safely back on earth after a 90 minute flight. critics call this a billionaire joy ride, harmful to the planet sir richard says he wants to protect. but for people here at the first purpose built commercial spaceport on the planet, this passenger flight marks an historic moment in the long and continuing journey towards space tourism becoming a reality. sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico. 0ne englishman over the men today. one englishman over the men toda . ,, ., , today. stay with us, we will brina today. stay with us, we will bring you today. stay with us, we will bring you more today. stay with us, we will. bring you more disappointment for england fans as they lose to italy in the euro 2020 final after leading in the first half. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible.
several people were taken to hospital over the weekend with heat related conditions. scientists say there is growing evidence that climate change is fuelling extreme weather patterns, and they are likely to become more common. last month was the hottestjune on record in north america. the high temperatures of the past few days are expected to ease off by the middle of the week but the heatwaves this summer have been relentless and the months that are usually the hottest are still to come. peter bowes, bbc news, washington. sir richard branson hasjust returned from the edge of space during virgin galactic s first fully crewed flight. take off from mew mexico was slightly delayed by bad weather but the flight is being seen as a milestone for the commencial space industry. sir richard said it was the experience of a lifetime. from spaceport america in new mexico, here s sophie long. preparations were made before take off. about 10 years and an hour