absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it. 2-1, absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it. 2-1, england, i absolutely brilliant. cannotl believe it. 2-1, england, get believe it. 2 1, england, get in! in other news us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid strong warnings from beijing not to visit taiwan. the office of the prince of wales has insisted that all rules were followed when the prince s charitable fund took a donation of a millon pounds from the bin laden family of saudi arabia. hailing frequencies open, sir. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died, age 89. thanks forjoining us. if you haven t heard by now, england have won the european women s football championship beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses, as they are known, had never won a major trophy before and this is the first senior football honourfor england since the men s world c
football. another thing happening soon in trafalgar square, a victory parade, they are inviting 7000 fans on a first come served basis to have a q with the team and see the trophy and handed out and it will be screened live on the bbc around midday on monday. mark, thank you. i m joined now by tracy noonan, goalkeeper for the us women s national team that won the world cup in 1999. i know you watched the match. we re going to have chat about how you go from a moment of glory to building the game itself, but what did you make of it? ., , ., ., of it? tremendous game. i loved watchin: of it? tremendous game. i loved watching the of it? tremendous game. i loved watching the game, of it? tremendous game. i loved watching the game, and - of it? tremendous game. i loved watching the game, and the - watching the game, and the action and i was definitely excited to see england hold off at the end. excited to see england hold off at the end- at the end. your national team has gone at the
for england and just look at the elation in the crowd. this is the best flag ever and we re so glad we made it. it s a moment in history, like, hopefully this will bring massive change for girls growing up on women in sport. absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it. 2 1 for england, get in! this party could go on for some time. jon donnison, bbc news in croydon. mark lobel is here and, as well as fans reaction, plenty from more well known figures. you are expected from the first major tournament win since 1966. the first when for the lionesses. the queen was at the i966 lionesses. the queen was at the 1966 world cup painting that medal to geoff hurst. she says:
best day ever. ever. we ve got an amazing team and we re going to win- the world cup. amazing, the women were awesome, great football, great end to end entertainment, and we won. so, yes, come on, england! i don t want to use a comparison because i don t want to compare it to men s football but the reality is, we got the job done, and the attendance throughout the stadium and support in england has been great and it can only be better for grassroots football. it was a foul filled first half as 8 time european champion germany looked to stop england s sudden momentum, all the tougher as they were without their best player, injured before kick off. with an hour gone, it was an audacious chip by manchester united s ella toone, an absolute belter that broke the deadlock, sending fans in central london wild. but less than 20 minutes later, germany slotted it home, taking it to extra time. england needed to regroup. then came super sub
this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: england s women footballers make history, beating germany 2 1 in the european championship final at wembley. us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid intense speculation over whether she ll anger china by visiting taiwan. one of the ukraine s most prominent businessmen whose company is responsible for much of the infrastructure for its grain exports has been killed in a russian missile strike. an adviser to president zelensky said he believed 0leksiy vadatursky was