tim allman, bbc news.d they couldn't wait to face us. both of us have qualified. it should be a great game and one to look forward to. and now the russian dolls, very famous. they depict about seven figures inside one another. they are cashing in at this world cup. i went to meet a dollmaker on the outskirts of moscow. it takes more than two years to create just one goal, from the first steps of chopping the ward and drying it to the carving of it. —— wood. this was inevitable. i am being asked to paint my own goal, and obviously, it is going to be a masterpiece. —— doll. and she is finished. not exactly a masterpiece. art was my worst subject at school. but she is not bad. here she is. not bad. i am quite fond of her and she sits by my bed. there is a lot more action on the pitch in the football. four games in total. group a, uruguay against the formidable russia. saudis against egypt. then group b. iran against portugal. there is a lot of talk about what ronaldo will get up to. and of course, spain again

tim allman, bbc news. sport website. everything you need is there: team news — interviews — results — and fixtures — building up to the final on july 15. go to bbc.com/worldcup. in turkey, tafe began as one election. mr erred again has addressed his supporters. —— mr erdogan. he said he would begin his campaign against kurdish rebels and get conditions for syrian refugees in turkey to return home. starting from tomorrow, we have completed our practice —— our preparations regarding the new presidential system. turkey made its decision in favour of fighting decisively against all terrorist organisations including the pkk at the same time, these results show we will continue to liberate syrian lands and open the way for our guests in our country to return home safely. that's it. stay with us. hello. if you like your days sunny and your sunsets spectacular, this is the week for you. a summery week ahead. blue skies yesterday, almost uk wide. this is the scene in auburn. more of that to come this week. the sun

tim allman, bbc news.hat's going on in the world cup, go to the bbc sport website. we'll have all the team news, results and fixtures building up to the final onjuly 15th. go to bbc.com/worldcup. police in moscow are questioning a man after a taxi veered into pedestrians near red square, injuring eight people. some of those hurt were mexican football fans visiting the city for the world cup. the mayor of moscow said the driver, a kyrgyz national, lost control of the vehicle. sarah rainsford reports from moscow. in a video from the scene, the yellow taxi turns sharply from a queue of traffic and ploughs into the crowd on the pavement, scooping up and carrying several people along on its bonnet before crashing into a road sign. the driver then leaps out and sprints off, pursued by others in the crowd, including fans in football shirts. translation: there were mexicans, people were screaming. the only thing that stopped him is that he had crashed into the pillar, into the street sign. people who saw him, norm

tim allman, bbc news.sional deal with the spanish authorities to settle a case of alleged tax fraud. it would see the real madrid forward accepting a suspended prison sentence, and paying more than $21 million in fines and interest. spanish courts have recently cracked down on tax evasion among footballers. ronaldo is unlikely to serve any jail time under the deal, reportedly a verbal one at this stage. firefighters are tackling what's being called a huge blaze at glasgow school of art. the fire has broken out at the renowned school's mackintosh building, which was being refurbished after it was devastated by another fire four years ago. it was due to re—open next year. the leader of the islamist group, hamas, has joined thousands of other palestinians performing prayers near gaza's border with israel to celebrate the muslim eid holiday. ismail haniya said the mass protests would continue. more than 100 palestinians have been shot dead by israeli forces during demonstrations. israeli officials say they ope

tim allman, bbc news. i'm @benmbland. hello. talk of a heatwave, i'm pretty sure, will be met with cheers and groans in equal measure. that's next week. the warming of our weather gathers pace this weekend. cloudier skies for some on saturday compared with friday. not all of us are going to be dry, as i will show you in a moment. it is high pressure, settling, drying weather which is building across the uk, you can see the warmer colours moving in as well. the temperatures had up as a further into next week, as we will see in a moment. that said, early risers saturday morning, there will be a chill around. temperatures quite widely into single figures, overnight averages will be heading up as well. as we look at the picture into saturday, cloud around for northern scotland, there will be some outbreaks of rain, especially into the northern isles and quite breezy here compared with elsewhere. elsewhere, light winds and extensive high cloud. the sun will be hazier that it has been. the winds are very light,

tim allman, bbc news.bc mike embley. hello there. good morning. the weather looks very sluggish over the next few days into the weekend as well. so it is going to be difficult to get the detail right. wednesday, most places had a warm, summer's day. not much cloud around at all. over the next couple of days, in the south, there will be more cloud around. maybe one or two heavy and thundery showers. on the whole, most places will be dry. a fair bit of cloud across eastern areas on wednesday but this is the cloud coming in from the near continent that threatens a few heavy and thundery showers, notjust overnight — perhaps into thursday as well into the southern parts of england as well — not many of them, most places will be dry. more cloud will fill humid southern areas and around the coast there could be patches of cloud on the cooler side but generally temperatures into the low 20s as they were on wednesday. we could scrape an isolated sharp shower across western scotland and western northern ireland, if

tim allman, bbc news. that main story again. as her husband begins thejob of mexican border, as her husband begins the job of trying to reunite more than 2000 of them. it is far from clear how that will be done if it is even possible. efforts to pass a new immigration law have been postponed, it seems, until next week. much more on all the news on oui’ week. much more on all the news on our website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. hello. our weather's warming up. i know that's not music to everyone's ears, but it's on its way. 21.3 celsius was thursday's top temperature, in hampshire, but for a time next week, the hot spots will be getting closer to 30 celsius. now, not everyone is getting that hot, but temperatures will widely be in the low to mid—20s, with plenty of dry, sunny weather, with high pressure in control. we've cooled things down a little bit in recent days, with this flow of air from the north—west. but we're about to lose that as high pressure moves right in across the uk, allowin

tim allman, bbc news.n into granit xhaka and xherdan shaqiri's goal celebrations during switzerland's world cup victory over serbia. they appeared to make an eagle gesture as they celebrated in a symbol of the two—headed eagle on the albanian flag. both players are ethnic albanians from kosovo, where a serbian crackdown on the albanian population only ended with nato military intervention in 1999. and to keep up to date with what's going on in the world cup go to the bbc sport website for team news, interviews, results and fixtures. a californian black bear had to be freed by police after being trapped ina freed by police after being trapped in a cloud during a hunt forfood. the footage shows the creature stuck inside a vehicle. you can see it coming out the window there. an officer broke a rear window so the animal could escape without suffering any major injury. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner, clark gayford, have presented their new born baby girl — called neve — to the cam

tim allman, bbc news. business briefing is next. i will see you soon. hello. good morning.t is because the weather patterns are not changing much of the next few days. it will be difficult to pin down the details of the showers. the chance of a shower or two today, particularly across southern parts of england. many places will be dry with sunshine. here is where the showers are coming from. a lot of rain over the new continent. most of the storms are staying over the new continent. one or two crossing the heading into more southern parts of england. they are hit and miss, the heavy showers, most places will be dry. we will see after some warning mist and fog sun and developing. isolated showers for parts of scotla nd isolated showers for parts of scotland and to the west of northern ireland. difficult averages into the low 20s. always cool it in the north sea coast, especially where the cloud remains across lincolnshire and norfolk. more of that are coming backin and norfolk. more of that are coming back in overnight. showers to the north—west will fade away. the risk of o

tim allman, bbc news.tain's worst sporting disaster at hillsborough football stadium, a judge has ruled that the police commander in charge on the day, can face trial. former chief superintendent of south yorkshire police, david duckenfield, will face charges of manslaughter by gross negligence in relation to the deaths of 95 liverpool football fans. four other men will also face trial in connection with the disaster and its aftermath. judith moritz reports. nearly 30 years since david duckenfield was in charge at hillsborough, he'll now appear in the dock of a criminal court. it is the first time that anyone has been charged with the deaths of 95 liverpool fans who were killed when the terraces at the sheffield ground became overcrowded during an fa cup semi—final in 1989. mr duckenfield is accused of failing to take reasonable care for their safety, and it's alleged that amounts to gross negligence. 96 supporters were crushed. the youngest, a boy of 10. the oldest, a pensioner of 67. the match commander

tim allman, bbc news. you are watching bbc news.ews, still to come: laid to rest beside newton and darwin — stephen hawking is interred in westminster abbey. the historic glasgow school of art has been engulfed in flames for the second time in four years. nearby buildings have been evacuated as fire crews tackle the huge blaze — witnesses say the fire took hold "in the space of a few minutes". duncan kirkhope has more. firefighters were called to historic building just before 1130 last night to find what they called a well—developed ablaze. flames without the city centre's skyline and could be seen from miles around. in each week, at the glasgow school of art the world—renowned building, designed by charles renney mackintosh was on fire. it was evacuated. there is no salvaging it. it is heartbreaking. to be honest. we we re it is heartbreaking. to be honest. we were having a few drinks at about 12 o'clock and we saw a lot of flames. their whole thing was on fire. because it was on fire. the mackintosh building has been undergoing ex

tim allman, bbc news. boom. before we go, take a look at this.ermitage museum in st. petersburg. he's been officially revealed as the 'oracle' for the 2018 world cup in russia. and he's predicted, as you can see, that russia will beat saudi arabia in the opening game. achilles, who was born deaf, is expected to pick all the winners at russia 2018 by choosing between two bowls of food with the flags of each team attached. he's been on a strict diet to be in a shape for world cup. whatever happened to paul the 0ctopus? hello once again. i know it's the second week injune, but i have to start this particular show by reminding you we've got a named storm on our hands, and there's an amber warning from the met office for gusts of wind on thursday morning which could, in extremis, get up to around 60mph if not 70 mph. where's all that coming from? this great lump of cloud hurtling towards us and deepening all the while and as it does so, quite a vigorous area of low pressure for the time of year. it's got into the wrong place in the atmosphere and it's

tim allman, bbc news.p, go to the bbc sport website. everything you need is there. team news, interviews, results, and fixtures building up to the final on july the 15th. if ladies cranes, an african cricket team, has been pushing success. we describe ourselves as african champions. i cannot play cricket alone. without them, i would not be here. the t20 african qualifiers was a great achievement for uganda it brought confidence. in the champions of africa changed everything because most of the people believed we would beat zimbabwe in the finals. —— being the champions. one of the biggest challenges so far in myjob asa biggest challenges so far in myjob as a cricket coach is to help my tea m as a cricket coach is to help my team trained together. some of them are in school, some of them are working. but we are managing. are in school, some of them are working. but we are managinglj think we work out according to the timetable at school. you just have to balance the books. to come and play some games on the

tim allman, bbc news.the bbc sport website. we'll have all the team news, results, and fixtures, building up to the final onjuly 15. go to bbc.com/worldcup. portuguese football star cristiano ronaldo has agreed to provisional deal portuguese authorities to settle the case of suspected tax fraud. it will involve him paying more than $21 million in interest. ronaldo is unlikely to serve any jail time under the deal. a ceremony has taken place in london to remember professor stephen hawking, who died in march at the age of 76. the ashes of the renowned physicist were interred between the graves of sir isaac newton and charles darwin. sarah campbell has this report. it was a congregation which reflected the man, a brilliant scientist and a hugely popular public figure. former colleagues and fellow celebrities were joined by 1,000 members of the public, who'd won tickets to be here in a ballot. more than 2,500 had applied. -- 25,000. we shall give thanks for stephen hawking's remarkable gifts... this was a cele

tim allman, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news.nd still searching and waiting for their children, we hearfrom the migrant parents who have no idea where their kids are. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly, that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit, at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: hours after reaching a deal, european leaders disagree about who should t

tim allman, bbc news.tion into granit xhaka and xherdan shaqiri's goal celebrations during switzerland's world cup victory over serbia. they appeared to make an eagle gesture as they celebrated in a symbol of the two—headed eagle on the albanian flag. both players are ethnic albanians from kosovo where a serbian crackdown on the albanian population only ended with nato military intervention in 1999. and to keep up to date with what's going on in the world cup, go to the bbc sport website for team news, interviews, results, and fixtures, go to bbc.com/worldcup. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern presented her newborn baby girl, called niamh, to the cameras. mrs ardern, who's said to be regaining her strength with macaroni and cheese, and her partner, clark gayford, have been swamped with congratulatory messages from around the globe, including a private email from queen elizabeth. twitter wags have dubbed the baby "prime miniature." i think probably, like everyone, we went through that struggle for

tim allman, bbc news. that's the way it's looking this hour.hank you're watching bbc news news. thank you very much for your company. hello once again. i know it's the second week injune, but i have to start this particular show by reminding you we've got a named storm on our hands, and there's an amber warning from the met office for gusts of wind on thursday morning which could, in extremis, get up to around 60mph if not 70 mph. where's all that coming from? this great lump of cloud hurtling towards us and deepening all the while and as it does so, quite a vigorous area of low pressure for the time of year. it's just got into the wrong place in the atmosphere and it's been deepening all the while in recent hours. such that as we get on through the day, we will find a real squeeze in those isobars initially working its way initially through northern ireland, but then on through exposed parts of scotland and through the north of england as well. but, with all the cloud and the wind around, it won't be a cold start to the new day on thursday, bu

tim allman, bbc news.e. everything you need is there: team news, interviews, results, and fixtures — building up to the final onjuly 15th. go to bbc.dot.com/worldcup. it's a celebration of culture, innovation and design in the north of england. the great exhibition of the north, which has just got under way, will last for 80 days. thousands of people lined the banks of the river tyne to watch its launch with a spectacular night time show. 0ur arts editor will gompertz reports from newcastle. welcome to our future and all she endows. this is our dream, our vision. lemn sissay, reading his latest poem from the gateshead millennium bridge. this is the backbone of britain. and they say it is cold. it is a rallying cry, an invitation, a love letterfrom him to you to come and see the great exhibition of the north. the great exhibition of the north it signifies and shows the change that's happened. people come to manchester as they come to newcastle and say this is not the place i remember 20, 30 years ago. and i

tim allman, bbc news.o border —— that menus again. more on the bbc news website. thank you for watching. hello. 0ur weather's warming up. i know that's not music to everyone's ears, but it is on its way. 21.3 celsius was thursday's top temperature, in hampshire, but for a time next week the hot spots will be getting closer to 30 celsius. now, not everyone is getting that hot, but temperatures will widely be in the low to mid—20s, with plenty of dry, sunny weather, with high pressure in control. we've cooled things down a little bit in recent days, with this flow of air from the north—west. but we're about to lose that as high pressure moves right in across the uk, allowing the warmer weather into the sunshine. and those temperatures will build, day on day. but there will be a chill in the air first thing friday morning for early risers, as temperatures overnight dip down into single figures quite widely, but those temperatures are heading up as the day goes on. light winds, a noticeable breeze across north

tim allman, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.s car manufacturer, general motors, has warned that american tariffs on imported vehicles could reduce its presence both in america and overseas. president trump has threatened to impose the import taxes, after eu leaders responded to tariffs on exports of steel and aluminium with additional charges on several american products. the world trade organisation has ruled in favour of australia's policy that cigarettes must be sold in drab looking packets. a group of tobacco producing countries had argued that plain packaging infringed trademarks and intellectual property rights. the law, first introduced in australia in 2011, has since been rolled out across six other nations. the airport on indonesia's holiday island of bali has reopened after volcano ash forced a brief closure and the cancellation of more than 300 flights. the islands mount agung has been rumbling to life intermittently since late last year, and it began belching smoke and ash again on thursday. people living in villages

tim allman, bbc news.dent trump and the north korean leader. the outcome potentially of huge significance to many other countries. japan will be watching particularly closely. prime minister shinzo abe will be speaking to mr trump before the summit, but there's still concern that any deal between washington and pyongyang may not suit tokyo. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. air raid siren wails japan is afraid of kim jong—un‘s nuclear missiles. so much so it began last year doing something it has not done since world war two — practising air raid drills. america is afraid of this. north korea's huge new hwasong—ili missile. so far it has been tested only once. but japan fears these intermediate range missiles and kimjong—un has hundreds of them. the question now is if a trump—kim deal will include all of north korea's missiles orjust the ones that can hit the united states? prime minister shinzo abe is hoping his close personal relationship with president trump will guarantee japan is not left out. but numer

tim allman, bbc news.hat's going on in the world cup, go to the bbc sport website. we'll have all the team news, results and fixtures building up to the final onjuly the 15th. go to bbc.com/worldcup. one more story from the world cup — eight people have been hurt after a taxi drove into a crowd in central moscow. here is the driver running away from the crash chased by onlookers. he was later arrested and is now being questioned by police. none of the injured, who include some mexican football fans, are reported to be in a serious condition. the mayor of moscow said the driver, a kyrgyz national, lost control of the vehicle. firefighters are working through the night to fully extinguish the fire which has devastated glasgow's school of art. the historic makintosh building was being restored after another fire four years ago. friday night's fire has been described as "heartbreaking" by scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. a sight no—one imagined they wou

tim allman, bbc news.it'll take place at the paul ricard circuit in the south of the country. but what is it like to actually drive an f1 car? the bbc‘s chris partridge got the very rare opportunity to find out. it is eight o'clock in the morning and already i'm feeling nervous. here i'm about to drive a renault formula one car, capable of over 200 mph. just sitting in one is a privilege. but actually driving it even more unusual. the same car propelled kimi raikkonen to race victory in 2012, so how will i cope in it? well, first of all, some laps ina in it? well, first of all, some laps in a less powerfulformula in it? well, first of all, some laps in a less powerful formula four car. then back to the classroom. now it is time for the f1 briefing. this is it. don't put it like this is active. the french grand prix returns to the f1 calendar after a 10—year break, and this is the venue. my drive is now very close. here it is. this is the renault formula one car. in a few minutes timei formula one car. in a

tim allman, bbc news.e of the day's other news: the us car manufacturer general motors has warned that american tariffs on imported vehicles could reduce its presence both in america and overseas. president trump has threatened to impose the import taxes, after eu leaders responded to tariffs on exports of steel and aluminium with additional charges on several american products. the world trade organisation has ruled in favour of australia's policy that cigarettes must be sold in drab looking packets. a group of tobacco producing countries had argued that plain packaging infringed trademarks and intellectual property rights. the law, first introduced in australia in 2011, has since been rolled out across six other nations. german officials have confirmed the daughter of one of the most senior nazis, heinrich himmler, was hired by west germany's foreign intelligence agency in the 1960s. the revelation about gudrun burwitz follows her death last month at the age of 88. the spy agency, the bnd, has now confir

tim allman, bbc news.rything you need is there: team news, interviews, results, and fixtures — building up to the final onjuly t15th. go to bbc.com/worldcup. how much should you spend on a wedding? in uganda, the answer is, increasingly, a lot more. couples under pressure from friends, family and society, are opting for more and more extravagant festivities. but, not everyone can afford to keep up. mugabi turya has more. is in uganda this year a quarter of a million couples will get married. —— in uganda. ten years ago, high—school sweetheart stewart and robert had a traditional wedding. and like so many ugandan couples they are now opting for a second ceremony, a big white wedding. they have invited over 1500 guests. ugandan weddings are now big business. big dresses, big venues, and big bills. a wedding like this costs around $100,000 us. most ugandan couples have a traditional wedding, which usually includes the groom paying a bride price. these days, with more and more couples also having big white wed

tim allman, bbc news.te. we'll have all the team news, results, and fixtures, building up to the final onjuly 15. go to bbc.com/worldcup. a ceremony has taken place in london to remember professor stephen hawking, who died in march at the age of 76. his ashes were interred between the graves of sir isaac newton and charles darwin. sarah campbell has this report. it was a congregation which reflected the man, a brilliant scientist and a hugely popular public figure. former colleagues and fellow celebrities were joined by 1,000 members of the public, who'd won tickets to be here in a ballot. more than 2,500 had applied. we shall give thanks for stephen hawking's remarkable gifts... this was a celebration of his life and work, his scientific achievements summed up in the address by his friend of more than a0 years — the astronomer royal. his name will live in the annals of science. nobody else since einstein has done more to deepen our understanding of space, time, and gravity. professor hawking died in march

tim allman, bbc news.ion into granit xhaka and xherdan shaqiri's goal celebrations during switzerland's world cup victory over serbia. they appeared to make an eagle gesture as they celebrated in a symbol of the two—headed eagle on the albanian flag. both players are ethnic albanians from kosovo, where a serbian crackdown on the albanian population only ended with nato military intervention in 1999. now the countdown is on for england in the world cup. at lunchtime on sunday they play panama in the second of their group games at the tournament. they know a victory will put them through to the last 16. here's our sports editor dan roan having won their opening world cup match for the first time in 12 years, england arrived here tonight with momentum behind them. with temperatures in nizhniy novgorod set to exceed 30 degrees tomorrow, manager gareth southgate's team must acclimatise quickly, but he believes they can handle the heat of competition. we still want to play in the style that we came into this tou

because it has become such a big business and allman's have been steadily growing over the past allman's- almonds have been steadily growing over the past 20 years. if you don't have bees, you farmers arelmonds, desperate which means there is an opportunity for criminals. when you have a valuable product thatt is in short supply, commodity can be stolen, somebody will feel it. $1 million worth of bees. bees from several owners, they are kept in hives is our inboxes. in theory, you are just stealing boxes, but that is not as easy as it sounds because bees get in and out of the boxes. you need to know what you are doing. you would need a truck and a forklift. someone who knows how to deal with these otherwise you would be stunned to death -- bees, otherwise you would be stung to death. they knew it was someone either in the industry or someone you had employees who knew how to work it. farmern,dwere an almo you may not be asking a lot of questions about where these bees are coming from. >> you would hope it's not done that way, but as it gets closer to the season and you don't have the bee

dora's valid to reverse decades of the client and poverty and rural communities but as john allman reports from the state of michoacan it's a tough campaign pledge to fulfill. the mix can countryside decimated by poverty and empty but migration over decades. is one of the aging population of small scale farmers struggling to compete with industrial scale operations in northern mexico and the us. i produced grains but not money he says. many communities young have either left or turned to more lucrative ventures. they sell drugs they kidnap they live well for a few days and then they get killed just next to my house where there was kind of a kidnapping. this man promises to change that presidential front runner andres manuel lopez obrador has made the neglected mix can country side a campaign priority. he said he were focused government support from large industrial producers to smaller farms to help them get quality seeds technological know how better access to loans and the guaranteed minimum price for their crops it's all part of an ambitious plan for mexico to produce its own food. you

the bbc‘s tim allman watched all the action.re. so many expectations, usually followed by so many disappointments. but england beating england, they never fail to dream big. this is absolutely unprecedented. they've never done anything like this before and it's almost like all the calmer since 1966 is coming back to bring it home for england. come on, england. england won 6—1, the biggest win in the world cup, football 's england won 6—1, the biggest win in the world cup, football '5 coming home, england will win, what more is fairto home, england will win, what more is fair to say? well, let's talk about this match against panama. england taking an early lead with a header from john stones. not long after, they got a penalty. harry kaine with an object lesson on how to convert them. thenjessie an object lesson on how to convert them. then jessie lingard an object lesson on how to convert them. thenjessie lingard scored an absolute peach ten minutes before half—time. the goals kept coming. another one from a cleverly worked set

spring two thousand and eighteen michelle atoll who wants to return home back to the city of allman germany with her son and if possible her husband she's a german citizen but a turkish court ruling has banned tolex from leaving turkey but she's accused of producing terrorist propaganda and being a member of a terrorist organization and next hearing is in a week. well i don't know is a journalist and translator the ruling hasn't stopped or attending demonstrations for human rights and freedom of speech. the protestors have to stand behind a barrier. while the police keep pedestrian traffic moving. undercover security agents record everything on film what they know what i'm told will spend eight months in jail five of them with a son second who was two at the time the husband saw what color was also behind bars during that period. jailed journalists and dissidents rallies confined to enclosures mashallah tone who is familiar with the whole repertoire of repression. just like i detect to be the mind's eye just shows how freedom of expression is handled in this country just like his version di

elsewhere, there were wins for iran and uruguay, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports.re new, so proper little culture, and hope for the best when the football action starts. i think that with ronaldo, with bernardo silva, we have a spectacular team with lots of experience. we have already won the euros, so why not? i came to see spain versus portugal and i hope spain versus portugal and i hope spain winds. they came for a great game andl spain winds. they came for a great game and i think it is going to be a great game. but you know how it is. 0n great game. but you know how it is. on paper, it looks like it is going to bea on paper, it looks like it is going to be a cracker, then it usually falls a little flat. not this time though, this one lived up to its billing, from the moment cristiano ronaldo slotted home from the penalty spot. 20 minutes later, spain were level. diego costa are doing the honours. but then, just before half—time, portugal were back in the lead. that man ronaldo again. ten minutes into the second half, diego costa grabbed his second and it was 2

but this year's awards had a distinctly political tone to them, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains.s and prayer had picked up a brit award and now the album has been named album of the year at the ivor novellos. he has been a fierce critic of the uk government, particularly the handling of the aftermath at grenfell tower. similar sentiments expressed by fellow rapper dave. his single question time won the best contemporary song. i would say that i am pleased. among the other winners, elbow who received the award for best song, musically and lyrically, for magnificent (she says). a group of our peers decided that our song was the best song. musically, lyrically. how can you not be affected by that? how can you not be touched? and deeply honoured. it is the most beautiful statue. two more statu ettes going to ed sheeran. one for songwriter of the year. it doesn't all have to be about politics. more on that and all the news any time on the bbc website. thank you for watching. hello there. the thunderstorms from yesterday took a while to get going but once they did, they did bring a lot

tim allman has this report. ole, ole, ole! some fans have come a long way for this. many are bringing reminders from home. others aiming to win new recruits. that wonderful moment at the beginning of a tournament when anything seems possible. we are headed for a 2—1 australia win. anything seems possible. we are headed for a 2-1 australia win. 2-0. 2-0, headed for a 2-1 australia win. 2-0. 2—0, all right. headed for a 2-1 australia win. 2-0. 2-0, all right. we are hoping! australia 3—1, australia to win against the french. whatever the result, this match did seem a world cup first. the video assistant referee ea are, affording a penalty to france. these socceroos got a penalty of their own in the second half, making it 1—1. penalty of their own in the second half, making iti—i. but paul penalty of their own in the second half, making it 1—1. but paul pogba scored a late winner. the french are up scored a late winner. the french are up and running. var seems to be contagious. another spot kick this time awarded to parul. but you still have to put them in the back of t

been another major sporting event this summer — but this one can get a bit messy — as the bbc‘s tim allman championship has been taking place for more than 50 years. the rules are pretty straightforward — lift pie, throw pie, try not to get hit. we're trying to defend our title from 2014, it's great. what is the best thing? just getting covered, having fun. the children really love it, as well. 32 teams took part this year. more than 2,000 custard pies were thrown, and this is notjust some parochial british affair — oh, no. this is a global event. why did you come all the way from japan? because it's a very famous festival in japan. just enjoying, and adding memories, yeah. another japanese team, do you like sushi, took on the appropriately named pie face in the final, and it was a home win for the british team. for their efforts, they each received a trophy, and presumably the chance to have a shower. the military in myanmar is facing accusations of deadly attacks against the kachin people in the north. for decades, they have been calling for independence. and you can get in touch with me

the bbc‘s tim allman has been watching all the action.brating after a vital win at this world cup. but they know just how lucky they were. yes, we are so happy. at the end of the game we scored. and that's awesome. that's the best thing, the best feeling ever. oh my gosh! he saved us so many times. it's got to be our day. and then what happened happened. and what happened was this. brazil, looking to overcome fierce costa rican resistance, thought they got a penalty, but then those magic letters, var, popped up again. and the referee changed his mind. it seems like we were heading to a 0—0 draw. but come injury time, philippe coutinho managed to poke home and nod down from roberto firmino. 1—0 would have done, but they got a second. neymar scoring his first goal of the tournament. brazil not all that impressive, but doing what they have to do. staying in group b and serbia hoped to seal a place in the knockout stage, taking an early lead against switzerland. but things turned around in the second half. first granit xhaka making it 1—1, th

but this year's awards had a distinctly political tone to them — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains.ed up a brit award and now his album has been named album of the year at the grime. he has been at critics of the uk government, particularly after the grenfell tower. similar sentiments expressed by fellow rapper dave. his single question time won the best contemporary song. i would say that i am pleased. among the other winners, elbow who received the best award for best song, musically and lyrically, for magnificent she said. they decided that our song was the best song. how can you not be affected by that? how can you not be affected by that? how can you not be affected by that? how can you not be touched? it is the most beautiful statue. two more statu ettes most beautiful statue. two more statuettes going to ed sheerin. 11; songwriter of the year. it doesn't all have to be about politics. and briefly, our main story again, key allies of the united states are saying they will retaliate against washington its decision to impose ta riffs washington its decision to impose tariffs on

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. canada and the united states — neighbours, allies, friends. and downs. donald trump, citing national security concerns, slapped ta riffs national security concerns, slapped tariffs on canadian steel and now canada is responding with some ta riffs of canada is responding with some tariffs of its own. the idea that canada might constitute a threat to american national security, the legal pretext invoked by our neighbours to invoke these tariffs on canadian steel and aluminium exports, is not only absurd, it is hurtful. that game to impose tariffs on american steel and aluminium are they will also be taking action against other imports like coffee, ketchup and whiskey. more than 60 billion canadian dollars, around 12 billion canadian dollars, around 12 billion us dollars. president trump mahmoud abbas approach to international trade has caused some consternation, with his emphasis on american foes. he argues the rest of the gap there deal and is taken advantage. that betrayal is now over. this steel mill in ontario is just one of the factories co

but this year‘s awards had a distinctly political tone to them, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains.e uk government, particularly the handling of the aftermath at grenfell tower. similar sentiments were expressed by fellow rapper dave. his single question time won the best contemporary song. i would say that i am pleased. (unintelligible). among the other winners, elbow, who received the award for best song, musically and lyrically, for magnificent. a group of our peers decided that our song was the best song. how can you not be affected by that? how can you not be touched? it is the most beautiful statue. two more statu ettes going to ed sheeran, one for songwriter of the year. it doesn‘t all have to be about politics. well said. i‘ll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. hello there. yesterday‘s thunderstorms do well to get going but once they did, lots of lightning and some localised flooding as well. it started off around sussex before spreading across central and southern england, wales and the south—west. we had a few reports of problems around bristol that