tonight at ten: a nation celebrates. thousands join england's lionesses in trafalgar square, after their euros win. # sweet caroline... # sweet caroline... # good times never seemed so good... #. a mass sing along, and unbridled joy, after a momentous night, for women's sport. i think we've partied more than we actually played football in the past 2a hours. but, yeah, obviously incredible, and to be able to share it

with everyone that came to the game and around the country, we're very grateful for everyone�*s support. and for the fans, so many of them women and girls, a sense of pride, and hope. it's amazing to be able to bring her. it'sjust inspiring. change has to happen. finally! and women's sport's getting the proper recognition it deserves. it gives me a lot of hope, it gives me a lot of happiness and excitement for what's going to come for women's football. it's going to be brilliant. we'll take a look at the possible wider legacy of the euros triumph. also tonight... the first ballot papers are sent to conservative party members who'll choose the next prime minister. judges rule the life support of 12—year—old archie battersbee can be switched off from midday tomorrow. his parents may still appeal. and, after russia's blockade, a first shipment of ukrainian grain leaves port, six months since the invasion. and as well as a look at all of the action from the commonwealth games, coming up on the bbc news channel: follow the leader —

luke donald steps in as the new ryder cup captain for europe. good evening. england's women's footballers, the lionesses, have been celebrating with thousands of fans at a huge party in trafalgar square after their historic victory over germany in the final of the euros. the queen called the team an inspiration and the football association says their success will "turbo charge" the women's game. more than 17 million people saw the match on bbc one last night, making it the most watched programme of the year so far. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has ourfirst report, on a momentous evening for women's sport... music playing: freed from desire by gala. # na—na—na—na—na—na—na, na—na—na, na—na...# when the bar's thrown you out but the party shows no sign of stopping. the lionesses had no desire

to stop dancing today, too busy revelling in these golden moments. it actually began many years ago, but even six games back, most in the country did not know these women's names. music playing: sweet caroline by neil diamond. but as match—winner chloe kelly soaked up the adulation, all that has changed. i think we've partied more than we actually played football in the past 2a hours. crowd cheer but, yeah, obviously incredible, and to be able to share it with everybody that came to the game and around the country, we're very grateful for everyone�*s support. penalties were looming when kelly poked home the extra time winner... commentator: it's in! ..prompting pandemonium on the pitch and in the stands. no—one was going anywhere... england! england, european champions.

..until a 56—year odyssey had ended. well, this was the most—watched female football match of all time in this country. more than 17 million saw chloe kelly's goal, watched leah williamson lifting the trophy, and saw sarina wiegman dancing in delight. try telling them — and the thousands here — that no—one cares about women's football. just amazing. it gives me a lot of hope, it gives me a lot of happiness and excitement for what's going to come for women's football. it's going to be brilliant. this is the first time i've been really engaging in the euros and in the sport to this extent, so i'm going to keep sticking watching it, cos i play, as well. and the change has to happen, finally! i and women's sport is getting the proper recognition it deserves. recognition, yes, but also new role models for those who didn't even know football was a career option. inspiration. inspiration to the nation and beyond, ithink, showing little girls the examples likejill and everyone else,

and showing that dreams can come true and just go for it. people can see a visible pathway and where women's football's going. this was never achievable when i was that age. it wasjust something i did because i loved it and me and my brother started playing in the back garden one day, and that was kind of how it started, whereas now it's actually, you know, a career. music: river deep, mountain high the love of a grateful nation is now being heaped on players whose forebears were excluded from the game they loved. these lionesses now stand on top of the world — or europe, at least. the world cup can wait till next year. natalie pirks, bbc news, trafalgar square. last night's success was, of course, the culmination of years of hard work for the players, with one club having more influence than most in nurturing talent. our correspondent, fiona lamdin, has that story.

ella toone, who scored first for england in the finals. georgia stanway, whose late goal won the lionesses a place in the semis. and keira walsh, whose midfield skill earned her a player of last night's match. three lionesses all grown and developed here at blackburn rovers. for years, they were trained under this very roof and these girls are now following in their footsteps. i think they'll take me more seriously because they know how good girls can actually be. it's just amazing how they have come from blackburn and gone all the way up to england. my dream is to play- for the lionesses and play professionally in women's football. and while12—year—old lily was trying out for blackburn, 22—year—old ella toone sent her this special message. "lily, enjoy the boots. "remember, practice makes permanent. " love, ella. " but her friend's trumped her — she's won georgia stanway�*s very own boot. i was so happy when i won it. it's going to make me

believe in myself more. it might not have the glamour or the fancy grounds, but blackburn chose to invest and nurture these girls at a time when other clubs didn't. on yourtoes... and this is the woman who spotted and trained stanway, walsh and toone. it was a blackburn linkup, wasn't it? so it was from georgia into keira, keira plays that unbelievable pass into tooney, tooneyjust clips it over the keeper, top bins, goal. and throughout the tournament, she's been messaging them, so unbelievably proud of her girls. the beauty of being at blackburn was that we kept them grounded. we kept them grounded by working hard, helping put the goals up, helping take the flags down, they took their own kits home to wash. so remember these faces — these are now the future of women's football, as they dream to join the lionesses that went before them. fiona lamdin, bbc news.

the last time england won a major footballing trophy was all the way back in 1966 at the world cup. then, women couldn't play competitive football in any form, they were banned. sarina wiegman, the coach of the lionesses, now says her players have changed society and helped to alter perceptions of women beyond the pitch. our sports editor, dan roan, has more. # it's coming home, it's coming, football's coming home! # they were celebrations the like of which england women's football has never experienced, so after a ground—breaking tournament that enjoyed record attendances and audiences, how can the moment be harnessed? today, the fa's first female chair told me it was a moment that had to be seized. plans for this started four, five, six years ago, and now the job is to deliver that legacy. we've got to get girls across the country playing football in schools. then you'll see this just take off.

it'll be like rocket fuel, the impact of the win. girls' football was already one of the country's fastest—growing sports. but less than half of secondary schools in england offer girls equal access to football in pe lessons, and some teams have to contend with a lack of affordable pitches. when are you going to fix that problem? yeah, so this is one of the key reasons why we're putting £230 million into new sports facilities, because one of the problems in particular with girl's sport is that theyjust don't have the access to facilities, and when they do see a great field or something that they want to go and play on, it's already booked by the men's team, so we need more facilities, particularly in certain parts of the country. the game has been playing catch—up ever since the fa's long ban on women playing football was lifted in the early �*705. the women's super league is now fully professional, but while there's been unprecedented investment, average attendances have proved stubbornly low. the woman who captained england when they lost their last european final against germany in 2009 says premier league clubs need to do more

in the wake of yesterday's triumph. it shows people want to come, people want to watch it — not just the major tournaments, they need to get to their local wsl game, and, equally, that needs to be looked at — can we put a bit more often in the bigger stadiums so that it can grow and that more people can access it. meanwhile, the lionesses have been elevated to household names, and there's hopes that life—changing endorsement deals could follow as sponsors wake up to the commercial potential of the sport, but others insist there's still a long way to go. we already know that many sponsors and partners are approaching the athletes and their agents today, so, yeah, rightly so, and they almost need that to counter the lack of funding they often receive in terms of their playing salaries, so it's great to see this commercial investment coming in. there is a huge discrepancy between the male and female players, of professional footballers. so, the women, average salaries in the wsl will be 25, £27,000 a year and the men,

you know, about that per week. this morning at this football summer camp in salford, the impact the lionesses have had on these girls clear to see. it's really inspiring for me, and they brought it back home, so i'm just really proud of them. last year, the boys were, they got the finals and they were good, but the girls, like, they did for us and they won it. the challenge, now, to capitalise on such inspiration and leave a legacy for generations to come. that is the big question, isn't it, how do you keep the momentum going after this success across women's football? ~ , ., . ., , football? well, there is a world cup to look forward _ football? well, there is a world cup to look forward to _ football? well, there is a world cup to look forward to as _ football? well, there is a world cup to look forward to as soon _ football? well, there is a world cup to look forward to as soon as - to look forward to as soon as next year, so if the lionesses can win that as well, that's an excellent way of providing even more impetus and momentum. ithink way of providing even more impetus and momentum. i think your question is one the fa at wembley will be considering this evening. as london 2012 proves, staging a great

sporting event and succeeding in and providing inspiration isn't a guarantee that will translate into greater uptake of sport in communities. having said that, the fa know this is a golden opportunity now that they have to build a new generation of coaches, volunteers, fans and players. they have some ambitious targets. by 2024, they want to triple the amount of fans attending wsl matches and they want to have equal access in schools for both boys and girls when it comes to opportunities to play football. i think the premier league will come under some pressure to help as well, their clubs to other women's teams more availability for their main grounds. there is a real sense that momentum is building. that 50 years after the ban on women playing football was lifted, their long fight for acceptance and credibility and respect has now been won, that thatis and respect has now been won, that that is complete. but there is still further to go. women's football will never be the same again, is the feeling after these last four weeks most of the question now, just how

far it can go. most of the question now, “ust how far it can go.— far it can go. indeed. many thanks. dan roan live _ far it can go. indeed. many thanks. dan roan live at _ far it can go. indeed. many thanks. dan roan live at wembley. - in the tory leadership race, the first ballot papers have been sent to the roughly 160,000 conservative party members who'll choose the next prime minister. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, has been defending his pledge today to cut income tax, saying it was "entirely consistent" with his approach while at the treasury. however, his leadership rival, liz truss, has accused him of flip—flopping on the issue and she received a boost tonight, with backing from the ex—leadership contender, penny mourdant. with more, our political correspondent, ben wright is here. good evening, clive. both rishi sunak and liz truss are trying to convince tory party members that they are the true blue believers in lower tax — but are pitching very different arguments about what should be cut and when. let's look at rishi sunak�*s plan first. last week, he promised to scrap vat on energy bills from october if the price cap rises above £3,000. but mr sunak has warned that deeper tax cuts now would fuel inflation and risk a hike in interest rates.

however, he had already committed to cutting the basic rate of income tax in 2024 to 19% and today said he wants to go further — and cut the basic rate by another 3p in the pound within seven years — a move mr sunak claims could be funded by economic growth. we'll do that responsibly overtime, continuing to reduce our borrowing and we'll do it by growing the economy, taking advantage of our brexit freedoms and getting our businesses to invest more and innovate more through the tax reforms that i'm going to put in place. but with energy bills soaring and the cost of living biting, liz truss is offering very different economic medicine. she's promised to reverse april's national insurance rise. ms truss would also halt next year's corporation tax hike from 19% to 25%. she also plans to pause the green levies on energy bills — a package of measures that adds up to about £30 billion a year. we're currently projected

to have a recession next year and what's very important instead of that, we get the economy growing, we attract investment. and that will help us pay down the debt and be able to cut taxes further in the future. now, neither candidate is presenting a fully costed budget — and they have been far less clear about the potential impact of their tax plans on public spending. but this is about harvesting the votes of around 160,000 tory party members, who start receiving their ballot papers this week. at the moment, it looks like rishi sunak is trying to catch up with his rival. but there's a long august of campaigning to come before the next prime minister is announced, on september 5th. clive. thank you. the first shipment of grain since the russian invasion of ukraine in february has left the southern port of odesa. moscow and kyiv reached an agreement last month to resume exports through the black sea.

before the war, 46% of the world's sunflower oil, 18% of its maize and 12% of its wheat came from ukraine, and it's the world's poorest countries that rely on the shipments. today, vessels ready to leave ukraine are clustered in these three ports. the razoni, first to leave, is now following a strict route through a safe corridor negotiated by the united nations and turkey. it's due to undergo a joint inspection in istanbul before continuing onto lebanon, as our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse reports. a familiar yet unfamiliar sight. for the first time in a long time a major artery is unblocked. and a ship, which could save millions from hunger, moving slowly into hostile waters. the razoni, the first grain vessel to leave ukraine since the 24th of february, making its way out to lebanon,

via istanbul, as with all the ships in this agreement, and the hope is that it will be the first of many in a route that will allow vessels in and out in what is still an active war zone. ukraine was seen as the world's bread basket 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. exporting the grain harvest is of vital importance. 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 have been out of work since february. we work in waters all over the world, alexander tells me. we deal with pirates and other difficulties of the sea. ukrainian sailors are not frightened by mines or other challenges. and this route is heavily mined and there is the risk of russian interference. a point i've put to the port authorities here. how safe you think this route is? it's difficult to say. less than 50% i think. and yet you're willing, your staff are willing and the shipping companies are willing to push through it. yeah, for sure because we agreed with the united nations and with turkey. i think they will warrant their safe passage for the vessel. 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. james waterhouse, bbc news in odesa. with russia's war in ukraine now in its six month, president putin seems determined to push on with his offensive, despite international condemnation, sanctions and what some in russia concede are "significant" troop losses. the kremlin uses its almost total control of the media, to persuade the russian public that what mr putin calls the "special operation" is necessary. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has travelled 500 miles north of moscow, to the pskov region, to find out whether the message, is getting through. at st elijah�*s church it's a special day. in the village they are venerating a saint.

and asking god to help russia. we pray for our blessed country, he says, for its rulers and for its army. ukraine isn't mentioned by name but it's on people's minds. in ourfamily, we have a lot of young men who are serving there, ludmilla says. god won't abandon them, they will come home. many soldiers haven't. in the village cemetery we find two dozen fresh graves. russian paratroopers killed in ukraine. it was president putin who ordered the invasion. his idea, his special operation. but do russians

believe he was right? to find out, we travel on to the fortress city of pskov. they are re—enacting a world war ii battle here. russian partisans against the nazis. the kremlin likens what is happening in ukraine now to the second world war. it claims that russians are again heroes and liberators. a parallel reality but many here believe it. in the past, says tatiana, people gave their lives so that we could live. that's why we must support our soldiers now. as i travel across this part of russia and talk to people here, i get the impression that many russians are too busy making ends meet to question what they are being told about ukraine. the russian public has been

receiving a highly filtered picture of what is happening in ukraine. independent russian media have been silenced, the kremlin controls the narrative and the messaging. that is why the authorities here have been able to persuade many people to put aside their everyday problems, to rally around the flag and to support what vladimir putin calls his special military operation. you might think that anyone living in this building would be grumbling about their government. this woman has lived in a flat here for 60 years. after two decades of putin in power, she still has no running water. there is no central heating. a stove instead. but she doesn't blame the president and she backs him on ukraine. translation: what else was he supposed to do? | i would have done exactly the same as him. let our government spend the money it needs to on military

defence, whatever it takes. not all russians support the invasion. but for now, many do believe the official line. or look the other way. steve rosenberg, bbc news, north—west russia. the court of appeal has ruled that the life support of 12—year—old archie battersbee can be switched off tomorrow. doctors treating him at the royal london hospital, say he's brain—stem dead, and continuing treatment isn't in his best interests. our correspondent ellie price is here. still no resolution then to this tragic case. still no resolution then to this tragic case-— still no resolution then to this tragic case. no, another day of complicated — tragic case. no, another day of complicated legal _ tragic case. no, another day of complicated legal wrangling i tragic case. no, another day of| complicated legal wrangling and tragic case. no, another day of - complicated legal wrangling and at the centre of it the future of a boy that doctors say will never recover. we heard repeatedly from high court judges and the court of appeal that it is an archie's best interest for his life support machine to be

switched off. having exhausted their route through the british legal system, his parents have appealed to the un commission on disability rights for them to investigate the case and that is what today's hearing was about, whether there should be a postponement of the withdrawal of care what that commission looked into the case. judges today said while they respected the un's concerns it was their priority to look at the best interests of archie and treatment should be halted sooner than later and no postponement should be granted beyond noon tomorrow. archie's mother says she will fight on and fight the hospital trust said it would follow the direction of the courts, so no changes will be made to archie's care for the family made that appeal but it said we will prepare to withdraw treatment after midday tomorrow unless we are told otherwise. a man has appeared in court, charged with the murder of nine—year—old lilia valutyte in lincolnshire. she was found with stab wounds in boston last thursday. it's thought she was playing in the street when she was attacked.

deividas skebas, who is 22, has been remanded in custody. the funeral has taken place of the former first minister of northern ireland, lord trimble, who died last week at the age of 77. political leaders, including borisjohnson, joined family and friends for the service in lisburn. david trimble had a key role in the good friday agreement, which earned him the nobel peace prize. at the commonwealth games, laura kenny has won gold in the velodrome, on what's been a fruitful day for england so far. the host nation also topped the podium in men's and women's gymnastics. meanwhile, it's been a historic day for the island of guernsey. our sports correspondent, nesta mcgregor has a round up of some of the day's action. birmingham basking in perfect sunshine. perfect if you fancy a splash, smash or a snooze.

hot outside but who would keep their cool in the venue. the men's pommel horse final would be a two hose race. local lad, joe fraser was first up, roared on by the home crowd and he didn't disappoint. that is some routine. joe fraser, the favourite has just performed an almost flawless routine. rhys mcclenaghan is up next and can he deliver northern ireland's first gold medal of these games? at this level, any slight slip—up could see a medal slip away. and this time round rhys mcclenaghan would have to settle for the silver. england enjoyed something of a gold rush at arena birmingham, jake jarman picked up his third of the game is winning the men's flow finder. courtney tulloch retains his title on the rings and georgia—mae fenton kept hers when she outclassed the field on the uneven bars. some athletes are cool,

calm and collected when picking up their medals. then there are those like chris murray. this year's weightlifting champion in the 81 kilogram went from tears to cheers. in the ten kilometres scratch race, england's laura kenny left it late, but powered home to her first commonwealth title in eight years. she is a champion once again. last night i was messaging my new coach _ last night i was messaging my new coach and — last night i was messaging my new coach and i— last night i was messaging my new coach and i was like, no, i'm not giving— coach and i was like, no, i'm not giving up— coach and i was like, no, i'm not giving up on— coach and i was like, no, i'm not giving up on this, i have one more role of— giving up on this, i have one more role of the — giving up on this, i have one more role of the dice, please!— role of the dice, please! maisie summers-newton _ role of the dice, please! maisie summers-newton is _ role of the dice, please! maisie summers-newton is a - role of the dice, please! maisie i summers-newton is a paralympic role of the dice, please! maisie - summers-newton is a paralympic world summers—newton is a paralympic world and european champion. she can now add commonwealth games champion to the cv. after claiming gold in the 100 metres breaststroke. guernsey secured its first medal in these

games since 1994. lucy beer in the individual lawn bowls. and over at beach volleyball here is a volunteer entertaining the crowd. he is unpaid, otherwise i would say he is raking it in. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. well, the provisional figures out today show it's been a very dryjuly. louise lear can tell us more aboutjust how dry it's been. it has been very dry. in fact it has been the driest ever in southern england and that is since records began since 1836. with that high pressure almost no recordable rainfall across parts of southern england, but look at how dry it has been generally across the country anywhere with the browns below average rainfall but pretty

much the whole of england has seen little rain at all. but new month and yes we have a new trend. there is some rain around. unfortunately it will not arrive in the places we need to see it. this is rainfall totals throughout the week so you can see no recordable rain across the south—east but further north and west we could see heavy rain, and it has already arrived. we have seen quite a lot of rainfall pushing into western scotland. it's going to continue to drift its way steadily north and east over the next few hours. some heavy rain and blustery winds to come overnight tonight in scotland and then during the early hours of tuesday morning, towards dawn we will see sharper showers moving their way through northern england and in two parts of north wales. by lunchtime however it is almost all gone. so it dies off once again across east anglia and south—east england, just a few scattered showers behind and with a blustery south—west wind it will

feel very warm, humid out there once again. 30 degrees not out of the question in the south—east, mid 20s for eastern scotland. but there is a change on its way. this cold front as it continues to push its way south and east on wednesday. it will not bring any notable rain but it will bring a change to a feel of our weather. behind the coffin on wednesday, noticeably fresher, still warm and humid in the far south east on wednesday but then towards the end of the week it stays dry but it will be noticeably fresher. thanks louise. there's more analysis of today's stories with kirsty wark on newsnight, which isjust getting started on bbc two. here on bbc one, the news continues in a moment with my colleagues across the nations and regions. but first, we'll leave you with some of the images of today's football celebrations. have a very good night. # it's coming home, it's coming home.

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