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a new us study shows... around ten times the official death toll, making it the country's worst humanitarian disaster since independence. jeff bezos made a ten minute, 18 second trip to space. the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark. uk dummett cummings held discussions about ousting borisjohnson dummett cummings held discussions about ousting boris johnson from downing street within days of the conservative victory. but earlier, a minister said that people could make an informed decision. those are the headlines from the bbc. now on bbc news, our media editor, amol rajan, speaks to google's ceo, sundar pichai about a wide range of issues, from the company's hotly—debated privacy practices to its pioneering development in al and quantum computing. few people could be said to personify any of the vast new forces shaping the 21st century, let alone more than one. but perhaps the ceo of google, sundar pichai, can be said to embody two. born to a modest, middle—class family in south—east

we get used to all of the things that are happening around us. and i think technology is constantly impacting us profoundly. i give the vaccine example. the mrna technology would turn out to be foundational for many more things over time. so, we take that for granted now that it happened. we take it for granted that you can turn around and ask for information and just have it at your fingertips. so, i think technology's profoundly influencing everything we do. i want to end by asking a couple of big picture questions about the future. what do you think is the biggest challenge facing us? i would define climate change as a clear thing we can all focus on because it's something we are leaving behind for the next generation. i think our generation will navigate through it, but it's what we leave for the next generation. so, it weighs on me. so ways in which you need to act early, before the warning signs fully appear. and they're appearing now. before the actual events play out. like covid, except you had to make all the right decisions many years b

most of us will stay fine and dry. the hot weather is here to stay, but those temperatures will gradually ease off by a few degrees as we head deeper into next week. that's your latest weather. this is bbc news with the latest headlines... the health secretary sajid javid says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is experiencing "mild" symptoms. i was feeling a bit groggy last night, so i took a lateralflow test and it has come out positive, so i am now self isolating at home with my family until i get the result of a pcr test. travel firms criticise the government's decision to keep quarantine rules in place for travellers returning to england and wales from france — even if they are fully vaccinated. pop—up vaccine centres open in venues across england this weekend in a push to get more people vaccinated before the country unlocks next week. more than 150 people have now died in severe this is bbc news with the latest headlines... the health secretary sajid javid says he has tested positive for coronavirus

we get used to all of the things that are around us. technology is constantly impacting us profoundly. i give the vaccine example. the mra technology would turn out to be foundational for many more things over time. -- mr —— mr technology. —— mrna technology. we take that for granted now, that it happened. we take it for granted that you can turn around and ask for information and just have it at your fingertips. so i think technology's profoundly influencing everything we do. i want to end by asking a couple of big picture questions about the future. what do you think is the biggest challenge facing us? i would define climate change as a clear thing we can all focus on because it's something we are leaving behind for the next generation. i think our generation will navigate through it, but it's what we leave for the next generation. something in which you need to act early, before the warning signs fully appear. and they're appearing now. before the actual events play out. like covid, except you had to make all the right decisi

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the western united states and canada are experiencing heat they're just not used to. i think it's incredibly important that we set up these spaces so people can come in, feel taken care of, feel safe, get cool and get some water and a bite to eat if they need it. you know, the hotels seems to be sold out as well because people are running away. they need to go somewhere cool with ac. it's just unbearable. it's impossible to be out. it's most dangerous for the homeless. helping them with shade and water is essential. in canada, which is famous for its cold, the heatwave has been blamed for more than 100 deaths. it's the elderly, who are less able to regulate their body temperature, who are most vulnerable. whether you have heart or breathing problems, or even if you're an elderly person, sometimes you just don't cope quite as well in the heat and sun. and the hotter it gets, the more wildfires are likely to start. this one was filmed in california a few days ago. president biden has warned that the rising temperatures bring all kinds of dangers. the extreme heat we're

our correspondentjoins us from beijing. stephen, what was your assessment of the speech we heard there? it assessment of the speech we heard there?— heard there? it was certainly uuite a heard there? it was certainly quite a strident _ heard there? it was certainly quite a strident message. i heard there? it was certainly | quite a strident message. for most chinese people here today they would not yet have seen they would not yet have seen the speech because it is an ordinary workday. commuters by behind me, later they will catch up on events on television or their smart devices and the message they will see from xijinping, the general secretary of the communist party, up on the tiananmen gate where, famously, mao zedong declared the new china, the same spot, that china, the same spot, that china has come of age and it will not be pressured by anybody. at one stage he even said that if anybody threatens china that heads would be open with blood spurting everywhere. it sounds worse than it is because this is a quote from

, but it won't be bullied. the us, but it won't be bullied-— the us, but it won't be bullied. , ,, ., bullied. jennifer sue from the lowy institute, _ bullied. jennifer sue from the lowy institute, thank - bullied. jennifer sue from the lowy institute, thank you. - canada is marking its national day on thursday, the celebrations have been overshadowed by the discovery of more indigenous graves and a former residential school run by the catholic church. the latest discovery involves more than 180 unmarked graves believed to contain the remains of children aged 7—13. a century old church in alberta destroyed. that's sad. it is one of several catholic churches that have been targeted over the past month after hundreds of unmarked graves were found at residential schools previously run by the catholic church. the first minister of alberta visited the church and released this video. we cannot accept, under any circumstances, hateful acts of violence targeting faith communities in this providence. for 165 years up until the 1990s, more than 150,000 indigenous children were forced into res

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

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one thing i they're in the western us of the future. one thing - they're in the western us is trying to bring in more prescribed for fires. we are also going in and reducing the shrubs and the fuels around in the forest and if we can treat the forest and if we can treat the forest and if we can treat the forest we can reduce the fuels because it is a build—up of fuel that is helping to drive these big fires. there's nothing we can really do about the climate change in terms of how it is affecting the fires. but it is the fuels that we can actually manage. thank you so much for taking us do that. let s get some of the day's other news in brief. on the sixtieth anniversary of a friendship treaty between china and north korea, kim jong—un and president xi jinping have exchanged messages, promising greater co—operation. according to the north korean news agency, mr kim said their relationship was vital in the face of hostile foreign forces. china is north korea's only major ally. the statues of two confederate generals have been remov

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

have also asked for help from the un and us, l for help from the un and us, some trips to help protect key infrastructure, you say, is under threat. infrastructure, you say, is underthreat. have infrastructure, you say, is under threat. have any of those trips arrived or have you heard when they might arrive? actually, the letter was signed by the prime minister on the seventh. on the day of the assassination. what we take was to assassinate the president then the people would get in then the people would get in the street and other mercenaries may have been in the country to destroy key infrastructure. but for now i think the country is calm, there is no response yet —— response yet but we do believe there is a threat for the elections to come in and we still believe haiti would need some kind of assistance, human resources and materials for the poorest to be able to help stabilise the country, for the security of the elections that will be coming on september 26. you are backing a candidate, an interim prime minister, that was actually meant to change based on the late president'

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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

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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 herfamily were killed a few weeks ago, including her husband and four sons. 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. 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. we went to the area where she fled from. we saw signs of battle and evidence that a part of the city is no longer under the control of the soldiers. this is the position of the afghan government forces and then, just across the bridge, on the other side there, is territory controlled by the taliban. we are in the city of kunduz

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

"at the very last minute," she says, "a fireman got us out. the family are safe, though her son was injured. he's in hospital. margaretta points out what once was her neighbours�* house, but says she doesn't know what happened to them. as to her own property, half the house has gone, her daughter tells us. it's been a devastating 2a hours for west germany, but for belgium and the netherlands, too. rooftop rescues, people dragged to safety — the water, a deadly torrent, destroying houses and engulfing neighbourhoods. smashing homes, like matchboxes. almost 60 people have died in west germany alone, others are still missing. armin laschet, who may succeed angela merkel as germany's next chancellor, said there was no doubt this was the result of climate change. translation: we will be | confronted with such events again and again, and this means that we need more speed in climate protection measures — european, nationwide, worldwide. in schuld, they're still in shock. michal and his friend had just finished refurbishing their pub. they were

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

it is good of you to join us once again. talk us through the situation there, because in erftstadt recovery is taking place but it has been devastating for the local community. for sure. devastating for the local community. forsure. first devastating for the local community. for sure. first the good news, the water— for sure. first the good news, the water level— for sure. first the good news, the water level keeps dropping and there was no _ water level keeps dropping and there was no heavy rain for three days. the people — was no heavy rain for three days. the people are very happy about it, but how _ the people are very happy about it, but how we — the people are very happy about it, but how we actually sat, the real work, _ but how we actually sat, the real work. the — but how we actually sat, the real work, the main work has to be done now _ work, the main work has to be done now streets — work, the main work has to be done now. streets are destroyed, lots of people _ now. streets are destroyed, lots of peor

last year the us| ignition. last year the us military launched - ignition. last year the us| military launched another ignition. last year the us - military launched another ten satellites into space. america also now has its own space force, not least to protect the systems we know or use, such as gps location. systems we know or use, such as gps location-— gps location. there are threats in space- _ gps location. there are threats in since i _ gps location. there are threats in space. i would _ gps location. there are threats in space. i would say _ gps location. there are threats in space. i would say the - gps location. there are threats in space. i would say the two . in space. i would say the two countries that are most threatening are china and russia, there have been antisatellite metals that have been developed.— antisatellite metals that have been developed. america already has early warning _ been developed. america already has early warning systems - been developed. america already has early warning systems to - has early warning systems to d

tell us more aboutjulia tell us more about julia ducournau tell us more aboutjulia ducournau and her when and how significant it is. it is ducournau and her when and how significant it is.— significant it is. it is very significant. _ significant it is. it is very significant. julia - significant it is. it is very i significant. julia ducournau significant it is. it is very - significant. julia ducournau is only in her 30s, so she is not a director who has been around for a long time and a long time outside of —— and a lot of people outside of france might not really know her. she had some type of frame or fame in 2016, even with this film, titane, people were saying that the film was so graphic that some people lately walked out stopping at attorneys, that is what she doesn't she is really breaking out and making an international impact which is wonderful and i think it also sends a message to the rest of the world that people are ready to see all these large film festivals be much more diverse with women and with people of colour, being participants and winning these awards,

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

stay with us on bbc news, still to come... serving for tennis gold — frances tiafoe practically grew up at the tennis court — now he's heading to the tokyo 0lympics. coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred to that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now a decade later, it has been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase _ in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim pmperly. _ thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the us climate envoy, john kerry, has warned that the suffering caused by the coronavirus will be magnified many times over if the world fails to

stay with us. coming up in a moment, president biden along with dozens of western allies criticises china over a major cyber attack that took place earlier in the year. we will have the details for you. coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred to that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now a decade later, it has been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: athletes are arriving for the tokyo olympic games but they have been more positiv

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

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

we have the brigade with us. those that are still— have the brigade with us. those that are still here and hoping to get all the things— are still here and hoping to get all the things out. this helping hands, neighbours— the things out. this helping hands, neighbours that have help from all over germany. neighbours that have help from all over germany-— neighbours that have help from all over germany. here in the village, so many of — over germany. here in the village, so many of the _ over germany. here in the village, so many of the homes _ over germany. here in the village, so many of the homes that - over germany. here in the village, so many of the homes that were . so many of the homes that were washed away by the flood water remained uninhabitable and they have to demolish those first before beginning the process of rebuilding peoples homes and lives again. toothpaste, a candle, the bare essentials are enough for now. despite the support, as night falls, with literally no doors to lock, new threats emerge.— with literally no doors to lock, ne

thank you for joining us. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the remote pacific islands of micronesia are some of the most vulnerable places on the planet to the effects of climate change. i'll be talking live to the federation's president about what the world can do to help. coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred to that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now a decade later, it has been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in| sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. _ thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses

fantastic stuff, and - thank you so much forjoining us. enjoy the experience at the olympic games, one of the few people that will actually get up people that will actually get up close to the action because we know the olympic games are taking place in this global pandemic. so many restrictions, one of those that we know is that there will be no spectators from japan allowed into the events, we had the news a few months ago that there would be no overseas spectators as well. you mentioned the head of the world health organization, the comments from him, i would also like to tell you the head of the international olympic committee also said yesterday probably for the first time that we have seen a little bit more of the doubts and the real human side of this about organising these games that he said he definitely had a lot of sleepless nights over whether these games take place. a change in tone from the head of the international olympic committee onjust the international olympic committee on just the pressure involved in getting these gam

and in terms of how ou world with us. and in terms of how you do — world with us. and in terms of how you do that, _ world with us. and in terms of how you do that, give - world with us. and in terms of how you do that, give people | world with us. and in terms of i how you do that, give people an idea if you could about the importance of actually gathering these players together into the conference of parties, as they call it. it's very obtuse to many of us, exactly what you all do. we did not for example if glasgow sadly falls victim to covid and it has to be some sort of virtual event7 it has to be some sort of virtual event? i it has to be some sort of virtual event?— virtual event? i think it's hard to _ virtual event? i think it's hard to understand - virtual event? i think it's hard to understand from j virtual event? i think it's - hard to understand from the outside but what we do when it works really well is it brings all of the major players globally together in one place at one time, it creates a global moment where governments know they have to step

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

it tells _ nev for inviting us. what a great smile. it tells us _ nev for inviting us. what a great smile. it tells us everything. - nev for inviting us. what a great smile. it tells us everything. it l nev for inviting us. what a great| smile. it tells us everything. it is nice to see one —— see someone smiling. thank you, tim, a palaeontologist at the natural history museum. we've had some comments in about the violence against women story. recently one viewer says my 12—14 year old cousins were both cat called by multiple grown men, and that, alone, makes my stomach churn. this e—mail from a viewer. i was sexually harassed by the police when i reported a rape. they pinned my knickers to the notice board. the male officers asked me out for dinner. the womenjust male officers asked me out for dinner. the women just my appearance. the measures today are simply band—aids. this woman, anna, says i was spiked and beaten up on a night out when i was at university a few years ago. unfortunately it was assumed by the emergency services that i had taken drugs myself,

thank you forjoining us. stay with us here in bbc news, plenty more to come on the programme. good evening. it's been another hot day across most parts of the uk, and in northern ireland, it looks like records have been broken once again. 31.3 degrees recorded at castlederg in county tyrone this afternoon. that is a new provisional all—time record for northern ireland. the previous record, well, that was only set last saturday. things are set to change over the coming days because to this swirl of cloud here, an area of low pressure out in the atlantic. that'll be moving in our direction in time for the weekend, but in the shorter—term, it's just going to nudge up against this area of high pressure, strengthening the easterly wind. it is that that is pushing the heat westwards, so these areas still covered by a met office amber extreme heat warning — the south west of england, parts of the midlands, the southern half of wales and also northern ireland. high temperatures by day, but also those temperatures staying pretty high at night. those temperatures not dropping quic

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

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

if— absolutely, still it is going on for us now. , ., , , us now. it is not the end, this is onl the us now. it is not the end, this is only the beginning. _ us now. it is not the end, this is only the beginning. and we - us now. it is not the end, this is only the beginning. and we will| us now. it is not the end, this is i only the beginning. and we will try and overturn this decision because i don't believe that the jury could have ever come back with a different decision bearing in mind the evidence that they have heard, the evidence that they have heard, the evidence that they have heard, the evidence that hasn't been heard is crucial. you know, drivers, other people that are part of these organisations, without that evidence we never were going to get a ruling. right from the beginning ijust do not believe that the coroner was experienced enough to do with a case like this, taken on seven this is no easy task and i do not believe she should have been in charge of this case, it needed to be in the high court in london right from the beginning.

and us life expectancy falls by 1.5 years due to covid—19. the biggest one year decline since world war ii. hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. flooding has caused devastation in the central chinese province of after —— henan after the heaviest rainfall it has ever recorded. dozens of people were trapped inside an underground train system and at least 25 have died. the military has warned that a major dam could collapse at any time and soldiers have been mobilised to try and divert rivers that have burst their banks. chinese scientists say global warming has made the annual flood season much more dangerous. our correspondent sent this report. passengers on an underground train trying to escape the approaching floodwater. instead, though, they found themselves standing still, silent, holding on as the levels rose around them. translation: the water was at shoulder level. . a child and i both nearly gave up. we were worn out. but i used my arm to hang on, and that's why i am bruised. others i

david willis there for us. four companies accused of fuelling the opiate crisis that makes smoke from wild fires burning on the west coast of america has drifted all the way across the continent to cathy hayes over the east coast that make officials in new york issued warnings for pregnant women and the elderly due to poor air quality. cities as far apart as washington and toronto are also affected. the disgraced former hollywood movie producer, harvey weinstein, has appeared in court in los angeles where he pled not guilty to 11 charges of sexual assault. he had been extradited to california, from new york, where he is serving a 23 year prison sentence for rape. america's top general has acknowledged the strategic momentum in afghanistan. the general said the afghan army was consolidating its forces and trying to make sure the militants did not take control of any major population centres. but he said with the us withdrawal now 95% complete, the taliban control half the districts in the country. a significant

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

_ 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

thank you both very much forjoining us. let us know- much forjoining us. let us know your thoughts on that. you can get in touch on twitter. parents are being warned to look out for the signs of a common respiratory illness known as rsv. the virus normally spreads in the winter, but social distancing and lockdowns kept it at bay earlier this year. cases are now on the rise since lockdown restrictions were eased, and some children could be at risk of serious complications, including breathing difficulties. let's discuss this with the medical director for public health england, professor yvonne doyle. thank you forjoining us. rsv we see is common but it is a term i have only quite recently come across. i don't how widely known it is. can you tell us more about rsv and how common it has been? inaudible can you hear me? we cannot hear you. good morning. can you hear me? we cannot hear you. good morning-— good morning. loud and clear, thank ou. good good morning. loud and clear, thank you. good morning. _ good morning. loud and clear, thank you. good morning.

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

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

thank you for being with us to tell us a bit more about it. how did you reach this conclusion that eight weeks as a gap is the sweet spot? the first thing to say is that these are immunology results and we await data on the clinical vaccine effectiveness of the different dosing strategies, so we looked at 503 health care workers across five centres in england and compared how two different arms of immune response, antibodies and t cells, responded in people given the pfizer vaccine according to a short course, so average three weeks apart compared to an extended or long interval, ten weeks apart, which as you know many people in the uk have had and we found two main thing is, firstly antibody levels fell significantly during the ten week long interval after the first dose. but t cell responses were maintained. and on average, people who had the long interval dosing ended up with higher antibody responses after the second dose compared to those with the short interval, including variants of concern. it's important to say that these are at a pop