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 snowballs. the court of appeal rules the withdrawal of life support for 12—year—old archie battersbee should not be postponed beyond 12pm tomorrow. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte, who was stabbed to death in boston, lincolnshire. the first ship carrying grain has left the ukrainian port of odesa under an agreement with russia, which is hoped to ease a global good crisis. and scientists supercharge one of earth's most powerful telescopes with new technology to 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 were watching at the final whistle 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. —— roar. 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 four o'clock this 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 a european final crowd in the stadium, but also the record tv audience of more than 17 million who were drinking it all in. it had been a tense affair. england have started well, but germany almost struck the first blow. 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 — they wouldn't lie down. extra time loomed and nails were bitten. we'd been here before with england, but this time it was different. 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! 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. our 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, then 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's chloe's first international goal, as well, for england. about time, isn't it?!

i didn't know who scored, i saw a 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, we had to build ourselves back 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 leah 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 in 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. we can speak now to the former england captain faye white. i've england captain faye white. seen you on and off in 24 i've seen you on and off in the last 2a hours with a huge grin on your face. you captained england the last time they met germany in the euros final. it clearly means a great deal to you, the victory now. its final. it clearly means a great deal to you, the victory now.- to you, the victory now. its huge, the smile — to you, the victory now. its huge, the smile hasn't _ to you, the victory now. its huge, the smile hasn't been _ to you, the victory now. its huge, the smile hasn't been wiped - to you, the victory now. its huge, the smile hasn't been wiped off. to you, the victory now. its huge, i the smile hasn't been wiped off my face all day, i keep reliving the moments, watching them on the telly, on my computer, just wanting to feel the emotion and see all the different footage. i was there at the game. obviously you see that perspective but then to hear the commentary and listening back to those moments you've just shown, it brings all the emotion back. i'm welling up. it means so much to everyone that has been involved in women's football for many a year and

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involved, that gets the flow of money going, we need bums on seats, we need people to come to the games we need people to come to the games we can week out, it starts on the 11th of september and also england play around that time in the next qualifying games, get the stadium full wherever it is, there's an argument, why can't it be wembley now? we've got to get to that level where wembley is regularly 60, for the women's team and the girls can do no more, they won the biggest tournament in europe, yes, there is a world cup next year and let's look at that in a few weeks' time once the girls have had a rest and i'm sure the plan will be put into process very quickly but at the moment it's just about savouring this and enjoying this moment. everybody really is doing that but they are looking at the game across they are looking at the game across the range because it's the case that some clubs are better at promoting the women's game than others. the fa have been so — the women's game than others. the fa have been so driven _ the women's game than others. the fa

have been so driven and _ the women's game than others. the fa have been so driven and trying - the women's game than others. the fa have been so driven and trying to - have been so driven and trying to promote the wsl but it's down to the clubs now to give that license for their women's team. if you support their women's team. if you support the game, supported at all levels, don't play second fiddle to it. —— support it at all levels. we got world—class athletes getting this viewership and it's about carrying that over to the wsl and club football in this country so that more young girls and boys get inspired by these amazing role models. ., �* , , ., ., inspired by these amazing role models. ,, ., ., ., models. you've spent a lot of time ”romotin models. you've spent a lot of time promoting the _ models. you've spent a lot of time promoting the women's _ models. you've spent a lot of time promoting the women's game. - models. you've spent a lot of time | promoting the women's game. you models. you've spent a lot of time - promoting the women's game. you must feel confident that this win is going to affect the way in which people see women's football. it has to. ithink people see women's football. it has to- i think we _ people see women's football. it has to. i think we changed _ people see women's football. it has to. i think we changed people's - to. i think we changed people's perceptions, i say we, the team have, i can't help but say we as a former lioness, but this team are showing what down to earth, humble, hard—working people they are and who

inspire and ignite another dream in another young female player and it has to make a difference, this, it really does, they can't do anything more. it really does, they can't do anything more. , y ., really does, they can't do anything more. . really does, they can't do anything more. , i” . ., , really does, they can't do anything more. ., ~ more. it is your victory too. thank ou for more. it is your victory too. thank you for talking _ more. it is your victory too. thank you for talking to _ more. it is your victory too. thank you for talking to us, _ more. it is your victory too. thank you for talking to us, faye - more. it is your victory too. thank you for talking to us, faye white. | the court of appeal has refused to postpone the withdrawal of life—sustaining treatment from 12—year—old archie battersbee. 12—year—old archie is in a coma after suffering catastrophic brain damage three months ago. the court of appeal held a last—minute hearing this afternoon. the deadline for the withdrawal of treatment is 12 noon tomorrow. i'm joined by our news correspondent frances read. we've heard a little bit about this very tragic case. tell us a little bit more about what happened and what it is that the court of appeal has said today.— what it is that the court of appeal has said today. archie has been on life sunport _ has said today. archie has been on life support since _ has said today. archie has been on life support since being _ has said today. archie has been on life support since being found - life support since being found unconscious at his home in essex in

april. his mum thinks he was taking part in some sort of online challenge that may be went horribly wrong and he was left with catastrophic injuries. we've heard ultimately the court of appeal has decided that the uk court's decision stands, essentially that any international law obligation to take into account any un treaties or anything like that does not change the legal position that the courts must act in the best interest of the child and the best interest of archie. that essentially means that doctors now can withdraw treatment for archie and his life support. his parents had originally asked the un to consider under a particular humans rights article including the right to life and equality, arguing that archie had been left disabled as a result of his injuries. the un committee for persons with disabilities and said it wanted time to consider the case and it was important to do so and the court of

appeal had to decide whether it should grant the united nations its request to look at that case. ultimately they have decided it is not appropriate on medical grounds because the court argues it is not an archie's best interests, particularly mentioning his organs have failed but also on legal grounds. they are saying any un treaty simply isn't foundational to uk law. ~ ., treaty simply isn't foundational to uklawr . , treaty simply isn't foundational to uklaw. ., , ., treaty simply isn't foundational to i uk law._ archie's uk law. what happens now? archie's ventilator was _ uk law. what happens now? archie's ventilator was due _ uk law. what happens now? archie's ventilator was due to _ uk law. what happens now? archie's ventilator was due to be _ uk law. what happens now? archie's ventilator was due to be switched - ventilator was due to be switched off this afternoon. that hasn't happened while this court case has been ongoing. the court has given a stay on that until noon tomorrow but it is expected that his family may then go to the supreme court and ask for it to look at the decision again and it could decide to have a further stay on that. the court of appeal ultimately has followed the guidelines though of what

international treaties request and thatis international treaties request and that is what this is specific to and that is what this is specific to and that the un simply has no force of law within the uk and it has followed what it has to under those guidelines. eitherway, this followed what it has to under those guidelines. either way, this is an exceptionally difficult time for archie battersbee's family. and in the next half an hour, we'll be talking to baroness illora finlay, professor of palliative medicine at cardiff university about the issues that archie's case has highlighted, in particular, the conflict between family and healthcare professionals when it comes to treatment. 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 spoke only to gave his name, age and address, and 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 an embroidery shop with her 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 her memory at the nearby church. police have called this a heartbreaking case which has affected many people in boston.

from this morning at the magistrates' court, the case was sent to the crown court in lincoln, where deividas skebas appeared at 2pm, another brief appearance. the judge for this hearing set the date for a plea and trial preparation hearing for the 19th of september and it is on that date that we should find out when a trial will take place. he has since been remanded in custody. there will be lots of people in boston and beyond who will be following this trial very closely. 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. borisjohnson and taoiseach micheal martin were among those who were at the service in lisburn, county antrim. former sinn fein president gerry adams was also there. lord trimble died last week at the age of 77. in ukraine, a ship carrying grain left odesa this morning

for the first time since russia began blockading ukrainian ports five months ago. it's part of a deal agreed between the two sides, which it's hoped will eventually ease the global food crisis and lower the price of grain. the ship is now sailing to istanbul and on to lebanon. our 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. five 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 harvest 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. we've just had news that three british men are to stand trial in a russian proxy court. they are charged with being mercenaries and this is according to russian state media. the three men arejohn harding, dylan healy and andrew hill and they will be tried in a court in the self donetsk people's republic, the self donetsk people's republic, the area in the east of ukraine that is controlled by russian separatists and where ukraine has been fighting russian backed separatists for the last eight years or so and they are to be tried alongside two other men from sweden and croatia, and a total of six british men are now known to have been captured in the conflict. those details from our correspondent

emma vardy have just come through. russia has added 39 names to its list of british officials, politicians and journalists who are banned from entering the country. among those blacklisted are labour party leader sir keir starmer, former prime minister david cameron, members of the house of lords and journalists including piers morgan and the bbc�*s huw edwards. the prime minister of pakistan has arrived in the southwestern province of balochistan — which has seen heavy floods — to oversee the relief operations. the area has been badly hit by recent heavy monsoon rains. almost 140 people have died there sincejune, and there has also been damage to local roads and infrastructure. saher baloch has been to the area and has the latest. i'm on a street in the outskirts of quetta, where heavy rain's destroyed many homes. recent rains have caused havoc across balochistan, where weak infrastructure continues to be a challenge and remains

inaccessible to authorities and media outlets. the met office has forecasted more rains in the coming days, for which the province does not seem prepared. balochistan is one of the least developed parts of pakistan, where connectivity through roads and through mobile networks has long been an issue. government recently came into action and sent rescue teams to those stranded, but there are complaints that it was still unable to reach many of the women and children stranded in other far—flung parts of the province. air operation was started as well, but their access has been limited due to heavy winds. just a few weeks ago, weather in most of the flood—affected areas was around 45 degrees, but it drops to 27 degrees and goes even lower during the nights. as a result, hundreds of people are spending their nights out in the open, near their flooded and caved in homes. the government has sped up the rescue and relief process, but the weather and situation on the ground is likely to worsen in the coming days.

saher baloch, bbc news, balochistan. thousands of people in northern california have been evacuated as the us state battles a second major wildfire this season. the mckinney fire started in northern california, near the border with oregon on friday and has spread rapidly to become the largest this year. it's already scorched tens of thousands of acres. 2,000 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. 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. 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'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. parts of england have had their driestjuly since records began, according to provisional figures from the met office. most of the country is in a status that can trigger wildfires. last month saw heatwaves that put the country's infrastructure at risk. it's time for a look at the weather.

i was outjogging this morning and realise the harvest has already been taken in, that's how dry it has been. it's the driest in southern england on record since they began in 1836. today, we've got cloud arriving and there is some rain in the forecast. it's this frontal system that is moving in and around this area of low pressure and it will bring some heavy but not for all. unfortunately not in the southeast where we really are starting to get quite desperate. at wetter weather starts to push into northern ireland, western fringes of scotland as we speak and dig in northwest england and north wales which will gradually move eastwards overnight. it will be wet and quite breezy. furthersouth overnight. it will be wet and quite breezy. further south and east it is drier and quite a humid night with lows into the high teens so it will

be a muggy night for sleeping. as we start tomorrow night, —— tomorrow morning, we got some rain which starts to weaken and fragment and as it pushes eastwards it will bring some heavier bursts for northern england for a time but you can see how it fizzles out into east anglia and the southeast of england, no rain expected. a breezy day, these are the mean wind speeds so notable blustery winds about but into the south we could see temperatures peaking once again at 30 celsius, a little bit fresher the further north and west you are but that does mean on the whole the weather stays quite promising for the commonwealth games, it's been pretty good so far. there's more rain to come into wednesday but once again it will turn showery in nature but this is a cold front and it will introduce something that little bit fresher so a few scattered showers into east anglia and the northeast perhaps on wednesday. behind it, sharper showers into the far north and west,

here noticeably cooler but ahead of that frontal system we could still see temperatures peaking into the high 20s. then as we move out of wednesday into thursday, we see that orange cooler moving off to the near continent so it will get a little bit fresher, they will continue to be sharp showers into the far north and west but they will be few and far between so on the whole is high pressure builds once again, it dries up pressure builds once again, it dries up but it doesn't mean it won't be quite as warm and humid as we've seenjust quite as warm and humid as we've seen just recently.

hello, this is bbc news with me, reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: sarina wiegman and your captain, leo williamson! —— leah. 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 after the victory, the focus now turns to that legacy, and how england's historic victory can help more women and girls get in to football. it all snowballs together. so when we get higher viewership, there is more commercial opportunity to the women in sport, which means we can have greater visibility. the court of appeal rules the withdrawal of life support for 12—year—old archie battersbee should not be postponed beyond 12pm tomorrow. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering nine—year—old lilia valutyte, who was stabbed to death in boston, lincolnshire. the first ship carrying grain has left the ukrainian port of odesa under an agreement with russia, which is hoped to ease a global food crisis. and scientists supercharge one of earth's most powerful telescopes with new technology — to reveal how our galaxy formed in unprecedented detail.

sport — and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. reeta, thank you, good evening. in the last half hour, laura county has done what she has done so often, and thatis done what she has done so often, and that is win gold. —— laura kenny. she put in an incredible performance in the track cycling to put her confidence problems behind her and win her second commonwealth games title. a huge finish by the 30—year—old secured the win in the scratch race in the velodrome in london. kenny had even considered making this her last race, but she regained confidence and is looking to push to make a fourth olympics. and it is england's first track cycling code of these games, on the final day at the park. what a time

to get it. i have been there 30 lithic cycles now, to keep picking yourselves up after this whole year, has honesty been nightmare —— three olympic cycles. i have lost motivation. last night, i was messing my new coach, and i was like, no, i am night, i was messing my new coach, and i was like, no, iam not night, i was messing my new coach, and i was like, no, i am not giving up and i was like, no, i am not giving up on this! i have got one more roll of the dice, please! and i could not be document cannot be better if it tried. laura kenny getting that gold got the loudest cheer of this game is, the loudest cheer of this game is, the people watching on the big screen. 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 what a performance from him here. clearly delighted. fraser was hoping to add a third, but it was courtney tulloch of england with the standout performance in the rings. the defending champion put in an outstanding performance to get his second gold of the games. team—mate fraser finished just outside the medals. nailing that landing, it was the biggest cheer in that arena. i talk about it being a golden games, because it was four gold medals. in the last hour, england's georgia—may fenton has won the women's uneven bars

with a brilliant score of 13.9, becoming the first women to retain the title. that's her second gold of the games, four in gymnastics for england today. in fact, it is ten medals overall so far. 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. i can't even describe it. i think that has made every thing worthwhile about the hard days in the gym, trying those vaults. they were big upgrades i put in this year and it has paid off. cannot believe it. before these games, moving to scotland, to try and see if i could get the best outcome, and it could not have gone any better, so a massive thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way. all eyes on the lawn bowls this

afternoon. england won the gold medal, beating australia. louis ridout, nick brett and jamie chestney took a 12—1 lead after nine ends, but the australians drew level at 12—12 after the 16th end. but england ground out the gold medal, winning 14—12 in the end. guernsey, meanwhile, are assured of a first medal since 1994. lucy beere is currently in action in the final of the women's singles. i'v e i've got to tell you, it is going really well for her the moment what i can see. a short while ago, 11—5 up, so she is looking good to get guernsey a goal. keep you up to date with that. just one more line of sport to bring you, away from this commonwealth games. team europe have confirmed that luke donald will be the new ryder cup captain. the 44—year—old former world number one replaces henrik stenson, who was stripped of the job after he signed a £40 million deal with the breakaway series liv golf.

donald is the first englishman to lead europe since sir nick faldo's heavy defeat in 2008. donald says he's committed to his newjob. i have not been approached by liv to play on their tour, but i have this amazing opportunity to be this writer, captain. the ryder cup has meant so much to me over the years. they are some of my best moments on a golf course, during writer cups, so the camaraderie, the team spirit, the history behind it, everything the ryder cup represents is very special to me, and i think that is important. and again, i am special to me, and i think that is important. and again, iam not special to me, and i think that is important. and again, i am not going to take this captaincy lately and i will see it out till the very end. like i said, we will keep you up—to—date hearfrom the up—to—date hear from the commonwealth games, sportsday at 6:30pm, but for now, reeta, back to you.

thank you, chetan. let's get more now on the case of 12—year—old archie battersbee. the court of appeal has refused to postpone the withdrawal of life—sustaining treatment, which was due to have taken place earlier this afternoon. i'm joined now by baroness illora finlay of llandaff. she is a professor of palliative medicine at cardiff university. she is also a cross bench p or. good afternoon to you, baroness finley. you are critical of the current system, of two sites ending up in court. tell us a little bit more about your concerns. the situation is completely _ about your concerns. the situation is completely tragic _ about your concerns. the situation is completely tragic from - about your concerns. the situation | is completely tragic from beginning to end. it is absolutely awful. and when people into an adversarial court situation early on, they get further and further apart in their understanding, so on the health and care, and as it was going through parliament, i was pushing for an inanimate so that where there is a dispute, and this was based on the charlie gard case, where it is a dispute, it would be helpful to have

independent mediation brought in as soon it seems as if communication is becoming difficult. so that the parents can better understand what the doctors are trying to tell them and the doctors can better understand the parents perspective and their own emotionaljourney and whether the parents just need a bit more time, and in that way, we can avoid cases going to court. there always will be some that end up going to court, but the trauma of a court case for everyone concerned is great. the parents don't want to go to court, the doctors don't want to go to court, the hospital management does not really want to go to court. parents are in a complete state of shock, are they not? i'm interested that you say what is perhaps needed is quite simple in a way. it is more time. i is quite simple in a way. it is more

time. ~ , is quite simple in a way. it is more time. ~' , , time. i think it is time, but time must be used — time. i think it is time, but time must be used constructively - time. i think it is time, but time| must be used constructively also time. i think it is time, but time - must be used constructively also the problem with the court case is that time is being used in adversarial battles, and in the middle of this, there's a child with severe, really severe brain damage, and the parents need a calm time to come to terms with what's happened, to even begin to accept the shock of what's happened to their child. and to accept the shock of what's happened to their child. and you talk about independent - happened to their child. and you l talk about independent mediation. who would be able to do that sort of work? i who would be able to do that sort of work? ~ ., ., , work? i think that that is where i think we need _ work? i think that that is where i think we need an _ work? i think that that is where i think we need an inquiry - work? i think that that is where i think we need an inquiry into - work? i think that that is where i l think we need an inquiry into what is constructive, what has been found to work well, what has been found to not work well, for a start, but the thing is that if it is not an independent mediator, then if it is someone from the hospital, the

parents may feel pressurised, if it is someone from the parents side to the hospital may feel miss trusting, so we really need a balance and it is incredibly delicate situation, and each situation is in visual and different. you cannot script for this, you cannot, with a formula. any word for me, please, about the doctors who are involved in cases like archie battersbee's. because we often hear from the parents who are going through this unimaginable situation, but we rarely hear from the people, the medics, who are having to make the decisions. i think you need to remember that it is a whole clinical team, it is not just the medics, it is also the nurses and the other people involved in the icu. clerical staff, everybody. everybody is in agony over these decisions. they agonise over these decisions. they agonise over them, they go over the cases in

detail, they weigh them up, to try to decide what will be the best possible outcome. actually, i think it would be helpfulfor possible outcome. actually, i think it would be helpful for parents to be really completely involved in some of those discussions and aware of them, because as you say, most people are not aware of the real agonising discussions that go on, because it is not an easy decision at all to decide that, really, there is no way forward and therefore ventilation is going to be switched off. i ventilation is going to be switched off. , ., , ., ., ventilation is going to be switched off. , ., , ., ., ., off. i should 'ust read to you a letter b off. i should just read to you a letter by archie's mother. - off. i should just read to you a letter by archie's mother. i i off. i should just read to you a i letter by archie's mother. i know that you don't particular want to comment on this particular case, but it does speak to some of the points that you've been making, so she says that you've been making, so she says that she continues to be shocked and traumatised by what she calls the brutality of the uk courts and the hospital trust. the... the hospital

trust has at no point given us time to come to terms with what has happened, so that doesn't speak to some of the things that you were saying. some of the things that you were sa inc. , . ~ some of the things that you were sa inc. , ., ,, ., some of the things that you were sa in. , ., ., saying. yes, thank you, and i also think that we _ saying. yes, thank you, and i also think that we need _ saying. yes, thank you, and i also think that we need to _ saying. yes, thank you, and i also think that we need to learn - saying. yes, thank you, and i also think that we need to learn from | think that we need to learn from other countries as well. i think in other countries as well. i think in other countries as well. i think in other countries in europe, sometimes you find that processes are a little bit slower, that people are not out of pressure. one of the problems we have in the uk as we have such a shortage of clinical staff and such a shortage of beds, but that must not influence a decision, and that is why think there needs to be an inquiry to look into this in—depth and as abroad is in the uk. 0k, thank you very much — abroad is in the uk. 0k, thank you very much for— abroad is in the uk. 0k, thank you very much for talking _ abroad is in the uk. 0k, thank you very much for talking to _ abroad is in the uk. 0k, thank you very much for talking to us. - abroad is in the uk. 0k, thank you very much for talking to us. that i abroad is in the uk. 0k, thank you j very much for talking to us. that is baroness finlay. thank you very much for your time.

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. beyonce is going to re—record one of the songs on her new album, after criticism from disability campaigners. the song heated, which was released on friday, contains a derogatory term sometimes used to refer to people with celebral palsy. singer lizzo had also used the word in one of her songs a few weeks ago, before apologising and re—releasing a new version of her track. beyonce's publicist says the word was not used intentionally in a harmful way and will be replaced. joining me now is warren kirwan,

from the disability equality charity scope. afternoon to you, warren. what do you make of beyonce's decision to record the song? he welcomed this, i assume. ~ , y record the song? he welcomed this, i assume. ~ , , ., ,, record the song? he welcomed this, i assume. ~ , assume. absolutely, i assume. isaac when he to — assume. absolutely, i assume. isaac when he to recognise _ assume. absolutely, i assume. isaac when he to recognise that _ assume. absolutely, i assume. isaac when he to recognise that people - when he to recognise that people make mistakes, and it comes from a global superstar, that can have real impact —— i think we need to recognise that. what is it sensible to use and what is not except it were to use, and we have been campaigning on this word and talking about it, and disabled people have for a very long time now. i am very glad to see the swift action from beyonce stop what you welcome the swift action. are you surprised she was in this position in the first place? was in this position in the first lace? ,, , was in this position in the first lace? ,, m . was in this position in the first lace? ,, , �* . ., was in this position in the first lace? ,, m ., place? she is beyonce, who i assume has a army — place? she is beyonce, who i assume has a army of — place? she is beyonce, who i assume has a army of advisers. _ place? she is beyonce, who i assume has a army of advisers. why - place? she is beyonce, who i assume has a army of advisers. why would i has a army of advisers. why would this come through?— has a army of advisers. why would this come through? thinking about it, when this come through? thinking about it. when she _ this come through? thinking about it, when she was _ this come through? thinking about it, when she was writing _ this come through? thinking about it, when she was writing that - this come through? thinking about| it, when she was writing that song, in conjunction with other people, if

this was an issue about race or gender, they probably would not have made this mistake, and certainly coming so soon after lizzo's experiences of using the same word, it really is quite surprising it slipped through the nets. and it really is quite surprising it slipped through the nets. and you mention lizzo _ slipped through the nets. and you mention lizzo there, _ slipped through the nets. and you mention lizzo there, so _ slipped through the nets. and you mention lizzo there, so we - slipped through the nets. and you mention lizzo there, so we have l slipped through the nets. and you | mention lizzo there, so we have it happening twice, and do you feel disappointed that these things have happened or do you think to a certain extent, having these mistakes made, because language matters, having these mistakes made ljy matters, having these mistakes made by very high profile people actually forces us to think about the words people are using? this a forces us to think about the words people are using?— forces us to think about the words people are using? as a society, we have gotten _ people are using? as a society, we have gotten a _ people are using? as a society, we have gotten a lot _ people are using? as a society, we have gotten a lot better— people are using? as a society, we have gotten a lot better about - have gotten a lot better about calling this stuff out. i think also having a little bit of a moment around attitudes and language towards disability and disabled people... we had no gallagher saying things that were not acceptable not too long before that as well. we have just conducted the largest piece of research on attitudes towards disabled people, and they

are having real impact on everybody�*s lives, so getting the words we use, in impacting people is not attitudes, it is important get this right. it not attitudes, it is important get this riuht. , , this right. it is interesting, because beyonce's - this right. it is interesting, | because beyonce's publicist this right. it is interesting, - because beyonce's publicist says this word was not used intentionally in a harmful way, although they are of course going to replace it, and some fans have defended her, pointing out that the term can have a different meaning in the us, often used to mean freaking out or going crazy, but do you see that as being beside the point, in a way? absolutely. beyonce is a global superstar. this word is a word that should not be used in america or canada or australia or northern europe, and it is been over that has been called out by disabled people for a long time now. we changed our name to scope nearly 30 years ago because of association with the word, because of the impact it had come up because of what it says

about disabled people, because what it reinforces and stereotypes. they should have known. fiifi it reinforces and stereotypes. they should have known.— it reinforces and stereotypes. they should have known. 0k, thank you so much. should have known. 0k, thank you so much- that — should have known. 0k, thank you so much- that is — should have known. 0k, thank you so much. that is warren _ should have known. 0k, thank you so much. that is warren kirwan, - much. that is warren kirwan, speaking to us from the disability equality charity scope.— speaking to us from the disability equality charity scope. 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 85. 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 has died at the age of 89. could virtual reality help people to deal with anxiety? researchers at the university of cambridge have teamed up with a bafta award—winning games developer to find out. they've produced a programme which will expose patients to stressful experiences, while guiding them through helpful breathing techniques. richard westcott has been finding out more. this very chilled virtual reality breathing exercises to calm me down. it's designed to teach me to control my heart rate in preparation for what researcher lucy is going to throw at me next. you might find this bit a little scary. this fellow is specifically designed to make me anxious, and it's working.

it can only hear me when my heart rate goes up. the breathing exercise keeps me calm and hidden. good job, you're all done. hurray! i survived. can i start off with a daft question? sure. why if you are suffering with anxiety, do you put people into an actual situation? doesn't it exacerbate it or make it worse? yeah, a lot of kind of treatment is based around dealing with things that make you feel anxious. so this isn't necessarily a treatment. but it would be really useful to not only learn skills to cope with your anxiety but then try to apply them to situations in which you are actively anxious. lucy teamed up with local gaming company ninja theory who have already won awards for their sensitive depiction of psychosis in another game, hellblade. we all know there is loads of pressure on mental health services at the moment. can you see technology

replacing some of it, or playing a big role in helping? so i don't think technology should replace the mental health service. but i do think it could play a role in helping with some of those low—lying things like teaching people some basic emotional regulation, or maybe even just getting people to a place where they are literate enough about their mental health to go and seek help. so far, more than 50 people have tested the breathing exercises in the dungeon for lucy's research. and she will be looking for more volunteers soon. richard westcott, bbc news. the director just the directorjust said, i don't like the look of that, and i do not either! in a few minutes, clive myrie will be here with the six o'clock news, but before i go, let's take another look at those celebrations in trafalgar square as england's lionesses paraded their european championship trophy for theirfans. cheering

captain leo —— leah williamson! -- leah williamson! cheering music music cheering singing

isn't that great to see? good afternoon, everybody. it may not, as afternoon, everybody. it may not, as a surprise to hear thatjuly has been a very dry month. in actualfact, it in actual fact, it was record breaking across southern england, the driest since records began. no surprise to see that in kent, bringing in the harvest very early indeed. because there has been such little rainfall. further north and west, however, we have seen some rain in scotland through the month ofjuly and a cloud arrived through the day today. there is some rain any forecast over the next couple of days, but unfortunately, it is

perhaps not going to reach the places where we are starting to get quite desperate for it. this area of low pressure moving in the rain at the moment pushing across northern ireland, gradually going to drift its way eastwards, along western fringes of scotland, northwest england and north wales. some clear skies ahead of it quite a humid feel through the day, and as we go through the day, and as we go through the night, that humidity is going to continue. the wind direction coming from the southwest, the rain, some of the heavy for a time, moving eastwards across northern england, but look at the temperatures. pretty humid start to tomorrow. what start for some, but as that weather front continues to drift eastwards, once again, never releasing any rain at all across the east anglia and southern england. further north and west, conditions will brighten up as well. it is going to be a blustery day, but again, the wind direction coming from the southwest, so it is going to be warm with it, particularfrom

the southeast. further north, looking at temperatures peaking into the mid—20s. the weather has been pretty decent, hasn't it, really, for the commonwealth games? and as we going to tuesday's weather, it clear story as well. weather fronts still crossing the country, weak affairs, but that cold front will introduce something just that little bit fresher, so some showers across the far north and west to come on wednesday, dry and warm still in the southeast, 28 degrees, but it does look likely that as we move out of wednesday into thursday, we will see something slightly fresher. high pressure is building in once again from the west. it is going to quieten things down. the northwesterly flowable take over, so it will not be quite as warm as it has been, but once again little rain through this week, and next week as

well. that is it. more from you later in the evening. —— more from me.

today at six... a nation celebrates. thousands join england's lionesses in trafalgar square, after their euros win. # sweet caroline # good times never seemed so good...# a mass singalong and unbridled joy, after a momentous night for women's sport. i think we've, er, we've partied more than we've actually played football in the past 24 hours.

obviously incredible, and to be able to share