While back home still one more sleep to go for these fans and millions of others preparing to watch the World Cup Final against spain in sydney. Elsewhere a goal down, then a man down, but still liverpool win in the premier league. Also coming up on sportsday. Kjt clinging on to the top three. She s one of the british medal hopes as the World Athletics Championships gets under way. And will this effect Warren Gatland s world cup squad selection . Wales beaten heavily by south africa. Hello again. Welcome along to sportsday. For theirfans back home it s the night before. But for the lionesses it s already the morning after. England are waking up on the day of the women s World Cup Final knowing that only spain stand between them and a significant slice of history. Our Sports Editor dan roan is in sydney and sent us this report. A strong will and an undying belief. England into the World Cup Final. And this is a tournament the lionesses have had to battle through, overcoming injury, the
Cultural life, the radio four podcast, she reveals her formative influences and experiences, and how her passion for playing was there from the start. I knew very young there was no question i wanted to play the violin. There was no question that that was what i must do and had to do and wanted to do. Have you played here much, nicky . They chuckle nicola benedetti, welcome to this cultural life. Thank you so much for having me. Its an absolute pleasure. You were born and brought up in north ayrshire. What are your earliest musical memories at home . What memories do you have of music being played at home . The bee gees and abba. Later on, good dose of shania twain. That was all my dads taste. My mum definitely had a kenny g record. Um. She laughs saxophone . Theyll kill me for saying all of this quite like this, but its the truth both of your parents were born in italy, werent they . Yes. Was it an italian household culturally growing up . Its a good question. I would say both parents
Beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the Windrush Generation. You look beautiful. How are you . It is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Injune 1948, only a few months before i was born. And those who followed over the decades to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. Many served with distinction in the British Armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. Once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime and seeking opportunities to forge a Better Future for themselves and their families. When they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and those that followed them would make such a pr
Through its paces. No time to stop between the super sets, although i do need to quickly look at my phone. We look at how ai is helping doctors diagnose neurological diseases. And we need an inspiring sportswoman whos using tech to help her stay at the top of her game. I can put the glasses on and obviously watch training as normal, but as my coach is speaking, obviously i get live captions as well. Rigorous training to hone modern soldier skills is essential, as at any time they can be thrown into the heart of a war zone or humanitarian crisis. Yes, so mark cieslak has been to meet the soldiers of 16 Air Assault Brigade to see how technology is helping to train troops. For these soldiers from second battalion, the parachute regiment, anything could be waiting behind this door. I have always wanted to join the army, ever since i can remember. There was nothing else i really wanted to do. Experience in places like iraq and afghanistan has taught the british army that entering a building
warnings in coastal areas. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for ukraine: a year on the frontlines. over the past 30 years or so, i ve covered conflicts in the middle east, in the balkans, and in africa, but this is unlike anything that i have ever known. this is a war that we did not expect to see in europe in our time. there was a sense that the security architecture that we knew, the safety, the security, that we thought we had since the end of the cold war, that was gone. i was here injanuary and february of last year counting down to the invasion. i was sure it would come, but it turned out to be even worse than i expected. we were in mariupol, which is a port city in the east. it s only 30 miles from the russian border. but inside the city, there was this surreal atmosphere of calm. and i remember we went to film in a supermarket. there was no panic buying. the shelves were full. we met a lady called tatiana, who was 7a, and very feisty. and, i remember, she almos