especially about the manager, gareth southgate, and the trust they have in him, knowing the huge amount of work he puts in on the opposition and trusting him and they go out, however they are set up against the opposition. that is what gareth southgate has to get right over the next couple of days against the danes. he has tweaked his formation a couple of times. we heard from southgate today, and he spoke about how players are not in a bubble. they know the impact they are having on the nation and so does he. england matches bring families and communities together, and they are matches that you remember where you were. some of the nicest messages you get other people appreciate how the players have been, that they feel they can connect with them. they should be very proud of that. and it s lovely that certain generations of fans are seeing england for the first time and these are their formative memories. england for the first time and these are theirformative memories. bles
less spectators, 16,000 in here, well under 2500 will be england fans, and the temperature could be a factor, expected to be 28 degrees around kick off. they know it s a huge opportunity to make it back to back semi finals at major finals and while southgate isn t underestimating ukraine he knows his team are in a good place heading to the match later. the opportunity is there. the confidence is there. and the belief. and i think they are looking forward to the challenge. it is interesting, gareth southgate says he feels playing away from home could be a huge opportunity rather than a negative. there is one entry concern concerning the caer sakho, he is a doubt for the match but long gone are the days where an injury wreaks a sense of panic around the england squad such as the strength and depth gareth southgate has at his disposal. and to anna what s the atmosphere like out and about? well, this is the official fan village in the historic heart of rome and normally these w
gareth southgate and harry kane will be speaking to the media as is customary before the matches at euro 2020 so far. what will they talk about? the preparation and the workday gareth southgate has done, talking about that harry kane will be talking about his delight of finally getting off the mark at this european championship. his goal and raheem sterling providing the goals so far so for this team. let s hear from gareth southgate who says despite the differences and the fact that he won t be seeing as many fans inside the stadium, he is not worried about those external factors and he knows thejob worried about those external factors and he knows the job and their preparation is already done. we enjoyed the win on the pitch in the dressing room, on the bus journey back to here. and then really by the time we got back here, as a group of staff we were thinking already on the bus journey home, watching the other game, the players, we address them the next morning and we high
and england arrive in rome ahead of tomorrows euro 2020 quarterfinal with ukraine. later in the hour, we will have sports day with all the latest reports, results interviews and features from the bbc sport centre. good evening. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has declared that labour is back after the party held on at the batley and spen by election in west yorkshire. but their victory was narrow. kim leadbeater the sister of the murdered mpjo cox held the seat with a majority of just 323 votes over the conservatives. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports. it was no easy path to today s moment of celebration. but the cheers soon replaced doubt about labour s chances, the relief obvious. a loss here would have left the labour leader vulnerable, but this victory, even narrow, will quieten the critics for now. my message is, when the labour party sticks to its core values, is rooted in its communities and pulls together, we can win, just as we ve won here.
woman who it s thought was swept away in the tsunami. on his way home. novak djokovic boards a flight to belgrade at dubai airport, following his deportation from australia. and coming up this hour. scotland eases its boxing day restrictions on large outdoor events including football matches and concerts. we ll be live at celtic park ahead of tonight s match against hibs. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester as part of the investigation into a siege at a synagogue in the united states. the man responsible malik faisal akram from lancashire was shot and killed by police near dallas in texas, after he took a rabbi and three other people hostage during a service. they were later freed unharmed. counter terrorism authorities on both sides of the atlantic are now investigating what happened, as sophie long reports. this is the moment the three final hostages ran for their lives, more than ten hours after their ordeal began. a successful, but nonetheless terrifying en