justice department is examining donald trump s alleged involvement in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. the commonwealth games get under way in birmingham tomorrow with the opening ceremony. hello and good morning. england s lionesses are just one match away from glory after thrashing sweden 4 0 in their women s european championship semi final last night. they ll play the winner of tonight s second semifinal between germany and france in the final at wembley on sunday. it s the first time the team have reached the final of a major international tournament since 2009 and it follows the heartbreak of defeat in their last three semifinals. the england coach sarina wiegman hailed last night s performance against swden, the tournament s top ranked side, saying she was incredibly proud of her players. our correspondent natalie pirks was at the match at bramall lane in sheffield. the relief was palpable, the joy was intense. and the dancing? fit for a wembley fi
semifinal, onto the final now, so, yeah, great stuff. i think sarina wiegman s done a fantasticjob. yeah. she s brought the youth back in, she s got experience there. these fans, these players, in sarina they trust. it s been less than a year she s been in thejob, but the impact she s made is clear. 13 years it had been since england had been in the final of a major tournament. who would bet against them now? natalie pirks, bbc news, sheffield. joining me now is sammy stokes, who plays in midfield for chesterfield ladies and was at the match in sheffield last night. good morning, welcome. you must have a sore throat from all the shouting last night? the
The coronavirus pandemic has broken many hearts and squashed plenty of dreams, but for Samantha it has meant delaying - perhaps even giving up - on her dream of having another baby.
Buoyed by the improving Covid-19 situation in New South Wales last year, Samantha and her husband of over 10 years decided it was time a third set of tiny feet was running around their home.
But with Sydney and its surrounds cast under the shadow of another virus outbreak in December, the Central Coast couple made the difficult decision to put their plans on ice.
Sammy Stokes, her partner Andy and their nine-day-old baby girl Sunny pose for photos at their home in Kallangur, north of Brisbane, on May 5, 2020. The couple made the decision to have a home birth when Sammy was told that due to Covid-19 social distancing measure she could not have her support network with her at the hospital