anastasia golubeva, bbc news, irkutsk region.thern chile to stake out spots in one of the world's best locations to witness a total eclipse of the sun. vast areas of the southern pacific and parts of south america were plunged into darkness as ramzan karmali reports. the moment hundreds of thousands have been waiting for. a total eclipse of the sun. it only occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, pledging the planet into darkness. beginning in the pacific, the 6000 mile long band of darkness carved its way across areas of chile and argentina. thousands of sky watchers gathered to view the rare event. something that had not been seen in the region for over 400 years. many of them came here to this observatory high in the atacama desert. enthusiast paid $2000 each for the privilege of watching the eclipse next to a seasoned astronomer. i don't think there is a better place in the world to watch and eclipse than here because it is so dry that you are guaranteed you will be able to see the sun. and she was right. c

floods in russia's irkutsk region have killed at least 14 people.on rose dramatically after prolonged rainfall. a state of emergency has been declared. the women's football world cup is now in its final stages and today is the day when england minuses will ta ke the day when england minuses will take on the champions united states in the semi—final. england play holders usa in the first semi—final in lyon. lawrence gosling from what investmentjoins me now. you have many titles including are you still editor of for all monthly? not anymore. what have you made of this? i think it has been extraordinary. we came in expectant and hopeful but generally, the growth of women's football. the support commercially from big sponsors. support commercially from big sponsors. some of the crowds have been lower than we would have hoped but i think that's more to do with underground organisation. it feels like it is part of this extraordinary summer of sport. and tonight's game, we have had one prediction from a viewer. he says he thinks it will be 2—1 to england.

there's a state of emergency in the irkutsk region where a number of villages have been partially destroyedam. you can see wooden houses floating down the river. nearly 33,000 people have been affected by the floods. these aerial shots give you an idea of the scale of this. rescue helicopters have helping to move people, and russia's defence ministry has sent 1300 personnel. and clean—up has begun. many main roads and bridges have been damaged. they will not be usable for a number of days, if not weeks. the bbc‘s anastasia golubeva is at one of those damaged bridges in a city called tulun. here's her latest report. this region been suffering from massive floods for over a week now. this bridge in the city of tulun was completely submerged and the surrounding houses were washed away. according to local officials, more than 9000 people were affected by the floods and more than 3000 homes were damaged. local government officials say that they provide assistance and shelter for the flood victims, but here in tulun, people say that they have not received any help so far. many people here have lo

river levels in the irkutsk area of siberia have risen dramatically after prolonged rainfall.footage shot by a local on a drone near the town of tulun shows the extent of the destruction. state television reported the flood was caused by freak downpours of rain that caused the river to swell and burst its banks. the son of one of the united arab emirates' regiona rulers has died in london. 39—year—old sheikh khalid bin sultan al qasimi was a fashion designer and had held shows at london and paris fashion weeks. police say he died at a property in knightsbridge, and his death is so far unexplained. prayers have been held in his home country, where his father is the head of one of six ruling families. the headlines on bbc news... 0fficals from the rail accident investigation branch are travelling to port talbot in south wales to gather evidence after two people were killed after being struck by a train on railway tracks. the baby son of a woman who was murdered in south london when she was eight months pregnant has died. police have released cctv footage of a man seen walking to