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
the party in the stadium was carried on across england with messages of congratulation from the queen, the prime minister and many more. it continues later. fans gathering at trafalgar square later. it s a big week for news about our energy bills. we find out how much costs will be going up in october and if there could be another rise sooner than expected. i ll have all the details. a big shock at the commonwealth games. world record holder adam peaty is beaten into fourth place in the 100 metres breaststroke, won by fellow englishman james wilby. good morning, we start on a cloudy note with showers in the east. that will move away. many seeing sunny spells until later when we have rain coming in from the west. all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, the 1st of august. our main story. football has come home. england s lionesses have made history in a dramatic win against old rivals germany in the european championship final. there were scenes ofjoy on and of
and distinctive creatures. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. new allegations have emerged against chris pincher, who resigned from the government on thursday, after he was accused of groping two men in a private members club the night before. mr pincher, who admits that he d had too much to drink, says he s now seeking professional help. he denies the latest claims which are made in a number of sunday newspapers. borisjohnson is facing questions about how much he knew when he appointed mr pincher as the deputy chief whip in february. here s our political correspondent helen catt. it was what it claimed happened an evening of drinking here, that called for the resignation of chris pincher, to suspension as a conservative mp. in the papers today, there are more claims denied by mr pincher, at other locations, stretching back a number of years, and among them, that he made unwanted physical advances towards three male mps, including once in a palm tree bark and once in hi
that the russians had full control of the city. we ve been hearing these claims, actually, from yesterday, and these claims have not been confirmed yet by the ukraine s general staff, the armed forces of ukraine, neither by the local administration and authorities. what we can say with certainty, of course, is the situation in lysychansk has been very intense for quite a while now. after the battle for severodonetsk, lysychansk was the key focus of the russian offensive, their ground forces have been affecting lysychansk nonstop, the city was under intense artillery fire, missile fire, bombardments, aerial bombardments. and like we ve always been saying, and our minister of defence confirmed it a few days ago, for ukrainians, the value of human life is top priority, so sometimes we may retreat from certain areas, just so that we will retake them in the future. and there are other claims that russia is encircling ukrainian troops, or encircling the town itself. what s your tak
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. six new claims of inappropriate behaviour by the former deputy chief whip chris pincher have emerged, days after he was suspended as a tory mp over allegations he groped two men. mr pincher denies the latest claims, which are reported in several sunday newspapers. borisjohnson is facing questions about how much he knew when he appointed the mp as the deputy chief whip in february. here s our political correspondent helen catt. it was what it s claimed happened on an evening of drinking here at london s carlton club that led to chris pincher s resignation from the government on thursday night and later his suspension as a conservative mp. in today s papers, there are more claims, denied by mr pincher, of incidents at other locations, stretching back a number of years. among them, that he made unwanted physical advances towards three male mps, including once in a parliamentary bar and once in his office. one of those mps, it s reported, t