authorities in kentucky say 25 people are now known to have died, in some of the worst flooding ever experienced there, with rescuers struggling to reach some of the worst hit areas. hundreds of flamingo chicks are fitted with identity rings in one of europe s biggest flamingo colonies to help track their journeys and ensure their survival. 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. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, looks ahead to the match that could provide a defining moment for women s football in the uk. 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 wil
will have fairness and compassion at the heart of all the decisions and we will of course always do our best to support, whether its public services or the economy, as required. were there any concerns, even informal ones, raised with you about the conduct of dominic raab before you appointed him as your deputy? i ve been very clear. i don t recognise the characterisation of dominic s behaviour. and i also was not and am not aware of any formal complaint. i asked if there were any informal? no, well, there is a formal complaints process and that s the important thing that people should avail themselves of if they have concerns. did anyone know any documents make raise any concerns about his behaviour at all? no, i was not and am not aware of any formal complaints about dominic s behaviour but i would say if people do have concerns, whether it s about any individual, that they should come forward and talk to people about those. let me be clear, are you saying nobody or no document mad
our sports correspondent, andy swiss reports. kids cheer. a noisy sendoff for england s players as a crowd of schoolchildren cheered them from their base in staffordshire and the start of what they hope will be a journey to world cup glory. but before they left, a few final formalities the official squad photo in their marks & spencer suits, and the announcement of their shirt numbers. a special guest was there to do the honours, the president of the fa, the prince of wales. and after meeting harry kane and his players, he offered a bit of royal support. and in cardiff, there was also a fond farewell for wales as they trained for the final time before heading to qatar. so for youngerfans in particular,
to a gala dinnerfor 620 leaders. it is gone nine o clock in the evening here. he has been meeting world leaders in one on one, what are known as bilateral conversations, at a diplomatic level as well as the bigger sessions where all of the leaders were in the same room. i had a chance to ask him about a good old range of topics, including the autumn statement coming up on thursday and indeed the conduct of his deputy. but i wanted to start by asking him what it s like to be a british prime minister at the moment, on the world stage, given everything that has happened this year. prime minister, in yourjudgment, how tarnished is the uk s reputation after what s happened this year? well, look, obviously our international reputation took a bit of a knock as a result of some of the things that happened more recently. but what i ve seen here at the 620 summit in indonesia is an enormous amount of goodwill for the uk to be an actively engaged member of the international community. there is wi
that s really hard. i m almost reacting to situations rather than anticipating what s going to happen. why is it that we re being punished for having a disabled person in our household? what s that? camera. the government says disabled people have received a £150 cost of living payment as part of a wider package of support, but, with what could be the biggest financial squeeze in a generation, disabled people just want to make sure they get their voices heard, and listened to, before it s too late. ruth clegg, bbc news, greater manchester. and if you want to find out more about thursday s autumn statement and how it may affect you, go to the bbc news website at bbc.co.uk/news, where there s a lot of information in our cost of living tackling it together series. our top story this lunchtime: a coroner has ruled that the death of two year old awaab ishak was directly linked to the mould