and out west, two people dead in their cars as an explosive wildfire in california rips through a national forest. crews struggle to contain the blaze. and it s primary day in five key states with just three months till the november midterms. in kansas today is the first direct vote on abortions post-roe. sharice davids will join us today. and we begin this morning with a strike that took out one of the world s most wanted terrorists while still in isolation from covid, president biden announced that al qaeda leader ayman al zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in kabul, afghanistan, where he and his family had been hiding. justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more. people around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer no matter how long it takes. no matter where you hide. if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. this morning the white house released this picture of the pr
queen elizabeth sent her congratulations to the england team. she said they ve set an example for girls and women today, as well as for future generations. also on the programme: us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid intense speculation over whether she ll anger china by visiting taiwan. fidel ramos, the former president of the philippines, now seen as one of the most effective leaders the country ever had, has died. frequencies open, sir. and the american actress nichelle nichols, best known for her groundbreaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. england have won the european women s football championship, beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses had never won a major trophy before and this is the first football honour for the nation since the men s world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90,000 people
2 1, england, get in! in other news us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid strong warnings from beijing not to visit taiwan. hailing frequencies open, sir. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died, age 89. england have won the european women s football championship beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses as they are known had never won a major trophy before and this is the first senior football honour for england since the men s world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90,000 people were at the stadium, with millions more following the game on television and radio. mark lobel reports. a euphoric moment for english sport with a pitch perfect performance from the lionesses, bringing football in front of a record crowd of over 87,000 at wembley and many more watching on around the country and world. let s hear it for england! cheering. i said t
for girls and women in sport. absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it. 2 1, england, get in! in other news us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia, amid strong warnings from beijing not to visit taiwan. hailing frequencies open, sir. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died, age 89. england have won the european women s football championship beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses, as they are known, had never won a major trophy before, and this is the first seniorfootball honour for england since the men s world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90,000 people were at the stadium, with millions more following the game on television and radio. mark lobel reports. a euphoric moment for english sport with a pitch perfect performance from the lionesses, bringing football home in front of a record crowd of over 87,000 at wembley and many more watching
also on the programme: in other news the ukrainians living with the constant threat of russian missile strikes. we have a special report from southern city of mykolaiv. parts of beirut s huge grain silos badly damaged in the 2020 explosion, collapse after a long running fire. and nichelle nichols, the first black actress to play a figure of authority on american tv when she starred as lieutenant uhura in star trek, has died age 89. hello and welcome to the programme. england fans have celebrated long into the night after their side triumphed in the final of the european women s football championship at wembley. the lionesses 2 1 victory over germany came 56 years after england s men beat west germany in the 1966 world cup final the only major trophy previously won by an england senior team. queen elizabeth said the players would be an inspiration for girls and women . mark lobel has the story. a euphoric moment for english sport with a pitch perfect performance from the