For me, what was important was speaking with the people around in the hours leading up, hearing how excited they were. And then, of course, when we heard the shots fired, immediately, everyone ducked, and i was there to speak to them and hear from them, and heartheir immediate reactions when it all took place. Gary o donoghue, from the bbc, where were you? we were set up just close to the exit where people i would come out from, once the shooting started, and people started running. And we were there with our car, and we were actuallyjust about going on air on the bbc world service and you can actually hear this on the bbc world service recording the shots being fired live while they re coming to us. And so we weren t penned in in the way many of the media were, on the riser, which is the big structure that s often built at the back. Of these events, you probably see it, with sort of wood i and metal where the crews all stand. We weren t penned in like that, so we were able to grab
They take on spain in the german capital, with the three lions playing in their first major final on foreign soil. Gareth southgate said yesterday: i m not a believer in fairy tales but i am a believer in dreams. Hundreds of thousands of england fans will be hoping he and the team can turn their dreams into reality. Over the next 60 minutes, we will countdown to the final. We re going to be live with clive myrie at a fan zone in berlin. Harry low is outside the stadium. We ll also be with fans in brixton and in exeter, where ollie watkins started his career. But let s start with the team news. With just under an hour or until kick off, let s go live to olly foster, who is in berlin. Gareth southgate making just one change? just the one change. We knew that this was what he had to decide, really. That left wingback. We knew that he would go with the same formation with which they won against the dutch on wednesday night in dortmund. And he has gone or luke shaw ahead of kieran trippier
Could europe be facing an energy crisis this winter? it is time to now get it is time to now net down to it is time to now get down to business and we have a question. Could europe be facing an energy crisis this winter? that s the fear of some analysts as the price of gas and electricity soars to record highs and supplies are squeezed across the region. Energy demand has surged as economies have bounced back from the pandemic. But supplies have come under pressure as governments try to wind down polluting energy sources like coal. Natural gas prices are up 170% since the start of the year. And investment giant goldman sachs is among those warning of possible blackouts once the weather turns cold. Simon french is chief economist at panmure gordon here in london. Good morning to you. This has beenin good morning to you. This has been in the news, rumbling on for a few weeks now but it has come to a head because another problem of outage in the uk. That is right. I think this presents
Great britain claims a historic first paralympic medal in wheelchair rugby, after storming to gold with a superb win over three time champions the united states. Good afternoon. The prime minister has marked the end of britain s 20 year military campaign in afghanistan, by saying that the deaths of a57 members of the armed forces there were not in vain. Boris johnson described their efforts as heroic and said the uk departure from afghanistan was the culmination of a mission unlike anything we ve seen in our lifetimes. The last flights have begun arriving at raf brize norton with military personnel and diplomatic staff as the largest evacuation of its kind since the second world war draws to a close. More than 15,000 people have been airlifted out of afghanistan by the uk in the past fornight. But hundreds of afghans eligible for relocation and uk nationals have been left behind. Us presidentjoe biden is en route to dover air force base to receive the bodies us service members ki
Maxine, shot in her home. Police say the killing spree lasted six terrifying minutes. We ll be live at the scene. Also on the programme: the un urges afghanistan s neighbours to keep open their borders, allowing civilians to flee the fighting against the taliban. The majority of the population they are waiting to see how things unfold with a mixture of fear, anger, and resignation. And, much of southern europe continues to bake bone dry during one of the hottest summers ever recorded. Coming up on the bbc news channel, the wait is almost over for brentford as they face arsenal in the premier league, almost 75 years after they last played in the top flight. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. Police have confirmed that one of the five people killed by a gunman last night in plymouth, was a three year old girl. Two other people are recovering in hospital, in what is the worst mass shooting in the uk for more than a decade. The attack started just after 6pm in the residentia