Heres tanya arnold. Colombia are through to the Quarter Finals of the womens world cup for the first time. They beat jamaica 1 0 and will now face england on saturday. Catalina usme s goal in the second half in melbourne was enough to set up a clash with the european champions. They become just the second South American nation to ever reach the Quarter Finals of the world cup. Brazil were the first. Forjamaica though, their impressive world cup comes to an end. For us, we are coming in with no games. I feel very happy for the players that they could perform at this level without getting adequate games to play so i am very pleased with them and they gave it everything tonight. They should be proud of themselves and i am very proud of them. Englands laurenjames will miss that Quarter Final against colombia and has apologised for her red card for standing on nigerian defender michelle alozie. In a post on social media she said to alozie. France are also through to the Quarter Finals, they
around 700,000 children are being taught in buildings that need repairs. the government said it has been investing in transforming schools. nine people are known to have died after a russian missile attack in ukraine. rescuers have spent the night looking for survivors in kramatorsk. the chancellor will meet with water and energy regulators to find out what they will do to lower prices. there are concerns that firms are exploiting inflation. and kevin spacey has arrived at his trial in london where he is accused of sexual assaulting men. he denies the charges against him. the the national audit office found a third of school buildings has develop beyond their initial design life. a lot were put up quickly after the war. so we are talking of 24,000 after the war. so we are talking of 2a,000 buildings. the risk of injury or death from a school building or collapse has been assessed as very likely or critical. what the hell s going on. jessica hill is with us and racheljones, a
how a genetic test could reduce the chances of people having a recurring stroke. west ham have done it they beat az alkmaar, to celebrate reaching their first major european final since 1976. and whilst it s a fine friday for many, in parts of england and wales they could be some thundery showers later. your full forecast coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 19th of may. our main story. it s friday, the 19th of may. the uk has announced a new raft of sanctions against russia, which will include a ban on importing diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. prime minister rishi sunak, who is injapan for the g7 summit of world leaders, said vladimir putin must be shown that his violence and coercion towards ukraine do not reap rewards. our political editor chris mason sent this report from the japanese city of hiroshima. a tranquil if rather damp setting for our interview with the prime minister, a traditional japanese tea house, carp in the pond outside. world leaders have
and tributes for the hollywood film starand model, raquel welch, who s died at the age of 82. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the search has begun for the next leader of the scottish national party and first minister of scotland following nicola sturgeon s surprise decision to stand down on wednesday afterjust over eight years in power. the snp s national executive committee will meet on thursday to draw up a timetable for a leadership race. nominations have already opened. the party s constitution says a candidate for leader needs to have the backing of 100 members from at least 20 different snp branches. if there s more than one candidate a vote of party members will choose the new leader. ms sturgeon plans to remain in office until her successor is elected and continue on as an msp until at least the next holyrood election. with more on wednesday s events, here s alexandra mackenzie. scotland s first female and longest serving f