conservative party leadership candidate rishi sunak says he will cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16% if he becomes prime minister. horn blares the first ship carrying grain leaves the ukrainian port of odesa under an agreement brokered by turkey. the court of appeal will hold a last minute hearing today in the case of archie battersbee just hours before doctors are due to withdraw his life support. hello and a very good morning. england s lionesses have made history in a dramatic win against old rivals germany, in football s european championship final. there were scenes ofjoy on and off the pitch, as a record breaking 87,000 fans packed wembley stadium for the nail biting game. it s the first major trophy for england since the men s world cup win in 1966. our sports correspondent natalie pirks looks back at a historic night for women s football. commentator: the lionesses first-ever major trophy. - they say the best things come to those who wait. england, e
a nine year old girl found stabbed on thursday evening. the us state of kentucky is hit by its worst floods for decades, killing at least 25 people. good morning from birmingham, and the commonwealth games on the busiest day so far in terms of medals, as scotland celebrate victory over england in a dramatic showdown between two friends in the pool. a humid start for england and wales, some a humid start for england and wales, some rain a humid start for england and wales, some rain around. brighterfor scotland some rain around. brighterfor scotland and northern ireland. the full forecast coming up on breakfast. it s sunday 31st july. our main story: england s lionesses have a chance to make history this afternoon when they take on germany in the european championship final at wembley. a win would secure both the first major trophy for the team and the first football honour for the nation since the men s world cup victory in 1966. john s at wembley stadium for us this mor
the chair of the public inquiry investigating the post office scandal has called for the process of compensation for victims to be sped up are hello and welcome to the bbc news channel. we are here at wembley in the afternoon run up to the kick off. where england are preparing to face germany in the stadium behind us in the euro 2022 final. crowds are already beginning to gather outside the stadium for the lionnesses first major final since 2009. england have only won two of the teams 27 previous meetings, but they triumphed 3 1 in february. joe lynskey looks ahead. five wins down. goes for goal! oh, my word! one more match to go. through the month ofjuly there s been new memories and new faces. now at the end of it, england want the trophy at wembley, but they face the team, who at the euros, are the experts. there s been 12 of these tournaments germany have won eight of them and they ve not lost a final. one was in england in 2005 and four years later, against them. chan
good afternoon and welcome to wembley. the final countdown is under way as england face germany at wembley in the euro 2022 final in just an hour s time. crowds are gathering outside and inside the stadium for the lionesses first majorfinal since 2009. england have only won two of the teams 27 previous meetings, but they triumphed 3 1 in february. joe lynskey looks ahead. five wins down. goes for goal! oh, my word! one more match to go. through the month ofjuly there s been new memories and new faces. now at the end of it, england want the trophy at wembley, but they face the team, who at the euros, are the experts. there s been 12 of these tournaments germany have won eight of them and they ve not lost a final. one was in england in 2005 and four years later, against them. chance for six. six scored by germany. england have never won it but their coach has and since sarina wiegman took charge in september, they are unbeaten. she feels herjob is notjust to win, it s to mak
just days before ballot papers arrive with tory members rihsi sunak and liz truss set out new promises on health and education. the chair of the public inquiry investigating the post office scandal has called for the process of compensation for victims to be sped up. hello and welcome to wembley where we are just a couple of hours away from the kick off between england and germany in the women s european championships. of course germany have won against england many, many more times. but in this competition england have scored 20 goals and they have only conceded one. there is no doubt that they will have the home advantage here, we have seen the last few hours thousands and thousands of people walking down wembley way, heading towards the stadium. the atmosphere is like that of a carnival or a fair, everyone is hoping for a really good match and they do want england to win. joe lynskey looks ahead. five wins down. goes for goal! oh, my word! one more match to go. through t