conservative party leadership candidate rishi sunak says he will cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16% if he becomes prime minister. horn blares the first ship carrying grain leaves the ukrainian port of odesa under an agreement brokered by turkey. the court of appeal will hold a last minute hearing today in the case of archie battersbee just hours before doctors are due to withdraw his life support. hello and a very good morning. england s lionesses have made history in a dramatic win against old rivals germany, in football s european championship final. there were scenes ofjoy on and off the pitch, as a record breaking 87,000 fans packed wembley stadium for the nail biting game. it s the first major trophy for england since the men s world cup win in 1966. our sports correspondent natalie pirks looks back at a historic night for women s football. commentator: the lionesses first-ever major trophy. - they say the best things come to those who wait. england, e
the party in the stadium was carried on across england with messages of congratulation from the queen, the prime minister and many more. it continues later. fans gathering at trafalgar square later. it s a big week for news about our energy bills. we find out how much costs will be going up in october and if there could be another rise sooner than expected. i ll have all the details. a big shock at the commonwealth games. world record holder adam peaty is beaten into fourth place in the 100 metres breaststroke, won by fellow englishman james wilby. good morning, we start on a cloudy note with showers in the east. that will move away. many seeing sunny spells until later when we have rain coming in from the west. all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, the 1st of august. our main story. football has come home. england s lionesses have made history in a dramatic win against old rivals germany in the european championship final. there were scenes ofjoy on and of
ukrainian forces are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian hardware in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, james waterhouse, and i asked him how destabilising these latest attacks might be for russia. (sot attacks might be for russia. i think it sends a warning shot, a reminder, while the front line further north in ukraine is not really moving, it is a message to russia to say look, we are busting the myth that you can base your naval fleet next to crimea as well as stage aircraft there to launch attacks across the country. and it also challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains pa
i m john roberts in for bret baier tonight. a tough examination for dr. anthony fauci as he defends his actions during the coronavirus pandemic. we may be just hours away from an executive order from president biden on immigration. as an illegal migrant is arrested for allegedly shooting two new york city police officers. and what it takes to get american hostages back home. we hear from someone who has done just that. but, first, breaking tonight, just days after the conclusion of the first ever criminal trial against a former president, a similarly historic proceeding begins against the son of a sitting president. jury selection has been completed in the felony gun charge trial for hunter biden. correspondent david spunt is in wilmington, delaware tonight where he kicks off our conch. hello, david. david: john, good evening to you. it took all day but the judge, the special counsel and the defense were able to turn 250 prospective jurors into 12 jurors plus four alterna
says the border is closed? that s not going to stop people from coming across the border illegally. he can close border crossings but he can t stop people from coming across quhawnchts do is say you nor longer eligible to apply for amnesty. you know, asylum. on the basis of that if you cross illegally. and that s what he is going to say. i mean, this is like, you know what? i think clearly is he trying to deal with an issue that is politically explosive for him and the democrats, right? and republicans are trying to keep this issue alive and i think donald trump keeps talking even after is he convicted about bloodbaths and invasions. the fact is last week schumer had a bipartisan bill that would have done exactly what biden says is he going to do tomorrow, which is to say i can shut the border if there s a big spike. there has been no spring spike, thank goodness, but that s what he wants to do to prevent it going forward in campaign. john: let s ask the correspondent to look at this