and coming up in the sport on bbc news. the history chasers can they become the first scotland side to make it out of the group stage of a major tournament? hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. well, in just a few hours, scotland s footballers kick off the euros, taking on germany in the opening game of the four week tournament. tens of thousands of scotland fans have descended on munich. england play their first match on sunday, against serbia. john watson s in munich for us and john, a big task for scotland tonight playing germany in germany? it is. they are calling this the biggest party in scottish football in 26 years. not since the world cup which was staged in france back in 1998 have scotland qualified for a major tournament overseas. as you can probably see behind me most of the scotland fans have now arrived here in munich. they have been mingling alongside their german counterparts here in one of the main squares in the city. it has been good natured, good
times by english water companies, in one year. small amounts making a big differnce. i ll explain why an increase in microdonations is good news for charities. sunshine makes a big difference at the moment but the problem is a lot of shower cloud around and i have been looking for summer but still no sign. it s friday, ilithjune. around 200,000 scottish fans are expected to be in germany for tonight s european championships opening game. scotland s been drawn in a tough group, with the first match against the hosts taking place in munich. meanwhile, england heads into the competition as one of the favourites having reached the final last time around. john watson is there for us. good morning. finally, the tournament about to begin. that is right. good morning. the day has finally arrived. for scotland fans, it is called the biggest party for them in 26 years as they prepare to take on hosts germany in the opening match of the euros. their first major overseas tournament since
i made a huge error ofjudgement. an aide to the prime minister tells us he s sorry over betting on a july election reportedly three days before it was called. all smiles at the g7 with italy s prime minister, where leaders agree the interest on frozen russian assets should be used for ukraine. # once more you open the door. and celine dion on the illness that s kept her away from the stage and how she s determined to sing again. on bbc london. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. sir keir starmer pledged a steady as she goes government if labour wins the election, as he unveiled the pa rty s manifesto. there was an absence of policy surprises, but a promise that wealth creation will be the party s number one priority. among the previously announced details were 40,000 more nhs appointments each week in england, and the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers, as well
and celine dion on the illness that s kept her away from the stage and how she s determined to sing again. i ll be on stage. i don t know when exactly, but trust me, i will. and the fans start preparing early before scotland kick off tomorrow against germany at the start of the euros. and coming up on bbc news scotland fans are ready on the eve of the opening game of euro 2024 against hosts germany. we ll have the latest from the camp. good evening. sir keir starmer has unveiled labour s plan for government if they win the election. their manifesto promises that wealth creation will be the party s number one priority. there were no policy surprises with previously announced details including 40,000 more nhs appointments each week in england, and the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers as well as the launch of a new border security command to tackle gangs organising small boat channel crossings. sir keir promised not to raise personal taxation or vat, except on private sch
for good. walter smith the former scotland and rangers manager and one of the most successful managers in the history of scottish football has died at the age of 73. rangers said that he was a club legend who would be greatly missed. our correspondent alasdair lamont reports. celebrating success was something walter smith and rangers did a lot of. his time at ibrox littered with trophies. outside the stadium today, the sense of loss was both deep and personal. he was mr rangers, he was everybody s rangers dad. it s notjust the passing of a man, he was a legend. it s like losing a family member. he began coaching at a young age, joining the graeme souness revolution at rangers, before becoming manager in 1991. his legendary status at the club was sealed when rangers matched celtic s feat of nine straight title wins.