good morning. it s monday, the 17th ofjune. england fans are celebrating a successful start to their team s euro 2024 campaign, after a 1 0 win over serbia. tens of thousands of supporters descended on the german city of gelsenkirchen to watch the three lions opening match. and john watson is in nearby essen for us this morning. morning. good morning. yes, welcome to airl morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england made morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england made that - to girl where england made that winning start last night against serbia. gareth southgate says winning start last night against serbia. gareth southgate sastude bellingham is writing his own scripts after his goal gave england a 31-0 scripts after his goal gave england a 31 0 victory. such was his presence and performance, he was instrumental in that victory, with
australian writer are likely to be on the host s agenda. li is china s top ranked official after president xi jinping. his four day visit marks a stabilisation in relations between the us security ally and the world s second biggest economy, after a frosty period. on sunday, mr li s visit began with some panda diplomacy at the adelaide zoo, during which mr li said he ll be sending australia two new pandas. for australia, the chinese premier is the first person holding that position to come to this country since 2017. so there s symbolism in premier li simply stepping off the plane in australia. plenty of symbolism, too, visiting those two pandas at adelaide zoo, suggesting this soft diplomacy that s at play there. also significant that he went to a winery, given that the wine trade in australia was one of those industries hard hit by china s economic sanctions that it imposed on a range of australian commodities, beginning back in 2020. but significant challenges lie ahead. w
on his eventual retirement. he says finishing a wimbledon or paris olympics would be fitting. good evening. england passed their first test at the euros in germany with a win against serbia. the only goal, from jude bellingham, reflected a strong england performance in the first half, but the going got tougher in the second half. let s cross straight to our sports editor dan roan, who is in gelsenkirchen for us now. it is interesting, in the build up to this tournament, gareth southgate, ahead of his fourth and possibly final final is in charge, had warned england s fans this would not be easy against a dangerous looking serbian side, and so it proved. # sweet caroline.# lunchtime in gelsenkirchen and england fans already making themselves heard as they flocked, full of euros confidence. we are going to win it. it s coming home, it has to be our year, this year. we say it every time! we re just really excited to be here. can t wait, can t wait to get in that ground. it s our