MOre than 30,000 new covid cases today, but bOrisjohnson defends his controversial plan to remove restrictions. Game and at wimbledon, the eight time Champion Roger Federer is out after losing his quarterfinal in straight sets. And coming up in the spOrt on the Bbc News Channel The End of an era is this the last time we see Roger Federer at wimbledon . Hes beaten in straight sets at the quarterfinal stage. Good evening. The second semifinal of the European Championship kicked off two hours ago at wembley stadium, but england and denmark are still on the pitch, battling fOr a place in the final of the euros. The match is currently in extra time after it ended 1 1 after 90 minutes Or so. They had been high hopes that england and the widely praised leadership of Gareth Southgate would make it to the final of the European Championship fOr the very first time. Lets go live to wembley. FOrthe very first time. Lets go live to wembley. FOr the latest from our spOrt cOrrespondent, 0lly foster. Yellow may after all these years of waiting, what is another 30 minutes and possible penalties fOr england . Welcome after. Excruciating and exhilarating in equal part. Yes, we have watched england grow into this tournament over the weeks. That fantastic win against germany in the last 16 to give them belief, the rout at home with ukraine to give them the route into the semifinals. They thought they had found the Fast Lane to the finals but instead they have found a red wall in the shape of denmark. It is 1 1, they are in the first period of extra time, but here is our Orts-editOr'>SpOrts EditOr with the stOry of the match so far. They arrived not only hoping to witness Ory-but-daring'>HistOry But Daring to expect it. A sensation they have become all too familiar with, defeat, it. A sensation they have become all too familiarwith, defeat, part it. A sensation they have become all too familiar with, defeat, part of their team plus my identity. But this time there was a Feeling England could be The End that long quest to reach a final once again. Once in lifetime, isnt it . Ive been pinching myself fOr weeks. As soon as i woke up i had flies in my belly soon as i woke up i had flies in my Belly Cant soon as i woke up i had flies in my belly. Cant wait fOr tonight. If we aet belly. Cant wait fOr tonight. If we get knocked belly. Cant wait fOr tonight. If we get knocked out belly. Cant wait fOr tonight. If we get knocked out i belly. Cant wait fOr tonight. If we get knocked out i will belly. Cant wait fOr tonight. If we get knocked out i will be belly. Cant wait fOr tonight. If we get knocked out i will be so belly. Cant wait fOr tonight. If we get knocked out i will be so sad. Inside. Get knocked out i will be so sad. Inside, Wembley Get knocked out i will be so sad. Inside, Wembley Fizzed get knocked out i will be so sad. Inside, Wembley Fizzed with inside, Wembley Fizzed with anticipation. Back at home again in front of a highly charged crowd of 60,000, the kind of Chance England knew must be seized. I outnumbered, opponents denmark not without suppOrt of their own, but when once mOre and these players would be elevated to a status very few in English Football have achieved. The favourites started brightly, Raheem Sterling with an early chance to add to his three goals this campaign. But denmark whether last team to beat england here and they were about to show why, Mikkel Damsgaard with a warning shot. Then moments later the youngster did this. It is Mikkel Damsgaard. 0h, a wonderful goal is Mikkel Damsgaard. 0h, a wonderful Goal England conceded their first goal wonderful Goal England conceded their first goal this wonderful Goal England conceded their first goal this tournament. I their first goal this tournament. How would they respond to falling behind . The answer decisive. Raheem sterling denied by the brilliance of Kasper Schmeichel, but then minutes later the fit Again Bukayo Saka found space, and then the unfOrtunate simon Kjaer Couldnt Help But Bundle into his own net under pressure from sterling. Now we knew this england could handle adversity. Having equalised, they went in search of another after the restart, Harry Maguire fOrcing schmeichel into action, the Leicester City Keeper producing another Orld-class'>WOrld Class save. With a game on a knife edge, Harry Kane thought he had won a penalty but despite claims var saw it differently. The hosts desperately searched fOr the winner they craved, but to no avail. As in the past, england would have to endure extra time. Studio that was our Orts-editOr'>SpOrts EditOr Dan Rowan and we will be speaking to him a little later fOr an update on what is going on. It is still 1 1, by the way dan roan. Our Orrespondent'>Midlands COrrespondent Sian Lloyd is in solihull fOr us 110w. Sian lloyd is with fans in solihull are they disappointed sian . England fans across the country remain on tenterhooks as the Semi Final continues. Sian lloyd is with with some fans in solihull whats the mood like there . Jack grealish was brought on there was of course huge excitement here, as this is where he is from. The weight is not over fOr fans. As this is where he is from. The weight is not overfOrfans. This is how they have been enjoying evening here so far the weight is not over. Arriving fOr what they hope will be a night to remember, members of the Orts-centre'>SpOrts Centre in solihull glad to be back together. 150 members have booked in to watch the match here, excited fOr what could happen at wembley. Although this Mother And Daughter didnt quite make it to the capital. My Husband And Son are at wembley, but weve drawn the shOrt straw, we are here enjoying the game, watching it on the telly. I grew up on football with my Dad And Brother and i think its just fun to be around, everybody loving it. Are you nervous . Ive gone through a Roller Coaster of emotions today. I was really nervous to start with, confident, then ive gone back. To being slightly circumspect about it all. Were going to win 3 1. Feeling excited. I think it might be 2 1. To who . England. Happy and glOrious. They watched and waited, but there came a moment of despair as denmark scOred. Then they raised the roof. Cheering. Ahead of Half Time. Im actually on my seat, the edge of my seat with it. Its amazing. And when they scOred, it was the best thing ever. Im not looking fOrward to the second half. Never am, watching england. And around the country, fans were glued to the screen. Moments of Excitement And Promise in this match, but england still wait to see whether it will be enough. Sian lloyd, bbc news, solihull. Studio that was tonights scenes in solihull with Sian Lloyd. Lets pop back to wembley and Olly Foster. Quick reminder, still 1 1 i believe, and from your point of view, looking at the play so far, does one of the teams look mOre tired . What you think are the prospects . Teams look mOre tired . What you think are the prospects . England are on the front think are the prospects . England are on the front foot. Think are the prospects . England are on the front foot. Gareth think are the prospects . England are on the front foot. Gareth southgate i on the front foot. Gareth southgate has rung the changes. Jack grealish, the impact player, came on towards the impact player, came on towards The End of nOrmal time. Phil foden, The End of nOrmal time. Phil foden, the Manchester City starlet, has also joined the fray, but denmark are holding firm. Theirs is one of the stOries of this championship, and if they can take it all the way to penalties and perhaps prevail then there will be huge suppOrt fOr them, but all the groans that have been drifting from wembley way greet every half Chance England has. They are on the front foot, and they still have another 15 Or 20 minutes to play in this, but you know there are echoes of all those failed semifinals down the year, italy 90, euro 96, russia 2018. I wonder if euro 96, russia 2018. I wonder if euro 20, these delayed euros, will go the same way. At the moment it is a of hans christian andersens propOrtions fOr denmark, but the curse of the semifinal could be coming back to Strike England down. But they do have still 20 minutes left to play. There is hope. Man . Left to play. There is hope. Many thanks, olly. Left to play. There is hope. Many thanks, olly. Olly left to play. There is hope. Many thanks, olly. Olly foster left to play. There is hope. Many thanks, olly. Olly foster at thanks, olly. Olly foster at wembley. Eitherway, thanks, olly. Olly foster at wembley. Either way, you can share your reaction, so far anyway, to tonights game with 606 on Bbc Radio 5 live and the programme is on at midnight and also be heard on bbc sounds. Lets move on to the days other news. The Prime Minister has been defending his plans to remove most of Oronavirus'>Englands COronavirus restrictions in just 12 days time, describing his approach as balanced and reasonable. But with predictions that new cases could reach 100,000 a day later this summer, the Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer warned that the Governments Strategy will lead to chaos and confusion, with huge numbers of people having to self isolate. Our deputy political editOr Vicki Young has mOre details. When cases go up, countries have locked down. Not this time. Ministers are taking the opposite approach in england, confident vaccines will protect mOre of us from the wOrst of this third wave. Will hospitals cope with rising covid cases, Prime Minister . MOre infections mean mOre people with long covid and the risk of new variants. Su keirstarmer. Keirstarmer. The Labour Leader says were heading fOr a summer of chaos and confusion. Lets be clear why the number of cases will surge so quickly, because he is taking all protections off in one go. That is reckless. Is the Prime Minister really comfOrtable with a plan that means 100,000 people catching this virus every Day And Everything that entails . We will continue with a balanced and reasonable approach, and i have given the reasons. This country has rolled out the fastest Vaccination Programme anywhere in europe. The vaccines provide mOre than 90 i protection against hospitalisation. But the owners of this teashop in grantchester are facing another problem. Theyre closed because so many staff are at home after coming into contact with an infected person. Soon people who have had both jabs will not have to isolate, but the rules not changing until the 16th of august. The impact on this business and all Hospitality Businesses like mine is devastatingly serious. We have got a ridiculous system where fOr the third time in less than 15 months, this business has been shut down by the rules of this government, and thats not fair and it cant continue. Frustrations shared by seniOr mps Quizzing Mrjohnson this afternoon. Is it the case that until we get to that point on 16th august, people who have been jabbed twice will have to isolate even if they have had a negative Covid Test . Were asking people to isolate and i know how frustrating it is, but. Why . Because im afraid this is a highly. Contagious disease and we have to do what we can to stop its spread. You can hear a contradiction at the heart of the Prime Ministers message. He is lifting almost all restrictions but still urging caution. Gone is the euphOric language describing freedom day. Instead, its clear that this pandemic is far from over. NOrmal life is returning but the pattern of this pandemic so far suggests some difficult weeks ahead. Vicki young, bbc news, westminster. Lets Ta Ke lets take a look at the latest official figures. Lets take a look at the latest officialfigures. They lets take a look at the latest official figures. They show that in the past 2a hours 33 deaths were repOrted and 32,548 new the past 24 hours 33 deaths were repOrted and 32,548 new infections were recOrded across the uk, the highest number since the 22nd of january. Theres been an average of 27,557 new cases per day in the uk last week. Almost 86,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period. MOre than 45. 5 million people have now had their firstjab thats 86. 4 of uk adults. Over 153,000 people have had their second dose so mOre than 34 Million people are now fully vaccinated thats 64. 6 of uk adults. The Orld-health-Organization'>WOrld Health Organization has urged extreme caution when governments plan to ease restrictions because of a surge in new cases, even in countries with good vaccination rates such as the uk. The Organisations-head'>Organisations Head of the emergencies, dr mike ryan, said the idea of letting people get infected with covid 19 earlier rather than later was a case of stupidity. Our medical Or-fergus-walsh'>EditOr Fergus Walsh examines how big the third wave of infections could be. Despite increasing levels of vaccination, cOronavirus cases are doubling in the uk roughly every nine days. So how protected are we . The Or-national-statistics'>Office FOr National Statistics estimates that 89 of adults now have antibodies against cOronavirus. The levels vary around the uk but are the highest so far during the pandemic. Antibodies will either be the result of priOr infection Or, increasingly, vaccination. But having some antibodies is not a guarantee against getting infected. A lot of these adults will have antibodies but they will be low levels of antibodies, they will be waning antibodies from an Original live infection. What we need fOr full protection from something like the Delta Variant is the kind of high level Neutralising Antibodies that you get from two doses of vaccine. So how big will the third wave be . The government estimates that cases could rise from current levels to 50,000 a day by the 19th Ofjuly and perhaps 100,000 a day later in the summer. What really matters is the number of people who become seriously ill, and immunisation is ensuring a lower propOrtion of people are being admitted to hospital. Even so, there could be 1000 Hospital Admissions a day later this month and perhaps double that if cases spiral upward. I do think that other places in europe and the wOrld are going to see the uk as a bit of a Test Case here, to test exactly how effective the vaccines are at a fairly high but not complete Vaccine Roll out stage, and to see whether this triggers, fOr example, the arising of new variants that are under pressure to get around that vaccine protection. So how many people might have to self isolating the coming weeks . FOr every covid case, around three close contacts are identified. Now, these are very rough estimates but if we hit 50,000 cases a day, that could mean nearly 1. 5 million people a week being Ordered to self isolate. And if we hit 100,000 cases a day by the 16th of august, the date at which the Self Isolation rules are being relaxed, it could be nearer 3 Million people a week. TomOrrow ministers are expected to announce a date when fully immunised people arriving in england from Amber List countries will no longer have to quarantine. It would open up a travel to many Tourist Destinations and spark a scramble fOr holiday bookings. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Things have changed in the England Denmark and cantOr at wembley, Olly Foster will tellers what is going on. Foster will tellers what is going on,. , , foster will tellers what is going on. ,. , � , foster will tellers what is going on. ,. � ,. On. Perhaps englands Semifinal Curse is lifting, on. Perhaps englands Semifinal Curse is lifting, they on. Perhaps englands Semifinal Curse is lifting, they are on. Perhaps englands Semifinal Curse is lifting, they are still curse is lifting, they are still playing the first period of extra time, the Video Assistant took an age to agree with the referee that Raheem Sterling had been tripped, up stepped The Captain, Harry Kane, to take the penalty. Danish keeper Kasper Schmeichel with a fantastic save, he has made many in the match, but kane started the rebound, england 2 1 up just approaching Half Time in this extra time. They are 15 minutes away from reaching their first majOr Championship Final in 55 years. It their first Or-championship'>MaOr Championship final in 55 ears. ,. , their first Or-championship'>MaOr Championship final in 55 ears. ,. , in 55 years. It is a nailbiter. Thank you. In 55 years. It is a nailbiter. Thank you, olly in 55 years. It is a nailbiter. Thank you, Olly Foster. In 55 years. It is a nailbiter. | thank you, Olly Foster. Back in 55 years. It is a nailbiter. Thank you, Olly Foster. Back again if there is something mOre to repOrt. Its been confirmed that the extra £20 a week which was added to universal credit during the pandemic will be phased out in the autumn, despite calls from many mps to keep it in place. Our political Orrespondent-nick-eardley'>COrrespondent Nick Eardley is at westminster. What has been going on here . This extra payment has been seen as a lifeline to many people during the pandemic, it is a lot of money, mOre than £1000 a year, fOr some claimants that is 5 of their household income. It ministers had made clear that they have no intention of extending the extra money beyond october when it is due to end, in part down to the 6 Billion p take your cost estimated by the treasury. As Or-rishi-sunak'>ChancellOr Rishi Sunak attempts to get a grip on the public finances, bOrisjohnson has public finances, Oris-johnson'>BOris Johnson has made clear he public finances, bOrisjohnson has made clear he thinks the priOrity should be better paid jobs rather than welfare. Many people see that as far too simplistic and the Prime Minister will face considerable pressure on those in the next few weeks, notjust from opposition mps, as you would expect, but also from conservatives. We have six fOrmer tOry wOrk and Pensions Secretary saying it should be made permanent and we have tOry backbenchers, cibicki won their seats fOr the first time in 2019 from labour, wOrried about the impact of this policy. This government has made a pretty big U Turns over the course of the pandemic, fOr now Oris-johnson'>BOris Johnsons policy is that as the restrictions and, so should these benefits. , ~ ,. , a restrictions and, so should these benefits. , ~ ,. ,. , benefits. Thank you, Nick Eardley In Westminster the president of haiti, Jovenel Moise, has been assassinated at his home in the Ort'>Capital POrt au prince. The government said the property was stOrmed overnight by unidentified armed men. Mr moise had been in power since 2017. His critics had accused him of cOrruption and hed faced waves of often violent protests. Our Orth-america-cOrrespondent'>NOrth America COrrespondent Sophie Long repOrts. Haiti is a country in chaos, Where Acts Of Everyday Life have come to pose a mOrtal risk. Accused of cOrruption and extending his presidency illegally, Jovenel Moise faced mass protests and demands from the opposition to step down. The interim Prime Minister described the assassination, which came after weeks of escalating violence, as a heinous, inhumane and barbaric act and declared a state of emergency. Still recovering from the devastating earthquake of 2010 and the hurricane that struck six years later, parts of the country remain inaccessible, besieged by territOrial battles between heavily armed gangs, violence that has fOrced mOre than 13,000 to flee there homes. Yet the police have been largely invisible, the government silent. Now the calls fOr the international community to act are getting louder. We need a lot mOre infOrmation, but it is very wOrrisome about the state of haiti. RepOrter but does. The us have a role. . With covid cases surging in a country where the few Hospital Beds are often shared by strangers, and vaccinations are almost unheard of, the sense of insecurity on the streets were Food And Fuel is becoming increasingly difficult to find has now intensified. The shooting of the president and his Wife Proof that no one is safe. Sophie long, bbc news. MOre than 200 bonfires have been built in Orthern-ireland'>NOrthern Ireland ahead of the annual . 12th Ofjuly . Celebrations this year, and theyre getting bigger than ever. The loyalist tradition, which celebrates the victOry of a protestant king over a catholic king at the Battle Of The Boyne in 1690, has frequently caused tensions between communities in some areas, but fOr others its an impOrtant way to celebrate british culture in Orthern-ireland'>NOrthern Ireland. Our cOrrespondent Emma Vardy has been to see one of the bonfires being built. Layer upon layer, built by hand, this bonfire has grown into gigantic propOrtions. The much prized structure has been constructed by the community in craigyhill, and theyre hoping itll be the largest bonfire in Orthern-ireland'>NOrthern Ireland. Its roughly, at the moment, reached 70 feet. So were hoping to get maybe 120. Whats the secret to building a bonfire like this . Top secret. Whats no secret is that this is precarious wOrk. Bonfire builders scale its height to add mOre pallets on top. Its mOre than 250 pallets tall. So the guys who go right on top there, Are Theyjust the most experienced, Or the fittest, Or. . Most of the people who are wOrking on here have been at it since they were kids. And the next generation are already learning. We were helping build the base and stuff. Were hoping fOr a wOrld recOrd. Going fOr a recOrd . Yeah. Usually, pallets are passed up the bonfire by hand, but today they have some assistance. This is a pretty serious construction project, and the community have raised £20,000 fOr all those pallets to make it happen. Its a great source of pride, its a statement of identity. But every year, bonfires will also cause a bit of contention. Community representatives in Orth-belfast'>NOrth Belfast are trying to calm tensions over a bonfire which has been built at an interface between the mainly protestant and mainly catholic area. And political leaders have condemned a bonfire in pOrtadown, where election posters were burnt along with irish and palestinian flags. Thats clearly promotion of hate, and i think theres a hugejob of wOrk to be done in Order to bring these mOre provocative acts to an end. But this bonfire in craigyhill gets suppOrt regarding safety from the local council and receives funding to hold a Family Day fOr children befOre it goes up in flames. Its just part of the culture we carry on, and we want to retain that culture. Some of the bonfires will burn the irish flag. What do you say about those bonfires that people will argue could cause offence . Well, that goes on on both sides. On 15th august, youll get a bonfire on the catholic side. They will put flags up and theyll burn things. Its just the way things are here, you know . Symbolic of the strongly held traditions in loyalist areas of Orthern-ireland'>NOrthern Ireland that, farfrom diminishing with time, are this year larger than ever. Emma vardy, bbc news, larne. Roger federer� s campaign fOr a Ninth Wimbledon Title was ended today when he was knocked out in straight sets by Polands Hubert hurkacz, who has reached his first Grand Slam semifinal. But the defending Champion Novak Djokovic sailed into the semifinals, where he will play the tenth Seed Denis Shapovalov on friday. Our Orts-cOrrespondentjoe-wilson'>SpOrts COrrespondentjoe Wilson was watching the days action. All may imagine it, precious few reach it even once. Only one man has won wimbledon eight times. Roger federer has unmatched histOry here, but nothing stands still. Polands hubert hurkacz, seeded 14, moving in fOr a winner, and the set followed 6 3. Second set went to a Tie Break and at points, when it seemed federer was poised to strike back. CommentatOr oh, hes slipped he is 39, he is human. Still a shock to see. Second set to hurkacz. Now federer was trying to summon something but finding nothing. CommentatOr he has dragged it down into the net. Centre court rose befOre The End as if to be sure they could do this one mOre time. Federer had priOritised wimbledon, tried to be ready, but with the starkest scOre, 6 0, he was out. CommentatOr magnificent demolition of a great champion. And Will Federer ever be back here . I dont know. I really dont know. Ive got to regroup, you know . Of course i would like to play it again, you know, but at my age you are just never sure what is around the cOrner. It is not simply a case of counting Roger Federer� s victOries here. His whole style of play, his demeanour raised tennis to a different level. And the prospect of life without him, well, it does seem a bit empty. Hurkaczjoins djokovic, shapovalov and berrettini in the semifinals. Federer� s next move is his decision. Joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. Lets go back to our Orts-cOrrespondent'>SpOrts COrrespondent Olly Foster, whos at wembley. England are ten minutes away from the European Championship final, into the second period of extra time. As it stands it looks as though they have avoided penalties, just a penalty from The Captain Harry Kane in the first period of extra time has given england the lead. He had two bites at it, Kasper Schmeichel with an amazing save to keep it out, and he slotted the rebound. You know the curse of semifinals hanging over wembley, echoes of euro 96, perhaps it has finally been lifted. Democratic Labour Party the hilt, that has been a fantastic stOry. Remember that stricken Star Christian Eriksen who collapsed with a Cardiac Arrest . He is watching at home, they are playing fOr him, but england have blocked out all emotion. It has been a thOroughly professionaljob, they are trying to see the match out, ten minutes from the euros final. Thats it. Now on bbc one, time fOr the news where you are. Have a very good night. Good evening. Sunny spells and scattered, heavy showers was the Order of the day on wednesday. Some places avoided the showers altogether. Now over the next few days, we keep the same theme so some sunshine on offer, but also a few scattered, heavy showers. We wont all be seeing them. Still 1 2 showers lingering through this evening and overnight through the midlands, parts of Eastern England and Eastern Scotland but they will be fading away, so most places becoming dry by first Orrow-mOrning'>Thing TomOrrow MOrning with overnight lows of 10 14 celsius. A little bit of mistiness here and there, and a little mOre cloud wOrking in fOr scotland and Orthern-ireland'>NOrthern Ireland from the nOrthwest. England and wales seeing mOre sunshine than we had today. Fewer showers, but there will be some cropping up through the afternoon and if you do catch one, it can be quite heavy and slow moving, perhaps some thunderstOrms mixed in, too. Most places around 17 23 celsius. Into friday, another day of sunshine and showers, but the showers fairly few and far between, mostly towards the east. In the sunny spells, top temperatures around about 16 23 celsius. Bye fOr now. This is bbc news. The Headlines Haitis President , jovenel moyees, has been assassinated inside his residence. The interim Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency. The White House called the killing hOrrific and offered to help with any investigation. Afghan security fOrces have carried out Air Strikes in bardgiss province, to try to turn back an advance by the taliban. Officials say, special fOrces managed to dislodge taliban fighters who had taken over key government buildings. The giant Cargo Ship that blocked the Suez Canal back in march is on the move again. The evergiven was impounded by egyptian authOrities, who were demanding compensation from its owners. A prominent dutch journalist is fighting fOr his life after being gunned down in an amsterdam street. Peter ar de vriees built his reputation, investigating Organised crime. Three people have been arrested. No papers just yet because of a certain game at wembley