nichelle nichols played a huge part in bringing that future a step closer.h 5 re—entering earth's atmoshphere. the rocket was launched into space last sunday. china's space agency said most of its remains burnt in the atmosphere, identifying the sulu sea in the pacific as the re—entry location. if you want to keep up with all the stories we're covering — just head to our website. there's background and analysis to all the main news — including the iconic image of the football today. chloe kelly celebrates with her team—mates strength and celebration. what a glorious moment indeed. congratulations to the. that's it from us. thank you for watching. hello. the rain that fell for some of us in the last couple of days ofjuly doesn't really change the fact that it was a very dry month for many parts of the uk, but especially down towards the south. so what about the first week of august? well, this chart shows the rainfall we're expecting to accumulate over the coming days. the darker colours show where the wettest weather will be up to the northwest, the lighter

nichelle nichols played a huge part in bringing that future a step closer.nd welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel shabi — an author and journalist, and kate maltby — a columnist from the i newspaper. we will say hello to both in a moment. first, let's look at the front pages. the metro celebrates the lionesses�* victory in the euro �*22 final — england's first major international trophy for more than a half century — be declaring, "no more years of hurt." the independent hails history being made, and says the team has inspired the nation. the sun even claims its time for the england's men's team to move over. the telegraph also features the lionesses on its front page, but it leads with rishi sunak�*s pledge to cut 4p off income tax by the end of the next parliament. the i says senior tories are pleading with sunak and his rival liz truss to stop trashing the party's record in government. while the ft reports that european governments are easing sanctions on russia because of their fears over infla

and we're also remembering nichelle nichols, who played lieutenant uhuru in the orange small "star trek" series in the 1960s. at a time when many black actresses were reduced to playing minor roles, nicholls became one of the first black leads on tv and became a symbol of what the future could hold. nichols broke barriers and erased stereotypes. that glowing praise coming from no less than dr. martin luther king jr. himself. a look back at her remarkable life. >> security sweeps of all decks are negative, mr. spock. >> reporter: before nichelle nichols broke barriers on board the enterprise as lieutenant ew hugh rue, she was dancing and singing across the stages of new york city and chicago, the city close to where she grew up, robbins, illinois. in 1967, she released a cover of the joe mccoy classic "why don't you do right" on epic records. but it was playing "star trek's" lieutenant our hugh rue where she really gained fame. widely considered one of the first times a woman of color was not portraying a servant on tv. she was the chief communications officer and fourth in command on bo

nichelle nichols, whose portrayal of starship communications officer lieutenant uhura in the orginalf honor with the series' fans. in a statement on facebook her son, kylejohnson said nichols passed away on saturday night. notjust not just football, notjust football, there has been lots of commonwealth games action. chetan pathak in birmingham. a shock for adam peaty in the pool tonight, but it's been a golden day for england. wales have won their first gold of these commonwealth games and we've seen more medal success for scotland and northern ireland. our sports correspondent, nesta mcgregor, reports. very few things are guaranteed, but gold for adam peaty in the breaststroke is a dead cert. unbeaten over the distance in more than eight years, butjust ten weeks since a foot injury, there were doubts over his fitness. this is auoin to doubts over his fitness. this is going to be — doubts over his fitness. this is going to be so _ doubts over his fitness. this is going to be so tight. _ doubts over his fitness. this is going to be so tight. and i doubts over his fitness. this is| goi

king connection for both of them, and nichelle nichols said how she wanted to quit "star trek" because she was more of a linguist, and she felt more like a glorified telegram operator, and dr. king told her, you cannot quit, because yours is one of the nonstereotypical roles on television, and she reconsidered thank goodness, and her character was so beloved and even after the show, nasa reached out to her, to help them to diversify the space program, and that is how powerful that role was and what a huge impact it had on all of us. >> and there are so many tributes coming in from the world of professional basketball, but magic johnson reacted to bill russell's death tweeting that bill russell was my idol, and i looked up to him on and off, and the success on the court was dominant and great wing 11 nba championships and off of the court, he paved the way for guys like me. we were talking to bob costas in the last hour, lisa, and it is hard to describe how much he meant not only in the world of professional sports, but in the both of those worlds collided in bill russell's career. >> a

nichelle nichols was someone i could be.ebody who said i could be on that star trek enterprise. okay. captain kirk is running around with the green lady, that he might actually dig someone like me. i am somebody that is important. that is attractive. that is intelligent, the leader of the communications on the star ship enterprise. i'm important. she looked like me. this is so profound. i think a lot of people get mad about the quote, wokeness of hollywood. why is everybody hispanic? why is their gay character? why does it have to be every kind of character? because when a little kid watches a show like star trek, i love all the new star trek's, but og star trek is my star trek. there is someone for each of us to be. george decay provided it. michelle michaels provided something. -- a genius i only saw echoed in the shull excessively street. that said the key to making every kid love a tv show and love a concept like space and science is to give every kid someone who reflects them. someone who lets them aspire, because that

"last night, my mother, nichelle nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away.y, learn from and draw inspiration." the uk met office says the first six months of the year in england were the driest since 1976, and it means farmers up and down the country are facing problems with their crops. the national drought group is considering tough restrictions. paul murphy reports. they are half the size and there are half as many. andrew branton's potato crop has been hit hard by the driest growing season in more than 40 years. by the time you've peeled it or done anything to prepare it, you won't have much left. this corner of england supplies veg to the nation. but andrew says this year's harvest is nothing less than a disaster. there's just no way that crops in the uk can cope with the climate we've had this year, lack of water, intense temperatures. you can't reverse this process. and this isn'tjust yourfarm, andrew. we can be confident this is replicated throughout the east of england in similar crops. absolutely, yeah. and of course the east of england grows predo

and look at how beautiful she has been spanning so many decades and two powerful icons, nisc nichelle nicholsl. >> and there a story about her that she wanted to go to a campaign with martin luther king, and he said, no, you cannot leave "star trek," because that is the only show that my kids are allowed to watch. >> and when dr. king speak, you listen. >> yes. and kamau bell, thank you for the perspective on these two eye kons. tune in, everybody, on a new show of "united shades of america" with kamau bell. we continunue with jim akosta after this. my dad's been wonderering about his childhood address for 70 years... and i found it in five minutes. ...that little leaf helped me learn all the names from the old neighborhood... it felt like a treasure hunt. the 1950 census adds vivid new detail to your family story. and it's available now on ancestry. your shipping manager left to “find themself.” leaving you lost. you need to hire. l i need indeed.. indeed you do. indeed itant match instantly delivers quality candidates matchingour job description. visit indeed.com/hire (jeanne) with thyroid

and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground—breaking role as lieutenant uhurae original star trek, has died age 89. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk where england have won a major football title for the first time in more than fifty years — with victory in the final of the women's european championship. they beat germany at wembley stadium in london by two goals to one. the match, which took place before 87,000 fans saw england substitute ella toone score the opening goal for the lionesses in the 62nd minute. germany's lina magull was on the recieving end of a low cross from teamate tabea wassmuth before she guided the ball to the roof of the net — bringing the germans back on level terms. chloe kelly then scored england's second goal in the final few minutes of an agonising half hour of extra time. queen elizabeth has paid tribute to the england team, describing them as an inspiration to women and girls. here's how fans watching in south london celebrated england's winning goal. cheering. the bbc�

nichelle nichols passed away at the age of 89. also, body cam in the arrest of a georgia mother just before she dies. hear from the family is now saying. you are in the cnn newsroom. >>> tonight the loss of a legend. bill russell has died at the age of 88. the nba hall of famer passed away today. the announcement did not give the cause of death. this from nba commissioner adam silver who called russell the great oeast champion in all of team sports. former president obama writes perhaps more than anyone else bill knew what it took to win and lead. on the court he was the greatest champion in basketball history. he was a civil rights trail blazer. after his playing career russell stayed connected to the nba attending major events and continued to be a voice in the fight for civil rights. andy shoals looks back at his life epa career. >> i took basic skills. and egotistically speaking i think i had the best command of the basic skills of basketball as a package of anyone that's ever played. >> reporter: the champion of champions. bi