sarina is not alone.the last thing they need when they reach their retirement age is to be pushed around and left in the lurch, which basically they have done the same for me, left me in the lurch. paul is finally due to get his first pension payment today. in a statement the department for work and pensions told us... meanwhile, back in dorset, sarina had this message for the department. it is my right to have my pension, and the whole system doesn't work. and sarina says every time the post arrives, she rushes to check the letters, hoping that at long last she will get some good news about her state pension. the pandemic has led to a crisis in the shortage of foster carers in the north west of england, according to the children's charity barnados. they say the problem's particularly acute for siblings who need foster care — with the numbers here going up by 20%. kelly foran reports. jane and kate became foster carers during the pandemic at a time where more children in the region have been going into ca

kenny shiels' irish side are making their tournament debut, with england now under the management of sarinaonceding none in four qualifiers for the 2023 world cup. norway is like one of the top—ranked teams and austria and northern ireland are a little lower than that, but in a tournament things can happen. you just have to make sure you are prepared and have a very good approach to every game you play. we are underdogs obviously. but we played all of the themes since kenny has come in, which is an added advantage for us. we are familiar with these themes, and even norway, we played them in his first game and how far we have come since then. we are going to go into these games with no fear. we are underdogs and we will give it everything and who knows what can happen. here's a look at all four groups. eight—time winners germany, the world's number—three—ranked side, will face many people's dark horses spain in group b, while sweden, ranked second in the world, are in the same group as holders the netherlands. england's game with austria will open the event at old trafford on the 6th ofjuly,

however, head coach sarina wiegman refused to say whether the arsenal defender would get thejob on ahaven't had steph and the other ones in our group, and they have captained the team before. we just take a little time and whenever the form is well, is fit, first, performs well and comes into the squad i can see how everyone relates and what's best for the team, but for now, she is doing a very good job. finally this week's bbc sports desk podcast looks at the importance of black history month in sport. it's horrible. honestly... people call you all kind of things and...sometimes i wonder if they think we don't have feelings, or this stuff doesn't matter to us, because every now and then, it makes me not read, i don't even read the good parts which is sad you shouldn't be getting that kind of hate like that. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. a new story has dropped. sage who advise the government on matters like coronaviruses say that policy work on the potential reintroduction of protective measures or restrictions should be undertaken now so there can

in her press conference sarina wiegman also discussed the recent allegations of abuse in women's footballe world. former ballon d'dor winner arga hegeberg has spoken exclusively to the bbc about the issue and she praised the players who came forward with the allegations. people have the courage to speak up it's the most important thing that creates an environment where people actually have the confidence to speak out and the whole reactions have been very everyone standing together protecting these girls coming out because that takes a lot of courage. so i have a huge amount of courage. so i have a huge amount of respect for those who fought the holy because emily took some time and didn't give him an they also had encouragement and support they are getting now. sport seems to be returning to normal after the pandemic, with crowds coming back to stadiums. but the after effects are still resonating in many communities across the country, particularly footballing communities. burnley�*s josh brownhill only signed for the club last year, but wanted to help local businesses hit hard by covid

they top the group and have a massive goal difference of plus 22, and sarina wiegman — who is in herfirstverage level of our team is so high and that's so exciting to work with. and just the willingness to add something to our game. and how quick we take the step. for example, this patience, like and we played our first possession game, it was a little rushed. it was not... we did not collaborate that well. we just talked about with the squad and we said, be a little bit more patient, get connected a little better, manage the possession game, and how quick we get that and how quick we get them to the next level, that's really exciting. also in england's group are northern ireland. they are currently third behind austria, who they face tomorrow evening in belfast. captain marissa callaghan knows the task ahead is huge but wants her team to focus more on their own game than their opponents with the target of improving from saturday night's defeat to england. they are a great side, a top site, so you know that they are going to have possession of the ball, but we have possession of the ball,

kenny shiels' irish side are making their tournament debut, with england now under the management of sarinagood approach to every game you play. we're underdogs obviously. but we've played all of these teams since kenny has come in, which is an added advantage for us. we are familiar with these teams, and even norway, we played them in his first game and how far we have come since then. we are going to go into these games with no fear. we are underdogs and we will give it everything and who knows what can happen. here's a look at all four groups. eight—time winners germany, the world's number—three—ranked side, will face many people's dark horses spain in group b, while sweden, ranked second in the world, are in the same group as holders the netherlands. england's game with austria will open the event at old trafford on the 6th ofjuly, with the final at wembley on the 31st ofjuly. emma raducanu says she's still finding herfeet, but is learning with every match. she's through to the quarterfinals at the transylvania open after beating romania's ana bogden in straight sets. the 18—year—old br

up proceedings and a 10—0 win to make it four wins from four and a very happy birthday for manager sarinathey couldn't cling onto it, though, and they conceded in injury time to settle for a draw. but many of northern ireland's squad are semiprofessional and this point could go a long way in their bid to qualify for the cup. meanwhile, wales claimed a comfortable 4—0 victory at home to estonia in cardiff in front of a record crowd. the pick of the goals came from helen ward, who got on the end of a brilliantly weighted pass. wales now have ten points in their opening four games. a great night for arsenal, they are through to the last eight of the league cup. they beat leeds 2—0 at the emirates stadium. calum chambers scored the first, then a mistake in the leeds defence allowed former leeds loanee eddie nketiah to get arsenal's second and secure their place in the next round. chelsea are also through to the quarter finals after beating southampton on penalties at stamford bridge. the game finished 1—1. reece james scored the decisive spot—kick for chelsea. elsewhere, sunderland beat qpr,

however, head coach sarina wiegman refused to say whether the arsenal defender would get the job on ais doing a very good job. more on all the stories. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. jane, thank you so much. there's renewed pressure on ministers to come up with a long term plan, to help schools in england recover from the pandemic. earlier this year, the governments education recovery commissioner, sir kevan collins, resigned in protest, saying the funding earmarked was inadequate. now, the department for education says it's to spend millions of pounds, helping pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds unable to attend school due to covid, access lessons with hew laptops and tablets. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. this was once a coal town. but ashington�*s pits closed in the 19805. the rail line had already gone. it's been hard to build hope around education, and the pandemic has set back children in the northeast even further. years, i think we are talking years. we are not talking about covid catch up that will happen in the autumn term. good mo

however, head coach sarina wiegman refused to say whether the arsenal defender would get thejob on apean open in antwerp. murray lost in straight sets, but took the second set to a tightbreak. his opponent, diego schwartzman, said it was a pleasure to play against murray, who is one of his idols. it was the first time the two had ever played competitively. finally, this week's bbc sports desk podcast looks at the importance of black history month in sport. it includes a wide ranging interview with rugby world cup—winning captain siya kolisi. among the topics is the prevalence of abuse on social media aimed at sports people. kolisi recounted his own experiences of hatred as a black man, married to a white woman in south africa. it's horrible. it's honestly, people call you all kind of things and sometimes i wonder if they think we don't have feelings, or this stuff doesn't matter to us, because every now and then, it makes me not appreciate the good parts which is sad because there are always those people, they go so far beyond. you should be getting that kind of heat like that. just

and manager sarina wiegman isn't expecting it to be as difficult a test as they had against northerncause he didn't want to take a knee. south africa went on to win the match by eight wickets. the governing body had told the south african team all were to take a knee before the match — the first time all 11 players have done so together — but de kock chose not to play for what was described as "personal reasons". south africa restricted west indies to 143 from their 20 overs, which never looked likely to be enough. and a 50 from aidan markram took south africa to an easy victory. in the second match, pakistan are taking on new zealand. pakistan won the toss and decided to field. devon conway bowled for 27. they have just lost another wicket so they are 125—7. you can keep up—to—date with the t20 world cup on the bbc website. that's all the sport for now. sir david attenborough is urging world leaders to seize the moment of the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow next week. he said every day that goes by without action to reduce emissions is a day wasted, and that it would be catas

eventually wrapping up proceedings and a 10—0 win to make from four and a very happy birthday for manager sarina a long way in their bid to qualify for the world cup. meanwhile, wales claimed a comfortable 4—0 victory at home to estonia in cardiff in front of a record crowd. the pick of the goals came from helen ward, who got on the end of a brilliantly weighted pass. wales now have ten points from their opening four games. arsenal are through to the last eight of the league cup. they beat leeds 2—nil at the emirates stadium. calum chambers scored the first, then a mistake in the leeds defence allowed former leeds loanee eddie nketiah to get arsenal's second and secure their place in the next round. chelsea are also through to the quarter—finals after beating southampton on penalties at stamford bridge. the game finished 1—all — reece james scored the decisive spot—kick for chelsea. elsewhere sunderland beat qpr — also on penalties. the papers this morning feature so many heartfelt tributes to the former scotland, rangers, and everton manager walter smith, who died at the age of 73. he was a leg