this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. cheering the fans go wild england score an early goal against italy in the euro 2020 final. this is the moment luke shaw struck. can england hang on to win a first major trophy for 55 years? across england, the millions without tickets are now hoping that tonight, more than ever, it s coming home. in the day s other news: and america s west is scorched by heat as california and nevada brace themselves for even more record breaking temperatures. lift off for branson the billionaire virgin galactic
the serb is now level pegging with federer and nadal on 20 grand slam wins. lift off for branson the billionaire virgin galactic founder has flown to the edge of space on the company s first ever passenger flight before gliding back to earth safely. now on bbc news, it s click. hey, welcome to click. hope you ve had a good week. lara, how are you doing? i m good just trying to plan for another summer of the unknown! chuckles. yep! another one of those
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i m shaun ley. wild celebrations in rome as italy s footballers are crowed champions of europe. the euro 2020 final finished one one after extra time but the italian team beat england in a tense penalty shootout when their goalkeepr made the all important save. across england hope turned to disappointment after their team led for the entire first half. america s west is scorched by heat as california and nevada brace themselves for even more record breaking temperatures. and lift off for branson the billionaire virgin galactic founder has flown to the edge
and from the latest official figures on the virus we can see another 26 deaths recorded in the last 2a hours, and 31,772 new infections across the uk. it means on average there were around 31,500 new cases per day in the past week. more than 93,000 people had a first dose of the vaccine in the last 2a hours. that means nearly 46 million people have had their firstjab, or 87% of uk adults. more than 211,000 people have just had a second dose, which means more than 34.5 million, or 66% of adults, are fully vaccinated. sir richard branson flew to the edge of space this afternoon, during virgin galactic s first fully crewed flight. take off from new mexico was slightly delayed by bad weather, but the flight is being seen
along with two pilots and three other virgin galactic employees, were transported to the spaceship unity tethered to the mothership eve. then take off. this is the moment he s been waiting for. after more than 16 years, and hundreds of millions of pounds, sir richard branson is now on his way to space. that s so cool. so you can see the moment when they release right there. forjust under four minutes, they experienced weightlessness and enjoyed a view of planet earth that only astronauts can dream of. well, i ve done some ridiculous things in my lifetime. that was really, really, really ridiculous. but ijust can t wait for. ..one day to be able to experience this. it s the experience of a lifetime. and touchdown. safely back on earth after a 90 minute flight. critics call this a billionaire sjoyride,