so, as expected, spain and england into the last eight as the european championships. simple as that, right? doesn t quite tell the full story. we ll kick off sportsday in gelsenkirchen, where england were moments away from crashing out of the tournament. they needed extra time to beat slovakia 2 1. despite topping their group, gareth southgate s side have done little to capture the imagination, so it was little surprise slovakia kept it level. it took until the 95th minute for england to get a shot on target. not a bad one. jude bellingham getting the equaliser. it went to extra time. harry kane scored in the first minute of it to set up the quarter final with switzerland next saturday. in the celebrations of his goal, jude bellingham appeared to mouth the worlds who else? towards the crowd. he told us what was going through his head at the time. i think the adrenaline gets you, boys. it s a combination of a lot of things. playing for england is an enjoyable feeling but it
and it was no goal. it was better after the break with introductions of youngsters kobbie mainoo and cole palmer, but england again seemed flat. they still qualify top of their group, but for their manager, who even had a few beer cups thrown at him, it didn t feel like it. i understand it, i m not going to back away from it. but it is creating an unusual environment to operate in. i ve not seen any other team qualify and receive similar. another difficult night for england, then, and another frustrating one for theirfans. they now head to gelsenkirchen on sunday for their first knockout match. unless they improve, it might be their last. andy swiss, bbc news, cologne. it is one of the best third placed teams that england will now face on sunday in gelsenkirchen and we will know tonight when the group games this evening come to a conclusion, who that will be. worth pointing out it could be belgium, the netherlands, but it s fair to say the draw, despite england s slightly bel
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In parliament, our round up of the highlights of the day. On this programme. Renewed anger over the involvement of private providers in the nhs, as the commons reacts to the loss of 700,000 items of medical correspondence. Are these not an example of when the ideological agenda of the Party Opposite to contract out our nhs services has failed and as a result of that the patients are suffering . What happened at sbs was totally unacceptable. It was incompetent. The First Minister Of Scotland announces a re setting of the timetable for a second referendum on Scottish Independence. We will not seek to introduce the legislation for an Independence Referendum immediately. And more new mps make their maiden speeches in the commons. Today sadly we have a society in which the middle class are told to blame the Working Class. The Working Class are told to blame the Benefit Claimants. And the Benefit Claimants are told to blame the Asylum Seekers and refugees. The rapid changes of 21st century b