$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 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 whole life is gone. there s no words. it sjust hard to imagine. there s nothing, really, that you can
it s not a catastrophe. translation: with all honesty, it s not a catastrophe. you - translation: with all honesty, it s not a catastrophe. you can . it s not a catastrophe. you can change your pope, it s not a problem. 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. 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 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 are
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
translation: with all honesty, it is not a catastrophe. you can change your pope. it is not a problem. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. more than 100 people have been injured during protests by supporters of the powerful iraqi cleric moqtada sadra in baghdad. the protesters stormed the iraqi parliament for the second time in three days and are now staging a sit in inside the parliament building. they oppose the nomination of a pro iran rival candidate for prime minister. richard galpin reports. twice now this week, protests here in the iraqi capital baghdad leading to parliament being broken into and occupied supporters of the powerful iraqi cleric moqtada al sadr venting their anger about the possibility of a pro iran candidate becoming prime minister. concrete barriers pulled down so they could enter the high security green zone. more than 100 people have been injured. iraq s current prime minister, mustafa al kadhimi, has called for c
another good day meanwhile for new zealand at the track cycling. that s taking place in london. three gold medals won by bryony botha in the women s 3000m individual pursuit. aaron gate in the a000m individual pursuit. and ellesse andrews in the women s sprint. plenty to celebrate for the british home nations in the swimming pool, including gold medals for england s ben proud in the 50m butterfly and scotland s duncan scott in the men s 200m freestyle. olympic champion maggie mcneil from canada edged out australia s emma mckeon in the women s 100m butterfly. it was a golden day meanwhile for malaysia in the weightlifting. mohamad kasdan won the men s 55kg, and afterwards aznil bidin made it a double celebration for the country in the men s 61kg. the 28 year old who lifted a combined total of 285 kilograms for a new games record. and there s more weightlifting medals to be won on sunday, as well as in the pool, and it s the men s and women s rugby sevens finals.