four decades on, dame sarah storey is still winning.n in london's national portrait gallery shows more of that impact. i wanted to make a film about women and football because they were just absent in mainstream society and everyone laughed at me and said, that's going to never work. no more football. but, dad! but with national lottery funding in 2002, gurinder chadha made the movie bend it like beckham. fast forward two decades. and now look, we're the european champions and that was down to the national lottery _ come on, england! the national lottery might have had a big impact, but it's the big wins that keep people playing. in 2019, francis became one of 7,400 people who've been made a millionaire in the last three decades. but after giving away half of her fortune to good causes in her local community, she still plays. if the national lottery was not there and doing what they do, the voluntary sector in this country would be on its knees. the national lottery has invested around £50 billion in good causes over the last three deca

four decades on, dame sarah storey is still winning.ke a film about women and football because they were just absent in mainstream society and everyone laughed at me and said, that's going to never work. no more football. but, dad! but with national lottery funding in 2002, 6urinder chadha made the movie bend it like beckham. fast forward two decades. and now look, we're the european champions and that was down to the national lottery. come on, england! the national lottery might have had a big impact, but it's the big wins that keep people playing. in 2019, francis became one of 7,400 people who've been made a millionaire in the last three decades. but after giving away half of her fortune to good causes in her local community, she still plays. if the national lottery was not there and doing what they do, the voluntary sector in this country would be on its knees. the national lottery has invested around £50 billion in good causes over the last three decades, and it is still changing lives. and release the balls. jayne mccubbin, bbc ne

four decades on, dame sarah storey is still winning.lutely ground—breaking for us. right now, an exhibition in london's national portrait gallery shows more of that impact. around £50 billion worth of impact in every walk of life. if you look at my particular example, i went out to try and make a film that everyone said was impossible. i wanted to make a film about women and football, because they were just absent in mainstream society, and everyone laughed at me and said, "that's going to never work." no more football! i want you to learn full punjabi dinner, meat and vegetarian. but dad! but with national lottery funding in 2002, gurinder chadha made the movie bend it like beckham. fast forward two decades... and now look, we're the european champions. girls, young women all over the country are playing football and aspiring to win the world cup one day. that's a game changing moment. the national lottery has invested around £50 billion in good causes over the last three decades. around 5% less is invested today than at its birth, but

toby roberts, who won britain's first climbing gold in history will also be here, alongside dame sarah storeyh game is in paris she won her 19th paralympic gold medal. they will meet the king, she said, the princess royal who is the president of the british olympic association and the duchess of gloucester. but the queen, she was due to be here earlier this week we found out she was infection, so she has been ruled out of today. she also earlier missed the annual opening of the field of remembrance at westminster abbey and was replaced by the duchess of gloucester. doctors have advised the queen to rest but she very much hopes she will be back in time for all the remembrance events coming this weekend. all the remembrance events coming this weekend-— all the remembrance events coming this weekend. natalie at buckingham palace, this weekend. natalie at buckingham palace. thank— this weekend. natalie at buckingham palace, thank you. _ a reminder of our top headline this afternoon... interest rates have been cut to 4.75% — bringing hope that mortgage rates could follow. after sir chris hoy calle