justice department is examining donald trump s alleged involvement in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. the commonwealth games get under way in birmingham tomorrow with the opening ceremony. hello and good morning. england s lionesses are just one match away from glory after thrashing sweden 4 0 in their women s european championship semi final last night. they ll play the winner of tonight s second semifinal between germany and france in the final at wembley on sunday. it s the first time the team have reached the final of a major international tournament since 2009 and it follows the heartbreak of defeat in their last three semifinals. the england coach sarina wiegman hailed last night s performance against swden, the tournament s top ranked side, saying she was incredibly proud of her players. our correspondent natalie pirks was at the match at bramall lane in sheffield. the relief was palpable, the joy was intense. and the dancing? fit for a wembley fi
let s not forget, england have exited at the semifinal stage of the last three major tournaments. they have now put that behind them. a special moment for the team, and you wonder, of course, how everyone is feeling this morning, it was probably a late night for everybody watching. the tournament has proved a hit with fans around the country with people cheering on the lionesses on their path to the final. 0ur correspondent andrew plant joined supporters young and old in a pub in bristol to watch last night s performance. in the countdown to kick off, no question just how popular england s euro run has become. seasoned supporters as well as some first time fans are strapping in for a nailbiting 90 minutes. share a nailbiting 90 minutes. are really excited, a nailbiting 90 minutes. are really excited. we re a nailbiting 90 minutes. are really excited, we re going a nailbiting 90 minutes. are really excited, we re going to a nailbiting 90 minutes. are really excited, we re going to
they don t mind that anything else, is that the real case or are they desperate to win and will be bitterly disappointed if they lose? a bafta raise your profile, it raises your credit, raises interest notjust in the uk but also abroad, so a big deal. like richard ayoade, the host of the baftas this year, said, for everybody in the room, no one works harder than us except for other professions. and there is a lovely element in that, picking their own pomposity. lovely element in that, picking their own pomposity. great speaking to ou, their own pomposity. great speaking to you. thank their own pomposity. great speaking to you. thank you their own pomposity. great speaking to you, thank you so their own pomposity. great speaking to you, thank you so much. - the actor, dennis waterman has died at the age of 7a. he was best known for his roles in tv shows like minder, new tricks and the sweeney. his family released a statement saying he had passed away peacefully at hospital in spa
0ur correspondent andrew plant told me what we know about the soldiers and the demands being made, starting with shaun pinner, who was captured by russian forces a few days ago. he had been fighting in mariupol for five or six weeks, he said, with the ukrainian marines there. he had previously been in the british armed forces but moved to ukraine in 2018 and was a fully fledged member of the ukrainian marines. we know that he was captured just a few days ago. aiden aslin was also fighting with ukrainian marines. he was captured a short time before that. we saw him, actually, didn t we, last week, paraded on russian state tv? he had bruises and cuts to his head. he was also in handcuffs as well. both men have appeared in new videos, again, on russian state tv today. they re not together. they re pictured and filmed separately. in that first video we saw, shaun pinner essentially addresses the camera and asks borisjohnson, really, to get involved to help set both men free. specifically,
and resting before their retreat. no place safe from their occupation. 0n the edge of the cemetery, the fresh grave of tatiana s grandson. he was studying to become an electrician. i have two daughters she told us and he was our boy. let s turn to the uk now where the uk chancellor rishi sunak has asked the prime ministerfor an official review of all the declarations of interest he has made since becoming a minister. it comes after scrutiny of he and his wife akshata murty s tax arrangements, financial affairs and rights to live and work in the united states. 0ur correspondent andrew plant has more. he s been feeling the political sheet and not required to pay tax here on any