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
one of her new songs, replacing a word after disability campaigners raised concerns about the lyrics. we start with the war in ukraine. a ship has left the port city of odesa for the first time in months as part of a landmark deal with russia. it s carrying over 20,000 tonnes of grain. this is the moment it finally got going. remember, ukraine is known as the bread basket of europe . many countries depend on it for grain. lebanon is one of them that s where the ship is headed. the green dot shows where it is right now. you can see that progress is slow that could be because it needs to navigate around mines scattered in the water. let s hear from the un secretary general. today s secretary general. departure is an enormous collective today s departure is an enormous collective achievement by the joint coordination centre set up last week in istanbul under united nations auspices. what we have witnessed today in odesa is an important starting point. it must be the first o
fans across the country watched and celebrated. the women have absolutely smashed it tonight. - absolutely smashed it. 50 years, and we had to ask the ladies to do it for us. but what are you going to do? i will be live at wembley on one of the greatest days in english footballing history, a day that it is hoped will prove transformative for women s football. and also coming up on the programme. the ukrainians living with the reality of russian missile strikes. a weekend of campaigning for liz truss and rishi sunak as ballot papers go out to conservative party members. and at the commonwealth games joy and disappointment for england in the pool as adam peaty misses the medals but james wilby takes a gold. good evening. it s been been a day of tension and triumph, ofjoy in the moment and of history being made. the lionesses victory in euro 2022 means that for the first time since 1966 england have won a major international tournament at a senior level. it happened at wemb
Energy debt compared with a year ago despite government assistance. It was close, but england are through to the Rugby World Cup semi finals. They beat fiji, but will have to up their game if theyre to overcome the in form, defending champions south africa. 100 years of disney, and the remarkable link between a small village in lincolnshire, and the man who made mickey mouse. No Fairy Tale Ending to the weather. We start with sunshine but it will turn wet and windy. All the details here on breakfast. Its monday the 16th of october. Hospitals in gaza could run out of fuel within the next 2a hours, according to the United Nations, as it appealed to israel to allow humantarian aid into the territory immediately. Gaza is governed by hamas, which is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by many governments, including the uk. The un has called on the group to release the israeli hostages taken last week. More than one million palestinians living in gaza have been told by israel to move sout
Hello and welcome to sportsday im hugh ferris. Our headlines this evening. A closer day. But still europe dominate in rome, needing four more points to regain the ryder cup the champions are no longer perfect. Manchester city lose for the first time int he Premier League this season and the lone home nation on a Rugby World Cup weekend, but scotlands quarter final hopes rest on a result against romania. Also coming up on sportsday. St helens bid for a fifth consecutive Super League Title is still on, but onlyjust. The ryder cup scoreboard that was ticking up for two days is now counting down. Europe need four points to regain the trophy, but go into the final day after the usas best session so far. Our correspondent andy swiss is in rome to reflect on a day that ends with europe still dominant, but with the americans grasping on to growing hope. Its been another dramatic care another dramatic day here in rome. The morning session followed the theme of yesterday, when of european domina