i think it's given us way more, like, visibility. there's going to be a world stage and there's going be men and women on it with skateboards. suddenly, everyone started to care more. we can't be ignored now. competition — it's, like, when i win, ifeel great, and when i lose, i don't, you know? and then i say, like, "why am i doing this to myself?" but, you know, i do it all over again because there must be some part of me that really wants that. good luck to her. that is it from me. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones this is bbc news, bye—bye. hello. after another fairly warm and mostly dry day on friday, things are now changing with the weather. we've got some heavy showers and some thunderstorms moving their way in from the south—west and through the course of the weekend, it's going to turn cooler and fresher with some downpours for some places, particularly towards the south. that's down to the fact that this area of low pressure is pushing its way in, and that's going to generate some really heavy downpour

us air strikes had to be employed last night to support government efforts in herat — that's despite the fact that around 95% of american forces have now been withdrawn from afghanistan. you've got tens of thousands of people who are actively being displaced by this fighting right now, and that's adding to around 300,000 or so who were already displaced even a number of weeks ago. a number of other afghans, many other afghans, are planning, or at least considering what their options are, when it comes to leaving the country. i've been looking at social media groups set up by people smugglers, offering routes out through iran and into turkey. the people smugglers who are operating those groups are really being inundated with requests by people. the passport office here in kabul recently has seen large queues, as well, many people going there trying to renew their documents in order to apply for legal reasons to get to apply for legal visas to get out of afghanistan. the fear that many people have is that at the end of august, when the international military mission in afghanistan form

at the end of this, one of us is going to be really sad. and i want it to be you. it is now a tense countdown for england fans, as they manage the nerves and the hope ahead of kick—off tomorrow night. daniella ralph, bbc news. olly foster has been watching england's final training session at st george's park. it's a momentous occasion. are they ready? they say they are and the first thing that impressed me when we were allowed in for the first 15 minutes down there on the sir bobby charlton pitch, echoes of 1966 all around the place, wasjust pitch, echoes of 1966 all around the place, was just the pitch, echoes of 1966 all around the place, wasjust the happiness, the smiling faces, the laughter even from gareth southgate. but they have been getting down to some very serious business preparing for the italians. but how can they not enjoy this moment? just one more sleep before a major championship final. it has not been perfect because we also noticed very early on that he is very recognisable, that bleached blonde hair we saw, phil foden actually missed this fina

at that point, we were _ rid of all of us. at that point, we were all— rid of all of us. at that point, we were all ready saying by the summer he would _ were all ready saying by the summer he would be gone from hero we would be in he would be gone from hero we would he in the _ he would be gone from hero we would be in the process of trying to get rid of— be in the process of trying to get rid of him — be in the process of trying to get rid of him and get someone else in as prime _ rid of him and get someone else in as prime minister.— rid of him and get someone else in as prime minister. within months of the prime minister _ as prime minister. within months of the prime minister winning - as prime minister. within months of the prime minister winning the - the prime minister winning the biggest conservative majority in decades, you and a few others from the vote leave campaign were discussing the possibility of getting rid of him.- discussing the possibility of getting rid of him. days, not months- _ getting rid of him. days, not months. within _ getting rid of hi

but on the whole, it's a fine day for most of us. and then from thursday onwards, we are expecting that high pressure to build right across the country. the winds will fall light. and given some sunshine, we'll see those temperatures recovering. in fact, we're expecting the mid—20s quite widely across the uk, but it really does depend where the winds going to be blowing from. for example, if it's coming in from the north, the north sea coasts could be a little bit chilly, but further inland, certainly around 25 or so. so here's the outlook, with monday and those showers there, maybe even one or two thunderstorms in the southeast, and then a steady climb in the temperatures as we head towards the weekend. that's it from me. bye—bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: footballs fans across italy are celebrating in the streets after the team won the euro 2020 championship in a hard—fought match against england in london. the game finished 1—1 after extra time but england crumbled during the penalties as their last three penalty ta

the reports say the government _ there for us. the reports say the government is — there for us. the reports say the government is concerned - there for us. the reports say the government is concerned this i there for us. the reports say the i government is concerned this issue is making the tory party look like the nasty party, a term that has been around for a long time, and occasionally rears its head. is that a description that you would apply in the context of this? i a description that you would apply in the context of this?— in the context of this? i won't promote _ in the context of this? i won't promote or— in the context of this? i won't promote or go _ in the context of this? i won't promote or go down - in the context of this? i won't promote or go down that - in the context of this? i won't - promote or go down that particular rabbit hole. i think there is a greater understanding because of this wider debate as we are discussing now about exactly how our aid budget and how our soft power is used and how critical these programmes are at the consequences when we re

we do advise you to wear your masks... 0ur visitors are telling us they want us to be cautious. they want to remain careful and they want us to look after them. so for us, it's notjust freedom day, it's... well, we don't like that phrase, it's still being very considerate and careful of the health of the people who work here and our visitors. 0n the main tourist route close to york station, for the second half ofjuly it is not busy. domestic tourists are not making up for missing the international ones, mainly from the us and china. hello. morning. new cafes continue to focus on takeaway business. we are here at last, we are open. bring on the tourists, bring on the crowds. so we're still waiting for the crowds to to come back, to be honest? very much so, yeah. you can tell the tourists have not arrived yet. the international tourists, that is. better news around the corner, the reopening has helped this newly refurbished hotel to get fully booked out by domestic tourists. if not now, when? but now the issue is about much—needed staff being told to isolate by the covid app. th

if it becomes where . they are putting us on a register to keep tabs on us, to try and fit. us into those boxes, try— l and get us to do a set curriculum i and tell us when we should be home educating, i think that's _ where problems are going to arise. we are just normal- people, normal, everyday mums and dads. it's more fun. it isn't like you just sit at a desk and you have to do what they've given you. it's way less boring. the government says a register is about safeguarding and support, but families like these say they are being penalised for what they feel is best for their children. elaine dunkley, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's lizzi greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks. good evening. lewis hamilton's hunt for an 8th world title is back british grand prix — recovering from a time penalty after wiping out his rival max verstappen and giving the thousands of fans watching at silverstone one of the best races in years. our correspondent joe wilson reports. silverstone and a crowd on a pre—thing—mac scale, 100 and 40,000 —— a scale from before covid

us— there is more that unites us than divides us in— there is more that unites us than divides us in the _ there is more that unites us than divides us in the uk, _ there is more that unites us than divides us in the uk, however- divides us in the uk, however improved _ divides us in the uk, however improved connectivity- divides us in the uk, however improved connectivity is i divides us in the uk, however improved connectivity is vital| divides us in the uk, however. improved connectivity is vital to ensuring — improved connectivity is vital to ensuring we _ improved connectivity is vital to ensuring we remain _ improved connectivity is vital to ensuring we remain united. i improved connectivity is vital toj ensuring we remain united. the government's— ensuring we remain united. the government's recent _ ensuring we remain united. the. government's recent connectivity review _ government's recent connectivity review has— government's recent connectivity review has suggested _ government's recent connectivity review has suggested some i review has suggested some improvements _

stay with us on bbc news. we have lots more to come including — conventional training methods are often impossible, proven over the last year, so we are meeting the athletes preparing for the olympic games any which way they can. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally. called the great white way by americans but tonight. — it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans - of the problems that the energy crisisj has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. wildlife officials in australia hav

yes, it is very different from what all of us had imagined, but let us cherish this moment. finally we are all here together. in a ceremony that lasted almost four hours, the olympic flag arrived and was raised. the traditional anthem of the games, the backdrop, before the pictograms that represent each sport were given a unique and mesmerising twist. after a torch relay that has already spent much of its journey away from the public, the flame arrived. the final torchbearer — japanese tennis star naomi osaka, given the honour of climbing the steps of the symbolic mount fuji stage to light the cauldron. fuelled by hydrogen for the first time, in a bid to hold a more environmentally friendly olympics. if this didn't help get the hosts behind the event, nothing would. at long last, and despite such controversy, the games have begun. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. public opinion injapan has been firmly against the olympics going ahead because of covid. under 25% of the population are fully vaccinated and cases are rising sharply, with more than 3000 a day now. many japanese are f

they didn't like us filming. after my id was checked, i asked one officer if this was a crime scene. elsewhere, others lost their livelihoods. this woman told us how her baking business was wiped out in minutes. translation: everything was washed away. - nothing was left. ijust dug my clothes out. the water was up to my chest. we ran for our lives without taking anything. her bed tonight is the floor. one of the 1.2 million people the government here said was affected by these floods. out of the city, north, the rain was still coming down and the rescuers were still rescuing. we've just come from a place where they are tidying up and trying to get back to normal but 30 kilometres north, here, it's still a recovery operation. rescue workers there in fluorescent life jackets. and if ijust swivel you around to the right, well, this is a road that's turned into a river, a lake, call it what you like. 100 metres down there, the water is at knee level. even further it's at chest level. so the rain has stopped for now b

most of us mid to high 20s. friday still a very warm day, would not necessarily class it as a very hot day but warm enough, temperatures into the mid or high 20s to my notice and blue, some rain here and thunderstorms brewing just to the southwest of us. and this is an area of low pressure which will drag in fresh or atlantic air and push which will drag in fresh or atlantic airand push the which will drag in fresh or atlantic air and push the hot air towards more eastern parts of europe. this can be very slow moving thunderstorms and they can bring an awful lot of rainfall in a short space of time and that's to come this weekend, saturday and sunday especially across the southern half of the uk. something to bear in mind.

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rose, can you give us a rose, can you give us a sense rose, can you give us a sense of how unsettled this has left the people of haiti at a time of real political uncertainty?— of haiti at a time of real political uncertainty? yes, so as soon the assassination _ uncertainty? yes, so as soon the assassination took _ uncertainty? yes, so as soon the assassination took place, - uncertainty? yes, so as soon the assassination took place, the - assassination took place, the normally bustling streets of the capital were left deserted, and there were calls across social media and by officials for residents to remain in their homes due to the threat of armed gangs, which were now reportedly in control of one third of the capital. haitians are also in the biggest concentration of haitians in south florida, where i am now, the biggest concentration of haitians outside of haiti, have also said they fear that a further escalation of violence will in —— and sue. presidentjovenel moise's death has also left a clinical vacuum in haiti, and concern over who will be his... the current prime mini

translation: then they put us on the bus and took us - to a military port, then put us in boats. it was around 8pm. there were police wearing dark blue and commandos covering their faces with masks. i could only see the eyes. they were armed with weapons. then we arrived as a location at around quarter past midnight. they put us all in one boat. after that, we realised we were in regional turkish waters. najma says they were then transferred to dinghies with no engines and allowed to drift before being eventually picked up by the turkish coast guard. since these scenes six years ago, sentiment has hardened against migrants in europe. and the eu is accused of turning a blind eye to abuses because greece is keeping migrants out. some boats from the eu's own border agency are even accused of helping with pushbacks. but now a top eu official has told the bbc pushbacks defy its core values and must stop. i think these are violations of our fundamental european values. and when we are protecting our borders, we are protecting our values. and that's why we can't see violations of fundam

it is a very challenging situation for us because we are used to the cold, to be honest with you. we are not used to these high temperatures. it is very challenging time for those who are living the streets were homeless and people are volunteering, giving out water and pizza and also the cities of edmonton in the city of edmonton is open recreation centres, libraries, places for people to cool down with air conditioning. in people to cool down with air conditioning.— people to cool down with air conditioning. in terms of the fires, conditioning. in terms of the fires. we _ conditioning. in terms of the fires, we are _ conditioning. in terms of the fires, we are seeing - conditioning. in terms of the fires, we are seeing picturesj fires, we are seeing pictures now of just one fires, we are seeing pictures now ofjust one of them in the intense smoke that is building across large parts of canada and ijust wonder, how bad things are in terms of where you are, have you heard anything more about that? that anything more about that? git the moment, everyone is concentrating on british

thank you for being with us to tell us a bit more about it. how did you reach this conclusion that eight weeks as a gap is the sweet spot? the first thing to say is that these are immunology results and we await data on the clinical vaccine effectiveness of the different dosing strategies, so we looked at 503 health care workers across five centres in england and compared how two different arms of immune response, antibodies and t cells, responded in people given the pfizer vaccine according to a short course, so average three weeks apart compared to an extended or long interval, ten weeks apart, which as you know many people in the uk have had and we found two main thing is, firstly antibody levels fell significantly during the ten week long interval after the first dose. but t cell responses were maintained. and on average, people who had the long interval dosing ended up with higher antibody responses after the second dose compared to those with the short interval, including variants of concern. it's important to say that these are at a pop

in england, including the use of face coverings. the government suggests wearing a mask to become an issue of individual responsibility once rules are relaxed. we issue of individual responsibility once rules are relaxed.- issue of individual responsibility once rules are relaxed. we do not have to move _ once rules are relaxed. we do not have to move into _ once rules are relaxed. we do not have to move into different - once rules are relaxed. we do not| have to move into different period where we learn to live that the virus, we take precautions and we as individuals take personal responsibility.— individuals take personal responsibility. individuals take personal resonsibili . , . responsibility. labour since the economy needs _ responsibility. labour since the economy needs to _ responsibility. labour since the economy needs to reopen - responsibility. labour since the economy needs to reopen but i responsibility. labour since the i economy needs to reopen but the timing must be right. we will have the latest. also tonight. fl

across the western us. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans but tonight, it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris- fora summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoinedl the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. i wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much, they could bar

that was obviously something very useful to come out of that big win against ukraine in the quarterfinal but we will be keeping an eye on all those lines to come out of the england camp during the day. the team will arrive here two hours before kick—off having been at their team hotel in watford last night and they will be travelling down later on today and set to arrive here at wembley two hours before kick—off and what an atmosphere will await them as you are experiencing now on wembley way. an increased number of fans inside here tonight. 16,000. it was a queue to the special atmosphere, 411,000, some 64,000 will atmosphere, 44,000, some 64,000 will be on here later. what and unique atmosphere it will be awaiting england later. john watson with the best seats in the house. we will be back with you throughout the rest of the afternoon on bbc news. many of the afternoon on bbc news. many of the fans who have arrived here so many hours early for the eight o'clock kick—off. saying that it is coming home that many of them have not got tickets, theyjust coming home that many of them h

space, so although they are _ know how to use space, so although they are old — know how to use space, so although they are old and you think of your heavy— they are old and you think of your heavy legged, mancini is quite good at playing _ heavy legged, mancini is quite good at playing the sort of game, close the opposition side down, so think it is accommodation of factors there — it is accommodation of factors there it — it is accommodation of factors there. it would have been nice to see england run more at italy and trying _ see england run more at italy and trying get — see england run more at italy and trying get behind them and cause bonucci _ trying get behind them and cause bonucci and chiellini, test their legs _ bonucci and chiellini, test their legs and — bonucci and chiellini, test their legs. and in part, that is not really— legs. and in part, that is not really down to england's naivety and southgate's poor tactics, it is because _ southgate's poor tactics, it is because the italians are very, very good _ because the italians are very, very good at _ becaus

thanks forjoining us. after winning the hearts of brits across the country, emma raducanu's wimbledon has come to a sad conclusion. the 18—year—old was forced to retire in her last 16 match against ajla tomljanovic after a medical issue in the second set. joe wilson has this. emma raducanu's first lesson in when the second week was how to wait the practice courts in the afternoon, show court finally at 7:52pm and what we saw it looked like another example of remarkable composure. her opponent, top of the screen from australian ajla tomljanovic, is over a decade into her professional career. but look who was embracing the occasion. you could see how closely matched the players were every rally feeling tense. imagine being emma's mum. a 50 minute first set was settled like this. 6—4 to tomljanovic put in the second is at the tennis remained intense under the roof, requiring energy, demand concentration, everything. it became clear she was battling more than the score, medical timeout. nice deep breaths

that we are the ones to beat and they've got to come and get us. and it'sjust, i don't know, i still honestly can't believe what's happening. for matty lee, gold on his olympic debut is quite the story. but for tom daley, it's the hollywood ending to a story we've all been following since beijing. i'm going to the olympic games. he calls himself the grandad of the team. but he was once the baby. along the way, he lost his biggest cheerleader, his father robbie. claimed individual bronze in london. and another in synchro in rio. in between those games he came out and later married the film—maker dustin lance black. in 2018 their son robbie was born, changing his world. his career is worthy of a movie. his oscar—winning husband watched it all play out, along with tom's mum debbie. cheering. yes! oh, my god! to have watched tom dedicate his entire self to this for the eight plus years we've been together, you know, i've wanted this for him so badly. and i think tom's probably cried this many times since i've known him. and last night was the most

but at _ situation is still dangerous for us. but at the — situation is still dangerous for us. but at the same time, i think we should _ but at the same time, i think we should find — but at the same time, i think we should find a way to manage to hold a bi- should find a way to manage to hold a big event — should find a way to manage to hold a big event. we need to live with covid _ a big event. we need to live with covid for— a big event. we need to live with covid for now on. we need to find a way and _ covid for now on. we need to find a way and prove that we can do it. most— way and prove that we can do it. most japanese support the spectator ban, but tokyo's taxpayers will have foot the bill for refunding all those tickets, around £600le —— 6 hundred million. local authorities across the uk say they face a £3 billion shortfall in their budgets over the next three years. a bbc study has found that while councils plan to make savings worth £1.7 billion this year, they will also need to use more than £500 million of reserves to balance the books. the governme

the western united states and canada are experiencing heat they're just not used to. i think it's incredibly important that we set up these spaces so people can come in, feel taken care of, feel safe, get cool and get some water and a bite to eat if they need it. you know, the hotels seems to be sold out as well because people are running away. they need to go somewhere cool with ac. it's just unbearable. it's impossible to be out. it's most dangerous for the homeless. helping them with shade and water is essential. in canada, which is famous for its cold, the heatwave has been blamed for more than 100 deaths. it's the elderly, who are less able to regulate their body temperature, who are most vulnerable. whether you have heart or breathing problems, or even if you're an elderly person, sometimes you just don't cope quite as well in the heat and sun. and the hotter it gets, the more wildfires are likely to start. this one was filmed in california a few days ago. president biden has warned that the rising temperatures bring all kinds of dangers. the extreme heat we're

so if it's not good for medical use it can't be wasted, it needs to be used elsewhere. and the government likewise needs to have a plan. that is effectively taxpayer's money sitting in those shipping containers. that that's not wasted. thousands of people in the western united states are spending the weekend in evacuation centers as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 states have destroyed around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. the dixie wildfire, california's biggest blaze to the north of the state, is growing rapidly. firefighters are battling day and night to try to bring it under control, but it's spreading with such ferocity that it's making its own weather, creating huge clouds that are generating lightning strikes across the region. about a fifth of the fire's perimeter has been contained, but officials say the extreme nature of the fire, along with low humidity, is hampering efforts to quell the flames. people have been evacuated from their homes in several nea

translation: then they put us on the bus and took us to a military port, then put us in boats. it was around 8pm, there were police wearing dark blue and commandos covering their faces with masks. i could only see the eyes. they were armed with weapons. then we arrived at a location at around quarter past midnight. they put us all in one boat. after that we realised we were in regional turkish waters. woman yells out. najma says were then transferred to dinghies with no engines, and allowed to drift, before being eventually picked up by the turkish coastguard. greece already hosts thousands of refugees who are applying for asylum in the eu, but campaigners say it's breaking international law by forcing others back. all of these are international obligations. they have to be kept by greece. but also, it's eu law that is not — that is violated. because the right to asylum, to seek asylum, is also in the eu chapter of fundamental rights. since these scenes six years ago, sentiment has hardened against migrants in europe. and the eu is accused of turning a blind eye to abuses bec

thank you very much for speaking to us again on bbc news. can you give us again on bbc news. can you give us again on bbc news. can you give us a sense first of all of how in a country which is virtually shut down international travel and has been so strict and how it's handled new arrivals with long periods of in which they have to be in quarantine, has yet had cases of continuing cases of outbreaks here and there in the case where an elderly woman has died having been infected within her own family sitting. it is died having been infected within her own family sitting.— own family sitting. it is an unfortunate _ own family sitting. it is an unfortunate time - own family sitting. it is an unfortunate time and - own family sitting. it is an unfortunate time and we i own family sitting. it is an - unfortunate time and we have done own family sitting. it is an _ unfortunate time and we have done so well during this pandemic in terms of trying to keep case numbers down. 0urselves back into a spike with the stilted variant. and i am in the lockdown area. and it is a challenging

bring us up to speed on those. itruiith us up to speed on those. with reaard us up to speed on those. with regard to _ us up to speed on those. with regard to the _ us up to speed on those. with regard to the criminal- regard to the criminal investigations, it is somewhat of an arduous technical process. basically, we have about 500 that are still outstanding in regard to prosecution, penalties that have been given to people. it has become very difficult, because washington needs to sign off on a lot of dealing. his prosecutors have a lot of discretion over that, so it is becoming a very long more than 6-1 becoming a very long more than 6—1 process. what sorts of things are these people being charged with. there are state offences and a federal offences. where do they fall? that is a great question and it really depends on what the person dead. we have some that are being charged with minor trespassing charges. 0ther being charged with minor trespassing charges. other ones are being charged with, you know, beating a federal officer, so there is a

a delegation from the us and other dignitaries left the funeral early. they're on their way back to the united states. we are deeply concerned about unrest in haiti in this critical moment. haiti's leaders must come together to chart a united path that reflects the will of the haitian people. it's still not clear who was behind the plot and how the killers were able to walk unchallenged into the president's home. the calls for answers will likely only grow louder. courtney bembridge, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. the headlines: the first gold medal of the olympic games has been won — with china's yang qian winning the women's ten metre air rifle. president biden warns that america is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. let's return to the olympic games where the first medals have been won. now usually at the games, friends and family will make up a section of the crowd but as we know covid has prevented them from travelling to tokyo. well, latertoday, kieran bird will be representing team gb in the

thank you forjoining us. talk me through the what the relationship is between wet roads and crashes. it is a really good — between wet roads and crashes. it 3 a really good point. around 800 people every year are killed or seriously injured on the uk's motorways. that is sadly a number that hasn't been dropping and has stayed stubbornly high. if you add in speed and wet weather as well it is an extremely dangerous cocktail and we know that a lot of people have been killed or seriously injured every year because of this and perhaps it is time that we looked at some novel ways of trying to tackle it. here at the rsc we asked drivers about their thoughts on reducing speed limits in wet weather on motorways, something that is commonplace in france. we have the infrastructure here in the uk increasingly to support a move like this and perhaps it is time we looked at these measures in order to bring the casualty rate which as i say a stubbornly high, down on our motorways. say a stubbornly high, down on our motor

good to have you with us. i suppose some people will continue to be cautious, others will think it is freedom day, so people will come out of this differently. how do you bridge the gap between those who are confident and those who are cautious?— confident and those who are cautious? , ., , ., cautious? the number one thing is to t and cautious? the number one thing is to try and keep — cautious? the number one thing is to try and keep communication - cautious? the number one thing is to try and keep communication open. i try and keep communication open. whether this is mixing with your friends and family are going back into the workplace and mixing with your colleagues. there is going to be a period where we are respectful to one another and we open up that dialogue. that can be done very quickly, instead of launching into cattle someone when you haven't seen them for a while, it might be about saying that you would love to but do you feel comfortable with that? negotiating those little interactions that

thank you very much forjoining us. five days out from the opening ceremony, we have got covid cases, people isolating. how concerned should athletes be?— people isolating. how concerned should athletes be? went on the big oruanisers should athletes be? went on the big organisers said _ should athletes be? went on the big organisers said they _ should athletes be? went on the big organisers said they wanted - should athletes be? went on the big organisers said they wanted to - should athletes be? went on the big organisers said they wanted to bring j organisers said they wanted to bring olympic fever to tokyo, i cannot imagine this is what they had in my —— when old intake organisers. athletes are stressed out. i have been speaking to tokyo about athletes and they are not feeling good about what is happening right now, especially with the cases popping up now, especially with the cases popping up inside the olympics village on a commission outside, in wider tokyo, where we are seeing what looks to be a fifth wave

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thank you forjoining us. the first evacuation flight of 200 afghan interpreters who served with us forces and their families has landed in america today. presidentjoe biden said the us was fulfilling its promise to those who served "shoulder—to—shoulder" with american forces. campaigners though have called for the process to be sped up. at the same time — britain has relocated 2,300 interpreters and their relatives, but concerns have been raised after some applicants were rejected. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani reports from kabul. tens of thousands of british soldiers served in afghanistan. crucial to their mission, the help of local interpreters. with international troops withdrawing, hundreds of them, along with their families, are being relocated to the uk. but others remain stuck in afghanistan. anas, not his real name, is one of dozens of interpreters whose applications have been rejected. he says he fears for his life. they are going to kill me. that's it. it is a big threat for my family als

shejoins us now. thank you she joins us now. thank you for joining us this afternoon. you are critical of what we think we are going to be hearing this afternoon. why? we all want to get rid of restrictions but we need to do it safely and with caution. it is all very well people saying you have to take personal responsibility but those who don't put at risk those people who may be more vulnerable. there is a collective issue to this as well as an individual choice issue. 188,000 infections of the delta variant has happened since sajid javid came health minister. we had two people in hospital last week with coronavirus, this week it is 18. infection rates are rising rapidly. perhaps now isn't the time to completely take of all of the restrictions. perhaps a little bit of caution while we get more people vaccinated would have been in order. i am surprised and worried that the government, if they do make this announcement, have decided to end everything precipitously in two weeks. it is being more incautious than i would have liked to have seen. people with pay with their

us here at bbc news. the supermarket morrisons has agreed a takeover deal worth £6.3 billion. the bid is from a new company backed by three private investment groups, including the american owner of majestic wine. last month the chain rejected an offer of £5.5 billion from a different firm, saying it significantly undervalued the business. our business correspondent katy austin has more. morrisons has nearly 500 stores and employs about 110,000 staff in the uk. the takeover offer that has been agreed is led by the us private equity group fortress. its bid is higher than one by a different firm which morrisons rejected last month. 0ne stockbroker told me the supermarket is seen as an attractive prospect right now. the main issue is i think they will feel the price is too low and there is value to be had. the company is profitable it's got very limited debt, it has got a good, popular business, it's got a good business model and the shares have done very little for the last five years, so i think they wil

help us to be a virus, i believe we should use them. president biden also said he is calling on the us defence department to consider making a coronavirus vaccine one of the required vaccinations it gives to members of the military here. were that to be the military here. were that to be the case, about another 1.5 million people would be vaccinated automatically and he has talked of reimbursing small and medium—sized businesses who give their staff paid time off in order to go and get vaccinated. as to whether all this will work, we were just had to wait and see. if it does not, the next alternative really is some sort of mandatory measures, something the biden administration is unwilling to deploy. the uk government�*s encouraging more of us to cycle and walk more, as part of a new multi million pound investment in the country�*s infrastructure. also people who have been fully vaccinated in the eu or us will not need to isolate when coming to england from an amber list country, but this excludes france. let�*s discuss both of

thanks very much for being with us. women in britain's armed forces who are victims of bullying, harassment or sexual assault are being denied justice by a "woefully inadequate" military complaints process, according to a new report. the uk's parliamentary defence committee found more than 60% of female veterans who took part in a survey had experienced discrimination or abuse during their careers. the ministry of defence says many improvements have been made, but admits women's experience isn't yet equal to men's. if out of ten women in our evidence said that they don't make complaints because of fear of reprisals and repercussions, and what we are finding is that women are subsequently leaving the ministry before their time and have this complaint or allegation or incident that has happened in the military, is having a legacy effect and really been quite detrimental and impacting on the rest of their lives when they come out of the military and other actions. —— and are veterans. environment ministers from more th

that is all from us. time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. 45 people have died in south africa in unrest triggered by the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma. more shopping malls looted, businesses ransacked and riots on the streets in five days of violence in two provinces, the government admits the situation has �*got out of hand'. we cannot allow anyone to make a mockery of our democratic state. and we have been instructed law enforcement agencies to double their efforts. south africa's military has been deployed to help overstretched police, over 800 people have been arrested so far. in the us, presidentjoe biden is giving his first major speech on voting rights in philadelphia shortly.

when he arrives, he will feel that every one of us wants to commit ourselves to becoming better and we are ambitious people, we want to do it well, and we count on harry in that. the talk to will go into the semifinals. england are into 20 action right now gets pakistan. pakistan are batting first and the latest is they are 31 without loss. let's round up some other stories. janneman malan hit an unbeaten 177 in dublin as south africa beat ireland by by in their third one day international. england's lewis ludlow has been banned for four matches for kneeing an opponent in the head during last saturday's win over canada. the gloucester player was captain on what was just his second international appearance. britain's elvin evans says he's "not fully satisfied inside the car" after ending the day in fifth overall after nine stages of rally estonia. he's more than a minute behind overall leader and his toyota team—mate kalle rovanpera. sir mo farah has said he believes online racist abuse towards black sportsmen and women is getting worse and he's calling for social media companies to t

us, why are they coming? tea and treats in the city centre. sweet moments for afghans who can afford them. the kind of life many young afghans here, men and women, want to live. growing insecurity already threatens it. we are hurrying just coming - to the restaurant, coming to a cafe, meeting our friends, just go home. - the taliban say this is a western lifestyle. maybe they say we are acting - like europeans or american people. but i think it's not true. we have the right| to choose our life. a lot is being knocked out of afghan lives. at this popular bowling alley, we hear notjust worry about the taliban. the government is failing them too, even in promoting sports like this. munir ahmad assafi is a national champion. translation: fewer people are coming here now. - before we used to gather about 40 people, we would divide into teams and hold competitions, but that doesn't happen anymore. the changes over the past 20 years in afghanistan have brought new measures of freedom to many living in kabul. it's a

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with the rapid move from internal combustion engines to battery—powered cars, we go looking for the minerals needed to make them. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. cheering challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. welcome back. you're watching bbc news with me, shaun ley. the latest headlines: the l

stay with us on bbc news. we will be crossing live to the olympics injust will be crossing live to the olympics in just a few minutes. mission control: we see - you coming down the ladder now. neil armstrong: that's one small step for man, | one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. crowd: three, two, one! thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. - hello. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines. flooding in china kills at least 25 people and causes millions of dollars

it's been used, yes. it has been used. that was actually on a newspaper — the one—cent rate at the time was for newspapers and the four—cent rate was for letters. right, yes, i can see it now. it's a little bit scruffy if you don't mind me saying. it's... it's had a hard life in some respects. i mean, you know, it's 1856, it's very old. obviously it was, it was used, it was sent on a newspaper and luckily, luckily it was kept and it was found and there begins it's very rich and colourful story of how it then ended up here. actually, today it arrived at stanley gibbons in the strand this afternoon. it has taken me a little bit by surprise, this, because my old headmaster who used to run the stamp club at school and sold me some quite expensive stamps always told me that a penny black or a penny red was the most expensive stamp in the world. not the most expensive. certainly, the penny black was the most well known. 60 million plus were actually printed, so there's actually quite a few that survived to this day. what m

thank you for being with us. - stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the european union sets out ambitious plans to become carbon—neutral by 2050. is that realistic? we discuss it next. the welsh government has announced that most coronavirus restrictions will be lifted, but not until august the 7th. from saturday, rules around the number of people who can meet up indoors will be eased, but not scrapped. facemasks will still be required in most indoor public places. the first minister made the announcement earlier, but said despite the easing there was still a considerable risk from the virus in wales. but i want to be very clear with everybody about this. this is not a free—for—all. in wales, we will not abandon those simple, but effective and successful measures that have helped to keep us all safe. there will continue to be some important protections, especially important for those who are clinically vulnerable and who are perhaps the most anxious about an easing of restrictions. the european commission unveiled a mammoth packag

it's good to have you with us. why has the region seen this sharp increase that it didn't see perhaps in earlier waves? i think there is a mixture of reasons, one is the delta variant is twice as infectious as the original strain that came from wuhan so that's made a lot of difference. there is also an element of complacency because for instance in australia we haven't had any significant transmission for close to a year and that was mainly in melbourne so people are closer together than they were last winter and winter is the time when it really spreads and it is currently winter here, so it is not a surprise we have had outbreaks. the outbreak in sydney is a bit bigger than we would have expected, 250 cases or thereabouts today which by world standards is still very low, but much concern here because we still don't have enough of the population vaccinated.— enough of the population vaccinated. �* ., ., vaccinated. and on that point do ou vaccinated. and on that point do you think _ vaccinated. and on that poi

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