Hello and thanks forjoining us. Goals were few and far between in the three games on friday in euro 2020. The oldest rivalry in world football produced few chances and no goals as england played out a goalless draw at wembley. The other game in group d between croatia and the czech republic finished 1 all at hampden park. In group e, sweden followed up their opening draw with spain with a 1 nil win over slovakia in st petersburg a victory that moves them to the top of group e. Dan roan reports from wembley on the stalemate in group d. No older rivalry and no greater stage. A quarter of a century had passed since wembley hosted the only previous meeting between these two teams at a major tournament, one of england s most memorable victories, but the visitors have enjoyed success of their own, a night of history and hope lay ahead. We ve got a good chance, a good squad, good line up. Anything can happen and england always underestimate us. We have nothing to lose. I m nervous. I ca
A two minute silence has been held at the british normandy memorial to honour more than 22,000 members of the armed forces, who died after the d day landings. May god bless our veterans, their families, and all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. As a result of the operations around d day during the operations around d day during the battle of normandy. Around a hundred veterans who were unable to travel to france because of the pandemic laid wreaths at the national memorial arboretum. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The health secretary matt hancock has said that the delta variant of the coronavirus, is 40% more transmissible. He also said that the variant, first identified in india, makes life more challenging, making it harder to decide if it s safe to lift remaining restrictions in england on the 21st june as planned. Earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent helen catt who gave us an update on the timeline for the government s road map
Hello and welcome to sportsday. Captain marcus rashford gives england a slender victory in their final euros warm up, but players are booed again by some fans as they take the knee. Heartbreakfor max verstappen as a late spin denies him victory in azerbaijan but lewis hamilton can t take advantage. And an unbeaten 60 from dom sibley helps england secure a draw against new zealand. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Welcome along, thanks forjoining us. For the second time in four days, some fans have booed england players as they took a knee against racial injustice before kick off at the riverside stadium in middlesborough. In theirfinal warm up match before euro 2020, england beat romania 1 0 thanks to a marcus rashford penalty. Nick parrott reports: england boss gareth southgate made nine changes from the side that beat austria but there was no change in the attitude of some fans at the stadium, booing again when england took the knee. Romania might be 39 places below england in the
23 celsius in london. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The health secretary says the delta variant of the coronavirus is 40% more transmissible of coronavirus restrictions in england due onjune the 21st. That does make life more challenging for everybody. And you have seen that the case rates have risen a little. But, the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving at hospital is broadly flat. Coronavirus cases in the uk rise by 49% in one week. 5,31” new covid cases were recorded in the last 2a hours. Vaccinations are being opened up to the under 30s this week a in the drive to offer covid jabs to all adults in england. The duke and duchess of sussex announce the birth of a baby daughter, who they have named lilibet diana she was born on friday in california. A two minute silence has been held at the british normandy memorial to honour more than 22,000 members of the armed forces, who died after the d day landings. And movie and tv stars have started t