andy swiss, bbc news, - matters? england go through! - andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.'s look at this morning �*s newspapers, they are absolutely dominated by this. the front pages looking ahead to tonight between england and the netherlands with southgate, gareth southgate hailing the special team spirit and the bond that has kept the bid for the euro gloria live, this is the euro gloria live, this is the daily mirror front page, the daily mirror front page, the metro, a great headline in the metro, a great headline in the metro which hopefully we will see in a second, it is now or never! look at that for a great front page on the metro, the daily star... it simply says your country needs you to really really go for it! this famous world war i army recruitment poster carrying a photo of the england captain harry kane locked up in the style of a war secretary lord kitchener. it is going as strong as that, then looking at the guardian which has got the players, harry kane and jude bellingham on the front page yesterday as they train a bit more before tonight �*s big matc

as andy swiss now reports. hoping for history. # it's coming home, it's coming home. # it's coming. # football's coming home.# as well as a photo, the other must—have accessory is a ticket, of course. some have got them, others are still searching. i've seen... i've seen tickets go for £6,000. um, obviously a different categories i know, but i don't think they're going to be going much less than £1,000 as it stands. would you pay that? depends if my wife's watching. 0h! what does it mean to have a ticket to the euros final with england? god. everything. it's your second one, isn't it, really? yeah, it's my second one. so, hopefully, we'll improve on the last one. butjust to be there is, like, just an amazing experience anyway, so... but hopefully we'll actually get across the line this time. to use that dreaded phrase, do you think it's coming home? it's coming home, it's coming home! well, if england's fans have had quite a journey here to berlin, it's nothing compared to england's players. their progress has

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund. well, millions here are getting ready to watch the game too. very excited? this is thornbury town football club and a real grassroots place with lots of different age groups playing right from age six to 18. one of these places where you're reminded what the professional players do can really inspire the younger generations here. loads of energy and a real buzz about the place in training tonight. we will get some predictions in a moment but first i've spoke to some players and the coach of north restored wanderers fc. it's been a slow start, i'll be honest. but i think we are building in confidence. so i think coming away from a perfect penalty shoot—out is going to do us really well in the next game. it's been one of those tournaments where we are not expecting at this time and we're kind quietlyjust taking it in. but i think england will surprise us. i'm hoping they can find the same sort of pace they had last time . but maybe a bit more attacking, a bit more positive. _ i think netherlands' defence are going to be a little more open, allow

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.g left, rishi sunak has denied that he's given up on winning the election saying "it is not over till it's over", despite talking about the prospect of a labour "super—majority. " he's been speaking to our political editor chris mason. today and tomorrow, i'm following the two men who want to be your prime minister this weekend, and for the next five years. i'll be talking to labour's keir starmer tomorrow. here we go, last few days. first stop, stoke on trent. it's rishi sunak today, as both men embark on a masochistic hurtle around the uk before polling day. so on to the battle bus for the first visit. welcome to the bus. thank you. this, a business that distributes medicines. the production line of campaigning has a similar regularity, too. visits like this are a chance to make his pitch to workers in a relatively controlled environment. here we go. here it comes. and take a listen to rishi sunak�*s tone and emphasis. to vote for the conservatives is not just a vote to stop a super

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund. 0h, oh, the tension.he atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been blanketed by white and purple blooms after early rains caused flowers to spring up in the dead of the southern hemisphere winter. the weather phenomenon known as el nino is believed responsible for the recent heavy rains. early blooming of the atacama last happened in 2015. so, we can see it is sunny there, let us find out what the weather is doing here. hello there, good evening. it's feeling muggy and humid today in the south. plenty of rain around yet again, including here in chelmsford, in essex — in fact, many spots across the south have already seen over a month's worth of rainfall — we're only nine days intojuly. and there's yet more unsettled conditions as we head through the rest of the week, so expect further wet weather at times. won't be raining all the time everywhere. there'll also be some sunshine — it's been in short supply today, some of the best of it across the far north of scotland, shetland, and orkney. but ove

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.rts editor dan roan is blankenhain near england's training camp. so, jude bellingham is being investigated by uefa, is there any danger he could be suspended? it’s danger he could be suspended? it�*s possible that he might be, but based on how uefa have handled such cases and similar gestures in the past, it is thought that a fine is more likelyjude bellingham in this case than any suspension or band. that is indeed if he is charged and then found guilty. it may well be that once they hear his version of events, uefa decided not to charge him, that will take several days to reach that decision. if you discharge, it is possible of course that he may be found guilty, but they would have to prove, it may be difficult to do this, that he was directing that gesture at the slovakian players and as you heard in that report, he denies that. but he faces something of a nervous wait, as does his manager gareth southgate who will be desperate for nothing to distract his star player, especially af

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.itical opponents of france's hard right to try to block them from securing a parliamentary majority in elections next weekend. the national rally came top in the first round yesterday. now, more than 150 candidates who came in third place from either the left or centre have agreed to step aside which means a single opponent will face the hard right party next sunday. our paris correspondent andrew harding reports. paris, the day after, and for many here, a profound sense of shock. "it is like having a hangover," says sandrine, a legal assistant, of yesterday's election results. "people are fed up with politics," says carolyn, "so they are turning to the extremes. it is like the plague". "when the far—right comes to power, it holds on to power," warns veronique. they're all talking about this woman, marine le pen, whose party — the national rally — took the lead in sunday's vote. if the surname is familiar that's because her father, jean—marie le pen, was a notorious far—right politicia

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.athered momentum and they have players with plenty of premier league experience to call upon. they represent formidable opposition for england and indeed for the first time, gareth southgate's side will be outnumbered when it comes to supporters. the dutch are expected to have the majority of the 62,000 seats at this stadium. nonetheless, having shown moments of individual brilliance and plenty of resilience over recent weeks, england i think will believe they can prevail and go all the way to the big one in berlin on sunday. a court in moscow has issued an arrest warrant for yulia navalnaya, the wife of the late kremlin critic, alexei navalny, the romelu lukaku is a prominent critic —— who is a prominent critic of vladimir putin. russian authorities claimed alexei navalny died in february afterfailing to regain consciousness when he took a short walk at his siberian penal colony. yulia navalnaya, who lives outside russia, has been accused of participating in an "extremist" group. she

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.denied that he's given up on winning the election saying "it is not over till it's over", despite talking about the prospect of a labour "super—majority. " he's been speaking to our political editor chris mason. today and tomorrow, i'm following the two men who want to be your prime minister this weekend, and for the next five years. i'll be talking to labour's keir starmer tomorrow. here we go, last few days. first stop, stoke on trent. it's rishi sunak today, as both men embark on a masochistic hurtle around the uk before polling day. so on to the battle bus for the first visit. welcome to the bus. thank you. this, a business that distributes medicines. the production line of campaigning has a similar regularity, too. visits like this are a chance to make his pitch to workers in a relatively controlled environment. here we go. here it comes. and take a listen to rishi sunak�*s tone and emphasis. to vote for the conservatives is not just a vote to stop a super majority, but it's also

andy swiss, bbc news.yer that andy murray knows well. that is a tricky tie, but winnable. the british men's number one jack draper will be up against nishikori in the singles. in the women's draw, katie boulter will face anna karolina schmiedlova of slovakia. boulter will then team up with heather watson to take on the former wimbledon champion, germany's angelique kerber, who'll retire after the olympics, and laura siegmund. former marathon world champion paula radcliffe says she's "very sorry" after wishing a convicted rapist competing at the olympics the "best of luck". steven van de velde, who's named in the netherlands beach volleyball squad, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping a 12—year—old british girl when he was 19. now 29, he resumed his volleyball career after serving just 12 months of his sentence, and was selected injune for the dutch olympic team. in a statement, radcliffe says... well, despite the games not formally opening until tomorrow, there has

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund. will england go through again?urprised you haven't got an england shirt or a burnley shirt. but surprised you haven't got an england shirt or a burnley shirt.— shirt or a burnley shirt. but over to ou. shirt or a burnley shirt. but over to vom for _ shirt or a burnley shirt. but over to vom for a _ shirt or a burnley shirt. but over to you. for a pint. _ shirt or a burnley shirt. but over to you. for a pint. we _ shirt or a burnley shirt. but over to you. for a pint. we are - shirt or a burnley shirt. but over. to you. for a pint. we are halfway between the city centre and the stadium. there is a green carpet through the city to stop the dutch are here in such big numbers, 100,000 dutch fans here, a sea of orange. john is famous because he has a ready being on sky news in this tournament. he was the guy who left the stadium in the last 16... booing why? it was awful all game. we walked out at 92 minutes was to be got close to the exit, _ at 92 minutes was to be got close to the exit, two yards past the gate, a pict

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.e feeling so confident when you consider the performances we have seen so far here in germany. but they have that sense that just perhaps england's name is on the trophy despite the way they have played. the players themselves have spoken about finding that performance, could it happen now in the semifinals? gareth southgate has admitted how much he has been hurt by the criticism he has faced from supporters throughout the tournament, but he is hopeful that they could go all the way to sunday's final and that is something those fans are dreaming of. it's been such a long, long time since england have managed to win a major trophy in a men's international tournament, could this be the moment? the fans believing that england's name could be on the trophy this year and they are hoping above anything else that they will be getting the chance to make that trip to berlin for sunday's final where, as we know now, it will be spain in the final. wouldn't that be brilliant? thank you, john. we w

andy swiss, bbc news, berlin.people watched as england lost to spain. among them was the prince and princess of wales, along with prince louis and princess charlotte. posting on social media, they congratulated spain and said "england, your teamwork, grit and determination were an inspiration to all of us, young and old". our correspondentjoe inwood was among supporters in london as the night unfolded. it has been a roller—coaster for england fans. from hope to desperation, to a final. andy and nish have been on thatjourney. i had my own negativity about southgate, but honestly, i take it all back. he is the man for us, he's done thejob. i think he's going to take us to bring it home. there we are, the final is under way. i'm supposed to be objective but i'm just too nervous. the first half was, to put it diplomatically, uneventful. the second half surely would be better. rodri is off, their best player. andy, always the optimist, was hopeful for about eight seconds. how are you feeling? i take it back. not great.

but as andy swiss reports, they'll come up against side who've knocked out the defending champions, andse. switzerland have been one of the surprises of these euros and just 19th in the world rankings which would not casted. —— just it. they knocked out the champions italy and now they're fancier and docile dorf believe england are next. england, go home! the team spirit and switzerland is very great and it is greater then the spirit of england and i think will win 2—0. can you win the cup? england and i think will win 2-0. can you win the cup?— england and i think will win 2—0. can you win the cup? yes. can the -la ers can you win the cup? yes. can the players live _ can you win the cup? yes. can the players live up _ can you win the cup? yes. can the players live up to _ can you win the cup? yes. can the players live up to the _ can you win the cup? iezs can the players live up to the expectation? there player says there's no shortage of believe. it is there player says there's no shortage of believe.- there player says there's no shortage of believe. it is a good challenae shortage o

side now head to dortmund, ready for their third semi—final in the last four major tournaments, as andy swissing pain for england but not any more. england go through.— england go through. after the nailbiter, what _ england go through. after the nailbiter, what next? - england go through. after the nailbiter, what next? the - england go through. after the | nailbiter, what next? the fans england go through. after the i nailbiter, what next? the fans in dusseldorf were treated to a marching band this morning, not perhaps the best for bleary heads but the dramatic win was all that mattered. it but the dramatic win was all that mattered. . , but the dramatic win was all that mattered. ., , . , ., ,., mattered. it was incredible and so tense. mattered. it was incredible and so tense- just — mattered. it was incredible and so tense. just waiting _ mattered. it was incredible and so tense. just waiting to _ mattered. it was incredible and so tense. just waiting to see - mattered. it was incredible and so tense. just waiting to see if - mattered. it was incredible and so tense. just waiting to see

here is andy swiss. prompted more questions about the manager's future. after eight years in charge and falling just short again, is it time to go? i totally understand the question and understand you need to ask it, but i need to have those conversations with important people behind the scenes. and i'm obviously not going to discuss that publicly first. well, england'sjourney at these euros has certainly been an eventful one. they arrived here as one of the tournament favourites, but once again, it's a case of so near yet so far. helped on. and it's in! and england have certainly given us some magical moments here. here we go. a perfect penalty shoot—out. trent takes the net off! and a last—gasp winner. watkins turns, watkins scores! but getting that all—important trophy remains as elusive as ever. andy swiss, bbc news, berlin. fascinating watching the faces of the players as they walked past the trophy, exactly the same as they came down the steps when they arrived back at stansted and there are too wi

andy swiss has been talking to them in berlin.home # it�*s coming home # it�*s coming home # it's # it�*s coming home # it�*s coming # it�*s coming # football�*s coming home... as well as a photo, the other must—have accessory is a ticket, of course. some have got them. others are still searching. got them. others are still searching-— got them. others are still searching. got them. others are still searchinu. �* , , ., searching. i've seen tickets go for £6,000. — searching. i've seen tickets go for £6,000. obviously - searching. i've seen tickets go i for £6,000. obviously different categories, i know, buti for £6,000. obviously different categories, i know, but i don�*t think they�*re going to be going much less than £1,000 as it stands. ~ ., ., stands. would you pay that? de-ends stands. would you pay that? depends if — stands. would you pay that? depends if my _ stands. would you pay that? depends if my wife's - stands. would you pay that? i depends if my wife's watching! depends if my wife�*s watching! 0h. depends if my wife

andy swiss looks back on his life. he was one of snooker�*s greatest players and entertainers.iggest sports. he was born in a south wales, he practised snooker in the local club and worked as a coalminer until an accident which left him trapped underground changed his life.— which left him trapped underground changed his life. when it happened i thou . ht changed his life. when it happened i thought that — changed his life. when it happened i thought that is _ changed his life. when it happened i thought that is it, _ changed his life. when it happened i thought that is it, |_ changed his life. when it happened i thought that is it, i am _ changed his life. when it happened i thought that is it, i am a _ changed his life. when it happened i thought that is it, i am a goner, - thought that is it, i am a goner, but i came as of it and scarred. find but i came as of it and scarred. and so instead. — but i came as of it and scarred. and so instead. he _ but i came as of it and scarred. and so instead, he turned to professional snooker, as did the bbc. in 1969, they started the progr

andy swiss looks back on his life. he was one of snooker�*s greatest players and entertainers. had been a pastime into one of britain's biggest sports. reardon was born in tredegar in south wales, he practised snooker in the local club and worked as a coalminer until an accident which left him trapped underground changed his life. when it happened i thought that is it, i am a goner, and probably i did black out for seconds, i don't know, i was just aware of my temperature was going up, blood pressure was enormous. but i came out of bit and scarred fortunately and i thought thatis scarred fortunately and i thought that is it, you know. —— came out of it unscarred. and so instead, reardon turned to professional snooker, as did the bbc. in 1969, they started the programme pot black, with reardon one of its new stars. a great shot! performance here by reardon — it was a sport seemingly tailor—made for new colour tv and it soon had a new world champion. reardon dominated snooker in the 1970s. he became a chat show celebrity. the world he became a chat show celebrity. tie: world snoo

as andy swiss now reports.miles for england fans, as they arrived in berlin, hoping for history. # it's coming home. # it's coming home, it's coming # football's coming home... as well as a photo, the other must—have accessory is a ticket, of course. some have got them, others are still searching. i've seen tickets go for £6,000. 0bviously, different categories, i know, but i don't think they're going to be going much less than £1,000 as it stands. would you pay that? depends if my wife's watching! 0h. what does it mean to have a ticket to the euros final with england in? 0h, everything. it's your second one, isn't it, really? yeah, it's my second one. hopefully we'll improve on the last one butjust to be there is, like, just an amazing experience anyway. but hopefully we'll actually get across the line this time! to use that dreaded phrase, do you think it's coming home? it's coming home! if england's fans have had quite a journey here to berlin, it's nothing compared to england's players. their progress has b

andy swiss, bbc news, dusseldorf.th performances not being at the level that was quite expected, and every tweet that gareth southgate employs will be analysed. switzerland will be the top as team england have faced at the tournament, they came close to beating germany in the group stages but it's fascinating. the england supporters arriving here at dusseldorf and talking to them they tell you they are into the quarterfinals but they are not quite sure how england have managed it. thank you so much. good to see swiss reporting the swiss! still to come, we hear about on the grasslands of sussex. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. our top stories: number one court brings two british head to heads... with katie boulter and harriet dart playing for a place in the third round of wimbledon... later, two british brothers — andy murray's swansong begins alongsidejamie as centre court puts on its first opening round doubles match for nearly three

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.re all hoping it is going to be a final. so when gareth took over, england were near rock bottom. from there to where he's taken us in tournaments has just totally changed things. we now expect england to go this far and that is down to gareth and to the job that he's done. he now has to find a way to get over the line and win that trophy. we are dreaming. one player who has played every game for england so far is decan rice, and i am joined now by his former teacher stephen willmore. you taught him a creek court skill, you are director of sports. what was he like as a kid? he you are director of sports. what was he like as a kid?— he like as a kid? he is a smashing man, he he like as a kid? he is a smashing man. he came _ he like as a kid? he is a smashing man, he came to _ he like as a kid? he is a smashing man, he came to us— he like as a kid? he is a smashing man, he came to us in _ he like as a kid? he is a smashing man, he came to us in year- he like as a kid? he is a smashing |

andy swiss, bbc news, berlin.rts correspondent olly foster is in berlin for us, and he had some analysis on how gareth southgate might be feeling ahead of tomorrow's game they've really pushed their luck to get this far. let's make no bones about it. spain will be considering themselves favourites, scoring more goals than any other side in the tournament in what's been a fairly low scoring tournament. they got lamine yamal there, their wonderkid that you've been talking about. happy birthday to him today. just 17. they've won six games in a row. no other side in euros history has done that. but then we have england who looked very very ordinary in the group stage and it didn't seem so long ago that gareth southgate, relaxed as he is now, was talking about how much it hurt the the very personal criticism you remember at the end of the group stage when they could only draw with slovenia, he was pelted with beer cups from the stands and given absolute dog abuse, and then they pushed their luck with, um, they were the

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.60 appearances for the national side, says he has no doubt that gareth southgate had put the team in a strong position to defeat the netherlands. gareth has taken us to a semifinal in the world cup, a final in the european championships, another semifinal in the european championships. we're all hoping it is going to be a final. so when gareth took over, england were near rock bottom. from there to where he's taken us in tournaments has just totally changed things. we now expect england to go this far and that is down to gareth and to the job that he's done. he now has to find a way to get over the line and win that trophy. let's speak to our sports presenterjohn watson who's in dortmund for us. john, how is the atmosphere ahead of tonight's game? well, it's well, its building. we will see around 30,000 england fans here in dortmund for that game. many more dutch fans, though, there will be around 70,000 dutch supporters. you can see them already gathering on one of the main squares in

our sports news correspondent andy swiss is in berlin where fans are already starting to arrive. e here in berlin, one of the len's most famous landmarks. already this morning we have seen plenty of england fans arriving having that photo taken by the big sign behind me. quite a few of them could be back here for the final on sunday. this is also berlin's biggest fans and it holds around 30,000 people and it holds around 30,000 people and is a very popular viewing spot forfans and is a very popular viewing spot for fans without tickets. more and more england fans are arriving here in berlin all the time. we have even heard of some fans flying to poland to get here because flying to germany is proving so difficult. as far as the players are concerned, they have been practising behind closed doors this morning at their base, a few hours drive from here. the players will be making their way here to berlin tomorrow. and of course the big question, can england win theirfirst major course the big question, can england win their first major men's tournament since 1966? they will start as

our sports correspondent andy swiss take a look back at his life.to one of britain's biggest sports. he was born in tredegar in south wales. he practised snooker in the local club and worked as a coalminer until an accident, which left him trapped in the ground changed his life. ianthem accident, which left him trapped in the ground changed his life. when it ha ened, the ground changed his life. when it happened. i— the ground changed his life. when it happened, i thought _ the ground changed his life. when it happened, i thought that _ the ground changed his life. when it happened, i thought that is - the ground changed his life. when it happened, i thought that is it. - the ground changed his life. when it happened, ithought that is it. i- the ground changed his life. when it happened, i thought that is it. i am| happened, i thought that is it. i am a goner. and probably i did blackout for seconds, a goner. and probably i did blackout forseconds, i a goner. and probably i did blackout for seconds, i don't know. i was just a way that my temperature

andy swiss now reports.nt? he is my son. i'd disagree. they _ confident? he is my son. i'd disagree. they disagree. - confident? he is my son. i'd disagree. they disagree. i i confident? he is my son. i'd - disagree. they disagree. i think they— disagree. they disagree. i think they will— disagree. they disagree. i think they will lose. honestly. no chance. how confident _ they will lose. honestly. no chance. how confident are _ they will lose. honestly. no chance. how confident are you _ they will lose. honestly. no chance. how confident are you feeling - they will lose. honestly. no chance. how confident are you feeling about j how confident are you feeling about england's chances? hat how confident are you feeling about england's chances?— england's chances? not very confident. _ england's chances? not very confident. don't _ england's chances? not very confident. don't think - england's chances? not very confident. don't think we - england's chances? not very | confident. don't think we will england's ch

it is on the shift further south was andy swiss. showers for the channel islands.astern scotland, northern england, there could be some intense thunderstorms. not everybody will see them. but when you see them come your way there could be flash flooding possible in some spots. a few isolated showers. they will cheer the night. mist and fog patches, most looking dry as we go into wednesday morning. for wednesday, drier and sunnier weather around, just a few isolated showers. i will see some rain in the north and west later this week, take a look at these temperatures in the south and east, 27 or 28 degrees by friday. tropical. east, 27 or 28 degrees by friday. troical. :, :, : , , , tropical. compared to recently, yes. it is 17 minutes _ tropical. compared to recently, yes. it is 17 minutes past _ tropical. compared to recently, yes. it is 17 minutes past seven. - here is a statistic for you. nearly a million children in the uk didn't spend last night in a bed of their own. they don't have their own beds, according to the latest research from the charity barnardos.

swiss cheese. it's going to have holes all over. and as andy said, the supreme of course said, you can't even use prosecutors, can't even use evidence of an official act even to just explain this to a jury, even to just fill out the narrative. so if this case survives, it's going to be just barely justice. amy coney barrett, though, was skeptical of that, disagreed with that, which was notable. >> and that's the that's the best let's example, it's the bribery examples. so if you accused the president of bribery, that's of course taking a bribe and returned for performing an official act you could essentially enter evidence of the acceptance of the bride because that's not official, but you can even refer to the official act. so imagine putting that case on in front of a jury and not being able to explain to them what the official act was that the president allegedly took it's giving me anxiety in a headache as a prosecutor. i mean, having that kind of stuff stripped out of your case, that's killer. >> i mean, even beyond the substance aspect th

swiss cheese. it's going to have holes all over. and as andy said, the supreme of course said, you can't even use prosecutors, can't even use evidence of an official act even to just explain this to a jury, even to just fill out the narrative. so if this case survives, it's going to be just barely. justice. amy coney barrett, though, was skeptical and that she disagreed with that, which was notable. >> and that's the that's the best thing. example. it's the bribery examples. so if you accuse the president of bribery, that's of course taking a bribe and returned for performing an official act you could essentially enter evidence of the acceptance of the bride because that's not official, but you can even refer to the official act. so imagine putting that case on in front of a jury and not being able to explain to them what the official act was that the president allegedly took it, gives me anxiety in a headache as a prosecutor. i mean, having that kind of stuff stripped out of your case, that's killer. >> i mean, even beyond the substance aspect

andi the truth. i certainly appreciate you answer the question. in my office we talked with the importance of trying to find a waymi employees, swiss the fdic beyond have challenges within the organization to be able to go forward with complaints not go forward with the same organization that actually manages. under the chair recent proposal occurring fdic office of professionalte conduct and offie of equal employment opportunities. complaints and concerns comeit straight back to the chair. how would you create a culture where the person who is handling thech complaints is not part of the organization itself. this have time to talk about the importance of it having independent and fair process. the federal government eoc sets that out. darius agencies for different kinds of allegations. it works with the agencies to do that in a way for the investigations can be investigated so that there is no influence on the fact finders. these are the types of things that are important. correction of state supervisory experience? x work with a lot of the same banking regulates quite a bit. we were able to go in with the state banking regulators for years worki