wearing black arm bands. the duke of edinburgh had been an honorary member of thejockey club, and for the first race entry fell silent. the atmosphere here is understandably subdued, also because there are no spectators here. covid restrictions mean that for the first time in the grand national s history, it is behind closed doors. but for the a0 riders, there was a chance at one of racing s most prestigious prizes. they set out ever defences. what followed was a sporting milestone, as rachael blackmore on minella times lead into the closing stages. no female jockey had ever won the grand national until this. as rachael blackmore held on for history. the light and a landmark moment. the grand national in unprecedented circumstances has produced an unprecedented victory. incredible win it s a day rachel blackmore will never forget. and this afternoon s premier league game at the etihad was one to rememberfor leeds united who despite playing the whole of the second half wit
a two minute silence was observed before the start of the women s six nations game, too, between italy and england. it started as a day of reflection at aintree it ended with one of the great sporting stories of all time. today, rachael blackmore has made history after becoming the first female jockey to win the grand national. the irish rider rode the ii to i shot minella times to victory, as andy swiss reports. a day when racing paid its respects, the jockeys wearing black arm bands. the duke of edinburgh had been an honorary member of the jockey club, and before the first race aintree fell silent. the atmosphere here is understandably subdued, also because there are no spectators here. covid restrictions mean that for the first time in the national s history, it is behind closed doors. but for the a0 riders, there was a chance at one of racing s most prestigious prizes. they set out over aintree fences. what followed was a sporting milestone, as rachael blackmore on mine
wray. the bidens defendant s exhibit leave the white house and the cocaine appeared two days later. moms for liberty drawing theire of the main-stream media and the left. there is something wrong in our schools, we should ban together and do something. the national slirpie day, july 11, 96th birthday. breakfast of champ knowios. i did that pretty well. ainsley: right now president biden and other nato leaders are holding high-stakes talks in lithuania. steve: it is 3:00 in the afternoon. he also has a meeting today with turkey s president. brian: what will happen there? mark meridith joins us. mark: cameras captured president biden meeting with nato leaders just moments ago. you see all the leaders lined up and smiling. sweden s prime minister was there, as well. turkey will work to allow sweden toin jo the alliance. president biden praising the move and speaking to the nato secretary general. president biden: adding finland and sweden is consequential. i still
the uk on saturday as well, the temperature is continuing to rise, reaching 21 celsius. things start to change on sunday, particularly in the north west because the weather front is moving in. it will push aside the area of high pressure and we will see rain coming into scotland and northern ireland. that could eventually push across the irish sea, but of it for england and wales, apart some showers, it could be dry. there will be sunshine across eastern parts of england and it will be a warm day again on sunday, temperatures once again 21 celsius. but with the rain in the north west it will be cooler for scotland and northern ireland. darren, thank you. that is it from the bbc news at six, and i will be back with the latest at not ten o clock but 10.10 blame your for that. now it is time for the news where where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. on the verge of safety in the premier league, a season of scrutiny for david m
but this one was all the more special. this probably is the biggest victory in my life considering the circumstances. good evening and welcome along to sporsday. non league wrexham so close to a spotin non league wrexham so close to a spot in the last round. within equaliser deep into stoppage time on a frenetic match to save their skin and deny the hosts a major upset with their hollywood owner watching on. dolinsky reports. fourth round from wrexham and this team has two co owners from hollywood and does not state for a story. fa cups match day and decides three tiers above. but sheffield united cut through the noise, 1 0 up in a minute there wrexham would need to fight back. the team from the fifth tier fonseca happily. they came here with 15 home wins in a row and now remarkably look for more. it wins in a row and now remarkably look for more. wins in a row and now remarkably look for more. it comes towards him and then scores look for more. it comes towards him and