in 2015, the countess of chester hospital had the largest number of neonatal desks. re neonatal desks. it stopped providing care for very premature infants in july 2016 and now only looks after babies born after 32 weeks pregnancy and managers say they are confident the unit is to continue. judith moritz with that report. rescuers in thailand are trying to work out how to free 12 boys and their football coach from the flooded caves where they've been trapped for more than 10 days. divers have been searching the complex cave network in northern thailand working in difficult conditions. some sections are said to be too narrow for even scuba tanks to be worn. two british divers eventually found the children yesterday stranded on a ledge nearly one kilometre, or half a mile, underground. but there's no easy way to get them out. they will either have to learn to swim out using diving equipment or stay there for weeks, maybe months, until the floodwaters recede. 0ur correspondent jonathan head is there. there is a renewed sense of mission here now. for the first time in te

a top story in the uk: a woman who worked at the countess of chester hospital has been arrested on suspicionmurdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. first, here is asia business report. former milos and the minister result is under arrest and will be officially charged on wednesday morning after he arrives in court. and in india, entrepreneurs are encouraging each other to achieve success encouraging each other to achieve success by publicly celebrating their failures. success by publicly celebrating theirfailures. —— success by publicly celebrating their failures. —— former malaysia and prime minister. hello and welcome to asia business report. we begin with news out of malaysia where the former prime minister rosa has arrived at a kuala lumpur courthouse, he spent the night ina lumpur courthouse, he spent the night in a detention centre after being arrested tuesday on corruption charges. all of this comes after an investigation into the former leaders alleged role in the scandal hit government investment fund imdb. the fund was set up to develop kuala lumpurorasa the fu

however, the hospital insists it is satisfied the baby unit here is safe. dave guest, bbc news, chesterraight our correspondent sarah walton who was at the hospital this lunchtime. bring us right up to date in terms of what the police and the hospital are saying, sarah. huge amount of shop here hospital today, as you can imagine. it was a hospital themselves that first alerted the police when they noticed alerted the police when they noticed a spike in unusual deaths of babies at their neonatal unit, starting in about 2015. the hospital itself released a statement today saying they are fully cooperating with this investigation. they, too, want to find out what happened here. the neonatal unit has been downgraded since that time, and it now no longer deals with the most high risk pregnancies and births, so they are saying they are confident this is a safe place for women to come and have their babies. the police investigation continues. they are questioning this health care professional on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and on suspicion of the attempted murder of six more. it is

arrest follows a long running investigation into a high number of baby deaths, at the countess of chester hospitaln 2015 and 2016. we'll have the latest. also on tonight's programme: the schoolboys trapped in a cave in thailand — one of their football coaches says they are tough: translation: these are the kids that i have trained. they are strong. i have built them up to play at a professional level. the number of people dying from drug taking in scotland is the highest since records began, 20 years ago. england expects — less than an hour to kick off, in a must—win match in moscow — at the world cup. i will be live at the stadium. can england reached the quarterfinals and win their first knockout match ata and win their first knockout match at a tournament for 12 years? and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we are live on day two from wimbledon where the best of british have been in action and we will look ahead to england versus colombia at the world cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a healthcare professional has been arrested in cheshire, on the suspicion of murdering eig

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a woman who worked at the countess of chester hospital has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. still trapped underground — rescue teams try to work out how to bring the boys out of the flooded caves in thailand. it could take weeks. the number of people dying from drug taking in scotland at its highest since records began, 20 years ago. and preparing to celebate the raf‘s centenary, i've been up with the typhoons as they practise for next week's huge flypast over london. coming up in sports day live from moscow later in the hour on bbc news, we will look ahead to the completed quarterfinal line—up in russia. good evening. england havejust beaten colombia in the last few minutes ina beaten colombia in the last few minutes in a dramatic penalty shoot out to secure themselves a place in the world cup quarterfinals. eric dier scored the winning penalty. england had been winning the match until colombia equalised in the dying minutes of injury time to force extra time and penalties. our sports editor dan roan has been watching the action

cheshire police began investigating the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital in may of lasten called in by the hospital management to look into the deaths of 15 babies who died betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. but their investigation was then expanded to cover 17 deaths and 15 non—fatal collapses. this morning, detectives announced that they'd arrested a female health worker, and that she was being questioned on suspicion of murdering eight babies and the attempted murder of six others. they've given no details as to her job, whether she's a doctor, a nurse, a midwife or some other form of health worker. but detective inspector paul hughes said that while the arrest is significant, this is still very much an ongoing investigation, and there's no timescale as to when it will be completed. a hospital spokesman said that they were continuing to cooperate fully with the police, and that calling detectives in in the first place was not a move that the hospital had taken lightly. however, the hospital insists it is satisfied the baby unit here is safe. dave guest, bbc news, chester

held on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six at a hospital in chesterntess of chester hospital. police have also extended their investigation to a second hospital, liverpool women's nhs foundation trust. our correspondent, judith moritz, reports. lucy letby once said she enjoyed nursing babies, as she could see them progress and support their families. now she's suspected of murdering eight infants and trying to kill another six. today, police searches have continued at the nurse's home. forensic officers searching the house and taking items forensic officers, searching the house and taking items away for examination. detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. police say that their investigation is focusing on what happened to 32 babies at the countess of chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. the babies were all on the neonatal units, which cares for poorly and premature infants. managers here called in the police because they couldn't explain the unusual number of fatalities and babies

police investigating the deaths of 17 babies at the countess of chester hospital have extended their iagation to a second hospital. liverpool women's nhs foundation trust say there is no suggestion that any of its patients came to any harm. a 28—year—old nurse, lucy letby is being questioned on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. judith moritz reports. lucy letby once said she enjoyed nursing babies, as she could see them progress and support their families. now she is suspected of murdering eight infants and trying to kill another six. today, police searches have continued at the nurse's home. forensic officers searching the house and taking items away for examination. detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. police say that their investigation is focusing on what happened to 32 babies at the countess of chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. the babies were all on the neonatal unit, which cares for poorly and premature infants. managers here called in the police because they co

the woman's arrest is part of an investigation into the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospitalh 2015 and july 2016. our correspondent sarah walton is at the hospital. this is a complex investigation. they were called in last year because of an unusual spike in the depths of newborn babies and babies under the age of four weeks. they we re under the age of four weeks. they were looking at the depth of 15 babies also the near death of six other babies. they have expanded their investigation and are looking at the depths of 17 babies and the near depths of 15 others in the period of just over near depths of 15 others in the period ofjust over a year. it led to the arrest yesterday of a woman described as a health care depression will we have no more details on that on her exact profession but she is being questioned on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of six others. police say this is a significant step forward but are reminding people of this is a sensitive investigation. at the heart of this are parents who lost their newborns in incredibly sad ci

held on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six at a hospital in chesterd yesterday by police investigating infant deaths at the countess of chester hospital. police have also extended their investigation to a second hospital — liverpool women's nhs foundation trust. our correspondent judith moritz reports. lucy letby once said she enjoyed nursing babies as she could see them progress and support their families. now she is suspected of murdering eight infants and trying to kill another six. today, police searches have continued at the nurse's home. forensic officers searching the house and taking items away for examination. detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. police say that their investigation is focusing on what happened to 32 babies at the countess of chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. the babies were all on the neonatal unit, which cares for poorly and premature infants. managers here called in the police because they could not explain the unusual number of fatalities and bab

a woman who worked at the countess of chester hospital has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eightng to kill another six. also coming up: still trapped underground — authorities in thailand say they will take "a zero—risk approach".

the woman's arrest is part of an investigation into the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital countess of chester hospital called the police, because they could not explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near death emergencies on the neonatal unit. detectives initially focused on what had happened to 21 babies. now, the investigation has widened to examine the cases of 32 babies, of whom 17 died. this morning, a woman who was described as a health care professional, was arrested on suspicion of murder. this morning, forensics searches began at her house in chester, which police have confirmed is related to the murder inquiry. a car was also being searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. i got out to go to work about eight, and the police were all there and i did not see many people that were there, and came back about half 11 and it was a lot more activity going on. we did not know until we drove that this morning, and saw all the police cars. saw the police cordoned, more than the usual number of police cars, th

held on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of six others in a chester hospital. the death of six—year—old alesha macphail on the isle of bute is now being treated as murder. the boys trapped in a cave in thailand say they're in good health and good spirits as rescuers rehearse plans to bring them out. and roger federer and serena williams headline todays second round action at wimbledon. good morning. it's july the 4th. welcome to bbc newsroom live. england are through to the world cup quarter—finals after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over colombia. it's the first time the three lions have won a world cup match on penalties. their next challenge will be sweden in the last eight on saturday. lets take a look at the winning penalty scored by eric dier. yes! england fans from around the world celebrated the win after an agonising penalty shoot—out and as you can see from this footage they went wild. let's get the latest from our sports correspondent, david ornstein, who's at the england base in repino. what was the atmosphere like?m what was the atmosphere l

the woman's arrest is part of an investigation into the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospitaleen march 2015 and july 2016. judith moritz reports. managers at the countess of chester hospital called the police, because they could not explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near death emergencies on the neonatal unit. detectives initially focused on what had happened to 21 babies. now, the investigation has widened to examine the cases of 32 babies, of whom 17 died. this morning, a woman who was described as a health care professional, was arrested on suspicion of murder. this morning, forensics searches began at her house in chester, which police have confirmed is related to the murder inquiry. a car was also being searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. i got out to go to work about eight, and the police were all there and i did not see many people that were there, and came back about half 11 and it was a lot more activity going on. we did not know until we drove that this morning, and saw all the police cars. sa

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chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. and july 2016. of baby deaths and near death emergenciese neonatal unit. emergencies of the neonatal unit. highest number of neonatal deaths out of 43 trusts of a similar size. out of 43 trusts of a similar size. baby is born later than 32 weeks pregnancy. pregnancy. are confident that the unit is safe to continue. to continue. an staff and patients at the hospital. hospital. involved are being supported and kept informed. kept informed. they hope it will give them the answers they need. answers they need. judith moritz, bbc news, chester. on the roll—out of universal credit. about inaccuracies in her comments to the commons. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan is with me. so the na oh took an unusual route. what has happened? this is extraordinary. extraordinary. the government spend taxpayers' money. money. is this major welfare reform bill and pushed through at the moment. and pushed through at the moment. having to go to food banks are building up debts. building up debts. account changes the government had made in recent

officers are investigating the deaths of 17 newborns at the neonatal unit of the countess of chester hospital16. the metropolitan police are investigating three more claims of sexual assault against the hollywood actor kevin spacey. the allegations were made between february and april this year. spacey, who was artisitic director of the old vic theatre between 2004 and 2015, has now been accused of sexual assault by more than 30 men since november last year. police on the scottish island of bute say they are now treating the death of a six—year—old girl there earlier this week as murder. the body of alesha mcphail was found in woodland on monday morning just a few hours after she was reported missing. officers believe members of the public involved in the search for her may have vital information: the association of school and college leaders have written to the prime minister and education secretary, warning them that standards in schools in england are falling because of a crisis in funding. england have won on penalties. have you had any sleep? the adrenaline after that penalty shootout, j

investigation is focusing on what happened to 32 babies on the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospitaltal managers called in the police because they couldn't explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near—death emergencies on the neonatal unit. in 2015, this hospital had the highest number of neonatal deaths out of 43 trusts of a similar size. the following year, it stopped providing care for very premature infants, and now only looks after babies born later than 32 weeks pregnancy. managers here say they are confident that the unit is safe to continue. the police say they know the impact their investigation will be having on staff and patients at the hospital. the families of the babies involved are being supported and kept informed. two bereaved families said they were reassured that the investigation was continuing, and they hope it will give them the answers they need. judith moritz, bbc news, chester. police on the isle of bute have confirmed that the six—year—old schoolgirl alesha macphail was murdered. the case has become a murder inquiry, following a post—mortem examination

the woman's arrest is part of an investigation into the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital chester hospital called in the police because they couldn't explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near death emergencies on the neonatal unit. detectives initially focused on what had happened to 21 babies. now the investigation has widened to examine the cases of 32 babies — of whom 17 died. this morning, a woman who is described as a health care professional, was arrested on suspicion of murder. this morning, forensic searches began at a house in chester, which police have confirmed is related to the murder enquiry. a car was also being searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. i got up to go to work about 8am and the police were all there and i didn't see many people there. and i came back about 11:30 and there was a lot more activity going on. didn't know until we drove down this morning and saw all the police cars. saw the police cordon and a more than usual number of police cars, the forensic vans. so obviously som

here in the uk, police investigating the deaths of 17 babies at the countess of chester hospital have women's nhs foundation trust say there is no suggestion that any of its patients came to any harm. a 28 year old nurse, lucy letby is being questioned on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. judith moritz reports. lucy letby once said she enjoyed nursing babies, as she could see them progress and support their families. now she is suspected of murdering eight infants and trying to kill another six. today, police searches have continued at the nurse's home. forensic officers searching the house and taking items away for examination. detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. police say that their investigation is focusing on what happened to 32 babies at the countess of chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. the babies were all on the neonatal unit, which cares for poorly and premature infants. managers here called in the police because they could not explain the unusual number of fa

here, police investigating the deaths of 17 babies at the countess of chester hospital have extended hat any of its patients came to any harm. a 28—year—old nurse, lucy letby is being questioned on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. judith moritz reports. lucy letby once said she enjoyed nursing babies as she could see them progress and support their families. now she is suspected of murdering eight infants, and trying to kill another six. today, police searchers have continued and the nurse's home, forensics officers searching the house and taking items away for examination is. detectives are dill questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. —— still questioning. police say the investigation is focusing on what happened to 32 babies at a chester hospital between march and july 2018. the babies we re march and july 2018. the babies were all on the neonatal unit which ca res were all on the neonatal unit which cares for poorly infants. management alerted police because they could not explain the unusual number of th

that‘s after an investigation of the neo—natal unit at the countess of chester hospital.we‘ll speak with one of england‘s — and also gareth southgate‘s — biggest fans and the guardian‘s chief sport reporter, martha kelner in russia. it is supposed to be a method of last resort, when mental health patients are seen as a risk to themselves and others. but research has found that 32 women have died after being restrained in mental health units over a five—year period. the charity agenda, which works with vulnerable women, has gathered information for the five years leading up to april 2017 and says the trauma of being held — sometimes face down — can bring on physical problems like heart attacks, as well as causing some people to become more likely to self—harm and even take their own lives. this week parliament is looking at reducing restraint siutations, with what‘s called a third reading of a bill. let‘s talk now to philippa lalor. she says she 5 been sometimes face—down — in mental health wards. and katharine sacks—jones is from agenda, which is a charity for women and g

police investigating the deaths of 17 babies at the countess of chester hospital have extended their ospital. liverpool women's nhs foundation trust say there is no suggestion that patients there came to any harm. a 28—year—old nurse, lucy letby is being questioned on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. judith moritz reports. lucy once said she enjoyed nursing babies as she could see them progress and support their families. now she is suspected of murdering eight infants and trying to kill another sex. today, —— another sex. please, detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. police say that their investigation is focusing on what happened at 32 babies at the countess of chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. the babies were all on the neonatal units, which cares for poorly in premature infants. managers called in the police because they cannot explain the unusual number of fatalities and babies who came close to death on the unit. a murder investigation has widened beyond this hos

arrested on tuesday as part of a police inquiry into the deaths of 17 babies at the countess of chester hospitalreturning to work while the matter is ongoing, the hospital has said. a diver in thailand has died while taking supplies to twelve boys and their football coach who've been trapped in a flooded cave for almost a fortnight. the former navy diver had been delivering oxygen to the group but ran out of air on the way back. officals are warning there is limited time to carry out the rescue, as jonathan head reports. this is what it takes just to keep the trapped boys alive. and this is the easy part. the last part of the route in takes six hours and needs six heavy air tanks for each diver to get there and back. it was while returning from laying down those extra tanks that saman gunan, a 38—year—old former navy diver, became unconscious and died. this is him just a week ago, as he boarded the plane to come here and help. today, he was flown back to his hometown, to a hero's funeral. his commander promised that their difficult mission would continue, but said time was running out. translati

a woman who worked at the countess of chester hospital has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eighttempting to kill another six still trapped underground — rescue teams try to work out how to bring the boys out of the flooded caves in thailand safely. it could take weeks. a man known only as nick — who sparked a £2.5 million police investigation into a claimed westminster paedophile ring has been charged with perverting the course of justice. also tonight — the number of people dying from drug taking in scotland is at its highest since records began 20 years ago. bringing us tomorrow. with me are katy balls, political correspondent for the spectator and the guardian's deputy political editor pippa crerar. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. metro go with england's world cup win over colombia, as they make their way to the quarterfinals. a woman who has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies at a hospital is the main story in the times. the telegraph are leading with the man known as nick, who alleged there was a paedophile ring at the heart of westminster. h

on suspicion of murdering eight babies — and attempting to kill six others at the countess of chester hospitalout how to bring 12 boys and their football coach out of a cave system where they've been trapped for ten days. england prepare to take on colombia tonight in moscow for a place in the world cup quarter final. i'm maryam moshiri — in the business news... a warning over brexit from a major business organisation. the british chambers of commerce has published a list of what it calls 23 "real—world" questions that it wa nts urgently a nswered. the list covers subjects including vat, tariffs, customs and regulations. the uk construction sector picked up injune, according to the latest study. more work in the residential sector and an acceleration in commercial building was behind the rise. it was the third month in a row that the sector grew after contracting in march big pay deals to bosses and investors by water companies have damaged customer trust, according to the regulator 0fwat. it's published new rules that will force firms to explain how bosses pay is linked to performance and to

detained by cheshire police earlier this week in connection with the deaths at the countess of chester hospitalee england win their world cup match on tuesday night, and tomorrow it could well be even more. the match against sweden is england's first world cup quarterfinal since 2006. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is in samara where the match will take place. they do seem in great spirits, and they have got a few injuries to the likes of ashley young and jamie vardy, but after that blistering game against colombia, they are actually coming into this match all looking like they are raring to go. now, samara is quite difficult for va ns to now, samara is quite difficult for vans to get to, but those we have spoken to don't mind the distances at all. they are very much riding a wave after a night that went against all the odds. commentator: and dier does it! england win a world cup penalty shoot—out for the first time ever. england don't win on penalties, and we won on penalties! my heart was pounding. it was awesome. everyone together, it was brilliant. england's surprise penalty when sh

worker is arrested suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill six others at a hospital in chester. the 12 children and their football coach found alive ina and their football coach found alive in a cave in thailand. rescuers considered the best way to bring them to safety. thailand has thanks two british divers who found the boys nine days after they disappeared. improving the lives of lg bt disappeared. improving the lives of lgbt people. disappeared. improving the lives of lg bt people. ministers disappeared. improving the lives of lgbt people. ministers promised an action plan to tackle discrimination and identify hate crime. celebrating 100 years of the royal air force. events a re 100 years of the royal air force. events are planned across the country mark the occasion. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first let's take a

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arrested on tuesday as part of a police inquiry into the deaths of 17 babies at the countess of chester hospitaling to work while the matter is ongoing, the hospital has said. a teenager has appeared in court charged with the rape and murder of a six—year—old girl on the isle of bute. alesha macphail was at the start of a three—week break visiting family when she went missing in the early hours of monday. her body was found a few hours later in woodland. the 16—year—old boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was remanded in custody. hate toddler has suffered serious head injuries after timber from scaffolding fell on her. the girl, aged three, was in a serious condition in hospital. a man from hove was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. a brighter man was arrested on suspicion of failing to discharge health and safety at work. earlier i spoke to our correspondent who has been following the scene in brighton. it happened on preston street in brighton, very busy street full of businesses. just behind me you could make out the greek restau ra nt you could make out the greek re

the babies died at the countess of chester hospital over the last several years.ion with the death of six—year—old alesha mcphail. alesha's body was found in woodland, hours after she went missing from her grandmother's house, on the isle of bute on monday. the nhs in england is promising to provide an extra 22 million pounds to help people with learning disabilities to leave care and receive increased support in the community. a recent review into deaths of people with learning disabilities found they can die up to 29 years earlier than other people. speaking to our disability correspondent nikki fox, nhs england's learning disabilities director, ray james, described how they want overhaul patient treatment. there is always more that we can and should be doing, crucially as part of that we need to be listening to families. but we have reduced the number of inpatients by 18%, we are investing the money, we are making sure that we are doing more by way of staff training. i want less people to be spending time in hospital. i want everybody up and down the country to

the babies died at the countess of chester hospital over the last several years.for nearly two weeks. former navy diver, saman gunan, was part of a team of volunteers working to free the group from the cave, before heavy monsoon rains arrive in the area on sunday. he lost consciousness on his way out of the cave system and could not be revived. cabinet ministers are gathering at the prime minister's country retreat, chequers, this morning, for what are expected to be showdown talks about the brexit deal the uk will present to the european union. ministers will have to surrender their phones when they arrive at the talks. it's understood the main proposal is for the uk to remain closely aligned to the eu when trading goods, but not services. but that's expected to be challenged over 12 hours of talks by those who want the uk to take a much tougher line. the us has imposed its first wave of new tariffs on china. donald trump previously said the 3a billion dollars worth of import taxes are needed to stop the transfer of american jobs, technology and intellectual prop

detained by cheshire police earlier this week in connection with the deaths at the countess of chester hospitalucial brexit talks at chequers, as she hopes to bridge divides in her cabinet over the future shape of the uk's relationship with the eu after brexit. well, speaking to the bbc earlier, scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon reiterated her call for the uk to stay in the single market and customs union. let's wait and see what happens. we shouldn't gloss over the fact that more than two years after the brexit vote, the cabinet is still trying to find a way forward. in many ways, the best outcome of today would be the hard brexiteers walking out of government, because that might mean that then there's a glimmer of hope that common—sense stance to prevail. probably the worst outcome of today is if they all emerge from chequers 11 o'clock tonight arm in arm saying they've agreed, because that means there's another helping of fudge being served up. and what's being put forward is likely to be rejected by europe and we are no closer to a common—sense realistic position. and time is runnin

our latest headlines. to an unknown substance. earlier this year. in the neonatal unit at chester hospitalght. for the first time in 12 years. the death of schoolgirl, alesha macphail, as murder. in woodland on monday. she'd been staying at her grandmothers. plans to bring them out. 97—year—old wing commander, tom neil. sport now on afternoon live with tim hague. how's your head today, tim?! i'm fine, because i don't drink, and i'm sure you don't. i'm sure you don't. but england are back on the training base. colombia last night. they arrived back from moscow in the early hours of this morning. penalty in that shoot—out. jamie vardy didn't train though. he's had an injection in his groin following last night's win. final against sweden. shall we see it all again then? why not? 1—1 after extra time in russia, jordan henderson missed. a brilliant save from carlos bacca. and he did.... england's first ever penalty shootout win at a world cup. overcome the hoodoo. nothing really can prepare you for that. that. and if you love it, you embrace it, but if you fear it, things go wrong. but if you