thanks for being with us. this signing, clashing with the olympics, we know england's mel reid decided to miss it to focus on tokyo and she's not the only one — there are several others too? how frustrating has been? there are seven ten 20 — how frustrating has been? there are seven top 20 players and _ how frustrating has been? there are seven top 20 players and all that - seven top 20 players and all that aren't here this weekend. there is just so much going on right now with the protocol is changing and players worrying about quarantines and wanting to make sure that they could travel with their delegation, perhaps, but theirteam, overto tokyo and not get caught up. are some of these players, they wanted to be olympians long before golf was evenin to be olympians long before golf was even in the olympics. theyjust had this dream, and they don't want to jeopardise that in any way, you know, and lexi thompson said with all of this travel going on internationally right now that she wanted to pet her house

joining us here on bbc world news. thank you forjoining us mieko. i understand you will be volunteering at the tennis, not far from sera tokyo bay. are you excited by the games taking place. you excited by the games taking lace. ., , ., you excited by the games taking lace. . , ., , you excited by the games taking lace. . i. , place. can you see me? i need ou place. can you see me? i need you are- _ place. can you see me? i need you are- can — place. can you see me? i need you are. can issue _ place. can you see me? i need you are. can issue our. -- - you are. can issue our. —— konnichiwa _ hai, hai. ican hear i can hear you 0k. i can hearyou ok. i am i can hear you ok. i am ready. fantastic— i can hear you ok. i am ready. fantastic stuff. are you excited about the games taking place injapan? i excited about the games taking place injapan?— place in japan? i am very much lookin: place in japan? i am very much looking forward _ place in japan? i am very much looking forward to _ place in japan? i am very much looking forward to it, _ place

thank you very much forjoining us- _ those people. thank you very much forjoining us. lots— those people. thank you very much forjoining us. lots more _ those people. thank you very much | forjoining us. lots more throughout the olympic games. i'm joined now by daum kim who is the digital manager of the tokyo 2020 olympics. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc world news. from your perspective, know that we are just a few days out, considering everything that has happened to being delayed and all of the controversy around it, how does it feel for you being involved and working in this now that we are essentially on the eve of the games?— of the games? well, seeing the athletes arriving _ of the games? well, seeing the athletes arriving and _ of the games? well, seeing the athletes arriving and that - of the games? well, seeing the athletes arriving and that cities | athletes arriving and that cities covered in the look of the games i finally feel like the games are happening. it took us years to get here, we faced many challenges and there's more to come b

mariko there for us. that is one of the _ as well. mariko there for us. that is one of the sections i as well. mariko there for us. | that is one of the sections of tokyo hosting a lot of the venues, the likes of the old olympic stadium which has been redone since the 1964 olympics here in tokyo. we are at tokyo bay and many of the newer events will be around there and we know that away from the coronavirus pandemic there are 11,000 athletes who will be taking part in the games and they have been working ever so hard for that. they will compete against 33 sports, these delayed olympics getting under way, finally for them. all in orderfor them under way, finally for them. all in order for them to win a gold medal, that much prize sought after. lydia campbell has a look at the ones for us to look out for. the countdown to the greatest show on earth is nearly at zero. over the next few weeks the eyes of the world will be on tokyo where over 11,000 athletes are going for glory. simone biles is already an international superstar. she is considered as one of th

they are staying with us now." as the waters slowly subside, they reveal the extent of the damage done. the task of rebuilding this region seems overwhelming. so much of its vital infrastructure — bridges, roads, railways — it's completely gone. hard to imagine the time, the money it'll take to get this region back on its feet. jenny hill, bbc news, ahrweiler. 0ur correspondent damian mcguiness is at a donations centre in nurburg, western germany. a short time ago he told me about the scale of the rescue operation. there is a search operation out right now. right beside this building there is a centre where all the emergency services are gathered. there are about three to 400 emergency service vehicles out there, so hundreds of ambulances from various different organisations, army vehicles as well. they are being deployed, constantly looking for people. i talked to some of those rescue workers last night and they were telling me that the difficulty is, the longer this goes on, the more rather than looking for p

stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: we'll meet one of the oldest debutants in the new olympic sport of skateboarding. 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: seven, six, five, four, three... i thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. - this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the sport is underway: the opening ceremony of the tokyo olympics has taken place

my family always used to just go, oh, get yinka to dance, and stuff like that. but i think i first started any sort of formal training, i think i was around seven years old, i started ballet, and then i went to this local street dance school. hip—hop, like, dance, and hip—hop culture injapan is insanely popular. ifeel as english speaker and a hip—hop dancer injapan i don't think i could ever be unemployed. i have my own, kind of, dance business out here, i guess. i call it a dance school. i have four, five classes a week, ages ranging from four to 14. the kids here in general, literally, they'rejust the light of my life and i'm so, so, so, so, so grateful to god that i can combine my two loves which is kids and dance. my experience out here as a british passport holding person injapan is completely different to that of someone with a citizenship of an african country. i remember once, a few years ago i was in tokyo and i heard footsteps running behind me so i turned around to step out of the way to let whoever was running go past me and it was just the pol

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tell us all about it. it certainly _ tell us all about it. it certainly has. welcome to tokyo bay early on monday morning in the japanese capital and the behind me is where the triathlon took place. it is also where we saw that false start occur. what happened is that all triathletes were on the pontoon and ready to dive in, half went in but there was a big lack boat covering one half of them so they were blocked from entering into the bay here and they had to pull the swimmers already in the water back onto the pontoon and then they finally got under way. they had a 1500 metres swim around the bay here and then on their bikes for a0 kilometres cycle around the streets of tokyo and then they transitioned into that ten kilometre run. and then it became a 3—man race where you had kristian blummenfelt from norway. a former track runner in his youth and that is where his strength paid off as he sprinted clear of alex yee from great britain and hayden wilde from new zealand. he collapsed over the line. heat is a thing here but they have been dealing with it. he w

stay with us. coming up in a moment, president biden along with dozens of western allies criticises china over a major cyber attack that took place earlier in the year. we will have the details for you. coming down the ladder now. 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 to that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now a decade later, it has 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. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: athletes are arriving for the tokyo olympic games but they have been more positiv

stay with us for that. for now, bye—bye. good evening, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news. the fa has been charged by uefa for four incidents which happened ahead of and during sunday's euro 2020 final defeat to italy. the charges relate to disturbances including fireworks being let off and a supporter invading the pitch, while the behaviour of fans outside wembley is under investigation. so could it affect the uk and ireland's planned bid to host the world cup in 2030? joe lynskey reports. wembley was the host for 8 euros games, it was the glimpse for a city of what could be for a country. an entire major tournament in the uk and ireland. that's the aspiration for 2030. when the world cup grows to 48 teams. the government says it wants to bring the british isles together, but on sunday there was confrontation. before the final, wembley was breached. the scenes outside and in the ground are under scrutiny. uefa have issued fines on four counts, including the boots of the italian anthem. the fa still thinks what

didn't think we had it left in us. - no. public events like this have been allowed since monday when nearly all legal covid restrictions were lifted in england. parkruns resumed in northern ireland last month. in scotland and wales, organisers hope they can restart next month. phil mccann, bbc news. uk army bomb disposal experts have safely detonated a world war ii bomb, which was found during the construction of a new housing estate in east yorkshire. it's thought an raf lancaster bomber ditched the bomb when it was attempting to crash land. jake zuckerman reports. explosion. oooohhh! 0h! the moment a live world war ii bomb was detonated on the outskirts of goole. this was the device dug up by workers building a new housing estate in the town. bomb disposal experts spent much of today preparing for the controlled explosion, and for motorists, it was the cause of much frustration. the m62, which passes right next to the site, was closed in both directions as police cordoned off the area. meanwhile in goole, local people watc

our reporter, mariko has been looking at this for us. under the scorching sun of tokyo. _ under the scorching sun of tokyo, girls from this tennis ciub — tokyo, girls from this tennis ciub carry— tokyo, girls from this tennis club carry on with their extracurricular activities, but, — extracurricular activities, but, every year, around 3000 children— but, every year, around 3000 children suffer from heatstroke during — children suffer from heatstroke during club activities like this _ during club activities like this. there have even been deaths _ this. there have even been deaths in _ this. there have even been deaths in the past. the tennis coach — deaths in the past. the tennis coach has _ deaths in the past. the tennis coach has been around for 17 years— coach has been around for 17 years and _ coach has been around for 17 years and says the hottest summers mean they have to be extra _ summers mean they have to be extra careful. translation: ~ ., , ., translation: we measure heat stress indexes _ translation: we measure

and they need to have an impact coming off the bench for us. former winner gary anderson has been knocked out of the world matchplay darts by england's nathan aspinall. the scot who was 2018 champion here, and is also a two—time former world champion was beaten 11—9 in blackpool as aspinall looks to add to his sole victory at the uk championship two years ago. everything else you can head to the bbc sport website. everything else you can head to the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. what a scorcher and it certainly was in northern ireland on wednesday. provisionally the highest temperature on record in northern ireland. 31.3 celsius. the extreme heat warning is still in force from thursday into friday for northern ireland. notjust the daytime set a hot, it's a night—time stew. so through the course of thursday we've got lots of hot sunshine across the uk, might be a little bit cloudy for a time in the morning. maybe into the afternoon in the north face of the afternoon in the north face of the uk. summertime thunderstor

if amazon are not going to use it, i'm way too _ amazon are not going to use it, i'm way too late — amazon are not going to use it, i'm way too late. we amazon are not going to use it, i'm way too late-— way too late. we will see un about 40 minutes' _ way too late. we will see un about 40 minutes' time _ way too late. we will see un about 40 minutes' time for _ way too late. we will see un about 40 minutes' time for another - way too late. we will see un about. 40 minutes' time for another papers update but for now thank you very much indeed. good evening. it's been a day to rememberfor team gb at the olympics with three golds coming in events today, and there could have been more, too. tom daley, who, after 13 years of trying, finally has an olympic gold medal around his neck. he won the men's synchronised ten—metre platform competition with his partner matty lee. the pair dived impeccably throughout, moving top of the leaderboard after four dives before going on to expertly handle all the nerves and pressure in their final two routines. in a nail—biting finale, the british pair wa

do it again for us at half— both very much. do it again for us at half past — both very much. do it again for us at half past 11 if you would. thank you very — at half past 11 if you would. thank you very much for your company. more from the papers _ you very much for your company. more from the papers from _ you very much for your company. ire from the papers from penny and from david at half past 11. there is whether sports and news coming up between now and then. good evening i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news. oval invincibles have beaten manchester originals by nine runs in london to win the first match of the men's hundred competiton. invincibles skipper sam billings must�*ve thought it had worked out after losing the toss and being sent in as he helped himself to 49 runs in a total of 145 for eight and in response it was another sam but of the curran variety who took two wickets including the key figure of carlos brathwaite late on which took the wind out of the visiting teams sails and saw the invincibles take victory at the oval. sunil narine, i mean,

and it's bringing people on the journey with us. people on the “ourney with us. we're auoin to people on the “ourney with us. we're going to show— people on the journey with us. we're going to show you — people on the journey with us. we're going to show you the _ people on the journey with us. we're going to show you the strawberries. true story, we've got one. accidentally throw that cardboard pundit away. let's talk about some tennis. roger federer on centre court, getting a bit tighter in that third set. federer took the first on a tie—break. lots of big serving from both of them. the second step was far more convincing on the eight time wimbledon champion going for his 21st grand slam. 6—1 against gasquet. federer has been in the last ten times they fled without even dropping a set. gasquet has only beaten federer twice in any of their encounters. it's 3—3. federer on course to play cameron norrie and the third round. i left you with emma earlier. i thought she was going to be on that the court next to us here, where she was last night when she w

sarah, tell us a bit more about what happened to the us gymnast? good morning from tokyo. it was really amazing as all eyes were on the american superstar simone biles. she was going in that team event in the gymnastics. she did vault as the first piece of apparatus she was doing and was unhappy with it. afterwards she left the arena for a while and we were wondering what was going on. she did reappear and did seem to have her armed guards on what suggesting she would take part in the next event but however we send out a statement from the us gymnastics saying she would not compete in the rest of the event. now she has been afterwards since then, saying she needed to protect her mental health and she did not quite feel at the races within her performance and the fall and wanted to protect yourself and i think it's a really interesting discussion point for sports and athletes of the moment because we are so used to hearing about athletes getting their physical injuries but this was something that the mobile said is more prevalent in sport now and that she really wanted to p

us. good to talk to you. with supporters from around the world not allowed to attend these games, many have had to settle for watching from fanzones in their countries. in the indian capital, delhi, the indian sports minister and his deputy invited former athletes and children from several of the city's sports clubs to watch the live event and cheer for their country's team. in the french capital, paris, people gathered in the trocadero gardens to watch the opening ceremony. the square has been turned into an open—air fanzone with a large screen that will show the competition for the next four weeks, olympics followed by paralympics. across the channel in sunny london, which hosted the games in 2012, a zone near the olympic stadium has been set up complete with deck chairs and entertainment for spectators, including one former two—time olympic medallist fatima whitbread. and in the us capital, washington, in spite of the 13—hour difference with japan, bars opened in the early mornin

president biden confirms the us military mission in afghanistan will end on 31 august. he says that he is not prepared to send another generation of americans to fight there. nearly 20 years of experience has shown us that the current security situation only confirms thatjust one more year of fighting in afghanistan is not a solution. the olympic games injapan will be held without spectators at venues in and around the capital. a state of emergency in tokyo will run throughout the games, to combat coronavirus. protests in brazil over the president's handling of coronavirus. around 2,000 people are still dying every day. and the double jabbed—in england can jet off this summer, as the government changes travel restrictions.

let us all take a moment to remember all those friends and loved ones who are no longer with us, in particular because of the covid—19 pandemic. there was reflection, but the theme, too, was "moving forward". music. and a tribute to how athletes have had to adapt to 12 months of lockdown. at the front of it, japan's arisa tsubata, a boxer and a nurse who missed out on the games when her qualifier was cancelled. japan's flag, too, was brought on by key workers, waved on in the stands by around 1000 dignitaries. tokyo were last host for the games in 1964, when trees were planted. the wood's being used for these 0lympic rings. and so more than 200 nations converged on a city in a state of emergency. this games is a year late. the ioc�*s called it "the light at the end of a tunnel". the pandemic forced us apart. this separation made this tunnel so dark. but today, wherever in the world you may be, we are united in sharing this moment together. 0ver four hours, there was fun and, too, the sense of an 0lympics as a tv event. it's showtime. but tokyo's showpiece has come with the world still in a

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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

beat the virus, i believe we should use them. an inquiry into the murder of a maltese anti—corruption journalist says the state must bear responsibility for her death. i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day 7 of the olympic, where the focus will start to shift to the track where the world's fastest women are in action in the 100m heats. the final rowing action. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in tokyo, where there's increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. for the first time since the pandemic began, the number of new daily infections there has passed 10,000. the japanese authorities say the dramatic rise will not affect the olympic action, but experts are warning if something isn't done to control the spread, the city's healthcare system could soon be overwhelmed. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is tokyo in the middle of a state of emergency, in the middle of a pandemic. these bars are not supposed to be se

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

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temperatures for many of us only in the high teens. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. amazon is fined almost $900 million — the biggest fine ever — for breaking the eu's data protection laws. day eight of the olympics is kicking off in tokyo. we'll tell you what's coming up as the games reach their halfway stage. the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress — after a ruling by the us justice department. the cost of covid for pregnant women in brazil — the bbc has exclusive footage of a maternity ward treating women with the virus. turkey calls on help from neighbouring coutries — as it tackles wildfires on its southern coast.

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but will this be a lot different from what they're used to? commencing training. gone are the dates are athletes just focused on physical and technical training. and working alongside sports psychologists and coaching staff to prepare for the games itself and we know that the games are arguably the most pressure is competition in the world and as you say, combined with covid—19 restrictions and worries and the concerns around, the lack of audience and those types of factors. they that option, sports playing a key role in preparing our athletes, they have a programme of work for they have a programme of work for the past 18 months, specifically focused on preparing athletes mentally for these types of challenges.— mentally for these types of challenues. �* ., , challenges. and of course there other difference _ challenges. and of course there other difference is _ challenges. and of course there other difference is that - challenges. and of course there other difference is that there i challenges. and of course there i other difference is that there won't be

is used in a positive way? because obviously i think she will call someone what they are and what they can be described as but you can also have negative connotations within that. . ., , have negative connotations within that. _, , . ., . that. the context is that the woman, a member of — that. the context is that the woman, a member of staff _ that. the context is that the woman, a member of staff wrote _ that. the context is that the woman, a member of staff wrote a _ that. the context is that the woman, a member of staff wrote a call- a member of staff wrote a call review in which she described as a car as comfy wheels for a grandmother, and that was a reference to her. what do you think was i think the story it might be a bit underfive of was i think the story it might be a bit under five of the fact that... the tribunal actually ruled against the claim — the tribunal actually ruled against the claim that she brought in because _ the claim that she brought in because they decided that they cannot— bec

thank you so much for joining us- — lot simpler. thank you so much for joining us. thank _ lot simpler. thank you so much for joining us. thank you. _ and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers our guestsjoining me tonight are the author and journalist rachel shabi and broadcasterjames lewer. the number of people in hospital with coronavirus in the uk is at its highest level for three months though deaths remain low. the boss of nhs providers chris hopson says he sees risks to relaxing lockdown restrictions saying the decision will put "very significant" pressure on the nhs. the latest figures show that the overall number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high of 5.3 million people. our health editor, hugh pym reports. roz from leeds is finding that everyday life and work is a struggle because of her arthritis. she was referred for treatment by her gp in september and now it seems she would have waited for at least a yea

then, from all of us, best of luck. we hope _ marie's. then, from all of us, best of luck. we hope things... - marie's. then, from all of us, best of luck. we hope things... the i of luck. we hope things... the action happens overnight, if you're feeling nocturnal, you can follow all the olympic games on the bbc, or pick up all the highlights and action from... bbc breakfast becomes olympic practice for the next few weeks. we'll be bringing you every moment, every metal right here on sportsday. but for right now, that's it for us. good evening. storm clouds have been gathering to the south of the uk, setting us up for quite a big change to the weather this weekend. it is going to be cooler and, for some, especially across southern areas, we will see some really intense thundery downpours. these pulses of heavy, thundery rain pushing up across southern england, parts of south wales through the night. at the same time, mist and murk and low cloud once again roll in across eastern and central parts of scotland and down the eastern side of england. another pretty warm night, 17

the us congress is about to _ months. the us congress is about to go _ months. the us congress is about to go on _ months. the us congress is about to go on a _ months. the us congress is about to go on a break - months. the us congress is about to go on a break and l months. the us congress is i about to go on a break and so as the committee alluded to today, it is going to go on pause for a bit and they actually don't have another hearing lined up. that said, the whole point of these hearings is to aid in the legislative process and the committee can also make referrals to the department of justice for prosecution so we know the department ofjustice has more than 500 defendants related to the january six events so presumably, information that comes from this committee hearings over the coming months and even years, can't be used towards those cases, or like i said, legislative aide, maybe they could come up with legislation around what happened. so that is looking long term. in the short term we are expecting things to quiet down unless something major breaks

this been a lot of criticism about the us - lot of criticism about the us pull—out from afghanistan, is it going be similar to that, leaving but not really leaving?— but not really leaving? well, i think the two _ but not really leaving? well, i think the two situations - but not really leaving? well, i think the two situations are i but not really leaving? well, i i think the two situations are quite different in a think as far as a rock is concerned. quite a lot of local politics coming into play, especially from militia groups, groups that been putting pressure on the prime minister there for the removal of all us troops. now, that clearly is going to happen, but the role has been changed and could be seen as lesser. by troops, that's not going to happen for the foreseeable future.- not going to happen for the foreseeable future. there is some anal sis foreseeable future. there is some analysis that _ foreseeable future. there is some analysis that this _ foreseeable future. there is some analysis that this move _ foreseeable future. there is some analysis that this move by - fo

here's the deal, if incentives help us beat this virus i believe we should use them. live now to our north america correspondent david willis, he joins me from los angeles. great having on the programme david. president biden making that urgent plea again to people to get vaccinated — in his speech stressing there are enough vaccines — will this work? key question, of course 60% or so of the american population has had at least one jab. but there is a sector of the population that has stubbornly refused to get vaccinated. in the last hour so president biden expresses frustration over that, he said this is not a party political matter it was a matter of life and death. and as regards this uptick in cases here covid—19 the president called it a pandemic of the unvaccinated. he announced a series of measures designed to incentivise and dis— incentivise those who are reluctant or willing or whatever. these include putting pressure on federal government workers here to get 801. also he is talking about cash incentives for some in areas where there are low vaccinati

anybody who speaks english, they are happy to welcome us here, talk to us. what we are trying to do is promote ukraine in the most positive light to the wider world. , ., the most positive light to the wider world. ,., ., ., the most positive light to the wider world. ., ., i. . world. ok, so, how do you... where ou lace world. ok, so, how do you... where you place their _ world. ok, so, how do you... where you place their chances _ world. ok, so, how do you... where you place their chances later- world. ok, so, how do you... where you place their chances later this - you place their chances later this afternoon? talk us through it. let’s afternoon? talk us through it. let's not be kidding _ afternoon? talk us through it. let�*s not be kidding ourselves, it will be a difficult game. and the england team has been very strong throughout the tournament. at the ukrainian team has been very organised, the performance on tuesday against sweden was exceptional. we saw real discipline with great counter strategies. they got the two goals. they have been through

a reformed man using boxing to leave behind his head london life in mumbai. it plays out like a movie script, and that's because it is. indian cinemas, best actor took no short cuts. like many before him, he trained as if he was stepping into the ring for real. we trained as if he was stepping into the ring for real.— trained as if he was stepping into the ring for real. we see his growth as a boxer — the ring for real. we see his growth as a boxer in _ the ring for real. we see his growth as a boxer in the _ the ring for real. we see his growth as a boxer in the film. _ the ring for real. we see his growth as a boxer in the film. a _ the ring for real. we see his growth as a boxer in the film. a similar- as a boxer in the film. a similar when you meet him, he isjust extremely wry, you know, he is like a street fighter. find extremely wry, you know, he is like a street fighter.— a street fighter. and immersing himself into _ a street fighter. and immersing himself into a _ a street fighter. and immersing himself into a relentless - a street fighter. an

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

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now the us wants to build a new radar system for deep space. and one of the new sites could be in the uk. what could end up in the uk is an array of parabolic antennas, and it could be anywhere from ten to 15 for tracking, and potentially four to six for transmitting. so it would cover a large area, would it? it would cover a large area for it to receive — probably an area of one kilometre in diameter. the deep space advanced radar capability, which will be able to detect and object the size of a football up to 36,000 kilometres away, is being developed here in california. one of the sites visited by the british defence secretary this week, who wants to strengthen cooperation on space — not least to protect critical national infrastructure. space is a growing domain for both commerce, but also to protect all the key national infrastructure that we need to in today's world. it is under threat. in some areas, our adversaries are weaponising space, so we have to make sure at the very least we're providing resilience. the locations of the deep

do stay with us for that. supermarket chain morrisons accepts a multi—billion pound takeover bid by a us investment group led by the owner of majestic wine. a union urges the government to keep some measures in place after the 19th ofjuly when all covid restrictions are due to be in england. at least two bodies and have been found and 20 people remain missing injapan aftera found and 20 people remain missing injapan after a landslide sent mud cascading down a hillside, smashing into homes and sweeping away cars. she has done it, teenager emma raducanu becomes the youngest british woman to reach round four of wimbledon after beating the romanian world number 45 sorana cirstea in four sets. hello, good evening, and england are through to theirfirst hello, good evening, and england are through to their first semifinal in the men's european championship for 25 years. they have just beaten ukraine 4—0 in rome, harry kane scored the first goal less than four minutes into the match and there were two more goals w

thank you for talking to us— talking to us. pleasure, good bite. bill brewster. _ the us is seeing a rise in cases of covid—19, which one health official has called a "pandemic of the unvaccinated". cases have tripled in the past three weeks, and hospitalisations and deaths are rising among unvaccinated people. cbs news' laura podesta is in new york. tell us more. hello, victoria. there are several— tell us more. hello, victoria. there are several factors _ tell us more. hello, victoria. there are several factors that _ tell us more. hello, victoria. there are several factors that we - tell us more. hello, victoria. there are several factors that we could i are several factors that we could attribute to this search. number one is that the coronavirus is mutated, become more transmissible now, the fact it is down to variance, that is the primary variant we are seeing the primary variant we are seeing the us. —— out that down to variant. nearly all us states have lifted them mask mandates so we are no longer seeing people

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thank you forjoining us. how concerned are you about the level of infections? you are obviously saying you think that level means that more restrictions need to remain in place after the 19th ofjuly, but it is not translating the huge numbers in hospitals or deaths, is it? what is your concern's yes, so what we are saying is that the idea that on the 19th ofjuly we cannot return to a pre—covid world of having no restrictions, we think is not sensible in light of our spiralling infection rates. == sensible in light of our spiralling infection rates.— infection rates. -- we cannot return. coming _ infection rates. -- we cannot return. coming to _ infection rates. -- we cannot - return. coming to hospitalisation, it is fantastic that two vaccinations reduces hospitalisation, but it is not true to say the link has been broken. at the moment, we have about 300 patients on ventilators, more than twice the number this time last month. we have 1800 patients in hospital with covid and that is again at twice as many as this time last month. so it is not we that rate

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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

let us enjoy life. letters in your clubbing. let the hospitality industry come again because we are very much struggling and having tonight, anotherfew months, these two places may not have existed any longer.— months, these two places may not have existed any longer. thank you ve much have existed any longer. thank you very much terry — have existed any longer. thank you very much terry and _ have existed any longer. thank you very much terry and good - have existed any longer. thank you very much terry and good luck - have existed any longer. thank you very much terry and good luck with j very much terry and good luck with it would have the space is open for a few it closes down for a few hours and reopens again as they have got to make the most of clubs being open. the tokyo 0lympics get under way this week — but there's already a growing number of athletes and officials testing covid—positive, or being forced to self—isolate. eight members of team gb athletics team are in isolation after being in close contact with

mariko oi is in tokyo for us. mari, the temperature is always an issue injapan — but this year it's been even worse, hasn't it, with reports that tennis players in early matches on saturday had to take medical time outs before they continued playing? indeed, i'm not sure if you can see the temperature board behind me — it's only seven a:m., but it is getting really hot. though i have to say it's been a lot of excitement in japan about the gold rush that we've seen on every front page of the newspapers just gold—medal. these 21 double gold medals... also the japanese competitor in skateboarding winning the first gold. so there's been a lot of excitement about that, but as you said, when it comes to the endurance outside, it has been brutally hot. we've heard from novak djokovic in tennis especially complaining about it. but this has been an issue every year ever since i was a kid if you are a playing a sport outside. it's been getting hotter and hotter every year because of climate change, meaning schools hav

we are used to the cold, to be honest with you, and we are not used to these high temperatures. it is a very challenging time for those who are living on the streets, who are homeless, and people are volunteering, giving out water and pizza, and also the city of edmonton has opened recreation centres, libraries, places for people to cool down in air conditioning. and in terms of the fires, we are seeing pictures now ofjust one of them, and the intense smoke that is billowing across large parts of canada, and ijust wonder how bad things are, in terms of those fires, where you are. have you heard anything about that? so, at the moment, everyone is concentrating on british columbia because there are all these active fires that are happening there. different communities are being evacuated. in edmonton, what is happening in is the safety minister has announced there will be a basic set up here so that firefighters can have a place to have a bit of relief, there can be aviation resources available, and if there are more people who have to be evacuated, they would come to edmonton, wh

we're going to go to the us now. officials in florida are bringing forward plans to demolish the remains of an apartment building that collapsed just over a week ago. they're worried an approaching storm could destabilise what remains of the block. 2a people are known to have died with more than 120 still unaccounted for. our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. for those leading the painstaking recovery effort, it's now a race against time. a tropical storm is bearing down on miami, packing winds of up to 70 mph. officials fear tropical storm elsa could send what remains of the apartment complex toppling on to those on the ground. so they're now looking to demolish it before elsa makes landfall. this will protect our search and rescue teams because we don't know when it could fall over and, of course, with these gusts, potentially, that would create a really severe hazard. that means boring into the structure of the building in order to install explosives — a precarious proposition given how un