so spain needs britain to do welljust as britain need spain to do well. that started off across southern england this morning where we had all that heavy rain and some surface water flooding and very dangerous driving conditions on the roads. we swapped that for something a little more like this, a glorious picture from cumbria. the cloud has been melting away across the southern counties, all of us bathed in sunshine and the temperatures as high as 22, so pleasa ntly warm temperatures as high as 22, so pleasantly warm in the sunshine but overnight with clear skies and like twins it allows the temperature to ta ke twins it allows the temperature to take a bit of a tumble. the temperature falling quickly but although the towns and cities not particularly cold and it could be cold enough to get some pockets of ground frost. hla start to the day on thursday but plenty of sunshine and most of the morning should stay dry. the afternoon a different story. probably staying away from east anglia and south—east england. showers and this weather front coming in bri

spain are very good. i said that was a dress rehearsal when we beat spain the other night.ning to gain momentum, and they have won this tournament are six times. france will get better. but they are not what they were. the whole tournament is showing women's football is getting closer and closer, or investment, more money, more girls attracted to the sport. that is what this is all about. the gap is closing. thank you for joining us. we will hearfrom jonathan tonight on bbc radio five live. that kicks off at 7:45pm. england going for 100% record in the group against portugal this well, the hopes of scotland progressing to the knockout stages look a lot less likely. to progress to the quarterfinals they have to pull off an unlikely victory over spain, and hope for a favour from england. it's a tall order, but can they do it? that's the question alasdair lamont, has been asking. among the few hundred scotland fans who have followed the team throughout the netherlands, are potential stars of the future and team—mates from days gone by. now for the final group game, could their

in that alliance, was also spain. spain had also come out rather badly during the war, the seven years' war and they lost a lot of territory, including florida. so spain's primary goal was to regain territory. the french american alliance of 1778 brought france into the war for the first time. and what that did was bring most importantly the french navy into american waters. any war at this time with britain was always going to be a naval war. remember, britannia ruled the waves. it prevented britain suddenly from having the kind of dominance it was used to to be able to resupply and move troops around. that knocked them back on their heels but it would not have been enough until the spanish foreign minister on my left who, as i mentioned established the spanish goals of recovering territory like gibraltar and florida to come into the war. and the entry of spain into the war a year later, 1779, fundamentally changed the nature of the war. from a regional clash in north america to a global conflict. and the combined sp

queen of spain. economies. the united kingdom being principal european recipient of spanish overseas investment. however relationship, founded on great strengths and common interests will ensure that both nations prosper, now and in the future. whatever challenges arise. with such a remarkable shared history, it is inevitable there are matters on which we have not always unite to why. the strength of our friendship has breadth of resilient spirit of cooperation and goodwill. —— has breadth. 0ur countries are reliable partners and good friends. we deeply appreciate the significant contribution that spain continues to make to this country, and assure you of our enduring friendship in the future. ladies and gentlemen, i invite you to rise, and trinket toast the king in queen spain. —— the king and queen of spain. there you have it, a toast to the king and queen in spain. the first state visit from the spanish monarchy. since the early 80s, when king juan carlos came here. a lot of issues for the governm

britain and spain have had pretty good relations over the last decade.ne other thing the british government is relying on is really seeing, have been thinking about spain as an ally in brexit negotiations. there is obviously the difficult issue of gibraltar but i think spain is a sympathetic and understanding government in comparison perhaps to the french government. what are the underlying tensions that may exist now between london and madrid, apart from gibraltar, once britain leaves the european union? i think the sources of tension, first of all, significant spanish investments in the uk, such as sand and the investment. i think the spanish government would not want to see anything jeopardise the position of spanish companies in the uk. there is obviously also the issue of citizenship of spanish nationals who are citizenship of spanish nationals who a re less citizenship of spanish nationals who are less numerous of course and british nationals resident in spain. that is another key issue. the issue of gibraltar, not as a sovereignty issue but how gi

a victory against spain will probably be enough to ta ke spain will probably be enough to take them intoh start packing your bags before the game against spain. alistair lemond, bbc news, rotterdam. let's quickly bring you the latest from today's games. iceland, who claim to have the biggest support at the tournament, are taking on switzerland in group c. both teams lost their opening games so really needed a win to give themselves a chance of making it out of the group. iceland took the lead just after half an hour. ten minutes later, after some confusion in the iceland penalty box, switzerland equalised. and they struck again in the second half. france play austria a little later. monaco say they've agreed a fee with manchester city for benjamin mendy. the left—back will cost city more than 52 million pounds. it would take their spending on full—backs this summer to more than 100 million pounds after the signing of kyle walker from spurs. the football season is fast approaching. in just two weeks' time arsenal and chelsea will compete at wembley for the traditional curtain raiser, the

reporter: lina alvarez is proud of spain's liberal laws.nd the children are proud of their mother. samuel: she's my mother, after all. it doesn't matter how old she is. she'll always be my mother. reporter: lina alvarez sees herself as a pioneer. and she's offended by the debate over motherhood late in life, as she feels it's a very private matter. lina: nobody cares if a man becomes a father at 70. but they do if a mother does. of course, the mother's responsibility is greater. she plays a more important role -- at least, i think so, even if she shouldn't. reporter: at 85 years, spanish women have one of the world's highest life expectancies. so lina alvarez may well be able to see her daughter far into adulthood. michelle: peace in northern ireland remains precarious almost two decades after the good friday agreement to bring armed conflict to an end. and now, britain's impending withdrawal from the eu threatens to reignite tensions between the catholic and protestant communities of belfast. as british prime minister theresa may looks to

that the meat was being repurposed here in spain and the animals were from the north of spain and portugalain and portugal. they were going to facilities in spain to be slaughtered and then the meat was being exported. most of the meat was going abroad. it is a very international dimension to this. as you said, it is all linked back to this case in ireland four years ago. the investigation has been going on for some time. said it went outside of spain and portugal. do you know how far this has gone across europe, 01’ how far this has gone across europe, or maybe father? so far, europol in the spanish civil guard have said it went to a number of european countries. most of the meat seemed to be going to belgium and belgium as the european union's biggest horse meat exporter. from there, it was going to other countries such as france, italy, romania, all countries within the e. that is what we know so far but obviously there could be more details to come. —— within the european union. the main gist is that animal is not meant to be fit for human consumption where having documentation tampere

we look forward to the game against spain, let's see if england can keep that momentum as they play spaing down the competition there! so england in good shape, but it's looking precarious for scotland down at the bottom of the group and well—behind on goal difference already. so a huge game for them tomorrow against portugal. this is the stadium in rotterdam, the players behind me will be back here again in 24 hours to take on portugal. after the thumping by england, this is a match scotland simply had to win. portugal are in the same boat having lost to spain, although ranked below scotland they are not taking it lightly. we are not going into the tournament thinking england and spain are the only good teams. we know that. portugal and the right to be here, beating really good teams, and doing great results. in the qualifications. we have huge respect for portugal. scotland have been here before, losing the world cup play—off here three years ago against the netherlands, arguably in tomorrow night's match, there are higher stakes. a victory against spain will probably be enough to take

austria and spain on wednesday.gainst france after parishad that call in the game today, to get through with three. —— paris had that. we have played them plenty of times. i think it is our time now. you know, we are excited to play them. we have a couple of suspensions which will be a massive blow to them —— they have. we have rested a few players i am sure we will be confident. we are excited to play them. wayne rooney has played his first competitive match for everton since returning to the club from manchester united. rooney started the europa league third qualifying round first leg match against ruzomberock, but didn't score. leighton baines did find the net in the second half though as everton beat the slovakians i—o. milan were also i—o winners away to romanian side universitatea craiova. ricardo rodriguez with the night's only goaljust before half time but they had further chances to take a more comfortable lead back to italy next thursday but couldn't convert numerous opportunities. elsewhere, there was a f

for the economy in spain, the people have a second time there, or a fur, spain, the people have a secondwho spain, the people have a second time there, or a fur, who are retired. —— oi’ there, or a fur, who are retired. —— ora there, or a fur, who are retired. —— or a first home, who are retired. also, we want about trade between the two countries. i don't see why brexit should stop a good agreements between spain and the uk, despite the grumpiness in brussels. as a fence—mending exercise, its difficult to beat the state visits, there's nothing quite like it, it's a wonderful show that the british can put on, beautifully. and i think both spain and the leafy and his queen will be flattered by it, and they will feel they do feel for britain and the uk. —— felipe and his queen. it is a friendly country and people. it will be good for the league pay in spain, because there has been discussion about the monarchy. because there are people on the left who say they want a republic. a republic in spain has very sad memories, so i don't think there'll be a problem there. it will be very good if t

on the roof of spain. which is struggling to cope with. a pleasure to have you with us for the program here with international today we have. up to five thousand eight hundred civilians may have been killed by iraqi and u.s. led coalition forces in the last four months during the battle for mosul that's the latest estimate from a human rights organization a ministry international in its new report the group says pro-government forces relied upon in precise weapons during the liberation of west of mosul and ignored the growing number of civilian deaths it also claims pro baghdad troops appear to have repeatedly violated international humanitarian law something that may amount to war crimes a mistake to national collective the testimonies from those displaced it says over six hundred thousand people were forced to flee west most. of the horrors of war were also witnessed in another way by artist and illustrated george butler who was embedded with iraqi forces in the area a previously he's worked in syria where he traveled several times to do

they all beat each other, so spain go through on better goal difference.s like this. first up will be the hosts, the netherlands against sweden, on saturday at 5 o' clock, with germany against denmark at 7.45. then on sunday, austria kick off spain at the same time as england take on france, at 7.45. there was an emotional return for wayne rooney to his first love tonight as he appeared in a competitive match in the blue shirt for the first time in 13 years. the teenage rooney was a hero to the everton fans before he left for manchester united back in 2004, and tonight he was back at goodison park in the europa league as ben croucher reports. the team—mates might have changed, as well as the sheer number. the hairstyle, not much. wayne rooney a lwa ys hairstyle, not much. wayne rooney always said he wanted to play for everton in europe, and his dream came true. rooney almost improved on it as well, with a first half that list had little to excite even a sniff of goal was enough to lift goodison park. the former anne terpstra united man found himself in the

(speaking spanish) "i'm from the mother country, spain." i say, "but spain is a multicultural society, too. it was ruled by the muslims for over 800 years. africa lives in spain, too." >> hinojosa: but a lot of times people will hear... you've heard it before. you've heard people say, "oh, salsa music, it's just, you know, noise, it's simple, it's..." and in fact, afro cuban music, you know, which became salsa, at least in new york, it's incredibly complex. >> sure, sure, sure. i mean, people that say things like that, what they are telling me right away is they don't know anything about the music. and it says more about them than anything else. they're either closed-minded, they have some fear of the culture, the music, or of the people. >> hinojosa: but explain how complex it is. and you now do latin jazz big band. explain, kind of, what it is to have all of these different instruments coming in at the same time, different rhythms, too. >> right, right. well, the reason the music is so exciting in and of itself is because of this rhythmic

he started saying viva spain or something like that.us less than ten minutes to be up and out because we want to get him out of there. >> when we got on the plane, we all had our music we intended on listening to. we were doing our own thing and watching tv. he couldn't help but want to talk to us. monzer's personality is he can't be ignored. >> so he's talking and kind of blaming jim. that's me. he's saying i lied, a terrible person. i wasn't paying attention to any of it. i was sitting up front. >> i think monzer realized his time was up. but he never changed his colors because he was still that little proud peacock when he was on the plane. he was the guy that was in control despite the fact he had shackles on. >> so at one point i get up and go to the bathroom. and jim brown being the jokester he izwhy don't you tell, jim. he's right here. so i take off my sunglasses. he looked visibly -- he was, you, you. i thought he was going to have a heart attack. i'm like it's a long night. take it easy. shut up and watch the movie. >> it was

the king of spain has told parliament he's confident the uk and spain can reach an agreement over then. it's being seen by the government as an opportunity to forge closer ties with spain as the uk prepares to leave the european union. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a state visit is pageantry with a purpose. high—end hospitality with a strong dose of interstate diplomacy. the queen, of course, is used to it. greeting the king of spain as if he were family. which he is, distantly. both are descendants of queen victoria. so, too, is the duke of edinburgh, who escorted king felipe as they inspected the guard of honour. this supposedly is the duke's last appearance at a state visit before he steps back from public life in the autumn. from horse guards to the mall, and a carriage ride escorted by the household cavalry. but behind all the ceremony, there is serious business. and a state visit creates a mood in which friendships can be deepened and difficult messages can be made without giving offence. between britain and spain there is one intractable issue, gibraltar. l

once it reaches the shores we did it greece and spain. twenty foster in moscow a buck or any human rights activist has been sentenced to two years in prison a court found a job guilty of making false or malicious statements about the government the charges were related to t.v. interviews he gave back in twenty fifteen years that our job has been jailed several times since a nationwide uprising began six years ago so we spoke to his cousin. was not given any oxus to meet his family or talk to his family or meet his lawyers and the last couple of days this trial is clearly an attempt by the government of bahrain to silence all forms of criticism for human rights violations the be rajib was charged for intentionally purposely spreading false information and all he did as a human rights the found was revealed a human rights violations which happened in bahrain including systematic torture which is practiced by the government of bahrain and i would like to openly call upon the united states the united kingdom the e.u. and the international com

spain through the mediterranean it's believed that the morocco spain route his feud safe by migrants thing going through libya to italy. good god. the un states that spain is not prepared to handle b. increase stressing that there are not enough structures in the country to deal with the ongoing arrivals italy still remains the e.u. state that's accepting the vast majority of migrants departing from africa's shores almost eighty five thousand have landed there since the beginning of twenty seven team greece is also affected with more than fourteen thousand migrants stranded on the last boss on the other greek islands in fact on monday a huge fire spread through a refugee camp on the last boss believed to have been started deliberately by migrants who were facing deportation policy on a beanie who is a professor of early modern history at the italian university even subarea believes the e.u. doesn't know how to handle this crisis. in major deja. vu in the spain we want to be able to call this situation and i think all these really well up to the task of controlling going on while much

once we reach the shore so we did it greece and spain. the south african president has called for an acceleration of land redistribution between white and black farmers in the country he added that if necessary this may include expropriation without compensation and local farmers who we spoke to say this is a dangerous approach. that's what we're going to do that's what we're planning to go take the land. the water at the very scared that i should not get on with him and that was really what it. meant is that if you feed the people that just need. to study all in they will not produce any food for this country. alone feel comfortable with their land taken by force from somebody else because to deprive that person all the inputs he is put into that late they have worked so hard to be the bread basket of the country you cannot to remove the people who are supplying with with food for the entire nation. is playing politics you once the forms to the kids votes because the a.n.c. is now losing votes this is an international thanks for joining

on the route to spain becomes the second most popular is a sphere. which is struggling to cope with the influx of new comers. thanks for joining us. some five thousand eight hundred civilians may have been killed by iraqi and u.s. led coalition forces in the last four months during the battle for mosul that's the latest estimate from human rights organization international in his new report the group says pro-government forces relied upon precise weapons during the liberation of west of mosul and ignored the growing number of civilian deaths it also claims troops appear to have repeatedly violated international humanitarian law something that may amount to war crimes i missed the international collective the testimonies from the. displaced it says over six hundred thousand people were forced to flee west of mosul well earlier in the program here on r.t. we discussed the dire situation in most or all with mollett one of the iraqi broader of unicef is about eighty kilometers away from mosul in irbil. i was about we can have a go in the central hospital

police raided this morning what is known as football city in spain. it is only northwest of spain.t has -- it is where international football games take place. all of the police had ordered all of the office workers of the deskstion away from the while the raid went on. we saw some of them standing around on the pitch where the international games go on. this raid and investigation will continue. other executives from the football federation under investigation. thank you, sarah morris reporting from madrid. strong winds are fanning wildfires in france and elsewhere around the continent. the southern french holiday region and the island of corsica had been particularly hard impacted. along the adriatic coast and in northern portugal have also been forced to combat multiple blazes. watch asey can do is the flames get closer to their homes. these residents from the edge of the croatian city were evacuated as far as burning along the adriatic coast reached the suburbs of the path is a -- popular tourist destination. croatian prime minister called an emergency meeting. >> i would like

in the case of britain and spain, that means gibraltar.colonial anachronism. today, in a speech at westminster, he was more tactful. but he did call for a negotiated settlement. i am confident that, through the necessary dialogue and effort, our two governments will be able to work out towards arrangements that are acceptable to all involved. to that, the british government said the sovereignty of gibraltar was not up for discussion. a firm response, among the warm words of a state visit. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. that's a summary of the news. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight.

in the case of britain and spain, that means gibraltar.er, he was more tactful. but he did call for a negotiated settlement. i am confident that, through the necessary dialogue and effort, our two governments will be able to work out towards arrangements that are acceptable to all involved. to that, the british government said the sovereignty of gibraltar was not up for discussion. a firm response, among the warm words of a state visit. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. cuba and the us have enjoyed a tumultuous relationship down the yea rs. tumultuous relationship down the years. geographically, of course, they are right next door to each other, and a group of kayakers want to make the trip in a slightly different kind of vessel. if you're heading to the high seas anytime soon, this could be your flexible friend. a collapsible kayak that can fit inside a suitcase. this the mode of travel for four americans setting out on a bold adventure. we want to demonstrate this kayak, that is a foldable kayak, that can operate in the oce

yet some people in spain say that their government is making them pay for it.ntonio alcaraz is a spanish farmer, who in planning for the future, invested in renewable energy, which made sense given that spain is one of the sunniest countries in europe. but with a levy on solar power imposed by the conservative government, he says his future is no longer so bright. reporter: the broccoli harvest is in full swing here in murcia. antonio alcaraz is one of the region's many vegetable farmers. the yield is plentiful thanks to the spanish sunshine, but antonio has also invested in solar energy to improve his pension, and to do something for the environment. antonio: farming has been part of my life since i was a boy, with my parents and grandparents. and i've always had great respect for nature, because as farmers, we live off the land, it nourishes us. and this philosophy fits the concept of renewable energy, because ultimately it's the same thing. you transfer the agricultural way of thinking to a more advanced technology. reporter: antonio alcaraz invested 180,000

recorded in spain.se to average for the time of year. the highest in the uk today around 22 celsius. there is a bit of sunshine to be had. quite a lot of cloudy weather watchers pictures coming in, as well, though. we got some from trent bridge, and the cricket, and some from the eastern parts of englund. mostly driver some breaks in the cloud. in northern ireland, cloud increasing with rain spreading from there into western parts of scotland. temperatures average for the time of year. tonight, for northern ireland, scotla nd year. tonight, for northern ireland, scotland and northern england, cloud and outbreaks of rain. some of that reaching western wales. elsewhere, increasing cloud, so temperatures not falling far. getting steadily warmer over the past few nights and the mid to low teens tonight. not an inviting start to the weekend. lots of cloud, outbreaks of rain pushing east. not much in southern england but there will be some spots around at times. southern and eastern parts becoming mainly dry.

the meat was being repurposed here in spain, the animals were from the north of spain 01’ animals werenorth of spain or portugal. they were going to facilities in spain to be slaughtered. the meat was then being exploited, mostly going abroad. there is a very international dimension to this —— exported. it is linked to a case in ireland that has been being investigated for some time. the pakistani military says it has launched a major offensive against islamic state militants in the north—western region next to the afghan border. a pakistani military spokesman again denied the presence of the is inside its territory, despite a series of attacks claimed by the group. there is no organised infrastructure of daesh in pakistan, and we shall not allow them to establish themselves. as regards inside afghanistan, yes, daesh is getting stronger there, is gaining strength. but still, we feel that it is not purely that daesh which is in middle east. thousands more people have fled their homes in western canada in response to wildfires, which have raged across the province of british columbia for

in the case of britain and spain, that means gibraltar. at westminster, he was more tactful. but he did call for a negotiated settlement. i am confident that, through the necessary dialogue and effort, our two governments will be able to work out towards arrangements that are acceptable to all involved. to that, the british government said the sovereignty of gibraltar was not up for discussion. a firm response, among the warm words of a state visit. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. relations between cuba and america have been tumultuous to say the least for decades but in a bid to bridge the gap between the two a group of kayakers are making the trip from havana to key west in a slightly different kind of vessel, as tim allman reports. if you are heading to the high seas anytime soon, this could be your flexible friend. a collapsible kayak that can fit inside a suitcase. four americans setting out on a bold adventure. we want to demonstrate a kayak, a foldable kayak, that can operate in the ocean like this. and this is a spo

animals were from the north of spain, portugal, going to facilities in spain to be slaughtered.eat was being exported. most was going abroad. so far, europol and the spanish civil guard said it went to a number of european countries. most of the meat seems to be going to belgium. belgium is the european union's against horsemeat exporter. it was going elsewhere, like places like romania and other places in the eu. that is what we know so far. other details could come. the gist of it is animals not meant to be fit for human consumption were having their documentation tampered with and were therefore being slaughtered as if they were animals that could be eaten as regular horsemeat. thank you. the british government is to review whether to strengthen punishments given to people who commit acid attacks. it comes after five people were hurt in attacks in london on thursday night. this report from our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, contains some distressing images from the start. the effects can be devastating. this is 21—year—old resham khan after acid was thrown at her thr

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spain has seen a shop rise in migrants arriving from africa this year between january and june up to six thousand five hundred lines in the country compared with eight thousand arrivals in all of twenty sixteen not just for a brief moment here on the program on r.t. international let's have a look at what route the migrants travelling from africa are taking these days for example the way from morocco up towards spain across the mediterranean has become the second most popular it's believed that the morocco spain route is viewed as safe by migrants thing going through libya to italy. for. the un the states that spain is not prepared to handle the increase stressing that there are not enough facilities in the country to deal with all the new arrivals italy still though remains the e.u. state that's accepting the vast majority of migrants departing africa's shores almost eighty five thousand have landed there since the beginning of twenty seventeen greece is also affected with more than fourteen thousand migrants stranded on other greek islands on monday. through a refugee camp on less

and england kick off shortly elsewhere in group d, facing spain.nd our sports correspondent, katie gornall, is with the team in breda. england fans have descended here ahead of their big game. the game could decide who wins group d, after both teams won their opening matches, spain beating portugal and england beating scotland. spain are rising quickly through the rankings in uefa, and many people have them down as dark horses for this tournament. mark sampson has tipped them to do well, saying that they play a pleasing style of football, easy on the eye, but he also says they are a difficult team to fall in love with, because they sometimes feign injury, and he has warned his players to be wary of spain's dark arts, as he calls them. looking at the tournament as a whole, with france drawing with austria last night, there is an opportunity for one of the big teams to take this tournament by the scruff of the neck. that could be england. if they win here tonight, it would underline their status as contenders. that is exciting, and that kicks off jus

joe wilson watched the match. by garbine muguruza of spain. 14 by garbine muguruza of spain. years betweenieces gave nothing away. it's a wimbledon final, is it ever final four venus williams? routine just goes on. she arrived at wimbledon like a revolution, seemed completely new in 1997. ask your parents! 23—year—old garbine muguruza at the top of the screen, over 20 years every opponent has learned that venus williams can reach most things. we have seen that before. uniquely for a women's final, the roof was closed so everything was amplified. the rallies were getting longer, they were getting louder. both women were playing well but one was better. garbine, shouldn't the first set 7—5. second said started with a double fault, venus suddenly fragile, how quickly she unravelled, even when williams threw everything into her shots and connected there was garbine muguruza. strong and certain she would not be beaten. a new champion, a new era, the match was settled by a computer, the final williams error but there had been many. the second set, 6—0. garbine muguruza had beaten the player and.

spain has a very diverse climate.e from, the north—west, has basically the same weather as england. but, yes, generally spain is hot. heatwaves are not unusual. they are a feature of our climate. they happen almost every year. but what we see is that in the last decade they are longer and this one is the most intense on record, at least since there is a consistent record of heatwaves, since 1976. i believe you to get a wet flannel and yourself off! thank you very much forjoining us for now. let's go to what must be the best backdrop of the day! our correspondent in athens. a lovely shot. what's the weather like in athens? earlier this month we got to 43. on wednesday it was 39. given this is the most popular landmark in the whole of greece behind me, the acropolis, that's the problem with it as well. it is effectively on the rocks, so if you are exposed in the afternoon there are problems. it closed for the whole of wednesday afternoon. for the locals in greece, they get a sense that you don't generally go to the acro

and england kick off shortly elsewhere in group d, facing spain.is with the team in breda. england fans have descended here ahead of their big game. the game could decide who wins group d, after both teams won their opening matches, spain beating portugal and england beating scotland. spain are rising quickly through the rankings in uefa, and many people have them down as dark horses for this tournament. mark sampson has tipped them to do well, saying that they play a pleasing style of football, easy on the eye, but he also says they are a difficult team to fall in love with, because they sometimes feign injury, and he has warned his players to be wary of spain's dark arts, as he calls them.

like a case of the spain we want to be able to call to this situation i think you know is really well up to the task of controlling going. to hopefully days and not calling policies if you think of the different. number of migrants to spain that these will come out my own sweet valley there is not a real column all this is just racial we have to deal with emergencies policy and so i don't think frankly or they use it. and i see the future are. like once it reaches the shore so we did it greece and spain and we were back at the world headlines at the top of they are. far. live live . the flyers the wealthy areas of the italy going bust and we should save them because they're going bust well again the social bank the jag they have already printed fifteen sixteen trillion dollars and they're all of our friends during two thousand and eight and they signal to the marketplace that we've got another fifteen sixteen seventeen trillion dollars to print to make as many errors as you want keep making bad loans keep borrowing money at zero percent interest rate to buy assets of precious. paintin

the king of spain. tomorrow when, among other things, it is transport questions at the start of the day in the commons and mps commemorate the passchendaele campaign in the first world war. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there, good morning. yesterday was a lovely day across large swathes of the united kingdom. after some early rain in the south—east, that soon cleared away, and the sun came out for the afternoon. and it was a fine and sunny day in buttermere in cumbria, thanks to the weather watchers for sending in the pictures. we saw the sunshine through the day yesterday. clear skies overnight, and that will take us on into the morning. with those clear skies it will be chilly in some rural spots. major towns and cities starting in double figures for most, up to 111—15 at the very best. in more rural parts, rural scotland, three degrees, england and wales down to about four or five, so a bit on the chilly side for some. high—pressure is in charge of the weather for the most pa

last year, barcelona's little scrutiny in spain. in spain. last year, barcelona's little messy was convicted on the same charge cristiano ronaldo our faces. convicted on the same charge cristiano ronaldo ourfaces. —— messi. meanwhile, jose mourinho is now facing tax fraud charges after he was in charge of real madrid. other names in the game similar claims. after already threatening to leave spain over anger about the claims against him, cristiano ronaldo says he will now stay to try to win more trophies. with a potential fine of $33 million hanging over him, if found guilty, that may require a lot of win bonuses. richard conway, bbc news, madrid. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — england celebrate their victory over france to reach the semifinals of women's euro 2017. cheering the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armargh, once an everyday part in the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no longer after

england face spain at the weekend and you expect that to be another step up.s form england seem ready for anyone. after the early departures of rangers and saintjohnstone, aberdeen are looking to avoid becoming the third scottish side to exit the europa league in the qualifying stages later this evening. they face a tough task though against bosnian side siroki brijeg in the second leg of their second qualifying round tie. they were held to a 1—1 draw at home a week ago, so need to better that scoreline to progress to the next stage. we believe that we can score here. at our best european results we have normally scored on the road. ifeel that we are a team who can score in the team. we have shown that over the team. we have shown that over the last few seasons, and ability to score goals. but you are right. we do not have to go gung ho and score in the first minute. but we are confident we can get the goal that we need to. two aberdeen fans have been treated for injuries after supporters were attacked last night ahead of the match. about 50 supporters were ca

and denmark will face either spain or austria.r 120 minutes, spain having the best best chances. but no goals, the game going to penalties. the game is going to penalties right now. we will bring you the latest results as soon as that happens. united went ahead just before half—time through paul mcmullen, whose third goal of the competition. dundry drew level after the break. mark o'hara with the equaliser. the match finished 1—1, the penalty shoot out determined he would finish top of the group. when deacon missed the decisive penalty to dundee. both teams go into the last 16. and will face each other at the —— is available on the bbc sport website. manchester united are close to signing the serbian midfielder nemanja matic from chelsea for a0 million pounds he'd been united's third summer buy including 75 million for striker romelu lukaku. three years ago united manager jose mourinho bought the midfielder from benfica to chelsea for 21 million pounds. ferrari's sebastian vettel extended his championship lead to 1a points after w

but on sunday he finished with a 67 to share fourth with spain's rafa cabrera—bello on five—under pared well. a step in the right direction compared to what has happened in the last few weeks. it feels technically got a bit better. i worked on a couple of things on my swing that felt or co mforta ble things on my swing that felt or comfortable in the last few days. so that's good. i need to keep working on those things and i do i heading in the right direction. there is another major coming up in three weeks time and i deal i am ready for that. --i weeks time and i deal i am ready for that. ——i feel. britain's chris froome has been crowned tour de france winner for a fourth time, and the third time in a row. he crossed the finish line in paris with a 5a—second lead over his closest rivals, and was unchallenged on the final stage procession. the glory of a stage win on the champs—elysees went to the dutch sprinter dylan groenewegen. from paris, here's our sports news correspondent, richard conway. this was a very closely fought tour de france but in the end chris froome showed his domi

the king of spain came to westminster as part of his state visit to the uk.sed prime minister's questions to take part in the day's events. she and jeremy corbyn were part of the audience when the king addressed both houses of parliament in the lords royal gallery. mps held a debate to remember the half a million men who lost their lives here at passchendaele 100 years ago. the battle in 1917 is generally regarded as the bloodiest conflict of the first world war, with these belgian fields seeing weeks of heavy military bombardment and fierce fighting, much of it in atrocious weather. by 0ctober1917, british and commonwealth forces had advanced just a few kilometres with the loss of more than 300,000 men. casualties on the german side numbered 200,000. the men couldn't even get into the shell holes because they were full of water. so they are absolute sitting ducks, covered in filth, trying to go forward, absolutely exhausted. bob stewart. a new parliament means a new set of elections to chair the commons select committees. these groups shine a light on the wo