first georgia taylor—brown and, for the final leg, alex yee, who powered home to seal a 1a—second victory. after a bronze and silver in his previous two games, brownlee finally emulating brother alistair and claiming olympic gold. it's something i have wanted to do for a long time. i've chased that dream for a long time. i've seen my brother obviously achieve it twice and now i've done it and it feels amazing. introduced to try and improve gender balance, the new mixed team events have been one of the features of the games here in tokyo, and britain are certainly enjoying them. team gb�*s swimmers have already had a remarkable olympics, but it got even better in the ax100m mixed—medley relay. great britain will win their fourth gold in the swimming pool! anna hopkin sealing a stunning win and new world record after kathleen dawson, adam peaty and james guy had established a lead. this, a seventh medal for the team here. one more tomorrow and it will be british swimming's best ever games. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. britain's fastest ever woman, dina asher—smith, has pulled out of the

georgia taylor—brown had given britain a 21—second advantage, and although alex yee was dramatically caught for a moment, when he came to the finish, he and gb were in a class of their own. he will win the gold. four new british olympic champions before breakfast. forjonny brownlee, gold at last. the olympics, i've completed it! i've been waiting for that one. yeah, it feels absolutely amazing. third olympics, and to finally walk away with olympic gold, and we did everything we possibly could. whilst over in the pool, team gb have surpassed expectations. now a moment for the team's finest to come together. the mixed medley relay, another new olympic event. in the company of the finest swimmers on earth, britain have already proved they can excel. here, they were doing it again. kathleen dawson gave way to the peerless adam peaty. he did what he always seems to do, before james guy powered britain into the narrowest of leads, and here was anna hopkin on the final leg. great britain are going| to win their fourth gold in the swimming pool! one word that has changed the whole team is be

alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the games; they were joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed four by 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth — they have picked up eight gold medals and 28 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more olympic events — as she deals with mental health issues. on the track, the leading nigerian sprinter, blessing okagbare, has failed a drugs test and is out of the games. she won her heat in the 100 metres on friday and had been due to run in the semi—finals later. let's go live to tokyo, the bbc�*s sarah mulkerrins is there. so we know the line—up for the women's 100m final. some quick times in the semis but no dina asher smith. disappointment for those looking for dina asher smith tobacco perform in recent years, knowing she has performed on the very high stage

alex yee and georgia taylor—brown added to their individual silvers. they were joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the pool, great britain claimed another gold in the mixed axioom medley. so where does all this leave the medal table? well, great britain remain sixth, with eight gold medals and 27 in total. up at the top is china with 20 golds and 44 overall. meanwhile, the american gymnast simone biles has pulled out of two more olympic events as she deals with mental health issues. on the track, the leading nigerian sprinter blessing okagbare has failed a drugs test and is out of the games. she won her heat in the 100m on friday and had been due to run in the semifinals later. let's take you now live to tokyo and speak to the bbc�*s sarah mulkerins, who is following all the action. a great day for the mixed events. we have the mixed triathlon relay, two men and two women in the team. we know that team gb had a very strong triathlon history and pedigree, the two individual silver medals, as you say. they were highly fancied coming

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i think georgia taylor—brown has got a flat tyre. _ it's everyone's worst nightmare, really. i did panic at first, but then i thought, "well, there's nothing i can do, i can't really control this right now, i can only do my best." there was nothing she could do about flora duffy's commanding 10k, but it soon dawned on her she was going to come second. there was a lot of emotion coming down that finishing chute, and i cried, and ifinished on the floor, and it took a lot out of me mentally and physically. now it's, i guess, on to paris. so an early start, then, here in 0daiba bay, but elsewhere was still a packed day of sport forteam gb, including plenty of medal chances. in the dressage team final, britain's double olympic gold medallist charlotte dujardin was last to go on newcomer gio, affectionately known as pumpkin. but his performance wasn't a patch on germany's, who danced to gold again, with usa snatching silver at the last, bronze for britain. and if these 0lympics have taught us anything, it's that taekwondo can be cruel. bianca walkden was denied a place in the final

i think georgia taylor brown has got a flat— i think georgia taylor brown has got a flat lyre _ it's everyone's worst nightmare, really. i did panic at first, but then i thought, "well, there's nothing i can do, "i can't really control this right now, i can only do my best." there was nothing she could do about flora duffy's commanding 10k, but it soon dawned on her she was going to come second. there was a lot of emotion coming down the finishing chute, and i cried, and ifinished on the floor, and it took a lot out of me mentally and physically. now it's, i guess, on to paris. so an early start, then, here in 0daiba bay, but elsewhere was still a packed day of sport forteam gb, including plenty of medal chances. in the dressage team final, britain's double olympic gold medallist charlotte dujardin was last to go on newcomer gio, affectionately known as pumpkin. but his performance wasn't a patch on germany's, who danced to gold again, with usa snatching silver at the last, bronze for britain. and if these 0lypics have taught us anything, it's that tae kwon do can be cruel. bianca wa

and there's further medal success for team gb — including a silver medal for georgia taylor—brown in the women's triathlon, and bronze medals in the gymastics women's team final and the team dressage. simone biles pulls out of the gymnastics women's team final to focus on her mental health, before the us goes on to claim the silver medal. more electronic tagging for burglars, and a pledge it falls for a seventh day in a row, but there's a large increase in number of deaths — the highest since march. more electronic tagging for burglars, and a pledge to provide a named officerfor every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime reduction strategy for england and wales. after the storming of the us capitol building injanuary, a congressional committee hears dramatic testimony by police officers who came face to face with protestors. what we were subjected to that day was like something from a mediaeval battle. we fought hand—to—hand, inch by inch. to prevent an invasion of the capitol by a violent mob intent on subverting the democratic process. and a woman who was seriou

and georgia taylor—brown won a silver medal in the women's traithlon — and two more bronze, including bianca walkden in the taekwondo. more electronic tagging for burglars, and a promise to provide a named officerfor every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime reduction strategy for england and wales. an independent review into child sexual exploitation in bradford says some children in the city remain unprotected and are still being abused. and a woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a car at a festival says her two—year—old daughter was saved by her husband throwing her out of the way. good afternoon. there's been more triumph for team gb at the olympics in tokyo, with gold and silver medals in the men's swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean touched home in 1 minute a422 seconds, securing a british record on his debut games, with duncan scottjust 0.04 seconds behind his team—mate. it's the first time in more than 200 years that two british male swimmers have shared the podium. and there there was more success, with georgia taylor—brown winnning si

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tom dean and duncan scott pick up a historic gold and silver in the men's 200 metres freestyle, and georgia taylor—brown wins silver in the women's triathlon. i'm lucy hockings live in tokyo, and i'll be bringing you all the latest sporting action and medal wins. there's a shock defeat for the hosts, as japan's naomi osaka who lit the olympic torch at the opening ceremony is knocked out of the tennis in the third round. our other headlines. as borisjohson leaves self—isolation, it's anounced workers in england, including refuse collectors and prison staff, will be allowed to take daily tests if they're identified as a close contact of a postive case. more electronic tagging for burglars, and a pledge to provide a named officerfor every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime reduction strategy for england and wales. if you want to get in touch about any of our stories this morning you can find me on @annita—mcveigh or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions — i'll read out as many of your comments as i can. also this morning — masks make a come back in california as cases of t

there was more success in the triathlon, as team gb�*s georgia taylor—brown won silver. shock though for the host nation with naomi osaka out of the women's singles tennis. and a bermudan athlete has made history in tokyo — winning the tiny island's first ever olympic gold. for a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning — let's cross to chetan at the bbc sports centre. so much drama and excitement. it has all been happening and what an extraordinary moment in the early hours of this morning as you said, for the first time since 1908 two male british swimmers have finished on the podium. tom dean taking gold. duncan scott silver. it hasn't happened for 113 year, two british swimmers one and two in an olympic final. fortom dean swimmers one and two in an olympic final. for tom dean and duncan scott, this was the race where it all went right. nerves reallyjangling at the start of the men's 200 metres freestyle. as always, tom dean looks really good, closer to us. dean is just 21. he studies mechanical engineering and deferred two years of his course to t

great britain's first medal of the day came in the women's triathlon, where georgia taylor—brown took silver. she was beaten into gold by more than a minute by bermuda's flora duffy, who made history here, winning the island nation's first gold at an olympics, and first medal of any kind since a bronze in boxing at the montreal games in 1976. for taylor—brown, second was a great achievement too. she revealed afterwards she was on crutches just 12 weeks ago, and spent part of the bike stage of the race with a flat tyre. she still managed to cross the line in second. in the last 15 minutes, huge disappointment for britain's bianca walkden in the taekwondo. she's lost her semi final in the above 67 kilogram category to south korea's lee dabin. walkden, from liverpool, was a second away from the final before a kick to the head. she still has a chance to win bronze. it's similar to what happened to bradley sinden and lauren williams in theirfinals, where they were seconds away from gold. agony for bianca walkden. so close but not to be. that is all your support for now. andy murray and j

earlier, bermuda's flora duffy won gold in the women's triathlon, finishing well ahead of team gb's georgia taylor—brown. it's bermuda's first ever gold, and they are the smallest nation competing at the games. they last won a medal — a bronze — 45 years ago. new figures from the un suggest afghanistan has seen a record number of civilians killed in the first half of this year. the un says there's been a 47 per cent increase in deaths. now on bbc news: hardtalk.

watched their fellow bermudian cross the finishing line around a minute ahead of second placed briton georgia taylor—brown. tom dean of britain won in swimming. 22 medals to be won today — an increase caused by the rescheduling of the surfing competition because of the weather. here's how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 — japan leads with eight golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. more from tokyo later. in afghanistan — high numbers of civilians — many of them children — have been killed or injured in the first half of this year — according to the united nations. as violence escalates, more than 1,600 civilian deaths have been recorded — a rise of nearly 50% compared with this time last year. government forces have been fighting taliban insurgents — who now control vast areas of rural territory — following the withdrawal of most international troops. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani sent this report. fighting has been flaring across afghanistan. as international troops pull out, afghan forces have been trying to hold back an intensifyin

bermuda's flora duffy won gold in the women's triathlon — ahead of team gb's georgia taylor—brown. it's bermuda's first ever gold — and they are the smallest nation competing at the games. new figures from the un suggest afghanistan has seen a record number of civilians killed in the first half of this year. the un says there's been a 47 percent increase in deaths the inuit rights advocate — mary simon — has become canada's first indigenous woman to hold the post of governor—general. at her swearing—in ceremony — the official representative of queen elizabeth pledged to strive to build bridges across the diverse backgrounds and cultures that reflect canada's uniqueness and promise.

england's georgia hall is the best placed brit going into today's second round of the evian championship. hall shot a 2 under par round of 69 which included four birdies on a sultry day by the banks of lake geneva in france. she's 4 shots off the lead... that's all the sport for now. we can speak now to mark foster, who has competed in 5 olympic games and in 2008 was the team gb flag bearer at the opening ceremony in beijing. he is also forming part of the bbc�*s punditary team. how are you commentating? it is auoin to how are you commentating? it is going to start _ how are you commentating? it 3 going to start tomorrow, the swimming, but i am staying in a hotel away from the bbc centre in salford. the final is in tokyo in the morning because america wants swimming in the morning because it is prime time. i will be on from 2:30am until 4:30am every morning. you are watching it on television and commentating? that you are watching it on television and commentating?— you are watching it on television and commentating? that is how i will be doinu and commentating? that is how i will be

former open champion georgia hall is britain's highest place player. she is four also lead into under as she aims for the second major winner of her career. ireland's maguire has had a brilliant season so far. another in oppressive round of 69 here means that getting caught spot for his growing ever louder. spare a thought though for seven—time major winner park. she tackled this shot with one footin park. she tackled this shot with one foot in the water only to end up right back where she started. scenes that make us all feel a little bit better about our own call. now to the rugby league world cup which is scheduled to be played in england this autumn — and the news that australia and new zealand have pulled out of the tournament — citing "player welfare and safety concerns" related to covid—19, and want it postponed until next year. they're the two biggest sides in the men's and women's games — and the withdrawal will also affect the wheelchair competition. the rugby football league have hit back strongly criticising the decision — sayin

coming a flawed computer system. up on sportsday, engla georgia coming up on sportsday, england's georgia hall is among the players trying to stay in touch with the leaders on the opening day of the evian championship. now, living by the seaside ought be idyllic for children, but for some kids in scarborough, regular beach trips are out of reach. despite the seafront being just a mile away, high prices for attractions and hidden costs mean some families on low incomes visit the beach less often than tourists. as part of a series of special reports about life in coastal britain, bek homer now reports from scarborough. where are we going? the beach! let's go! a trip organised by the community centre for those living on the barrowcliffe estate in scarborough. it's just a mile from the sea, but it's a side of town where the tourists don't go. levels of poverty here are high. it's among the 1% of most deprived areas in england. there's kids on here that i've talked to, and they've said that they'd never been to the beach before and they're, like, 14—year—olds or whatever and they've lived

former 0pen champion georgia hall is the best—placed brit. she's four shots back on two under par after an opening round of 69. that's all the sport for now, but there's plenty more on the bbc sports website, including all the build—up to the second match of the hundred tonight. less than half an hour to go. it's the men's turn to live up to that opening thriller. they are trying to live up to that opening day. 0val invincibles hosting the manchester 0riginals. you can also watch live coverage of the game from 6pm on bbc two. jane? gavin, thank you very much indeed. see you later on. having with all of the latest sports. let's talk a little bit more about that brief piece of news that we brought you a little after 5pm, because we have heard from the police federation of england and wales saying it no longer has confidence in the home secretary over a pay freeze for officers. priti patel has confirmed police officers earning more than £24,000 would be hit by the freeze. those earning less will be given an annual rise of £250. well, we can

.# earlier, our arts and entertainment correspondent colin paterson spoke to tyler and georgia from black county new road. they've been nominated for the prize, and explained how lockdown impacted on the recording of their album. i think we had about six days to record it, and then there was a lockdown straight after that, the first lockdown. and then we got to finish at about three months later. just had some vocal overdubs and stuff to do, and a couple of guitar bits, but yeah, so it was pretty quick. and then a long, long gap, never got to finish it after that. was that frustrating? it never got to finish it after that. was that frustrating?— was that frustrating? it was, because we _ was that frustrating? it was, because we were _ was that frustrating? it was, because we were like, - was that frustrating? it was, because we were like, we i was that frustrating? it was, i because we were like, we really was that frustrating? it was, - because we were like, we really want to hear the tracks. you because we were like, we really want to hear the tracks.— to hear the tracks. you get th

it's a very striking image of team gps georgia stairway taking the knee at the olympic games, the women's football tournament has kicked off before the official opening ceremony on friday. according to the guardian the international olympic committee has outlawed these images from social media. what the guardian calls banning the knee. this of course follows all the controversy was the euro 2020 finals for the men taking the knee which led into politics as well. what do you make of this stand by the ioc to not show these images on official channels? i by the ioc to not show these images on official channels?— on official channels? i think it's a little bit strange _ on official channels? i think it's a little bit strange just _ on official channels? i think it's a little bit strange just to - on official channels? i think it's a little bit strange just to benefit i little bit strange just to benefit from social media considering it was broadcast live as well. so it seems to be a social media banned from what's the guardian story is is saying. it also seemed very odd because the rules of

what lies behind the extreme weather around the globe, here's kim cobb, a climate scientist at the georgia institute of technology. well, it really all comes back down to heat. and the greenhouse gases that are accumulating in the atmosphere are warming the planet and we see this very clearly in the data. this warming has a number of dramatic effects on the climate system. 0bviously most notably it causes the kind of record—breaking heat extremes that we saw in the pacific northwest over recent weeks. those heat extremes can dry out oils, dry vegetation, lead to the perfect conditions for wildfires and unfortunately very prolonged droughts which are incredibly damaging across many regions of the world. a warming atmosphere is also able to hold more moisture. and that is something that is definitively linked to rising greenhouse gases in the science. that is directly related to the types of extreme rainfall events that we've seen historically over recent yea rs. and of course is very much the topic of conversation with the ongoing catastrophe in germany right now. the greatest risk right

there have been 3 recounts in georgia, arizona is in the midst of another audit, and in 17 republican states, since november, state representatives have passed law after law, limiting access to the ballot. they say it is to protect the integrity of ballot, but there is no evidence of widespread electoral fraud. 80 state and federaljudges have dismissed every case that has been brought. and sojoe biden was in philadelphia today to warn americans not to take these freedoms for granted. this is not about republicans or democrats he said — the right to vote he said is about who were are as americans. and the whole world is watching. hear me clearly. there an unfolding assault taking place in america today, and attempt to suppress and subvert the right to vote in fair and free elections. an assault on democracy, and assault on liberty, and assault on who we are, who we are as americans. make no mistake, bullies and merchants of fair, peddlers of lies are threatening the very foundation of our country. it gives me no pleasure to say this. i never thought in my entire career i'd have to sa

the south african side have had an outbreak as well within their ranks and their match against georgia has had to be cancelled. the lions match later today against sharks, one of their tour matches, goes ahead, but that depends on how many negative results they get back from their pcr tests. the lions tour down there, british and irish lions, really disrupted. point you towards the bbc sport website for all the latest developments on that. a lot of other sport as well. tour de france also today. we can see if england can finally climb back to the summit and getting past the danes to reach their first major championship final since 1966. we will be back in the next hour. the £20—a—week increase to universal credit will be "phased out" in the autumn, the government has said. work and pensions secretary therese coffey told mps the boost, introduced in april last year to help deal with the economic effects of covid, would face an "adjustment". we can now speak to the ceo of the child poverty action group, alison garnham. we are grateful for your time. thank you so much. your reaction

drop up to four inches of rain across the florida peninsula, with tornadoes possible across florida, georgia and south carolina. it also threatens the search and rescue effort at the side of the building collapse in miami, where at least 36 people have been confirmed dead, and over 100 are missing. the storm prompted officials to demolish a still—standing section of the tower on sunday, over worries the high wind could knock it down. for many floridians, extreme weather is a part of life. now, the only thing to do is to prepare that to weather the storm. sophia tran—thomson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... can england reach theirfirst major final for over half a century? they�*re preparing right now to take on denmark in their euros semifinal tonight at wembley. 60,000 fans are expected at wembley. millions more will be watching in fanzones and on tv. whoever wins tonight will face italy on sunday, after a dramatic penalty shoot—out in last night�*s other semi—final. also today — british airways and virgin are to trial fast—track lanes at heathrow airport, for passenge

meanwhile, south africa's second test against georgia on friday is also being reviewed, after a number of players from both camps returned positive tests. england have been forced to select a completely new team ahead of their one—day series against pakistan after a coronavirus outbreak forced the entire squad into isolation. three players and four management staff tested positive, so 18 replacements have been called up to replace them. ben stokes returns to captain the side. chris silverwood is back as head coach. the first one day match is set to take place on thursday in cardiff. and that's all the sport for now. from me and the rest of the team, bye—bye. well, i think the weather's going to be a little bit better tomorrow. certainly quite a few showers around today, and earlier on, some really quite heavy rain with strong winds in southern areas of the uk. tomorrow, we'll see more blue sky. but at the moment, we're still in the wake of this low pressure which swept across the country earlier on. you can see a big dip in the jet stream here. and within this dip, we've got that s

meanwhile, south africa's second test against georgia on friday is also being reviewed, after a number of players from both camps returned positive tests. england have been forced to select a completely new team ahead of their one day series against pakistan after a coronavirus outbreak forced the entire squad into isolation. three players and four management staff tested positive, so 18 replacements have been called up to replace them. ben stokes returns to captain the side. chris silverwood is back as head coach. the first one day match is set to take place on thursday in cardiff. after 20 minutes and wimbley between italy and spain, ban, it is still 0-0. i italy and spain, ban, it is still 0—0. iam italy and spain, ban, it is still 0—0. i am sure there will be singles very soon. thank you much indeed. iman i man has been found guilty of murdering two sisters and in north london park injune of last year. the sisters were killed in wembley after celebrating a birthday. the jury after celebrating a birthday. the jury at the old bailey heard that 19—year—old danielle stabbed the

to reschedule the game or provide another opponent and meanwhile south africa's second test against georgia on friday is also being reviewed after a number of players from both camps returned positive tests. that is all from the bbc sport centre. i feel you at wembley. all of those stories about covid—19 impacting sports. after the last three weeks of the complicated tournaments. yes there have been a few scares amongst various teams much we are into the home stretch. two semifinalists i can connect with the against spain in the final on sunday and uefa will be very relieved to have gotten this far with all of these matches taking place. the sun is bursting through the crowds here at wembley and the fans are still pouring up for this up fans are still pouring up for this up wembley way for the first of the semifinals and we have some means between 80 and spain kicking off just over an hour away. that is cross pitch side now. thank you so much. welcome back, the atmosphere is building and the off to my right we have just is building and the off to my right we havejust had is building and t

georgia's president has condemned the violence that forced gay rights activists to cancel a march in the capital tbilisi. some 20 foreign embassies have also denounced the homophobic attacks by nationalists who ransacked the office of the march organisers. hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, has urged parents, teachers and religious leaders to monitor teenagers and report any suspected crimes they commit to authorities.the controversial leader told a weekly news conference that government departments shouldn't allow what she called "illegal ideas" to spread through the education system. she also praised the national security law imposed on the territory by beijing last year. the legislation has been used to crush dissent. huge pro—democracy protests that took place in hong kong in 2019 were largely led by young activists. israel's governing coalition has suffered defeat in one of its first big tests in parliament since taking office last month. the prime minister, naftali bennett, failed to win enough support to renew a law which denies citizenship to palestinians from the occ

jon bateman. president of georgia has condemned the attacking of offices in the capital related to the pride movement. the "march for _ to the pride movement. the "march for dignity" - to the pride movement. the "march for dignity" has also been called, by the president, a recipe for civil strife. they call it manic monday at wimbledon — and it's lived up to that name, as all the men's and women's last—16 matches have been taking place. defending men's champion novak djokovic is through — as is roger federer. former women's champion, german angelique kerber beat coco gauff but perhaps the most manic moment was reserved, very u nfortu nately. for the last remaining british player in the singles, emma raducanu, who had to retire for medical reasons. she was largely unknown before these wimbledon championships, but has already become a feature of newspaper headlines. ben rothenberg is a writer for the new york times and host of the �*no challenges remaining' tennis podcast. hejoined me from the press room at wimbledon a short time ago saying there's been little information release

there was supposed to be a pride march in georgia's capital tbilisi on monday. but lgbtq campaigners called off the event at the last minute,)after ultra—nationalist far right groups took to the streets, tearing down the tents erected for the march, and throwing bottles and sticks at the assembled press. they also scaled the building of the pride office in downtown tbilisi, replacing the pride flag with the georgian national one. the organizers of the march said they couldn't "risk human lives and march under the circumstances. the bbc�*s nina akmeteli has more from tbilisi. there were some radical nationalist, we can call it ultraconservative groups, quite violent groups. but in previous days, actually, church called to pray and express that they are against this pride... against this dignity march. so, it's hard to say for sure. it was not one group, there were several groups, ultra—nationalistic, ultraconservative groups. and i should note it here that, actually, church said they condemned violence, but on the other hand, we know that in georgia, we hav

it was meant to be a pride march in georgia — instead, far—right protesters took to the streets forcing

lood dejager, the sale sharks player, tested positive for covid—19, and that puts their game against georgia on friday in doubt. now — to the latest milestone forjames anderson it came during a superb spell of bowling for lancashire against kent in the county championship. anderson claimed his best figures at old trafford — 7—19 — as kent were bowled out for 74. the buzz around the european championship semi—finals this week isjust beginning. england's huge match against denmark is on wednesday at wembley. gareth southgate's side have been training today, following the 4—0 win over ukraine on saturday. they're yet to concede a goal — and the players have really appreciated the support coming from the fans, as they look to make a first final in a major international tournament since 1966. of course we are aware of it. it is brilliant to see. that is what social media should be therefore. we see all the positive vibes and videos going around and like i say, it is a great atmosphere to be involved in and winning football matches enables that but we are on this journey together, as

lood dejager, the sale sharks player, tested positive for covid—19, and that puts their game against georgia on friday in doubt. geraint thomas has decided to continue to ride in the tour de france when it resumes tomorrow after a rest day. he had been contemplating quitting after losing more than 35 minutes on saturday's mountainous stage. it's been a tough race for thomas, who dislocated his shoulder in a crash on stage three. it's been more enjoyable for mark cavendish, who was a late call—up for the race, won his first stage in five years on tuesday, and then another on thursday — although still a hard week of racing. thankfully, it's a rest day. the first rest day of the tour de france. everybody is completely spent. but obviously it's been an exciting week to watch on tv. if we stopped now, this would be one of the nicest tour de france i have been part of. now back to chetan and i have been watching them out with the towels on court one, trying to dry out for the action to resume.— court one, trying to dry out for the action to resume. they are hoping to net that action to resum

it puts their game against georgia on friday in doubt. the lions�* first test against south africa is set to take place on july the 24th. that is all the sport for now. this is bbc news. i�*m reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 4:45pm... borisjohnson will confirm plans to ease most of the remaining coronavirus restrictions in england. face coverings, along with social distancing, could go. we are at last seeing a real weakening of the link between the case numbers and hospitalisations and that�*s why we expect we are going to be able to take this step onjuly19th. although uptake for the covid vaccine has been strong, some experts say caution is still needed when it comes to removing all restrictions. it seems to be odd to me to take all those risks with infection