it told us: wallbox, based in spain, did not reply to us, but they did tell ken's team that they had fixed the online problems. time to see if the units are safe. retesting took place this week and suggests most of the problems in both chargers have been fixed. but ken says owners still need to take action. check for updates, solve the problem. the wallbox charger uses hardware that is not secure enough. there's really nothing you can do to make it completely secure. so unless wallbox have found a way of fixing that, which would be beyond me, i'd suggest perhaps supergluing the box cover in so hackers cannot take the top off. and what of the approval they had to be sold in the uk by the department for transport and the government grants handed out to help sell them? the department did not comment on the security issues we raised, but said: it's worth noting that all smart home chargers will still be usable if you just want to plug yourcar in. but when it comes to security when using them with a phone app or home wi—fi, it seems some are smarter than others. that was dan, and more g

what do you think that tells us? i think, as you said earlier, it's a window into the huge frustration that governments in countries that are lucky enough to have stocks of vaccine and the ability to put the vaccine into arms has so far fallen far short of the number of vaccinations that they wanted to administer, and they feel they need to administer. the other thing it reflects is quite frankly a new urgency, because there have been reports, even in the last 2a hours, based on an in—house assessment by the centers for disease prevention in the united states, suggesting this delta variant, the one that originated it india but is now prevalent pretty much all over the world, is not only more transmissible, it's much, much, much more transmissible than had been assumed. and it's also capable of infecting and being passed on by fully vaccinated people almost as easily as by those who have not been vaccinated. so i think there's a sense of the clock ticking, and i think that's what you're seeing. and i think we will s

it told us... wallbox, based in spain, did not reply to us, but they did tell ken's team they had fixed the online problems. time to see if the units are safe. retesting took place this week and suggest most of the problems in both charges have been fixed. but ken says owners still need to take action. check for updates, solve the problem. the wallbox charger is —— uses hardware that is not secure enough. there's really nothing you can do to make it completely secure so unless wallbox have found a way of fixing that, which would be beyond me, i'd suggest perhaps super glowing the box cover in so hackers cannot take the top off. �* ., ., ., ,, ., ., off. and what of the approval the had off. and what of the approval they had to _ off. and what of the approval they had to be _ off. and what of the approval they had to be sold _ off. and what of the approval they had to be sold in - off. and what of the approval they had to be sold in the - off. and what of the approval they had to be sold in th

stay with us on bbc news. still to come, we'll be looking back at team gb�*s historic wins on the bmx track. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol once an everyday part of the soldiers lot, drudgery and danger, no more after almost four decades. if one is one's own home, a private house, not doing any harm to anyone i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say you were doing something wrong. six rare white lion . cubs are on the prowl at leicestershire park and already they've . been met with a roar- of approval from visitors. they are lovely, yeah, really sweet, really cute. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the us justice department. more than 1600 pregnant women have died in brazil since the beginning of the pandemic. 200 afghan interpreters and their families have landed in

use of vaccine passport. my sense is that might _ use of vaccine passport. my sense is that might be necessary. given it is so obvious— that might be necessary. given it is so obvious it — that might be necessary. given it is so obvious it makes a difference, yet so obvious it makes a difference, vet there — so obvious it makes a difference, yet there is— so obvious it makes a difference, yet there is this resistance. it's quite _ yet there is this resistance. it's quite a — yet there is this resistance. it's quite a significant level of resistance among some younger people — resistance among some younger eo le, ., ~' , , . covid unrest lies behind the political turmoil which has roiled tunisia, the one country where multi—party democracy appeared to have established roots during the arab spring. president kais saied suspended the legislature and fired the prime minister, sunday. his actions — a coup, said some — followed a day of mass street protests in defiance of the pandemic lockdown. wh

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

people just got used to it. and the fact the olympics are taking place in the city, let's just sending the wrong message. so we came to shibuya were a lot of young people hang out to find out what they thought about the latest from the government. i haven't even received a ticket to get— haven't even received a ticket to get vaccinated, my parents 'ust to get vaccinated, my parents just got— to get vaccinated, my parents just got dad jabs. | to get vaccinated, my parents just got dad jabs.— just got dad 'abs. i can sense we're just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting _ just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting too _ just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting too used - just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting too used to - just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting too used to the state — we're getting too used to the state of— we're getting too used to the state of emergency - we're getting too used to the state of emergency so - we're getting too used to the state of emergency so it's

so, i'm delighted to hear you're still going to use it. michael stipe, we've run out of time, but thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. thanks for having me, stephen, it's a great pleasure. hello there. storm evert is bringing a quite exceptionally windy spell of weather for this time of year across the south of the uk, with a met office amber warning issued for a good part of cornwall and the isles of scilly. it's all because of this area of low pressure, quite a small low, but quite a powerful one tracking its way eastwards, with the strongest winds on the southern flank. you can see the amber warning area here across cornwall into the isles of scilly. those are the wind gusts in the black circles. but the winds also really quite brisk across a good part of devon, dorset, into hampshire, up the bristol channel and across the south coast of wales as well. so, some damage and disruption quite possible as we start the day, and with this curl of wet weather as well, some heavy and potentially thundery bursts of rain at times.

it is interesting that fandom used to _ the us? it is interesting that fandom used to be _ the us? it is interesting that fandom used to be fairly - the us? it is interesting that i fandom used to be fairly small but rabid. now i think that production values for the show have come up, writing has come up have come up, writing has come up on the show, it's as good as anything that we will find on television in the states. that tardis puts — television in the states. that tardis puts the _ television in the states. that tardis puts the studio - television in the states. that tardis puts the studio to - tardis puts the studio to shame! the remainder of the —— remainder of the top story. there's increasing concern in tokyo 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

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mariko oi in tokyo for us. president biden has ordered two million american government workers to get vaccinated, or else face compulsory covid testing and restrictions. the administration is struggling with increasing infection rates, while around half the population is refusing a jab. mr biden also offered incentives, including cash, for people who go to be vaccinated. our north america correspondent, david willis told me more. coronavirus cases have risen in all but one state over the last seven days. most of it fuelled by the spread of the delta variant, yet barely 50% of the population here is fully vaccinated. that leaves about 90 million americans who are eligible for a vaccine but have so far chosen not to get one. today, president biden expressed a measure of frustration and desperation, saying this was not political issues, this was nothing political, and he blamed misinformation, social media and other platforms, for the reasons for a lot of people not getting theirjabs. as you mentioned, he announce

and it's actually quite simple to use. first you point your phone at something — like my cat, here, neo. you press search, and then from there, the app asks google assistant what the object is that i'm pointing at. and it gives me an answer! it tells me he's a black cat, and, funnily enough, being a black cat, he might actually be good luck. didn't know that. so the lens app itself can translate text in front of you, where you can buy a shirt, and it can even help you cheat on your homework. and with google�*s insanely huge data bank, after years of searching and info gathering, the apps computer vision is pretty accurate, with machine learning in—built in case the algorithm misses anything. and lens is impressing in other unique ways. so, what i'm gonna do to test this out is take a picture of this view in front of me, zoom in a little bit, get past the trees, and there we go — the london skyline. and a lot is going on here. what lens is doing is it's tapping in to google earth's 3d representation of the planet, i

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

sarah with all this porting action for us there in tokyo. thank you forjoining us on the programme. it is worth reminding you in factjust how historic these olympics. it's the first games to be postponed since 1944 — and that was because of world war ii. it's also the first olympics taking place during a global pandemic. we caught up with some former olympians in asia, and we asked them what's the biggest challenge athletes will face in the competition this year. music. i think that actually they will have to prepare themselves on this one because it would be a really, really different atmosphere. this time, there would be no spectators on the stadium. mostly, it would feel different, but i really believe that all the athletes are adjusting to it. as a competitor, of course it's not easy to play in this olympic games because, you know, during this pandemic, corona, everybody was very scared. we were married in 1997, so almost ten years we had been dating. of course, now, we are very happy, and we've got three children and all of them can play badminton. when you enter into. the at

help us beat this virus i believe _ help us beat this 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 olympics — where the focus will start to shift to the track where the world's fastest women are in action in the 100m heats. and re—living past glories — former asian olympians tell us what it feels like to taste sporting success. it's seven in the morning in singapore and 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 ten thousand. the japanese authorities say the dramatic rise will not affect the olympics, 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, i

another portmanteau for all of us _ known. another portmanteau for all of us to— known. another portmanteau for all of us to memorise. there are almost 60.000 _ of us to memorise. there are almost 60,000 people isolating after having been pinged and the government has exempted _ been pinged and the government has exempted a number of industries starting _ exempted a number of industries starting with cruise officers, the something in defence and the fish and communications and border officiais — and communications and border officials but that whole exemption boiicv _ officials but that whole exemption policy is _ officials but that whole exemption policy is based on the ability for the people to get tested so the news today that _ the people to get tested so the news today that only 253 out of the 2000 sites are _ today that only 253 out of the 2000 sites are open, just 13%, suggest a government is not managing to get these _ government is not managing to get these sites on the ground quick enough — these sites on the ground quick enou:h. ~ ., ., i. these sites on t

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

do you want to take us onto the mirrored front page? this is all part of i guess the information campaign the government is waging. this is jonathan van tam quoted saying in the course of the interviews that he did here on the bbc news channel withjeremy vine on radio to that members of the public answering their questions about vaccination. yes, well he sent out the great news that the coronavirus vaccines have prevented 60,000 deaths and stopped 22 million infections, which isjust fantastic news. as he himself drew attention to, it really is a huge deal that the vaccine has been quite so successful. i think it's really interesting that he has become a bit of a national treasure throughout this pandemic was wheeled out. he is really trusted as a communicator and is evidently went on to the news beat programme on bbc earlier to talk and talk at the 18 to 25—year—olds with a message please get a vaccine. a third of that age group has still not yet had even a single dose and the government is getting increasingly concerned about the t

greenidge argues that because it uses gas, it's greener than bitcoin mines that use coal in the us and china, and they've pledged to invest in a solar energy plant. but the process still generates carbon dioxide, that greenidge says they offset. we are 100% carbon neutral in our bitcoin mining operation. but you're still putting fossil fuels into the air. you wouldn't need to offset them if this didn't happen. this is a gas plant, and approximately 50% of the grid in new york state is powered by natural gas so like all natural gas plants, whether it's in new york or the rest of the country, this plant does emit carbon. some local politicians, though, are concerned. do you want greenidge to close down? personally, it absolutely should. it should not be using fossil fuel to run these computer processors to benefit a few people on wall street — for what? it's not worth it. politicians around the world are still trying to work out how to deal with bitcoin�*s greedy energy consumption. companies like greenidge think that they are the future, but plenty of others think that reopening pla

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thank you so much for “oining us. thank you for i drive. thank you so much for “oining us. thank you for having h drive. thank you so much for “oining us. thank you for having me. _ let's turn now to covid vaccines in the us. president biden is expected to announce that all federal workers will have to be vaccinated. this comes amid rising case numbers and stagnating vaccination rates. there's been a 46% increase in cases from last week. the highly transmissable delta variant now accounts for 83% of us covid cases. overall, 48% of the us population are fully vaccinated, but there has been a 35% decrease in week—on—week vaccination rates. here's barbara plett usher in washington on the government's position. if you don't get vaccinated, you have to submit to regular covid—i9 testing and other covid—i9 protocol restrictions. so, it's not as if they are saying you will be fired if you don't get vaccinated, but it will cost you in some way. and this is part of a plan to try to get government workers back to the office safely. it's also to try and be an example to othe

great to have you with us. i would like to start with glasgow, because i want to ask you what would be a sign of actual practical success for you coming out of that key summit? well, for me, it's really very simple. one thing which people have to understand about this problem as it is fixable. we don't need to keep using the atmosphere as a giant waste dump. you know, 200 years ago, if you told somebody living in london that within 50 years, we would stop dumping sewage in the river, they would've told you, that's impossible. where else to put a? we sorted that out, we can sort this out too. and we can sort it out within a generation. we can stop climate change that out, we can sort this out too. and we can sort it out within a generation. we can stop climate change within a generation if we in glasgow but should be is how we list the industry that is selling the products that's causing the problem to help solve ads. at the problem to help solve ads. at the moment, we see the fossil fuel industry as just sittin

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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do stay with us on bbc news. still to come, while record why record numbers of bits will be taking to their boards this summer. this is bbc world news. just a quick reminder. federal employees could be told to get jabbed or get tested. the past two decades were warmer, wetter and sunnier the past two decades than the entire 20th century. to the uk now — where later today, official figures are expected to show another fall in the number of people still on furlough, as the government continues to reduce the level of financial support it offers to businesses, and life begins to return to normal. from next month, employers will have to contribute more towards their wage bill, which labour market experts warn could triggerjob cuts when companies can't make ends meet. our business correspondent colletta smith reports. it had been such a long time coming, so i was so excited to get ready, pick up the outfits, and just seeing my friends that i hadn't got to see at work and just sit my desk after a whole for ten months,

talk to us about the time the twisties. _ goal. talk to us about the time the twisties. some _ goal. talk to us about the time the twisties. some people - goal. talk to us about the time j the twisties. some people may not have come across it — the way our mind and body can become disconnected for an athlete. explain what goes through their minds. , ., ., , ,., minds. everyone has something called proprioception _ minds. everyone has something called proprioception in - minds. everyone has something called proprioception in the - called proprioception in the body, — called proprioception in the body, knowing where your body is in _ body, knowing where your body is in space _ body, knowing where your body is in space. some people are scared — is in space. some people are scared to _ is in space. some people are scared to go and rollercoasters is because of the fear of dropping. people sometimes don't — dropping. people sometimes don't know upside down from right— don't know upside down from right side up when they start flipping _ right side up when they start f

don't even use that. i brought malawians that are doing something along with me on this trip, and they're just as valuable. ok, so, what, of the ten people in the delegation, four... there's three of them, apart from you, are members of your family. and that's acceptable, is it? and i say this for somebody who a year ago accused the government, got into power on promising to clear the rubble of... i can tell you each one of those have specific functions. and the specific functions are such that, for me to be able to attend a meeting like this, i need their services. "if there is a foreign trip for the president, the democratic progressive party," your opposition, "will flood his entourage with dozens of cash—hungry hand—clappers because it's a chance for someone to steal from malawians. if there's a vacancy at a foreign embassy that requires a professional and career diplomat, the dpp will send someone unqualified whose only credential is being related to someone at state house by tribe or blood becau

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

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

cannes brought us that movie magic. as i mentioned, annette was the opening night film here at cannes and in many ways it was an appropriate choice to open the festival. it had a glamorous french leading lady, the oscar—winning marion cotillard, and it fulfilled the hollywood quotient by having an american actor, adam driver, as its leading man. then there was the director, a man by his own admission very much influenced by the french new wave. having given you all that information, here is nicholas barber with his review of annette for talking movies. what a choice to open this year's cannes film festival, a surreal avant—garde rock opera in which all the dialogue is set to music and the title character is a pinocchio—like puppet. annette is certainly weird and sometimes wonderful. it is a kind of unique, slightly crazy passion project that you want to see here at cannes, but i'm not sure if the film is as exciting in practice as it is in theory. what she sees in me... it's a little more puzzling. driver plays he

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

thank you so much for “oinini getting used. thank you so much forjoining us— getting used. thank you so much forjoining us on _ getting used. thank you so much forjoining us on the _ programmes. and you can find much more about this story on our website. we have a special section dedicated to all things coronavirus, with everything you need to know about latest figures and vaccines. just go to bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. officials in india say more than 160 people have died in the past week due to severe floods and major landslides. many people have also been reported missing in villages along the country's western coast. heavy rains have also caused flooding in the cox's bazar area of bangladesh. at least 11 people have been reported dead, including children. president biden has met the exiled belarusian opposition leader, sviatla na tsikhanouskaya, at the white house to offer his support. she said her country was on the frontline of a battle between democracy and autocracy. last year's election in belarus returned the country's

rise and the us and possibly de ths? ., rise and the us and possibly deths? ., ~' ., depths? you know, the thing about the _ depths? you know, the thing about the delta _ depths? you know, the thing about the delta variant - depths? you know, the thing about the delta variant and l depths? you know, the thing | about the delta variant and we saw this in countries that have much lower rates of vaccination like india, where it first started. people will get over the delta variant. the delta variant will come up and then it will come down because people will get actual immunity if they don't get vaccinated. they will be hospitalised and died. and that is terrible. so, i don't think that the winter is going to be another search of the same variant. we will get through this variant and models are looking like you'll be at the of september like you're saying in the uk, the decrease in case it started happening. this is likely over six weeks behind you and it's likely to happen in late september and our country. thank you forjoining us on the programme. and you can find much more ab

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

each individual us state does things differently. they don't have an nhs that has a vaccine programme like we do with certifications. so, we are really concerned about making sure that actually, new variants do not come into the uk and that we do have a system that identifies where we have variants of covid, where infection is, and that we're able to isolate it. scotland and wales have announced they are also following england's new quarantine rules. in a statement the welsh government said... the plans are a major boost to the aviation and tourism sectors, who have been pushing for a relaxation of travel rules. next, let's get the reaction from the chief executive of heathrow airport. it's the right thing to do, the government needs to show confidence in the vaccination programme to allow people who have been vaccinated to travel freely. there is more that can be done to make it easier for people to travel. in particular, getting rid of the pcr test as the first check that is carried out after you come back to the uk. why not replac

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

and as for your temperatures, well, many of us just in the teens. parts of eastern england up to around 20, maybe 21 degrees celsius. overnight and into thursday, the worst of these downpours will slowly ease, and the heaviest of the rain in scotland will also begin to ease going into thursday morning. but problems with flooding and disruption may continue even beyond the end of the heaviest rainfall. and temperatures are a bit lower as thursday starts. back to this area of low pressure, notice itsjourney away from us is under way during thursday. it's around its back edge as it moves away. we get the cooler air moving in, and still bands of showers around as well, though maybe not as frequent as they've been recently. and there will still be a bit of sunshine to be had, but catch a shower, it could still be heavy and thundery as it moves through on thursday. again, for the most part, temperatures just into the high teens, a few spots reaching 20, maybe 21 degrees. temperatures aren't any higher at the weekend, but what is clear by then, there will

argue very much for being with us. a series of fires are threatening parts of greece, with strong winds making matters worse. north of athens, flames swept through a pine forest. it's unclear what caused it, but reports of arson are being investigated — with concerns climate change is worsening similar fires and other extreme weather events across europe, as mark lobel reports. afamiliar a familiar sight at this time of year in europe, but is it getting worse? tackling forest fires from the skies around athens, the question being asked on the ground is what climate change may be doing to exacerbate the problem. as homes are destroyed and residents evacuated, temperatures are set to rise even further this week after an already tough start. translation: this was a very difficult fire which moved from area to area with the wind and, as a result, spread extremely quickly with multiple fronts erupting. in quickly with multiple fronts eru tin . ., quickly with multiple fronts eru -~tin. ., ., , erupting. in northern italy,

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

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

he contacted us. we had to be very careful when we were reporting this about conversing on phones, as you can imagine, because phones are obviously at risk and indeed some of the reporters who worked on this project, forensics showed that they had pegasus, this spyware, on their phones. anyhow, laurent contacted us here at the guardian and said he would like to invite us into a project. i visited, with a delegation from the guardian, his offices in paris. he showed us this data and we were stunned. there were 50,000 numbers of people who had been selected as persons of interest by client governments of n50. we had never seen anything like this before and it was obviously going to be a very big story. so the moment laurent invited us in, we were interested the moment we saw the data and most importantly, the moment we realised that there was forensic evidence to support the data, that we had done forensic examinations on phones and found pegasus, we were committed to seeing if we could get this project

thank you for joining us _ infection rates. thank you for joining us on _ infection rates. thank you for joining us on the _ infection rates. thank you for joining us on the programme| joining us on the programme from save the children. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. we meet the japanaese seniors — proving you're never to old to cheerlead — as they prepare for their 25th—anniversary show. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts are cleared to fly while drunk. the last flood control here, once in every part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. in your own private talcum not doing any harm to anyone come i don't see why all these people should wander in and say you are doing something wrong. six rare white line clubs on the prowl and rest. assured park, and already, - they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely and sweet, yeah, they were cute. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm in singapore. 0ur headlines â

stay with us on outside source. still to come: malcolm turnbull, the former prime minister of australia, says not ordering enough shots was a failure for his country. the first person to be charged under hong kong's controversial national security law. here is danny vincent. there was an argument the prosecutors used, they claim the words used on his banner, the political slogan that was used, the words liberate and hong kong, that now has been deemed as essentially an act of terrorism. we don't know when his sentencing will be, we know they will be mitigation later this week, but we do know he has been found guilty of these charges. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story: police officers testifying at a congressional hearing into the january 6 riots say they feared for their lives — with one describing it as like a "mediaeval siege." well, let's turn to the uk. an official inquiry has found that hundreds of children in the care of lambeth council in south london, were abused on a scale

talk to us about the journey she has been on. she has really come through a lot of— she has really come through a lot of adversity. she first started _ lot of adversity. she first started competing as a triathlete in beijing, 2008. she did _ triathlete in beijing, 2008. she did not finish in that event, _ she did not finish in that event, actually gave up triathlon for a number of months _ triathlon for a number of months at that point. then came back— months at that point. then came back to it— months at that point. then came back to it and decided it was what — back to it and decided it was what she _ back to it and decided it was what she wanted to do. she competed in london and had problems with her bike, and it did well— problems with her bike, and it did well and rio, problems with her bike, and it did welland rio, coming in eight. _ did welland rio, coming in eight, which for a country that size _ eight, which fora country that size is— eight, which for a country that size is exceptional. then, she went— size

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

people may well have got used _ is it having? people may well have got used to _ is it having? people may well have got used to seeing - is it having? people may well have got used to seeing that| have got used to seeing that wonderful but we've had over the last week or so, i above tokyo bay, on the top of a shopping centre here in the south of the city. we had to come down to floor level because there is this tropical storm that is it coast of japan and has impacted significantly on stuff we've seen in the last couple of days, rowing and archery, their events have been moved a little bit later in the week. we saw this morning with the triathlon, an awful lot of heavy rain, the start was delayed by about ten minutes and when they were out on the road, cycling, you could see an awful lot of the splash coming up awful lot of the splash coming up from the surface water on the road, so they were really struggling, howeverthe the road, so they were really struggling, however the surfers like it because a tropical storm out on the ocean whips up the swells, they got to get in better