it's a scene we used to take for granted during the festival season. now it seems a little unfamiliar. the main thing that's changed this year is how you get in. if you're not double vaccinated, you have to do a lateral flow test, i did mine last night, for example, and then log the results on the government website, and then use the nhs app to bring up your covid pass and show this along with the results of a health questionnaire at the entry points. it's extra hoops to jump through, but most people we spoke to say it's worth it. i'm quite happy to go along with everything — if it means getting back into gigs and festivals and everything, i'lljust go along with whatever the organisers want to do. it just feels good to be actually doing something after two years of not doing anything. it just feels great to actually get out. the entry requirements mean a bit of extra organisation forfestival—goers, but a huge amount of extra work for festival organisers. they had less than eight weeks from being giving the green light to go ahead, to opening the ga

good use forjapanese fans? —— mariko oi. indeed. i managed to grab one newspaper with a picture of takato naohisa winning his gold medal. his picture was on every newspaper in the morning. not just about getting the gold but how he overcame the disappointment and pressure of rio where he got a bronze medal. sporting news overtaking the scandal and controversy which is what the government had been hoping for. i was also going to mention do bouquet from the bouquet he and other medallist are holding. it comes from namie, the town which had to be evacuated after the fukushima nuclear accident. so not just takato fukushima nuclear accident. so notjust takato naohisa not just takato naohisa achieving notjust takato naohisa achieving his olympic dream but also namie farmers also having also namie farmers also having a victory as well.— a victory as well. you mention sot a victory as well. you mention spot taking — a victory as well. you mention spot taking over _ a victory as well. you mention spot taking over from - a victory as well

they use the word final league very clever — use the word final league very clever i— use the word final league very clever. i think i have an advantage over you. — clever. i think i have an advantage overyou, both clever. i think i have an advantage over you, both of you gentlemen, because _ over you, both of you gentlemen, because on— over you, both of you gentlemen, because on the 30th ofjuly 1966, i was because on the 30th ofjuly1966, i was nearly— because on the 30th ofjuly1966, i was nearly 11. i was a cub. i was in the was nearly11. i was a cub. i was in the forest— was nearly11. i was a cub. i was in the forest of— was nearly 11. i was a cub. i was in the forest of dean on a week's camp, and we _ the forest of dean on a week's camp, and we all— the forest of dean on a week's camp, and we all gathered around a little television — and we all gathered around a little television to watch the final. i don't — television to watch the final. i don't think either of you were alive — don't think either of you were alive. ., �* . ., , alive. you're right. i certainly wa

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

finally, the us signed a deal with the militant group last year. agreeing to fully withdraw foreign forces. they are leaving amidst rising violence. this is one of the roads that leads out of kabul. in the province just beyond, the taliban are battling afghan government forces. that's how close the fighting is to the capital. battles are being fought in more than half of the country's provinces. hundreds are dying every week. thousands being displaced. every day, more areas are falling to the taliban. but the group says there is no violence. it told the bbc that hundreds of afghan soldiers are defecting to the taliban — a claim the government denies. from their political office in doha, a taliban spokesman also told me that residual foreign troops would be considered an occupying force. all foreign forces should withdraw from the country, whether they are a contractor, adviser or trainers. because they were a part of occupation. that's a violation. we will react. but that reaction will be based on the decision of our leadership. he said embassies

we tell us more about the excitement in the ool. ~ ., tell us more about the excitement in the ool. . . ., the pool. we were hearing earlier about the australian _ the pool. we were hearing earlier about the australian women - the pool. we were hearing earlier about the australian women four| the pool. we were hearing earlier| about the australian women four x 100 relay team beating the world record which was fantastic news but the very first medal in the pool was in the men, the mentally final 400 metres, the usa swimmer chase kalisz winning ahead of his teammate and the australian brenda smith coming in third. forteam the australian brenda smith coming in third. for team gb it is adam peaty all the way and it was like he will become the first british swimmer to retain will become the first british swimmerto retain an will become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title. he had an easy read into the 100m press drug final. he is a recordholder and olympic champion. but in one of the early shocks of the game, an 18—year—old from tunisia won the men's 400 metre freestyle

in because unvaccinated folks are letting us down.— letting us down. in a speech, the president _ letting us down. in a speech, the president echoed - letting us down. in a speech, the president echoed the - the president echoed the assertion that the recent rise in covid—19 cases was the fault of those who have refused to be vaccinated. of those who have refused to be vaccinated-— of those who have refused to be vaccinated. what we have now is a pandemic— vaccinated. what we have now is a pandemic beyond _ vaccinated. what we have now is a pandemic beyond vaccinating. | a pandemic beyond vaccinating. here is the point. all the covid—19 deaths and hospitalisations today are among the unvaccinated. and i know, i know it should not be politicised but i hope that is starting to change. aha, politicised but i hope that is starting to change. a growing number of — starting to change. a growing number of republicans - starting to change. a growing number of republicans and l number of republicans and conservative leaders have called on people to ge

let us _ looting. it is crossed back to our top story. let us get _ looting. it is crossed back to our top story. let us get more - looting. it is crossed back to our top story. let us get more on i looting. it is crossed back to our. top story. let us get more on that flooding in germany. thousands have been forced to flee their homes. 0ne been forced to flee their homes. one of those is a man who fled with his family as water rose around him and a number of his neighbours are still missing. thank you for taking the time to speak with us. it must be a frightening time. can you tell us what led to complementing you knew you were going to have to leave your home? ., , , h, home? hello, yes, there were some terrible themes _ home? hello, yes, there were some terrible themes yesterday. - home? hello, yes, there were some terrible themes yesterday. the - terrible themes yesterday. the situation started yesterday morning a few metres away, about 200 metres down and the water walls were already rising and the threading had started already and it was coming to our si

so, this is what it looks like for most of us through the morning. it's dry, but then in the afternoon, very quickly, heavy showers will develop across parts of northern england and scotland. some of them could be thundery. also in the southwest, a weather front is approaching at the same time. so, wet weather for the west country, parts of wales too. and this weather front will move slowly eastwards through the course of the day, so areas looking dry for the afternoon it may turn a little cloudy and then wet, and that does mean thatjust around kick—off time, we're expecting some rain at wembley. but the good news is it should be mostly light and fleeting. so, the forecast into the week ahead, a different extreme here, indicating further showers in the cards and we do get a dip in thejet stream, low pressure over us and the ingredients of further showers and so lots of showers on the way once again on monday and some of them heavy. if you squint, you can make up some lime green colours there, and that indicates a downpour or two. temperatures in th

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

tell us about the conditions. it is extraordinarily hot here, of course, and very humid. extraordinarily hot here, of course, and very humid-— and very humid. very difficult for the riders- _ and very humid. very difficult for the riders. extremely— and very humid. very difficult for the riders. extremely difficult. i and very humid. very difficult for. the riders. extremely difficult. for the riders. extremely difficult. for the writers on the road race, it has been difficult for them to prepare for these olympics because while they have been doing their dayjob, which is the tour de france and all the other races since february, whereas a lot of other riders for the gb track team for instance, they have been able to use heat chambers and get their body prepared. whereas these writers this morning weren't really able to do that. it was very difficult. it is unsurprising that an ecuadorian was able to come to the fore at the end of the race. it was absolutely brutal. there was a little bit of rain earlier on. t

and _ clear he wants to get rid of one of us and at — clear he wants to get rid of one of us and at that by the summer that we will all_ us and at that by the summer that we will all be _ us and at that by the summer that we will all be gone from here or we will all be gone from here or we will be — will all be gone from here or we will be in — will all be gone from here or we will be in the process of trying to -et will be in the process of trying to get rid _ will be in the process of trying to get rid of— will be in the process of trying to get rid of him and get someone else to be _ get rid of him and get someone else to be prime — get rid of him and get someone else to be prime minister. you get rid of him and get someone else to be prime minister.— to be prime minister. you 'ust said that within months h to be prime minister. you 'ust said that within months of _ to be prime minister. you 'ust said that within months of the h to be prime minister. youjust said that within months of the payment j to be prime minister. you just said l that within months of the payment

cancellation would have been the easy way for us. we could have drawn on the insurance that we had at the time and moved on to paris 202a. but in fact, cancellation was never an option for us. in order to arrive at this day today, we had to give confidence. the ioc never abandons the athletes. south africa have named their team for saturday's first test match against the british and irish lions. and captain siya kolisi is back after recovering from covid—19. the 2019 world cup—winning captain only rejoined the squad yesterday after ten days in isolation. the side includes 11 players who started the world cup final with fly—half handre pollard set to win his 50th cap. elswhere, a premier league footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences. the 31—year—old man, who has not been named for legal reasons, was detained on friday by greater manchester police. in a statement, the player's club confirmed he had been suspended and added it would "continue supporting the authorities with inquiries and would not be c

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: football 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 tak

you bring us right up to date with what is happening, peter.— bring us right up to date with what is happening, peter. you can see the activity still — is happening, peter. you can see the activity still going — is happening, peter. you can see the activity still going on _ is happening, peter. you can see the activity still going on here, _ activity still going on here, including the two crashed lorries which are still here at the scene. through the morning we have seen police officers, some in white forensics uniform working at the scene. what happened here yesterday was grim. 0ne scene. what happened here yesterday was grim. one of the crashed lorries burst into flames on impact and the fire service i took them around about an hour to extinguish the blaze. that being the case, it is perhaps not surprising to hear that durham police this afternoon expect to tell us that there have been fatalities in this accident. also perhaps an indication of the magnitude of it that the a1 — m is still closed in both directions, about 18 hours after the crash, which happened at six 20p yest

i am sorry, i didn't steer us the _ us. i am sorry, i didn't steer us the best— us. i am sorry, i didn't steer us the best at— us. i am sorry, i didn't steer us the best at the end there. at least the best at the end there. at least they finished- _ the best at the end there. at least they finished. not _ the best at the end there. at least they finished. not everyone - the best at the end there. at least they finished. not everyone did. i the best at the end there. at least| they finished. not everyone did. in they finished. not everyone did. in the double scoles, norway's race curtailed in the stockist of circumstances. help did eventually arrive at their hopes of gold have come to a less than graceful end. andy swiss, bbc news. the highs and those of sports. three gold medals, one silver into bronze makes six on the pic metals, that is how many charlotte dujardin has after coming third in the individual dressage meaning she has written's most decorated 0lympian of all time. her performance secured for the in the event earlier on and on her horse gio and she has

but will there still be us _ expel us troops. but will there still be us air _ expel us troops. but will there still be us air strikes _ expel us troops. but will there still be us air strikes to - expel us troops. but will there l still be us air strikes to back-up still be us air strikes to back—up iraqi forces, as we seen just in recent days? iraqi forces, as we seen 'ust in recent “mi iraqi forces, as we seen 'ust in recent da s? t . ., recent days? well, we are waiting for the formal _ recent days? well, we are waiting for the formal communique - recent days? well, we are waiting for the formal communique that l recent days? well, we are waiting l for the formal communique that will speu for the formal communique that will spell out the details of what this means. these air strikes have been going on over the past year in that sort of an advisory role. helping the iraqi security forces as they carry out the missions against islamic state group. i think the bigger question is how the iranian, pro—iranian motions will respond? whether this will be enough for them to acc

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 will genuinely think they are getting a bargain. so, would a takeover lead to any noticeable changes? morrisons owns most of its stores. would fortress perhaps look to sell some and lease them back? well, fortress has said it doesn't anticipate doing that it. it's understood this and other commitments, for example on pay, were significant factors in the supermarket�*s board recommending the offer. fortress is really going out of its way to emphasise a different approach from private equity, a long—term backing for the existing s

but jack is very much one for taking himself on flying even with us. he just wants to get on with hisjob. at least he is able to spend time poolside with his girlfriend lois toulson, who is diving from the higher ten metre board at her second olympic games. lois is doing the platform ten metres as well, so you - see her up there and l think oh, you know... she hasjust been bonkers- from being young, she just goes for it. the first thought was a double - olympian, then for them to be there together because the kind of, the romance started in rio, . so for them to be there as a couple is really— nice for them both. i am jack's number one fan. it's just like jack taking six penalties. how we bow out at football finals, jack only has two seconds per dive and that's it, bang. he is on the move! jack and lois�*s family... cheering. up and down the land, these scenes have been repeated whatever time of day or night it may be. in keeping with the way of doing things over the last 18 months, i caught up with others feeling similar emotions from home. joe fr

the us has declined the request, and the un may also be reluctant to get involved. ithinkthe un is- thoroughly sick of haiti. they had a 13—year peacekeeping force there that got in a lot - of trouble in a lot of ways. i the last thing being the cholera i epidemic which the peacekeeping forces brought into haiti. so, i think they don't really. want to get entangled again. i think most outside forces don't |want to get militarily entangled| again in haiti if they can avoid it. adding to the uncertainty is the political situation. there's no working parliament, two men are claiming to be the prime minister, and a third of the senate has just nominated another man to lead as interim president. courtney bembridge, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... the islamist militant group al shabab says it carried out a car bombing in somalia which eyewitnesses say killed at least five people. a vehicle laden with explosives rammed into a police convoy at a busy intersection in the capital mogadishu. the blast targeted the city's police chi

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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

i think— doing well, it's very good for us. i think it _ doing well, it's very good for us. i think it really has lifted everyone's spirits, sol think it really has lifted everyone's spirits, so i won't be tuning _ everyone's spirits, so i won't be tuning in. — everyone's spirits, so i won't be tuning in, but i'll be very happy if england — tuning in, but i'll be very happy if england win. ijust think it's nice finally— england win. ijust think it's nice finally after such a divisive and difficult — finally after such a divisive and difficult year to have something that brings us all together. absolutely. any sort of protection for tomorrow night? are you somebody who likes to predict scores? i for tomorrow night? are you somebody who likes to predict scores?— who likes to predict scores? i don't like to predict _ who likes to predict scores? i don't like to predict scores. _ who likes to predict scores? i don't like to predict scores. i _ who likes to predict scores? i don't like to predict scores. i think- who likes to predict scores? i don't like to predict scor

the government has failed us! we stand in one voice, we condemn whatever happened and we will protest, but continue to protest until our our children are brought back! judhh judith loves reading, she loves people — judith loves reading, she loves pe0ple. she's— judith loves reading, she loves people. she's this _ judith loves reading, she loves people. she's this kind - judith loves reading, she loves people. she's this kind of- judith loves reading, she loves . people. she's this kind of person that loves— people. she's this kind of person that loves putting _ people. she's this kind of person that loves putting a _ people. she's this kind of person that loves putting a smile - people. she's this kind of person that loves putting a smile on- people. she's this kind of person i that loves putting a smile on people cosmic_ that loves putting a smile on people cosmic faces — that loves putting a smile on people cosmic faces. yesterday _ that loves putting a smile on people cosmic faces. yesterday i _ that lo

i would say space is critical to all of us. two - space is critical to all of us. two days ago virgin orbit launched from an x 747 and it dropped off satellites around the earth which are critical for protecting the earth and making sure the earth is a better place. making sure we can monitor degradation of rainforests, check on climate change, making sure... anyway, there are numerous things including making sure you and i can talk on a programme like this. and as far as the ordinary person who could never dream of going to space, if you go back to the 1920s people were saying exactly the same thing about air travel. but now not everyone can afford to fly on a plane but a lot of people can. so i think it takes entrepreneurs and innovators to innovate and reach for the skies and in time that technology becomes available to enormous amounts of people. tt you enormous amounts of people. if you manaue to enormous amounts of people. if you manage to make _ enormous amounts of people. if you manage to make it _ enormous amounts of people. if you manage to make it into _

can you tell us more?— can you tell us more? yes, that's riaht, can you tell us more? yes, that's right. because — can you tell us more? yes, that's right, because we _ can you tell us more? yes, that's right, because we keep _ can you tell us more? yes, that's| right, because we keep comparing this particular games with the 1964 games that tokyo also hosted, but you know, this time tonight, inside this olympic stadium just behind me, there will be two flag bearers, one male athletes, one female athlete for the gender balance, so a bit like the bbc�*s 50-50 for the gender balance, so a bit like the bbc�*s 50—50 project, but also a basketball player, his father is from benin, and six years ago, i think it was fair to say that it would been unthankful for biracial japanese athletes to be representing the country, so slowly that gradually, we are seeing the change thatjapan is going through. thank that japan is going through. thank ou that japan is going through. thank you forjoining _ that japan is going through. thank you forjoining us _ that japan is going thro

don't forget to use our hashtag. i would love to read out some of your comments to get a real sense of what you think about this issue. and later on i will be talking in the next hour at about ten past ten with a nightclub owner. so they are saying that they think there needs to be extra support to make up the shortfall but i would love to hear from you on this today. the nhs has been given the green light to roll out a booster vaccine programme this autumn. the extra dose will be given to the over—50s and anyone eligible for a flu jab. flu numbers are expected to be higher than normal this year, meaning extra protection against covid is likely to be needed to prevent too many hospital admisisons. now we are alive to the mansion house where we expect the governor of the bank of england to begin his speech. as the government announces plans to grow investment in the uk. can i underline your recognition of the memory of roger gifford and his important role he played. there the memory of roger gifford and his importan

thank you for sticking with us. ~ . ., . . with us. we have looked to the data very carefully _ with us. we have looked to the data very carefully and _ with us. we have looked to the data very carefully and decided _ with us. we have looked to the data very carefully and decided that - very carefully and decided that england are not going to score, not going to let in any goals and score two or three. so that is our production stop i am delighted to have that from you. thank goodness we have that, i can terminate the interview there. thank you for being with us. can ijust pick up with you on that date of the 16th of august because i think people will be interested, the prime minister asking about it, it's not until then that people have that have had both doses of a covid vaccine will be in a different position if we come into contact with someone that has covid. what does that date mean? is the logic behind that, is there data behind that, what is that about? it's a numbers game and i think our ideas see as many people vaccinated wit

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she joins us now, thank you forjoining us— forjoining us. when people talk about climate _ forjoining us. when people talk about climate change, - forjoining us. when people talk about climate change, they - forjoining us. when people talk. about climate change, they often think it is just going to get hotter. what is the reality? this re ort hotter. what is the reality? this report clearly — hotter. what is the reality? this report clearly is _ hotter. what is the reality? try 3 report clearly is highlighting the number of things, it is a report that looks back at 2020 but also the most recent decade compared to our climate of the last century, for example, and it is clear evidence that our climate in the uk is not only warming, so temperatures are rising by around about 1.1 degrees over the last 50 years, but it is also getting wetter and it is getting sunnier and last year, we had our third warmest, for wettest and eighth sunniest, the very first year we have been in the top ten for all of those categories, whether it is temperature, ra

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us. —— it was not a night full sleep. an inquiry report has criticised the london borough of lambeth for allowing the abuse of hundreds of children in its homes for decades. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has been investigating allegations dating back as far as the 1970s. it said it was hard to comprehend the cruelty that was inflicted, and officials left children to cope with trauma on their own. lambeth council has apologised to victims. our correspondent, tom symonds, has been looking at the findings. tom, thank you for being with us. this was abuse on staggering scale, not just this was abuse on staggering scale, notjust in terms the amount of time that this was over, but the number of children involved, hundreds. absolutely. the independent enquiry into child sexual abuse, and very wide—ranging public enquiry, has been going for years now and has produced a whole load of reports and this is one of the most scathing. this is one of the biggest past sexual abuse

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

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

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

ok, mariko oi therefore us in - country. ok, mariko oi i therefore us in shimbashi country. ok, mariko oi - therefore us in shimbashi in tokyo. now as promised, let's look ahead to what's coming up in day 6. japan is starting the day still on top of the medal tally with 13 gold medals, one more than china, with the united states sitting in third place. we can go live now to our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins who's covering all the action in tokyo. sarah, the men's golf is underway, we've got more to come from the pool and we've had some medals in the rowing. yes, good morning here from tokyo. the first metals of the dayjust handed out in the last hour or so and rowing and there has been history for ireland in the last few minutes because the last few minutes because the men's pose lightweight bubble skulls boat has won gold, that spiral and's first ever gold medal in rowing and it was the rowers of paula donovan and fenton mccarthy on that boat, they had so much pressure coming into them in these games, the world's fastest boat and they qualified as favourite. they were a

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us and nato presence had brought a modicum of stability and gains in the civil liberties, education, and a little bit in the economy in afghanistan. that is collapsing, and i think the focus ought to be more on how to reach out to these civilians, innocent civilians who are fleeing this virus. also at the countries who are going to host these large number of refugees at a time aren't afraid of public attitudes towards refugees is fast deteriorating in turkey, but also in european countries. the united nations's food agency says more than a dozen trucks carrying emergency aid to tigray, in northern ethiopia, have reached the regional capital, mekelle. they were part of a convoy of 170 vehicles, stuck for weeks in the neighbouring afar region because of security problems. some of the other trucks are also making their way to tigray. about five million people in the region rely on emergency assistance, with 400,000 living in famine conditions. vanessa tsehaye is human rights activists and a horn of africa campaigner at amnesty international. how bad is the situation on the ground at the

stay with us for that. strategistjoe tanner. stay with us forthat. now, before that, let's go to the bbc sports centre. good evening. as we've been hearing the news,. england manager gareth southgate has hit out at the racist abuse suffered by some of the england players after last night's defeat to italy, in the european championship final. southgate was speaking to the media this morning — after his side lost on penalties — three black players — marcus rashford, jadon sancho, and bukayo saka were targeted online over missing penalties. he said the players should hold their heads high — and the abuse cannot be tolerated. for some of them to be abused is unforgivable, really. i know a lot of that has come from abroad, people that track those things have been able to explain that. but not all of it. it is just not what we stand for, we, i think, have been a beacon of light in bringing people together and people being able to relate to the national team, and the national teams stands for everybody. the fa will conduct a full review after a larg

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

thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. can i ask you what you make of in the light of these numbers now, of the decision to subject to the reevaluation on monday statistics, and all likelihood to go ahead with lifting restrictions?— likelihood to go ahead with lifting restrictions? �* ., ., ,, ., restrictions? before i address that i want to address _ restrictions? before i address that i want to address the _ restrictions? before i address that i want to address the piece - restrictions? before i address that i want to address the piece of - i want to address the piece of misinformation that came out before you started interviewing me that says the impact of coronavirus on children is not severe. while the risk of death might be quite low, the risk of lung covid is quite high and i want to say we have 33,000 children are suffering with long covid including 9000 who had symptoms of more than a year. that is far more severe and i think the bbc should do more to report this more accurately. but i will get to the question

if the vaccine isn't going to protect us from _ vaccine isn't going to protect us from that— vaccine isn't going to protect us from that in a sufficient way, that it may _ from that in a sufficient way, that it may be — from that in a sufficient way, that it may be that a different approach has to— it may be that a different approach has to be _ it may be that a different approach has to be taken, which is we have to learn _ has to be taken, which is we have to learn to— has to be taken, which is we have to learn to just — has to be taken, which is we have to learn tojust exist has to be taken, which is we have to learn to just exist with it. that's may— learn to just exist with it. that's may be — learn to just exist with it. that's may be a — learn to just exist with it. that's may be a difficult step and maybe it's worth — may be a difficult step and maybe it's worth one more heave and staying — it's worth one more heave and staying on. _ it's worth one more heave and staying on, but we do have to see an end aim _ staying on, but we do have to see an end aim toâ€

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

it is all in the hands of the us government, they are blaming it all on the us government. obviously, i think it's not entirely true, i think it's not entirely true, i think there's a tremendous amount of popular anger and frustration is boiled through here, although we know that the cuban government, the us government, does support pro—democracy activities in cuba, and has probably spent millions of dollars on it over the years, but there is certainly a sign that people's own feelings are boiling over, frustration and anger against the cuban government.— over, frustration and anger against the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk _ the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk to — the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk to a _ the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk to a republican - that. let's talk to a republican congressman from new york. her own mother is from cuba, she left cuba in 1959. i'm guessing, from a family perspective, you are taking great interest in this.— interest in this. yes, i'm very ha - interest i

thank you very much for being with us. my pleasure, thank ou much for being with us. my pleasure, thank you very _ much for being with us. my pleasure, thank you very much. _ the former president donald trump is suing facebook, twitter and google, in an attempt to restore his online profile, after he was suspended from social—media platforms after the capitol riot. mr trump claims he has been wrongly censored by the tech companies in violation of his first amendment rights. the america first policy institute, a pro—trump group is backing the lawsuit and sent out this video to his supporters. you to be except our fate or we stand firm. but its odds on the lawsuit will fail — the first amendment refers to governments censoring free speech, not private companies. in fact companies like twitter, facebook, and google are actually protected by the first amendment, which gives them the freedom determine what speech is promoted on their own platforms. but then maybe this is about something other than the law — because behind that video on the america first website is

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thank you forjoining us. how confidently and clearly can you see how you vote determines how you jab? see how you vote determines how ou “ab? ~ , ,., , see how you vote determines how ou “ab? ~ ,,., , ., you “ab? absolutely, we have two youjab? absolutely, we have two thirds — youjab? absolutely, we have two thirds of _ youjab? absolutely, we have two thirds of us _ youjab? absolutely, we have two thirds of us adults - youjab? absolutely, we have two thirds of us adults who i two thirds of us adults who have received at least one dose of a covid—i9 vaccine but that still leaves a substantial share that have not got vaccinated and we do find partisanship, so whether you are a republican or democrat really drives your vaccine intention, with larger shares of republicans saying they will not get vaccinated or only will do so if required. i not get vaccinated or only will do so if required.— do so if required. i guess this is something _ do so if required. i guess this is something president - do so i