hello again. the most decorated gymnast of all time has just added gold medal numberfive to her olympic haul. simone biles won the other four at her debut games in rio, when she emerged as the sport's great superstar. three years ago came the dramatic �*twisties�*, a sudden failure in spacial awareness that led to her withdrawing to protect her mental health. but now, on her so—called redemption tour, she has led the usa to another gold in the all around team event at paris 202a. in the all around team biles impressed on all four rotations at the bercy arena, consistently amongst the leading scorers through all the disciplines, and the result was all but secured as she completed herfinal rotation on the floor. team usa have now won this event in three of the last four games, with the only silver

following biles�* withdrawal three years ago, while she has now won a staggering 38 medals overall. i'm not really sure, i don't keep count, i don't keep stats. ijust go out and do what i love. that's really all that matters to me. yes, it's amazing. but i don't think i'll truly understand the death of it until i walked away from the sport —— the depth. we still have a couple more competitions, so i try to focus on that. well, usa finished ahead of italy in second, theirfirst medal in this event since 1928, and brazil snatched bronze after a spectacular vault from rebeca andrade helped them leap from sixth to third in the final rotation. two legends remain on course to meet each in the final of the men's doubles, as both rafael nadal and — dramatically — andy murray extended their

careerjust a little bit more. murray and dan evans took great britain into the quarterfinals, saving more match points, that's seven in total now, to beat the belgian pair on a deciding tie—break 11—9. murray is retiring at the end of the games. nadal is potentially doing the same. he reached the last eight at roland garros with spanish teammate carlos alcaraz, beating the pair from the netherlands, also on a deciding tie break. meanwhile, there was a big shock in the women's singles as second seed coco gauff was beaten by donna vekic in the last 16 with the croatian winning in straight sets. the number one seed iga swiatek is also into the quarter—finals beating china's xiyu wang. elsewhere, there were two gold medals for great britain to take them to four on day four. nathan hales won the men's trap shooting event and there was a golden night in the pool too, as the men's 4x200 metres freestyle relay team successfully defended their olympic title.

the quartet ofjames guy, tom dean, matt richards, and duncan scott secured a comfortable victory to give team gb theirfirst swimming gold in paris, finishing ahead of the usa and australia and also becoming the first in history— and also becoming the first in history to _ and also becoming the first in history to root written in an olympic— history to root written in an olympic relay title with the same — olympic relay title with the same , , we've won two olympic gold medals _ we've won two olympic gold medals. we've been there for all of— medals. we've been there for all of each other's successes. we've — all of each other's successes. we've fought hard at trials to beat — we've fought hard at trials to beat each other and come back as teams— beat each other and come back as teams every single time. that's— as teams every single time. that's something really special. i think we share a bond _ special. i think we share a bond that we'll have for the rest — bond that we'll have for the rest of— bond that we'll have for the rest of our lives and it's pa rt part of. the men's 800 metres freestyle brought a first gold of the games for ireland. daniel wiffen winning in an olympic record time after the world champion hauled in italy's gregorio paltrinieri,

who eventually finished third with defending champion bobby finke of the usa getting the silver. wiffen is the first athlete from northern ireland to win an olympic gold since 1988. the defending champion beat the world record holder in the final of the women's 100 metres backstroke. australia's kaylee mckeown retained the title she won in toyko,despite not being in the top three at the turn. but mckeown registered a new olympic record after powering past america's regan smith, who took the silver ahead of her teammate katherine berkoff. ido i do the same for her. we had a special— i do the same for her. we had a special moment— i do the same for her. we had a special moment after— i do the same for her. we had a special moment after the race. i special moment after the race. i don't — special moment after the race. i don't know— special moment after the race. i don't know if— special moment after the race. i don't know if you _ special moment after the race. i don't know if you saw- special moment after the race. i don't know if you saw that, i i don't know if you saw that, but — i don't know if you saw that, butiust_ i don't know if you saw that, butjust thanking _ i don't know if you saw that, but just thanking one - i don't know if you saw that, . but just thanking one another, because — but just thanking one another, because i_ but just thanking one another, because i would _ but just thanking one another, because i would be _ but just thanking one another, because i would be the - but just thanking one another, | because i would be the athlete i because i would be the athlete lam _ because i would be the athlete lam if— because i would be the athlete i am if it— because i would be the athlete i am if it wasn't— because i would be the athlete i am if it wasn't for— because i would be the athlete i am if it wasn't for her. - because i would be the athlete i am if it wasn't for her. i - i am if it wasn't for her. i couldwt— i am if it wasn't for her. i couldn't say— i am if it wasn't for her. i couldn't say thank- i am if it wasn't for her. i couldn't say thank you i i am if it wasn't for her. i - couldn't say thank you enough for the — couldn't say thank you enough for the pe0pte _ couldn't say thank you enough for the people who _ couldn't say thank you enough for the people who pushed - couldn't say thank you enough j for the people who pushed me every— for the people who pushed me every single _ for the people who pushed me every single day— for the people who pushed me every single day and _ for the people who pushed me every single day and keep - for the people who pushed me every single day and keep mel every single day and keep me determined _ every single day and keep me determined to _ every single day and keep me determined to keep— every single day and keep me determined to keep on- every single day and keep me . determined to keep on pushing. new zealand have retained their women's rugby sevens olympic title, but they were made to work for it against canada. at half—time, it was the underdogs who led, but two second—half tries saw the the reigning champions

fight back to take the gold again with a 19 points to 12 win. the usa secured bronze, their first olympic rugby sevens medal, after beating australia. olympic organisers say the men's and women's triathlons only have a 60% chance of going ahead on wednesday after the men's event was postponed on tuesday. tests of the river seine in the early hours of the morning revealed the water was not clean enough for the swimming part of the race to take place. heavy rain in the french capital over the weekend had caused the water quality to diminish and two training sessions had already been cancelled. the decision was taken to postpone after a meeting early on tuesday morning, with the men's event now scheduled to take place following the conclusion of the women's event. we were very close to the threshold of one thrashed long, which means we haven't 2a hours, we have data on the river since one year, and especially three summers, so we can assist the evolution, and we know that the seine and the heat are very strong on the quality of the water. that's why we feel we are so close this morning that we can

hopefully... the water quality will be better. hopefully. .. the water quality will be better.— will be better. also won't be any surfing _ will be better. also won't be any surfing in _ will be better. also won't be any surfing in tahiti. - that could last until thursday. monday's action was written. brazilian server gabrielle medina caught one of the day's biggest waves and emerge from a so—called tube to celebrate his near perfect performance. the server posted it to use instagram account, where authority had five and a half million likes. —— where it's already have. away from the olympics, england's white ball cricketers are looking for a new head coach after matthew mott stepped down. the australian's two years in the role included a t20 world title, but england also failed to subsequently successfully defend either of their limited—overs world cups. jos buttler will remain as captain, with assistant coach marcus trescothick put in temporary charge for the series against australia in september.

he did bring england to the t20 world _ he did bring england to the t20 world title to the 2022, but their defence in india _ 2022, but their defence in india last year was pretty shambolic. even that run to the semifinals— shambolic. even that run to the semifinals of the t20 world cup last month in the caribbean and the united states was on a wing and a _ the united states was on a wing and a prayer. maybe martin buttter— and a prayer. maybe martin buttler was too similar in personality as a leadership. maybe _ personality as a leadership. maybe the next coast need to be slightly— maybe the next coast need to be slightly stronger —— next coach _ slightly stronger —— next coach. but one name that will keep— coach. but one name that will keep coming up is andrew flynn tatk, _ keep coming up is andrew flynn talk, the — keep coming up is andrew flynn talk, the former england all rounder, _ talk, the former england all rounder, who is currently head coach — rounder, who is currently head coach of — rounder, who is currently head coach of superchargers in the hundred _ coach of superchargers in the hundred and has been part of the england back room stat. to be a _ the england back room stat. to be a pretty sensational appointment if he does happen when _ appointment if he does happen when you consider everything that has— when you consider everything that has gone through in the past — that has gone through in the past year. what england really turned — past year. what england really

turned to— past year. what england really turned to a man who is only in his first — turned to a man who is only in his first head coachjob in professional cricket. we already know england's footballers are looking for a new manager, but eddie howe says he's had no contact with the football association over replacing gareth southgate, insisting he is fully committed to his job with newcastle. meanwhile, jack grealish says being left out of england's euro 2024 squad was the "most difficult thing" he's had to deal with in his career. the manchester city forward was a surprise omission from gareth southgate's squad but insists he is determined to use the experience as motivation. . i'll be honest, it was probably football wise, the most — probably football wise, the most difficult thing i've ever had to— most difficult thing i've ever had to deal with in terms of my own— had to deal with in terms of my own career. i feel like i should _ own career. i feel like i should have been in the squad. i'm should have been in the squad. i'm sure — should have been in the squad. i'm sure every person that didn't— i'm sure every person that didn't get picked in the squad, whether— didn't get picked in the squad, whether that's myself or any of the other— whether that's myself or any of the other players, would have felt the — the other players, would have felt the same. i want to try to

use that — felt the same. i want to try to use that as motivation, and hopefully i can prove people wrong~ _ chelsea had code says... after a derogatory song about franciscan black players. a video was posted after argentina beat columbia in the america final this month. fernandez and address the incident, who will take no further action. just time to take a quick look at the medal table from the olympics before we go after day four of competition at paris 202a. japan stay top of the medal table — with seven golds, they added one on tuesday. china and australia just behind them, with the hosts france in fourth. they're then followed by south korea, the usa and great britain. much more on the website, including more on the medals

table. that's it for me, thank you very much. bye—bye. hello. tuesday brought us the warmest day of the year so far. several parts of london saw temperatures up to 32 celsius, including heathrow, kew gardens, saint james' park, as well. and it's notjust been the warmest day of the year — we've also officially seen a heat wave already in some regions, especially kent, east malling, and bramham, in west yorkshire. these areas have seen temperatures exceed their heatwave threshold for sunday, monday, and tuesday. so, already, three consecutive days — and we may well see another day or so of heatwave conditions in some areas. so, it's still warm and humid again, but a thunderstorm risk as we head through wednesday in the southeast of england. to start the day, then, we've got the heat and humidity in the south from the word go. it's fresher further north. long spells of sunshine, lots of dry weather, light winds, really pleasant late—july day — but it is humid towards the south and, as we head through the afternoon, you can see those showers

and thunderstorms starting to crop up, particularly so across parts of kent into sussex, as well. they'll be hit—and—miss, so you might not see one, but if you do catch one, could be some localised flooding. top temperatures still 28—29 for central and southern areas. low—20s or high teens though further north. now, heading on into wednesday evening and overnight into thursday, some of those heavy showers and thunderstorms become a little bit more extensive, especially across parts of england and wales. could be a bit of rain across the west of scotland heading on into thursday, as well. it's going to be another really muggy, sticky night in the south — mid—to—high—teens here — a little bit warmer further north than it has been overnight, too. now, through thursday, we've got this first mass of heavy showers and thunderstorms that clears away, and then, through the day cloud and showers bubble up. so, again, some thunderstorms potentially breaking out, especially for england and wales, i think during the afternoon. drier for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures 22—28 — so still above average for most of us. we've still got that warm air with us as we head through friday.

but later on friday and into saturday, a frontal system pushes its way eastwards — and that's going to allow fresher air to start to move in from the west. so, a change in weather—type as we head through friday into saturday. still quite warm and sunny in the south and east, i think, through friday, but the winds pick up in the north and the west with the arrival of some showers, as low pressure starts to move in. so, temperatures around about 16—21 for northern ireland and scotland, still about 28 in the far southeast — but then, eventually, things do turn a little bit fresher and more unsettled as we head into the weekend. bye for now.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. let's get you the headlines: israeli launches an airstrike on beirut and claims to have killed a senior hezbollah commander. increasing concerns about violence in venezuela, as anger over the election result continues. police release images of the victims of a stabbing attack in north—west england on monday. the girls were aged 6, 7 and 9. clashes break out between protesters and police in southport, shortly after thousands gathered at a vigil to remember the victims. and gymnastics icon

simone biles wins gold again on day four of the paris olympics. you're watching bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with israel's strike in beirut on the hezbollah commander it says was responsible for an attack that killed twelve young people in the israeli—occupied golan heights on saturday. at least one person was killed and a number of others wounded in the blast that hit the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital, where hezbollah has its main stronghold. israeli sources said the strike was in response to the attack this past weekend, on the town of majdal shams. the fate of the targeted commander, who's been named as fuad shukr, is not yet clear, although israel claims he's been killed. he's been a top hezbollah

military leader for many years. this report from the bbc�*s quentin sommerville.