we will speak to a former lioness about the team's performance. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. france says it will begin airlifting its citizens out of niger in the coming hours. the foreign ministry in paris said the decision to carry out an evacuation was prompted by the worsening security situation in niger after last week's military coup. france said it had negotiated with the acting authorities in niger to proceed and will also help other european nationals to leave. italy and germany have also encouraged their citizens to leave. it comes after supporters of the coup burned french flags and attacked the french

embassy on sunday. the coup leaders in niger have accused france of preparing to attack. militaryjuntas in neighbouring burkina faso and mali warned that any foreign military intervention in niger would be considered a declaration of war on them. niger is a key part of africa's sahel region which stretches from the atlantic to the red sea. bukina faso and mali have also seen recent military coups, and say they would come to the defence of their neighbour. on sunday, the regional bloc ecowas, made up of 15 west african countries, gave the coup leaders in niger one week to restore president bazoum or threatened them with use of force. a french mp for emmanuel macron�*s party spoke to the bbc about the country's evacuation plans. the acts of violence — country's evacuation plans. the acts of violence that _ country's evacuation plans. the acts of violence that had _ country's evacuation plans. the acts of violence that had been _ of violence that had been perpetrated against the french

embassy, that are unacceptable and that put at risk our interest and jeopardise the security of french nationals, therefore the french government has decided to evacuate its nationals. there are hundreds of french nationals that live in niamey because the airspace is closed, i think they have no other options than to evacuate them. chris ewokor is monitoring developments in neighbouring nigeria and he joins us live now. sta rt by start by telling us the latest on those evacuation plans?- start by telling us the latest on those evacuation plans? well, what we know is that _ those evacuation plans? well, what we know is that french _ those evacuation plans? well, what we know is that french nationals i we know is that french nationals have been asked to proceed to the airport. they've been asked to prepare their identity documents, little food and water while waiting for departure. they don't know for sure how many people are going to be willing to leave the country. what we do understand is that there are about

over 1000 french nationals in the country but some of them had left earlier because of the school holidays, to france. so the press is not allowed into the airport but what we do know is that this evacuation was brought about because of concerns over security and safety of concerns over security and safety of notjust of concerns over security and safety of not just the of concerns over security and safety of notjust the french but nationals of notjust the french but nationals of western countries who have been may targets after protesters started expressing anti—french, anti—western sentiments, they've burned french flags and also attacked the french embassy in niamey. find flags and also attacked the french embassy in niamey. and presumably the tensions — embassy in niamey. and presumably the tensions are _ embassy in niamey. and presumably the tensions are really _ embassy in niamey. and presumably the tensions are really ratcheting - the tensions are really ratcheting up the tensions are really ratcheting up after that statement from burkina faso and mali about them potentially getting involved, depending on what actually happens? it’s getting involved, depending on what actually happens?— actually happens? it's really more of a really dangerous _

actually happens? it's really more of a really dangerous twist - actually happens? it's really more of a really dangerous twist to - actually happens? it's really more of a really dangerous twist to this | of a really dangerous twist to this situation in the cyou region and the west african regional bloc. —— in the sahel region. we have seen some form of grandstanding. after sunday, the ecowas looked leaders gave a deadline of seven days for the coup leaders in niamey to reinstate president bazoum, even though the coup leaders have not responded to ecowas, we have seen these other reaction coming from the western neighbours, mali and burkina faso, as well as guinea, saying that any attempt to use force to reinstate buzzing would be considered a declaration of war on them —— back to daura like ulreich to reinstate mohamed bazoum, they will defend their neighbour. it's to be seen what action ecowas will take, the days and hours are rolling and a lot

of people are watching to see what will come out of this. we of people are watching to see what will come out of this.— will come out of this. we will continue _ will come out of this. we will continue to — will come out of this. we will continue to talk— will come out of this. we will continue to talk of— will come out of this. we will continue to talk of the - will come out of this. we willj continue to talk of the course will come out of this. we will i continue to talk of the course of the next three hours, the french are saying those evacuations are due to kick off any time now so we will be back to you for more developments throughout the course of verified life. . nina wilen is director of the africa programme at the egmont royal institute for international relations in brussels. welcome to the programme. what is your snapshot assessment in terms of what's happening in niger? right your snapshot assessment in terms of what's happening in niger?— what's happening in niger? right now we can see divisions, _ what's happening in niger? right now we can see divisions, both _ what's happening in niger? right now we can see divisions, both in - what's happening in niger? right now we can see divisions, both in niger i we can see divisions, both in niger between different people who are supporting the coup, the plotters are the coup leaders, those who are supporting mohamed bazoum, the democratically elected president, but we also see divisions in the wider region, as we just heard, between the ecowas members themselves. so it's a very difficult situation in the sahel region at the moment. , , ., ., ~

situation in the sahel region at the moment. , , ., . ~' , ., moment. give me your take when you throw into the — moment. give me your take when you throw into the mix _ moment. give me your take when you throw into the mix what's _ moment. give me your take when you throw into the mix what's happened . throw into the mix what's happened in burkina faso and mali, what is happening in the wider region? we have happening in the wider region? - have said during a long time, those of us who have observed the region, that coups are contagious and niger was the last one standing in this sahel belt, we have seen coups in the last three years in guinea, mali, two in burkina faso, two in chad, a constitutional coup, and we've also seen, if we go all the way to the east, in sudan. so neto was really in the middle of all this so there was quite a lot of pressure —— need er. still this coup came as a surprise, the security situation has been stable, contrary to what the coup plotters claimed, so this coup comes a bit of a surprise for observers, would say. and the trigger for it observers, would say. and the triggerfor it all observers, would say. and the trigger for it all was the presidential, the head of the

presidential, the head of the presidential guard was supposed to be replaced quite soon from president bazoum, who has now launched a coup. in president bazoum, who has now launched a coup.— president bazoum, who has now launched a coup. in terms of the implications _ launched a coup. in terms of the implications of _ launched a coup. in terms of the implications of all— launched a coup. in terms of the implications of all of _ launched a coup. in terms of the implications of all of this, - launched a coup. in terms of the implications of all of this, i - launched a coup. in terms of the implications of all of this, i was l implications of all of this, i was reading a piece this morning from another expert in the region, who made a point, it underlined in his view a wider problem, finger of the french press colonial policy, failure of the us stand—off in the sahel region, really focusing on their basis in the fight against islamist extremism, the failure of the eu, to hold back high volumes of migration. in terms of the implications and how the west responds, what do you think? i definitely think that western actors need to be a bit self—critical after this coup we have seen, ijust talked about the previous coup and we've seen the security forces that has been given to the different states does not seem to help against

the jihadist expansion, states does not seem to help against thejihadist expansion, especially the jihadist expansion, especially not thejihadist expansion, especially not in mali and burkina faso, who have seen an increase. but i also think that it is quite simplistic to only look at western actors. we also need to look inside these estates and look at the ruling elites who are benefiting from these coups and we also know that there have been, especially in neighbouring countries, but also to niger, maybe to a lesser extent but corruption has a relatively systematic and we know there is, niger is one of the poorest countries in the world. so the division of power and the division of resources is not very equitable. taste division of resources is not very equitable-— division of resources is not very euuitable. ~ ., ., ., equitable. we had to leave it there but thanks so _ equitable. we had to leave it there but thanks so much _ equitable. we had to leave it there but thanks so much for— equitable. we had to leave it there but thanks so much forjoining - equitable. we had to leave it there but thanks so much forjoining us. | let's turn now to moscow — where a tower block in the centre of the city has come under attack for a second time.

the building was first hit on sunday. these pictures were taken from a short distance away. this was the aftermath of the second attack last night. you can see some of the damage in these pictures. emergency services have been at the scene, but there's no information yet about any possible injuries. several other drones were reportedly taken down by air defence systems. here's some reaction from moscow. translation: after the first attack, everyone said it wouldn't hit - the same place twice, and today we all woke up and were a bit shocked. i don't know what i'm going to do, but i think i'll move from here. joining us at the bbc�*s evidence hub is our correspondent, nick beake. what can you tell us about the drone? it appears to be a deliberate strategy, and increasing in frequency. strategy, and increasing in frequency-— strategy, and increasing in freuuen. , , «a, ., frequency. yes, these ukrainian

drone attacks — frequency. yes, these ukrainian drone attacks on _ frequency. yes, these ukrainian drone attacks on the _ frequency. yes, these ukrainian drone attacks on the russian . drone attacks on the russian capital, on moscow, are a big psychological visit for the ukrainians but here at bbc verify we've been having a closer look at what exactly has been happening on the ground and in the air. i want to show you a few videos. this is the aftermath of the latest strike. there is not a huge amount to see here but you do see the damage to the window. this skyscraper in the heart of the financial district of moscow, the very same location where just 2a hours ago, this happened. if you play this video here, much more dramatic, you see the explosion there, they've come out and some of them actually recording more footage, stuff we have been looking out over the past 48 hours or so. in terms of the exact location, we can show you here, the central business district is only about five kilometres away from the kremlin, so when the ukrainian say this is the ukrainian say this as they were coming to vladimir putin's doorstep, thatis coming to vladimir putin's doorstep, that is what they mean by that. —— the war coming to vladimir putin's doorstep. this shows the same

skyscraper complex, it looks like it could be two buildings but it is all the same. in terms of the strikes, there is nothing in terms of the drones going into the building but i want to show you this video. it's interesting, because this is something we have verified from earlier in the day. and if we see, because we put this video only for you, it's quite the distinctive shape, this drone. a much bigger rear wing and the smaller one is at the front. so it might not mean a huge amount to you and me but we've been talking to drone experts and their assessment is that they're pointing us towards this particular model, there it was taking flight from right to left. if you come down and have a look at the one in question, we are told this is a ukrainian made long—range drone. it's said to have a range of up to about 1000 kilometres, so potentially far enough to be fired, or certainly released, from within ukrainian territory and go all the way to moscow. talking of moscow, we had identified nine drone attacks on the russian capital but it's by no

means the only place in russia and russian —controlled territory where we had these attacks. i want to show you this map we have put together. we put together. we've done this by looking at russian media. you can see there is a cluster of attacks, we've got the drone attacks on moscow itself but if we come down to the bottom here to russian annexed crimea, for nine years it's been a russian hands, you can see the reported drone attacks there. if we could come up for the come on the border there, this is kharkiv, that part of ukraine, bottom attacks there. also towards this area, belarus. this gives you an indication of how the ukrainians have been using drones, notjust in moscow but across lots of different places within russia and russian —controlled territory. find places within russia and russian -controlled territory.— -controlled territory. and aside from all of _ -controlled territory. and aside from all of that, _ -controlled territory. and aside from all of that, with _ -controlled territory. and aside from all of that, with the - -controlled territory. and aside from all of that, with the drone j from all of that, with the drone attacks, there were also attacks from the water. tell me what both sides are saying about that? this is somethin: sides are saying about that? this is something we _ sides are saying about that? this is something we haven't _ sides are saying about that? this is something we haven't been - sides are saying about that? this is something we haven't been able i sides are saying about that? this is something we haven't been able to| something we haven't been able to verify because there isn't any video of it but certainly, we can tell you

what the russian authorities have been saying. they say that two of their ships within the black sea fleet were attacked by three drones. they say those drones were destroyed in this assault. interestingly, a somewhat cryptic statement from the ukrainians saying they would never target civilian vessels and they certainly didn't do that in this case. they go on to say that the russian statement was fictitious. but interesting, isn't it, that we are seeing assaults both on the air and in the seat at the moment? thanks so much for taking us through all of that. around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. let's bring you some of the main stories across the uk now. the price of some wines and spirits will rise from today, while the cost of weaker drinks will fall after a major shakeup to alcohol taxation. the new system aims to simplify alcohol duties by taxing according to strength. taxes on draught pints will not change — a measure designed to support pubs.

the uk's biggest farming insurer says criminals have "laid siege" to the countryside after it recorded a 22% increase in the cost of rural crime last year. nfu mutual says some thieves are using drones and social media to scope out valuable agricultural equipment. it also believes organised crime is an increasing problem for the industry and was causing "widespread concern". and retailers say the rate at which food prices are rising in shops, is at its lowest level since last december. food inflation slowed to 13.4% injuly — helped by the price of some staple foods such as oils, fish and breakfast cereals falling. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to china. tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in beijing, as heavy rain and flooding continues to batter northern china. at least 20 people

are known to have died as a result of storm doksuri. president xi jinping today called for "every effort" to rescue those "lost or trapped" by the rains. from beijing, steve mcdonnell sent this report. methods from the old days have been pulled out to reach people cut off by flash floods. boats have been the best option for emergency teams, but in places there were not enough of them. roads have become perilous fast—moving rivers, and some have not heeded warnings, trying to drive through suburban beijing in clearly dangerous situations. yesterday, cars were washed away by the dozen. it's not clear how many people died in this way. rescue workers have been stretched to the limit in a race against rising waters. zhouzhou in neighbouring hubei province has been especially inundated after water was devoted there to take the pressure off the capital. but still beijing has had to move more than 120,000 residents

to safer areas where supplies have been stockpiled for them. translation: we have prepared water, noodles, bread and hot water— to keep people going. the government warned people here to remain indoors and ordered employers to allow their staff to stay at home. but this city is not used to flooding like this, certainly not like the cities in the south of china. the last couple of days have been very tough. locals have pitched in to defend their neighbourhoods. when firefighters arrive, they are helping the most vulnerable. and china can also mobilise the people's liberation army at times like this. helicopters have been crucial. translation: if we can get in and land we will. - but if we can't soldiers will rappel down on the ropes and reach those that need help that way. the priority for them now is to reach communities cut off from the outside

world, without water and without electricity. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. let's go to our china media analyst. kerry allen joins us now with more details. the pictures and details are quite striking. they are so striking. for the last couple of days, there had been this really extreme flooding in beijing and you don't normally see this in the city, there's been an acknowledgement from officials that this is with the unprecedented, but you've got rivers that have flooded their banks, roads that are completely submerged, houses as well, some areas you can literally only see the reefs. and there has been this dramatic video footage of, for example, people being rescued out of cars because the water has suddenly come in some communities, where it is close to mountains, for example, so they have the landslides and mudslides the water has just

rushed so quickly that it has been a life or death situation for some people. life or death situation for some --eole. ~ ., , life or death situation for some --eole. ~ . , ., ., people. we are seeing more of the ictures, people. we are seeing more of the pictures. they're — people. we are seeing more of the pictures, they're quite _ people. we are seeing more of the pictures, they're quite startling. i pictures, they're quite startling. 50,000 people have already been evacuated from beijing, they've been hit by one typhoon but another is coming, isn't it?— coming, isn't it? yes, another -hoon coming, isn't it? yes, another typhoon is _ coming, isn't it? yes, another typhoon is expected _ coming, isn't it? yes, another typhoon is expected to - coming, isn't it? yes, another typhoon is expected to make | coming, isn't it? yes, another- typhoon is expected to make landfall or come very close to taiwan in the next couple of days. but also there been media and how it is also going to impact the east of china, a province which is quite close to shanghai, but flooding at this time of year is very common in china and there have been reports in recent weeks of flooding notjust of the east coast but also in the south—west of the country, so lots of media to own flooding in other regions. a, of media to own flooding in other reuions. �* ., ., ., regions. a finalthought, china hit b all of regions. a finalthought, china hit by all of this _ regions. a finalthought, china hit by all of this flooding, _ regions. a finalthought, china hit by all of this flooding, only - regions. a finalthought, china hit by all of this flooding, only a i by all of this flooding, only a couple of weeks ago we were recording the highest ever land temperatures in china. is all of this extreme weather, have you got

any sense that it is galvanising minds in beijing about climate change? minds in bei'ing about climate chance? ~ , , , , minds in bei'ing about climate change? absolutely it is, yes, but it's very much _ change? absolutely it is, yes, but it's very much the _ change? absolutely it is, yes, but it's very much the case _ change? absolutely it is, yes, but it's very much the case in - change? absolutely it is, yes, but it's very much the case in china i it's very much the case in china that the media environment focuses on the relief efforts. this is a country with 1.4 billion people so it's very... huge manpower to help out with relief. and you will also see a lot of media talking about how technologies are improving, infrastructure is improving very quickly, so those of newspaper reports talking about how in the future, yes, this is going to be a global problem for literally everybody but china wants to say that it's ahead of the game, it's prepared for this.— that it's ahead of the game, it's prepared for this. thanks for the latest analysis _ prepared for this. thanks for the latest analysis as _ prepared for this. thanks for the latest analysis as we _ prepared for this. thanks for the latest analysis as we continue i prepared for this. thanks for the latest analysis as we continue to j latest analysis as we continue to monitor those events in china. thanks very much for being here on the programme. before we move on, i want to show you some dramatic footage of a plane crashing into the sea on a busy beachin crashing into the sea on a busy beach in new hampshire in the united

states. a small plane was left floating nose—first in the water, after an emergency landing caused it to flip tail over nose into the water. officials say lifeguards rescued the pilot, who was not hurt. witnesses say the single—engine plane was towing a banner before it crashed. footage shared on social media shows the plane approaching the water, then crash landing and flipping on impact — all within close view of beach crowds. aviation officials are investigating the crash. let's turn to the women's world cup. england easily beat china to get through to the knock out stages. the lionesses beat china 6—1 — and now qualify as group winners. elsewhere, denmark have also beat haiti to qualify second in group d. earlier, defending champions the usa suffered a huge scare against world cup debutants portugal before scraping through. they drew 0—0, with the portuguese hitting the post in the closing stages. the us will now face

the winners of group g. and the netherlands topped group e — ahead of the us — as they thrased vietnam 7—0. as they thrashed vietnam 7—0. we can now talk to former lioness lynda hale. welcome to bbc news will stop your reaction in terms of the result and the performance we saw? the result, ou the performance we saw? the result, you couldn't — the performance we saw? the result, you couldn't expect _ the performance we saw? the result, you couldn't expect any _ the performance we saw? the result, you couldn't expect any more. - the performance we saw? the result, you couldn't expect any more. it i you couldn't expect any more. it was brilliant. and the performance, such an improvement from the last one. serena williams is such a brilliant tactician, she worked everything out and everything went to plan. it really did, there were those wobbles and worries with keira walsh at with injury, how the midfield would stack up, they've struggled perhaps in their earlier games, only getting one goal in each of those matches, but they seemed to really click today.

but they seemed to really click toda . ., .., �* but they seemed to really click toda. ., �* ., ., today. you couldn't have asked for an hint today. you couldn't have asked for anything better- — today. you couldn't have asked for anything better. she _ today. you couldn't have asked for anything better. she gave - today. you couldn't have asked for. anything better. she gave everybody anything better. she gave everybody a job to do, thejob anything better. she gave everybody a job to do, the job they did was perfect, and the goals just came flowing. it'sjust perfect, and the goals just came flowing. it's just a shame perfect, and the goals just came flowing. it'sjust a shame lauren james's goal was disallowed because that was the icing on the cake. hour that was the icing on the cake. how are ou that was the icing on the cake. how are you enjoying — that was the icing on the cake. how are you enjoying the tournament? absolutely brilliant. i mean, i've watched football for years but the actual standing of the football, this year is absolutely brilliant. i want to put another picture on the screen as you're talking because this of course is light years away from your time with england, you were the second person ever to score for england women back in 1972, we have a picture on the screen, the first official game for england. how does it feel, watching what has happened to women's football over these recent decades? from happened to women's football over these recent decades?— happened to women's football over these recent decades? from when i first started — these recent decades? from when i first started playing, _ these recent decades? from when i first started playing, we _ these recent decades? from when i first started playing, we had -

these recent decades? from when i first started playing, we had next i first started playing, we had next to nothing, and now what the england team have got now, they are absolutely elite players. but actually, working up from when i first started playing with all the money and grants from the lotteries and other things, there is no end to what we can do. it's an absolutely brilliant time for women's football. is interesting, i was reading about your time, you had to apparently come through trials after the fa lifted the 51 year ban on girls and women playing football. i mean, that moment when you pulled on the england shirt, what did that actually feel like, after all of that? , ., actually feel like, after all of that? ., , . that? the band really never affected me as much — that? the band really never affected me as much as. _ that? the band really never affected me as much as, that _ that? the band really never affected me as much as, that i _ that? the band really never affected me as much as, that i never - that? the band really never affected me as much as, that i never played | me as much as, that i never played on with good pitches, we all used to play on, like, a rack or something like that, come on... but putting that shirt on, it's 50 years ago we did that, there wasn't the publicity, all the hype and everything. to me, i wasjust going

out to play football and representing my country. and never really got any recognition at all. quick final thought, how far can england go, do you think? ska; quick final thought, how far can england go, do you think? sky is the limit, with what — england go, do you think? sky is the limit, with what she _ england go, do you think? sky is the limit, with what she did _ england go, do you think? sky is the limit, with what she did today. i england go, do you think? sky is the limit, with what she did today. and i limit, with what she did today. and the ones you're _ limit, with what she did today. and the ones you're nervous about in terms of coming up against? weill. the ones you're nervous about in terms of coming up against? well, i 'ust ho -e terms of coming up against? well, i just hope we — terms of coming up against? well, i just hope we get _ terms of coming up against? well, i just hope we get a _ terms of coming up against? well, i just hope we get a good _ just hope we get a good result against nigeria. because the teams that we play normally are european, and the other teams, they're the ones that are pulling out all the stops and changing the record books. we will leave it there. thanks so much for being here on the programme. thanks forjoining us. thank you very much. i wa nt to want to show you these pictures before we end the half hour, turning from football to cricket, we often talk about rain stopping play, look at this from sri lanka. commentator: gosh, look at that. one thing that

frightens me, ijust don't want gosh, look at that. one thing that frightens me, i just don't want to be anywhere close.— frightens me, i just don't want to be anywhere close. you're not wrong, it's a lane be anywhere close. you're not wrong, it's a large snake _ be anywhere close. you're not wrong, it's a large snake slithering _ be anywhere close. you're not wrong, it's a large snake slithering onto i it's a large snake slithering onto the grass during a premier league game in columbus. —— in colombo. luckily for the the players, the reptile was believed to be a non—venomous rat snake. as you can see, it got ushered off the grounds, slithering away before the match was resumed. local media reports say that wildlife officials then moved the snake back to its natural habitat. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. we're into a new month, but very little change to the weather pattern. it's going to remain unsettled throughout the rest of this week with low pressure systems dominating the scene. and it will feel rather cool as well for the time of year. now, july was a wet month up and down the country. many places saw more than double their normal amounts of rainfall. a few areas even saw three times the amount of rainfall, all because of low pressure. now, that's yesterday's area of low pressure. this is tomorrow's low pressure. we're in between weather systems for the rest of today. so not a bad afternoon, i suppose. we'll see some sunshine around. quite a bit of cloud,

though, across scotland, northern england, northern ireland, some spots of rain in there as well and the odd shower elsewhere. otherwise, it's mostly dry and with lighter winds for many, we should be up to around 22 degrees, but it goes downhill quite quickly across the southwest. this next area of low pressure hurtles in this evening and overnight, bringing strengthening winds across the south and the west and outbreaks of rain which will continue to push northwards and eastwards to most areas, that is away from the north of scotland. and for many it will be quite a mild and muggy night as well. so here's wednesday's picture, it looks pretty autumnal. and in fact, with this deep low spreading across the country, we'll see widespread gales across the channel and southern england there, 50, 60 mile an hour gusts, but lighterwinds in the centre of the system. so as we move through the afternoon with light winds here, sunshine appears, may set off some heavy showers or thunderstorms and they may be slow moving because the winds will be light in the centre of the low. could be up to 20 to 22 degrees in the warmest spots.

otherwise, for most, it's the high teens. that area of low pressure pulls away into the near continent. so for thursday, we're in a run of north north westerly winds, could start off with quite a lot of cloud across the northern half of the country. a few showers from the word go in the south, but it is a day of sunshine and showers. it will feel quite cool as well in the brisk north westerly winds, certainly around northern and western coasts. in the sunshine, not too bad, but we'll see most of the showers across western areas and some of them could turn out to be heavy and thundery. disappointing temperatures for early august. generally it's the mid to high teens. so another day of sunshine and showers today on friday. the heavy showers will be towards the east of england. and then another area of low pressure arrives in time for the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines: france is to evacuate its nationals from niger — as the secuirty situation deteriorates — after last week 5 military coup. as russia blames ukraine on a second drone strike over moscow skyscraper ? we will bring you, the latest from the bbc verify team. pakistani migrants are risking their lives to reach europe ? bbc gains a rare access to police investigations of last

june 5 deadly greek boat disaster. and the uk could soon send its first rocket into space — we will be speaking to the deputy ceo of shetland space port. we will speak to an estonian athlete who walked between these two towers in qatar. incredible stuff. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. england admitted their first two performances at the women's world cup didn't meet the standards they set in winning euro 2022 but the third bucked that trend. they ensured top spot in their group with a thumping 6—1 win over china in adelaide. 3—0 up at half time, england were pegged back to 3—1 before three more second half goals.