this is bbc news with the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. england's footballers have arrived at their hotel near london ahead of tomorrow's match against italy in the final of euro 2020. england manager gareth southgate says his team want to �*bring the trophy home', ahead of the historic match it always comes back to tomorrow. we are in a final and we are here to win. we are in a final and we are here to win. italy are unbeaten in 33 games — they've now arrived in the uk, hoping to win their second euros trophy. the taliban rapidly retakes land across afghanistan as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops.

hello and welcome to bbc world news. the queen has sent a message of support to the men's england football team, ahead of their euro 2020 final against italy tomorrow night. if they win, it would be their first major tournament victory since the 1966 world cup. the italian side arrived in london today while gareth southgate�*s squad have had their final training session at st george's park. speaking in the last hour, the england manager praised the home support, and said his players would give everything to win their first european championship. it has been fantastic to have obviously a letter from the queen,

letter from the prime minister to all of the team. and the recognition that the players and all of the staff of gone about this on the right way. we had a fabulous reception when we left saint georges, all the local villagers had come out and were lining the route and people pulled over in lay—by is in so you got more a sense of what is going on outside the bubble. but it always comes back to tomorrow. we are in a final and we are here to win. so everything, it is important how we represented people and we are pleased that legacy has been there. but now we want to go and bring the trophy home to everybody. 7 7 the england captain harry kane said the players were determined to deliver the fans their first major trophy in 55 years. that is the challenge. we have been,

we have the opportunity to my own identity the fans in the street, like they have been commencing the reception that we have and as we were leaving, just showing us how big of an occasion it is. in russia we were over there and we are in our own bubble and we could see videos of what it was like back home but we could only experience that ourselves and even this camp, obviously, we have been onto the next one, onto the next one, just focusing on the next game, what we have done for this final but it is great to see the reception we are getting and we know how much it means to the fans all over the country so we are proud to be representing them and hopefully we can do them proud again tomorrow night. again tomorrow night. italy will be looking

to win a second european championship tomorrow night. the italian manager robert mancini said his side will need to be at their best to beat england. translation: there's great passion for football in england just _ as there is in italy. england have been very unfortunate in the past in world cups and european championships. they've always boasted good teams just as they do now. they have a top side. i think it will be a wonderful match in front of a packed house. and i think that's wonderful news for football—lovers everywhere. so, i think it will be a great day, it will be a great day to play this match. and we know they have a lot of quality. so, we'll see how the game pans out. if england have made it to the final, it shows that they're a great side. italy's captain, giorgio chiellini, who at the age of 36 could make his last international appearance in tomorrow's euros final. he said his team mates would need to keep a cool head if they are to beat

england at wembley. matches like tomorrow night are games that might not come again in the league career of a player so very fortunate to be involved in matches like these. and even before the semifinal the head coach has tried to really take the sting out of things in terms of nerves because of things in terms of nerves because of course we are very tens going into a match like this. we are all well aware of what the game is, there is no need to necessarily highlight that but you need to just try to dampen some of the enthusiasm. when you go into final. that goes for us in the same goes for england. it is only natural that will be the situation. we need to really thrive and savour this occasion. and when we met up before

the competition i said we needed just a hint of madness and cool heads and that has brought us this far and hopefully it can take hours to win the competition. the afghan president, ashraf ghani, has called on the taliban to resume political negotiations saying that his government wants peace. the taliban say they are continuing to capture territory and claim they've made further military advances, seizing, (00v map)two districts of pa rwan. earlier they captured a key border crossing. islaam kalaa is one of the biggest trade gateways into neighbouring iran, generating around 20 million dollars a month for the afghan government. haroonjanjua is a freelance journalist reporting on the taliban advances in the region. they claim that they have seized control of 85% of the territory but the government has denied it and said it is propaganda. a campaign launched out of their withdrawal of the us from the country but the

intense fighting has been going on intense fighting has been going on in a different part of the country. they gain control on friday and control which is very significant, border with iran and they have gained control of the us border after it was abandoned by forces. the first provision of capital. since the us began. hundreds of the commanders have regained control on thursday. and the insurgents are still fighting the forces in the city and there's a fight everywhere. police in bangladesh have arrested the owner of a processing factory where more than 50 people have died in a fire.

the blaze broke out late on thursday. shahan shah azad, the owner of hashem foods, is one of eight people arrested so far. he's expected to face murder charges. most of those who died were trapped inside the building. several children were among the dead. akbar hossain sent this update from the bangladesh capital dhaka. fire safety is always ignored in bangladesh although there are some steps taken by the government after the factory collapse in 2012 which killed more than 1200 workers. after that the government was help to improve their safety standards but outside the garment industry like the food processing industry and some other industries, they do not follow the rules and regulations and they do not follow the safety standards. the government is not giving proper attention here to improve safety standards, it is widely alleged. people are saying that this factory, it is widely alleged that this factory employs

child labour which is a major concern. the bangladesh government claims there is no child labour in bangladesh but a few years back there was a report that said that still 1.2 million child labour is employed in different sectors in bangladesh and this factory, among the dead bodies and 52, there are some children. this is a huge concern for many people in bangladesh. child labour is going on. child labour is going on. the latest official figures show that in the past 2a hours, 3a deaths were reported and 32,367 new infections were recorded across the uk. it means on average 30,504 new cases were reported per day in the past week. more than 88,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period. (ani 45 point 7 million people have had their firstjab that's almost 87 % of uk adults. (ani almost 167,000 people have had their second dose meaning just over 3a and half million people are fully that's 65 point 6 % of adults.

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 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 planned 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 college of nursing's backed calls to allow fully vaccinated staff to continue working with appropriate testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly busy at the moment. it's going full pelt recovering care backlogs. we've got record levels in many places of emergency care demand. we've lost a lot of capacity due to infection control, and we've now got large numbers of staff who are effectively having to self—isolate. infections are spreading across england, with 0xford 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 take—up. it is about, you know, getting on with your lives in a sensible way, in a pragmatic way, and exercising personal responsibility. and i think if people do that and get themselves tested and have their vaccinations,

we can certainly address this steep rise in covid cases that we've seen in the city. medical leaders say people should remain cautious after restrictions are lifted in england injust over a week's time, including wearing facemasks in crowded indoor areas. they warn things are likely to get worse before they get better. many people have just had . or are about to have their first dose of the vaccine, - and this virus is rampaging through society. and although far fewer people - are ending up in hospital and dying at present than have previously, because the vaccine's helping, l actually many of the people who get lcovid will go on to get long covid. i the government says its decision to delay reopening by four weeks has bought more time to allow many more people to get their second doses, which will help strengthen the wall of immunity once restrictions end on the 19th. ministers in scotland, wales and northern ireland are due to announce their plans for easing soon. katharine da costa, bbc news.

three days after the assassination of its president, haiti's political crisis is deepening. there are reports the country's lawmakers have nominated the head of the senate, joseph lambert, as interim president. a rival political faction though, which includes the acting interim prime minister claudejoseph, says the move is unconstitutional. haitian officals have taken the extraordinary step of requesting military help from the united states and the united nations. courtney bembridge reports. crowds gathered outside the us embassy in port—au—prince with suitcases packed, looking for a way out. translation: i can't close my eyes. i can't sleep at night. i had to come here to the embassy because i'm scared. there are so many gunshots, and you don't even know where they're coming from. i've abandoned my home. i can't go back, i don't know about my family. the country of 11 million people is reeling from the assassination of its president, shot dead inside his home on wednesday. translation: look at what happened

to the head of the state. _ i can't stay here. it's important to leave the country. these are two of the men haitian authorities say carried out the plot. they were attacked by the public as they were loaded into a police car. 17 men have been arrested so far, most of them colombian, but investigators are still looking for who ordered the killing. haiti was already plagued by hunger and gang violence, but the assassination has pitched the country deeper into turmoil. it's requested the united nations and the united states send troops to help secure the country and protect key infrastructure. the us has declined the request, and the un may also be reluctant to get involved. ithinkthe un is- thoroughly sick of haiti. they had a 13—year peacekeeping force there that got in a lot - of trouble in a lot of ways. i the last thing being the cholera i epidemic which the peacekeeping forces brought into haiti.

so, i think they don't really. want to get entangled again. i think most outside forces don't |want to get militarily entangled| again in haiti if they can avoid it. adding to the uncertainty is the political situation. there's no working parliament, two men are claiming to be the prime minister, and a third of the senate has just nominated another man to lead as interim president. courtney bembridge, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: england's footballers have arrived at their hotel near london ahead of tomorrow's match against italy in the final of euro 2020. fully vaccinated nhs staff could be let off having to self—isolate after contact with someone with covid — to try to tackle staff shortages. and, at wimbledon, world number one ashleigh barty has won her first ladies singles title — she beat the eighth seed karolina pliskova in three sets.

labour have called for the former downing street director of communications, sir robbie gibb, to be sacked from the bbc board after he reportedly tried to block a senior editorial appointment at the corporation. the financial times reports that gibb warned that relations with the government would be "shattered" if the preferred candidate for the role of executive news editor overseeing the bbc�*s news channels was appointed. labour's shadow culture secretary jo stevens said the allegations �*raise very serious questions about conservative cronyism at the heart of the bbc�*. a spokesperson for the bbc said it didn't comment on ongoing recruitment processes but added "for the record, no recruitment process has been blocked" (gfx)and that "as a general principle, board members are able to discuss issues with other board members or senior executives." former boxer, chris eubank, says he is devastated at the death of his son, sebastian, who has died just days

before his 30th birthday. sebastian had followed his father's footsteps and become a professional boxer himself. he died yesterday morning in dubai, where he was based. former ipswich town and england international striker paul mariner has died at the age of 68 >he scored 135 goals for ipswich and was part of bobby robson's fa cup—winning side of 1977—78. he also had stints at plymouth, arsenal, portsmouth and scored 13 goals for england. he later went on to play in australia and the united states and had managed plymouth argyle and toronto fc. wild swimming has grown in popularity, especially during lockdown, but swimmers may need to be cautious about the cleanliness of england's rivers.just 16 % of them are classed as meeting a good ecological standard according to the environment agency. here's our science correspondent richard westcott( you wouldn't catch me doing it, but this wild swimming

group has 1000 members. today, they are taking a dip in northamptonshire's river nene — or nen, if you prefer — in the northamptonshire village of denford. how's the water? lovely. great! yeah. you sound really convincing! a bit of cold, this lot can handle, but how clean is the water? the last time this river was properly tested a couple of years ago, it was rated as poor. pollutants from farming and road traffic getting washed into the water by the rain. after a lot of heavy rain, you probably don't want to really be going swimming. yeah, i won't swim after... probably leave two or three days at least after the heavy rain because of the storm drains. i don't think we take it seriously enough, no, | and there is definitely a need for action because as much. as we want to make it safe for the humans in here, i we also want to make safel for the animals and wildlife

so, that's the river where the swimmers were. now i have the sun coming out, so it's perfect. as well as farms and industry, campaigners are worried about run—off from busy roads. tiny bits of tyre rubber, metalfrom brake pads and clutches, and a group of hydrocarbons from emissions that wash off the tarmac and into rivers. we need to do a lot more to tackle pollution from road run—off. to be frank, we're not doing much at all at the moment, so we can perhaps put a levy on tyres so when you buy a tyre a bit of money goes into treatment systems. or we could put a stormwater utility levy alongside your council tax, so that we all pay to a pot of money to pay for the treatments. we did talk to the government, who told us that clearing up rivers is an urgent priority, but they admitted that more work needs to be done. richard westcott, bbc news, on the river nene — or nen — in northamptonshire.

tennis, and world number one ash barty has won her first wimbledon title. the 25—year—old australian beat the eighth seed karolina pliskova in 3 sets. joe wilson watched the action. pliskova, deep breath, step forwards, two women who had played every kind of occasion, except wimbledon final. five feet five versus 61, ashleigh barty overcame karolina pliskova's height. pliskova battled her own nerves, fearsome serve gone between the first set. between natural active over and king, urgent discussions in the royal box. all spectators wanted a worthy final. the second set produced the back and forth tension that is tennis. karolina pliskova at the net had to win this point, didn't she? 0h! that moment went to ashleigh barty. the second set went to a tie—break. in the capacity crowd, you'd come to sit down, you want a reason to stand up.

that is karolina pliskova's husband, one set all. it had become a captivating final, right up until the deciding point in the third set. a private moment of triumph for ashleigh barty in front of the world. it took me a long time to verbalise the fact that i wanted to dare to dream and say i wanted to win this incredible tournament and being able to live out my dream right now with everyone here, this is made it, this is better than i ever could have imagined. 50 years ago, another indigenous australian won this title on this court. that is inspiration. i hope i made everyone proud. ah, you did. a couple have celebrated their marriage in a bristol hospital — so their child who has a serious illness could be a bridesmaid at their ceremony. karim and louise tied

the knot earlier than they'd originally planned to make sure their six—month—old daughter layla could be involved. alex howick has been speaking to them. even before layla was born, karim and louise dreamed of having their daughter at their wedding as their bridesmaid. when we got engaged, i was pregnant. it just felt really important to do it. it's not nice to think about, but the idea that she might not have been there if we waited too long, we didn't want to take that risk, really. so, once they'd done the legal bit down the road at bristol register office, staff at the bristol royal hospital for children created this for them. it took my breath away when i went in. the nurses and playteam got layla ready into her little dress. 0ur aisle, i suppose, if you want to call it that, was the hospital ward. it was an unforgettable day.

it was really good. yeah, we were just expecting, like, the chaplain to come down and do a blessing at the bedside with layla. we weren't expecting what actually happened. yeah, it was really special. leila has something called charge syndrome has spentjust ten days at home since she was born on christmas day. it is really rare. and it's an acronym that stands for a lot of the things that can go wrong. and i won't list them out, but essentially it can affect everything in the body — you know, it can affect the heart, the eyes, the hearing, a lot of the senses. doctors have told them that you don't know what life's going to be like for leyla and the level of independence she will experience, but karim and louise say the hospital staff have already given them one of the most memorable days of their lives. alex howick, bbc news, bristol. a quadriplegic man who is paralysed from the shoulders down has made his uk racing debut

at the goodwood festival of speed. former professional racing driver sam schmidt was severely injured in a crash 21 years ago. now through advances in technology he is able to drive a car by moving his head to steer and using his breath to accelerate and break, reaching speeds of up to 200mph. ?he explained how it all works. 7 7 i never would've thought i would've driven ever before, let alone, you know, 200 mph. i have no use of anything below the shoulders. i really think the sky's the limit. i was sort of born into racing. ijust wanted to go to the indy 500 my entire life, so that was the goal that i set at a very young age and i was fortunate to race there and won the las vegas race

in september of 1999. and then unfortunately had my accident four months later. sam, can you look left? look right? centre? perfect. i have a straw in my mouth, and i blow to go and i suck to stop. the cameras directly in front of me, they read off the helmet movement and that's what turns it. you've just got to be really focused on where you're going, that's for sure. are you ready, sam? yeah. all right, you have control. let's put you in drive. this technology really has capability to change the world. i'm really, really excited about the future, not only the opportunities technology offer everybody, but specifically people with disabilities. part of our goal on the engineering i side has been to get it to a pointl where it's very easily transferable into any vehicle. _ i mean, there's no reason right now . you can't really put this in, like, l

a formula 1 car or a mail truck. in the driver's seat, - the main seat of the car, there's an overtake system installed to allow whoever's in that _ driver's seat to take - control in an emergency. sitting next to him, . though, he goes fast. i think he makes it a goal to try and scare the person next- to him a little bit. i don't want him to know i get nervous, but i get i a little bit nervous. driving up the hill at goodwood is such an honour, and i've watched it a zillion times on youtube, you know, and... i guess you could say this is an epic moment because it's definitely the first time i've been to goodwood, first time i've been driving on an actual race course in the uk, so this is phenomenal. the car is much better than i am right now, but the technology and everything it has to offer, i mean... we'lljust keep going faster and faster. this project, if it's shown me one thing, it's that you can truly do anything you put your mind to, so... ..pursue your passion. 7 finally — back to the build up

to tomorrow night's big game — and let's leave you with a rather unique good luck message from members of the british antarctic survey — take a look. music: three lions (football's coming home).

we've still got a few showers around this evening, and tomorrow's actually going to be quite similar. further showers in the forecast, one or two of them could be heavy and thundery. but through the night, it's largely clear across most of the uk. not cold by any means —13—14 degrees, i think, for most of us. and then tomorrow, plenty of brightness right from the word go, but notice there is some weather here out towards the west, and that will make its way into south—western parts of the uk through the afternoon. so, it will be raining across the west country, parts of wales and heavy, possibly thundery showers in the north east of england and also across scotland. and for the all—important euro cup final 2020, it is looking like there'll be one or two showers around there in wembley. now, here's the forecast for monday, lots of showers about as well. the heaviest of the ones

across western and northern areas. again one or two thundery. in the sunshine, around 20 degrees or so.

coming home this is bbc world news, the headlines: england's footballers have arrived at their hotel near london ahead of tomorrow's match against italy in the final of euro 2020. the build—up reaches fever pitch — millions of fans around the country preparing to watch the game tomorrow night at eight o'clock. italy are unbeaten in 33 games. they've now flown to luton from their training base near florence hoping to win their second euros trophy. in other news — fully vaccinated nhs staff could be let off having to self isolate after contact with someone with covid — to try to tackle staff shortages.

and at wimbledon, world number one ashleigh barty has