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BBCNEWS BBC July 4, 2024

Moment has finally, the moment has come . He moment has come finally, the moment has come . Tie moment has come indeed. Just finally, the moment has come . Tue moment has come indeed. Just as we were coming to speak to you, there was kick off and as i stand now looking at the big screen. All eyes are now on the big screen in the fan zone. It is starting already. It is starting already. To cheers and the jeers. This has been so much build up, so much excitement and so much nervousness around this game. It is the rivalry we have been speaking about in so many sports and now you can add the football to it, the matildas versus the lionesses. England come into this as the european champions. They are a strong and resilient team, even if they havent been at their most fluid. But the matildas are riding on a huge wave of love and support. They are everything anyone is talking about all over the country, they are on the front and back pages of newspapers and they are playing to a sold out crowd in Stadium Australia and a packed fan zone in the heart of sydney. This is familiar territory for england. It is very much the same for the matildas. Whoever wins will be going to the final, spot they have never been before in the world cup. Tt is been before in the world cup. It is a bombastic been before in the world cup. It is a bombastic start already, both teams have come out fighting. Just remind us how australia have got behind their team . T remind us how australia have got behind their team . Remind us how australia have got behind their team . I have never seen an hinu behind their team . I have never seen anything like behind their team . I have never seen anything like it behind their team . I have never seen anything like it. I behind their team . I have never seen anything like it. I have behind their team . I have never seen anything like it. I have been behind their team . I have never seen anything like it. I have been based i anything like it. I have been based here for three years before i left tokyo and i have been back for the tournament. This is a sport driven nation. But they love their rugby, they love their cricket. They have done really well in the netball world cup. But i can safely tell you that the matildas, with their players, the matildas attitude and how they have performed have become a household name. These players are no longer in the fringes, they are right in The Centre Of Attention and they have captured the nations imagination. In that Penalty Shoot Out against france, rugby games. So they could watch it. People on aeroplanes were watching it. Many have said, the matildas have always been supported, but now it is on a different level, now it is much, much more than football, it is much, much more than football, it is about the legacy of a team that has brought a country behind them and has allowed them to dream up something huge. They would have been happy if the matildas reached the quarterfinals, but when they beat france, the dreams have shot up and now they want them to lift that trophy. This has been a tournament of upsets and surprises. All four former World Champions out of the world cup and the remaining teams have never done that before. Whoever lifts the trophy there will be a new name and a new team etched on it and etched into the History Books of the womens game. Tao etched into the History Books of the womens game etched into the History Books of the womens game. Too many people are tellin us womens game. Too many people are telling us in womens game. Too many people are telling us in england womens game. Too many people are telling us in england it womens game. Too many people are telling us in england it was womens game. Too many people are telling us in england it was going telling us in england it was going to go to penalty, which is not good for our nerves. Why is there such a confidence among australias Football Fans that they are going to win this one . T Football Fans that they are going to win this one . Football fans that they are going to win this one . I think they have seen how resilient win this one . I think they have seen how resilient this win this one . I think they have seen how resilient this team win this one . I think they have seen how resilient this team is, win this one . I think they have seen how resilient this team is, it win this one . I think they have seen how resilient this team is, it has how resilient this team is, it has been such a roller coaster ride. They started with a nervous win against ireland. They lost against nigeria, i was here and it was a big crowd and they were very disappointed. There was absolute silence in the fan zone. Then they beat canada and it was a spectacular win. Then they went to win against denmark as well to get into the quarterfinals. But, my god, the game against france, the longest and most nerve racking up Penalty Shoot Out, you could hear the intake of breath across the country. You could feel everyone was on the edge of their seat. And remember sam kerr, their top goal goal scorer, who hasnt been around for much of the tournament, yet they have managed to progress. They have seen what the team can do, they have seen them go down i get back up, they have seen how resilient they are. They have connected with the public on such a deep level and now they want to see them go all the way. There is so much belief in that matildas team. We will be back to you shortly, this has to be settled today, one way or the other. At the moment, it is goalless, but things can change very quickly, as we have seen in the other semifinal. Goals can pull in at a moments notice. Well keep an eye on that and we will take you straight back to that as soon as there any developments. More than 100 people are now known to have been killed in the wildfires that swept the Hawaiian Island of maui. But there are fears the death toll could double over the next few days. The states governor, josh green, has been giving more details about the recovery effort. President biden has said hell visit as soon as he can though hes been criticised for not going already. Anyone with a Family Member missing in the fires is being asked to give authorities dna samples, to help in the identification process. Well from maui, our reporter Helena Humphrey has this update. One week on from this disaster, still the death toll continues to climb and were warned that that will likely be the case for quite some time. Around 1,300 people on this island, theyre unaccounted for. Theyre still missing. And recovery teams have the grim and painstaking task of combing through the rubble of what was once lahaina, trying to find remains. Right now, they say that around 27 of that territory has been covered. The police say they want to get it to 85 by the end of the weekend. But even then, they have that challenge of trying to identify the remains that they find. And they say that in some cases, they will have to carry out dna tests. Theyll have to consult dental records. Theres even the possibility that in some cases, some people may never be found. In the Grenfell Tower fire in the uk, it took some five months to identify all of the victims. In the World Trade Center on 9 11, 40 of victims were never found. The police chief says that when people go in to that community of lahaina, and they come out with ash on their clothes, that is peoples loved ones here. And so that is the challenge facing maui right now as it wraps its head around how it might ever recover and rebuild when so many people here are still missing. A State Of Emergency has been declared in canadas remote Northwest Territories where wildfires are threatening the provincial capital, yellowknife. A local official said the far Northern Region was in a crisis situation. Four large blazes are burning near yellowknife. Its mayor has urged its 20,000 residents to be on alert. Canada is experiencing its worst Wildfire Season on recor,d forcing the evacuation of more than 160,000 people. Prices in the uk are not rising as fast as they were a month ago. But they are still increasing. Inflation is now 6. 8 , down from 7. 9 injune. The news will be a relief to the government which has been wrestling with inflation thats higher than comparable nations. Ben boulos has been at a market in birmingham and sent this report. A fall in the rate of inflation is certainly the direction that the government and the Bank Of England would like to see things go, and as you say, the rate of inflation has dropped to 6. 8 in july. That means that things are still more expensive than they were 12 months ago but they are not rising in price, goods and services are not rising in price at quite the sharp rate that they were going up a month before. Its still way above the Bank Of Englands target of 2 , and significantly higher than the rate that the government has pledged to get it down to. It said when inflation was up to 10 it was going to halve it by the end of this year so its still got a long way to go before it meets that target of around 5 . One of the big falls was in gas and electricity prices. They came down. A lot of businesses of course are locked into longer term deals, that means they dont see the benefit of that straightaway and so they dont have that benefit to pass on in the price they charge customers right away. Lets speak to mark tait, who is one of the wholesalers here. Mark, whats your sense of price rises easing, is that reflected in your business . Yes, absolutely. We have seen the peak, now its on a downward spiral. Certain items of fruit and vegetables and salads as well are easing back because of the weather out in europe, 30 odd degrees, all the fruit is coming on, ripening. So thats coming in our markets. Supermarket demand isnt that good because everybody is on holiday. So therefore there is a lot more produce at a much cheaper prices on the wholesale market and at your local green grocer. And if people are trying to grab a bargain because they are feeling cost of living pressures on their household budgets, what are the items that are now cheaper and represent good value . The main thing is berries, strawberries over the next few weeks, youll see a significant drop in price. A lot of the berries, salad as well is starting to ease back, and clementines and satsumas. New season english produce as well is kicking in, new season english apples, cherries. The next two months, its going to be a lot easier price wise than anything else we had this year. 0k, mark, thank you very much for speaking to us today. And of course, the key thing that the Bank Of England looks at is the direction that inflation is going in. Weve seen the Interest Rate being increased to 5. 25 . All the expectations are, among many economists, that the rate will increase again later in the autumn. The Bank Of England feeling that inflation perhaps isnt coming down as quickly or as soon as it would like to see it. And good news for fruit lovers, ben. Well, indeed. Food lovers who are up early because youve got to be quick. I was surrounded by boxes here just an hour ago, just half an hour ago. Look, these are some of the boxes still left to be snapped up. Lets have a look inside the Stadium Australia. It is a very exciting start. It is goalless at the moment but m and stanley has had a very good shot denied by australias goalkeeper. We have also seen our first yellow card of the match. Tensions are high and that is with just over ten minutes played. Englands defence getting the ball away. You are watching bbc news. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. The daughter of captain sir tom moore was paid thousands of pounds for appearances in connection with her late fathers charity, an investigation by Bbc Newsnight has found. Hannah ingram moore helped tojudge two awards ceremonies which featured the captain Tom Foundation but the fee was paid to her family business. The Charity Commission said it is investigating. Companies vying to buy the Homeware Chain Wilko which fell into Administration Last week have until today to make an offer. Wilko, which has been trading since 1930, has more than 400 shops across the country, and employs 12 and a half thousand people. A report by the local government and Social Care 0mbudsman has found that councils are frequently failing to use their powers to tackle anti social behaviour. The report features examples including a 13 hour long party that was not stopped, and a man who was not prevented from throwing tennis balls at his neighbour. The local Government Association said councils are committed to tackling anti social behaviour. Youre live with bbc news. North korea says the us soldier who crossed into its country last month had wanted to seek refuge there the countrys first public acknowledgement of the soldier. State media says travis king harboured ill feelings towards the us army, and American Society in general. Private king ran across the heavily fortified border with south korea while on a civilian tour of the area. 0ur correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, gave us an update. Its been a month now since this soldier dashed across the border when he was on this tour of the demilitarised zone. And he ran into north korea and effectively has disappeared into north korean custody. And this is the very first we publicly heard from the north koreans who say that travis king has told them that he was being inhumanely treated in the army and he was being racially discriminated against, and also that he was complaining, or hed become disillusioned, with the inequality in america. And so for these reasons, they say travis king had said that he wanted to either claim asylum in north korea or a third other country. But this is only what the north koreans are telling us travis king has said, because we havent heard from him directly since he crossed. We havent seen him. And the pentagon has said earlier that they cannot verify these alleged comments. But theres a couple of things i think worth noting, which is travis king was in trouble with the authorities here in south korea before he crossed, and he was due to be sent back to the us, where he was going to be disciplined by the military, and possibly even discharged. His parents gave an interview to abc news in america just a couple of weeks ago, and they said in this time prior to his return, prior to him crossing, he had said in one of the phone calls that he was experiencing some sort of racism within the military and that his mental state had significantly deteriorated before he crossed. A bbc investigation has heard from ukrainian Prisoners Of War who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in russia. Many of them surrendered in the city of Mariupol Last year. They were taken to a Detention Facility in the Southern Russian city of Taganrog Before Being released in exchanges. A dozen former captives described a pattern of extreme violence and ill treatment, in apparent violations of International Humanitarian law. The Un Human Rights Office says russia has not allowed its monitors to visit the places where ukrainian captives are being held in the country. For weeks, our correspondent hugo bachega tracked down some of the ukrainians who were held in taganrog to hear their stories. Translation sheer hell. The scariest part was when they called you up for interrogation. How can you describe a place where you are stripped of everything human . These ukrainians were captured by the enemy. Translation they can do anything they want with you physically. And taken to this russian prison in taganrog, a place they now associate with torture. In may last year, the city of mariupol was under siege. Artem, a sniper with the azov regiment, wanted to keep on fighting. But ukraine ordered the troops in the azov steelworks to surrender. Translation when | heard about captivity for the first time, i had the worst images in my head about what could happen. Artem was held in taganrog for seven months. He says he was frequently beaten and given electric shocks. He often witnessed other captives suffering, too. Translation after the beatings, | one day i was brought to a room. | i saw a Young Man Holding his hands up. His fingers were bleeding. Did they insert needles under yourfingernails . I asked. He said yes. For weeks i tracked Down Ukrainians who had been taken to taganrog and came back. People like irina, who is now a Conscript Officer in the military. She was a combat medic when she surrendered. She says not even the women were spared the brutality of the guards. Translation they dragged us by our hair. They beat us in the kidneys, in the ribs, with hammers and batons. How do you describe taganrog . Translation only devils live and work there. This is dennis, a military surgeon. He tells me people were beaten as soon as they arrived, in rooms, hallways, and even in the shower. He was left with three broken ribs and could barely breathe. Translation they threw me on the floor, ordered me to not lift my head up, and gave me electric shocks until they discharged the entire taser battery on me. You are convulsing. If you lift your head off the floor they start beating you. And the circle never ends. Up to 10,000 ukrainian Prisoners Of War are believed to remain in russian captivity,

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