this is bbc news — i'm chris rodgers — the headlines... the moment football came home — england's women beat germany 2—1 to become champions of europe for the first time, in the most watched women's football game in uk tv history. we side we wanted to make our legacy about winning, and that is we did. a man has been remanded in custody, charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte, who was stabbed to death in boston, lincolnshire on thursday. 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 first ship carrying grain leaves the ukrainian port of odesa under an agreement

brokered by turkey. conservative party leadership candidate rishi sunak says he will cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16% if he becomes prime minister. and scientists supercharge one of earth's most powerful telescopes with new technology that will reveal how our galaxy formed, in unprecedented detail. england's lionesses have been celebrating with thousands of fans at a massive party in trafalgar square, after their historic 2—1victory 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 has been at trafalgar square for us. # 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 of 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. not just 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 had started well but germany almost struck the first blow. in the 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 ella toone with an inch—perfect pass, she took her shot. 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 disbelief turned to joy 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 all over! 56 years of hurt over, just 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. they stayed behind for an age to soak it all in. the fans too — no—one wanted this to end. ithink we have partied more than we have actually played football in the last 24 hours. cheering. but obviously incredible, to be able to share it with everybody who came

to the game and around the country, we are very grateful for everyone's support. this may be the end of the tournament, but it's just the beginning of theirjourney. we can cross live to trafalgar square now and our sports correspondent laura scott. either fans still there? —— are the fans. either fans still there? -- are the fans. , , . , , either fans still there? -- are the fans. , , .,, , .,, fans. the bus has “ust left, it was chaired out _ fans. the bus has “ust left, it was chaired out of — fans. the bus hasjust left, it was chaired out of trafalgar _ fans. the bus hasjust left, it was chaired out of trafalgar square, | fans. the bus hasjust left, it was| chaired out of trafalgar square, it was quite a joyous celebration, involving 7000 fans, all wanting to share in this iconic moment of these lionesses having won the euros, and they were all on the stage behind me with their manager, and some of them told me they haven't been to sleep, suchis told me they haven't been to sleep, such is the celebratory atmosphere. it is very clear that for some of these players it still hasn't sunk in quite what they have achieved all

the potential impact of this achievement, a lot of them very keen that this really drives the growth in the game and makes sure that for the young children who we saw here today, playing football is just a normal part of their childhood, whether they are a girl or boy, in the schools, local clubs, grassroots level, that football really is an automatic part of their growing up. was here, the lionesses remain unbeaten under her, she has been hailed as the missing ingredient that they needed, she has really instilled this belief in them that they could go on to do it and they showed that last night. the focus, once the party has died down, they are going to continue this and now they have left here, but once that dies down the focus will turn to what they can go on to achieve,

becausejill what they can go on to achieve, because jill scott told me, what they can go on to achieve, becausejill scott told me, she can see why winning is addictive, she wants to do it again, the focus will turn to the world cup and what these lionesses can do, they are not stopping with european glory. they are also plans to make sure that the legacy of this is harnessed, i spoke to the chief executive of the football association, he talked about how important it is to try to achieve parity when it comes to pay and prize money, and of course this seasonis and prize money, and of course this season is just about to begin and what these lionesses will hope is that they swell support around the nation for them translates into support for the domestic season and what we have seen here is really capitalised on for the future. as the crowd here joined capitalised on for the future. as the crowd herejoined in a capitalised on for the future. as the crowd here joined in a singalong of sweet caroline, what is clear is that the players and staff and millions wrapping inspired by what they have achieved are really basking in the good times. fantastic to see, i basking in the good times. fantastic to see. i think— basking in the good times. fantastic to see, i think it _ basking in the good times. fantastic to see, i think it would _ basking in the good times. fantastic to see, i think it would have - basking in the good times. fantastic to see, i think it would have been i to see, i think it would have been the same even if they had lost, they

have done so fantastic, thanks for that. the last time england won a major trophy, the 1966 world cup, women were banned from playing competitive football in any form. sarina wiegman — the lionesses�* coach — said last night, "we have changed society," and that her players had helped to alter perceptions of women beyond the pitch. 0ur sports correspondent jane dougall looks at what last night's win means for the future of the women's game. commentator: she sends it forward and jill scott is there, and _ 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 don't really know what to say to that. when the winning goal went in, that is chloe's first international goal as well for england. about time, isn't it?! i didn't know she had scored, i saw her toe and turned round and gave alex a cuddle and i can't believe it. tell me about the crowd, did they help you through it? yeah, 100%, the roar as we went forward and we had the wind taken out of our sails, they built us up in the 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, 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. we need to make sure that 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 inspiring future generations of the future sportswomen. it is an open goal to harness the success. young girls are watching. now is the time to capitalise. jane dougall, bbc news, wembley. let's get some reaction.

aliyah anthony, 0xford city women's coach. well done thatjob, widely celebrated, are you enjoying it? i love it, wouldn't change it for the world, appreciate that. we love it, wouldn't change it for the world, appreciate that.— world, appreciate that. we are heafina world, appreciate that. we are hearing these _ world, appreciate that. we are hearing these very _ world, appreciate that. we are hearing these very powerful i world, appreciate that. we are - hearing these very powerful comments now, this isjust the beginning, this has changed society, this has changed everything for women. in your experience, are we right to be that confident? we your experience, are we right to be that confident?— your experience, are we right to be that confident? we should, what the euros has done _ that confident? we should, what the euros has done is _ that confident? we should, what the euros has done is fantastic, - that confident? we should, what the euros has done is fantastic, i - that confident? we should, what the euros has done is fantastic, i have i euros has done is fantastic, i have literally stepped away from a girls camp for two weeks, the numbers have been amazing, we have gone up from ten to at 35. the game has had a big impact on that. not only is it inspiring that generation, they are have the confidence to go and do something, whether a camper grassroots football, they are doing something about it, that is so important, iam something about it, that is so important, i am so happy talking about it because the amount of girls

we have in today is amazing, they are all enjoying it.— we have in today is amazing, they are all enjoying it. are all en'oying it. looking back at some of are all enjoying it. looking back at some of it now, _ are all enjoying it. looking back at some of it now, it _ are all enjoying it. looking back at some of it now, it was _ are all enjoying it. looking back at some of it now, it was a _ are all enjoying it. looking back at some of it now, it was a fantasticl some of it now, it was a fantastic game, no doubt young girls and women all ages watching that will be inspired, maybe notjust football but in other walks of life as well. equality and fairness is possible. you are right at the grassroots level of female football, what is needed for this legacy to really become something? is itjust about money and investment? i become something? is it “ust about money and investment?_ money and investment? ithink, i really hepe _ money and investment? ithink, i really hepe the — money and investment? ithink, i really hope the rose _ money and investment? ithink, i really hope the rose has - money and investment? ithink, i really hope the rose has made . money and investment? ithink, i- really hope the rose has made people realise they should invest in women's football, whether that is a sponsorship for under tens or a ladies team, it needs to be done, and more of it needs to happen, that sponsorship goes so far, pays the ground sent referees, that is all it needs to get started, what can stop a girls team from starting as not having the funds, and if we can invest more, how far can girls

football go? we need to start to do it, and like i said, the fire has been lit and people like myself, coaches, the younger generation, can we keep it going? get that football flowing throughout the girls, and who knows what can happen in a couple of years time? for now, it is getting it where it needs to go, it has to go farther. {siege getting it where it needs to go, it has to go farther.— getting it where it needs to go, it has to go farther. give us a picture of what it is _ has to go farther. give us a picture of what it is like, _ has to go farther. give us a picture of what it is like, if _ has to go farther. give us a picture of what it is like, if you're - has to go farther. give us a picture of what it is like, if you're an - of what it is like, if you're an 18—year—old girl, good at football, you played at school, you want to join a local grassroots club with the hope of playing for england in ten or 15 years, or opportunities are there?— ten or 15 years, or opportunities are there? ., , , ., are there? the opportunities have not are there? the opportunities have got better. _ are there? the opportunities have got better. the — are there? the opportunities have got better, the fa _ are there? the opportunities have got better, the fa have _ are there? the opportunities have got better, the fa have done - are there? the opportunities have| got better, the fa have done what they have done, they have a website where you type in your postcode and it will tell your local grassroots teams, that is all fair and well but how many girls teams are there? i started off at a boys team because there were no girls teams, sometimes that might be the case in your area but don't let that shy away from

that, go for it. we are growing it where there will be more girls teams and it will be easier but you don't start right at the top, you have to build your way up, the easiest way to do it is go on that website, put in your local postcode, see what local grassroots team there is a get started. 0ne local grassroots team there is a get started. one day you could be there and i think the england ladies showed that, you can get there and it is achievable, that is the main statement from that euros, that's what they are telling a generation this time. �* , what they are telling a generation this time. �*, .,, , this time. let's hope it gets easier, this time. let's hope it gets easier. i — this time. let's hope it gets easier, i know— this time. let's hope it gets easier, i know you - this time. let's hope it gets easier, i know you have - this time. let's hope it gets - easier, i know you have worked very hard to get away you are, keep up the good keep inspiring.— hard to get away you are, keep up the good keep inspiring. thank you. -- keep up — the good keep inspiring. thank you. -- keep up the _ the good keep inspiring. thank you. -- keep up the good _ the good keep inspiring. thank you. -- keep up the good work, - the good keep inspiring. thank you. -- keep up the good work, keep - —— keep up the good work, keep inspiring. 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 in 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 told us from outside lincoln crown court what happened there this morning. 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, the case has been sent to the crown court here in london which is where skebas will appear later this afternoon. the headlines on bbc news... celebrations continue after england beat germany 2—1 to become champions of europe for the first time in the most watched women's football game in uk television history. a man has been remanded in custody, charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte who was stabbed to death in boston in lincolnshire and thursday. —— in thursday. 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. hours before doctors are due 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. i'm joined by our news correspondent frances read. i was going into a little bit but there is so much more to the background of the story. yes, his ventilator was _ background of the story. yes, his ventilator was due _ background of the story. yes, his ventilator was due to _ background of the story. yes, his ventilator was due to be - background of the story. yes, hisj ventilator was due to be switched off this afternoon, that's why they are doing this last minute hearing, but that was after a request from the un, archie has been a life support since april, he was found unconscious at his home in essex by his mother, she suspects he may have been taking part in some kind of online challenge that went wrong and left him with these injuries. doctors have always said they believed he was brainstem dead and

said it was best withdraw treatment, they believed it was in his best interest and have always argued that. archie's family have thought that. archie's family have thought that to the end, they don't agree with that, they went to the high court, court of appeal to get that decision challenged, saying he simply has not had the time that he needs to heal. the court's decision did not find in theirfavour needs to heal. the court's decision did not find in their favour with saying they agreed that it was in archie's interest to end life support. the family have made this rather unusual move to appeal to the un to intervene, the un committee on the rights of persons with disabilities has indeed said it wants time to consider this. can the un intervene _ wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like _ wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like that? _ wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like that? this - wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like that? this is - wants time to consider this. can the un intervene like that? this is the l un intervene like that? this is the cuestion, un intervene like that? this is the question. it _ un intervene like that? this is the question. it is _ un intervene like that? this is the question, it is what _ un intervene like that? this is the question, it is what the _ un intervene like that? this is the question, it is what the court - un intervene like that? this is the question, it is what the court of i question, it is what the court of appeal is currently considering, there are two ways that this could 90, there are two ways that this could go, it could say that the court of appeal and uk court's decision stands and any obligation to international law does not take over that and that the uk's decision must

stand. 0r that and that the uk's decision must stand. or it could say under international law that it is obliged to meet the un's request and that is what archie's family have argued, that it what archie's family have argued, thatitis what archie's family have argued, that it is binding, the trust which runs the royal london hospital where archie is staying in tens to end of treatment unless the court decides otherwise. we're waiting to hear about that what the decision will be but either way a very difficult time for archie battersbee's family. heartbreaking for them, our thoughts are with them. the man has been charged with murder of lilia valutyte, he has appeared in the this afternoon, he was remanded in custody with a plea and trial preparation hearing set for september 19th, the date for a trial

is expected to be confirmed at that hearing. if funeral for lord trimble has taken place, former units party leader, architect of the good friday agreement, he died last week at the age of 77, we can cross live to lisbon and ireland correspondent, and understandably a huge turnout. yes, the funeral service here at harmony hill church, where david trimble was a member for many years, was a very dignified man moving, reflective occasion as you would expect from someone who was an internationally acclaimed peacemaker, winner of the nobel peace prize, former first minister of northern ireland, he was the first person to hold that post, after the power—sharing devolved government which he designed and crafted came into being in the late 19905. of the crafted came into being in the late 19905. of the good friday agreement

of which lord trimble was one of the key architects, that peace deal largely ended 30 years of political violence in this part of the uk. that agreement was his crowning achievement. deborah people reflecting during the service, it was an agreement for which he faced very strong opposition from within unionism —— there were people. some thought he may too many concessions to the ira and sinn fein, ultimately that lead to an electoral decline for mr trimble and his party, but whenever you looked at the range of people from different backgrounds in that church today, from boris johnson to his irish counterpart, the former sinn fein leader gerry adams, the currently adapted democratic unionist party, jeffrey donaldson, who was an opponent of the good friday agreement, you get a sense of the high esteem in which lord trimble has been held, and real sense of his contribution to

history. a family friend, reverend charles mcmullen, a presbyterian clergyman, said history was set to be very kind to lord trimble after a life in which he faced relentless pressure. lord godson, another family friend, director of the think tank policy exchange, wrote trimble's biography, said he was the most significant leader unionism had ever had since northern ireland was founded in 1921, he was the first unionist leader to have a global reputation, godson said. if you of the vips have left, borisjohnson departed about ten minutes ago, likewise the irish president, but if you members of the public have been staying here, a few hundred people gathered outside the church, members of the public listening to the service on loudspeakers, lord tribble's often remains in the

church, his burial ceremony will take place here in lisbon, his home city later this afternoon. it has been a day of intense personal sadness for lord trimble's family, his widow daphne, his four children who took part in his service as this very public life has been commemorated today, has been remembered for those closer to lord trimble, it has been a chance to look back and remember what we heard of his family life, a very dedicated family man, dedicated to his children and to his grandchildren, and they will be the ones who feel his loss most intensely but you have got a real impression today of how the lord trimble has left his mark, his indelible mark on northern ireland and the contribution he has made to the peace which has largely held since the good friday agreement which lord trimble crafted, signed backin which lord trimble crafted, signed back in 1998. which lord trimble crafted, signed back in 15398-— back in 1998. thank you for the u date. a ship carrying grain left the ukrainian port

of 0desa 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 its hoped will ease the global food crisis and lower the price of grain. 0ur correspondentjames 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. 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, installed in the william herschel telescope high on a mountain top on the canary correspondent has this report. they shine on the night sky but how did they get there? the answer is contained in the light the stars give off. gavin dalton has spent more than a decade developing an instrument to study the light from 5 million stars are to reveal the secrets of how our galaxy was created. now it is ready to go. it is a fantastic achievement from a lot of people to make this happen and it is great to see it working,

so the next step is the new adventure, brilliant. we will learn about this detailed structure, about the dynamics and how the stars are moving around, and we will learn about the revolution histories. fiur about the revolution histories. our calax was about the revolution histories. 0ur 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 hits today. the new achievement can piece together exactly how this happened. by using opticalfibres it is 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 they or something big going on, there is all the j , ., or something big going on, there is all the, , ., ., ., all they things for the agement, an enormous amount _ all they things for the agement, an enormous amount of— all they things for the agement, an enormous amount of things - all they things for the agement, an enormous amount of things we - all they things for the agement, an j enormous amount of things we will discover that we still don't know

because the universe is full of surprises. so because the universe is full of surprises-_ because the universe is full of surrises. ., , . surprises. so how does this incident find out what _ surprises. so how does this incident find out what stars _ surprises. so how does this incident find out what stars are _ surprises. so how does this incident find out what stars are made - surprises. so how does this incident find out what stars are made of? . 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 this guysin mountaintop, each one probing this guys in different ways. they can see more of the cosmos than ever before —— probing the skies. new telescopes will lift a veil the cosmos, uncovering deep secrets of our milky way by revealing the path of millions of stars in the night sky, giving astronomers the big picture of how our galaxy came to be.

now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. good afternoon. there is plenty of dry and sunny weather out and about right now. we are clearing the early cloud away from east anglia and the south—east, but we do have some welcome rain marching in across northern ireland to western fringes of scotland, england and wales through the rest of the day and into the evening. but it's muggy, despite that rain. temperatures are still into the low 205, the mid to high 205 further south. and just like last night in the south it's going to be another muggy night, but it will be muggy across the board because we've got that rain, some quite heavy bursts of rain pushing their way across central and northern areas, and quite a brisk wind, actually, overnight tonight, so whilst we had a touch of grass frost in the north overnight last night, tonight it will be warm and humid, and, again, humid in southern areas, and that's really a theme for the rest of the week for many of us. 0ur weather front does push its way a little bit further south, but not reaches the far south and east tomorrow, so we could see temperatures up to 30 degrees here, warmer further north as well.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: celebrations continuing as england beat germany. a man has appeared in lincoln crown court this afternoon. the court of appeal is holding a last—minute hearing in the case of archie battersbee hours before they are due to withdraw life support. the first ship carrying grain leaves the ukrainian port of 0desa under an agreement brokered by turkey. conservative party leadership candidate rishi sunak says he will cut the basic rate of income tax

from 20 to 16% if he becomes prime minister. scientists supercharge one of those's most powerful telescopes with new technology that will reveal how our galaxy formed in unprecedented detail. it's not just it's notjust the euros, we have the commonwealth games. he was in birmingham with more details on that. the game is only three and a half days old so far but jake jarman has one. jarman adds to the team gold he won on friday and the individual all—around gold from yesterday. i’ll

all—around gold from yesterday. i�*ll never get used to the feeling. it is really, i'll say again, the atmosphere here isjust amazing. it's something else. to be able to come out here and experience it every time it's really special. it's a huge confidence booster no that everyone here is supporting member of the gymnastics community, and it's amazing. the of the gymnastics community, and it's amazing-— of the gymnastics community, and it's amazinu. �* , ,., ., , it's amazing. the men's pommel horse is also under — it's amazing. the men's pommel horse is also under way. _ it's amazing. the men's pommel horse is also under way. england's _ it's amazing. the men's pommel horse is also under way. england's joe - is also under way. england'sjoe fraser has taken the lead. this is

rhys mcclenaghan. let's watch for a second, not usually a long routine. rhys mcclenaghan dismounting to a claim. it takes a little while for the schools to come through, so we will move away from his attempts to win the gold once again live from the arena in birmingham, you can watch it on the first gold of the 28 went to england's chris murray in the weightlifting. the four—time british champion won the men's 81 kilo category. he lifted a combined 325 kilograms across both clean and jerk and snatch — that's a games record, surprising the favourite, ajah singh from india. his clean and jerk alone was 181 kilograms, roughly the same weight as a car engine or male gorilla. a lot of people supporting me for

the first time at this competition, i had tried, the crowd was so loud i just tried to stay in my own head space just lift the weights, but it was hard, you so after every lift i just had to celebrate with them, because i don't think i'll ever be a point in my career well i have that noise they make much noise ever again, it was incredible. also a dramatic afternoon and lawn bowls. england beat australia with a lead 8—0, australia whittle down the lead 8—0, australia whittle down the lead bit by bit, but england held the lead. adam peaty was back this morning saying he was heartbroken to

lose his title last night. james wilby took the gold ahead of peaty, whose next chance for a medal is in the 50 metres — and he qualified from his heat this morning. despite being the world record holder he hasn't actually won the commonwealth gold in this event but with a trouble build up with a broken foot, admits he is struggling ijust go out there and do what i can do every day, just train as hard as i can. but something has gone missing these last two years. i just haven't felt the spark and i think sometimes you can get burnt out from the sport. it's like how do you find your spot for the next two years and to paris? if you go beyond that go beyond that and happy days. if you go beyond that go beyond that and happy days-— and happy days. team europe in the gulf, it is expected _ and happy days. team europe in the gulf, it is expected there _ and happy days. team europe in the gulf, it is expected there will - and happy days. team europe in the gulf, it is expected there will be - gulf, it is expected there will be

replaced. he's been vice captain, winning on each occasion. plenty of gymnastics to keep an eye on, alongside a whole range of sports here in birmingham. i appreciate there's been a lot of attention on what particular square in london because of the action, but this one has been lively too. papers are being delivered to party members today as they cast a vote on who they want to be the next prime minister. liz truss and rishi sunak have clashed. the former chancellor, mr sooner has revealed a new pitch calling for a 4% reduction to income tax before the next parliament, whereas former foreign secretary liz

truss wants to cut tax immediately. iain duncan smith has been busy writing about his support for liz truss and is part of his support for the campaign team. thanks for joining us, petersey. it came across that china was the main reason why you are backing liz truss. white china when people who are voting may be more concerned about the cost of living? be more concerned about the cost of livin: ? �* , be more concerned about the cost of livinu? �* , . living? i'm very concerned about the cost of living. _ living? i'm very concerned about the cost of living, but _ living? i'm very concerned about the cost of living, but one _ living? i'm very concerned about the cost of living, but one of _ living? i'm very concerned about the cost of living, but one of the - living? i'm very concerned about the cost of living, but one of the main i cost of living, but one of the main reasons for backing her is her position on china. she's been very tough on russia, she's been leading on the sanctions in support of ukraine, all of those are very vital, but looking down the track, and i'm one of those five parliamentarians have been sanctioned by china because you

called them out on their genocide of the uighur people, threats to taiwan and the invasion of the south china seas, all of these are very big and pose a threat to us, because of the scale of their economy and the military and technology and the fact that they pretty much build everything that we use at the moment and we have been far too casual about that, we are very, very in hock to china over computers, telephones, various materials which is really important, because they make everything go and they own 80% of the mines, basically china has a real stranglehold on the west, and they are a real threat to us, to our way of life, to the way that we believe, are politics, the concept of freedom, human rights and democracy, the challenge all of that, and we therefore need to have a strong leader able to work with the american and other allies to basically face them down and say we need to diversify the work we do in

china and other countries rishi sunak is already served as chancellor, albeit for a first time, wouldn't it be really good team? i think liz truss needs to be prime minister. she sets the tone for where the government goes. spin out in france for recognition throughout the china poses. meanwhile the treasury was busy right the way up into the last few weeks, trying to reopen trade discussions with china, it strikes me as appalling, and i'm sorry to say rishi sunak was chancellor during that period. now he has come out strongly saying he is opposed to china, i welcome that, but i wonder whether that has been going over the last two years when the policy seems to be a post about that liz truss,

so i would make the point that she needs to be prime minister, but not just for that. we have the cost of living crisis. as of the tax announcements, which is all well and good, but if you look at the data on these there won't be delivered until these there won't be delivered until the next parliament. we don't know whether the conservative party will be elected in the next parliament, and given the nature of the problem that people face now what they needed someone who going to do something in the first few weeks of their arrival and lowering the burden of national insurance, getting rid of the proposed rise of corporation tax and also looking to help with the green levies, get those down so that people cosmic burdens will fall immediately, that's what they need, something to happen now, not at the end of the next parliament. you happen now, not at the end of the next parliament.— next parliament. you sound a bit worried about _ next parliament. you sound a bit worried about whether _ next parliament. you sound a bit worried about whether the - worried about whether the conservative party will get re—elected at the next election. i take nothing for granted. re-elected at the next election. i | take nothing for granted. clearly! re-elected at the next election. i i take nothing for granted. clearly! i think liz truss _ take nothing for granted. clearly! i think liz truss will _ take nothing for granted. clearly! i think liz truss will lead _ take nothing for granted. clearly! i think liz truss will lead us - take nothing for granted. clearly! i think liz truss will lead us in - take nothing for granted. clearly! i think liz truss will lead us in a - think liz truss will lead us in a way that will allow people to feel

that they are better off, that the cost of living has been dealt with in that they themselves will be in a better position over the next two years, that is the critical bit, it seems to me we take for granted the tax cuts by 2029 is that somehow we will be in government, but we need to do the right thing in the right thing now, that is what liz truss has been proposing, so frankly i do not see how we can go on with higher tax burden and raising interest rates at same time. it's a big squeeze on people, so will get the green v suspended, the national insurance charge got rid of, we need to look again at corporation tax, which is a sewer is.— which is a sewer is. even the communal— which is a sewer is. even the communal out _ which is a sewer is. even the communal out of— which is a sewer is. even the communal out of it - which is a sewer is. even the communal out of it is, - which is a sewer is. even the i communal out of it is, whoever which is a sewer is. even the - communal out of it is, whoever wins the conservative party leadership. that's your time.

let's get more or top story, england's lionesses. they've been celebrating over their victory over germany. the fa says the success will turbo—charge the women's game in this country. i'm joined by a trustee of the women's sport trust and author of game on the unstoppable rise i and author of game on the unstoppable rise— and author of game on the unstoppable rise i think it's the be . innin: , unstoppable rise i think it's the beginning. not— unstoppable rise i think it's the beginning, not the _ unstoppable rise i think it's the beginning, not the end. - unstoppable rise i think it's the beginning, not the end. it's - beginning, not the end. it's definitely a big shift from where we were, i think the momentum is where were, i think the momentum is where we go now with the momentum we saw last night. it is we go now with the momentum we saw last niuht. , ., we go now with the momentum we saw last niu ht. , ., ,., . last night. it is sad that so much still needs _ last night. it is sad that so much still needs to _ last night. it is sad that so much still needs to be _ last night. it is sad that so much still needs to be done _ last night. it is sad that so much still needs to be done when - last night. it is sad that so much still needs to be done when it i last night. it is sad that so much i still needs to be done when it comes to equality notjust in football, in sport, in society. we have heard comments such as society is now being changed after last night, which is quite a bold statement.

what needs to be done to make that happen, to make football equal three—year—old girls as well as eight raw boys? if you go to some sport shops they still advertise football boots for girls to be my boys are not girls.— boys are not girls. people are cominu boys are not girls. people are coming together _ boys are not girls. people are coming together and - boys are not girls. people are coming together and saying l boys are not girls. people are coming together and saying it boys are not girls. people are i coming together and saying it is not acceptable any more, and broadcasters too, and that's made a big shift, that those changes are significant changes that we will see. we had incremental changes of the years, but winning the euros and everyone talking about it, it will have a huge impact now. pm? everyone talking about it, it will have a huge impact now. why has there been _ have a huge impact now. why has there been a _ have a huge impact now. why has there been a lack— have a huge impact now. why has there been a lack of— have a huge impact now. why has there been a lack of investmentsl have a huge impact now. why has. there been a lack of investments in girls football, particularly grassroots level? i girls football, particularly grassroots level?- girls football, particularly grassroots level? i think it's because this _ grassroots level? i think it's because this sport - grassroots level? i think it's because this sport was i grassroots level? i think it's i because this sport was created by men, women were not allowed to compete the decades, women were

banned from playing on fa pitches for 50 years, and from that moment, there are able to play from the 19705, there hasn't been that investment, and that she goes everywhere from school playgrounds to academies, opportunities to play and investment too, so that's a shift we need to see change that will then effects and impacts everything. will then effects and impacts everything-— will then effects and impacts eve hina. ., ., , , everything. what would you briefly sa to that everything. what would you briefly say to that little _ everything. what would you briefly say to that little girl _ everything. what would you briefly say to that little girl in _ everything. what would you briefly say to that little girl in the - say to that little girl in the playground who is playing football but does not get a plate officially at school during pe or isn't able to afford to go to a local club will get the support she needs? i hope she will have _ get the support she needs? i hope she will have the _ get the support she needs? i hope she will have the confidence i get the support she needs? i hope she will have the confidence now. get the support she needs? i hope| she will have the confidence now to see that it's the space that is is rightfully hers as it is little boys, to know she could be a fantastic coach or broadcaster with so many opportunities within sport for girls and boys too, but

hopefully seeing the amazing role models the lionesses have been, they'll know they have just as much right to play in the playground as those boys. right to play in the playground as those boys-— right to play in the playground as those bo s. , ., those boys. many thanks your time here. the latest _ those boys. many thanks your time here. the latest headlines. - here. the latest headlines. celebrations after england beat germany 2—1 to be champions of europe for the first time in the most watched women's football game on uk television history. a man has been remanded in custody charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte. a court of appeal is holding a last—minute hearing on the case of archie battersbee hours before doctors are due to withdraw life support. 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 per cent. 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. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith is in salford for us. it isa it is a really worrying time for people who are looking for more mortgage or trying to remortgage a fixed term. can you explain what this means right now? $5 fixed term. can you explain what this means right now?— fixed term. can you explain what this means right now? as of today, an one this means right now? as of today, anyone trying _ this means right now? as of today, anyone trying to — this means right now? as of today, anyone trying to get _ this means right now? as of today, anyone trying to get a _ this means right now? as of today, anyone trying to get a mortgage i anyone trying to get a mortgage probably will see very little change at all, this is changing the underlying rules. at the moment there are two layers of what the bank describes as protection. the stop people borrowing beyond their means they could have a wider impact as well, and what the bank are doing todayis as well, and what the bank are doing today is removing one of those layers, because they say having one rule, which is the loan to income

limit, is enough, that that rule still stay in place, lenders can only land a borrower up to 4.5 times their salary, and with that level of protection in place, the bank thinks individuals want to be lent too much money, and they will still be able to repay it. but some people are concerned that actually what's happening here, in removing what is called the stress test, so allowing people to borrow, and potentially of interest rates, increase that they could get into more difficulties, that they will see those problems as potentially years down the line, but if people are also struggling with lots of other debts, as we are seeing with the cost of living crisis at the moment, that's when this could have knock—on effects. for people trying to get hold of a mortgage, could well be the people who have been declined so far me in the future or in the coming weeks or months be able to access and mortgage more easily, but it is up to individual lenders when or whether they apply this more relaxed rules that the bank of england is now allowing. it's worth bearing in

mind as well that it's notjust about access to a mortgage, the people have difficulty getting on the housing ladderfor, it is actually access to a property, because in so many places across the uk, there are many fewer properties and there are people looking at the moment, so people are being outbid and prices are increasing. it's a very hot market at the moment, so evenif very hot market at the moment, so even if you do manage to get hold of a mortgage, potentially hundreds, possibly thousands more people will through these rules, it doesn't necessarily mean they will get the dream home at the roundabout. that. more information _ dream home at the roundabout. that. more information on _ dream home at the roundabout. that. more information on that _ dream home at the roundabout. that. more information on that story on the bbc news website, as well. thousands of people have been evacuated in northern california. the fire started in the north and the border with 0regon last friday and spread rapidly. it is already scorched tens of thousands of acres. 2000 residents have been forced to leave their homes on dozens of

trackers on the pacific crest hiking surely been evacuated to safety, although no injuries have been reported so far. the actor nichelle nichols who's died at the age of 89 — and nasa described her as a "trailblazer and role model" who "inspired generations to reach for the stars". she was one of the first black actors to portray a figure of authority. lieutenant uhura was the starship enterprise's communications officer. confident, charismatic, calm under pressure. 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 will cry. nichelle nichols's background was in musical theatre, a talent the show occasionally exploited.

she sings 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 that are 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 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 to join the space programme. for her, it was a lifelong mission. 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. the old adrenaline going? 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 at the age of 89 — i'm joined now by... i'mjoined now by... i bet i'm joined now by... i bet it's been very busy with lots of people paying tribute. do you think she did create a massive legacy, inspiring particularly black female actors to push for those bigger and better roles? absolutely, for the first time we got to actually see ourselves in genre television, we got to see ourselves in space, and now, in comic book conventions and events everywhere we can dress now, in comic book conventions and events everywhere we can— now, in comic book conventions and events everywhere we can dress up as her character — events everywhere we can dress up as her character and _ events everywhere we can dress up as her character and feel _ events everywhere we can dress up as her character and feel comfortable i her character and feel comfortable in her own skin because of her. the fiuht in her own skin because of her. the fight continues to this day for better parts are more opportunities for women and people of colour, did

she therefore then inspire people to keep that fight going and to never give up on that fight?— give up on that fight? absolutely. the clip that _ give up on that fight? absolutely. the clip that you _ give up on that fight? absolutely. the clip that you ran _ give up on that fight? absolutely. the clip that you ran earlier i give up on that fight? absolutely. the clip that you ran earlier with i the clip that you ran earlier with martin luther king junior convincing her to stay in that role, because i don't even think she saw the weight of how important it was to be a black woman playing a lead tenant in that role, which she said in her own interview, it wasn't a black role, wasn't a female role, jean roddenberry could have filled up with anyone, he could had an alien that role, so the fact that she was in that role made it incredibly significant and important, allowed representation to have that value, and now we can see ourselves in nichelle enter legacy lives on. so ou nichelle enter legacy lives on. so you think they knew they were doing

in the 19605? edit you think they knew they were doing in the 1960s?— in the 1960s? of course i been readin: in the 1960s? of course i been reading tonnes _ in the 1960s? of course i been reading tonnes about - in the 1960s? of course i been reading tonnes about her- in the 1960s? of course i been reading tonnes about her since in the 1960s? of course i been i reading tonnes about her since a recent passing, and looking at a lot of video interviews she has done, and jean roddenberry, when she came back into his office after martin luther king junior had convinced her to keep the park, he had her resignation letter already torn up. so he was, you know, prepared to accept her coming back to the show and obviously he really wanted her to stay e—commerce and it didn't take much convincing. you to stay e-commerce and it didn't take much convincing. you would like to think that — take much convincing. you would like to think that the — take much convincing. you would like to think that the producers _ take much convincing. you would like to think that the producers knew i take much convincing. you would like to think that the producers knew he i to think that the producers knew he was going to cause a stir, they were going to inspire more black female actors, and let's face it, black actors, and let's face it, black actors, to keep that fire going, because it's taken a long time for the studios to play catch—up, hasn't it? the studios to play catch-up, hasn't it? ., ., , the studios to play catch-up, hasn't it? . .,, . ., , the studios to play catch-up, hasn't it? . . ., , it? yeah, it has. it certainly has taken a long — it? yeah, it has. it certainly has taken a long time _ it? yeah, it has. it certainly has taken a long time for— it? yeah, it has. it certainly has taken a long time for them i it? yeah, it has. it certainly has taken a long time for them to i it? yeah, it has. it certainly has i taken a long time for them to play catch—up in genre television, you know, it's still very white, i think

star wars is indicative of that, from the past, but obviously now things are changing and evolving, star wars is becoming more diverse and inclusive, we are seeing actors likejohn and inclusive, we are seeing actors like john boyega and inclusive, we are seeing actors likejohn boyega coming to the fore, and donald glover, and i think we still need to see more of that representation, and more of the stories being told from the black diaspora in genre entertainment. it's notjust about opportunities, though, it's about the kind of parts people are getting the characters they play, and there is a lot of stereotypes that you still stay three maxi on the screen. as the anchor you and the people that block with you? the anchor you and the people that block with ou? , ., , , , ., with you? the stereotypes are there. slowl but with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely _ with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely there _ with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely there is _ with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely there is a _ with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely there is a shift, i slowly but surely there is a shift, obviously fans want to see different types of entertainment, and obviously movies like black panther

are getting a lot of fans excited, because these are new worlds imagined that we as black folks have just not seen ourselves in enough, so the shift is changing and hopefully producers and writers and studios will catch up and see what the fans want, what consumers want, and ultimately that's important, because i think for them the bottom line is what they are looking for when it comes to entertainment. tradr when it comes to entertainment. try talkin: when it comes to entertainment. try talking to you. we have some breaking news for that won't surprise you, we are just hearing from the uk's met office thatjuly, it was official, this year was the driest since 1935 in england. if anyone knows a rain dance let me know, i'm sure you are feeling the same and you look at the parks

around us. very dry. let's have a look at what it is doing right now. good afternoon. lots of dry, sunny weather out there again today in central and eastern areas, and now the statistics are in, it's been confirmed that parts ofjersey have had their driest july on record. the average is about 45 millimetres normally injuly. now, there is some rain on the way, some welcome rain, but it doesn't look as if it will affect the southern half of england, in particular. instead, we will see some heavier rain moving in across northern ireland into the west of scotland, western fringes of england and wales, later in the day. the best of the drier, sunnier weather will remain across central and eastern areas where it's warm, and it feels quite muggy, and actually we will start to increase the humidity more generally under the influence of these weather fronts. that's really the theme for the next two or three days. so, the heaviest rain pushing in through this evening and overnight, starting to sink a little bit further southwards. lots of local mist and hill fog around, and so drizzly, but it's unlikely we'll see much rain across south—eastern areas. but, for all parts, after the grass frost of last night in the glens of scotland,

a far closer, warmer night for all, and a muggy day tomorrow, despite the passage of our weather front towards the south and the arrival of brighter skies and showers to the north, it remains warm and really quite muggy with those high dew points. it's really quite breezy, as well, through tonight and tomorrow. a little breezier than you'd normally expect at this time of year, but it's not going to stop the temperatures from getting to 30, potentially, ahead of that weather front in south—eastern areas tomorrow, and a warmer day further north. so, athletics tomorrow and para—athletics, as well, it should be dry across the midlands area, as you can see, but by the evening and overnight the weather front might start to just bring a little bit of drizzly rain, low pressure still driving the weather, so still breezy and still showery across northern ireland, north—western scotland, in particular, but some good spells of sunshine elsewhere. this weather front might bring a few spots of drizzle to the south, but effectively it's a band of cloud, still very warm indeed and humid across many areas,

starting to cool a little towards the north come wednesday, certainly by thursday we push that weatherfront away, we bring in a ridge of high pressure, change of wind direction, so that north—westerly will freshen the air a little bit, so by thursday and friday it will start to feel a bit more comfortable, notably for sleeping, for most.

this is bbc news — i'm chris rogers — the headlines... celebrations continue after england beat germany 2—1 to become champions of europe for the first time, in the most watched women's football game in uk television history. we said that we wanted to make our legacy about winning, and that is what we did. cheering. the moment football came home — it's the english game's first major international trophy since the men's side lifted the 1966 world cup. a man has appeared at lincoln crown court this afternoon— charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte, who was stabbed to death

in boston, lincolnshire. 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 first ship carrying grain leaves the ukrainian port of 0desa under an agreement brokered by turkey. conservative party leadership candidate rishi sunak says he will cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16% if he becomes prime minister. and scientists supercharge one of earth's most powerful telescopes with new technology that will reveal how our galaxy formed, in unprecedented detail.

england's lionesses have been celebrating with thousands of fans at a massive party in trafalgar square, after their historic 2—1victory 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 has been at trafalgar square for us. # 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 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 of 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. not just 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 had started well but germany almost struck the first blow. in the 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 toone in acres with an inch perfect pass, she took her shot. 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 disbelief turned to joy 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 all over! 56 years of hurt over, just 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. they stayed behind for an age to soak it all in. the fans too — no—one wanted this to end.

ithink we have partied more than we have actually played football in the last 24 hours. cheering. but obviously incredible, to be able to share it with everybody who came to the game and around the country, we are very grateful for everyone's support. this may be the end of the tournament, but it's just the beginning of theirjourney. the last time england won a major trophy, the 1966 world cup, women were banned from playing competitive football in any form. sarina wiegman — the lionesses�* coach — said last night, "we have changed society," and that her players had helped to alter perceptions of women beyond the pitch. 0ur sports correspondent jane dougall looks at what last night's win means for the future of the women's game. commentator: she sends it forward and jill scott is there, and _ 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. pleasure to be around them and 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 don't really know what to say to that. when the winning goal went in, that is chloe's first international goal, as well for england. about time, isn't it?! i didn't know she had scored, i saw her toe and turned round and gave alex a cuddle

and i can't believe it. tell me about the crowd, did they help you through it? yeah, 100%, the roar as we went forward and we had the wind taken out of our sails, they built us up in the 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, 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. we need to make sure that 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 inspiring future generations of the future sportswomen. it is an open goal to

harness the success. young girls are watching. now is the time to capitalise. jane dougall, bbc news, wembley. lola 0gunbote is football coach for burnley women's fc. she is also the executive director for the charity goals for girls, which unites women across the world by using football to inspire community change. good to have your own, what a great for women, women's football, fantastic. but we are the news, we have to look at theirs, we have to be serious for a moment, because it is fantastic, but what you cannot haveis is fantastic, but what you cannot have is the eight—year—old girl at wembley last night watching that wind come out saying and thinking, i want to be next, i want tojoin england, i want to score goals, and then there is nothing for them, nowhere for them to go, no support, there is a real opportunity here, we

cannot miss it. it is there is a real opportunity here, we cannot miss it— cannot miss it. it is huge, “ust to be witnessing * cannot miss it. it is huge, “ust to be witnessing this i cannot miss it. it is huge, “ust to be witnessing this for i cannot miss it. it is huge, just to be witnessing this for women's l be witnessing this for women's football is fantastic for the country, notjust for young girls, but the legacy is what the conversation is about, how do we use this to continue to inspire girls, and i think it starts with investing in the programme is young in schools, having access. i was fortunate to attend a school that valued football so i could do that, but that is not the story for many girls across the country today. i think they are definitely needs to be a joint effort making sure that we bring football to girls rather than girls having to seek it out. what is the problem? are some schools not allowing girls to play football officially, is it that there are not enough clubs, or not enough funding? that is grassroots, do those problems continue into semiprofessional and professional leagues? i semiprofessional and professional lea . ues? .. semiprofessional and professional lea . ues? ~' ., semiprofessional and professional leaiues? ,, ., ., , _ ., semiprofessional and professional leaiues? ~' ., ., , _ ., ., leagues? i think for any pyramid to work, if leagues? i think for any pyramid to work. if you _ leagues? i think for any pyramid to work, if you think _ leagues? i think for any pyramid to work, if you think about _ leagues? i think for any pyramid to work, if you think about football i leagues? i think for any pyramid to work, if you think about football as a pyramid, it needs a strong base,

so much interest at that lower level that feeds up to the top, so i do think there needs to be more schools engaged, more funding into community organisations that are already doing a fantasticjob, we also need to look at the professional setup, is it accessible, open? can i go access it accessible, open? can i go access it close to where she lives? are there enough? it is multifaceted and huge but we do need to start having those conversations are notjust the conversations but finding solutions. the england team is diverse, but there have been questions on social media about it not been diverse enough, is that exposing a problem within football in general? diversity, you can only see it, be it if you can see it, that was my case, i had unfortunate run—in with rachael yankee as a time who was a lioness, that inspired me to be in

my position, i lived a lucrative career in law to pursue football, the reason i did so with because i could see that was a tangible option. so representation matters, can we do more to make those teams and participants more diverse? yes, i think we can, we should, but those conversations also need to be had with the right people that can make the right change. in with the right people that can make the right change.— with the right people that can make the right change. in america, women iet aid the right change. in america, women get paid the — the right change. in america, women get paid the same — the right change. in america, women get paid the same as _ the right change. in america, women get paid the same as men _ the right change. in america, women get paid the same as men in - get paid the same as men in football. thanks to a huge campaign there, natalie portman involved there, natalie portman involved there, admittedly football isn't as big there, they college soccer, not as big as here, but do you think it is time to start looking out what that fantastic team of lioness is dead last night, that they should not be paid the same as the main's england team —— lionesses? ii not be paid the same as the main's england team -- lionesses?- england team -- lionesses? if you understand — england team -- lionesses? if you understand the _ england team -- lionesses? if you understand the wider— england team -- lionesses? if you understand the wider picture, i england team -- lionesses? if you understand the wider picture, yes, j understand the wider picture, yes, they should, but that is also, you

have to take into consideration sponsorship, tv rights, venues, ticket sales, notjust sponsorship, tv rights, venues, ticket sales, not just a sponsorship, tv rights, venues, ticket sales, notjust a case of pay them the same which is what we want and where it should go, but all those other things need to be in tandem for that to work, so as we hope for this legacy to continue, more people going out to support their clubs, television rights and sponsorship deals continue to be signed, barclays bank have been great, we will naturally see there will be more money available and we would hope that institutions like the fa, premier league if they want tojump on this, will start investing in girls so we can bridge that gap and it should be football is football, not women's or men's, the game we all love and don't want to play. it is about time we had those discussions has to how we can make it more equitable as well as equal. make it more equitable as well as e. ual. ,, ., , make it more equitable as well as etual. ,, ., , , make it more equitable as well as eiual. ,, ., , , ., . ., equal. serious but important chat, but back to — equal. serious but important chat, but back to the _ equal. serious but important chat, but back to the football, _ equal. serious but important chat, but back to the football, what i equal. serious but important chat, but back to the football, what did l but back to the football, what did you think of notjust last night the whole tournament? it really feels

like this is the one that really put the female game on the map. i think if ou're the female game on the map. i think if you're new — the female game on the map. i think if you're new to _ the female game on the map. i think if you're new to football, _ the female game on the map. i think if you're new to football, that - if you're new to football, that might be the case, for some of his that have been following this for a long time, the team have performed well in the past butjust not cut to the final stage and over the line. this win is sweet for all of those reasons, those past and present and future, for me watching it yesterday with friends, it was a euphoric moment to say football is on the map and we as a nation can celebrate being a winner at a major tournament which has been a long time coming, so it is fantastic and we want to get more of that, everyone is in a good mood, we want to experience more of that and we look forward to this notjust being the first but the first of many.— the first of many. fascinating talkini the first of many. fascinating talking to _ the first of many. fascinating talking to you, _ the first of many. fascinating talking to you, thank- the first of many. fascinating talking to you, thank you i the first of many. fascinating talking to you, thank you for| talking to you, thank you for joining us. talking to you, thank you for joining us— 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 moscow says it is blacklisting 39 britons including labour leader keir starmer and the former prime minister david cameron, russia's foreign ministry is announcing sanctions against officials, business people and journalist from britain, barring them from entering russia for supporting the demonisation of russia and its international isolation. we will bring you more on that announcement throughout the course of the afternoon, there will be a lot of reaction to that, we will be looking into what the thinking is of russia as well. in 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. we can cross live to lincoln and our midlands correspondent navtej johal. he appeared in court earlier. yes, i will iive he appeared in court earlier. yes, i will give you _ he appeared in court earlier. yes, i will give you a _ he appeared in court earlier. yes, i will give you a timeline _ he appeared in court earlier. yes, i will give you a timeline of - he appeared in court earlier. yes, i will give you a timeline of events. i will give you a timeline of events. at ten o'clock this morning deividas skebas appeared in lincoln magistrates�* court, a very brief appearance, the 22—year—old lithuanian national spoke only to give his name, age and address, he has been charged with the murder of lilia valutyte who was nine years old, she was found in a street in boston town centre on thursday evening with a stab wound and later died in hospital. it has been reported that she was playing outside and embroidery shop with a younger sister. that case has sparked a huge wave of emotion in boston where people have been laying flowers at the scene, there have been candles lit in her memory at

the nearby church, lisa have called this a heartbreaking case which has affected many people in boston —— police have called. the case was sent to the crown court in lincoln where deividas skebas appeared at 2pm, it was another brief appearance, thejudge for this appearance, the judge for this hearing appearance, thejudge for this hearing set the date for a plea and trial preparation hearing of the 19th of september and it is on that day we should find out when the trial will take place. he has since been remanded in custody and it will been remanded in custody and it will be lots of people in boston and beyond who will be following this trial very closely.— the headlines on bbc news... the lionesses celebrate with fans after england beat germany 2—1 to become champions of europe for the first time in the most watched women�*s football team on uk television history. a man has appeared in lincoln crown court this

afternoon charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte who was stabbed to death in boston in lincolnshire. the court of appeal is holding a last—minute hearing in the case of archie battersbee, i was before doctors are due to withdraw life support. —— hours before. more on that story — the court of appeal is holding a last—minute hearing in the case of archie battersbee —— 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 i�*m joined by our news correspondent frances read. remind us of the background to the case.

as you said, background to the case. archie�*s ventilator was due to be switched off this afternoon, that�*s why they are holding this emergency hearing, but he has been a life support since april, found unconscious at his home in essex, his mother thinks possibly he was taking part in some kind of online challenge that went really badly wrong and he was left with these catastrophic unimaginable injuries. doctors believe he was brainstem dead and that it wasn�*t his best interest to take him off life support, but archie�*s family have always disagreed and take it all the way to the court of appeal to challenge that decision, they say he has simply not been given enough time to heal, given that this all just happened in april this year, that i was been their argument. the court�*s decision has not found in their favour, court�*s decision has not found in theirfavour, previously, judges saying they believe it is very much in his best interest that that is the key thing, that they always have

to keep in mind. the family have taken this unusual step to approach the un about theirs. the un committee on the rights of persons with disabilities has indeed said it wants time to consider theirs and to decide if they have any kind of car in this. it decide if they have any kind of car in this. . . in this. it is interesting. the un iiolicin in this. it is interesting. the un policing human _ in this. it is interesting. the un policing human rights— in this. it is interesting. the un | policing human rights legislation in this. it is interesting. the un i policing human rights legislation in international law. could the un have a say in archie�*s treatment? that�*s the question, that is what the court of appeal is deciding, there are two ways you could go, it could decide that the uk�*s court decision stands as at the court of appeal could say whatever the un says, it has to put the interests of the child first, and that no treaty under the un has anything to do with uk domestic law. that is one side of the argument. 0r uk domestic law. that is one side of the argument. or it could say under international law it to take in—line what the un has said, which is what

archie battersbee�*s family has said, and it is binding under international law, that is the other possibility. we are waiting to hear what the outcome of the court of appeal decision will be, but incredibly distressing time for archie battersbee�*s family. incredibly distressing time for archie battersbee's family. indeed, ourthoughts _ archie battersbee's family. indeed, our thoughts are _ archie battersbee's family. indeed, our thoughts are with _ archie battersbee's family. indeed, our thoughts are with them, - archie battersbee's family. indeed, our thoughts are with them, thank| our thoughts are with them, thank you for that update. the funeral has taken 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. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports from lisburn where the funeral took place earlier today. the funeral service here at harmony hill church, where david trimble was a member for many years, was a very dignified, moving, reflective occasion as you would expect from someone who was an internationally acclaimed peacemaker, winner of the nobel peace prize, former first minister of northern ireland, he was the first person to hold that post, after the power—sharing devolved government which he designed and crafted came into being in the

late 19905. of the good friday agreement of which lord trimble was one of the key architects, that peace deal largely ended 30 years of political violence in this part of the uk. that agreement was his crowning achievement. there were people reflecting during the service, it was an agreement for which he faced very strong opposition from within unionism. some thought he made too many concessions to the ira and sinn fein, ultimately that led to an electoral decline for mr trimble and his party, but whenever you looked at the range of people from different backgrounds in that church today, from borisjohnson counterpart, to the former sinn fein leader gerry adams, the current leader of the democratic unionist party, jeffrey donaldson, who was an opponent of the good friday agreement, you get a sense of the high esteem in which

lord trimble has been held, and real sense of his contribution to history. a family friend, reverend charles mcmullen, a presbyterian clergyman, said history was set to be very kind to lord trimble after a life in which he faced relentless pressure. lord godson, anotherfamily friend, director of the think tank policy exchange, he wrote trimble�*s biography, said he was the most significant leader unionism had ever had since northern ireland was founded in 1921, he was the first unionist leader to have a global reputation, godson said. a few of the vips have left, borisjohnson departed about ten minutes ago, likewise the irish president, but a few members of the public have been staying here, a few hundred people gathered outside the church, members of the public listening

to the service on loudspeakers, lord trimble�*s coffin remains in the church, his burial ceremony will take place here in lisburn, his home city, later this afternoon. it has been a day of intense personal sadness for lord trimble�*s family, his widow daphne, his four children who took part in his service, as this very public life has been commemorated today, has been remembered for those closest to lord trimble, it has been a chance to look back and remember what we heard of his family life, a very dedicated family man, dedicated to his children and to his grandchildren, and they will be the ones who feel his loss most intensely but you have got a real impression today of how lord trimble has left his mark, his indelible mark on northern ireland and the contribution he has made to the peace which has largely held since the good friday agreement which lord trimble crafted, signed back in 1998.

in ukraine, a ship carrying grain left 0desa 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. 0ur correspondentjames 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. the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for playing lieutenant uhura in the original 19605 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. lizo mzimba looks back at her life and career. lieutenant uhura was the starship enterprise�*s communications officer. confident, charismatic, calm under pressure. 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 will cry. nichelle nichols�*s background was in musical theatre, a talent the show occasionally exploited. she sings 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 to join the space programme. for her, it was a lifelong mission. 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. 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 at the age of 89. nasa described her as a trailblazer who inspired millions to reach for the stars. ., ., ., the stars. time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. there is plenty of dry and sunny weather out and about right now. we are clearing the early cloud away from east anglia and the south—east, but we do have some welcome rain marching in across northern ireland to western fringes of scotland, england and wales through the rest of the day and into the evening. but it�*s muggy, despite that rain. temperatures are still into the low 205, the mid to high 205 further south. and just like last night in the south it�*s going to be another muggy night, but it will be muggy across the board because we�*ve got that rain, some quite heavy bursts of rain pushing their way across central and northern areas, and quite a brisk wind, actually, overnight tonight, so whilst we had a touch of grass frost in the north overnight last

night, tonight it will be warm and humid, and, again, humid in southern areas, and that�*s really a theme for the rest of the week for many of us. 0ur weather front does push its way a little bit further south, but not reaches the far south and east tomorrow, so we could see temperatures up to 30 degrees here, warmer further north as well. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the lioness to celebrate with fans. a man has appeared at lincoln crown court this afternoon— charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte, who was stabbed to death in boston, lincolnshire. 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 first ship carrying grain leaves the ukrainian port of 0desa under an agreement brokered by turkey. conservative party leadership candidate rishi sunak says he will cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16% if he becomes prime minister. and scientists supercharge one of earth�*s most powerful telescopes with new technology that will reveal how our galaxy formed, in unprecedented detail. sport now, and for a full round—up from the commonwealth games, here�*s hugh. good afternoon. it's it�*s been a golden day for team england so far. just in the last

half hour a different team e. team europe have confirmed that luke donald will be the new ryder cup captain. the 44—year—old former world number one replaces the man preferred to him during the initial recruitment process, but henrik stenson was stripped of the job a fortnight ago after he signed a £40 million deal with the controversial breakaway liv golf. donald is the first englishman to lead europe since sir nick faldo�*s heavy defeat in 2008. england�*s golden games in the gymnastics continues to be a highlight of the commonwealths here in birmingham. not least because local boyjoe fraser has just picked up his second. fraser�*s routine brought a score of 14.833, which nobody could match — not even defending champion rhys mcclenaghan from northern ireland, who won the silver.

fraser has been recovering from a foot injury that has prevented him from doing some of the disciplines — but he�*ll go for a third gold in the rings later. three golds are exactly what his team—mate jake jarman has now won. he�*s become a triple commonwealth champion after his third title in the floor final. the 20—year—old gymnast blew the competition away, with england�*s giarnni regini—moran taking the bronze. jarman was also part of the team that won gold, while he also won the individual all—around event yesterday. i�*ll never get used to the feeling. it is really, i�*ll say it again, the atmosphere here is just amazing. it�*s something else. to be able to come out here and experience it every time, it�*s really special. it�*s a huge confidence

booster no that everyone here is a supporting member of the gymnastics community, and it�*s amazing. much more spot on the news website, as well. staying with sport, a big story of the day has to be england�*s lioness is celebrating with their fans after the victory over germany last night. a staggering 17 million of you watched last night.

the fa says the success will "turbo charge" the women�*s game in this country. england forward beth mead was named player of the tournament, after winning the golden boot award given to the tournament�*s top scorer. philip nedley, herfirst coach, gave his reaction to her performance oh, well, beth had lots of potential even at five or six years old. she used to... we were a bit hurt — we were a bit scared that she was going to get hurt, but she was, like, giving the boys just as much as she was getting, and she was an awesome player. lots of talent, lots of determination, and a great attitude, but such a lovely kid, such a lovely kid. and herfamily still live here in hinderwell. yeah, herfamily live on the high street, and all the family, her auntie and uncle is, they�*ve done so much for her, and, you know, this is for her, as well. what about the boost for the community? because it�*s just amazing to have such a top player from the area. well, we are only a tiny village amongst lots of tiny villages, and to have somebody actually winning the european championships is absolutely phenomenal. we are so proud of her. ballot papers are being delivered to conservative

party members today, as they prepare to cast their vote on who they want to be the next party leader and prime minister. the final two candidates — rishi sunak and liz truss — have clashed over their differing policies on tax and tackling the cost of living. former chancellor mr sunak has unveiled a new pitch to party members calling for a four per cent reduction in income tax by the end of the next parliament whereas foreign secretary liz truss wants to cut tax immediately. we will be speaking to more people over the coming days to get reaction to that. we were also speaking to iain duncan smith, former party leader who is speaking to supporting this trust. the sucess of the lionesses last night proved that women�*s international football can attract huge audiences. but can that be repeated at club level?

we can speak now to helen ward, captain of watford fc. she is also the record goal—scorer for wales. great for you tojoin great for you to join us. what did you think of last night�*s game, from one record goal—scorer to another? it was a great final, wasn�*t it? i think the tournament to serve those two teams to be in it, i think there were the best teams throughout, and it was as close as i expected it to be, at one stage it looked like germany might go on to nick the win, but they gathered themselves and went on to get that electric goal in extra time, and it was a fantastic spectacle for everybody, and the tournament as a whole has been wonderful to watch. ii tournament as a whole has been wonderful to watch.— tournament as a whole has been wonderful to watch. if you have been followini wonderful to watch. if you have been following women's _ wonderful to watch. if you have been following women's football _ wonderful to watch. if you have been following women's football you i wonderful to watch. if you have been| following women's football you would following women�*s football you would know that england always stood a good chance of lifting the trophy, like they did last night. but that is against the odds, isn�*t it? a lot of them have come through from grassroots football, having to scrape by, get the training, money, the support they need stop on those days open hours of today? i

the support they need stop on those days open hours of today?— the support they need stop on those days open hours of today? i hope so. the look days open hours of today? i hope so. they look to — days open hours of today? i hope so. they look to get _ days open hours of today? i hope so. they look to get to _ days open hours of today? i hope so. they look to get to the _ days open hours of today? i hope so. they look to get to the top _ days open hours of today? i hope so. they look to get to the top end i days open hours of today? i hope so. they look to get to the top end of i they look to get to the top end of the game, theirjob now is to spread that further down. grassroots plays a huge role in all football, particularly women�*s football, so we need to keep investing in that, let it grow up the pyramid, and we will see results like last night. credits of the fa, they have invested a lot into that england team through the structures of the league, and it�*s all been planned that way, over the england team to go get the trophy. they had chances in the past where they�*ve been disappointing got over they�*ve been disappointing got over the line, but last night, they know how to win and they showed that last night, and it�*s been a combination of the lot of years of hard graft. for an eight—year—old watching that game last night, thinking, i want that, i want to be on that pitch, in my 205, what are the applicants to

get from that thought to the actual moment they are playing for england? what do they have to do? what is the struggle? i what do they have to do? what is the stru~ ile? .. what do they have to do? what is the stru~le? .. v what do they have to do? what is the stru~le? ,, �*, struggle? i think it's finding local teams, struggle? i think it's finding local teams. they _ struggle? i think it's finding local teams, they are _ struggle? i think it's finding local teams, they are out _ struggle? i think it's finding local teams, they are out there, i struggle? i think it's finding local teams, they are out there, but i struggle? i think it's finding local. teams, they are out there, but they are not necessarily pushed as much as boys are men�*s teams, so they are harder to find, even though they are there, so i think it�*s up to local clubs, big clubs, local fas, schools need to become part of normal p for girls, it can�*t be an anomaly that the school offers is same out of football for boys as they do for girls, and i think that is important moving forward, has to start at that part of the game, it�*s the eight—year—olds are nine—year—olds who want to get into football, finding those opportunities, because there is a drop—off in all sports, there is a drop—off in all sports, the opportunities are not there, i think it�*s really important that everybody now comes together to promote the game, promote the clubs,

promote the game, promote the clubs, promote grassroots, elite football, promoter or, get out there because if people can�*t see that they can�*t be it, but now they�*ve all seen over the last few weeks, now they can see up the last few weeks, now they can see up for them to go out there. millions of indians still do not have tap water. women have to make back—breaking journeys to get water for the whole family. this daily hardship has meant that in some villages men are unable to find women willing to marry them. the bbc�*s divya arya travelled to uttar pradesh in central india to hear their stories. what do you call men who have tried to get married, but failed repeatedly? rejects, i�*m told. like bal govind. translation: i was 22 when the first marriage proposal came. i in total, five families

came to meet my parents, but when they got to know of the water crisis here, they left. he is not alone. it�*s a growing list of single men. fetching water is considered women�*s work here, and men are unwilling to share the burden. translation: i have other work and she has different work. i she has to cook food, clean the house. i have to attend to the animals, farm and travel to attend social gatherings. these central indian plains used to be green, but after repeated droughts, the region has dried up.

some women have got married here, but they say they wouldn�*t have if they had known about the water crisis. translation: there was a hand pump outside my home - in my maternal village, but now i have to drink this dirt. if i knew how bad things were, i wouldn�*t have agreed to the marriage. now the indian government plans to bring waterfrom nearby rivers to these villages. but similar schemes haven�*t worked in the past. how will this time be any different? the engineer struggles to explain. translation: we have assessed that if we take a certain amount of water, it will not lead to scarcity. if there wasn�*t enough water in the yamuna river, the scheme wouldn�*t have been sanctioned. meanwhile, this is the kind of water some villages are left with. buffalos bathe here, and some women too. there aren�*t many choices.

thousands of people have been evacuated in northern california, as the state battles a second major wildfire this season. the mckinney fire started in the north, near the border with 0regon last friday and has spread rapidly to become the largest this year. it�*s already scorched tens of thousands of acres. 2000 residents have been forced to leave their homes, and dozens of trekkers on the pacific crest hiking trail have been evacuated to safety. no injuries have been reported so far. ballot papers are being delivered to conservative party members today, as they prepare to cast their vote on who they want to be the next party leader and prime minister.

the final two candidates — rishi sunak and liz truss — have clashed over their differing policies on tax and tackling the cost of living. former chancellor mr sunak has unveiled a new pitch to party members calling for a 4% reduction in income tax by the end of the next parliament whereas foreign secretary liz truss wants to cut tax immediately. we can cross to westminster and our political correspondent ione wells. very clear differences between the two leaders, but one seems to be getting more support than the other. i think both camps have stressed that there are still people who are undecided, there are still members making up their minds about this as well, but certainly in the last couple of days liz truss has positioned herself as the frontrunner, she�*s been seen that way by colleagues in the conservative party with a number of quite high—profile in recent days

ranging from ben wallace to tom tugendhat, so certainly she has real momentum in the last couple days, but both camps keen to stress that there are still lots of members making up their minds, both have been blitzing members around the country trying shore up support. certainly this next week is being seen as very crucial with lots of tory members expected to vote quite early as well. in terms of different policies as a result have been dished out over the last couple of days, they been competing for headlines, one of the key dividing lines has been over tax policy. liz truss has promised instant tax cuts, reversing the rise to national insurance, as well as the planned rise to corporation tax, as well. she is also said she would temporarily suspend green levies on energy bills. rishi sunak has, throughout this campaign, emphasised that such tax cuts would add to

inflationary pressures at the moment, therefore risk interest rates and people�*s mortgages, as well, so he has been cautious, however, in the last couple of days been pressure for him to announce something to appeal to appeal to tory party members, given that he has been lagging a bit in those membership poles, and he has, as you say, but announced a new policy which is to cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16% by the end of the next parliament. this trust�*s camp has accused him of you turning on this, some of her supporters arguing we need tax cuts now, but rishi sunak was not have said that it would be responsible. i want to cut tax by 20%, that's one of the _ want to cut tax by 20%, that's one of the most — want to cut tax by 20%, that's one of the most far—reaching cuts we have _ of the most far—reaching cuts we have seen. — of the most far—reaching cuts we have seen, will do it responsibly over— have seen, will do it responsibly over time, — have seen, will do it responsibly overtime, continuing have seen, will do it responsibly over time, continuing to reduce a

borrowing — over time, continuing to reduce a borrowing and getting our businesses to invest _ borrowing and getting our businesses to invest more through the tax reforms — to invest more through the tax reforms i — to invest more through the tax reforms i will put in place. another interestini reforms i will put in place. another interesting development _ reforms i will put in place. another interesting development today i reforms i will put in place. another interesting development today is i interesting development today is seeing lisa nandyjoining seeing lisa nandy joining communication seeing lisa nandyjoining communication workers on strike on the picket linejust days communication workers on strike on the picket line just days after somebody, sam tarry, was fired for making comments on the picket line. a change of heart in labour? i making comments on the picket line. a change of heart in labour?- a change of heart in labour? i think labour a change of heart in labour? i think labour have — a change of heart in labour? i think labour have been _ a change of heart in labour? i think labour have been keen _ a change of heart in labour? i think labour have been keen to - a change of heart in labour? i think labour have been keen to stress i a change of heart in labour? i think| labour have been keen to stress the difference in the two cases, sam tarry was sacked from his front bench role forjoining a picket line, but the time the labour leader keir starmer said it was because he did an interview from the picket line and, in keir starmer�*s works, made up labour policy on the hoof, tjy made up labour policy on the hoof, by calling on public sector pay to rise in line with inflation, which is not what the official labour party liners. the difference in this case seems to be that lisa nandy, on the other hand, labour say, was

simply kind ofjoining constituents to show his solidarity and support for higher wages at the time when her constituents have been struggling with the cost of living. they stress that the circumstances are different, but i have been questions raised about what this means more generally for labour�*s policy, and whether front bench labour politicians and labour mps will still be frowned upon if they join striking workers on the front line. ., .. join striking workers on the front line. ., ~' ,, join striking workers on the front line. ., «i i. ., ., join striking workers on the front line. ., «i ., ., , ., the secret behind how our galaxy became home to 400 billion stars is being explored, in a new research project. an instrument has been installed on top of a mountain on the island of la palma, in the atlantic ocean, which will analyse the stars, to reconstruct how the milky way was formed. 0ur science correspondent, pallab ghosh has more. they shine in the night sky, but how did they get there? the answer is contained in the light they 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 is ready to go. it is a fantastic achievement from a lot of people to make this happen and it is 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. 0ur 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 is able to capture the light from 1,000 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. this 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.

and the man in charge tells me that there is growing excitement about what lies ahead. we have been hearing for decades that we are in a golden era of astronomy. but what the future awaits is a lot more important. it�*s a combination of telescopes of different kinds, of different nationalities, and also tremendous computing power that allows us to process all of this information and give it to the astronomers, to the creative minds. 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 will give astronomers the big picture of how our galaxy came to be. joining me now is dr becky smethurst, an astrophysicist at the university of oxford.

what a job you have, fantastic. is this going to make yourjob even easier? what does this do, how much of the this open up for people like you? i of the this open up for people like ou? ., �* ., ., of the this open up for people like ou? .,�* ,, ., ., you? i don't know about easier. it will iive you? i don't know about easier. it will give us _ you? i don't know about easier. it will give us a _ you? i don't know about easier. it will give us a lot _ you? i don't know about easier. it will give us a lot more _ you? i don't know about easier. it will give us a lot more data i you? i don't know about easier. it will give us a lot more data to i you? i don't know about easier. it. will give us a lot more data to work with, and i guess that�*s the fun thing that we want, definitely. what�*s so special about this instrument that has been put on the back of this telescope, it records the lights essentially so that you can do the science, as there is so taxable, it has the fibres that are controlled by this one robot, and there�*s 1000 of these fibres, so even just writing the computer code that gets the positions of those fibres in the right place and not to collider is a feat in itself. you can use them, these fibres, to say, let�*s observe thousand stars at

once, which is incredible, because with a normal telescope you can do one observation at one time and that�*s it, but these you can look at a thousand stars at once, or clump them together and say, let�*s observe a galaxy, with the more cramped together, something like that. that is what is so incredible about this. so, let me get this straight. basically it�*s like a mapping device, and it can analyse each star, the to travelling, the make—up, how it got there, and we are talking about a thousand stars in our, no wonder you are excited and apprehensive at the same time. there is a lot of data, isn�*t it? it there is a lot of data, isn't it? it is a lot, yeah, you get so much data, you can either think of it as like taking an image every single wavelength, or every single point getting one of these spectra raise

where you split the light, no so much information contained in that it is incredible, you can see what stars are made of and say, ok, if these stars look like they�*re made of the same sort of things then you can see that they all form together in the same place, but maybe it wasn�*t in the milky way, maybe it wasn�*t in the milky way, maybe it was in another galaxy that then merged with the milky way, and so you start to piece together the history of the milky way over the past 13 odd billion years, which is so incredible to do, because you can such to think, how did it come together, how did the black hole at the very middle grow, so many questions it�*s going to be able to answerfor questions it�*s going to be able to answer for us, questions it�*s going to be able to answerfor us, but at questions it�*s going to be able to answer for us, but at the same time probably raise a whole range of new ones. �* probably raise a whole range of new ones. . ., . ., ., , . ones. and how much of a difference is that data — ones. and how much of a difference is that data going _ ones. and how much of a difference is that data going to _ ones. and how much of a difference is that data going to make - ones. and how much of a difference is that data going to make to i ones. and how much of a difference is that data going to make to us? i is that data going to make to us? how significant is it to find out how we were formed, how the stars

were formed? what does that do for us here on out? would we get out of it? i know it�*s fascinating, but what we get out of it? well, they may have a really flashy telescope, but they had terrible wi—fi. we have lost doctor becky, there, buckley very excited about all that data, huge amounts of data which will be fascinating to see what that leads to. one of the latest developments regarding russia and ukraine in the last hour has been that russia has added 39 names to its list of british officials, politicians and journalists banned from entering the country. parts of england have had their driestjuly since records began according to

provisional data from the met office. south—eastern central and 0ffice. south—eastern central and saw an average of only five millimetres of rain last month. england as a whole saw an the lowest figure of that month since 1935. is there any sign of rain? good afternoon. lots of dry, sunny weather out there again today in central and eastern areas, and now the statistics are in, it�*s been confirmed that parts ofjersey have had their driest july on record. the average is about 45 millimetres normally injuly. now, there is some rain on the way, some welcome rain, but it doesn�*t look as if it will affect the southern half of england, in particular. instead, we will see some heavier rain moving in across northern ireland into the west of scotland, western fringes of england and wales, later in the day. the best of the drier, sunnier weather will remain across central and eastern areas where it�*s warm, and it feels quite muggy, and actually we will start to increase the humidity more generally under the influence of these weather fronts. that�*s really the theme

for the next two or three days. so, the heaviest rain pushing in through this evening and overnight, starting to sink a little bit further southwards. lots of local mist and hill fog around, and so drizzly, but it�*s unlikely we�*ll see much rain across south—eastern areas. but, for all parts, after the grass frost of last night in the glens of scotland, a far closer, warmer night for all, and a muggy day tomorrow, despite the passage of our weather front towards the south and the arrival of brighter skies and showers to the north, it remains warm and really quite muggy with those high dew points. it�*s really quite breezy, as well, through tonight and tomorrow. a little breezier than you�*d normally expect at this time of year, but it�*s not going to stop the temperatures from getting to 30, potentially, ahead of that weather front in south—eastern areas tomorrow, and a warmer day further north. so, athletics tomorrow and para—athletics, as well, it should be dry across the midlands area, as you can see, but by the evening and overnight the weather front might start to just bring a little bit of drizzly rain, low pressure still driving

the weather, so still breezy and still showery across northern ireland, north—western scotland, in particular, but some good spells of sunshine elsewhere. this weather front might bring a few spots of drizzle to the south, but effectively it�*s a band of cloud, still very warm indeed and humid across many areas, starting to cool a little towards the north come wednesday, certainly by thursday we push that weatherfront away, we bring in a ridge of high pressure, change of wind direction, so that north—westerly will freshen the air a little bit, so by thursday and friday it will start to feel a bit more comfortable, notably for sleeping, for most.

this is bbc news — i�*m chris rogers — the headlines... celebrations continue after england beat germany 2—1 to become champions of europe for the first time, in the most watched women�*s football game in uk television history. we said that we wanted to make our legacy about winning, and that is what we did. cheering. the moment football came home — it�*s the english game�*s first major international trophy since the men�*s side lifted the 1966 world cup. a man has appeared at lincoln crown court this afternoon, charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte, who was stabbed to death in boston, lincolnshire.

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 first ship carrying grain leaves the ukrainian port of 0desa under an agreement brokered by turkey. and scientists supercharge one of earth�*s most powerful telescopes with new technology that will reveal how our galaxy formed, in unprecedented detail. england�*s lionesses have been celebrating with thousands of fans at a massive party in trafalgar square, after their historic 2—1victory 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. in the past hour, the met police have said two people were arrested in wembley as part of the policing operation at the euro final. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. # 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 of 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 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. not just for the players or the record 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 had started well but germany almost struck the first blow. in the 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 ella toone in acres with an inch—perfect pass, she took her shot.

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 disbelief turned to joy 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 all over! 56 years of hurt over, just 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. they stayed behind for an age to soak it all in. the fans too — no—one wanted this to end. today the party continued.

ithink we have partied more than we have actually played football in the last 24 hours. cheering. but obviously incredible, to be able to share it with everybody who came to the game and around the country, we are very grateful for everyone's support. this may be the end of their tournament, but it�*s just the beginning of their journey. the last time england won a major trophy, the 1966 world cup, women were banned from playing competitive football in any form. sarina wiegman — the lionesses�* coach — said last night, "ww have changed society," and that her players had helped to alter perceptions of women beyond the pitch. 0ur sports correspondent jane dougall looks at what last night�*s win means for the future of the women�*s game. commentator: she sends it forward and jill scott is there, and _ 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 and 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 don't really know what to say to that. when the winning goal went in, that is chloe�*s first international goal, as well, for england.

about time, isn't it?! i didn't know she had scored, i saw her toe and turned round and gave alex a cuddle and i can't believe it. tell me about the crowd, did they help you through it? yeah, 100%, the roar as we went forward and we had the wind taken out of our sails, they built us up in the 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, 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. we need to make sure that 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 inspiring future generations

of the future sportswomen. it is an open goal to harness this success. young girls are watching. now is the time to capitalise. jane dougall, bbc news, wembley. joining me now is sophie page, secretery and a player intestate pay for women�*s football, but also a fantastic day for every five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11—year—old girl, because there is now hopefully are brighter and better and slightly easier future for them if they want to play football, whether grassroots or professional. in your experience, what needs to be done for this legacy really happen?- legacy really happen? yeah, listenini legacy really happen? yeah, listening to _ legacy really happen? yeah, listening to that _ legacy really happen? yeah, listening to that coverage i legacy really happen? yeah, i listening to that coverage again, i was getting goose bumps. i didn't even sleep that well because i was

so buzzing, but in terms of what we need to do and capitalising on this, there is a law and ifeel like, i was speaking to some of the players who came, at wembley last night, we were watching it together, they were in tears because a lot of them, they love football and were really good when they were younger but they were stopped at a young age, whether due to the team is not continuing for their age group or not being pushed, one of our players, becky, loved playing football when she was young, captain of her school team, hated it i think, she had to travel everywhere for games and training, new coaches that took it seriously and pushed her to keep going, so she got to the point where she didn't feel like it was as poor for her or motivated, so there wasn't a chance of getting a job at the end of it, so for her being at wembley, she said, that was all she needed is a

13—year—old, that would have been the motivation for her to keep going. a lot of our players didn't have that. this is a huge moment. what you're saying, picking up on the few things there, this is not just about money and investment in sponsorship and opportunities and access to it is about attitudes to girls playing football. do you think thatis girls playing football. do you think that is now over, i do you think there's still a fight there? i that is now over, i do you think there's still a fight there? i think is still a fight, _ there's still a fight there? i think is still a fight, there _ there's still a fight there? i think is still a fight, there was - there's still a fight there? i think is still a fight, there was a - there's still a fight there? i think| is still a fight, there was a recent survey is cyclical percent of schools, i don't think that's enough, even if they offer it, going back to becky's example, i don't know if they are fully encouraged to keep it going and see it as something they should pursue. we have a lot of work to do but i do think it is even last night, since the lionesses win, we have had multiple messages from women and girls wanted tojoin our team and player grassroots, it shows you that when the code to do well, it

trickles down to the grassroots level, amazing. —— when the lionesses do well. level, amazing. -- when the lionesses do well.— level, amazing. -- when the lionesses do well. the pressure is now on them _ lionesses do well. the pressure is now on them after— lionesses do well. the pressure is now on them after the _ lionesses do well. the pressure is | now on them after the celebrations to get in there, get into the schools, get into the collapse, and probably have serious talks with the fa about equality as well. we have seenin fa about equality as well. we have seen in america how women are getting paid the same as men now, do you think that is something that will happen here? i you think that is something that will happen here?— you think that is something that will happen here? i mean, yes, i hoe will happen here? i mean, yes, i hepe so. — will happen here? i mean, yes, i hepe so. do _ will happen here? i mean, yes, i hope so. do you _ will happen here? i mean, yes, i hope so, do you think _ will happen here? i mean, yes, i hope so, do you think it - will happen here? i mean, yes, i hope so, do you think it is - hope so, do you think it is realistic?— hope so, do you think it is. realistic?_ it hope so, do you think it is - realistic?_ it will realistic? will it happen? it will ha en, realistic? will it happen? it will happen. yes. — realistic? will it happen? it will happen. yes. but _ realistic? will it happen? it will happen, yes, but we're - realistic? will it happen? it will happen, yes, but we're still- realistic? will it happen? it will happen, yes, but we're still so | realistic? will it happen? it will i happen, yes, but we're still so far off, even when you look at the prize money for these tournaments, compared to men's game, a football club near brighton paid their women's team the same as the men, but the men's team are a lot lower

down, so that context is important. but that is amazing that there are teams doing that, but whether it will happen quickly is another question, i don't know. that will happen quickly is another question, i don't know. that is all about money. _ question, i don't know. that is all about money, isn't _ question, i don't know. that is all about money, isn't it? _ question, i don't know. that is all about money, isn't it? good - question, i don't know. that is all about money, isn't it? good to i question, i don't know. that is all. about money, isn't it? good to talk to you, fantastic day for everybody, it is a day that is not going to be forgotten for many years, thank you very much. forgotten for many years, thank you ve much. . ~ forgotten for many years, thank you ve much. ., ~ ,, and you can get all the latest on the reaction to last night bbc.co.uk/news. a 22—year—old lithuanian man has appeared before a crown courtjudge, charged with the murder of a young girl in lincolnshire. lilia valutyte, who was nine, was found with stab wounds on a street in boston on thursday. deividas skebas was remanded in custody and told that a provisional date for his trial would be set at his next hearing.

our correspondent navtej johal is following the case. let me give you a timeline of events today, at ten o'clock this morning deividas skebas appeared in lincolnshire magistrates�* court, a brief appearance, the 22—year—old lithuanian national only spoke to gave his name, age and address, and he has been charged with the murder of lilia valutyte a who was nine years old. she was found in a street in boston town centre on thursday evening with a stab wound and later died in hospital. it has been reported that she was playing outside and embroidery shop without younger sister. that case has sparked a huge wave of emotion in boston where people have been laying flowers at the scene, candles are lit in flowers at the scene, candles are [it in her memory at the nearby church, police have called this a heartbreaking case which has affected many people in boston. at

the magistrates�* court it was set to the magistrates�* court it was set to the crown court in lincoln where deividas skebas appeared at tpm, and other brief appearance, the judge for this hearing set the date for a plea and trial preparation hearing of the 19th of september and it is in that date that we should find out when a trial will take place —— 2pm. he has been remanded in custody, there will be lots of people in boston and beyond who will be what following this trial closely. 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 the ship is now sailing to istanbul and on to lebanon. our correspondentjames 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. translation: exporting the grain i harvest is of vital importance. i 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. russia has added 39 name to its list of officials banned from entering the country, among those blacklisted are labour party leader keir starmer, former prime minister david

cameron, members of the house of lords and journalist including piers morgan and the bbc�*s huw edwards. 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. lawyers for the family have told the court that not postponing the book role of life support would breach international law, they turn to the un for that, and we are now hearing that the court of appeal has decided that the court of appeal has decided that the court of appeal has decided that the life—support machine does still need to be turned off, despite an appeal from the still need to be turned off, despite an appealfrom the un this still need to be turned off, despite an appeal from the un this ability committee. obviously our thoughts are with archie and his parents right now, the government has asked

judges to consider that request from the un committee to keep treating the un committee to keep treating the 12—year—old while it examines the 12—year—old while it examines the case. let�*s get more detail on this, one of our news correspondents joins me now, you have been following this story. it did seem that the un intervention could give some way to archie park parents�* argument, it seems the lawyer saying the law is a law —— archie because my parents. it has just come through, i have some of the comments they have made, they have decided that liik they have made, they have decided tha i . ., they have made, they have decided than _, . , ., they have made, they have decided than that uk court decision stands, any international— that uk court decision stands, any international law _ that uk court decision stands, any international law obligation - that uk court decision stands, any international law obligation to - that uk court decision stands, any| international law obligation to take into account the un treaty does not change the legal position more that courts in the uk must act in the best interest of the child, that is the decision that they ultimately come to and that means that doctors sadly will withdraw life—support for archie battersbee eventually. his

parents had asked the un to consider it under particular human rights articles, including the right to life and also write to ford equality, arguing he had been left disabled after he had those injuries, the un committee on the rights of persons with disabilities said it wanted time to consider that case but the court of appeal has said it is very clear, it is not foundation to uk law and therefore it says it is not appropriate to apply any kind of international law to it. ~ . ., ., to it. we have heard from the arents to it. we have heard from the parents so — to it. we have heard from the parents so much _ to it. we have heard from the parents so much about - to it. we have heard from the | parents so much about archie, looking at the pictures of him now, beautiful boy, full of life, enjoying all kinds of sport, it is really sad what has happened to his family. really sad what has happened to his famil . . , , , really sad what has happened to his famil. . ,, , family. incredibly sad, they said they didn't _ family. incredibly sad, they said they didn't actually _ family. incredibly sad, they said they didn't actually agree - family. incredibly sad, they said they didn't actually agree with l they didn�*t actually agree with dignity in dying, they wanted to allow god to decide what happened to

archie, but doctors in the uk at the royal london hospital believed archie was brainstem dead, they said his organs were closing down, that it was in his best interests to withdraw treatment, that they almost had a responsibility to do so. archie�*s family have fought that all the way, going to the high court, court of appeal to get that decision challenged, saying he simply hasn�*t been given the time he needs to heal, this only happened in april, that has always been there argument. the court previously have not found in their favour or today, with judges saying they believe it wasn�*t archie�*s interest to enter that life—support, that it was [awful for it to be withdrawn. life-support, that it was lawful for it to be withdrawn.— it to be withdrawn. francis, thank ou for it to be withdrawn. francis, thank you for updating _ it to be withdrawn. francis, thank you for updating us. _ the met officers confirm july was the driest in england�*s, most of the

country is in a prolonged dry weather status which means rollover fluid can impact farmers and trigger wildfires. a record—breaking heatwave saw fires breaking out across london, putting the country�*s transport infrastructure at risk. the funeral has taken 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 ireland correspondent chris page reports from lisburn where the funeral took place earlier today. the funeral service here at harmony hill church, where david trimble was a member for many years, was a very dignified, moving, reflective occasion as you would expect for someone who was an internationally acclaimed peacemaker, winner of the nobel peace prize, former first minister of northern ireland, he was the first person to hold that post, after the power—sharing devolved government which he designed and crafted came into being in the late 1990s.

part of the good friday agreement of which lord trimble was one of the key architects, that peace deal largely ended 30 years of political violence in this part of the uk. that agreement was his crowning achievement. there were people reflecting during the service, it was an agreement for which he faced very strong opposition from within unionism. some thought he made too many concessions to the ira and sinn fein, ultimately that led to an electoral decline for mr trimble and his party, but whenever you looked at the range of people from different backgrounds in that church today, from borisjohnson to his irish counterpart, to the former sinn fein leader gerry adams, to the current leader of the democratic unionist party, jeffrey donaldson, who was an opponent of the good friday agreement, you get a sense of the high esteem in which lord trimble has been held, and real sense of his

contribution to history. a family friend, reverend charles mcmullen, a presbyterian clergyman, said history was set to be very kind to lord trimble after a life in which he faced relentless pressure. lord godson, anotherfamily friend, director of the think tank policy exchange, he wrote trimble�*s biography, said he was the most significant leader unionism had ever had since northern ireland was founded in 1921, he was the first unionist leader to have a global reputation, godson said. a few of the vips have left, borisjohnson departed about ten minutes ago, likewise the irish president, but a few members of the public have been staying here, a few hundred people gathered outside the church, members of the public listening to the service on loudspeakers, lord trimble�*s coffin remains in the church, his burial ceremony will

take place here in lisburn, his home city, later this afternoon. it has been a day of intense personal sadness for lord trimble�*s family, his widow daphne, his four children who took part in his service, as this very public life has been commemorated today, has been remembered for those closest to lord trimble, it has been a chance to look back and remember what we heard of his family life, a very dedicated family man, dedicated to his children and to his grandchildren, and they will be the ones who feel his loss most intensely but you have got a real impression today of how lord trimble has left his mark, his indelible mark on northern ireland and the contribution he has made to the peace which has largely held since the good friday agreement which lord trimble crafted, signed back in 1998.

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 mountain top 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. time for a look at the weather with helen. we knew it was going to be a dry

july but the figures are rolling in and forjersey it has been confirmed, but the driestjuly on record, dating back to 1894, less than a millimetre of rain has fallen throughout the month ofjuly but not just the channel islands, across parts of southern england, central and southern england, east anglia, south—east also had the wettestjuly on record, some of those records dating back to 1836. we welcome back some reign of the atlantic but it is unlikely we will see much rain where we desperate need it, but many parts have had a dryjuly, you can see the rain coming across northern ireland, continuing this evening, heavy rain ushered in on a fairly brisk wind moving into western fringes of scotland, england and wales, head of that we have another warm day, temperatures into the mid 20s. without rain, also we will get more humidity. a really humid night in the south last night, we had a grass frost in the north, not tonight, we

have all this rain coming in, heavy rain, appreciable rain, welcome rain getting into parts of northern england, wales, the midlands, but across the far south and south—east, probably less likely. temperatures 18 sulphate, the high humidity, lots of misty low cloud and hill folk art, different complexion to the weather. heavier bursts of rain initially then starts to peter out as it starts to sit across central areas, to the north with the breeze for cloud will break up, sunshine coming through, mostly in the west, sunshine for northern ireland and mostly dry in the south and east in east anglia. 29—30 here, warmer than today further north. an area of low pressure staying with us tomorrow night and into wednesday, still throwing showers into the north and still some rain on this when the front tomorrow night and into wednesday across central areas, but unlikely to get more than

drizzly rain in the south, misty low cloud, showers follow. freshening by wednesday in the north, north—westerly wind, 27—28 in the south, two or three uncomfortable nights to come, warm days before finally the north—westerly rations everywhere up, becoming more bearable for sleeping but still little sign of any much—needed rain in the north or indeed further south, high pressure into the weekend for most of us.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the court of appeal has refused to extend life support spree on tuesday for archie battersbee. celebrations continue after england beat germany 2—1 to become champions of europe for the first time, in the most watched women�*s football game in uk television history. a man has appeared at lincoln crown court this afternoon, charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte, who was stabbed to death in boston, lincolnshire. the first ship carrying grain leaves the ukrainian port of odesa under an agreement brokered by turkey. and scientists supercharge one of earth�*s most powerful

telescopes with new technology that will reveal how our galaxy formed, in unprecedented detail. it's it�*s not just it�*s notjust the euros. let�*s cross to birmingham. good afternoon. england�*s golden games in the gymnastics continues to be a highlight of the commonwealths here in birmingham, not least because local boyjoe fraser has picked up his second. fraser�*s routine brought a score of 14.833, which nobody could match — not even defending champion rhys mcclenaghan from northern ireland, who won the silver. fraser has been recovering from a foot injury that has prevented him from doing some of the disciplines — but he�*ll go for a third gold in the rings later.

it was courtney tulloch of england was the standout performance on the rings. the defending champion put in an outstanding display to get his second gold of the games. fraser himself finished in fourth position, but courtney tulloch with the gold in the rings in the last few moments england�*s georgia may fenton has won the women�*s uneven bars. also defending her title. score of 13.9 for her. she was in the team�*s success earlier in the week, it is her second gold of the games. georgia may fenton adding to the list of golden gymnasts for team england from the commonwealth games.

add to that list jake jarman. he�*s become a triple commonwealth champion after his third title in the floor final. the 20—year—old gymnast blew the competition away, with england�*s giarnni regini—moran taking the bronze. jarman was also part of the team that won gold, while he also won the individual all—around event yesterday. i�*ll never get used to the feeling. it is really, i�*ll say it again, the atmosphere here is just amazing. it�*s something else. to be able to come out here and experience it every time, it�*s really special. it�*s a huge confidence booster no that everyone here is a supporting member of the gymnastics community, and it�*s amazing. there�*s also been a bronze for scotland�*s shannon archer

in the women�*s vault final. it�*s team scotland�*s first ever medal in women�*s artistic gymastics. the event was won by georgia godwin of australia, claiming her second gold of the games. the action continues right now. it�*s the fourth and final day of track cycling action, which has been dramatic so far. these are the live pictures of the scratch race, the women�*s scratch race, ten kilometres, 40 laps, 26 of them to go, the likes of laura kenny for england all out on the track right now. a fairly simple bunch race, they go from start to finish, whoever wins wins the gold. that is to be decided in the next ten to 15 minutes or so. it�*s live on bbc one. earlier, the first gold of the 28

that�*ll be won on day four went to england�*s chris murray in the weightlifting. the four—time british champion won the men�*s 81 kilo category. he lifted a combined 325 kilograms across both clean and jerk and snatch — that�*s a games record, his clean and jerk alone was 181 kilograms, roughly the same weight as a car engine or male gorilla. a lot of people were supporting me for the first time at this competition, i had tried, the crowd was so loud i just tried to stay in my own head space, just lift the weights, but it was hard, you so after every lift i just had to celebrate with them, in my career when i�*ll have that noise they make much noise ever again, it was incredible. it�*s been intense afternoon in the final of the lawn bowls men�*s triples.

england have won the gold medal, beating australia, who they led australia 8—o seven ends. the australians whittled the lead down, but england eventually held on to win the gold medal 14—12. guernsey meanwhile are assured of a first medal since 1994 after lucy beere reached the final of the women�*s singles. away from the commonwealth games, big news from the world of golf, team england have confirmed luke donald will be their new captain. the 44—year—old former world number one has replaced the man who was originally referred to him in the recruitment process, when the other man was stripped a fortnight ago.

donald is the first englishman to lead europe since nick faldo when he heavily lost to the united states backin heavily lost to the united states back in 2008. plenty more for you to enjoy across the bbc, notjust on television but on iplayer and indeed on any streams you can find on the bbc sport website. live commonwealth games action continuing throughout the afternoon. that�*s all the sport for now. more now on our top story — england�*s lionesses have been celebrating with thousands of fans in trafalgar square, after their historic 2—1victory against germany last night. more than 17 million people watched the final of the euros on bbc one last night and the fa says the success will "turbo charge" the women�*s game in this country. england forward beth mead was named player of the tournament,

after winning the golden boot award given to the tournament�*s top scorer. phillip nedley, herfirst coach, gave his reaction to her performance oh, well, beth had lots of potential even at five or six years old. she used to... we were a bit hurt — we were a bit scared that she was going to get hurt, but she was, like, giving the boys just as much as she was getting, and she was an awesome player. lots of talent, lots of determination, and a great attitude, but such a lovely kid, such a lovely kid. and herfamily still live here in hinderwell. yeah, herfamily live on the high street, and all the family, her auntie and uncle is, they�*ve done so much for her, and, you know, this is for her, as well. what about the boost for the community? because it�*s just amazing to have such a top player from the area. well, we are only a tiny village amongst lots of tiny villages, and to have somebody actually winning the european championships is absolutely phenomenal. we are so proud of her. earlier i spoke to a coach at burnley women�*s fc, and she spoke to

us about the legacy of women�*s football. the legacy is what the conversation is about, how do we use this to continue to inspire girls? and i think it starts with investing in the programmes young, in schools, having accessibility to it. i was fortunate to attend a school that valued football, so i could do that, but i know that is not the story for many girls across the country even today. i think there definitely needs to be a joint effort making sure that we bring football to girls rather than girls having to seek it out. what is the problem? is it that some schools do not allow girls to play football officially, is it that there are not enough clubs, or not enough funding? and that is just grassroots — do those problems continue into semiprofessional and professional leagues? i think for any pyramid to work, if you think about football as a pyramid, it needs a strong base, we need to have so much interest at that lower level that feeds up to the top, so i do think there needs to be more schools engaged, more funding into community

organisations that are already doing a fantasticjob, we also need to look at the professional setup, is it accessible, is it open? can a girl access it close to where she lives? are there enough? it�*s multifaceted, it�*s huge but we do need to start having those conversations, and notjust the conversations, but finding solutions to those answers. the england team is diverse, but there have been questions, particularly on social media, about it not been diverse enough. is that exposing a problem within football in general? diversity, you can only see it, be it if you can see it, that was definitely my case. i had a fortunate run—in with rachel yankey at the time, who was a lioness, and that inspired me to be in my position that i am today, i left a lucrative career in law to pursue football, and the reason i did so is because i could see that was a tangible option for me. so, yes, representation matters —

can we do more to make those teams and participants more diverse? yes, i think we can, i think we should, but those conversations also need to be had with the right people that can make the right change. in america, women get paid the same as men in football, don�*t they, now? thanks to a huge campaign there, natalie portman very involved in that, as well. admittedly football isn�*t as big there, or they call it soccer, it�*s not as big there as here, but do you think now is time to start looking out what that fantastic team of lionesses did last night, that they should now be paid the same as the men�*s england team and other footballers? if you understand the wider picture, yes, to answer the question simply, they should, but that is also, you have to take into consideration tv rights, sponsorship, ticket sales, venues. it�*s notjust a case of pay them the same, which is what we want and where it

should go, but all those other things need to be in tandem for that to work, so as we hope for this legacy to continue, as more people go out to support their clubs, as television rights and sponsorship deals continue to be signed, barclays bank have been great in being at the forefront of that, we will naturally see there will be more money available and we would hope that institutions like the fa, premier league if they want to jump on this, will start investing in girls so we can bridge that gap — and it should be football is football, not women�*s or men�*s, it�*s the game we all love and want to play. it is about time we had those discussions has to how we can make it more equitable as well as equal. that�*s the serious but very important chat — but back to the football, what did you think of notjust last night but the whole tournament? it really feels like this is the one that really put the female game on the map. i think if you�*re new to football, that might be the case — for some of us that have been following this for a long time,

the team have performed well in the past, butjust not got to the final stage and over the line. this win is sweet for all of those reasons, for those past and present and future, and for me watching it yesterday with friends, it was a euphoric moment to say football is on the map, and we as a nation can celebrate being a winner at a major tournament which has been a long time coming, so it is fantastic and we want to have more of that, everyone is in a good mood, the country�*s celebrating, we want to experience more of that, and we look forward to this not just being the first but the first of many. to the conservative leadership contest. the final two candidates,

rishi sunak and liz truss, still in disagreement on policy is about tax and the tackling of the cost of living. rishi sunak has unveiled a new pitch calling for a reduction in income tax by the end of next parliament. foreign secretary liz truss wants to cut tax immediately. she has been speaking during a campaign visit in devon. the tax cuts i'm talking _ campaign visit in devon. the tax cuts i'm talking about _ campaign visit in devon. the tax cuts i'm talking about will- campaign visit in devon. the tax cuts i'm talking about will be - cuts i�*m talking about will be delivered on day one because we have an immediate issue that families are struggling with the cost of fuel, with the cost of food. that�*s why i will reverse the increase in national insurance, i will also have a temporary moratorium on green energy to cut fuel bills, but also keeping corporation tax low is vital to grow the economy and attract investment into our country. we are currently projected to have a recession next year, what is very important, instead of that, we get the economy growing, we attract investment, that will help us pay down the debt and be able to cut

taxes further in the future. but eo - le taxes further in the future. but people should be wary if they don't people should be wary if they don�*t involve trade—offs, and if it sounds too good, this probably is. we involve trade-offs, and if it sounds too good, this probably is.- too good, this probably is. we had the highest _ too good, this probably is. we had the highest taxes _ too good, this probably is. we had the highest taxes that _ too good, this probably is. we had the highest taxes that the - too good, this probably is. we had the highest taxes that the country| the highest taxes that the country has had in 70 years, and what we know is that if you put taxes up to higher chokes of investment, it hoped chokes of growth then leads to bad outcomes, ie and a recession. we know recession is, it means people losing theirjobs, lack of opportunity, more difficulty for cost of living. we have to get growth and that�*s why it�*s important that we keep taxes low. mas growth and that's why it's important that we keep taxes low. was nadine dorries right — that we keep taxes low. was nadine dorries right with _ that we keep taxes low. was nadine dorries right with the _ that we keep taxes low. was nadine dorries right with the tweet - that we keep taxes low. was nadine dorries right with the tweet she - dorries right with the tweet she made yesterday with rishi sunak is brutus? �* ., ~ made yesterday with rishi sunak is brutus? �* . ~ .g made yesterday with rishi sunak is brutus? �* m , brutus? i've taken twitter off my -hone brutus? i've taken twitter off my phone for the _ brutus? i've taken twitter off my phone for the campaign. - brutus? i've taken twitter off my phone for the campaign. we - brutus? i've taken twitter off my phone for the campaign. we are | phone for the campaign. we are running a positive campaign. it�*s

growing the economy and unleashing the potential right across the united kingdom. i�*m here today in the south—west, we could do huge amounts helping ourfarmers produce more food, boosting the rural economy. more food, boosting the rural economy-— more food, boosting the rural econom. . h . , more food, boosting the rural econom. . , economy. that's what my campaign is about. economy. that's what my campaign is about- what — economy. that's what my campaign is about. what about _ economy. that's what my campaign is about. what about the _ economy. that's what my campaign is about. what about the potential - economy. that's what my campaign is about. what about the potential for i about. what about the potential for women�*s sport, as we have seen the success of the lioness is? is there anything that you would like to do as premise to capitalise on that for women and girls, to bring more money to grassroots football, and should schools offer football to girls? it schools offer football to girls? it was a fantastic night last night, i was a fantastic night last night, i was watching the lionesses when, and it�*s a lesson for all of us showing what we can do is a country, and that�*s what is fantastic. i think women sport is incredibly popular, that has been the most attended women�*s football match, i think, in the history of the game, i want more

ladies teams, more football played by girls in school, i remember i was fortunate enough to play football and rugby, iwant fortunate enough to play football and rugby, i want girls in the next generation to have the opportunity. this truss speaking to bbc earlier in the campaign trail. the premise of pakistan has arrived in the south—western province that has seen heavy floods to oversee relief efforts there. the area has been hit by monsoon rains. more than 100 people have died there, and there has also been damage to local roads and infrastructure. prime minister sharif visited other affected areas in the province over the weekend. i�*m on the street where heavy rain has destroyed roads. the infrastructure remains a challenge. the met office has forecast moorings in the coming days for which the

province does not seem prepared. this is one of the least developed parts of pakistan, where roads and mobile networks have been an issue. the police sent rescue teams to those stranded, but there are complaints that they were still unable to reach many women and children stranded in other parts of the province. the air operation was started as well, access has been limited. just a few weeks ago the area was 45 degrees, but it drops overnight. as a result hundreds of people are spending their nights out in the open. the government has a spread of the rescue and relief process, but the situation on the ground is likely to worsen in coming days.

thousands of people in northern california have evacuated due to a fire. the fire started in the border with oregon and is the largest so far. it is scorch tens of thousands of acres, and to many residents have been forced to leave their homes. trackers on a hiking trail had to be evacuated. so far no reports of injuries. 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. lizo mzimba looks back at her life and career. a short time ago i spoke to jamie broadnax who�*s the editor in chief and founder of a website called black girl nerds. i asked whether she thought nichelle nichols had inspired a generation of young women to choose acting as a career. absolutely, for the first time

we actually got to see ourselves — we got to see ourselves in genre television, we got to see ourselves in space, and now, in comic book conventions and fan events everywhere we can dress up as her character and feel comfortable in our own skin because of her. i ask that because the fight continues to this day for better parts and more opportunities for women and people of colour, but did she therefore then inspire people to keep that fight going and to never give up on that fight? absolutely. the clip that you ran earlier with martin luther king jr convincing her to stay in that role, because i don�*t even think she saw the weight of how important it was to be a black woman playing a lieutenant in that role, which she says in her own interview, it wasn�*t a black role, it wasn�*t a female role,

gene roddenberry could have filled that with anyone, he could have had an alien that role, so the fact that she was in that role made it incredibly significant, incredibly important, allowed representation to have that value, and now we can see ourselves in nichelle and her legacy continues on. so you think the producers knew they were doing back in the 1960s? that�*s a good question. i think so. i, of course, have been reading tonnes of content about her since her recent passing, and looking at a lot of video interviews she has done, and gene roddenberry, when she came back into his office after martin luther king jr had convinced her to keep the part, he had her resignation letter already torn up. wow! so he was, you know, prepared to accept her coming back to the show and obviously he really wanted her to stay, and so it didn�*t

take much convincing. you�*d like to think that the producers knew they were going to cause a stir, they were going to inspire more black female actors, and let�*s face it, black actors, to keep that fight going, because it�*s taken a long time for the studios to play catch—up, hasn�*t it? yeah, it has. it certainly has taken a long time for them to play catch—up in genre television, you know, it�*s still very white, i think star wars is indicative of that, from the past, but obviously now things are changing and evolving, star wars is becoming more diverse and inclusive, we are seeing actors likejohn boyega come into the fold, and donald glover, and i think we still need to see more of that representation, and more of the stories being told from the black diaspora in genre entertainment.

it�*s notjust about opportunities, though, it�*s about the kind of parts people are getting, and the characters they play, and there is a lot of stereotypes that you still see on the screen. does that anger you, and the people that blog with you? yeah, the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely there is a shift, obviously fans want to see different types of entertainment, and obviously movies like black panther are getting a lot of fans excited, because these are new worlds imagined that we as black folks have just not seen ourselves in enough, so the shift is changing and hopefully producers and writers and studios will catch up and see what the fans want, what consumers want, and ultimately that�*s important, obviously, because i think for them the bottom line is what they are looking for when it comes to entertainment.

some beyonce news now. the singer says she will re—record a song from her new album actor is criticised by disability campaigners is deeply offensive. the album renaissance was released just on friday. it�*s her first in six years. a derogatory term on the track heated prompted a backlash. the word, which can be used to demean people with cerebral palsy, was said not to have been intended to cause offence, but the lyric will now be replaced. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with helen. good afternoon. lots of dry, sunny weather out there again today in central and eastern areas, and now the statistics are in, it�*s been confirmed that parts ofjersey have had their driest july on record. the average is about 45

millimetres normally injuly. now, there is some rain on the way, some welcome rain, but it doesn�*t look as if it will affect the southern half of england, in particular. instead, we will see some heavier rain moving in across northern ireland into the west of scotland, western fringes of england and wales, later in the day. the best of the drier, sunnier weather will remain across central and eastern areas where it�*s warm, and it feels quite muggy, and actually we will start to increase the humidity more generally under the influence of these weather fronts. that�*s really the theme for the next two or three days. so, the heaviest rain pushing in through this evening and overnight, starting to sink a little bit further southwards. lots of local mist and hill fog around, and so drizzly, but it�*s unlikely we�*ll see much rain across south—eastern areas. but, for all parts, after the grass frost of last night in the glens of scotland, a far closer, warmer night for all, and a muggy day tomorrow, despite the passage of our weather front towards the south

and the arrival of brighter skies and showers to the north, it remains warm and really quite muggy with those high dew points. it�*s really quite breezy, as well, through tonight and tomorrow. a little breezier than you�*d normally expect at this time of year, but it�*s not going to stop the temperatures from getting to 30, potentially, ahead of that weather front in south—eastern areas tomorrow, and a warmer day further north. so, athletics tomorrow and para—athletics, as well, it should be dry across the midlands area, as you can see, but by the evening and overnight the weather front might start to just bring a little bit of drizzly rain, low pressure still driving the weather, so still breezy and still showery across northern ireland, north—western scotland, in particular, but some good spells of sunshine elsewhere. this weather front might bring a few spots of drizzle to the south, but effectively it�*s a band of cloud, still very warm indeed and humid across many areas, starting to cool a little towards the north come wednesday, certainly by thursday we push that weatherfront away, we bring in a ridge of high pressure, change of wind direction, so that north—westerly will freshen the air a little bit,

so by thursday and friday it will start to feel a bit more comfortable, notably for sleeping, for most. the legacy is what the conversation is about, how do we use this

this is bbc news. the headlines: the celebrations continue, as england�*s lionesses lift the european championship trophy in trafalgar square. yesterday�*s victory over germany was the most watched women�*s football game in uk tv history. we said that we wanted to make our legacy about winning, and that is what we did. cheering. well, the focus is now turning to that legacy, and how england�*s historic victory can help more women and girls get in to football. it also nobles together so when we get higher viewership there is more commercial opportunity which means

we can have greater visibility —— it