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 very much for being with us on bbc news. explain to us what you found. 50 us on bbc news. explain to us what ou found. ., ., ., you found. so we found that in all studies come _ you found. so we found that in all studies come up _ you found. so we found that in all studies come up like previous - studies come up like previous studies, there was definitely evidence that higher testosterone correlated, at least a among men, more likely to be employed in higher education qualifications. lots of markers of educational status. but then when we used genetic methods which are able to actually separate off just the effect of testosterone on those outcomes, as opposed to potentially the effect of those outcomes on testosterone, there was no evidence at all that testosterone had influence on those things. so our results suggest that if there is a link that's been observed between testosterone and something like higher income, it may be because higher income, it may be because higher income, it may be because higher income affects testosterone, not the other way around. 50 higher inc

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

using their intelligence, how they are using — using their intelligence, how they are using their cyber efforts behind the scenes— are using their cyber efforts behind the scenes as well, but now there is a in america — the scenes as well, but now there is a in america. now that a lot more people _ a in america. now that a lot more people are — a in america. now that a lot more people are seeing these attacks affect _ people are seeing these attacks affect them, it will be a question of how— affect them, it will be a question of how does he communicate the ways in which _ of how does he communicate the ways in which he _ of how does he communicate the ways in which he is — of how does he communicate the ways in which he is adding pressure to but the _ in which he is adding pressure to but the russians are doing are really— but the russians are doing are really taking that conversation that he had _ really taking that conversation that he had with vladimir putin to the next _ he had with vladimir putin to the next level— he had with vladimir putin to the next level given th

that is the question for us.— question for us. i like it, do you work a four-day _ question for us. i like it, do you work a four-day week? - question for us. i like it, do you work a four-day week? i do - question for us. i like it, do you - work a four-day week? i do indeed. you and me — work a four-day week? i do indeed. you and me alike, _ work a four-day week? i do indeed. you and me alike, we _ work a four-day week? i do indeed. you and me alike, we share - work a four-day week? i do indeed. you and me alike, we share an - you and me alike, we share an interest in the four—day week. lots of you commenting online about that story. and as i say, a lot of interest online about what iceland has done it so look on the bbc website. we will be back here same time tomorrow, we will not be here on a friday because we too work a four—day week. see you later. summer 21 so summer21 so far summer 21 so far seems to be feast 01’ orfamine, because or famine, because when we had the rain we really have had the rain. this was a sunday in edinburgh, you can see almost two inches of rain

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

thanks for “oining us. stay with us on news, still to come. german police say there could be more bodies in places they haven't reached — or where water hasn't receded — after last week's devastating floods. more now on the news that the government has confirmed that a limited group of children will be offered covid jabs to protect them against the pandemic. here's the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi in the commons a little earlier. i know that people will have questions about what it means for them and their children, but i can assure them, mr speaker, that nobody needs to come forward at this stage. the nhs will get in touch with them at the right time and make sure that jabs are delivered in a setting that meets their complex needs. we asked dj cpi to consider rolling out vaccines to all children and young people over the age of 12 and although we are not taking this step today, the jcvi although we are not taking this step today, thejcvi advise keeping the matter under review and they will be looking at more data as it becomes availabl

who would use this and what might it be used for? that. and what might it be used for? that is actually very _ and what might it be used for? t'isgt is actually very good question. when my team and i were developing the initial proposal application, one of the thing that is very close to my heart in particular is i've got a preschool age child who was going off to school, and so one of the things that we envisioned, especially me having small children, is a noninvasive test... and as you indicated, in the opening here, sticking a nasal swab up your nose is intimidating. i do not want to have to subject my four—year—old doctor to such a thing just to get back to school, so one of the things that we envision something like this... an easy test that even a preschool level child could be able to use without any undue intimidation.— to use without any undue intimidation. ~ .., , intimidation. well, it could be the future, couldn't _ intimidation. well, it could be the future, couldn't it? _ intimidation. well, it could be the future, couldn't it? it _ intimidation. wel

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

_ us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? i _ us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? i don't _ us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? i don't think - us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? i don't think so. i surprised by this? i don't think so. this was a reaction to the press conference that the doctor from the who issued last week. the chinese have not been in a mood to find compromise. they seem to be deeply offended by this suggestion of the second investigation. they are shocked, they see it as arrogant. and so they are taking pretty harsh measures right now and i don't think we should be surprised nor should we be surprised that the rhetoric and toxicity has escalated on the us side pretty rapidly as well as you have seen in press secretaryjen psasz have seen in press secretaryjen psaki's statement today. this is a pretty part or toxic meltdown between the united states and china and china and the rest of the world intent on getting this investigation completed. i5 intent on getting this inv

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

people rushed to us... ..to tell us their stories. it�*s nearly impossible to count how many they have lost. this woman said six of her family were killed a few weeks ago, including her husband and four sons. war is devastating people across the country, as the taliban the taliban had entered her home and then a government plane dropped a bomb on her house. war is devastating people across the country, as the taliban gain more territory every day and foreign forces leave. this woman�*s husband and three children were killed when a mortar hit their home. she isn�*t numb with grief, she said. —— he is. "i�*m alone. i have nothing." he is malnourished, she said. her other son barely speaks. he has shrapnel injuries and struggles to walk. they are among hundreds here who have had to run for their lives more than once. this woman fled from her rural district to this area of kunduz city. that, too, got bombed. all of her three sons were killed. there was heavy fighting and she lost her sons. their bodies were ripped apart. "i wi

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

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

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

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

we the atlantic coast and accelerate up the us coastline.— the us coastline. we were 'ust talkin: the us coastline. we were 'ust talking about i the us coastline. we were 'ust talking about those * the us coastline. we were 'ust talking about those poor h the us coastline. we were just| talking about those poor rescue workers in miami, what can they expect? they seem to be plugging on, and the bulk of that is missing them, but do they still get quite bad weather?— them, but do they still get quite bad weather? ~ , them, but do they still get quite bad weather? ~ ., ., , , bad weather? well, the good news is that miami is — bad weather? well, the good news is that miami is on _ bad weather? well, the good news is that miami is on the _ bad weather? well, the good news is that miami is on the east _ bad weather? well, the good news is that miami is on the east coast, - bad weather? well, the good news is that miami is on the east coast, so . that miami is on the east coast, so it isn't getting directly hit by that rain shield, but they can still expect at le

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

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

do stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the rush to source the minerals needed to make all the batteries for electric cars. 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. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the last us troops have left bagram, their main military base in afghanistan, as the bid

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. at the moment, everyone is concentrating on british columbia because there is these active fires that are happening there at different communities are being evacuated in edmonton, the safety minister has announced there will be a base set up here so that firefighters can have a place to have a bit of relief. aviation resources available and if there are more people who have to be evacuated, they would come to edmonton, which is in alberta, the province beside. it is a very scary time for people of british columbia. i know friends are watching the news and trying to see how close these fires are coming to their communities and evacuating and then going home, it is

thank you very much and for speaking to us. as we heard, germany's chancellor angela merkel has called the floods in a her country a disaster. mrs merkel has been in washington for the last time before she leaves office. since coming to power in 2005 mrs merkel has met and worked with four different us presidents. for more on us relations under chancellor merkel�*s leadership i've been speaking to jeffrey rathke, president of the american institute for contemporary german studies atjohns hopkins university. president biden, in their press availability today made the remark that friends sometimes disagree. and i think that is the way that the united states and germany are trying to characterise their relationship 110w. it is a productive forward—looking partnership without agreement in every single area but i think climate is emerging as one where the biden administration views are much more closely aligned with those of the german government, than has been the case, certainly under the trump administration. we often talk ab

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

the us is now leading in the medal tally. we can go live to our sports presenter covering the action. some success in the pool for team usa? absolutely, that is why _ pool for team usa? absolutely, that is why they _ pool for team usa? absolutely, that is why they are _ pool for team usa? absolutely, that is why they are now - pool for team usa? absolutely, that is why they are now top - pool for team usa? absolutely, that is why they are now top ofl that is why they are now top of that is why they are now top of that metal table because in the last half hour we have had a gold medal in the pool for the swimming sensation from the usa, caeleb dressel, he was going in the men's 100 metres going in the men's100 metres freestyle final, the blue ribbon event in a swimming. two lengths of the pool and swim as hard as you can. caeleb dressel, he flew out to a really fast start and did ever so well to get to the wall and turn and then he hung on and hung on all the way to the finish. he almost got paid by the gold medal winner in ri

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. 0ur 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. 0fficials 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

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

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

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

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

the hub of us—led operations for almost two decades. brazil's prosecutor general has asked for authorisation to investigate president bolsonaro for failing to act on allegations of corruption in the purchase of coronavirus vaccines. a whistle—blower said government officials had agreed to take bribes to buy 400 million doses of the indian—made jab covaxin. now on bbc news, click.

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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

florida itself now accounts for a quarter of new infections in the whole of the us. president biden believes social media is to blame for spreading misinformation about coronavirus. they're killing people. i mean, they're really... look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. and they're killing people. with more on president biden's criticism of social media — the united states wants to build a giant new radar system in the uk to track objects in deep space. the us space force is developing the global system to identify potential "targets", in areas where a lot of military satellites are positioned. the ministry of defence said the new radar capability has the potential to make space "safer and more secure". hippos, walruses and whales could be given greater legal protection under plans to crack down on ivory poaching. the government wants to extend a planned law banning the trade of items containing elephant ivory to cover other at—risk animals. conservationists say the move sends a "clear signal to the rest of the world". how about this for an im

thank you very much forjoining us. i want to start with the point made byjon there, do you think this is going to run on or is it likely to be dealt with fairly comfortably now? well, it appears from reports today on television, diaz—canel government has been able control the protests, an image of the capital building which had been surrounded by protesters yesterday, today it was cordoned off, withjust police on the streets. so it appears it was quite quickly controlled by the government. in which case, president diaz—canel makes the point, not for the first time, that this is the fault of the united states. given the nature of the embargo and given the biden administration's lack of movement, let's say, in terms of the embargo, does he have a point? i of the embargo, does he have a oint? ~' ., , , point? i think he does. it is the traditional— point? i think he does. it is the traditional kneejerk - the traditional kneejerk reaction to the internal problems of cuba. any time there is a political or economic pro

talk us through it, how did _ special day. talk us through it, how did it _ special day. talk us through it, how did it feel _ special day. talk us through it, how did it feel to - special day. talk us through it, how did it feel to do - special day. talk us through it, how did it feel to do it? i it, how did it feel to do it? how did it pan out? it was a great dive, in that special day, it was the anniversary of one of the best and greatest divers i will ever meet in my life and it was amazing, i thought about them all the way, this is one of the hardest disciplines so you are going down without fins and it's amazing, but at the same time it is quite hard. 0n the way down, it was quite beautiful, when ijust down, it was quite beautiful, when i just turned down, it was quite beautiful, when ijust turned i thought i was doing quite well, it was not perfect technique but it was much faster than training and she was with me, and i was close to the service, i gave a kiss to the sea and it was for her, and i was so happy, it was unbelievable, so beautiful. you are describing _

really, for us, it is still unbelievable to think she is not competing with us. she was so strong. we had an amazing battle in 2018 at vertical blue. it was amazing, to dive with her, because she was so strong. so we broke so many records in no—fin. and we miss her so much. now, watching your dive, it's not just the fact you are holding your breath for over three minutes, but it's all of the hard work you are putting into it, and also the pressure that you are going for a world record. so how does it feel? what is the secret? how do you hold your breath for so long and do all of that? i mean, i started freediving when i was 13, so now i have been doing this for more than 16 years. i am quite prepared mentally to do a world record. i have broken 31 world records in all my life. so, before that dive and for most of the dive i was quite relaxed. i was just really focusing on my dive, and ijust think to swim well and to enjoy my dive more than i can. and this isn't enough for you, is it? you are going to go for another world record? what is that? yes, iam yes, i am going for another

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

hello and thank you forjoining us. dominic cummings, the former chief adviser to the prime minister has claimed that borisjohnson prime minister has claimed that boris johnson resisted tightening coronavirus restrictions again last autumn because the virus mainly affected the elderly. in a series of what's about messages seen by the bbc, borisjohnson appears to say that the people dying of covid were essentially all over 80 and he did not buy the idea of the national health service being overwhelmed full up service being overwhelmed full up number 10 service being overwhelmed full up numberio said service being overwhelmed full up number 10 said the government had always taken the necessary action to protect lives, guided by the best scientific advice. mr cummings has been given his first broadcast interview since leaving downing street last november to our political editor laura koons berg. her report contains flashing images. putting on to record, guys. yeah, is everybody happy? no one was closer to the prime ministe

thank you so much forjoining us. in 11 days' time, anyone in england who is fully vaccinated against covid—19 can travel to an amber risk country without needing to quarantine on return. under—18s won't have to self—isolate either meaning families can travel abroad this summer. so long as the receiving country doesn't have any restrictions. the relaxation of rules is expected to result in a big boost for the travel industry as people rush to book a last—minute summer holiday. here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies. the empty aircraft and quiet departure halls may soon be full of noise again. today's announcement is the most significant change to international travel seen this year. from 19july, anyone fully vaccinated doesn't need to quarantine when they travel from an amber list country to england. but they will still need to take a test before they travel and another pcr test on arrival. under—18s won't need to quarantine at all. under—fours won't need to take any tests. 5—to—11—yearâ

because we need people who build bridges and bring us together. a message of unity from the prime minister, but his minority government is increasingly butting heads with opposition parties, so one of mary simon's first official tasks may be to dissolve parliament and trigger snap elections as early as september. courtney bembridge, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: horror and heroism, the moment passers—by tried to rescue a small child trapped under a crashed car. crowd cheers. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers�* lot — drudgery and danger are now no more, after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say, " you're doing something wrong". six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at worcester park and already they've been met with a roar of app

he joins us from basingstoke. thank you forjoining us. what do you think needs to happen to get britain ready for what is going to be a big upsurge in the use of electric cars in the next ten to 15 years? i electric cars in the next ten to 15 ears? ~ ., ., , years? i think what we need to see, eseciall years? i think what we need to see, especially to — years? i think what we need to see, especially to really _ years? i think what we need to see, especially to really spark _ years? i think what we need to see, especially to really spark the - especially to really spark the electric revolution, is better incentives to encourage the uptake. at the moment of the top barrier to ownership is the initial purchase price of the car. while there is a £2500 grant at the moment and it is making some difference, we feel it could do more. so what we believe is the most influential thing that could be done, is to scrap vat off an electric vehicle. not only will people be able to buy now, but in three to four years time when they enter the used car m

i'm really concerned with was in front of us right now. delta is a very transmissible, more than anything we've seen and it does take anything we've seen and it does take a partially vaccinated population and we are very fortunate in the united states to have to send a 50% vaccinated, but in the world where there are a lot of vaccine in equities, that's a vulnerable population because viruses, they mutate where they can spread. the more the virus spreads, the more likely it is to mutate and that something we need to see as a public health issue. i just want to ask you about the uk: this experiment to open up — the world is watching — what do you make of the uk's decision? very similar to how i felt about the united states. i think it was a bit premature, especially with the search that the uk was experiencing. 0f search that the uk was experiencing. of these wonderful vaccines and they are very advantageous but not perfect and does a lot we have to do to vaccinate everybody. if you're going to open up, it needs to be slowly and on the

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the england footballer jadon sancho says hate will never win after receiving online racist abuse over his missed penalty in the euros final. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the euro zone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the euro zone 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 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 have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins ha

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