celsius in some places. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. tributes are paid to england world cup winner george cohen one of the heroes of 1966, who s died aged 83. the premier league is back on boxing day and all eyes are on mikel arteta who s arsenal side top the pile. and some more history for sam curran, the star of england s t20 world cup win breaks an indian premier league record, in today s auction. hello there and welcome along to the programme and tributes continue to be paid, to george cohen, one of england s world cup winning heroes of 1966. who has died at the age of 83. cohen played every minute of the tournament, including the famous 4 2 win over west germany. his passing, means there are only two surviving members of that side. cohen, who played for fulham all his career, was also a mentor to former players. very sad at the news today. george was not only a mentor to me but also a good friend. in the club is very sad to hear of his passing
england s manager claimed we have changed society so how far has the victory has inspired the younger generation? and the other main stories on today s programme: a man has appeared before magistrates in lincoln charged with the murder of nine year old lilia valutyte in boston last thursday. the court of appeal considers an urgent request from the united nations to delay the withdrawal of life support for 12 year old archie battersbee. a ship carrying grain has left ukraine for the first time since a deal was agreed with russia to allieviate the global food crisis. and the jewels of the night sky a new project is launched to reveal in unprecedented detail how our galaxy was formed. and coming up on the bbc news channel: it s day four of the commonwealth games. 28 medals up for grabs with laura kenny hoping to add scratch race gold to bronze from the women s team pursuit. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. england s lionesses have arrived in trafalgar squ
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