also on the programme: in other news the ukrainians living with the constant threat of russian missile strikes. we have a special report from southern city of mykolaiv. parts of beirut s huge grain silos badly damaged in the 2020 explosion, collapse after a long running fire. and nichelle nichols, the first black actress to play a figure of authority on american tv when she starred as lieutenant uhura in star trek, has died age 89. hello and welcome to the programme. england fans have celebrated long into the night after their side triumphed in the final of the european women s football championship at wembley. the lionesses 2 1 victory over germany came 56 years after england s men beat west germany in the 1966 world cup final the only major trophy previously won by an england senior team. queen elizabeth said the players would be an inspiration for girls and women . mark lobel has the story. a euphoric moment for english sport with a pitch perfect performance from the
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start here in the uk where the bank of england is poised for the biggest rise in the cost of borrowing for 27 years to rein in the soaring cost of living. economists expect the central bank to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage point something it hasn t done in one go since 1995. that would take it to 1.75% the most expensive borrowing costs the uk has seen for almost a decade and a half with further steep rises expected. it comes as a leading think tank has warned inflation could hit 15% before it starts to ease next year. george buckley is chief uk & euro area economist at the investment bank nomura. i assume you are with the majority and you think is half a percent rise today is a given? i a percent rise today is a civen? ~ , a percent rise today is a civen? ~ , ., a percent rise today is a . iven? ~ , ., ., given? i think it is going to happen. given? i think it is going to happen.
and at the commonwealth games it was gold for scotland s eilish mccolgan, in the 10,000 metres last night, and for england s katarina johnson thompson, who became hepathlon champion. hello and welcome to bbc news. the mother of 12 year old archie battersbee says the legal battle to postpone the withdrawal of her son s life support has come to an end. it comes after the european court of human rights refused an application to delay the withdrawal of his treatment. his family now wants him to be taken to a hospice as louisa pilbeam reports. she says she ll fight for him until the end. but archie s mum accepts she s now at the end of her legal fight for her son s life. 12 year old archie has been in a coma on life support since he was found unconscious in april. last night, the european court of human rights refused to intervene to stop that life support being withdrawn, ending the family s last hope. absolutely devastated. frustrated, angry. let down. so many emotions. hollie
china has fired missiles near taiwan in a show of force against nancy pelosi s visit to the island. and the bank of england makes its biggest rise in interest rates for nearly thirty years while saying the uk s headed, for recession. a court in moscow has sentenced the us basketball player, brittney griner, to nine years in prison on charges of drug smuggling. she was also fined $16 thousand. here s ms griner arriving at the court for the sentencing. the olympic gold medallist was detained in february at an airport near moscow when cannabis oil vape cartridges were found in her luggage. here s what she said after both sides presented closing arguments. i made an honest mistake and i hope that in your ruling that it doesn t end my life. brittny griners s lawyers spoke to reporters after the sentencing. we feel disappointment. you know, when we saw britney, i think it was tuesday and we were told we will see you on thursday. and she said, see you on doomsday. so it looks like