one lucky ticket holder in illinois wins almost $1.3 billion on the mega millions jackpot. and, england stand on the brink of women s football history, as they take on germany in the european championship final at wembley. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us state of kentucky has been hit by its worst floods for decades, killing at least 25 people. hundreds of homes and businesses have been flooded, in the east of the state, president biden declared it a major disaster. the record flooding wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in america, and the governor has warned it could take weeks to find the victims. our north america correspondent, peter bowes reports. flowing water, powerful enough to sweep away entire homes. torrential rain has wreaked havoc. some areas received more than 20 cm in a 24 hour period. swollen streams and mudslides have torn through several communities with devastating results. everything s gone. like, everything is gone. my whol
meant that he could not serve in the way he should. england s women train ahead of the biggest football match of their careers preparing to take on germany in tomorrow night s euros final. the first middle of the day went to a team england at the commonwealth games. johnboy smith coming first that enough men s t 53 54 marathon. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. police have issued cctv images of a man they want to question over the death of a nine year old girl, who was fatally stabbed in boston in lincolnshire, on thursday. two people previously arrested in connection with lilia valutyte s death, have also been released. our reporter, phillip norton, reports from boston. this is the man police want to talk to in connection with the murder of nine year old lilia valutyte. the images were released this morning by lincolnshire police. the force also confirmed that two people previously arrested in connection with the child s murder have been released without
the wheelchair marathon. we ll have all the latest live from birmingham. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. we start with breaking news in the past few minutes, lincolnshire police have confirmed they ve arrested a 22 year old man on suspicion of murder, following the death of nine year old lilia valutyte in boston. we ll be hearing from officers shortly. they from officers shortly. will be holding a press conference they will be holding a press conference where we ll be getting more details about the investigation and the arrest, following the death of lilia valutyte. this is what we are waiting for, this is where the officers should appear. earlier, the force had been circulating photographs of a man that officers want to speak to in connection with lilia s desk and we now know that a 22 year old man has been detained in boston in lincolnshire, today, previously two people had been arrested without charge. we listen in. ., ., ., arrested without charge. w
good evening. there s yet more disruption on britain s railways this weekend as train drivers who are members of the aslef union walk out, in a row over pay. drivers from seven rail companies are involved in the strike. it s the second this week affecting passengers, with more strikes scheduled for dates in august. our correspondent, judith moritz, reports on the scale of the disruption. folkestone station this morning was a gateway to nowhere. no southeastern trains running and passengers who didn t know about today s strike caught by surprise. so we were planning to go to brighton and now we ll have to find an alternative. probably we ll have to take the bus or something. not right, because i don t go to london very often and i ve got a lunch date with my daughter and a friend. but not all stations are closed. though around 5,000 train drivers at seven companies have walked out over pay on a busy sporting weekend, not all lines are affected. at leeds station, northern rail
of making history by becoming the first england football team to win a major tournament since 1966. well, when you reach a final, then you re one of the best teams in the tournament. i think we have a very good team too. we don t fear anyone. also on the programme tonight. police investigating the fatal stabbing of nine year old lilia valutyte in lincolnshire have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. a major disaster has been declared in the us state of kentucky after floods killed at least 25 people. duncan scott will be the commonwealth champion! and it s a scotland england one two, as duncan scott and tom dean take gold and silver in the pool. good evening. by this time tomorrow we will know if england women s wait for a major trophy has ended after they take on germany in tomorrow s euros final at wembley. the lionesses, who ve scored 20 goals and conceded only one so far, have been preparing to take on the most successful nation in the tournament s history. our sports