north korea says that the us soldier who crossed into the country last month, did so over racism in the us army. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry. starting their first match of the tournament, 25 yards to make it 1—1.

lauren hemp passed on... restore england's lead. that was before alessia russo wrapped up the victory later on to make sure of england's place in the final against spain. spain is going to be even tougher, obviously every single game, we have to be ready, we've been dreaming since we were little girls, so yeah, we are excited, we'll get recovered and be ready. i we are excited, we'll get recovered and be ready-— and be ready. i can hardly describe m ride and be ready. i can hardly describe my pride in — and be ready. i can hardly describe my pride in the _ and be ready. i can hardly describe my pride in the team, _ and be ready. i can hardly describe my pride in the team, this - and be ready. i can hardly describe my pride in the team, this has - and be ready. i can hardly describe| my pride in the team, this has been adapted _ my pride in the team, this has been adapted all— my pride in the team, this has been adapted all the time, before the tournament, find a way to win again is so_ tournament, find a way to win again is so incredible, so i'm really proud of— is so incredible, so i'm really proud of them. it is so incredible, so i'm really proud of them.— is so incredible, so i'm really roud ofthem. .,

proud of them. it was a good battle. the are proud of them. it was a good battle. they are world-class _ proud of them. it was a good battle. they are world-class players - proud of them. it was a good battle. they are world-class players so - proud of them. it was a good battle. they are world-class players so we i they are world—class players so we were _ they are world—class players so we were up _ they are world—class players so we were up for— they are world—class players so we were up for them _ they are world—class players so we were up for them and _ they are world—class players so we were up for them and they- they are world—class players so we were up for them and they were i they are world—class players so we were up for them and they were up for it. _ were up for them and they were up for it. someone _ were up for them and they were up for it, someone has— were up for them and they were up for it, someone has to _ were up for them and they were up for it, someone has to lose. - for it, someone has to lose. here are the _ for it, someone has to lose. here are the other— for it, someone has to lose. here are the other finalists, _ for it, someone has to lose. here are the other finalists, here - for it, someone has to lose. here are the other finalists, here is- for it, someone has to lose. here| are the other finalists, here is the spanish _ are the other finalists, here is the spanish squad~ _ are the other finalists, here is the spanish squad. sweden— are the other finalists, here is the spanish squad. sweden and - are the other finalists, here is the spanish squad. sweden and newl spanish squad. sweden and new zealand — spanish squad. sweden and new zealand yesterday, _ spanish squad. sweden and new zealand yesterday, first - spanish squad. sweden and new zealand yesterday, first ever- spanish squad. sweden and new. zealand yesterday, first ever world cup finai~ _ zealand yesterday, first ever world cu final. ., knocked out, they reach the last eight in the world cup for the first time. anterior ligament... the dutchman had, needs surgery, i haven't given a timeframe on his return. be out of

action for a period of time. manchester city will look to get another trophy today. sofia in the super cup in athens, each season this fixture sees the champions league holders... to this fixture sees the champions league holders...— this fixture sees the champions league holders... to compete and eseciall league holders... to compete and especially to _ league holders... to compete and especially to challenge _ league holders... to compete and especially to challenge ourselves. | especially to challenge ourselves. to prove ourselves, either someone take our three crowns, hopefully they can fight us to take it. translation: we know who the favourites are. i translation: we know who the favourites are.— translation: we know who the favourites are. i know you like the statistics so _ favourites are. i know you like the statistics so much _ favourites are. i know you like the statistics so much so _ favourites are. i know you like the statistics so much so you - favourites are. i know you like the statistics so much so you only - favourites are. i know you like the l statistics so much so you only need to look— statistics so much so you only need to look at_ statistics so much so you only need to look at those numbers. it's not only 90 _ to look at those numbers. it's not only 90 minutes, many things can happen— only 90 minutes, many things can happen in— only 90 minutes, many things can happen in the game. when week ago they lost— happen in the game. when week ago they lost the community shield againstm — they lost the community shield against... they can lose this one as welt _ against... they can lose this one as welt we _ against... they can lose this one as welt we are — against... they can lose this one as well. we are not going out there to see what— well. we are not going out there to see what happens. we are going to go out there _

see what happens. we are going to go out there to _ see what happens. we are going to go out there to try and win the game. what _ out there to try and win the game. what was — out there to try and win the game. what was supposed to be an amicable joint practice session ahead of the new nfl system turned sour between the baltimore ravens... continues to try and retrieve the ball despite wallace coming to a halt, it then sparked a 30 man brawl, body slams, punches thrown, quite, what the coaches had in mind as they prepare for the new nfl campaign, all sport for now. we're going to stick with the women's world cup — because the lionesses' passage through to the final is the culmination of years of progress by the team. in the previous two world cups, england's women made it to the semi finals — being knocked out on both occasions. a slump in form followed the last world cup with a run of defeats sealing the fate of manager phil neville — he resigned from the role.

2021 saw a new manager appointed and the start of a golden era — the dutch coach sarina wiegman took over, overseeing a period of huge success including a run of 30 games unbeaten. that included the lionesses' historic win at the euros in 2022 — lifting the trophy and winning their first major tournament. i'm joined now by faye white, the former england captain during both the 2007 and 2011 world cups. we'll talk about world cup �*s and a second, but first of all i just want to get your reaction to today's match a particular before we talk about the past.— about the past. yeah i 'ust want to net our about the past. yeah i 'ust want to get your reaction h about the past. yeah i 'ust want to get your reaction to _ about the past. yeah i just want to get your reaction to today's - about the past. yeah i just want to get your reaction to today's match | get your reaction to today's match in particular before we talk about the past. you know, unbelievable. it's almost, i can't comprehend it really. it's something my generation dreamed of, of course watching the current lionesses be so successful, it's just brilliant to say. what's

that third goal, jumping off the sea, isjust unbelievable, we that third goal, jumping off the sea, is just unbelievable, we are that third goal, jumping off the sea, isjust unbelievable, we are in a world cup final, i can't believe it. �* , . , , �* a world cup final, i can't believe it. 2 . , , �* a world cup final, i can't believe it. it's incredible isn't it? you've -la ed it. it's incredible isn't it? you've played into _ it. it's incredible isn't it? you've played into world _ it. it's incredible isn't it? you've played into world cup _ it. it's incredible isn't it? you've played into world cup 's - it. it's incredible isn't it? you've i played into world cup 's yourself, played into world cup �*s yourself, you played in china and germany. is always pressure when you're representing urination, but how, how much extra pressure is that when you're playing in a world cup? i you're playing in a world cup? 1 think for the players, knowing how much you invest in it day ended day out, during my time and even now, obviously the current lionesses, there is always the added pressure of the media that exposure, we all long for thought for back in my day and now we see it come to this level, it's great. it adds a little bit of pressure, but equally i see that the current lionesses this is what we dreamed of, let's go in abrasive and there certainly doing that. ., ., , ., ,

that. you mentioned it before but serena v ackman _ that. you mentioned it before but serena v ackman has _ that. you mentioned it before but serena v ackman has had - that. you mentioned it before but serena v ackman has had a - that. you mentioned it before but l serena v ackman has had a brilliant run, as she took over running the lionesses. what will she be focusing on for the team ahead of sunday? i suppose it's recovery, getting them all to sleep, they sleep a lot later in australia, you never sleep after a big game like that so it's about the next day recovery and then straightaway be planning that so we'll come back against spain and really a possessive base team, it's unbelievable her record, she took the dutch team to the euros in 2017, followed it up for the world cup for them, she came to england and, hopefully will go back and actually win it because the dutch lost it to america in 2019. i think she thinks it's a bit of a fairy failed. she

obviously special and that's the difference. she gave the belief, i believe, to an already rounded brilliant england potential winning team, shejust brilliant england potential winning team, she just gave that extra team what she say is going to make us win, and that's what she needed. fine win, and that's what she needed. one thin that win, and that's what she needed. one thing that always scares england fans �*s penalty shoot—out. you played in a penalty shoot—out in the quarterfinals in 2011. what kind of prep do you go through for that with mac you always prepare you know knockout rounds, as soon as you are in knockout rounds, after every trading session we would practice, every player would take one, some would take more, just to feel like they're ready. just would take more, 'ust to feel like they-re ready.— they're ready. just going to the routine, they're ready. just going to the routine. you — they're ready. just going to the routine, you can _ they're ready. just going to the routine, you can never- they're ready. just going to the routine, you can never really i routine, you can never really practice in that kind of environment because you don't know how the game would have gone, you don't know what kind of niggles or injury you would be carrying, if you've got a dead leg or something or a slight twisted ankle, it's also that that pressure of the crowd and that moment. i took

one in the quarterfinal but it if we ever go that far to be in the final, yeah, i believe in our girls because they've had good practice already and we've done it in this tournament and we've done it in this tournament and there's some good penalty takers. in my time there was really only one or two, now there's a good five or six, so yeah. i only one or two, now there's a good five or six, so yeah.— five or six, so yeah. i got to ask. 's ou five or six, so yeah. i got to ask. '5 you go- _ five or six, so yeah. i got to ask. '5 you go- i _ five or six, so yeah. i got to ask. '5 you go- i was _ five or six, so yeah. i got to ask. 's you go. i was reading - five or six, so yeah. i got to ask. 's you go. i was reading about i five or six, so yeah. i got to ask. i 's you go. i was reading about your �*s you go. i was reading about your history, a glittering career. but in one match in the quarterfinal, maybe it's the one we just talked about, you broke your nose afterwards abby one back you mistake. yeah you broke your nose afterwards abby one back you mistake.— you broke your nose afterwards abby one back you mistake. yeah that was in the 2007 — one back you mistake. yeah that was in the 2007 quarterfinal— one back you mistake. yeah that was in the 2007 quarterfinal in _ in the 2007 quarterfinal in the first half and she elbowed make copyright in the nose, and i managed to play the rest of the game and the adrenaline took me through but unfortunately i couldn't get over the line of beating them, it was 0—0 at half—time. we lost 3—1. they knew

what it was like in the quarterfinal, that was 2007 our first time in the quarterfinal. incredible stamina, to play a match and still have a broken nose. just before we leave you, what's your prediction for the score on sunday? i feel prediction for the score on sunday? ifeel i'm still coming prediction for the score on sunday? i feel i'm still coming down from the result of today but i mean you got to believe in it, it will be so tight, | got to believe in it, it will be so tight, i would go close to one again hopefully for england but fingers crossed they can do it, i believe in them. ._ ., them. faye white, former england ca tain, them. faye white, former england captain, hopefully _ them. faye white, former england captain, hopefully we _ them. faye white, former england captain, hopefully we will - them. faye white, former england captain, hopefully we will speak i them. faye white, former england| captain, hopefully we will speak to you again on sunday, thanks again forjoining us. let's turn to the situation in hawaii now — because in the past hour or so, the white house announced that presidentjoe biden and first ladyjill biden will travel to maui on monday. they will meet with first responders, survivors, as well as federal, state, and local officials. more than a hundred people are now known to have been killed in the wildfires that swept the hawaiian island of maui but there are fears the death toll could double over

the next few days. anyone with a family member missing in the fires is being asked to give authorities dna samples, to help in the identification process. our reporter helena humphrey has this update from maui. one week on from this disaster, still the death toll continues to climb and we're warned that that will likely be the case for quite some time. around 1,300 people on this island, they're unaccounted for. they're still missing. and recovery teams have the grim and painstaking task of combing through the rubble of what was once lahaina, trying to find remains. right now, they say that around 27% of that territory has been covered. the police say they want to get it to 85% by the end of the weekend. but even then, they have that challenge of trying to identify the remains that they find. and they say that in some cases, they will have to carry out dna tests. they'll have to consult dental records. there's even the possibility that in some cases, some people may never be found.

in the grenfell tower fire in the uk, it took some five months to identify all of the victims. in the world trade center on 9/11, 40% of victims were never found. the police chief says that when people go in to that community of lahaina, and they come out with ash on their clothes, that is people's loved ones here. and so that is the challenge facing maui right now as it wraps its head around how it might ever recover and rebuild when so many people here are still missing. helena humphrey reporting from maui. the leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four—year investigation and a trial in nigeria. they ve pleaded guilty to smuggling the scales of african pangolins, which conservationists say are being hunted to extinction. described as "top of the pyramid" of traffickers, they were responsible for half of the illegal trade in pangolin scales. steve swann talks to one of the people who went undercover

to bring down the network in this exclusive report. an african wildlife trafficker with something to sell. on a video call, he shows sacks full of pangolin scales. he doesn't realise it, but the woman he's calling isn't a buyer. she's an undercover investigator. within days, this compound in nigeria is raided. it's the third largest seizure of pangolin scales by the nigeria customs authorities in the past three years. tonnes of pangolin scales and elephant ivory were seized. now the leaders of a major global trafficking gang have been convicted of wildlife crime. outwitted by fake buyers and sting operations, a four—year global investigation run by a small charity in the netherlands. we meet the young woman who went undercover to help bring the network down. van, not her real name, doesn't want to be identified. i mean, you met these people physically.

were you afraid? i was nervous for about 20 seconds. but then after that, i thought, i can do this. i love animals, and wildlife is my passion. the animals mean nothing to them. pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world. here, a south african police raid finds one, but it doesn't survive. it's estimated a million pangolins have been killed by traffickers in the last decade. their meat eaten in africa, their scales used in traditional medicine in china. investigators were given a rare opportunity to disrupt the illegal wildlife trade during the coronavirus pandemic. that's because shipments slowed down in the lockdown and west african traffickers, who'd usually stay hidden, turned to social media to look for clients. and that made them and their customers vulnerable. here you can see them offering

elephant ivory for sale, and those are pangolin scales. i'm just having a look at the names that she's pulled off as potential targets. a massive intelligence operation helped identify buyers based in vietnam. they were put under surveillance and followed to africa when they travelled to buy more pangolin scales. in these video calls, the traffickers incriminate themselves. an undercover officer, whose voice is disguised, pretends to be a buyer and asks... you're going to ship to vietnam, 20 tonnes? soon after this video was recorded, the men were arrested. now they've pleaded guilty to smuggling and trading in pangolin scales and elephant ivory. i can't underestimate

the value of this trial, not only to nigeria, but to vietnam, to south africa, to mozambique and to wildlife in africa. these guys are, you know, the top of the pyramid. finally, after years of feeling untouchable because of corruption and lack of police resources, the wildlife traffickers are under pressure. although the leader of this west african network is still at large. steve swan, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a rwandan fugitive, who has been in custody in south africa,

has been arrested again on an order for his transfer to tanzania, to stand trial for genocide. the tribunal wants him to answer to charges that he allegedly orchestrated the killing of approximately 2,000 tutsi refugees at a catholic church in rwanda during the 1994 genocide. at least 11 people have died in an explosion which rocked the small town of san crist bal, in the dominican republic. officials said they have identified the remains of ten adults and a four—month—old baby, but warned that "there are more corpses" likely to be found. it is not yet known what caused the blast in the town's commercial area. nigeria's president bola tinubu has assured the citizens that the current price of petrol will remain the same. this follows the warning by some oil marketers that the price of petrol would rise again for the third time since the president resumed office late may. they said this is due to nigeria's foreign exchange crisis. those are some of the other stories were looking at from across the you're live with bbc news. north korea says the us soldier who crossed into its country last month had wanted to seek refuge there — the country's first public acknowledgement of the soldier. north korean state media says travis king harboured ill feelings towards the us army, and american society in general. private king ran across the heavily

fortified border with south korea while on a civilian tour of the area. our correspondent in south korea, jean mackenzie, gave us this update. it's been a month now since this soldier dashed across the border when he was on this tour of the demilitarised zone. and he ran into north korea and effectively has disappeared into north korean custody. and this is the very first we publicly heard from the north koreans who say that travis king has told them that he was being inhumanely treated in the army and he was being racially discriminated against, and also that he was complaining, or he'd become disillusioned, with the inequality in america. and so for these reasons, they say travis king had said that he wanted to either claim asylum in north korea or a third other country. but this is only what the north koreans are telling us travis king has said, because we haven't heard from him directly since he crossed. we haven't seen him. and the pentagon has said earlier that they cannot verify these alleged comments. but there's a couple of things

i think worth noting, which is travis king was in trouble with the authorities here in south korea before he crossed, and he was due to be sent back to the us, where he was going to be disciplined by the military, and possibly even discharged. his parents gave an interview to abc news in america just a couple of weeks ago, and they said in this time prior to his return, prior to him crossing, he had said in one of the phone calls that he was experiencing some sort of racism within the military and that his mental state had significantly deteriorated before he crossed. and in the past few hours there's been an update from a us defence official on that north korean statement:

a pair of 80—year—old pen pals who have been writing to each other since 1955 have finally fulfilled their "lifelong wish" to meet in person. patsy gregory, from lancashire, began writing to carol—ann krause from south carolina, as a 12—year—old girl guide. samantha nanda reports. i didn't know we were going to be on tv! welcome! yeah, finally! oh, my gosh! after 68 years and nearly 1,000 letters, this is the moment pen pals patsy and carol—anne finally got to meet. finally. finally! 68 years. patsy travelled nearly 4,000 miles from her home in haughton near preston to conway, south carolina, thanks to a special 80th birthday present from her children. well, actually, she'sjust as i imagined that she would be. bless her. i mean, i recognised

her immediately. and it wasjust, just natural. they began their long distance friendship in 1955, age 12, when patsy was in the girl guides and carol—anne, a girl scout, working towards their pen pal barges. nearly 70 years and hundreds of letters later, they've shared life's milestones, including getting married, having children, grandchildren and even great grandchildren. new at five, after. decades of letters... the story even made the local news in carol—anne's home town. ..have reached a new milestone. patsy�*s daughter, steph, travelled to south carolina with her. it was just really, really emotional. i was quite choked to watch them hugging each other for the first time and greeting each other, and theyjust hit it off instantly. we've just gone through life, all the trials

it's a cover of pink floyd with a big difference! scientists have reconstructed the classic rock track another brick in the wall using brainwaves. it's hoped this breathrough could to help people with neurological damage to communicate. so is this mind reading? let's take a listen. song plays. i'm joined now by the neuroscientist ludovic bellier, who conducted the study. very good to have you with us, so let's talk through this step—by—step. what exactly did you do to get that in the first place? we recorded some data, with intracranial electrodes to look at original brain waves. they were in

their hospital beds they would get seizures, research and recorded the song... then we analyse the data with models, and they reconstructed the song from the neural activity. so basically artificial intelligence was used for this? absolutely. and tell us what the purpose of this is, how can this advance medical science? ., �* , ., how can this advance medical science? . �* , ., ., how can this advance medical science? . �*, . ., , ., science? that's a great question. there are a _ science? that's a great question. there are a kind _ science? that's a great question. there are a kind of— science? that's a great question. there are a kind of two _ science? that's a great question. there are a kind of two goals, . science? that's a great question. | there are a kind of two goals, one is for science and neuroscience, of course part of everyday life as human beings but to understand better that we can then target some areas and types of neural activity to train better speech get decoders and that's for me what will take,

more naturally, speech recording devices in patients who lack communication. aha, devices in patients who lack communication.— devices in patients who lack communication. �* , ., ., ., ., communication. a question a lot of --eole communication. a question a lot of people might _ communication. a question a lot of people might have, _ communication. a question a lot of people might have, is _ communication. a question a lot of people might have, is why - communication. a question a lot of people might have, is why pink - people might have, is why pink floyd? people might have, is why pink flo d? ., �*, people might have, is why pink flo d? . �*, ., , people might have, is why pink flod? _, people might have, is why pink flod? i, , .,, floyd? that's a very simple answer because everyone _ floyd? that's a very simple answer because everyone knows _ floyd? that's a very simple answer because everyone knows pink - floyd? that's a very simple answer. because everyone knows pink floyd. we tried to track them, colleagues at the medical centre use that song, so they could... 50 at the medical centre use that song, so they could. . .— so they could... so this was conducted _ so they could... so this was conducted with _ so they could... so this was conducted with 29 - so they could... so this was conducted with 29 patients. j so they could... so this was l conducted with 29 patients. i so they could... so this was - conducted with 29 patients. i was reading somewhere that they are also be an experiments to turn that into text. people say this is all about reading people �*s minds and it has medical benefits, there are also people who are kind of terrified by that. ., �* , , people who are kind of terrified by that. _., that. that's definitely possible. ri . ht that. that's definitely possible. rirht now that. that's definitely possible. right now the _ that. that's definitely possible. right now the technology - that. that's definitely possible. right now the technology is - that. that's definitely possible. i right now the technology is more like a... device is unique to actually think activity about

sounds, about speech for instance. to get that recorded, so it come through your mind, you need to type on the keys to get your ideas through. that will not work so far with intracranial electrons. the programme — with intracranial electrons. the programme is _ with intracranial electrons. the programme is ending, you conducted that study, thank you very much for joining us and taking us through it. there is more on that on the bbc news website, you're watching bbc news, i am news website, you're watching bbc news, iam regina. hello there, good afternoon. lots of dry and sunny weather right across the uk today, particularly for southern counties of northern ireland, england and wales. blue skies, sunflower fields, as captured by our weather watcher in norfolk. a bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up in powys. as we head through the rest of the week, although it is looking wet and windy on friday,

there will be lots of dry weather, some sunny spells and it will turn warmer and more humid, especially by night. but for the rest of this afternoon, we will keep the sunshine for most areas, i wouldn't rule out a shower, breaking out just about any where, but they are more likely across northern areas of scotland, possibly heavy in places — it is cloudier here — and temperatures will be lower. but elsewhere creeping into the low to mid 20s celsius, 26 celsius possible in south—east england. overnight tonight, any showers we see will fade away to leave us with a dry night, long clear spells, mist, murk, low cloud gathering towards central areas, perhaps into tomorrow morning, but it's a mild start to the day on thursday yet again. on thursday morning any mist and murk, low cloud will gradually drift and clear through the morning, burnt back by the sunshine. we draw in more of a south—easterly wind, just feeding this warm, humid air our way from the near continent. the highest temperatures perhaps for western areas of wales. those temperatures a little lower towards north sea facing coasts with the onshore breeze. but again, we're expecting

the mid 20s for many spots. and then on on friday, we look out towards the atlantic where we have a deep area of low pressure. it will be pulling in all of these weatherfronts, merging together at times to form longer spells of rain. there will be some heavy thundery downpours, very windy conditions too across northern areas of wales, but we do keep that mild, very muggy feeling air, and temperatures pretty much across the board will be in the low 20s in celsius. it stays dry in northern scotland until we get to friday night, into saturday, and then that system clears off into scandinavia, so still some rain on saturday morning for northern areas of scotland. elsewhere, though, it should be largely dry, some showers feeding into the west perhaps, as we go through the afternoon. it will feel fresher on saturday, but the air is still warm, temperatures the low to the mid 20s once more in celsius. here is the outlook for our capital cities, as we head through the weekend and into next week, dry and warm in the south—east, still warm, but more showery in the north and west.

live from london. this is bbc news... cheering. england make history by reaching the final of the women's world cup after beating australia 3—1. uk inflation slows to 6.8% injuly, its lowest point in 15 months. but its lowest point in 15 months. a further hike in inte is but a further hike in interest rates is expected to. ukrainian captives released in prisoner exchanges have told the bbc they were subjected to torture while held in russia.

andy malkinson — the man wronglyjailed for rape — new dna evidence suggests he could have been cleared years before he was. hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to verified live — three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start with the women's world cup. england's lionesses roared and muted thousands of matildas fans at stadium australia. yes, sarina wiegman's team have made history by reaching the final at the expense ofjoint hosts, australia. england — who were beaten semi—finalists in the past two world cups — overwhelmed australia 3—1 in sydney. england led 1—0 at half—time through a goalfrom ella toone, but australia levelled midway through the second half — this stunning strike from sam kerr levelling the scores

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