they used to be what was called the business cycle. and badly, poorly run companies would go out of business, and unemployment might rise. yes. but that would force people to move to where jobs were, and it would reallocate capital and labor in the economy. we don't have that anymore . and they hope to eradicate recessions for good. and you can see that in this and next tweet here from charlie below. one stocks all time highs to home prices all time highs. 3 income's all time highs for job openings all time highs. 5 us cor inflation. highest is $99016.00 fed, we need 0 percent rates through at least 2023 and trillions more bond buying to boost asset prices. increase inflation plus be clear about that. so these markets and asset prices are all time highs. in fee and money terms. ok, so whenever you have a dictatorship or are carrying as, as you do in the united states, now you've got the top dogs to get free money from the central bank and they bid up prices on their assets to all time lies. and then you have now permanent underclass of

he won the us olympic trials. usain bolt�*s picked him out as his favourite, he is the fastest in the world this year. interestingly, though, sneaked through the first round heats as a fastest loser on saturday, so we will wait and see. canada's andre de grasse, too, finished third in rio, he is being talked about as well. his best chance for gold, though, might well come in the 200 metres. want to also talk about the gymnastics because the athletics understandably takes our attention on sunday, but we are going to see the final of the women's vault and uneven bars. and no simone biles for either, the four—time 0lympic champion first withdrew from tuesday's women's team final and then thursday's individual all—around final, saying she had to focus on her mental health. she has yet to decide if she will compete in the floor and balance beam finals, those are next week. a us gymnastic statement saying simon biles will continue to be evaluated daily, so still uncertainty about whether we will see simon biles at

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us gymnastics says biles is continuing to be evaluated daily as she focuses on her mental health. there's been plenty happening away from the olympics — in cape town, the british and irish lions lost the second test by 27—9 as south africa levelled the series. it'll now come down to next saturday's decider. katie gornall reports. pride and pressure is what a lions tour is all about, with the series on the line it was a question of which team could harness that passion. defeat last week left the springboks wounded. early on it was clear they would not go down without a fight. the penalties racked up, so to the yellow cards, this kick sent duhan van der merwe out the sin—bin before south africa boss mike cheslin kolbe flew in to join him, again tempers flared. the springboks boss had criticised referees this week but one man in the middle kept his cool. finally some rugby broke out. three points down at half—time, south africa responded brilliantly, mapimpi with a try, worthy of the world champions. they would sneak through again on the hour, am was quick but did he have con

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

we're in the final for us. again, you can't taper a ponzi and the, the problem with it is, as encapsulated in the final headline, because all those plans of, of, of keeping, of actually being able to extract other equity from those record high house prices . a record high crisis is you need new suckers to come in, right? well, after slashing 33 percent of the workers and 6 years, roads complain about labor shortages. i mean, uproar over slow shipments. so there are a few hiccups in the us economy right now. james foot, the chief executive, a c s x, one of the largest railroads in the u. s. put it this way during the early call. recently, i've never seen any kind of thing like this and the transportation environment in my entire career where everything seems to be going sideways. at the same time, they're saying that they did not anticipate that nobody would want to actually work . and that, in fact, a lot of their workers would actually decide to just leave because they were adding more money on enhanced unempl

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

thank you so much as speaking to us. american military forces have boarded an israeli—operated oil national — were killed in a reported drone strike. the us navy has said experts boarded the tanker to "ensure there is no additional danger to the crew, and are prepared to support an investigation into the attack". israel has accused iran of being behind the attack, which occured off oman's coast in the arabian sea on thursday. iran has not yet responded to the allegations, but it appears to be a serious escalation in tensions in the region. our correspondent tom bateman is injerusalem. he explained more from there. the foreign minister yair lapid who has quite firmly put this at the feet at the very means and said that he has spoken to the uk foreign secretary dominic raab about this because one of the two people killed on board was a british security guard on the other was a senior member of the crew, a romanian national. mr lapid said he expected the need for what he described as a severe response following that att

what more can you tell us? _ this is such a tragic story. what more can you tell us? it - this is such a tragic story. what more can you tell us? it was - this is such a tragic story. what more can you tell us? it was at| this is such a tragic story. what. more can you tell us? it was at 545 this morning when police were called to a report of consent for a missing five—year—old child in bridgend. —— the port of concern. they found the body of the child in a river near a park and he was taken to the prince of wales hospital where it was concerned the child had died. an investigation is ongoing into the circumstances of the incident and the police are keen to anyone who was in the area at around 545 this morning you may have information about how the child ended up in the water. they have called it a tragic incident and are asking the public not to speculate about the incident on social media as this is an active investigation. the family is being supported by specially trained officers. we supported by specially trained officers. ~ . ., officers. we will leave

but every single little dip in the market number use the cars back that it used as a pretty substantial crash on the market for any sort of intervention. but max worked and wall street in 1987. it took a 20 percent crash over 20 percent crash one day. well now it takes like a vice, less than 2 percent crash and they start intervening. so i think in the future, you know, everyone will suffer 15 minutes of recession. so what happens when the length of the recession goes to 0? what's another word for that pop quiz? recession is 0 time in length. what do you call that? what is that word? is called communism, right? only in communism or state run countries, they have no recession, but they also have no way for anybody to have a life other than being a slave. so ok, that's where america is. that is certainly, it would seem that it would eventually start to invite a sort, a zombie economy, right, right, zombie economy and 8. so in other words, volatility is the stuff of life. you need volatility to create life. because if it's a just one, like the k g machine, you notice of is going like this,

give us your reaction. i'm kind of shocked, but i made this prediction yesterday when i said people should not count out elaine thompson—herah, she is the previous olympic champion. that does not come lightly. i am just shocked at how she did it, and at the time, 10.61 is absolutely incredible. she did it in class and style. you did call it. ijust cannot believe it. but we all hope and want our favourites to win, but for them to go out and do it it is a whole other ball game. also, it was a jamaican one, two, three, which i expected but did not expect it to see it live. hugely disappointing for dina asher—smith, but daryll neita made it through to the final? i feel for daryll, this is still an amazing thing to be celebrated. she made an olympic final. yes, it may not have been the performance that she wanted, but she should still be able to hold her head up high. congrats to daryll also. huge disappointment for dina asher—smith, she has been struggling with a hamstring injury, she has also pulled out

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now, iceland is putting all of this heat to good use. it drives the geothermal power stations which provide clean, cheap electricity, and that means that now, nearly half of all of the cars here are electric. the country is second only to norway in its adoption.

jess always goes first for us, she has a phenomenal swimmer and gets us right to the front of the race. she did a fantasticjob on the bike on the run. jonny brownlee helped with the athletes until the run and then pulled away, gave georgia a lead, she increased the lead towards the end of the run, she handed over to alex. what about his composure for a 23—year—old, to have vincent louise pass you on the first lap, but to have the composure to know that he could pull away on the run, and that is exactly what he did. all four of the transitions were exceptionally good. you put all of those things together, and a fantastic preparation these guys have. we are lucky in britain, because of the national lottery, we are able to invest in supporting these athletes in perhaps ways that athletes in other countries are not supported. we are very grateful for that. staying on the games — and tokyo has reported that new daily coronavirus cases have surged to a record high of 4,058. a spike in cases in recent days has prompted an extension of the capital's state of emergency. it's also been exp

thank you forjoining us. could you give us an idea on what those numbers mean? you could you give us an idea on what those numbers mean?— could you give us an idea on what those numbers mean? you are talking about 1.5 million _ those numbers mean? you are talking about 1.5 million families, _ those numbers mean? you are talking about 1.5 million families, that - those numbers mean? you are talking about 1.5 million families, that is - about 1.5 million families, that is the size of birmingham are in temporary accommodation. if you think about the children, the future generation of a city not having a permanent home. that is a terrible situation to find families and in the 21st—century. we are calling for the 21st—century. we are calling for the government to work with us, as they have worked with us throughout they have worked with us throughout the pandemic, to allow us to build 100,000 homes that actually are truly for rent at affordable prices. the right to buy system, well it has worked for many, it has worked for all and a0 years on from the start of

michaela skinner will compete in the vault finals in the us. simone biles says she doesn't trust herself at the moment any more. she said there were a couple of days where everybody tweet you and you feel may be the weights of the world on your shoulders. she said sometimes you just have to step back. we may see them all the time as the superhuman athlete foot out of competition they are just like the rest of us. there's already been controversy surrounding drugs on the track? yes, and one of the big names in the woman's100 metres it on your way home afterfailing a woman's100 metres it on your way home after failing a drugs test. it is blessing okagbare. she was suspended after being tested positive for human growth hormone. that was on the 19th ofjuly. blessing okagbare had won her 100 picture feet on friday and was due to line up in a few hours against dina asher—smith in the first semifinal, head of the final later on today. she won a silver medal in the beijing olympics in the long jump. this comes after ten nigerian athletes were declare

more than 60 million americans across the pacific northwest and the us. southeast are facing another record heatwave with forecasters predicting temperatures could climb to a0 degrees celsius in washington. records were shattered across the regions last month when a days—long heatwave killed hundreds of people. a study published earlier this month found that the devastating heatwave would have been "virtually impossible" without the impact of climate change. you're watching bbc news. a reminder of our headlines this hour: a world record win for team gb as they secure gold in the mixed 4x100 metre relay on super saturday at the tokyo games. the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the us justice department. haulage industry leaders in the uk say they're struggling to find enough heavy goods vehicle drivers to keep the economy moving. it estimates there's a shortfall of more than 100,000 hauliers, and it's causing acute problems in supply chains. the difficulties, fueled by a combination of factors, hav

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

he told us exactly what is happening in nanjing. china has so far managed to keep the virus largely under control, as we know, by closing the borders and moving quickly to stamp out local outbreaks. but this time, nanjing authorities were slow in their identification of the virus. it was transmitted from an air flight from russia through airchina — airflight to nanjing onjuly10, but after ten days, the first identifying case of positive covid—19 infection was coming out, so it took around ten days, which was longer than usual. and it took another ten days for the authorities to trace the origin of this transmission, which was from the russian flight. so which took another ten days, so i think this timing, delayed timing, is really the key that has caused a large scale of spreading. as you were mentioning, five provinces but now actually, it is eight provinces, so it's fast developing — around 22 cities involved and more than 200 cases identified. more than 1,600 pregnant women have died in brazil since the beginning of the pan

us gymnast simone biles has withdrawn from further events. i asked our reporter, tanya dendrinos for the latest. it is very sad for her. she went in with the weight of the world on her shoulders. clearly at the top of her game, she has been suffering with a phenomenon known as the twisties, which causes a journalist to lose their sense of space and dimension in the air which is incredibly terrifying given the manoeuvres they are trying to compete with. a statement from usa gymnastics red, simone biles has decided to withdraw from the finals events. we wish her all the best as well. we are into super saturday, and already some records and the pool? team gb is just pool? team gb isjust claimed a world record. watch the smiles on their faces, record. watch the smiles on theirfaces, getting out of record. watch the smiles on their faces, getting out of the pool their faces, getting out of the pool, that was breathless. big celebrations for the swimming team. michaela dressel claimed gold in the 100 metres butterfly. another world record. —— c

also for the us swim team. caleb dressel had another record at swim in the butterfly and his compatriot katie ledecky also won gold in the 800 metres freestyle. ariarne titmus within the silver medal spot there and wonderful to see their rivalry throughout these games. their rivalry throughout these names. ., ., , games. various sports making their debut. _ the triathlon mixed relay. we know that triathlon is an incredible test of endurance across the three systems and this time it was more fast paced in that action. two men and two women lining up for each team, team gb getting over the line first in that inaugural event for the olympics which was fantastic for them. the us in second and the french placing third for the french placing third for the bronze. and what other highlights can we look out for today? as you said, super saturday and we know that this week is renowned for the athletics and all eyes will be trackside later today. the heats are already under way so of course we are watching them keenly but

what has brought us to this point? what has brought us to this oint? �* ., ., , what has brought us to this oint? �* ., .,, . point? before he was elected, donald trump _ point? before he was elected, donald trump maintained - point? before he was elected, donald trump maintained hisl point? before he was elected, i donald trump maintained his tax records were under audit and they are apparently still under ordered at the time he left office. two years ago, the us justice department turned down a request by the house ways and means committee looking into donald trump's tax affairs, for the treasury to be compelled to release those documents, those tax documents. well now, the biden administration has reversed that decision. , six years worth of donald trump's tax records. democrats have welcomed the move, republicans have to mount state. will we get to see the documents anytime soon? that is very doubtful. it is likely that donald trump will fight this vision through the courts and it will ultimately be, the vote on whether to release these documen

after a ruling by the us justice department. and more than 1,600 pregnant women have died in brazil since the start of the pandemic. 200 afghan interpreters and their families have landed in the usa, the first as part of a planned evacuation programme. presidentjoe biden says the us is fulfilling its promise to those who served "shoulder—to—shoulder" with american forces in afghanistan. our correspondent secunder kermani reports from kabul. tens of thousands of british soldiers served in afghanistan. crucial to their mission, the help of local interpreters. with international troops withdrawing, hundreds of them, along with their families, are being relocated to the uk. but others remain stuck in afghanistan. this man is one of dozens of interpreters whose applications have been rejected. he says he fears for his life. they're going to kill me. that's it. it's a big threat for my family also. because of me, my family will pay for that. he served with british forces for two years in helmand province, but was then sacked. thos

there was maybe about 50 of us and there are only ten of us left or something. the scottish government has committed a £250 million to addressing the emergency, but this recovering addict, who is now a community worker, says that money must trickle down. there is always noise, there's always all this money to be invested and, "we're going to have this policy and that policy," but it doesn't do anything. they need to be investing more in the communities, where they know the people, they know the problems they have. in glasgow this afternoon, a vigil for those who lost their lives. their families and friends gathered around a provocative symbol they hope will focus minds on the crisis. they say they are no longer just calling for change, but demanding it. lorna gordon. president erdogan of turkey says firefighting planes from russia, ukraine and azerbaijan are now battling the wildfires on the country's southern coast. four people have died and dozens have been taken to hospital. the flames have forced the evacuation of entire villages. with more, here's david ca

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

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

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

there was maybe about 50 of us and there are only ten of us left or something. the scottish government has committed a quarter of £1 billion to addressing the emergency, but this recovering addict, who is now a community worker, says that money must trickle down. there is always noise, always all this money to be invested and, "we're going to have this policy and that policy," but it doesn't do anything. they need to be investing in the communities, where they know the people, they know the problems they have. in glasgow this afternoon, a vigil for those who lost their lives, their families and friends gathered around a provocative symbol they hope will focus minds on the crisis. they say they are no longerjust calling for change, but demanding it. and lorna joins me now. these numbers keep on rising. a huge challenge and one proving very difficult to tackle.— difficult to tackle. sophie, a long-running _ difficult to tackle. sophie, a long-running issue - difficult to tackle. sophie, a long-running issue here - difficult to tackle. sophie, a long-running iss

thanks forjoining us. now this is a pretty dissuasive fine, almost $900 million, but was almost inevitable? you know, i am million, but was almost inevitable? you know, iam not million, but was almost inevitable? you know, i am not sure if it was inevitable. in fact, for three years, since the gdpr has been in effect, there have been growing calls for stricter enforcement by privacy advocates, who say that regulators like the one in luxembourg have not done enough. now what we are seeing is that these regulators are really turning up the heat. this fine, we will have to see if it is dissuasive, we talk about 4% of amazon's net income for a year, 20% of its revenue, but but it is definitely a step change in how this enforcement is going —— 0.2%. when it you put it that way, 0.2% of revenue, theyjust put it into context will sub still, though, can use plain to us what amazon is doing to attract if i like this was in order the complaints? interestingly, the decision — order the complaints? interestingly

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 yourfamily. 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 becaus

he provided us this update. at this moment, i guess there is a high, almost emergency mode in china, and people are being tested in multiple cities, and the government and the officials are actually getting their act together to try to do the same track and trace, trying to eliminate the number of infections, or control them, to limit them to one area. china's approach so far is still trying to reach a zero tolerance of the infections, but in this day and age that is still a feasible way to go, these attempts are being questioned now. one flight, possibly one person from russia, the fight comes down to one city airport, and before you know it, you've got multiple provinces over a dozen cities and hundreds of people infected. and if they acted quickly enough this time, they may be able to contain it, but what if? there is always that big question, and at what cost, because from some of the local records... reports, we heard just managing the airport alone, the moment they realise there was an infection from i thi

well, professor _ tell us what happened. well, professor whitty _ tell us what happened. well, professor whitty had - tell us what happened. well, professor whitty had been i tell us what happened. -ii professor whitty had been walking through a park on his way to see the prime minister when he was accosted. today lewis hughes, 2a years old and from essex, the court heard that he gripped the professor in a loose headlock after he declined to have a photograph taken. the districtjudge today described hughes as a job, he sentenced him to eight weeks in prison suspended for two years and ordered him to pay compensation of £100 to professor whitty. —— described him as a yob. the court also heard that hughes was unreservedly apologetic for the distress he had caused us to a second man appeared today, 24—year—old jonathan chu, also from essex, he will face a trial in november, he pleaded not guilty to the same charge and also denied obstructing a police officer in the court also heard that professor whitty will be called to give evidence in court. let's take a look at

so how. useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. _ useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. i— useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. i think _ useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. i think it - useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. i think it is - is incredibly useful. i think it is one of the highlights of our response to covid is the ons both the antigen and the antibody survey is because what this has done is give us a really better idea of what is happening in the totality of the infection both asymptomatic and symptomatic, but it's about always just about a week or two weeks late, out of date, compared to the case numbers, but it has been one of the really good things that we have responded to in the uk, is this ons survey. responded to in the uk, is this ons surve . �* , ., ., ., survey. and in terms of a trend over time, survey. and in terms of a trend over time. what — survey. and in terms of a trend over time. what do _ survey. and in terms of a trend over time, w

thank you forjoining us. i brought you that breaking news earlier about a man who pleaded guilty to assaulting england and�*s chief medical officer, professor chris witty, after he was accosted in a park in london. that was lewis hughes from essex, who admitted to one charge of assault by beating professor witty. another man who was also arrested at the time from brentwood in essex appeared at the same hearing today and he pleaded not guilty to the same charge of assault by beating. he also denied a second charge of obstructing a police constable in the execution of his duty on the same date as the incident involving professor chris witty. one man has admitted one charge of assault involving that incident with professor chris witty incident with professor chris witty in st james�*s incident with professor chris witty in stjames�*s park onjune 27. a second man from essex appearing at the same hearing has pleaded not guilty and denied the charge. it�*s been confirmed that human remains found in the pyre

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they have also told us they want to see us winning in more sports. so it is fantastic to think we have now medalled in so many sports at this games. while they may not be counting the medals, at a time when government funding is still under review, they will be counting the pennies. there is already a sense for some sports, the post games review could get ugly. laura scott, bbc news. our sports editor dan roan is at the olympic stadium in tokyo, where the athletics competition has been getting under way today. that is right, the first day of competition here at athletics and so many people feel this is the highlight of the games. team gb have had a good day, three women through to the semifinals of the 800 metres, three more through to the 100, including dina asher—smith as you saw earlier on. she was fastest across all of the heats. but there are six wherein under 11 seconds, including the jamaican former olympic champion who is favourite. it will be a mouthwatering final tomorrow. sebastian coe has been speaking to us. everybody was doing everyth

., us all. there is debate over the fictional village _ us all. there is debate over the fictional village as, _ us all. there is debate over the fictional village as, some - us all. there is debate over the fictional village as, some say i us all. there is debate over the j fictional village as, some say in nuneaton about the cast of silas marner is determined at is based here and are determined that silas marner will put coventry on the map. goodbye to viewers on bbc two. hello. storm evert brought 50—70 mph gusts across the south—west of england through the night, not quite as windy as that through the rest of the day, but through the english channel and the southern edge of our low system we could see winds touch 40—50 mph. north of it, though, winds much lighter, but bands of rain spiralling around that area of low pressure, so rain on and off for england and wales, some of it heavy and thundery. sunshine in between, the dampest conditions with the cloud remaining in place for much of

i , this news hasjust broken within the last hour, tell us more.- the last hour, tell us more. well, around a year _ the last hour, tell us more. well, around a year ago, _ the last hour, tell us more. well, around a year ago, in _ the last hour, tell us more. well, around a year ago, in fact - the last hour, tell us more. well, around a year ago, in fact the last hour, tell us more. well, around a ear aao, in fact 24 hours around a year ago, in fact 2a hours after the national security law was introduced, a young man called tong ying—kit rode a motorcycle into three riot police. he was holding a flag, written on it a very popular words, a political slogan that was very popular during the protest movement. he has now been sentenced to prison for this crime. he will now be serving nine years in prison for terrorism related charges and also inciting its assertion. now, here in hong kong, the point that many people will be thinking about and perhaps worried about is the charge and conviction and sentence relating to incitement to secession. that means the words that were written

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

so we need to help them basically quite, i mean, all of us can actually stop using pesticides in our own gardens, right? well, individual effort like yours and my even make any difference if the sides and chemicals are still being used on an industrial level. you know, how is it possible to give up this gigantic nature of our food production? i mean, especially in the context of cost and population growth. well, so the cheese at 2 interesting things that the 1st is i do think it would make a difference if, if individual homeowners gardeners stopped using pesticides, you know, i don't know the figures the russia, but in the u. k. there are about $22000000.00 private gardens that cover an area of about is $400.00 size and hector, as of land, which is actually a bigger area than all the natures as in the united kingdom. so, you know, just imagine the always gardens were pesticide free and were full of be friendly flowers that would actually make a really substantial difference. but it probably wouldn't overcome all the problems because a much bigger area of land is farmed than these gar

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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

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

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