this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. feelings run high in tokyo, with protests against the olympic games as athletes and staff test positive for covid. more flooding hits western europe. on a visit to germany's worst—hit region, chancellor angela merkel expresses horror at the devastation. no deal in doha, but afghan and taliban negotiators issue a joint statement, committing to further talks until agreement is reached. and an investigation by 16 media organisations claims that human rights activists, journalists and lawyers were targeted by authoritarian governments using spyware.

hello, thanks very much for joining us here on bbc news. the tokyo olympics get under way this week, but there's already a growing number of athletes and officials testing covid—positive or being forced to self—isolate. in the olympic village, two players and a coach for the south africa men's football team have the virus. eight members of team gb athletics team are also in isolation, after being in close contact with positive cases. and the american tennis star coco gauff has announced she's not going to tokyo, after she tested positive. despite the worsening covid situation and strong public opposition to these games, the governor of tokyo has told the bbc it would have been worse to cancel. rupert wingfield—hayes reports.

with five days to go, the anti—olympic protests are not going away. this one is outside the hotel where ioc president thomas bach is staying. their message to him is pretty blunt. over at the olympic village, three covid cases have now been confirmed. across the city, 1,400 new cases on saturday. despite this, when i sat down with the governor of tokyo, she told me the games must go ahead. translation: i believe that not holding the olympics is even - sadder than holding it during these dire times. i do not want to show the world that we have lost to covid—i9. there is still meaning in holding the olympics in tokyo, despite the current situation. this was wembley stadium in london a week ago. but with just 20% of japanese vaccinated, there will be no scenes like this in tokyo's olympic stadium. governor koike concedes

ifjapan had moved faster on vaccines, things might have been different. translation: i agree. it would have been better. if we had a faster vaccination roll—out, we may have been able to have spectators at the olympics. but the speed of vaccine roll—out has now increased immensely. not fast enough. this is kyoto, japan's ancient capital and number one tourist site. by now, this place should have been thronged with hordes of tourists from all over the world. forjapan, that was to be the big payoff. invest billions and billions in hosting the olympics, and then millions of travellers will come from all over the world to your great cultural institutions, spending lots of money. as you can see, there's nobody here. shop owners here have seen sales fall by more than 90%. translation: it is -

the government's fault. look at the other countries, like the uk and taiwan. they seem to be doing well. but look at japan. i cannot believe we call ourselves a developed country. back in tokyo, hundreds of athletes are now arriving each day. it's now clear that some of them will be carrying covid. the ioc�*s assertion that the games represent zero risk to public health is already starting to look flimsy. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the german chancellor says the world must hurry in the battle against climate change. after visiting some of the areas worst hit by last week's deadly flash floods, she expressed her shock at what she called "surreal destruction". more heavy rain has caused furtherflooding in southern germany and austria. our europe correspondent jenny hill reports. "we really need help here," she says. and outside the village shop, you can see why.

as in so many other parts of western germany, people in the town of bad munstereifel still can't quite believe what happened. we met gertrude here. volunteers have brought food, water. she told us she spent the night alone, upstairs, as water flooded into her house. "i've never seen anything like it, never. it leaves you speechless." "gertrude," he says, "the two of us will never see this place come back to what it was. we will never see it again. it's no longer my home. it's terrible." earlier, angela merkel came to see for herself. this is the town of schuld, where whole houses were destroyed. translation: it's shocking. i'm tempted to say the german language has no words to describe the destruction

that's occured here. but i can also see huge comfort in the way that people have come together to help each other. the water's subsiding in western germany, but overnight, more flooding in other parts of the country, high water in bavaria, saxony. in austria, too, towns and cities deluged. in bad munstereifel, they're doing their best to clear up. translation: people have | lost their lives, their houses, there are no more roads, but there is huge solidarity. they're going to need it in the weeks to come. we're seeing this kind of destruction all over west germany, and what's particularly hard for people in places like this to bear is that it could be weeks or maybe months before they get back electricity, connection. in one part of the region, the authorities are saying that gas for heating and hot water won't be back until well into the autumn.

germany is mourning its dead. for the survivors, this ordeal is far from over. jenny hill, bbc news, bad munstereifel. as we heard, angela merkel has also said on her visit that the world needs to pick up the pace in its battle against global warming. climate change campaigner luisa neubauer says the effects are already being felt in germany. i mean, eventually, we are talking of germany, that is one of the richest countries on earth, and for a long time, people discussed climate change here as an issue that would not concern them, that was an issue of the others or of the future. and now we are seeing one of the richest parts of the world getting hit this hard, it's taking home. so of course some part of the debate will be talked about differently, because right now we're not talking about the costs of action any more, we're talking about

the costs of inaction. and effectively what we're seeing right now, with all the devastating damage that is happening right now, we cannot afford inaction any longer. and that's becoming not only clear to our leaders but also for people who are going voting in september, and we are very much counting on them to make sure that they're voting in favour of the future of climate action. and that's also what we are fighting for as a movement. yeah, those of the federal elections which will choose the successful two angela merkel. luisa neubauer there. let's also hear from the luisa neubauer there. let's also hearfrom the bbc�*s kasia madera. she's been in the town of sinzig, sitting on the banks of the rhine. areas of the town were submerged in up to three metres of water in the height of the floods. she spoke to one resident whose house was deluged. everything we had, it's here, it's full of mud. the flood basically destroyed everything we had. and now you've got an army of

volunteers trying to help you. who are these people? half of them, i don't know. they came on the streets. they asked if we need help. we need help. we really need help. the wholesalers full of mud and waten _ wholesalers full of mud and waten -- _ wholesalers full of mud and water. —— the whole seller is. we have a lot of bottles from the nearby bottle factory, so it is really a mess. and you've got a little boy. where are you living now? what do you do? at the moment, we live in an apartment of 15 square metres. we have a bed of 1.40 metres, sleeping with three people. so it is doable, but it is really hard. our boy is now with friends on the other_ our boy is now with friends on the other side of the river. were you ever expecting anything like this to happen? and when it comes to the warning system, did you... you evacuated, didn't you? yeah, we did. in the middle of the night, we decided to go, and actually ten minutes later, we would not have been able to leave the house. so we evacuated, the three of us, and we never expected something like that to happen. never.

the last big flood at the river was four or five metres less than now, and it was not even next to our house, and now everything is destroyed. how does it feel to see your house like this? it makes us cry every time we see it, it makes us cry whenever someone asks. we try to go and to move forward and to not... we are deeply shocked. we are under shock and we do not know... we just try to move on, we just try to be calm with our boy. and we do not know if we can come back to our house and we built so much, we invested so much, and we tried to build as a home. now our home is destroyed. yes, it is heartbreaking stuff, isn't it? other regions of europe have also been seeing heavy

rains and flash floods. hundreds of caravans and tents on a camping site in belgium's ardennes area were damaged when the nearby river burst its banks there. many owners were left looking for their properties, salvaging what they could. austria's scenic town of hallein suffered severe damage when torrential rain sent flood water rushing throught the town centre, dragging along anything in its path including cars. and in parts of sicily�*s capital, palermo, sudden thunderstorms and heavy rains hit the italian island, turning roads into rivers. the fire brigade had to rescue drivers trapped in their cars in dinghies. activists, journalists and politicians around the world may have been spied on using mobile phone malware that is intended to be used against criminals and terrorists — according to a massive data leak. reports suggest widespread misuse of spyware sold and developed by an israeli surveillance company. the company in question have strongly denied the allegations against them

and say their technology is only sold to the law enforcement and intelligence agencies of vetted governments. our cyber reporter joe tidy has the details. nso make no secret of the power of its spy tools. it's this pegasus software that they use to effectively attack anyone's phone that they want to. and this isn't, of course, them attacking the phones. they are selling the tools to governments, in their words, to take down terrorist cells and criminals and paedophile rings, that sort of really serious, high—level criminality these tools are being used for. and it is very powerful software, so sometimes all it takes is a phone call. you don't even need to click on anything or download anything. this spyware can be on your phone, in your camera, your microphones. everything you do, all your e—mails and messages and every type you take on your keyboard is all being sent back

back to your attacker, which in theory should be a law enforcement operation, but now this report from a french media organisation called forbidden stories says they found a list of 50,000 phone numbers they claim is from the nso's operation. they're saying they took it from the nso's servers. this is something, of course, nso is denying. they say these phone numbers contain many, many people who are, in their view, innocent people, so, for example, activists, human rights activists or critics of governments around the world, oppressive regimes, or of course journalists. and according to their statistics, of these 50,000 — they've done a lot of work with other media organisations, including the guardian — they found 180 journalists in 21 different countries who were on this list. so these are people who have been selected for potential targeting with nso spyware between 2016 and june 2021, and those include reporters in azerbaijan, hungary, india, morocco and some reporters from many mainstream international news organisations like, for example, reuters, ap and cnn.

nso has denied this and all previous allegations that they are selling their tools to the wrong governments, to governments who are misusing the tools and notjust trying to take down the criminals, as they put it. nso says it denies all allegations and says this list of numbers is not from their operation. they'd like to emphasise that nso sells this technology solely to law enforcement and intelligence agencies of vetted governments, for the sole purpose of saving lives, preventing crime and terror acts. and they're also saying they might even sue for defamation against the organisations who are running these stories and these investigations, allegations, against them. meanwhile, we know that other news organisations who have been following this from the beginning, they've promised more revelations to come throughout the week. joe tidy reporting there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we will report from the party island of ibiza as, once again,

covid travel rules change for tourists. we can see 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 that tore apart the state of yugoslavia, l 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. 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 world news with me, david eades. the latest headlines: officials and athletes in corentin tolisso or infected with rotavirus —— in quarantine. the german leader angela merkel has visited the region worst—affected by devastating floods. she says the world must act faster in its battle against global warming. afghan peace talks have ended in the gulf state of qatar

with a joint commitment by the taliban and an afghan government delegation to speed up talks and to continue the high—level negotiations until a settlement is found. they also said they'd work to provide humanitarian assistance throughout afghanistan. but the announcement contained very few details or signs of any possible break—throughs. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is covering the talks in doha and says the two sides have been far apart on all the major issues. after the talks, she asked both sides why there were no details of a road map on the future of afghanistan. i think that it is well—known, it is well—known, because in some of the topics which were our priority and their priority, and seconds, that was something that was discussed but not agreed. but, anyway, we would discuss it in coming meetings. it seems to be agreed that we both agree that there should be a political solution. that is it? we talked about a lot details of that. - and i think it is a good - opportunity, as i mentioned. you're not disappointed ? about what? well, because there could've been much more detail...

i would have expected i the war to end tonight... but we had good, l fruitful discussions. ok, thanks. just another strand here. the afghan government has re—called its diplomatic staff from neighbouring pakistan, following an attack on friday on the ambassador�*s daughter in the capital, islamabad. it's the latest sign of the troubled relationship between the two neighbours. our afghanistan and pakistan correspondent, secunder kermani, has more from kabul. well, this incident took place on friday afternoon, when the afghan ambassador to pakistan's daughter in the capital islamabad was kidnapped and assaulted. she was travelling in a taxi when another passenger got into the vehicle, started beating her and calling her father a communist. she lost consciousness. when she came to, she was lying in a residential area of the city, her hands and feet had been tied and she was quite badly injured. now, this incident has sparked

anger here in afghanistan, feeding into, as you say, an already tense relationship with the two countries. in the last few hours, the afghan foreign ministry has announced that it's recalling all senior afghan diplomats from pakistan, it says, until their security concerns are addressed, including putting on trial those responsible for this incident. the pakistani foreign ministry has responded, saying that that decision is regrettable. it points out that prime minister imran khan has ordered all resources be utilised to apprehend those who are responsible and also ordered security for afghan diplomats in pakistan to be beefed up. just want to bring you right on covid issues. —— right up to date on. israel has recorded a four—month high in new daily coronavirus cases, going from almost none at all a few weeks ago to more than 800 a day — although the number of serious cases remains low. the country vaccinated its adult population at the world's fastest rate,

and there's now a rush to immunise the young, with no firm decision yet on whether to bring back major restrictions. here's our middle east correspondent tom bateman. there are some nerves, a bit of comfort and lots of relief, too. israel is racing to vaccinate its teenagers. this boy is only 12 and getting his second dose. i wanted to go back to regular life and i want to say enough to coronavirus. the gold family children are here with their mum. "my dad told me he would never do something that could hurt me, so i have nothing to worry about, " says 12—year—old noah. a third of israelis are under 16. and the age group is a big part of the new covid caseload, due to the delta variant brought in from abroad. well, there is no way that anyone could be completely sure

that travellers aren't taking the virus with them when they fly. but here, they've been trying to crack down as hard as they can at the airport. it has been controversial and difficult, though, as this country struggles with the surge of the new variant. it's israel's delta dilemma. he is very excited about going to see his grandparents and friends, and ada is also excited. when was the last time you left the country? christmas in germany. in israel, life's been back to near—normal for months, but then came the delta surge. some blamed loopholes in air travel rules for it getting in. officials say that's now fixed. but in the face of the variant, the government so far is bringing back only modest restrictions. well, if you've landed at ben—gurion, you can't actually leave the airport now until you've done this. so, could more

restrictions return here? the top government adviser tells me the vaccines work, but they're not bulletproof. have you changed your own behaviours from, say, four weeks ago? oh, yeah, i'm much more cautious. i'm much more reluctant to go into mass gatherings, in general enclosed, confined spaces. and i'm much more careful with my unvaccinated kids about selecting the confined indoor settings that they're going to spend time in. now, one of the world's most vaccinated populations finds itself a testing ground again. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. police in thailand have been using tear gas against protesters in bangkok. hundreds

have defied restrictions. travel rules are changing on monday for people returning to the uk from some major holiday destinations. people coming back from so—called amber countries, they can do so without quarantining if they have been double jabbed. however, travellers arriving from france will have to quarantine for ten days or others of their vaccination status. and returning from the islands of mallorca, menorca and ibiza will mean compulsory quarantine for adults who are not double—jabbed. our europe correspondent nick beake is on ibiza to assess the impact on holiday—makers there. it was fun while it lasted. their stay on party island is ending sooner than expected, a final drink before heading back to the uk to beat the latest quarantine rule change. we have to pay for the extra

flight, miss two days holiday just to come home on sunday so we can go to work and we can live our lives as normal. and what do you think about that? i'm not happy. i'd rather be here for two more days. i've had a great time. ibiza's great. i'd rather be here all week, but what can you do, eh? in the old days in ibiza, they'd be queuing for the clubs. these days, it's for a covid test to get home. nearly all the young british tourists we've met have only been given their firstjab, and so have had to act fast to avoid ten days in isolation when they return. another summer of uncertainty is also hitting businesses on the island. just two weeks ago, they were rejoicing when ibiza went onto the uk's green watchlist. but now it's off it, and so they're bracing themselves for a big slump in the number of brits arriving. some of the biggest venues on the island, already working with strict covid—safe measures, are finding it impossible to plan ahead. i mean, at the moment, concerns over health are all— powerful,

and governments are using it as a really blunt instrument. and they're making decisions that, you know, frankly, they're just crippling for businesses, they're crippling for customers. the chopping and changing... it's notjust this hotel, the whole island lives or dies on what happens to tourism. despite all the travel changes, more than 20 planes touched down today, bringing british holiday—makers determined to get their summer break. we've had our test, - so it's fine that we can come. we've had our test, _ so it's fine that we can come. we'll have a good time here. getting back might be tricky because obviously if we got| covid while we're here, . we'll be staying in a hotel and have to quarantine - for two weeks and we have to pay for that. but because we all work- from home, we're able to, like, hopefullyjust go home - and quarantine from home and still work from home and should be fine. - but new arrivals will find that covid cases are also on the rise in the balearics. still plenty of selfies, but dancing, strictly speaking, remains banned. like tourist destinations across europe, they're waiting and watching to see what happens next. nick beake, bbc news, ibiza.

that is bbc news. thanks for watching. hello again. sunday was the hottest day of the year so far in both england and wales. cardiff saw a maximum temperature of 30.2 degrees celsius, the new highest temperature of the year for wales. but it was a bit hotter at london's heathrow airport at 31.6, and that's the highest temperature we've seen in both england and the uk as a whole in 2021 so far. now, if you're heading outside over the next few hours, chances are you'll come across clear skies. the exception — northern scotland, where we could see an odd spot of rain for the western isles and the highlands, but otherwise it's dry. the other thing i'm sure you'll notice is just how warm a start to the day it's going to be. now, looking at the week ahead, high pressure's going to stay dominating the weather picture, and that means lots more of this hot and sunny weather, like it or not. now, there will be one or two isolated thundery showers

building through the latter part of the afternoon and evening time, and after hot weather by day, it will stay very warm overnight as well. monday morning, then, sunny, warm start to the day. the exception — northern scotland, where we'll see some patchy cloud, but even here there will be some sunny spells. one or two thunderstorms popping up during the afternoon, not many of these. you'll be able to see the clouds from a mile away. but if you're unlucky, you could see a downpour. the highest temperatures — england and wales, high 20s to low 30s. and looking at the jet stream pattern, well, this explains why our weather's not going to change. we've got this blocked pattern. the uk's underneath this ridge, and that is what's causing us the fine weather. this kind of pattern isn't going to change very much day—to—day. and that means tuesday, we'll see more of that fine, sunny, very warm if not hot weather. but again, there could be one or two isolated storms popping up as we go through the afternoon. temperatures again high 20s to the low 30s, the heat wave continues.

but it's starting to get a bit hotter again in northern ireland and also into parts of scotland. and that warming trend across these northern areas will continue into the middle part of the week again. so, plenty of sunshine around, one or two afternoon storms just about possible. most of you, though, will have another dry day on wednesday. and those temperatures, high 20s to low 30s, cardiff this time seeing some of the hotter weather. 26 in belfast, and 27 there in glasgow. as i say, this weather pattern�*s not going to change very quickly, but eventually low pressure will likely move in to bring some thundery rain. but there's a lot of uncertainty when exactly those cooler conditions will arrive.

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the headlines — feelings are running high in took it with protests against the olympic games as athletes and staff test positive for covid—19. two players and a coach for the so africa men's football team have tested positive in eight members of the gb athletic steamer also in isolation. the german chancellor has visited the region of western germany hit by devastating floods. she says the world must hurry in its fight against global warming and she pledged aid for rebuilding the area quickly. more heavy rains caused further flooding in southern germany and austria. afghan peace talks have come to an end in the gulf state of qatar with a joint commitment by the time a man and an afghan government delegation to speed up talks until a settlement is found. they said they will also work to provide unitarian assistance. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.