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

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

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

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

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

a delegation from the us and other dignitaries left the funeral early. they're on their way back to the united states. we are deeply concerned about unrest in haiti in this critical moment. haiti's leaders must come together to chart a united path that reflects the will of the haitian people. it's still not clear who was behind the plot and how the killers were able to walk unchallenged into the president's home. the calls for answers will likely only grow louder. courtney bembridge, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. the headlines: the first gold medal of the olympic games has been won — with china's yang qian winning the women's ten metre air rifle. president biden warns that america is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. let's return to the olympic games where the first medals have been won. now usually at the games, friends and family will make up a section of the crowd but as we know covid has prevented them from travelling to tokyo. well, latertoday, kieran bird will be representing team gb in the

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

beat the virus, i believe we should use them. an inquiry into the murder of a maltese anti—corruption journalist says the state must bear responsibility for her death. i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day 7 of the olympic, where the focus will start to shift to the track where the world's fastest women are in action in the 100m heats. the final rowing action. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in tokyo, where there's increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. for the first time since the pandemic began, the number of new daily infections there has passed 10,000. the japanese authorities say the dramatic rise will not affect the olympic action, but experts are warning if something isn't done to control the spread, the city's healthcare system could soon be overwhelmed. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is tokyo in the middle of a state of emergency, in the middle of a pandemic. these bars are not supposed to be se

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

here's the deal, if incentives help us beat this virus i believe we should use them. live now to our north america correspondent david willis, he joins me from los angeles. great having on the programme david. president biden making that urgent plea again to people to get vaccinated — in his speech stressing there are enough vaccines — will this work? key question, of course 60% or so of the american population has had at least one jab. but there is a sector of the population that has stubbornly refused to get vaccinated. in the last hour so president biden expresses frustration over that, he said this is not a party political matter it was a matter of life and death. and as regards this uptick in cases here covid—19 the president called it a pandemic of the unvaccinated. he announced a series of measures designed to incentivise and dis— incentivise those who are reluctant or willing or whatever. these include putting pressure on federal government workers here to get 801. also he is talking about cash incentives for some in areas where there are low vaccinati

this been a lot of criticism about the us - lot of criticism about the us pull—out from afghanistan, is it going be similar to that, leaving but not really leaving?— but not really leaving? well, i think the two _ but not really leaving? well, i think the two situations - but not really leaving? well, i think the two situations are i but not really leaving? well, i i think the two situations are quite different in a think as far as a rock is concerned. quite a lot of local politics coming into play, especially from militia groups, groups that been putting pressure on the prime minister there for the removal of all us troops. now, that clearly is going to happen, but the role has been changed and could be seen as lesser. by troops, that's not going to happen for the foreseeable future.- not going to happen for the foreseeable future. there is some anal sis foreseeable future. there is some analysis that _ foreseeable future. there is some analysis that this _ foreseeable future. there is some analysis that this move _ foreseeable future. there is some analysis that this move by - fo

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

bring us up to speed on those. itruiith us up to speed on those. with reaard us up to speed on those. with regard to _ us up to speed on those. with regard to the _ us up to speed on those. with regard to the criminal- regard to the criminal investigations, it is somewhat of an arduous technical process. basically, we have about 500 that are still outstanding in regard to prosecution, penalties that have been given to people. it has become very difficult, because washington needs to sign off on a lot of dealing. his prosecutors have a lot of discretion over that, so it is becoming a very long more than 6-1 becoming a very long more than 6—1 process. what sorts of things are these people being charged with. there are state offences and a federal offences. where do they fall? that is a great question and it really depends on what the person dead. we have some that are being charged with minor trespassing charges. 0ther being charged with minor trespassing charges. other ones are being charged with, you know, beating a federal officer, so there is a

we're going to go to the us now. officials in florida are bringing forward plans to demolish the remains of an apartment building that collapsed just over a week ago. they're worried an approaching storm could destabilise what remains of the block. 2a people are known to have died with more than 120 still unaccounted for. our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. for those leading the painstaking recovery effort, it's now a race against time. a tropical storm is bearing down on miami, packing winds of up to 70 mph. officials fear tropical storm elsa could send what remains of the apartment complex toppling on to those on the ground. so they're now looking to demolish it before elsa makes landfall. this will protect our search and rescue teams because we don't know when it could fall over and, of course, with these gusts, potentially, that would create a really severe hazard. that means boring into the structure of the building in order to install explosives — a precarious proposition given how un

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

mariko there for us. that is one of the _ as well. mariko there for us. that is one of the sections i as well. mariko there for us. | that is one of the sections of tokyo hosting a lot of the venues, the likes of the old olympic stadium which has been redone since the 1964 olympics here in tokyo. we are at tokyo bay and many of the newer events will be around there and we know that away from the coronavirus pandemic there are 11,000 athletes who will be taking part in the games and they have been working ever so hard for that. they will compete against 33 sports, these delayed olympics getting under way, finally for them. all in orderfor them under way, finally for them. all in order for them to win a gold medal, that much prize sought after. lydia campbell has a look at the ones for us to look out for. the countdown to the greatest show on earth is nearly at zero. over the next few weeks the eyes of the world will be on tokyo where over 11,000 athletes are going for glory. simone biles is already an international superstar. she is considered as one of th

translation: then they put us on the bus and took- us to a military port, then put us in boats. it was around 8pm. there were police wearing dark blue and commandos covering their faces with masks. i could only see the eyes. they were armed with weapons. then we arrived as a location at around quarter past midnight. they put us all in one boat. after that, we realised we were in regional turkish waters. najma says they were then transferred to dinghies with no engines and allowed to drift before being eventually picked up by the turkish coast guard. since these scenes six years ago, sentiment has hardened against migrants in europe. and the eu is accused of turning a blind eye to abuses because greece is keeping migrants out. some boats from the eu's own border agency are even accused of helping with pushbacks. but now a top eu official has told the bbc pushbacks defy its core values and must stop. i think these are violations _ of our fundamental european values. and when we are protecting our borders, we are - protecting our values. and that's why we can't see - violations of

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

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

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

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

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

one of the us military offers had _ violence. one of the us military offers had the _ violence. one of the us military offers had the opportunity i violence. one of the us military offers had the opportunity to i violence. one of the us military i offers had the opportunity to speak with the taliban, and i've told them it's important that the military sides set the conditions for a peaceful and political settlement in afghanistan. we can all see the violence is taking place across the country, but we know that without violence, that what is very difficult to achieve is a political settlement. difficult to achieve is a political settlement-— difficult to achieve is a political settlement. , ., ~ ., ., , settlement. general miller, who has been keeping _ settlement. general miller, who has been keeping in _ settlement. general miller, who has been keeping in constant _ settlement. general miller, who has been keeping in constant touch i settlement. general miller, who has been keeping in constant touch with | been keeping in constant touch with senior afghan leaders on the most

the ping, but using testing rather than isolation. but does it not potentially create problems in future if people do not isolate? because if someone goes into a workplace when they have been pinged and then they subsequently test positive and then potentially they put at risk a bigger proportion of the workforce. well, that is why they should actually be testing constantly every day. we do have these test kits and we are told that they are very, very good. they are not perfect, but then neither is vaccination perfect, so our view in the london chamber is that all businesses should basically tell their staff to use the ping. if it goes off they should use lateral flow tests or a pcr test and then just carry on, unless it is positive, in which case stay away. if this were not adopted, what is the... what is the worst possible scenario? the worst possible scenario is particularly small businesses going out of business, having managed to struggle through for the past 15 months. these people and businesses really are on the edge now and t

hejoins us. he joins us. thank hejoins us. thank you he joins us. thank you very much for being with us. it is almost even knowing what is happening, must be slightly unbelievable when you look at those pictures, to think of what the town was like just a few days ago. the town was like “ust a few days a . o. . ~' the town was like “ust a few days auo. . ~ , ., the town was like 'ust a few days auo. . ~ ,, ., the town was like 'ust a few days auo. . ~ i. ., ., the town was like 'ust a few days auo. . ., ., ., ago. thank you for having me and talk about this _ ago. thank you for having me and talk about this story. _ ago. thank you for having me and talk about this story. it _ ago. thank you for having me and talk about this story. it is... - ago. thank you for having me and talk about this story. it is... we i talk about this story. it is... we are still in shock. it all happened so fast. and as you know, there was that record day before that, and before that was fully was over, the winds picked up and this conflagration happened so fast, no one

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

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

mariko oi is in tokyo for us. mari, the temperature is always an issue injapan — but this year it's been even worse, hasn't it, with reports that tennis players in early matches on saturday had to take medical time outs before they continued playing? indeed, i'm not sure if you can see the temperature board behind me — it's only seven a:m., but it is getting really hot. though i have to say it's been a lot of excitement in japan about the gold rush that we've seen on every front page of the newspapers just gold—medal. these 21 double gold medals... also the japanese competitor in skateboarding winning the first gold. so there's been a lot of excitement about that, but as you said, when it comes to the endurance outside, it has been brutally hot. we've heard from novak djokovic in tennis especially complaining about it. but this has been an issue every year ever since i was a kid if you are a playing a sport outside. it's been getting hotter and hotter every year because of climate change, meaning schools hav

thank you so much for talking to us. what kind of pressure do you think tennis players face thatis you think tennis players face that is unique to them and is different to what other championship sportspeople may sufferfrom? i championship sportspeople may suffer from?— suffer from? i think there are uuite a suffer from? i think there are quite a few— suffer from? i think there are quite a few similarities - suffer from? i think there are quite a few similarities but i i quite a few similarities but i think the fact that it is such an individual sport, certainly increases the amount of which they are under and they are also required to do media interviews after matches and so on, so add that to the enormous amount of money and so on that's involved in the sport, and the international travel involved, it's not difficult to see how pressure can really build, especially when the athletes are not performing exactly to the level they would like to. , ., ., ., like to. given the amount of pressure — like to. given the am

it is a very challenging situation for us because we are used to the cold, to be honest with you. we are not used to these high temperatures. it is very challenging time for those who are living the streets were homeless and people are volunteering, giving out water and pizza and also the cities of edmonton in the city of edmonton is open recreation centres, libraries, places for people to cool down with air conditioning. at the moment, everyone is concentrating on british columbia because there is these active fires that are happening there at different communities are being evacuated in edmonton, the safety minister has announced there will be a base set up here so that firefighters can have a place to have a bit of relief. aviation resources available and if there are more people who have to be evacuated, they would come to edmonton, which is in alberta, the province beside. it is a very scary time for people of british columbia. i know friends are watching the news and trying to see how close these fires are coming to their communities and evacuating and then going home, it is

it's a scene we used to take for granted during the festival season. now it seems a little unfamiliar. around 40,000 people are attending tramlines each day this weekend, and once they're in, social distancing and masks are not required. there are measures in place around the site to try and keep people safe, like this one—way system, for example. but the main thing that's changed this year is how you get in. if you're not double vaccinated, you have to do a lateral flow test, i did mine last night, for example, and then log the results on the government website, and then use the nhs app to bring up your covid pass and show this along with the results of a health questionnaire at the entry points. it's extra hoops to jump through, but most people we spoke to say it's worth it. i'm quite happy to go along with everything — if it means getting back into gigs and festivals and everything, i'lljust go along with whatever the organisers want to do. it just feels good to be actually doing something after two years of not doing anything. it just feels gre

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

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with the rapid move from internal combustion engines to battery—powered cars, we go looking for the minerals needed to make them. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. cheering challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. welcome back. you're watching bbc news with me, shaun ley. the latest headlines: the l

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

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

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

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

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

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

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us. does afghanistan have enough heaps? we _ us. does afghanistan have enough troops? we have _ us. does afghanistan have enough troops? we have more _ us. does afghanistan have enough troops? we have more than - us. does afghanistan have enough i troops? we have more than enough, us. does afghanistan have enough - troops? we have more than enough, we have over 300,000 _ troops? we have more than enough, we have over 300,000 troops _ troops? we have more than enough, we have over 300,000 troops but - troops? we have more than enough, we have over 300,000 troops but we - troops? we have more than enough, we have over 300,000 troops but we need | have over 300,000 troops but we need more than, we need the international community support, we need our air force built back up, notjust fighting terrorism and taliban for afghanistan, for the entire world. which territories are officials like yourself most concerned about. the most significant would be the taliban taking kabul, i presume? i’m taliban taking kabul, i presume? i'm not taliban taking kabul, i presume? i“n not concerned abo

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