19/07/2017

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:00:00. > :00:08.Hi, I'm Aysha live with all the news you need to know

:00:09. > :00:21.Big success for England's cricket team.

:00:22. > :00:23.Now I can get myself dressed without anybody helping me.

:00:24. > :00:35.And a boy with a life changing story.

:00:36. > :00:37.First up, if you've been missing the football over the summer,

:00:38. > :00:39.I've got some good news for you,

:00:40. > :00:41.as the Uefa Women's Euros are underway.

:00:42. > :00:43.This year, it's being held in the Netherlands and England

:00:44. > :00:45.play their first match tonight against Scotland.

:00:46. > :00:48.Both teams have been busy training for the match and BBC's Ben Mundy

:00:49. > :00:55.We are in Utrecht, which is one of seven cities where games

:00:56. > :01:01.The stadium where England meet Scotland later is about a ten-minute

:01:02. > :01:03.drive away and just over there is one of the official

:01:04. > :01:05.fanzones, that's where supporters from all the different countries

:01:06. > :01:14.can meet up and watch the games on big TV screens.

:01:15. > :01:17.Tonight's match is a big one because, when it comes to football,

:01:18. > :01:19.England and Scotland don't really get on.

:01:20. > :01:22.Two players to look out for, Scotland's Jane Ross,

:01:23. > :01:24.she's a very good attacking player and could cause

:01:25. > :01:28.For England, look out for defender and captain Steph Houghton.

:01:29. > :01:36.And don't forget, you can go online for loads more information

:01:37. > :01:41.A big clean-up is taking place today in Cornwall in the south-west

:01:42. > :01:44.of England after really heavy floods swept through the village

:01:45. > :01:50.People living there saw hailstones the size of 50 pence pieces,

:01:51. > :01:52.and some people even had to be lifted

:01:53. > :01:57.Although there is a lot of cleaning up to do,

:01:58. > :02:06.Now, it's safe to say that Johanna Konta was

:02:07. > :02:08.one of the stand-out British players at Wimbledon this year.

:02:09. > :02:10.The 23-year-old become the first British woman to reach

:02:11. > :02:13.the Wimbledon singles semi finals in almost 40 years.

:02:14. > :02:17.Ricky caught up with the history maker herself.

:02:18. > :02:29.Wimbledon is more special, because it's home, it's my home slam.

:02:30. > :02:32.Not many tennis players get to say they have a home slam,

:02:33. > :02:40.It's been 39 years since a British woman can say,

:02:41. > :02:50.I got to be a part of so many incredible matches, I got

:02:51. > :02:54.I got to play on Centre Court and Court one and to really

:02:55. > :02:56.play in front of a crowd that was so supportive

:02:57. > :03:03.After an hour and 50 minutes, somehow, Johanna Konta

:03:04. > :03:10.For me, it's always been the competition, always

:03:11. > :03:13.being in the competitive environment of matches, the emotions

:03:14. > :03:21.The triumphs, actually the losses as well.

:03:22. > :03:24.I think it is more those emotions and those experiences that I've

:03:25. > :03:32.It's a fun sport to be a part of at whatever level.

:03:33. > :03:35.It's also a really social sport and you can do it with your friends,

:03:36. > :03:39.you can play with your family, so I think it does have a place

:03:40. > :03:46.And to another sporting success story.

:03:47. > :03:48.Some good news for England's cricket team, they reached

:03:49. > :03:51.the Women's World Cup final after a very exciting

:03:52. > :03:54.two-wicket win over South Africa in Bristol yesterday.

:03:55. > :04:07.Two to win. And the first fall short.

:04:08. > :04:09.They'll now face Australia or India in Sunday's final.

:04:10. > :04:16.Zion is a ten-year-old boy from America who was born

:04:17. > :04:20.with two hands, but when he was aged just two, doctors had

:04:21. > :04:24.to amputate them because he had a really serious infection.

:04:25. > :04:26.But 18 months ago at the age of eight,

:04:27. > :04:30.Zion became the youngest person in the world to have

:04:31. > :04:32.a double hand transplant - giving him two new hands.

:04:33. > :04:41.Now I can get myself dressed without anybody helping me.

:04:42. > :04:46.Now I can get a snack out of the refrigerator

:04:47. > :04:58.I can heat up a sandwich and a piece of pizza all by myself.

:04:59. > :05:02.Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.