the wheelchair marathon. we ll have all the latest live from birmingham. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. we start with breaking news in the past few minutes, lincolnshire police have confirmed they ve arrested a 22 year old man on suspicion of murder, following the death of nine year old lilia valutyte in boston. we ll be hearing from officers shortly. they from officers shortly. will be holding a press conference they will be holding a press conference where we ll be getting more details about the investigation and the arrest, following the death of lilia valutyte. this is what we are waiting for, this is where the officers should appear. earlier, the force had been circulating photographs of a man that officers want to speak to in connection with lilia s desk and we now know that a 22 year old man has been detained in boston in lincolnshire, today, previously two people had been arrested without charge. we listen in. ., ., ., arrested without charge. w
good evening. there s yet more disruption on britain s railways this weekend as train drivers who are members of the aslef union walk out, in a row over pay. drivers from seven rail companies are involved in the strike. it s the second this week affecting passengers, with more strikes scheduled for dates in august. our correspondent, judith moritz, reports on the scale of the disruption. folkestone station this morning was a gateway to nowhere. no southeastern trains running and passengers who didn t know about today s strike caught by surprise. so we were planning to go to brighton and now we ll have to find an alternative. probably we ll have to take the bus or something. not right, because i don t go to london very often and i ve got a lunch date with my daughter and a friend. but not all stations are closed. though around 5,000 train drivers at seven companies have walked out over pay on a busy sporting weekend, not all lines are affected. at leeds station, northern rail
3,000 metres individual pursuit. i m paul scott at the bbc sport centre in salford, with the rest of the day s sports news. less than 2a hours to go now, until the england lionesses take on germany in the euro 22 final. we ll be live to wembley. and for the first time in his career, george russell will start a formula 1 race from pole. details on qualifying for the hungarian grand prix coming up. hello and welcome to birmingham. we re here at victoria square which is right in the heart of the city. there s a big screen and bands and dj sjust below us here where big crowds have been gathering to watch the action at these commonwealth games. and that includes the marathon races which all took place today and came to a finish just behind me you can see the arch of the finish line. and there was plenty of drama, especially for england s david weir as dan 0gunshakin now reports: it soon became obvious as competitors to medway that david weir was the man to beat. his lead cont
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: police investigating the death of 9 year old lillia valutyte have arrested a 22 year old man on suspicion of murder. widespread disruption to train services throughout the uk england s women train ahead of the biggest football match of their careers preparing to take on germany in tomorrow night s euros final. widespread disruption to train services throughout the uk as drivers from seven operators walk out over pay. the race between rishi sunak and liz truss to become prime minister continues as former leadership rival tom tugendhat backs the foreign secretary. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down and would do so if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday live from the commonwealth games in the heart of birmingham city centre this saturday night, coming up on the programme. heartbreak for england s six time paraly
and liz truss to become prime minister continues as former leadership rival tom tugendhat backs the foreign secretary. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down and would do so if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. and at the commonwealth games england sjohnboy smith wins the wheelchair marathon after fellow countryman david weir suffers a puncture. the anticipation is growing, the excitement is building by this time tomorrow we should know whether the lionesses have managed to win england s first major international football trophy in more than half a century. the team take on germany in the women s euros 2022 final at a fully sold out wembley stadium tomorrow, kicking off at five o clock. england beat pre tournament favourites spain and europe s top ranked team sweden on their road to the final. but our reporter matt graveling, who was at the stadium earlier watching the lionesses put the finishing touches to their prepara