it is spain who take the early advantage. they have nudged ahead, 1-0, with advantage. they have nudged ahead, 1—0, with eagle in minute. it came from a crossfield ball, and a strike into the bottom corner. you can see some of the fans cheering there, in madrid, a great goal, a great finish, and a great celebration from so many fans packed in watching there. that will be

replicated no doubt across spain. quite a few spanish fans in australia also. australia also. a lot of australian supporters decided they would support spain in the final after australia being knocked out by england. joining me live, sergi forcada our reporter in madrid. lots of excitement. people waving their flags, lots of excitement. people waving theirflags, chanting. jumping lots of excitement. people waving their flags, chanting. jumping from their flags, chanting. jumping from their seat. their flags, chanting. jumping from theirseat. every their flags, chanting. jumping from their seat. every time there was an

opportunity for england everyone was nervous. every time they would be a good short or a good pass from spain people would be clapping and cheering like they are now. the crowd is very enthusiastic. they are a bit closer to getting the world cup home. it could be a huge moment because england have not been behind very often in this tournament. they are used to being in front and dominating. they have been behind in a match before, but not for too long. from england's point of view they will want to draw level as quickly as possible. but for spain, their extraordinary story, given where they started this tournament, just goes on and on. yes, definitely. there is still the second half to go. we know by experience that things can change very quickly. even for its been the

semifinal against sweden was crazy. lots of goals at the last minute. people here are excited. i was talking to somebody before getting into this venue, they were going to shout, scream, be happy, but once the match is finished. i am sure they are happy but some of them will have to wait and see and be cautious because everything can change. everything can change. you are right. speak to you later on. shaimaa khalil in sydney. the cheer was really loud.

excuse me. i was cheering also. a huge cheer came out when carmona scored that goal. it has been very entertaining. it has been very entertaining. it has been so entertaining to see the peace, the speed, and it has paid off with that first goal. it has been a headache for england but they have been defending really well. the crowd here has been 50—50. there was a huge cheer when alessia russo went to that spanish box and treated that chance but it was deceived by the goalkeeper. but i do feel that the england fans, even though they are disappointed

that the moment, have great confidence in the team, and they are hoping that they will equalise. it has been a pretty good first half so far. england hit the crossbar. i know. that was another moment we are a huge cheer came on because they thought that was a chance for england. as you see, they hit the crossbar. so far of the two teams have read each other very well, have played to their strengths. it is the final, but you do not feel that it it is the final, but you do not feel thatitis it is the final, but you do not feel that it is nervy. both teams want to assert themselves. both teams know each other�*s skills. they are both quite fast. it has been a very pacey and quick first 30 minutes. spain snatched that first goal but england will know how to recover. england

are quite resilient when it comes to being behind. their hope air is that england equalise and that we go from there, and see what happens in the next half as well. it has been quite a good match. if you are a football fan you will know that often the final can beat some of the less entertaining football because the stakes are so high. it can become quite tight, quite defensive. the scheme, so far, none of that. absolutely. you nailed it. in these huge games with so much is on the line, only history is on the line with the chance to lift that trophy for the first time, you do get the nerves, but i must see those two teams know each other very well, and i think they wanted to come in and assert themselves from minute one. we have seen it from the beginning

of the game so far, that they all play to their strengths. they were all in possession. they were all sticking to that game plan, to the team, ifeel. it is still fantastic defence on england's part despite that goal. millie bright made a beautiful sea then the first three orfour beautiful sea then the first three or four minutes with her chest. but you get someone like the spanish forward, herspeed you get someone like the spanish forward, her speed is out of this world, she has been a headache for englund, that so far they have been able to contain each other and create very entertaining football. very entertaining stuff. thank you very much. we will speak to you again in a moment.

not so happy faces there in newcastle, in the north of england. the team at 1—0 down. the party atmosphere that was on show, it is not like that now. south london, similar sort of picture. it has all gone quiet over there. and this is up in manchester as well. but there is a long way to go. even though things are subdued amongst those in advance right now, we are still on the end the first half. ten minutes or so left of the first half. a lot of football to be played, and a long way to go. we will keep you up to day in terms of all the action there.

let's get some of the day's other news now. polls open in ecuador in a few hours' time for a presidential election amidst high security and concerns over violence. the election gained international attention after one of the candidates — who opposed the country's drug cartels — was shot dead whilst campaigning. many other candidates have taken to wearing bulletproof vests. it's the first round of voting. taiwan says 25 chinese air force planes have entered its air defence zone, in the past 2a hours. china has been carrying out military exercises in the taiwan straight with navy vessels and warplanes. the drills were conducted after taiwan's vice president visited the united states — a trip beijing saw as a provocation. three men have been convicted in court in london for trying to sell a ming dynasty vase from 15th century china.

the vase, worth $2.5 million, is believed have been stolen from a swiss museum in 2019. undercover police posed as potential buyers after receiving a tip—off from an auction house. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has landed at a dutch airforce base — just days after the united states agreed to allow the transfer of f—16 fighterjets to kyiv. the us gave the green light for the netherlands and denmark to send the us—made aircraft to ukraine — a long—standing request from president zelensky. details of the delivery are yet to be unveiled — but the f—16s would boost ukraine's air power in its counteroffensive. the british medical association is calling for hospital managers to be regulated in a similar way to medical staff —

following the case of the serial—killer nurse lucy letby. she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more. there are concerns that nhs bosses failed to respond adequately when questions about letby�*s conduct were raised. simonjones reports. the smiling nurse who was a killer of babies she was supposed to be caring for. this is the moment lucy letby was arrested. the british medical association says her crimes have shocked the nation, and something similar must never be allowed to happen again. consultants at the countess of chester hospital say senior managers ignored their repeated warnings about letby for many months, despite hospital bosses claiming there was a culture of listening. it was secretive, it was judgemental. there was no credibility

given to our opinions. and from january 2017, it was intimidating. bullying to a certain extent. the consultants who raised concerns at one point even had to send letby an apology letter, against their wishes, for any stress and upset she may have experienced due to their comments. they also feared being reported to the general medical council when they continued to push for the police to be brought in. the gmc regulates doctors and has the power to strike them off. the british medical association is now calling for similar regulation for non—clinical hospital managers so they can face the same rigorous scrutiny as doctors. if there was the duty of care for hospital managers to apply

the same standards as some hospitals do well, but sadly a lot of nhs managers ignore the problems brought to them. the former chief executive of the countess of chester trust, tony chambers, said... the government says an inquiry examining the circumstances behind letby�*s murders will also look at how concerns raised by clinicians were dealt with. simon jones, bbc news. wildfires in canada are threatening tens of thousands of people in british columbia, which is now under a state of emergency. 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes,

with another 30,000 warned they may need to leave at any moment. 0ur correspondent peter bowes has this report. the intensity of the flames is terrifying. moving rapidly over a vast area there are more about a third of them are in british columbia, kelowna, a popular tourist destination about 180 miles east of vancouver, is on the edge of a huge inferno. the fire has already destroyed several homes in the smaller community of west kelowna, with embers from that blaze travelling in the wind over a lake to ignite more structures. officials have urged the public to cancel all non—essential travel to the region. at this time, we are strongly recommending that people with plans to travel to fire—affected areas throughout the central interior and south east in the coming days to cancel those plans.

we need tourists and travellers to take this situation as seriously as the residents of these areas do. to the north, yellowknife — the capital of canada's northwest territories — is now a ghost town. over two days, almost the entire population of 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes leaving the city by road and air to escape a fire encroaching on their community. officials said it had been an extraordinary achievement to get everyone out. the fire, caused by lightning a month ago, is still threatening the city — although cooler conditions have slowed its progress. but gusty winds are forecast, and officials fear they could further propel the fire towards the city boundaries. siren wails this is an epic struggle for firefighters. reinforcements have been brought in from as far

away as south africa, with local resources stretched to the limit. in a nation used to forest fires, this countrywide crisis has reached a level never seen before. peter bowes, bbc news. spain are beating england 1—0, it has been a flowing game so far, but then that's been goal went in, lots of disappointed england fans. 0ver of disappointed england fans. over to croydon. there was a party atmosphere. the 1000 crowd is no

muted on the cusp of half—time. all eyes are on that screen. how are you feeling at the moment? fix, how are you feeling at the moment? bit nervous. i obviously want england to win, spain have scored, i am confident england will pull it back and take the win. they are pushing forward trying to get that goal before half—time. yes, i hope they can do it. do get that goal before half-time. yes, i hope they can do it. do you think england _ yes, i hope they can do it. do you think england can't? _ yes, i hope they can do it. do you think england can't? they - yes, i hope they can do it. do you think england can't? they have i yes, i hope they can do it. do you i think england can't? they have come from behind before in this tournament. if they can't win the euros, they can win this. 100%. both laurenjames plays that both lauren james plays that will be amazing _ amazing. what do they need to do?

the need to bring laurenjames on. add a bit of spice to the game. we need to get you out there. the girls are passionate about football. ., , ., football. how did they get into it? a cou - le football. how did they get into it? a counle of— football. how did they get into it? a couple of years _ football. how did they get into it? a couple of years ago, _ football. how did they get into it? a couple of years ago, they - football. how did they get into it? | a couple of years ago, they started before the euros, but the euros has made it more passionate, and for a girls football to continue. lionesses are leading the way. england had been in this situation before. we are still sure they are going to go on and win it. you have brought the girls down here. i never was into football as much as i never was into football as much as i am now. to see these girls are so passionate about football is just amazing. do you think there will be a day when women's football is as popular as mains? , .,

as mains? yes. if england win the world cun as _ as mains? yes. if england win the world cup as well _ as mains? yes. if england win the world cup as well as _ as mains? yes. if england win the world cup as well as the - as mains? yes. if england win the world cup as well as the euros, i as mains? yes. if england win the i world cup as well as the euros, then we can definitely beat the boys and make history. as long as they take on your tactics. if we can somehow get that impression to them, they will know what to do. but i am sure down here there is some confidence that england are going to do it. thank you. it is half—time. spain 1-0 thank you. it is half—time. spain 1—0 up. just on the stroke of half—time spain hit the outside of the post. live now to our reporter phil connell. here in northumberland many people have decided to watch the systolic game on a big screen.

ponteland leisure centre. lots of people here today to cheer on a local player, and the lionesses also. we have a special guest. half—time recap. not the story we would have wished for? no. but it is only the first half. 45 minutes of the second half. i am sure that the lionesses will dig their heels in and they will come back. i am sure they will. what do you think sarina wiegman will be seeing in the dressing room? dig your heels in. play well. play together. play for each other. lucy plays for barcelona, she will

know many of the spanish players. how much insight will that give? there is pluses and minuses. wejust have to hope that the do what they always do. when the chips are down they can back and they score. whatever happens today, what kind of legacy will this england team leave? just getting on the field, they have made history. but that is not enough for lucy. we will keep our fingers crossed. keep a hold, as they say. what will the next 45 minutes be like? torture. absolute torture. we are all set here for at least another 45 minutes of football. the message from the north—east is, come on,

lionesses, you can do it. live now to manchester and to the national football museum — we can speak to gabrielle heffernan who is director of content there. thank you for coming back on the programme. the last time we spoke, two hours ago, you said to— one to england. that score is still possible, but they are going around about it the wrong way round. more stressful than we had hoped. we have come back before, no reason why we cannot turn it round. there has been read were kept on both sides. england hit the crossbar, spain hit the post. it has

been a good _ crossbar, spain hit the post. it has been a good game. _ crossbar, spain hit the post. it has been a good game. great - crossbar, spain hit the post. it has been a good game. great play i crossbar, spain hit the post. it 1:3 been a good game. great play from both sides. spain had some brilliant chances. the goal was incredible. there will definitely be more goals. it is always good for the game when the neutrals can enjoy it. of course, everyone in england too is a football fan, the scene in spain, but when the game is open and flowing, plenty of chances, it brings all of the neutrals and the rest of that world into it. is this the exhibition for the game that you had been hoping? i think it ends. i think there is still more to come. spain are closing as down fast, which is making it's quite frantic at times. but it is showing some of the skill in the women's game. there is nothing as exciting as hitting the

woodwork. any players that have caught your eye in the first half? carmona scoring that goal, unfortunately. having people like laurenjames on the bench, that kind of talent to come on. we will let you get back to the game. if it does end up being 2—1. there is still time. let as take a look around england and spain and what is happening. madrid, the mood is pretty good. coming into this tournament the work very well regarded, but they have had players not playing,

disagreements behind the scenes, no one knew how it would impact the squad. so far, not much impact at all. they are leading 1—0 in the world cup final. a fabulous achievement for them so far. but there is still that second half to go. these fans in newcastle and england will be hoping for a turnaround, they want at least a goal for england, turnaround, they want at least a goalfor england, then turnaround, they want at least a goal for england, then the chance of extra time and penalties. this is bbc news. hello there. the weather's a lot quieter today than what we had yesterday. of course, storm betty brought disruption from heavy rain, damaging winds across

western parts of the uk. today, the winds will be lighter, still quite fresh across the northwest of the uk. and we'll see a mixture of sunshine and just a few showers, a lot of places staying dry. now, this is the pressure set up. even for the next few days, lower pressure towards the northwest, higher pressure over the near continent. so the further south and east that you are across the country, the better chance of you staying dry, seeing the sunshine and it will feel warmer. lighter winds here as well. more of a breeze for western scotland, northern ireland, where we will see most of the showers, but the odd shower may develop elsewhere. pretty light and isolated. you'll be unlucky if you catch one. most places will stay dry. top temperatures again, 25, maybe 26 celsius across southern and eastern areas. high teens, low 20s, further north and west. now, as you move out of sunday and into monday, a similar story once again, high pressure to the southeast, low pressure to the northwest. if anything, on monday, this area of low pressure will encroach in a little bit further to scotland and northern ireland. so after a fine start with some sunshine and a few showers, we could see areas of rain pushing into western scotland.

some of it could be heavy at times, stronger winds. but eastern scotland, most of england and wales, bar the odd shower, it should be mostly dry again with the best of the sunshine in southern and eastern parts — we could be up to 26, maybe 27 celsius in the warmest spots. for tuesday, bits of cloud to begin with, some mist and murk, particularly in the south. a few showers could push into the southwest. 0therwise, most of england and wales should be dry again. most of the showers should be across scotland and northern ireland. but even here, there'll be some good sunny spells at times, but the winds fresher in the north than they'll be further south. another warm day to come across southern and eastern areas. now from midweek, it looks like we'll start to see some changes. weather fronts start to gang up on us and push right across the country. so we'll start to see some showers, some of them heavy and thundery across southern areas by the end of the week, and also by the end of the week, low pressure takes over, we start to see our winds switch to a north—north—westerly direction. and so you can see the red and orange colours ebbing away

back to the near continent. so it will be turning fresher for all areas. so a warm start across the south and the east of the country, in particular, further showers in the north and the west. then all areas start to turn cooler and breezier with showers by the end of the week.

live from london, this is bbc news. celebrations as spain take the lead in the women's world cup final. both england and spain vying to make history. scenes from the fanzone in south london during half—time. the fans are not so happy, but it is only half time. and we are live at a watching party in madrid where 6000 fans are now celebrating, the stadium turned into cheers when spain took the lead. it is a subdued mood here for england's

fans _ is a subdued mood here for england's fans and _ is a subdued mood here for england's fans. and celebrations among the spain _ fans. and celebrations among the spain supporters. there is a long way to— spain supporters. there is a long way to go— spain supporters. there is a long way to go until the final whistle and many— way to go until the final whistle and many are hoping that england can equalise _ and many are hoping that england can equalise and hopefully turn this around — and russia's luna—25 spacecraft spins into uncontrolled orbit and crashes into the moon. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. it's half—time at the women's world cup final — with spain taking lead with 1—0 against england. this was the moment england's goalkeeper mary earps failed to stop spain's 0lga carmona as she struck the ball into the corner of the goal. and as you can see here, the spanish fans went wild. both nations are aiming to win the title for the first time.