a rapturous welcome for england's lionesses as thousands cram into trafalgar square to celebrate their euros victory. joy, as the team — with manager sarina weigman — shared the glory with fans after england's 2—1 win against germany. we said that we wanted to make our legacy about winning and that is what we did. yes, the victorious lionesses have kept the party going, and celebrating the historic european victory in front of ecstatic fans in central london. commentator: it’s central london. commentator: it's in! this is the moment that propelled england to victory — their second goal coming in extra time.

england's manager claimed �*we have changed society�* — so how far has the victory has inspired the younger generation? and the other main stories on today's programme: a man has appeared before magistrates in lincoln charged with the murder of nine—year—old lilia valutyte in boston last thursday. the court of appeal considers an urgent request from the united nations to delay the withdrawal of life support for 12—year—old archie battersbee. a ship carrying grain has left ukraine for the first time since a deal was agreed with russia to allieviate the global food crisis. and the jewels of the night sky — a new project is launched to reveal in unprecedented detail how our galaxy was formed. and coming up on the bbc news channel: it's day four of the commonwealth games. 28 medals up for grabs with laura kenny hoping to add scratch race gold to bronze from the women's team pursuit.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. england's lionesses have arrived in trafalgar square to celebrate with thousands of fans at a massive party, after their historic 2—1 victory against germany last night. the title is england's first for more than 50 years, and the fa say the success will "turbo charge" the women's game in this country. more than 17 million people watched the final of the euros on bbc one last night, making it the most watched programme of the year so far. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is at trafalgar square for us. natalie. what a moment for us and

all of these — natalie. what a moment for us and all of these fans, _ natalie. what a moment for us and all of these fans, and _ natalie. what a moment for us and all of these fans, and the _ natalie. what a moment for us and all of these fans, and the players i all of these fans, and the players who have not slept, there are a lot of dark sunglasses on the stage, 7000 fans reliving the euphoria of that moment. they have had messages from the queen and been given the freedom of london, they are simply living their best life and the usually inscrutable sarina wiegman was up there dancing. what a euros for her, back to back victories with two different nations, no manager men or women in euros have done that before in history. i was lucky enough to be their last night and here is the story of how these women made english football history. # sweet caroline... # these _ # sweet caroline... # these lionesses may be hoarse but they can still rule. the party has been going on for quite some time. last night in the dressing room. and even when gate—crashing their manager's press conference. # it's coming home... # but who can blame them after such a

historic moment? sort but who can blame them after such a historic moment?— historic moment? sort of level no heavy headed _ historic moment? sort of level no heavy headed because _ historic moment? sort of level no heavy headed because the - historic moment? sort of level no heavy headed because the party l heavy headed because the party didn't finish until the early hours of the morning so we have all had about two hours sleep but they are all very happy and elated, and sarina wiegman looks a bit worse for wear but they are very happy and i don't think they realise what they have done yet and i think it will take some time for them to realise the legacy they have created here. this will live long in the memory. notjust for the this will live long in the memory. not just for the players this will live long in the memory. notjust for the players or the record a european final crowd in the stadium, but also the record tv audience of more than 17 million who were drinking it all in. it had been a tense affair. england have started well but germany almost struck the first blow. it’s well but germany almost struck the first blow. �* , ~ well but germany almost struck the first blow-_ in - well but germany almost struck the first blow._ in the l first blow. it's ellen white! in the second half— first blow. it's ellen white! in the second half it _ first blow. it's ellen white! in the second half it was _ first blow. it's ellen white! in the second half it was time _ first blow. it's ellen white! in the second half it was time for - first blow. it's ellen white! in the second half it was time for a - first blow. it's ellen white! in the j second half it was time for a tried and tested formula, super subs ella toone and alessia russo on for their formidable double act. and when keira walsh found in acres with an inch perfect pass she took her shot.

—— when keira walsh found ella toone. but this was germany and they wouldn't lie down. extra time loomed and nails were bitten, we had been here before with england. but this time it was different. commentator: it's in! the time it was different. commentator: it's in! , , ., time it was different. commentator: it's in! ,, ., it's in! the disbelief turned to 'oy as chloe it's in! the disbelief turned to 'oy as chloe keuy �* it's in! the disbelief turned to 'oy as chloe kelly tore i it's in! the disbelief turned to 'oy as chloe kelly tore off�* it's in! the disbelief turned to 'oy as chloe kelly tore off her�* it's in! the disbelief turned to 'oy as chloe kelly tore off her toph as chloe kelly tore off her top recreating famous celebrations of yesteryear with pure unbridled joy. the final whistle seemed to take an age but when it came wembley erupted. it’s age but when it came wembley eruted. v ., age but when it came wembley eruted. �*, ., ., age but when it came wembley empted-_ 56 - age but when it came wembley erupted._ 56 years | age but when it came wembley i erupted._ 56 years of erupted. it's all over! 56 years of hurt overjust _ erupted. it's all over! 56 years of hurt overjust like _ erupted. it's all over! 56 years of hurt overjust like that. - erupted. it's all over! 56 years of hurt overjust like that. it's - hurt overjust like that. it's unbelievable, _ hurt overjust like that. it's unbelievable, i'm - hurt overjust like that. it�*s unbelievable, i'm so proud of this group and i'm proud to share the pitch with such an amazing bunch of girls, throughout the tournament we have all stuck together and it's about the wider team, the staff and players coming together to enjoy this moment. unbelievable. the? this moment. unbelievable. they sta ed this moment. unbelievable. they stayed behind — this moment. unbelievable. they stayed behind for _ this moment. unbelievable. they stayed behind for an _ this moment. unbelievable. they stayed behind for an age to soak it all in. the fans too, no one wanted

this to end. i all in. the fans too, no one wanted this to end-— this to end. i think we have parted more than — this to end. i think we have parted more than we _ this to end. i think we have parted more than we have _ this to end. i think we have parted more than we have actually - this to end. i think we have partedj more than we have actually played football _ more than we have actually played football in the last 24 hours. cheering but obviously incredible, to be able to share _ but obviously incredible, to be able to share it — but obviously incredible, to be able to share it with everybody who came to share it with everybody who came to the _ to share it with everybody who came to the game and around the country we are _ to the game and around the country we are very— to the game and around the country we are very grateful for everyone's support _ we are very grateful for everyone's su ort. ., , we are very grateful for everyone's su--ort. ., , we are very grateful for everyone's suuort. ., ,~~ support. today the party continued. this may be — support. today the party continued. this may be the _ support. today the party continued. this may be the end _ support. today the party continued. this may be the end of— support. today the party continued. this may be the end of the - this may be the end of the tournament, but it'sjust this may be the end of the tournament, but it's just the beginning of theirjourney. the party is very much still continuing. rachel daly is up there singing at the moment. but the key is to keep this momentum going and build on this momentum going and build on this legacy. the last time england won a major trophy back in 66 women were banned from playing football and sarina wiegman said last night we have changed society and that her players had helped to alter the perceptions of the women's beyond the pitch. our sports correspondent jane dougall now looks at what last night's wind means for the future of the women's game. commentator: she sends it forward

and ben jill scott _ commentator: she sends it forward and ben jill scott is _ commentator: she sends it forward and ben jill scott is there, _ commentator: she sends it forward and ben jill scott is there, and - and benjill scott is there, and ella toone... it's all over! tm"! ella toone. .. it's all over! 17.4 million people _ ella toone. .. it's all over! 17.4 million people watched - ella toone... it's all over! 17.4 million people watched the lionesses' historic win last night at wembley, but it has been an agonising journey to get here. the last time england were in a european final was 2009 when they lost to germany, and only 1.4 million people watched. jill scott was in that squad 13 years ago and says the progression has been incredible. today was just kind of like a fresh game. we know how well this team has been performing, you look at some of the performances throughout the tournament, millie bright, keira walsh, every single game so consistent, and it's an absolute pleasure to be around them in such an honour to be part of the squad. since then the women's game has become professional in england providing a pathway for the likes of leah williamson. this is herfirst tournament as captain of the lionesses, and it could not have gone better. i lionesses, and it could not have gone better-— gone better. i don't really know

what to say _ gone better. i don't really know what to say to _ gone better. i don't really know what to say to that. _ gone better. i don't really know what to say to that. when - gone better. i don't really know what to say to that. when the l what to say to that. when the winnin: what to say to that. when the winning goal— what to say to that. when the winning goal went _ what to say to that. when the winning goal went in - what to say to that. when the winning goal went in that - what to say to that. when the winning goal went in that is i what to say to that. when the - winning goal went in that is chloe's first international goal as well for england. first international goal as well for encland. �* first international goal as well for encland. , �* england. about time, isn't it?! i didn't know _ england. about time, isn't it?! i didn't know she _ england. about time, isn't it?! i didn't know she had _ england. about time, isn't it?! i didn't know she had scored, - england. about time, isn't it?! i didn't know she had scored, i i england. about time, isn't it?! i. didn't know she had scored, i saw her toe _ didn't know she had scored, i saw her toe and — didn't know she had scored, i saw her toe and turned round and gave alex a _ her toe and turned round and gave alex a cuddle and i can't believe it. . ,., . ., it. tell me about the crowd, did the hel it. tell me about the crowd, did they help you — it. tell me about the crowd, did they help you through - it. tell me about the crowd, did they help you through it? - it. tell me about the crowd, didj they help you through it? yeah, 10096, the — they help you through it? yeah, 10096, the rule _ they help you through it? yeah, 10096, the rule as _ they help you through it? yeah, 10096, the rule as we _ they help you through it? yeah, 10096, the rule as we went - they help you through it? yeah, i 10096, the rule as we went forward 100%, the rule as we went forward and we _ 100%, the rule as we went forward and we had — 100%, the rule as we went forward and we had the wind taken out of our sails, _ and we had the wind taken out of our sails, they— and we had the wind taken out of our sails, they build us up in the second — sails, they build us up in the second half.— second half. that belief was ingrained — second half. that belief was ingrained in _ second half. that belief was ingrained in leah _ second half. that belief was l ingrained in leah williamson. second half. that belief was - ingrained in leah williamson. when she was young her parents bought a stone at wembley, for her and her brother, and it reads leah and jacob, born to play football. before she had even pulled on an england strip herfate was she had even pulled on an england strip her fate was written into the structure of wembley. however, there is still an imbalance in opportunities for girls when it comes to access to football at schools. ~ ., . ~ , . schools. we need to make sure that there is commercial _ schools. we need to make sure that there is commercial opportunities i there is commercial opportunities and sponsorship as well. so it all snowballs together, so when we get higher viewership that means there is more commercial opportunities for

women in sport which means we can have that greater visibility, and also we should never underestimate the power of events like this in inspiring future generations of the future sportswomen. it is inspiring future generations of the future sportswomen.— future sportswomen. it is an open coal to future sportswomen. it is an open goal to harness _ future sportswomen. it is an open goal to harness the _ future sportswomen. it is an open goal to harness the success. - future sportswomen. it is an open l goal to harness the success. young girls are watching. now is the time to capitalise. jane dougall, bbc news, wembley. how joyous are these howjoyous are these scenes? these fans are just drinking this in, howjoyous are these scenes? these fans arejust drinking this in, and why not? england's march to that trophy was quite superb. 22 goals scored was the most of any teen, male or female, scored was the most of any teen, male orfemale, in scored was the most of any teen, male or female, in the scored was the most of any teen, male orfemale, in the euros. the crowd throughout the tournament broke records, the tv audiences, more than 17 million last night at the peak, which makes it the most of any women's game that has ever been watched in this country. the dream, though, for these players, and it's something they keep talking about and you heard jane alluded to it, these fans who have marched all the way with the lionesses, now turn up at the local team when the women's

super league begins again on the 10th of september. that is really how this legacy will continue. natalie pirks in a veryjoyful trafalgar square, thank you very much. and you can get all the latest on the reaction to last night and all the celebrations over on the bbc website, that's bbc.co.uk/news. now, let's take a look at today's other news. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a nine—year—old girl in lincolnshire. lilia valutyte was found with stab wounds in boston on thursday evening — it's thought she was playing on the street when the attack happened. deividas skebas, who is 22, was arrested on saturday. navtej johal is at lincoln crown court for us. what happened in court, navtej? yes, it was a very brief appearance from deividas skebas at lincoln magistrates' court this morning. the

22—year—old lithuanian national spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he has been charged with the murder of lilia valutyte who was nine years old. she was found with a stab wound in a street in boston town centre on thursday evening. she reportedly was playing in the street with her younger sister outside an embroidery shop. this incident has sparked a huge reaction in boston. people have been laying flowers at the scene, they have been lighting candles in lilia's memory at the nearby church and the police have called this a heartbreaking case which has affected many people in boston. deividas skebas was remanded in custody following his appearance at the magistrates' court this morning in the case has been sent to the crown court here in london which is where skebas will appear later this afternoon. ., ., where skebas will appear later this afternoon. ., ~ , ., , where skebas will appear later this afternoon. ., ~' , ., , . afternoon. thank you very much, navte'. the court of appeal is holding a last—minute hearing in the case of archie battersbee — hours before doctors are due to withdraw life support. the government has asked judges

to consider a request from a united nations committee to allow treatement to continue. 12—year—old archie is in a coma after suffering "catastrophic" brain damage three months ago. he was found unconscious at his home in april and has been at the centre of a legal dispute for weeks. our correspondent frances read is here. this is a tragic case which has been in and out of court, and this is being spoken of as a last—minute hearing. exactly, and it's because his ventilator was due to be switched off this afternoon. so they have had to hear this as a matter of urgency. doctors believe it was in archie's best interest to withdraw any medical treatment, that he was brainstem dead. archie's family have thought that all the way, all the way to the highest courts but the courts ultimately didn't find in their favour, courts ultimately didn't find in theirfavour, despite courts ultimately didn't find in their favour, despite the family saying hejust their favour, despite the family saying he just needed their favour, despite the family saying hejust needed more their favour, despite the family saying he just needed more time to heal. so they have taken the unusual

step of taking it to the un to see if they can get any help there. the un committee on the rights of persons with disabilities has said it does indeed want time to consider this case. that's what the court of appeal is now considering. it could go two ways. it could say the uk court decision stands and that is the case, or it could say that under international law it does need to consider what the un has asked of it. that's the decision that we are now waiting to hear. but either way, an extremely difficult time for archie battersbee's family. man? archie battersbee's family. many thanks, frances _ archie battersbee's family. many thanks, frances reid. _ the motoring group the rac is urging the government to do more to help drivers with high fuel costs, accusing ministers of providing some of the least generous help in europe. petrol prices in the uk have hit record highs this year, partly because of russia's invasion of ukraine in february. the bank of england has scrapped a requirement for mortgage lenders to work out whether potential borrowers could cope if interest rates

climbed by up to 3%. lenders will still have to use some form of assessment instead of the affordability test — but it will be up to them how they do it. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith is in salford for us. why have they done this? effectively the bank of england seized the mortgage market and the housing market as a very different place to the one in 2014 when these tight restrictions were first introduced right after the global financial crash —— sees the mortgage market. they say because there are two layers of cheques, removing one of those layers still provides enough security for the economy and for individual borrowers, so they are keeping in place of the loan to income limit which basically means lenders cannot give more than 4.5 times an individual�*s salary within a mortgage. but they are removing that stress test, which is the one to check whether people could cope if interest rates increased at 3% or

more. that could mean that some people with big savings tucked away for a deposit will now be able to access mortgages that they have been denied up until now. but critics say that right at the moment when interest rates are rising, potentially much more quickly in the months ahead, that actually we could be setting ourselves up for problems further down the line with different households getting into trouble, taking on mortgages that they won't be able to afford in the years ahead if we have much higher interest rates. it is worth saying that this is just the bank of england's underlying rules, so it is up to individual banks or building societies if and when they want to relax their own rules. so it is not that suddenly lots of mortgages are on the market from today. that may well trickle through in the weeks and months ahead. and of course it doesn't mean that people will actually necessarily be able to buy actually necessarily be able to buy a house even if they can get a mortgage because often those housing markets are very hot at the moment, and in a lot of places there simply

aren't a lot of properties in the market compared to the number of buyers and that could be a much bigger obstacle to a lot of potential homeowners. bigger obstacle to a lot of otential homeowners. . . ,, potential homeowners. caleta smith, thank ou potential homeowners. caleta smith, thank you very _ potential homeowners. caleta smith, thank you very much. _ the time is 13:15. our top story this lunchtime: a welcome for england's lionesses as thousands crowd to trafalgar square to celebrate their 2—1 victory against germany in the euros. i am nesta mcgregor at arena birmingham for the gymnastics, where northern ireland could win their first gold medal of the games. and coming up on the bbc news channel: more from the commonwealth games here in birmingham. plus, news that two—time formula 1 world championship fernando alonso is to drive aston martin next season, replacing the retiring sebastian vettel. in ukraine, a ship carrying grain

left odesa this morning — for the first time since russia began blockading ukrainian ports five months ago. it's part of a deal agreed between the two sides, which it's hoped will eventually ease the global food crisis and lower the price of grain. the ship is now sailing to istanbul and on to lebanon. our correspondent james waterhouse has this report. the ship which could save millions from hunger. after days of noise, movement. the razoni — the first grain vessel to leave ukraine since february 24th, making its way out to lebanon, via istanbul, as will all the ships in this agreement. and the hope is that it will be the first of many, in a route which will allow vessels in and out of what is still an active war zone. ukraine was seen as the world's breadbasket before this war. 5 million tonnes of farm produce left its ports every month. the closure of the black sea

has forced it to use other routes, reducing exports by more than two thirds. some of the world's poorest countries, with many in africa, are ukraine's biggest grain customers. it's a crisis which affects those far, as well as near. i met shota. his company stores and exports grain all over the world. translation: exporting the grain i harvest is of vital importance. i our country gathers harvests to supply many parts of the world. we must export for our farmers, for our country and to feed the world. despite little to no trust between ukraine and russia, necessity seems to be driving this deal — notjust for the government, but for the crews, who've been out of work since february. "we work in waters all over the world," aleksandr tells me. "we deal with pirates and other difficulties of the sea. ukrainian sailors are not frightened by mines or other challenges." the hope is that the razoni will be

the first of many ships to make this journey in the coming days. for now, this is more symbolic than sizeable, but it's a start. as we speak, the razoni is making its way along that planned route along the black sea towards istanbul. the country's foreign minister has described today as a day of release for the country and the world. but this vessel is a test. the country's military admits it, they say they will see how this journey goes on to the bar of success is the moment it finally arrives in lebanon. preparation is still continuing right along this coastline, but there is one other factor at play which nobody can plan for, the weather. a two day storm warning hasjust for, the weather. a two day storm warning has just been for, the weather. a two day storm warning hasjust been issued. james, many thanks. james waterhouse reporting.

the conservative leadership candidate rishi sunak has said he will cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16% by the end of the next parliament, if he becomes prime minister. but supporters of his rival, liz truss, have accused him of performing "another u—turn" on taxation. postal ballots are due to be delivered to conservative party members from today, with the winner being announced in september. our political correspondentjonathan blake is at westminster for us. as ever, economic policy is the big dividing line in this contest. but at this stage, it is rishi sunak talking about tax cuts, albeit in the future. as you say, the former chancellor has pledged to reduce the basic rate of income tax to 16p in the pound by the end of the next parliament, which could be as far away as 2029. he describes it as a radical, but realistic plan, and one which is paid for by the treasury, receiving more money through taxes as a result of forecast economic growth. liz truss's campaign, on the

other hand, have promised immediate tax cuts on several fronts and they say they are needed straightaway, not in several years time. they have also accused mr sunak of flip—flopping and u—turn income is something he denies. i want to cut income tax by 20%, one of the most far reaching cuts to income tax that we've seen. we'll do that responsibly over time, continuing to reduce our borrowing, and we'll do it by growing the economy, taking advantage of our brexit freedoms and getting our businesses to invest more and innovate more through the tax reforms that i'm going to put in place. responding to claims he betrayed borisjohnson by resigning from his government and running to replace him, rishi sunak has said there is a danger of looking back with rose tinted glasses on the final days of boris johnson's tinted glasses on the final days of borisjohnson's government, when he said it wasn't working as it should. and he has also in interviews been reminding people he had more support among conservative mps than any of his rivals. but as he knows, it is

now the opinions of conservative party members that count. they can now cast their votes by post or online between now and the beginning of september. all indications are that liz truss is still the frontrunner. both candidates will make their pitch to conservative members again in exeter at a hustings event and there will be several more of those in the weeks ahead. ., , several more of those in the weeks ahead. . , . . . ahead. thanks very much, jonathan blake ahead. thanks very much, jonathan itiake reporting- — the funeral is taking place of lord trimble — the former ulster unionist party leader, and one of the key architects of the good friday agreement. lord trimble died last week at the age of 77. our correspondent chris page is in lisburn for us. senior politicians, but also lots of members of the public also gathering to pay tribute? that's right. lord trimble's work as a peacemaker means prime ministers and presidents have come here to lord trimble's family church to pay tribute to him and mourners also include people from all walks of life. lord trimble was one of the

generation of politicians who delivered the good friday peace agreement which brought massive change to northern ireland after three decades of conflict. he was the key leader of the unionist side, leading his party, the ulster unionist, into a power—sharing devolved government with irish nationalists. he faced fierce opposition from within unionism, some said he was making too many concessions to the ira and its political wing sinn fein, but in recent days, many have reflected were it not for his tenacity, vision, strategic brain, the piece may not have taken root and more people would have died in political violence here. —— peach macro. monitors include some of lord trimble's political adversaries, including former sinn fein leader gerry adams, the current leader of the democratic unionist party jeffrey donaldson, borisjohnson is here along with his irish counterpart the taoiseach micheal martin and the president of ireland, michael d higgins. as this very public life is remembered, it is a day of great personal sadness for

the family of lord trimble, particularly his widow daphne and the couple's four children who have been taking part in the funeral service. mourners are currently listening to some tributes from family friends and a clergyman, the very reverend charles mcmullen has made the point history will be kind to lord trimble after he suffered such relentless pressure in a remarkable life.— such relentless pressure in a remarkable life. thank you very much. remarkable life. thank you very much- chris _ remarkable life. thank you very much. chris page _ remarkable life. thank you very much. chris page reporting. - researchers have begun a project to discover the origins of the stars we see in the night sky. they are using a new instrument, called weave, which has been installed on the william herschel telescope, high on a mountaintop on the island of la palma — one of the canary islands. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has this report. they shine in the night sky, but how did they get there? the answer is contained in the light the stars actually give off. gavin dalton has spent more

than a decade developing an instrument to study the light from 5 million stars — to reveal the secrets of how our galaxy was created — and now, it's ready to go. it's a fantastic achievement from a lot of people to make this happen, and it's great to see it working. so the next step is the new adventure, it's brilliant. we'll learn about this really detailed structure, we'll learn about the dynamics and how the stars are moving around, and we'll learn about the evolutionary histories. our galaxy was once a small collection of stars. it grew from the merger of other galaxies, over billions of years. each collision leading to the creation of brand—new stars, until it became the dense spiral swirl it is today. the new instrument can piece together exactly how this happened. by using optical fibres, it's able to capture the light from a thousand stars every hour, revealing the age and direction of each one. it tells scientists where they came

from and where they will go next. whenever there is a new instrument or something big going on, there is all the things for what the instrument was designed, but then there is an enormous amount of things that we are going to discover that we still don't know, because the universe is full of these surprises. so how does this instrument find out what stars are made of? scientists take starlight and pass it through a prism, splitting it into a rainbow spectrum. every element, like hydrogen, absorbs light in its own unique way, appearing as lines on the spectrum. different chemicals have their own characteristic bar code, allowing astronomers to work out what the star is made of. the telescope is just one of a dozen on the mountaintop, each one probing the skies in different ways. they can see much more of the cosmos than ever before. the new telescopes are about to lift a veil on the cosmos,

uncovering the deep secrets of our milky way. by revealing the path of millions of stars in the night sky, it'll give astronomers the big picture of how our galaxy came to be. pallab ghosh, bbc news, la palma. you can see more about the research project in a short film called cosmic hunters on bbc iplayer now. now a look ahead to day four�*s action at the commonwealth games in birmingham. and this is how the medals table is looking. as you can see, england is second at the moment, with 35 medals. nesta mcgregor is in birmingham for us following all the action. and adam peaty has been back in the pool this morning after his disappointment last night. yes, at the breakfast table this morning, two subjects dominated conversation, the success of the lionesses and adam peaty�*s defeat.

the unthinkable happened last the 100m breaststroke final. not only did he not win, he finished fourth when you consider he has been on an eight year win streak over that distance. but being a champion is all about getting back on the horse or getting back in the pool if you are adam peaty. so this morning, the 50 metre breaststroke —— at the 50 metre breaststroke, he qualified for the semifinal, but he said he had had two hours sleep and he had no before this morning's race and spoke about having a big break to recover. it is going to be a very important few months for him. remember at the paris olympics —— remember, the paris olympics —— remember, the paris olympics —— remember, the paris olympics are only two years away. but more medal news, what a moment for england's chris ramsey, weightlifting the 81 kilogram division. he set a new games record on his way to securing gold. but the reason we are here it is for the gymnastics, sorry, you can still

hear chris murray picking up his gold and breaking the games record. and the reason we are here today is five gold medals will be handed out it is the men's floor final at the moment, but people are waiting for the pommel horse because northern ireland could win their first gold medal of these games. rhys mcclenaghan is the defending champion and the man to beat, he set the highest score in qualifying, standing in his way, though, england'sjoe fraser, who is a local boy. joe told me he live so close to here, he can pop home for his mum's dinner. so later, willjoe be having a celebrating —— celebratory meal or will he be comfort eating? we will find out later this afternoon. mani; find out later this afternoon. many thanks, find out later this afternoon. many thanks. nesta _ find out later this afternoon. many thanks, nesta mcgregor— find out later this afternoon. many thanks, nesta mcgregor reporting. back to our top story now — the lionesses celebrating their 2—1 victory against germany last night. let's go back to natalie in trafalgar square. there has been such a spirit of jubilation, and many are saying this

victory means much more than football. ~ , ,., , victory means much more than football. ~ , , victory means much more than football. ~ , . , victory means much more than football. , . , , football. absolutely, so many people tried to net football. absolutely, so many people tried to get in — football. absolutely, so many people tried to get in here _ football. absolutely, so many people tried to get in here today _ football. absolutely, so many people tried to get in here today that - football. absolutely, so many people tried to get in here today that they i tried to get in here today that they let them in ten minutes early and what has been striking is this joyous atmosphere notjust here, but on wembley way in —— and in the stadium, a contrast what we saw last summer and if you allow me an indulgent moment, i was at the 2009 game where they were thrashed 6—2 by germany, it was very different than, but a lot of people cannot believe the scenes today. they were on the stage, lots of dark sunglasses where they have been keeping the party going keeping the crowds going with sweet caroline, the unofficial anthem of the football teams. at school, many were not allowed to play football and that is still the case in some secondary schools and the key is to build on this legacy. these players have said this is not the end, this isjust these players have said this is not the end, this is just the these players have said this is not the end, this isjust the beginning. and no longer can anybody tell them that no—one cares about women's football. that no-one cares about women's football. ., ., that no-one cares about women's football. . . ., , that no-one cares about women's football. . . . , . football. natalie, many thanks, natalie pirks _ football. natalie, many thanks,

natalie pirks reporting. - time for a look at the weather.