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

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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.

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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

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