this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. cheering the fans go wild — england score an early goal against italy in the euro 2020 final. this is the moment luke shaw struck. can england hang on to win a first major trophy for 55 years? across england, the millions without tickets are now hoping that tonight, more than ever, it's coming home. in the day's other news: and america's west is scorched by heat as california and nevada brace themselves for even more record—breaking temperatures. lift—off for branson — the billionaire virgin galactic

founder has flown to the edge of space on the company's first ever passenger flight, before gliding back to earth safely. no, i wanted to enjoy every minute of it, and i did. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we start here in london, where the euro 2020 final is taking place. the second half is just about to get under way. but we're going to take you back an hour to the start

of the first half, when england took the lead, through this goal from luke shaw. it triggered scenes like this one at a fan zone in trafalgar square in central london, with plenty of beer being thrown into the air. plenty of the scene is repeated right around the country, fans, well, excited at the prospect of england winning a first major tournament since, yeah, 1966, the world cup back then. a rather different scene in rome. should we really? it seems mean, but this was the scene in rome, not such a happy bunch of fans. i think we can go to rome now, mark lowen is our correspondent there. hi, i am going to get here, but i'm guessing those excited scenes just before kick—off and then, i imagine a change pretty quickly. and then, i imagine a change pretty cuickl . ., , and then, i imagine a change pretty cuickl. . , ,

quickly. that is exactly it, the italian confidence _ quickly. that is exactly it, the italian confidence we - quickly. that is exactly it, the italian confidence we had - quickly. that is exactly it, the l italian confidence we had seen, right the way through this tournament, with 33 unbeaten matches under roberto mancini's leadership, then a sense of realjoy in the fanzone in rome, but suddenly it evaporated into shocked silence 20 minutes in, when luke shaw scored that england goal, the fastest goal in an opening match of a euros final in an opening match of a euros final in history. the italians were absolutely silent, i have to say. piazza del popolo is under some covid restrictions, only 2000 fans here, so it might look empty compared to the scenes in london, but what the italians have lacked in numbers, they have made up for in passion, with italian flags, and you can see the wigs, somewhere in ancient roman gladiator helmets. 0ne young fan i spoke to said, we have had a hellish first half, but he

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italian people behind their team. this is a country that is fractured into regional identities, but pretty much 60 million italians are behind their team, much 60 million italians are behind theirteam, and much 60 million italians are behind their team, and really even if the scoreline stays, even if italy doesn't make it tonight, for many people here, they will feel it is already a victory, the fact that they have got to this point, that they have got to this point, that they can come out with their friends to the bars and restaurants and see it after the torrid 16 or 17 months that this country has had with coronavirus. they are confident, grazie, to get an equaliser! uninvited guests there, i don't blame them at all! the second half is just getting blame them at all! the second half isjust getting under blame them at all! the second half is just getting under way, blame them at all! the second half isjust getting under way, as blame them at all! the second half is just getting under way, as we can say, and we are based in london here, and we have heard lots of people talking about what this is doing to the country here in england. giving it that sense of

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for talkint him. great stuff, thank you so much for talking us _ him. great stuff, thank you so much for talking us through _ him. great stuff, thank you so much for talking us through the _ for talking us through the atmosphere, i will let you go back to watching the game, mark lowen live in rome. let's take you to england, this is trafalgar square, right in the heart of london, the second half of the football has kicked off, england still leading 1-0. kicked off, england still leading 1—0. let's see where else we can ping around, this is croydon, south london, people getting drinks in, still. things looking relatively calm, not too much early celebration, not too much gloating. and we can say that this is preston, i believe, yeah, this is preston in northern england, they are watching the football. no early celebrations yet, fans getting stuck in, we will keep you across everything that is happening. this is coventry, again, a relatively civilised scene in coventry, as they are watching the game, a nail—biting 45 minutes or so left as they see if their team,

england, can hold onto this lead and the euro 2020 championship. let's move on to the rest of the day's news now. sir richard branson hasjust returned from the edge of space, during virgin galactic�*s first fully crewed flight. take—off from mew mexico was slightly delayed by bad weather but the flight is being seen as a milestone for the commencial space industry. sir richard said it was the experience of a lifetime. from spaceport america in new mexico, here's sophie long. preparations were made before take—off... about ten years, and an hour and a half behind schedule, in one of the most desolate areas of north america, a lifelong dream became reality. sir richard branson, along with two pilots and three other virgin galactic employees, were transported to the spaceship unity tethered to the mothership eve. then take—off. this is the moment he's been waiting for. after more than 16 years,

and hundreds of millions of pounds, sir richard branson is now on his way to space. that's so cool. so you can see the moment when they release right there... forjust under four minutes, they experienced weightlessness and enjoyed a view of planet earth that only astronauts can dream of. well, i've done some ridiculous things in my lifetime. that was really, really, really ridiculous. but ijust can't wait for... ..one day to be able to experience this. it's the experience of a lifetime. and touchdown. safely back on earth after a 90—minute flight. critics call this a billionaire'sjoyride, harmful to the planet sir richard says he wants to protect. for the people here at the first purpose—built commercial spaceport on the planet, this passenger flight marks an historic moment in the long and continuing journey towards space tourism becoming a reality. sophie long, bbc news,

spaceport america, new mexico. 0ur correspondent sophie long caught up with richard branson after he came back down to earth. here's what they had to say to each other. so sir richard branson, astronaut, congratulations. oh, thank you so much. i think i'm still up there, but i'll do my best to pretend i'm down here again! but we just had the most extraordinary day, a culmination of 17 years of hard work by a wonderful group of people. and, yeah, we're all feeling very, very, very, very elated. was it everything you expected? you've been dreaming about this since you were young. was it everything you'd imagined? honestly, it was more than i'd imagined. i mean, it's impossible to describe, first of all, the rush of going from no miles an hour to 3,000 miles an hour

in seven or eight seconds. and then when you get to apogee and, you know, i said a few words for kids, because i really want to inspire kids to think of space in the same way that i was inspired as a kid. and then when i finished saying those words, ijust unbuckled and just drifted up into the cabin and looked down, the spaceship had now gone over. and we've got these enormous windows, and i was looking through these windows back at this beautiful earth, and then through three of our other astronauts just sort of come through like fish beneath me. and get out of the way, i want to look out through the window! every second was breathtaking. can you just cast your mind back to this morning? were you scared? do you know, i wasn't scared. you're always scared about letting the side down. i've trained and trained and trained for this. i'm, you know, i'm really

fit and healthy and... yeah, so, you know, the moment i realised my body was going to perform, i mean, it's quite you know, you've got quite a lot of g force, i could just relax and enjoy every every second of it. and, you know, i knew that our 800 wonderful engineers have got it right. i mean, i'm not worried about, you know, some sort of catastrophe taking place. i mean, it's incredible, what they've built. and both the mothership that's named after my mum eve, and the spaceship and this beautiful spaceport, i mean, it'sjust so stunning. so, no, i wanted to enjoy every minute of it, and i did. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. at least 12 migrants have been killed and 20 others injured in eastern turkey when their overloaded bus crashed. the vehicle was carrying afghan, bangladeshi and pakistanis and travelling near the iranian border when the driver lost control and it overturned in a ditch

and burst into flames. dozens of people have been arrested across south africa, as protests against the jailing of the former presidentjacob zuma continue to spread. the first unrest broke out after the former leader handed himself in to begin a 15—month sentence for defying orders to co—operate with a corruption inquiry. there have been reports of looting nearjohannesburg and here in durban. pope francis has appeared in public for the first time since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago. a crowd gathered outside rome's gemelli hospital to see the pontiff step out onto a balcony. the vatican says his recovery is on track, but added he is not yet well enough to return home. australia has announced its first coronavirus—related death this year amid rising infections of the delta variant in its most

populous state new south wales. a woman in her 90s has died, hours after testing positive for covid—19. authorities have announced 77 new cases. sydney is now in its third week of lockdown. parts of the us are braced for more record—breaking temperatures, having already endured the hottest june on record. forecasters are warning that some places including california and nevada will remain dangerously hot, fuelling fears of even more wildfires. charlotte wright reports. in the western united states, the heat is relentless. on friday, death valley in california reached 54.4 degrees celsius, believed to be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on earth. now more warnings that much of california and nevada will be dangerously hot in the coming days. we definitely took the time

to take extra precautions. we brought a cooler full of water, and we are making sure everyone stays hydrated. it is the hottest place on earth. this is hot. it's never been hotter. with the extreme heat come wild fires. firefighters in the region say the air is so dry that much of the water dropped by aircraft to quell the flames evaporates before it reaches the ground. as soon as you get these hot temperatures and these extreme drought conditions, that leads to the explosive growth on these wildfires, so not only are we dealing with these temperatures that are breaking records, affecting more than 30 million people, now, as those wildfires grow, in the coming days we are going to have to watch the air quality impacts in the region. in northern california, nearly 200 square miles of forest have been closed, and homes have been evacuated close to the nevada border, while in idaho the governor has declared a wild fire

emergency and mobilised the state's national guard. because of our drought that we just came out of this winter, our fuels, the trees, the shrubs, they are very, very dry, and so as we extend through the summer, we can expect larger fires. so it's quite challenging, the months ahead. the national weather service has advised those in the region to drink plenty of water and stay inside air—conditioned buildings. the high temperatures are expected to continue well into next week. charlotte wright, bbc news. cuba is reporting record numbers of covid infections. the latest figures show over 28,000 active cases, the highest since the pandemic began. the worst affected area is the western province of matanzas, where the incidence rate is just under 2,250 per 100,000 residents. cuba has just approved its home—grown abdala covid vaccine for emergency use — a first for the caribbean and latin america. here in the uk,

the government says people will still be expected to wear masks in many indoor spaces — and on public transport — after covid restrictions in england are lifted. the prime minister is due to confirm on monday whether most of the rules will end on the 19th ofjuly, including the legal requirement to wear masks. here's our health correspondentjim reed. it's one of the most visible signs of the pandemic. injust over the week, the legal requirement to wear a mask in england is set to end. speaking earlier, though, the vaccines minister said there would still be an expectation to mask up in some cases. the guidelines will be very clear on things like mask—wearing. there's an expectation of people to wear masks indoors, in crowded places, on public transport. so rather than governed by diktat, what we're saying is we move to step four cautiously. in wales, scotland and northern ireland, wearing a mask will still be law for the time being. in england, laboursaid making the rule voluntary

would be a mistake. we think more could be done to make sure that public spaces are properly ventilated. and as we've said all the way through this crisis, people who do need to go home to self—isolate need, if they're on low incomes, to be financially supported to do that. it comes as infections are rising across much of the country. more people are mixing, and there are signs the football has led to a spike among young men. though in scotland, that trend has started to reverse. do you have a registration card? across the uk, ministers have said 100,000 a day could soon be testing positive. vaccines will keep the vast majority out of hospital, but some are warning there could still be disruption to the nhs. so the actual numbers in hospital would still be well below the second wave peak, even if we did hit that 100,000 a day. but, of course, it's very disruptive having covid cases and there would, of course, be a lot of bad outcomes. but i guess the judgment is that it's better that we do it

now than in the winter. tomorrow, borisjohnson will confirm plans to lift most of those last restrictions in england. but the message will be one of caution rather than celebration as ministers try to navigate out of this pandemic. jim reed, bbc news. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. hello and thanks forjoining us. let's start in london, where there was an epic battle for the wimbledon title, but despite an early scare, world number one novak djokovic took the trophy for a sixth time. he beat italian matteo berrettini in four sets and equals the record of roger federer and rafa nadal with 20 grand slam titles. chetan pathak was watching. this has been a wimbledon like no other, played in a pandemic, and on

the final sunday and the result was one that many were predicting, novak djkovic is wimbledon champion again, a sixth title for him, but the number that matters most will be 20 — he is now level on the number of grand slams with roger federer and rafael nadal, extraordinary to think that when djokovic won his first at the australian open in 2008, federer was already on 12, nadal on four. he has been playing catch—up his whole career, and now he has done it. matteo berrettini was standing in his way, the italian has lit up this tournament, 11 wins in a row on grass, if you include this fantastic run at queens. he has won many admirers, and on centre court crowd was fully behind the underdog, who brought his best tennis to that first set, down a break, 5—2, he fought back to win that 7—6. djokovic, like he has done so many times before, came back, returning

at a top level, hunting every ball down, and putting pressure on berrettini when he could. in the end, he reeled off the subsequent sets 6—4, 6—4, 6—3 to stand with the trophy that means so much to him. so what next for djokovic? he has made no secret of chasing history and the tokyo 0lympics no secret of chasing history and the tokyo olympics are on the horizon, and then the us open. if he were to windows two, he would have won all four grand slams and olympic gold in the same calendar year — no man has done that in the history of tennis, only steffi graf can point to that achievement, and you wouldn't put it past djokovic on the form he has shown in this final and at these championships. as you've been hearing, we're into the second half of the euros final at wembley in london, and it's england who are leading italy. they got an early goal with luke shaw volleying a cross from kieren trippier after just one minute and 50 seconds. that's the fastest ever

goal in a euros final. it is still 1—0 to england, despite a chance for italy in the last few minutes, parried away byjordan pickford. there's been another huge football final this weekend. lionel messi ended his wait for a first major international title as argentina beat brazil in the copa america final. it's been 28 years since argentina last won the competition. angel di maria was the matchwinner with a superb lob over the brazilian keeper in the first half. messi, who had never won a major international title, was named player of the tournament after scoring four goals in the competition. india have set up a decider against england women in their multi—format series after an eight—run victory in their second twenty20. india had a good start, with shafali verma and smriti mandhana sharing 70 for the first wicket. but england's bowlers restricted them to 148—4.

in reply, england were at 106—2 but lost four wickets in just 19 balls. they finished 140—8. england lead the series 8—6, the third and final t20 match is on wednesday. south africa captain siya kolisi has tested positive for coronavirus just two weeks before the first test against the british and irish lions. it takes the total number of cases to more than 20 in the springbok camp. however, a large group of south africa players will return to training on sunday after six days of isolation. the three—test series against the lions starts from the 24th ofjuly. that's all the sport for now. japan's capital, tokyo, in under another state of emergency after a recent surge in coronavirus cases. it'll be in place until 22nd august, covering the entire duration of the olympic games, which are scheduled to start of 23rd july.

mariko 0i reports. with less than two weeks before the start of the olympics, tokyo is once again under a state of emergency. bars and restaurants are asked not to serve alcohol, and shops are closing early. it's not a strict locked down, and there are no penalties, so how effective it will be remains to be seen. but businesses will face yet another blow to their bottom line. and after spending some $25 billion in preparation for the olympics, the japanese government will likely not see any financial benefits from tourism or ticket sales after deciding not to allow any fans inside the stadiums. 0pinions deciding not to allow any fans inside the stadiums. opinions are split. translation: having no spectators will help control the spread of the virus. . ., ., ., will help control the spread of the virus. . ., ., virus. excitement among local people had been building _ virus. excitement among local people had been building ahead _ virus. excitement among local people had been building ahead of _ virus. excitement among local people had been building ahead of the - had been building ahead of the games, — had been building ahead of the games, i— had been building ahead of the games, i am disappointed. had been building ahead of the games, lam disappointed. i had been building ahead of the games, i am disappointed. i am sad,

but i have macro _ games, i am disappointed. i am sad, but i have macro no _ games, i am disappointed. i am sad, but i have macro no choice _ games, i am disappointed. i am sad, but i have macro no choice but - games, i am disappointed. i am sad, but i have macro no choice but to - but i have macro no choice but to accept it under the circumstances. the event was already taking place under strict and infection rules. but as the japanese capital sees an increasing number of the highly infectious delta variant, the authorities have made the decision, which they say are necessary to achieve a safe and secure tokyo olympic games. mariko 0i, bbc news, tokyo. back to the football, do you want to see what hundreds of very nervous looking football fans look like? this is trafalgar square in the middle of london. we are in the second half of the england—italy game, england still 1—0 up, defending their lead, but italy have had a couple of good chances in the last ten minutes or so. what else is happening around london? this is croydon in south london, nails being bitten, i am sure, people will in the full—time whistle to come. and

then because we are mean, we're going go to rome, the team at 1—0 down, they are hoping for a goal to change that. you are watching bbc news. we just paused to say goodbye to our international viewers, but now it is time for the uk weather with darren bett. hello there. we've got some more summery weather later on in the new week, but we're starting with some rain. much of the summer has been white because we have had low pressure close by, as we have got now, and thatis close by, as we have got now, and that is because the jet stream has been to the south of the uk. the other side of the atlantic, much more application of the jet, which means we are going to find a strengthening judge running to the north of the uk. that will allow high pressure too slowly but surely build up in the south west and to settle things down. things are not settled at the moment, rain develop and pushing its way eastwards across

england and wales, turning right here, heavy bursts of rain, turning dry across scotland, thundery downpours is in a way, largely dry overnight, cooler here, a warm night where we have cloud and rain across england and wales, still heavy bursts of rain, it may ease off for a while, then sunshine comes out in places, triggering thundery downpours in scotland but also towards the south—east of england and east anglia. threats of flooding by the end of the day. not as wide for northern ireland, wales and the south—west, and it should be warmer thanit south—west, and it should be warmer than it was today. low pressure with us for the start of the week, hence that flooding rain in places. the low transfers out into continental europe, most of the thundery downpours are the other side of the channel, but close enough to bring the threat of heavy showers towards the threat of heavy showers towards the south—east, but generally fewer, lighter showers, turning dry from the west, a bit more sunshine coming through, so temperature is a degree

or two higher on tuesday. and it continues to dry up during wednesday as that rain pushes away, yes, we are going to find a weak weather front bringing more cloud in the west, but otherwise dry with decent spells of sunshine. as a result, temperatures up to 24, maybe even 25 degrees. it is not going to get hot just yet, we have got high pressure building in towards the uk, but this is where the air is coming from, more of a northerly breeze. certainly an improvement as the week goes on. we are starting right with flooding rains in places. from midweek onwards, it looks much drier with sunshine, it looks like summer is coming home at last.

hello, this is bbc news with lewis vaughanjones. the headlines: the final of euro 2020 is deep into the second half. italy have just equalised after england took the lead through this early goal from luke shaw.

that goal triggered scenes like this in trafalgar square at fanzones — and probably in front rooms too — across the country. and this is the scene in rome as italy equalised. just 20 mounts to go now before the possibility of extra time. in other news, the uk's vaccine minister says the government is confident that plans to lift a range of covid restrictions will go ahead onjuly the 19the in england. but he also said masks are still expected to be worn indoors. the fortification of the vaccination programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four, and the pm will say more about this. a sixth wimbedon title! and at wimbledon, it's game, set and match for novak djokovic as he beats matteo berrettini by three sets to one to take his sixth grass court title.

the serb is now level pegging with federer and nadal