conservative party leadership candidate rishi sunak says he will cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 16% if he becomes prime minister. horn blares the first ship carrying grain leaves the ukrainian port of odesa under an agreement brokered by turkey. the court of appeal will hold a last minute hearing today in the case of archie battersbee just hours before doctors are due to withdraw his life support. hello and a very good morning. england s lionesses have made history in a dramatic win against old rivals germany, in football s european championship final. there were scenes ofjoy on and off the pitch, as a record breaking 87,000 fans packed wembley stadium for the nail biting game. it s the first major trophy for england since the men s world cup win in 1966. our sports correspondent natalie pirks looks back at a historic night for women s football. commentator: the lionesses first-ever major trophy. - they say the best things come to those who wait. england, e
the party in the stadium was carried on across england with messages of congratulation from the queen, the prime minister and many more. it continues later. fans gathering at trafalgar square later. it s a big week for news about our energy bills. we find out how much costs will be going up in october and if there could be another rise sooner than expected. i ll have all the details. a big shock at the commonwealth games. world record holder adam peaty is beaten into fourth place in the 100 metres breaststroke, won by fellow englishman james wilby. good morning, we start on a cloudy note with showers in the east. that will move away. many seeing sunny spells until later when we have rain coming in from the west. all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, the 1st of august. our main story. football has come home. england s lionesses have made history in a dramatic win against old rivals germany in the european championship final. there were scenes ofjoy on and of
just days before ballot papers arrive with tory members rihsi sunak and liz truss set out new promises on health and education. the chair of the public inquiry investigating the post office scandal has called for the process of compensation for victims to be sped up. hello and welcome to wembley where we are just a couple of hours away from the kick off between england and germany in the women s european championships. of course germany have won against england many, many more times. but in this competition england have scored 20 goals and they have only conceded one. there is no doubt that they will have the home advantage here, we have seen the last few hours thousands and thousands of people walking down wembley way, heading towards the stadium. the atmosphere is like that of a carnival or a fair, everyone is hoping for a really good match and they do want england to win. joe lynskey looks ahead. five wins down. goes for goal! oh, my word! one more match to go. through t
arrive with tory members rihsi sunak and liz truss set out new promises on health and education. the chair of the public inquiry investigating the post office scandal has called for the process of compensation for victims to be sped up. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me paul scott live from the bbc sports centre. coming up. just under 20 minutes to go. will this wonderful goal from ella toone secure european glory for england? the lionesses lead the euros final at wembley. and i m chetan pathak in birmingham on the third day of the commonwealth games. where we have had success for england, a golden day as they win all three of the triathlon events. and para cyclistjames ball wins wales first gold with victory over scotland in the tandem b sprint. hello and welcome to sportsday. there s just over 15 minutes to go in the euro 2022 final at wembley. let s give you the story of the match so far. germany came close to opening th
a big blow to the germans, though, alex popp scored in every single game she played in this euros. the first european championship she had been able to play and, having missed the previous two with injury, and she has been dealt another devastating card, missing out on the final, an injury in the warm up. a good england start. here is kirby. kirby goes down and once the decision, but doesn t get it. and final. i want to very quickly before i hand you back. final. i want to very quickly before i hand you back. we ve final. i want to very quickly before i hand you back. we ve heard - final. i want to very quickly before l i hand you back. we ve heard in the commentary that alexander popp, the top german score is out. what top german score is out. what ha en? top german score is out. what happen? she top german score is out. what happen? she picked top german score is out. what happen? she picked up - top german score is out. what happen? she picked up an - top german sc