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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
hundreds flamingo chicks have been fitted with identity rings by hundreds of volunteers in a natural reserve in southern spain, one of the continents biggest flamingo colonies. hello and welcome to bbc news. the countdown is on to the women s euros football final with england taking on germany in front of a sell out crowd of 87,000 fans at wembley. england who ve scored 20 goals and conceded only one so far have been getting ready to take on the most successful nation in the tournament s history. 0ur sports correspondent, natalie pirks, looks ahead to the match that could provide a defining moment for women s football in the uk. music: three lions (football s coming home) you know it s a big deal when the queen s guard get involved. the familiar refrain of three lions has been echoing round every ground on route to wembley. # football s coming home, it s coming home.# ..and will no doubt again for this sell out final. from lionesses of the past to the current squad, as
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
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