welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: england's women footballers make history, beating germany 2—1 in the european championship final at wembley. cheering. it's a first major football title for any english national side for nearly 60 years. england fans are jubilant. this is a great moment in history and hopefully will be a change for women in sport. absolutely brilliant. i can't believe _ absolutely brilliant. i can't believe it. _ absolutely brilliant. i can't believe it, get— absolutely brilliant. i can't believe it, get in! -

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. frequencies open, sir. and the american actress nichelle nichols, best known for her groundbreaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday.

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 90,000 people were at the stadium, with millions more following the game on television and radio. mark lobel reports. a euphoric moment for english sport with a pitch perfect performance from the lionesses, bringing foot or home in front of a record crowd of over 87,000 at wembley and many more watching on around the country and world. —— football. watching on around the country and world. -- football.- and world. -- football. let's hear it for— and world. -- football. let's hear it for england! - and world. -- football. let's hear it for england! i - and world. -- football. let's hear it for england! i said i and world. -- football. let's hear it for england! i said to | hear it for england! i said to her she's — hear it for england! i said to her she's got _ hear it for england! i said to her she's got it _ hear it for england! i said to her she's got it all - hear it for england! i said to her she's got it all she - hear it for england! i said to her she's got it all she can l hear it for england! i said to | her she's got it all she can to try to —

her she's got it all she can to try to remember this because the last— try to remember this because the last time england won a tournament was when nanny was born. — tournament was when nanny was born. �* , ., ., , . born. best day of our lives. we 'ust born. best day of our lives. we just watched — born. best day of our lives. we just watched england _ born. best day of our lives. we just watched england when - born. best day of our lives. we just watched england when the j just watched england when the euros. — just watched england when the euros. might— just watched england when the euros, might not— just watched england when the euros, might not have - just watched england when the i euros, might not have happened again _ euros, might not have happened aaain. ,, ~ �* again. stay ever, ever. we've not an again. stay ever, ever. we've got an amazing _ again. stay ever, ever. we've got an amazing team - again. stay ever, ever. we've got an amazing team and - again. stay ever, ever. we've i got an amazing team and we're going— got an amazing team and we're going to— got an amazing team and we're going to win the world cup. amazing, the women were watching on, great for all, great end to end entertainment, and we won, well done, england. i don't want to use a comparison because i don't want to compare to men's all but the reality— to compare to men's all but the reality is, — to compare to men's all but the reality is, we got the job done and the — reality is, we got the job done and the attendance throughout the stadium in support in england has been great and it can only— england has been great and it can only be better for grassroots football. exmouth football. it grassroots football. exmouth football. . , grassroots football. exmouth football. ., ., , football. it was a foul build first half — football. it was a foul build first half as _ football. it was a foul build first half as germany - football. it was a foul build | first half as germany looked football. it was a foul build - first half as germany looked to stop england's sudden momentum all the tougher as they were without their best player, injured before kickoff. with one hour gone, it was an audacious chip by manchester united's ella toon, an absolute

delta that broke the deadlock, sending fans in central london wild but less than 20 minutes later, germany's leila mcgool slotted home, and england needed to regroup. then came chloe kelly, blasting in her first international goal and the one that landed it for england. a celebration earned her a booking no doubt worth it as it looks set to become one of the most iconic web images of the most iconic web images of modern women sport, in company —— encompassing this epic win after recovering from a knee injury. after many years of hurt, the relief was palpable. bill relief was palpable. all tournament, _ relief was palpable. all tournament, we - relief was palpable. fill tournament, we had so much support from ourfriends, and it's really incredible and we

didn't incredible job, it's really incredible and we didn't incrediblejob, so proud of the team, the players team it will take us a couple of days to realise what we have done stop the question now is will it move this and other women's sports on.- will it move this and other women's sports on. will they aet women's sports on. will they net the women's sports on. will they get the recognition _ women's sports on. will they get the recognition so - women's sports on. will they get the recognition so manyl women's sports on. will they i get the recognition so many say they need and now truly deserve? mark lobel, bbc news. we will be speaking with mark in just a we will be speaking with mark injust a moment we will be speaking with mark in just a moment for more on the reaction to that amazing victory. first, though, thousands of fans gathered around tv screens in bars, restaurants, halls and squares to watch the match and live the drama alongside the players. jon donnison reports. in south london, the party had 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. l _ screen in croydon. i'm so excited, ithink_ 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 - excited, i think the girls have been really limp this year so

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her extra time winner. —— ella toone's divine chip. it is over for england and just look at the elation in the crowd. this is the best — the elation in the crowd. this is the best flag _ the elation in the crowd. this is the best flag ever - the elation in the crowd. ti 3 is the best flag ever and we're so we made it. it’s is the best flag ever and we're so we made it.— is the best flag ever and we're so we made it. it's a moment in histo , so we made it. it's a moment in history, hopefully _ so we made it. it's a moment in history, hopefully this _ so we made it. it's a moment in history, hopefully this will - history, hopefully this will bring _ history, hopefully this will bring a _ history, hopefully this will bring a massive change for girls— bring a massive change for girls going up on women in sport _ girls going up on women in sort. �* , ,., , girls going up on women in sort. , , ., sport. absolutely brilliant. cannot believe _ sport. absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it. - sport. absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it. get - sport. absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it. get it! l sport. absolutely brilliant. i cannot believe it. get it! this -a cannot believe it. get it! this party could — cannot believe it. get it! this party could go _ cannot believe it. get it! this party could go on _ cannot believe it. get it! this party could go on for- cannot believe it. get it! this party could go on for some time. jon donnison, bbc news in croydon. i wonder whether he stayed on for the rest of the party. 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 are having a great time there as well, i can hear some loud cheers of support, what an exciting night for everybody. what was the response you initially got when you first start of the whole team because it hadn't been done before, we did try to get some funding and there were some funding and there were some questions asked if we could do it or not. so some questions asked if we could do it or not.— some questions asked if we could do it or not. so we got some funding _ could do it or not. so we got some funding in _ could do it or not. so we got some funding in the - could do it or not. so we got some funding in the end, . could do it or not. so we got i some funding in the end, some women who came along and it spread around the country and from that, sport england and the fa invested millions of pounds into women's foot or to try and help give opportunities to all sorts of women around the country to come into the game, to participate and also for those coming back into the game to play for fun. given the fact this victory has happened, such a momentous occasion for

everybody, how do you think it might convince more women and girls to get into the sport? you've just girls to get into the sport? you'vejust got to girls to get into the sport? you've just got to look at today, there is a pathway now for women to get into the game as professionals but plenty of opportunities for women that have never played before. if you go to your local county football associations, there is funding there for you to set up groups, so it'sjust really funding there for you to set up groups, so it's just really to get women active and well ——as well and that's really important.— well and that's really important. well and that's really imortant. ., ., , 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. translation: in the end, england are european champions, and you have to congratulate them. the players won the hearts and had support here. they scored two 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. with her lots from english fans, but august through some of the reaction you have had wider afield.— of the reaction you have had wider afield. because it's the first major — wider afield. because it's the first major tournament i wider afield. because it's the l first major tournament success in football since 1966, you'd imagine a lot of people would be interested in this and of course, there are many people including the queen who has sent a warmest congratulations. she said the success of the team goes far beyond the trophy that they so deservedly earned. she says they have already inspired future generations and the duke of cambridge, her grandson, the president of the fa, we saw is joy grandson, the president of the fa, we saw isjoy in handing out those medals, that this is history in the making and the nation could not be proud of. borisjohnson was pictured watching the football with his two children, he says football has come home and had praise for both the manager and team

captain and said football pictures around the country would be filled as never before by girls and women inspired by the triumph. we also heard from mailfoot dollars, english policy had been supporting the lionesses, harry kane talking about the unreal scenes taking place at wembley stadium and we heard from geoff hurst, a member of the 1966 world cup winning team and that he was unbelievably proud. we haven't yet heard from your daughter, karishma, she will be waking up soon but i can tell you when we were watching with my four—year—old son, he was off the sofa screaming with delight, both the goals, and he said, "dad, can we do this every sunday?" there is an option of a victory parade in trafalgar square on monday which has just been announced and they don't come around that often and i was talking to colleagues about the rub we world cup, and frank bruno's victory parade. —— rugby world cup. this is definitely

something to celebrate in london. , ,, london. something very special to celebrate _ london. something very special to celebrate not _ london. something very special to celebrate notjust _ london. something very special to celebrate notjust in - london. something very special to celebrate notjust in london | to celebrate notjust in london but in singapore as well and i did receive a text from my daughter, she is thrilled. we need to get our kids together and watch a match together some time. thanks again, mark. we have told you about the sport. now it's time to take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines for you today. 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. 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. 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. on that, if indeed there is in unofficial trip to taiwan, how do you think the chinese might react? well, chinese head said 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 consolidate our past experience there will be incursions with large sorties of various types of people's liberation army air force plans. and we probably will expect they will have the incursion of the medium line, which will put taiwan on high alert. so there could be other diplomatic measures, but we don't know yet. it would be up to beijing to determine. taiwan

is fully prepared. we welcome the speaker's visit, but we hope that china will not react, you know, to taiwan when they are angry at the united states. just briefly, professor, given all you have described, what is the reaction of people in taiwan to that potential visit, given it was talked about so much last week?— given it was talked about so much last week? peep bhullar, they accept _ much last week? peep bhullar, they accept the _ much last week? peep bhullar, they accept the tv _ much last week? peep bhullar, they accept the tv news i they accept the tv news pundits. most of the people on the street are not talking about this issue. taiwan has the local election this year and people are worried. i do not sends any urgency 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 whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. win the war by killing all our young men-— win the war by killing all our ounu men. .,, ., , ., young men. the invasion began at two o'clock _ young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this _ young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. i young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr| at two o'clock this morning. mr bo s, at two o'clock this morning. boys, like at two o'clock this morning. mr boys, like most other people, was clearly _ boys, like most other people, was clearly caught _ boys, like most other people, was clearly caught by- boys, like most other people, l was clearly caught by surprise. -- mr— was clearly caught by surprise. -- mr bush _ was clearly caught by surprise. -- mr bush ithie— was clearly caught by surprise. -- mr lbush-— -- mr bush. we called the and unconditional— -- mr bush. we called the and unconditional withdrawal i -- mr bush. we called the and unconditional withdrawal of i -- mr bush. we called the and unconditional withdrawal of all | unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, — 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality, and enjoyment of life — vigor, vitality, and enjoyment of life stop king or queen in british— of life stop king or queen in british history has lived so long — british history has lived so long and the queen mother is said to — long and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed — said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary.

this is a pivotal moment for the church— this is a pivotal moment for the church as _ this is a pivotal moment for the church as an _ this is a pivotal moment for. the church as an international movement _ the church as an international movement. the _ the church as an international movement. the question- the church as an internationalj movement. the question now the church as an international i movement. the question now is whether— movement. the question now is whether the _ movement. the question now is whether the american— movement. the question now is whether the american vote i movement. the question now is whether the american vote canl whether the american vote can lead _ whether the american vote can lead to— whether the american vote can lead to a — whether the american vote can lead to a split _ whether the american vote can lead to a split in _ whether the american vote can lead to a split in the _ whether the american vote can lead to a split in the anglican l lead to a split in the anglican community _ this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: england's women footballers make history, beating germany 2—1 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. let's turn to the philippines now, where the former president fidel ramos has died. he was 94. 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 country's most effective leaders. fidel ramos, nicknamed steady eddie, was not for his unflappable character during regular moments of upheaval in the philippines. he was the national police chief who helped enforce martial law during the authoritarian rule of president ferdinand marcos in the 1970s and 1980s. thousands of people were killed and jailed. but mr ramos defected 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 of the philippines and oversaw an unusually calm period of politics and economic growth. during his tenure the economy surged in poverty rates fell

nearly 10% through his social reform agenda. a fighter in the political arena and on the battlefield, he graduated from the prestigious west point military academy in the united states and served in both the korean and vietnam was. ramos was an early supporter of rodrigo duterte, even serving as his special envoy to beijing to ease tensions over the disputed south china sea. but 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, his death coincides with the recent election of marcus's son, ferdinand marcos the recent election of marcus's son, ferdinand marcoer, is present. in a statement released on sunday he said our family shows the filipinos people grieve on this day. we did not only lose a good leader but also a member of the

family. he was 94. the former philippines president fidel ramos. to the uk now, where prince charles has accepted a payment of £1 million 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 is not a good look for the edge of the throne, there is no doubt about that. the palaces as this was a decade ago, all the necessary checks were made. you don't disown an entire family because of the actions of one son. any disputes a lot of one son. any disputes a lot of the detail in the newspaper story today, but it does not dispute the donation. and when they asked a source at the palace if he thought that donation would have been made had it been known it would be made public, there was a very long silence. there has been a drip, drip, drip of elevations

of how the prince's charities have raised funds in the past and it is a very unhappy back drop to his work.— and it is a very unhappy back drop to his work. johnny dymond re ”ortin drop to his work. johnny dymond reporting on _ drop to his work. johnny dymond reporting on that _ drop to his work. johnny dymond reporting on that story _ drop to his work. johnny dymond reporting on that story for i drop to his work. johnny dymond reporting on that story for us. i and before we go, 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 89. 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 "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 character's determination. you wanted adventure, how's this? the old adrenaline going, huh? good boy. now 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. the actor nichelle nichols,

who's died aged 89. finally, some remarkable pictures of spacejunk falling to earth. these images of light trails in the sky are thought to be the space debris from the long march 5 re—entering earth's atmosphere. 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. look at those remarkable images indeed. if you want to keep up with all the stories we're covering just head to our website. including this iconic image of the football today — a moment that will go down in sporting history — chloe kelly as she celebrated with her team mate — caught in a moment of

strength, and celebration. that is it from us. thank you so much. 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 man, 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.

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