley. victory tomorrow night against italy would be the first major tournament win for the team since the 1966 world cup. the italian side is expected to arrive in london later today — they will use tottenham's training ground for their final preparations — while gareth southgate�*s side have been training at st george's park, before heading to their team hotel in hertfordshire. our sports correspondent

john watson reports. england train for the final time at their base in burton today, ahead of the biggest game of their professional lives. standing between them and a first major trophy in over half a century, former winners italy, who arrive in london this afternoon. it's a great occasion, you know, for the country to be involved in, and the lads have done the hole country proud. the whole country proud. yeah, we'rejust... i think everybody�*s got that sort of butterfly feeling in the belly that we can obviously win a first major trophy for a very long time. ending england's drought in major tournaments has been a plan long in the making. the opening of england's state—of—the—art training centre at st george's park nine years ago sowing the seeds for the future. in 2017, signs of progress. a young phil foden, the player of the tournament, as england lifted the under—17s world cup. the under—20s winning their equivalent. with gareth southgate�*s promotion to england manager,

continuity in the england set—up, bringing with it results. reaching the semi—finals at the last world cup, hope superseded by belief. but are england ready to take the toughest step of all? there is no doubt england have begun to reshape the history that has weighed them down in major tournaments of the past. now, they will have to be at their very best if they're to topple a tough italian side and they're to go on and realise their euro dream. italy are on a record 33—match unbeaten run, edging out spain on penalties in the last four. in what will be their fourth european championship final, this is england's first. captain harry kane with the goal that ended that run of major championship semi—final defeats. tomorrow evening, the focus of millions will fall on wembley. the question on everyone�*s lips, can england complete their euro dream? john watson, bbc news, wembley.

tens of millions of football fans will be getting ready to watch the match tomorrow night on television wherever they can. the build—up to what's being seen as the most important match the england men's football side have played in in more than 50 years has reached fever pitch, with some fans being offered thousands of pounds for their tickets to wembley. here's daniela relph. if you sell england merchandise, this weekend is boom time. two for a fiver. face paints for two quid. at romford market in essex, the early trade was brisk. but if you are lucky enough to have tickets for the game, there was no business to be done. i have a guy come up, who wanted to give... he said, i will give you eight grand for the four tickets. isaid, mate, no money buys these tickets. no chance. we are going. for those who taught harry kane at chingford foundation school in essex, there is obvious pride at his success.

clearly very gifted, a talented footballer from a very early age, right from the very beginning, it was clear to see that he had a special gift as far as football is concerned. generally speaking, a really nice, all—round, very humble and well—behaved young lad. has he kind of credited you with some of his... yeah, it is all down to me, it's all down to my management! sheldon edwards has become the go—to barber for many england players. i've got the likes ofjadon sancho, raheem sterling, phil foden, jude bellingham. those are my most prominent clients in the england team. his work on phil foden�*s hair went viral and is now much in demand. there is a clamourfor some of the stardust of this group of players. 10 downing street has nailed its colours to the front door. across england, whether you are at home or the pub watching tomorrow, football is proving good for business. we've seen sharp increases in sales before matches of things like frozen stone—baked pizzas, our barbecue range, of

course, booze and alcohol, a whole different range of stuff, as people stock up and celebrate these big tournaments. but some households will be conflicted. chef giuseppe is italian. his wife sarah is english. half the family is english, half the family is italian. i'm thinking, after all these years, maybe england deserve to win but, obviously, inside of me, i want italy to win. at the end of this, one of us is going to be really sad. and i want it to be you. it is now a tense countdown for england fans, as they manage the nerves and the hope ahead of kick—off tomorrow night. daniella ralph, bbc news. olly foster has been watching england's final training session at st george's park. it's a momentous occasion. are they ready? they say they are and the first thing that impressed me when we were

allowed in for the first 15 minutes down there on the sir bobby charlton pitch, echoes of 1966 all around the place, wasjust pitch, echoes of 1966 all around the place, was just the pitch, echoes of 1966 all around the place, wasjust the happiness, the smiling faces, the laughter even from gareth southgate. but they have been getting down to some very serious business preparing for the italians. but how can they not enjoy this moment? just one more sleep before a major championship final. it has not been perfect because we also noticed very early on that he is very recognisable, that bleached blonde hair we saw, phil foden actually missed this final training session, he picked up a knock in training yesterday so he sat this one out as a precaution. it will be a huge blow if he couldn't be involved tomorrow at wembley. but gareth southgate has such a depth of options in that position, the man at the moment in possession of that forward position, bukayo saka, the teenager, butjack grealish, jadon sancho also come into the reckoning.

that is for gareth southgate to decide, we will hear from that is for gareth southgate to decide, we will hearfrom him later this evening, his final pre—match news conference. the team we have here at about four o'clock the hertfordshire base before that match —— the team leave here. the talking is almost over, we just can't wait to find out what happens on the pitch at eight o'clock tomorrow evening. pitch at eight o'clock tomorrow evenina. . ~ pitch at eight o'clock tomorrow evenina. ., ~ ,, ministers are considering lifting the need for fully vaccinated nhs staff in england to self—isolate if they've been in close contact with someone who's tested positive for the coronavirus. hospital trusts have warned of staff shortages unless action is taken. it comes as medical leaders says case numbers are rising dramatically, and that people should continue to act with care. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. some hospitals in england and scotland are extremely busy with record numbers of patients in a&e, several have already had to postpone 1's operations. and with a sharp

rise in covid infections, growing numbers of doctors and nurses are self—isolating after coming into contact with people infected with the virus. the bma and the royal couege the virus. the bma and the royal college of nursing has backed calls to allow fully vaccinated staff to continue working with appropriate testing and ppe. the continue working with appropriate testing and ppe.— testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly — testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly busy _ testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly busy at _ testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly busy at the - testing and ppe. the nhs is. incredibly busy at the moment, testing and ppe. the nhs is- incredibly busy at the moment, it is going full pelt recovering care backlogs, we have record levels in many places of emergency care demand, we have lost a lot of capacity due to infection control and we have now got large numbers of staff who are effectively having to self—isolate. staff who are effectively having to self-isolate-_ self-isolate. infections are spreading _ self-isolate. infections are spreading across _ self-isolate. infections are spreading across england, | self-isolate. infections are - spreading across england, with oxford the latest area to see cases spike to their highest level in the pandemic. from monday, the city will get extra government support for surge testing and to help boost vaccine tape up. it is surge testing and to help boost vaccine tape up.— surge testing and to help boost vaccine tape up. it is about getting on with your _ vaccine tape up. it is about getting on with your lives _ vaccine tape up. it is about getting on with your lives in _ vaccine tape up. it is about getting on with your lives in a _ vaccine tape up. it is about getting on with your lives in a sensible - on with your lives in a sensible way, _ on with your lives in a sensible way, in — on with your lives in a sensible way, in a — on with your lives in a sensible way, in a pragmatic way, and exercising _ way, in a pragmatic way, and exercising personal responsibility. and i_ exercising personal responsibility. and i think if people do that and

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plans for easing —— for easing soon. katharine da costa, bbc news. a 15 year old boy has been charged with murder, over the fatal stabbing of a teenager in south—east london. tamim ian habimana — who was also 15 — was killed by a single stab wound in woolwich, on monday. two other boys arrested over the stabbing remain in custody. police urged anyone with information about the murder to come forward. it's the women's final at wimbledon this afternoon. world number one ash barty plays the eighth seed karolina pliskova. it'll be the first time they've both played at a wimbledon final. there haven't been two first—time women finalists since 1977. our sports correspondent laura scott is at wimbledon. high, victoria. yes, picking the winner might be difficult, but one thing is for certain, there will be a new name etched onto the trophy this afternoon. the world number 127 is the favourite and it is perhaps a

surprise to many she has only won one grand slam title before given the level she has been playing at and just how long she has been top of the world rankings. she has spoken a lot over the fortnight about the inspiration she has drawn from herfellow about the inspiration she has drawn from her fellow australian yvonne billabong and has been wearing a special skirt in tribute to the 50th anniversary of the maiden win here of yvonne villa gung and has a chance to achieve her first maiden win and says she couldn't be more at at the prospect. {jut win and says she couldn't be more at at the prospect-_ at the prospect. out to crash the -a is at the prospect. out to crash the party is the _ at the prospect. out to crash the party is the eighth _ at the prospect. out to crash the party is the eighth seed - at the prospect. out to crash the party is the eighth seed karolina | party is the eighth seed karolina pliskova who is much taller than barty and has a different style, a big serve and huge power, and she thinks both of them have good chances today. they had been practising alongside one another ahead of their match. in the men's wheelchair doubles final, alfie hewett and gordon reid are going for their seventh consecutive grand slam final and lucy shukh and jordana whiley are on opposite sides of the net meaning there will definitely be a british winner there. thank you

very much. coverage on bbc one and radio 5 live. that's it for now. the next news on bbc one will be at 6:30. bye for now. hello there. ultimately, it's an afternoon of sunny spells and scattered showers across the country. but it was a rather grey, murky start, particularly along north sea coasts with some mist and fog. quite mild out there. there is also some rain as well. it's been pushing in from the south—west and across wales, moving through the m4 corridor. it shouldn't move much further north than that as it pushes towards the london area over the next few hours. now, that weather front will ease away, we will see some sunny spells breaking out further north. but as the heat of the day starts to develop, that's when we are going to see some sharp and possibly thundery downpours breaking out, particularly across wales, northern england into scotland. they will be very hit and miss, they could be quite slow—moving

because the winds are fairly light. top temperatures of 22 degrees in sheltered western areas. not quite as warm in the south—east as it will stay on the cloudy side for much of the afternoon. but the rain shouldn't be an issue for ladies' finals day at sw19. maybe a little glimpse of sunshine by the end of the afternoon. there is another area of low pressure waiting in the wings to push in through the night tonight, so that means on sunday out to the west we will see more in the way of cloud and showery outbreaks of rain. further east again sunshine first thing, but then some sharp and thundery downpours through north—east england and scotland in particular, some of these could be quite torrential. perhaps if we are going to pick an area that could stay largely dry, east anglia and south—east england. highs of 23 degrees on sunday. that means for the men's final, again it will be a dry affair. perhaps some brightness from time to time, a little bit of showery rain arriving by the end of the day. play will have finished, long gone by then. but that does mean there

is the potential for some showery rain towards the end of the euros final at wembley. moving out of sunday into monday, we have this frontal system still producing some outbreaks of rain. low pressure really centred across the country. that means that monday is quite a messy story to tell, really. there will be some showers or longer spells of rain almost anywhere on monday. temperatures at around 21 degrees as a high, that's 70 farenheit. but once monday eases out of the way, high pressure is going to build in behind. that means that we will see a good deal of dry, settled, and increasingly warmer weather by the end of the week.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: around 30 hours to go! it's all set for tomorrow night at wembley — england v italy. who will win euro 2020? england captain harry kane wants to win it for supporters. yeah, i know they'll all be there cheering us on around the country and we just can't wait to, hopefully, yeah, try and win the game for them. the build up has reached fever pitch. tens of millions of football fans will be managing their nerves, ahead of kick off tomorrow night. italy are unbeaten after 33 matches, so italisn supporters are hoping their team can bring home their second euros trophy. fully—vaccinated nhs staff could be let off having to self—isolate after contact with someone with covid to try to tackle staff shortages.