welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. england's women footballers make history — beating germany two — one in the european championship final at wembley. it's a first major football title for any english national side, for nearly sixty years. england fans are jubilant. this is a moment in history. it's hopefully a massive change for girls growing up a women in sport. absolutely brilliant. i don't believe it. queen elizabeth sent her congratulations to the england team —

she said they've set an example for girls and women today, as well as for future generations. also on the programme... us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia — amid intense speculation over whether she'll anger china by visiting taiwan. fidel ramos, the former president of the philippines — now seen as one of the most effective leaders the country ever had, has died. and — the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground—breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. hello and welcome

to the programme. england have won the european women's football championship — beating germany 2—1 at wembley. the lionesses had never won a major trophy before — and this is the first football honour for the nation since the men's world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90—thousand people were at the stadium, with millions more following the game on television and radio. mark lobel reports. eight euphoric moment for english sport with a pitch perfect performance from the lionesses. bringing football home in front of a record crowd of over 87,000 at wembley and many more watching on around the country and the world. yeah i said she's _ the country and the world. yeah i said she's got _ the country and the world. yeah i said she's got to _ the country and the world. yeah i said she's got to do _ the country and the world. yeah i said she's got to do all- the country and the world. yeah i said she's got to do all she - i said she's got to do all she can to remember this was a visor to last time england won a tournament which was when

daddy was born which was a long time ago. she's got to remember this for as long as you can it's very, very special. fantastic atmosphere, it's a fantastic_ fantastic atmosphere, it's a fantastic sport. i think being in the — fantastic sport. i think being in the home of football, the result— in the home of football, the result is_ in the home of football, the result is in our favour for once _ result is in our favour for once. �* . result is in our favour for once. ~ . ., ., once. amazing. there are women were great _ once. amazing. there are women were great football, _ once. amazing. there are women were great football, great - once. amazing. there are women were great football, great end . were great football, great end to end — were great football, great end to end entertainment- were great football, great end to end entertainment and - were great football, great end to end entertainment and we. to end entertainment and we want — to end entertainment and we want yes! _ to end entertainment and we want- yes!— want. yes! england! i don't want. yes! england! i don't want to use _ want. yes! england! i don't want to use comparison - want. yes! england! i don't- want to use comparison compared to men's football but the reality is we got the job done. in the attendance throughout the stadium to support in england has been greatly can only be better for grassroots football. it only be better for grassroots football. . , ., ., football. it was a foul filled first half is _ football. it was a foul filled first half is a _ football. it was a foul filled first half is a time - football. it was a foul filled first half is a time winning l first half is a time winning germany look to stop england sudden momentum all the tough as they were without their best player, injured before kick—off. with in our gone it was in audacious chip by

manchester united ella tomb, an absolute belter that broke the deadlock. sending fans wild. but less than 20 minutes later germany's slotted home taking it to extra time. england needed to regroup and then became super sub chloe kelly at first missing and then blasting in her first international goal and the one that landed it for england. her celebration earned her a booking, england. her celebration earned hera booking, no england. her celebration earned her a booking, no doubt it looks to be set to become one of the most iconic images in modern women sport, encompassing this epic win months after her recovery from an acute knee injury. after many years of hurt the relief was palpable. mi many years of hurt the relief was palpable. all tournaments, we've had _ was palpable. all tournaments, we've had so — was palpable. all tournaments, we've had so much _ was palpable. all tournaments, we've had so much support - was palpable. all tournaments, | we've had so much support from ourfans. it's really

our fans. it's really incredible. ourfans. it's really incredible. i think we did an incredible. i think we did an incrediblejob, i'm so proud of the team. players seem and support... i think i need a couple of days to realise what we've done. couple of days to realise what we've done-— couple of days to realise what we've done. , ., ., , we've done. the question now is will it move _ we've done. the question now is will it move this _ we've done. the question now is will it move this and _ we've done. the question now is will it move this and other - will it move this and other women sports on? will they get their recognition so many say they need and now truly deserve? mark lobel bbc news. we will be speaking to mark later in the programme for more on the reaction to that amazing victory. well thousands of fans gathered around tv screens in bars, restaurants, halls and squares all over the country to watch the match and live the drama alonside the players. john donnison reports. in south london the party it started even before the match began. 800 people packed in and pumped up in front of the big

screen in croydon. i’m pumped up in front of the big screen in croydon.— screen in croydon. i'm so excited- _ screen in croydon. i'm so excited- i— screen in croydon. i'm so excited. i think _ screen in croydon. i'm so excited. i think the - screen in croydon. i'm so excited. i think the girls. screen in croydon. i'm so i excited. i think the girls are brilliantly this year. really looking forward to the game. definitely get away, really excited and i'm hoping for 3—0. but it_ excited and i'm hoping for 3—0. but it was— excited and i'm hoping for 3—0. but it was a _ excited and i'm hoping for 3—0. but it was a cagey first half witnessed by fans who gathered in shop field. up in newcastle the former coach of striker beth mead was watching and wincing. despite a full plate and a few close calls the fans wanting england to up their game. wanting england to up their name. ~ , . wanting england to up their iame_ . , ., ., ' , wanting england to up their came.~ h, , game. we started off very good that we just _ game. we started off very good that we just need _ game. we started off very good that we just need to _ game. we started off very good that we just need to try - game. we started off very good that we just need to try and - that we just need to try and -et that we just need to try and get the _ that we just need to try and get the goals in now. | that we just need to try and get the goals in now. i think the manager— get the goals in now. i think the manager at _ get the goals in now. i think the manager at half-time i get the goals in now. i think the manager at half-time is| the manager at half—time is gonna — the manager at half—time is gonna get _ the manager at half—time is gonna get a _ the manager at half—time is gonna get a bit _ the manager at half—time is gonna get a bit of— the manager at half—time is gonna get a bit of talking i the manager at half—time is| gonna get a bit of talking to. ithink— gonna get a bit of talking to. i think were _ gonna get a bit of talking to. i think were going _ gonna get a bit of talking to. i think were going to - gonna get a bit of talking to. i think were going to see - gonna get a bit of talking to. i think were going to see a l i think were going to see a hearty— i think were going to see a hearty team _ i think were going to see a hearty team come - i think were going to see a hearty team come out. - i think were going to see al hearty team come out. and coals. hearty team come out. and goais- and _ hearty team come out. and goals. and that's _ hearty team come out. and goals. and that's exactly i hearty team come out.- goals. and that's exactly what they thought. elation in croydon as ella tomb is divine chip opened the scoring. but then deflation after the germans pulled one back and

then pandemonium in sheffield. with clowe kelly's extra time winner. 56 amazement. it's over and it's wearing- — 56 amazement. it's over and it's wearing. this _ 56 amazement. it's over and it's wearing. this is - 56 amazement. it's over and it's wearing. this is the - 56 amazement. it's over and it's wearing. this is the best| it's wearing. this is the best day ever- — it's wearing. this is the best day ever- l'm _ it's wearing. this is the best day ever. i'm just _ it's wearing. this is the best day ever. i'm just so - it's wearing. this is the best day ever. i'm just so glad. l day ever. i'm 'ust so glad. it's a day ever. i'm just so glad. it's a moment _ day ever. i'm just so glad. it's a moment in - day ever. i'm just so glad. it's a moment in history. i it's a moment in history. hapefully_ it's a moment in history. hapefully a _ it's a moment in history. hopefully a massive - it's a moment in history. i hopefully a massive change it's a moment in history. - hopefully a massive change for -irls hopefully a massive change for girls growing _ hopefully a massive change for girls growing up— hopefully a massive change for girls growing up in— hopefully a massive change for girls growing up in women- hopefully a massive change for girls growing up in women andl girls growing up in women and sport — girls growing up in women and sort. �* , , girls growing up in women and sort. , , ., sport. absolutely brilliant. i cannot believe _ sport. absolutely brilliant. i cannot believe it. _ sport. absolutely brilliant. i cannot believe it. 21 - cannot believe it. 21 predicted, get it. this could no on predicted, get it. this could go on for — predicted, get it. this could go on for some _ predicted, get it. this could go on for some time. - they are having so much fun. well—deserved indeed.

earlier i spoke to carol bates, the founder of the crawley 0ld girls football team which aims to encourage women to take up the game. she was also with some of the team members part of the crowd at both the semi final and final today and made it back to the pub to speak to us. it sounds like you're having a great time there as well. i hear loud cheers of support. what an exciting night for everybody. what was the response that you initially got when you first started the football team? well, because it hadn't really been done before, we did try to get some funding and there were questions asked of whether we could do it or not. we got funding in the end, we got some women that came along and itjust spread around the country. from that sport england and the fa have invested £1 million to try help give opportunities to all sorts of women around the country to come into the game to participate. and also for those who come

back into the game just to play for fun. given the fact that this victory has happened such a momentous occasion. how do you think a victory like this might be able to encourage or convince more women to get into the sport? i think you've got to look at today and there's a pathway now for women to get into the game as a professional. there's also plenty of opportunities for women that have never played before. if you go to local county fa as there is funding there for you to set up groups. so it's just really to get women active at well, that's very important. carol bates the founder of the crawly football team. the german team coach, martina voss—tecklenburg said her team were unlucky, but congratulated the england team on their win saying they were worthy winners. in the end england are european champions, you absolutely have to congratulate them. the players won hearts and had support here.

they scored 2 goals against germany, so they deserve to be european champions, for now. congratulations above all to the english team. mark lobeljoins me for more reaction. there's been a lot of reaction from england fans who are thrilled of course but even wider afield about what this victory means for women in sport — just tlak us through just talk us through some of that. it's the first of this nature and the first regatta is the queen. she's unbelievably proud of the team. she's ensued as a statement sending our warmest congratulations and the success of the lionesses goes far beyond the trophy that they have so deservedly earned. she talked in detail about the inspiration they have achieved already for future generations. it wasn't just her,

already for future generations. it wasn'tjust her, the duke of cambridge, the grandson of the essay saying this was history in the making, the nation can be proud of. of course we saw the pride in his face as he was ending out those metals at the ending out those metals at the end of the maths. the prime minister borisjohnson was pictured watching the match with his two children. he says football has come home and he had praise for the manager and the team captain. and he said football pictures across the country will be fuelled inspired by the triumph there were a lot of england male football is supporting along the way, the lionnesses and hurricane was one of them. he said there were absolutely unreal scenes at wembley stadium, he's a part of the team for the we heard of that 1966 when he interpretsjeffrey hurst saying he was unbelievably proud. thank you for keeping us up—to—date with all the latest reaction. that's a sentiment that a lot of people are going to be feeling today, the

feeling of pride and inspiration. i know that my little girl was watching a very keenly. it was too late out in singapore but when she wakes up this morning she will be thrilled. thank you forjoining us. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. one of ukraine's most prominent businessmen — whose company is responsible for much of the infrastructure for its grain exports — has been killed in a russian missile strike. an adviser to president zelensky said he believed 0leksiy vadatursky was deliberately targeted when his home was hit in the southern city of mykolayiv. officials in lebanon have said more parts of the huge grain silos in beirut port which fell down on sunday could collapse imminently. sections of the silos, which were severely damaged in a deadly chemical explosion two years ago, collapsed after a fire. at least 26 people are now known to have died in severe flooding in the us state of kentucky. storms have pounded the east of the state and the governor

said he expected the number of fatalities to rise. more heavy rain is expected on tuesday. thousands of people in northern california have been evacuated as fast—moving wildfires destroyed homes. the mckinney fire near the border with oregon has already scorched tens of thousands of acres and fire officials have said none of it has been contained. no injuries have been reported so far. to asia now, where us house speaker nancy pelosi is visiting this week. her itinerary will include stops in singapore, malaysia, japan and south korea, but there is no mention of a stopover in taiwan, which has, over the past week, been a huge source of tension for the united states and china. a short time ago i spoke to alexander huang, professor at tamkang university. he gave me his view on pelosi's decision not to include taipei on her travels. to my acknowledge it was the

original intention that speaker pelosi won't visit taipei. but in the past week or so there was no direct communication, no further messaging coming out from washington. so we don't know until yesterday when the speakers office released the official travel plan for that and taiwan is not included. 0f and taiwan is not included. of course it shows a sign of ease but i believe that both beijing and taipei are still watching closely and get everything prepared. should there be any chance that the speakers plan would have a sudden decision or travel plan change. so we are still very vigilant in watching this, as her trip develops. fin

this, as her trip develops. on that, if indeed there is in unofficial trip to taiwan, how do you think the chinese might react? ~ , ., react? well, chinese head said the will react? well, chinese head said they will react _ react? well, chinese head said they will react fiercely, - they will react fiercely, forcefully. 0ur calculation is that it could be in diplomatic front as well as military front. so far there military exercises in the known drills are far away from taiwan and smaller scale. we believe that if we can consult our past experience and will be can detergent with various types of people of liberation army air force plans. and we probably would expect that they will have the incursion of the median line which will put taiwan on high alert. so there

could be other diplomatic measures that we don't know yet. it would be up to beijing to determine taiwan is fully prepared, we welcome the speakers visit but we hope that china will not react to taiwan when they are angry at the united states.— when they are angry at the united states. briefly, given all ou united states. briefly, given all you describe, _ united states. briefly, given all you describe, what - united states. briefly, given all you describe, what is - united states. briefly, given all you describe, what is the| all you describe, what is the reaction of people in taiwan to that potential visit given that it was talked about so much last week?— it was talked about so much last week? ., ., , , ., , last week? naturally, people, excet last week? naturally, people, except the _ last week? naturally, people, except the tv _ last week? naturally, people, except the tv news _ last week? naturally, people, j except the tv news pendants, most of the people on the street are not talking about this issue, taiwan has the local election this year and people are worried about the economy. so i do not sense any urgent or panic in taipei.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... a look at the legacy of the former star trek star nichelle nichols, best known for playing lieutenant uhura who has died age 89. the question was do you want to save the people and japanese as well and win the war or you want to take a chance on being able to win the war but killing all our young able to win the war but killing all ouryoung man? able to win the war but killing all our young man? the invasion bean at all our young man? the invasion began at two — all our young man? the invasion began at two o'clock _ all our young man? the invasion began at two o'clock this - began at two o'clock this morning. began at two o'clock this morning-— began at two o'clock this morninu. ~ �* , ,, morning. mr bush like most other people _ morning. mr bush like most other people was _ morning. mr bush like most other people was clearly - morning. mr bush like most - other people was clearly caught by surprise _ other people was clearly caught by surprise. ilie— other people was clearly caught by surprise-— by surprise. we call for the immediate _ by surprise. we call for the immediate and _ by surprise. we call for the l immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraq he forces. ' :: :: withdrawal of all the iraq he forces. i“, ii , ., , withdrawal of all the iraq he forces. ':: :: , ., , ., withdrawal of all the iraq he forces. ':: i: , ., , ., ., , forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, _ forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality - forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and - full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life of the no

other— enjoyment of life of the no other king or queen in british history— other king or queen in british history has lived so long for the in — history has lived so long for the in the _ history has lived so long for the in the queen mother is said to be _ the in the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's reached we'll achieve — indeed that she's reached we'll achieve this landmark anniversary.— achieve this landmark anniversa . , , ., ., anniversary. this is a pivotal moment _ anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for— anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the _ anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church - anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church is i anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church is an j moment for the church is an international movement the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. england's women footballers make history — beating germany two — one in the european championship final at wembley. us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia — amid intense speculation over whether she'll anger china by visiting taiwan. to the philippines now — where the the former president

fidel ramos has died. he was ninety—four. mr ramos became a hero to many filipinos when he split from the autocratic leader ferdinand marcos who was toppled in a popular uprising. emer mccarthy reports. he earned a reputation as one of the countries most effective leaders. fidel ramos nicknamed steady eddie was known for his unflappable character during regular moments of people in philippines. ——upheaval he was the national police chief who helped enforce martial law during the authoritarian rule of president ferdinand marcos in the 1970s and 80s. thousands of people were killed and jailed. but mr ramos to affected and in 1986 was a leading force in the people power revolution which brought down the marcos regime. six years later he was voted

in as the new president, oversaw an unusually calm. of politics and economic growth. during his tenure the economy surged and poverty rates fell nearly 10% through his social reform agenda. a fighter in the political arena and on the battlefield ramos graduated from the procedures west point military academy in the united states and served in both the korean and vietnam wars. ramos was in an early supporter of roderigo duterte even serving as a special envoy to beijing to ease tension in the south china sea. the relationship quickly soured and he publicly criticised duterte's moves away from the us alliance and his anti—drug campaign. in an historical twist to his death coincides with the recent election of marcos his son ferdinand marcos junior as president. in a statement released on sunday he said, our family shares

the filipino peoples grief on this sad day, we did not only lose a good leader but also a member of the family. he was 94. to the uk now, where prince charles has accepted a payment of one million pounds from the family of 0sama bin laden — according to a report in the sunday times. the prince of wales accepted the money from two of the infamous al-qaeda leader's half—brothers in 2013, two years after he was killed. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond has more. it jonny dymond has more. is not a good look there's no it is not a good look there's no doubt about that. the pala says this was a decade ago, all the necessary checks are made, you don't disown the entire family for the action of 1's own. it speaks a lot of the detail in the newspaper stories today but does not dispute the donation when i ask your source at the palace if he thought that donation would have been

made had they known it was good to be made public, it was a very long silence. there's been a drip, drip, drip of revelations about how the princes charities have raised funds in the past and has a very unhappy backdrop to his work. the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for playing lieutenant uhura in the original 1960s series of star trek has died at the age of eighty— nine. her role was trailblazing — she was one of the first black actresses on american tv to play an authority figure. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at her career. lieutenant uhura was the starship enterprise's communications officer. confident, charismatic, calm under pressure. ship to ship. hailing frequencies open, sir. hailing frequencies open. hailing frequencies open, sir.

conscious, too, of some of the limitations of the role. mr spock, sometimes i think if i hear that word "frequency" once more, i'll cry. nichelle nichols' background was in musical theatre — a talent the show occasionally exploited. # 0h, on the starship enterprise. her character on star trek was ground—breaking in many ways. the show broadcast one of television's first interracial kisses. mr spock, i haven't done anything like this in years. but perhaps more significant was seeing notjust a woman, but a black woman playing such a prominent role. i can think of no—one better equipped to handle it, miss uhura. indeed, when she was considering leaving the show, she was persuaded to stay... i'm afraid i changed my mind. ..after being introduced to martin luther king. when i told him i was leaving the show, he said, "how can you leave? there is a door open here that

you cannot allow to close because you have the first non—stereotypical role in television, and the world is looking." hi, i'm nichelle nichols, but i still feel a little bit like lieutenant uhura on the starship enterprise. even after star trek, she continued to inspire subsequent generations, taking part in several nasa initiatives to encourage women and people from ethnic minorities tojoin the space programme. for her, it was a lifelong mission. what, have you lost - all your sense of reality? she returned to star trek when it took to the cinema screen, having lost none of her characters determination. you wanted adventure, how's this? the old adrenaline going, huh? good boy. get in the closet. star trek hoped to portray a future where prejudice had faded away. nichelle nichols played a huge part in bringing that future a step closer.

chinese rocket debris has crashed to earth over the indian and pacific oceans. these images of light trails in the sky are thought to be the space debris from the long march 5 re—entering earth's atmoshphere. the rocket was launched into space last sunday. china's space agency said most of its remains burnt in the atmosphere, identifying the sulu sea in the pacific as the re—entry location. if you want to keep up with all the stories we're covering — just head to our website. there's background and analysis to all the main news — including the iconic image of the football today. chloe kelly celebrates with her team—mates

strength and celebration. what a glorious moment indeed. congratulations to the. that's it from us. thank you for watching. hello. the rain that fell for some of us in the last couple of days ofjuly doesn't really change the fact that it was a very dry month for many parts of the uk, but especially down towards the south. so what about the first week of august? well, this chart shows the rainfall we're expecting to accumulate over the coming days. the darker colours show where the wettest weather will be up to the northwest, the lighter colours suggesting that very little rain will fall in the south, where we really do need it. for monday morning, this ridge of high pressure in charge of our weather, so a mainly dry start to the week. one or two sharp showers from this cloud that'll be sitting in place across parts of eastern england — that should tend to clear. then lots of sunshine, but then we see cloud rolling in from the west, bringing rain into northern ireland around lunchtime, and then into southwest scotland, west wales,

far south west of england, across the isle of mann, maybe into northwest england later in the day. those are your afternoon temperatures — 18 or 19 for glasgow and belfast, 27 degrees in london. still some warmth and humidity around. for the commonwealth games in birmingham and the west midlands — some spells of sunshine, temperatures of 2a or 25 degrees. but as we go through monday night, we will see this area of cloud rolling its way eastwards with some outbreaks of rain, some quite heavy rain in places — particularly for north wales, northwest england — a lot of mist and murk, some low cloud on what will be a very warm and muggy night, actually — 1a to 18 degrees as we begin tuesday morning. for tuesday, a lot of cloud and some rain around first thing. some particularly heavy bursts for northern england, wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia. precious little of that rain getting down into the south, where we really do need some. by the afternoon, signs of something a little brighter, although western coasts of wales, the south west, likely to stay cloudy and drizzly. a few showers in the north west of scotland.

quite a windy day — those are the average wind speeds, the gusts will be stronger than that. but that wind coming from quite a warm direction, still high levels of humidity — 23 for aberdeen, 27 for london. bit of a change, though, through tuesday night into wednesday as this cold front sinks its way southeastwards. behind that, we change the wind direction, we get into northwesterly winds, and that will start to introduce cooler conditions — fresher conditions, too, across the uk by day and by night. it will turn mostly dry aside from just a few showers. 17 in belfast by friday, 2a in london.

welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. south africa is in a long—term flirtation with political and economic chaos. mass unemployment, power cuts and rising crime are stoking discontent and instability.