:00:00. > :00:00.will be fine and dry, with some warmth in the South East.
:00:00. > :00:13.I'm Geeta Guru-Murthy with BBC World News.
:00:14. > :00:16.German fans have been celebrating through the night as their team
:00:17. > :00:21.Thousands of Palestinians flee from northern Gaza after Israel
:00:22. > :00:27.warns it will target the area to stop further rocket attacks.
:00:28. > :00:29.Fighting in Ukraine intensifies, as government troops advance
:00:30. > :00:36.The cruise ship that sank with the loss of 32 lives is floated
:00:37. > :01:01.There were 64 matches, 171 goals scored in open play,
:01:02. > :01:06.seven red cards, but in the end, only one winner.
:01:07. > :01:11.It's Germany who get to take the World Cup trophy home.
:01:12. > :01:15.It took one goal, deep into extra time at the Maracana stadium in Rio,
:01:16. > :01:20.Cue celebrations deep into the night across Germany, as the team
:01:21. > :01:26.But for every winner there is of course a loser,
:01:27. > :01:29.Argentina missing out to Germany in the final for a second time.
:01:30. > :01:55.Germany, champions of the world for the fourth time, and some of the
:01:56. > :01:59.locals were happy as well! They have not been the best team but they were
:02:00. > :02:05.worthy champions, it is hard to argue. We deserved it, it was a hard
:02:06. > :02:11.struggle but we played really well and we deserved it. World champions,
:02:12. > :02:16.world champions! The final was by no means a classic
:02:17. > :02:22.but how different it might have been if Argentina had scored first. A
:02:23. > :02:25.defensive error let Indian and Argentinian player, but the shot was
:02:26. > :02:30.wide. Germany could have broken the deadlock before hard time but they
:02:31. > :02:34.hit the woodwork. And a moment that could have defined the tournament,
:02:35. > :02:44.the man many expected to set the World Cup alight bearing down on
:02:45. > :02:52.goal, but Lionel Messi nest. -- missed. But there was a goal fit
:02:53. > :02:57.for a final from Mario Gotze. Germany champions yet again.
:02:58. > :03:02.Fireworks lit up the Rio sky. The Brazilians may have had a
:03:03. > :03:03.disappointing World Cup that they know where the winners when they see
:03:04. > :03:10.them. -- but they know. Anger at Argentina's defeat spilled
:03:11. > :03:12.over onto the streets Riot police fired tear gas
:03:13. > :03:16.and used water cannon to restrain groups of fans throwing rocks and
:03:17. > :03:19.vandalising shops after the match. At least 30 people were arrested,
:03:20. > :03:21.and several police officers were The trouble broke out
:03:22. > :03:23.near the city's Obelisk, from where the BBC's Ignacio de los
:03:24. > :03:36.Reyes sent this report. Sorry, we can cannot bring you that
:03:37. > :03:37.report. But certainly a lot of problems, as you can see from those
:03:38. > :03:42.images. Back to Germany. The victorious German team will
:03:43. > :03:45.parade the coveted trophy through Lucy Hockings is following the story
:03:46. > :03:56.for us in the German capital. 1 billion people around the world
:03:57. > :04:01.may have watched last night's game and making it the biggest sporting
:04:02. > :04:06.event ever watched by a global audience. In Germany, most people
:04:07. > :04:09.were glued to the game but it is not just Germans who support Germany,
:04:10. > :04:16.foreigners have come to Berlin to watch the game. Where are you from,
:04:17. > :04:21.Diana? Canada. I watched Germany become world champions. It was
:04:22. > :04:27.unreal. The atmosphere is amazing. The people here, the buildings,
:04:28. > :04:32.everything. Canadians are not known to be football fans! Yes, we are. I
:04:33. > :04:39.am from a Polish background so I have a Polish connection and I have
:04:40. > :04:45.been a fan of Miroslav Klose for several years. You are from Sweden,
:04:46. > :04:52.how was it? It was good fun. I sat at a hostel. It was awesome.
:04:53. > :04:58.Supporting Germany? Yes. Why? I don't know, we were here so it seems
:04:59. > :05:06.the good thing to do. The forced you -- the first European team to win in
:05:07. > :05:11.Latin America. Who played well? I would say shrine Steiger. England
:05:12. > :05:19.did not do so well. Pick another European team. You have come from
:05:20. > :05:25.England. What do you remember? Not too much, as you know! They played
:05:26. > :05:33.well, I believe. I was watching it and it was a great atmosphere.
:05:34. > :05:42.Really passionate, very passionate. But you do not remember the goal?
:05:43. > :05:46.No! Watch it on replay! Why Germany? I just like the way they play. They
:05:47. > :05:50.are a good attacking team, they go for it every game and they do not
:05:51. > :06:01.hold back. They would rather lose in style. It works. I am delighted we
:06:02. > :06:05.have two Germans! Congratulations. Thank you very much. Were you
:06:06. > :06:17.shouting last night? Yes, last night. We were with the fans. Were
:06:18. > :06:21.you nervous? Everybody was so confident but there was quiet when
:06:22. > :06:28.there were no goals, what were you thinking? I was so nervous. The game
:06:29. > :06:37.was over... We were so happy that Mario Gotze shot the goal. Super
:06:38. > :06:43.Mario! And he totally... Total escalation. It went crazy fireworks
:06:44. > :06:49.and everything. How much sleep did you get? Two hours. Like Mia,
:06:50. > :06:55.congratulations, the team deserved it. -- that was like me. The Germans
:06:56. > :07:02.are partying and waiting for the big hope coming -- homecoming near the
:07:03. > :07:05.Brandenburg Gate tomorrow where the German team will be presented to the
:07:06. > :07:07.fans. The celebrations and the hangovers
:07:08. > :07:11.continuing! Media reports from Brazil say
:07:12. > :07:13.Luiz Felipe Scolari has left his post as manager
:07:14. > :07:15.of the national football team. Scolari was widely blamed
:07:16. > :07:17.for Brazil's humiliating seven-one defeat by Germany in the World Cup
:07:18. > :07:24.semi-final. One of the most memorable matches we
:07:25. > :07:28.saw. Israel's operation in Gaza is
:07:29. > :07:30.now into its seventh day. After another night
:07:31. > :07:32.of Israeli air strikes, Palestinian officials now say 172 people have
:07:33. > :07:35.been killed in the past week. Palestinian militants fired
:07:36. > :07:39.at least 20 more rockets overnight. No Israelis have been killed, but
:07:40. > :07:44.at least three have been seriously Our World Affairs Correspondent Rob
:07:45. > :08:05.Watson reports. This was Gaza overnight and with
:08:06. > :08:09.daylight, the air strikes continued. This was the aftermath. Cars and
:08:10. > :08:16.buildings destroyed and lives disrupted. We did not come here to
:08:17. > :08:20.save our souls but those of our children who woke up at 1am
:08:21. > :08:26.terrified and who came here barefoot, we came here walking.
:08:27. > :08:32.Israel says any hardship for Palestinians is the fault of Hamas.
:08:33. > :08:37.The Israeli military released this video to emphasise their strikes are
:08:38. > :08:44.intended for militant and not civilian targets.
:08:45. > :08:49.Hamas is not apologetic and it has released its own video of just some
:08:50. > :08:55.of the nearly 1,000 rockets it has fired at Israel so far. With the
:08:56. > :08:58.Palestinian death toll climbing towards 200 and Israelis living with
:08:59. > :09:03.the threat of constant missile attack, there is little sign of a
:09:04. > :09:09.cease-fire, prompting growing concern from the international
:09:10. > :09:13.community. And if violence between Palestinians and Israelis was not
:09:14. > :09:14.worrying enough, there is a danger of it spreading. These are Israeli
:09:15. > :09:19.troops just outside Gaza but of it spreading. These are Israeli
:09:20. > :09:25.on the Borders with Lebanon and Syria have also been in action,
:09:26. > :09:29.responding to missile attacks from two Arab neighbours. In the Middle
:09:30. > :09:40.East, unwanted escalation is always possible.
:09:41. > :09:42.Ukraine says its armed forces are making more advances in fighting
:09:43. > :09:44.against pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.
:09:45. > :09:46.The government in Kiev says air strikes
:09:47. > :09:48.against the rebels have inflicted heavy losses near a strategically
:09:49. > :09:54.Meanwhile five coaches carrying people from towns in Eastern Ukraine
:09:55. > :09:56.have left the rebel stronghold of Donetsk,
:09:57. > :09:58.they're understood to be heading for Russia, where the passengers
:09:59. > :10:02.Tensions rose over the weekend when Moscow accused Ukrainian forces of
:10:03. > :10:06.shelling across the border, killing one person and wounding two others.
:10:07. > :10:20.The violence seems to be escalating, the death toll mounting.
:10:21. > :10:23.Dozens have been killed in eastern Ukraine since Friday when rocket
:10:24. > :10:30.attacks left more than 20 soldiers dead. This is the aftermath of
:10:31. > :10:35.shelling in a suburb of done yet. At least 12 civilians are reported to
:10:36. > :10:42.have been killed over the weekend -- .net. It is a rebel stronghold and
:10:43. > :10:46.it is empty and fast. To the East in Luhansk, at least six civilians have
:10:47. > :10:52.died in the past two days. This city is held by the said artists and they
:10:53. > :10:55.say scores of government have been attempting to storm it --
:10:56. > :11:03.separatists. Kiev has not confirmed that, it says it has been inflicting
:11:04. > :11:09.heavy losses on nearby rebel bases. First the talent he on Russian soil
:11:10. > :11:13.has taken place. In this town, a woman holds fragments of a shell
:11:14. > :11:26.which she says killed her God for them. -- the first death. She said
:11:27. > :11:30.it hit with some impact and chimney breasts and doors were blown off. It
:11:31. > :11:35.has been called an extremely dangerous escalation of tensions
:11:36. > :11:38.between Moscow and Kiev which could have irreversible consequences for
:11:39. > :11:43.Ukraine. Kiev denies any involvement. As the Russian
:11:44. > :11:48.President arrived in Rio for the World Cup final, the spiralling
:11:49. > :11:52.conflict was on his mind. Away from this reception, he had a private
:11:53. > :11:56.meeting with the German Chancellor and they agreed the crisis is
:11:57. > :12:00.getting worse and they urged direct talks between Kiev and the rebels.
:12:01. > :12:04.The British Prime Minister and the US and -- US President were not here
:12:05. > :12:09.but they have also been talking. They have agreed Russia needs to
:12:10. > :12:14.take further steps towards peace and must act fast or face further
:12:15. > :12:23.sanctions. Stay with others here, much to
:12:24. > :12:25.come. Code China become a football superpowered -- could China. How the
:12:26. > :12:34.nation is aiming for World Cup glory. -- superpower.
:12:35. > :12:40.The Church of England's governing body will vote on whether to allow
:12:41. > :12:44.women to be bishops. The idea has previously been rejected but the
:12:45. > :12:45.Church's most senior cleric the Archbishop of Canterbury says he is
:12:46. > :12:51.hopeful the reform will be agreed. The Synod, celebrating
:12:52. > :12:53.Holy Communion in York Minster yesterday, is about to make its most
:12:54. > :12:56.important decision for 20 years. Not since it voted to ordain women
:12:57. > :12:59.as priests has the future of the Church turned
:13:00. > :13:04.so profoundly on a single vote. Women now make up a third
:13:05. > :13:07.of Anglican clergy, but they often They say the creation
:13:08. > :13:13.of women bishops would transform But traditionalists in
:13:14. > :13:19.the Synod say they would lose their legal right to serve under a male
:13:20. > :13:23.bishop, leaving them relying on the However, several of those who voted
:13:24. > :13:30.against the legislation before say Conservative evangelicals who
:13:31. > :13:35.believe only men should lead the Church accept that the vote is
:13:36. > :13:40.likely to go against them. Most of those who were not sure two
:13:41. > :13:43.years ago whether the provision was right, and therefore voted
:13:44. > :13:46.against the measure, I think many of them will now be voting in favour
:13:47. > :13:53.of it, or at least they'll abstain. If the Synod agrees today to create
:13:54. > :13:57.women bishops, the law would have to be ratified
:13:58. > :14:15.by Parliament and officially Australian journalists have called
:14:16. > :14:20.on the Prime Minister to intervene in the case of the jailed Al Jazeera
:14:21. > :14:28.journalist who was sentenced with two colleagues to seven years in
:14:29. > :14:32.Egypt. Read on false news. They have been accused of attacking press
:14:33. > :14:36.freedom. The case continues and there has been focused on it by
:14:37. > :14:42.journalists across the world. -- focus.
:14:43. > :14:48.This is BBC News. The top stories. The German football team will parade
:14:49. > :14:52.the World Cup through Poland tomorrow after beating Argentina in
:14:53. > :14:56.the final in Rio. Palestinian officials say the death
:14:57. > :15:03.toll in Gaza from a week of air strikes is more than 170 -- through
:15:04. > :15:07.Berlin. Most of them civilians. The Chinese authorities have
:15:08. > :15:10.formally charged a British businessman and his American wife
:15:11. > :15:14.with the legally obtaining and selling personal information about
:15:15. > :15:18.Chinese citizens. Peter Humphrey and his wife were arrested last year in
:15:19. > :15:23.connection with an investigation into alleged bribery by a British
:15:24. > :15:28.pharmaceutical company. Mr Humphrey was asked by a Chinese journalist
:15:29. > :15:39.what he understood of what had been happening.
:15:40. > :15:48.campaign for several months, sending anonymous letters, e-mails, to the
:15:49. > :15:56.Chinese commercial Administration bureau. Accusing Glaxo Smith Kline
:15:57. > :16:04.of using corrupt methods to sell their products in China. OK? And
:16:05. > :16:07.they believed that they may be no who is the author of these letters.
:16:08. > :16:15.Bash they they said they wanted us to
:16:16. > :16:20.investigate the background of the person, and they want to understand
:16:21. > :16:24.her connections. And they want an assessment about whether we think
:16:25. > :16:29.she is the author of these letters. I'm joined now by Zhuang Chen
:16:30. > :16:44.from the BBC's Chinese Service. Can you explain what has happened
:16:45. > :16:49.today. There is a charge against Peter Humphreys and his wife
:16:50. > :16:54.accusing them of pertaining the private information, selling the
:16:55. > :16:59.information of Chinese citizens to third parties. What is the evidence
:17:00. > :17:03.of Western nationals being involved? This is the first case against a
:17:04. > :17:07.Westerner in the name of obtaining and selling private information of
:17:08. > :17:11.Chinese citizens. But it is not the first case of foreign nationals
:17:12. > :17:15.facing a charge. Previously we had foreigners facing a charge on drug
:17:16. > :17:23.stealing. And also stealing the commercial secrets, you remember
:17:24. > :17:30.2010, a Chinese senior executive of a mining company, Rio Tinto, was
:17:31. > :17:36.detained and sentenced to ten years in prison because of stealing
:17:37. > :17:39.commercial secrets. This comes obviously from this original
:17:40. > :17:46.investigation into GS K. Can you expand more on this. It is
:17:47. > :17:51.complicated? It is, located, it goes back to 2012, when a stream of
:17:52. > :17:56.anonymous e-mails were sent to Chinese regulators, allegedly from
:17:57. > :18:00.GS K, a widespread bribery scheme giving bribes to hospitals and
:18:01. > :18:05.officials, in order to boost their sales in the Chinese market. The
:18:06. > :18:10.company started to investigate who the anonymous e-mails came from. Who
:18:11. > :18:17.were the authors of the e-mail. And then the company, run by Peter, he
:18:18. > :18:23.was hired to investigate. According to Peter, he is saying at the time
:18:24. > :18:26.in April, in July, he was asked to do the investigation, he was not
:18:27. > :18:32.told there was a bribery scheme behind it. He was told to do so to
:18:33. > :18:41.investigate who was the right of the anonymous e-mails. Peter said he
:18:42. > :18:44.felt cheated by GS K. It is quite complicated but it is still ongoing.
:18:45. > :18:55.We can see the twists and turns. Last month, there was another tape
:18:56. > :19:01.leaked to the public. It is getting more complicated. Peter will stand
:19:02. > :19:05.trial later on, probably next month. It's a closed session trial. We are
:19:06. > :19:08.not sure whether diplomats or his family members will be able to
:19:09. > :19:14.attend. Thank you for joining us. It has been three months since Boko
:19:15. > :19:17.Haram militants abducted more than The incident prompted
:19:18. > :19:32.a global campaign calling It started in Abuja and it went
:19:33. > :19:38.viral. Protests were held around the world. Well-known personalities,
:19:39. > :19:42.Hollywood stars. These issues and activists have lent their voices to
:19:43. > :19:46.the bring back our girls movement. But away from the hashtags there
:19:47. > :19:49.have been the grief stricken families of the missing girls, they
:19:50. > :19:54.had seen the violence around but never imagined it would affect them
:19:55. > :19:57.with such horror. A man whose brother was killed in a Boko Haram
:19:58. > :20:00.attack described his pain, his sister, whom he says was kind and
:20:01. > :20:04.loving, is among the missing schoolgirls. I love my sister so
:20:05. > :20:31.much. The Nigerian government and the
:20:32. > :20:34.military have been fending off criticism of their efforts,
:20:35. > :20:38.insisting they are doing their best to secure the girls released. We
:20:39. > :20:45.know where they are but we cannot tell you. Military secrets. Foreign
:20:46. > :20:49.governments unmanned drones from the US are helping in the search. The
:20:50. > :20:54.British have sent this Sentinel beckon a since aircraft to the
:20:55. > :20:54.forest where Boko Haram members are believed to be
:20:55. > :20:58.forest where Boko Haram members are believed to hold-up and they could
:20:59. > :21:01.be possibly holding the girls. This is one of the symbols of the
:21:02. > :21:06.campaign in support of the missing girls, these placards lined up here
:21:07. > :21:10.in downtown Lagos represent each of the schoolgirls and they put names
:21:11. > :21:15.to the number of over 200 girls who are still missing. This is a vivid
:21:16. > :21:20.reminder of their ab duct and in April, which shook Nigerians and
:21:21. > :21:23.many around the world. The bring back the girls campaigners have been
:21:24. > :21:27.criticised themselves and even physically attacked but they say
:21:28. > :21:31.they are not deterred. For as long as it takes, that is how long we
:21:32. > :21:38.will sustain the campaign. All it takes is to think about these
:21:39. > :21:44.girls, 200 plus girls in captivity. Unimaginable circumstances. If that
:21:45. > :21:52.does not keep us going, what should? The campaign is no -- the campaign
:21:53. > :21:57.is not as prominent as it was a few weeks ago, but they are looking to
:21:58. > :22:04.keep up the pressure on the government so that they concede
:22:05. > :22:10.their daughters again. -- can see their daughters. Some latest news
:22:11. > :22:12.from Italy, the final stage of one of the biggest salvage operations in
:22:13. > :22:16.maritime history is underway. The wreckage of the Costa Concordia
:22:17. > :22:19.cruiseliner, which sank two years ago with the loss of 32 passengers,
:22:20. > :22:26.is being refloated. The salvage team have said they have
:22:27. > :22:31.lifted it up by one metre. Just in the last few hours.
:22:32. > :22:33.Already upright the ship was moved into its current
:22:34. > :22:36.More than thirty tanks were attached before being filled with
:22:37. > :22:43.It's since been resting on specially made platforms, and today's process
:22:44. > :22:46.is expected to see the water pumped out of those tanks, and replaced
:22:47. > :22:52.with air - which will allow the ship to float and be towed away.
:22:53. > :22:55.Our corresponent Alan Johnston is in Giglio - and I asked him what
:22:56. > :23:05.In these calm and sunny and clear conditions the salvage crews were
:23:06. > :23:10.able to go to work on schedule soon after dawn which means they have
:23:11. > :23:13.been at it for four or five hours. We cannot expect a quick and
:23:14. > :23:18.dramatic and rapid progress in this affair of gigantic engineering. The
:23:19. > :23:25.world has never seen heavy lifting in this scale. Attempted. Central to
:23:26. > :23:29.the plan are those huge metal boxes. Which you might be able to see on
:23:30. > :23:35.either side of the hole. They will be kid of water and filled with air.
:23:36. > :23:38.-- either side of the ship. They will be acting like armbands on
:23:39. > :23:43.either side of a toddler in a swimming pool if you like, buoyancy,
:23:44. > :23:46.it ought to lift it up off the sea bed. In the hours ahead we expect to
:23:47. > :23:49.see her rising may be acting like armbands on either side of a toddler
:23:50. > :23:52.in a swimming pool if you like, buoyancy, it ought to lift it up off
:23:53. > :24:01.the sea bed. In the hours ahead we expect to see her rising maybe two
:24:02. > :24:07.or three metres. These are the latest pictures from Giglio. It is a
:24:08. > :24:12.massive feat of engineering. It is up successfully, lifted by one metre
:24:13. > :24:17.so far. Before it is taken away, it is a stunning area of coastline. Of
:24:18. > :24:21.course many in the area have wanted, the people there, the
:24:22. > :24:25.coastal people have wanted to move on but still a lot of questions
:24:26. > :24:28.around the court case and the captain 's actions. We will continue
:24:29. > :24:34.with coverage of that throughout the day.
:24:35. > :24:37.Now that the World Cup is over, many a team will be reflecting
:24:38. > :24:42.The world's most populous nation is passionate about football, but has
:24:43. > :24:45.qualified for the competition only once, in 2002 - and fared dismally.
:24:46. > :24:47.Now though there's a plan to change all that.
:24:48. > :24:51.China has built itself the World's biggest football academy - and we
:24:52. > :24:55.sent our Shanghai correspondent, John Sudworth, to take a look.
:24:56. > :25:02.In the middle of the Chinese countryside sits a towering symbol
:25:03. > :25:09.of sporting ambition. Built in less than one year, at a cost of almost
:25:10. > :25:16.$200 million. The school makes no secret of its extraordinary mission.
:25:17. > :25:21.The facilities would be the envy of many top-flight European club. There
:25:22. > :25:25.are dozens of full-sized football pitches to train upon, and a team of
:25:26. > :25:30.coaches who have been drafted in from Real Madrid. The funding for
:25:31. > :25:35.all of this has come from the billionaire owner of one of China's
:25:36. > :25:42.biggest football clubs, but the school claims high-level political
:25:43. > :25:46.support, too. The Chinese president has three wishes the school
:25:47. > :25:53.headmaster tells me, to qualify for, the host, and to win the World
:25:54. > :25:58.Cup. It is a heavy burden of expectation for the schools
:25:59. > :26:04.Cup. It is a heavy burden of pupils, China is currently bottom of
:26:05. > :26:09.the football class, placed 103rd in the FIFA rankings. There can be no
:26:10. > :26:16.doubting the drive and the ambition of this place, but are they ever
:26:17. > :26:20.likely to produce World Cup success? Some have argued that the
:26:21. > :26:24.real crisis in Chinese football goes much deeper, it is a social and
:26:25. > :26:31.political one and there will be no easy fix. If China is serious about
:26:32. > :26:37.its footballing ambitions, critics argue, it needs to widen access for
:26:38. > :26:48.all. Not just those who can afford the 6000 US dollars per year it
:26:49. > :26:53.costs to come here. I think it could happen for them one day, but this
:26:54. > :26:56.year, this tournament, it is Germany of course who have won the World
:26:57. > :27:00.Cup, the first European country to do it in Latin America. Thank you
:27:01. > :27:02.for watching. We will be back tomorrow.