hello and welcome to the programme, i m lewis vaughan jones. starting with the latest developments from sudan. they developments from sudan. they developments from sudan. are centrin- around international they are centring around international efforts to get their citizens international efforts to get their citizens of the country from top from top the latest from france, they have undergone and i quote a rapid evacuation operation to get rid of their citizens. and earlier we heard from america, they had done the same, this is a statement from presidentjoe biden, saying, on my orders, the united states military conducted an operation to extract us government personnel from khartoum. this is saudi arabia in the port ofjeddah and we understand around 150 people have been evacuated to safety, mostly citizens of gulf countries. the canadian government has urged remaining canadian city scenes in sedan to shelter in a safe place. in khartoum, air strikes and shelling have been g
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 blades back at wembley in the fa cup it s been some time. united! cheering but standing in the way of their first fa cup semifinal since 1936, was a side leaping into treble contention. come on city! wembley was far from full for this northern clash but sheffield united were not simply here to make up the numbers. it commentator: he s had to make a save! early on, they looked sharp. but this was truly a test against the best. city were starting to get a foothold and when danieljebbison swiped at bernardo silva in the box, the referee did not hesitate. penalty given. riyad mahrez coolly dispatched the spot kick to place city in the driving seat. the second half continued in the same vein. city calm and composed. mahrez driving through the blades like a knife through butter. remarkably, he wasn t done. the rout was complete just minutes later. mahrez! a hug for the hat trick hero, the first fa cup semifinal hat trick since 1958 and city s 17th goal in this fa cup campaign. the cele
this is bbc news i m samantha simmonds. the headlines: football comes home england s women beat germany 2 1 to become champions of europe for the first time. commentator: for the first time. it commentator: for the first time. , , ~ , chloe kelly scored england s winner late in extra time. it s english football s first major trophy since the men s side lifted the 1966 world cup. # it s coming home # it s coming # football s coming home # it s coming home # it s coming # football s coming home. #