later today because they are first up later today because they are first up in the knockout stage at five o clock kick off on saturday against denmark. rob page has a full squad to choose from a head of that knockout tie and just looking at the draw now clive, we are on foreign england wales semifinal, but let s not get too carried awayjust yet! blimey, that would be again, wouldn t it? olly foster england s training camp in staffordshire. anton du beke is to become a judge on strictly come dancing. he ll replace bruno tonioli, who says he can t take part because of uncertainty over international travel restrictions. anton du beke says it s a dream come true, and he promises to be kinder to the contestants than any of thejudges have been to him. time for a look at the weather. what marks out of ten for the weather, a soggy five a bright and cheery nine in some places. the warmest weather in the north east of england with some sunshine although there are one or two showers tha
from her father. and astronomers find evidence of the cosmic dawn the moment when the first stars began to form. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. ministers are preparing to announce the latest update to england s traffic light system for travelling abroad, and there s speculation that malta could be added to the so called green list with no quarantine required on returning home along with the spanish balearic islands of ibiza, majorca and minorca. this lunchtime, the prime minister hinted that in future, foreign travel without quarantine might be possible for those who ve been double jabbed. business leaders are hoping the government will relax restrictions on holidays, but any changes come amid rising concern, here and abroad, about the continuing spread, of the delta variant. here s theo legget. summer is here. travel companies and would be holiday makers are desperate for restrictions to be eased so people can go to more destinations abroad without facing quar
notjust to deal with military tensions but also on counter drug efforts and use of ai. president biden said it didn t mean the two countries would stop competing. united states will continue to compete vigorously with prc but will manage that competition responsibly so it doesn t veer into conflict or accidental conflict. and where it s possible, where our interests coincide, we are going to work together, like we did on fentanyl. that s what the world expects of us. notjust people in china and the us, but the rest of the world expects that of us. has there been any reaction to the announcements from the us? so far we ve seen the official read out the chinese side, which emphasised a bit of what you just heard in the biden clip, that this is a moment of both sides assuming their responsibilities as great superpowers. the chinese noted this was an opportunity to focus on unity and co operation where possible, and to avoid a zero sum mentality that would lead the world further
hello. thursday will bring us a day of contrast across the uk. in the south, we re going to be feeling the impact of storm frederico, which is mainly down across france, bringing strong winds but still producing some wet and windy weather generally towards the south. brightest conditions across the north and north east of the uk. but we re going to see some fog patches clearing to sunny spells later on. so we ve got this area of low pressure moving across france. that s storm frederico and another weather front moving in to the west as well. but really windy conditions for the isles of scilly, the channels isles. gusts could reach in excess of 50 miles per hour. some really heavy rain through the likes of the isle of wight, towards sussex, stretching up towards pembrokeshire for instance, as well through the morning. to the north of that, most places predominantly dry. there ll be some heavy showers just working in around the east coast of england, perhaps eastern scotland an