jenny hill, bbc news, berlin., here's holly hamilton, at the bbc sport centre. good evening. wembley stadium set a new attendance record for an england women's game tonight but a last minute goal saw the lionesses lose 2—1 in their friendly with germany — leaving phil neville's side with just one win in their last seven games. jo currie reports. these funds braved the damp and drizzly conditions, hoping to witness a bit of history as the lionesses walked out at wembley for only the second time. a sold—out game and an expectant crowd. however, an early goal from game and an expectant crowd. however, an early goalfrom germany captain alexandra popp threatened to dampen spirits. since the world cup semifinals, england have been suffering from somewhat of a hangover. nikita parris couldn't find the tonic from the spot. 0n the big stage, england needed a big player. ellen white, brilliant finish. step ellen white, back from injury and back on the scoresheet. the world cup's joint top scorer picking up where she left of

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. that's it.e. bye for now. you're watching bbc news. this is the first edition of a new programme which takes a look at climate change and asks questions. welcome to this matters. for a lot of people, climate change is the most important issue facing the country. consent for the environment has gone mainstream. look at greta. we cannot continue to look away from this crisis any more. she is a celebrity. jane is out getting herself arrested at climate protests and if you look the polls for climate it has grown. the green wave has been sweeping the globe and it has been sweeping the globe and it has been sweeping the globe and it has been cascading across britain with our two best election result in a green party history. other parties are also trying to muscle in. country which leads the way. climate emergency is an existential... we need to tackle the climate emergency. not having a climate policy... not all their manifestos are out yet but we don't know them in detail but they are making moves t

jenny hill reports. jenny: even as they clear up, the flood alarms are going off. in a few hours and it is feared vece will be deluged again. >> is a disaster for all our family and the venetian people. jenny: they have n seen anything this bad's and 1960's. -- since the 1960's. one couple film as they tried and failed to keep the water out. >> water come from everywhere. we found ourselves surrounded by water. jenny: the beauty of this agency fragile now. inside saint mark'sasilica, they are still assessing the damage. >> fill of water. jenny: venice lies low, prone to floods, vulrable to the effects of climate change. a landed defensive scme delayed for years by corruption, scandal, and overspend. little comfort for those watching as the tides rise, fall, and rise again. jenny hill, bbcla news, venice. a: a disaster for the people of venicand everyone who loves that city. women haveeen part of the military for more than a century, butoday they are branching out into roles that were reserved for men. from seeing combat on the front lines or patroing as u.n. peacek

jenny hill, bbc news, venice. laura: a disasteoffor the people enice and everyone who loves that city. women haveeen part of the military for more than a century, but today they are branching out into roles that re reserved for men. from seeing combat on the front lines or patrolling as u.n. peacekeepers, the opportunities fomen to serve are growing. isphotojournlynsey addario has been documenting female warriors for nationa' geographic'women campaign. i spoke to her earlier. thanks so much for being with us. from syria to south sudan, more and more women are serving on the front lines. what have you found that these women have in common w comes to what is motivating them? lynsey: i covered five different countries for the story and i found that most women want tose e their country and help their people. that is something i saw whether it was in the ngle in colombia or syria and kurdish women or peacekeepers in sudan. -- sth sud. most people want to serve not ly their country but the countries around them in need.

jenny hill, bbc news, venice.aker of the house, nancy pelosi, said that president trump has already admitted to bribery when it comes to the ukraine phone call which is at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. her comments come the day before a second public hearing, which will feature the former ukraine ambassador marie yovanovitch, and when it comes to continued republican pressure on the whistleblower, this is what she had to say. nobody — nobody — president, the president is not above the law. the president will be held accountable. and nobody should have the right to endanger whistleblowers. and that is the system that i will defend. and the system that i will defend. and the american people — the american people understand that. earlier i spoke to ksenija pavlovic, an independent white house correspondent covering the trump administration. i asked her if there had been a shift in tone from the democrats. as the public hearings go under way, the democrats are clearly trying to make a stronger case, stronger l

jenny hill, bbc news, venice.tunity for these grandmothers to go back to school. the bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election result. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn‘t long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers who'd long felt only grudgingly accepted in the ranks of clergy sudd

jenny hill, bbc news, venice.f increasingly violent protests, china's president has publicly called on hong kong to restore order and bring violence to an end. earlier, pro—democracy protesters barricaded themselves in university campuses, anticipating more police raids. so are they worried that some of their tactics have gone too far? here is elaine yu. she covers hong kong for the new york times. this kind of debate has been happening throughout the movement. each time you have seen a bit of escalation, you will see debates happening online, you know, conversations between friends asking have we gone too far? when some people resorted to physical retaliations. so the movement has had, you know, mechanisms for self correction in the past. but now we are seeing this escalation taking place, driven by, you know, anger over a police shooting on monday, and also unprecedented scenes of police just throwing over 1000 teargas rounds police just throwing over 1000 tea rgas rounds into police just throwing over 1000 tear

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin.ountry's new emperor. tim allman reports. chanting this weekend marks the climax of a huge national party. and it looks like they've saved the best till last. a parade featuring traditional folk dancing... ..plus marching bands from the tokyo police and fire departments. some of these things had to be delayed several weeks during to the impact of typhoon hagibis. but it was a sea of colour, noise and excitement nonetheless. then, as dusk fell, the emperor and empress emerged from the imperial palace. thousands of loyal subjects waving flags or holding up lanterns. translation: i am very grateful to everyone who was here today to celebrate this occasion. i am very happy with all the messages i've been receiving from the people. then prime minister shinzo abe paid his tribute. "the many people gathered here," he said, "the japanese citizens and i would like to once again celebrate the enthronement of the emperor." stay with us. we will have plenty more of the wildfires in australia and w

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. of the country's new emperor. on saturday — a national festival took place — including a parade through tokyo — which was followed by a series of musical performances. emperor naruhito said he was deeply grateful — as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this weekend marks the climax of a huge national party. and it looks like they've saved the best till last. a parade featuring traditional folk dancing... this weekend marks the climax of a huge national party. and it looks like they've saved the best till last. this weekend marks the climax of a huge national party. and it looks like they've saved the best till last. a parade featuring traditional folk dancing... ..plus marching bands from the tokyo police and fire departments. some of these things had to be delayed several weeks during to the impact of typhoon hagibis. but it was a sea of colour, noise, and excitement nonetheless. then, as dusk fell, the emperor and empress emerged from the imperial palace. thousands of loyal subjects wavi

little comfort for those watching as the tides rise, fall, and rise again. jenny hill, bbc news, veniceill to come, no longer the stuff of comic books — we meet the british inventor who smashed his own record for the fastest flight in a jet suit. the bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election result. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst

jenny hill reports from berlin this city set the world alight 30 years ago. end, it couldn't hold them back. cornelia was 11 when communist east germany came tumbling down. i remember also when we could go to the west part, the smelling. i will never forget about the smelling in the shops because it was such an amazing smell, i never had before. in 1961, the world looked on as brick by brick east berlin became a prison, its citizens sealed off from friends and family in the west, trapped in an oppressive communist regime. monika was among them. the wall, she told us, tore her family apart. she never knew her grandfather, who lived in the west. by the time the wall fell, he was dead. angela merkel, leading commemorations today, also grew up behind the iron curtain. it shaped her politics, her aversion to borders and walls. but even she admits divisions remain between the old east and west. the revolution was astonishingly bloodless. this, many declared, the birth of a new world order, one which some warn is at risk today. translation: the values upon which eur

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. the headlines on bbc news...yorkshire still poses a risk to life —— even though water levels are expected to drop. the conservatives lay out plans to train and employ thousands more gps —— despite failing to meet a previous recruitment target. labour and the liberal democrats promise to fund more hours of free child care — but providers express scepticism over funding. in sport, chelsea record their sixth consecutive premier league win as they move to second in the table. great britain lost 23—82 zealand in the second test against the side at christchurch. women's rugby, england beat france, their first victory women's rugby, england beat france, theirfirst victory on women's rugby, england beat france, their first victory on english soil in seven years. i'll have more later at 5:30pm. india's supreme court has ruled in favour of a hindu claim to a bitterly disputed religious site in the town of ayodhya. the decision clears the way for a hindu temple to be built there. it's controversial because a sixteenth centu

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. of german history at university college london she joins us via webcam. thank you for talking to us this afternoon. i suppose the obvious thing to ask before we talk about the history of the wall is what you recall personally from those weeks 30 years ago and how unexpected, if it was, it was. it was quite an amazing period in history first up i happen to be writing the final draft of a concise history of germany at the time and i kept calling the press and saying, i'm sorry, this isn't finished, i will have to change it. it was extraordinary, people coming out on the streets and demonstrating every monday, the peaceful demonstrations, but we didn't know at the time that they would not be brutally suppressed with fast. i think one of the key turning points was a month earlier when the decision was taken not to put troops in to suppress the demonstration in leipsic that monday just after the 40th anniversary celebrations. a consequence of some unconsciously make a decision to not use t

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. bitterly disputed religious site in the town of ayodhya. the decision clears the way for a hindu temple to be built there. it's controversial because a 16th—century mosque that previously stood on the land was torn down by activists in 1992. the attack led to communal violence and the deaths of hundreds of people. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in delhi. hindu groups are celebrating here at india's supreme court after the justices delivered a unanimous verdict. now, their decision gives a hindu trust ownership of that hugely contested site in ayodhya in north india and effectively paves the way for a hindu temple to be built there. hindus believe that it is the site of the birthplace of lord ram, one of the most revered gods in the religion, but muslims have also worshipped there for generations and a 16th—century mosque, the babri masjid, was there until 1992, when it was demolished by hardline hindu groups, and the violence that ensued afterwards left thousands dead. the s

jenny hill, bbc news, venice.babwe. the man who took over, emmerson mnangagwa, came in on a wave of optimism and good will. but today, his government has presented an annual budget in the midst of the worst economic collapse in years. more than half the population needs food aid. unemployment — or underemployment — is more than 80%. inflation is running at around 380% with wage growth running far behind. doctors have been on strike for weeks, so government hospitals have been closed. the bbc‘s shingai nyoka reports from harare. one of harare's busiest clinics stands empty. the economic crisis has brought the public health system to its knees, nurses say they cannot afford to come to work. normally this clinic would be a hive of activity, it serves about 100,000 people in the community, but there is only one qualified nurse at work and so everyone is being turned away. the sick have nowhere to go. this baby has the flu. there is no medicine, her mother tells me, and no help. for others, the consequences are far wor

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin.alia have left at least three people dead — with officials saying the number of casualties is expected to rise. thousands in new south wales have been forced to flee their homes while firefighters work to tackle the blazes — now into their second day. with all the sport now, here's holly hamilton at the bbc sport centre... good afternoon.... history will be made at wembley this afternoon with a record crowd expected at the national stadium to watch england's women take on germany in a friendly — 86,000 tickets have been sold. 0ur reporterjo currie is there. jo, germany, an oppenent england have never beaten at home. yes, england ‘s record against germany is pretty stark reading. in 25 meetings between these two sides, england have only beaten germany once, that was during a bronze medal match at the 2015 world cup and as you mention, they have never beaten them on home soil. to be fair, the germans are formidable opponents, they are two—time world cup champions, eight times european ch

jenny hill, bbc news, venice. will be able to hear their own accents for the first time as a result of work being done in scotland using artificial speech. the company behind it hopes to develop accents from all over the uk, giving thousands of youngsters a better chance to express themselves. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. so we'll be doing different activities... 12—year—old lachlan has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. what would you like to learn today? big numbers. he uses technology to communicate. until recently, the voice lachlan used was that of an adult. now it's much closer to those of his friends. how did the old voice make you feel? a bit boring. how does it feel to have a new voice? i feel great. communicating like this takes a lot of work. lachlan uses his eyes to operate the software to choose every single letter or phrase. every word is precious. has it made a difference? yes. i can talk to other people. i think all children, when they're starting high school, really want to fit in an

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. you some live pictures now from california and news of another fire, now from california and news of anotherfire, a now from california and news of another fire, a brushfire now from california and news of anotherfire, a brushfire that now from california and news of another fire, a brushfire that woke out ina another fire, a brushfire that woke out in a 3000 block in the hollywood hills. it is a three acre fire burning slowly up the hill on the edge of the hollywood hills area and we will bring you more as we get it. let's get some of the day's other news. the bolivian president, evo morales, has invited the opposition for talks to try to end weeks of protests and violence following his disputed election victory last month. on friday police in several bolivian cities came out in support of the anti—government protestors with some of them calling for mr morales to resign. president trump says he's likely to release the transcript of a second phone call with the ukrainian president as

jenny hill reports from berlin. berlin's in party made.ow it today. cornelia was 11 when the wall came down and the doors to the west were flung open. i remember also that when we go to the west part, that the smelling, i will never forget about the smelling in the shops. it was such an amazing smell, i never had before. in 1961, with the world watching, east berlin became a prison. its citizens sealed off from friends and family in the west. 30 yea rs friends and family in the west. 30 years after it fell, it is still a powerful symbol of division. there's not much of it left today. but it's the focus of commemorations, led by angler merkel who, herself, grew the focus of commemorations, led by angler merkelwho, herself, grew up behind the iron curtain. for monica, an emotional day. the wall she told us an emotional day. the wall she told us at all her family apart. she never knew her grandfather, who lived in the west. by the time the wall fell, he was dead. it was, astonishingly, a bloodless revolution which followed weeks of street pro

jenny hill, bbc news, madrid. just to remind you of our breaking news this hour.hes with protesters. footage broadcast on social media appears to show an officer shooting a demonstrator in the chest at point blank range. the masked man is seen collapsing to the floor. pro—democracy activists have been trying to disrupt transport in hong kong by setting up barricades. months of demonstrations in the territory have turned increasingly violent. on sunday, an international panel of experts expressed support for an independent inquiry into the behaviour of the city's police force. we will bring you more on developments there and the reaction to this breaking news as it comes into us here at newsday. more now on the situation in australia where a state of emergency has been declared in new south wales, as dozens of bushfires continue to burn. firefighters say they could now start to threaten sydney. ben shepherd is from the new south wales rural fire service — he says the next 2a to 48 hours could put a real strain on firefighters. yeah, obviously this time, this is whe

jenny hill in madrid, thank you.climate change has put an urgent focus on carbon emissions from aviation, something the industry says it's working hard to reduce. but a bbc panorama investigation has revealed how a common practice among airlines, including british airways, increases emissions. it's called fuel tankering and it involves filling up in locations where fuel is cheaper, thus flying with fuller tanks than necessary for the journey. the heavier weight of the plane means higher emissions, which drive climate change. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt reports. british airways says it has big ambitions when it comes to the environment. we have set ourselves the vision to be the world's leading airline group on sustainability. over the last three years, our fuel efficiency programme has saved over 200,000 tonnes of c02. but a british airways insider has decided to blow the whistle on one way the industry puts saving money before saving the planet. he is worried speaking out could cost him hisjob

jenny hill, bbc news, madrid. you're watching newsday on the bbc. emerge, as 13 people are killed in india and bangladesh and two million are forced into emergency shelters. also on the programme: living with hiv in pakistan. with hundreds of children infected, we visit their families to see how they're coping. the bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election result. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority

jenny hill, bbc news, madrid.ked when it emerged that large numbers of people from just one region had been diagnosed with hiv. within six months, about 12 hundred people in the sindh province in the southeast of the country were confirmed to have the virus. nearly 900 of them were children. the number of infected people is constantly growing. the bbc‘s shumaila jaffery travelled to the region to find out how the affected families are coping. (vt they are frightened and traumatised. a few months ago, in the small village of ratto dero, 32 children were found to be hiv positive. the community is still reeling with horror. translation: our children's lives are at stake. how are they going to cope with this disease? people hate them. people even discriminate against us. they ask us not to shake hands and not to visit their houses because they fear that they will also get sick. a massive screening was carried out in the whole district of larkana, in southern pakistan. 1,100 people were found hiv positive. more than 80

jenny hill is in venice. she sent us these details.n today although in truth very few people need warning that very high tides tonight and tomorrow could send floodwater dilution back into the city. the people who run businesses here looking after the ancient monuments have been trying to clear up damage which is estimated runs into the hundreds of millions of euros. and adding to the venetians as well as i think is the suggestion that perhaps this could have been prevented. a majorflood defence scheme has been delayed for yea rs by defence scheme has been delayed for years by corruption, scandals, overspend... thanks jenny. as we've just heard from jenny, in recent years authorities have attempted to come up with a barrier system to prevent flooding. it's called mose. construction began in 2003, but its completion has been delayed and delayed. marcello rossi is an italian journalist who covers climate change and the environment. it's been 16 years in the making and it already costs around 6 billion euros and this time, euros weren't u

jenny hill reports from berlin berlin's getting ready to party.e world as we know it today. cornelia was 11 when the wall came down and the doors to the west were flung open. i remember also when we could go to the west part, the smell. i would never forget about the smelling in the shops because it was such an amazing smell, i never had before. in 1961, with the world watching, east berlin became a prison. its citizens sealed off from friends and family in the west. 30 years after it fell, it is still a powerful symbol of division. there is not much of it left a day. it is the focused of commemorations, led by angela merkel, who herself grew up behind the iron curtain. for monika, an emotional day. the wall, she told us, tore her family apart. she never knew her grandfather, who lived in the west. by the time the wall fell, he was dead. it was, astonishingly, a bloodless revolution, which followed weeks of street protests. many declared the birth of a new world order. one which some warn is at risk today. translation: the values upon which europe

special commemorations to mark the occasion are taking place across berlin, as our correspondent jenny hillitizens sealed off from friends and family in the west. the regime called itself a democratic republic. in truth, the gdr spied on its own people, curtailed theirfreedoms. and this man wanted out. hartmut escaped to west berlin across the canal patrolled by bodyguards. translation: it took me four hours. it was more diving than swimming. there were dogs, voices, but i think i had a guardian angel. i heard a dog panting close but thank god, i was hidden in the reeds. i was afraid my chattering teeth would give me away. i thought, that's it. they are going to shoot me now. scores of people died trying to escape. few imagined the gdr would end like this. cheering and applause. november the 9th 1989. after weeks of protests, the regime came tumbling down. no—one died, no blood was shed, but this revolution left scars nonetheless. even angela merkel, who herself grew up behind the iron curtain, admits there are still profound inequalities between germany's east and its west. growing discont

jenny hill reports from berlin. berlin's getting ready to party.ebrations to mark a moment which shaped the world as we know it today. cornelia was 11 when the wall came down and the doors to the west were flung open. i remember also when we could go to the west part, the smelling. i would never forget about the smelling in the shops because it was such an amazing smell, i never had before. in 1961, with the world watching, east berlin became a prison. its citizens sealed off from friends and family in the west. 30 years after it fell, it is still a powerful symbol of division. there is not much of it left today. it is the focus of commemorations, led by angela merkel, who herself grew up behind the iron curtain. for monika, an emotional day. the wall, she told us, tore her family apart. she never knew her grandfather, who lived in the west. by the time the wall fell, he was dead. it was, astonishingly, a bloodless revolution, which followed weeks of street protests. many declared the birth of a new world order. one which some warn is at risk today

our correspondent jenny hill is there.h in truth very few people need warning that very few people need warning that very high tides tonight and tomorrow could send floodwater back into the city. the people who run businesses here and look after the ancient monuments have been trying to clear up monuments have been trying to clear up damage which its estimate runs into the hundreds of millions of euros. adding to their woes i think is the suggestion, the thought that perhaps this could have been prevented. a major flood perhaps this could have been prevented. a majorflood defence scheme has been delayed for years by corruption scandals, overspend. then of course it is very low lying, it is sinking. it is prone to flooding and considered vulnerable to the effects of climate change so the authorities will be under renewed pressure. for now, everyone is looking to the waterways of the city to see over the next few hours what happens when that tide starts to rise again. jenny, thank you. the children's commissioner for england

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin.are dead and thousands have been displaced by a weekend of bushfires in australia. the prime minister scott morrison said the military could be called upon to support firefighters who are currently tackling more than 100 fires in queensland and new south wales. our correspondent phil mercer joins us from sydney. spanish voters are returning to the polls for the country's second general election injust over six months. the socialists, led by the acting prime minister, pedro sanchez won the most seats in the last ballot in april but were unable to form a government. spain has been struggling to put stable governments together since 2015. tens of thousands of well—wishers gathered in tokyo to congratulate japan's emperor naruhito on his enthronement. the emperor officially began his reign in may after the abdication of his father. the ceremony was postponed so that the government could deal with the aftermath of recent typhoon hagibis. naruhito and empress masako greeted crowds waving jap

hill. now we go to jenny leonard in washington on trade. we heard from wilbur ross over the last night that things are going forward on phase one. what does that mean? jenny: the latest wrinkle we have heard in the past couple of hours is that chinese officials are looking at locations in the u.s. that xi jinping would be willing to sign a deal for. that is significant because chinese officials had initially hoped any signing would be connected to a state visit and a real celebratory visit by him in washington. washington has become a city of china hawks. the fact he is willing to sign it in another location, for example iowa as the president has floated as one of the options, is significant. david: mr. ross talk to our colleague and suggested we probably are going forward with phase one. at the same time he said phase two may require legislation in china. is that reducing our expectations of anything happening in phase two? jenny: if you look back to our reporting a weaker two ago, we heard from chinese officials that they are very skeptic

on the brief today, from capitol hill, kevin cirilli on another day of impeachment hearings behind closed doors. jennyington on hopes for a phase i one trade deal with china, and greg farrell on president trump losing appeal over his tax returns. mys breaking just as i take seat, two transcripts from the adam schiff investigation. kevin: a redhead line crossing as theomberg terminal house intelligence committee releasing two regarding the impeachment inquiry. the first is from the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine and the former senior advisor to the secretary of state michael mckinley. in public statements, what democrats are saying on the house intelligence committee's

jenny says, my drink was spiked with a date rape hill, my friend and i became very unwell, it took usobtained hundreds of unredacted documents which he says confirms the nhs would be on the table in trade talks with the us after brexit. let's speak to our political guru, norman smith, who's there. what did he claim? jeremy corbyn said this document is evidence that the government is not saying no to the government is not saying no to the us in terms of selling off the health service because this is an awfully long winded way to say no. their contention is these documents are the outcome of six meetings held over the last two or three years and shows the nhs is indeed on the table. there is a lot of detail but some of the things contained in the document are the demand on the us side for total access to the nhs market, they are talking about extending the lifetime of drug patents. the drug under patents costs a lot more than a pink tinted drug. —— unpatented drug. at the moment for the nhs a certain drug costs £1800, under us rules it would costs £1800, under us rules it would cost £8,