hello this is bbc news. the headlines: police investigating the death of 9 year old lillia valutyte have arrested a 22 year old man on suspicion of murder. widespread disruption to train services throughout the uk england s women train ahead of the biggest football match of their careers preparing to take on germany in tomorrow night s euros final. widespread disruption to train services throughout the uk as drivers from seven operators walk out over pay. the race between rishi sunak and liz truss to become prime minister continues as former leadership rival tom tugendhat backs the foreign secretary. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down and would do so if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday live from the commonwealth games in the heart of birmingham city centre this saturday night, coming up on the programme. heartbreak for england s six time paraly
and liz truss to become prime minister continues as former leadership rival tom tugendhat backs the foreign secretary. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down and would do so if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. and at the commonwealth games england sjohnboy smith wins the wheelchair marathon after fellow countryman david weir suffers a puncture. the anticipation is growing, the excitement is building by this time tomorrow we should know whether the lionesses have managed to win england s first major international football trophy in more than half a century. the team take on germany in the women s euros 2022 final at a fully sold out wembley stadium tomorrow, kicking off at five o clock. england beat pre tournament favourites spain and europe s top ranked team sweden on their road to the final. but our reporter matt graveling, who was at the stadium earlier watching the lionesses put the finishing touches to their prepara
of rain, breezy but for central southern and eastern england a drier date especially across the south east, still a few showers in the afternoon but not as intense as today. temperatures around the seasonal norm, 23 25 in england and wales, 19 20 further north and we will have lost the humidity. friday sunshine and showers, most in the north and west, the best brighter weather will be in the south and east and temperatures close to 20 across the north. in the weekend turning more unsettled and windy. thanks, stav. that s it. i ll be back at ten, but you can keep up with all the latest developments of course on the bbc website, and the news hello, and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. the opening of the heavens and a pope are england s only salvation, as south africa control a rain shortened first day at lord s. those in the water, even briefly, bring britain s golden day at the european championships, with andrea spendolini sirieix taking a
horrific and shocking police describe the murder of 87 year old thomas o halloran, stabbed while riding his mobility scooter in west london. officers call it an unprovoked attack . more than 4,000 people given contaminated blood in the 70s and 80s will receive compensation of £100,000 each, but campaigners say many grieving families have been ignored. pollution warnings issued for nearly 50 beaches around england and wales, with untreated sewage being discharged into coastal waters. the two tory party leadership rivals attack the northern ireland protocol as they vie for votes at election hustings in belfast. and nasa rolls out the rocket which it hopes will put humans back on the moon for the first time in half a century. an increase in food and drink prices has pushed inflation to double digits as the cost of living crisis intensifies. the office for national statistics says the rise in the price of goods is now at its highest rate for more than a0 years. inflation hit