authorities in kentucky say 25 people are now known to have died, in some of the worst flooding ever experienced there, with rescuers struggling to reach some of the worst hit areas. hundreds of flamingo chicks are fitted with identity rings in one of europe s biggest flamingo colonies to help track their journeys and ensure their survival. the countdown is on, to the women s euros football final with england taking on germany in front of a sell out crowd of 87,000 fans at wembley. england who ve scored 20 goals and conceded only one so far have been getting ready to take on the most successful nation in the tournament s history. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, looks ahead to the match that could provide a defining moment for women s football in the uk. you know it s a big deal when the queen s guard get involved. the familiar refrain of three lions has been echoing round every ground on route to wembley. # football s coming home, it s coming home.# ..and wil
oh, my word! ..one more match to go. through the month ofjuly, there s been new memories and new faces. now, at the end of it, england want the trophy at wembley, but they face the team who, at the euros, are the experts. commentator: it s 1-0 germany. there s been 12 of these tournaments. germany have won eight of them and they ve not lost a final. england have never won it, but their coach has and since sarina wiegman took charge in september, they re unbeaten. she feels herjob s notjust to win, its to make a difference. we want to inspire the nation, we want everyone to be proud of us, and i think we ve already accomplished that and, yes, every little girl now can see that women can be successful, that you can do what you really love and that makes a difference and hopefully that will change the society in a positive way. music: sweet caroline. the crescendo s building, the country s watching. good luck for the semifinal. we are all behind you. you have been magnificent. y
the chair of the public inquiry investigating the post office scandal has called for the process of compensation for victims to be sped up. good evening and welcome to wembley. it s half time in the euro 22 final between england and germany and so far neither team has been able to make a breakthrough. it s been a bit of a scrappy, physical encounter so far with germany coming closest to scoring from a corner, cleared off the goal line by england captain leah williamson. our sports correspondent, alex howell is with me. we alex howell is with me. were saying a little earlier number we were saying a little earlier the number of yellow cards is a little bit troubling. it number of yellow cards is a little bit troubling. bit troubling. it could play a factor later bit troubling. it could play a factor later in bit troubling. it could play a factor later in the bit troubling. it could play a factor later in the game - bit troubling. it could play a factor later in the g
a big blow to the germans, though, alex popp scored in every single game she played in this euros. the first european championship she had been able to play and, having missed the previous two with injury, and she has been dealt another devastating card, missing out on the final, an injury in the warm up. a good england start. here is kirby. kirby goes down and once the decision, but doesn t get it. and final. i want to very quickly before i hand you back. final. i want to very quickly before i hand you back. we ve final. i want to very quickly before i hand you back. we ve heard - final. i want to very quickly before l i hand you back. we ve heard in the commentary that alexander popp, the top german score is out. what top german score is out. what ha en? top german score is out. what happen? she top german score is out. what happen? she picked top german score is out. what happen? she picked up - top german score is out. what happen? she picked up an - top german sc
wild celebrations across the country as england secure their first major football trophy since the 1966 men s world cup. and i m lewis vaughanjones the other headlines this hour: a lithuanian man has been charged with murdering a nine year old girl who was found stabbed in the street in boston, lincolnshire. the office of the prince of wales has insisted that all rules were followed when the prince s charitable fund took a donation of a millon pounds from the bin laden family of saudi arabia. the chair of the public inquiry investigating the post office scandal has called for the process of compensation for victims to be sped up. good evening and welcome to wembley. well, they ve done it. england s lionesses have beaten germany to win euro 2022 the first major international trophy either the men s or women s national teams have landed for more than half a century. they won 2 1 but they needed extra time to do it. it took them an hour to open the scoring substitute ell