In manchester. We can see the goals on the screen, talk us through the reaction . , ,. , on the screen, talk us through the reaction . , ,. ,. Reaction . There has been so much excitement reaction . There has been so much excitement in reaction . There has been so much excitement in manchester. Reaction . There has been so much excitement in manchester. When l reaction . There has been so much i excitement in manchester. When ella toone scored that fantastic first goal for england, toone scored that Fantastic First Goalfor england, everyone toone scored that fantastic first goal for england, everyone was cheering, there were so many happy faces and lots of young people who are big fans of ella toone. This is where her career first started when she was about five years old. As you can imagine, people were delighted to see her score in the semifinal of the world cup and also pleased to note that england are now through to the final. I want to speak to some of the people who are watching. You have been following this very closely, what did you make of it. I closely, what did you make of it. I thought it was amazing, i am speechless. Everyone said england would speechless. Everyone said england would wouldnt be able to beat australia, we proved everyone wrong. Bring australia, we proved everyone wrong. Bring on australia, we proved everyone wrong. Bring on spain, nothing can stop us now bring on spain, nothing can stop us now. ~. , bring on spain, nothing can stop us now. ~. , ~ bring on spain, nothing can stop us now. ~. , ~. Now. What do you think about england makin it now. What do you think about england making it through now. What do you think about england making it through to now. What do you think about england making it through to the now. What do you think about england making it through to the final . Now. What do you think about england making it through to the final . 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I was absolutely buzzing, i dont even know was absolutely buzzing, i dont even know what was absolutely buzzing, i dont even know what to say, i was so happy. Lots of know what to say, i was so happy. Lots of smiles on peoples faces, and i want you to turn around to people can see what you have got on your back. If you can do at 12. Full sub as you can see, they are Ella Toone Shirts and they are so excited to see her do so well in the semifinals of the world cup. Lots of happy fans here today in manchester. Here today in manchester. Emily, thank ou here today in manchester. Emily, thank you very here today in manchester. Emily, thank you very much. Live now to our reporter ellie price shes at the highbury Wolves Football Club watch party in north london for us. Lam i am totally impartial, working for the bbc, but you have to enter into the bbc, but you have to enter into the spirit of things. This is a club nine years ago only had one female member, but now has more than 100. 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It will provide even more opportunities for young girls country. It will provide even more opportunities for young girls to i opportunities for young girls to watch opportunities for young girls to watch Football Opportunities for young girls to watch football and opportunities for young girls to watch football and Play Opportunities for young girls to. Watch football and play football. Opportunities for young girls to i watch football and play football. 50 watch football and play football. Er; much watch football and play football. Much was made of the support in sydney during this game, but there was pretty good support in london as well. We are getting a taste of it now. , p, well. We are getting a taste of it now. ,. , p, well. We are getting a taste of it now. ,. ,. , , well. We are getting a taste of it now. ,. ,. , well. We are getting a taste of it now. ,. ,. , now. Great sounds. It is not over, this isjust now. Great sounds. It is not over, this is just the now. Great sounds. 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It is a stupid question, isnt it. Pretty resounding. Thank you. It. Pretty resounding. Thank you very much lets take you to sydney with our correspondent shaimaa khalil. 0na on a personal level, british and australian allegiances, he spent many years living in australia, this must have been a tough competition for you to watch . For you to watch . Yes, i think i have just for you to watch . Yes, i think i have just lost for you to watch . Yes, i think i have just lost my for you to watch . Yes, i think i have just lost my voice for you to watch . Yes, i think i | have just lost my voice because every tackle, every shot, every chance, i was screaming. I was standing close to the camera and i was worried i was live sometimes, because i was just shouting, come on, to both teams. I dont know how to feel. I am happy, on, to both teams. I dont know how to feel. Lam happy, i on, to both teams. I dont know how to feel. I am happy, i think. On, to both teams. I dont know how to feel. 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I| think after the second goal, after lauren hemp but the second goal in, you could feel the mood change. You could feel the england fans get more bold, they were standing up, chanting and cheering and you could see how outnumbered they were. But also there were a couple of lost chances from sam kerr. The look on her face in those close ups where she was so frustrated, with her head down. That is not her and she felt and the team felt the chance was slipping up and after the third one, everyone was waiting for the inevitable and the celebrations of the england team. Inevitable and the celebrations of the england team. Thank you very much and whilst the england team. Thank you very much and whilst things the england team. Thank you very much and whilst things quietened| much and whilst things quietened down in sydney, we are keeping our eye on england fan zones across the country, including this one in croydon, where we can be certain the mood will be buoyant for the rest of the day and into the weekend into that final against spain on sunday. Live now to Nicol Nicholls whos an ambassador for womens football Advocacy Group her game too, and is at a watch party in norwich. Thank you for being with us on an important day, what is your reaction to the match . To the match . Unbelievable, i think i held my breath to the match . Unbelievable, i think i held my breath for to the match . Unbelievable, i think i held my breath for the to the match . Unbelievable, i think i held my breath for the last to the match . Unbelievable, i think i held my breath for the last 20 i held my breath for the last 20 minutes. ~. , i held my breath for the last 20 minutes. ~. ,. ,. , minutes. Was there a particular moment. 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We will see how the score on sunday . I am going 20 for england. We will see how that for england. We will see how that ans out. For england. We will see how that pans out. Thank for england. We will see how that pans out. Thank you for england. We will see how that pans out. Thank you very for england. We will see how that pans out. Thank you very much i for england. We will see how that| pans out. Thank you very much for joining us. Go and celebrate with your kids now and enjoy the rest of your kids now and enjoy the rest of your day. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. The daughter of captain sir torn 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 torn 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 12,500 people. A report by the local government and social care ombudsman 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. 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 Tollcould 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. Our reporter Helena Humphrey has this update from maui. 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 Twenty Thousand residents to be on alert. Canada is experiencing its worst Wildfire Season on record forcing the evacuation of more than 160,000 people. Britains chancellor, jeremy hunt, says the latest fall in uk inflation shows the governments plan is working. Official figures show prices 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. Earlier i spoke to victoria scholar, the head of investments for interactive investor. It is encouraging to see that inflation has come down to 6. 8 , dropping from octobers recent peak of 11. 1 . But still it is sharply above the bank of englands 2 target, more than three times higher. That shows there is a long way to go to get inflation under control and it could mean more rate hikes from the bank of england. Was this drop expected . Yes, it was in line. Economists were pencilling in a figure of 6. 8 . The surprise came from the Core Inflation Figure which strips out some of the more volatile elements like food, energy, alcohol and tobacco. That came in slightly above expectations. Again, underscoring the fact that inflation is here for longer and that we still have got quite a way, in order to get back down to a normal level for prices that are sustainable in terms of Living Standards and can help to ease the broader cost of living crisis. ~. , ease the broader cost of living crisis. ~. , ease the broader cost of living crisis. ~. , ~ , crisis. What is keeping this inflation so crisis. What is keeping this inflation so high crisis. What is keeping this inflation so high and crisis. What is keeping this inflation so high and so crisis. What is keeping this inflation so high and so far| crisis. What is keeping this i inflation so high and so far off crisis. What is keeping this inflation so high and so far off the Government Target . 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That can lead to second round Inflationary Effects that tend to lead to higher prices and then more broadly, of course, inflation is here because of the backdrop after the aftermath of the pandemic and because of the war in ukraine which sent Energy Prices sharply higher last year. Fresh questions have been raised in the case of Andy Malkinson . The man who spent seventeen years in prison for a rape he didnt commit. Documents show the real attacker could potentially have been identified just three years after mr malkinson was jailed. Its emerged police and prosecutors knew back in 2007 that another mans dna was on the clothes of the woman mr malkinson was wrongly imprisoned for raping, yet his conviction was quashed only last month. Joe inwood reports. When Andy Malkinson walked out of court last month, he was finally free. I court last month, he was finally free. , court last month, he was finally free. ,. Court last month, he was finally free. ,. ,. ,. ,. , free. I am not a liar. 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In 2004, he was convicted of a violent rape purely denial. In 2004, he was convicted of a violent rape purely on denial. In 2004, he was convicted of a violent rape purely on the denial. In 2004, he was convicted of a violent rape purely on the basis a violent rape purely on the basis of witness identification. There was no dna linking Andy Malkinson to the scene of the crime. But there was the dna of another, unknown man on a piece of clothing. The file is seen by the bbc revealed that as far back as 2009, greater Manchester Police knew this, as Andy Malkinson told Bbc Newsnight. I knew this, as Andy Malkinson told Bbc Newsnight. Knew this, as Andy Malkinson told bbc newsniaht. ,. ,. , Bbc Newsnight. I could have been out eiuht ears Bbc Newsnight. I could have been out eight years before Bbc Newsnight. I could have been out eight years before i Bbc Newsnight. I could have been out eight years before i was, Bbc Newsnight. I could have been out eight years before i was, yeah. 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This is crc is Opportunity Back in 2010. They failed. This is crc is the Opportunity Back in 2010. They failed. This is crc is the criminal case review commission, the body tasked with investigating miscarriages ofjustice. In 2012, they turned down his request for an appeal. It is thought cost was a factor. ,. , , appeal. It is thought cost was a factor. , ,. , , factor. They completely dropped the ball and the human factor. They completely dropped the ball and the human cost factor. They completely dropped the ball and the human cost for factor. They completely dropped the ball and the human cost for andy. Factor. They completely dropped the | ball and the human cost for andy and his family. Ball and the human cost for andy and his family, but lets not forget the victim, his family, but lets not forget the victim, who, 20 years later is being Re Traumatised by all this having to come Re Traumatised by all this having to come up Re Traumatised by all this having to come up again as part of andys fight come up again as part of andys fight to come up again as part of andys fight to have the truth come out, all of fight to have the truth come out, all of that fight to have the truth come out, all of that could have been spared if the all of that could have been spared if the commission had done Theirjob Pronerly if the commission had done theirjob properly. They need to apologise and do a full properly. They need to apologise and do a full internal investigation to find out do a full internal investigation to find out what went wrong. They are not doing find out what went wrong. They are not doing so and for that reason the chairs not doing so and for that reason the chairs position is untenable and she needs chairs position is untenable and she needs to resign. For chairs position is untenable and she needs to resign. Chairs position is untenable and she needs to resign. For andy, the whole system she needs to resign. For andy, the whole system needs she needs to resign. For andy, the whole system needs reform. She needs to resign. For andy, the whole system needs reform. The i whole system needs reform. The ustice whole system needs reform. The Justice System whole system needs reform. The Justice System in whole system needs reform. Lie Justice System in the uk whole system needs reform. Iu9 Justice System in the uk is a whole system needs reform. Iu9 Justice System in the uk is a big mess. There is no accountability to the police. There is no accountability to the cps. And the ccrc is ineffective. If it looks like justice is being ccrc is ineffective. If it looks likejustice is being done, then Thatis Likejustice is being done, then that is good enough for them. They dont care about the integrity of the convictions. Dont care about the integrity of the convictions. Both police and prosecutors the convictions. Both police and prosecutors had the convictions. Both police and prosecutors had previously prosecutors had previously apologised to Andy Malkinson, while the cps said they did disclose the evidence to his lawyers. The ccrc have been approached for comment. Andy malkinson finally has freedom, but it has come at a terrible price. It seems, if the system had worked, it also could have come much sooner. Joe inwood, bbc news. North korea says the soldier that crossed into its country last month said it wanted to seek asylum there. It says travis king harboured ill feelings towards the us army and society in general. He went across the border with south korea while on a civilian tour of the area. In the last few moments we have had more information come into us from our bureau in washington. This is a statement from a Us Defence Department official, saying we cannot verify these alleged comments. We remain focused on his safe return. The departments priority is to bring private king home and we are working through all available channels to achieve that outcome. That is coming from a us defence diff apartment official from our washington bureau. Lets get this update from a correspondent in south korea, jean mackenzie. It has 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. This is the first we have publicly heard from the north koreans, who say that travis king has told them he was being inhumanely treated in the army and was being racially discriminated against. Also he was complaining and he had become disillusioned with the inequality in america and so for these reasons they say travis king said he wanted to claim asylum in north korea or a third of the country. But this is only what the north koreans are telling us travis king has said. We havent heard from him directly since he crossed, we havent seen him. The pentagon said earlier they cannot verify these alleged comments. But there is a couple of things worth noting, travis king was in trouble with the authorities in south korea before he crossed and was due to be sent back to the us where he was going to be disciplined by the military and possibly discharged. His parents gave an interview to abc news in america a couple of weeks ago and they said in the time prior to his return, priorto him they said in the time prior to his return, prior to him crossing he had said in a phone call that he was experiencing some sort of racism within the military and his mental state had significantly deteriorated before he crossed. Just a reminder of our top story and the england womens team are through to the womens World Cup Final on sunday after beating australia 3 1 in the first goal came from ella toonein in the first goal came from ella toone in the 35th minute. Australias sam kerr equalised in the 62nd merit and lauren hemp scored in the 71st minute and then Alessia Russo in the 87th minute. Six minutes of time added on to the end, but it was pretty clear by that point that australia could not claw it back. So 3 1 for england against australia, facing spain in the final on sunday. Stay with us on bbc news. Hello again. Lots of dry and sunny weather right across the uk today, particularly for southern counties of northern ireland, england and wales. Blue sky, sunflowerfields ireland, england and wales. Blue sky, Sunflower Fields as captured in norfolk, but Fairweather Cloud bubbling up in powys. The rest of the week is looking particularly wet and windy on friday, there will be lots of dry weather, sunny spells and it will gradually turn warmer and it will gradually turn warmer and more humid, especially by night. For the rest of this afternoon, we will keep the sunshine for most areas i wouldnt rule out a shower breaking out anywhere, but they are more likely across Northern Areas of scotland, it is cloudier here and temperatures will be lower. Elsewhere, creeping into the low to mid 20s in the south east, 26 else is possible in south east england. Overnight, any showers we see will fade away to leave us with a dry night and long, clear spells with mr mack in low cloud gathering to central areas and perhaps into tomorrow morning. Ill start to the day on thursday yet again. On thursday morning, any mist and murk in low cloud will lift and clear, bent back by the sunshine. We draw in more of us south easterly wind with more Humid Airfrom the near continent. The highest temperatures for the west areas of wales and lower towards north sea facing coasts. But we are expecting the mid 20s for many spots. On friday, we look towards the atlantic where we have a deep area of low pressure which will be pulling in the weather fronts, merging together at times to form longer spells of rain and heavy, thundery downpours with windy conditions across Northern Areas of wales, but we keep the mild and muqqy wales, but we keep the mild and muggy feeling air and temperatures pretty much across the board will be in the low 20s in celsius. Stage dry in the low 20s in celsius. Stage dry in Northern Scotland until we get to friday night into saturday and then the system clears into scandinavia, so some rain on saturday morning for Northern Areas of scotland. Elsewhere it should be largely driver chow was feeding into the west as we go through the afternoon. It will feel fresher on saturday but the air is still warm and temperatures the low to the mid 20s. And this is the outlook for the Capital Cities as we had to the weekend and in next week. Dry and warm in the south east, warm but more showery in the north west. Hello and welcome to sportsday im will perry. Drama down under as england squeeze past the co hosts australia in their womens world cup semi. Celebrations in sydney as serina wiegmans side make it through to their first ever World Cup Final on sunday where theyll face spain and stokes is back. Englands test skipper is named in the one day side for the cricket world cup. Welcome along. England are through to the womens World Cup Final. In the last half an hour or so, theyve beaten the Tournament Co hosts australia 3 1 in sydney. Goals from ella toone, lauren hemp and Alessia Russo have helped the lionesses make history, reaching the biggest game in womens football for the very first time. Lots of reaction to come, but first our Sports Editor dan roan looks back at a Night Of High Drama at stadium australia. Not since the stadium was the focal point of the olympics here 23 years ago, had a sports event brought australia to a standstill quite like this. The Mille Matildas Pursuit has gripped the nation and inspired new